The accidental bride

There was pin-drop silence in the room, and it was enveloped in a deadly aura.

Bringing him out is hard enough, but getting him to have fun is next to impossible. Logan Steele, the one who could cover the entire sky in the city with one palm.

I can only imagine how oppressive the air in the room seems, but David Grant, the carefree friend, does not care about Logan's gloomy face. Waitress, one more round of drinks, please, he called out to the lady on standby.

Logan, having enough, stood up and set to leave, but David managed to hold him back, saying, It's your last night as a bachelor, dude. Don't you want to let loose and have some fun?

It's bad enough that you didn't allow us to invite some badass strippers, but now you want to leave halfway through? That's not fair enough, man. Logan, unable to resist his childhood best friend, decides to settle for a final round of drinks.

The waitress brings in the drinks with clammy hands, obviously scared of Logan and his oppressive aura, and she almost trips as she shoots her a deadly glare for staying too long. She cowers and runs out of the private room in fear of what Logan might do to her.

On getting outside, she leaves the bar and goes out to an abandoned alley to make a call: Hello, yes, I already put the powder in his drink. Yes, I watched him drink it directly.

His friends said his lodge is room 249. When are you going to send me the remaining payment? Okay then... I'll be expecting your good news... goodnight. She slinks away without anybody noticing and back to the private room.

Logan's eyes were turning red, and he was feeling weak and hot all over, and it took him a while to realize what had happened to him...

He drags David aside and whispers to him, I've been drugged; send everybody home; I have to go to the hotel room now. But before he could complete his words, he slipped to the ground, now sweating profusely.

David, in a fit of rage, sends their other friends home and helps Logan back to his room and leaves to get help. Unknown to him, the moment he leaves, a semi-conscious girl is also sent into the same room.

LOGAN'S POV

I've wanted to leave this place a long time ago, but due to the fact that I want to save David's face.

I'm very sure it took him a lot of resources to put this bachelor's night together for me.

I don't want this bachelor's night because I don't want to get married.

This marriage is a ruse put together by my grandmother, and I only agreed with her because she kept on threatening to die if I didn't agree to her absurd request, so I decided to get married to the daughter of the Parker family.

I was killing two birds with one stone.

How?

It was a contracted marriage that I requested as a way for them to repay the debts that their father was owing me before he passed away, and from what I had gathered, the family doesn't want the company to go bankrupt, so they would do everything for it to stay afloat, so when I sent them the request, I didn't give them a chance to refuse my request, so it was more like a command to them.

During the bachelor's night, I noticed the waitress shivering and acting all clumsy, but I felt like it was a reaction I had gotten used to from people, and then when she served the last rounds of drinks and ran out, I felt somehow, but I discarded the thought.

After having my last glass of drink, I started feeling hot from within, and I started feeling dizzy and lightheaded.

I tried to stand up, but I was very weak, and that was the moment I realized what was going on. I have been drugged.

This is definitely a very strong aphrodisiac because regular aphrodisiacs don't really work on me, but this one took effect almost immediately.

With the last of my strength, I called David and explained the situation to him, and he hurriedly, even though angry, sent everyone home, helped me to my hotel room, and ran out to find a doctor because Levi, my personal doctor, was out of town and couldn't rush back during that time.

A few minutes after David left, the door to my hotel room creaked open, and a tiny figure was pushed in... Are these people really testing my patience? I was angry and tired, but I tried not to move from my initial position because I was starting to feel really uncomfortable, and I didn't want any physical contact with any woman.

I thoroughly despise that gender. Suddenly, I heard a sweet and soft voice that seemed to be like an ember thawing all the coldness in my heart, and I instinctively moved to the source of the sound, and I noticed that it came from the tiny figure that was pushed in earlier.

I looked at her, and she seemed to be uncomfortable too, even more uncomfortable than I feel. Has she been drugged too?

I tried to check her temperature, suppressing the desire that was burning inside me; her face was flushed, and she was looking very alluring and tempting.

Before I could comprehend what was going on, she clung onto me like a koala, and at that moment, all rationality flew outside the window.

I flipped her over on the bed and kissed her, ripping her clothes apart in the process, and then I entered her roughly, but to my utmost surprise, she cried out in pain, Oh sh*t! It's her first time too. I instinctively became gentler, and I remember taking her several times before I finally felt satisfied, and then we fell asleep in the comfort of each other's embrace.

While the steamy session was going on, the Steele family mansion received a call from an anonymous person that almost sent the Matriarch into shock.

Hello... Yes, proceed... what?! ... That's impossible! ... Outrageous! ... Logan Steele? ...

Are you sure that it's my grandson?... in a hotel room with a woman?... I'll go confirm your news personally first thing in the morning...

I hope this information is valid; otherwise, you can do yourself a favor by disappearing from King's city before I get a hold of you... Bye...

First thing the next day, room 001 suddenly opened from outside the matriarch of the Steele family. Margaret Steele's eyes widened in shock and horror.

Logan Steele, her grandson whom she knows to despise women, was sleeping peacefully with a woman in his embrace, and what was more shocking were the glaring red stains on the white sheets.

It is very obvious what has happened the night before.

If this had happened a week earlier, Margaret Steele would have been happy, but Logan's wedding was meant to be held TODAY!.

Suddenly, an idea bulb lights in her head, and the expression on her face changes from shocked to happy, and the people beside her could not help but look at themselves like, Is she alright? Then she calls her personal assistant and says, When they wake up, get the stylists to dress the lady up for the wedding and bring Logan to my study.

If he refuses to come, tell him he can wait for news of my death. They are getting married tonight.

Tell the other girl from the Parker family that I have set my sights on another person.

Also check the background of this girl, and I expect reports in an hour.

She struts away happily, almost prancing all the way back to her car.

Later the same morning, the two bodies on the bed stir awake and open their eyes at the same time.

SOPHIA'S POV

I screamed as my eyes widened in horror, realizing what had happened to me.

I try to wrap my head around what had happened, and then I recall the last thing that happened before I zoned out.

My stepmother Evelyn and my stepsister Samantha had given me a cup of fruit punch, and I had lost consciousness afterwards.

Oh no, I've been drugged. What have I done? I muttered to herself but suddenly snapped back to reality when I realized that someone else was on the same bed, and it was at that minute that I felt the bone-wrecking pain in my lower body.

It felt like a truck had run me over or something like that, and my head was aching badly. I whipped my head towards the person on the other side of the bed and then back at my naked body under the blanket.

Gathering all the courage I could muster, I wrapped the blanket around myself in the speed of light and zoomed into the bathroom.

On entering the bathroom, my legs gave out under me, and I sat on the floor, and for the first time since my father entered the comatose state, I cried hard.

I have failed myself and my father.

I always thought Samantha and Evelyn would only continue using their petty methods; I never knew they would stoop so low.

This is definitely the straw that broke the camel's back. They not only drugged me but sent me into the bed of a stranger.

I tried to find my phone to call my friend, Anna, to bring me some clothes, but that seemed impossible, and I began to panic, but then I heard a knock on the door.

Miss Parker, please come outside; the president asked me to talk to you and get you some clothes. I cracked the door open and took the clothes.

I put them on very fast and come outside to talk to him while wondering how he knows my name.

But then the next thing he said seemed to shock me into oblivion: Miss Parker, I am Daniel, the personal assistant of the matriarch of the Steele family.

I was sent by the matriarch to inform you of your wedding to Mr. Logan Steele today, and outside this door, your makeup artist and stylist are waiting for you.

Sophia was shocked to the core of her being, and as a smart person, she knows that she is not given an option to object.

But wait, isn't Samantha meant to be getting married to the grandson of the Steele family? Why did it suddenly change, and why do they want her?

She couldn't seem to wrap her head around what was going on, and where did the stranger that took her first time go?

Is he scared of taking responsibility, so he runs away?

I don't even know him, so how can I track him down?

So many questions were swirling in her head, and before she ended up staring at the personal assistant with a blank look on her face.

The sound of a clap brought her back to reality, and she saw a number of ladies troupes all carrying something.

The last lady was rolling in a mannequin wearing the most beautiful wedding dress she has ever seen. If she was someone who believed in love and marriage, she could have pictured her dream wedding dress to be something like this, but too bad... Then she thought, What if this sham wedding was a blessing in disguise?

Now she doesn't need to lie to send her numerous suitors away, and at the same time she and her so-called husband would be strangers living under the same roof just like neighbors in the same apartment.

She sat there like a doll as she painted her face with all sorts of makeup products and creamed her skin with all sorts of moisturizer and perfume oils.

After three long hours, she was fully dressed and standing in front of a full-body mirror, staring at the entirely different person that was staring back at her in the mirror.

Sophia felt like she was taking the biggest step of her life. But then she is set on taking revenge, and the backbone she needed was the Steele family.

Samantha and Evelyn must pay for what they had done to her; it is time to resume the investigation into the accident that sent her father into coma.

LOGAN'S POV.

We blink awake at the same time and stare into each other's eyes, and I feel anger rise in my heart. What is a woman doing beside me?

All of a sudden memories from last night begin to flash in my mind, and at that moment all I felt for myself was disappointment and disgust.

But then, to my surprise, she wrapped herself in the blanket and ran as fast as possible to the bathroom.

Before I could say anything or even comprehend what was going on, I heard a knock on the door, and as I opened the door, my grandmother's assistant came in and told me that she wanted to see me in her study right away, and for the first time in a long while, I really didn't want to see Grandma, but I guess it isn't up to me.

On getting to the house, I met Grandma in the happiest mood that I've seen in a long time, and somehow this made me frown, but I kept quiet and kept my cool, but when Grandma started the conversation, my frown deepened with each sentence.

Logan, why did it take you so long to introduce your fiance to me? Well, it doesn't matter because it's better late than never.

I already changed your bride for tonight to her, Grandma said excitedly, and in a moment of confusion, I had to ask, Who is she? Grandma's face changed gradually, and when she finally calmed down, she said, She is the woman you spent the night with yesterday." Sophia Parker.

The sister of the bride you were supposed to get married to later today, my face widened in shock at first but then relaxed in realization.

She lied to me and pretended to be drugged to get into my bed and then called the Steele family and told them so that my grandmother could force me to get married to her.

This woman sure has guts. Grandma, I am not getting married to that woman; I spat out disgustingly. I didn't give you another option, Grandma replied, and it was at that moment that I slowly realized that Grandma wasn't going to be taking this easy with me, but I, Logan Steele, am not someone that could be controlled at all.

So I told grandma, That's it; I'm calling off this whole wedding, and I turned to leave, but grandma's next words made me freeze in place.

You can try to call off the wedding if you don't want your inheritance anymore; I am not going to continue going back and forth with you, Logan.

If you know that you still want your inheritance, you will get married to Sophia Parker tonight, but if you don't, then you might as well forget being a member of the Steele family.

I was seeing red at this point, but I forced myself to calm down and reason with Grandma, but all my reasoning seemed to fall on deaf ears.

She had already set her mind.

I'll get married to her then, I forced out through gritted teeth.

I will definitely go down as the most nonchalant wedding groom in history.

I left grandma's study in a weak spirit because it was the first time in a very long time.

I felt weak, powerless, and out of control about my own life decisions.

I decided to brush my thoughts aside and call David as he drove back to my mansion to get dressed.

When David got to my place, he went on and on about what had happened last night, and as he continued, my face was getting increasingly darker. By the time he finished the story, my face was so dark that it could drip water because, from what he said, she had entered the room after he left to get the doctor, and by the time he got back, we were already entangled with each other, and he had to leave quietly.

I then told him about what grandmother had ordered and the threats she made, and what I thought about the girl whose name I can't even remember. He frowned and asked what if things weren't as simple as I thought, and what if someone had set up the both of us?

but I wasn't ready to listen at all, and when Grandma's kind reminder came in, we both got dressed and headed back to the event hall of the hotel, where it all started. 45 minutes later, I walked into the hall with David as my best man, and immediately I got to the altar. The wedding began, and when the procession began, she came in.

The woman that I am supposed to spend the whole of my marital life with.

When she walked down the aisle, the priest began to perform the wedding rites, and we exchanged vows even though I didn't mean any of the words that I said.

Finally, the party began, and everybody was in high spirits.

Well, everybody except for the bride and groom, who were glaring at each other and hating the show that they had to put on for everybody that was around them.

At long last, the wedding came to an end, the crowd slowly dispersed, and the dreaded moment had come.

Margaret Steele came forward to congratulate the newlywed couple and told Sophia, Now that you're married to the Steele family, you have to move into Logan's house, and you as the wife of the Steele family have to look like it, talk like it, dress like it, and act like it.

Finally, if Logan maltreats or bullies you, feel free to call me to complain.

Goodnight Sophia Oh, and remember to call me grandma like Logan does. Okay?

Sophia was so overwhelmed, but she tried to maintain her smile and bid the old woman goodbye and waited till she left.

Finally, the whole hall was empty except for the two people that were shooting daggers at each other with their eyes.

Logan later broke the silence and said, You could only work your way into my bed with sleazy means, but forget about me treating you like my wife.

If you like, you can go complain to Grandma, but I promise to break your legs and pluck out one of your eyes the moment Grandma reprimands me.

You can weigh your pros and cons and choose your path. Sophia glared at him in disgust and angrily retorted, You think too highly of yourself, Mr. Steele; I don't want anything to do with you, and if you want your grandmother to be convinced you can meet me in the car, we are nothing to each other but strangers that have been obliged to live under the same roof.

She storms off to the limousine that was waiting outside the hotel to take the newlywed couple home, and a minute later, Logan snaps out of the shock that her words had sent him into. Then a sinister smirk appeared on his perfectly carved face, and he strides out and sits on the other side of the car.

The car ride was quiet, and the driver was drenched in cold sweat at the time that they got to the mansion from the oppressive and deadly aura that the couple behind him was exuding.

Finally, they arrived at Logan Steele's mansion, and Sophia had to look at him again and ask herself,

How rich is this man?

Well, she doesn't have the time to think because this is her new home and her new life too.

Logan came down from the car and looked at the woman in front of his house and muttered under his breath, Welcome to hell.

The moment they stepped in, the maids welcomed them, but they knew better than to congratulate Logan on the success of his wedding, so they only took Sophia into a guest room, where she happened to meet all her stuff from the Parker family house.

Wow, Evelyn and Samantha really wanted her out of the house, and they didn't even come to the wedding.

She opened her bags, got changed, and started setting up her clothes and shoes in the closet, and when she got to the bag where she keeps her architectural sketches, her face darkened.

Many of her drafts had gone missing; there were no doubts that Samantha had taken them again, and this time she wasn't going to sit back and be plagiarized again.

She is going to fight fire with fire.

She unlocked her laptop and opened a draft that she had been working on and continued working.

In the master bedroom of the mansion, Logan sat on the chair facing the window like a king, swirling the wine in his glass for over a minute before taking a sip, and he stood up, walking to the window and looking outside.

He was feeling very uncomfortable because apparently his personal space had been invaded, and this woman had the guts to act nonchalant even though she had called the Steele family to make sure that he would take responsibility for her after she had climbed into his bed.

At the same time, he didn't know why any woman would crawl into his bed, despite the rumors that were flying around about him being ugly, cruel, and impotent.

Either way, Logan was set on making his house miserable enough for her.

He called for Martha, a mother figure in the house who was also in charge of all the maids and workers in the house, and told her, From today onwards, you are not obliged to serve the lady that came into the house with me tonight; she is only the Steele's family young mistress by name, and she has no right to order you around.

Let her do her things by herself.

Tell this to all the maids and servants in the house, and from now henceforth prepare her seat farthest from mine at the dining table. I don't want her anywhere near me. Martha nodded in agreement and replied, Noted, young master, but Logan frowned and corrected, I told you to call me Logan; you watched me grow up. Yes, Logan, Martha replied in her soft old voice and left the room.

SOPHIA'S POV

The next morning, I woke up early, took my bath, and dressed up, rushing down to the company, skipping breakfast as usual.

I didn't even remember that I was married, so I just rushed into my car, which is looking really out of place in this garage that is looking like a car exhibition show, with each car that I set my eyes on being more expensive than the last, and my eyes made their way back to my own slightly outdated Ford Mustang, but nope, I am not going to be moved, so I just climbed into my car and drove off to work, grabbing a coffee on the way.

On getting to the company, I started hearing whispers and snickering from my coworkers, but I've long been used to this, so I just headed up to my office and ignored them again.

As a manager in a failing company, I indeed have my work cut out for me, but I have to keep this company afloat even though my stepsister and mother want me out of it.

I was waiting for the client that I am supposed to be meeting today. I had finished the draft last night, and as I waited, my mind couldn't help but drift back to my dad at the hospital. I've been too busy these past few days to see him, so I decided to visit him after I left work today.

Then I called the private detective that I had hired to investigate the accident that sent my father into a coma.

I had a gut feeling that it was not an accident and it was aimed at taking my father's life, but by whom? When the call connected, a deep voice came from the other side.

Miss Parker, how may I help you? Liam, I want you to resume investigation on the cause of my dad's accident, I replied with a resolute tone.

He paused for a moment before replying to me, Okay, no issues. Then the call was disconnected. I sighed and took a deep breath, and just then I heard a knock at the door.

I told the person on the other side to come in, and when I saw that it was Mr. Rogers who I was expecting, I stood up to greet him.

We exchanged handshakes and started discussing business almost immediately. At the end of the meeting, he was very satisfied, just like most of my clients.

He left me a complimentary check and left with a smile on his face.

LOGAN'S POV:

Was I just paying these managers for the show?

I have already fired four managers today, and I am pretty sure I'll have to fire more like this one that's speaking gibberish in front of me right now, but I decide to listen for a few minutes more, but I wasn't even impressed.

You are fired. Go to the finance department to clear your payment for the month and leave the company immediately.

I watch as another dejected ex-manager leaves the boardroom: This meeting ends here; you have all disappointed me yet again.

I give you all five days to impress me, or you can resign before then; either way you'll lose your job if you refuse to impress me in the next meeting. I stood up and left the boardroom in a fit of anger. When I got into my office, I met David there with his legs crossed on my table.

I was almost forced to ask if this guy is really the CEO of another company.

What do you need, David? I dragged out in a frustrated voice. Aren't you meant to be resting after your wedding night rendezvous? He teased while wiggling his eyebrows, but I was too tired to be disturbed, so I just reminded him that we aren't a real couple and I definitely won't be treating her like my wife.

David shook his head but didn't say anything.

We chatted for a while before he left and I went back to work.

I was at work till nightfall when I went back home and retired into my bedroom.

After work, Sophia went straight to the hospital to check on her father.

She talked to him, read to him, cleaned his body, and went to the doctor's office to ask for an update on her father's health.

The doctor told her that her father's condition was stagnant, not improving and not deteriorating just there.

She sighed softly and thanked the doctor, sent some money to the hospital to continue her father's treatment, and went back to her father's room and stayed for a while before heading back to Logan's mansion.

When she got home, she went straight to her room and ate the takeout that she picked on her way back. She disposed of the takeout, took out her pencil, set up the easel, and started drawing again.

She just let her hand flow with the rhythm of her heart, and at that moment, she was more relaxed than she has felt in days.

A few hours later, she drifted asleep covered in her own designs, and she had a blissful dream.

The next day, she woke up early as usual and dressed up, sprinting to the garage to rush to work when she had a head-on collision with a brick wall.

I could have sworn that that wall came out of nowhere, she muttered to herself while rubbing her bruised forehead. Then she finally opened her eyes and said, pair of black shoes. Oh no no no no no....

She muttered again. She hurriedly stood back up and muttered an apology before bolting out of the house.

Logan stood there for a while with a face so dark it could drip water.

Finally he moved, but not out of the house as expected, but back to his room to change his clothes, then he ordered the maids to burn those clothes before he left the house and went straight to the company.

She's only been here for a few days, and she's already causing trouble for me. I really hate the way she invades my private space, Logan complained on the way to the company.

The employees of the Steele company had it rough and tough again that day because the CEO was in a bad mood.

In Megatron, the Parker family's company Sophia was busy working when she got a call from Anna Watson, her best friend, and they decided to meet up in a cafe close to her workplace to catch up.

SOPHIA'S POV

When Anna's call came in, I immediately discarded work because I needed someone to vent to.

I told her to meet me at the cafe down the street.

Twenty minutes later, we were sitting opposite each other at the cafe, and Anna was throwing questions pertaining to why I hadn't called or texted her in days.

I started telling the story from the last time we saw each other and how Samantha and Evelyn had drugged me and sent me to Logan's bed and how I had gotten married and how Logan had accused me of climbing into his bed and how I had told him that he means nothing to me up to the way I bumped into him earlier this morning, and by the time I finished, Anna's eyes were widened in shock.

I actually understand because she had pledged that whenever I change my mind about love she would be my best lady, but it happened in her absence.