When the Frost Bled Red!! The wedding of Vows and Warnings!!

The air inside the cathedral was soft with violin music, whispers, and expensive perfume...

Flowers bloomed in every corner white orchids and champagne roses... A chandelier sparkled like royalty above the altar.

Hazel Collins looked like a dream in satin and lace, her curls pinned back, her eyes lost somewhere between nerves and disbelief...

Vanessa stood beside her, in a pale champagne bridesmaid dress that fit like sin and felt like betrayal...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

I still think you should’ve run... **muttered under her breath**

Hazel Collins [FL BESTIE]

**shot her a glare in the mirror** It’s a wedding, not a hostage situation...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**Arched a brow** Adrian literally told you the wedding date before you said yes...

Hazel Collins [FL BESTIE]

**sighed** Yeah, and now I’m in couture, holding peonies, and my uncle's smiling like he won the lottery...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

You sure you’re marrying a man, not a contract?

Hazel Collins [FL BESTIE]

**Bit her lip** I don’t know, Vani. There’s something about him… terrifying, but magnetic!!

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**Her gaze shifted**

To the glass doors... Where he walked in...

...Aziel King...

Dressed in an obsidian black tux, cufflinks glinting under crystal light, hair slicked back, face unreadable...

But his eyes—

They found her immediately and didn’t look away...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**Breath hitched**

Her fingers tightened around the bouquet...

He walked toward the front, exchanged a nod with Adrian, whispered something to the priest, then turned slightly—

Aziel King [ML]

**Smirked**

Like he knew something she didn’t... Like he always did!!

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Reception Hall – Later That Night

The ballroom was golden... Waiters moved like shadows, champagne fizzed in crystal flutes, and the bride and groom danced under a dome of light.

Vanessa sat at a table near the edge, swirling her wine, watching Hazel laugh in Adrian’s arms....

Until a voice slid against her ear like ice on flame...

Aziel King [ML]

You clean up well, Miss Morgan!!

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**Turned slowly**

Aziel stood behind her, hands in his pockets, eyes sharper than ever...

She didn’t rise... Didn’t flinch...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

Didn’t know the devil wore Armani... **said, sipping wine**

Aziel King [ML]

**leaned in a fraction** Only for public appearances...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

You’re good at pretending, Professor...

Aziel King [ML]

And you’re good at disobeying...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**Her gaze narrowed** I didn’t know the guest list included mafia lectures...

Aziel King [ML]

**chuckled softly** You think Adrian Black is just a businessman?

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

I think I don’t care...

Aziel King [ML]

**stepped closer** Then stop looking at me like you do...

Sarah [ STORYTELLER]

(Ahhhh...😳😭😭)

That hit deeper than she wanted...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**rose from her chair slowly** Do you flirt with all your students, or am I just special?

Aziel King [ML]

**eyes darkened, voice dropping** You’re not special, Vanessa... You’re dangerous. Reckless. Loud...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

And yet... **whispered, stepping closer**

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

You keep coming back...

He stared at her. Silent. Breathing slow. Controlled...

But inside?

...Chaos...

He wanted her...

Not just her body her defiance. Her voice. Her resistance.

He wanted to shut her up and listen to her scream...

He wanted her rebellion to end on his command...

Aziel King [ML]

You have no idea... **said lowly**

Aziel King [ML]

What you’re playing with...

Vanessa Morgan [FL]

**tilted her head** Then teach me, Professor...

For a beat, the air between them burned...

Then—

Aziel King [ML]

I will... **said, brushing past her**

Aziel King [ML]

When you’re ready to beg...

She turned to speak—

But he was already gone, swallowed by the crowd like smoke into a storm...

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Sarah [ STORYTELLER]

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