A dog doesn't bite ......

The next day

It was a fine morning and a warm breeze came through the opening of Stephanie 's room.

Stephanie opened her eyes and sat up on the bed.her stomach made a gurgling sound reminding her that she has not eaten anything since the other day.

She held her stomach as it was now aching her, she lied down on the bed and squeezed her leg tight while rubbing her stomach.she felt like her intestines were being pulled out.

Tears found its way to her eyes as she kept on rolling on her bed.

Meanwhile Chris  was already dressed up for work but he decided to check up on Stephanie before leaving.he was also bothered that she slept without eating anything.

When he arrived infront of her room,he knocked on the door but there was no answer from her.he knocked for three consecutive time before turning the door knob and the door opened.

He stepped in to see her wriggling on the bed with her hands on her stomach.he approached her immediately.

"Stephanie, what is wrong with you?"he asked and Stephanie opened her eyes.she didn't want to talk but the pain was too much and he was the only one that could help her out.

"My stomach hurts"she replied.

Chris remembered that she have not eaten anything since yesterday.

"I will ask the chef to prepare something for you to eat,for now drink a cup of water"he said helping her sit up on the bed.

He wasn't used to taking care of people so he was not sure of he drinking water will work out but he hoped she will feel better.

He took a jug from the table and poured a water in the cup before passing it to her and she gulped it down.

His gaze went to the bed sheet and he saw a red stain on it.

"Are you on your period?"he asked.

Stephanie was surprised with the type of question he asked.it was so embarrassing to her.

"There is a stain on the bee sheet"Chris said to her even though she hasn't recovered from the shock she got from the question he asked her.

She looked at the bedsheets and she saw the stain he was talking about.she was really on her period and she didn't realize it.that explains the reason her stomach hurt so bad.

Her face turned pale out of embarrassment as she clutched the bedsheet tightly and her head hung low as she wished for the ground to open and swallow her.

"I will get you a sanitary pad"he dropped another bombshell Making her to be more embarrassed.

She felt like throwing a pillow at his face for being so shameless.she felt the urge to tell him to get out of her presence but she couldn't because at the end,the embarrassment she felt couldn't Allow her to even look in his eye.

Chris wasn't a fool not to notice that she was embarrassed but he cared less,he wanted her to also learn to be comfortable around him.

"I will be back"he said to her before leaving the room.

As soon as he left, Stephanie got up and ran into the bathroom.she locked the door behind her and sank herself in the big bathtub filled with water.it helped in calming her nerves and it also made her to forget her worries.she always did this when she was worried about something.

It didn't take long before Chris came back with a maid who changed the bedsheets before leaving.

"Stephanie"he called but there was no response.

He wondered where she could have gone to as he looked around the room in search of her.

His eyes went to the door to the bathroom,he turned the door knob but the door didn't open.

"Stephanie"he called while knocking on the door but there was no response from her.

He requested for the spare key which was brought to him and he slid the key into the lock before pushing the door open.

On entering the bathroom he did not see anyone till his eyes caught attention of movement in the bathtub.he went closer and he saw Stephanie submerged in the water.

"Stephanie"he called with a worried tone and Stephanie opened her eyes immediately and water rushed into her nostrils and mouth as she struggled for air.

Chris who noticed what was happening jumped into the bathtub and helped her out of the water.

She was coughing non stop as she tried to catch her breath.Chris helped her by Patting her back till she became alright.

Stephanie didn't know what to say as she squeezed her dress.

Chris stared intently at her as she squeezed the water out of her dress.her wet dress was strapped to her body revealing her beautiful curves and plump breasts.she looked sexy,Chris gulped down his saliva as he tried to wave out silly thoughts from his mind.

His mind was telling him different things like"she is your wife and you have the right to touch her"

His gaze darkened as he found himself becoming hard down there.

Stephanie was now uncomfortable with his presence and his long stare at her body.she covered her body with her arms.

Chris who noticed that she was uncomfortable stopped staring and he returned his gaze back to her face.

"What are you up to?do you want to kill yourself?"he asked her to clear the awkward silence between them.

"It doesn't matter if I die, right?it's of no use being alive,I am just held hostage here and I have no family again,it will be better if I join them"

Chris didn't know how to answer her,he felt his heart soften but when their eyes met and he saw her eyes, Martin's image appeared in his mind and he clenched his fists.This was how he felt when he became an orphan, he even had the thoughts of killing himself but finding his parent's murderer and making them pay was what boosted his courage.

He felt he would become very happy and fulfilled when Stephanie was suffering but that was not the case.he felt empty inside and a part of him wanted to free her but another part wanted her to suffer.

"Go change your clothes before you catch cold"he said to her.

She walked back into her room with Chris following her behind.

"Thanks"Stephanie said to him when she saw the sanitary pad on her bed.

"Don't even think of killing yourself"he said to her.

"You don't have to worry,I won't die till I find my parent's murderer"she said to him and her words made Chris to have a flashback of when he was recruited newly into the mafia organization years ago.

Those words were the exact words he said to the  leader of the organization then.

He saw himself in Stephanie and he had to tame her well before she becomes the next Martin Cruz.

"A dog doesn't bite its owner and you won't bite me"he muttered to himself.

"What did you say?"Stephanie asked in confusion.

"Never mind,you can change your clothes"he said.

"Do you want me to change infront of you?"she asked rolling her eyes.

"Of course you are my wife"he replied and Stephanie's face turned pale.