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" How about we help each other?" He says and I look up at him, eyes still wet from the tears streaming down my cheeks, heart freshly broken from the public humiliation and betrayal that was Lucas's breakup. I can faintly make out the first droppings of snow floating magically under the light of the street lamps. It's that time of the year, a time for wool coats, a time for relaxing, none of which I'll be doing. "I'm an orphan with a wicked aunt and a boyfriend who left her because she has nothing to her name, how could I possibly help you?" I say another sob escaping my lips. "Marry me" he replies and my eyes widen in anger. Is he mocking me?. I look into the eyes of this stranger and see he's dead serious. "I need a wife, you need a home, marry me and you'll have all you want". I nod.

A Snowy Marriage (A Christmas agreement)

"Does that really matter?" Adrian says looking at me and I have to let the matter drop.

I have to let the matter drop because I sense something in his voice now, it is almost like desperation.

I don't know, for some reason I'm getting the faint feeling that he does not want me to keep count of the days that I spend here.

He does not want me to keep count of the days that I spend here almost like he's anxious about the fact that I will soon be gone.

I leave the matter and throw it to the side because I cannot deal with this right now.

Right now I have to get myself mentally prepared for whatever is going to happen. Ercles is still on my mind, Ercles is still on my mind with his cute face.

"Is your room properly secured?" I say looking to Adrian and his look immediately softens.

"You will make a wonderful mother" he says muttering to himself and I have to quirk my eyebrows up at him, almost screaming my "what the hell was that about?".

His eyes fly wide open in surprise, almost like he hadn't expected me to hear that but yet, I heard it all the same.

"Don't bother, the rooms are secured. I'm pretty sure no one should be able to get inside".

I nod my head at this and Alice is almost laughing her head off. She's almost laughing her head off and everyone is looking at us.

I'm pretty sure that we are the only happy people in this place, well I think we are the only ones that look happy.

Everyone else is simply bearing solemn looks even with all their fancy outfit and sweeping gowns.

Someone emerges from a door, someone emerges from a door, someone who had been on my mind before and golden flecked eyes still managed to surprise me.

They still manage to surprise me along with the rest of him. He looks exquisite, like a fairy Prince and I release a shy smile at him.

He smiles one back at me as he nods his head at Adrian.

The next person to come out is the stunning beauty who is Charlotte, but right now, beauty is doing nothing to quell the irritation that I feel at her.

Her dress is simply one thing, Explicit.

It is explicit in all its ways and I have to wonder exactly what is happening that would require Charlotte to dress like this.

"Is anything special happening?" I say whispering to Alice and she shakes her head.

"Don't bother too much about Charlotte, I'm pretty sure that she is everything but hot now".

She isn't keeping her voice down, she isn't keeping her voice down almost like she wants Charlotte to intentionally hear and she does.

The exchange of looks that occur later is amusing.

Alice is looking at her with an eyebrow cocked up and Charlotte simply looks like she might erupt.

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