Asher's povI stared at the departing figure of my fiancée she had looked at me with enquiring eyes checking if I would be okay alone. She left after I nodded at her. I glanced around the room’s surroundings it was spacious and the windows were opened letting in fresh air.I waited for Lorie’s mother to start talking or asking me questions about myself but she was quiet. I decided to look at her face. She wasn't looking at me, she was staring at the little girl who was covered with blankets, and different kinds of pipes were sticking out of her. I’m not an emotional person but my heart moved for the little girl. A young child like her ought to be in school playing and gossiping with friends but she lay here fighting for her life. From my view, she was a replica of Lorie. Her head was covered in a beanie so I couldn’t tell if they shared the same colour of hair.Lorie’s mother got up and beckoned me to follow her. She walked closer to the bed and sat on it. I followed her quietly stand
Lorie's pov.Splash!I woke up with my whole body shaking to the sound of receding footsteps. Was it raining? Or have that evil Sabrina doused water or coffee on me again? It took me a few seconds to open my eyes. I glanced at my surroundings. It was a warehouse. It was dusty, it must not be in use anymore. Why was I here? Then I remembered. I had been kidnapped. I would have screamed out the panic building up in my chest but thankfully, my mouth was covered with a cloth.I needed to think and I needed to do it fast before my captor came.I struggled to set my hands free but whoever tied me up did a good job.Who would do this to me?Who was I kidding?There are a lot of people who would do this to me to be in my shoes.I understand the fact that everyone hates me, especially ladies because I stole or rather took the prize; Asher. But I don't think doing that is enough to kidnap me a day to my wedding. It was night already, Asher must have noticed that I was missing. My poor mother.
I kept on grasping for breath as the man kept on holding my neck tightly, the room was poorly lit. It was only illuminated by a candle the poor light caused a shadow to form and this made him more scared. He raised his hand and hit my face. I wanted to scream but I couldn't something was blocking my throat. My legs were writhing in pain. I kept trying to scream but I couldn't. I watched helplessly as the man left to get something. I was able to breathe a little. I closed my eyes to calm my heart down while struggling to keep the tears in and free my tied hands at the same time.The rope holding me wasn't too tight, but I was surprised it came loose when I tugged at it. I didn't let my surprise make me stupid I got up and ran towards the door. I pulled the handle but it didn’t open. It was locked. I kept on tugging and pulling at the door as tears poured out of my eyes.Where was everyone?Asher!He promised to always be here but where was He?I heard the laughter before seeing his sha
My first instinct was to bang the door against her but she brushed in leaving me no choice but to let her in or rather she let herself in. I left the door open in case the bodyguards Asher spoke of coming, they can easily rescue me when Sabrina gets hysterical and wants to get physical with me. I had no other choice but to pray that someone comes along, and most importantly, come quickly.Sabrina sat on the couch with her head bent slightly. I could hear her sniffles now and then. I sat opposite her waiting for her to talk. She didn't say anything she just kept her head down with occasional sniffles. It was strange. I was expecting her to get hysterical at least to pull my hair out or slap me or something. I waited for her to talk but she didn't say anything.This was getting tiring to listen to. I have a wedding to attend. Mine at that.How did she even know this place?How did she enter?It was a hotel after all she could come in whenever she wanted.‘umm Sabrina, as much as I would
Asher pov.Today being my wedding was almost like any other day, I got a call from one of our managers last night, he needed my finality concerning a deal that the company was about to sign and the other party could not wait because their flight was scheduled to leave today afternoon since they have other engagement. so that’s why I’m headed to the office on my wedding day. As much as I don’t want to admit it, a part of me dreaded today. I was happy I was going to be free from my mother's naggings about getting married and having a child but what if Lorie decided to leave me at the altar today just like a year ago? I know she's not Sabrina and it's not like she's getting married to me because she loves me, it’s just a marriage of convenience. She needed something from me as much as I needed something from her too. The whole country was talking about our wedding. Naturally, because they wanted to see if what happened last year would take place today again or if I was capable of making
Lorie’s povI woke up feeling light-headed. I could feel the breeze on my skin it was almost refreshing. I could feel something tied around my neck restricting my airflow. I opened my eyes trying to recall when I was and what I was doing. Glancing around, it was obvious that I was in a moving car still dressed in my wedding gown. My veil had wrapped itself around my neck, causing the restriction of my airflow. How I managed to hold my shoe in my hand I can't tell. I recalled opening the door to Sabrina, then running away from her, I remembered running down the stairs.That's right.Those men! The ones Sabrina brought. I sat upright immediately. They must have caught me. I glanced at the guys driving the car, it was them. They caught me.Why do I have to black out at that moment?I almost groaned out of my frustration but the guys hadn’t noticed that I was awake.‘do you think we will get in trouble for this?’ the other guy asked while the blond drove.‘we get in trouble all the time.
I took a deep breath as I stood at the back of the place we had chosen for our wedding, waiting to walk down the aisle. I felt a mix of fear and nervousness as I prepared to make the biggest commitment of my life. I could hear the music playing softly in the background, and I took a step forward, ready to start my journey down the aisle. As I walked down, I could see all the smiling faces of my friends at work and my mother, Eloise's frowning face, and the faces of curious paparazzi. I felt so nervous as I glanced around me quickly expecting someone to rush in and shout “Stop! It’s all a scam!” but nothing like that happened. As I reached the end of the aisle, I saw my soon-to-be husband bonded by a contract standing at the altar, and I couldn't help but smile as I approached him. He was looking devilishly handsome. He stretched out his hand which I took almost eagerly almost squeezing the life out of it. I stared into his eyes, trying to assure myself one more time that I made the
Lorie's povI stared out of the window of the plane taking us to the Maldives for our honeymoon quietly. A series of thoughts ran through my head. I'm now Mrs Hardin no longer Miss Amaris.‘what you would like to drink ma?’ I turned to the air hostess who had just spoken. Her smile was professional, and the corner of her lips was stretched reaching almost her ears.‘water please.’ She nodded but she didn't leave.‘what else ma'am?’ she asked again when I didn't say anything else.‘nothing else. Thank you.’ With that, I turned away facing the window again to be alone with my thoughts.Immediately after our reception, Tom drove us to the airport where Asher's private jet was waiting for us. I bid my mother farewell amidst her happy tears before climbing into the waiting jet.Asher hasn't said a word to me ever since we left the wedding grounds. I wondered if he felt the spark from earlier too. Or was I the only weird one here?He had sat opposite me before the plane took off then got up