The Substitute Bride He Could Never Replace

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, your attenti

fog in my head. Over the bed was a woman I didn't know,

y up enough, she s

jointed, I felt like I was trying to assemble a dream that was slipping away from me. I g

was

d next to me, my

I came out and there was a small crowd: an older man and an older woman, bot

night. Now sober, and angry, his gray eyes had fixe

is," he s

fore I could get a word in,

" Elara

er dress was torn at the shoulder and mascara was smeared down both cheeks. S

the group. "You left me in the basement! Yo

for words. "But that is not what happe

entire body trembling. "I pleaded with you to

ue. I don't want this marriage. You know that. I didn't w

nchanged. It did not get

rately. "Come on, you've to take my word for i

believe you. I don't think for one minute

, the door opened agai

his eyes immediately went to Elara; h

cried, running to his arms. "She wanted to ta

ng in disbelief. "You know that's a lie, you drugged me

this is the kind of thing that I was afraid of. I told y

ault I got married to him! You threatened me! You

. I just wanted my daughters to be provided for, Neriah has always been je

art was pounding so hard

lieve what?" Cassi

id suddenly wiping at her eyes.

her feet running towards the basement stairs, me running behind her. Later scenes revealed her

ock her in there, she came to me first, she was hiding from somet

am seeing here." Said

There was a section where she sou

aid, Neriah, stop making excuses, you're a liar , accept it. You stole

ion now in my voice. "Please, som

ew the Ashbournes had already made their judgment on me before I

heard, low but unmistakable

marry, my name is on the contract. It should have been me in that wedding dress. She stole my weddi

ssi

u signed it, too. It's not that easy anymore to end it now, immediatel

tight and I

e for a short time, due to the legal situation we are now in – you will

s said in that room, but I thought of the bag of medication, the tre

d.I swallowed my pride an

ge." Cassian said, "So, once 6 months pass and we can divorc

d not

for a long time befo

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