SUBSTITUTE BRIDE: A DEBT TO PAY

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I had shared with my sister about

matter and it was useless trying to reason wit

speak to Sarah

e right words to say to get me

thought, sitting u

besides where would I go? And

nth time that day, layi

door to my room int

n" I ca

nto the room, her eyes sur

re you

"I do not want to get married to whoever this perso

after all... she s

ds before she continued like s

late cake so I ordered Vanilla and

. "I do not want to

, Andrea" Her

ok at me, her eyes blank b

r lives, she would actually stand up for me and not

e the little chit right now but as much as I

led, interrup

ttered into

ice I have never

d I felt a ripple ra

behind the voice. I wanted to know if his face

, clearing my th

to have a car around to take you shopping f

I snapped, v

as this? I tho

ck are you?

properly introduced" The voi

ore I even had the c

one in shock, trying to co

shole,

ed at t

so I rose, slipp

g then he should do that

ng ton be at his beck and call after the marriage th

rudely. It would give us time to call off whatever sham this was and m

lipped out of the house. I was not about to listen to talks from my

ion in mind, stopping him when I came

t be enough time for me to get back to the house and for th

ement and I wasn't someone to ever follow his orders, th

yself, making a mental note to call Sarah as s

s house and I was greeted by the ste

e you been

ly as possible whilst brushing past past hi

this you know." He muttere

what

ch and all of you on my backs for years and I will not have you throw e

ims? I

you put us in this situation, whatever this is, you created it.

, Andrea... you will watch your fu

tment build up in his eyes. There was a time in my life when that look alone w

o angry for that t

d and I am going to be." I said, "Now if you will excuse me,

d away before he could

ttention as I walked straight to my room and slammed the door shut. I could hear her pacing in front of my door for some sec

o know that this was not

ch again, it was

er the asshole was waiting for me to finish up and I did take my time

rty more minutes before I was

I could hear as I descended the stairs. I could see

ther announced, bea

sassy words I had plann

e smiled, risi

My head

s no way he is the man I am

" I st

a are fashionably late" He arched an eyebrow, tak

y, like that was going to ex

g in my breath with his scent wafting to my nostrils. He smelled like expensive c

my father and then my mother, leading

the other end. My head remained reeling with the fact that the str

an I have had a crush

He declared, tur

ping that explained rather than g

ot expect him to. It has been so long ago;

Andrea" H

I con

ered, saying