The groom

They arrived at the altar and Rachael saw a man in his early forties, who was Mr Marcus. She battled her lashes, thinking he was just standing there when the priest walked up to them.

"Who-who are you?" she stutters.

"Your groom of course." He replied adjusting his tie Rachael started walking back slowly as the priest stand looking at them, she couldn’t believe her eyes. As she held her dress walking back. She was actually getting married to a man old enough to be her father. She was dreaming too big thinking her step mum wanted to get her married to Steve.

"My bride, where are you going?" he asked, extending his hand to her.

"I am not your bride, you must be mistaken." She said running out of the altar and Mrs Ray held her hand and dragged her to a dressing room in the hall.

"Who is that man and why is he saying he is my groom." Rachael said looking keenly at her.

"That because he is telling the truth, he is your groom." She replied and Rachael eyes flicked she couldn’t believe it.

"Tell me you are lying?" Rachael said.

"I am not lying." She assured trying to hold Rachael’s hand and Rachael yank her hands off.

"Don’t touch me." She said glaring at her. Rachael was trying to walk out of the room when Lisa and the bodyguards block her at the entrance.

And Mrs Ray turned to face her.

"I know you will try to escape, so I want to make it impossible for you to leave my sight." She said glaring at her.

"What have I done to deserve this, and where is my dad?" Rachael ask bluntly.

"What have I done to deserve this, and where is my dad?" Rachael asked bluntly.

"you mean the dead old hag." Lisa remarks with a smirk.

"What do you mean, dead? What did you do to my dad." Rachael said, holding Mrs Ray’s clothes with tears coming out of her eyes. Mrs Ray gave her a resounding slap across the face.

"I didn’t do anything to him, he is dead, so beat it." She said coldly.

Rachael looked her in the eyes while holding her cheek.

"So you guys have finally succeeded in killing my father, I will never forgive you." Rachael said.

"Who is asking for your forgiveness? Go out there and get married." Mrs Ray said.

"I am not marrying that old man." Rachael said she was trying to walk out, and she eyed the bodyguards and pulled back.

"Let me say your dad is not actually dead, but his life is in my hand, I have kidnapped him if you refuse to get married to that man at the altar, say goodbye to your father forever." She stated coldly. And Rachael fell to the ground, crying.

"Let’s leave her to cry her eyes out for a few minutes." Mrs Ray said, leading Lisa out of the room.

"But mum, she will try to run." Lisa said.

"Alright, you keep an eye on her." Mrs Ray said, leaving with the bodyguards.