"I want you to know one thing. I don't fall in love. I fuck and I'm done. With you, it will be the same, the only thing different will be that we are married. And that's it. Don't expect any different, okay?" He whispers close to my ear.
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Aria Batc...
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The following Friday, I've seen Dante once, which was at dinner. But we didn't speak. I ate in silence with his friends, like I did every night.
Today I was due to choosing my wedding dress. It had just hit me that I was going to be an actual bride. That was just crazy to me.
When the wedding planner from last time arrived; she and the guards got to take me to an actual store.
I was quite nervous because I wanted Dante to like my dress, but I also didn't want a really big dress that wasn't me. Since this was probably my only wedding, I still wanted it to be special even if I didn't know the man I was marrying.
"Okay dear, I'm going to give you some dresses to dry on and I want you to tell me which ones you like the most and then we will draw them out. First up is the ceremony." She explains, moving her hands all around and then runs off to grab a rack of dresses.
"So Dante explained to me that you get to pick whatever you want, but look expensive. And he also explained to me that for the ceremony he wants a big dress." She said and I nodded to her words. That was nice I guess?
All dresses she gave me were gorgeous, but four really stuck with me.
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(Second dress = top right)
I think the second dress is the dress that really sticks out to me. It was so gorgeous.
"I like the second one," I confessed.
"Oh I knew you would like that one. It's so gorgeous!" She sets the dress aside before dragging in another rack of dresses for after the ceremony.
"Now these ones are easier to pick from," she smiles before pulling them off and handing them to me.
As I go through them, some catch my eye.
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The first option I think is perfect. It's not to basic but also not to fancy and it was the perfect length. I loved it.
When I got dressed, I got in the car and the guards drove me back to the house. It was lunch time, so the cooks cooked me lunch, which was delicious, and then I took a nap from my "busy" day.
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"I'm going to fucking kill him. Who does he think he is talking to her like that?" I grinned my teeth through the anger I was feeling.
We were having our meeting of the day while Aria was out dress shopping.
"I know you do Day, but we have to be cautious about this. He is our capo." Hunter explained, clicking his stupid fucking pen.
I grab the pen out of his hands and chuck it out the wall. "What did I fucking say about that pen?" I groaned and sat back in my seat.
Hunter said something under his breath that I couldn't hear. "What?" I asked, but the door opens.
I turn to whom interrupted my meeting, ready to kill them. "Boss, I'm sorry to interrupt, but your mother is requesting you on the phone. She said it's really important." My maid explains. I nod my head, dismissing her.
"Just figure it out," I frustratedly said and answered the phone. My men roll their eyes and leave the room.
"Finally, you would think because I'm your mother, you would answer the phone without me having to call a maid." My mother jokes. At least I think she is.
"Sorry Ma, what did you need?" I asked, filling out paper in my computer for the day.
"Well, I was thinking about taking Aria out to a lunch or dinner to get to know her better." She expressed.
I think for a moment. "Why can't you just come over here?" I asked.
"Because Dante. That poor girl hasn't gone out in who knows how long." She sighs.
"Fine, but I'm coming along." I can't risk it with many enemies out for my head.
"Okay, it can be a double date! I'll send you the place!" She happily hangs up on me before I can protest.
Fuck.
Instead of getting a maid, I rush out of my office and make my way to Aria's room.
Without knocking, I open up the door and immediately stop at what's standing in front of me.
Fuck.
Aria stands in front of me with the shortest fucking towel I've ever seen. Fuck I need to get her bigger towels. I noted in my head.
She had the most gorgeous skin, dripping with water from the shower. And I swear I can smell her from where I'm standing.
"Shit, sorry." I hush out.
She blushes, looking down at the ground. She wraps her arms around her body, trying to hide her body.
"You're good." She says.
"We're having dinner with my parents in an hour. Get ready." I rush out, so I can quickly get out of the sudden hot room.
I make sure to lock the door before closing it behind me and rushing to my room to get ready for this dinner.
