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

you’d be needing it.”
I peek inside the bag, my eyes widening when I realize what I’m looking at. I pull the lacy
sleepwear out and chuckle. “This is… this is outrageous.” I burst out laughing as I stare at the scraps
of fabric in my hands. “I’ve done a lot of underwear modeling and this is ridiculous even for me.” I
reach into the bag and hold up one of the thongs she bought me. “What’s the point of this even? It
doesn’t have a crotch.”
Sierra wiggles her eyebrows. “Easy access.” She takes the bag from me and rummages through it,
taking out two nightgowns she bought me, one white and the other red. “These are both going to look
beautiful on you. They’re revealing enough to make it impossible for Ares not to notice your body.”
I bite down on my lip as I reach for the red nightgown. “I’m not sure,” I tell her. Hannah and I
have very different body types. She’s a little shorter than I am, and when she isn’t on a strict diet for a
role, she’s much curvier than I am. I’m not sure Ares would find me appealing after being with
someone like my sister. “I’m not sure highlighting my body is a good idea.”
Sierra snatches the gown back from me, her eyes flashing with anger. “You’re an idiot,” she
snaps. “You’re one of the most beautiful women alive, and I’m not even being biased. You’ve been
named that by several magazines. Channel the confidence you exude on the runway, Rave.”
I bite down on my lip and look down. “Look, Sierra… there’s something I haven’t told you.”
She frowns, and I sit down on her bed. “Remember that night we went out and Ares came to pick
us up because we were so drunk?”
She nods and sits down next to me, her eyes on mine as I tell her all about how I climbed onto his
lap, the way I tried to seduce him, the things I said. “He wasn’t even remotely tempted, Sierra. A
small part of me thought that I could get him to fold if I truly gave it my all, but I couldn’t. He wasn’t
moved.”
She looks away and shakes her head. “I really doubt that, Rave. Even if that’s the case, it’s
different now. You were unattainable to him before, but you’re his wife now. If he repeatedly sees you
in various states of undress, he’s going to end up wanting you, even if he doesn’t right now. He won’t
be able to stay away from you for three years, and he won’t cheat on you.”
I cross my arms and nod hesitantly. “Yeah,” I admit. “I don’t think he’ll cheat.”
She smiles at me and holds up the nightgown she bought me. “If you two end up sleeping together,
he’ll end up falling for you. I know you think he’ll never stop loving your sister, but I call bullshit.
He’s always looked at you a certain way, and there’s always been this unshakeable bond between you
two. He just needs a push. Ares is a man of morals, and so long as he thinks he’s doing right by both
Hannah and you by staying away, he will. Give him a reason to fold. Honestly, if you just outright tell
him you want him to meet your physical needs, he’d fall as fast as a house of cards. I know he wants
you. He just won’t admit it to himself.”
I stare at Sierra, wondering if it’s all just her own wishful thinking, or if she might be right. I feel
like I played my hand and lost the night he took us home. I’m scared to put myself out there in the
same way again.
“Trust me,” she tells me. “I know my brother, and he does not just see you as Hannah’s sister. If
you aren’t comfortable with pursuing him directly, then just do this much, okay? Just wear the
nightgowns I bought you and see how he responds to that. Just seduce him, slowly, until he gives in
and comes to you. Watch his actions, Rave. I’m certain he’ll betray himself sooner or later. He wants
you… and the line between lust and love is thin.”
I reach for the white nightgown she bought me and examine it. It’d barely cover anything… it’s too
much.