Liam's POV
I hurried to find and ask Lucy what had happened when the reception ended and what she meant by "I Had to get away from you.". I believed we were in love . Luckily for me, I found her chatting with a friend I didn't even bother to know and dragged her to a room I suggested to be the dressing room."My family and I moved because of your father," Lucy sobbed as I pulled her inside the room."Your father gave a threat to murder me and destroy my family if I didn't stay away from you," Lucy said amidst tears. I quickly clamped my hands over her mouth to avoid us being overheard. I removed my hands when I noticed she's calm, the last thing I needed was to be overheard. "Why did you come to my wedding after everything that happened?" I asked, confused and hurt. "I assumed you wouldn't want anything to do with me after what my father did. I tried to stop the tears that were fighting their way from my eyes but I couldn't, my heart really was pounding. In addition to being angry, I didn't want to understand it. Lucy looked at me, tears streaming down her face, her face was blotch and red, her nose was running, she tried to wipe it with her palm but it did not stop the steady stream. I wondered how she could have put herself in such danger by coming to my wedding. She said, her voice hardly audible above a whisper, "I couldn't stay away.". "I love you." "Lucy, I will never stop loving you too. "My father told me you're dead, I find it difficult to believe but after searching around for you, I asked your friends and they could not tell me your new location. It's so difficult for me to accept the fact that you were dead". "I still love you Lucy" I said, leaning in close, my words were filled with emotions."But you're married," She countered. "I never wanted to get married; this is an arranged marriage," I remarked. "Liam, I know your marriage is arranged, but I want you to accept the fact that you are married and embrace your wife, try to love her," Lucy said with a serious face. “Are you married?” I asked as I was shocked by what she said after she claimed she still loved me."No", She replied amidst tears. I grabbed her waist and kissed her lips. She resisted at first but later she gave in, I could feel her heartbeat beating fast as she leaned in. The kiss was gentle at first, then later deepened, I could feel the sweet savour of her lips and I never wanted it to end. We were so lost in each other that we never noticed the door creaking open. I pulled away from the kiss as I saw Asher standing at the door with hot tears streaming down her face and ruining her makeup.As I watched tears streaming down her face, I felt a pang of quilt but my feelings for Lucy are still very strong.I could see she is in so much pain but my heart belongs to another.I wished the marriage would work but I still love Lucy. This marriage is just to please our parents and nothing more. "Asher, I'm so sorry for causing you so much pain" I said, my voice shaking with emotions.“Asher, I still love Lucy,” I said, my heart beating in my throat. Seeing tears in her face made tears welled up in my eyes but I swallowed it."I think, my coming here is a very bad idea" Lucy finally speaks, her voice quiet."I shouldn't have showed up for the wedding"."Asher, please come in and shut the door '' It was then that I realized she was still standing at the doorway. The door was wide open."Asher", Lucy called her again, moved close to her and held her hand."I never met to hurt you, I wanted to come to your wedding to see Liam, I really missed him so much."Liam was my first love but I have to leave him due to some reasons. I had tried to find him but all my effort proved abortive, I couldn't find him on all social media platforms, I don't know why" She said with emotions and looked at me. "It was as if he disappeared from earth" She said and sniffled."I saw your wedding invitation on a friend's phone and I decided to come, at least to see my Liam for the last time. I never met to come here and cause you pain""Please, forgive me Asher" She said with apology in her tone."Even though I believe your marriage was arranged, you have never had the opportunity to fall in love with Liam like me" She said with a smile."You still need to be happy on your wedding day, today should be your happiest day, my presence should not spoil that for you" She said gently as she wiped Asher's face with her hand."Liam", she called as she faced me" I think you too can make this marriage work" Lucy said with tears flowing freely down her cheek."I will love you to embrace your wife" She said as hot tears dropped from her eyes, placed Asher's hand in mine and left the room, I could hear her footsteps loudly as she left.Lucy's words were really heavy in my heart. I was lost of words, it's only me and Asher in the room. She couldn't stop sobbing, her eyes were so red and puffy. I could feel tears welling up in my eyes too."I don't know if these are the right words to say" I finally speak, moving her close to me."I think we should try and make this work" I said, took a deep breathe and continue"I know we need sometimes to do this, I believe we can work things out" I said, my voice wavering slightly.Asher looked at me, she had cried so much as her eyes were so red. She buried her head in my chest and cried out again.Asher's POV"Hey, where has my newest couple been?" Liam's mother said, smiling as she moved closer to us."We’ve been looking for you,” She said again."Asher, are you okay, your eyes are red like you've been crying." She asked curiously as she placed her hand on my arm and looked into my eyes.“I’m fine mom,” I replied, smiling at her."" I hope you will make this marriage work?" she asked again."Mom, Asher and I are tired, we need to get some rest," Liam finally spoke, trying to avoid further questions from his mother.“Have you already booked a hotel for us or what?”“Are you arranging our honeymoon?” he said again quietly.“Yes, your honeymoon is arranged, you are traveling to another country, your ticket is booked,” she said with a bright smile.I exchanged glances with Liam. It surprised me that my parents have never mentioned to me that I will travel out of the country for my honeymoon.“What country, Mom?” I asked. “Oh, you’re going to Germany,” she said grinning.“I’m sur
Liam's POVI woke up to the sight of Asher, sleeping peacefully beside me.We had lodged in the hotel yesterday after the afterparty. We are to stay in the hotel till evening when our flight will take off to Germany.I stared at Asher's pretty face for a few minutes, I smiled to myself as I thought about the conversation we had yesternight. We talked length and be so honest with each other, and It was clear that we both want to make it work, we agreed that it was important to take things slowly and not to rush things and know each other better first.I planted a kiss on her forehead and she stirred a bit. I quietly got up from the bed to avoid disturbing her pretty sleep and tiptoed to the bathroom to have a quick shower and I'd go to order for our breakfast before she woke up.After my shower, I thread gently out of the bathroom making sure not to wake her. I walked up to the box of clothes my mother had kindly brought for us to the hotel without our knowledge. I picked up a shirt
Liam's povAfter what happened at the hotel, Asher has refused to speak to me. She only faked a smile when our parents came to take us to the airport to board a flight taking us to Germany for our honeymoon. After arriving in Germany, I made several attempts to talk to Asher, but she ignored me every time I did. I knew what I did hurt her but it was never intentional to do so. I wanted to make things right with her, but she kept ignoring me and wasn't ready to hear me out. "Babe," I called softly. "This is the limousine that would be taking us to our hotel". I said as I already confirmed the plate number given to me and was sure that it was for us but my wife remained silent, her expression unreadable. I could feel some tension between us as we sat close to each other inside the vehicle. The air was so heavy with a lot of unresolved feelings. As the limousine drove away from the airport, I wondered what would be going through her mind.In less than one hour we got to the hotel. A
Asher's pov"So babe, what could I possibly do that will make you lose trust in me" I asked Liam as we found a spot in the hotel garden."Hmmm, that's a deep question" He said "Nothing actually but I guess if I had to say something it would be finding out that you are keeping a secret from me. I believe in openness in a relationship. I would not appreciate it if I found out my woman was keeping a secret" He said and my heart skipped a beat but I caution myself to act normal."Ok, but you believe I'm not keeping anything from you right?" I asked with a smile."Oh, yes, I trust you baby" He replied and gave me a peck."So baby, another question" I said with a smile."Ok, go ahead" He said, returning my smile, ready for my next question." What do you intend to do about this Lucy threat?" I asked, ever since Lucy called yesterday when we arrived in Germany, I have been scared even though Liam assured me there won't be a problem but I'm worried she might eventually harm me like she threa
Liam's povAs I reached for my phone, I noticed a message popped up from an unknown number. I already knew it was probably from Lucy. I didn't want Asher to ask me what I was reading on my phone, so I got out of bed and took the phone into the bathroom. Asher had been so shaken by our encounter with the waiter yesterday that I didn't want her to get scared any further. I had assured her that I would take care of the situation, but I didn't even know how I was going to do that. I felt so helpless and alone."If you don't want your woman to get hurt, let us meet. I will send the address to you after you accept . Don't think it's an empty threat. I love you" My heart was racing as I read the message. This is getting really complicated. I was troubled, I know it would be best not to agree to meet with Lucy, but also I feel like I had no choice. I couldn't bear the thought of Asher getting hurt. I knew I had to do something, but I didn't know what to do. I was paralyzed with fear and inde
Liam's pov"Oh, my goodness", I screamed as I jolted out of sleep. I was so confused, I was lying right beside Lucy on her bed, with only boxers. I struggled to remember how I'd gotten here, and then I remembered Lucy gave me a glass of wine and the last thing I remembered was feeling lightheaded. What could have happened? Had I been drugged? Had I blacked out?. I shook Lucy angrily, trying to wake her. But she only stirred and then I realized she was only wearing panties, my head went blank at that moment as It was obvious that something I never wanted had happened while I was unconscious. What had she done to me? Has she taken advantage of my unconscious state?I angrily hit her on her shoulder for her to wake."Ow", she cried out" What happened, why would you hit me like that, is that how you wake your woman" She said and this really pissed me off."What happened between us?" I asked angrily."What sort of question is that"? She snapped as she sat up. " What happened between us?
Asher's pov"It Should not be more than two hours after you left for your friend's place," I said, narrating the horrible incident to Liam who was seated at my bedside in the hospital."Those men pretended to be hotel guests, but they were actually there to harm me" I said, my voice shaking with fear. I tried to stop the tears that were fighting to drop from my eyes , but I couldn't and I let them out. "They beat me, punched me on my face, I shouted but no one heard me. It was after they left that I was able to call the hotel and they rushed me here" I sniffed and wiped my nose with the back of my palm. "Liam, I called your number countless times but you didn't answer," I sobbed, as he held me close to himself, trying to comfort me. "You made me think maybe you are in their custody, like you've been kidnapped or something" I paused, gathering my thoughts. "I thought they got you too, different thoughts were running through my mind. I thought something bad had happened to you" I
Asher's povAfter I was discharged from the hospital, I was given some painkillers and other medication to take home. I discussed with Liam about changing our hotel and we agreed that it was best not to return to the hotel where Lucy already has access. So, we agreed to continue our honeymoon in another hotel in Munich, a different city from Berlin so as to be on the safe side. Liam also changed his phone number so that Lucy couldn't contact him anymore. This whole experience had been extremely stressful and scary, but I was relieved that we were taking steps to stay safe.Though Liam's father offered to provide a bodyguard, we declined the offer, as we also need our privacy. We made sure that our new hotel and Liam's new number were kept secret, only revealing the information to our closest family members. Liam told me his favorite cousin, who was unable to attend our wedding due to a business trip, would be visiting us soon. I was disinclined at first for Liam to tell her about our