"I do." The couple had accepted the fact that their marriage was a must and they faced it that even after the priest's question, they didn't hesitate to say 'I do' Momentarily, they said their vows to each other as they exchanged rings. The bride took to heart her groom's words as she looked at his face, uttering her vows while the groom avoided her gaze as this wasn't what he wanted from the start. "You may kiss the bride." The statement from the priest shook the groom's world, he had to kiss her? But what could he do about it? He was under a control and it had been that way ever since he existed. He didn't hesitate to draw her veil open only to see tears in his bride's eyes. And without him having feelings for her, he weirdly hated her tears. Applause multiplied when the groom leaned into his bride's level to kiss her. Unknown to everyone, especially the bride that the man standing before her wasn't her groom but a counterfeit! Book cover from canva