“I take back my previous order and instead demand that your Stepdaughter be confined for no less than a month,” he stated coldly.
Samantha broke out in sobs. Good God, one would have thought she’d just been sentenced to a lifelong stay in prison. This time Isabella stepped forward and tried to plead for her daughter’s case. But Alexander wasn’t hearing any of it.
“One month,” he ordered. “She will be confined for one month in which she will spend reflecting on her boorish behavior and learn how to properly conduct herself in the presence of others.”
“Oh, please!” Isabella implores with desperation. “Please, don’t be so harsh on my daughter. It’s true there are times that she thinks before she speaks but that shouldn’t mean she should be harshly punished for it – “
“One more pointless word and I will happily extend the punishment for you as well,” Alexander snarled. “It seems that the both of you could deeply benefit from some decent
self-reflection.”
Isabella instantly closed her mouth while her eyes remained wide in shock.
Suddenly, Nina reappeared with the priest following behind her. She takes notice of the odd shift in the room.
“Oh, sir! I wasn’t expecting to see you today,” she said with a pleasant smile. “You see, the priest has just arrived.”
The elderly man stepped forward and gave Alexander a slight bow of respect and gently cleared his throat.
“Alpha Alexander, will you be proceeding with the marriage ceremony?” he asked.
My stomach twisted with uncertainty. Wait. Did Alexander have an actual choice in all of this?
Was he not under the obligation of the King, like I was to my own family?
I was instantly put off by the thought that my opinion on this whole ordeal never mattered. Apparently, the same could not be said for
him. The room fell silent as we all awaited his answer. Alexander didn’t give any immediate answer to the priest and instead turned his head to look back at me.
My heart thudded frantically in my chest, having no idea what was going to happen next.
“Evelyn… right?”
I blinked back the surprise in my eyes and lightly nodded.
“Yes.”
Somehow his features almost soften as well as his tone. “Are you sure about going through with this wedding?” he asked.
My lips parted in shock. “Are you…Are you asking for my opinion on the matter?”
Once more, my father stepped forward and spoke with jumbled hastiness.
“Of course, she’s going through with this marriage,” he said. “She’s agreed since the moment we first told her about it.”
Alexander barely glanced at my father. “I believe I was talking to Evelyn. Not you,” he interjected sharply.
My father backed off slightly, casting me a stern, warning look while Alexander’s back was turned. It made me remember what was at stake.
Edward. This marriage is meant to help take care of my brother.
All I could do was nod my head. The Alpha hesitated for a moment, seeming skeptical about my answer.
Nevertheless, he turned back toward the priest. “Proceed with the ceremony.”
I wasn’t sure whether to feel relieved or filled with dread.
One of the maids swiftly took away the empty wheelchair and Alexander resumed its place. The priest stood at the head of the altar and my father leisurely escorted me down the aisle.
While the priest began to read through the various selected passages, my mind started to
wander off. I had to face the facts. My life had changed dramatically in just a few days.
After giving it much thought over the past two days, I realized that if my family and fate were truly conspiring to put me in a difficult position, I had no choice but to make the best of it.
I must live on – for the sake of my brother. I have to do my best to live a better life.
I’d always put the interests of others before me, even when I was a child. So there was no reason why I shouldn’t be able to do it now.
When it came to Alexander, I didn’t really find him all that terrifying as those rumors had insisted. Sure he was intense and direct, but he wasn’t hard to look at.
Having been lost in my thoughts, I completely blocked out the part in which the priest had asked me to repeat the words ‘I do’. Just as I was about to correct my oversight, Alexander held up his hand.
“Stop.” He gave me that same sincere look from earlier. “Evelyn, you don’t have to force yourself to do this. I will allow you to not
marry me without consequences.”
My heart plummets as he turns to leave. I caught the threatening look in my father’s eyes. He couldn’t have been more wrong. There were consequences. Without a marriage there would be no reward from the king and then my brother’s life…
Before I had a chance to contemplate my options, I found myself taking off after Alexander. I placed a hand on his shoulder and turned to face him.
“Yes, I do,” I told him breathlessly.
I leaned down and pressed my lips to his. I felt him go stiff, probably from shock from my boldness. Pulling back, his eyes had gone wide with surprise. It had just then occurred to me that Alexander hadn’t said if he agreed to this marriage yet.
The priest, realizing I had rushed the process, quickly shouted. “Oh… I guess… I pronounce you husband and wife! And you may kiss your luna!”
[Evelyn’s POV]
Ever since I made the hasty, bold decision to kiss Alexander, he’d been eyeing me with a complex expression.
Even though the priest had declared us husband and wife, and that it was his right to kiss and embrace his Luna, Alexander remained unfazed and unmoving. It made me feel incredibly uneasy.
The housekeeper, Nina, must have sensed the growing tension in the room and swiftly stepped forward.
“Due to Alexander’s physical condition, there will be no dancing or banquet afterward,” she explained.
Based on my family’s shared looks, none of them seemed too put off by this announcement. I was fairly certain that they were still reeling over Samantha’s earlier actions. None of them were looking to linger around for much longer.
In fact, the moment the priest stepped off the
altar, they were quick to head toward the exit.
I spoke softly, telling Alexander that I would see my parents off.
Liam and Samantha quickly got into the back seat of the limo, while my father stopped to glare at me.
“I am exceedingly more wary of Alexander than I had originally anticipated,” he said darkly. “I’m warning you, Evelyn. For the sake of this marriage and for your brother’s life, you must never anger him.”
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