Evie's hand tightly held the lace of her gown as she gave herself a pep talk, she was in the hallway of her home. She needed to be on her best behaviour this evening.
She heaved deeply and tightened her grip on her gown. She closed her eyes to prevent the tears which were threatening to fall.
Evie heard footsteps approaching her, but she did not lift her gaze from the ground.
The person stopped in front of her and she did not need a soothsayer to tell her who the person was, even from his aura, she would be able to identify him.
She lifted her gaze and her eyes connected with him, then she looked away.
Ezekiel walked towards her and stood beside her.
She stole a glance at him and he looked handsome, only if he was not rude and arrogant, she would have considered making the marriage work out.
Evie felt her hand lifted by another hand and she looked at Ezekiel, his gaze was fixed on her hand, maybe he noticed her fears and tried to encourage her by holding her hands.
But she thought too soon because Ezekiel slid a golden ring into her hand without following the due process.
He did not kneel and propose and she did not get the opportunity to say yes or no.
Evie's heart ached, this was not how she wanted her love life to be, she had always dreamt of her man kneeling before her and asking her if she wants to marry him.
Evie wanted to tear up now but she held herself, 'no more crying!' She scolded herself before trying to stay calm.
"It is time to welcome the couple!" Evie heard the MC announce and she knew it was time for the whole world to know about her marriage to Ezekiel.
The party had long begun with many people in attendance, not excluding the reporters.
The party had lots of entertainment and now it was time for the couple to be introduced.
Evie's heart was pounding in fear. she was scared.
Ezekiel and Evie made their way to the garden where the party was being held.
Immediately they came into view, the reporters gasped.
Evie, the musical artist was getting married to the business tycoon, the rumoured gay and devil's son.
The blinding lights of the reporter's camera filled the whole place as many people applauded them.
They made their way to the couple's chair, which was two in one, decorated with lots of flowers.
Evie's eyes were searching for someone and that was no other than Juicy who promised to come, she needed someone by her side this evening.
Ezekiel was bored, he simply watched the dancers move their bodies to the rhythm of the music.
Suddenly, a young lady approached them with a bitter smile on her face,
"Congratulations Ezekiel," the woman said.
Ezekiel knew who she was, she was the daughter of his mother's best friend and the previous bride candidate before Evie.
"And congratulations to you to Evie," she added.
"Thank you," Evie managed to mutter but she was no fool to notice that something was amiss here.
"Ezekiel, can I have a word with you privately?" The woman asked and without even looking over to Evie, he abruptly stood up and followed the young lady.
"Kiel, what do you see in Evie?" She asked the moment they stepped into a more private corner.
As usual, Ezekiel did not bother to answer, his stoic face was void of emotions.
"Answer me, Ezekiel! What does Evie have that I do not have? Is it because she is a musician?" She asked again.
"Nothing!" Came Ezekiel's short response.
She gave him a deadpan look and he knew she was not satisfied with his response.
"Anna, I was just tired of everyone pestering me to get married, so I decided to marry her," he added.
"Why didn't you marry me?" Anna asked again and Ezekiel only smirked but that was for a few seconds and his expression became normal.
"Because I do not want to," Ezekiel replied
"I'm done with this conversation Anna," he added and walked away.
Anna was trying to play smart when she was introduced to him, at first she was going soft then when she saw that he was not interested in her, she tried seducing him and tried to get pregnant with him.
Ezekiel smiled in his head,
'Anna is trying to manipulate the devil himself, only if she knew that you can never outsmart a non-human, silly humans,' Ezekiel let out a soft chuckle and went back to the garden.
Evie had a look which said 'where have you been?' But Ezekiel did not say a word, instead, he took his seat and behaved as if nothing happened.
Evie wanted to ask him about that woman but she restricted herself since he would not be talking to her, she too would also keep her mouth shut.
Come to think of it, she would be tied down with this man for the rest of her life. Her heart skipped when she knew that this man was going to be her husband forever.
"I hope you both are enjoying yourselves?" Alice asked and Evie faked a smile while Ezekiel did not even spare his mother a look.
Alice took Evie's hand and led her to her female friends, it was time for her friends to see her future daughter in law.
After exchanging pleasantries with them, Evie returned to her seat but Ezekiel was nowhere to be found, she sighed in relief as she took her seat.
'Where is Juicy?' Evie asked herself hoping that Juicy would show up and just then someone tapped her shoulder and she turned her head only to view Juicy.
"Thank goodness you came!" Evie exclaimed as she stood up and hugged Juicy.
"You look beautiful!" Juicy stated as the duo broke away from the hug.
"Where is your fiancé?" Juicy asked and just then Ezekiel pooped up from nowhere, his gaze connected with Juicy and for some moments Juicy thought that the universe was playing with her.
"Are you kidding me? Ezekiel?" Juicy asked as she stared at him, disbelief flushing her features.
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