Chapter 3 TIED TO CHAINS

RYLAN POV

I smiled at the tiny mark of her bite on my arm. It was almost comical, considering how uncontrollable drunk she was just yesterday. She'd been screaming at me, calling me a murderer and threatening to call the police. Yet, here I am now, waiting to marry her. She is a really funny girl.

"Boss," Asher called me, I snapped out of my thoughts.

"Boss, are you really sure of marrying her? You are aware that she has been assigned to keep an eye on you. Sir, you shouldn't go ahead with this marriage at all. It's a Trap!!"

I lifted my hand dismissing him,

"But Sir, you shouldn't go through with your mom's plan. Can you imagine how she kept you waiting for her. Or was she just informed that her wedding is today?" Asher urged, his expression grave, as if he was the one meant to stand at the altar.

I shot him a chilly glance.

He bowed his head in disappointment, "I am sorry Boss. I am just worried about you. You remember the maid your mom sent the other time, she poisoned your food. Now today this one is coming as a wife. I feel this is a little weird."

I opened the car and left him talking while I went to the male restroom.

The restroom was at the back of the church, the compound was empty. I guess no one took my wedding day seriously.

I burst through the restroom door, and decided to relieve myself. I was nervous, maybe other men get nervous on their wedding day. I had mixed feelings, accepting her or rejecting her. But she seemed like a very interesting girl.

The bathroom door flew open, and I wondered who was so impolite as to go in without knocking.

"Hello!! Hi!! Excuse me!!" A female voice echoed in the restroom. I froze thinking if she didn't see the sign outside that says it's the Male restroom?

I turned around only to meet the last person I expected. She kept staring at me like she saw a ghost. I can't believe she carried her wedding gown into the male toilet. Or is it her Hobby? Entering the male toilet? Staring at men?

I kept waiting for her to speak, but she stood. Her grey eyes fixed on me, her makeup suited her oval shaped face. She was very pretty, even though her wedding gown was ugly. I chuckled silently at the style of her wedding gown. Who gave her such an ugly wedding gown?

She suddenly stared at my unzipped trouser, I hurriedly sipped it up.

"I am not a pervert!! Don't look at me like that!!" She said, with a pitiful look. Which I found funny and pleasing to hear.

""Please help me escape the church, my parents are forcing me to marry an old and crippled man. Please help me get out of the church, I will repay you."

My happiness suddenly faded, "Did she just call me an old and crippled man? When did I force her to marry me?"

She suddenly grabbed my hand, staring at me with her pitiful puppy eyes. "Please help me, I will repay you with anything you want."

Those eyes weren't right. Why should she stare at a stranger with those eyes? Is she trying to seduce me? Or was she trying to seduce a stranger to help her run away from marrying me. I just made up my mind at that minute that I must marry her. She can't escape from me!!

I shook my head in disbelief, and walked away yanking her off my way.

AURORA POV

He brushed me off walking away after I begged him to let me out of the church. I even used my most seductive voice to get him to help me. But he ignored me without saying a thing to me. Not even Hello or Hi!! Why is he so rude? Or is he a priest? He doesn't like such advances from women?

"Fuck off!! Brown face!! Who do you think you are? Ignoring me? You are not even my type!! You can never get a woman like me in your lifetime!!" I screamed my lungs out as I watched him disappear into thin air.

"He is extremely rude!! But he appeared familiar. Where have I seen him? But he is very attractive! A man that looks like that is normal to be a bit cocky!!" I thought, as I watched him.

"Seems I am to marry after all. I wonder how Nicky will react when I tell her about my marriage to a stranger(Sighs deeply)"

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I stood at the altar close to the smiling priest, he seemed more happy than the bride. Who is the bride? I guess it's me. Am I really getting married? Should I call the police saying they are forcing me to get married? Fiona will kill me if I make a fuse today. It was 11.am already but there was no guest. So called wedding day without a single guest?

The Church's big door opened and a man entered and he held the door wider for the second man. The second man was the rude man that I met in the restroom.

But why is he here? Is he a priest or a guest at the wedding? He is not putting on a priest cloak. Why is he coming to the altar? Who is he? Should I ask the priest? As He walked closer to the altar, my heart kept beating faster than normal. With a single step he took, my heart beat accordingly. He was walking towards me with his cold and handsome face. "Please, the ground should open and swallow me!! I have lost my will to live!!" I screamed inwardly.

My legs started trembling when he stood opposite me at the altar. The man that opened the door for him stood beside him. He also wore a cold face, he never spared a little glance at me. I felt like I was their enemy. I just abused him at the toilet, but mom said he is deaf and dumb. That means he didn't hear me at all. Oh my God!! Am so happy!! He doesn't hear or talk!! Am I actually rejoicing over someone's predicament?

The priest brought our two hands together with a smiling face.

"Please exchange your wedding vows," he said, wearing a sweet smile and giving me a ring.

'I, Aurora, Take you..um...um..What's.. your name please?" I asked, with a trembling voice. My words struck in my throat as I can't recall my soon- to be Husband's name. Not that I can't recall. I fucking don't know his name!!!

"He is Rylan Blackwood, your husband." His assistant whispers to my ears while Rylan kept silent without taking his eyes off me.

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We arrived at the big mansion of the Blackwood, my so-called Husband never said a word to me during our ride home. Not like I expected him to talk. He could use sign language to at least say Hi.

He walked past me and entered the mansion, I scoffed at his rude behaviour.

His assistant suddenly dragged me back, "Behave yourself after you enter my boss house. Nothing that happens in there should be heard outside, If not I personally will send you away."

He said to me and walked away following his Boss.

"What does he mean by that? Why are they being so rude to me?"

I followed them into the big mansion, as we entered the sitting room.

A man was tied to a chain like a dog, he was bleeding all over his body. I couldn't scream out, my voice got lost into my stomach. I can't imagine this innocent looking man to be this deadly and cruel.

The man rushed towards Rylan, while the chain dragged him back.

Was this the scene he said I should not discuss outside?

"Please don't kill me Boss, I really don't know who sent the pictures to me." The injured man begged while holding Rylan's trousers.

"Get your hands off my boss," His Assistant said as he kicked the man's stomach and he vomited blood that splashed on my white dress.

At that moment, I couldn't bear it again. I felt so nauseated my head was spinning in circles. I can't explain nor understand what was going on. I rushed into the toilet and puked all the remaining alcohol left in my stomach.