Chapter eleven Don't do itShe stood out there, in the cold. It was very dark outside and she realized how much time they had spent dining. Even though she had no appetite to eat, she couldn't excuse herself from the table abruptly. Then after dinner, she needed some fresh air and privacy. And came outside.It was more worse outside than where she came out from. She literally thought she could get some privacy being away from the family members but she was wrong. Lookouts littered everywhere. They stood meters away from each other, standing upright, keeping their guards up, and almost never blinking their eyes in several minutes. They had wiretapping devices on and probably, had firearms on them.On a side of the main building, where she was, there were close to twenty men. And as she sized them all up with discontentment, one man walked towards her from a different direction. As soon as he got to her, he curtsied her before he started to talk. "Milady, is there anything you need out

Chapter thirteen Bloody! "Look at you...looking prettier than ever." Darcey squealed happily after the stylists and make-up artists declared they were done with Erin. They left the dressing room immediately and the bride's friends were allowed in. Darcey and Heidi. Her bridesmaids. "I know right. She stuns in that simple dress. Ugh...i envy your beauty, Erin." Heidi remarked and they all laughed. No one could see through Erin. What she portrayed was different from what she felt on the inside. Heidi knew the truth but Darcey didn't. Maybe Heidi understood her but wasn't trying to show it? Well, it was her wedding. The first and probably the only one in her lifetime. She didn't intend to enjoy any bit of it. She was just going to play the 'happy' bride for that day. "I'd like to see the dress fully." Darcey requested, interrupting her thoughts. Erin smiled broadly before she stood up from the dressing stool and walked to the long mirror fixed to the wall on a side of the room. "

Chapter fifteen Her new familyShe never explored the house the first time she came. The house seemed more spacious on the inside than the exterior looked. She had walked up a long, curvy stairway, following the lead of a maid. They finally got to the second floor and she was thrown into an ocean of astonishment. There were several doors that probably led to bedrooms.The maid stopped in front of a room and turned to her. "My lady, this is your room. All your things have been put in place. Do you need anything else?"Erin was absent-minded for a second. "Nothing. You can leave now, thank you."After the young lady left, Erin held the knob and pushed the door.It was her room. Of course. She stepped in and her heart skipped a beat. Her gaze rested on a hefty-looking frame who was half bare. He was shirtless,standing behind the handrail at the upper balcony with his rear turned to her. She was utterly shocked to find him there and it didn't seem like he noticed her presence. They wer

Chapter seventeen Fitting inErin returned back to the family manor after taking a short tour around town with Kian. It was as quiet as it used to be, on the outside. She walked in and heard the ladies giggling from a part of the house."I'll go get it." She heard Scarlett say. Scarlett stopped in her track out of the kitchen on setting her eyes on Erin. "Erin." She called with a very broad smile. "You're back. Come join us in the kitchen." It wasn't a request. An order that nicely came out.Grandma Lucy and Harriet were in the kitchen. The ladies were obviously preparing some dishes, making the maids and butler excuse them. "Come here, help me chop these vegetables." Grandma Lucy reached out to her and she complied quietly. The ladies were chatting but she couldn't chip in. Not that. She wasn't actually good at socializing. With people older at that."Erin." Scarlett called out of the blue."Yes mother.""You and Jayden has spent a few nights together so far...and I want to believ

Chapter nineteen Standing in"12 p.m. it is then. I'll see you soon." She replied and dropped the call, then strode to the kitchen."Gosh...i'm starving." She muttered under her breath and looked into all the kitchen cabinets. Then she wore a look of setback on. "Shit! I can't believe there are no groceries." She cried. She hadn't gone grocery shopping ever since they moved in. It was either she ate out or got food delivered. She had been too occupied with setting up the house to her own taste. Jayden allowed her. He never interfered. He seemed okay with whatever she wanted. Finding out who bought her company and running her business from afar was a real tussle.She went into her room and came out, dressed casually. She noticed the door to his room was opened ajar. However, she ignored him and went out. Getting back in after two hours, she dropped the groceries and she noticed the position of Jayden's door never changed. She looked around the house too and not even the tiniest obje