m's

y from sleep, something I could

to invade my eyelids, then shut them

last night flooded back

skin, still able to smell that soft feminine f

only the softnes

pped open i

e wa

ke the type to bail without even a goodbye, but her things were completel

yes in pure

just run aw

elled, how she felt beneath my hands, and the sounds sh

clenched my teeth so hard my jaw ached. "Da

and I looked again just to ma

s mysterious woman lea

I was, some kind

ing than her running away. Was she trying to

itter laugh o

me, I noticed tiny drops of dried discolore

hat I thi

examine it closer and m

oo

u

me she wa

ve a one night st

oo terrified to face me after last nig

a

t a minor

and everything, but you could never rea

mpletely

e overwhelming urge to punch something just to vent

ht hints of someone walking hastily

back. She must have realized sh

ation as those hasty footst

force it startled me, and th

asn'

bed?" Lucian demanded and I

own wedding." He scowled at me with his huge arms fold

d that annoying sound that woke me up w

said resignedl

er is threatening to disown you if you don't show up and hold up your end

another

king ag

morning was just ge

I'd been silent this whole time. "You know very well this is all your ste

because I knew

prove your supposed weakness. Yet you let them do it when you're more

e knew and fully understood my pain. What he di

n," I

Let's get rid of everything and everyone who's tryin

. I'll marry my bride." My tone was resolute, a knowing smile playing on my

nce myself. It was all jus

changed his mind once it was made up. "Then at least make it to the wedding if

odd

de," he said and

t struck me.

rned

tried to hide my desperation but failed miserably. Those auburn ha

t," my best frie

ut anot

tticus?" I said aloud, sensing my bu

tely, wheeling in my wheelchair along

tticus was wheeling

hall where I'd be wedded to my bride. I wore my wedding suit perfectly and my h

ed bit

erfect weak

her suitors and was left with no choice but to marry the u

efinitely

shawl, clearly wanting to speak with me. But I was already wearing the mean and arrogant exter

tected myself from every

led, they all tried t

charity case who needed an

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