Chapter 4

Rose marched back to him as she walked to his side, she held her hand. She asked him who he was and why the doctors were kneeling in front of him but he didn't answer. He instead turned to her and told her she could mention a wish and he would grant it. Rose immediately fell on her feet as she mentioned her brother. She said he was in need of Surgery and all what was to be done on him but she didn't have the money to do any of those.

"Please help me sir. I am sorry for my behavior, please. Help me save my baby brother, please, " she pleaded. 

The stranger told her to stand. He walked away from the doctors with her as he took her to the side.

"I can make all your problems go away. Not just your brother but every other problem you have go away. My name is Sebastian, everyone knows me and I believe you will get to know me too." He said. Rose nodded. She listened intently as he spoke. 

"I can make every dream you have come through as money is not a problem for me but in exchange for that, you must do something for me too." He said with a smile.

"What must I do?" Rose asked skeptically.. was he going to ask her to do some kind of rituals or join some kind of mafia? Would it involve blood? 

Rose's mind ran wild with those questions but quickly, Sebastian brought her mind back when he smiled at her and asked, "Will you marry me?" 

The question blew Rose's mind as she hadn't expected such a question. She asked him if he was being serious and he nodded. He told her he was looking for a bride and still could not find one no matter how hard he tried. Rose was confused as to why. She stepped back as she took a good look at him. He was handsome, tall, had a charismatic presence, seemed friendly and also rich. What else did girls need to get married to someone like him? 

She was deep in her thoughts when he shook her shoulder. 

"The doctor over there said your brother has a few minutes left before he completely becomes paralyzed, what do you say? Will you marry me to save your brother's life and change that of your mother? Or would you let him die?"

Rose swallowed hard.

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It had been three weeks since the accident on Rose's graduation day and now, she and her mother were inside a limousine on their way to the hospital to pick up her brother. It felt like a dream to Rose but it was happening.

Rose had said yes to Sebastian that day. She hadn't had time to inform her mother but when she did, her mother told her it felt like the right choice. Rose felt uncomfortable but it was the only way. Love in a free world did not have a little brother who would have died if she said no.

"Let's get him the sweets and snacks we brought to him," Rose's mother said as they got out of the car. Rose held onto her mother's arm as they both entered the hospital and were now headed up the staircase to her brother's room.

They got there and were happy to see him awake and eating. He saw them and seated jumping in his bed. He was alive and happy while Rose was grateful. 

Rose had agreed to the marriage and immediately, they had started the Preparation immediately. She had told him they would have a ceremony and start their marriage officially when her brother was out of the hospital and today was that day. Tomorrow would be their wedding. 

Sebastian had been a good man to them so far. He had changed their homes, bought them cars, helped out her family's toy business, changed their wardrobe, upgraded their lifestyles and cleared their debts. He placed her mother and her brother on monthly salaries and she was grateful. 

It wasn't just for them alone, he had also done a lot for her. He got her a car, a house and opened a business for her. He sent her on trips out of the country and promised to do more for them when they got married. Rose was excited but at the same time, she was scared. She had never had a relationship before, getting married was even more scary. She hoped she would be able to cope regardless. Besides, Sebastian didn't look like he was a difficult man, nor did he look like he could hurt a fly.

He looked charismatic and daring, yet soft and gentle. She liked that combination.

As they got home, her mother took her out to the bridal shop where she had all her fittings and soon, she was back at home, in her bed waiting for the next day. She had barely gotten any sleep at all until daybreak. 

When the time had come, she was taken to a room and made up. Her dress was fitted and everything was ready. She was taken to church and there, they tied the knot. Friends and family were there as they wished her good luck but strangely, she noticed no one from Sebastian's part of the family. Something felt weird. Was he an orphan? And even if he was, wouldn't he have had foster parents?

Rose tried not to think of it, rather she would enjoy her wedding day.

She danced and danced until she was tired and then, she excused herself to the restroom. In the restroom, as she decided to take a piss, three girls walked in. They seemed like gossip girls as they talked about how beautiful the wedding was.

"This should be his seventh wedding right?" One of the girls said. Rose's ears perked up at the mention of that. Sebastian had been married before?

"Yes. I heard he married every three months or so. After three months, his wives always end up dead. What do you think? Is that true?" Another girl asked. It seemed like her friends all agreed as she heard the girl say, " I wish this new wife luck. I mean, she's such a nice Person. I hope she doesn't die too", her friends all chorused a 'yes' and then, they left.

Rose felt her heart stopped working for some seconds before it came back on. Her vision failed and she watched as the Hair on her body stood. She was now afraid.

"But what if they were messing with me?" She asked herself. What if those girls were plainly jealous because they couldn't get Sebastian and then, they decided to bad mouth him and the other women that got married to him? 

It rang in her head again. Sebastian was married? She wondered if it were really true. The kind and gentle man she had just stood next too at the altar had already married seven times before? Wow! It could be a lie! Rose decided she would pay no mind to it. Rumors were also the leading cause of divorces and breakup in people's homes and she was not about to let that happen to her. She wore her dress, washed her face and then walked out.

The wedding party was over and now, it was time to head home. Everyone waved to them as they said bye to the crowds and drove straight home. She watched as Sebastian was smiling all through but when they reached the gate, he stopped smiling. He ordered her to come out and head to her room. Rose nodded and did what she was asked but when Sebastian wasn't looking, sneaked up behind him. Something kept telling her to follow her newly wedded husband —only then would she find out the truth and so, she agreed.

She followed him as she watched him go to his study. In his study, Rose watched as he unlocked his drawers and started bringing out strange objects. She tried to have a closer look but couldn't and so she waited.

When Sebastian finally entered the restroom, Rose saw it as a chance and ran over to his table to see what was in the drawer. She opened it and saw a diary and some pens. Interesting.

Rose reached out for the other drawer and as she opened it, she gasped, "Are those human heads?" She asked herself.

She was about turning when someone grabbed her neck and tightened their grip. Rose tried to struggle out of it but she couldn't. Soon, a needle passed into her neck.

That was it.

The last thing she saw were human heads… 

But who had covered her mouth? And more importantly, who was Sebastian, the man she had just married?!!