Madilyn Lasher

"Why did you drag me out here," I asked, folding my arms across my chest.
"I think I have a way where we can solve both of our problems," he began. "I'm proposing that you be my future bride, and in exchange, I will help fund your research department and your parent's shop however I can."
"Okay, but why me? I mean, you have a horde of women pursuing you. Why not just date one of them?" I asked
"Because they actually want to marry me. You are…decent enough to get the job done," he said with a snide smile on his face.
"We are going to have to work on your complementing skills, I see," I muttered.
"Look, are you in or not?" Grey demanded.
I sighed. There wasn't much of a downside to taking the deal. If anything went wrong, I could always pull out of it, right?
I nodded, "I'm in."

Fake Bride for the Last Bachelor was created by Madilyn Lasher, an eGlobal Creative Publishing Signed Author.

Fake Bride for the Last Bachelor

We had been driving back to Sharon's home when we passed the shop. I shouted at Sharon to stop the car, and I got out. My whole body felt cold and numb, like what I was looking at couldn't be real. Every window was smashed in, the door was hanging off one hinge, and I didn't even make it inside before I collapsed on the sidewalk.


Sharon was already on the phone with my parents, telling them they needed to get here as soon as possible. I could feel the tears running down my face, but I didn't remember starting to cry. Sharon helped me up off the ground and back into her car while we waited for my parents.


My father didn't take long as he quickly pulled up in the family car. I could still hear my mother's cry when she got out and saw the damage. This wasn't just a simple window fix, almost everything was destroyed. This time my father called the police.


Chapter 31: Tragedy