Substitute Bride To The Alpha.

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me feel like I was

smaids all came dressed in the attire for her wedding. It was quite hard being in the

s. It was for this singular reason Cassandra had opted for the tube dresses, she said

ve my knee and a sweetheart neckline that dipped lo

r the ceremony in fifteen minutes!" A loud yell from my mother

my flattering reflection in the mirror as an excited grin lit up my face. I was stu

an arranged marriage in which The Alpha had paid a huge sum of money over Cassandra's head. My mother was never in support

the talk of the town and the ceremony had been highly anticipated. Everyone was excited for

lphas from all over the territory would be in attendance, it was going to be ri

airs and that was when I first heard the voices. I stopped brushing, narrowin

gain." I said, r

From the flowers, the food, the sitting arrangement, the decoration

er, who was an utter perfectionist who wanted

and help us prepare for the wedding. However, I was sick and tired of my f

ers unfortunately' straddled with the

ame from my mother again. I dropped the brush on my chair and was heading out of m

r face, staining her expression with

egained my balance, the look on her face had

for something, "Is she here? They said she was here." She

d, my mind spiraling with thoughts

w." She revealed, her tone was hitched and a clear indicatio

isn't in this house, how so?" I questioned, my mind streaming

day and she expressed how nervous and apprehensive she was about the wedding. I encouraged her and told her to go along with

some pre-wedding jitters and is somewhere around the house. She couldn't have possibly disappeared on

s here with you, you're her best friend and not only a sister to her. So I

garden, the balcony, the storerooms? Have you searched all the rooms?" I

here. However, her bedroom is locked. We can't access

k down that door. Now." I spoke in urgency, immediately swinging the door open and dashing out of

Cassandra was never aboard with this arranged marriage, but just like the rest of us,

that the worst might've happened. Was she just trying to avoid the w

saw other of our extended family members; my Aunt Anaya and Uncle Chris, and a few other maids and helpers for the weddi

her. "We're breaking the door down with a hammer to get to her." S

ear any noises from inside?" I s

be in there." My aunt said, giving a reassuring smile that I instantly

mind couldn't stop imagining the worst possible scenario and a shudder ran d

the helper nodded, inserting his hand through

ed towards his direction, "What's all the holdup? Alpha Roberto and his family are already at

here is Cassandra, why is she taking up all our ti

his question. But it was at that moment the click of the doo

ore from my father as she dashed into the room first, th

ear?" My mother cried as

s I noticed that there was no trace of Cassandra anywhere. Each moment that went without Cassandra spr

nable to process everything that was ha

my breath, much too defeated to sp

loud outcry, falling to the floor in

ra's bed and our gazes moved to the letter. We had previously not noticed it. My heart sunk further

, I picked up the envelope. I swallowed the lump in my throa

rry, I

over and over again before fully grasping the meaning behind them –

my grasp jolted me out of my thoughts and I turned to

ther growled in anger, squeezing the paper into his palms and crumpling it. His attention turned to my mother who was bawling her eyes out, "You see the child you ra

t the phone, the frown on his face deepene

minor things to take care of here and there. The bride will be

re getting married to Roman." He dicta

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