All Chapters of THE RELUCTANT GROOM: Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

Jared watched wordlessly as Mary bid her family goodbye, she was all teary and hugging everyone, the blue dress she was wearing flowing majestically about her, she was smiling radiantly, the epitome of a woman thoroughly loved, he smirked, and he would soon freeze up her joy soon.He would make her pay for subjecting Evangeline to such torture at the hands of her father just to get her married, they were all a dangerous bunch.The whole family came to meet him where he stood patiently waiting for the part by the carriage Nicholas had sumptuously provided“It was nice having you Mike, I have my eyes on you” Nicholas warned subtly“not in front of the servants, Nicholas, “ Mrs. Sanders hissed  at her husband, narrowing her eyes at himshe turned to face Jared, keeping on her fake modesty“Thank you so much Commander, please take care of Mary, she is our only daughter and child and we are putting so much faith in

 All her life of tailing Mike Stone had always come with her hearing stories of his evil brother, not that she cared much for Jared Stone’s story but it was always wrapped around Mike so she had no other choice than to listenEspecially whenever she visits the beauty shop, there were usually stories of him, and they were usually horrid ones, some even painted him as a one-eyed pirate, while he was known as a wicked and heartless soldier who kills anyone that provokes himIt had been slow processing for her, all of her life had always been pinned after becoming Commander Stone’s wife and she had focused on nothing else. She knew there had been a scandal surrounding the initial marriage of Mike to Evangeline, which made her think he might not like her from the very beginning and that was why she pursued him relentlessly until she was lucky enough to be saved by him.She just did not understand how she comes to be married to Jared? The cold

The ache in between her legs was what woke Mary up the next day, her body was thoroughly sore, she groaned in discomfort as she struggled to sit, Jared had been really rough with her,  looking around her, all she saw was the dead leaves and the several pieces of wood around, Jared must have been cutting up wood before she woke up but he was nowhere in sightMary sighed, she would be dead before the end of the day if she waited for Jared to continue his plans for her, she had to get to her father right away and tell him everything.Ignoring her pain, Mary stumbled up, checking what was left of her dress, seeing it was torn beyond wearing abilities, she cast it aside and searched around for something she could wearHer large sea-blue eyes soon landed on Jared's shirt, she picked it up, with trembling fingers, closing her eyes shut, she put it on hurriedly. Standing on trembling toes, Mary ran out of the wooden tent, the windy atmosphere made her blood chill c

Seating and staring gloomily into the mirror Jared had put in the room for her, Mary sighed the thirtieth time. She was bored and tired of boredom yet she dared not set her foot downstairs. Not after the drama that had welcomed her arrivalJared had left as soon as he had set her in the room and he had remained civil throughout his conduct which she knew was temporary. The only think she dreaded now, was her father’s arrival, she wondered how she could avoid the bloodshed that was bound to be spilled.A knock on her door, shook her system, she sat up immediately  hands fidgeting with each other, she wondered who had come to see her, she knew it definitely wasn’t her mother in law the woman could not bear the very sight of her, which left Evangeline and Mike the two people she had no desire to seeThe knock was repeated, chest heaving, her heart panting wildly, she asked timidly“Who is there?”“Polly ma’am&rdq

As soon as her father’s carriage was out of sight, Mary could feel a heavyweight lifted off her, gathering the bothersome gown, Polly had been wise enough to make her wear before she left the room. Her mother would have been scandalized to see her dressed in Jared’s overwashed shirt.Her husband might not think much of her, but she would make him, she realized after the wedding that whatever feelings she had for Commander Mike was merely an infatuation, she did not feel sad in any way that she was not married to him. Her only disappointment was in Jared, she needed to know why they had disguised Jared as Michael? Jared from the look of him was not one to fear unless he was considering someone Like he did her just now with her father. Realization clicked to Mary at the thought. She was certain Jared married her for a reason.Living in the Stone mansion was not going to be an easy one, being married to a man like Jared Stone was not going to be stress-free. S