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Chapter 2 - A wedding vow

As the bride ascended the church stairs with a bouquet in her hands, people who were seated in the church and waiting for the arrival of the bride, were awestruck to see Elizabeth in her white gown. Murmurs filled the silent place which made Elizabeth nervous. Her eyes were fixed to the floor while everyone's eyes were on her. Numerous thoughts started to weave on her mind. She was not sure if people were judging or was she thinking unnecessarily. Elizabeth has always been a person to live in a shadow rather than taking a spot light, but now that she was being given too much attention, she felt her head spin.

There wee only a few people in the church but they were all spellbound to see the bride who was walking down the aisle. Her face was covered in a long veil. She was mysterious yet so marvelous. Her neck was long and slender making her head seem smaller than it was. The chain she wore around her neck with a diamond pendant made her look simple yet elegant. Melodious music was being played and songs were being sung by the choir group as she took little steps towards the altar. She raised her head a little to her left to see a young man stand as she walked. The man was her close friend, Liam Winscet. They both exchanged a smile before her eyes shifted back to the polished floor. Elizabeth had no guts to look into eyes of the man who stood at the altar, she knew his eyes must be on her and it only increased her nervousness. When she finally came to the alter where the groom was standing, she saw her uncle shake his hand with the man.

The man was tall and his eyes were fixed on her since the moment she entered into the church, even though her face was covered in a veil he saw her smile at another man which irked him. The man had an aura which many people never possess, his presence can make the whole atmosphere change. His eyes were black and mysterious. The depths of his eyes resembled darkness as an unsettled coldness emanated from his gaze upon her. The bride and the groom were told to take their seats at the altar to begin the mass. As the priest started to preach, Elizabeth ran her fingers to the shining pendant on her neck and adjusted it before getting lost in a chain of thoughts. The chain was very precious to her, precious that she took care of it from the time she received it from her boyfriend. A few days later after her boyfriend presented her the chain, she had come to know through her friends that the locket was a rarest diamond designed by a famous designer. She treasured the pendant not because it was the rarest design but because it was given by the person whom she loved the most. She never understood what made him leave her but the memories she had with him were etched in her heart and Elizabeth wanted cherish those moments for a lifetime. While Elizabeth thinking about her past love, the man who was seated beside her noticed the designer chain around her neck which made the girl to draw her hands back.

Aaron Winchester, President of the Winchester's industries and only heir of the Winchester empire. He is a man whom every girl in the country dreams to be in his arms. He achieved a lot of fame and controversies by the age of twenty-six. He took hold of the Winchester empire when he was twenty years old and raised its standards than it was before. Aaron is known for his ruthlessness. He is the kind of man who doesn't like to share his belongings with anybody. The man is not only handsome but intelligent too. He knows how to get things done on his accord. Once he sets his eyes on anything, no one can stop him from achieving it. The news of his marriage came into limelight only a few days ago and turned into a hot topic as it was the biggest marriage of the year. Aaron was one of the world's richest bachelorette and hence the news got more attention and was spread around the world like a wildfire. The media tried to gather information about Elizabeth's private life but they couldn't as the cunning man was already one step ahead of them and made sure that the world wouldn't know about her at least until she becomes his wife. People who attended the mass were observing the way the groom looked at his bride from time to time, they were waiting to see the bride's face as they were curious to know what kind of woman made a man like him get married to a woman like her who belonged to a low status when compared to him.

While taking their vows, Aaron and Elizabeth stood opposite facing each other. Roseline who was her bride's maid stood a few steps behind from her with a tray in her hand. She was worried about her sister. Her eyes shifted at the Best man who stood behind Aaron and was shocked. The best man was none other than Aaron's cousin, Ryan. He smiled at her when she looked at him. She looked away proudly when Ryan winked at her but the guy's eyes were still on her. After Elizabeth and Aaron took their vows, they exchanged the rings.

"I now solemnly pronounce you husband and wife. You may now kiss the bride!" said the priest to the bride and the groom.

Aaron lifted Elizabeth's veil to kiss her. The people who saw them kissing began to give a round of applause while cheering for them but the priest who saw them kissing felt something was odd. To the people who were seated, they thought that the groom kissed his bride but only the priest witnessed Aaron's thumb on Elizabeth's lips.