Getting her back

Ryan's POV

“ Get out!” My voice thundered against the wall, while I waited for her to stomp off, I had seen her.

Nina stood there and oddly, at that moment when I thought that I didn't love her, that it was going to be fine if I hurt her, my heart had thumped harder, and I felt bad at the betrayal.

Dezreel’s face contorted into a frown as she clawed her nails to me, holding my wrist. “What are you talking about?” She frowned. “ You know what you promised my grandfather, that you were going to give him a grandchild soon, that was your end of the bargain, so why exactly aren't you keeping it?”

I stalked to the window, the dark slamming back into me, while I wondered what Nina would be doing right now. Would she be asleep? On the couch, like she had been for years now?

Would she be waiting at home for me to give her an explanation? My little fluffy bear. I thought it was gone, I thought staying away was going to kill whatever emotions I had for her, but I just couldn't do it.

It was a deal, a bargain, and I had to see it through.

When Dezreel's hands wrapped themselves around my waist, I squeezed my eyes shut, fist clenched while I tried not to shove her away. She would report to her grandfather and everything I had done so far would go down the drain, this was a little price to pay for what I wanted.

I could do it. I didn't know what Nina was going to say, or how she was going to feel about the publication on the TV, but I knew that she needed something strong, something to kill the love she had for me.

I knew that I wasn't supposed to keep the secret from her, I shouldn't, I wasn't supposed to, but I couldn't help it.

Love could be found with someone else, and I could build my company to how I wanted it. Love wasn't going to make me powerful, it only made me weak.

“ You should leave. I have made the announcement today and everyone knows about it already, and that is pertaining to your father also, so leave” I peeled off her hands off my waist, fastening the belt around my waist while I sauntered to the edge of the table when her voice came through.

“ Where are you going? To that woman, you call a wife? You made an agreement with me, and you can't break it right now!” She raged.

I turned around on my heels, rage coating through me as I swirled around, pinning her against the wall with a hand around her neck.

“ Haven't I done what you wanted? What you and your father wanted? I have made the announcement, everyone knows. She will sign the papers, and you will get it soon. So get out”

It was aimed to get her to shake in fear but when she rolled her tongue on her lips, eyes closed again. I shoved her off my office, storming off, until I couldn't hear her voice anymore.

The first sight that greeted me when I walked in was the dinner, cold and stale and no one on the couch. My heart raced while I walked toward it, a dainty note leaning against one of the covered dishes. From Nina.

‘I have something to tell you, a surprise you would love to hear, happy anniversary’

My heart plummeted so fast that I stormed in, searching for her. She wasn't on the couch like always, waiting for me. She wasn't anywhere to be found, and today had been our anniversary, the day that we got married. Our fifth anniversary.

“ Gladys…. Gladys, “my head swarmed with thoughts while I meandered to the kitchen where the housekeeper had her back turned to me. A sullen look on her face.

“Where is my wife?” I asked, my eyes searching all about as I waited for her to give me an answer, she didn't move an inch from where she stood before directing my gaze to the ring I had given her. That shone even brighter than before.

I stood, not moving an inch, wanting this to be false. “ Who owns that ring?” I asked, in denial, it couldn't have been hers.

Nina would never walk away without her ring, she would never leave it for me to find this way, but when my hands grasped the cold steel, the stone on it illuminating my eyes. I knew it was hers.

“ Where is she? Where. Is. She?!” I wrapped a hand around her neck, yanking her up.

“ A helicopter, a helicopter, took her away,” she answered.

I placed her down, trying to think. A helicopter, a helicopter, there ought to be just someone I knew who had one. Richard. Would Richard side with Nina over me? His friend? His best friend? Would he do such a thing?

My feet swept through the room, my eyes glazing through as I yanked the door open, papers flung across the room, ones that caught my eyes and when I picked the divorce paper up, I shook my head.

She had fucking signed it. I knew…I knew…that I wanted this, but I didn't want her gone, not from my life. I sank to the ground, my eyes sweeping around when I saw something crumpled against the door. A paper that had been crumpled into a ball.

Pulling open the ruffled part, a chim erupted in my head while I burst out into cackles. “Hahaha. You are a mess, Ryan. She was fucking pregnant, that was the surprise she had intended to tell me”.

I broke into a race, sliding into the Porsche while I navigated through the city, I had to get her back. Tell her I was sorry and be a better father for our kids and a better husband for her as well.

I killed the engine in front of Richard's house, the white mansion springing into view while I tapped at the door earnestly.

The door cranked open, revealing Reina, who stood at the door.

“ Nina, where is she? I know that you are holding her in here, please…please ask her to come out. I need to speak with her.”

Reina's face was a sea of disbelief as she leaned closer.

“What are you talking about?”

I leaned back, watching her closely, but I knew that was an act. “ I need my pregnant wife, don't tell me you are going to keep her away from me right now.”

A voice rang from inside. “ I hope you didn't just talk to my wife that way?” Richard stood beside her.

Grateful at his appearance, I tried to walk in when he pushed me back.

“ You messed up, don't come into my house.” he said to me.

I nodded. I knew that I had.

“ I know… I know, but give me the chance to talk to Nina, to explain things and I will never go back on my word.”

Reina fidgeted, staring at me. “ What are you talking about? We dropped her off at your company, what are you talking about right now!”

I ran a hand through my hair, a scumbag that's what I was.

“ The housekeeper said a helicopter took her from the house and I thought you both were the one. Richard… Richard '' I stared at him.

Disgust ran over his face, he was disgusted at me. “ You have one, so I thought you did, and I came straight away for you to hand her over.” I panted heavily while explaining.

“Reina isn't here,” he announced and my world darkened. “ I made a mistake and I thought you would learn from it, but it seemed you didn't.”

I shook my head, headache splinting through. “ You won't understand, I had to do it. I had to do it. It was necessary”

His hands shoved me against the wall. “Whatever you did was at the detriment of her happiness, you hurt her and you broke your promises. We are no longer friends, Ryan. I don't want you close to me”.

His hands loosened around my neck while his door shut to my face. Slipping on the ground, I yelled out as my knees kissed the ground.

“ I will find you, Nina. I will, no matter how long it will take. I will get you back.” I swore.