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.

whole world know? Was she the

you even planning a wedding? Did you

now?" He gave her a relaxed,

so exasperated. She laughed in disbelief. "You already sent out invitations, and you're

then ask for

does things as high-handed as you. You're way over the top.

reason why

up. "I... I'm

couldn't come up with a better excuse, so she just blurted out the first thing that

like an X-ray, seeing

his striking eyes, leaned in until their hoses almost touched, and murmured in that deep, gravelly voice of his, "You

spine, her heart thumping wildly. She hated to admit it, but his relentless charm was getting to her she was actually starting

to reality, she protested, "But getting married isn't a game. It's not like picking up groceries at Trader Joe's. I haven't even called my mom, or told my uncle. Traditionally, there's all this stuff-engagement parties, family dinners, cake tastings with the wedding planner-and you just decided in three days? Where's the respect for me in all

Tomorrow, I'll have my dad go talk

years. You'll walk down the aisle and everyone in Emperor City will remember you as the