It was almost 2:00 am when Kayden stepped into his bedroom. He wasn’t expecting Eleanor to be awake yet she was. Eleanor was standing alone on the balcony and watching the plush green lawn before the house. His heart fluttered seeing her in his outfits. She looked cuter in his clothes and the next time he would wear those pants and T-shirt; it would remind him of her. Damn!! He shouldn’t have suggested that Avery give his clothes to Eleanor. But he couldn’t see her spending the night in those drenched clothes either."What a lovely mess," Kayden remarked, his voice deliberately raised to catch Eleanor's attention.She turned around, surprised to see him standing there. "I didn’t know you were waiting for me," he teased, a hint of amusement dancing in his eyes. "Otherwise, I would have come early to bed."Eleanor rolled her eyes at his playful remark, her frustration evident in the furrow of her brow.“Why are you so mean, selfish, and full of yourself?” she asked, her tone tinged wit
Three days passed that Kayden Knight had not returned back to Shantivan. After Max’s birthday at the farm house he left for some urgent official work. Eleanor was suspicious of his absence. Though he gave work excuses to Caroline and others, Eleanor wasn’t convinced. Either he was upset over their last fight or he had got her words loud and clear. She had no plans to stick to this marriage ever and he had got that hint. So, the last two days went well for Eleanor. She enjoyed being alone in Kayden’s royal bedroom, using the entire bed to herself. She was enjoying his absence and using it to her extreme benefit. Caroline was neutral to his absence, Sebastian didn’t care either but Aurora was doubtful. She even tried to poke Eleanor and make her spill the beans but Eleanor was too strong willed to reveal anything to her. The date of the Advertisement promo on the television had finally arrived. Eleanor planned to sit in front of the TV the whole day and check how she performed in the
AN HOUR LATEREleanor's frustration mounted with each passing moment as she waited on the line, her patience wearing thin as she listened to the woman's pleas for calm. The incessant ringing in her ear served as a stark reminder of the countless attempts she had made to reach Mr. Smith, only to be met with silence or excuses.“Ma’am, please calm down,” the woman on the other end of the call pleaded, her voice tinged with unease. “Mr. Smith is busy right now.”Eleanor scoffed, her irritation bubbling to the surface as she resisted the urge to unleash her pent-up frustration on the hapless receptionist.“You better connect me to him now. I cannot show any more patience. I have been calling him for the past hour. Why is he ignoring me?” Eleanor demanded, her tone sharp with frustration.The woman stumbled over her words, clearly caught off guard by Eleanor's abruptness.“Mr. Smith Sir isn’t ignoring you, Ma’am. He has some back-to-back meetings aligned,” she stammered, her voice betrayin
Kayden Knight sipped the hot coffee in the early hours of the morning. It had been 4 days now that he was in that hotel, away from his home, his family and most importantly, away from the woman who was the reason for his sleepless nights. After their fight in the farm house, things had changed drastically between them. It was evident that he wanted control over this marriage and she wanted to break it off the very next moment he even tried. It was a difficult tug of war he wished to end. Eleanor Watson was a fiery woman and she had captured his heart the very moment he had laid his eyes on her during Max and Avery’s marriage. But if she attracted him in infinite ways, she was also his worst nightmare. In all those teen years and adulthood, the one thing he wanted to have in life was control. And ever since Eleanor Watson stepped in, he feared losing it very often. He had gone out of his normal ways to protect her from humility, to comfort her from the people who disliked her and ge
Kayden stood behind the Doctor who was examining Eleanor. It had been an hour since she was unconscious. Kayden called for the in-room medical help and the Doctor rushed within a few minutes of that incident. The rest of the room was still scattered and looked utterly disoriented. The Doctor injected some sedatives and then stood up.He couldn't shake the image of Eleanor lying unconscious, her face pale and strained."Is she fine, Doctor?" His voice quivered as he addressed the physician, his hands clenched into fists at his sides.The Doctor, a seasoned professional with a calm demeanor, took a moment to collect his thoughts before responding. "Your wife had an anxiety attack, Mr. Knight."Kayden swallowed hard.“Attack…?? An…anxiety attack?”Kayden's breath caught in his throat. Anxiety attack? The words echoed in his mind, stirring a whirlwind of emotions within him."Yes," the Doctor continued, his tone sympathetic yet matter-of-fact. "These episodes often manifest when a person
“Oh my God” she shouted. “Why are you reacting like I am dying?”“Shut up” he snapped. “You are not dying. It was an anxiety attack”She was silent for a minute to absorb what he just said.“Anxiety what?”“Attack” Kayden chewed his teeth. This was difficult.Eleanor panicked. The way she drew the quilt closer to her body proved that.“Anxiety attack?” she murmured thinking deeply.Kayden was about to explain she would do fine but she didn’t let him speak.“I cannot believe this.. Anxiety attack? I got an anxiety attack?”Kayden kept his gaze on her.“What else would I expect?” she scoffed. “Right from the time you have barged in my life, I am always on the edge”“Excuse me?” Kayden intervened. “I barged in your life? Have you lost your memories? It was you who hopped in the city for Avery’s wedding. I was always there.. .with or without you.. That place has always been mine”“My bad luck,” she muttered. “If I had known a monster like you existed there, I would never have turned mysel
“This Soup is tasteless” Eleanor put the spoon away. She was still on bed with a bed table over her lap to hold the soup bowl and dinner plate.“That’s how it is supposed to taste for patients” he answered sitting next to her.She frowned.“It reminds me of the times when I was a backstage artist. The food we got there was still better than this”Backstage artist? Kayden is intrigued to know what all she did to come up at this level in her career. But the moment Eleanor realized she was talking about her profession which just got ruined because of him, she was depressed again. Probably the agitation inside her didn’t had the energy to bounce back. So, the tears took instead. Her lower lip quivered as her eyes grew shiny with tears. Horrified, he froze for a minute.“Talk” he commanded. “Tell me about those days”She was stunned. Why would he want to know about her struggling life?“So that you could laugh on me?” she asked. “Sorry Mr. Royal Knight, but I am not going to let you do tha
“I have never slept with any woman before” It was a heartfelt confession. She could feel her own heart thudding. Should she believe him?“Guess I was waiting for my wife to be the one,” he added.Now this statement surely got butterflies in her stomach. It was not his words, his charm, his honesty at the moment responsible for that tickling inside her body, but his motive. She had felt him opening up his heart out to her from the past few hours and at times it scared her off because her husband had started building expectations out of her … out of this marriage.He had expected her to struggle to get off his grip. But she didn’t. Eleanor simply met his eyes and smirked.“That miracle is not in your destiny with your present wife then” she answered. “Because women usually give that right to the man, she falls heads over heels for. And sorry, your Royal ego won’t let me ever …ever fall for the man who lied to me for marrying and ruined my career”His arms automatically loosened and she