Chapter 2 I stood up , shielding Lexi behind me , and glared at them with fury . " This is the top - tier suite of a luxury hotel . Do you think security here is a joke ? " [ ] " Touch her , and it's a crime ! This is your wedding day - don't ruin it ! " ]] " I've said it before : I'm not here to marry you . Your groomsmen have no right to harass Lexi . Get out of here , now ! " ] But Gavin showed no intention of listening . His face twisted with a sinister grin . ] " You're not here to marry me ? Then what are you dressed like this for , Lily ? Still playing hard to get ? " " Crime ? Do you think I'm scared ? With my status as a Duke , harassing a bridesmaid is just a wedding tradition . Who's going to arrest me me ? " " And as for security , don't worry . Today is my wedding day - I do what I want . Do you see anyone here who would dare call security for you ? " ] Before I could respond , Gavin's groomsmen began pulling at Lexi . ] I fought desperately to push them away , doing everything I could to stop them from getting close to her . ] " Get out of here ! Don't touch her ! Don't touch her ! " [ ] " Gavin Duke , if you don't stop them , I swear I'll never let you go ! I swear I'll make you pay ! " [ ] " Leave ! Leave now ! " ] ] At that moment , Gavin slapped me hard across the face . " Shut up , you bitch ! I'll do whatever I want to her , and I want you to watch . Let's see if I dare or not . " [ ] " What do you think you are , yelling at me like that ? " [ ] He turned to the bridesmaids standing nearby . ] " Pull her away ! Don't let her ruin my brothers ' fun with this bridesmaid . " [] In an instant , countless hands reached out toward me . I struggled as hard as I could , but I was pinned to the ground , unable to move . [] I could only watch as the groomsmen pinned Lexi to the sofa , their hands roaming freely over her while throwing out lewd comments . " Wow , this one's feisty ! " ] ] "She's a real gem - we scored big time with this one . " ] " Come on , tear it off . That dress is in the way . " ] Lexi clung desperately to her dress , her face streaked with tears , trying to avoid their touch but finding nowhere to escape . ]] Today was supposed to be my wedding day . Lexi was my bridesmaid . [ ] After being betrayed by my loved ones and cutting ties with my family , it was Lexi who took me in , stood by my side , and helped me through my darkest days . [] I couldn't let her suffer because of me . [ ] I turned to Gavin , pleading desperately with tears streaming down my face . ] " I was wrong . I was wrong . I was wrong , Gavin . " [] " Let her go . Don't touch her . I'm begging you , don't hurt her ! " " Ill do anything you want . Just don't touch her , I beg you . Please ! " Gavin raised a hand , signaling the groomsmen to stop . ] Lexi scrambled off the sofa , barely able to fix her disheveled dress , and crawled over to me . Her trembling hands gently touched the side of my face where I'd been slapped , her eyes filled with pain ] Tears welled up in my eyes , spilling uncontrollably down my cheeks . ] Gavin smirked with disdain and crouched down in front of me .] Now , that's more like it , Lily . No more lies , huh ? Not claiming you're marrying Evan Daxton anymore ? " Chapter 2 " Lily , I must admit , I do like your face . It's hard for me to let you go . " ] " How about this ? Since you like me so much , why don't you stay with me ? I'll treat you well . " [] I looked up at him in disbelief . ] ] " What do you mean ? Are you saying I should be your mistress ? " " Is that what you think of me ? " ] " Gavin Duke ! We were together for three years . How could you treat me like this ? " Though I no longer had any feelings for Gavin since our breakup , his words just now stabbed deeply into my heart . ] Gavin , how could you humiliate me like this ? ] Gavin , however , showed no reaction to my questions . He stood up and looked around at everyone present . [ ] " Do you all know why I broke off my engagement with Lily Gilbert and decided to marry her sister , Rose ? " ] ] " Because Lily , just two months ago , was violated in the mountains . And not just violated - she was gang - violated . " [] " For an entire week . Five men . Hahaha , maybe even more than five . Tell me , how could a woman like that marry into the Duke family ? " [ ] His words caused an uproar among the crowd . ]