CHAPTER THREE

ARIANNA

"Smile, princess, smile. You're getting married to the love of your life." My mum teased and I tried so hard to tilt the corner of my lips into a smile that didn't quite reach my eyes.

"There you are. You look so beautiful, Landon made such a great choice." Landon's mum quipped as she smoothed my dress while I stared at my reflection in the mirror.

"They would make such wonderful kids." I felt like I was been punched in my guts with each word they said and I hated to know that despite the fact that Evan had roped me into this marriage, I wasn't going to let it even though I signed a contract with him.

"Mom, wish us a happy married life first before talking about kids." I tried to join in the jokes but it was no doubt that I couldn't move along with the flow.

Landon must have really pulled some strings to be able to get Evan on his side.

"It's time for the bride procession." We heard the priest say over the speaker and both of our mothers began giggling while I braced myself for what I was about to do. I will hate myself after but I have to save myself from a marriage that I had been trapped in by both Evan and Landon.

My mum pushed a bouquet of flowers into my hands and I tried to put on a wide smile as we matched in with my bridal train behind me.

Landon smiled as my dad took me from mum and helped me up to the altar.

With the veil that coveted my face, I was glad because tears were brimming from my eye's as the priest began to recite the sacred vows and Landon said his 'I do' to each and every one of them and then the priest turned to face me.

"Do you Arianna Rane take Landon Davis as your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold untill death do you both part?" I turned to stare at my mum who was giggling and blowing me kisses. Everyone was expectant for my reply and when I said nothing, the crowd began murmuring.

"What are you doing, babe? You have to answer the question you know?" Landon whispered and the priest cleared his throat.

"Do you Arianna—"

"I heard you the first time, sir." I said calmly and looked up to stare at Landon with disdain in my eyes.

I turned to stare at my so called Best friend Ruby and the pain flooded in again. I could literally see split images of them having sex inside of my head and it wasn't helping.

"The answer to the vow is—" I was about declining when the door to the wedding hall opened up and personal security officer's trouped in creating a line of each part of the way as someone walked in regally.

Someone I couldn't forget, someone whose presence was instantly screaming authority.

EVAN GATES.

"What's going on?" I heard someone ask from the audience but that was the exact thing that was running through my head. What the hell was going on?

"Sorry I'm late. Now I've heard that Bride's are late to their weddings but a groom being late, I'm pretty sure that I'm the first person starting this trend." Evan rasped on, his voice loud yet deep and commanding, filling the entire congregation as he got closer to the altar.

"Ummm, yeah what's going on?" Evan asked staring back and forth from I to Landon who was staring at him in anger.

"Dude, if you're getting married, you must have forgotten your wedding venue because I'm quite sure that this is my wedding not yours." Landon barked and signalled to the security guards to take Evan away but the security guards were restrained by Evan's personal security officer.

Evan stared around like he had lost his memory and his gaze rested on me for few minutes before he nodded.

"Yeah, I'm sure this is my wedding." Evan nodded and Landon walked closer to him before Evan placed his hands over his mouth like he was in disbelief.

"Ohh, I remember you from Grand ville. Was that room 101?" Evan squinted his eyes and Landon paused in his tracks.

"I think you were with a—" Landon began laughing maniacally to stop Evan from finishing his sentence.

"He's mg friend, y'all. That's just how we all behave at each others wedding." He tried to throw his arms over Evans shoulder buy Evan nudged him away.

"Don't call me your friend even by mistake, I'm offended. I can't be friends with people who sleep with their fiances best friend few days to their grand wedding." Everyone gasped as the projector on the screen lit up and that footage I had watched from the control room began playing and gasps filled the hall.

Tears were in my eyes yet happiness flooded my chest as I realized that Evan had given me what I would call the perfect revenge. Nothing could beat this.

"Yeah, that is pretty erotic, messy and dirty to play in church." Evan turned it off immediately because that was when I caught sight of the projector control in his hands.

"So yeah, get away from the altar so you're not stroke dead. I'm not exactly sure God likes cheaters." Landon was struck on the spot with shame as Evan's personal security officer binded him and took him out of the church building despite the protest and Landon's parents went after him. I turned around to search for Ruby but she was nowhere to be found.

"You can also try to contact the Blondie. At least, you both can get to have sex on the roof of a car in a public parking spot and nobody would even complain." Evan stated as they dragged Landon out.

"Sorry for the ruckus, he really put a dent on my grand entry but its alright anyways."

"I'm the groom for today so you can continue with the vows." Evan instructed and the priest cleared his throat before continuing.

"When did Arianna know you that you will be the groom?" Someone shouted from the congregation but I was about opening my mouth to speak ehen Evan beat me to it.

"Does she look at me like she doesn't know me? Does she look at me like I'm a stranger?" There was murmurs and cameras flashing everywhere.

"Arianna, you're not getting to this guy." My dad protested and I pursed my lips instinctively placing myself in front of Evan.

"This would be the first time I'm ever violating or going against you daddy, but I will get married to him." The crowd gasped as I stretched out my fingers to my dad's surprise and Evan slipped the ring in.