Aliya's Shoes
[#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
Will She be Okay?
"Excuse me? What did you say?"
"Do you know a Shelby Monroe? You have been listed as one of her next of kin."
'Next of kin? That is never a good conversation. People only refer to you that way if something is wrong!' Rocky's thoughts ran wild thinking of what could be wrong, especially because the person had introduced herself as a nurse calling from the hospital. His heart thundered in his chest. His blood ran cold at the endless possibilities of what might be wrong.
"Sir, are you there?"
"Y-yes, she is my sister! I-s, is she okay?"
At the mention of his sister, the two people with him swapped their attention to him, especially with how he behaved. They had never in all the years seen Rocky being so flustered and panicky. The Rocky they knew was very confident and strong-willed, and there looked to be nothing that could make him react that way, but it was also common knowledge how he felt about his sister.
"What happened to her?"