Chapter 5 - Married Couple
Elaine's POV
When I reached the front door of the church immediately a wedding song was played in the background. I could feel the stares of everyone at me. Which is making me want to walk away from all of this.
"My dear, you look so beautiful in your wedding gown," Father said, smiling and looking at me with joy in his eyes.
Why is everyone happy at my wedding when I am the only one who is unhappy?
Mother came close to me and smiled proudly, saying, "Of course she is beautiful because I am her beautiful mother, Elaine's beauty came from me."
I didn't say anything and decided to pretend to smile despite the fact that all I wanted to do at the time was cry. My father and I began walking down the aisle after Father and Mother spoke.My heart was racing faster and faster, and I couldn't tell if I was nervous about the marriage or about the man I was going to marry.
I just keep my head down while walking because I don't want everyone to see my unhappy and about to cry face.I'm not sure how long we were walking. I was surprised when we finally came to a halt; I noticed two shoes in front of me, which led me to believe they belonged to Duke Hayes, my soon-to-be husband.
" Hayes, take care of my daughter or I will kill you," Father warned Duke.
Which caused me to raise my head and look at my father, who was smiling but had deadly eyes. Despite everything that had happened, I was relieved that my father genuinely cared about me.
"Of course, Sir, I will," Duke said to my father, his voice full of assurance.
" Good," my father said in a satisfied voice.
My father took my hand in his and offered it to Duke, who held it tightly. I can feel the coldness in his hands, which immediately warmed up as if my hand was providing him with the heat he requires.
After giving Duke my hand, my father immediately left my side to go into the side with my Mother, who was emotional as she looked at us.
I didn't dare to look at Duke's face because I despise him for doing this to me. But I could feel his eyes on me, as if silently commanding me to look at him, but I refused. I keep my gaze fixed on the altar and ignore him as we take one more step up into the altar, where the chairs have been arranged.
So the wedding ceremony starts.
"Since you intend to enter into the covenant of Holy Matrimony, join your right hands and declare your consent before God and his Church," the Priest said, looking at both of us.
Please, it was his sole intention to marry me, and I was only a forced father, is what I wanted to say, but I didn't. I simply joined my right hand as the priest had instructed.
"Duke Hayes, do you take Elaine Cai to be your wife? Do you promise to be faithful to her in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love her and to honor her all the days of your life?" The priest asks.
" I do" He replied while looking at my eyes directly.
He responded as if he truly meant it, but I knew it was all a lie. Which bothers me because marriage is for couples who truly love each other.
"Elaine Cai, do you take Duke Hayes to be your husband? Do you promise to be faithful to him in good times and in bad, in sickness and in health, to love him and to honor him all the days of your life?"
Is this really the best course of action? Getting married to someone I don't even like? Will I experience the joy that real couples experience after they marry? Will this marriage provide me with the happy ending I desire for my own life?
"Miss Cai, please respond," the priest said again, breaking the thoughts I was having inside my head.
"Oh yes, sorry, I do father," I responded in panic, which led me to realize I had just accepted the marriage.
Damn it . I was not prepared to respond or accept it! Elaine Cai your so stupid! I felt a wave of relief in my back after responding as if everyone was nervous because I didn't respond immediately.
"What God joins together, let no one put asunder" The priest said again
There was a little boy standing in front of us, holding a pillow with rings on it. Duke chose the rings and took one.
"Elaine Cai, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity, in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit," he said again, holding my finger.
He then placed the ring on my ring finger, which felt cold as it moved along through my finger.And now it's my turn; I picked up the ring and gripped his cold hands, saying the same words as him.
"Duke Hayes, receive this ring as a sign of my love and fidelity. In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit" I said as I placed the ring in his ring finger.
After we put the rings on our fingers, the priest prayed to us for something that I didn't hear.
“Now let us humbly invoke God's blessing upon this bride and groom, that in his kindness he may favor with his help those on whom he has bestowed the Sacrament of Matrimony.” The priest said.
So I'm actually married, huh? There is no turning back.
"In the sight of God and these witnesses, I now pronounce you husband and wife!" The priest pronounced to everyone in the church that we are already married.
Please, Lord, let me survive this marriage. I silently prayed to God in my mind.
Chapter 6 - Wedding kissElaine's POV Everyone clapped their hands in joy when Father announced that we finally became a husband and wife. While I pretended to smile in their presence.“In the sight of God and these witnesses, I now pronounce you husband and wife! You may now kiss!” the priest said with a smile on his face.Wait what?!When everyone heard what the priest said, they cheered and began chanting loudly, "Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"No way, I'm not kissing this man! Over my dead body, of course. When Duke suddenly pulled me towards him, I protested violently and tried to step away from him. He removed my veil in my face while tightly gripping my waist with one hand.Before I could protest, he kissed me on the lips in front of everyone, causing them to gasp and shout in delight.The clamor of the people inside the chapel was silenced as our lips touched. As though everyone had come to a halt for a few seconds. My body feels a tingling feeling that puzzles me as to what it signifies
Chapter 7 - Family Dance TraditionDuke's POVWhen we got to the hotel, Elaine went straight to the hotel room I had arranged for her, without saying anything to me.I can't blame her; Elaine's mad at me for marrying her instead of her sister Davina, who was my first Fiance until we all learnt Elaine was my bride all along. It wasn't my fault; it was my grandfather's tactic to violate Elaine's grandfather's agreement.I know it's wrong to feel pleased, but I can't stop myself since, despite her hatred for me, I finally have her as my wife. I'll do my best to make her like me even a tiny bit. Then I'll be content since I'm not supposed to feel glad with what I've done to Elaine."Is everything ready in my wife's room?" I questioned the hotel employee before proceeding to my own room."Yes sir, don't worry, everything is ready for your wife in her room," the hotel employee assured me as she responded to my question." Good," I replied.I then went to my room to change into more comfy c
Chapter 8 - Wedding Night PART ONE: forgotten duty.Elaine's POVWe had been dancing for however long we had been looking into each other's eyes when suddenly there was a loud applause that stopped whatever had been happening to us. Which was the sign that the song had just ended.I was still holding Duke's body when I realized what had just happened, which surprised me. I quickly moved away from him in fear as if what had just happened had never occurred.What the hell just happened?Duke followed suit and moved away from me as soon as I did. I was still unsure of what had happened while they were dancing back there when I saw my mother-in-law walking towards us with my father-in-law by her side.Mother-in-law said, "Wow that dance is so beautiful dear!," gazing at both of them with tears in her eyes.Father-in-law said in a proud voice, "It's a sign from above you are destined together and our ancestors accept you in our family dear."It's so strange to me that I can no longer under
Chapter 9 - Wedding Night PART 2 : Not a virgin Elaine's POVI felt a little uneasy during the 30-second period of silence because he was neither speaking nor responding to what I had just said aloud.I suppose I'm a little disappointed in his response because in some of the movies I've seen, when a husband discovers that his wife is no longer virgin, he becomes furious and divorces me right away." Hey, did you hear me?! I said I am no longer a virgin and had a one night stand with a stranger before this marriage!" I spoke up again, growing impatient with the room's long silence.That's why I said that—to enrage him and obtain the divorce papers. I'm hoping that it will work because it will help me solve all of my problems.Did he not hear what I said to him??Following a wait of thirty seconds, I heard him laughing in front of me, which surprised me and caused me to look at his face. I hadn't anticipated seeing Duke Hayes proudly wearing a smug expression.Duke Hayes continued to st
Chapter 10 - WEDDING NIGHT PART 3 - First name bases.Elaine's POVI realized he kissed me on the lips after 30 seconds of having both of our lips together. I was so surprised that I pushed him away and slapped him across the face."How dare you kiss me, jerk!" I yelled angrily at him.Duke just touched the cheeks where I slapped him without showing any pain in his expression. "Don't be too exaggerating Elaine, it's not like I've committed a heinous crime by kissing my own wife's lips," he reasoned."Not if it's by force, then it's a crime, you jerk!" I retorted.He chuckled at what I said, "no, it's not when I'm proving to my dear wife that we're close enough to call each other first names because we're a married couple," he reasoned again."And because we're already married, we need to be affectionate with each other by calling each other's name," he added.What kind of illogical reasoning is that?! I strongly disagree and do not understand how he is thinking in his head."It is not
Chapter 11 - WEDDING NIGHT PART 4 - IN ONE BEDDuke's POVToday, I could tell this woman despised being married to me. I understand her sentiment and simply enjoy teasing her with every idea that comes to mind.She glared at me when she finally surrendered and believed that she can't escape sleeping Together with me in one bed."Even though we're sleeping on the same bed, NO TOUCHING!" she warned, emphasizing the word to me more. Immediately turned her back at me to walk towards the bed.To tease her, I raised an eyebrow and pretended to give her body a boring look. "Elaine, how could you have such a low opinion of me, I don't force any woman to sleep with me, and you are not my type to be honest," I replied back, but I was only lying.Well, her body is my type, and I'm doing my best not to touch her insanely because I don't want her to be scared of me. I couldn't help but be cold and tease her.Immediately, her face turns red with rage, and she looks at me again, her vivid cerulean
Chapter 12 - WEDDING NIGHT PART 5 - Dirty thoughts be goneElaine's POVI immediately turned on the cold shower after giving that Bastard one last warning not to peek while I was inside the bathroom. I took a deep breath to calm my racing heart and my body, which was still reeling from the words Bastard had described, which had caused my body to become so unstable.Fuck, I didn't expect my body to spin out of control as I listened to that jerk talk about how he was going to touch my body. It made my body tremble with desire, as if it remembered how I was touched on the night we made love and I didn't even remember what happened.The cold shower isn't helping to calm my body, which is still feeling hot all over the place, as he described in his deep vulgar tone, and his eyes continue to roam my body. It's as if he's kissing every place he looks with his eyes. While anticipating and whimpering silently, I did my best not to let him see or hear my moaning." ARGH! Elaine Cai, just stop t
Chapter 13 -WEDDING NIGHT PART 6 - bathroom accident.Elaine's POVI immediately put my two hands on Duke's face to prevent him from seeing my naked body in front of him. Which surprises Duke because of what I had done all of sudden." What are you doing?!" He asked me in a confused voice."I'm just playing peek-a-boo with you," I said sarcastically, "like duh clearly I'm covering your face!" and shouted at him for being foolish."But why are you covering up my face?" he questioned again, perplexed by my actions.I don't want to tell him because it's so embarrassing, but the reason I was covering his face with both of my hands was because I was completely naked in front of him."Hey Elaine, you got quite in there, have you turned stone on top because your body is becoming heavier?" he questioned again, teasingly.I cannot believe he just assumes that my body is so heavy when I am not that fat! That's not fair.He tried to reposition his body as Duke abruptly grabbed my waist and yan