Reluctant Bride snippet

"You are to smile on this day..." Conyer demanded as he fixed the bodice of Lupine's wedding dress, the young woman looked away in disgust with a loud scoff. Conyer grabbed the reluctant bride's arm and gave it a harsh tug, forcing her to look at him. "If you ruin this day for my son, you may bid farewell to Nicholas and any other soul you hold dear." The man sneered, his greasy black mustache framing a sinister grimace."How am I to smile when the real man I love lays dead with so many other innocents..." Lupine said, looking at herself in the mirror, truly she was a bride to be jealous of, the dress fit her curves perfectly and framed her silhouette like a second skin. Her hair was back in a multitude of curls and waves, a single white rose dotted by blue babies breath decorated her crown of hair. "Forget of that mite, as the queen you will rule beside my son, you'll be pampered the rest of your life. Never again will you need to enter another fray, never again must you stoop down to a commoners level. That life of battle is now done for you, now you live the rest of your life a wife and queen, but more importantly, a vessel for the royal heirs...." Conyer hissed into her ear as he gently touched her cheek with his hand, Lupine glared into the man's eyes, wishing badly for anyone, even Circ, to come to her rescue. "Now, it's time to go." Conyer said pushing Lupine to the door after pushing a bouquet of red roses into her hands. Lupine was rushed down a hall to a large set of double doors, a white veil hid the tears in her eyes as the doors swung open and an organ began to blast the bride's march. There was no escaping this, she was to wed Jerai or sentence Blue to death, she tried her best not to allow her body to shake as she slowly stepped down the aisle, begging praying even, for a miracle to save her. At the alter she saw Jerai, in a black tux, his cold eyes glaring into hers through the veil. Finally she stood beside him, her hands quivering slightly as she fought the urge to kill him where he stood. She didn't even listen as the priest spoke, her eyes scanning the room for any face she knew that could help her. What she saw, was faces of royals all knowing the situation but excepting it perfectly to them this was another wedding, another outing.

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