Chapter 2: The Wedding from Hell

Ava Carter had always imagined her wedding day would be special. Not that she was the type to dream of fairy-tale endings, but if she had to get married, she at least wanted to choose who she was stuck with.

Instead, here she was, standing in front of a mirror in an expensive bridal suite, wearing a wedding dress she didn't pick, about to marry the one person she despised the most.

"I look like a marshmallow." Ava muttered, tugging at the layers of lace and tulle.

"Girl, you look stunning," Lily said, leaning against the vanity. "Like a rich, classy marshmallow."

Ava shot her a glare. "Not helping, Lils."

Lily grinned. "Sorry, sorry. But seriously, you’re pulling off ‘gorgeous but deadly’ vibes right now. Damon won’t know what hit him."

Ava scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Damon doesn’t care about anything. He’s probably not even stressed about this."

Lily smirked. "Actually…" She pulled out her phone and turned the screen toward Ava.

Ava’s jaw dropped. On the screen was a live stream of the wedding venue, showing Damon standing at the altar. And he actually looked… pissed.

His sharp jaw was clenched, his hands shoved into his suit pockets, and his usually calm, unreadable face? Yeah, he looked like he was one second away from setting something on fire.

"Is he… mad?" Ava asked, stunned.

Lily chuckled. "He’s probably just as miserable as you."

Ava’s lips curled into a smirk. "Good."

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At the Altar…

Damon Sinclair had endured a lot of ridiculous things in his life. But this? This was something else.

He adjusted his tie, sighing as he ignored the whispers from the wedding guests.

"Poor guy."

"She’s so beneath him."

"They hate each other! How is this even happening?"

Damon rolled his eyes. Of course, people were talking. Sinclair High’s golden boy, the school’s untouchable prince, forced into marriage? Yeah, this was the gossip of the century.

Ryan nudged him from the side. "Dude, your bride is trending on social media. #SinclairMarriageDisaster is literally blowing up."

Damon groaned. "Fantastic."

Ryan laughed. "C’mon, man. Could be worse."

Damon shot him a glare. "Name one way this could be worse."

Ryan smirked. "She could leave you at the altar."

Damon opened his mouth to reply—only for the wedding doors to burst open.

And there she was.

Ava Carter.

Walking down the aisle like she was marching into battle.

Her white dress should have made her look angelic, innocent. But the glare in her eyes? The confident, almost defiant smirk on her lips?

She looked like a queen about to ruin someone’s life.

Damon had never been afraid of anything before.

But something about that look in Ava’s eyes?

Yeah. Maybe Ryan was right.

This was going to be worse.

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The Vows from Hell

The ceremony felt like an eternity.

"Do you, Damon Sinclair, take Ava Carter to be your lawfully wedded wife—"

"I do," Damon said flatly, cutting the priest off.

Ava rolled her eyes. So impatient.

"And do you, Ava Carter, take Damon Sinclair—"

"Not really," Ava said sweetly.

A collective gasp echoed through the venue.

The priest stuttered. "I—um, I—"

Damon turned to Ava, raising an eyebrow. "Excuse me?"

Ava smirked. "Oh, I mean… I do."

Lily snorted in the audience. Ryan barely hid his laughter.

Damon sighed. "You’re going to make this hell, aren’t you?"

Ava grinned. "Oh, you have no idea."

The priest cleared his throat awkwardly. "Uh… you may now kiss the bride."

Ava stiffened. Oh. Right. The kiss.

Damon turned to her with a smirk. "Relax, Mrs. Sinclair. I won’t bite."

Ava narrowed her eyes. "Too bad. I might."

Damon chuckled, then leaned in.

And just as their lips were about to touch—

Ava turned her head.

And Damon Sinclair ended up kissing her cheek.

Gasps filled the air. Someone even screamed.

Damon slowly pulled back, eyes dark. "Seriously?"

Ava smiled sweetly. "Oops."

Ryan burst out laughing. Lily was practically falling off her chair.

Damon exhaled sharply. "You’re impossible."

"And you’re stuck with me," Ava shot back.

Oh yeah.

This was going to be one hell of a marriage.

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End of Chapter 2

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