Lyra's POVPhilip took me to a really fancy restaurant, I never ever in my life thought that I would be in such a place. There were so many classy and important looking people in the restaurant. I felt very left out.However, Philip took my hand and led me inside. From the way the servers treated him, it seemed like he was a very important person to the society, like he was really well known and it was truthfully shocking but also kind of expected.With my hand in his, he led me to the table sitting in the middle of the restaurant. We successfully gained stares from the neighbours and I could tell that they were looking at my face. I wanted to die, I wanted the earth to open up and swallow me, I wanted my existence to end but it couldn't. They were all judging me by now I looked, probably wondering what sort of guts I had for bringing such a hideous face out and not just that, I even applied makeup. I was laughable to be
Lyra's POVI didn't expect that another pimple would suddenly pop out of my face now and even Philip knew of it. It could be the makeup, it must be as a result of the makeup and so I quickly rushed back into the changing room, there was a mirror there I could check my face with.When I got there, I looked over my face wondering if I could see the puss licking out of the pimple but there was nothing. I frowned instantly, I figured that this was Philip's way of messing with me. It was a bit unpleasant because it was a nightmare to have a pimple suddenly pop out of nowhere especially when I was on a date.I walked back out, dispirited. I wondered if he was making fun of how I looked. I knew more than anyone that I was ugly. Despite myself, I recalled when Asher and Devlin had been looking at me weirdly, they had been scrutinizijg my face. It was when those rogues had kidnapped me thinking I nwas Devlin, before my whole life fell apart.I remembered how disgusted Asher had looked when he
Lyra's POVWhen those words left Philip, I was shocked. I didn't expect that we would be sharing a room together, I thought we were going to get separate rooms just because I was pregnant and also because I was not ready to do anything with him.However, just because we were going to share a room together did not meam that anything of any sort could happen between us. I looked at Philip as he took the room keys from the receptionist.He took my hand and led me to the elevator."You look scared," he suddenly said, "what's on your mind?"I couldn't tell him what I was thinking, I couldn't tell him the thoughts that were going through my mind because they were truthfully insulting to him so I shook my head and decided to settle for a half truth.He didn't need to know the rest. All it entailed were thoughts against him, my fears and insecurities, my worries and shame and I didn't want him to know any of them. He shouldn't see me like someone like that."It's my first time in sucn a place
Lyra's POVI was shocked, my eyes kept darting all around the room wondering what he wanted to try on me. It sounded so casual but my thoughts were going over and under. It was quite uneasy for me. I was scared and worried for no reason.He focused on something on his phone, probably thinking that I was already on my way to have my bath, but instead I was standing there like a sort of statue just staring at him, wondering what it could be that he wanted to try. My thougjts were shamefulz I kept looking over so many things in my head, the ones I've reas about, the ones I've heard and the ones I've seen and they were all inclining towards something sexual.I couldn't be blamed for thinking this way. He had brought me to a hotel for whatever reason and we were alone and he wanted to trg something on me. My eues then suddenly fell on the beds, they were two beds and they were made for just one person to occupy, vividly in a rectangular shape.If he wanted to try something sexual with me,
Lyra's POV.I couldn't move my eyes away frim him. It coukd be because he was right in my face but I doubted that. Philip had a way of enticing me, making himself the focus of my attention. I couldn't tell if he was doing it on purpose of if ut was oureky coincidental, but surely there was something about him that was intriguing.I gave it a hard thought and settled on the ides that it was because he was focused on me. He had said he woukd marry me, take care of me and this is despite knowing that I was pregnant for someone else. Philip was differnt from people ive seen before and he was provoking differnt feelings for me that i could hardly decipher. I was new to these kind of things and i wasnt really thw adventurous type but Philip's attutude towards me was making me embark on a journey."Why?" I had to ask.I couldn't help the questions bubbling in my heart. He was too kind to me for someone who had no benefits from beinh kind. I believed that though he was a good person, he would
Asher's POV.Lyra had left with Philip few days ago, I had no idea where they went to and Tristan waa on the same boat with me. Well, he wasn't as disturbed as I was, instead he was happy about the time they were spending together.From the oitfit and the makeup, I'd have taken it that they were going out on a date to get to know each other but a date that lasyed for more than two days is a bit od a stretch. They weren't back and it's been more than a couple of days. I wondered what they were wearing, where they were sleeping and if they were washing their teeth.It wasn't something I shoukd bother myself with, but i couldn't help it. Sure, Philip was quite weakthy and he can provide Lyra with new clothes to wear duting these days she has been soending with him and they coukd also get toothbrushes and a place yo have their bath. But then, where were they sleeping? There were hotels, i knew that much and they coukd get a room or two but my problem was how many rooms were they getting.
Asher's POVI had has enough of thinkinh of Lyra. I was feeking myself start tonget agitated and irritated just iver her and indidnt want that. I didnt want to guve her so much powers over my emotions and it was so laughable because it seemed like she already had that power.I woukd sit still and she woukd waft into my head and my mood qoukd bexaome aullen over some od the things that I think about her.I was tired of everything.It was time for sinner so I decided to go to the dining room, at the very keast, Tristan's talk of war or politics woukd get my.mind off Lyra and Philip and so i went there with that in mind.Yhe sun was setting and the lights that beautified the mansion had been turned on. From where I was standing, it looked very divine and It was very picturesque. I somehow wondered if Lyra woukd think yhe same. If she oassed by these ground and think about how beautifual yhe view was.But i doubted it because she soent most of her time here in the dungeon and it was only
Lyra's POVIt was the night before thw wedding. There were many thjngs to.be out in place but Everytime I remember that Philip ia thw one attending to those demands, I get a certain type of joy in my heart. He was an understandung man that was helping me every step of thw way.He had been helping me tiqth the oimoles and though they were not all ckeares yet becauee jt wasnt obviously magic, but there were some very obvious changes. I was happy with the result, proud of what everything was turning out to be.I walked outside for some fresh air. Thw air in my room seemed corrupted by the smek of clothes and festivity. I bad becer though I woukd xome to a time in my kife that I would be gettung marries like this. To a man I barely knew and certainly sks not love. J was onky comfortable and happy with him and i was marryinh him.Luckily for me, he must've gotten the idea that those feelings are non-existent dor me and he never pushed me. Mayve he realized that he was also getting to know