Deadly Desire: A Tale of Love & Betrayal
l, but when it's forbidden, it can scorch t
in love, and marry him. Instead, she found herself bound to an unwanted marriage
p bound to a man who was the complete opposite of everything she had ever dreamed of. It was not just that he
wn her spine, and every time he spoke, i
the right places, the veil cascading down her back. Her hair was pulled back in a sleek ponytail, and her makeup
oor open. She turned around to see Natasha standing in the door
bella asked, trying to keep he
you," Natasha said,
in a few minutes, so make i
u stole my fiancé. How could you
agreed to marry me," I
ly penniless, and then you made him sign that marriage contr
arrying Asher to get what I want, then so be it. You should be than
so heartless? You know what, you don't care about
that I want your forgiv
're
Aren't you the one who made him call off
d. "We talked about it. You don'
you please, leave. I have my weddi
!" Natasha said before s
ut couldn't let that stop her from finding the truth. She couldn't believe she was betraying her best friend
pushing down all the emotions swirling inside her, and forced on a cold exterior.
edo. His dark hair was slicked back, and his chiseled features were set in a sc
sle, waiting for her. She could see the anger in
he woman he truly loves? Does h
sses them. Asher's parents, dressed in their finest attire, sat in the front row, their expressions tense. They see her as a gold-digger, a heartless woman who would do anything for money. But they don'
, Jacob Miller, shifted uncomfortably in his seat, his eyes flickering between the two at the altar. Isabella's cousin, Ian Forbes, stood stoicall
e's staring at her, his eyes filled with anger and disgust. Sh
y. She knew what she has to do, what she was committed to. But as the ceremo
stomach. This was not how she had imagined her wedding day. She had always thought
up as the pastor spoke. He was doing this to save his family's wealth, he reminded him
on in the air. As Isabella and Asher stood befor
Isabella Claire Robbinson to be your
. He knew he was doing this for his family, but se
ut his voice was flat
turned to her. "Do you, Isabella Claire Robbinson, take A
et all about this charade, but she couldn't. She had come
but her voice was cold
ed glances. Isabella couldn't help but think about how she had betrayed her best
st. "I promise to be your faithful wife, to support yo
romise to be your loyal husband, to honor and cherish
er knew it. They had both made a terrible mistak
by the power vested in me by the state of New York, I pro
, "I promise to make your life hell, Isabella Claire Robbinson, you'd dread every second of this doomed marriage questioning why you did it. Mark. My. Words
the task at hand. She knew that if she didn't pla
Asher's and she saw a glimmer of something she couldn't
said, "Ladies and gentlemen, I presen
f a long and complicated journey, but she was determined to see it through to the end, no matter what it to
e they had just witnessed. But she remained composed, her eyes locked on the door through which