Chapter 20"You are not serious about it, right?" Ralph asked his brother when he told him about his plan to catch the masked man.Liam arched a brow, "And why do you think that?"Ralph straightened in his chair, "He is your best friend, he stood by you in every thick and thin. Liam is getting married in five days. You have to be kidding me if you are thinking about Striking Alexandrio to hurt Dmitry. For God's sake, he asked you to be his best man two days ago."Liam sighed. "And I will be his best man. I care about him, Ralph. I do or why do you think I am not executing my plan yet. Let him enjoy a few days of happiness. My heart is not made of stone."Ralph couldn't digest it. His brother was talking as if it didn't matter to him if Alexandrio remained alive or not! "You know Liam, I never said this but you are as twisted as our father. Can't you see anything more than business? That man stood against his brother for you!"Liam put the whiskey glass on the table and raised a finge
Chapter 21Liam Knight was furious. His hands twitched to torture, someone, her. His eyes turned dark but he somehow turned around to not let her see the reflection of his thoughts on his face."I want to know you before taking such a big step in my life. Please be patient with me."Liam squeezed his eyes shut. "Only thirty more days left, little one. I won't give you more than that, little one."Aurora shook her head. "Love and acceptance take time, but let's see if you can convince me to marry you in a month, Mr Knight," saying that she turned to leave but Liam grabbed her hand and yanked her back to him."I am sure you will be crying while accepting my proposal, Mrs Knight."Aurora raised her brows, "such confidence you have, Mr Knight!""Your husband is a very confident man."Aurora nodded with a chuckle. He had been calling himself her husband for a long time and she started to like it. That you are," she said in a teasing manner but then in a completely serious tone. "Don't tre
Chapter 22"You look beautiful, Em!" Aurora whispered to her friend who smiled happily. Emily's life turned into a fairy tale romance and now she was having a fairytale wedding."Xandrio gifted me this, last night." She said, showing her pearl bowtie pendant studded with diamonds to Aurora. "It's as beautiful as you are," Aurora hugged Emily tightly. She was happy for her but her thoughts kept wondering how Liam would react when she told him that she was ready to take the next step into their relationship."Aurora, I know it sounds mean but I don't feel comfortable in the presence of Alexandrio's brother. It's weird!"Her chain of thoughts broke and she nodded at her friend. "You can't change his family, Em! Chill, and enjoy."She nodded, "Where is Susan?" Emily asked knowing that she would be able to understand her situation better than Aurora. Her name was enough to make Aurora sad. She craved talking to Susan but couldn't. "Don't you know? Is she alright, Emily?"Emily sighed. "
Chapter 23Aurora looked at herself in the mirror for the last time. She was wearing a white nightie with lace lingerie inside it. She was excited and nervous at the same time. "You can do it, Aurora," she said, taking a long breath to calm her racing heart. She twisted her lips inside in apprehension and walked out of the closet. Liam was taking a shower, so she decided to light the scented candles she ordered from the best candle store in Vancouver. The soft vanilla fragrance filled the air of the room. She did everything to make the night memorable for them. She never felt this sure in her life. Liam was smiling confidently ear to ear, tonight he would make her his. He had waited for a long time for this day. The things he did to make her, his, could not be defined in words. He recalled their journey, from the day his father showed him her photograph and her insulting words to him to this day when she was decorating the room to surprise him. He chuckled. "Oh Little one, this mo
Chapter 24"Emily Smith, Do you take Alexandrio Kyschove, as your loyally wedded husband?" "I do." There was applause from the people gathered to witness the joyful wedding ceremony of Emily and Alexandrio. Aurora was smiling ear to ear watching the ceremony for a moment she imagined herself and Liam taking the sacred wedding vows. Liam's eyes went to Aurora's happy face. Now, he was even more determined to propose to her today. The seductive wedding atmosphere was a plus point on his plan. Today, she would say yes to him. Susan's eyes drifted to Ralph for a nanosecond. He was looking at the bride and groom with an unreadable expression on his face. Susan looked away from him. He was no one in her life anymore. She was right when she told Emily that she was lost for a moment but she found herself again, this love and relationship was not for her. She was happy in her one-night stand lifestyle, there won't be heartbreaks or pain anymore. She reminded herself of the promise she mad
Chapter 25When Emily danced with Dmitry her heart was beating so fast that she heard it would jump out of her body. He had this sardonic expression on his face that she was scared of being in his personal space. "I know you are not comfortable around me but there is no need to be scared of me, I will not harm you, Emily. You are part of my family now."Emily gulped the heaviness and nodded. "May I ask you something?" She couldn't help but ask.Dmitry nodded. "You may."Alexandrio asked me not to speak about it but I couldn't hide my curiosity about it anymore. "How did you end up with this mark on your face?"Dmitry chuckled when he recalled the incident. But he couldn't tell her the reality of the incident. Not until his brother shared the truth about their identities with his wife. So he told her the thing he told everyone who isn't aware of his real identity. "As I have already told you before, I was in the army, it happens during one of the training sessions. If this mark was th
Chapter 26"My love, you are shining, is there something you wanted to tell me, Aurora?" Ethan asked his daughter who shook her head like a child. "Nothing, I am just happy for Emily. She got married to Alexandrio. Oh, dad, it was a dream come true for her. She looked so beautiful in her wedding dress, I can't express her happiness in words."Thin lines appeared around Ethan's eyes as he looked at his daughter. Her eyes were shining in happiness. "Are you sure, Love? Because as far as I can see, my little daughter is hiding something from me."Aurora closed her eyes in shyness. She couldn't hide anything from her father. He has the power to look into her soul. "Dad, I am going to say yes, this time."Ethan Kings forgot to breathe for a moment. He blinked twice before coming back to his senses. "Yes to Liam for the marriage?" He asked to confirm.Aurora nodded repeatedly, "yes dad. But it's not that easy, you know. First, he has to do something unique and special for me then only I wo
Chapter 27Aurora hugged Emily tightly. "I will miss you, a lot, Em!" Emily kissed her friend. "I will miss you both too but I will be back in a month and then we are going to open our own brand. We won't let our dream die just because I am now married to The Belle's owner."Aurora laughed. "So you want to give competition to your own husband, couple goals, Em!" She whistled, making Emily burst out laughing. "You want to know something?" She asked Emily, who raised her brows in question, "what?""I threw a challenge at Liam that if I like the way he proposed to me I would say yes to him."Emily's eyes widened. "It means you are ready to marry him."Aurora nodded happily, her eyes went to Susan who looked away from them when their eyes met. While Aurora was chatting with Emily Susan was silently watching the two of them glowing in happiness. She was happy for them, genuinely happy but it hurted her when she thought about herself. Emily noticed her silence, Aurora did too but her p