Wedding Party

Meazus was very handsome, but Deanna's heart still didn't race as a sign of falling in love. Meazuz felt the same way; he knew Deanna was very beautiful but had no intention of falling in love with her.

Deanna let go of her father's hand and walked toward Meazuz. The man with lake-green eyes could hypnotize Deanna in just a few seconds. His gaze was sharp and cold, yet incredibly beautiful.

“It seems like he doesn't like me,” Deanna thought to herself as she averted her eyes from Meazus.

“Do you accept Deanna as your wife?” the priest asked, standing between Meazus and Deanna.

“Yes, I do.”

Deanna was asked the same question and gave the same answer as Meazus. The alpha was asked to place the ring on Deanna's finger, and vice versa.

“The groom is permitted to kiss the bride as a legally married couple.”

Deanna and Meazus paused for a moment, as they had never made any physical contact besides gazing at each other. Meazus leaned in without hesitation and gently kissed Deanna's forehead.

All the guests clapped, and some whistles began to sound from the right.

Meazus leaned his lips toward Deanna's ear to whisper. “After this blessing ceremony is over, let's talk in a quiet place.”

Deanna nodded slowly. “Sure.”

The couple tried to smile as they looked at the guests. They acted very well in front of many people.

“Let's go.” Meazus' voice sounded deep as he walked ahead of Deanna so that she would follow his steps.

Some guests saw the bride and groom leaving the wedding stage, but they didn't mind and continued to enjoy the party after the blessing.

Meazuz led Deanna to a secluded spot and stopped in the middle of the hallway once he was sure no one was around.

Deanna stopped in front of Meazuz. They were only a meter apart, the atmosphere so quiet.

“Are you pregnant?”

The question left Deanna speechless.

“I'll ask again. Are you pregnant?”

“No.”

“That means I have no responsibility toward you before this marriage. Listen, I don’t love you and I never will. I have a woman I love.”

Deanna was shocked, but she tried to stay calm. Her heart ached as she heard those terrible words come from her husband’s own mouth. “Of course, you can divorce me anytime.”

“Two years. I lost a bet with my uncle. I was forced to marry you because he said you had saved his life a few months ago.”

Deanna remained silent for a few minutes. This feeling of being discarded was all too familiar to Deanna, so she had grown accustomed to it. Deanna sighed deeply because even though she was used to being discarded, she still felt pain in her heart. It was truly painful.

“Is there no other way for you to love me and leave that woman?” Deanna asked boldly.

Meazuz raised one eyebrow as he looked at Deanna's calm and composed face. She didn't shed a single tear and didn't show any signs of sadness. Completely flat.

“I love that woman more than anyone else. So there's no other way but to accept the reality that we'll divorce in two years.”

“Why two years?”

“Because...”

Meazuz heard the sound of footsteps from the west and asked Deanna to walk with him toward the east. Their conversation wasn't finished, so Meazuz had to explain this agreement thoroughly.

“Alpha.”

Meazuz and Deanna looked back simultaneously. A man in a black suit approached them. He was very handsome, and his smile was also very sweet. Meazuz didn't expect the person coming to be Zoan, not another guest.

Deanna furrowed her brow and spoke silently to herself. “Why did he call Meazus ‘alpha’?”

The man whispered to Meazus, and the alpha's expression changed instantly. Meazus asked Deanna to return to their wedding ceremony, while Meazus claimed he had some important business to attend to and promised to return.

“Alpha Meazuz, you must not tell Deanna that you only want a child from her in this marriage. The woman might run away after the wedding.” Beta Zoan lowered his voice, even though they were already behind the quiet building.

Meazus looked up at the dark sky with no stars in sight. "I don't care. In fact, I’d prefer it if that happened. I just want to have a child with the woman I love."

“Will you tell her the real reason?”

“I’ve already told her that this marriage will only last two years. I don’t care about the child, and I don’t want to touch her after the wedding.” Meazuz glared at Beta Zoan, who had been staring at him the whole time. “You can take Deanna if you like her. I won't touch her during this marriage.”

“It seems like Deanna is a good woman, and I couldn't possibly do that.”

“Why not?”

Beta Zoan fell silent because he felt it was inappropriate to do so. Deanna was very beautiful, and Zoan hoped that she would be destined to be with him, but that sweet reality did not favor him.

Meazus put both hands in the pockets of his white linen pants and left Zoan standing there motionless. Meazus didn't mind at all if Zoan liked Deanna, because he was sure he wouldn't like that woman.

Meazus returned to the wedding, and his uncle asked him to dance with Deanna in front of the guests, but Meazus refused.

“That woman easily falls in love with small gestures. So I won't let her fall in love with me because of my behavior,” replied Meazus, causing his uncle to fall silent on the black sofa and not press him further.

“Are you sure you won't fall in love with her?” His uncle continued to look for a solution to get Meazus to leave Sharena and start building a relationship with Deanna.

Meazus didn't answer anything; he left his uncle because his decision to divorce Deanna was final. Meazus had promised Sharena that he would marry her after successfully divorcing Deanna. Though it seemed cruel, the alpha would still go through with it.

“I am certain I will never love her for the rest of my life,” Meazus replied in a soft voice, yet filled with conviction.