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Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-ONE: HOME
ANNIKA'S POVThe beautiful moon glimmers in the sky, surrounded by the twinkling stars which looked like tiny fireflies from above. I smiled as I watch it in fascination. I was so caught up with work that I didn't realize it was already dark. Had Aries not reminded me, I'd probably still be in office by now.He came from a meeting was shocked to see that I was still there. I smiled, realizing it's been two weeks since I started working with Aries. He was always busy, and rarely stayed in his office, but he always made sure that I ate on time. Sometimes though, I feel a little embarrassed, especially when they had to deliver my food even when I didn't call.My smile faded when I realized who was standing in front of my apartment door. My heart immediately skipped a beat, like it knows that it belong to that person. It's also been two weeks since I last saw him, but he never failed to make his presence known.Everyday, in the last two weeks, he's sent me flowers and food on my doorstep.
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-TWO: TALK
𝙰𝙽𝙽𝙸𝙺𝙰'𝚂 𝙿𝙾𝚅 𝙼𝚊𝚢𝚋𝚎 𝚒𝚝 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚌𝚎 𝚠𝚒𝚝𝚑 𝚒𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚛 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚎𝚏𝚞𝚕 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚛𝚎𝚕𝚊𝚡𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚖𝚋𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎. . . 𝙾𝚛 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚌𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚊𝚝 𝚒𝚝 𝚙𝚕𝚊𝚢𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚊𝚝 𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚖𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚏𝚎. 𝙸 𝚜𝚞𝚍𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚕𝚢 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚊𝚝 𝚙𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚎, 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚜 𝚏𝚒𝚗𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚢 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝚊𝚏𝚝𝚎𝚛 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚐 𝚝𝚒𝚖𝚎 𝚘𝚏 𝚠𝚊𝚗𝚍𝚎𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐. 𝙸𝚝 𝚏𝚎𝚕𝚝 𝚕𝚒𝚔𝚎, 𝚜𝚘𝚖𝚎𝚑𝚘𝚠, 𝙸 𝚐𝚘𝚝 𝚕𝚘𝚜𝚝 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚠, 𝙸'𝚟𝚎 𝚏𝚘𝚞𝚗𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚑𝚘𝚖𝚎. 𝙸 𝚌𝚘𝚞𝚕𝚍𝚗'𝚝 𝚝𝚎𝚊𝚛 𝚖𝚢 𝚎𝚢𝚎𝚜 𝚊𝚠𝚊𝚢 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚏𝚊𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚛 𝚝𝚊𝚋𝚕𝚎 𝚠𝚑𝚒𝚌𝚑 𝙹𝚊𝚍𝚎 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝙸 𝚞𝚜𝚎𝚍 𝚝𝚘 𝚘𝚌𝚌𝚞𝚙𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚗. 𝙼𝚢 𝚕𝚒𝚙𝚜 𝚜𝚝𝚛𝚎𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚒𝚗𝚝𝚘 𝚊 𝚜𝚖𝚊𝚕𝚕 𝚜𝚖𝚒𝚕𝚎 𝚊𝚜 𝙸 𝚠𝚊𝚝𝚌𝚑𝚎𝚍 𝚊 𝚐𝚛𝚘𝚞𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚌𝚘𝚕𝚕𝚎𝚐𝚎 𝚜𝚝𝚞𝚍𝚎𝚗𝚝𝚜 𝚏𝚛𝚘𝚖 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚜𝚊𝚖𝚎 𝚞𝚗𝚒𝚟𝚎𝚛𝚜𝚒𝚝𝚢 𝚠𝚑𝚎𝚛𝚎 𝙸 𝚑𝚊𝚍 𝚎𝚊𝚛𝚗𝚎𝚍 𝚖𝚢 𝚍𝚎𝚐𝚛𝚎𝚎, 𝚜𝚎𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚊𝚌𝚛𝚘𝚜𝚜 𝚎𝚊𝚌𝚑 𝚘𝚝𝚑𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚔𝚒𝚗?
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-THREE: A DOSE OF HER OWN MEDICINE
ANNIKA'S POV“What are you doing here?” I asked. Juliette smirked at me, and then her eyes sharpened. “You honestly don't think I have no idea of what you're doing, do you, Annika?”Her question caught me off guard. There was obvious disgust and annoyance in her tone, and the way she looked at me told me how much she wanted to murder me in her mind right now.Since I moved out of Caspian's penthouse, I haven't seen Juliette nor heard anything about her. When I told myself that I needed peace and healing, I decided to forget about them. Even when it pained me to let Caspian go, I did it. . .because I believed it was right. With Juliette having a delicate pregnancy, I didn't want to see Caspian getting torn with his choices and decisions. I chose to be the bigger person, and did us all a favor. So, seeing Juliette standing in front of me, with her eyes full of anger is actually surprising.“I know what you're doing, Annika. You're seducing Caspian, so he would come back to you. Well,
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-FOUR: SACRIFICING HAPPINESS
ANNIKA'S POVAries has already left, but Jade insisted to stay with me. I rolled my eyes and took a deep breath for the nth time as she continued to scold me.“Annika, you're pregnant! Instead of letting her get into your nerves, you should have taken a deep breath and let it pass! I know it's not okay, but please. . . For the sake of your child, don't make any more drastic actions, will you?” she pleaded.She's been going on about it for almost an hour already, and it makes me more and more guilty. I hate to admit that she's right. It was reckless, and childish.“Alright, I'm sorry. I know I shouldn't have provoked her. I don't have an excuse to that. I let my anger get to me without thinking about the welfare of my child,” I said, biting my lips out of guilt.Jade sighed and hugged me. “I'm not mad at you. I totally understand how you feel. Its just that. . . I care for you and I don't want you to get hurt,” she whispered.I nodded my head at her. We were in that position when we hea
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-FIVE: THE TRUTH IS. . .
ANNIKA’S POV“Hi, Mom. How are you?”I kissed Mom's cheeks and bent over to give her a hug. She immediately noticed the scratches on my face. Her eyes snapped as she looked behind me, and I knew then that Caspian was already there. I didn't want him to come with me, however, he insisted, leaving me with no other choice but to go with him. She looked at me again and held my hand. “What happened to your face?”“Nothing, Mom. I just had a little accident at work,” I lied. Her eyes widened as worry filled her eyes. “What happened? Annika! You're almost due, you should take good care of yourself! What if something happened to you?”I hugged her tighter to calm her. I felt even more guilty for making her worry. I looked at Caspian who was looking at me too. I'm not sure if he was relieved that I didn't tell the truth. . . Or worried because it seemed to affect my Mother so much. “But nothing happened, Mom. And I promise, I'll take good care next time. By the way, we've brought you some g
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-SIX: CHANCE
ANNIKA’S POVMaybe it was the time we spent together, or the nostalgic feeling of having him by my side that made me feel light. Thinking about the days we spent together, I suddenly had the urge to give him one more chance.For a moment, I couldn't think about anything, but Caspian and our memories that somehow filled my heart with warmth. It has been so long since I felt this way, and I couldn't help but to smile.Despite the threat that Juliette imposes in our lives, I couldn't stop my heart from wanting Caspian— from trusting him and believing his words again. And I hate that my heart is slowly melting with his words again. I know I shouldn't believe him, but my stupid heart just wouldn't cooperate.I sighed.“You look happy,” Jade commented.She was standing a few feet away from me, combing her hair with her fingers. She looked at me suspiciously as if she knew why I was acting this way.“I'm not,” I denied. “Tell that to the Marines,” she said and rolled her eyes before sitting
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-SEVEN: KNEEL
ANNIKA’S POVMy heart skipped a beat as I watched Caspian closing our distance. His warm smile that reached his eyes told me he was happy to see me. Judging from his clothes, it was obvious that he came here straight from work.He looked formal and intimidating, however, his smile was a giveaway. And somehow, it melted my heart knowing that I was the reason for that beautiful smile. “Hi,” he greeted as soon as he was near me.I cleared my throat, and replied, “Hello.”“I hope you don't mind, but. . . I — uh, I would like to ask if you have plans for dinner?” he asked.“Why?” I asked back.Caspian smiled softly and scratched his head as if he was embarrassed of something. “I— if you have no plans, I would like to invite you out to a dinner. That is. . . If it's okay with you? But if you have plans—”“Okay,” I replied, cutting him off.“Alright— wait, what? Did you say okay? You mean you're coming with me?” he asked in confusion. His eyes grew huge as he realized what I said. He was so
Wife In Contract CHAPTER FORTY-EIGHT: SCAR
ANNIKA’S POV“You prepared all of these for me?” I asked.We were already seated in front of each other. Our food was served, and we began eating, but I can't get over with everything. I am still in disbelief, seeing how mych passion and effort he put into this little surprise that made my heart flutter with joy.Caspian smiled sheepishly. He looked as if he was embarrassed. . .maybe because he's not used to doing this kind of thing for a woman. Knowing him, women would die just to be with him. He doesn't need to beg them or worship them, because they'd come crawling at him with every chance they get.But to see him going on the extra mile just to make this moment unforgettable, I can't help but to feel appreciated and loved. And maybe. . . It was just right to give him another chance after all.“I know this isn't enough. . . Nothing's gonna be enough to take away all the pain that I caused you. But, I will grab this chance. . . this opportunity to make everything better. I would get
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Wife In Contract EPILOGUE
CASPIAN'S POV It was a fine summer day, the warm breeze of air kissed our skin as the birds sing along with the melodious song playing in the backgroun. Everybody was dressed accordingly. The guests were chattering, exchanging their curious glances with each other. The beautiful and colorful flowers made the surrounding so magical -- enchanting, just like how I felt with her. I smiled as I watched her walking down the improvised aisle, along with Pachelbel's Canon D filling the place. I still coulnd't believe I'm getting married to her. . .again. I could still remember the very first time I saw her in my office. She was dressed like an old maid. She was always quiet and nervous around me, and I barely even look at her. She seemed too ordinary for me. And yet, something about her eyes caught my attention. She was aloof. Unlike my previous secretaries, Annika never tried to make advances on me. In the last years that she worked for me, she never looked at me as if I was someone inter
Wife In Contract CHAPTER EIGHTY-FIVE: PROUD OF YOU
CASPIAN’S POV When I was young, I used to believe that we had a perfect family. Many of our friends and relatives envied the kind of relationship my Mom shared with Dad. Yet, even as a child, I noticed the sadness hiding in Mom's eyes whenever she's alone. My mom was a beauty. Many tried to pursue her, but my Dad won her heart. Dad, was already a successful businessman, but my Mom came from a family of old riches. It was late for her to realize my father's true intentions. In front of everyone, my father painted a picture-perfect family, but no one knows the tears my mother cried when we're left alone at the house. I didn't understand it then. . .But when I saw a woman begging for my father's attention outside our mansion, my gut turned cold. Who was the woman? And most importantly, who was the child he was holding?The child looked a little older than me, but he was skinny. He was dressed poorly and he smelled like he hadn't taken a bath in a week. His eyes were almost deep with hu
Wife In Contract CHAPTER EIGHTY-FOUR: I LOVE YOU
ANNIKA'S POVI was up early this morning, watching the two handsome men in my life as they hugged each other tight. The warm golden rays of the sun are slowly creeping in, reminding me that it's a brand new day I should be thankful for. I stared at the boys, uttering a silent prayer to the one above for keeping us safe and bringing us back to each other again. I stared at them, unmoving, as I was afraid I'd lose them in the blink of an eye.Gently, I touched my son's cheek as if making sure he is really in front of me. And when I felt his soft skin on my fingers, a lump formed in my throat as the dreaded memories of the previous day haunted back my mand. I'd lose my sanity if anything happened to him. It will surely be the death of me. And again, I thanked the heavens for not allowing it to happen.Slowly, I got out of the bed, fixed myself and made my way into the kitchen to prepare our breakfast. I immersed myself into cooking while humming a happy tune. It's a day to celebrate. . .
Wife In Contract CHAPTER EIGHTY-THREE: A LONG DAY
ANNIKA'S POV "Annika!" "Baby!" Jade and Caspian shouted in unison as they rushed towards me, but I didn't falter. I remained kneeling in front of Aries, holding tight onto his pants as I begged for him to let go of my son. "Aries, please. . .don't hurt my son. He doesn't deserve all of this," I begged. I couldn't stop myself from crying. I felt so helpless. . .so useless! I can't save my own son. As Timmy looked down on me, my heart shattered, seeing the fear that's clearly written in his eyes. My heart broke as I watched him struggling to break free from Aries. The cops slowly backed down, repositioning themselves as they strategized on how to take down Aries. Juliette stood frozen to the ground as Aries began to walk backwards, still holding my son while pointing the gun on his head. "Everyone, don't move or I'll blow this child's head!" he warned. My eyes grew huge in fear! I cried so hard as I melted to the ground. Caspian reached out for me and pulled me back up.
Wife In Contract CHAPTER EIGHTY-TWO: POOR CHILD
ANNIKA'S POV I felt so anxious. It's been hours since Aries and Juliette took Timmy, yet we still haven't heard an update. Ms. Brown was sent home to rest. Her eyes were swollen from crying the whole afternoon. The management of the school also called to inform us about the repercussions of Ms. Brown's actions that put our son's life in danger. Caspian was pacing back and forth, his eyes couldn't hide the worry and anger that filled him. He was breathing harshly, and I can feel his growing impatience. It's already dark, we're tired, and yet, we couldn't afford to go home without any news about the whereabouts of our son. "I can't wait here anymore. I need to find my son!" he muttered angrily. "I'm coming with you," I stood up and ran to him. Just then, the police officers approached us. "We've already searched around the area, but there are no sightings of them. We've also put a lookout bulletin for them, and alerted the security of the nearby towns. They won't get far, we
Wife In Contract CHAPTER EIGHTY-ONE: WHERE'S OUR SON?
ANNIKA'S POVThe moment we left the hospital room, Caspian fell down on his knees. He looked so weak and vulnerable, his tears kept flowing down his already wet cheeks. His eyes held guilt, regret and most of all. . .pain. If only there was a way I could take it from him.Slowly, I bent my knees down and sat down in front of him, holding his face with my hands. I gently wiped his tears, hoping that I could wipe away his pain. I touched his cheek, resting my forehead against his and whispered, "Don't blame yourself, Caspian. Your feelings are valid. You were angry and hurt.""Still. . .I could have been the bigger person. I should have forgiven him a long time ago. I should have talked to him a long time ago. . ." he whispered regretfully.He was vile man. He has done so many terrible things to both us. He has hurt us in many ways. And yet. . .I couldn't find any reason not to forgive him. Those things that he did in the past were bound to happen. I never understood it before, but look
Wife In Contract CHAPTER EIGHTY: FORGIVE
ANNIKA'S POV"Be good, okay?" I instructed Timmy as we dropped him off to school."Yes, Mommy," he replied."We'll come back for you later," Caspian said.Timmy chirped happily as he went inside their classroom to play with his classmates. We stayed for a few moments, and I couldn't help but shed a tear seeing him enjoying his class. I couldn't actually believe that I'm here now. . .that I'm witnessing this moment that I once thought would never happen in my life."Are you okay?" Caspian asked."Yes, I am. I'm just a little overwhelmed. I honestly thought I'd never get to experience this," I said softly.Caspian pulled me to his side and kissed my temple. I closed my eyes in oblivion. I could feel the loud beating of his heart or the harsh breaths he take as he hugged me tight."And I never thought I could do this with you again. Let's go? We have an important appointment," he saidWe left the school to go to the police station to ask for an update. The cases have been filed by Caspia
Wife In Contract CHAPTER SEVENTY-NINE: GLAD
ANNIKA'S POVI took a deep breath and stared into the wall. Caspian was hugging me from behind, our naked bodies covered under a warm blanket. I could feel his warm breath on my neck while his right hand was stroking my shoulders, trying to put me to sleep. But I couldn't.It dawned on me -- what happened at the restaurant. I couldn't forget how mad Juliette was and I got a feeling that something might happen. My heart raced at the thought, and soon, worry and fear crept into my heart."What's the matter, Annika?" Caspian asked softly.I turned around to face him. He was looking at me intently, his eyes were filled with genuine concern. I took another deep breath. I couldn't explain how I feel."I don't know, Caspian. I just feel like something's bound to happen--"Caspian tightened his embrace, pulling me closer to his body before planting a soft kiss on my head, making me stop talking."Nothing's going to happen, baby. I won't allow anything to happen. They will pay for everything,
Wife In Contract CHAPTER SEVENTY-EIGHT: CONSUMED
ANNIKA’S POV I closed my eyes, wrapping my arms around his nape as he deepened the kiss. His right hand fell onto the small of my back, holding me closer to his body. He licked my lips and gently nibbled it, provoking an entrance. And when I parted my lips, he immediately slipped his tongue through my mouth. I gasped as he kissed me fervently, tasting every corner of my mouth while his hand began stroking my back in an erotic manner. A soft moan escaped my lips when I felt his hand gently squeezing my bottom. “C-Caspian. . .” I moaned his name. It's been a long time since I felt this kind of sensation. The way his hands expertly moved around my body, leaving each spot tingling with a delicate sensation and igniting a fire in me. I felt feverish, my mouth gaped open as I arched my neck to accommodate his sweet lips. “Ooohhh,” I moaned again when he sucked on my neck, gently nibbling on it. Caspian showered my neck with soft, feathery kisses. I felt myself melting under his tou
