Love Beyond the Mask by Adelaide Sinclair

Chapter 1317

"Three days ago, I told you I was going to get ready for the wedding. Everything's set."

"...Wait, what?" Wasn't that just some offhand joke before they parted ways?

Whitney hadn't taken him seriously at all.

But now, staring at him, she realized Ludwik wasn't kidding. When this man got serious, his efficiency bordered on terrifying. Her nerves jumped and her tongue tripped over itself. "You didn't actually prepare a wedding, did you?"

"I did."

Ludwik calmly pulled out his phone. "The invitations are already drafted on Facebook-I sent them to Parker, Tiana, Ashton, Valerie... basically everyone you know in Banyan City."

He added, "And of course, nobody from Emperor City's been left out."

"...Ludwik?" Whitney stared at him, feeling like she'd just been blindsided by a truck.

the entire Lippert family know? Did the whole world know? Was she the only

a wedding? Did you ever ask

I'm doing now?" He

already sent out invitations, and you're just now asking me? You

for forgiveness'—I like the sound of

as high-handed as you. You're way over the top. Seriously, do you

one reason why

closed up. "I... I'm

with a better excuse, so she just blurted out the first

like an X-ray, seeing right

striking eyes, leaned in until their hoses almost touched, and murmured in that deep, gravelly voice of his, "You don't need to prepare anything. Just give yourself to me.

his sent shivers down her spine, her heart thumping wildly. She hated to admit it, but his relentless charm was getting to her she was actually starting to wonder what it would

Trader Joe's. I haven't even called my mom, or told my uncle. Traditionally, there's

want respect? That's easy. Tomorrow, I'll have

hours, I'll give you a wedding people will talk about for years. You'll walk down the aisle and everyone in Emperor City will remember you as the