Married To My Billionaire First Love

***CAT POV*** "I don't want it" I said softly, unable to hear myself as the word escaped my mouth. "Catherine, I don't want it either" Aeron's deep voice sounded like a wild, passionate melody,it filled my ear, and my heart hurt, for having to settle for less with the only man I have always loved. "This is a settlement from your father" He added, and like he would be charged for his words,he stopped, walking away from my sight. "What can I do to make you love me then" I blurted out, and instantly regretted it, having to marry my first love who never saw me as a lady, doesn't sit well with me and regardless of my father giving me away to him, I feel wronged because Aeron doesn't in any way understand how much he meant to me. My statement might have shocked him, he turned slowly towards me, his hands deep in his pocket and his emotionless eyes fixed on me as I nervously picked on my nails. "I don't care about what you have for me, Catherine" He said, his voice harshly emphasising every word . "You're a settlement, and you will be tossed when my family achieve what they want" He added, his eyes never betraying his bitter words as he turned around and left. I helplessly watched him, his perfect height, reminded me of our first encounter, and so does his cold feature. It has been seven years already, but his words are stuck with me forever. "My mother said, whatever you wish for here come true" He'd said, and I nodded, mesmerised by his beauty,as his wish left me on the moon. "I wish to spend my life together with you, Catherine" He'd wished and my eyes welled up in tears as I was moved beyond words. I had suspected him to be bad at expressing himself,but his confession had left me feeling like the luckiest girl and at the same time the most foolish girl. When I woke up in the Alley island alone, and yelled for the guy who had shockingly claimed my heart from that first moment we met and then like a sweet little dream, disappeared, and until this day made me feel like a fool. "The designer is here miss" The shark's head maid announced and I forced myself out of my dark reminisce. "I will be out soon" I bellowed, cleaning up the little tears that threatened to spill from my eyelid. This is never what I wanted, but maybe I could do this for my father, since Aeron has proven to be a dream that hardly ever comes to pass . I walked into the large room, opposite Aeron's, and my mind never stop wandering what goes wrong from that night, how Aeron goes from being all lovable to me that day, to a cold hearted man left me in disarray , it breaks my heart and my reason for accepting my father terms with the shark's now seems like signing the devil 's deal. "Where is the designer"? I asked, not directed to anyone at all,as the cold faces seemed unpleasant, I noticed the head maid warning look as I moved towards Aeron stepmother. "She left" She answered coyly,her demeaning gaze frightened me, and I know then, she's a trouble I have to avoid. "You will have to turn your pride into a dress, and put it on on the wedding day" She grumbled, walking past me like a swift wind and I stared dumbfoundedly ,wondering what else to expect from the entire family. "Oh my, the wedding is just in two days, what would you do" The head maid asked, the concern In her tone doesn't go unnoticed, and I am sure she's going to be different from the rest, her face plastered with pure innocence. "How long have you worked here" I asked, and although my question wasn't in any way related to the matter at hand, she looked closely into my eyes, and after a deep thought, only known to her, she cleared her throat. "Over ten years miss" She said , and I was tempted to prey into Aeron's personal life. Maybe, just maybe I could know the cause of his disappearance which happened seven years ago. "What type of a man is Sir Aeron" I asked , and the shock expression on the head maid's face made me bite my tongue gently. I nudged myself softly, the short gown I put on, feeling so exposed and uncomfortable. "It's wrong to gossip about the chairman,miss" She rebutted, slowly stepping towards the door. "And please be careful around here, Mrs Rebecca is a little tempered" She whispered, her eyes solemn as she finally exited through the door. "Weird" I mumbled, walking out of the room, I must've been so ignorant to know what the real deal really is. Or maybe it was my obsession over my first love that blinded me and never made me ask questions that are meant to be asked, before embarking on what now seems like a lonely journey. "Can you promise me that Noah"? My father's voice came out softly as I tread the short passage that led to the exquisite living room. I stopped in my tracks, studying the sad look plastered on my father's handsome face. He was on his knees, while the tall figure of my soon to be father in law stood above him. The anger that reek within me was beyond words as I thrived to listen to their conversation, but footsteps sounded from behind, and with a swift move, I returned to the room, my heart heavy from shame of seeing my father kneel for Aeron's dad. "Let me know when father is alone" Aeron's deep voice rang, and I slowly turned to the direction where it came from, only to be agape by the breathtaking scenery of his broad chest and his perfect biceps as he stripped off his shirt. His bulge escaped the tormenting hideous pants he wore, and it full length screamed freedom,as Aeron tossed the pants to a corner,the irony literally aligning with me. I muffled my wild exclamation, and I lost myself in his world of fantasy,where only Aeron shark matters. "Fool" I thought to myself, a jolt escaped through my veins, sending a pang to my heavy heart, and my passionate stare changed into an annoying look. "What has the shark got on my dad" I asked myself, taking my gaze away from the hot look of Aeron, and back to wondering how in the world I mistaken his room for a different one. "Argh" He groaned and I forced myself to gaze back at him, the view of his perfect face tilted up as his lip quivered, his body shook more violently as the heat intensified. I blinked rapidly, The great Aeron touching himself in my presence. I thought, unable to keep my eyes away as he halted and shifted his gaze to my direction.