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I gaze into his eyes feeling like the luckiest woman in the world. You are so beautiful,” he whispers to me and everything seems to fade into obscurity. I could only see him, his clean s**en jaw, his bright eyes and the lovely scar on his eyebrow. I stroke the scar and he closes his eyes. When he opens them they are filled with so much love, it makes my chest hurt.
“I love you” he says,
“I love you too.” I whisper and we seal our promise with a kiss in front of the people we love. Cheers erupt around us and we break apart laughing at the hoots that fill the air.
I laugh at the lipstick stain on his lips and ask my maid of honor for a tissue to wipe it off. “Leave it.” he says, “Let every one know that I am taken. Marked by you.” he grins.
I giggle and nudge his chest, “You are such a flirt.”
“Only for you my love.”
“And me.” the voice says from behind me. I look back to see my best friend looking beautiful as my maid of honour.
I furrow my eyebrows at her in confusion, “What do you mean?
She sighs and pats my cheeks gently. The guests disappear form the hall and it is just the three of us left.
She walks out from behind me and stands beside him, she grabs my bouquet and 1 allow her to have it while looking on in confusion. “What is happening?” I ask her.
“Oh sweetie.” she says with a sad look. She loops her arm around his and her expression suddenly changes. She smiles wickedly and leans forward, closer to me.
“He is mine now.” she sneers.
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“What do you mean?” I ask. I turn to him for an explanation but he is not looking at me anymore. He is staring at her with the same love-filled eyes expression he had for me just a few minutes ago.
I look down at my dress and it is no longer the beautiful white wedding dress I had on before. I gape at the peach satin dress, “How am I wearing this? Where is my dress?”
I look up to see my best friend wearing my wedding dress, “What the f**k Mikayla?”
1 jerk awake and place my hand on my chest to calm my beating heart.
“What the f***k?” I say quietly. I look beside me and sigh in relief when I see Candace still sleeping I sit up and rest my back against the headboard
“What the f**k?” I repeat. I scowl. “Why would I dream of those f***g idiots. F***g nightmare.”
Since their betrayal two years ago, I cut all contact with Mikayla and David both physically and me*ly so t**his dream was both unexpected and unwelcome.
1 grab my phone from the bedside table beside me and check the time on it. 5:30 am. I groan at the fact that I was cheated. out of a few more minutes of sleep.
After the wedding yesterday, I believe I deserve a long rest but that f***
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I lay back down and close my eyes to see if I could get a little rest, but it seems sleep has completely eluded me. I stay in that position staring at the ceiling, till I see light streaming in from my window.
Candace is still sleeping so I quietly go into the bathroom to brush my teeth. I stare at myself in the mirror, my eyes tired as I feel.
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Who knew being a bride was so physically and mentally tasking?
I leave my room and close the door behind me quietly. The house is silent except for some sounds I can hear coming from the kitchen. Aaron? Who else could it be?
I walk into the kitchen expecting to see my new husband hard at work making breakfast but it’s not him.
“Good morning chef, you are here early,” he drops his knife and turns to me.
He slightly bows, “Good morning, Mrs. Scott.” he says and turns back to continue what he was doing. I raise my eyebrows in amusement. I guess I am Mrs. Scott now.
I grab a bottle of water from the fridge, “You are not usually this early? What’s up?” I take a gulp of water and wipe the moisture from my lips.
“There are days when Mr. Scott requires me to come in early to make him breakfast. This is the first time since you have been here ma’am.
“Oh.” I say, nodding. He turns to me with his hands clasped on his apron, “If you will excuse me ma’am, I will like to get back
to work.”
“Uh” my eyes widen in realization, “Oh, sorry I forgot you don’t like people in the kitchen when you are cooking.” I guess being Mrs. Scott has still not given me that privilege.
“Before I go, I have another question for you. Is it all right if 1
His lips stretch into a thin line in what looks like annoyance but he nods, “All right ma’am.”
“Why aren’t you living here since you are the chef or is this arrangement convenient for you?” I might be overstepping but I am genuinely curious. I don’t see why he has to go and come back each time Aaron decides to eat in the penthouse.
“Mr. Scott does not like people in his personal space. Yes, the arrangement is convenient for me. I have no complaints.” he says with a tone that suggests he is not interested in answering more questions.
“Okay, you can get back to work now.” I drop the bottle of water on the table and go back to my room.
The chef is as aloof as his boss, no wonder Aaron hired him. They fit each other nicely. Candace stirs in her sleep and her eyes flutter open, “Mana?”
“I am here baby.” I say, landing kisses on her face. She giggles and holds my face.
“Good morning Dace, did you sleep well?” her response is a jumble of words i don’t understand but I take them to mean
After Candace and I are dressed, we walk to the dining area to get breakfast. Aaron is sitting at the table with his back turned to us as we walk in
“Good morning I say, Candace laughs when she sees him. She tries to walk over to him but I carry her in my arms. “Good morning” he replies without looking up. He quickly fines breakfast and goes back into his room.
“It’s just you and I now Dace,” I say to her as she watches him leave with a sad pout. She turns to me, pulls my cheek and Kiggles.
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I dish breakfast for the both of us and we settle to eat. I try feeding Candace but she grabs the spoon stubbornly, insisting ont feeding her self.
Aaron walks back in, “Hurry up with that and come to my study, we need to come up with a good story” he says and disappears again.
I sigh and continue eating. After Candace and I are done, I put on a cartoon for her. I watch as she clutches Sario and watches it with an excited smile, she won’t be needing me for a while.
I knock on the door of Aaron’s study, “Come in” he calls out from within. I open the door and walk in.
“Sit,” he says grully. Ever the gentleman.
I sit across from him and patiently wait for him to be done with whatever he was looking at on his laptop that is causing him to frown. When he is done, he closes his laptop and faces The.
“So, have you come up with anything?” he asks.
I thought we were supposed to do it together. “No, I was too tired yesterday.”
“And this morning?”
“I was preoccupied with other things.”
He frowns. “Are you even taking this seriously?”
“Maybe you should have told me clearly that you wanted me to come up with something before now.”
He looks at me with a look that seems to scream, “are you s**id I glare at him.
“Do I have to tell you everything?” he asks sounding exasperated.
I scoff, “Like you even tell me anything. Look, are we going to keep arguing about it or are we going to get to work?”
He leans back in his seat, “Come up with something and let me hear it.”
“Let’s say we met at a club.” I say. I feel my heart rate increase as I study his expression, we did meet at a club but he doesn’t
know that
“No, you don’t have access to the clubs I p
go to… I scowl at him
“I did have access you f***d,” I want to say but I clamp my mouth shut.
besides, there is no way I am saying I met my wife at a club.”
“Why not?”
“Because I am a Scott, Aurora.”
“Scotts don’t go to clubs?”
He scoffs and shakes his head, “I don’t have to explain it to you but no on the club thing. How about we say we met at an event?”
“I don’t have access to the events you go to.” I say sarcastically Echoing his words.
He smirks, “We can say y it’s a charity event.
I glare at him, infuriated by what he meant “F***k you.” I say.
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“I think a charity event will be fitting he says with a condescen
It’s just day one and I already feel like bashing his head in. How
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