Her first kiss

Jessica beamed at her father, smiling proudly at her sister as she walked towards the altar. She cast a glance at Logan and caught him looking at Avery with so much lust in his eyes.

"Honey," Jessica called Logan sweetly, trying to gain his attention back. Logan turned his head, realizing he had been staring at Avery for so long. Logan smiled at Jessica and kissed her lightly on the cheek.

"I'm happy for them," Jessica said, her hands rubbing Logan's thigh slowly. A flirtatious look filled her expression.

Hazel held Avery's gown at the tail as they both walked, leaving Avery to stand beside the altar, witnessing the union of two souls.

Avery looked up, her breath caught in her throat as she glanced through the veil covering her face to see Sebastian.

She found the stoic gaze of the man she referred to as the devil enchanting. Avery, for the first time in her life, appreciates the beauty of a man.

There was something different about Sebastian today, and Avery didn't know exactly what.

Avery noticed little things she hadn't paid attention to before in Sebastian. Maybe it was because they didn't see that much during the day.

His dark hair was impeccably combed, and his long eyelashes framed his dreamy eyes. Full pink lips and a delicately chiseled jaw formed a happy smile.

His smile! Avery couldn't help but try to calm her racing heart. For the first time in nine days, she saw him smile. The devil just smiled at her.

Hazel dropped the dress because Avery was now standing in front of Sebastian. She walked towards Avery, lifting the veil from her face.

Bang!

It wasn't the sound of a gunshot.

It wasn't a volcanic eruption.

It was the heartbeat of a fragile human. Avery's heartbeat rhythmically thudded in her chest.

"The devil is impeccably handsome."

"He will devour your soul after seducing you."

"You don't have to try to resist him. he is undoubtedly handsome and charming."

"Did you remember the way he seduced Eve in the garden of Eden?"

Those were the words Avery heard when she was a young child. It was one of the fairy tales her mother told her when she was young. She remembered asking her mother a question that night.

"But why can't the devil be a woman, mama? Aren't women more beautiful than men?" Young Avery asked.

"No child. With time, you will see some men are more beautiful than women, even with all the makeup."

"Then what about me, mother? Am I not beautiful, mother?" Young Avery asked.

"Of course you are. You are the prettiest in the world, Avery."

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Now standing at the altar in front of this handsome man, Avery knew her mother was right. She has seen Sebastian a few times, but why is today different?

Sebastian felt something stir in his heart when he saw the way this little kitten looked today. A smile graced his lips while he kept pondering if God was trying to play tricks on him.

Sebastian didn't have to pay attention to everything about Avery, but he could see the way her exposed chest rose and fell. It was as if they were fighting for dominance to be free from their restraint. The priest's world jolts him back to the present.

"This place in which we have presently met has now been sanctioned, according to the law and the holy book, for the celebration of marriages. And you are here today as a guest to witness the union of Sebastian Rylan and Avery Walter. Thank you all for coming." The priest announced while everyone present in the garden smiled.

"The couples will have to exchange the vows and ring," the priest said.

The priest allowed them to sincerely say their vows to each other.

However, Avery didn't even hear what the priest was saying. Her gaze was only locked on Sebastian's.

"I, Sebastian Rylan, take you, Hazel Walter, to be my lawfully wedded wife. I vow to stand by you in richness and to be loving, faithful, and loyal to you through all challenges and triumphs. I pledge to make your dreams a reality and to fill your life with love beyond measure, from this day until the end of time," Sebastian vowed to her.

Avery wished she could believe everything he was saying, but they both knew this was just a facade.

"A contract marriage. You have to let it stick in your head."

"Sebastian, my love, I promise to cherish you always, to honor and sustain you in sickness and health, and to be true to you in all things, until death does us part or even afterward." Avery vowed, and her legs didn't stop shaking.

"Whoever suggests this kind of union should be arrested." Avery couldn't help but think. "These were all false vows."

However, something changed in Sebastian's after hearing Avery's vows, but he brushed it away.

"Please take the ring you have secured for Avery. As you place it on her finger, repeat after me." The priest said,

"Avery, my beloved, I give you this ring as a symbol of love. I asked you to wear it as a sign to the world that you are my wife. With this ring, I wed you." The words rolled sweetly out of Sebastian's tongue. He looked like a loving husband. His deep baritone voice resonates through the garden.

Her palms felt sweaty as she picked the ring from the ring box and repeated the words too.

The two rings were exchanged between the two souls. And at that moment, heaven rejoiced at their union.

The priest then continued solemnly, "As the two of you have consented together in matrimony, by the power vested in me, I now pronounce you husband and wife.

"Sebastian, you may now kiss your bride!" The priest announced.

"Make sure to capture this moment very well, Simon," Donovan, Sebastian's father, said to his second son.

"I also need to use this to taunt him in the future. So I'm going to capture it well," Simon replied, grinning. Donovan smiles, waiting for his son to make the first move.

"But do you think Sebastian will kiss her?"

"If he doesn't, then he should know what I can do. He has to make it real for me to stop tormenting him," Donovan said, enjoying the view.

Simon couldn't help but smile at his father's reply. His father never ceased to amaze him.

Avery's heart thudded in her chest as Sebastian walked towards her, drawing her by her waist.

This would be her very first kiss!

Even when she was dating Logan in college, all they shared were kisses on the cheeks. Perhaps she should have known right then that he didn't love her.

Avery couldn't help but feel shocked when his hand cradled her waist. It fits perfectly. Her eyes widen as goosebumps form on her skin.

As Sebastian slowly bent his head towards her lips, "You need to make this look real, Avery," Sebastian whispered towards the shell of her luscious lips.

"And this is my fucking first kiss!"

Avery felt the air being sucked out of her body. She waited, feeling a mixture of anticipation and apprehension, hoping to get it done with.

All her resolve was lost. The walls around her collapsed as she felt her lips parting, and his slick tongue slipped in. A whirlwind of sensations turned her insides as butterflies burst at the pit of her stomach.

Her eyes closed instantly while Sebastian's warm tongue entangled with his, throwing her into a world of bliss. His hand holding her waist drew her closer as he sensually sucked on her lower lip.

"I'm doomed!"