Running From The Wind
Pandora De Mevius’ developed a crush for her childhood best friend, Braxton Goldman, but he suddenly disappeared one day without informing her, leaving her heartbroken and devastated. Now, Pandora has moved on, is now successful, and happily in a relationship, when her father comes with a contract marriage proposal that puts a halt to her perfectly outlined future, and brought her face to face with Braxton, a man she’d rather strangle than be in close proximity with, and what’s worse? He’s the man she was supposed to get into a contract marriage with.
Chapter 76
Wasting no time, she took a quick shower, but before she could finish dressing up, their car honked downstairs. When she had thought she could catch up with them at the court, they had beaten her to it. Seeing no use for it, she wiped off her already decorated face and took off her dress, changing it into something lighter, and rushed downstairs.
As she leaped over the last step, she met Braxton stomping in with his tie loose and his jacket in his hand. He looked like he could wrestle the devil. As he marched to her with his jaw clenched and nose twitching, she needed no sage to tell her the verdict passed.
As soon as he was one inch near her, she pulled him into a consoling hug.
" They sentenced him to ten years and we still paid a million dollars in damages. I don't even know what to do with my mother," he whispered, lamenting in her arms. Even though his father had brought this upon himself, he still felt the man deserves another chance.