Chapter 3

MARIAH’S POV

I quietly watched them for a while and I was shocked he didn’t notice my presence.

After a short while, I called out to him “Cassian!”

Their intimate scene got disturbed and without hesitating he turned around to face me, zipping his trouser, he asked “what are you doing here?”

He came closer to me and added “you didn’t informed me you are coming”, he said wiping the sweat from his head.

My heart broke into pieces, feeling so emotional I couldn’t say a word as I was so lost in thought.

“Are you gonna fucking say something or keep staring at me as though you’re dumb?!” Cassian yelled in rage bringing me back to reality.

Why’s he even sounding angry when I’m the one who’s supposed to be angry? Was something I couldn’t figure out.

“I met you pants down with your secretary and this is all you have to say?” I asked. My voice shaky as tears gently roll out of my eyes.

“What about it?” He replied with a smirk on his lips.

“Nothing!” I scuffed in bitter sarcasm.

“Then why are you staring as though it’s a big deal?” He asked without betting an eyelid.

Now I know Cassian was an asshole as I first imagined he was the day my father informed me about the wedding.

I was short of words and without showing remorse, he said “now, get the fuck out of my office!” He commanded pointing the door with his right hand.

“Seriously?” I asked bewildered, with tears streaming down my cheeks.

“I have every right to have s*x with whoever I choose and you can do nothing about it” he said with a disparaging smile playing on his lips.

Thoughts of what he did last night came afresh into my memory and without hesitating I left seeing he was looking very angry and unusual.

Immediately I got home I entered into the guest room and shut the door as I reminisce on everything that has been happening in my marriage for some times now.

After a long while Cassian came back home walked right to where I was and yelled at me while I was pinned to the wall.

He rained all manner of abuses on me telling me that I was nothing but a disgrace to him. But the while he insulted me, I didn’t replied any as tears keep on streaming out of my eyes.

I felt so miserable and helpless. I couldn’t believe Cassian would ever treat me this way talkless of abusing me. I couldn’t imagine he easily changed just between a twinkling of an eye at the moment I felt my life was getting back to normal.

At this instance, I begged to be left alone but he didn’t till I was out of air and almost passed. Seeing me in such a terrible state, he left me alone and didn’t cared if I would die.

He banned me from stepping foot in his room and I had no other choice than stay in the guest room.

We both lived together in same roof as though we were strangers as Cassian didn’t showed any concern about me.

I felt so unfortunate seeing the love Cassian first had on me varnished suddenly and all I could see when I look in his eyes was anger. I couldn’t factum why he kept on maltreating me in ways I never imagined and also have me locked in the house.

But some days after, I was beginning to experience some unusual changes in my body which without letting him know about it I opt to seek medical attention.

There at the hospital I received a test saying I was pregnant but I couldn’t bring myself to tell him and I wouldn’t. Cassian didn’t care about me and he would certainly hate our child.

Cassian never bothered about me and soon I accepted I was completely alone.

On arriving that same day, few hours after I came back from the hospital, I was informed by a maid that Cassian wanted to have dinner with me. Within me I felt he was beginning to feel my absence and was trying to make amends, trying to act tough, I told her to tell him I wasn't coming when she left the room to deliver my message.

Cassian came in almost immediately, his eyes covered in rage. He pulled me hardly from the bed, holding me tightly on my hair, he dragged me out of the guest room leaving me grouning in pains.

He took me upstairs right inside his room he shut the door and had me handcuffed.

I wondered what the maid had told him, this I imagined but couldn’t bring myself to conclude since I wasn’t sure she lied to him.

But even if she did, I expected he would tell me about it rather than overreacting.

Tears stained my cheeks and I sniffed my nose, waiting for his next move as an unknown trepidation seized me.

Flabbasgasted I wondered what he wanted to do to me when he opened his wardrobe and brought out a chain and his trouser. He unbuckled his belt from the trouser he brought out from his wardrobe to my utmost surprise.

My mind’s immediately went wild. Thoughts of what he wanted to do filled my mind when I crumbled into tears and watched him with terrified eyes.

He forcefully had my both legs chained against the wall.

Gosh!

This man was a psychopath. Because no normal human being would do this to a woman especially one who is his wife.

“What the hell are you tryna do to me?” I asked looking confused and scared.

“Close your eyes” he commanded sounding very authoritative.

“What?” I asked shocked.

“I said, close your fucking eyes!” He growled, rage flashing in his eyes for me.

Why is he being this cold and inhuman?

“Since you don’t wanna close your eyes I’ll do it myself.” He said and walked to the switch and turned off the light.

The entire room was as dark as hell. I could barely see anything not until I had the sound of the door closed.

I felt Cassian had left the room; I took a deep breath of relieve hoping the beast has left when I felt a cold whip on my back.

My eyes widened as tears run out of my eyes like flood waters.

“CASSIAN!” I called out aloud.

“Please stop!” I pleaded but he continued beating me mercilessly as though I was a criminal who committed a crime.

I felt a sharp pain down my back from each of the multiple strokes he flogged me with his belt.

He flogged me without a single remorse till I felt liquids pouring down my back.

I couldn’t tell I was bleeding since the room was dark but I kept pleading he stop till my voice cracked.

After a long while, he stopped. He turned on the light and without sparing a second he commanded “take off your clothes!"

I stared at him in bewilderment. Haven’t he tortured me yet to his satisfaction?

What did he still want from me? I wondered in deep curiosity.