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CHAPTER TWO
"I thought I disgust you Audrey Why do you find it so difficult to move away? Tell me. "
He slowly and seductively placed his hand on her cheeks with one finger on her lips. Audrey was leaning on the wall, gazing into his eyes. His broad hard chest was resting on hers. Their eyes were locked for minutes.
Ezra skilfully moved his hands down her face to her neck. They were so close, so close that they were almost one person.
"You are my betrothed, you are Mine." His deep husky voice echoed in her ears.
He raised her jaw and stared at her lips with weary eyes. Ezra wanted a taste of that full lips. He wanted Every bit of her there and then. His left hand was on her exposed back.
He was about to kiss her when they heard a knock on the door accompanied by a feminine voice.
" Ma'am do you need help with your dress ? " the manager of the boutique asked. Ezra had volunteered to take her to the boutique to buy a dress for the engagement party in the evening.
AUDREY refused, telling him she had more than enough to get herself a dress but always, her mother persuaded her. THERE they were, gazing into each other's eyes.
The voice immediately brought Audrey out of her fantasy. She jerked him away with two hands on his chest.
"You punk. Who gave you the right to come close to me? Huh?"
" Why are you in my changing room ?"
A question she should have asked a long time ago but didn't.
"Your dress, you needed help with it, didn't you?" He replied coldly, turned, and left the room leaving her to figure it all out.
Audrey placed her hands behind her back and luckily, the zipper was fixed. She earlier needed help with the stuck zipper. She called out for one of their workers and behind her came Ezra. His presence took her breath and wiped her memories.
When they were done now, Ezra and Audrey were both in his car. The party was for 5 hours.
"What is so amusing? "Audrey looked at Ezra with disgust when she saw the undying smirk On Ezra's face. Why was he smiling? He also kissed her. If the worker hadn't interrupted, Heaven knew what he would have done.
"Why? Does it irk you out that I smile? :
"I can't get your lips out of my head. I wonder how they taste. " Ezra found a new habit. Taunting Audrey with his actions and words.
"You can keep wondering, but I bet you, you will never have a taste of my lips. I will never let that happen. "
"If it does, it would be over my dead body Mr. "
"I haven't kissed a dead human, I sure want to know how that feels. " As Ezra ended his statement, they drove into Audrey's father's king-sized mansion.
Fuck you. Audrey Alighted the vehicle, she left the door open. Her hands were filled with Shopping Bags.
"Silly man. You left me to pick all these up myself ".
"Some gentleman he is."
She took top steps away from the car, turned back, went to the open door, and struggled to raise her hands .when she finally did, she pointed an accusing finger at him and said
" I'm your betroth and will never be ." With gritted teeth, she spoke and soon she disappeared.
Everything Audrey did amazed Ezra. Every moment spent with her came didn't attitudes and behavior. It was a chapter he was starting to like.
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6:45pm.
The Engagement party was at The Franklin's. The room was filled with people of class and power. The Kingstons arrived, Marcus Ezra's younger brother, Stephen Kingston, Ezra's father, and Ezra himself.
Audrey was up in her room. She sat in front of her mirror with a poor smile.
Trying to convince herself it was okay and things were going to be better.
She picked up her mascara and did her lashes. She was beautiful. Beautiful with a sound heart.
If her inheritance wasn't on the line, there was no way she would have agreed to such a marriage. Her career was on the line, her whole life was on the line. It was already too late to back out now. There were a ton of people waiting for her downstairs, Christian and Raymond included. It was way too late to back out. The last thing Audrey would do was run off and disgrace her family.
Audrey brassed up, Took a deep breath, and put on a fake smile.
"This is it". She said to her reflection in the mirror. A new chapter was about to be unlocked.
Graceful and elegant, Audrey walked Down the two-way staircase. The flowing red dress she wore caught the eyes of everyone in the room including Marcus.
The mere sight of Audrey made his mouth water and filled his guts with cravings. He always had a thing for attractive women and Audrey was just the perfect representation of attractive.
Secretly wishing he was the one getting engaged and the one to have her. Marcus bit down the corner of his lips and took a sharp deep breath.
Ezra approached Audrey. She was just two or three stairs away from the ground. All eyes were on them. The media were doing their jobs and the guests were complimenting and making Beautiful remarks.
He stretched his hands to hold hers and help her down.
"Why Is he trying to be a gentleman now?" She muttered with a smile on her face. One could barely tell she spoke a word.
Reluctantly, she placed her hands on his and he helped her down.
The guests started to chatter again and the attention drifted away from them for a little while. Marcus in his glory went closer to them.
"Audrey…..you look stunning." He took her hand away from Ezra's Witt with a corny smile and kissed it.
To Audrey, Marcus was modest And nothing more. He was unable to control himself.
"Thank you ."
"You are welcome. I will leave you two to catch up" he said and went away.
Audrey And Ezra were surrounded by the press immigration. Bombarded with so many personal questions about their life and sudden marriage.
"Miss Audrey, how long have you both been seeing each other? "
"Was it a secret Relationship?"
"How will this affect your career? "
"Sir, Why Audrey? "
" Don't you think you would be breaking the heart of young ladies put there ?"
So many questions that got Audrey pissed. She was already so stressed out about the whole thing and here they were adding to it with their nosey nose for people's business.
Audrey wanted to ignore all their questions by simply turning her back to leave when Ezra grabbed her by the waist tenderly.
Cleared his throat, and glanced at her and then at the people In front of him.
" I do not care about the young ladies out there, I found my woman ".........
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