~You are the reason why I am alive today.,~ALORA POV:I woke up due to the discomfort in my back. The brightness in the room caused me to shut my eyes again and I rubbed them until I was comfortable with it. I sat up on the bed, for some reason, my body was feeling lethargic and there was also some pain in my stomach. I placed my hand on it to comfort it. However, my eyes suddenly fell on the man who was sleeping on the chair next to the bed. Henry was sleeping soundly. This was my first time seeing him like this. Even though he is my husband and we have been married for a year now. Suddenly, his words resonate in my head. 'We aren't less than strangers. Other than the formal events that we have to attend, have we ever got together in private? Did you ever suggest having dinner with me? Did you ever come to me to have a conversation?' He was absolutely right about it. I have never done any of that. I would only talk to him if I needed his help with something. That's it. Still,
~I like it wet. What about you?~HENRY POV: I was excited to go home tonight. I have been missing Kylo as well and going together meant that we will have dinner together too. With those two with me, I feel like we are a family. It fills my heart with warmth and something indescribable. To be honest, this makes me look forward to the future. I hurriedly wrapped everything up and rushed home. Even though there were a couple of things I needed to work on, but I brought them home with me. I will work at night. Right now, all I wanted was a comforting time. When I walked inside the condo, I saw Alora. She was sitting on the couch, reading a book. She looked better as compared to last night. "Hi." I was in a good mood. She lifted her head from the book and smiled at me. This is the first time I have been welcomed so warmly. I plopped on the couch. Alora shut the book and gazed at me deeply. There was something different about her behaviour and it was alerting my senses. "Y
~Cuddle me every night.~HENRY POV: Next day, the first thing that I did was to go and see my parents. They were having breakfast at that time and upon seeing me, my Mom's gaze turned wryly. I glanced at her and turned to face my Dad. He is the only person with whom I can communicate to some extent in this house."I am sure I made it clear that I don't want any sort of interference in my personal life from you two." I was talking to him but my point was directed to Mom."What happened? Why do you look so angry?" He put down the fork and knife as he paid attention to me."She didn't tell you?" I was surprised to know that Mom pulled such a stunt even behind his back.Dad's eyes narrowed on me and then at Mom, "What did you do this time, Catherine?" He questioned her. Perhaps it was better for her to come clean herself.Mom exhaled loudly and glared at me, "Your wife isn't what I thought she is. She really told me." She was disdainful."Mom, are you serious? Alora has every right to te
"Grind my hole.~RHYS POV: Tonight, I am going to see my teammates from the Riders. Ever since I stopped racing, I rarely met with them. It reminds me too much of the old days and suddenly, it gets really hard to get by. I barely managed to get over the hard time. I do not want to get stuck in it again. But tonight, there was a special occasion. Thus, I had no choice but to go there. I handed over the files to Amber and drove to the restaurant where we usually meet. The second I stepped inside, I was met with the familiar chatters and laughter. When they saw me, their faces lit up. It's been more than 3 months since I last saw them. "Hey, cap." Oliver said and just that one word 'cap' was enough to make me feel all sorts of emotions. Suddenly, the blood was drained from their faces and Olie pursed his lips together as he realized the mistake which he had made. Meanwhile, I instantly forced a smile to ease off the palpating tension in the air, "Hey." I gave him a high f
~Waking up next to you is my most favourite thing.~ALORA POV: I was sitting in my room, browsing through the web. However, I could not stop thinking about Henry. These days, he looks really tense and anxious especially after the visit of his Mom at our place. "Maybe I shouldn't have told him." I was rethinking all the choices that I have made. I am sure he went to their residence and had a pretty bad conversation with them. I exhaled loudly and planned on talking to him tonight. Now, I really need to start paying attention to him. That's the least that I can do in return for his care for me. I was engrossed in my own thoughts when someone knocked on the door. I was laying on my stomach, thus, I instantly got up and straightened my back. Even though I have been married for so long, I still care about my image in front of him. "Come in." I said in a loud voice. The door opened and I found him standing at the door frame. He smiled as our eyes met but I was surprised to see
~Stay on the top of me, my cowgirl. ~HENRY POV: I was relieved to see that Alora has patched up with her Dad. Now, she has a real home to go back to. Ever since I met her, I haven't seen her this happy before. She was genuinely relieved to be on the talking terms with her father. "You should try this. This is the speciality of our house." Alora pushed the mushroom soup. I had already asked our house helper to prepare the dinner. Perhaps Alora remained shut in her room the entire day, therefore, she did not catch up on all the preparations that were being made for the day. Otherwise, she would have asked me about it. "Really?" Mr. Scarlett happily took a spoonful of the soup and nodded in appreciation. "I will have to ask my chef to get this recipe." He said and Alora brimmed with happiness. "Whenever you want to have it, you should come here." She invited him. On the other hand, I... who was quietly cutting the steak for her, paused for a couple of seconds. I don't
~You are my personal whore in private. ~ALORA POV: I was extremely surprised to hear the conversation between Dad and Henry. Henry has always been good to me but I did not realise that he has been in love with me. If this is true, then Dad was right. The person who has lost everything in this deal is him while I am such a selfish asshole that I never paid attention to his feelings. This is making me feel terrible. He has always been attentive to me while I was always oblivious. I don't know how to make it up to him. Furthermore, as far as I remember, Henry does not like taking care of the family business, so why does he have to suddenly resign from the ministry job and work there full time? For once in life, he needs to be selfish and prioritise himself. That night, I kept on waiting for him but he never returned. Next few days, he continued to avoid having conversations on this topic. In the end, I have no choice but to give in. There is nothing that I can do except for wa
~Taking her ex out of the picture for good.~ALORA POV: Today is Mei's wedding and for her wedding I am more nervous than my own. I carefully picked out a cream colored silk dress because that was the dress code and I half heartedly dabbed little makeup on my face. I don't know whether it is a good choice to attend this or not but it is too late to reconsider my decision at this point. "Alora, are you ready?" Henry knocked on the door and asked me.I hurriedly applied lipstick and answered, "Yes, I am." I rushed to open the door and found him standing there. He was wearing black tux and damn, he looked hot. At my wedding, I was so engrossed in my pain that I did not pay attention to anything else and I don't think I remember how he looked in person. All that I have seen are the pictures.I swallowed hard and barely managed to tear my gaze off from him, "Shall we?" I don't know why I have started to feel uncomfortable around him and this is a good kind of nervousness.Henry led the