Danielle's POVWe stood in front of each other and I tried to understand what he meant by I looked like his bride. The feeling I had was intense but I knew he was probably joking. He is my cousin after all and I have known him for many pranks.He broke the silence with a smile and walked forward to hug me. I would have missed me too if I were him. I haven’t seen him since that day at the airport and I know he must have been so worried and happy that I was still around. I hugged him back and stretched up to spank his head. He smiled and took my hand. “I have missed you like hell. Let’s go.” “Where are we going?” I asked but he didn’t bother to answer me. I got into the car and he drove off. “Where are we going?” I asked again. He smiled and looked at me. His look wasn’t seductive like they used to be when we were at home but it was plain to see that he missed me and our friendship.“To a park. We need to make this happen before you disappear and get married. You are a very weird kind
Danielle's POVI didn’t know Gabriel was a person of fashion until I entered the sitting room. His sitting room was big but not as big as Bryan’s. He had flowers everywhere and the telecom was a big screen that filled the whole wall. The wall adjacent to the TV was not exactly a wall because you could see your reflection just by looking at it. It’s more like one of those mirrors you’ll see in a dancing school.“I didn’t know you had such a great taste.” He smiled and led me through a hallway and he opened a big, tall golden door. It was a bedroom and it was decorated like it knew I was coming. He must have figured I love roses. Of course, he should still remember when we used to pick flowers for his mother back in their house when I was pregnant. “Here we are.”I dropped my bag and sat on the bed.” this is amazing, you should have told me you had something like this at your disposal. Anyway, what are we doing tonight?”“What do you want us to do? I suggest we play games. It helps a l
Bryan's POVI arrived back in New York around 6 AM. It’s been stressful and lying to Danielle made it a little bit interesting. She must have thought I went for a business proposal. I need to find a way to change her mindset before things start getting intense.I sat in my office and waited for her to arrive and throw herself at me. I didn’t give her a call or text since I was gone and she didn’t either, perhaps she thought I was too busy and she didn’t want to disturb my world with the businessmen. I have changed, I can feel it. How do I see a business proposal and leave it for later? I know how I used to be and business was always the first thing but now, I can barely breathe when Danielle is not around. She has become my business and she is the most important part of me.I am not exactly losing on my business because I have become lazy, Danielle still takes things important and she deals with anything that has to do with the company. She
Danielle's POV“Is this really me?” I asked the assistant as I stared at myself in the mirror. I never imagined I would look so elegant in a wedding dress. I always thought I was going to look like a mother of four in a wedding dress, didn’t know it was all about the dress.Everything is happening so fast, too fast. I didn’t need to ask him before I knew how I looked. The way he looked at me and said I looked like his wife made me blush a little. He took a picture and when I was done, I felt reluctant to take the dress off.“What do you think?” I asked him when I came back from the dresser. “Perfect. You just need a little bit of family heirloom to complete the look.” I smiled and followed him out of the shop. He got me a pair of glass shoes. Looking at it from a distance, I thought it was going to hurt once I put my leg in it. “I don’t think it’s a good idea but you paid for it already. I mean there are other types in the mall.”
Danielle's POVI couldn’t take my mind off Mark’s words. They ring in my head like a clang on a bell. Now I had a lot of what-ifs to ask but it seems odd. Bryan hasn’t been himself since the encounter with Mark.“I'm sure you know something I do not know. I think I know Bryan the way I should already and nothing is disputing it. The first time you came to my house, Linda, you told me you knew something about him. I think this is the best time to talk about it. Don't you think so?”I said to Linda over the phone. She is scoffed. “If you have Bryan with you, you do not have to worry about anything. He would protect you at all costs? I just can't wait for Mark to go to jail.”I am not sure if I wish the same. In a way, Mark isn't a bad person to me. He hasn't caused any form of harm to me and he hasn't made any advances. He might have been a bad person to other people but… I think he's just someone who is misunderstood.“How is your wedding dress? You are getting married in a few days.”
Isabelle's POVMom didn’t stop talking about Danielle till we got home. She kept asking me a lot of questions, personal questions I wouldn’t have an answer to. “When was she born? You say you went to school together, do you know her parents?” She enquired. I gave her a fake smile and she knew it was fake.“How am I supposed to know about that mom? Mom, this is the same Danielle who was dragging my boyfriend with me and now, she has to go herself and you were never in support of her. Suddenly, you met her and your taste and way of reasoning has changed.”She banked the table where she kept all the ingredients we bought from the mall. “Are you using this avenue to speak to me that way?”I looked away and focused on my fingers. “You have never shown such interest in me and yet, you saw Danielle and you were all eager to know more about her. You kept asking me questions I do not have answers for. What exactly do you want!” I half yelled.She looked at me blankly, surprise written all over
Danielle's POV“Danielle!!! For the fifth time, get off your bed now!” Clara shouted, hitting me with a pillow and disturbing my sleep. I have never had a peaceful rest like I was having at the moment and for the past ten minutes, she has been shouting in my ears.“Clara…please. Try later okay…I—”“Get out of the fucking bed. It’s your fucking wedding day!”My eyes shut open and I sprung up from bed. I blinked a few times and looked at Clara who sat with folded hands and pouring lips.“You didn’t mean that, do you?” I asked. I ran down to the table where I had left my phone the night before. Indeed, it was my wedding day. The alarm had gone off several times after ringing to no avail. My hands started trembling, my brain could not process anything. I checked my phone again for the time and luckily, the time was still a few minutes after 6 a.m. I sighed and the range in me cooled down. I sat back in the bed and laid my palm on my forehead to cool the pressure and headache I felt the i
Danielle’s POVI sat at the entrance of the church, refusing to move an inch. I watched them take him away. He followed them like he knew they would be coming around. The weight of despair weighed me down, I could barely look up. I wailed in agony, soaked in the tear that should be a. Joyful one. When Bryan was entering the car, he didn’t take his eyes off me. He didn’t say a word, all he did was shake his head before entering the car. I know what that means. He didn’t do it.I hugged my knees and patted my shoulders as tears ruined my face. I have become a stock to be looked at. Once again, I am at the pity of people. I hurried my face within my shoulders. How I wish I could go along with him. Why. Did they have to come now? Why this moment? All that was left to do was for him to say yes. That was all. “We need to go home,” Clara said. I glared at her. She flinched and took some steps back. I stood up and dropped my bouquet. Once more, I would need myself to be strong. I always fin