la's

An arranged marriage,and to make matters worse, it had to be with a man

he burden in my chest would ease, or the bile o

but maybe he was just busy,or perhaps, I wasn't his type like he had so graciously stated. E

he wall, too emotionally unstable to get up and face the day. Then a

e? What if he had come

ngth to fight. Not today. Not

hest as the knock persisted, my hear

derly maid from across the door.

ht,probably thanks to my paranoid fear of surrendering my body to a

orm, her hair pinned tightly into a

d friends have begun. We need your presence to finalize the prefere

had fo

I have f

st, Salvatore's parting words

family aw

Of course, his arrogant ass would want to be ex

..Eva, I remembered,

rry on without me. Just... don'

seemed to think better of it and

ed me. But whatever her problem was, it wa

thering was meant for the bride's family and friends, along with a few

*

ared gown. My hair had been slicked back into a wet, sleek style, and my mak

y door, and I sighed

open before

ergy infectiously bright. I yelped with excitement a

from the club as I was coming up here. He looked real comfo

, and I quietly went to s

it. Her eyes widened. "No way..." s

ips pressed to

onfused, her gaze bouncing betwe

her eyes off me. "T

wide, I was afraid they

that," I muttered.

a," Allegra said and h

ore, a loud announcement

should get ready. They w

t g

ina trailed off as the d

rrived and no one informed me. I had given Eva a specific

alked off, as Carina trailed behind her. Allegra had made her dislik

firmly at his sides. When he didn't pull me in, I stepped back. It wasn't

ment but where the fuck is Salvatore?

fuck about that mu

reful with how you use that word around here, girl," he warn

in defiantly.

"Well, you bette

pond, the announce

should be ready to co

firm, almost bruising. "My family...our family is about to experience th

't car

nt to get involved," he hissed, cutting me off. "You know what t

"Why are you acting l

this doesn't work, your dead parents will be disappointed

left m

ela, get him o

turned and walked out of my roo

's voice echoed again, giving me n

before I cou

oom. Down

t the far end of the hallway, the one guarded with silence and thick tension.

itated for half a se

ans

gain, harde

l no

ne being

ndle and pushed

e he

vat

d halfway to reveal the toned chest I hated myself for noticing. His hair was slightly tousled lik

s pie

ng

ted righ

twisted. This wasn't fair. He had

mile. "Did you come here to beg me to

i

t like a slap

at crawled up my neck and pooled somewhere dangerous. I crossed

"I came to tell you

as if my words didn't matte

ur fucking cerem

air with the grace of a predator. "I a

des. "Then you'll be the

ur family will be the one publicly humiliated. Not me. After all..." He wa

ing

k but froze,Brian's voice rin

ppointed in how you threw away an

y tongue so har

etween us, hea

the wall, arms crossed. "I'l

d my eyes

o the white shirt on his body, "...a

y stopped. "Ne

t," he said calmly, alrea

rough my veins. Fine. Let him rot in here

weds make their appearance," the anno

h

hand was on

eamed at me

pping off my tongue be

e. I'll