Lovers By Force

Chapter 57

After we left Miriam's, Scarlett took me to the venue where I was going to get married. I couldn't help but feel sick....I was going to get married in 6 weeks to a monster, a man not capable of love, yet I found my heart yearning for this soulless god.

"So Luna, this is where you will get married." She says, pacing around the venue. It was beautiful, I had to admit. An amazing view overlooking the city. But this view from the balcony couldn't beat his view....Tom's view. In a matter of months I found myself falling for him, loving him and cherishing him, am I naive? Yes. I know I deserve better and as much as I try to carry on my life hoping for better I couldn't stop thinking about him, his smile, his touch. The way he runs shivers down my spine. He is the one I was meant to be with, the man my mother had always told me I'd weaken the heart of. 'With your beauty, you can weaken even the cruelest of hearts.' I whisper to myself.

He is the beast in my fairytale and maybe I want it to stay that way...forever. I won't stop fighting for him. No matter what. I resent him, yes. But I can't seem to hate him...as much as I try to, I simply can't. I hate him, but I'll secretly love him for the rest of my life.

"It's beautiful Scarlett." I say.

-TOMS POV-

I've finished my business with Alfred, for now. I've done the damage necessary for his downfall. It's only a matter of time before it takes effect. But I'm no longer focusing on that, I will be a married man in 6 weeks. There's more important things I need to take care of, for example getting Luna's ring fixed. The second I noticed she stopped wearing her ring, I couldn't help but feel hurt, but now I can't help but feel glad she did. Luna is one of a kind, she's like a rock that has yet to be cut and polished to reveal her true beauty, a gem. Sure, she's beautiful and very desired amongst men but no other man can say they really know her.

She's not beautiful, she's angelic, a master piece. Something that needs to be cherished, maintained with the upmost care. I took her ring from her room the night I left. Why? Because The ring itself is not worthy of Luna. It needed to be made just for her, uniquely made for a goddess....And I knew what changed I'd be making to this ring.

Old me would have dreaded the idea of getting married. After all, nobody knew my true reasoning as to why I accepted Alfred's daughter either way. Sure, everyone was given this explanation of a reason to keep the fans away, hell I even told myself that was the reason I accepted her....yet, I lied to myself.

-LUNAS POV-

"Okay so I'm thinking.. this whole space right here will be for the bride and groom dance, and then this area wi-"

"Wait, bride and groom dance?" I say, interrupting Scarlett. She looks at me, confused.

"Yeah?"

"I-I wasn't aware that was a thing.."

"Luna? Of course it's a thing! You have your first dance and then your last dance is intimate! One on one." I look at her, concerned.

"I'm not sure Tom will like this 'dance' idea..."

"That's just too bad, he's going to have to do it! Come let's practice a slow dance!"

"Su-"

"SCARLETT!!!" Bill shouts as he barges into the venue.

"What?!"

"Go get Georg, he needs to get fucked asap, he's acting like a damn child and it's pissing me off."

"I wonder why." She says, crossing her arms.

"What happened?" I ask.

"I found a bitch in his phone and he's texting her back? He says that it's only a fan. Yeah, yeah.. that's how it starts."

"Ouch..." I say, bill rolls his eyes. "Don't worry Georg has zero game...sometimes I ask myself how you two make it work. Take me for example I'm full of game and I have nobody."

"Bill.. I think that's because you're very widely known as a player and so everyone believes you don't want a relationship and just like sleeping around..." I say, he looks at me shocked, like I offended him in the worst way possible.

"What do you see me as some kind of slut?"

I was shocked... "N-No! I-"

"Haha, don't worry Luna... I'm just kidding!" He says, tilting his head as he smiles at me. "Come let's practice." He says, extending his arm out to mine. "S-sure..." I say. "Don't judge me... I'm not Tom, that bastard can do just about anything... but I don't think I'm too bad!" He says, I laugh and take his hand. He places his hand around my hips, making sure not to make me too uncomfortable, he then begins to lead us, taking across the dance floor, entering a whole new world, just me and him.

And we danced I couldn't help but, look at him, he is the spitting image of Tom, from his lips to his eyes. Spitting image...but different personalities. "Luna, you're staring and it's freaking me out a bit." He says, furrowing his eyebrows. "Oh.... Sorry..." I say, looking away. "It's okay, I get it. You miss Tom." He'll be here soon don't worry."

"How do you know?"

"Luna...wedding is in 6 weeks."

"Yeah...right." I say, but a small part of me hoped Tom had reached out, saying he was going to come back, I was facing a duality once again... love and hate. I love him, yet I hate him... did he really kill my mother? He seemed so young?

"Luna is everything okay?" Bill asks, a look of concern displayed upon him.

"Yeah... I'm just thinking, sorry."

"No worries." He says, stopping us from dancing. "come let's get you back home. It's getting late!"

"Sure!" I say, my hand still held onto Bill's as we left the venue, walking back to the world... my cruel world.