Her parents were shocked to the point of frozen. They know that she was willful since birth but they hadn't expected that one day she would bring a man with her and declare herself as his wife and announce that she is moving out with her husband and that they don't have any call on her marriage.
Even if they had given her freedom more than one could expect but wasn't it too far that they were informed of their daughter's wedding when she was already married?
Surprisingly, Sandra's mother wasn't looking as angry as she had expected. She was looking quite happy and even blessed her daughter. On the contrary, her father was finding it difficult to hide his unhappiness. He was showing complicated emotions on his face. It seemed like he had a lot to say, but in the end, he endured his displeasure and didn't say a word.
After taking a blessing from Mrs. Morgan, they left her home. She quietly followed him while holding his hands.
After a journey of half an hour, the car stopped. Just as she thought that they had arrived at his home, her eyes bewildered in shock as all that she could see was a big plain with no buildings around but a private plane...
" This... where are we? " she chuckled,
He didn't reply, instead, he held her hands gently, neither too loose nor too tight, and took her inside the plane.
" I thought we are going to your home, " she said with puzzled eyes,
" Have patience, my wife. We are indeed heading to my residence, " he replied with a gentle voice,
" But.. " she paused, seeing him elegantly reading a newspaper. She chooses not to ask him again. If he wanted to tell her, he would have already without asking and if he didn't want to tell her, then no matter how many times she asks, the result will be the same.
She hadn't slept last night and early in the morning, he took her to the marriage bureau, her whole body was cracking in pain. All she wanted was a good sleep.
She was rubbing her neck, trying to give it a massage. He seemed to notice it as he asked, " Are you feeling sleepy? "
" Ah.. "
She chuckled, didn't know how to reply. Ever since she agreed to marry him, he had become too gentle and polite to her, always calling her 'Honey', ' Wife' or ' Dear'. It's not like he hadn't called her with affectionate words before, but earlier his voice seemed to be filled with laughter and mockery but now one could feel the sincerity behind these words. It seems like the person she knew before, who was her nightmare, was a completely different person, and the person sitting next to her is a different one. She can't help but be confused about how to treat him. The way, she used to treat him earlier or the way he is treating her now?
Seeing that she is not replying, he gently placed her head on his shoulder before saying with low volume, " Rest here.. I'll wake you up once we arrive, and don't worry, I have taken care of everything, "
Although he didn't say what he had taken care of, she knew what he was talking about. Since he said these words, she felt so relieved as if she had escaped from a bloody battle and got a place to rest in peace. She didn't mind leaning her head on his shoulder as she closed her eyes to take a nap.
***
She was so tired that she didn't have an idea how long she slept and when she woke up, it felt either she was dreaming or she had been sent to another time or another world
As soon as she opened her eyes, her gaze met a dozen pairs of eyes. Having been a single child and always waking up all alone, this scene was quite frightening to her. She couldn't help but yell loudly...
" Ahhhhhhhh..... "
" Ahhhh..... "
" Ahhhh.... "
" Ahhhh... Y.. Young mistress, wh.. Why are you crying? "
Seeing her crying like a maniac, the maids who were surrounding her couldn't help screaming as well.
" Y.. You.. You... and You.. Who are you all? And why were you all glaring at me? " she asked while stammering,
" We.. We were not glaring at you, young mistress... We were waiting for you to wake up, " one of the maids said apologetically,
" We have been waiting for hours, Young Mistress. Since you have woken up, please tell us, what would you like to eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Also, what do you like to wear today? And, do you have any particular liking towards any designer, we will have your clothes ready by that designer, "
" Also, what type of water do you like to take shower, cold or hot? You are looking tired, do you need a head massage? "
Sandra held her head which was spinning with a headache as she get up from the bed and glanced at these maids. They were all wearing uniforms and standing very attentively, she then shot a glance at the room she was standing in right now, it was a luxurious master bedroom with the walls being painted in a royal style while the furniture was carved with antic designs. Only by the look of a room, she could tell that it wasn't a part of a bungalow or villa, it was a Palace.
" Where am I..? Why are you all calling me Young Mistress? "
The maids glanced at each other with surprise then faced her before saying, " You are at one of Lightwood's palaces, in Nightfalls and we are calling you Young mistress because you are married to our young lord, "
Something hit her mind as she narrowed her eyes before asking, " Where is Professor? "
The maids scratched their heads, looking very confused, she bit her lips as she asked again, " Where is Valerio? "
" Oh, Young master. He.. He is gone for a business trip and would come back after a week, "
" What...??? After leaving me here alone, he left? " her volume raised by a few decibels,
The maids chuckled as one of them added, trying to coax her, " Young Mistress, don't feel alienated, Young master left only after giving us strict orders to take good care of You. He cares about you a lot. It must be a very urgent matter, otherwise, he wouldn't have left you alone, "
It seems like the maids were as much surprised to see her as she was to see them. They knew nothing about her bittersweet relationship with their young master. They must have thought that their young master has returned with a wife who he loves and seeing that his wife is angry about his leaving her alone, they were trying to coax her. They must be loyal servants to their masters.
#A few months later#
Sandra was sitting silently at the dining table, trying her best to be as elegant as she could as the lady sitting beside her was the Elder mistress of the Lightwood family and happened to be her mother-in-law who was giving the aura no less than the Queen of Britain.
" Where is Val? "
Her hands paused as the elder lady asked her about her son while she didn't have any answer,
" Ah, he.. he was sick.. So.. He.. "
" Just look at yourself, is this how a lady should answer, huh? You have no clue how to be confident and elegant. This is the reason we don't want to introduce you to our society as our daughter-in-law, "
The Elder lady smirked, Sandra bit her lips as she stared at her with dark eyes but the fear inside her somehow forced her to be quiet, so she just suppressed the anger that she had been doing for months.
The Elder lady then stopped eating as she looked deeply at her, saying,
" Lightwood family is well known for its elegance and elite relatives. We never disgrace our family with any cheap products. Even a mat in our family is being imported from foreign countries. Our children have been raised with this lifestyle and they all like it because that's how the Lightwoods are, except Val...
He is a black ship of our family. He always rebelled against our family rules and does something that can annoy his father. His lifestyle was always different from his brothers. He would bring different girls every weekend, join his father's party after being drunk, and never listened to his father or his brothers. He has done many bad things but do you know what's the worst thing he has ever done till now? "
She paused as she was expecting an answer from Sandra who was staring at her clueless, giving her ' How could you even expect me to answer your shitty question? ' vibes,
" The worst thing he had done was bringing you in our family as his wife, " she added and Sandra opened her mouth in a big 'O' shape,
The elder lady sighed as she added, " He had dated many women, but all of them belonged to a rich family. We thought at least he is intelligent enough to choose a family that will be helpful for him in expanding his business but look what he has done.. "
" I too belong from a rich family, by the way, " Sandra corrected her mother-in-law whereas she smirked at her,
" Oh yeah.. A very rich family and also an OUTSIDER... Do you know why our Country Nightfalls is the most peaceful country in the world and why we are superior to others, huh? That's because we don't mix our blood with OUTSIDERS. Our Island is so much isolated from the rest of the other world that it's almost invisible and.. "
" Oh yeah, I know.. Trust me, a few months ago, I didn't even know that such an island even exists in the world.. Oh... I, I mean, that's so great, "
she chuckled after receiving a cold glance from her mother-in-law. The elder lady sighed as she added,
" Despite not standing you in front of my eyes, I accepted your relationship with my son and gave you the position of my daughter-in-law thinking that he loves you. We accepted you because we thought he truly likes you and that your love might change him and he would become more responsible after his marriage. However, we are not seeing any changes in his behavior, he doesn't attend his father's business meetings. He doesn't come to our family dinner, also, he doesn't take our family business seriously. So, I arrived here to clearly tell you that if we don't see the changes in his behavior, our thoughts about you might not be the same. So, think properly about what you need to do now, "
" So, You came here just to ask me to babysit your son? "
Sandra asked while raising her eyebrows, the elder lady curled her lips up as she stood up, saying, " Well, you can say that, see you soon DAUGHTER-IN-LAW "
Her life had completely changed when she married the youngest son of the Lightwood family. It's not that she wasn't rich or had a big bungalow or high status in the society but what she was having right now was totally different from earlier. She was living in a palace, surrounded by dozens of maids who were treating her like princess because she was the youngest mistress of the Lightwood family who were one of the three gems who runs the whole Island.
Nightfalls, which she didn't even know existed in this world, was a small island in the Atlantic Ocean and this Island runs by three families. The Blacks, who are responsible for the military forces, The Lightwoods, who are the richest family among all and have shares in almost every business running on the Island, and the third one is the Stiles family who has the political control over the whole island.
Now, the fact is how she ended up on the Island that she didn't even know? Why did the Young Master of Lightwood family marry her when there was a uniform law ' NO OUTSIDERS' ? Why was she living with a man who used to bring girls almost every night? What was there that was stopping her from running away from this shitty place? Was she enjoying the princess-like treatment that she was getting from the maids? Was that treatment enough to bear her husband's betrayal that she was still here, dealing with her angered in-laws?
***
" Strange.. I have never heard about such an island. It pretty much seems like a fiction novel in which the female lead marries a super-rich handsome, um, sorry, I get distracted by your description of this island. So, would you tell me how you ended up on this mysterious island and why were you still there when you weren't happy? " a lady in a black uniform engraved with big letters POLICIA asked while raising her eyebrows,
" She wasn't there for having a royal life. She wasn't there for love either. She didn't marry him because she loved him. She married him for escaping the disaster that she had brought to herself in her hometown, Madrid. " A man sitting beside her said, looking intensely at the officer.
The officer sighed as she asked, wasn't looking much interested in her story, " What disaster? And please don't tell me that her father sold her to this man to get rid of his debt because seriously, I have read many novels about the same storyline, "
" No, her life was not like the pathetic female leads of God knows what novels you are talking about. She was happy. Her life was here, in Madrid, with her friends. A small group of her friends having the most amazing people in the whole world. She could never forget these names in her whole life that are engraved in her heart. These names are Jonathan, Ethan, Andar, Emma, and Pablo. Remember it, because you will listen a lot about them, "
" Then what happened that made her separate from her darling friends and imprisoned her in a gold cage with a cold-hearted husband, huh? " the officer asked while narrowing her eyes,
" That's why we are here, officer. We will know what happened to her and why her life went to hell from heaven, have a little bit of patience, "
#Six Months Ago#
" Honey you lost your bet, " Emma, a tall blond-haired girl reminded her so that she could enjoy much of her victory,
" Although I can't even believe in my eyes that I literally lost my bet, anyways, it's your day darling, tell me what you want me to do, " Sandra sighed,
" Sandra, you lost your bet and I won, " said Emma in excitement,
" Yeah, and I heard it already, just tell me what you want, " Sandra sighed,
Emma curled her lips up as she said in excitement, throwing the remnants of her cigarette, " You aren't getting it, dude... It's giving me great pleasure to tell you that you lost your bet against me as it is not the thing that happens so often, "
" Aren't you being too dramatic, hah? Just tell her what you want her to do, we are dying to have fun, " Ethan, a guy having long hair being tied in a pony tail and a light beard below his lips, said while lightening his cigarette,
" Mm... Okay fine.. Just look at the main gate of our college. Whoever comes the third from that door, you have to kiss him until he turns on, What say guys? " Emma said excitedly and then glanced at her friends to get their appreciation, however, they sighed in disappointment,
" Emma, Sis you suck.. It was a rare opportunity to punish Sandra and this is all that you could come up with, seriously? " Pablo, Emma's brother complained while the rest of them agreed with Pablo,
" Come on guys.. I didn't just ask her to kiss someone, I'm asking her to kiss someone until he turns on to the point of doing it right there, " Emma explained,
" Oh, Yeah.. Very difficult, isn't it? " Pablo said with sarcasm while they all laughed, Emma smirked at her brother's mockery while Ethan commented,
" There isn't a single guy who wouldn't be turned on by Sandra, "
" Unless he is a gay, " Pablo added, making them laugh all over again,
" Oh.. Haha.. Stop guys.. That's not true, sometimes even I get turned on by her, " Andar, Ethan's twin brother, having blond and curly hair with the most innocent face and a pair of big green eyes said while laughing,
" F*ckers, I'm still here.. " Sandra smirked while they stopped laughing, however, it was only for a few seconds and then Pablo started all this stuff again,
" You seriously get turned on by Sandra? " Pablo asked, looking amusingly at Andar,
" Yeah.. Sometimes.. " Andar replied,
" Dude.. You are a shame on the whole Gay community, aren't you? " Pablo said in a serious tone and then burst into laughter,
" Well.. I'm a shame on many things... " Andar said with a wink as he wet his throat with the cold bear,
" Except one thing.. I'm very good in bed, aren't I? " added Andar while winking at Pablo,
" Wait for a second.. Why are you asking Pablo? How come he knows how good you are on the bed, huh? "
Emma asked while looking at Andar and he licked his lips, throwing the empty bottle away as he glanced at Pablo, saying, " Well, he knows very well because he f*cked me last night, "
" What..? You son of a b*tch, what more are you guys hiding from us, hah? " Ethan choked while drinking his beer,
Emma's eyes go wide in shock as she glanced at her brother, asking, " Are you...??? "
" Oh.. I'm super Gay when I'm high... Besides, I was f*cking him while imagining Sandra under me, hahaha... " Pablo laughed while Jonathan showed him a middle finger, saying, " Keep dreaming, bastard.. "
Jonathan then grabbed Sandra in his lap as he kissed her passionately,
" Oh.. Stop.. you two.. Do you want us to get turned on by watching you making out right here before us, huh? And Sandra, don't forget you need to turn on the third person coming from the door, not your horny boyfriend.. " said Ethan,
They then parted their lips as Sandra stood up and started walking ahead, saying, " Oh... That's a very easy job.. Watch me, boys, "
As Sandra was walking ahead in her high heels, showing her sexy long legs, wearing a short skirt with a low neck top, her hair falling down her waist while her friends were watching her from their place,
She stopped right in front of the door as she waved her hand to her friends and then focused her eyes ahead.
At first, a junior walked in, and then the second guy walked in who was actually her classmate. Now, it was time. Whoever walks in now, she had to kiss him and not just a kiss, she had to seduce him until he wants her for something dirty.
" Please.. Don't be an ugly man... Don't be ugly.. Please.. Don't be ugly.. " she was mumbling as she didn't want to kiss a man not who is not handsome enough to worth her kiss and finally the time came when a man parked his big black Mercedes outside the door and step out. The man had black hair, big blue eyes, wearing a perfectly fit white shirt that was revealing his all curves and the abbs that he must have gained by working out for hours in the gym.
Her eyes go wide in surprise as her teeth bit the corner of her lips and her heartbeat became faster as the man walked closer. He didn't see her but she was seeing him, only him, waiting for him to come closer. Second, by second, he came closer to her until a second came when he was about to go farther. She panicked as he was going away from her, she then turned back as she held his hand, pulled him closer, and then sealed his lips with hers. She smiled seeing his big blue eyes going wide in shock, but soon his eyes darkened as he was staring at her coldly, she didn't mind at all as all she wanted was to turn him on and she was confident in herself that soon he would be begging for more.