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Chapter 2

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Celine's POV.

The day of the wedding.

I was dressed up in my sister's room, for the guests to believe that I am Clara. I hadn't thought of this day to arrive.

Helping my famous sister to cover up for her wedding.

I donned a long wedding dress that swept the ground that I walked on.

The makeup artist made my face with heavy makeup, and I hated to say this, but I don't like makeup.

I sat there and allowed them to transform me up into my sister's preferred choice of wedding dress that had my bare back exposed and my breasts on full display.

This is not the wedding day that I had dreamt of.

Me, taking my twin sister's place as the bride.. when she is actually alive and modelling in another state.

"Mmm," I sighed, once the makeup artists were done. I looked at my reflection in the mirror, and I cannot believe the woman that was staring back at me.

Soon, my father arrived and asked me, "Are you ready, Clara? You look so beautiful."

I saw the proud smile on my father's face. He was seeing me as Clara, his most treasured daughter, and not Celine, the one who wanted to marry a pauper.

I shut my eyes and mimic my twin sister's composure, the way she smiled with a wide grin on her face.

"Yes, Dad," I said, stretching the smile further, and I wonder how long I can put up with this act.

"Let's go," My father escorted me, and I saw the black Bentley car that was waiting to escort me to the wedding.

I hadn't sat in a Bentley before, so I was nervous, as I am not my sister who travels from one location to another, going on vacation with her rich boyfriend sponsoring all her trips.

We sat in an eerie silence as the car driver started the car and drove us down to the wedding venue.

I was nervous, anxious as the car ride continued till we got to the big cathedral where the wedding was held.

I sucked in a deep breath as I got out of the car, the lined-up maids welcomed me by spreading flowers as I dropped down.

This was an elite wedding, and my father held my left hand tenderly and escorted me into the church that was packed and filled with top-notch guests.

My heart beat grew louder in my chest with each step that I took, into the church and nearing the altar where Clara's finance, Jace Augustus, stood.

He was a tall, refined man. Clara was so lucky to have him.

Jace was still a single and hot bachelor but 35 years old. He was not a man to mess with.

Seeing him standing up close to me as my father and I finally arrived at the altar, and Dad handed me over to Jace for the priests to join us in holy matrimony.

I was nervous, I felt like I am going to faint at any moment from now. As Jace smiled and took off my veil to reveal my face to him.

I gulped hard and recalled that I am not Clara, and I must act like her.

How would Clara have reacted in her own wedding day? Excited? Emotional or casual? I didn't know, but I smiled widely so that Jace wouldn't think otherwise as his eyes looked at mine for a brief moment.

I grinned wider, so that he doesn't think that I am not his woman. I heard from Clara that Jace had never cheated on her, despite his influence and how many women wanted him.

Jace was very handsome and looked like a Greek god, as he stood there towering above me.

Clara and I were average height, and thanks to the heels that she had chosen for me to wear, as this was her own preferred wedding dress and shoes.

"Can we start the union?" The priest's voice brought us back to reality, and Jace stepped aside, while the priest recited the prayers and joined us as one.

"Do you, Clara Mason, take Jace Augustus to be your husband, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do you part?"

I looked at my sister's fiancé's face, that was about to become my husband. If only he knows that I wasn't Clara, his woman.

He smiled, wanting me to say "I do," as he saw that I looked so hesitant to say the words to him.

The priest continued, "Do you promise to love and obey him, and to be faithful to him, as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," I replied, shutting my blue eyes closed as I was unable to meet Jace's face. As the priest asked Jace the same question, "Do you, Jace Augustus, take Clara Mason to be your wife, to have and to hold from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do you part?"

"I do," Jace replied as the priest asked him once more, "Do you promise to love and cherish her, and to be faithful to her, as long as you both shall live?"

"I do," Jace smiled, looking at me like I am his real bride as he looked genuinely happy to be wedded to me, thinking I was my twin sister.

"I now pronounce you both as man and wife. You may kiss your bride," the priest concluded just as Jace and I recited our vows and wore the wedding rings.

I was hesitant to wear his ring, that symbolizes love, trust, and commitment. I cannot believe I was doing this like I was acting in a movie for my twin sister's replacement.

Jace wore the diamond ring on my finger, and I shut my eyes as he pulled me closer and sealed his lips on mine, not wanting to know if I desired to kiss him or not.

His lips claimed mine, kissing me tenderly at first, as the hall erupted in a round of applause for us and well-wishers screaming "Happy married life" to us.

Jace pulled away from the kiss after a while of kissing me fervently, and he gazed into my eyes like he already suspected that I wasn't his bride.

We took pictures with his parents as they were every happy about the wedding, and also my parents too. I stood there anxiously, taking the several photos with the priest and also my parents and Jace's parents with the bridesmaids and best man.

Lily, my sister's best friend, was the bridesmaid, and I wonder if she knew that I was taking Clara's place. But I was sure that Clara never told anyone of her plans. As Lily hugged me excitedly and squealed, "Congratulations, Clara! I am so happy for you!"

"Thank you," we took more wedding pictures in the church, until Jace held my hand closely and kissed me once more.

"Come on, my wife. You don't have to act shy like this is the first time we are kissing. Let's go for our wedding reception," Jace lifted me off the ground, and I was stunned as he took me away, carrying me in that firm, strong grip of his.

I wanted to tell him that I am not Clara. This has to stop. Should I tell him the truth or continue to act in my sister's replacement?

I shut my eyes, inhaling Jace's cologne as he had a relaxing aroma.

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    Celine's POV.Once he got to the car waiting, Jace carefully put me in the car, and I didn't even have the time to see what car it was. But it was a beautiful car, and he told the driver, "to the reception venue.""Alright, boss," came the calm response from the driver. But I sat there nervously as Jace and I sat in the rear.I shifted away from him, but I remembered that I had to pretend that I was my sister.Jace didn't say anything, as he looked at me and held my hand in his."How do you feel about this day, my love?" He asked me, and I opened my mouth to speak, thinking of what Clara would have said if she was the one.I was still overwhelmed, so I told him the truth, "I am just overwhelmed.""Why is that? You didn't believe me when I told you that I will marry you and no one else. I love you, Clara, and I meant every word that I used to confess my feelings to you. So you don't have to be afraid, thinking that this marriage is a trap. And I will always support your modeling career

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