Semua Bab Brother-In-Law's Replaced Bride: Bab 1 - Bab 3

Irene Jones POV "Escort the bride downstairs." The command echoed in my ears as I sat still. The room buzzed with activity—quick footsteps, quiet whispers, and the sound of rustling fabric. I stayed frozen, my head lowered under the heavy veil. No one could see my face, but even if they could, they wouldn’t care about the storm inside me. No one ever cared. **Three hours earlier...** "Dad, I can't marry him! Please!" Misha's voice was sharp and full of panic, cutting through the walls. I stood near the door, my heart sinking. I wasn’t surprised. My stepfather, Leo, had been planning this marriage for weeks, treating it like one of his business deals. Misha, his real daughter, wasn’t going to accept it quietly. "We can’t upset the Myers family, Misha," Leo said, his voice calm but firm. "This marriage is important for all of us. Please try to understand." "Then let Irene marry him instead!" Miley’s voice rang out, clear and cold. My stomach dropped. Of course, she’d drag m

Irene Jones POV“Why should I leave you?”Did he really just ask that?I didn’t know this man, and he was way too close.“I should be asking why the hell you’re doing this. What’s wrong with you?”“Because I want to sleep with you,” he said with a smirk.My stomach twisted. My soul was ready to leave my body.The audacity of this guy needed to be studied.“I am your brother’s bride. How can you even talk like this?” I shoved at his chest, but he caught my wrists, pinning them above my head.Pain shot through my back as I arched away from him.His lips curled, pleased. “Yet to be a bride. And a substitute at that.” The back of his knuckles grazed my jaw, featherlight. “And what’s the issue in sleeping with a handsome man like me? A man who has more value than my disabled cousin?”The words hit harder than anything else.Why does everything always come down to looks or money?The Myers family was shaping up to be just as bad—if not worse—than mine.I clenched my jaw. “Listen to me caref