Marriage Of Deceit

Nicky, you are the best bich!! In my whole fuckin life!!" I uttered with a huge smile, clinging onto her like an earthworm.

"Yes, Ora and you are the best lazy bich that I can never stop loving!!" Nicky slurps in the last drop of her 10th canned beer. The only one that we could afford at that moment, we are two broke people living together. Abandoned by our parents but not orphaned. Our lives have been a mess, she is an illegitimate daughter of the second wealthy family in Ireland. But her life wasn't filled with riches. She is the type that I will say, "She was born with a silver spoon but still eats with a plastic spoon".

"Ora," she muttered in a low voice, staring at me sternly.

"Ummm," I moaned. I couldn't see clearly at this moment. My eyes were blurry because I had pulled off my medicated glasses. I borged loudly next to her mouth.

"Fuck!! That stinks, bitch arse!!!" Nicky blurted out, pushing my face away from hers.

I pulled her shoulder closer to mine, forcing her to face me.

"Did you seriously call me a stinking bitch? "I thought you said you loved me?" I asked, my voice filled with hurt.

"I love you but not your alcoholic stinking mouth!!" She pushed me away, crawling to the fridge to bring more canned beers.

The room was messy with our clothes scattered on the floor and my travelling box on the floor. I just landed from London, I rushed over to her place first. I couldn't face my adoptive parents right now. I escaped from their nagging, promising them I was coming to Ireland tomorrow.

"Ora, should I book a flight for you back to London?" She asked suddenly, crawling back to me.

"Why?"

"Bitch!! You still don't know why your fucking parents called you back here." Nicky shrugs, looking at me with pity. Even in her drunk state, she still loves me. It shows clearly that she cares a lot about me.

"It's my wild guess though!! What if they are calling you back to get married to an arranged partner? Or about to sell you to one big shot in Ireland."

"And you will experience an exciting romance with your partner."

Nicky said, laughing loudly. Her sexy dimple flashing at me. It tickled my heart how pretty she is. Nicky has been my very best friend from the orphanage till our Adulthood. She has a father but she grew up in the orphanage, he doesn't want her to show up in his house as his daughter. He slept with her mother hoping for a male child but it turns out to be a female so he abandoned them. While I was adopted by the Grey family to ward off evil spirits hanging on their biological daughter. Our lifes is a wild mess so we stick together to find solace.

"Nicky, if i was a guy I would have gotten married to you." I blurted out sweetly, she smiled nervously avoiding my intent gaze.

"Umm, but I will reject you if you are a guy. You are not my type!!" Nicky snapped, she grabbed the beer and opened it. She passes it to me with a smile.

"Drink baby girl!! Don't worry if we get to 30 without getting married or meeting Mr right. We will have to live together and have kids. We will be super single hot moms."

Nicky promised, hugging me tightly, I gently pulled her away. Her breath stinks from the alcohol. I felt very nauseated as I inhaled her alcohol filled breath.

Pushing her away. I jolted out to the restroom, opening the toilet seat. I throw up every fucking thing hanging on my throat.

The doorbell suddenly rang, I turned on the faucet to rinse my mouth.

"Ora, go check the fucking door!!" She screamed at me.

"The fried chicken I ordered must have arrived!!"

"This pig, she never stops eating!! Why don't you get the door by yourself!!" I murmured. I gasped as I gazed into the mirror taking in my disheveled reflection.

Makeup smeared and my hair tangled. My red lipstick painted around my lip like I made a horny kiss with a man.

"Aurora, you are a hot mess!!"

I sluggishly washed my face,but it is still not getting better. I can't see myself properly, my vision keeps getting blurry.

The floor opened into two, like it was divided by Moses in the Bible stories.

I crawled out of the bathroom because I was afraid that if I took another step, I would fall and break my teeth before I got sober.

I scampered over to the door and grasped the knob. I leaned heavily on it as I stood up.

I twisted the door knob, and peeped around. There was not a single soul in the corridor. I crawled out and took the fried chicken carefully placed at the door. I sat on the floor opening the fried chicken, grabbing one and hid it in my pocket. Since Nicky bought it she will request for the lion share, so I had to hide some of it.

We are crazy right? Yes!! That's our law!! Whoever buys it gets the lion share.

Suddenly I heard a loud scream, I turned sharply. The voice came from the stairs, I tried to ignore it but it came back the second time.

I stumbled out heading to the stairs, my legs wobbling as I grasped the stair railing to steady myself.

As I looked down, my gaze fell on two men.

"Who is there?" I screamed.

The men looked up at me, I shifted my gaze to the floor. A man was blindfolded, lying on the floor lifeless with blood oozing out of his head.

My mind struggled to process the scene, the men seemed unfazed by my Presence. I stood staring at them as our eyes met.

The men's voices were hushed, but their murmuring sent chills down my spine.

I tried to step back but my legs were glued to the ground, I couldn't move an inch. The drunk me couldn't process their faces properly.

The men's eyes locked into mine, we just stood there staring at each other, like it was a staring competition.

"Get up you lazy girl!!!," I heard my mom scream at the top of her lungs.

I thought it was a dream because I was sure I wasn't at home. I shrugged turning to the other side of the bed, I believed I was still at Nicky's home. It must be the Trauma of my childhood, coming to my nightmare again.

My eyes snapped open as cold water splashed on my face and body. I jolted up from the bed, to meet those menacing brown eyes of Fiona Grey.

"Mother!!" I said, in a low voice. I can't believe I'm at the Grey Villa. In my old room, where all my bad memories started from.

"Mother? Who is your mother? Haven't I warned you not to call me that? Call me Madam Fiona. I am not your mother that abandoned you in the orphanage!!" Fiona spat, grabbing my ears.

I rubbed my eyes to wipe away the sleep, my head banging and I can't recall what had happened yesterday. How did I get into the Villa?

"Today is the day that you are finally of use to me and you are still asleep. Go dress up, today is your wedding day." Fiona said, with a serious tone.

I felt like maybe I misheard the word wedding.

"Mo....Madam Fiona. I don't understand." I said, trying to process this new information to my brain.

She grabbed me by the hand, squeezing it tightly. "Don't pretend like you didn't hear properly. Today is your wedding day, your suitor is already waiting for you at the church. This is 9:am and the ceremony starts at 10am. You're not getting out of this. Your future has been predetermined." Fiona's Grey sneered, her eyes glinting with cruelty.

My legs were trembling with fear, and I could not control them. I slumped into the bed, grabbing my bed sheets.

I knew from her eyes that she meant every word she uttered. Just like when she forced me to go to a sign language school in London.

I grabbed onto her dress, regretting deeply why I came home last night. Or how did I get home?

"Please Ma, I can't get married yet. Am just 23. This is the peak of my career." I said, in a low voice. My eyes are building up tears, I know how Fiona thinks. Her decision is final, even her husband can't stop it.

"You are 23 now, Aurora. It's time to repay us back from training you to the college level. You are not even my child, just an abandoned baby that I picked up." Fiona ordered, without remorse in her voice.

This was the 3000th time that I heard those heart wrenching words from her. Like I forced her to pick me up?

My eyes filled with anger and I said to myself. "Repay you? By getting married to a man that I don't know?"

Fiona grabbed my hand lovingly, flashing fake smiles at me. "You are a good and obedient girl Aurora, just be the best daughter that you are and Marry him okay? He is very wealthy, he will give you everything you want. He just has a little flaw, he is deaf and dumb. But it doesn't matter, because you learnt sign language. Communicating with him won't be a problem okay?"

I yanked off her hands hearing that, I couldn't believe what I heard. Now I know why I was forced to attend sign language school.

"Mother!!" I said, with teary eyes.

"I can repay you for the care, in another way. I can't marry a stranger."

She landed me a resounding slap, I held my cheeks as my tears fell.

"Aurora my dear, this has been decided you have no opinion." She called me sweetly.

"Your dad's company is in ruins, we need this marriage to continue living like a socialite. Do you want us to end up in the street? To beg? My decision is final. Just obediently dress up. Your husband's mother sent a wedding gown for you. And it's exactly your size."

Two of our maids rushed into my room, and they dragged me to the bathroom. They have been waiting for my mother's signal outside my room.

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"Miss Aurora, just wait inside the church. The guards are outside, don't worry you can't escape this wedding. Don't even think about it." one of our family maids said, as she walked away leaving me alone at the church entrance.

I opened the church door, stepping into the big Catholic church. It was beautifully decorated, the walls glittering with golden ribbon. My wedding gown was very tight, the so-called mother-in-inlaw. Don't even care about my exact size. Everything seems like a nightmare that I can't wake up from. Just yesterday I was drinking with Nicky? Today I am getting married to a stranger. How I wish I knew, I would have ran away yesterday. How do I run away from here?

The Hall was beautiful, but the strange thing was that. There was no single soul in the whole church.

"This might be an opportunity for me to run away?" I muttered to myself.

I rushed to the back of the church, no one was there. It was totally empty like a graveyard. I went to the restroom, and I heard some noise inside.

I burst through the restroom, my heart racing with urgency. I had to find someone to help me escape the church.

As I scanned the room, my eyes met with the figure of a tall man standing by the male sink. I didn't read the sign outside, so I had entered the male restroom unknowingly. My heels clicking on the tiled floor as I stepped forward.

"Hello!! Hi!! Excuse me!!" I said, in a low tone, trying to get his attention.

But as the figure turned to face me, I felt my breath catch in my throat. His piercing brown eyes locked into mine, and I felt my breath getting stuck in my throat. I fucking lost my voice, for a mere stranger.

He was a gorgeous man, his chiseled features and jawline made him look like a model. His well arranged dark hair made him look like a foreign Kpop idol. His eyes really got me, it felt like he was staring into my soul.

There was a moment of silence between us, we just stared at each other. The sudden tension between us grew. His stare was more of a surprised look, he stared at me from head to toe. But it was a look of disgust and uncertainty which I don't.know why.

"I am not a pervert!! Don't look at me like that!!" I said, with a pleading voice. I felt an urge to explain myself so he wouldn't see me as a weird or insane lady. The wedding gown made me look even weirder, I think.

"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."

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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.