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SARA'S POV

"My woman here is pregnant. We will be expecting a baby soon.......I have nothing to do with anymore Sara. The wedding is off." His words were on a replay in my head as I tried to digest everything going on around me.

The Vincent before me must be a different one, right? Probably, his twin or doppelganger who his parent must have sent to ruin the wedding.

Vincent wouldn't cheat on me, especially with my cousin's sister who I love so much. We are so close to each other and she is my best friend. She wouldn't betray me.

"Can you just stop this prank? It is getting to me already." I said to them but they seemed pretty serious.

"Who would he like about our baby?" She rubbed her stomach with a smile on her face.

That was when it hit me. I was awoken to reality and my world came crashing before my eyes. My heart was overwhelmed by the betrayal before me and it felt so suffocating.

To make matters worse, Mrs Marshall walked forward with a huge smile plastered on her face. "What happened, son? You would have called and told us about this. We thought something happened to you while you were not taking our calls."

"I apologize mother. Eliza was rushed to the hospital and I couldn't think straight. I finally realized I should have listened to you instead. I hurt Eliza. I was getting married to another woman when she was carrying my child. I have decided to set things right." He took his gaze to me and walked forward.

He went on, "I know this wasn't what you were expecting but you should understand me. Eliza and I are both in love with each other and we can't cheat ourselves like this. We can't keep deceiving ourselves."

He wasn't remorseful about it but was only trying to justify himself. I felt anger building up inside me, crying to be let out. In no time, I would burst out with emotions I couldn't control.

"How long has this been going?" I questioned the two shameless people before me. They both glanced at each other but said nothing.

"I said how long!"

Eliza jerked in fright while Vincent held her in a comforting way before he faced me. "You don't have to yell at all. Don't hurt her."

"How long?" I questioned again.

"Well, for over three months. Three months since I found out there is more to love which wasn't your boring kind of life. I wanted to experience a life without your boring ways."

Three months? Unbelievable.

"You were cheating on me with her because of my boring life? I did everything for you Vincent. I did everything for this relationship to work. I did everything to please you. Everything to make you happy." I reminded through gritted teeth, trying so hard to contain the anger in me but it wasn't working a bit as I wanted.

"And you," I faced Eliza. "You were my sister. I loved you so much and I was ready to do anything just to make me happy. But what did you do? You went to sleep with my fiance and even got pregnant for him."

"You don't have to blame me. He never liked you but he did like me. Would it be better if I had forced him to come to me and ignore you instead? I allowed the man what he wanted and he fell too deeply for me."

"Stood acting like the victim here Sara." Vincent stared and moved his fingers across his hair. "You are always so annoying and you keep getting me pissed up. With your boring life, I got so tired of you and wanted you out but you keep coming back, insisting on a wedding."

He tsked and added, "Who would want to marry someone who isn't good in bed?"

The guests, who were still around, watching the whole scene unfold before them, all laughed when he said that. I couldn't believe it. He was bringing out the private to the open now?

"You have nothing good to offer and not even something as common as cash. How can a doctor like me marry you then?"

I was left dumbfounded and couldn't say anything. They were all talking about me, laughing at me, and looking at me with judgy eyes. 

"You are only beautiful but you have nothing else attached to you," he added.

I was covered in a cocoon of embarrassment and couldn't look up.

"I hate you!" I muttered and ran away. Far away from the church, avoiding their laughter, their mockery, and their gossip.

I ran out not minding anyone else. I just wanted a place to hide. To hide my face and never show it to anyone anymore.

While running down the road, I wasn't watching where I was going and bumped into someone. I expected the both of us to fall but he was standing firm and never moved an inch.

I was expecting him to push me off yell at me or curse at me, but he didn't. Instead, he locked his fingers in my hair and drew me closer to his chest.

"Let it all out sweetheart. Cry it out. In no time, the pain would be gone and you would wake up to a new life." His deep tenor voice spoke into my ears and I was charmed by it.

Not bothering to look at the man who had spoken to me, I relaxed, crying my eyes out.

"They hurt you which they shouldn't have. They should pay for it and you need to make them realize what they have done. You can only do that when you heal, so baby, cry it out now so when you are done, you will be healed." He spoke into my ear with a tone so comforting.

I still don't know the stranger I am talking to but the comfort he brought with him was something I needed to rely on. But how does he know what happened to me? Probably he was there at the wedding and had run after me when I left the church.

I finally pulled away from his comfort and looked at his face, with my breath being taken away immediately.

His irises are a color of grey. Light grey to be precise. A rare eye color I haven't seen before. His nose was pointed and straight, his jawline a sharp line. A handsome man who would pass for the most handsome man in the world.

The aura around him was so strong but it caused my stomach to tinge so tightly. I was suddenly attracted to him which I shouldn't be after what I just got stood up at my wedding, but I found myself getting even more attracted to him.

What the hell is happening to me?

He leaned closer until I could feel his warm breath on my skin which almost caused me to roll my eyes to the back of my head but I had to control myself. 

Not today! I told myself.

I am hurt and frustrated and shouldn't be thinking about any man. Besides we are in the......

I looked around, finally realizing where I was. We were both surrounded by trees. How the hell did I get myself there?

There wasn't any house close by neither was there a house or anything. Just the trees, bearing witness to me wanting to do something stupid.

"You shouldn't hold back. They have hurt you a lot and they need to pay for it. Come on, give in." The mysterious man spoke softly into my ears but darn what that voice and release of air on my neck did to me.

He is right. I can't allow what they did to me to come into my head and destroy everything, leaving me with nothing, not even hope.

I drew even closer to the stranger and my eyes went to his lips. Here I am, in my wedding dress, about to sleep with someone I haven't met before, immediately after I was betrayed and heartbroken.

Well, I don't care. I drew closer until my lips met with his succulent and enticing lips and we were both entangled in a new world of ours. A world that never seemed to exist but it does.