To Love A Duke

Pretend

Song Recommendation: Bless you still by Greyson chance

Every marriage is a love match, well frankly, not near all but all parties involved must act the part.

Drama thine name is Artemis, He was learning new things about his lady wife on a daily basis, today’s lesson being she was quite the actress, truly she ought to be on some stage, this was her true talent, she had said it herself that if she could pick a path solely based on her choice, the woman she would have liked to be. it would be an actress, a seductive siren performing on stage. And unmarried, probably a mistress. She hadn’t added that but that was the reality. a reality she was knew but would not admit. He knew within him in the deep dark parts of his soul that Regardless of her choices, he would have found a way to be with her. There was only her for him. He had began asking himself some questions and answering them. If Artemis needed no protection, if there hadn’t been a reason for him to sail back into her life, would he have stayed away? Let some man marry her, have her, give her babies, The answer had been very clear. No matter who she had been, or what paths they had found themselves she would have been his. No questions asked.

She had planned the ball with a fierce precision he greatly admired and she had outdone herself. Everyone was in awe. In no exception to him. She had descended those steps like the goddess she was and she lit up the room, he had been quite shocked that she took his arm when he offered it and then she had smiled at the guests and said through clenched teeth in a voice only he could hear “ that all they needed to do was get through the day doing what they did best pretend they were in love” and he was happy to be married to her. Like hell he needed to pretend he was married to her. Did she? Was she truly unhappy about marriage to him? He wasn’t sure but he hoped to hell she wasn’t. They had walked in together and her presence lit up the room then he excused himself and was now heading for Rourke whose gaze was fixed on- he followed his friends line of sight and they landed on Cassandra? She was here damn it! It had slipped his mind that Cassie resided in town and naturally she was invited but she could have very well declined. Why had she come? He changed route and headed for her.