ISABELLA POVWhat the hell did she want? What was her plan? Why did she want us together so badly?These were the thoughts that floated through my head as she boldly challenged Andy. I watched her carefully, scrutinizing her every move. Sure, she was a beauty, but Alexander would have honestly done better than her. To say that I was disappointed in his choice of women—including me—was an understatement.Madison laughed and leaned towards Andy, then repeated her question. “Come now, tell us. Do you want to stay with us or not?Andy nodded slowly, glancing briefly at me. I wished he had looked at me long enough to see that I honestly did not want to be here and I didn’t care. But he was concerned for both of us; he wanted to be likable and not step on toes because now Alex was involved and said to be my stepson. It was infuriating.Madison clapped her hands in excitement and giggled girlishly. “Oh now that everyone’s agreed to be here, let’s play a game,” she said.“What kind of game is
ALEXANDER POVWas it safe to say that I did not like this Andy guy? I didn’t like him at all, and it might even be bordering on hate. Some people might say it is jealousy, and yeah, that might just be the feeling too. What I hated the most was when he talked about his crush. He had doe eyes and spoke slowly as if reminiscing the times when it was just him and this crush of it. As if that wasn’t enough, he mentioned her name and gave her those puppy-doe eyes.I knew he was referring to my Isabella. The looks he was giving her all night alone were enough to set me off on fire. Each time I looked over at them, he was smiling and touching and leaning in. There was never a time he did not touch her. During their dance, his hands were practically all over her. She might go around convincing people that it was just a platonic dance, but I didn’t buy that.As much as Isabella didn’t want to admit it, her dress was spectacular. It was not her taste, but it had a deep neckline that showed half
Chapter 61ALEXANDER POVShe was already getting drunk. I could see that she didn’t want to answer the question, but there was no way Madison would let her be. They were all waiting for her answer, including me. She gave me a disappointed look when she saw that I too, was waiting for an answer. It wasn’t my fault at all, but that of curiosity. I desperately wanted her to say yes, that she loved someone else and it was me. I didn’t want to just lay in the sack for her, but I guess I’m getting that either.“Are you sure you want me to answer that?” She asked Madison, her words slurring as she spoke.She’s drunk, I thought again to myself. I imagine that the pressure she would be feeling while looking at us would be magnified in her drunken state.“Go on, answer the question,” Madison pressed sweetly. “We’re all dying to know about you and you’ve not been making it easy, sweetie.”Isabella started to roll her eyes but somehow ended up rolling her head to the table. Andy held her just in
ISABELLA POVI woke up with a banging headache. Groaning, I slowly peeked open my eyes and saw that the light in my bedroom was shaded by the curtains. Whoever brought me back here must have considered that the harsh sunlight would be a disturbing factor. It was kind of sweet for them to think of me in that aspect, which means…Hold on a damn minute.I sat up with sudden alacrity as images assaulted my pounding head. There was Madison—Alex’s ex—constantly asking me questions related to my marriage. We were playing a game, if I could remember vividly. A truth game. I gasped aloud as I came down quietly from the bed.What the hell had I gotten myself into?Hands shaking, I checked around for my phone. I was still in my last night outfit and my purse was dumped on the floor, which made me wonder how the hell I got home. Was it Alex or had I just stumbled myself in? If Edwards wasn’t in, then that means he hadn’t seen me yet.So what happened last night?I know for sure that Madison kept
ISABELLA POVI was not allowed to see Alex. For a moment, I stood, astonished. In my ride of anger, I had driven to his office with the sheer intent of seeing him and skinning him alive. I’d forgotten that I was just known here, that I was practically a secret. Edward didn’t introduce me to his job because he didn’t want people knowing too much about me; he just wanted to keep me at home as the perfect wife while he worked and inaugurated his sons into the working life. So it was perfectly normal for the receptionist to immediately see me and turn me away. They probably thought I was just another female aiming to meet Alex.“You don’t understand,” I said for the third time. “I’m quite close to Alex. I need to see him now.”There were three behind a long desk. The first one shook her head at me tiredly, as if she understood my predicament and was tired of turning puny females away.“Ma’am, if you don’t have an appointment, I cannot help you,” she said.Now I felt insulted. I would hav
ISABELLA POVI followed him into his office. Just as I entered, he looked back at me impatiently.“What do you want?” Lucas asked harshly.I gulped as I struggled to explain. “Please understand, what you saw isn’t what it is. It’s just that—”He rolled his eyes and walked to his desk, who’d distracted me and stopped my sentence in the middle. When he looked at me again, his eyes were blank and serious at the same time.“Isabella, there’s no point explaining what that was. I’m just lucky to have seen it, that’s all.”“You don’t understand, Lucas—”“You’re right, I don’t. You should know that I have no problem whatsoever with what’s going on between you too. Matter of fact, that's exactly what I want and you know it.”“That’s what I’m trying to explain! Nothing is going on between us. He doesn’t even like me like that.”I could see that Lucas’ impatience was morphing into anger. He stood up and walked to me once again.“Isabella, you’re going to make him fall in love with you. How hard
ISABELLA POVHe dragged me away. I don’t know what made me follow him like a ragged doll. My mind was blank then, and I was already planning on leaving the company before he jumped on me from nowhere.“Alexander!” I hissed.“Shhh!” He said to me, dragging me still.I struggled to keep up with him, but I didn’t have to try for too long. Before I fell flat on my face due to the force he dragged me with, he pinned me against the wall in a dark corner. The dark corner was a thin wall between an office and another, which was risky as hell—especially with the position he put me in. “What are you doing?” I asked as I tried to push him away. “You can’t do this!”“Do what, exactly?” He smiled at me. “Surely, you don’t think we’d get caught this way?”“You can’t keep doing this with me, Alexander. Back in your office, your brother saw us kissing!”Alex scoffed. “He didn’t see anything.”“How would you know that? You didn’t even lock your door.”“Isabella, don’t tell me you’re getting all angry
ISABELLA POVEdward looked at me contemptuously, he had never looked at me this way, his eyes trailed at me as if I were a dirt. This is the worst thing I’d ever imagined.My shorts were thrown somewhere in the room and one of my boobs was hanging outside my top, and then my legs spread wide apart with the vibrator drumming on my clit.His face was red with anger, so red that I immediately felt the same shade of embarrassment and shame waving through me. I moved instinctively; pushing aside the vibrator and grabbing the sheets to cover myself. Edward straightened, his anger seeming to stretch in my awkward moments. The vibrator continued to add to the tense silence until I turned it off.“I can’t believe you’re masturbating with my son’s name on your lips,” Edward said in quiet rage. “Are you imagining him inside you, too?”My face heated up. “No! No, that wasn’t what I was doing!”“That wasn’t what you were doing? Do you think I’m dumb or something? I heard you right from the door!