‘Kneel and apologize to Ariana.’ The words made no sense as soon as they left Vincent’s lips. It had to be a joke.
Maya stared at him, blinking slowly as she waited for him to tell her that it was just a joke. There was no other reasonable explanation for why he would tell her, Maya Hills, to kneel and apologize to a nobody like Ariana. Even if she was going to be his wife, she still was nothing compared to her!
But, no ‘I’m just kidding’ or ‘it was a joke’ came. He just looked at her. Dead serious.
Her throat tightened. “Vincent…you’re joking right?” She breathed out, staring at him with hope.
Vincent's lips curled, showing his annoyance. “No.” He answered sharply. “You know I don’t joke around.”
Her lips parted as horror filled her makeup-free face. “Y-you can’t be serious.” Her voi
