Irresistible Invitations

Juliette Pov

“Okay so here goes nothing” I mustered up the courage within me as we came to a halt before a huge mansion.

“Damn! They are rich” I thought as I looked towards the white mansion when we passed the main gate. The guards bowing in respect to Zachary who just raises his hand and gave a curt nod in response.

I began to fidget with my fingers as I felt the bile rising inside me.

“What now?” I thought.

Maybe as he said earlier his parents live here. That means they too have an idea about his business. More precisely underworld business.

I gulped at the thought that maybe they are too connected with the sinful business as he is and possibly the huge mansion before me is the result of their not so hardworking. My eyelashes began to flutter and shockingly every time they fluttered the white paint of the mansion looked red to my eyes. Probably my thoughts of thinking them as criminal.

I wonder what his parents really look like.

I wouldn’t be surprised if I find a dangerous looking man with few scar marks on his face and a cold personality standing next to him as Zachary’s parents.

The more we got closer towards the mansion the more wildly my heart beat began to rise and certainly it raise so much that I was able to hear my own heart beat. Anxiety was piling up inside me with full force. The only I wanted was a...

The car stopped before the entrance of the mansion and a man came to open the door of our car for us. Zachary was first to get out.

I kept sitting not moving. It wasn’t as if I could move or something because I was frozen. My legs and hands were cold and shaking due to anxiety building inside me. The soles of my shoes suddenly felt wet due to sweating.

“Come out” Zachary said as he looked inside the car towards me.

I shifted on my position and crawled towards the opened door to get out. As soon as my feet touched the ground I shivered due to chilled air. My legs wobbled and I held onto the car’s door to lift myself up.

Zachary asked and somewhat for a mere second I thought that perhaps he was being worried about me but

he said and I swear to God in that moment the only think

each word clearly and

and he tugged his

With utter difficulty I tried to stand straight and walked towards the entrance.

heard him whisper and

him in my mind. I made my way and stood next to him

pretty” I heard a feminine voice and turned towards the source to find a woman wearing a beige coloured plain gown with braided hair coming towards me. But what shocked me was the man coming after her. The man had black hair with pale skin tone. He had this smile plastered on his face as he joined his wife and

“Oh dear look she has so pretty eyes” she said as she glanced at me from top to bottom and smiled warmly in admiration.

“Indeed” the man

towards the woman who was his mother engulfing her in a hug.

health lately?” his mother spoke worriedly as she roamed

“Just work tension” he said as he kissed her hand which

didn’t even invite your parents let alone inform us about the wedding, son?” the man spoke

filled with

“I already told you. It was the

deal between them. Zachary seemed more warmer towards his

stop it you two. Let’s just forget what happened okay. It’s the first day of our daughter-in-law in our house and

woman so much that he chose to marry her not wanting to waste any time” she came towards me and in my mind I screamed “Love? What?”

married out of love. But now when I see this beautiful woman all my doubts

whatever the situation they got married. I Julia Sullivan

party tomorrow. So it doesn’t matter that we couldn’t attend the wedding but the reception will be more wonderful you both can ever think of” she laughed

“What?” Zachary and I spoke more like

why Mom?” Zachary asked as

And I know you both never had the reception party. So I thought it would be good if we do it here. Our family will be here. We all can make merry. I am so happy that my son has found his other

Mom-” he was cut

will just inform my friends” he took out his phone and began to scroll through his