SASHA’S POVElizabeth was a sly fox, I was beginning to see that now. My mind hadn’t left the fact that she had tricked me. And the men they had just watched like they knew what game she was playing.But in all of this, Elizabeth made me feel things that I never knew. My mother was dead before I could even form a nice bond with her. And Dominica? She wasn’t interested in my life like she was to her daughter's.“Thank you so much for having us, Elizabeth,” I muttered, feeling grateful for her kind gesture.She chuckled, waving her hand dismissively, “Please, I should be thanking you for coming,”She paused, her eyes widening as she stared at me. I panicked slightly, Did I do something? Shouldn’t I have said her name?“You haven’t given me your number, how are we going to communicate if we…”I released a sigh of relief, Another thing to note about Elizabeth, she was a dramatic person.“Here, let me have yours and I will give you a call later today,” I said, pulling out my phone from my
NOAH’S POVVoices echoed slowly through the hallway as they walked in, Sasha and Elizabeth, hand in hand as they laughed.My heart warmed at the sight of them, she looked freer; happy unguarded. And in that moment I was struck with an intense feeling, one that gripped me so hard that it was hard to deny.I had the plan, the game, and the win. But Sasha… she wasn’t just another piece on the board. She was the one thing that I had to guard— to protect with everything that I owned. She was changing my game entirely and I wasn’t mad about it.“Who won?” Elizabeth asked, moving straight to her husband as she settled on his lap. It has been over three decades but they still acted like they were high school lovers.Arthur chuckled, wrapping his hand around her as he pulled her close to his chest, “Noah still plays like a hot-headed beanbag,”Sasha laughed, standing by the side looking around awkwardly. We were married, I guess they wouldn’t think it weird if I pulled her to sit on my lap too
SASHA’S POVI was a bundle of nerves as I followed Elizabeth down the hallway. She had suggested that we take a stroll around the garden. I turned my head towards Noah, hoping that he would sense my unease and come to my rescue.But he hadn’t even spared me a glance, his eyes were fixed on Arthur as they dived into whatever conversation that they needed to have.“Why are you walking like you are scared of being attacked?” she asked, her soft voice slowly breaking me out of my internal musing.“Sorry, I am just a little awkward around new faces,” I muttered truthfully.She laughed, “I understand, but I thought we could talk for a second,”That was what I was scared of. The talking part. What if she asks questions that I have no answers for?“It is nice of both of you to show up,” she said, her fingers gliding gently through the rose bush. “Noah isn’t one to visit much,” she added, her voice laced with sadness.My heart clenched at her words, “I am sorry,”“It is fine. After Noah moved
NOAH’S POVWhatever it was that Arthur wanted to say to her, must have calmed her down, because here we were in the dining room, laughing and chatting.Sasha looked happy, relaxed and unguarded as she talked. Her voice sounded calm and collected, not calculating like it usually was whenever we were out with people.“So, Sasha, tell me, how are you enjoying being married to Noah Beck,” Elizabeth asked.Gosh this woman, if she had her way, she would have asked the both of us to fill.out a questionnaire.“It is fun, Noah has been the most delightful,” she replied.“I am still gutted at the fact that I wasn’t invited to the wedding,” she said, looking at both of us with a sad expression on her face.Sasha gasped, looking down in guilt, “We wanted a small private courthouse wedding. It was nothing fancy and you haven’t missed anything,”Elizabeth scrunched her face, “Nonsense, how can you have that. We need to plan something big, something that screams Luxury,”Sasha looked at me with a we
SASHA’S POVNoah has said nothing about the man that we were going to see. All I knew was that he had hurt Noah and his company and for some reason, he wanted to still be gracious and nice and honour his invitation.“You look like you are about to tear down his roof,” Noah muttered, staring at me with a soft smile on his face.Who wouldn’t look mad? This man had helped petal Conrad and still Noah accepted his dinner invitation. What if it is all a trap by petal, something to harm him with?“Noah, I know that I said I trust you. But I just can't get over the fact that he is friends with Petal,” I muttered.“And if I told you that they aren’t friends?” he asked, his eyes gleaming with mischief.“What?”“Sasha…”“Noah! Are you going to be in there forever?” a voice yelled out, tapping gently on the car window.Noah chuckled, pushing the car door open, “Hello aunty,”Aunt? What game was this?From a distance I notice Arthur King, standing with a smile on his face as he watched the whole i
NOAH’S POV“President Beck?” Matt called out, his voice snapping me out of my musing.“Matt, what is it?” I asked, gently shutting my phone off. I had been here, spending the last thirty minutes staring at a picture that had been taken of Sasha.“Is everything alright?” he asked, staring at me with a confused look on his face.I understand the look, it was quite unusual that he would find me distracted and smiling at my phone like the fairy of smiles had struck me.“The dinner reservation has been made and Arthur King and his wife are expecting both of you,” he said.I sighed, “Sure, pass the message on to Emma, we leave tomorrow,”I wasn’t a coward, avoiding her but lately, it is becoming hard to figure out what exactly I was doing with a woman in my house.Sasha wasn’t like other women that I had met, she has never asked me for jewels, and most importantly, the fact that she is trying to build her company without asking for my help.Most times, she confuses me. She isn’t what I once