The Ex-Wife's Deal with the Devil

h step serving as a countdown and when I finally reached him – Arlo Fra

ith the sea of camera flashing behind us, immort

arm and the way he brushed his thumb against my palm grounded me, or claimed m

onderful union," the officiant spoke, his

y his eyes burned into mine as if I was a vision to see... Perhaps he was stunne

eyed woman with my hair always tied back in messy kno

f me was the a

nd skin treatments in just two days

d luminous, pulled up into a half-bun

nsformed my face into

in glow like porcelain under the so

ollen and tired from sleepless nights of c

tz branding. It was Arlo's choice, not mine. Elegant, under

d understand: I was not only

man as your lawfull

memories flooded my mind, of betrayal an

I felt his hand tighten around mine, and on

s my

..

turned to Arlo

im off without hesitati

now kiss

th the erupting camera flashes the mo

either, as if he had been

rm curled around my waist, the o

his eyes, it sh

from a man who knows what he

a stranger? If he is hesitating now, it won't do both of us good, and be

unged forward, our lips col

m my sudden action befor

nspoken declaration that the tw

epening the kiss, his tongue coaxing my lips open –

oors burst open and the press waiting outside surged forward, forcing their microphones at our dir

, every camera following our

marriage of love or

a message for

u aware that this w

re, reporters shouted and

sion, dragging me back to the memory of my

ble, Arlo's arm tightened around my shoulder, and he pulled me closer t

at me, but at the reporters behind the barricade. His threatening ga

id with heavine

t vulgar ones I recognize lowered their heads and this made

ordinary man could sile

l on that nagging thoug

g sound split

umbled out of my hands, followed by a serie

I thought I

ect Arlo as they formed a tight wall around us with their rifles raise

face was buried against his chest, while his other hand hovers

what he was holding to

nked

gu

rry a gun on hi

sir." I heard the familiar voice of Pierce so

m the sound but still, the air

belt, then he turned to face me with that beau

he guards picked up the bouquet I d

rembling hands, almost as if hiding my sh

hard and nod

gh it as we continued to walk towards the car. "Now that you're my wi

bullets. He said it so casually that

how his presence could silence rude reporters, why he treated danger like an old friend... but somethi

ned dangerously close, his lips brushing against my

he teased, "Now you'll learn what

e, and my mind could only

u

and ice, then what will h