The day of our third attempt at our wedding ceremony was a bright and sunny day. I woke up feeling as lazy as ever and the way that Hayden yawned told me that he probably felt the same. He ran his fingers through his blond hair and made a face like he couldn’t be bothered. It was a Saturday, and I was sure that he wanted to sleep in more than going to the church for our wedding ceremony.
It was strange to exchange vows with a man who was already my husband. However, we both knew better than to make a scene about it. The faster we went through with this, the sooner it would be over, and we could move on with our lives. Just as I had agreed with Hayden, we wanted to keep the ceremony very simple by doing only the basic and required things.
"At least I get to wear the wedding dress that you got tailored for me and we can take nice photos together," I said with a smile.
"Yeah..." Hayden replied sleepily.
I watched as he stretched before he slowly got out of bed. Slowly, I got out of bed while praying silently inside my head for this wedding to end without any surprising incidents. When we arrived at the same church, security was so tight that it looked like a mini warzone. Too many men were on guard, and they were probably too heavily armed too judging by the huge guns that they were carrying.
I sincerely hoped that uninvited guests won’t turn up because violence would ensue for sure.
Unlike the time before, there was absolutely no privacy in the dressing room. Three men stood guard in front of the room and another three stood guard inside my dressing room. This was probably Ethan’s idea. On top of that, Luka was there with me to act as the final layer of security. Now if only the men could apply my make up and do my hair as well, that would be the most perfect thing ever.
"You look really pretty. Hayden is going to be so surprised to see you," Luka said with a broad smile after I was done dressing up.
"You think so?" I asked before returning his smile.
Just as the boss had advised, I kept my chin up and my gaze straight forward. It wasn’t hard at all, when my eyes rested on my groom.
Hayden looked even more like a prince than always. That didn’t make me feel like I was a princess in any way, though. This normal woman is going to finally marry her devilish prince, was the thought that ran through my head. He smiled at me, and I smiled back. Camera flashes flashed multiple times during my walk down the aisle, but nothing mattered to me anymore.
My attention was solelt focused on Hayden and the future that we would share after this.
Surprisingly, I didn’t feel too nervous, and my hands did not tremble. I smiled at Hayden when I finally stood by his side. The person who looked the most nervous at that point was the old priest standing in front of us. The wedding vows went by smoothly just like it had been scripted. I didn’t find the vows to be particularly romantic and it did not truly stir up any sentimental feelings within me.
It was just...standard...
I turned to offer my lips to Hayden for a ceremonial kiss and he took it in a soft and tender kiss. The crown exploded into loud cheer around us. It’s finally done. Finally, the ceremony is over, and we can move on with our lives towards our future. Just when I thought that everything was over and done with, Hayden smiled down at me as his arm around my waist refuse to let me go.
Now this wasn’t part of the script. My eyes widened at him questioningly. Now’s the time that we’re supposed to be done with this part of the main ceremony, so I had no idea what he was doing now.
"Listen..." Hayden whispered close to my ear.
--To be continued...