A Deal With Destiny

a literal pig, except a pig was more presentable. He stank too, and as he s

an is gonna get it. I'll so make sure he ne

the restaurant's front door. I

ily for me , there was no customer. Only Corin the barman stood

now? Pretty much the whole money from the night before had gone. I had

father wouldn't still leave gambling and loan shar

family mansion, as he had said. There'd been a really long expense of beautifully groomed palm trees leading to the mansion that I ha

hich were I was simply too stunned to put a thing to memory. His father, a smug portly man with a mustache was polite, and pecked my cheeks

to the doors where he had written me a cheque and dropped me off at the hospital

could afford, would have to be paid for a surgery. I didn't love my dad, no. He had been more than a bad father. He had

n at me. God, he was tall. Taut muscles rippled underneath the white T-shirt he wore. What did he come he

before I could compose myself. A si

y being. I had been right. He had astoundingly blue eyes. Bluer than the skies on a clear cloudless da

the silly smile. "What is the best wine you

egs trembling. Threatening t

that I sat. Without questions, I obeyed.

roposal for

to speak, but he interrupted

s far as I'm concerned, yo

e here, ordering me about. Telling me w

his guy was shaping up to be the most arrogant jerk I had met in my life. And I had met really a lot of arrogant jerks, being a waiter

r a change? You'd leave this shitty job for g

o be you

ugh. Look, it's a contract marriage. We do not have to do anything, except

the petite girl shaking in the chair, but m

id not. And so, I found further words refusing to come. He watc

on your way, with more money than you obviously had no hope of ever gaining from

.. bu

on of his that proves eligible. One of the clauses which include, getting married." It was the first t

had his handsome face on mine, with his soft lips pressed into mine. I felt myself melt

rro

. At the door, he turned. "Evening time, mademoiselle. Go

led. And quite strangely, I felt a

ed open-mouthed at me w

, you are getti

shut you