At the centre of the huge and well decorated church, full of people. There stood a man dressed in a white tuxedo, his jet black hair properly styled, and his eyes showing unreadable emotions in them, but it was obvious that he wasn't quite thrilled or looking forward to anything. Opposite to him, was a gorgeous lady, dressed in a beautiful white gown, its design was so intricate and unique, heavily pleasing to the eyes. And unlike the man, she looked happy, always smiling. She was like a ray of sunshine, while he on the other hand was like a dark cloud ready to burst thunder.“Do you, Caden Caldwell accept Sophia Williams to be your lawfully wedded wife? To love, to hold, and to cherish forevermore?” A priest asked Caden. He didn’t answer immediately, he looked apprehensive, but in the end, he still said the two words that Sophia was waiting to hear.“I do,” He dryly said, and looked at Sophia with a hollow expression. He never wanted to marry her. He was only obligated to do so beca
“Are you going out again?” Sophia asked Caden who was about to head out. It was already ten and she didn't know where he was exactly going, but this has been going around for numerous times that she can't even begin to count.Three years have passed. After their marriage, and life for Sophia wasn’t easy. They don't fight or anything, but that's also because they never really functioned like a married couple. If they do, it's only when they have family gatherings or when they are together in public.They live in a huge mansion, and unlike Sophia who mostly spends her time working at home writing her books, Caden on the other hand was already working in the company that their family owns, so he doesn’t really have enough time to spend his days at home. And at night, he would usually leave and come back the day after. It was a continuous cycle, they even slept in separate rooms, since he made it very clear to her that he didn't want to sleep on the same bed as her.Sophia could only o
Sophia groggily opened her eyes, she turned her head around, and seeing that she was in her room made her confused."Mmm…what? What happened? How did I get here?" She mumbled as she got up bare feet, feeling the coldness of the floor.She opened the door and slowly got out, trying not to create too much noise since she didn't know if Caden went home last night or not. 'But wait… I think I remember seeing him last night. Or did I remember it wrong?'She thought, but before she could even have the time to think, the door next to her suddenly bursts open.Revealing a well dressed Caden. He was wearing his usual office clothes that hugged his toned body perfectly.He ogled Sophia who was standing still in front of him, unmoving."You went out last night." He said candidly while looking at her."Uh, yeah, kind of. I'm sorry if I wasn't able to let you know." Sophia was clenching her hands while talking. She wanted to ask him if he was really there or not, but she didn't know if it would b
Sophia is currently driving her car to her in-law's house. They were always curious about what was happening between her and Caden's relationship. Caden's grandmother was hoping that she would be pregnant in the first year of their marriage. But three years have passed and there was still no news from them.She received a lot of pressure, but she would always assure them that they were just taking it slow. Hiding everything that was happening on the sideline.When she arrived she was greeted by a lot of maidservants and was escorted by the butler to where Caden's family were waiting.She put on a brave face when she finally caught sight of them and greeted everyone with a warm smile. "Sophia dear, come sit." Caden's grandma greeted her, and kissed her on the cheek. They all exchanged pleasantries until they had finally settled.They engaged in polite conversations, and Sophia skillfully deflected any inquiries about her relationship with Caden. Deep down, she was grappling with her
A year has passed since the unfortunate fatal car accident. Caden would constantly visit her in the hospital ward and check her condition, his heart filled with guilt.Sophia's parents were equally devastated of what happened, they insisted on a thorough investigation if there was any foul play, but the investigators or the police couldn't detect any foul play...."Caden you should go home. You haven't had a proper rest for a long time." Sophia's mom, Cassandra said with concern laced in her voice. She just walked in and saw Caden silently staring at Sophia's pale resting body. His lips were pursed into a thin line as he spun his head to look at his mother in law. "I'm fine mother. I'll stay with her, she still needs me ." He said, and Cassandra wanted to persuade him to go home and rest but he already sat back down on the chair and watched her daughter intently, his head hung low, and his shoulders slumped. "I see, but don't drain yourself you still need to rest." She said and le
"Where is she? Is it true that she's awake?" Cassandra, walked into the long hall briskly with Jacob, Sophia's father, their faces a mixture of frantic and excitement. After a long time of waiting they would finally get to see their daughter awake again.Caden slowly closed the door behind him since they were making an awful lot of sound and he didn't want to accidentally wake Sophia up. His face was somewhat pale, the veins in his forehead popping, which didn't escape the eyes of his in-laws that was standing just in front of him."Caden, what's happening. Is it true? Did she really wake up?" Jacob asked, his voice laced with worry seeing Caden's reaction to their question. He kept a hawk like gaze at Caden, adamant to know his daughter's situation."She woke up." Caden said briefly."Oh thank god. Let us see her then..." Cassandra tried to get inside but Caden didn't budge and stood in front of the door, not minding the scrutinizing gaze the two were giving him."Step aside Caden. W
"When am I allowed to leave?" Sophia asked grumpily, looking at Caden who was staring outside the huge window with a blank expression. He shifted his gaze and looked at Sophia, exploring every change he sees on her."You seem energetic. Don't worry it won't be long before you can go back to our house." He said, his eyes deep and piercing. "House?" Sophia muttered tilting her head sideways."What?" "It's just you called it house... shouldn't it be home if were married?" She said, putting her hand in her chin, contemplating. Caden was slightly taken aback by what she said, 'She's right, what we have isn't a home, it's just a plain house that we are obligated to stay in because of our marriage.' He stared back at the scenery outside, releasing his breath, making a haze on the window from his cold breath."Caden...""Mmm?" Caden hummed in response. Sophia looked at him from her bed, she could tell that they didn't share a bond or anything deep because whenever he's around her, his face
"Where are we going? This isn't the way to our house." Sophia asked, looking at Caden who was driving to an unknown route to her."We're married already Soph. We have our own home." Caden said, turning to Sophia who was busy looking at the outside scenery through the window.Their house was located on one of the furthest hills not far away from the city. In fact, the city could be seen bustling at night since their mansion has quite a good view of it from up there.Sophia spun her head to Caden hearing his reply, "Oh? Does that mean we also sleep together?" She asked.Caden went silent for a second before forcing a smile and nodding his head, "Yeah, we often sleep together when I'm not busy." He said, concealing the whole truth from her.Sophia could tell from the way his tone was changing that he was hiding something from her. She kept gazing at his face for a while before releasing a heavy breath, moving her gaze away, looking back outside.'This man is quite shady. What do I actual
"Sophi... babe, wake up," Sophia groaned when she felt someone kissing her face. She never wants to be disturbed in her sleep, but when the person calling her stole a kiss on her lips, her eyes quickly opened, and the charming smile of her husband, Grey, welcomed her sight. His sparkling ocean blue eyes, looking at her with so much passion and love more than she can ever begin to describe."Babe, why are you waking me up, it's saturday," She groaned, moving further in the bed.But Grey also moved along with her, determined to wake his sleepy wife up. "If you don't want to get up then I'm also mot getting up, but I assure you, someone else more loud will come barging in if you don't get up now," Grey whispered in her ears as hugged her from behind. "So be it," Sophia replied without much care, and Grey chuckled at her indifference. He looked at the clock, and when it exactly ticked at 7:30 o'clock the door of their room also bursted open, revealing an angry looking Caius."Mommy, P
"Are you sure we're going to that damned island?" Sophia asked, wondering what got into Caden's head for choosing the island where they were trapped in as the location for their honeymoon. "Do you trust me?" Caden asked, gazing at her with soulful eyes that Sophia couldn't resist."Go away!""Hey~hey, why are you so hot today, did I do something wrong?" Caden asked, placing feathery kisses on her nape as she turned her back on him. "I already told you I don't want to go there, do you wish that I sleep on the sand? Is this your idea of a romantic honeymoon?" Sophia complained, huffing.Caden chuckled at her cuteness and didn't think much about the hurtful words she was saying. He stuck his tongue out and travelled it along her nape. Sophia could feel the wetness of his tongue moving along her skin.She tried to stop the moan from coming out of her mouth but she can't suppress it, not when Caden is sucking her sweet spot behind her ears that sent bolts of electricity all throughout h
Hi dear readers, I just want to say how thamkful I am to you guys who read the story till the end. I hope in my other writing journeys you will still support me. This is the first ever book that I completed so this success means so much to me. THANK YOU GUYS🥰ADDITIONAL NOTE: If you wish to read the special chapters I have to warn you first that it is all a take on the possibility of another ending for the story. Special Chapter 1: Honeymoon Special Chapter 2: Alternate Universe Thank you for reading. Until next time! 🤗
In a humongous church located in the South Hills, people were clamoring. Every guest, every family, every relative was seated in the rows of chairs that was adorned with white petal roses. And in the altar stood two gentleman, one wearing a white tuxedo and the other wearing an earthy brown color."Are you nervous?" Axel asked Caden who was constantly fixing his tie whenever he got the chance. "I'm fine, just a little uncomfortable with this clothes I'm wearing," Caden replied, still struggling to fix the tie that was wrapped in his neck."Well if you say so, but as your best man, I advice you to breathe properly, because I'm sure the moment you see my sister, you will need to breathe sharply as you can," Axel said, displaying a lot of pride for his sister. It was known that Axel Williams loved his younger sister dearly, although they don't show it publicly, but as much as he can, whenever their paths cross, he would always shower her with the best treatment he can give. Caden di
(One Year Later) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~“I can’t believe you're getting married again. And to your ex-husband no less,” Kate exclaimed. But it was not out of disapproval, but she just really finds it funny how things travelled in a huge circle for Sophia. “Just zip it Kate, everything worked out well in the end so it’s not totally a bad ending for Sophia, plus this is good, Caius will have a father now, and they can finally torture each other and not drag anyone into their childish pranks~” Klare groaned hysterically on the last part.She just got back from County B and this was her and Aiden’s first time seeing Sophia after such a long time. And not to mention the little devil in disguise, Caius.She really thought that he was the purest and sweetest kid, but then, when she saw her supposedly long hair cut almost half its original length, she instantly knew not to go near that kid ever again. “I’m really sorry about what happened Klare, but you really also d
“Is this the first time you visit him?” Caden asked. They were now squatting in the grass in front of Grey’s tombstone. The day wasn’t getting any brighter and soon the whole cemetery will be covered in darkness, and the likeliness of fog to shroud isn’t too far fetched given the landscape and location of the place.They did nothing the whole time but sit and contemplate. Sophia upon hearing his question straightened her back and left Caden’s warm embrace to look him in the eye. A nostalgic expression appeared in her face, her eyes gradually dimming with sadness, “I haven’t got the courage before to visit him, the truth is…I might actually still be in denial before, that… he is really gone. It’s just so hard, knowing that I’ll never get to see him again,” Sophia muttered, her voice heavy with emotion.Caden nodded his head, “So what pushed you to finally come here?”“You, I guess,”“Me?” Caden pointed to himself in disbelief.“Well not just you, also Caius. I never thought he would
It is currently a Saturday morning. And Caden received a weird message from Sophia telling him that he should be at her house around eight o'clock.He didn't ask further about the reason why he was asking him to go and he just went there, perfectly neat, his jet black hair silked to the back, and he is wearing a more comfortable clothes this time. A grey sweatpants and a black shirt. When he rang the doorbell, there wasn't any immediate response. He waited for a couple of seconds again before ringing it and like the first time, no response.He was about to call Sophia but then he heard light footsteps coming from the other side. And soon enough, he could hear the locks clicking open and the door creaked."Uncle?" Caden looked down to see Caius wearing onesie dinosaur. He looked so cute, but he also looked like as if he just woke up.Caden scooped him in his arms and gave him feathery kisses as a greeting."Hello Buddy, where's your mom?" He asked, and the little boy groaned, feelin
"Baby, mommy will have dinner with uncle okay? You behave with auntie Kate and uncle Marcus and don't be naughty," Sophia spoke while looking at the mirror, putting on a light pink lipstick as she prepared for her and Caden's dinner tonight."Don't worry mommy, I will be good," Caius said, standing beside Kate as he looked cheekily at her.Kate looked at him with a dry smile already knowing that they will have a tiring evening ahead of them. Why did she even say 'yes' in the first place? She should have just told Sophia 'no' right? "Don't worry Soph, me and the little guy will have fun tonight," Marcus chimed in. Kate gave him a side look and sighed in her heart.Right...it was because of her boyfriend, him and Caius always got along well, but for some reason the little rascal disliked her, well not really dislike her, but he likes doing pranks to her and always successfully makes it appear like an accident.Like one time, when her and Marcus was babysitting him three months ago, Cai
"Mommy, Uncle, look! Caius is having so much fun!" Caius yelled as he bounced on the trampoline. Caden and Sophia stayed outside, looking at him with smiles on their faces.The awkward atmosphere still hasn't receded between the two of them. "What food do you like for lunch?" Caden suddenly asked on the side. "I'm okay with anything, but Caius on the other hand can be quite picky," Sophia said, waving at her son who looked at their spot."You shouldn't spoil him that much Soph, if he grows up to be a spoiled brat it won't be good for you," Caden said. And they exchanged gazes at each other, but Sophia didn't quite react kindly to what he said."I know my son well Caden, and I'm not spoiling him, he's just picky because of his allergies, and I don't think you're in the place to say things about how I should raise my son. I've done well for three years of raising him alone, and I don't need you to make snarky comments or anyone else's about my parenting style," Sophia harrumphed, cro