BOUND LOVE

The Wedding

She indeed was a beautiful bride. She looked absolutely radiant in the expensive wedding dress she was wearing, a dress she picked herself thanks to the Don's good mood for allowing her. He was particularly happier than anyone about this wedding.

She paired it with silver strap heels and some silver jewelry the Don had given her for the occasion. Her father was happy to see her looking so heavenly. Her veil was perfectly placed on her beautifully laid bridal hair. She was the definition of a ravishing bride. She was happy, at least she had to be. She was stepping into an entirely new chapter of her life. Though she was worried about what lies ahead, she was all smiles, but she also wished her mother was here.

The wedding would have taken place sooner but Caspian seemed not to be having it. The Don had originally planned for them to be wed immediately after her twenty-first birthday, but that didn't work out.

Caspian literally refused to show up for any of the preparations. And when the pressure from his father became intense he simply disappeared, not showing up at all for months. He didn't take calls or reply text's, he simply avoided everyone.

After months without word from him, the Don somehow managed to bring him to the mansion one fateful day to everyone's surprise.

He looked unkempt when he arrived, like he had being in some kind of dungeon. In the days that followed he was cleaned up and was back to his usual self. Only this time he looked more masculine and his shoulders were broader. He quietly participated in the wedding preparations without saying a word to anyone.

"She looks nice" he thought to himself as she walked down the aisle accompanied by her father. He never imagined his wedding would be this sad and boring. At twenty-five getting married was something he wouldn't have ventured into. His father had carefully orchestrated the plan by himself for the past eight years. If it had been up to him he would not have gotten married at all.

"Well she isn't so bad" he thought to himself again.

She was by his side now both of them turning to face the priest at the altar. He absently went along with the whole ceremony, said the vows, kissed the bride and proceeded with her to the front of the church where a car had already been prepared to take them to their honeymoon destination.

He didn't care much for the kiss. He had kissed a lot of women at his young age, he simply landed a brief kiss on her lips and withdrew almost immediately. He just hoped that she would respect his privacy as he definitely wasn't in the mood to consumate this marriage anytime soon.

They arrived at their honeymoon destination, an exclusive 5 star hotel owned by one of the Don's rich friends. It was nice, the atmosphere, the setting, it was pure luxury. They walked straight to the suite that had been prepared for them, not bothering to stop at the reception as they were already been expected.

Evie followed closely as Caspian led the way to their exquisite suite, with one of the hotel attendants following them with their luggage.

The suite was indeed fit for a newly wed couple, it was very massive, and just perfect. It had a beautifully decorated living area, a rose themed bedroom chamber with royal fittings, a simple kitchen area and a large bathroom. She loved the smell the room had, a clean fresh scent with a hint of citrus.

Caspian didn't bother to get comfortable, he was definitely used to settings like this. He simply walked over to the balcony area to have a smoke. The hotel attendant had set down the luggage and returned back to the hallway.

They hadn't carried much, she simply packed her necessary essentials, nightwear, underwears , toiletries and a few clothes. She wasn't sure what Caspian had packed. His luggage was really small.

She got out of her wedding dress, picked her night wear and headed for the large bathroom. She took quite some time in there, taking her time to scrub off all the make up she had on. She spent more time cleaning herself up carefully. She wasn't sure what to expect but she knew she had a task, to give the Brown's a male child, and that is exactly what she was going to do. She would keep her end of the bargain as long as the Don kept his.

He was still at the balcony by the time she came out of the bathroom. She had put on her night dress as if in readiness for bed though it wasn't night. She slipped into the large comfortable mattress, put on the wide television set and proceeded to watch whatever it was that was airing. She laid there for hours waiting for Caspian to come back inside the room, but he seemed to be enjoying his time out there.

Finally he walked into the room, his eyes red from too much smoking. He reached for the intercom beside the bed and dialed for the restaurant, he blurted out his order over the phone and turned to face her. "Tell them what you want" he said handing her the receiver. She collected it, moving slowly to the other side of the bed, "I would like some fried chicken, some waffles and pimento cheese" she said.

"Your order will be ready in a couple of minutes " she heard from the other end of the receiver. She put it back in it's position and moved to her side of the bed.

She loves to sleep on the left side of her bed, she hoped that wouldn't be an issue with Caspian who was was already in the bathroom taking a shower.

He didn't stay too long in there. He came out with a white towel wrapped around his waist and a smaller one which he used to dry his blonde hair.

This was the first time she was seeing him without a shirt on. "Those abs" she thought as she stared at his chest and stomach. "He has so much muscles" she thought as she fixed her gaze on his arms. They were huge, like he had been lifting so much weights.

He had the perfect body, broad shoulders, toned chest and a slim waist. He was indeed very sexually appealing. Looking at him now she could feel a steaminess between her legs. "How many women have seen him like this"? She thought to herself. He looked like he could melt a dozen women with his charm all at the same time. When he turned around she dropped her gaze to his butt area. She couldn't see them but she could feel that they were firm and strong.

He took out some pyjamas from his luggage and slipped them. She quickly looked away, turning her attention to the tv.

He didn't seem bothered that she was in the room, it was as though she was invisible. He dressed up and walked to his side of the bed. Picking up his phone and sitting, turning his back to her.

Just then the bell rang. It was a hotel attendant with their meals. He placed them in the living area and left the room, shutting the door behind him.

Caspian went over to the food, dished out his own orders and started to eat.

Evie looked on to see if he would call for her to join, but he didn't, after waiting for a while she got up from the bed and headed to the living area. She saw he had almost finished his meal. Sitting opposite him, she started to dish hers.

"Were you waiting for an invitation"? he asked mockingly.

He finished eating and headed back to bed. She sat there eating her food slowly, she didn't eat much, it wasn't because the food wasn't tasty or that she wasn't hungry, she just didn't have the appetite. She ate a little just to fill her stomach and went back to join him in bed.

"After laying there, for what seemed like an eternity, both of them quiet, not saying a word to each other, Caspian finally turned facing her.

"I know you must be very happy being married to the son of a billionaire",

he started,

"but you should just enjoy this while it lasts, you don't belong here, you never have and you never will "

he said looking at her. "This was all my father's plan and I'm just going ahead with it until I get what I want".

If I were you I would stay out of my way". And with that he turned his back towards her.

She wasn't surprised at his words, she has always known him to be cold and arrogant. It didn't matter if there were a happy couple or not, she had a task, and that is to remain married to this cold, sexy looking monster laying beside her.