A wedding the next weekend!Who the hell just fixes a wedding? I hadn’t even gotten over what I went through in the hands of the brutal Logan D’Nores, and now I am going to be tied and dragged through the aisle to the altar? My head began to spin at the thought of it.Yes, I knew I was going to get married to Logan, but definitely not this soon. I had thought that the stretch of the wedding would give me ample time to strategize on how to carry out my revenge against him for the murder of my brother.I could still hear Leah, yelling at the top of her voice as usual, as she and Logan argued over his “rash” decision.“You can’t be fucking serious, Logan! Are you drunk?!”“I am fucking serious,” Logan’s baritone voice vibrated through the wall, calm but threatening in a way that makes me shiver in fear. “And I am not drunk.”“I can’t plan a grand wedding in a couple of days, Logan. The girl has not even been able to select her own damn panties!” Leah was beyond exasperated.Logan ignored
Leah waited in Ethan’s office for him, she was supposed to collect a check from him to run a few errands for their goddamn wedding, something she already hates doing. She chewed and smacked her gum, bored and tired, and also angry because Ethan was taking too long. He had promised her that he need to tidy up a few things with Logan’s crew for his next movie, and that it was only going to be for a split second, but of course, she should know that the only person Ethan gave his honest words to is Logan.His office was devoid of any adornment, except for a few pictures where he revealed too many of his badly shaped set of teeth. Aside the fact that he and Logan go way back, she really did not understand why Logan kept him. Although if one was being honest, he was great at his job.Well, that is if he is working for Logan.Every other person has to suffer from his laziness. Leah was not a fan of Ethan at all, and she only bore his excesses because he works for her brother, and she always
Riley flopped on Leah’s couch, exhausted from her photoshoot sessions. “These guys can drink your blood without mercy, “ she grumbled, took off her glasses and exhaled. “No wine?” she asked Leah.Leah stared at her. Riley could be insensitive when she wanted to be sometimes. Leah had texted her and asked her to come over, that it was pretty urgent, and her she was, relaxed and feigning exhaustion.“There is a reason for that text, Riley,” Leah said.“Oh yeah,” Riley sat up. “The text…what’s up, girl?”“What were you doing at a coffee café in downtown…with Emma of all people?”A flicker of shock flashed in Riley’s eyes, but it was gone before Leah could catch it. How the hell did Leah know about that meeting? Riley thought to herself.She had been as discreet as possible, which was why she had chosen a godforsaken coffee café where she would not easily be noticed. Or had Emma gone ahead and announced it to someone? The stupid bitch!She should know that news travel faster than a jet,
Leah dumped me at the boutique where wedding dresses are sold and disappeared. Since the incident, Leah has avoided me like a plague. I do not care, though, I only want this nightmare to be over, and for me to return to my world where I still had college classes to attend, my crush coming to class, hanging out with my small circle of friends after school, and returning home…where I would wait for Samuel to return home as well, much later in the night.We would have macaroni and cheese that I have poorly prepared, because my cooking skills sucked, and Samuel will make jest of me, but finish his plate of food. And then we would play scrabble afterwards, we always did after having dinner. And if he did not have a soccer game to watch a friend’s house, we would talk and laugh about random stuff, and go to bed afterwards, hugging and pecking each other good night.The salesgirl was friendly, and she did not ogle me even after finding out that I am Logan’s bride to be.“How old are you?” I
“Hello miss, welcome to our boutique where we sell exquisite wedding dresses for the best brides! Are you an intending bride?” The chatty salesgirl asked Riley.I lost all the excitement of me in the gorgeous wedding dress when Riley walked into the boutique. I have never seen her this close before, but everyone in New York knows she is not only an actress, but also Logan’s ex-girlfriend. Well, except for this chatty salesgirl.Riley stared at her, upset the silly girl did not give her the recognition she deserves. “Do you know who I am?”“Yes, yes, I do.” She said, grinning from ear to ear.Riley hissed and ignored her, then she turned to me. My breath hung in my throat as her got gaze landed on me. She eyed me from my head to my toes, disgusted at what she was seeing, and I just stood there, rooted in my spot, and allowed her to eat me up with her eyes.“Gorgeous, right?” The salesgirl chuckled, oblivious of what was going on between Riley and me. “Oh, it’s sold out already, she is
Leah is working round the clock trying to fix everything in place for our perfect wedding. I still cannot believe that I will be getting married to the beast in the next two days. Of course, I went with that gorgeous wedding dress, but I let Leah pick out every other thing that she claims that I need. Who cares anyway? I am dreading the day, instead of anticipating it. For some mornings now, I have woken up regretting that I did not die in my sleep instead. At least, that is the only way to get out of this charade, and have Logan let me go. And let’s not forget that I have not seen him since the last incident. I was relieved that I did not have to face his devilishly handsome face, and then battle between getting swooned by it or remembering the horrible things he is capable of doing. I have seen him on television anyway, just yesterday. He is currently having this in-house celebrity show, and he has been paired with another beautiful actress. I was actually enjoying the show,
Logan’s POVI stood at the altar and waited for my bride to come into the church and walk down the aisle. Leah had picked a small church in the outskirt of town, just as I have instructed her, and so only a few selected guests are seated in the church.Ethan is my best man, because I would not have anyone else, and his black suit shone bright. It was well tailored and designed, just like mine. Ethan had insisted that he would be the one to pick out our suits and tuxedos.“There is no way I’m allowing a woman pick out your suit, Logan,” He had told me days ago.I had laughed and asked him to go ahead and do whatever it was that would rock his boat, as long as I was not naked on that day, but when I saw a debit alert on suits purchase, I almost peed on my pants.“Ethan!” I had yelled. “Get the fuck in here!”When Ethan had entered, I had gotten up and backed him up by the wall in anger, towering over his miniature self, but Ethan had not recoiled in fear or anything. Damn the man, he is
It is the same people in church that are also present in the reception. People kept taking pictures as Logan and I posed, plastering fake smiles on our faces. I am pretty sure that by tomorrow morning, our pictures will be splashing all over social media. There are so many chops and food and wine, and I tried not to act overwhelmed so as not to give the guests any wrong impressions. Logan held my hand all through while we accepted congratulations and a few hugs. Now that I have taken the gloves off, I can fully feel the contact of his soft palms on mine.After we were done playing the newly-wedded perfect couple, Logan left me and went to Leah and Ethan, who stood somewhere in the room talking about God knows what. I took a glass of champagne and just allowed myself be. I am a different person now, and I must constantly remember that. I now bear the name of the same man who killed Samuel, and so I must not allow myself to cower at any slightest challenge, or run off in fear. What co