CHAPTER 27

“I just can't,” she said, very sad that she had to be this cruel. Wasn’t she also in pain right now? Did he think that it was easy for her to do this?
“Are you going back on your words now?'
“Lucian I ...” he cut her off, he didn't want to hear any excuses from her.
He kissed her; he had missed her so much. She was fighting him but she became docile after a while. They kissed each other for a while until he stopped the kiss and looked at her.
“You still want to leave me even after this?”
“I love you okay, so much it hurts but you don't know me. What I have done and what I may do. I don't want to hurt you, Lucian,” she begged as she looked affectionately at him.
“You can never hurt me, Aurora. You and me will get married as planned,” he said brushing his finger tips on her cheeks.
“You still want me even when I can't give you children?”
“We have Jewel already. She is enough, don't you think?” he said it as a joke and saw her smiling.
“She will kill you if she hears that.”
“She won't do that. You should smile more often,” he was happy to see her mood improved and smiling like that.
“I will do that from now on,” she said and let herself fall into his embrace.
“I'm sorry about earlier. I wasn't supposed to be harsh at you.”
“I'm sorry too. I shouldn't have said it in that way,” she said her eyes now looking at him.
“I'm glad that you are okay now,” he was very relieved to see that.
“I'm glad that you have found me. Can you hold me?” she asked and somehow he knew what his little nymph wanted. His little nymph was back and he couldn't wait to remind her of exactly what she was getting into and punish her for causing so much trouble.
“I thought you will never ask,” he sneered as he laid her back on the bed.
Her eyes were filled with the tears and it looked sweet. He kissed those tears away from her eyes first before making his way to her nose, the corner of her lips and finally captured her lips; his actions promising her exactly what she wanted. He was going to give her the world, make her happy and make sure she forgets everything and began a brand-new life.
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Jewel had never felt bad like the way she was at the moment. From the moment Rora fainted and disappeared she had been worried. She was at school when she heard about what happened. If she hadn't done tricks for her dad to be in soup and forced to marry then all this wouldn't have happened.
She heard about how Rora approached her in order to learn more about her real mother. As much as it was Rora's fault she was also to blame. Even when she saved her back then she didn't want to come but she forced her, every time it was her clinging onto Rora and was happy when her dad chose her.
And now she was her aunt who was supposed to be her stepmother. What kind of joke was this really?
She knew how deep the feelings were between her dad and aunt now. Separating them would just be a huge blow to them and that shouldn't happen. Since no one knows about her real identity she might as well just marry her dad and forget that she is Aunt June's daughter.
She had seen a lot of movies where cousins marry each other. She just didn't know what would happen in the future as this was new territory to her but she just prayed that no one will get hurt.
The next few days Jewel never said a word about what had happened and learnt that the wedding was still on which was a huge relief. Her grandma took her and her friends for shopping. They were supposed to buy dresses for the wedding.
It took them four hours to find the perfect dresses. Shopping with grandma was surely different than when she was with Rora. The time she went shopping with Rora, they didn't take a lot of time. Rora was someone who just didn't want to take all her time looking at things continuously.
Once she likes something she would just take I and it was fun. Her grandma on the other hand wanted total perfection since her son and niece were getting married. It was still confusing but in a lovely way.
Jewel and her friends ended up picking up red dresses which were bright and lovely. Hers since she was the maid of honor was different from her friends which made her feel special. After shopping grandma treated the three of them with pizza and drinks and after their meal grandma took them home.
Jewel took her friends to her room in her grandparents' house since that's where she was staying at the moment. Grandma decided to give her dad and Rora some privacy so she moved back with her grandma.
The maids brought some drinks and snacks for them to have while they talked.
“So, it's really happening?” Wendy asked.
“Yes, it is and I can't wait,” Jewel replied excitedly.
“You really don't mind that your dad will be marrying someone who is six years older than you? I mean she will be your new mom,” Anna said just not getting it why Lucian was so adamant in marrying such a young woman and why Jewel was being so cool about it.
“I know exactly what you are talking about but its fine as long as my dad is happy and married. I can't stand the sight of all his previous women. They made me sick to the bone. But Rora she is different, I have a feeling she will beat anyone who messes up with her and we will be free again,” Jewel told her friends.
“I can't believe that's the reason you like her so much.”