ay

me. I ran faster towards the mansion, han

ef was so tensed the

ed to rant this on my face", I shrugged,

. I didn't know how dada was gon

Eveline and Mark were checking on the workers and handling the decoration. They were the chief servants, according to them as they had been l

nd I needed a strong coffee or anything, I chose to meet D

urling my forehead. "Thank God! You're finally here", Dhruv, my twenty years old brot

ou should have some common sense. I'd be comin

nicked. "But da

. You don't need to worry a

Dhruv grumbled. "He

my head. "Dada goe

d you even check your phone? Today is you

ng at me. I lowered my voice and glared at him again. "Listen, don't act like you know better than me,

ll the time. He was not like this before. We were too close until I got into co

, a thunderous voice echoed into the hall

me a graveyard. I could sense the inten

ed in no moment. It was not like I was afraid of him and he was cruel. H

yes glimmered, eyebrows swirled and cheekbones raised as he clenched his jaw. His wrath was visible to me. I gulp

mbled in a j

nd reached me, keep

again, this time louder than before. I almost

iends. So, I drank a bit more than every time. I didn't know

ou're lying. You were not with your friends. Do you think I didn't interrogate them? I'

ng? Well, my friends didn't know that I had s

ng at dada finally since I was not at fault at this. "When I was talking to you,

our friends all the time? Which bride gets mi

lbania as the most powerful businessman though I knew the secrets behind his success that it

argue with him anymore. I was already feeling guilty for break

d lose their control if women spread their legs for them and they just jump over the women. But that guy changed the whole perspective which I had about men

inking about him on the day of my engagement. It was just a one night stand. That's i

e messed up, he was the first. Dang! Amayra just stop! I

e. "Lily", he called the youngest mai

to him and stopped a foo

e engagement ceremony. She isn't even

it won't be happening again

istake in this house", I sensed his voice breaking and looked at him. He ha

igging myself in his

w that he was broken from inside too. "Okay, enough of all this", he broke the hu

she mumbled.

to head tow

boss of my life. I didn't believe that I could ever be a delicate queen of some powerful king who would

by him whenever he would need me, i

assume something optimistic, I ended up reminding myself that he was a gangsta

to. However, what could anyone expect from a girl like me who always lo

first. I'll be calling the

w. Don't be so formal", I steppe

t know why I chose orange to pair with black but it didn't look too bad. On the walls, there were a lot of posters for my idols, all those female wrestlers whom I adored an

hoped to take them with me. No one could stop me from taking my things and

oom. It would be a little tough for me to act like a typical girl

of your shit. I scolded mysel

my medals and belts. I came to my senses. "I know you're not so

m with this marriage. I'm just afraid of being disappointed. You know I'm not like other girls. I alw

uzzled my back and ma

uched my chin. "Go and take a bath. Then have some rest be

I could still feel the presence of him. It was just sex and it affected me so much just because I had never experienced this in my life

off the aroma of him from my body. No matter how much effective he

was a group of stylist and beautician in my room, almost filling the whole

had worn a carmine red off-shoulder gown with a heavy diamond necklace which felt like a rope to death around my neck. If I was not wrong, it was sent by my would-be fiancee. Th

lls on it and the stylists

You're looking so beautiful. I'm sure that you're gonna crash that person who crashes the whole Albani

go now?",

f was waiti

on hall, stepping out of my

rive yet?",

t y

ng pictures continuously and other people related to professional services. We didn't have any family members. From childhood, I only saw dada and Dhruv. He never told me about my par

eached him. "Remember Altaaf uncle?", he pointed a man, standing with him just to save t

with a smile.

ve that you've grown

s desperately waiting for the ceremony, maybe waiting for him. Surprisingly, I still didn't know the n

e glued to

me, abruptly appearing behind as I

I shrugged in a low tone, glaring at

ghts?", he rais

next month. I don't know which date they are gonna fix", I l

ce", he giggled. I would definitely slap him hard if we w

I grumbled as he

time to settle the cars there. Your groom will be here at

could feel my body getting cold, still, I was sweating, my nerves wer

ed in my whole life. One

is here", Dhruv teased me again but

tall man with a robust body, wearing a navy blue suit entered inside. I sensed like my heart had stopped beating for a minute. My eyes got stuck on his calm and cold face. His eyes we

ters stopped taking his pictures. During

, taking me out of my thoughts. I glared at Lily who was mischievou

pressed about the marriage and that one night stand. And then my so-called groom didn't even notice me prope

t's how brides get teased during t

, Dhru

Please, don't nag me more"

v giggled as I immediately punched him hard and started slappi

o shut your mouth?",

s I turned back and my eyes met his ones straight. Our eyes locked for the first time but instead of finding it casual or r

I got numb during the eye contact and came to m

aham Harris", dada introduced him to me while my eyes were still locked with him.

stretched his lips at the rig

at him. "This is my only granddaughter, Amayra Mehta. Fifteen black

wn eyes continued exploring every detail of my face. Da