The Strange Groom's Cursed Bride

WHATHAPPENSWHENADEVILFALLSINLOVE?*Alicewastoldthatshewascursed.Perhapsshedidn'tneedtobetold.Itwasasclearasday.TheonlythingshewantedwasMONEY.Andshewoulddoanythingtogetit.Evenifitmeantpretendingtobehertwinsistertochangeherfate.Foroneyear.Shedidn'tmindbeingafakeandmarryingtheWildfireHeir.Hewouldbarelybearound,shehadbeentold.'Hedoesn'tseemlikemuchtrouble,'shehadalsobeentold.'Thethirdson,ontheotherhand,iscrazy.Stayawayfromhim.''Asforthesecondson...avoidhimatallcosts.''Donotcrosshispath.'Butshedid.Shecrossedhispath.Infact,shewentrightintohispathherself.Andasifthatwasn'tbadenough,thegroomwaschangedatthelastminute.TotheSecondSon!Hewasashotashewascold.Aterrifyinglysexymanwholookedlikethemanshealwayssawinherdreams.Wasthisallmerelyacoincidence?Butthatwasn'tall.Shehadn'texpectedpretendingtobehersistertobethistough.Firstofall,shemissedaveryimportantdetail:hersisterwasaLawyer.She,ontheotherhand,wasonlyfamiliarwith“Youhavetherighttoremainsilent...”Secondly,hersisterwaspicky.Shewasvegetarian.Shedidn'tdrink.And...shewasbullied?Andjustmaybe...therewasmoretohersuddendisappearance.Herlifewasabouttogetmuchmorecomplicated.Especiallywiththosescaryblueeyeswatchinghereverymovelikeapredatoronamission.Oneyear.Wasthebenefitworthit—worthputtingherlifeonthelinetodeceivetheWildfires?Shemightdiebeforetheyearwasover.“Womenlikepowerfulmen,Boss.Theyliketofeelpowerlesswhentheyarewithaman.”Hadeshadinitiallyscoffed,buttheideahadwormeditswayintohismind.Sowhenhesawhercomingfromtheoppositedirection,hedecidedtotestthistheoryonher.Womenlikedtofeelpowerless?Assoonasshesawhim,hergazesharpened,wonderingwhythatmadmanwaslookingatherwithadeterminedglintinhiseyes.Shouldsherunaway?Buthewasalreadyinfrontofher.“Whatareyou—”HescoopsAliceoffthegroundinoneswiftmotionanddrapesheroverhisshoulderlikeasackofflour.Allshockedeyesturnedtothescene,butnoonedaredsayaword,astheyfrozemid-air.“HADES!!YOUIMBECILE!PUTMEDOWNTHISINSTANT!”Shethrasheswildly,kickingherlegsandflailingherarms.Hades,however,remainsunfazed,carryingheroutoftheplacewithatriumphantsmirk.Hedidn'tbelieveinlovetheories,buthehadafeelingshewouldbefallinginlovewithhimafterthis.Attheotherend,threeofhisunderlingwatchedthescene.“IthinkLadyBossisenjoyingit.Shelooks…happy.”Onenoted.TheotherunderlingtriedtostareintentlyatAlice'supside-downface.“Ithinkso...I'veneverseenherlooksobubblyaroundtheboss.”Thethirdunderlingwaswatching,slack-jawed.Hefacepalmeddramatically.Thiswasn'twhathemeantwhenhetoldthemwomenlikedtofeelpowerless.Meanwhile,Alice...(Stillscreaming)*EXCERPTII:“SheisnotansweringyourcallsandtoldyoutoSTOPcallingher.Boss,Ithinkyourlittlebridemightbemadatyou.”Hesnorted.“Youaresoclueless.”“What'syourinsight,Boss?”“Ifshekeepsrejectingmycalls,itonlymeansonething...”Theyallleanedclosertohearhispowerfulinsight.“Shewantsmyphysicalpresence,”hesaidwithasmuglook.Oneofthemwantedtosayhedidn'tthinkso,buthewastooscaredtosayanything.“ShouldIgo.ShouldInotgo?”Hecontemplatedwithaboredlookonhisface.“GRANTHERWISH,BOSS!”Theothercluelesshenchmenechoedpassionately.Hesmirked.“Ifyousayso,”andthenhestoodup.“Getthecar.”Pleaseeaddtoyourlibrary.Abitofdarkandfluffyromance.18+Comedic.MakesyousitintheedgeasAlicetriesherbesttonevergetcaught(quitefutile)Seeyouinthecommentsection!