Lyra's POVI froze.The same way everyone in the room did. I had my eyes pinned on Philip. I watched how he tightened his grip till the light in the man's eyes almost faded, before Philip released his fingers. Surely he broke the man's windpipe, we all heard it. But he refrained from finishing the job.The body fell to the ground with a thud which made me realize that whilst struggling him, the man had been lifted from the ground.Tristan suddenly turned to me, "This is the first time I've seen him hold himself back, you must have a huge effect on him". He smiled.I was confused, wondering what was so pleasing that he would smile about, wondering what about this whole situation was worth smiling for.Philip's eyes met mine, "no one, absolutely no one talks shit about my wife!" He orders."And what about the man who ordered her to get whipped?" It was Emily's question.Both Philip and Tristan glared at her, "how is that any of your business?" Trisran inquired.My eyes darted to the bod
Lyra's POVI didn't know what she meant by that but I surely was not interested in finding out. I turned to Philip who was at the moment glaring at Emily."Philip,"I called his name and in an instant, his gaze moved to me and he visibly softened, "we should leave".Tristan hastily shook his head, he took a step and moved to stand in front of Philip, "why do you suddenly want to leave? It's my birthday dinner, surely it's all turning out to be a bag of shit, but it's still my birthday and he's still my best friend"."You have no sort of respect for that friendship, you don't care about him". I said.He frowned, "what makes you think your opinion is valid?""Tristan..""Surely we've had bad days but we're moving past that, right?" He nudged Philip slightly.Philip looked like he agreed with what Tristan was saying. The look he had in his eyes told me so; that he was very much into this party, that he really wanted to spend some more time with Tristan. And the way he looked at me like h
Asher's POV"Lyra, let's stop moving for a while and just stay like this. In this moment where we both exist for each other".Those words had come from a place of fright. Seeing how boldly Philip defended her, seeing how her eyes shine in reverence and adoration when she watched him almost kill for her, I feared the possibility of her suddenly finding him attractive.If it had not already happened.She was looking at me strangely like she could not understand how I flowed. Her eyes were full of uncertainty and caution as they darted from my own then to her hands that I was holding.I could not see in her eyes nor her body language if she really despised being touched by me. Which made it quite difficult for me.I wanted to proceed, to touch her other places but I did not want to overstep, holding myself back from my pleasure and trying to be considerate of her own.However, it was really hard to consider her own when I had no idea how she was feeling about it. "What do you mean?" Sh
Asher's POV Fiona was standing behind me, her hands folded in front of her as she gave me a stare which made me wonder what I could've possibly done incorrectly towards her. Under the moonlight, her eyes seemed glossy, u didn't want to believe that it was because she was crying because that would be painfully absurd. What irked me was the fact that I had no idea how long she had been standing there and how many of those things she had heard. And that thought, that wonder took me back to Lyra's question: "can you say these words in the presence of other people?" At that moment when I had been met with the question, I was pretty confident in my answer, thinking I would not mind if anybody heard what I was saying to her. But the minute I turned around and wondered how long Fiona had stood there and what she had heard, I figured that Lyra was right to have left. I was fucked up. I wanted her. I wanted her so badly but there was something pulling me away from me and until I made
Lyra's POV I left Asher standing there with tears in my eyes. No matter how much I wanted his words to be true, it was impossible. He wasn't made for me and I wasn't made for him. Maybe he's just confused, maybe he does like me but there are things about me that he's fighting to accept. Thing about himself that he hasn't gotten a hold of at the moment. I know neither have I, but I'm with a man who was willing to work on it together, unlike Asher. Asher, who knows me, who rejected me before, who is ashamed of me, can never level up to the height that Philip stood. Asher didn't want to grow with me for as far as I knew, he wanted the pleasure that came with being with me. He has certainly realized that j was his mate and that was what brought about this desire to be with me but it still doesn't change the fact that being mates does not cover up the misunderstandings, the drama and the total oblivion of your partner's life. With Asher, it was more than that, he didn't accept me, he
Lyra's POV The following morning, I woke up to the smell of fresh fruits and hot pancakes set aside waiting for me. I looked around one but the person that had made these provisions was not there. I felt that maybe he was having a conversation with either Asher or Tristan and so I did not worry. However, I slightly wished that he would've waited to see me. I knew the fight we had last night was going to change a lot of things. However, i had no idea just how much it was going to change and how drastically it would. I wanted to preserve the softness of our relationship, the honesty that existed between us. I have done a lot of horrible things but he has not one day disrespected me. It made me feel like he was unreal. I had felt unworthy of the love he had for me and so many times I tried to run away and fortunately I did not get to achieve that. Philip was treating me better than any man would treat their women. For example, Asher. He would never treat a woman like this. A k
Lyra's POV. I froze as she said those words. I looked around as if searching for another person who had heard what she said but obviously there wasn't anyone in the room other than the two of us. She was standing there in the room with her hands on her waist and a triumphant smirk on her lips. But deep down in her eyes I could see that there was a trace of uncertainty and all it needed in order for it to disappear was for me to admit that her words were true. However, knowing that she had no sort of confidence in her deduction, that her words had merely been something guessed. I wasn't going to give her the pleasure of knowing that she guessed right. "That's a wild assumption, Fiona". She chuckled, "dont tell you're trying to lie your way out of this. Its pretty old school, don't you think?" I shrugged, "well, thank God I'm not lying". "What are you saying?" She asked. "I'm simply saying that the father of my baby is not Asher". I said to her. She shook her head, the doubt alr
Lyra's POV Fiona shook her head, "nobody is desperately trying to believe anything". I raised my eyebrows, trying to make her see that I did not believe any words that just escaped her mouth. "There's no way that is true, Fiona. You're here right now and it's only because you really care about this''. She shook her head again, still hanging on to her idea, "what i care about is Philip and i can't let you play with his heart. He's the only one I'm concerned about and if you intend on hurting him then you just have me to deal with". I nodded my head, already hating this conversation, "noted''. I smiled at her. She looked as if she was as tired as I was. She obviously hated the fact that k was living the life she wanted to live as Philip's woman. It wasn't my fault that she was mated to a man and she was rejected. I, a simple slave, had been looked upon and favor found me but Fiona wanted to ruin it all for me. She wasted not even a second with me anymore. As it seemed, all the