The weather was just perfect, and I could imagine how beautiful the church would be with the natural light shining in from above. Despite Reiner’s teasing that we were going to be late, we arrived at the church roughly on time. The staff team and our stylists were already there to greet us. Queen’s friend and her team did an outstanding job in helping me organize everything the way that I wanted. “We still have some time before you need to do your make up and all that. What about you walk around and check on things. The flower and decorations look amazing even if I do say so myself,” Queen’s friend said proudly. I could tell that she was right even before I took a step into the small church. The flowers decorating the entry way to the church was exactly the color that I had wanted. A combination of orange, blush pink, and red coupled with deep green leaves. All those warm tone colors were colors of the sunset that I loved, and the color somewhat matches with the color that Reiner to
It took quite a lot of help from the other wonderful ladies in the room for me to get into my wedding dress. I hesitated quite a lot when I was choosing my wedding dress. Fortunately, having the picture of the location in mind truly helped me pick out what I thought was the perfect dress for the wedding. After trying on a few options, I decided to choose a white sleeveless dress with a corset top decorated with flower lace embroidered with small crystals with a flowing white skirt. It was simple but not too simple and the flow of the skirt made the dress look magical when I moved around. “Thank you very much,” I thanked everyone when the dress was finally on me. I looked at my reflection in the floor length mirror and I felt more than satisfied with how I looked. The wedding dress was nothing compared to the luxurious and large wedding gown that Angela chose for her wedding, but I felt like this suited the image that I wanted more. The most important part was that this dress wasn’t
One surprise followed another in rapid succession and my mind felt blurry. “I got a phone call. It was very surprising, but I quickly connected the dots. King is…a very unique man. He told me that his son had decided to marry my daughter and in fact you two were already married. He said that he thought that it would be bad manners if he didn’t let me know about it,” Lucien said as he recalled the peculiar conversation that he had with King. “Aha…” I mumbled, speechless. “I asked him if my daughter had a proper wedding that was befitting of her social standing. At that point, I just bluntly demanded that both King and Reiner give you a proper wedding that you more than deserve and that I was going to be there no matter what,” Lucien stated a little too proudly. So…that was what happened…“I was surprised when King didn’t hesitate to agree. He also arranged to fly me over and all that…” Lucien said before he smiled down at me again. King must have made special exceptions for Lucien
Compared to the vows that we exchanged in the cave, the traditional vows in a church paled completely in comparison. Unlike the honest and original vows where we picked the words that best expresses our feelings, these vows seem bounded by tradition. Not like there were no upsides, it definitely made things easier. After saying our ‘I do’s in part of the traditional vow, we exchanged rings. The crowd cheered loudly as romantic music played in the background. For formality’s sake, Reiner placed a chaste and very ceremonial kiss on my lips. I found that a little funny compared to how hot and demanding his kisses usually are and I couldn’t help but giggle a little to myself. Reiner smiled at me with a hint of laughter in his eyes and I figured that he must have found it a little amusing as well. “You look more like a bride…than before…” he whispered as he stood next to me. “Are you trying to say that I look stunningly beautiful?” I asked, trying to decode his words. “Yeah…” he replie
“Sit down,” Lucien said as he gestured for both of us to take a seat opposite from where he was seated.Although this mansion wasn’t his house, Lucien still eluded a clear aura of authority. I sat down while Reiner held my hand supportively. I got so nervous as the silence between us stretched on that I started playing around with Reiner’s thick and long fingers. “I’ll try to keep this as short as possible. I’m sorry that we have to do this today but I’m flying back tomorrow so this is probably the only chance that we’ve got to talk,” Lucien said before he came to a pause. “You’re leaving so soon…” I whispered sadly.He just got here…“Don’t worry. I’ll be back to visit you sooner or later,” Lucien said reassuringly.“Really?” I asked in pure surprise. “Yup. I got King’s permission and all that already,” Lucien said with a small laugh.I guess Reiner was right. King and Lucien must be on very good terms with each other. “What did you want to talk to us about?” Reiner asked, cuttin
“Just think of it as doing me a favor if you will,” Lucien said with a warm smile. “Fine. I’ll go along with whatever you see fit,” I replied in defeat. “Great. It’s settled then. Reiner, can you give us a moment alone?” Lucien requested with a smile. “Sure. I’ll be waiting just outside,” Reiner replied to Lucien before turning to talk to me.“Ok…” I replied. …“Are you happy here?” Lucien asked the moment that the door closed behind Reiner, and we were alone.“Yes, I’m very happy here,” I replied without hesitation. “That’s good. You’ll be safe here too,” Lucien said with a sigh of relief. “Yes…” I replied softly. “Let me say what I want to say. This will probably sound very bad for your husband to hear so I had him step outside for a bit,” Lucien said before a thoughtful look crossed his face. “Ok…” I said softly as I waited for Lucien to compose his words. “Money isn’t everything, but it can and usually plays a role in the balance of power between two people in a relations
I had to choose, and I have already chosen. There is no point in trying to learn how things are on the other side. “Goodbye. I hope you come back to visit us soon. Have a safe flight,” I said while trying to look cheerful. My brave front probably could have fooled anyone except for Lucien and Reiner. Lucien nodded his head at me before pulling me into a hug. “Be happy and don’t let anyone bully you…” Lucien whispered into my ear.It sounded like a joke, but I knew that he was dead serious about it. Lucien was always and will probably always be overprotective. “Please take care…” I whispered in return. After showing me one last smile, Lucien got into the car that would take him to the airport. I had no idea when I would get to see Lucien again. As if there was an understanding between us, we never agreed to keep in touch on a regular basis. …There was just a small break between our wedding and the honeymoon trip that we had planned. It didn’t take us long to agree on taking a pr
Mum, if you’re still looking down at me from above, I hope you can see that I’ve found happiness now. I’m doing great for myself and there is nothing that you need to worry about anymore…Since Reiner didn’t know and there were strict policies in place in disclosing names of clients at King’s company, I had given up on finding who was behind my mother’s death. For a while, I thought that it no longer mattered if I knew the truth or not. Time had passed, life moved on, and most importantly, I had moved on. I stared at the document on my laptop’s screen and realized that it felt so different to know the truth. Finally, thanks to Zak, I can fully put this behind me. Perhaps it was because his mother was responsible for my mother’s death that Zak wanted to share this information with me. Maybe he felt like it was his responsibility to expose his mother’s crimes and all that she had done to hurt me. Madame Francesca was never been kind to me and she probably saw me as less than a human be