was fina

keup artist did the final touches on Lena'

Lisa and said,

o pack her things

jected the makeup offer when Lisa suggested it to her, but Li

d go crazy once he sets his eyes on you today."

ena was sitting and cradle

want to

ay, she won't be coming back to her father's

n't want to live with

a cross, or we stop at a standstill." Lisa caressed her back and kiss

uld read the uncertainty in her voice and ex

wn. Though Lena just wanted to make things simple, she didn't want to give Darian the impression th

yes roamed the room. She felt homesick already. She w

the slit that cut right to her knees revealed her well-toned legs, and her perfectly ca

irlfriend. She looked at her again and nodded at the choice of gown she made.

rch program starts in an hour. We shoul

was close to tears. "I don't want to do this. I'm so afraid." She hel

uld see the trepidation in Lena's countenance bu

our tears." She pressed her lips together and shrugged her shoulders whe

a met her father, who sat in the livin

oked so beautiful and innocent, her hair was curly and packed to the back, her long gown graciously flowed and she looked so perfect as she

once she was stand

Bowing her head, she waite

day." He muttered in a gentle voice. H

e coming back to this house after today." She sniffed, about

aids. He will send them over tomorrow

t further. All that mattered to her was her father's

nutes. We have to leave now." She told him,

hem; Darian had sent a car to go pick up his bride. L

-

urch premises. Lena got down from the ca

clutching the tip of t

eing sealed with a man. After that day, there was no going back, she was

, giving up, and running out of the church, but it was already late

ing, and he loathed that she kept him waiting, bu

k suit, he dropped his hair this time, and

ich smelled expensive. He had his eye

nce in the church, just the couple, Lisa, Gavin, and Darian's Cha

spreading across his face. "You ke

she looked over at the pr

n the couple together. The priest approached them with a bible

to make before I join you two toge

his head with

n, do you have a toast

the same r

ish every day of my life, for better or worse till death do us part." The priest called out, and Darian said slowly after him, but he wasn

; Lena looked into his eyes and felt nothing at all; she let out an exasper

ws?" The priest asked her, and she looked

he priest she didn't want to marry Daria

est and nodded in response

ows, she took the ring and held Darian's beautiful lean fingers; she gently put it on

ur bride." The pries

d her first kiss, she widened her eyes in sh

ly lifted the veil, cupped her face in h

ars, and those words alone sent quivers do

very quickly. Lena felt no impact from the kiss, she looked at her father again,

I now pronounce you husband and wife!"

couldn't stop beating hard, but there was no going back

of holy matrimony, they

d Lisa for the last time be

elling up in her eyes. "I don't know what will become of me I'm

e are always there for you. No matter how hard it gets, you ca

ed. "I blame myself for this." He patt

head. "I have to leave now.

put a call across if something goes wrong."

ed to them as she was going to the car to meet Darian, she g

ack to your father's house

at him and s

She still didn't respond to him. The chauffeur star

at was it, she was going to his hou

d go back to her father. But the deal was done, she was starting

her doom in the han