CHAPTER SEVEN: PLAN OF HERROSE AMARA POVDespite my best efforts, I can't seem to focus my attention. Even taking breaks to meditate doesn't help, though I do that.I have trouble focusing for the rest of the workday.So, when I sit in my office and look across the library, my head rests on my leather chair. I had the worst college experience, having to take the majority of my coursework online. However, I still managed to earn a degree in business management.To do it, I didn't need my family's last name. I worked hard and independently to complete it.I struggled so hard to get here, and yet I'm still expected to marry someone that has a considerable part of pride. Belle will suffer the price if she doesn't switch to being the woman that Ethan would marry.I'm not naive. I know that my position is primarily due to my father's influence. I'll be fired or demoted as soon as he's gone, and I have no control over it since I'm a damn woman.When my phone vibrates, I pick it up. As soon
CHAPTER EIGHT: He left, AgainCHAPTER 8: He left, AgainOn this wedding day, I feel as if I'm attending my own funeral. As if a key part of my being is slowly fading, an emptiness grips me. Perhaps this part of me died a long time ago, but I'm only now feeling its absence.I never imagined happily ever after or romantic weddings. Instead, I was drawn to stories of hideous beasts and demons. Such memoirs, I believed, carried more truth than fairytale ending.Maria clung to her conviction in her white knight and the fairy tale she had created for herself, in the words of a great author. Her feelings for her husband had grown stronger as they grew older. Despite the obstacles in her path, Maria persevered till her fairy tale ended happily.Such a life seemed unattainable to me. My personal path to marriage, on the other hand, was not what I had anticipated. I was sold like cattle to the highest bidder. As I look in the mirror, I see myself dressed in a modest white dress with lace that c
CHAPTER 9 To be continuedI'm lying on my stomach, gazing through my rifle's scope.Even though Hades was a strict security guard, he could not eliminate the invisible soldiers on the roofs, especially in remote areas.Additionally, because the church is low, all nearby structures may be used as sniper nests. After all, this is London, where tall buildings are a surefire way to accomplish goals.I focus on the altar, where a stunning woman stands beside Raven. I close in till I can see her well. She looks magnificent in white, almost like some messed-up angel that descended to punish people.Rose's expression, though, is anything but angelic. The twisting of her lips and the reddening of her delicate neck, pleading for my fingers to wrap around them, are visible even though she is still hidden behind numerous layers of makeup.She's become an expert at bottling her rage, but not enough to trick me. After all, when she attempted to tame or at the very least conceal her impulsive attit
CHAPTER 9: THE WEDDINGI travel to the church in a minute. Hades is seen at the front. Their knuckles are white, and they have a terrible countenance. When he sees me, his stress doesn't go down. If anything, his anger bubbles up like a raging volcano.I get out of my car and hand a little box to one of the security guards while still holding out the spare keys. In case of an emergency, I always carry a backup.In a split second, Hades is in front of me. The question, "Where the fuck have you been?"I shake the package in his presence. “I just remembered the rings while getting them.”He looks at me with narrowed eyes but says nothing, so I push by him and go inside while seeming anxious about being late.Nathan and Raven's expressions relax when they see me. It would have been disrespectful to Rose and the entire brotherhood if I hadn't arrived. I may have received forgiveness in the past, but if I left Raven's granddaughter at the altar, he would either cut off my head with his own
CHAPTER TEN: WEDDING WAR Eya and Zeth appear by my side in a split second, looking alert and clutching their guns. I discover Uncle Raven defending Belle, Nathan, and surrounding Belle in a circle while holding their weapons rigidly in their arms. I'm being carried by Ethan toward the priest's location. I flipped up my dress, twisted my hand free of his grip, and ran toward Uncle Raven, Father and Belle. Never would I put my family at risk to rescue myself. At least they stand up for the boss with enough loyalty. Hades rushes outside, pushing people aside as he looks through the revolver magazine. Like a gathering storm, his supporters follow him. Nathan agrees, saying, "The outside isn't safe yet. We have to remove the boss before Hades shows up.” I point in the direction the priest went and say, "I'm not taking him away." I look back, believing Ethan has vanished, but a deep part of me, an irrational part, holds on to the hope that he didn't. "Old churches have hiding places."
CHAPTER ELEVEN: ENEMY AT THE WEDDINGMin HaoHe is closer to me than his guard, slimmer, and exudes the aura of an assassin working underground. He was wearing his jacket when the ceremony started, so I assume he misplaced it and is now just sporting a black shirt and a pair of jeans. Like his guard, he has Asian eyes but is darker and enigmatic. His hair is long, inky black, pulled back and reaches his nape. His face is larger than most of his compatriots, and his demure beauty fits the part.Kai is a dangerous individual and the shareholder of the local Yakuza. He is still one of our allies and a cunning investment in our company."What are you doing, Min?" I yelled as I let go of my hands to each side of me.He took a little pause before speaking softly with a perfect American accent. "I suppose I should ask you that.""What the heck are you talking about?"“I'll admit that I didn't think you could pull off a hit at your wedding, but I won't make the same error again.”"A hit?"I
CHAPTER TWELVE: A GLIMPSE OF USROSE POVDid he just mention that he intends to finalize our marriage? Yes, I believe he did. His comments cause me to become speechless for a while, with my limbs remaining still and my grip on his shirt relaxing. For some reason, unrelated to the preceding adrenaline spike, my chest heaves up and down heavily.I stare at him as he carries me, taking in the strong angles of his jaw and the straight but slightly crooked nose that characterizes the guy who, thanks to my consent, is now my husband.The past hit me at that precise time when the priest asked me to be his wife until death does us part, and all I wanted to do was flee and never look back. I still have bleeding in my heart from that incident, and I doubted I could control it this time. Since why? I fear that it will be forever if I allow him to harm me.He had already reached his car and opened the passenger door by the time I forced myself to snap out of my daydream.I struggled in his grip,
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: HE LOVES BLACKROSE AMARA POVOne of the few occasions when drinking was worthwhile. But this is a whole different circumstance. I'm the kind of person who, to some extent, loses control when intoxicated.I don't allow myself to get to this point because of it. I've been to this place before and was so wasted that I couldn't even leave the place. It was one of those evenings where I wanted something to distract me because it got to be too much. I didn't anticipate what I saw in the club that evening.Shaking his head, Ethan. "Told you, you're a lightweight."I again shook the empty bottle in his face, saying, "I am not, your asshole… I have completed it all. Many thanks."I squint as Ethan exits and I look around the strange location he took me to. We are surrounded by tall trees on all sides. On my right, there is a house that resembles a cottage, and in the distance, water glistens.That's odd—is that a lake?Ethan unlocks my door and removes my seatbelt. I raise m