They whispered in town about him. They called him a beast. They called him cruel. They called him ugly.
People were repulsed by his face. They treated him like a deadly disease, avoiding him like the plague. They didn't dare talk to or in front of h...
Angelica woke up after a nightmare. She dreamed about going to her wedding in a red lehenga and someone spilling a drink. Everyone then laughed at her. She could still hear their laughter after she woke up.
After a knock on her door, Sarah walked inside. "Good morning, My Lady. I thought you would be asleep and came to wake you up." She smiled.
"Good morning," Angelica replied.
"It is your wedding day." Sarah smiled excitedly. .
Right.
She should have been excited on her wedding day, but she wasn't. It wasn't as if she was getting married to the man she loved and looked forward to building a future with. The only thing that excited her about the future was her brother. Indeed, she would not go through all of this if it wasn't for him.
"Where is William?" Angelica asked.
"He is having breakfast, My Lady. I already gave him the clothes you bought for him."
"Thank you."
Sarah helped her bathe and get clean while telling her about the wedding plans and in which order things would happen. She took extra care of her, taking her time scrubbing her body and washing her hair. Angelica had already begun to worry and feel strange things in her stomach. If she survived this day and night, she could survive the rest.
When Sarah was done caring for her body and hair, it was time to choose a dress for her wedding. Usually, brides wore the best dress they owned, and if they had a white or a blue dress, colours that represented purity, they preferred to wear those dresses.
Lately, more and more brides, as if to flaunt their purity wore white or blue even if it weren't the best dress they owned. Exhibiting righteousness was better than flaunting your dress. The upper and middle-class ladies who could afford a new skirt made sure they bought it in one of those colours, and those of the lower class tried their best to own one for their wedding at least.
Angelica wasn't pure in people's eyes. If she appeared in a white dress, it would mean she was pretending to be or wanted to be. It was the opposite. This whole experience made her hate the entire thing with purity.
Sarah went to the large chest with the new clothes Lord Rayven had bought her to find an appropriate dress. Instinctively she also chose one of those colours. She held up a light blue one.
"This looks so beautiful, My Lady. It also matches your eyes." She smiled.
"Give me something else that is not white or blue."
"Oh..." Sarah said as if realizing the purity thing. "Of course." She then hurried to smile again before looking for another dress.
After looking for a while, Angelica finally decided to wear a red lehenga decorated with white lace around the neckline and at the end of the sleeves. She paired it with diamond earrings and a diamond bracelet. Sarah put her hair up in a beautiful bun and decorated it with diamond pins before working on her face. In the end, she sprayed some perfume on her.
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