A contract for two: An Ashwood's bride

iving room sat Talon Ashwood, calm

es. Her glamorous ruby red dress clung to her like a second skin, her nails manicured to match. Her parents,

ie the Remington's to the Ashwood'

ng the documents. Talon tugged on his straight black tie impatientl

red himself a wife before the stroke of midnig

en her fingers, a smirk on her face as h

" she announced, handin

s his wrist bumped against the stack of papers on the

gaze lifted again, it didn't return to Scarl

ded el

paper landed, was a portrait. Vint

his dark eyes roamed over the

e asked was calm

that?" H

exchanging a glance with her mother w

lfred responded before an

one. He had done business with them for years and yet he didn't know. A

roat, her fingers straight

refers not to be involved in social or

rait. His gaze was assessing and unr

her

ff guard, Mr Alfred shif

e you th

. Her

r permission to request for he

Dolores snapped her finger at a housemaid who hurried

ngers tightening aroun

ng complaints, soft footsteps

Remin

She was clothed in a plain oversized white dress, dark hair pulled back in an unruly manne

he didn't even be

Something unspoken passed between them and she bowed her

ister. When she reached the bottom, Mr Alfred, her fathe

e unease in her fa

for Halo and here she is.

moved a pen from the breast pocket of his suit and penned his signature down on the paper. In q

, he extended the contrac

gn

ding to the abrupt standing up of Mr Alfred, Mrs Dolore

anding the situation at hand. Sign it

nt, the continuation of their business line and a five percent increase of the shares the Remington's already had in Talon's business chains, Scarlet would agr

dn't understand now was why the decision n

ckground he could hear the confused murmurs of her paren

be and if she didn't sign those papers. Then everything he put in line to giv

tight line as he turned

ith one direct glance at Mr Alfred he continued. "I am sure you k

lesh of cheeks makin

anc

mily going