All Chapters of Once Rejected, Now Desired : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

ADELINE I liked to tell myself I had set the mood for the night. I looked over at the rose petals I had scattered on the ground, the candles I arranged in strategic positions - most especially the scented ones. Everything was going to be just perfect when my baby returned. Dressed in a red lingerie, only cause red was his favourite colour, I rushed to the bed and lay on my right side, just the right position so he could catch sight of everything I was willing to bring to his doorstep that night. I had just heard his car drive in, and I knew it was only a matter of time before he came to join me in the bedroom. Once I saw the doorknob turn, I knew it was him, and excitement flooded me almost immediately. I could not wait to see the look on his face when he finally came in! He soon pushed the door open and took his first two steps into the room before closing the door behind him. The longer he spent looking at the floors, the faster my disappointment grew. He was not excited to se

ASHER I watched Sophia disappear into the hallway and I was suddenly enveloped by a thick sense of loneliness, want. Her exit seemed to remind me of something I needed, something I was lacking. She wasn't happy, I could tell. However, I was in the dark as to what to do about it. My mother had clearly crossed a line there, how could I atone for the disrespect? I turned on my heels and returned to the dining room. Savanna was laughing about something while my mother placed her right hand on Savanna's left. Once Savanna caught sight of me, she ceased to laugh and my mother followed suit. "Asher dear, Savanna was just telling me all about her trip to Maple Hills. I dear say, the both of you have to visit there someday, it'll be really nice to take very cute pictures at the top of Mount…" She turned to Savanna, waiting for her to finish the statement. "Mount Olives." Savanna replied with a smile. I forced one as I pulled out my chair and settled into it. My physical body was present

ASHERIt was no wonder how or why I spent my entire counting the seconds. Waiting for the long day to end before I could see Sophia again. Believe it or not, I spent my entire day thinking of date ideas. I didn't want to take her to a fancy restaurant, she was probably expecting that. Also, no one could convince me it wasn't a lazy rich man's way out of putting any real effort.So, when it was 3pm that evening, I signed the last notice for the day, before I raised my head to look at Gaston. He sat in front of me, his eyes hidden behind his thick lenses as his eyes skimmed through the content of the notice I had signed. "Do you need something, my lord?"Okay. He caught me. I cleared my throat and sat up straight. He kept the piece of paper among a heap of files on his left,before looking up at me. "I was just wondering, what would you do if you wanted to take a lady on a date, and you don't want the generic fancy restaurant? You want something she will remember for a long time."

ASHER I understood her, and I knew what was coming for me. I had expected this from the second she walked back into my life, but something in me had been hoping it would take a longer time, give me a cha ve to make things right before she hated me even more. "You hurt me, Asher. and that is not just going to go away. This...whatever it is that you are doing right now, it is not going to make up for anything..." "Sophia..." I tried to take a step closer to her, but she replaced it with taking three backwards. I wanted her to know that I was sorry for ever cheating on her, I was sorry for ever downplaying her worth and everything that she meant to me. "Nothing can change what you did, Asher! All I had ever done was love you! I tied my entire world around you. You were the reason I walked, talked, smiled, even breathed. I loved you so much, I would have given up the world for you! But you turned your back on me...on us, the second you tasted power." That was the problem. I wished I c

ASHER After my run, I started to make my way back to the Palace. It was easier to keep a calm mind now that I had gotten rid of the stress by exercising my muscles and joints, at least I thought so. But, if I was right, why did my heartbeat increase at such an alarming rate once I got to the Palace gates? It felt as though I was going to face something very scary again, perhaps my biggest fear, and I had no reason to feel like that. The gates were opened for me immediately the guards caught sight of me. I walked past a row of men, all bowing in courtesy and honor of me. I nodded in response and continued to walk until I got to where the chief guard of the gates stood. He had his eyes on the ground and his head bowed. "Welcome back, your majesty." "Hmm." My eyes danced around the environs, before it landed on him again. "Has Sophia…Doctor Phia Bailey returner?" He raised his head, but didn't look at me. "Yes, your majesty. About an hour ago." I was about to speak again when I