Zanaya's POV,

"Congratulations!!!!" we high-five everyone in the room after we finish our first recording.

Today, our band, WHISTLE, just completed recording or debut stage, and I can't help it. I started crying, not even if there were a lot of people, or I looked too strange. All the feelings that I held inside started to pour out.

I looked around and and saw that my member's were crying too.

Finally, after many years of training in the infamous BP dungeon, we finally see the stage. My family had been patient and very understanding. When they allowed me to audition in Australia, they had been supportive ever since.

When I choose to be an artist, even that's mean leaving my family behind, they still embraced my goals and dreams, and my decisions. After all the challenges and struggles I've been through, I feel like debuting is a sweet delight.

I and girls hug each other as we continue to cry.

This had been our dream. We had dreamed of this together.

I have been with Tokyo, Max and California since like forever, and we had spent a lot of nights staying till the morning, fighting the urge to sleep so we can practice our performances. We always make sure our presentation for our weekly evaluation is perfect.

We've been together for God knows how long. I can't even count the times when we all cried together dreaming of when we will finally debut.

But finally, here we are, full filling our dreams.

"I'm so happy!!!" I told Max.

She looked at me beaming, "Me too!!!" and we both started squealing together. Soon, Cali and Tokyo started squealing with us.

"We should celebrate!!!" Cali exclaimed.

And we all looked at each other as we speak at the same time, "Chicken!!!" we all exclaimed and our manager laughed at us thinking how silly we all looked like.

Actually, it's Cali's favorite food but

heck, one can never go wrong with chicken.

Our manager then ushered us outside of the dressing room so we can all go to our

favorite restaurant.

Our recording is done anyway and it's

already past nine in the evening so we need to go if we want to celebrate because we have something set for tomorrow. That means we need to sleep early tonight.

As we excitedly run our way on the hallway of Trinity Studios, we didn't notice a guy walking towards us until Cali halted and bowed 90 degrees.

"Good morning sir!!!"

Tokyo, Max and I stopped and bowed as well, greeting our senior. In our industry, we usually call senior artist sir and ma'am.

I bowed in instant without even checking who it is untill heard his voice.

"Hello!" he greeted back a little cheerful

as he bowed in return. The body refused to lift up as I remembered that I recognized whose voice it was.

Max pulled me a little when I didn't move and I heard someone cough so l had to lift my head.

Wrong move Because staring at me, was the guy I was dreading to see each day.

Seth Devon I had to catch my breath upon

seeing him.

When his eyes fell on me, I swear I saw how startled he was a little before his face became serious as he bowed again and went on his way, his eyes glued to his phone, not even looking back.

Of course, what should I expect? I told to

myself.

"Hey, Zanaya, are you okay?" Tokyo asked me a little worried.

I smiled at her as I reach for her hand.

"Of course l am. I'm just a little overwhelmed because we're finally debuting"

I half-squealed which she returned before

our manager called us.

Soon, all four of us are inside a van with our manager in the wheels as we head to our favorite place.

While the girls excitedly talk with each other, my mind wandered to the guy we just bumped with earlier.

Seth Devon, my husband. Well, at least on

paper.

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Zanaya's POV.

"My daughter is really pretty" my Dad said

teary-eyed as he looked at me as he and Mom assist me on my way to the altar.

I'm wearing a simple white dress paired with peach-colored sandals. My hair is curled nicely while a beautiful flower crovwn adorns my head.

Today, 1, Zanaya Devon will be getting

married at 19, a secret garden wedding in

our backyard.

Pregnant? No.

In love? F'uck No! Definitely not.

With who? Seth f'ucking Devon.

Sounds familiar? Well, yeah. He's that Seth Devon of SHADOW, one of the world's most famous boyband member.

And me? l'm just Zanaya Devon, soon to debut in BP Entertainment's rookie group WHISTLE but here l am, being forced to be married to a jerk like him.

A long sigh escaped my lips. I never knew how things had escalated into this. Apparently, both of our grandparents were friends and it turns out, they promised that they will have their grandchildren get married to each other so they can be a family. It sounds selfish and old fashion really but our grandparents are the boss of our family. Even my mom and dad can't do anything about it.

On my end, hands down, I cannot oppose my grandfather, but he, I was kinda hoping he can do something about it but I guess not because here I am, five minutes until my single life would be over.

I mean, if he's actually a good person, I

guess I wouldn't mind because I might fall

in love with him eventually but do you know what he told me the first time we saw each other?

Flashback

"Are you behind this?" he asked me a little arrogantly when both our family had left us alone in a room so we can talk and learn things about each other.

I looked at him. He's wearing a black

sweater arnd ripped pants paired with black combat shoes.

To be honest, I was a little ecstatic when I

first saw him in person. Who wouldn't?

Jesus, that's f'ucking Seth Devon! He's like

so hot and almost every female idol loves him.

On stage, he's oozing with charisma and

he's one of those idols that many admire and look up to. And surprisingly, we share the same last name too!

I had been a trainee for so long and of course, I'm not immune to his good looks and talent. But I guess I was in for a good surprise. It hasn't even lasted for good all five minutes but here he is, staring rudely at me as if wanting to strangle my head off.

"What do you mean? Are you insinuating that I pulled some strings so I can marry you? Is that what I think you mean?"

He smirked. He freaking smirked at me.

"I know you. I heard you're one of those

girls who'd soon be debuting under BP

Entertainment" he said a matter of fact.

"Yeah, and so?" I asked him, my arms crossed over my chest not believing where this conversation is heading.

"What, did you plan this so your group can

hit it off immediately? Coz ľ'm telling you,

being an idol requires hard work and I won't allow someone like you to use me like that" My mouth hangs wide open, a loud gasp escaping loudly.

Did he just say that l'm about to use his

group and him to be popular? I mean, I know they're famous and all, like internationally famous, but that was a low blow.

"Is that what really what you think?" I

asked in disbelief. Somehow, I was still

wishing that he'd say that he's just joking

and everything would be fine but the

sarcastic grin plastered on his face proves

otherwise.

"I can't believe this"I muttered not for

him to hear but for myself. Deep inside, I

was still trying to give him the benefit of

the doubt. Who knows, he may have had a bad day.

Then I heard him chuckle. Not that usual

cute laugh that you often hear on their

SHADOW Vlog videos but that kind of

sarcastic and unpleasing to the ears.

"Stop pretending to be some kind of innocent.girl because that won't work on me." he stared at me blankly.

Okay, so I'm taking back what I said. Who

cares if he's having a bad day? Because

right now, it's not just my day will be

ruined, but possibly my future as well.

"Well then, Mr. I-know-it-all" I looked at him, my hands on my waist. "Why don't you go out this room and tell both our families. that you're against this fucking marriage so we can both go our separate ways? Because honestly speaking, being in a room with you is seriously suffocating." I angrily said as I sit back on my chair not even looking at his direction.

Seeing him now makes my blood boil.

Who does he think he is for him to say

things like that? I know he's famous but so what? I and my girls have trained years so we can finally debut so what right does he have to say things like that?

"If I could, I obviously wouldn't be staying

in a room with you right now, stupid."

My eyes widen.

It's confrmed. This guy in front of me isn't the same person everybody thought he is.

He's just one of those jerks in dramas that

I really really hate.

"Well sorry for being stupid but since

you're the one with "brains" among us two, why don't you think something so we can both avoid this stupid marriage?" I told him as quote the brainy part. I was sure he was offended because of his face frown. Serves him right.

And then the door sprung open and both of our grandfathers came in which made us both automatically stand, side by side.

l almost grimaced when I saw how both of

them smiled at us as if happy to see us together but I resist, afraid that I might upset them.

As much as I hate to be in a room with Seth.Devon, I don't want my grandfather to be sad.nor upset. My heart won't be able to handle that.

"Look at our grandkids, I'm so excited." his grandfather exclaimed.

I was startled when I felt Seth's hand on my.shoulder, pulling me closer to him. My head snapped to his direction, unsure what he's up to but he isn't even looking.

Our grandparents then chuckled, perhaps

amused by what they're seeing and I was confused as hell as l saw Seth smiling broadly. Then I heard him whisper.

"Are you just gonna be looking at me or you're going to smile like we're doing great because l'm sure you don't want both of them to be sad, huh?"

So I had to smile, not even sure if it reaches my eyes. Why do I have this feeling that we would be stuck into something that will bring hell into my peaceful life?

I sigh internally as I try to smile. I hope this road ahead of me wouldn't go any wrong that it has been.

End of Flashback.

I stare at the man two meters in front of me. Standing on a white loose polo shirt and black pants is the devil himself, his gray hair attracting too much attention.

Apparently, both of us can't really go against our family so now we're here, in Australia having our secret wedding.

It would be a huge scandal if the press and the fans found out about this so we had to be careful. It's not only his farns that would go mental but my debut might go downhill of this gets known to the people.

His agency knows what's happening but only his president because his grandfather had talked to him directly, the same as my grandfather so my boss knew about my wedding.

He initially opposed it but I guess my

grandfather had some kind of weird

convincing powers because yeah, I'm still

getting married. But only our presidents

knew about it, not even his members and mine are aware of our wedding.

We agreed that it should stay like that.

We both talked to our families that we'll proceed with the wedding but only our family should know because Seth is an artist and l'd soon debut.

I guess they understood as long as we get married.

To be honest, I'm not really comfortable about this because l haven't even started my career but I would be lying to people and to my members who had been there with me for years.

I must admit that he's still gorgeously pretty for a man but my mind keeps reminding me that he's a jerk and that I shouldn't fall for him.

No Zanaya. Don't ever fall for Seth Devon. He's bad news. Real bad news.

"Hey, Zaya!" I was startled when Cali hit me softly on the arms. I guess I was out for too long. I did not even notice that my mind was wandering to what happened a year ago. I.was sure it feels like it happened just a week ago, especially after I saw how serious he looked at me earlier.

"Are you sure you're okay?" she asked worriedly. Now, all three of them looking at me with a concerned look on their eyes.

I just smiled.

They love me as much as I love them. They're almost my sister.

I promise that whatever my situation is will stay a secret, not for me for them, for the people who care for me.

Besides, it has been a year since we've gotten married. My family stays in Australia while his family stays in the province.

Seth was on tour and l'd been busy with our preparations for the debut so our family doesn't mind.

Both of our family's agreed that we handle

our relationship on our own and since we're not really in favor of being together, we just preternd that nothing happens and I guess we have the silent agreement of showing our family that we're doing good.

I mean, everything's all good, right?

I crossed my finger on my right hand while my left hand unconsciously went up and touch the ring hanging on my necklace, my wedding ring.

Everything will be alright, Zanaya. You have nothing to worry about.

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Zanaya's POV.

"And the winner is.." I held Tokyo's hand tighter as we wait for the announcement for the winner. It was our first nomination and our performance had just ended. Both of our songs are nominated for the top 1.

To be honest, we were not really expecting to win. Performing on stage is more than enough. We know we have to work really hard to achieve success in this field. But of course, deep inside, l'd feel like it will be such an honor if we do.

Right?

"WHISTLE's Hope!" my heart jumped a little when I heard the MC's announced our group's name.

My mind went blank even after the MC had given us our trophy and a bouquet of flowers.

This is so insane. I mean, we just debuted thirteen days ago and now, we already have our first crown.

I tried my best not to cry as Max gave a speech thanking our fans, our BP family, our composer and everyone we should be thanking for..

I had to cover my face when Cali spoke on the mic. I swear to God she's almost on the verge of crying.

I tried to pull up my emotions. Though a voice inside says I might start crying if we don't make this fast. I look around and bowed as many people congratulate us including our seniors in the industry.

After our encore stage, that's when I lost it. I started crying. I can't help it. I was actually the crybaby in the group.

"Yah, Zanaya, stop crying." Tokyo cooed at me but my tears on't stop. Soon enough, the four of us started crying in the dressing room, our manager getting teary-eyed as well.

"Hey, stop it." our manager said. "You're ruining your makeup."

"Manager" California said as she wipes away her tears.

Our manager gave us our phone and Cali had snapped a picture of us with a trophy and immediately sends it to our boss.

After that, I grab my phone and scanned my messages. I have a lot from my dad, my mom and my sister.

I smiled. I'm so glad to have a loving family.

My brows furrowed when I saw another message from an unknown number.

Unknown: I need to see you. Mom and Dad will come over and they want to have dinner with us.

My heart started beating like crazy.

There is only one person who would text me like that.

Seth Devon My eyes roll when I remember how l actually deleted his number that one time that he had drunk message me calling me names.

I hated him so much.

It was just a month after we got married. I was so pissed that I deleted his number. Since then, he never really sent me a message nor bother me.

It was when we recorded for our debut stage that I first saw him again after we got married.

Weird, right?

I sigh. I decided to text him back.

Me: When and where?.

I had to ask because I know we both have schedules. Plus, the media will definitely have a field day once they both caught us together.

It wasn't even a minute that my phone had beep indicating that I received a new message.

Unknown: They will arrive next Friday and they will be staying for a week so I rented a house for them.

Me: Ow

Unknown: Make sure to clear your schedule for a day.

I raised my left eyebrow. Demanding much huh? But I responded anyway.

Me: okay. Just text me the address whenever.

Then I put my phone in my pocket as me and the girls walked out heading to our van.

Once we were out, we were greeted by our fans.

Yes, we already have fans and I can't even believe it.

Max grabbed my hands as we move a little faster so we can go inside our van.

Tokyo and Cali went ahead of us.

I can barely make out what our fans were screaming but one particular fan had caught my attention. Actually, it is what she said that startled me.

"Zanaya, I ship you with Seth!!"

Touché.

"That was insane!" Tokyo exclaimed as she clasped her hands together. She looks so Cute.

"I know right? I can never get used to this" Max added.

"How about we record a video later so we can thank our fans?" California suggested.

"That's actually a good idea" I nodded.

Then, we focus our attention back to our phones. Max and Tokyo were both checking the comments on Youtube.

Since almost every one of us is fluent in other languages, we enjoy reading the opinion of our fans, regardless if it's bad or good.

I believe accepting constructive criticism

will help us develop.

I unlocked my phone when I noticed that I have one unread message.

Unknown: Btw, congrats on your first win. The boys had been watching you.

Again, my brows furrowed. Is this really Seth Devon? Because I'm not used to him being like this.

I can still remember when we bicker back and forth after our wedding.

We stayed in my room for our "honeymoon" but I made him sleep on the couch while I stay in bed.

I was sure he was texting someone but I don't even care.

I almost dropped my phone on my lap in shock when I received a new message.

The girls looked at me weirdly.

"My cousin said something weird so, yeah" I smiled to them awkwardly.

They went back to what they were doing.

Unknown: Also, Happy Anniversary.

Then I remembered, it is our first wedding anniversary today. I totally forgot about it and it's weird that he actually remembered.

Seth Devon, what's with the greeting and the sudden messages?

Why are you acting a little differently?

Please don't make my heart waver. I don't need that right now. I repeatedly tell to myself.

But who am I kidding?

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