CHAPTER 2

As I stood still whimpering in fear, I closed my eyes and squatted so I won't see the terror in his eyes. The footsteps became louder and I prayed silently to be safe. After some minutes, I felt his huge hands on my shoulders.

 

"I'm sorry for everything." I heard him say calmly, I have never expected that reply. I kept mute as my heart raced in fear thinking of a way to defend myself even when I had expected the worst to happen.

" Please look at me…Arya." He said politely as he held my waist and carefully helped me to stand up.

He looked at me lovingly before hugging me.I wasn't surprised, it was what usually happens after a fight and when he realized that it could make the paparazzi flocking in here to get some juicy updates.

He offered to drop me at the hospital so that they could treat my wounds and I  would have politely declined if not for the eyes he gave me. It looked like he wasn't going to take No for an answer.

 

The drive to the hospital was quiet, I dare not say a word or else he was going to beat me up and I was scared.After the check up and treatment I left the hospital. I hoped to prepare dinner before Kian came back from wherever he went, after preparing I had eaten and sat on the cushion to wait for him but after some minutes I was already dozing.

 

I was fast asleep when I realized a familiar huge hand dragging me out of the cushion. I had barely opened my eyes before the right side of my face twitched in pain.

It was a slap. My eyes shot open in fright and I wobbled when I saw it was Kian. His eyes were red.

"Why are you sleeping? I have not had dinner and you're sleeping?" He asked, yelling at the top of his voice. He brought my face close to his and my nostrils caught the smell of alcohol. It dawned on me that it was going to be another painful night I didn't think I would survive.

He took out his belt and gave me a lash, I screamed in pain as tears flowed down my eyes. At that point, I wish I had a family who I could turn to but there was no one.

He carried me on his shoulders and climbed the stairs to our room. Inside, he flinged in on the bed and ordered me to remove my clothes.

I didn't obey him immediately and I paid for that with a slap on my face.

 

" Take off your clothes Arya!"

I obeyed and took off everything, I laid on the bed naked.

He gasped immediately he saw me as he rushed and whispered into my ears,

"You look forever tempting, Arya."

I held back my tears and used the fact that he was my husband to comfort myself and had every right to my body. The next moment, he was already riding me satisfying his sexual pleasure while I fought to control my tears .

 

 

 

***(Two weeks later)

 

"You're pregnant Mrs. Kian."

" What!That's impossible." I snatched the paper from the doctor and took a long time reading it, I didn't understand anything but I saw the result area indicated "positive"

" This can't be true, Doctor. Please do a recheck." I said in fright concerned that I was feeling adrift in a world of uncertainty.

"I'm sorry Mrs.Kian but that's the results. You will check another hospital and get the same results." He explained, he had a confused look on his face and I knew what he was thinking.

I had mixed feelings about this pregnancy,I didn't know if Kian would accept the baby or not. Even though we had been married and had made love on different attempts,his recent abusive behavior scared me.

What if he accuses me of cheating? I thought.

"Stick to the instructions here and take enough rest then visit the hospital every week for a routine check up." I turned to the doctor and found him writing something on a piece of paper, he handed the paper to me and they were instructions on how to live healthy.

I muttered a thank you to him before leaving the hospital, I hadn't thought about what I was going to tell Kian. As I drove home, I had mixed thoughts but I had to inform him.

The more I thought of it, the more things became really tough for me but I made up my mind to tell Kian. I couldn't stand his anger if he had to find out that I was pregnant by himself.

 

***

"What did you say?"

"I'm preg…" I found myself stammering.

" You b**itch. Who is the father of the child?" He asked. I looked at him in shock, what did he mean by that question? Had he forgotten those nights he used me as a comforting toy?

" It's yours." I muttered to him.

"You lie—Arya. Have you been seeing someone? You.." He held me by my hair and I could feel my world spinning. With the tight grip on my hair, he dragged me to the room and I followed him like a helpless kitten—in pains.

 

As he opened the door of the room, I had expected him to fling me to the bed like he used to but he took me to the bathroom. With one hand he filled the bathtub with hot water, seeing the heated water made my heart throb in fear.He brought my face closer, I was not even in it but I was already feeling the heat on my face. I struggled to get free from him but his grip was so tight. I felt my head will pull at soon and get rolling on the floor .

 

He spawned me closer and thrust my face into the water before bringing me out.

It was the most painful experience, I felt the burning sensation on my face, the pain was so intense that for some minutes I couldn't feel anything. I hadn't recovered from the hot water when I felt Kian's palm on my face.

"Tell me who the father is!" He roared, I was too weak to give an answer. Slowly my vision became blurry, I could barely hear whatever Kian was saying.

The next moment I had fallen but not on the floor but on the warm hands of Kian, I had noticed the fear in his eyes before my eyes shut.

 

I didn't know how long I had passed out, but I was brought back to reality by cold and freezing water.It was winter and part of Kian's Idea of waking me up was dipping me in cold water that was freezing.

I woke up only to discover I was in the bathtub and the shower was on.My teeth had already started clattering as an effect of the cold, I tried to stand up but Kian made me stay in place.

 

"We aren't done, Arya. Tell me who the father of the child is?” I looked at him shaking because of the cold, my skin was pale and flushed but he didn't care.

I began to wonder if what Eva said about him was true.

Was he truly a devil and a cold hearted being?

"Have you suddenly become Mute Arya? Tell me who the father is." He dragged me again and went downstairs but when we were about 5 stairs away. He pushed me and sent me rolling on the floor.