Evie
I was taken aback by his sweet gesture. We had been close for a while but things were getting better day by day, and my hopes were starting to touch the sky.
Maybe he could actually be my soulmate. The one who’ll love me as much as I would love him. Maybe it didn’t have to be just a business marriage.
He smiled. “Now, you should take a shower. I mean unless you want to stare at me for the rest of the time.”
I blushed and sneaked a glance at his bare chest, blushing even more. He was so sexy, and he was actually… good. He made me feel safe and secure. Even after what happened with Lucifer and almost the betrayal, he thought he had, he trusted me again and I knew in my heart that I wouldn’t ever betray him.
“No, I-I will shower.” I stepped back and with a smile, took my dress and went into the bathroom. I could feel his gaze on me all the while until I locked the door.
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Damien
My fingers went through the pile of congratulatory cards in my hand. The wedding hadn’t occurred yet, but citizens of this country — Vietnam — had sent so many priceless wishes in the mail.
My men delivered them to me and I couldn’t help but smile. I was unaware that the world could actually give a shit about someone. I mean, why else would they write such heartfelt messages? It is not like I would be distributing them money in return.
I heard footsteps and my excited gaze shifted to Evie, who stepped down the white stairs in her long white gown. A smile formed on my lips and I stood up.
When she looked at me, she became self-conscious and blushed. I went towards the end of the stairs and took her hand into mine.
“Hey, we’re still in our house and not the church.” She said, shyly.I was mesmerized by her beauty.“I am not here to treat you good only when we’re in the church. It is not my style.”
She looked at me and a captivating smile made its way to her lips. “We’re… uh, I have a weird question.”
“Yeah?” I asked as we moved to the couch and she sat down beside me.“Okay, um… Is this a love marriage?”I looked at her and somehow, I didn’t know the answer. It was as if she was asking me if I loved her.
How could I be sure when I didn’t know what love is?
“I don’t know. You tell me.”
She smiled and looked down. “To be honest, I had no such plan when we first met. I mean… even after I agreed to marry you, it was—”
“Kidnapping with permission?”
She laughed. “Yeah. But it is… it has changed so much till then.”
“What has changed?”“My feelings.” She looked into my eyes. “You’re beautiful in so many ways, Damien. You’re not the man I thought I knew.”
I looked down and smiled. “Is that so?”
“Yes. And you’re not the man you show. You have gotten so engrossed in putting up the mask that you mix it all up. You don’t even realize that while pretending to be cold and ignorant, you almost lost what you really are.”
It was hard to open up. It was scary to think she knew me that well. It was scarier to think that she held the power to destroy me. It was scariest to believe she could love me.
“And you bring out the best in me.” I looked at her. “I am happy that we’re getting married. And I mean it. I mean that I think this is a love marriage.”
Her cheeks turned red as she kept her head on my shoulder. “I can’t fight you there.”
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Trevor
“A-And?” I asked with a stutter and cursed under my breath for feeling nervous.
Lucifer turned toward me with a dangerous expression. I tried to keep my cool as a small smirk appeared on his face.
“I know you still care about your best friend. Well, the thing is… Amelia loved you. She really did. But now she’s dead. Do you really want to betray her and forgive Damien? You know how toxic and manipulative he is. When he saw that you became happy and he didn’t, what do you think was the first thought that crossed his mind?”
His words made more sense to me than life. It was true that Damien wasn’t happy. It was also true that I was finally happy with Amelia and was going to get married to her soon. So, why was it impossible for him to be jealous? And if he was jealous, it wasn’t impossible for him to just shoot her to end it all.
“And he is a cold-hearted monster. Killing Amelia was as easy for him as breathing. I even think he enjoyed it.”
I looked at him with determination.
“So, what’s the plan?”Lucifer seemed satisfied with my reply. He played with the ring on his finger. “Do you know where they are?”
“I will do anything to find out. But I know Damien is doing everything to save himself and Evie from me. I just want… I want to snatch what he snatched from me. I just want him to lose Evie!”After a moment of silence, I was welcomed with the best reply I thought I could get at the moment.
“That’s exactly what I want.” He came to me. “Find them. I will do the rest.”I nodded slowly as he left the place. It was pretty sure that because Marcus was dead, I was the only connection between him and Damien. I was still unaware of why he killed Marcus, but I knew it had something to do with the plan I knitted. Maybe he didn’t want Evie to die. Well, then she doesn’t need to.
I ordered all of my men to vigorously search for Damien and Evie. They left the country, so they could be anywhere. Good thing that I had connections in most countries.
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Damien's POV"And that is supposed to...what? Interest me?" I tilted my head in sarcasm and chuckled as I sat comfortably in my seat. "You have a death wish?"The man shivered with fear. I let out a calm breath."This is the third time you've wasted my time. You know that if you irritate me…" I left it at that because I knew my smirk was enough to complete the sentence.He had visible fear on his face. "I--I-am sorry, boss," he stuttered. "I-I will make this right—"I took out my gun and pointed it at him. His eyes widened and he took a few shaky steps back from my desk. "B-boss---""You stupid pitiful fools," I chuckled and got up. "You don't even know when to shut up, do you?"He looked down and continued taking deep breaths. I turned off the safety of my gun and he squinted his eyes."Last words?" 
Damien’s POVI was just finishing up my documents when someone knocked on the door.“Come in,” I said without looking up.“Oh, Damien. Always working!”I looked up, irritated. “Why are you here?”“Don’t be such a jerk, Damien.” She walked toward me and leaned over on the table, showing her cleavage. I looked sideways and then down at my paper, shattering her intentions.“Stop working!” She said excitedly so and was about to take my document away when I caught her hand in between. “You should walk out of here,” I said with a dark voice.“You know I get really tingly when you use your threatening tone. It is so… sexy.”I was reaching my level of frustration with her.“You want to seduce me, don’t you?&rdq
Damien’s POV“The work is done, boss,” Michael — one of my people — informed me. I nodded and he left the room.I rubbed my forehead and sighed. Things have been difficult without Trevor. He wasn’t just a business partner, he was my best friend. Now, he had just… disappeared for three days.I can’t find him. I don’t even know if I should.Anyway, the work was done, so it was time to go home. I got up and as I left the cabin, my eyes fell on a woman standing near the door. I raised my eyebrow.“Do I know you?”She looked at me and gasped. “Ah— no, no sir. I–I was, uh, just…”“Calm down,” I said as I sensed how scared she was.She took a deep breath.“Y-yeah. Uh, I was… um, appointed by Mr. Trevor Hall to assist you in
Damien’s POVI let out a shaky breath at the person I saw.“You?” I asked with resentment in my voice, “how did you get in?”The man laughed with pleasure and let out a fake-warm smile. “Oh, son. I still have the key to this house because… why? Oh! Because this is my fucking house!”I chuckled. “Yours? Seriously?” I took a dominating step toward him. “Do you have the papers to prove that?”“Oh, you’re so naive. Always involving lawyers, and… police… and judges… courts… These are family matters, my son.”“First of all, I am not your fucking son,” I said, “Second, this is not a family matter.”“Oh don’t worry, I don’t need your house. I came here bearing gifts!”
Damien’s POVIt was 4 AM when I returned back to my bedroom. The drinks couldn’t get me high, but I was okay with it. After all, I had to go to work.I took some rest and woke up at 6 AM, got ready by 6:30, and then reached my office by 7:30. I knew Evie must be coming soon, but I was reluctant to tell her what I wanted.Well, not wanted.It was 8:15 when she finally came up to the door and knocked. It was a transparent door, so I nodded and she came in.“Goodmorning, boss. I, um, will report to you regarding all the meetings in ten minutes. A lot of people—”I cut her in between. “I need to ask you something.”She stopped and some worry lines appeared on her forehead.“Y-yes, boss?”“If there was a demand, a not… normal demand from me, would you listen?”
Evie’s POV“Who is she?” I heard Mr. Trevor Hall say to Damien with a shocked and worried expression.“You know her. You hired her, so you don’t need to act like you don’t know her,” Damien was rather cold and I felt as if I was between two icebergs.Shit, the titanic couldn’t take one iceberg.Trevor smirked. “Well, I guess you forgot the rules. No strangers.”“She is not a stranger,” he looked at me and I grew more nervous. Suddenly, he took my hand in his, and I stared widely at our connection. “She is my wife-to-be.”That didn’t go well because Trevor squinted his eyes and looked at him with disgrace. “You’re setting up your happy after with the person I hired after you ruined mine?”“Well, life is ironic.” He shrugged. “Do
DamienIt was weird having someone with me at the house, but I guess, everything will change someday.“Which room should I take?” I heard Evie as she entered the house.“Your choice,” I said, knowing that it was impossible she would choose the one I stay in out of the sixty others.“Well.” She sighed deeply. “You live alone?”“The servants are gone, so yeah, I am alone right now,” I smirked and said in a tone that made her face red.She looked down. “I-I will find some room now.”I smiled as I watched her move toward one of the rooms.“By the way, I would suggest looking through all the rooms and choosing the one you like!” I shouted because she was a little far away.She looked back and nodded slowly. I smirked and went to my room, which was on the second floor.&nb
Damien“Where did you find Evie?” I asked him. He looked at me with suspicion.“How does that matter?”“Well, she was the only one new—”“So you brought her to our secret base and let her hear our conversation without trusting her?”“You know there is no one we can trust!” I shouted. “We can never be sure!”“No. No, that is not true. I trusted you and you failed our plan.”I scoffed. “You want to pin that on me?”“Yes, actually.” He got up. “I should’ve never called you.”“And I should've never accepted someone you hired.”“And I should’ve never told you about my fiancee because you are so fucking jealous of everything.”I chuckled. “What?”“Yes. That’s what it