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His Defiant Bride Uncertain Reunion
Lucian hurried out of the car and made his way into the hotel frantic and out of breath. Instead of heading soon after Thea, his grandmother had called again with an emergency and he had to stay for another few days.Although it was the day of their wedding, Lucian was barely getting there on time to get to the ceremony on time after changing. He’d been calling Thea over the past few days to apologize, and Thea had told him that she was completely fine with being late, but something was still bothering him about it. She seemed… off and he couldn’t blame her. He was so absent over the past few days after promising to help her with the wedding. He was going to have to redeem himself.“Lucian! You’re finally here!” His mother exclaimed as she stood anxiously at the reception hall waiting for him.As he looked around the space, he could see Loyd glaring at him from the side and pretended not to see him. He was probably going to give him a hard time over being late for this. Loyd had been
His Defiant Bride Running Away
Thea gritted her teeth as she leaned back trying to paste on the smile on her face as soon as she heard Lucian’s voice. Although she prepared herself for this moment over the past few days she spent hours rehashing this moment in her mind.Nothing prepared her to hear Lucian’s voice as he called her name. As she felt her whole body tremble as she readied herself to turn around and resume her acting, as she had been doing throughout her stay in this forsaken place.As Thea smiled, she turned around to look at him only to almost lose her composure as she looked at him. The face she saw before her was one filled with uncertainty and worry, one she used to think held so many honest emotions toward her that she thought she was going to burst from the excess of it.Now thinking that it was all an act. Wondering what kind of thoughts he was harboring when she was feeling deeper and deeper in life with him. It made her anger rise. But what made her stomach churn even more, was the realization
His Defiant Bride Uncertainty and Waiting
Lucian stared at the door as it closed behind him leaving Thea and Pen alone inside the room. Looking at Peter, the man gave him a strange look as he stared at him.“Is something wrong?” He asked and Lucian remained silent.There was something that was bothering him about Thea and he couldn’t say exactly what it was.“I don’t know. What did Thea look like to you?” He asked him.“I don’t know… she looked normal,” Peter stated and Lucian walked toward his assigned room wondering whether he was thinking too much about this.“I don’t know… She was normal. But there was something off…” Lucian trailed off.“Maybe wedding blues… it’s not like she was going to marry you for real. You two already are married…” He trailed off as he stared at his phone when it chimed.“You’re right… It’s not like this is going to be our real wedding?” Lucian said lightly still feeling uncertainty in his heart weighing heavy on his chest.“You’re planning on having another wedding?!” Peter asked snapping out of h
His Defiant Bride The Happy Bride
“She’s taking too long…” Lucian mumbled and Haden who was standing behind him shifted on his feet uncomfortably.Lucian looked at Peter who was still keeping his composure as he stared at the entrance. Lucian knew the moment something changed when Peter smiled.“She wanted to make an entrance…” He said.Lucian turned around to find himself staring at the most beautiful vision he had ever seen. Thea was walking down the aisle toward him her dress making her look as if she was floating in the air on a cloud.Her black hair was held up in an elaborate chignon making her majestic raven locks look like ink in contrast with the white dress. She was smiling as she greeted the guests walking slowly and confidently toward him. But Lucian still had to look her in the eyes and he kept anticipating the moment her amber eyes met his.When they did, he felt as if he was electrified with the piercing beautiful gaze she gave him. Her eyes looked as if they were challenging him and everything and ever
His Defiant Bride Too Tired To Care
Thea silently stood there as she watched her uncle act out on stage in the middle of her wedding reception.She wanted to feel offended or maybe embarrassed about this, but all she could feel was relief. Finally this joke was going to be over.She caught Lucian giving her a worried look but she didn’t have it in her to pretend or give him an expression he seemed to desire anymore.She’d been pretending to be fine all day long, all week long. She was tired. Period.She pretended to care when Lucian came acting like he missed her. She pretended like she was happy to wear her mother’s dress while she wasn’t even wearing it.And she pretended like she was looking forward to this wedding for the sake of the audience her grandfather and Lucian gathered for their own reasons.Now she owed them nothing, not even a smile from her tired lips. So she stared as her uncle made a spectacle of himself as if she was completely detached from her emotions, as if her body had been put into a trance wher
His Defiant Bride Consequences of His Actions
Lucian stood in the middle of the room staring at the dress Thea left pooled on the floor in a daze. His mind knew that Thea's words held a deeper meaning than whether this dress was easy to get out of or not. But his thought process was frozen in one repeated thought.Thea's eyes... They were so cold even when she was smiling. Since when did her eyes change like that? Her radiant bright eyes were his favorite part about her whenever she smiled. Why was she changing?Slowly walking to the dress, he knelt and picked it up. It was heavy and thick. perhaps mirroring the state of his heart. It was heavy and frozen in fear of what he knew was true but refused to admit.When Thea emerged from the room, she was wearing jeans and a hoodie."Are you going somewhere?" He asked feeling his heart clench when he realized that whatever was happening, Thea seemed to have already made up her mind."I'm not needed anymore, you got your marriage contract, I got my mother's charity back, and just for th
His Defiant Bride Leaving
Thea walked into the room and silently closed the door behind her leaning against it. She clenched her fist trying hard to stop herself from breaking down, she still had so much to do, she needed to pull herself together.She heard someone moving inside the room and made her way inside to find Pen sitting there waiting for her."Is it over?" Pen asked.Over, huh... There was a finality to this word that was still sinking in within her mind."Yeah, it's over..." Thea said simply wondering why she still felt like there was something else.Lucian's devastated face came to her mind and she shook the image away ignoring how it made her resolve waver."Did he not stop you?" Pen asked."No, he didn't..." it was the truth, he didn't try to stop her. Because he seemed more shocked and taken aback than she expected. The empty expression as he asked her if she was leaving made her wonder if he was asking her something else. If he was asking her if she was really leaving him.Then she was reminde
His Defiant Bride Her Freedom
Lucian leaned back against the chair his head pounding and his neck aching. He somehow managed to fall asleep on the table after getting drunk of all the alcohol in the room. The alcohol he and Thea were supposed to enjoy together.Sighing, he stood up making his way into the bathroom and staring at the mirror. His eyes were bloodshot and had dark circles around them and his hair was a rat's nest. Such a pathetic appearance, he thought, one befitting someone like him.He was about to turn on the shower when persistent pounding started to penetrate through his door. Wondering who it was, a voice within him told him that it may be Thea coming to settle her score with him. She would be a welcome sigh, even while screaming and cursing him for deceiving her, he would welcome it more than the devastated look as her parting words slew him like sharpened swords.But his hope was dashed as soon as he opened his door to find himself looking at a frantic-looking Loyd as he stared at him."Where
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His Defiant Bride End
“Oh lord…” Thea mumbled as she closed her eyes looking down at the book in her hands barely seeing the words.“Did you say something?” Lucian asked as he leaned forward on the kitchen counter to look at her.“No, nothing,” she said with a smile, and he nodded, going back to preparing whatever it is that he was preparing.Thea stole another glance at him, feeling her heartbeat faster at the sight of him in his unbuttoned shirt and waistcoat hugging his muscles in a perfect fit that made her almost swoon. It had been like this since she got back from the hospital, so much that it had gotten unbearable.At first, Lucian was simply more attentive, especially since she was having trouble dealing with the pain from moving around. He had been adamant about not leaving her alone to the point of intending to sleep on the chair bestie her!In the end, he slept the whole night on the bed beside her on top of the covers when she insisted that he shouldn’t sleep on the chair. He didn’t touch her n
His Defiant Bride Second Chance
For a while, it was quiet. An absolute quietness that was both peaceful and disturbing. There were moments like flashes when voices would reach her sometimes calling her name and sometimes talking amongst each other. But she was never able to pull through long enough to truly know what was going on.It was by the time that her awareness grew more alert when she heard them. The two distinct voices she knew so well.“How could you let this happen?! How could you when she was right beside you?!”“When are you going to stop blaming others for your own problems? You lost Thea because you acted like you could control her. Stop trying to blame me and start trying to figure out how to redeem yourself!”These words were followed by the distinct sound of a slap. And even in her sleep, Thea would later realize what truly went on that day.“…”“Are you alright?” Another voice asked.“Yeah… can you go check on him?”The silence that followed after that was deafening. Thea tried shifting her hand a
His Defiant Bride My Life For Yours
“You didn’t answer my question,” Lucian said in the same calm tone as if this man hadn’t just threatened to violate her in front of him. “Who. Is. Behind. You” Lucian enunciated each word coming out of his mouth.Thea’s eyes moved away from the sight before her to look at Lucian’s hands. They were clenched in tight fists that she could distinguish through the darkness. She didn’t need to doubt whether or not Lucian was provoked by this man’s words. Because she could feel the rage coursing through his tight muscles ready to spring out at a moment’s notice.The man paused looking at Lucian with a blank face, the smile completely gone as he looked at him. Thea thought for a moment that he was going to turn violent when he simply asked.“Why? Are you going to pay me more than them?” He asked.Thea felt instant relief when the man said that, if he could be convinced with money, then…“If we can reach a deal,” Lucian answered, and the man smirked.Something was wrong, seriously wrong. His e
His Defiant Bride Kidnapped
Thea's head felt as if it was going to split in pain as she began to regain her consciousness. She groaned and tried to shift wondering why she was having another hangover when she didn't even remember drinking. That's when the memory of her last moment of consciousness hit her brutally like a slap.Thea opened her eyes frantically looking around her. In a panicked move that did nothing but kick her back to the concrete ground with a hard thud as her hands remained tied behind her back unable to do anything to block the impact.The air got knocked from her lungs and she gritted her teeth looking around her trying to distinguish where she was only to hear a voice from near her."Hey... It's okay, don't move abruptly,"Thea turned around and felt her eyes well up with tears as she looked into the blue eyes she had been trying so hard to avoid for more than a month."What happened?" She asked as she tried to sit up this time succeeding as she maneuvered herself up."We were kidnapped. I
His Defiant Bride Wake Up Call
"What the hell did you just do?" Thea looked back at her friend to find her looking at her with a deep frown as she held her phone in her hand mid-gesture as if she was too shocked to continue what she was doing."I asked him to leave..." Thea answered simply and Pen sighed."I know. I was there. But why would you do this? He came all the way here from his meeting and raised hell because they took you in like this,""Well. that's all pretense. We're supposed to be a loving couple after all. I just don't want him involved too much in my problems," Thea stated as she turned around intending to walk outside."Are you okay with this?" Pen asked."Of course. This is for the best," She stated feeling a pang in her chest at the words she uttered.Somehow, she could see Lucian's blue gaze as it filled with hurt when she asked him to leave. His face as he looked up at her on the stairs telling her that he wanted to be with her. "Are you sure you're okay with this? Didn't you go a bit too far
His Defiant Bride Police Station
Everything was a lie… Every single thing. Every moment, every word, and every touch. Even the sincere moments of consolation that drew out her strength, and the silly fights over small things. It was all a well-orchestrated scheme to make her hopelessly fall in love. How ridiculous is that? Just how much effort did it have to take to make her believe this? A pang rang through Thea’s chest as she felt the moment of realization she had been avoiding for more than a month draw near. “Did you hear what I just said, Professor Keaton?” The detective asked and Thea looked at him a bit out of it trying to gather her thoughts. “Sorry, can you repeat that?” She asked as she looked at him. “I was asking if you knew something about the money. Your uncle keeps insisting that you used it for illegal activities and we can’t find any trace of it in your accounts,” the detective said making Thea sigh. “As I said for the fifth time. There are no unusual activities and the money went to charity,” s
His Defiant Bride Avoiding Him
"Professor... Professor Keaton!" Thea was startled as she looked back at her student who was looking at her with a worried expression on her face."Yes... Sorry, I was lost in thought for a moment there," She said with a soft smile."You seem more tired after coming from your honeymoon, Professor. Are you sure that you're okay?" She insisted and Thea smiled at the young woman and nodded."Of course, I was just thinking about something. did you want something?" She asked."Oh, yes. There was another bouquet for you from your husband. I left it in your new office, and the data from last week's tests are out," She said with a sly smile as she handed her the results printed on a document.As she looked down at it to find a little envelope on top."This is.." She began only to find her student already walking away with a grin."Came with the flowers!" She announced as she disappeared into the other side of the lab.She lifted the envelope to find her name written on it with the distinct
His Defiant Bride Drunk Again
Lucian woke up with a start as his hand slipped from the edge of the table making him lose his equilibrium. Looking around him, he sighed when he realized that he was still sitting in the kitchen with the lights on waiting before his silent phone.He had returned home that evening from work eager to try and have dinner with Thea, knowing that she should be home before him. As he waited and waited, he realized that Thea was probably dining outside and had his meal in lonely silence mulling over how to win her over again.Walking through the house, he sighed at the unfamiliarity of the place. It was a new house even for him. A place he had been hoping to live in with her. Now that he was, he realized that just living with her was never going to be enough. Because even though she was by his side, she felt farther away than when she disappeared last month.Reaching for his phone, he took a deep breath and tapped the screen calling her phone. The call went straight to voicemail. Worry star
His Defiant Bride Solutions
Thea walked into the coffee shop looking around for her friend. She waved at her from across the room, and as she was walking toward her, she could see that she wasn't alone.Thea paused giving an exasperated sigh as she glared at the grinning, other person, who wasn't supposed to be there. Instead of looking guilty or even bothered, he smiled at her and lifted his cup in greeting.Thea looked at the door ready to walk outside, but the sight of the mint tea waiting for her on the table made her hesitate. Making a split-moment decision, she gave in to temptation and sat down reaching for the cup and inhaling the fresh herbal scent."Told you that the tea would be a good bait..." Peter said with a smirk and Pen sighed."Sorry. He insisted on coming as soon as he knew that we were meeting," She said.Thea took a sip from her tea and savored it completely ignoring the two."Well, she's not answering my calls and she's never in her office when I visit. If I go to her house, Lucian will pro
