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I think I'm losing my mind. 

He came as a breeze and left a storm inside my heart. 

I bit my lower lips as I felt like he was still standing behind me while embracing me tightly in his grip. I still felt his touch lingered on my skin and his lips pressing a wet kiss on my neck making me feel tingles all over my body. My heart palpitates even fast as I breathe the air in which his intoxicating scent still wavers. I closed my eyes and pressed my hands on my chest feeling its race while biting my lip more. This feeling made me feel so different inside and I don't know how to express or even feel about it. 

"Nina" I flinch at the sudden voice. I turned to look at aunty Sam and Jennifer standing a little far from me and looking at me. "What are you doing there dear," aunty Sam asked as they both walked towards me. I didn't know how I should answer her question and it deepens my blush even more. 

"I--I was looking at this beautiful garden," I said with the little flush face coming up with this answer. I felt like I have been caught in feelings, the things that I shouldn't feel. These new feelings send jitters in my blood while spreading this bittersweet fear in my wildly beating heart. 

"I know it's so beautiful," aunty Jennifer said while standing beside me and admiring the beauty with me. 

"This whole church is so beautiful that's why your mother married your dad, here," aunty Sam said while looking at the garden. Her words made me look at her with surprised eyes. 

"Mom dad married here," I asked in my surprised voice. Hearing my question she still kept looking ahead with a small smile on her lips. 

"Yes she loved this church so much and that's why I chose this church for your wedding too," she said while looking at me in her glad voice but at the same time, there was sadness too. "She would have been so happy seeing you getting married to Jack with her own eyes," aunty Sam said with little tears in her eyes. I can see in her eyes she misses her best friend more than anything in this world. 

"I would have been so happy to see my mother and sister attending my wedding," I said as warm tears formed in my eyes. Aunty Jennifer put her mother's hand around my shoulder pulling me in her embrace as aunty Sam moved her soothing hand on my back. 

"Even though they are not here they are looking down on you with a big smile on their face from wherever they are" aunty Sam said still moving her hand on my back in a soothing manner. 

"And you are not alone we all are here with you," aunty Jennifer said while breaking the embrace and cupping my face to make me look at her face. I nodded my head a little as she wiped fresh tears from my face. She wiped the tears away from my face and gave me an encouraging smile and I smiled back at her still tears slipping from my eyes. 

"You will never be alone and I know Jack will always be there to take very good care of you," aunty Sam said with a big smile on her face. I just nodded as I didn't know how to react to her words. "Now no more tears. Come let's go and see the wedding aisles decoration. I'm sure you will like it," aunty Sam said with a smile on her face and I nodded my head. We three started walking towards the hall. I wiped my eyes and looked at the decoration with aww. It was so beautifully decorated with white lilies it looks so beautiful with white marbles of the church. 

"Did you like it?" aunty Sam asked as she saw my wide eyes. I nodded my head and she smiled at me in satisfaction. I was still busy looking at the sitting arrangement and all when I felt a heated gaze on me. I instantly knew who was there with us now. 

"Mom" he called aunty Sam to get her attention. 

"You are finally here. Why are you so late?" aunty Sam scolded him as I slowly turned to look at him. 

"I got caught up with some important work," he said while focusing his eyes on me, making my cheeks burn red more. 

"What could be more important than checking your wedding hall decoration," she asked again, scolding him. 

"Sam, don't scold him he is getting married tomorrow" aunty Jennifer said talking to satan's side. 

"Yeah I know that's why I'm worried for him now he should know how to manage his time or else how he will be able to give time to Nina if he keeps being busy with work" aunty Sam said in her concerned voice. Making me look at her with wide eyes as I felt his gaze on me. 

"Don't worry about it. Zanvil used to work till late before his marriage but once he got married he learned to put balance. I'm sure Jack will learn it too" aunty Jennifer explained to her. I just quit while listening to their conversation.

"Don't worry mom I will spend most of my time with my wife from now onwards" he said while smiling cunningly at me. His words had a double meaning to them but it seemed like his words had pleased aunty Sam. She smiled in approval as she was about to say something when the decorator called both of them so they went to talk with him. I turned to look back at the decoration trying to act as if he was not present here. But he stood beside me while making me turn to look at him. He lifted my face by holding my chin and moved his light brown eyes all over my face. 

"Were you crying?" he asked as he rubbed his thumb pad on my red-tinted cheeks. It made me look at him with wide eyes. 

Are my eyes red from crying?  

"No," I mumbled while trying to get away from him. 

"Really," he asked while moving his face nearer to me. This time I nodded and lowered my eyes as I felt his warm breath fanning on my cheeks. My heart started to beat fast as he moved his lips near mine. It has been so long that he kissed me and my heartbeat as if he was kissing me for the first time. His thumb kept making lazy circles on my pale cheeks. Our lips were about to lock when I heard the steps coming in our direction and fearing that it must be aunty I turned my face and his lips landed on my cheeks instead of my lips. He groans in protest as I move away because they came back after talking with a decorator. 

"Come children let's go and rest for today.  Tomorrow is the big day," aunty Jennifer said and like an obedient child, I followed them. As I was walking I kept feeling his heated gaze on my back to pull me back to him. It made me walk a little fast to catch up to them. I don't trust him. He will pull me back and continue doing where he stopped finding me all alone. We all went back to our home. Both the aunts dropped me home and went. As I opened the door I was greeted with a big excited yell from girls. 

"Surprise" they shouted at the top of their lungs and pulled me into the house. Girls have decided to give me a bachelor's party. The living room of my house was turned into a pub with a colorful disco light gliding in the darkroom. Alcohol snacks everything was arranged without me getting any hint of their idea. 

"Oh my god, guys it's a blast here. I love it so much," I said in my excited voice while looking at my bachelor's party arrangement. Everything was top notch with my girl's dresses sexily. 

"It's just the starting girl" Hazel yelled at the loud music while handing me a glass of booze. They all pulled me to my room and made me change into a sexy short dress. 

"Let's put on some smokey eyes," said Ava as she did my makeup. After I was done dressing and makeup Ava clicked my picture in a sexy pose. 

"Now let's go and enjoy our party," said Jane in her cheerful voice as they dragged me back down. We did dirty dancing and drank most of the time. I was enjoying every moment of this party. I laughed so much all the time at our silly moves. I thought part couldn't get any better when I came to know this evil girl had called a stripper. My eyes almost fell out of my eye socket when I saw two male strippers stripping their clothes while dancing sexy. With an open mouth and wide eyes, I ogled at their built body. We all danced with them and as I kept enjoying my last day as a single woman. 

At eleven we stopped our party as I had a wedding to attend tomorrow. All the girls were now sleeping in my room. They drank a little as all drinks we're mixed with fruit juice so we won't have a hangover tomorrow. I tried to sleep but still, sleep didn't come to my eyes as the thought of me getting married tomorrow kept me awake. From tomorrow onwards I won't be Roger anymore but a Miller and this made me feel afraid of something. Maybe every girl goes through this phase where she thinks the new step she is taking in her life is bad or good. 

Am I doing the right thing by marrying him and what if everything turns out bad? 

These all thoughts were not letting me sleep so I thought after taking a stroll in the garden I would feel relaxed. I put my shawl around me and walked down to the garden. I walked to the garden to stroll. I saw dad was sitting on the bench. 

Why is he still awake? I walked towards him with both of my hands warped around me to shield me from the cold breeze. He looked at me as I took a seat beside him. 

"Kiten, why are you still awake now," he asked me with a concerned voice. 

"My wedding jitters are not letting me sleep" I admitted to him while looking ahead. 

"Why are you still awake," I asked this time looking at him with a faint smile on my face. 

"The thought of my small kitten getting married and she is going to start her new life tomorrow is keeping me awake," he said while looking at me. 

"Dad, even if I get married tomorrow I will be your same small kitten," I said moving towards him and hugging him. 

"I know," he said while wrapping his hands around me and kissing my forehead. We stayed like this for some time feeling father and daughter's love for each other. 

"Dad I want to ask you something," I said as I lifted my head from his chest to look at him. I decided to ask him the question that was bugging me for so many days. 

"What is it," he asked with little furrowed eyes and a small smile on his lip, still his warm hands warped around me. 

"Was I the only one who was supposed to marry Jack from the beginning and not Amelia?" I asked in my cautioned voice while looking at him. I wanted to know the truth even if I was getting married to Jack tomorrow. If Jack was not talking the truth then maybe tomorrow won't be the day I get married. Listening to my question I saw something changed in his eyes but he soon brought his calmness back. 

"Yes you were the only one who was supposed to marry Jack," he said in his firm voice while looking at me. His words made me believe Jack's words as I knew my dad won't lie to me about it. I hugged him again after his confirmation. After some time dad sent me back to my room as I needed to rest and he went to his. And this time when I closed my eyes I was able to sleep. 

The day of my wedding came so soon. They woke me up early to do all the preparations and all. Hazel was going to handle my hair and my makeup was going to do Ava as I wanted minimal makeup so we didn't hire any makeup artist. Jane was in charge of my wedding dress. We all left for church three hours before the wedding ceremony started. They all were running here and there as I was sitting in my chair in robe quietly looking at them getting panicked. They were more nervous than me. Soon my make and hair were done and they made me wear my wedding dress. Aunty Sam came to check on me. as I walked out with my wedding dress on me. 

"Oh my God Nina dear you look so breathtaking," aunty Sam said with little tears in her eyes, and all my friends agreed with her. I smiled warmly at them. And soon came the time of my walking aisle. Dad looked at me with tears in his eyes and it made me tear up too. 

"You are the most beautiful bride I've ever seen. You look just like your mother" he said as tires slipped from his eyes. My tears slipped too. He walked me to the aisle and everything felt so overwhelmed to me. We walked through the open church's doors. My gaze was lowered but I lifted it as the music started to play. I looked at the Jack in his grey suit standing at the end waiting for me. He was looking at me with different emotions in his light brown eyes and I felt more overwhelmed so I lowered my eyes again. 

Dad handed my hand to him with a promise from him to take care of me. He took hold of my hand in his firm grip. My whole body shivered as the gravity of my situation sank more into me. I kept my eyes low not wanting to meet with his light brown one. I'm getting married to a man who I hated the most. I still remember the day I swore to myself to never look at his face in my life. 

I still remember that day it was his twentieth birthday.

I was busy admiring the decoration when my eyes met with cold light brown eyes. He was standing beside a beautiful girl who was talking to him but he was not even looking at her. I tried to ignore him but his gaze was still fixed on me. They were screaming what the hell I was doing here. His cold eyes moved from my face to all over my white lace dress with a clenched jaw. It made me go weak in my knees but I was successful in keeping my brave face.

"Nina is that you" I heard the surprised voice. Turning around I looked at the person. He was one of the handsome jocks of my high school. "You are looking so beautiful," he said while looking at me from head to toe. I don't know how to respond to comments like this. It made me blush more. I was still feeling burning holes in my back. It made me gulp down nervously. "Have some drink?" he said while taking a glass of champagne from the waiter.

Before I could take it a harsh voice said "No she is leaving" and the next thing I knew champagne was all over my white dress staining it. A gasp left out of my mouth.

He bloody threw champagne on me.

Before I could react he gripped my hand forcefully and dragged me out of the party near the pool area where no one could see us. I snatched my hand away from his tight grip "Why the hell you ruined my dress" I half yelled looking into his cold eyes.

"What the fuck you are doing in my party looking like a slut" he yelled angrily while pinning me to the wall with his body. Listening to his words my blood boiled like anything. "Let me guess you came here to ruin my mood by showing your ugly face," he said with an angry smirk letting me know how much he hates me.

His words sting like always.

"Stop giving yourself so much importance. I'm here because your mom forced me to come" I said fuming in anger. "My face may be ugly but ugly souls like you are not even worthy of my life's single-second," I said angrily and pushed him away from me to get out of his hold but he didn't let me go away. I could see burning anger in his eyes.

He moved his face more near me and said in a cold voice "I can hide my ugly soul beside this face. But ugly ducklings like you carry their ugliness which can't even be hidden by this beautiful dress because they stain everything around them with their ugliness" his words were hurting my soul making my anger spill out of the corner of my eyes. But I won't give him the privilege to see my tears because this is what he wants.

With all my power I pushed him, making him stumble and fall in the pool. "Happy birthday," saying that I tried to walk away with a victory smirk but he didn't let me go that easily. Things he did to me after that still sends a shiver to my spine. 

One thing was clear that day I would never want to see his face again in this life.

But I don't know why the hell I am standing in front of him in church wearing a wedding gown looking at his victory, an angry smirk plastered to his face with my little teary eyes.                        

It felt like my fate decided to succumb to him even after my efforts of running away from him. 

Soon the priest started the ceremony and through it, Jack kept holding my hands in a firm grip as if I would run away from my wedding. I heard the priest asking for his answer and it made me look at him subconsciously. 

"I do till death do us apart," he said while looking straight in my eyes as my heart flipped with the all-new emotions pumped in them. Soon the priest asked me my answer and I repeated his words while looking into his eyes.

"I do" in my timid voice.  

"Now I pronounce you husband and wife you may kiss the bride," the priest said and it was the cue for Jack because he didn't waste a single second more and captured my lips sealing our fate forever. He kissed me hugely, greedily like he was kissing me for the first and last time. The crowd cheered for us as he still kept kissing me till my lips were swollen 

"Mine forever" he whispered as he rested his forehead on me as I was breathing mess now.  

All the people came to congratulate us then after that we left for our reception which was held in the five-star hotel of Villin's. Jack kept his and my waist possessively not letting me go even for a second. He didn't let me dance with anyone but when dad came and took me for a father and daughter dance he had to let me go. Then I danced with everyone with my uncle Richard, Sky, Zanvil as he sulked as he saw me dancing with everyone but him. 

Now the DJ announced that It was newlyweds dance time as he walked towards me. He took hold of me in his possessive hold and he took a deep breath by burying his face in my neck to calm him down. As we moved to a slow song he kept looking at me with that same look he gave me while I was walking the aisle. I could see the evil plans in his eyes as he smiled evilly but there was something else too and it made me shiver from inside.  I shuddered as he pressed a kiss below the jaw. 

"Remember my words no mercy," he said his dominating voice while looking into my eyes. It sends a quiver of fear to my spine. 

I want to delay this night as long as possible but now to my dismay time came for me to go to my honeymoon suite booked in this same hotel. The room was decorated with rose petals and aromatic candles with champagne and chocolate and a box that looked like a condoms box. My face grimes looking at it. I sat on the bed fretting with my fingers not knowing what will happen next or what I will do and my thoughts were interrupted when I heard the click of the door and my heart thumped fast.

Because it's time now. 

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