CHAPTER 1 I

Audrey's Pov

My blood boiled as I glared at the excessive amount of makeup on her artificial-looking face, she looked like she got some work done on her nose.

She also looks like she got work done on her face with her plum lips looking like a duck, Xander turned at the last minute and she kissed his cheek instead.

“Sarah, it's also nice to see you again. I guess you haven't changed much” He said in an exhausted tone, I just watched the interaction ignoring the thought feeling in my chest.

I might have thought of leaving the table for them but I'm not a chicken and it will make it too obvious that I'm pissed at her for disrupting us, I'm not jealous I just hate the fact that he is paying her so much attention.

“You know I love..”

“Ahem” I cleared my throat interrupting her speech in case she forgot there was someone else there, she averted her gaze from Xander and her blue eyes fell on me with a frown on her face, then it was gone in a blink as if it wasn't there in the first place she replaced it with a fake smile.

“Hey, I didn't see you there” She pretended to be sorry and pulled her hand for a handshake, I stared at her hand with the long red hideous coffin nails on her finger. She's one of those girls who think red looks good on them but in reality, they look like wannabes, unfortunately, the color is not for everybody they just don't understand.

“I'm Sarah Gina, but my friends call me Sarah” She introduced glancing at Xander who fixated his gaze on me, I tried as much as possible not to show any signs of what I was feeling inside so he wouldn't pick up the reaction and start reading me.

“So you guys are friends?” I asked faking a look of interest and her face brightened up, “Yes we go way back, high school sweethearts you know the rest” She giggled and I nodded, I wanted to tell her I didn't know the rest.

“Sarah was a cheerleader and my biggest fan, she made it her life purpose to chase me around like a lovesick puppy” Xander proclaimed with a bored tone I felt pity for her, her fave fell and she was quick to deny that he just labeled her as unimportant.

“You didn't say that in the locker room that day, or did you forget?” She frowned and I raised an eyebrow at him, “How could I forget such a huge mistake, I wouldn't dare you laid claim on me because of just one mistake and I regretted it for the rest of my life, I might be good at business but I make the wrong choices when I was young and dumb. Not anymore though” He replied not breaking eye contact with me so I looked away flushed and happy for some reason.

“Who are you to him?” She asked directing the question towards me the anger was evident in her voice, “She is my wife, mine” He emphasized in a possessive tone and I couldn't bring myself to look at him knowing that his eyes were on me, I hated that I felt satisfied by his reply.

“You... You are married?” She questioned with a stunned look on her face and she stared at him as if he would deny it, he hummed in reply to her unnecessary question, she gasped and then diverted her attention towards me but this time the mask was gone.

If looks could kill I would be all over the news by now the headlines will be portraying how I lived a good life and died at a very young age, “Well you could have picked a better person, not this....” She trailed off as I gave her a look, one that I mostly tuck away reserved for my enemies, right now she is topping that list.

“Are you gone catching up?” I asked referring to my husband while staring at her, “Yes, you should get going now Sarah, you were interrupting my conversation with my wife” Xander enunciated dismissively, and she turned to glare at him.

“Run along now Sarah, your friend must be waiting” I tilted my head towards the man waiting for her at the door, she frowned at my suspicion and that confirmed it.

“I came here alone” She lied through her teeth and Xander scoffed, “So are you enjoying the muffins here love?” Xander asked and I nodded taking one, she left after she saw how we ignored her existence.

“Are all your exes that crazy?” I arch my brows at the amused look on his face, “Are you always this jealous, love?” He raised an eyebrow at me.

“I wasn't jealous I just didn't want to get insulted by your ex, she knows I'm not your type” I took a bite from the muffin and I moaned as tasted the sweet flavor of strawberry.

He didn't reply to me immediately so I lifted my gaze from the table, I flinched under the intensity of his gaze.

He has this strange glint in his eyes which I soon found out to be... Hunger?

For what exactly? I roll my eyes ignoring the weird sensation I felt, maybe this was a bad idea and it's going too far.

“Nobody knows my type, besides I wouldn't marry you if you are not my type I would have rejected your offer. Do you want to know why I accepted?”

It suddenly felt hot and stuffy in here and I waved off this feeling, “Not interested I don't want to know” I replied with sarcasm dripping off my tone.

“Because I couldn't reject such an amazing proposal, you know I had a dream once. A strong beautiful young lady would ask me to marry her, and imagine when my rival made those dreams come true” He chuckled.

He's right his company is the top in the country and mine comes after his, so I guess we are rivals after all. “I'm glad to see that you haven't lost your touch, that is why you are so hellbent on owning me so you can have all that fame and power to yourself” I hated the smirk on his face and I badly wanted to wipe it off.

“We both know I accepted your deal because I know we will be unstoppable together, and I'm not hellbent on owning you I already staked a claim on you with that ring on your finger,” He said smugly.

Okay, that's it!