WAITING FOR THE GROOM

“Leah. Ethan’s family has arrived,” Vivian said from the door. She stepped into the room where I stood. Her gaze roaming over my body clad in a silly white gown. “You have done well until now, Leah. I always knew you would come in handy to me one day,” Vivian said with a mocking smile. “Once the Blackwoods pay the twenty billion for your bride price. You’ll no longer be a Harnes,” Vivian remarked in glee. She had asked for a bride price of twenty billion, in exchange for me getting married to Ethan. I knew the Blackwoods were not short of money, but the fact that Ethan agreed so easily still came as a shock to me. “Remember one thing, Leah. Harnes or Blackwood. You’ll always answer to me, because I hold your precious mothers life in my hands. When you get to that house, you’ll do exactly what I need to be done there. I have big plans for the Blackwood family, and I need someone in the house.” She spat, her eyes glinting with darkness as she spoke. “I have remained quiet because of that