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three, reception at seven. This would be a very long day, and she really just wanted to get it over with. There was a lot about this day that she wouldn’t enjoy or look forward to, but she would do it—she had no other choice.
     
    The day passed by in a blur for Sierra. She didn’t really want to engage with the day. Everything just needed to pass by her, so she could get this whole rigmarole over with. After all, the whole thing was just a show. Nothing was real, nothing was substantial. It was simply a business transaction, a cover.
     
    She toyed with the massive diamond ring on her finger. This stupid wedding was costing so much money, just so that James could put credibility behind his name and she could have a safe, comfortable life where she would never have to doubt anything or be afraid of anything except her own thoughts. As of late, those thoughts hadn’t been so bad. They were mostly empty and boring, concerned with the wedding and all the money she was spending.
     
    Her entire body was waxed, free of every undesirable hair. The desired ones were molded into the perfect shape. Then, the bride-to-be was allowed to eat lunch. Sierra was completely at the mercy of her handmaidens. They carted her around from one place to another, chattering about her wedding and how lucky she was and how in love everyone in the whole damn world must be.
     
    When they got to lunch, the table already had seven other girls at it. Sierra looked quizzically at them and then remembered that she was meeting her bridesmaids. Three of them were relatives of James, one a sister, two were cousins, the others were girls she went to school with, theoretically her friends.
     
    A general squeal of delight and excitement came from the gaggle and Sierra smiled, extending her hands toward them. This was her wedding day. She was supposed to be happy and excited. That was why these girls were here.
     
    Although, of course, every single one of these girls were carefully selected because of their family connections and their understanding of the delicate nature of this situation. They were not entirely part of the play, but they definitely knew that this wasn’t all love. Some of them were married, and they had all grown up under the same expectations and the same understanding of what their options were when they grew up. At least this selection understood—that was why they were asked.
     
    Lunched passed in a pleasant hour or so of chatter and banter about inconsequential things—about love, marriage, happiness, the future. This is what Sierra had to look forward to; but, she kind of was. She would be safe, away from everyone and everything.
     
    She left with the bridesmaids and headed back to the hotel where they would all get ready for this ordeal. Sierra hated all the pomp and circumstance, not just for the wedding, but for everything. So, she put on the thirty-thousand-dollar-dress and let a make-up artist from Hollywood airbrush her. She looked gorgeous, but plastic.
     
    She had left her phone behind all day, but one of the handmaidens brought it to her and said, “You’ve been getting calls and texts from the same number all day.”
     
    Sierra knew the number would be someone she didn’t exactly want to talk to. Someone who had betrayed her, hurt her, caused her a lot of pain. If it wasn’t for him, she wouldn’t be here now. He was going to try to stop her from going through with this; but, she would, if for no other reason than to just spite him. The winner was the one whose life ended better. She was marrying a wealthy, influential, eligible bachelor. Everything would be fine.
     
    “Keep it in the wedding suite. I don’t need that stress today. It’ll just keep dinging all day and night. I want to focus on my future.” She tossed a perfectly curled lock over her shoulder and smiled at her reflection.
     

 
    Chapter Nine
     
    Chad tried to reach Sierra all day. He texted and called her every few minutes, trying to