The will

DASHIELL

I frowned at the phone, wondering what it was she wanted to tell me. It didn't sound like she had signed the papers, since she didn't reply to my question when I asked. Puzzled, I ran my fingers through my hair. Nova was such a difficult nut to crack.

“Who was it?” Lilith demanded the moment I dropped the phone, running her manicured fingers on my chest.

“No one important.” I reached towards her and brought her face closer, so I could place a kiss on her cheeks. “It's no one,” I repeated.

I wasn't lying about that. Nova was no one to me. I was only with her because of her conniving plans. Had she not gotten her family involved after she promised to let things slide, I wouldn't have been stuck with her.

“No one important?” She pouted, peering down at me as she was sitting on the table while I rested on my chair. “Why do you look stressed after that call? Was it from your wife?”

She called the word wife as if it stank.

“Mm.” I nodded, tossing the phone to my table. There was no use lying to her about it.

“About the divorce?” She climbed down from the desk and perched on my lap, wrapping her hands around my neck. "Did you do as you promised?"

“Yeah. I gave the papers to her last night. I think she has signed them.” I wrapped my hands around her waist and brought her closer, inhaling the familiar vanilla scent I loved. I loved everything about Lilith. She makes me feel calm enough to do things straight.

“I still don't get it. Why did you get married to her? It's not as if she's beautiful,” she pouted, looking down at me.

“She's just your replacement.” I reached towards her face to remove the strands of hair from it. “You are the only one in my heart, Lilith, and will always be,” I promised, staring into the eyes of the only woman I had ever loved.

Had she not left me because of her career, we would have got married years ago. Who knows, she would have given me an heir instead of wasting two of my precious years with that barren woman.

“What if she refuses to sign the papers? What will you do?” She rubbed my shoulder, peering down at me. "Will you stick with her? Or will she—"

“She won't dare.” I placed a kiss on her lips. “Don't worry about this, darling. I will make sure she does. You are the only one I recognize as my wife. I don't care about others."

She giggled at that as she placed another kiss on my lips. “Do you hate me for leaving all these years?”

“Not at all.” I removed the stray hair from her face, grinning. “I missed you, though. There wasn't a day that went past that I didn't regret letting you leave.”

“I'm sorry about that.” She placed her hands on my cheeks and pinched them lightly.  “I'm back now, darling. I don't intend to leave.”

“I hope you don't.”

These years away from her made it seem like I was floating in the dark. I lived each day, regretting the night I met Nova. Had I not been drunk off my arse that fateful night, I wouldn't have fallen into the gold digger's trap. That night, I thought she was Lilith. It was just her freaking luck that they have the same hair colour.

“You are stuck with me forever.” She placed a kiss on my nose as she smiled at me. “I'm back and won't ever go.” Her voice was strong with conviction, letting me know she wasn't playing about it.

…

I dropped Lilith off at her house, promising to come over that night after I had taken the papers from Nova. I spent last night in her house, so I had gotten used to it.

On my drive home, I got a call from Mama Kaka. It was still the same. She wanted to know what was happening, and if Nova was pregnant. It had been the same for close to a year now, and I was getting fed up with that.

I wanted to tell Nana about my intentions to get married to Lilith, but I didn't. Nana likes Nova. Telling her about my arrangements wouldn't go well. Which was why I kept my plans a secret for now. I would think of the right way to tell her about that.

For now, all I had to do was find a way to get that fucking gold digger to sign the papers with no problem.

“Fuck you, Nova.” I gritted out, looking out through the window. If only she had gotten pregnant these past two years, things would have been easier for me. I would have inherited the last of my grandfather's property.

The first one was given to me when I got married to Nova, and the second would be handed over to me whenever I got an heir, something I assumed wouldn't be difficult.

Which was why I had sex with her almost every damned night! Who would have thought she was barren? If only I had avoided her that fateful night. Had I kept my dick in my pants, none of this would have freaking happened.

Frowning, I got out of my car and nodded towards the guards who greeted me as I walked towards the house. I knew what I had to do the moment I stepped into the house. Should she prove stubborn like I know she might, I would just give her the compensation money my lawyer advised me to pay.

That was all they wanted. She would gobble the money up with her family since that had been all they had been doing for 2 years now. Always seeking ways to make me spend my damned money on them.