eaction to discovering he had booked the entire hotel for the weddi

. Lucas watched Emma carefully as she dragged herself beside him. "she must h

s was about to use the key card when E

cas replied as he opened t

hed her eyes widen in shock till w

or two beds," Lucas st

olding, uncertain of how she'd bear

ng will ever happen betw

om. You can go wash up everything you need is there,

h whiskey as his thoughts drifted to

ate. Seeing his grandmother after years was already surprising, but now, a

, wondering what joke fate w

ou?" Emma asked Lucas who was loo

Emma. "Sure, if you want,

took a seat beside him. "Can I

lass and handed it to her. He was

e together, you don't have to ca

" Emma agreed, takin

, a thick silence settling in the

ut when he turned to look at he

to ask me, don't you," Lucas que

n I ask them,"

cknowledgment giv

t a contract mar

s question would be throw

er wanted me to be in an arranged ma

e that he still had problems with his Grandma "And let

s the one," Lucas responded

uld she forget? Carla had tormented her eve

" Emma questioned. She wanted to know what Lucas meant when he

ly "She would never be a match for me, and I ch

ed away. " I chose you because you look like her."

ng to, who do I look

r, but seven years had passed an

o wash up, You can go to sleep, we have a long day

e Emma decided it was

ound twin beds in the bedroom, which me

so she didn't notice

down beside her as he stared at her face ever so gently. He was tempte

oes she resemble Mia so much?" He stayed in that po

xt mor

mma still sleeping peace

they had enough time to get ready. He

s to attend to, so he left

m Lucas, he said that he was going to join her

lse to do so she got ready

o call Emma and told her that the Jet

how up like he had said but when she got to the

d his head in return. He didn't ev

lence, not uttering a word or meeting Emma's gaze, leaving h

hours later and still nothing had been said between the

possible. Lucas was acting cold and

the estate when Lucas

she declined saying that sh

nner tomorrow," Lucas s

s but Lucas had not mentioned t

asked, her ey

dma," Lucas replied, his

," Emma

soon, she wasn't ready to face his grand