The-Wrong-Bride-Ares--Raven’s-story-(Maura,-Catharina)_bibis

Chapter Twenty-Two
RAVEN
I’m in a daze as Ares shows around. Until today, I’d only ever seen his living room and kitchen. His
home is very similar in size to Sierra’s, but his layout is entirely different. Sierra’s is mostly open
plan, while Ares seems to have a lot of different types of rooms.
I can see my sister’s influence all over the place, and it feels strange. It makes it even more
obvious that everything here was meant to be Hannah’s. I suppose in many ways, it all still is. He still
is.
Even the cinema room he’s got was no doubt built to watch private screenings of Hannah’s
movies. The love he has for her is evident in every nook and cranny of the place I’ll be forced to call
home.
“I like my privacy, so I don’t enjoy having staff around. My housekeeper and chef come in during
the day, when I’m at work, so they won’t really bother you. You won’t see them at all. I’ll show you
how to download the app the entire family uses later. You may have seen Sierra use it before. If you
need anything at all, just send a request through the app and it’ll get done, whether it be groceries or
painting the walls. We have an entire team of butlers that know how to get nearly anything done.”
I nod as I follow along. “This is the last room. It’s my bedroom,” he says. “I suppose it’s ours
now, actually.”
He holds the door open for me, and I follow him in reluctantly, my stomach twisting. It’s clear that
he shares a lot of memories with Hannah in this place, and that’ll be even more the case in his
bedroom.
Ares runs a hand through his hair and inhales deeply, his gaze roaming over the room he thought
he’d share with my sister.
I’ve never been in his bedroom before, and just standing here feels like an invasion of privacy.
Ares hesitantly turns toward me, his gaze apologetic. “Your suitcases were delivered earlier today.
You should find everything you need in the dressing room. Let me show you.”
I nod and follow him, pausing at the sight of the vanity filled with my sister’s favorite products. A
dull ache spreads from my heart, and I wrap my arms around myself protectively. For years, this is the
room he shared with Hannah. This is where she’d stay when she came over, and from what I can see,
that was quite often.