TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

RIEKA POV

I flicker my eyes open to a pair of lovely brown eyes, belonging to RALPH. He was seated next to me on the floor, while carefully caressing my facial scar as he stares down at me with admiration.

" What are you doing?" I ask in a panic while I sitting up in a heist.

I eye him suspiciously waiting for a tangible explanation for his actions last night but instead he goes down on his knees and say his favorite 3 words

" I am sorry"

" What are you sorry for? " I ask " Being rude or sleeping with my sister"

" Both" He voices with a face full of regret

" Ralph you are a hypocrite, you hurt me on a daily basis, because you claim that I might be cheating on you, when in reality you are the cheat" I yell angrily, which comes as a shock to me, because I was never one to raise my voice at anyone, let alone my tyrant of a husband.

" Rieka I know I messed up ok, but that doesn't give you the right to speak to me in that tone, I am still your husband" He says in a rather calm voice

" Listen babe" He starts while taking my hands in his " You are the one I love ,the one who completes me, my mate, my heart. LIFA means nothing to me. She was just a one nightstand. she seduced me and well I fell for her, because you weren't around" He beseech me, with a sincere deminor.

In all honesty that sounds like what Lifa will do, considering her hate for me, but even at that he should have resisted her.

" That's not a good enough excuse. You hurt me" I voice in tears, the emotions with in me can no longer be contained.

" I am sorry babe" He apologizes as he pulls me into his warm embrace, and I pour my heart out on his shoulder " I will send her packing, if that is what you want"

" You will do that for me?" I ask confuse, I have begged him countless times to send her packing, because of her unprovoked bullying, but he has always been adamant, so this comes as a shock.

" Yes, because I love you so much RIEKA" He says as he kisses my knuckles " I love every part of you" He adds, as he kisses my cheek continuely, tracing my scar from top to bottom.

To me this was the best gesture of all, others always call me hideous because of my scar but he kissed that same scar, he must really love me as much as I do him.

" I love you too" I voice, before he pulls me into a long passionate kiss.

" Thank you" He gratifies, as he pulls away from the kiss, into a hug.

After our little reconciliation, I then head to the kitchen to prepare his breakfast. For the past 5 months, this has been my normal. Preparing meals for Ralph back to back, since he doesn't eat stayed food.

Heading to the kitchen, it is still pretty early so it is pretty deserted. I immediately change into my apron and start cooking.

I am working on making some toast bread and jam, scrambled eggs, fried plantains, some fries, fried chicken, freshly squeezed orange juice and a cup of coffee.

I know what you are thinking, why bother to cook all these, when you could just prepare one meal, but unfortunately I can't because RALPH is a very complex person, who believes himself better than his father, hence he eats food fit for a god.

By the time I am done with the meals, it's almost 7:30am, so I hurrily rush out of the kitchen with the food tray to avoid problems.

Getting to the room, I meet Boris( Ralph's best friend and a Gamma who lives in the mansion with us) in the hallway.

" Good morning mistress" He greets with a smile

" Good morning Boris, and for the last time please stop calling me Mistress, just use my name instead" I repeat for the umpteenth time

" Sorry about that Rieka" he says with an awkward smile, as he scratches the back of his head shyly " Can I please help you with the tray?" He questions, noticing my baggage.

" No need for that, I can manage" I turn him down

" I insist, plus I was heading to your room anyway, so please let me" He beseech me and I give in.

' after all what's the worst that could happen'

The hallway was kind of long, since we have a flight of stairs to climb and it is a 15 bedroom mansion, so Boris takes the initiative to crack some jokes and I must confess they are pretty good

" You should be a comedian you know, you're only wasting your time as a Gamma " I joke and he burst out laughing

" No, I doubt I have a future in comedian, besides I am only funny when I am with you" He teases

" I will take your word for it then" I say with a smile " can I get the tray now?" I ask when we arrive at the door post.

" Sure" He says before handing it to me, that is when I notice his stare. He was looking down at me with fascination.

" Is something on my face?" I ask nervously

" No, you are very beautiful Rieka" He says.

Which I know is obviously a lie, no one calls me beautiful, not even my own husband, by the time I had summon courage to ask him what he means, an angry Ralph opens the door.

" Good morning Alpha" Boris greets abasely

" Rieka get into the room" Ralph commands ignoring his greetings, and I oblige without saying a word, while walking in I hear Ralph scolding him, but the sound completely disappears when I shut the door, since our room is sound proof.

I serve his food and patiently wait for him to enter, and there he is a minutes later fuming mad.

" What were you two talking about?" He questions angrily

" Nothing, he was just telling me a joke" I confess honestly

" Why will he be cranking jokes with you, are you his girlfriend or something?" He ask angry, which didn't make any sense. Why does he always put meaning into every little thing.

" No, not at all...." I start explaining myself but he cuts in

" Never mind" He says before taking a seat on the couch as I stand before him, the rules were simple, I stand and watch him eat each meal, or else problems.

He starts with the coffee, raising it to his lips and taking a sip.

" What is the meaning of this nonsense?" He ask with disgust written all over his face

" Did you taste this?" He ask

" No I didn't" I confess

In all honesty I didn't taste it, so I have no idea if it is good or not. I am horribly allergic to coffee beans, just a touch of it gives me uncontrollable inching.

" Taste it" He commands nonchalantly, what is he requesting of me, he knows how terribly allergic I am to coffee, why would he request such of me.

" You know I can't....." I start speaking before he cuts me off with the cup of hot coffee.

He throws the whole thing on me.

It is so hot that it burns my skin and the inching is pretty much overwhelming, that it make me fall to the floor, screaming my lungs out, in pain.

" Next time, focus on your job as a good wife, instead of flirting with my Gamma" He voices angrily before walking out.

I knew it, this was his sick way of handling his jealousy, for someone who doesn't treasure me, he has a high obsessive attitude.

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RALPH POV

I wake up this morning to see my princess fast asleep on the couch, so I decide to take a closer look, she looks so adorable with her chest rising and falling.

In all honesty RIEKA is not my type at all. I like my women slim, with a slender body and an extremely gorgeous face, Rieka is none of those, but for some reason I find myself falling for her day by day.

She has the most beautiful sparkling eyes, lovely long black hair, small pointed nose, nice brows, heart shaped lips and if you take a closer look at her, beyond her scar you will notice that her beauty is second to none, and her smile is like heaven, coupled with her beautiful dimples, I only wish she could be a little thinner, she practically weighs 90kg at height 5.4ft.

She wakes up and we make amends, I knew she would forgive me, because of her beautiful heart.

She goes to make breakfast, which is taking forever, so I decide to take a look, only to see her casually smiling with the last man I want her with Boris my Gamma.

It's no secret to me that Boris has feelings for my wife and he doesn't try to hide it. I have caught him multiple times lusting over her, although I have never confronted him ontill now.

" Don't ever look at my wife like that again" I command angrily as Rieka enters the room

" Relax man, this is how I always look at people" He teases

" I am not kidding Boris. I wouldn't share my wife with you or anyone else. She's mine, and mine alone" I yell

" No one is disputing that fact" He says " What's wrong with you man, are you bipolar? a few months ago you said you could never love someone like her and now you are shameless claiming her as your"

" Watch yourself Boris. I might be your friend but I am first your Alpha prince and as such you will speak to me with some respect" I inform " The next time you look at my wife with so much desire, will be the last time you use those eyes of yours " I threatened before re-entering the room, to see her patiently waiting.

I am thinking of starting an argument, but then restrain myself.

When I take my coffee for a sip it, I take a look at her, and she was biting her lower lip seductively, it is something she normally does unknowingly when she is shy, nervous or uncomfortable, but it does put me in the mood.

Then the thought comes to mind, she must have done this infront of him as well.

' How dare she try to share what is mine with another'- I think, which makes my blood boil

My feelings for Rieka has grown so much this pass months, so much so that it has reached the point of obsession, I don't want to see any man close to her, not even my father.

The only reason why I let her go on a two day trip was because it was an all women meeting.

I pretend to hate the coffee, just to stress her out, but the more she tries to explain herself, the more I imagine Boris lustig over her.

I get angry and throw the coffee all over her. Why? I just wanted to punish her for daring to talk to another man under my roof.

I then walked out, but not before telling her, her offense.

I hate wanting her this much, especially since she's not my mate, Lifa is.

About a year ago Lifa came up with an idea that will proof beneficial to the both of us.

Seduce, make Rieka fall in love with me, marry her and then get rid of her, consequently inheriting all her wealth, at first I was against it but Lifa gave me no other choice so I had to do it, fortunately for me Rieka is human, so convincing her that I was her mate was a breeze.

The only down side is that Rieka is not actually wealthy, she's buried in debt and I have fallen for her. This might be the thing that ruins me.

I knock on mom Ulva's door, only for it to be opened by a half naked man, with a white towel around his waist, he has pale skin, blue eyes and looked almost the same age as me.

The room recks of sex. She is lieing in bed underneath her duvet, with their clothes scattered all over the floor.

She orders the man to leave and he obliges without a second thought, quickly putting on his clothes and running out.

It is no surprise to me that mom is cheating on dad, I have known since I was ten, and I must say she has a good way of hiding it.

" I see that's your new flavor of the week" I ask as I take a seat on the sofa." He is cute"

" I know right, plus he's pretty good in bed" She confesses shamelessly

" It's funny how you find humans revolting, but you enjoy having sex with them" I say nonchalantly

" Don't be like that son, of course human are only good as servants. To please us beyond our widest imaginations, you must admit that is one of the reasons why you keep Rieka around" She says with a smile .

Which was true, this might sound dumb but I love having sex with Rieka more than Lifa.

Having sex with Rieka is away a joy for me, I never get tired of her, she was a virgin when I met her and so far her center of desire is just right for me since I'm not very large down there, unlike Lifa who is known for her promiscuity.

Sometimes sleep with her is like watching a Chinese movie, I know I should be enjoying it but I can't, because there's a big barrier, which happens to be space.

" You got me mom" I give in and she comes out laughing " But don't you think, it's wrong to do this under dad's roof?" I question concern

" And that's supposed to be coming from someone who was caught cheating last night on his matrimonial bed" she says

" Mom, please, don't remind me. It was all Lifa's fault, she insisted we did it here" I inform

" And you couldn't say no. You know, I prefer Lifa to Rieka any day. Atleast she is a werewolf, plus she is quite attractive, unlike that disgusting thing you call a wife....." Mom starts before I cut in

" Don't talk about my wife like that mom" I say " Anyway thank you for last night, I knew that you talking to her was what she needed to return to me" I gratify

Last night I had beg mom to make Rieka stay, and luckily she did.

" You know I will do anything for you. I must confess your wife is pretty easy to take advantage of" she says

" I know, and that is one of the things I love most about her" I inform

" You know one thing about women who act naive, they might be cheating on you and you won't even know" She informs

" She will never do that to me, because I won't let her, Instead I will kill her"

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