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I took my car keys and headed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was taking Rabiya out for brunch today, and I wanted to talk to her about Kaia. She had good news for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
When I raised my head, I saw Lucien standing there with a little grin on his annoying face.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhere are you heading to, wifey?\u201d He asked, stopping in front of me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s none of your goddamn business, Lucien\u201d, I barked, irritated by him. \u201cMind your business, and I\u2019ll mind mine. Don\u2019t try to get in my way\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Being married to him has drained my life force. I thought we had an understanding, but it turns out he truly wants to play the married couple.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cShall I give you a ride?\u201d Lucien asked, and I rolled my eyes. \u201cI don\u2019t want you stressing yourself out, wifey\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI have my own car, did you forget?\u201d I raised the keys in his face. \u201cI can handle my own affairs. I don\u2019t need you to do things for me, and stop trying to act like my husband\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy not? I\u2019m your husband, your mate, let\u2019s not act like cats and dogs.\u201d Lucien walked close to me, and I felt my core twitch.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My stupid body was reacting to something I didn\u2019t understand.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But I won\u2019t lie, Lucien looks very handsome when he\u2019s serious.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe had an agreement. This marriage is nothing but a contract we both agreed to,\u201d I said, trying to jog his memory. \u201cWe both know what we wanted, let\u2019s not derail from the main reason why we got married\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien closed the distance between us before I knew it. His finger rested on my lips, stopping me from continuing to yell at\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cShhh! Keep your voice down,\u201d Lucien looked around, afraid someone might hear us. \u201cWe don\u2019t want people knowing we are not a real couple, do we?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t care if they know or not. I want you to stay within your limit,\u201d I retorted, and rolled my eyes at him with disgust. \u201cI\u2019m leaving, don\u2019t try to follow me\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDrive safely, wifey. I love your pretty legs, I don\u2019t want them marred\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t reply to him; I briskly walked away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
He was doing too much, but it\u2019s cute that he cares that much about me, even when I told him to stay away.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Maybe we should sit down and chat over a cup of hot chocolate about our next course of action.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I got in my car and drove down to the cafe in town.\u00a0<\/p>\n
By the time I got there, Rabiya was sitting at the window seat, waiting for me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She waved excitedly when she saw me, and I walked over to her. We hugged and exchanged pleasantries.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cHow are you and your husband doing?\u201d Rabiya asked, placing her order. \u201cStill fighting like always?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cHusband?\u201d I snorted. \u201cStop calling him that, it sounds so strange\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWell, he\u2019s your husband. Denying it won\u2019t change the truth\u201d Rabiya winked at me and laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cStill, I\u2019d prefer if you call him Lucien instead,\u201d I muttered, nodding at the waiter who served our order. \u201cIt\u2019s better that way\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cLucien, it is then,\u201d Rabiya said, teasing me, I know it. \u201cYou don\u2019t like him very much, do you?\u201d She asked me, and I shifted.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She knows how I feel about him. The only reason I married him was because of Theo, nothing more.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know how I feel about him. Why are you still asking questions?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cToo bad, Lucien is quite hot\u201d Rabiya bit her lips, thinking about him.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I rolled my eyes. He\u2019s not that hot. Rabiya\u2019s taste in men keeps getting worse every time I see her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cQuit exaggerating it, he\u2019s not that hot for you to drool over him like that\u201d I said, for some reason, I raised my voice.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut he is!\u201d Rabiya argued, I realised she\u2019s a lost case. \u201cYou don\u2019t like him. Can I have him instead?\u201d She asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Everything blurred in front of my face. I wasnt expecting her to be that audacious and shameless.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat? Are you crazy, Rabiya?\u201d I exclaimed. \u201cHe\u2019s my husband, how can you have him?\u201d I said before I realised it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut you just said now that you have no feelings for him. You only have eyes for Theo, why let such a hot man waste when he can share a steamy night with me instead?\u201d Rabiya nudged me, smiling like she said something funny.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t find it funny, so I didn\u2019t laugh along with her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI dont control Lucien, he has a mind of his own. You can flirt with him and see if he has anything to offer you,\u201d I suggested. \u201cIt\u2019s not my business\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are getting a little too serious, aren\u2019t you?\u201d Rabiya asked, and I realised I wasn\u2019t playing anymore. \u201cI was only pulling your legs, but you seem to have taken it seriously. But thanks for the offer, I might take it\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t you have a boyfriend, Rabiya? The one you told me about?\u201d I asked, and she frowned..\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThat idiot cheated on me after everything we\u2019ve been through together\u201d Rabiya\u2019s face turned red, and I could feel her rage burning. \u201cThe bastard had the guts to sleep around with another woman in my apartment. I kicked his ass out, now, I\u2019m back to being single\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, that\u2019s bad. I\u2019m so sorry that happened to you,\u201d I patted her back. \u201cYour coffee, it\u2019s getting cold\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
We picked our coffee and drank in silence. I wanted to ask about Kaia, but I was afraid she wasn\u2019t in the right frame of mind to talk yet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know, I\u2019ve been cracking my brains, but I still couldn\u2019t get my head on where I saw Kaia before\u201d, Rabiya said, dropping her coffee. \u201cI think I\u2019m missing something, but don\u2019t worry, I will ask my brother when I get to Silvermoon in a day or two\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy don\u2019t you give him a call and ask right away?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBecause my brother doesn\u2019t know I\u2019m back in the country, I want to give him a surprise. It will get ruined if he sees the place I\u2019m calling from,\u201d Raabiya explained, and I nodded, agreeing.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I\u2019m desperate for answers, but I can\u2019t ignore common courtesy. Rabiya has done a lot for me; I shouldn\u2019t repay her with disregard.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cOh, true, sorry I wasn\u2019t thinking straight,\u201d I apologised, and Rabiya nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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\u201cIt\u2019s okay.\u201d Rabiya casually replied. \u201cYou know, my brother and his mate are having a pup, I\u2019m going to become an aunty. Can you believe it?\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
My eyes widened in excitement for her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cReally? Congratulations, friend!\u201d I said, and stood up to hug her.\u00a0<\/p>\n
She looked genuinely happy, and I was glad there was something to take her mind off the horrible betrayal she endured at the hands of her cheating boyfriend.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I would have whacked the bastard if I saw him right now.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI can\u2019t wait to become a godmother when you have your own kids,\u201d Rabiya commented, and I rolled my eyes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou are unfortunately going to wait forever. Getting Theo back is not as easy as you think,\u201d I said, feeling pitiful for myself..\u00a0<\/p>\n
I didn\u2019t expect Theo to move on from everything we had.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I had my reasons for leaving him back then. I thought when I came back, we could mend things, and I would tell him why I went in the first place.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Then Kaia happened, and he totally forgot about me.\u00a0<\/p>\n
That stray girl bewitched him and won\u2019t let go.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cAre you really going to wait around for him? I mean Theo?\u201d Rabiya asked, jogging me out of my own thoughts. \u201cI mean, what he and Kaia have seems to be strong. He\u2019s not letting her go anytime soon unless she leaves on her own accord, and I don\u2019t see that happening\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhy don\u2019t you give Lucien a chance? That guy is head over heels for you,\u201d she said, and I chuckled.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou know that\u2019s not true, Rabiya,\u201d I said. \u201cLucien has no feelings for me. He only agreed to mate with me because I\u2019m Theo\u2019s ex-girlfriend and wanted to prove a point\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t believe this!\u201d Rabiya exclaimed, and the coffee almost poured away. \u201cHere I was thinking I was the dumbest person in the room, turns out you\u2019re dumber than me. You can take the crown, I won\u2019t argue with you\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I shook my head. I was confused for a moment.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWhat are you talking about?\u201d I asked.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m saying Lucien has no reason to marry you because you were Theo\u2019s ex-girlfriend. The guy is in love with you, you just refused to see it\u201d. She explained, and I was frowning through it.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood then, he should keep it very far away from me,\u201d I said. \u201cHe\u2019s not the reason I\u2019m here. I don\u2019t want to get distracted by meaningless things\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cBut Lara-\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I raised a finger, stopping her from going on and on about Lucien.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I wondered if Lucien somehow bribed my friend to get into my head and ruin my plans to get Theo back.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Whatever it was, I\u2019m not letting them distract me from my goals.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI will drop you off at your hotel since you refused to stay in the packhouse with me for a few more days\u201d, I said, after we cleared our bills and headed out.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI was just bored out of my mind, sitting in my room all day. The hotel is more fun,there is a lot to do there\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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She was right. If I wasn\u2019t married into the family, I wouldn\u2019t have stayed there either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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The place was too boring for what I was used to. Adventures. Fun and risk-taking were my things, but now I was stuck arguing with an angry old lady whenever we met.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s alright. Let\u2019s go\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I dropped Rabiya to her hotel and returned home. I was too tired, I needed to rest in my room.\u00a0<\/p>\n
In my sleep, I perceived a good smelling meal and opened my eyes to see Lucien carrying a board filled with food.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWifey,wake up, I brought you your meal,\u201d he leaned close trying to wake me. \u201cYou didn\u2019t eat lunch and it\u2019s dinner time now\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
I jotted up and my lips accidentally collided with Lucien\u2019s lips, planting an unintentional kiss on his lips.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I was too embarrassed to say anything but Lucien acted as if nothing happened, he brought the board to me and fed me my meal.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cYou seem a little tired, wifey, eat and showe after this. Then, go back to bed\u201d he said and I nodded.\u00a0<\/p>\n
My body was in pain and I couldn\u2019t argue.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Lucien was acting gentle and mature with me, I thought he was a completely different person.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood night,Elara\u201d he drew the blanket over me and left.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I peeked out to see him working on his laptop. He looked like a powerful alpha, working on his laptop.\u00a0<\/p>\n
I muttered back, softly even though he couldn\u2019t hear me anymore.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cGood night.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
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