Chapter 21: Truth Unveiled

By morning the mood had changed. They were jolted from their sleep by the shimmering sunlight. It struck their faces, Zara opened her eyes first, yawning as she laid beside sleeping Nat on the bed at the balcony. Nat woke up too as if on cue.

“Good morning queen”

“Morning my King” she said

He reached out to kiss her, his breath felt clammy like her tongue in the morning.

They sat at the royal dining table, intricately trimmed with gold and a matching mirror on the wall. Breakfast was fruits and pancakes with syrups and coffee. They ate in silence.

“It must have been very interesting growing up,” she said. “All this interior, the decor, it’s fascinating”

“Wait till I give you a tour of the grounds” he said proudly. “There’s a range and a garden”

“You have a range?” she exclaimed, surprised. “Oh my god! I love horses” she was suddenly childish. Nat smiled

“There a lot for you to ride on apart from my cock” he said

“I’m anticipating” she rolled her eyes, still smiling.

“My guard would take you there. I hope you don’t fall and break a leg”

“If I do, you could fix it for me in bed”

“You mean twist it further”

“Dang! Daddy! stop that. You should be gentle with that heavy stick sometimes”

Nat gave a deep evil laughter.

“Not when I’m alive and young. I ruin holes”

“You ruin my hole; Point of correction. Not just any hole”

“Sure” he raised both hands up as if to show that he couldn’t argue that.

“This is good” she gulped her coffee. Her plate was littered with leftover syrups. “Imma go use the bathroom” she said as he was there reading a newspaper.

As she entered the room, she saw his phone beep with a notification sound. She didn’t give it any attention but then it beeped again and again up to 4 times and now she was curious. It was a message from Nina, It read:

“Nat fucken answer your call. Why are you ignoring me? Your son has an event to attend soon. Johnny’s been asking about you all week. I’m tired of giving him excuses. You better be there!”

She concluded the message with angry emojis.

Zara stood there suspended in the air almost about collapsing. Anger froze her insides. She was aflame with hate for him. He had been lying to her all along. Had manipulated and betrayed her. Nat, her precious Nat, the brain-shifting dick Nat, colonizer of her vaginal territory has a wife and a son?

She quickly wore her clothes from last night, the black silk dress he had bought her, held her heels in hand, took his phone and walked back downstairs with a motion of rage.

“I’m leaving” she said with a squeezed up  face  

Nat quipped. “To?” he was equally bewildered

She showed him the phone

Nat took a glance at it and was speechless. He put his hand on his forehead in gross disappointment.

“Shit!” he said.  He had fucked up this time. There was no framing. It was the truth in the open.

She felt used like her senses were toyed with. Disgust and irking disdain roiled hot in her.

“I can explain Zara, I was gonna tell you. Look! listen to me. It’s not what you—

She cut him in “I’m done with you”. She could not bear the sting of betrayal. She walked away.

“At least I could drop you. It’s a really long walk to the gate of the estate” Nat beckoned on her in a plea.

But she didn’t listen and kept walking. He reached out to Harry and told him to drive her home.

“Yes sir!” Harry humbly bowed. It was obvious that his boss and this woman, who only god knows what had occurred with both of them last night at the balcony, had gotten into a fight.

Zara was gonna turn away from the offer  but as she stared at the Cadillac Escalade, she had no choice but to hop into it. Perhaps this would be the last time she would ride in his car. She had to relish it.

Nat stood there lost in the shock of the moment. Zara looked at the trees hurdling past from the window and weeped.