The Bride He Bought

hair is a mess, my eyes still red and my face puffy from crying all the way here. I ignore

young officer barely l

u?" she asks in

y. "I...I want to file a

raises. "E

der. "I was kissed...against my

ably older, leaning lazily against the wall. He gri

im away." I wince inwardly at the balant lie, because I well

t laugh. "Wait...wait, wait. Hold up. Yo

back tear

s this...

out, unable to keep the b

There are lots of Dan

ire Dante More

e golden boy of New York. Wait a sec....why are you here to complain.

. "Excited? A

n. A billionaire, right there in front of you, kissing you i

It was wrong. It was assault. I want to fi

to press charges against the most powe

manipulated me and tried to make it seem like it didn't happ

glancing at him like she's mortified

he beginning. Time, place and witnesse

d my hair, held my face and kissed me suddenly and I tried to

Witnesses huh, so wh

now!" I alm

e him outside his building, and he walks

g back to me right now, it's sounds crazy. I

pened." I reply i

. "Classic. And now you expect us to,

"No! I want it on

d for public kissing. You got lucky he didn't press charges against you for the scene y

ainst my will, in public. This is about doing the right thing. It's about him

You think a billionaire is going to

already knew this won't go anywhere. B

hat? You actually think anyone is going to take this ser

est. "I did not! why

lip, looking uncomfortable. "Si

the beginning. And keep it sho

eat my entire ordeal, ag

ay, leave for some 20 minutes,

azily on his pad. "Yeah, yeah. Sure. Well... good luck with that.

horrible person." I shiver

ile your little report. But don't ki

with hands shaking and pen trembling, I swear t

afe. Just... tired and frustrated. My ange

orts. "Good luck getting him

you think? That I want m

ed. "Yeah, sure. Whatever

and step into the c

wipe my eyes. Who knows, they might burn

ctually made thing