Married To A Powerful Domineering Billionaire

Wedding Day

ERIC’s POV

They were taking a long time to come down, yet I sat patiently, waiting.

So unusual for me.

Why was Jessica Lawn taking a lot of time getting her ready? And why the fuck was I feeling anxious?© 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

Women! That gender just has their own way with things.

It seemed it’d take them the whole day to get prepared, so I adjusted my tie and reclined my head to rest on the couch. But not long after, I could hear the sound of heels clicking on the marble tiles. I opened my eyes and looked in the direction where the sound was coming from and my whole being was frozen for a brief moment as I stared at the goddess descending the stairs. Rayne. She was wearing the Versace dress I had particularly chosen for her, and her in it was a perfect sight.

Just like that, I forget all of the delays. I mean, why won’t I? It was worth every minute of the time delayed.

She cat-walked toward me with her eyes pinned to the ground, nibbling on her lower lip. She stood in front of me and for a minute, I didn’t know what to do with her.

I held her jaw and lifted her face so that she was looking at me. Her eyes were red, tear-filled. I froze in place for the second time. I opened my mouth to say something, but I didn’t know the right thing to say to a crying woman.

“Let’s go,” I said and started walking away. I opened the door for Rayne, then circled around and climbed into the back seat next to her. Something inside me hurt seeing her still bowing. Something dropped from her eyes and she brushed her cheeks with the back of her palm.

By the time we arrived at the registry, she still had her eyes pinned to the outside view as if that was more beautiful than I was.

We alighted the car and I took her frail hands in mine as we walked to the building. Her palm was cold and still as I held her. We walked into the Registry and the procedure commenced at once.

RAYNE’S POV

As we alighted the car, he took my hands and I froze for a moment, but he didn’t let go of it. We entered the registry and a familiar screech caught my attention. I looked up immediately and found Elaina staring at me in shock. I stared at her, then at the man next to me and he smiled.

“I thought you might be needing a friend around.”

Elaina walked towards us and they both exchanged pleasantries.

“I’d leave you both to catch up, I’d be right over there. Don’t take long.” He smiled warmly at me before strolling away. I watched his back disappear into the distance before turning to face Elaina.

“How are you here?” I queried her. It was a shock to see her here.

“How is never as important as why.” She countered me. “You are getting married, Rayne. Do you even know this person you are getting married to?” She inquired me. I could hear the worry in her tone. Worry for me.

‘I barely do. As a matter of fact, I know absolutely nothing about him. I had only ever gotten to know his name this morning.’ That was the truth, but I couldn’t say that to Elaina, or else she’d be worried.

“Yes, Elaina. I know the man I am getting married to.” I lied to her, forcing myself to smile. But, she didn’t look like she was buying it.

“For how long have you known him?” She asked and my stomach knotted. I looked into her eyes and could see the worry there. I was pushed to tell her the truth, but I couldn’t afford to implicate her in an issue that had nothing to do with her. She was a celebrity, and getting involved in my issue might harm the career she had worked hard to build.

“I’ve known him long enough to know that he’s the one I want to spend the rest of my life with.”

“Rayne…”

“I know Elaina. You are the only family I have so it’s normal for you to be worried about me, but you don’t have to. Eric is a good man, he would take care of me.” My heart raced as I said those words. It almost felt like I wasn’t the one talking. How could I speak so highly of a stranger? Probably it was because of how nice he had treated me the previous day, or what Jessica had said about him, but it still was strange.

“Are you sure you’d be taken very good care of, here?” Elaina distracted my thoughts and I nodded at her. If there was something I was certain about, it’d be that. He had proven that just in the space of a day.

Elaina escorted me inside and we continued talking.

“If you wanted to marry him, then why were you willing to come over to DC in the first place.”

“We fought, and I wanted to run away. But he stopped me at the airport.” I lied to her. But that wasn’t totally a lie. After all, he had really stopped me at the airport with those muscled bodyguards of his.

As we walked further in, we took a sit and the registrar announced the commencement.

ERIC’S POV

“I Eric, take you Rayne Edwards to be my lovely wedded wife. I promise to be true to you in good times, in sickness, and health. I will love and honor you all the days of my life.”

The priest then blessed us and joined our hands together, and asked, “Do you Eric take Rayne Edwards as your lawful wife, to have and to hold, from this day forward, for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and cherish until death do you part?”

“Yes, I do,” I said with no hesitation. It was still a surprise how I’m willing to marry a little woman whom I barely knew.

The priest repeated the question to her and after a brief hesitation, she said yes.

After we had exchanged those vows that surprisingly felt real, the priest I had hired blessed the rings and we exchanged them with a promise to love each other. Then the priests placed Rayne’s hands in mine and asked me to kiss my bride. I saw a flash of apprehension pass through Rayne’s eyes and for some reason, I decided to do it in a way that feels safer for her. By placing a small kiss on her forehead.