Chapter 8 After that night , Ciel and I weren't quite strangers anymore . He still vanished most evenings , but if a thunderstorm rolled in , we'd end up in the same bed without a word . At first , we just lay there . Then he kept shifting around like he was wrestling ghosts , so I finally caught his hand and pulled him closer . " Vivienne , you- " Half - asleep , I patted his head . " Relax . Stop squirming . " After that , he started grilling Sebastian about the stuff I liked . On my birthday , a box showed up - custom heels . " I heard you used to have a pair you loved . Why didn't you bring them ? " His face was hard to read . I smiled . " Stanley gave me those . " Silence . Then , finally- " Do you like the pair I gave you ? " I slipped them on , catching the faint flush creeping up his cheeks . Before long , Ciel started dragging me to social events . At one party , he told everyone , " This is my wife , Vivienne . " Every so often , I'd catch whispers about Stanley . A friend from Southport leaned in . " I heard Stanley walked out of the wedding and Elodie bawled her eyes out . But isn't she the one he loves most ? If he married her , shouldn't he be happy ? Then why- " One sharp look from Ciel and she clamped her mouth shut . His arm slid around my waist , the grip more warning than affection . " You seem very interested in him . " I widened my eyes . " Not at all . " Ciel ground his teeth , glaring like he could burn a hole through me . Honestly , from the moment I came back , I'd sworn I'd never get tangled up with Stanley again . I'd poured a lifetime of love into him , and all it left us with was hate and scars . 1/2 Chapter 8 This time , I was living for me . " Ciel , I really don't care about him anymore . If you still don't believe me- " His mouth crashed into mine . Right there , in front of everyone . Flushed , I shoved him back , and he just laughed . " Don't be mad . I'll give you the grand wedding you deserve , deal ? " *** +25 Bonus Wedding prep kicked into overdrive , with Ciel insisting on nothing but the best . The night before , my phone lit up . Stanley . His voice was rough . " Vivienne , I finally found you . I don't know what Ciel's done , but he's been keeping me from you . " That lunatic ! He must be treating you horribly - just hang on , okay ? Tomorrow I'll expose him at the ceremony . I can get you out of there ! " I stayed quiet , almost amused . He kept begging . I let out a soft laugh . " If you came for me , what about Elodie ? " Silence . " I'm already married , " I said . " If you drag me from my wedding , that's kidnapping . " " Everything before was my fault , " he rushed out . " But this is your whole future . Please , just stop this madness . We can figure us out later - let me get you away first . " I glanced at the ring on my finger and sighed . " Stanley ... you came back too , weren't you ? " From the start , I'd felt something off about him . In my last life , around this time , he didn't like me - but he didn't hate me this much either . 曲 Support Share 2/2