Chapter 5 After the wedding

Chapter 4 After the wedding

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" Stay away from her" his mind whispered to him as the priest went on and on with their vows. His mind was in disarray and the fact that she doesn't really give a shit about him made his insides twist. She is dangerous and like a mighty force, he couldn't reckon her spirit.

"Dearly beloved, we gather here today to witness and celebrate the union of Daniel Martinson Smith and Francisca Lilian Kingston. In the presence of family, friends, and the divine, Daniel, do you take Francisca to be your lawfully wedded wife, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for as long as you both shall live?" the priest's voice brought him out of internal battle. He took a deep breath and stared at the nonchalant woman beside him before muttering a strangled reply.

" I do"

"Fransisca, do you take Daniel to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for as long as you both shall live?" The priest faced her as he spoke softly. There was no reply as she was high out of her mind, but he repeated his words.

"Fransisca, do you take Daniel to be your lawfully wedded husband, to have and to hold, in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, for as long as you both shall live?" she jolted awake and took a deep breath before opening her mouth.

" Hmmm I don't know...." she pouted as she looked around, Everybody was shocked at her answer but Daniel's jaw almost hit the ground. Is this woman crazy?

" Just kidding, I do," She said with a grin, satisfied with the reaction she got from her groom. Her father sighed in relief, There was an amused smirk on Liam's face, he was obviously proud of his sister but he wished she caused more trouble.

"By the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife." At the priest's words. Daniel grabbed the ring and grabbed her hand thrusting her fingers into the ring forcefully not caring if it hurt her or not. Her soft finger felt like a naked flame in his palm, he dropped her hands as if it burned him.

She scoffed and rolled her eyes at his actions, she thought he was being petty and wanted to show him how petty she could be also. she grabbed his hand and thrust the ring on his finger with the same gesture, she even went ahead to twist it painfully around his finger. Even though he winced a little bit in pain, the way her little hands wrapped around his finger made him more than aroused. unfortunately, she couldn't feel anything because of how intoxicated she was.

" You may seal your commitment with a kiss." At the priest's final words, he panicked. His heart raced faster than he intended as he moved closer to her.

" Don't... Even think about it" She mouthed at him and for the first time in his life, he was nervous in front of a woman. He tried to save the remaining part of his damaged ego by wearing a fake smirk on his face. He wrapped his arm around her tiny waist. She felt so perfect in his arm. He leaned closer to her and he smelt the alcohol on her breath. Great! His lovely bride was drunk on their wedding day.

He placed his second hand on her cheek as her glare almost poked a hole in his head. He put his thumb on her lips and placed his lips on his thumbs instead. What she does next blew his mind away. She opened her mouth and licked his thumb. The guest were oblivious to it of course, and their applause and coos followed the faux kiss.

" You are crazy" He whispered snatching his poor finger from her mouth. She only gave him a smirk. "Nice to meet you too"

At the reception, they didn't even make an attempt to even to talk to each other. Daniel was trying to avoid her because of how dangerous she was to his sanity while she was already getting headaches from all the alcohol she had consumed. It was wearing off leaving her with a nasty hangover. She was busy Wondering where the restroom was when a little finger tapped her shoulders, she turned around to face a shorter woman with a frilly head of red hair. She was dressed in a pink chiffon gown and a pair of black heels. She looked pissed as hell.

Francisca's eyes lit up for the first time on her wedding day and she couldn't hold back her smile at the sight of her best friend.

" Bitch!" Cora spat out bitterly but Francisca kept smiling as she threw her arms around her friend. She was so glad Cora was there. They had grown up together at the orphanage home before the Rhys adopted her. Cora has always been a sister to her and she was so happy to see her once again.

" My little spawn of Satan" Fransisca cooed, Cora's expression changed from anger to amusement. They missed each other a lot.

" Do not try to bribe me. First, you were snatched away from me by your brother to a whole new world and now they are marrying you off to a farther place away from me" Cora folded her arms as she glared at her friend.

" That is ..." Francisca tried to say something but was cut off by the little ball of flame in front of her.

" We promised to plan each other's wedding! I don't care about the fact that they forced you to marry the richest dick in the country but you could have invited me at least. I can't believe I couldn't throw the most hilarious bachelorette party for my only best friend. I didn't even get to be the maid of honor!" Cora threw her hands up dramatically, almost attracting stares from the wedding guests. Thank goodness, the press were not allowed in.

" I don't even have bridesmaids" Fransisca argued and her best friend gave her a look "Is that what you got from all that?"

" I'm sorry. I don't even want to do this"

" I know. That's why you were as drunk as hell. I understand that but it just hurts for real" Rubbing her best friend's shoulder, Cora sniffles a little bit.

" Who invited you?"

" I did" Liam's voice rang put behind them. Beside him was a very pregnant woman who was dressed in a white flowy silk gown. Francisca remembered her as Miranda, the woman who got pregnant for her brother after a one-night stand.

" Congratulations Lilly," The woman said shyly, hiding behind Liam.

" if not for both of them, I would have only heard about my best friend's wedding from the media"

" Thank you so much guys" Francisca thanked both of them. Liam moved closer to her and gave her a tight hug.

" I wished I could stop this" Liam whispered but his little sister only shook her head, she broke away from the hug and flashed the ring on her finger, grinning from ear to ear.

"It's not that bad. At least I'm married to a rich guy, A great opportunity to Max out his credit cards" She said and her best friend erupted in giggles, both of them covered their mouth to prevent the giggle from becoming a wide-ass snort.

" And have maids that you can order around, you are living the princess dreams bestie" Cora added and both of them laughed hard.

" It's good that you have a way to turn your lemons into lemonade but you should know that Daniel Smith is a major jerk!" Liam said seriously, the idea of his sister marrying one of the major playboys in the country still didn't sit well with him.

" Of course, I know. Do not worry dear brother, I won't touch that man whore with a ten-foot pole Anyways" Francisca said grabbing a glass of champagne from a waiter. But a long hand with big fingers stopped her, grabbing the glass right out of her hold.

" Excuse me" She spat, turning around to face the intruder only to be met by her dearest newlywedded husband. Great, now everything is better or worse.

" Enough of that princess" His Smooth deep voice almost made her inside twist but she threw the nasty feeling out of the window immediately.

" Are you....?"

" My parents are dying to meet you in person, Princess" He cut her vicious words almost immediately.

" Nice to finally meet you, William Kingston," He said to Liam who responded with a glare immediately.

" If you make her shed just one tear, I will tear you apart with my bare hands" Liam threatened. Daniel only nodded, Liam was a little bit intimidating and with the kind of power that man has in his possession, he wouldn't dare mess with him.

He grabbed her hands and dragged her towards the table where his parents were. She almost glared a hole at the back of his head as she followed him.

" Oh my God Martin! She is so beautiful"

Rachel almost fainted in excitement as she saw her son's bride. She had only seen her picture when Martin told her about the wedding. But she didn't expect the woman would be more beautiful in real life. Her husband just acknowledged the presence of the woman normally but he was as excited to see her just like his wife. She looked just exactly like the woman capable of making his son fall in love.

Francisca liked their company and she enjoyed Rachel's bubbly personality, She loves the way the husband and wife relate with each other and she secretly wants that for herself even though she knows it won't be possible. Daniel didn't utter a word as the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law related to each other.

" You see, I know Daniel may be a handful but when you get to know him, he is not that bad," Rachel told her softly and she nodded.