LOGINSASHA’S POV
Tears streamed down the corner of my eyes at the realization that he mistook me for his childhood crush once again.
“Stasia, I’m coming….”
Every trace of pleasure which I once felt before he ruined it all by mistaking me for his childhood sweetheart, crushed. And while he was having the best time of his life, I remained below him, eyes open, tears leaving my eyes, mouth shut, while he thrust deeply into me, growling and groaning her name.
I could barely close my eyes at night while Roland slept like a baby without any care in the world.
His words from earlier haunted me so much that it left me awake until the next morning.
For some reason, I felt the need to talk things out with him.
I’m his wife and for that, he should give me the respect I deserve, because groaning another woman’s name while having sex with me doesn't make any sense.
It was rather disrespectful and disregarding.
I waited in the sitting room as soon as it was morning, waiting for Roland to come downstairs so we could sort things out.
After all, it was Saturday and he wasn’t going to work.
As he made his way down the stairs, I couldn't stop staring at him. My husband is indeed a handsome man. With broad chest like that of an athlete, black jet hair, sharp jawline and emerald eyes.
I fell in love with those eyes during our college days and I am still in love with it.
Roland is the definition of perfection, if not more than.
While I was busy gawking at him, he walked past me, heading towards the entrance door.
I snapped out of my thoughts and looked at him, only to find out he was dressed for an outing, which caused my brows to crease.
“Are you heading out? Today is Saturday.” I rose to my feet, taking slow steps towards him who paused by the door at my words.
His head snapped towards me and anger clouded his gaze. “I see. Are you stalking my every move now?” He asked, his lips paused in a thin line.
Taking a step closer, I shook my head in denial. “No. I just have something to say to you. Can you spare me ten minutes of your time?”
Irritation crossed his features and he hissed in annoyance. “See woman. I’m a busy man. I have no time to spare!”
“Okay, five minutes!” I said sharply, hoping he could spare me some minutes of his time.
After careful consideration, he decided to spare me five minutes of his time. “Now speak.” He commanded.
“During our intimate moments last night, you called her name.” I started, wrapping my hands around my body, as if shielding it from the cold.
Roland brows arched in confusion. “Who?”
A pile lodged at my throat, but I pushed it down before speaking. The name was heavy on my tongue and almost impossible to let out. “Anastasia.”
I knew who she was to him and how much he cared about her, but I thought I could win him over. Make him forget about her and love me unconditionally. But as time passed, it became impossible to make him fall for me.
“You called her name twice when we were together last night.” It took sheer willpower not to scream out loud but I remained calm.
“Take your mind off it. It isn’t a big deal.” The nonchalance in his voice as he waved the discussion off broke my heart into millions of pieces.
Which woman in her right state of mind would brush off something as important as this?
“It is a big deal, Roland. You’re making me less of a woman,” I cut in, my voice a bit louder than usual, shocking both of us. “I’m your wife, not Anastasia.”
“But we both know she’s the woman I love. I don’t love you, Sasha. You should know that by now!” Roland snapped, checking his Rolex watch. “Five minutes is up. I have a party to organize.”
My heart lurched in my throat at the thought of Roland having a nice time with Anastasia. “For who?” Before I could stop myself, I blurted out.
Roland, who was about to leave, halted and turned half-way around. “I’m throwing a welcome party for Anastasia.”
With that being said, he walked out, disappearing through the door, while I stood rooted to the ground like a statue, eyes widened and my hands fell limb beside me.
He is supposed to be by my side not by her side!
I’m his wife. I’m Sasha Conrad. I’m the one who bears his surname.
I’m the one wearing his wedding ring and I’m his wife legally not Anastasia!
Anger. Pain. Hurt.
My chest felt heavy with pent-up emotions, each one clamoring to be released.
After what felt like an eternity later, I couldn’t hold it in anymore. I fell heavily to the cold ground, tears streaming down my eyes like a waterfall.
This marriage wasn’t what I pictured. When I begged my Grandfather to get me married to Roland, I had pictured a beautiful life together, not a one-sided empty and hollow marriage like ours.
A marriage filled with pain, hurt, tears for years….. I didn’t deserve a life like this.
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After about an hour later, I stopped crying and carried on with the day’s activities.
The day was already gloomy, but when I got a call from Roland, informing me that Anastasia told him to invite me to her welcome party, I knew the day was bound to be one hell of a bad day.
It won’t end well. I could tell. Yet, I dressed up, carrying the image of a perfect wife as I drove to the party which was being hosted in one of the most luxurious hotels in Boston.
The fact that my husband spent a huge amount just for a welcome party, made my heart ache.
He could spend such an amount for his childhood crush, whereas, he never thought to get me a flower, not even for once.
As I made my way down the hallway, guests murmured and whispered among themselves, but I couldn’t care less.
I carried myself with grace and held my head up high.
Upon arriving at the hall, I looked around, only to spot my husband beside Anastasia, his hand around her waist in a possessive manner.
I stood by the door, watching them with a wine glass around my fingers. If it were up to me, I would have walked up to Roland and made it known that I am the wife, not Anastasia.
Suddenly, our eyes met and she smirked. Anastasia smirked at me, her eyes glowing with mischievous intents.
Yes. She is beautiful, classy, and has a killer body, which every man could die for, including my husband, unfortunately. And that pains me.
Anastasia is every man’s dream woman.
She leaned towards Roland, whispered into his ear and pecked his cheeks, before heading towards where I stood.
The way she carried herself with grace, one would think she is a daughter of a god.
“Hi there, Sasha. It’s been a while.” Anastasia stopped in front of me, a mischievous smile stretched on her lips.
It was taking the last strength in me not to wipe that smile off her lips. “Yeah.” I replied dryly.
“I can see you took care of Roland in my absence. Thank you.”
Why was she thanking me for taking care of my own husband?
Who does she think she is?
“Why would you thank me?” I forced a smile, trying not to snap her neck into two. “He is my husband, remember? Not yours.”
I don’t know which part of my words angered her, but her eyes turned red and her lips tightened in anger. “Roland is mine. He might be your husband, but he is mine.”
“You said it yourself, Anastasia, didn’t you? He is my husband and you will forever remain a mistress.”
Her jaw tightened and her cheeks flushed with anger. “You’re a bitch and I hate you.”
“It is mutual, Stasia. I also don’t like you.”
With that said, I turned around and was about to leave when I heard her scream and all eyes fell on us.
I frowned and turned around only to find Anastasia bleeding from her wrist.
“Wha….what happened?” I asked, my eyes widened in horror as I tried helping her, but she hit my hand away, glaring at me.
Roland strode towards the scene and stood beside Anastasia. “What happened?”
“Your wife used a knife to cut my wrist because I told her to care more about you.” She lied and my eyes widened even more.
God…. She is not only a bitch, but a pretentious one at that!
“I…..I didn’t do that, Roland!” I shook my head, while trying to explain, but he glared at me, not believing a word I said.
“Why do you hate Anastasia so much that you want her dead?” Roland glared as he tore a part of his sleeve and wrapped it around her bleeding wrist.
Most of the guests stared at me with disdain and hatred while others brought out their devices to capture the moment.
“I didn’t do that to her! She’s lying! Please believe me, Roland!” I begged, hoping he would believe me for once, but he never did.
“I’ve had enough of this, Sasha,” he wrapped his hands around Anastasia’s waist and carried her in a bridal style. “Let’s get a divorce! You’re evil!”
I staggered, almost falling backwards due to my heels, but instead of falling, I hit a hard rock….no, a chest.
A stranger wrapped his hand around my waist, steadying me from falling and whispered in a low, deep voice. “Steady.”
I was too engrossed in explaining myself to Roland to see who the kind stranger was.
“Roland, you can’t do this to me!” I cried, but he was already leaving with Anastasia in his arms.
As I watched them leave the hall, Anastasia turned towards me and gave me a lopsided mischievous smile, and then muttered. “I won, bitch.”
EPILOGUESASHA’S POVIt may have been too fast. Maybe I forgave him too easily, but one thing I knew was certain was that our love had never been the conventional one. It had to take a little bit of breaking to make us.And I loved it. I loved just how far we have come.“Come on, you know that we have to see them,” Noah said, his hand wrapped around my body. For someone who has been begging me to leave the room, he has made no move to let me go.We had stayed in Bald Saty for a few more weeks before Nina called his phone, threatening to burn my building down if I didn’t return. Nina, it had taken a while, but after a much-needed conversation, she finally understood why I had run.If I didn’t run, Noah would never have chased; he wouldn’t have caught us.His hand turned my stomach, his lips pressing soft kisses on me, the three months he had missed still stung. No matter how hard he tried to hide it, I could see it in his eyes that it affected him.He hasn’t missed one hospital check-u
NOAH’S POVShe loved me. That was all that echoed through my mind. She loved me, she wanted me.Her lips smashed against mine, confirming that this was as real as it could get. I wasn’t imagining this; I wouldn’t wake up in the middle of the night and realise I was dreaming.“I love you,” I whispered against her lips. I needed her to know this. I had spent days keeping this information from her, and now, I wouldn’t do that; I will tell her about my love from sunrise to sunset. I needed her to know that she was everything that I wanted.I had lost her once, allowed her to slip through my fingers; this time, I will make sure that she never escapes. I will hold her forever.She chuckled, pulling away slightly from my lips, “I love you,”I wanted to scream, wanted to stand at the top of the mountains and scream, wanted to make sure that the whole world heard that I was loved.“Blake…”She shook her head, her thumb pressed against my lips, “I don’t want to talk about her. Troy told me ever
SASHA’S POV“I lost you, Sasha,”His words echoed through my mind, the minute he had said it, I rushed out of the room, unable to stand any longer. Matteo was there in a flash, blocking his path, stopping him from reaching out to me.I was happy that he didn’t chase me. I knew that if he did, I would have fallen back into his web. The thing is, Noah had shown me something I never knew that I could have.When Roland had taken all my love, burned me so hard that life couldn’t hold me, Noah had found the broken soul who was bristling with anger, cloaked in revenge. He had shown me that love was never meant to hurt.He didn’t love me. He lost a business partner. That was what he wanted.“What if he wants more? What if he wants to be with you and the child?” a tiny voice whispered at the back of my mind.That was the thing, now that he knows about the child, I wouldn’t keep him from being in their lives, all that I needed to do was guard my heart. A tear slipped down my cheeks, I couldn’t
AUTHOR’S POVThe waiting room was tense. Noah paced around head stuck in despair. She was pregnant, and he hadn’t imagined it. The pregnancy test kit had been hers.The truth slapped through him harder than he imagined. For three months, he was forced away from her while she was here, alone and pregnant. He wanted to scream, throw a tantrum but he couldn't blame any other person but himself.Elisabeth hadn’t known, if she had, she wouldn’t have let him stay away for this long. They wouldn’t have kept him away from his child and wife.“Fake wife,” a tiny voice whispered at the back of his mind.He glowered, angry at the thought, she was his wife, she still had his ring around her finger, which should mean something. There was hope. There had to be hope. The last three months were a total pain, ninety-three days of emptiness.“Sit Noah, you are going to drill a hole in the floor,” Troy said in a calm tone.He was still trying to go through his shock, he had been sitting on the informati
SASHA’S POVIt felt weird. The air was unnecessarily cold, as if it was reminding me that there was a certain warmth that I needed but I couldn’t have.I tightened the jacket around my body. Noah’s jacket, the one that I still carried even after everything that… I shook my head; I wasn’t going to think about that. The jacket could barely cover my protruding stomach and the scent? I hated to admit it, but the scent no longer smelled like his.That made me panic slightly. This jacket has always been the one thing that helped me stay calm. My mind wandered back to the day I had found out it wasn’t on my bed, I had run so fast that I thought I would fall, only to reach in time as the maid was about to put it in the washer.After that day, the tears and the screams, they knew better than to touch it. I hated how attached to this I was. But I didn’t care.Maria leaned by the wall, she was hovering, she had sensed the change in my mood. “Do you want to eat something? I can make you some baco
NOAH’S POVTHREE MONTHS LATERIf anyone knew anything, they said nothing. Troy was avoiding me, and I was sure that Elisabeth was keeping him busy. I didn’t want to push, and I didn’t want to be the one to cause a rift between him and his mother. If he had a way, he could have told me.When Nina’s name flashed on my screen, I picked up her call immediately, my heart pounding loudly in my chest. Maybe this was it—this was the time that she would tell me that she had been found. But just like before, the hope had died the minute it flickered in my chest.“I know that you are busy with work, but do you think you can have Matt come over, I really font know what…” her voice cracked.She was trying to stay strong for her friend, hoping to hold the reins until she returned. But it was taking a toll on her. Eric was doing his best, contacting people who could help find her.But how do you find someone who doesn’t want to be found?“Sure, it is not a bother, I will send Matt immediately,” I sa







