Chapter 1 The Bride
Gabrielle Jones was in the bed, struggling to fall asleep. Her eyes were heavy but sleep escaped her grasp no matter how hard she tried. After hours, when she was just about to get lost in a dream world, she felt a cold and rough hand touching her face.
She tried to brush it away from her face, but to no effect. Shocked, she opened her eyes only to find herself gazing into another pair of cold, dark eyes.
Gabrielle’s heart started thumping. When she saw the man in front of her clearly, a chill ran through her spine.
“What are you doing here?” She clutched the quilt close to her chest, and moved to the farthest end of the bed in fear.
“Gabrielle… have you forgotten that this is our bedroom? Why can’t I be here?”
Westley Morris spoke with a smirk, perched on the opposite corner of the bed. He was still wearing the bridegroom’s clothes from the night before. His eyes looked cold and frightening.
Yes. Yesterday was Gabrielle’s wedding day, and the man in front of her was her husband, Westley. This was the first time she was laying an eye on him after the ceremony.
She had waited for him the whole night, and had at last decided to try sleeping.
The sun was already lighting up the horizon, bringing a solemn sadness over her.
Westley hadn’t returned to his bride on his wedding night.
“Yes, I know this is our bedroom. But do you know that? We got married last night and you didn’t come here at all. Where have you been?” Gabrielle asked, finally getting a hold of herself.
Westley snorted, like he was least bothered and saw no problem with his conduct. “You’re acting like a dissatisfied, neglected woman. Do you feel wronged because I didn’t touch you on the night of our wedding?”
“I am not— ouch, it hurts!”
go on, Westley leaned closer to her and held her chin in his hand,
grip on her chin, causing a sharp pain to her jaw. Gabrielle’s heart skipped a beat, fearing he would crush her with just a little more
pain from his hold, a tear rolled down
like he thought she
of bed and wiping away his thumb
What am I to do?” Gabrielle felt her
don’t find him, you will see the destruction of the Jones family.” Westley spoke tonelessly, walking
Westley was
and could not help but burst into more tears as
where are you?’ she thought to
brother that she had been forced to marry Westley, the
house, saying that Gabrielle’s brother, Bryce Jones, had fled with his fiancee, Nellie Collins. The two seemed to have disappeared from the face of earth. They were nowhere
back his fiancee to him. The other was to marry Gabrielle to
they failed to find
At last, what she was fearing the most happened. Her mother asked her to marry Westley, promising to find her brother as soon as possible. She
Gabrielle believed her
given her everything she could ever hope for. They would never treat her
thought. She suddenly realized the sound of water in the bathroom had stopped. She quickly wiped away her tears and locked
bathroom with a towel wrapped around his waist. Six feet two inches tall, his figure was proportioned like that of a professional model. His muscles were
for my body?” Westley rolled his eyes and sneered, thinking the
Hungry for his body?
fact, she felt a sense of
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