Prince Rick Carusi felt a strong pain in the cheekbones of his face from having been pretending to smile for over an hour. While the elderly priest read a huge book on the altar, Linder and the prince battled boredom and the sleep that was taking over their eyes. He also had to conceal a couple of yawns that slowly escaped to avoid being rude during his wedding. "Miss Ágata Stanton. Do you swear to love and respect Prince Rick Carusi of the Mariano Islands until death do you part?" asked the priest with trembling hands and a tired voice. Ágata turned to look at the prince with a huge smile on her face. Her lifelong dream had always been to marry a member of royalty. "Of course, I do," Ágata said with much excitement. "How beautiful love is when it begins," said the priest, laughing with some difficulty because he couldn't help but cough a little in the attempt. Prince Rick responded to the priest's laughter with a forced smile. His nerves were racing. He was very close to marry
The gunshot caused Baxter and Lucius to cease their struggle for the gun. They both stared at each other with wide-open eyes and expressions of astonishment on their faces. Baxter took a couple of steps backward, and Lucius fell to his knees as his chest began to bleed excessively. Lucius placed his hand on his own chest to try to stop the bleeding, but the blood kept flowing. Soon, there was a pool of blood on the room's floor. "Oh my God, what have I done?" said Baxter, very scared. Lucius couldn't support the weight of his body and collapsed onto the floor, losing control of his functions. At that moment, Baxter's mind went blank. He couldn't think or reason clearly. He even completely forgot his main mission, which was to assassinate Curtis. He could only think about running away from that place as fast as possible, his suit soaked with Lucius Garner's blood. As Baxter fled the room like a coward, Curtis fought against the effects of the painkiller to drag his body to where
Ágata still wore her wedding dress as she cried in her room, lying on her bed with her legs across her mother's lap. She was inconsolable, even though Beth was stroking her hair lovingly. However, Beth's mind was elsewhere. She could only think about how Baxter could be so foolish to fail such a simple mission. "It's ruined, Mom. My wedding is ruined. It was supposed to be the best day of my life, and Baxter managed to ruin it," Ágata said between sobs and tears. "Don't worry, my love. What matters is that you are now the wife of that prince," Beth said to comfort her daughter. "Why would Baxter do something like this? What sick and twisted mind could think of hurting someone like Curtis?" "It's a great mystery, daughter... a great mystery," Beth replied, thinking about what would happen now with Baxter being a fugitive from justice. Just then, Beth's phone rang. It was an incoming call from Baxter, and she knew it because she could see her lover's name on the phone screen. Beth
The machine measuring heartbeats slowly came to a stop until only a sharp sound indicating zero heartbeats could be heard. Doctors did everything in their power to revive him, but all efforts were in vain. Lucius Garner had just passed away due to hemorrhagic shock. "Note the time of death... 5:11 in the afternoon," the doctor in charge of the surgical intervention instructed. The same doctor placed his hand on the deceased's face and closed Lucius Garner's eyes forever. "How unfortunate," one of the nurses said. Death was always regrettable in that clinic, but Lucius Garner's death left everyone with a bitter taste in their mouths. Doctor Craig Spencer stepped out to the waiting room, and Curtis was the first to rush towards him. "Doctor... Doctor... Please tell me how Lucius is," he pleaded. "I'm sorry, Mr. Stanton. Your friend has just passed away," the doctor informed with great sorrow. Curtis immediately collapsed to his knees, feeling his world crumble. The doctor could
After Lucius Garner's burial, everything became much more tense at the Stanton mansion. A simple dinner turned into a silent staring war where Curtis and Beth waged an intense battle.The Stanton siblings, Amber and Kim, remained in uncomfortable silence while those two glared at each other with hatred and a desire to kill each other.The news of Baxter's death only convinced Curtis further that she had been the one who ordered his assassination. From that moment on, nothing would be the same. Curtis would never let his guard down again."Agatha. My daughter. Could you please pass me the wine bottle?" Beth asked, breaking the silence that filled the dining room."Of course, mom," Agatha replied, obeying her mother's request."Are you celebrating something, Beth?" Curtis asked directly, intertwining his fingers."I have nothing to celebrate, but I also have nothing to lament. Poor people die almost every day," Beth shrugged and pursed her lips."Be very careful with what you say," Curt
At the same time that Ámbar and Curtis were making love for the first time, Ander found himself in a very different situation.He stood in front of Annie's house while a light rain fell and strong lightning illuminated the night sky for seconds.Remorse and guilt had led him to this place to apologize and seek forgiveness no matter how difficult it might be.Ander sighed and gathered courage to cross the street. He walked up to Annie's house door, and once there, he began to throw small rocks against the window glass of Annie's room on the second floor of the humble house.It took a couple of rocks for Annie to finally open the window and peer out.Everything was in complete darkness, and nothing could be distinguished in the street due to the rain and the thunderstorm."Who's there?" Annie asked softly, trying to prevent her father from hearing her.Despite being very upset with Ander, Annie hoped it was him and that he had decided to come for her, like a scene from Romeo and Juliet.
"It's incredible that someone like Inspector Ascanio could be kidnapped," said one of the officers as he drove the patrol car."We don't know what could have happened. We shouldn't jump to conclusions," replied the officer in the passenger seat.They were sitting in the front seats of the patrol car while Ander Stanton was handcuffed and seated in the back.Ander was just as intrigued as those officers. Inspector Ascanio was a very tough person. He didn't seem like the type of person to disappear without a trace. It was all very strange.The rain had stopped, and now the night was much colder. The patrol car was traveling over puddles of water all along the road.One of the officers periodically glanced at Ander's face through the rearview mirror."You're one of the Stantons... aren't you?" asked that officer with a lot of curiosity."What do you say? Do we have a Stanton in our patrol car?" exclaimed the other officer impressed, "I don't think so. He doesn't look like someone importa
Amber opened her eyes to realize she was lying on Curtis's bed. She was completely naked and immediately knew she had made love to him. Luckily for her, it was still night, and she could return to her room without Carson suspecting anything had happened."It can't be, it can't be," Amber got up quickly and began searching for her clothes, but they were scattered everywhere. Even in the hallway, there were some pieces of her clothing.For some reason, she was alone in the room, but she didn't have time to stay and ask questions. She just wanted to return to her room with Carson as soon as possible.She finally managed to gather all her clothes. A quick glance in the mirror to make sure there were no traces or marks on her skin from that wild encounter with Curtis. She adjusted her hair, and she was ready to leave.However, the door to Curtis's room opened before she could touch the handle.Curtis walked in holding a champagne glass in each hand, surprised to see her dressed and eager t