Thank you so much, my lovelies for reading, your amazing support and for your patience as I had to take several breaks to finish this one. I hope you loved Nerthus' and Arawn's love story and will be following me for the sequel. XoXo, Shelagh
Lenore Her high-pitched giggles sound like razor blades in my ears as my gaze is fixed on the huge diamond sparkling on her finger. โWell, you will surely understand, right?โ Jason asks with a stupid grin as he shoves the hand of his new fiancรฉe under my nose. โWe werenโt compatible anyway.โ I force up a smile, caressing my arms as I hug myself against the cold. โOf course, you are so cute together.โ โThank you so much,โ Gina squeals in her fake happy voice, putting her hand on her chest. โIt was so important for me that you would understand.โ This scene is so telling. Also, because Iโm standing in the open, freezing to death in my cute dress while the snowflakes fall on me, sticking to my hair and melting into my already freezing skin.My best friend and my ex-boyfriend, on the other hand, are standing beneath the roof of the entrance to his house, smiling at me like itโs about to be Christmas.And luckily it is. I gave the best days of my life to this man, my high-school love,
Danny โIs this thing on?โ I clear my throat as I tap on the microphone, smiling uncomfortably. โHey everyone.โ The guests are staring up at me and I squirm on my feet as I push out a deep breath. I have never spoken in front of so many people and my throat feels raspy. โAs my brother asked me to be his best man, I felt honored, but the first thing I asked him was, โDonโt you have any friends?โโ A low chuckle goes through the crowd, and I wet my lips with my tongue. โOf course, I know that he has a lot of friends, but he wanted me as his brother to do it. And thank God, Bernie was not too offended about it to help me with the planning of the bachelor party.โ โHear, hear!โ Bernard lifts his glass, cheering loudly, getting other guests to join him. I play with my notes, my nervousness increasing as I feel my throat close. โWell, the bachelor party was great. Sorry, Amber, but there were a lot of beautiful girls.โ Amber laughs, the diamond pins holding up her hair sparkling in th
ArawnโThis is not fair! You canโt treat me like this.โ Amanda screams at the top of her lungs, making me close my eyes exhausted.โWell, why donโt you go ahead and sue me?โHer theatrical gasp must cost her so much air that Iโm surprised she doesnโt faint.โI hate you!โ She screams even louder. โI never want to see you ever again!โSo dramatic.It has been quite a while and I still struggle to adjust to this โlove topicโ.All because of that woman.Fifteen years have passed since I asked Nerthus to be my wife, and claimed she just said yes because of her job.I might have her punished for this.But she made me pay severely anyway.โWell, what a shame that you are stuck with me, isnโt it, Amanda?โโI hate you! I hate you!โGroaning, I pinch the bridge of my nose. โYou keep repeating yourself. We already figured it out that far, didnโt we, my love?โThe shrill scream that she is used to producing during her tantrums risks bursting my eardrums.Well, my fucking fault for thinking I coul
NerthusMy birthday was more than memorable. Especially because after getting proposed to by the love of my life, I got to party my entry into a new life-year with my friends. I drank way too much, fearing I would have spoiled my chance of a tasty breakfast. โIโm out!โ I hear Danny shout before the door slams close. Groaning, I fight myself out of bed, desperately needing a cup of coffee. As I reach the kitchen, a strange sensation rises in me. I notice that there is no staff around whatsoever. Not even the usual bodyguard is scurrying around my feet and I guess that Danny left with Goldie to go to the dog school, making the house awfully silent. I tie my morning gown tighter around my waist, concentrating on refilling the water tank of my coffee machine. My heart drops as I hear footsteps nearing, but I donโt turn around. Pressing the button to get the coffee to start flowing, I ignore my body shivering in anticipation as Arawn puts his hands on the counter, caging me in. โI
Nerthus - Six months later I take a sip of my coffee, hugging my denim jacket closer as I watch the children run around the statue of Alice in Wonderland. Thinking about how my life has changed in the last year, I nearly canโt believe my luck and I push down the urge to ask myself how I deserved this kind of life. So many things have happened in these six months and it is just crazy how Iโm just living my days with a partner in crime, an adopted boy and a stolen dog. As they had liquidated my uncleโs and auntโs assets, and as they couldnโt get hold of my cousin, I got nominated as their heir. First, I didnโt want to have nothing to do with it, but with Arawnโs and Dannyโs support, I got to the house where I lived before I came to New York and we searched for something that I would want to keep before he arranged for the clean-up and the sale of the house. Naturally, I didnโt want to keep anything. But as we searched the house, Danny found a hidden safe where there were various docu