Alden shook his head, returning back to the cushion seat as he crossed his legs with a sigh. "I think I prefer to ask questions. Starting with a simple one: if you think so highly of yourself, and you had several beautiful suitors beforehand, then what made you not want them?"<br/><br/>If Abir was truly looking past their looks and seeing something much deeper he didn't like, Alden wanted to know right up front.