re." Liam lowered the briefcase in his hand on the co

of the response to give him, she didn't know if she should tell Liam she was Callan's

take her measurements now, there is a dinner she has to attend with the Boss." She said ster

ad eyes for very tiny women like her, I thought he only go out with... My bad, my bad

Callan c

usally. "You bad man, wh

ood one for our wedding," Callan responded, f

Liam asked,

ing you about it. Do what you have to do and come over f

but he was largely snubbed by Callan who didn't wait a second later to listen to his friend's harangues.

deciding what she wanted. No one had ever asked her what she wanted, everyone she'd met just enforced things on

taking too much time to decide. She nodde

friend to Callan Barlowe. I am very much single and won't mind having you as mine if Callan misbehaves." He giggled, causing Orla to briefly smile. "Okay, that was a joke, I won't take what belongs to m

he window, lost in thoughts of her crumbled world. No words were said to each other throughout the ride, Call

ng into the garage, he turned to Cal

"Come with me." Pulling the door, he walked

dals and slippers were what she wore until Callan decided that she should be dressed up for dinner. And dressing up meant that she had to don a long red dress that

ed her from the lowly girl she was to a hot chick that men would chop off their heads to have, but e

m by a maid. She widely opened the door, ushering Callan

greeted, taking Call

imed, he took a cursory glance at it and tapped the screen to type in some messages. W

can head to the dining room whi

like a puppy. She wondered if he even knew that she was right next to

hands on her jaw, waiting for Elizabeth to show up. She tried to calm her nerves, but her heart didn't stop palpitating as she thought of the chagrin on Elizab

ion, she slowly raised her head to take a look and her eyes met w

d with smiles when

k so beautiful as usual." He said teasingly, admiring the short pi

crouched on it. "I see you brought her," she scoffed, her

onally meet her," C

g?" Elizabeth asked

he looked at his mother. "This call is important, excuse me please.

o say when she was alone with Elizabeth, she didn't realise how safe she'd been when Ca

ted the ground to open up and take her in. She open

em. "How do you feel that Callan chose you out of all the daugh

haking uncontrollably in her seat. She looked

, I know that you are possessed and you bewitched my son to choose you." Elizabeth derided, shaking her head. "I made a mistake,

o talk but Elizabe

o, watch your back even as my son has chosen to marry you, tread carefully because I won't hesitate to convince Callan to throw you out if you misbehave." Her words

k that." Callan slid into his chair, smili

lizabeth smiled. "I a

dding." Callan snapped his fingers. "This we

at. How could he just pick a date without considering her, it

edding is taking place by the weekend. That day you will become mine and I will comp

said, he was going to completely own her. Those words scared the hell out of her. She looked at him grinning a

but even there was hellish and no matter how hard she tried to think of a safe place to

was a mess, a total mess that was unfixa

wedding?" Callan's question

aughter's wedding after all," Elizabe

never shown her the love a father should show a child. She had never gotten love