"You know, I am completely fed up with your newfound attitude of coming home late without even giving me as much as a call," Marina whined as Aiden had his dinner. It Was late, about 10 pm in the night and Marina had to stay up, waiting for him to get back home. "I'm having my dinner, baby," he said, his voice low and husky, his eyes fixed on hers with an unnerving intensity. "Let me finish it up before you talk about all the ways you would kill me." He smiled, his lips curling up in a sly, seductive grin that made her heart skip a beat. "Although, I do have a favorite way I'd like to die - in your arms, with your hands wrapped around my throat." She felt a shiver run down her spine as he spoke, his dilated pupils making her heart flutter in her chest. But she refused to back down, keeping up her angry act even as her body betrayed her. "No, I am definitely serious, and I'm not waiting," she said, her voice firm, but her eyes betraying a hint of vulnerability. "Why were you late hom
"I do not accept Marina Jones as my wife." A gasp filled the hall immediately Jayden rejected the vows from the mouth of the priest for the second time in a row. Everyone was surprised at the sudden turn of events. The hall went into panic, whispers filled the hall, and both the girl's and boy's parents ran to the front. "What do you think you are doing Jayden?" "What's wrong with you Jayden? Accept the wedding vows and get married to Marina." Marina's mum chided, pulling Jayden's arm and he pulled out like her presence was irritating. "The apple doesn't fall too far from the tree, does it? Daniel, display the photos." Jayden’s voice was loud and almost immediately, pictures of Marina lying naked in the arms of another man were brought up on the trajectory "Does this look familiar?" He raised a brow and Marina's eyes widened when she caught sight of what everyone was gasping at. "I have no idea what that is." She yelled gesturing at the photos. "I can't get married to a woman t
As Marina and the stranger who happened to be Prince Aiden Wellington had finalized on getting married, Marina wiped her tears and retouched her face with a makeup kit that he had brought. It was like he had predicted what would happen because for what reason would a man be carrying a makeup kit? "We should go home now, we will watch the rest on the TV." A woman muttered while exchanging words with her friends, she picked up her bag ready to leave from there. "No one is leaving from here till I get married. We all came here to watch a wedding, didn't we? So I cannot deprive you of that." Marina's voice was heard over the speaker as she re-entered the wedding hall. "Someone lock the door, nobody should leave from here till I get married," Marina remarked looking around with keen eyes, she ignored Jayden and looked around. "Marina! That is enough! You can not disgrace our Hawthorne family like this! We agree our son made a foolish decision but you can not do this!" Jayden's mo
"Do not say yes Mari, please stop Mari.." "Yes, yes I do," Marina answered loud enough for everyone to hear, a creepy smile hanging on her lips "I hereby proclaim you, man and woman. You may now kiss the bride." The priest remarked closing his book. "We will Save that for the bedroom sir, we can not do that here." "Thank you everyone! For coming and being a witness to this beautiful union, I sincerely appreciate you all from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for the gifts and blessings too, hopefully in a year you all will hear news of my baby." "Thank you so much, you can open the door now. You all can leave." Marina remarked with a bright smile, she was scurrying everyone out of the room in a hurry with excitement in her eyes. While Marina was looking at the guards leave, Jayden moved from the back of the altar and came to stand in front of her. "Wow, does he know he just got married to a prostitute?" "And the nerves of you marrying someone else on our wedding day?
Marina did not know whether to cry anymore or accept her parent's apology. Sniffling to herself, she turned around hiding her feelings from them. Aiden watched the situation without much card as he took the seat his guards had provide him. "Your family is a little strange.." Aiden started referring to Marina and they all stopped to listen to him. "Anyone can hit anyone just to satisfy their grievances," he looked like he was in deep thought as a guard approached him and handed him a tablet. "Liam, do you love your job?" He turned and the guard immediately retrieved the tablet and stepped back. "Well, I will generalize it then. No one under any circumstance should hit my wife, I get pissed when people touch what's mine. Also, Jayden, tell your co-worker, Daniel that I gave him a surprise. Same as you." Just then Daniel was working in... "Prince Aiden?" He called and fainted on the spot. "Oh poor little rabbit." Aiden simply said and stood up, using the bridge of his shoe
"You're to meet me in the dining in 30 minutes, be punctual. I detest lateness, there are certain rules around my house but you'll be briefed of course." He was saying it like he was handing over a job to her care and she didn't like it. "But the first 2 rules are very very important, firstly, keep to the west wing. That's where you're staying, living and breathing. Only if visitors are around can you come to the living room or if I call for you. I enjoy my solitude." "Secondly, this is mainly for marriage's sake. Don't expect any act or show of romance, no matter how tiny it may be. It is a contract, after all." After he said that, he walked off while Marina stared at his disappearing figure. "Mum, Dad I miss you both a lot. Can I come home?" Marina asked no one in particular looking very sad. "Passing through, let me in. Amira, it's me, Summer. Guess what happened? The biggest wedding in town became the biggest embarrassment in town." Summer said with a chuckle **** In a
"Their wedding was called off? That Marina, how dare she embarrass him like this on the altar, doesn't she give any ounce of respect?!" "How dare she get married to another man right on the altar, I told Jayden she was a crafty snake.!" Amira yelled upset at Marina's audacity to do some things. Summer couldn't help but chuckle to herself, "This isn't Marina's fault, you should hear about the whole thing before concluding. Jayden was the one who rejected her on the altar, Marina only gave him a taste of his own medicine." "Jayden rejected her on the altar? He did do that? What exactly happened there?" Amira remarked wanting to know about what transpired. Summer nodded, she recounted everything that happened at Marina's and Jayden's wedding, she told everything from start to finish. "So all this is Jayden's fault, why reject her on the altar? He should have brought to her notice that he knew she was cheating and wouldn't get married to her." Summer scolded. While Summer was tal
Summer drove into the huge estate with such speed that the guards could not even stop her, she stopped directly in front of the huge white mansion and turned off her motorcycle, she took off her helmet and strode into the house. "How many times have I told you to stop recklessly driving? You are a girl for goodness sake, do you have plans to end your life?" Summer's mom muttered with a frown glaring at her. "Mom! How are you doing today?! You look so good, where is Dad?" Summer remarked, bypassing her mother's concerns, she pulled her mum towards the living room with a smile. "Daddy, your baby is back home..." Summer exclaimed, running to sit beside her dad and pull him into a tight hug. Mr. Wellington did not know if he should scold his stubborn daughter or pamper her, he looked up at her and smiled. Mrs. Wellington shook her head, having three children has taught her that her husband loved to spoil his kids. "You are not going to hide under the guise of being a lovely daugh
"You know, I am completely fed up with your newfound attitude of coming home late without even giving me as much as a call," Marina whined as Aiden had his dinner. It Was late, about 10 pm in the night and Marina had to stay up, waiting for him to get back home. "I'm having my dinner, baby," he said, his voice low and husky, his eyes fixed on hers with an unnerving intensity. "Let me finish it up before you talk about all the ways you would kill me." He smiled, his lips curling up in a sly, seductive grin that made her heart skip a beat. "Although, I do have a favorite way I'd like to die - in your arms, with your hands wrapped around my throat." She felt a shiver run down her spine as he spoke, his dilated pupils making her heart flutter in her chest. But she refused to back down, keeping up her angry act even as her body betrayed her. "No, I am definitely serious, and I'm not waiting," she said, her voice firm, but her eyes betraying a hint of vulnerability. "Why were you late hom
"What are you talking about?" Francesca decided to use the denial route as she didn't know exactly what Aiden had said. Though with the accusing look that she was getting from her dad, she knew that whatever Aiden had told him wasn't good at all. "Don't! Don't do that Francesca." Her dad yelled banging his hands on the table as he folded his fist while gritting his teeth in anger. "Daddy! What's going on? You're just going to believe anything he said because he told you that? Is that what you're doing to do?" Francesca fired back as she walked closer to the table matching her father's glare. "That's brutal," Aiden muttered. "That's your guilty mind talking right there, Francesca. How would you even know he told me anything bad if you hadn't started incoming yourself with bad activities?" Aiden shook his head and chuckled a bit, totally amused by the show that the father and daughter duo were putting on. "That's a little twisted," Aiden muttered again. "Out of everyone Francesca,
"It's been a while boy, I'm kind of concerned that you came to see me. I'm actually on my way out so maybe, you would like to reschedule?" Francesca's dad adjusted his tie as he carried his briefcase in one hand ready to leave his office for an important meeting. "No." Aiden simply stated as he relaxed onto the rolling chair and wheeled it to a position where he was blocking the entrance. "What?" "I said no! You're not leaving here until we have a little nice chat, I have other places to be too so I won't waste much of your time as that would technically mean that I'm wasting my time as well." Aiden smirked and Francesca's dad went back to his chair, dropping his briefcase on the top of the table while Aiden wheeled the rolling chair back to the center of the office, I'm front of the table. "Are we going to have a problem?" Aiden queried as he tapped his chin and Francesca's father stared at him for a few seconds before chuckling lightly. "I don't think there is any reason for us
"What's going on?" Aiden questioned as he got into his office a day after firing Francesca. The whole company was in a ruckus when he got there and the workers told him that all the Hods had called an impromptu meeting in the board room. A meeting that he wasn't aware of, it only meant that things were going haywire and he raced there. Aiden walked into the conference room, a sense of unease settling in the pit of his stomach. The heads of the different departments were already seated, their faces grim as they murmured to each other. One of them had to clear his throat in a suspicious way to alert the others that their boss was present in the room. "Good morning, everyone," Aiden said, trying to sound calm as he sat down with a lot of poise and confidence going on inside of him. He didn't look slightly disturbed by anything that was going on. "Good morning, Sir." They replied in unison, their voices laced with tension as Aiden perused their faces and expressions. "Is there a reas
Francesca and Claw worked in silence, their movements swift and efficient as they disposed of Grim Jack's body. "Well, that's taken care of," Claw said, his voice low. Francesca nodded, her mind already racing with the implications. "Yeah, but we're not out of the woods yet. Aiden is still out there, and he's not going to stop until he gets what he wants and you know that means exposing you."Claw's expression turned grim. "We'll deal with him when the time comes. For now, let's just focus on covering our tracks." They dismissed everyone after Claw forced Amira on a date for some unknown reasons. After 2 days, Francesca walked into the lobby of Aiden's company, her heart pounding in her chest. "Can I help you?" the receptionist asked, her eyes narrowing. "I'm Francesca, the receptionist," Francesca replied, her smile confident. "I've been...out sick. But I'm feeling much better now."The receptionist's expression turned skeptical. "Uh, okay. Well, welcome back, I guess. B
Claw dragged Francesca to his main study room and shoved her to the floor while she kept a straight face though it was mixed with hurt. He turned to Francesca, his voice filled with a mix of confusion and urgency. "Francesca, how could you betray me like this? I trusted you with everything." "You betrayed me! You helped Aiden escape, you were with him all these while and I wonder how I failed to realize that." He snarled, glaring grimly at Francesca who had her hands bound. Francesca looked up from where she knelt and stared at him, a look of surprise on her face as she repeated what she had been saying all the way here. "I know you're fed up with hearing this but what the fuck are you talking about, Claw?" She quirked her brows up and he slapped her across "Don't play dumb with me!" Claw spat. "I know it was you who told Aiden about our plans. You're the only one who knew that as a new member of my team. He couldn't have possibly figured out, that he isn't a genie." Claw r
After a few minutes of sprinting, Aiden finally slowed down, ducking into a small alleyway to catch his breath. He leaned against the wall, his eyes scanning the rooftops for any sign of pursuit. "Hey Sir, you there?" The P.A.'s voice came through the earpiece, breaking the silence. "Yeah, I'm here. I made it out." Aiden replied, his chest heaving with exhaustion. " I've got a car waiting for you a few blocks from your location. It'll take you to your house." The P.A. stated and Aiden just let out the breath he didn't know he had been holding in. "And my phone?" Aiden questioned, pushing off from the wall and starting to move again. "Your phone is with the Chauffeur that would pick you up, they really fell for the trick." "Okay." As he turned a corner, Aiden spotted the car, a sleek black sedan, waiting for him by the curb. *CLAW'S MANOR: OAKVILLE* "What do you mean he's gone?" he snarled, his voice echoing off the walls as he banged his hands into the table whil
OAKVILLE *Claw's Hideout* Aiden sat calmly in the room after being brutally tortured by Claw, his eyes fixed on the door as Claw's men approached him. He knew this moment would come, and he was prepared. Too bad his brother was a naive soul who didn't think before he acted. If he took even a fragment of his time, he would realize that Aiden already knew all this was going to happen. As the guards grabbed him, Aiden didn't resist. He knew it would only make things worse. Instead, he waited until they were distracted, and then he made his move. With a swift motion, Aiden used his knowledge of martial arts to take down the guards, one by one. He moved swiftly and silently, his training allowing him to avoid making any noise. Once the guards were unconscious, Aiden quickly made his way to the door. He knew the route out of the compound, having studied it beforehand. Pressing the button of the speaker in his ear that was too little for anyone to see, he whispered. "I'
Marina paced to and fro the room as she felt an empty feeling inside her stomach. She didn't even know what to feel as she kept staring at the wall clock every second. The time read 10:38 pm and Aiden wasn't home yet, he didn't even try to reach her which was questionable. She tried to push away the growing sense of worry, telling herself he was probably just working late or had stopped to hang out with friends. But then on second thought, Aiden never went out with friends. She even began to wonder if he had any friends. She knew Aiden rarely came home late especially since she came back from the hospital so she couldn't sit still without her anxiety striking in. With every passing minute, Marina's heart sank more. She tried calling his number but the call wasn't going through. She sent a series of texts but it was left unreplied. She began to imagine all sorts of scenarios - car accidents, muggings, or worse. But why in the world was he not taking his calls? What was goi