Forbidden Heat R18

“You look so gorgeous, My Lady,” Laura said in a small voice as she tried her best not to cry.

Her eyes were red with oncoming tears so I wouldn’t say that her efforts to hold it in was a success. However, I admired her effort and all that she has done for me and her constant support throughout all these years.

Just as I had told Edward, we were having our wedding at the beach, and it was a small event with our very close family members and friends. That was all we needed for our big day. The most impressive part was that we had managed to keep this all under wraps from the press and paparazzi. That made our wedding feel so private and special.

Unlike the fairytale princess big ball gown that Angela chose for her big day, I chose a very minimal white silk dress with a sheer lace veil to match. The decoration was quite minimal too with a few flowers here and there. I specifically chose red roses as decoration since that seemed to be Edward’s top choice of flowers that he had gifted me.

Despite Edward’s protests that I was minimalizing everything too much and that he was happy to spend more to make the event look grand even if very few people were attending, I finally had my way of keeping things simple. My baby bump was still small, and I guess if we didn’t tell anyone, no one would know that I was pregnant. However, I feared the risks, so I decided to stop wearing high heels for now.

Our wedding was very sudden because Edward had insisted on pushing the date forward again and again. I could understand that he wanted to have the wedding before my baby bump started to get bigger and show but he had gotten too insistent on it that I just had to ask him why.

One night when we were in bed together, Edward asked me once again about the progress of out wedding preparations. Obviously, I was the one in charge of the preparations and Edward was the one taking care of all the expenses. Thankfully, Edward really left everything up to me…all except for the wedding date.

“How’s the wedding prep going? Need any help?” Edward asked, his tone serious.

I turned on my side towards him. I could see his face quite clearly in the orange lamp light. I never get tired of looking at Edward and I love sleeping next to him every night now that we were living together. I placed a hand on his muscular chest as I smiled at him sweetly. Edward looked at my face and smiled back. He had such a kind look in his green eyes and my breath caught in my throat.

“It’s going well. The organizers have everything under control so there’s no need for you to worry,” I replied, trying to sound calm and reassuring.

“So, there won’t be any delays?” Edward asked worriedly.

“The date is set, and the guests have all been invited so I think we’ll have to go ahead with it regardless of what happens…” I said.

I could see that Edward was still worried regardless of how much time I had spent reassuring him. It was quite funny how focused he was on pushing this wedding through as soon as possible. I found it weird to see Edward acting so insecure about something because he is usually very confident.

“I guess…” Edward mumbled, clearly unconvinced.

“What are you so worried about?” I teased as I reached out to stroke his soft dark hair.

Edward stiffened a little before he started relaxing to my touch. I saw his green eyes narrow before relaxing into a content expression. He reminded me of a cat enjoying its owner petting caresses. Edward sighed and closed his eyes as he continued to enjoy my touch and I enjoyed watching him. I did not miss that he had not yet answered my question.

“I want to get married as soon as possible…before people change their minds…” Edward muttered as is confessing his feelings for the first time with his eyes still closed.

“Who would change their minds?” I asked, confused.

“Lucien…for one…” Edward replied, sounding tired.

Oh…with the busy wedding prep, I had to admit that the issue with Lucien did slip from my mind. Since Edward had the talk with Lucien that day, he never got around to telling me what wen down between the two of them. He just told me that finally Lucien had given his consent for the two of us to get married. Well, not like Edward would have listened to his brother even if he was completely against out union; however, it was clearly better if we got Lucien’s support…or at least, permission.

“I see…” I whispered softly as my fingers continued to play with Edward’s hair. I didn’t want to voice my opinion, fearing that it would just make Edward worry even more.

“My biggest worry…is that you may change your mind…” Edward said so softly that I almost didn’t catch what he said.

I had no idea that that was what was plaguing his mind with worry. His worry was needless though. I knew that I would never change my mind. Now that I’ve made up my mind to spend my life with Edward, it was hard to imagine my life in the future without him by my side. However, my feeling clearly did not get across to Edward.

“Then there’s no need for you to be so worried. I would never change my mind…” I said reassuringly before I placed a tender kiss on his cheek.

That action made Edward reopen his eyes and glance over at me. He seemed tired and it made me realize that Edward was truly worried about this issue.

“I want us to get married as soon as possible. I don’t want you to change your mind…or have any regrets…”

“Our wedding is in a few days and honestly, even if our wedding was for years to come, I’m very sure that I wouldn’t change my mind,” I said firmly.

–To be continued…

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