Bruised

Rose stared into the cold blue eyes of the man before her, a chill running down her spine. He looked like someone who didn't have a kind bone in his body, someone who could easily eat his prey alive.

"What do you want from me?" she quickly asked.

He grabbed her arm with a grip that sent a shiver of fear through her. "My name is Baron. You are Rose, aren't you?" he said, his gaze piercing through her.

"How do you know that?" she replied, a sense of dread creeping in.

"And you are to be married to Kieran Ashbourne of Ironclaw Pack in two days' time," he continued, ignoring her question.

Does everyone in this town know about my wedding now? she thought, feeling like a celebrity for all the wrong reasons. "Yes, so what?" she snapped, trying to regain some control over the conversation.

Baron smirked, his expression darkening. "I've been waiting for the perfect opportunity to take revenge on him."