Chapter 2;

DEXTER'S POV:

  I didn't lie, I was excited to get married not just to Lorraine. When my father presented the contract, I couldn't breathe or talk properly for five minutes because I was too stunned to speak and for the first time in my life, I didn't have another solution or option.

  All my life I have hated Lorraine, she had a tongue faster than anything, unnecessarily competitive, so self absorbed and annoying. From highschool to college to us now working,we always found a way to cause chaos.

I didn't need to see her but the joy I derived from taunting her was something I couldn't explain plus her reactions were everything to me. The last time we saw each other was at a charity event and we caused absolute chaos when he fought and knocked over the foundation’s cake, it was an absolute mess. How our parents planned on keeping us in a marriage that none of us wanted was the mystery I believed wouldn't be solved and it only aggravated my annoyance more.

  Getting into my penthouse, I take off my coat and head straight into the shower to take some steam off from my head and to release my tension but my phone rings, it was my Aunt.

  “Aunty” I fake greet and show a little enthusiasm, I didn't like my aunt and my cousin even more.

  

  “Dexy, how are you” she says and I could hear her smile from her voice.

  “I'm fine aunty Gi, how are you and Matteo?”

  “We're good, we're fine. Your father called me this morning to inform me about your wedding, I can't lie I am in shock"

  “Yes Aunty I am getting married” I put the phone on speaker and start taking off my clothes.

  “But I wasn't aware of a girlfriend, let alone a friend even, how come?”

 “Love Aunty, it just…happened” I lie through my teeth. Part of the contract was that no one was to know anything about the arrangement as it defies the purpose, not even family.

 “I can only imagine”, she sighs, “name of your wife to be?”

 “Lorraine Withmore, you know her right?”

“You mean Lorrie? That you have hated ever since anyone in the family can remember? That Lorraine?” she questions worriedly.

 “We found out way around it Aunt Gi, we're better, adults now,” I tie my towel and head back downstairs to pick up my tab.

 “Hm…anyways I just wanted to inform you that we will be there on your big day”

  “We?” I ask quickly and my heart racing.

  “Yes, me and Matteo. He got back from his tour yesterday so he'll make it. Let me allow you rest, I'll call your father for more details” 

  “Um…yes, yes Aunt Gi..thank you for calling” I end the call without allowing her say another word.

  Not only do I have to get married to that blood sucking demon now I have to do it with my second enemy, Matteo, the anger that was already subsiding increases.

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  After showering I get ready to head back to the office to pick up some documents and attend a meeting, when I hear a knock on my door.  

  “Come in it's opened” I say as I put on my coat.

  “Good afternoon sir, I just wanted to drop these for you and inform you that your meeting with the Withmore’s is in an hour” Nina says as she drops various documents on my table.

  “You could have called Nina you didn't need to come all the way here to drop it. I was heading to the office anyways”

  Ever since Nina started working for me, my job at the company became super easy, she is very helpful and extremely attentive but professional? She is not, everyday she wears the most slutty outfit to work just to get my attention, and I can't lie she is extremely attractive but not my type of attractive. At first I didn't pay attention to it but as time went on I realized, she wanted to sleep with me and get into my family by all means.

  “I know sir but I just wanted to….”

  “make things easy for me? Yes I know that line Nina. Come on, I'll drop you back at the office” I usher her out, grab my keys and head to my parking lot, making my way to the office.

  

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  “Mrs Withmore and Lorraine are waiting for you in the boardroom” my other assistant Jeff, tells me as I hand him my coat and head toward the board room.

  “Thank you Jeff. Nina, clear my schedule for the day”

  

  “Yes sir” she says and heads to her office.

I enter the boardroom and the familiar eyes of Lorraine and her mother land on me, “sorry I'm late, traffic” I sit down.

  “What's the first rule of attending meetings son?” I hear my father's thick voice from the other end of the table.

 My heart shakes a little, “always be early no matter what” I say and swallow really hard.

 “Your excuse isn't valid then,” he finally looks at me and turns to the Withmore's, “thank you for making time to come today it's appreciated”

 “Anything for you Gregory,” Mrs Withmore says, “now down to business?” She smiles and brings out the contract file, “I'm supposing you've both read the contract, any questions?”

  Me and Lorraine look at each other and a flicker of fear passes through her eyes but it disappears almost immediately and she looks away. The silence in the room was so thick I became so uncomfortable. We both knew what was on the line, if we didn't do this both our companies would never reach the potential we've been working on for years.

  “Where do we sign?” Lorraine says with anger laced at the tip of her tongue.

  “Here, and here,” her mother shows her and I follow suit and pick a pen, slightly reading through again I see the part where it says that if the marriage ever falls apart because of me, half of the Grayson family company would automatically go to Lorraine’s family and if she's ever the cause of the spilt, half goes to my family.

   What the fuck?

I look up at Lorraine and realize that she also just saw it and she sighs and signs, stands up and leaves slamming the door behind her.

I do the same and that was when I realized, I just signed away my freedom to the devil aka my Father.