[#lovesosweet] [WARNING: Mature content 18+] [WPC #AUG2023Entry] « Is it not enough that I have been 'sold off' as a catalogue bride but also have to compete with a dead woman for favour? » Shelby looks like she has it all. The perfect family and all the perks that come with it. But she must go through a 'forced contract marriage' and also compete for the attention of the man she had been unwillingly tied to... Ian lost the love of his life so suddenly that his mind still refuses to accept that reality. He gave up everything and secluded himself until his mother found him a bride. His one task was to give the family an heir but how can Ian do this when the air he breathes all revolves around the one woman he can never have. However, he finds himself in a predicament and dilema when the new contracted bride is thrust into his life unwittingly... especially, when he finds out that she is more than meets the eye. Image: Image generated from starryai.com, cover completed by me. This is an original story of mine. Copyright Loctovia 2023 Update schedule: 5 chapters per week
Ingrid felt content and at ease in the pool until she caught sight of her older sister, triggering a wave of panic. She paused her playful splashing in the water and quickly swam over to her mother's side as if that would inform her of what to do next. Arriving at Shelby's side, she cowered in the water and right by her leg, clamping onto it as tight as she could.
She sunk low into the depths of the water, wanting the clear expanse of liquid to shield her from the eyes that seemed to look through her. Even with this, Ingrid could not help but continue panicking as the words wishy-washed through her bewildered brains,
'Samantha saw me! What should I do?' Her eyes met her mother's as she tilted her head up, both looking for answers that seemed just out of reach for them.