A chapter has alas been written for all your hungry eyes. My apologies for taking so long for this story to continue because I lost faith in my writing. But by the power of the unfinished story police, I wrote a chapter for all of you.
I do hope you enjoy and this is without an editor.
Happy reading to all!
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The room was silent. It was like a dream. I look back from my cousin and to Quinn. While Sebastian's face is read easily, Quinn does not. His dark eyebrow drew close, his nostrils flared and the movement of his shoulders were quick, like he was breathing quickly. I wonder if it was in anger or of sadness.
"Get out," Quinn said through his teeth.
"Quinn-" I said. I wanted to tell him it wasn't my idea. Truly.
"Out!" he yells, slamming the palms on his desk. "I need to think." He tilts his head at me. "We will talk tomorrow. I shall not be disrupted by any of your faces. Violate that order, there will be consequences that I'm not sure any of you will like."
Sebastian bows his head and grabs me as we walk out of the door.
Once Quinn's bedroom door was closed, I faced my cousin. "Are you crazy?" scolding him. "You made him upset."
"Spoken like a true wife," Sebastian tease. "Relax. He will calm down sooner or later. Once he gets his thoughts in order, he will take action. I know him, he's one of my best friends."
I shook my head. "You're suggestion is a nightmare, when I talked to him in the garden, I told him that I hate arranged marriages."
"But this is your guide," he said. "Well, at least the younger version of your guide, so it shouldn't be a problem since you've seen him the first time you came here."
"Yeah but my guide was a laid back version of your best friend," I insisted.
Sebastian grimaced. "That's horrifying. Quinn should be hard, not at all laid back. You sure it's him?"
"Positive."
Sebastian nods and uses his hand to point to my room. "Well, just rest for now I guess."
I shook my head. "I am not going back to my room. I'm just gonna wander around the house."
Sebastian snaps his fingers. Connor and Marco appears behind him. "Gentlemen," Sebastian said. "Please accompany my sweet cousin while she wanders."
"Yes, sir," they said in unison.
I cross my arms and roll my eyes at Sebastian was he still has smug written on his face. I started walking towards the garden, letting my thoughts develop my mind. How I wished Matt and Vic was here to at least reason. Matt is always looking at the positive side, probably telling me it's best for the family and I. Vic, who jokes around telling me to not give two shits about Quinn and let me decide who to love.
I sigh as I sat down on the bench near the fountain. Connor and Marco stopped a few feet in front of me before they decided that one looks at the perimeter while the other stays with me. To think about it, marrying the leader of The Order is a stable power marriage. Well, unless he decides to cheat on me, dumping me for a younger woman, then I'm left to dust.
I groan and buried my head into my hands. "Why is life so hard now?"
"I beg your pardon, ma'am?" Marco asks, still a few feet away from me.
I wave my hand, not looking at him but at my feet. "Don't mind me, I'm just talking to myself."
He stopped replying and talked to the earpiece instead. "Connor, how's the perimeter?"
"All good. Coming back," Connor replies.
"Hey Marco?" I ask, looking up. "Where's my brothers?"
Marco scratches his chin. "I believe Sharp is out of sight from his guards and Ethan is in his room, feeding his pets."
I nod. "Who do people talk to when others are busy?"
"I think you've done that already," Marco said. "You've already talked to yourself."
I chuckle. "Well, yeah."
"But with secrets, you go to the person you only trust."