Chapter 19

• NATALIE'S P.O.V
• It's been 3 days since the day Maverick and I went to buy the wedding rings-our wedding ring. I've been at home, doing my best to be happy at least till the wedding. And everyone has been quiet about saying anything further all of a sudden. Especially my mom, it's been acting all cool and calm. Last night she came to my room to talk, saying she just wanted to talk with her daughter, and said nothing about the wedding or about getting married to me. I was very happy, at least for the first time in a long time. My mom and I had a quite reasonable time to talk without her bringing up anything about Maverick or about weddings. Even though my father mostly stayed out to work, he came back sometimes very late at night, ending up being tired and having nothing to say to me at the end.
• Somehow I'd almost forgotten that I was getting married but then, my instinct kept reminding me that soon, I'll be locked up in Maverick's house. The best of it was sleeping in peace and waking up in peace. It was these 3 days that I mostly wished I could run away, not like I could say why, besides my marriage to Maverick still threatened me.