PREGNANT FOR MY EX’S BILLIONAIRE UNCLE

Liora Quinn

Christmas had always been my favourite season, and I couldn't exactly explain why. Maybe it was about the calm in the air, the soul-soothing Christmas songs, the fairytale-like snow drifting lazily through the air, or, maybe, it was about the cosy Christmas nights Tavian and I spent, watching movies, laughing over our silly future plans?

Well, this time, it felt different. In two days, I would be engaged to Tavian, and just the thought of it brought a delicate smile to my lips. After seven years of being in a relationship, we were about to make it official. He wanted to pop the magical question, and I couldn't wait to say yes.

I had just come off work, slightly earlier than expected, because I wanted to oversee the engagement preparations. Yes. I wanted everything to be perfect, it was a special occasion for Tavian and me and I wanted it etched in our memories.

After a day of running up and down, I took a shower, wore a floral red dress, tied my hair into a loose bun, grabbed my purse and stepped out the door.

Outside my room, the whole house was eerily quiet. My parents, well, foster parents, were at work, and probably, Seris, my best friend and foster sister was out, shopping, partying, doing her usual things.

Her room was on the same floor as mine, slightly far, but near the stairs, so when I passed, I was shocked to see it slightly open. For reasons only known to her, Series's room was always tightly locked, it didn't matter whether she was in or out. It always remained shut. It was more of a ritual, at that point.

And seeing it open, something prompted me to check in, just in case she was there. A hello would be okay, right? She would even go with me to the engagement venue, if she wasn't busy.

With those thoughts, I changed my route and walked to her room instead, and right before I could push the door open, I heard a very familiar voice, Tavian's, and I froze in place.

" You smell so good, my love..." His voice came out as a muffled moan, and a gasp almost tore past my lips, luckily, I slapped my mouth shut the next second, preventing a sound from coming out.

My love? I shook my head while repeating those words. No! I was hearing things. I was his only love!

" Then f*ck me harder, Tavian." Seris's familiar voice seeped through the open door, and as her words sank in, my knees gave up, and I leaned weakly against the wall, for support..

My head was spinning, my entire body was shaking, and I was still shaking my head, in disbelief, in denial.

But the truth was right there, behind the slightly cracked door, wasn't it?

My boyfriend of seven years, and my best friend for twenty-three years, was cheating on me, with my foster sister, the girl who I assumed was my best friend.

As I absorbed everything, a sob tore past my lips, tears traced uneven paths on my face, and, I felt like I was about to faint.

Then came the sounds, loud, lewd, mingling with pleasure, ecstasy-induced curses, skins slapping against skins, and I instinctively covered my ears.

I should have left, sprinted away, and saved whatever dignity I had left, but call me a masochist, because with trembling hands, I found myself opening the door, fingers shaking, vision blurred by tears and I stepped in.

Then my eyes almost went blind from what I saw. There, on Seris's Queen-sized pink bed, were the locked pair, tangled together, naked, beads of sweat glistening on their bodies as they ravaged on each other, wildly, roughly, too sacked in to even register my presence, or if they did, too engrossed to even give a f*ck!

Tavian was right on top of her, waist moving in a seasoned manner, like a person who'd done it for years. But he was supposed to be a virgin! Those thrusts, the way he slammed himself into her until she whimpered, those movements mimicked a seasoned player's!

The sight had more tears falling from my eyes, and my heart sinking deep down. Seris had her legs wrapped tightly around his waist, her sharp nails clawing his back, and the sight of it had more bitterness burning through my veins as a realisation struck me.

They had done it for years! They had been fooling me for years!

That son of a c*nt! I had seen those marks on him before. He said he had some strange allergy, and I believed him. To think I had even sought a cure for his allergy! I couldn't have felt more stupid.

Then, without thinking, I went back to my room, filled a bucket with cold water, and with rushed steps, I poured it all over their tangled bodies.

That magically tore them apart! But it didn't erase the pain in my heart..

" What the fuck?" Tavian cursed as he pulled himself from her, a deep frown etched on his lips.

Then they saw me, standing at the foot of the bed, a bitter smile etched on my lips, and an empty bucket at hand, and they froze, but only for seconds.

" You were supposed to be a virgin, Tavian! You said you would keep your first for our wedding night!" I stuttered as those words left my lips, anger and disappointment framing my face as I looked at him.

" And you? You were supposed to be my best friend!" I pointed an accusatory finger at Seris, and in response, she only smirked, not guilty, not disturbed. And yeah, they were still naked.

" How could you do this to me, Tavian, Seris?" Once again, I asked.

" Don't be too dramatic, Liora. " Seris sneered, as she looked at me, her gaze filled with nothing but disdain. Gone was the sweet and gentle Seris that I had been friends with for twenty-three fucking years.

" Tavian and I are in love. We have been in love for a while, actually. And I must admit, it was fun f*cking behind your back while playing you for a fool.." She confessed, with a casual shrug, like she'd not just shattered my world.

" And that engagement. Thank you for preparing my engagement party with Tavian. You are a good sister." She added, sarcastically, and to keep myself from completely falling apart, I dug my nails deeper into my palms, and yet, the pain throbbed less than the one in my heart.

" Why?" My voice shook as I turned to face Tavian. It wouldn't change anything, but I deserved to know.

"It was fun indulging your fantasy, Liora. Some stupid Christmas engagement party, because you are a dreamer...Some cosy and religious home, " He spat, a smirk playing on his lips..

" But let's be real. I am a wild person, and only Seris can match that. Your nanny-like personality is a bummer!" He spat, casually, as he picked up his trousers from the floor.

Every word, it was like a hot dagger in my heart, twisted deeper, in, out, with vicious precision.

"And yeah, there is the real reason." I thought I had heard enough, but I found myself holding my breath as I waited for the man I had loved for almost a decade to shatter my heart, completely.

" I am the Knight's young master. You wouldn't expect me to marry some adopted case, would you?" He asked, pure curiosity edged on his face,

" One final thing, shed that virginity.."

" You were never meant for my world. " He added, his tone, not harsh, not cruel, just casual. But, it was like a soft punch to the gut, the kind that stings deeper, leaving a lingering ache, and my throat constricted.

I wiped away my tears, not because I had healed, but because I was tired of being weak,

They thought they'd broken me,

But they didn't know, they had created someone else...