Chapter 103
Chapter 103
The pillow. It had to be the pillow, Katrina wasn't used to how soft it was. That had to be it. Or maybe it was the sound of the wind ourside? Maybe it was too dark in the room?
Hrally, she knew the reason she was tossing and turning incessantly, was because she was in bed alone. She wasn't used to being alone. She was accustomed to Rylan practically smothering her at night with his legs and arms wrapped around her securely. He always insisted on being as close to her as possible, even when she protested. He knew she actually loved it, and that she craved the attention
from him.
But tonight Tonight, he demanded them both have their own rooms. He wanted to be traditional and not see her again until she was walking down. the aisle.
She thought it was ridiculous. A completely silly superstition that she didn't need to entertain. But Kylin wanted to do this right, he said.
So here she was, tossing and turning Uncomfortable and cold. Alone and annoyed.
She hadn't seen kylan all day. Going on twelve hours, to be exXCE
Aaron and Maine had kept she busy, and her dad did, too. But it wasn't the same. It wasn't enough.
She was about to get married. To Kylan. To the man she never thought she would be marrying, and the man marry, all along.
man that it
it only made sense for her to
e for he
She huffed, fluffing the pillow beneath her head again. She stared up at the ceiling for a moment. nightstand. blinking against the brightness of the screen before unlocking it moment, and then she grabbed her phone from off her
"I don't like this. I need your arms around me to sleep, she texted.
You be fine for one night," he replied.
She rolled her eyes, turning on her side to pout at her phone.
Tm not fine. I need you with me. This is silly."
"Go to deep, Katrina, I told you not to message me."
"Are she saying you don't miss me?"
"Heaven's sake. Of course, I miss you."
Then come here"
sleep, okay? We have a big day of socializing with way too many effing people
swear but not swear words. "Are you sure you want to marry me? Maybe you don't really miss me. You won't come
ridiculous. Go
her eyes. "Fine
somewhere on the bed, huffing and squeezing
-0-0-0-
when she felt a pair of warm armas encircle her from behind, she jolted
her hands coming to
comfortable again his
sleep. Kylan
already drifting back to sleep, bet mind and body relaxing none
"I love you."
she wasn't unique when she thought of her wedding day. When she dreamed of walking down a flower laced aisle,
sade, and a groom dressed to the nines at the
father walking her down that same aisle, her arm clasped in his, her smile matching one of his
unique when she imagined what the weather would be like that day, or what the venue would look
Her thoughts weren't different, weren't surprising. Even the fake marriage she had with Kylan wasn't
what was unique, was her love
was unique, was having Oscar and her
strong man on her left, the
New Zealand, where green and all things
Karina on the front row of the all white seating, a small bouquet of
groom that waited for her. That watched she walk. That never took his eyes off her while
To Kylan.
man that knew her. That loved her. That housed her heart
nerves, no hesitation, no sense of foreboding
only peace.
James in the third row, a smile on his face just like he
She noticed his questioning gaze filled with love return to hers, and she
her family. Not
Just hum..
cheeks, she still smiled at him. And then she mehed, because
Kylan smell. And she felt complete. Whole in a
hands, and she held his, and nothing else
officiating minister spoke. She hardly listened. Hardly
cared for Kylan. Her best friend,
was positively glowing in the sunlight, the grey of his eyes
scarcely heard her own voice when she spoke her
from his suit pocket that was folded four times, and he opened
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