MELANIE’S POV “This was a bad, bad idea. I can't believe you convinced me to do this.” Reign grumbled as we walked through the forest. Yes, you heard right, forest.I remember how shocked she was when I suggested we ran away.“Are you insane, Mel? Do you know the hundreds of people waiting downstairs to watch you and Ivan’s wedding?” She bellowed before looking around frantically like someone could have heard her.“Well, it sucks to be them because I only care about you right now,” I shrugged. “You have done so much for me, even attending this sham of a wedding with your bad hand.” Reign moved her hand to her back as I said it. “Do you think I am just going to watch you walk into a death trap?”“Mel–”“I am not happy, Reign.” I pulled out the ace card. It was true but I only used it because I knew it was the only thing that could convince her. “The thought of going ahead with this marriage feels like a leash that keeps drawing tighter by the minute.”Her mouth fell open as she stood
IVAN'S POV I shoved my hands in my dark charcoal tuxedo pants and sighed. My heart was heavy for so many reasons. Father managed to control my life till the very end and I was getting married to someone different from the person I had feelings for. That person was going to watch me get married to another woman without knowing what I felt for her and I was going to lose my chance forever.Reign. My Reign.“Hey, what are you still doing up here?* Christian asked, coming into the room. He was the reason I was still here, the reason why I had not run away to God knows where.I had so much more to lose.“Just enjoying my last hour of being an unmarried man,” I shrugged. “Did you find anything about the car that hit us from behind?”“Not at all. There is no trace of the owner and the driver could not be seen through the CCTV because of the tinted windows,” Christian shook his head and my chest rumbled with disappointment. “But I'm sure I will find something soon.”Though I had waved off t
REIGN'S POV The day finally arrived.It couldn't be stopped, no matter what anyone tried. I smoothed my hands down my new dress. My dress was a deep burgundy satin that shimmered with the light. It hugged my body with a sweetheart neckline before flowing gracefully into an A-line skirt that brushed the floor. It was rich and striking, enough to shine beside the bride but not enough to steal the show from her, as it should be. I was her only bride's maid after all.I forced a smile on my face as I stared back at my reflection in the mirror. My make up was natural and flawless, it revealed nothing of the turmoil inside of me.I was sad.After weeks of feeling empty, I finally put a name to the emotion I was feeling.Sadness. Pure, unadulterated sadness that was eating me up from the inside.Was it because of the blackmailer that was on my neck? Or the thought that this wedding might lead to my demise or was it because….My eyes widened.Was it because Ivan was going to belong to anoth
REIGN'S POV Mel's wedding dress- if it could even be called that anymore- was absolutely destroyed. It was like someone intentionally stabbed the front with a knife and tore it down to the end. Intentionally.It looked too neat to have been a mistake.And my dress? I mean, my rags because that was what the rest of the material looked like was torn in different places.The person must have hated me more than Mel.“How did this happen?” Mel asked, her blazing eyes on her wedding dress. This was the first time I was seeing even a tiny spark of emotion about her big day in her eyes. She looked disappointed.Maybe I should forget about the hickeys then. Maybe they were indeed mosquito bites.“I'm really sorry, Miss Melanie.” Daya looked down, her hands trembling. I looked back at the two big and brooding men behind us, they were probably the ones making her nervous.“Wasn't this supposed to be the bridal shop where all elites hoping to get married patronize? How is your service so poor t
MELANIE'S POV I was fucked. Utterly, completely and truly fucked.I turned to look at Reign slowly, meeting her wide eyes head front. What the hell was I going to tell her? I couldn't even mention Ivan’s name because she knew what we were like.“I…uh…these are mosquito bites.” I picked up the traitorous scarf and wrapped it hurriedly around my neck.This was all its damn fault.“Mel…Mel, these are too repetitive to be mosquitoes. They're literally covering your whole neck,” Reign noticed.“Ah, there were a lot of them.” I sounded stupid and I knew it but I couldn't possibly tell her the truth, could I?She would think I was a terrible person.Sure, Ivan and I were not completely faithful to each other seeing as we were in love with other people but at least Ivan was not acting on his feelings.I should have just left that day. I shouldn't have accepted his offer to stay for tea and I definitely shouldn't have sat back down.The whole scene replayed in my head again.“Here you go,” he
REIGN'S POV “Me…Mel?”What were the chances of this happening to me? I must have the worst luck in the world. “Oh, Reign. You're here too.” She waved at me before stepping in.Oh, Reign. You're here too?What was this reaction? What was I supposed to make out of this?“Are you not coming?” Mel called out as I stood dumbly by the door trying to make sense of her reaction.“I…hold on, I am.” I stuttered and closed the door behind me before reluctantly following her. I wanted to be anywhere else but here right now.“Ivan, I am here.” Mel announced and took her seat. I stood by the sofa, wondering what the hell I was supposed to do. Should I sit with Mel or go to the kitchen and think of what to do with Ivan?Ivan came in a minute later, a plate of cookies in his hand. His eyes moved from me to Mel and then back to me. He looked surprised and caught off guard.That makes two of us then.“Are those cookies?” Mel leapt to her feet excitedly and collected the plate from Ivan. “Woah, this i