MARRIED BEFORE

KATHERINE

The next day, I woke up in my bed and was confused about how I got here.

“Was that a dream? But it felt so real.” I spoke to myself and realized Leo is not here in his usual sleeping place.

“Leoo! Leo!” I shouted trying to find where he was but didn't get any response. So I got out of bed and realized I was in my night dress and realized everything was indeed a dream but I felt pain down between my thighs. I signed confused and went to see Leo.

I opened the door and saw a man sleeping hugging Leo on the sofa. Leo doesn't like strangers hugging him and on top of that how did this man get inside my house!

“Who are you?” I started beating him with a broomstick and he woke up startling and I realized it's Benjamin.

“Was this a gift for last night?” he asked me while I smiled in embarrassment.

“Sorry I thought it was a dream seeing myself in my night dress. Thanks for changing me into this dress..” and that's when I realized he changed my clothes.

I got so angry and thought he took advantage of my sleep.

“How dare you change my clothes when I am asleep.” I shouted at him while Leo woke up with a shock and looked at both of us.

"I saw you naked last night then how was this any different? I just got you into clothes when I can very happily see you without it till you wake up." I felt my cheeks turning red hearing him.

"Let me make something for you." I said and was about to go when he held my hand.

"Let's order something I want you now." he said, making me blush when we heard a knock again. He went and saw through the peephole that it's my parents with some guy and his parents.

"I will go and wear some nice clothes appropriate for them to see. You wear your shirt." I said and about to go when I remembered that I actually woke up in my office and woke him up saying my parents are at the door. I was confused and turned back to look at him.

"Will explain later now, go." he said and so I just went.

"Hi mom, hi dad." I greeted them and then saw Travis with his parents as my eyes saw them in hatred.

"She is with someone else." his mother said seeing Benjamin.

"I love him." I said which made them angry and they left while Travis saw me for a few minutes and left but his eyes were scary as they screamed obsession.

"Why are you doing this? They are a nice family and you threw away a life like that?" my father asked me

"You know what happened, right?" I asked as my voice in pain as I can't understand how they can support him.

"He has changed. Please accept him back and be happy." my mother said

"I am already happy." I said pointing towards Benjamin.

"Who is he?" my mother said while I explained that we are in a live-in relationship which is a lie but I don't want them to irritate me again.

After they left, they tried to argue with me for another half an hour and left feeling disappointed.

"What are they talking about?" Benjamin asked

"Benjamin, do you know why I believed you when you said you are a werewolf?" I asked him and he said no and I started to reveal a darkest past of mine.

"I thought you believed me because we are soulmates." he said while I smiled and said, "That's right but another reason is I had an accident in which I lost my memory and was in a coma but in the coma I heard a voice. It said her name is Luna and my wolf should be awakened to release my mate's curse. I didn't understand but after I came out of coma I came to know I lost my memories of a particular period of time when I was married."

My marriage revelation shocked him. He looked confused and betrayed. I tried to hold him but he pushed me away.

"But I tried to search you and never came to know you were married." he said, his voice breaking and he was angry.

"I got it annulled. The marriage doesn't even exist. It was like within 6 months I got married. Somehow I married Travis and suffered hell at his house. It was in my diary. I don't think about it as I don't remember anything. After my marriage annulment only I got into an accident and now he is trying to win me back for some unknown reasons." I said but Benjamin just went out without saying anything.

It's been 2 days and Benjamin is not answering my calls. I went to his house and saw him watching cartoons.

"I am sorry Benjamin. I know I have hurt you but I don't even remember him nowadays and don't feel it's important to tell you about it." I said while Benjamin switched off the TV and said something which broke my heart, "I made a mistake and took everything fast."

"No... No it's not like that.. " before I would say anything he said, “I want to correct my mistakes. I want to take you for a proper date.” he said looking into my eyes while I felt relaxed and smiled at him.

"You didn't have anything correctly or permanent in your life. Let's get you everything you always wanted." he said and I smiled. Of course I always want to know the guy, go on a date and then marry him. But with Travis I don't know how I married him but I can feel that he is not the one for me.

After sometime I reached home to find my parents much to my frustration as I realized why they are here.

“What the hell is happening? Just come with us and settle in your life by going back to Travis.” my father said while I was irritated.

“Someone who controls me?” I asked them back.

“No one will control you. We gave you so much freedom and still you are not obeying us.” my mother said while I laughed sarcastically at her.

“Yeah you gave me freedom but now please get out.” I said and after they went I felt my tears making its way down my cheeks and realized I am still weak and crying over them.

“They will never love you.” I said to myself and tried to sleep for sometime to forget their visit or how I threw them out.

"I don't know anything but I know he controlled and abused me till they are not getting it?" I spoke to Leo who wiped my tears and I hugged him.

“I don't like you.” I tried to make him understand while he forcefully tried to marry me. While my parents are trying to convince me to accept my life.

“Tonight we will enjoy ourselves happily.” he whispered to me while my parents were happy that I got married even though it's forced.

“No!!” I woke up sweating and realized it's again a dream.“I guess these things happened after marriage. So am I getting the memories back?’ I asked myself and prayed for it to stop.

“Please God. Please make me forget everything. I love my parents. They are good but I don't understand when and how they changed like this.” I prayed to God and tried to sleep again when I realized yesterday when I was with Ben I fell asleep naturally and didn't have any nightmares either.

"I wish he was here." she said to herself and decided to see some movies and while shuffling through channels I saw a news article where Benjamin is getting arrested for trying to molest his office staff. I dropped the TV remote and stared at it in shock.