Cursed Love (Raw#2)

Chapter#23

"it's your wedding. Smile." Hailey insisted , wanting to give up on try ons.

The bride's maid dress she had selected for herself complemented Grace's gown which she had on and indeed . . .to Hailey she looked like a Princess lost in a fairytale world. .her mother's gown fitted her in all the right places , sure she looked breath takingly beautiful but she didn't look
.....happy.

And that made Hailey frown.

Grace was staring at her reflection in the floor length mirror and she didn't look the least bit of excited , it was as if...she was forced to stand there.

You ruined my life, Ethan. I never expected any good from you but this....this is the kind of wound I will keep fresh, she smiled bitterly.

Hailey's stomach churned at the smile on her sister in law face. .it was empty .. hollow.

She walked towards her and Grace wasn't aware of her standing by her side as she continued to battle with herself.

"Grace? What is it? Did...did Ethan do something?" Hailey asked softly , gently.

Grace glanced at her , "No. I'm just...tired of the fittings and the.. everything actually."

"Are you sure?" Hailey looked closely , trying to decipher her emotions.

Grace nodded.

The fact was , the function wouldn't tire her out. It was sitting by his side the entire damn day that made her inside churn with disgust.

Hailey tucked her chin on Grace's shoulder.

"The actual function is going to be the license to his bedroom." She winked , unknowingly salting her open wound.

If only you know , Grace could only smile and to Hailey it looked like she affirmed her statement.

"I swear , you don't need makeup. Ethan is so lucky!" Hailey gushed not knowing just how lucky he made her feel...

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Then the rest of the day went by with her hiding her tears from everyone and Ethan....who tried to come to Hailey's room to see her....Hailey didn't allow him to step .

"See her tomorrow all you want."

Ethan had said something in return which Grace had no interest in. For her , he did what he did to show her who was the "alpha" around , the one who could step on her self respect as viciously as she did on his . .all night she kept awake.... asking questions that had no answer...

Maybe love isn't in my destiny , she stared at the ceiling , eyeing the fan turning around and found. Hailey was fast asleep and she ...she burned.

Ethan had destroyed her love and now he wanted everything to be as it was. .as if nothing had happened. She had let him play with her emotions, she had blindly followed him and the fire in her would only turn to ice when she burned him in it too...

When she opened her eyes the next morning , Hailey was in rush and a makeup artist was on her head.... analyzing her features and flipping open her makeup tools.

After washing her face , she let the artist pick and pluck whatever she wanted , she let Hailey dress her up and zip the gown into place. The bridal veil covered her face and she thought she heard the mua muttering to herself ,"Such a sad bride.",

The entire function didn't register in her head. Everyone showered their love and wedding gifts on her that cheekily had condoms wrapped in golden paper and Ethan had laughed all the way , all the function. He glowered with pride whenever a compliment flew his way but he knew he deserved it. Dressed in a white dress shirt under a charcoal black coat and pants he did look like a dream...just like his forlorn bride.

Her feelings were dead when the priest asked Ethan to kiss the bride and with amused twinkling eyes he lifted the white veil .....she dropped her gaze not letting him see the fire going left and right in her.

She didn't response when his mouth covered hers , he definitely didn't like it and bit her bottom lip lightly...Grace didn't budge.

She could let her lips bleed all over the marble floor but...she wouldn't kiss back.

Stepping back from her , he frowned slightly but once again the flashes of camera caught his attention and photoshoot began.

First it was the couple shoot and then family portrait.

The sun was setting when a gang of giggling girls led her to his room.

Hailey had her step inside and whispered a dirty word in her ear which she couldn't recall. Then the door got shut behind her and Grace eyed the king size bed.

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When Ethan stepped into his room, the AC was on and the scent of flowers mixed with it had such a refreshing affect on him. Matilda had given him a diamond ring, a family heirloom. He had made sure to put fresh flowers in vases for her sake. He knew she seemed distant after what....he did. And truth be told , he could feel the guilt riding him. But he knew they both loved each other too much to be apart from each other but it seemed like....he was wrong.

The first sign being....the bed was empty.

The click of bolt startled him and he craned his neck at....her who just stepped out of the bathroom. Killing everything he had in heart.

It was obvious she had taken a bath and the day she looked the most beautiful of all had been washed away too... without him taking a closer look. Dressed in silk PJs , she ignored his existence and went straight towards the dressing table. Taking the comb , she began to brush her long hair.

Ethan could feel sparks go off in his head but he bit it back and kept his tone silky smooth ,"I wanted to see you. You shouldn't have done this."

Her hands stopped and she gave him a withering look in the mirror.

"Why? So a piece of shit like you can do as he please?!" She had snapped so hard , so suddenly ...the veins in her neck popped out ... really shocking him. He could hear the pounding in his head , still he clenched his fists... knowing well he was the cause of this. He had let his rage lead him to this.

And how hard it was to see the hatred lurking in those eyes that had held so much of love for him. . .

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