All Chapters of His Defiant Bride: Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

When Lucian stepped into the house, he was surprised to see the lights off. He finished his work early that day and decided to make the trip back before they were expecting him.Usually, by this time, the house would be bustling with Mrs. Kyle preparing dinner and Thea around the house somewhere busy with her research and course preparations. But the house was plunged in darkness and if it weren’t for the light on in the study he would have assumed that no one was home.Putting down his bag, he made his way to the side of the house where he found Mrs Kyle busy doing laundry. Surprised to see him she was startled for a moment before she spoke.“You’re back! I thought you said you’d be here tomorrow,” She said.“I finished early, where is Thea?” He asked and Mrs. Kyle looked away, “Is something going on?” He asked feeling dread fill him for a moment.He just talked to her earlier that day when she complained about Sofia taking her around for wedding preparations. Did something really ha

Thea looked at the dress before her in awe for a moment as Sofia’s helpers rolled it inside. Peter whistled from beside her as he leaned back on the couch and Pen gushed at the dress. “Oh my god. It looks beautiful,” Pen said excitedly. Thea, unable to speak, simply nodded as she looked at the dress making her wonder if it was truly made for her. The dress has an off-shoulder neckline like her mother’s with overlapping sleeves. But there was something added to the sleeves, some embroidery and lace making it much more delicate and actually like a different dress. The A-shaped form flared to the floor gradually into a graceful trail with beaded shapes and some sort of translucent fabric which made the dress look almost ethereal. “Is that really based on my mother’s dress?” Thea asked hesitantly and Sofia nodded with a smile. “It’s the exact same design, although it would take time to enhance the dress to become like this. I think that it’s perfectly doable,” She declared proudly as s

“You seem nervous,” Haden said as he sat before Lucian at the counter holding a bottle of water he took himself.Lucian looked up at his friend and gave him a smile.“Was I that obvious?” He asked wryly.“Well, it looks like the roles were reversed, usually it’s the bride who’s nervous. But Thea is so relaxed and casual about this that it’s making me question whether you actually told her where we’re going or not,”“Of course, I told her!” Lucian exclaimed, Haden’s words hitting the wrong nerve, “When I asked her again today she said that she was happy to marry me, but I can’t stop thinking whether this is the right thing to do,” He said with a sigh.“You know that the ship already sold on this one don’t you?” Haden commented.“Yeah, thanks for the comforting words…” Lucian trailed off and Haden sighed.“Lucian, this is supposed to be what you wanted,” He said and Lucian nodded.“It is, it is because to me I would be marrying the woman I fell in love with. But to her she would be marr

As soon as the officers were there to apprehend his mother, Lucian’s demeanor stiffened and his hard cold exterior became more intensified as if he was steeling himself for the upcoming ordeal.“What would you like us to do, Mr. Salvato, Miss Keaton?” The officer asked, “We could take her off to jail for now for trespassing,”“What do you think, Thea? This is your house,” Lucian asked looking at her.Thea looked at him for a moment before answering.“Whatever you see fit. To be honest, I don’t know how to act in this situation,” She said, “I don’t really want to send her to jail. She’s clearly unstable right now,”The officer nodded.“Our family doctor should be here soon and she will know how to deal with this situation,” Lucian said, “If you can remain with us just to keep her from hurting anyone. She threw a glass bottle at us earlier, I

As Thea turned around to look at Lucian, she was surprised that she couldn’t see his face in the shadows cast by the sunlight. Her heart was beating at a sickening rate and she felt like she was a breath away from breaking down, and on top of that, she could barely see his face as he stood before her.“How did you realize it?” He asked his voice sounding distant in her already filled mind.“What?” She asked his question taking her off guard.“I’m pretty sure that my father didn’t tell you. How did you know?” He asked again.“I l, uh… I knew as soon as I saw you two. There was a striking resemblance, I thought you were keeping it a secret for some reason.”As she explained, Thea felt something damp on her cheeks and reached out in dumbfounded numbness. Her fingers were wet and it took her a moment to realize that it was her tears.“Hey, are you okay?” Lucian called out stepping toward her his face filled with concern.He grabbed both of her shoulders checking her out.“I’m sorry, I did