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"
Try and get some sleep, okay? We have a big day of socializing with way too many
but not swear words. "Are you sure you want to marry me? Maybe you don't really miss me. You won't come here,
you're being ridiculous. Go
rolled her eyes.
somewhere on the bed, huffing and squeezing her
-0-0-0-
somewhere in between, because when she felt a pair of warm armas encircle her from behind, she jolted awake. "Relax, it's just mir" she brand
her hands coming to rest
moving to be comfortable again his familiar warmth.
Go to sleep.
love you" she were already drifting back to sleep, bet mind and body relaxing none that
"I love you."
she dreamed
groom dressed to the nines at the end of it
her down that same aisle,
when she imagined what the weather would be like that day, or what
wasn't unique. Her thoughts weren't different, weren't surprising. Even the fake marriage she had with Kylan
what was unique, was her love
was unique, was having Oscar and her
together, one strong man on her left, the other on her
was having her wedding in New Zealand, where green and
and Karina on the
her. That watched she walk. That never took his eyes off her while she grew closer
To Kylan.
man that knew her. That loved her. That housed her heart and guarded it with his
hesitation,
only peace.
on his face just like he promised, his hand clasped tightly in her
She noticed his questioning gaze filled with love return
mattered. Not her family. Not her friends. Not the
Just hum..
her father and Oscar let go of her with a hug and a kiss to her cheeks, she still smiled at him. And then she mehed, because he smiled back at
mint, his Kylan smell. And she felt complete. Whole in a way she had never
held her hands, and she held his, and nothing else
the words the officiating
only cared for Kylan. Her best friend, her companion, ber
sunlight, the grey of his eyes burning
heard her own voice when she spoke
of paper from his suit pocket that was folded four times, and he opened the edges and inhaled
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