Chapter 5

Callum's POV 

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One year.

It's been one year since my divorce from Sonya, the woman who I had deemed useless all this while because of her inability to bear me an heir and because I was in love with Amanda, the mother of my children.

But after everything, there was this deep emptiness that came that I had never experienced before. I didn't know what it was but I knew that Sonya haunted my dreams. 

All I ever seemed to think about these days was her and it was driving me insane and also turning my marriage to Amanda sour. 

"What's gotten into you, Callum?" Amanda scolded me one night after I came back from a company meeting drunk.

I had finished the meeting and then got drunk after stumbling into a bar in the city. 

It had taken a lot of effort for me to even get into my car and drive back home only to meet Amanda and her nagging.

"You're becoming a mess every day, and now you're coming home late?" Amanda nearly exclaimed, anger clear in her voice as she closed the door behind us after I walked into the house.

I glanced back at her, watching as she folded her arms in front of her chest. I then turned my gaze to the clock and realized that the time was already past ten pm.

I really was late...

"Don't tell me you're sleeping around with any whores." Amanda spat just then, causing me to snap my attention back to her. "I swear to God, Callum, I wouldn't take it lightly if you cheated on me. I've given so much and given up on so much to just–"

"Shhh." I shushed her just then, causing her to part her lips in a mix of shock and anger. 

Her eyes twitched as I walked toward her, ignoring the way she glared at me. 

"And now you're shushing me." She said with a scoff, her arms still folded in front of her chest but I ignored that and got in front of her, placing my right hand behind her head.

Her eyes widened but I ignored that as I pulled her closer to myself and began kissing her, momentarily forgetting about all my worries that had led me to drink in the first place.

"Are the kids asleep?" I pulled out briefly and asked her, watching as she struggled to catch her breath already.

She nodded, a small smirk on her face as she stepped forward and initiated the kiss this time, pressing her body against mine until I got a rock-hard erection.

I wrapped my arms around her waist, pulling her closer as we walked away from the living room door, and then began stumbling toward the couches in the living room.

Amanda giggled as I kissed her, her hands slowly unbuttoning my suit and then my shirt until I was left shirtless after much struggle. 

My hands went to the back of her shirt but before I could begin taking it off, she held my wrist, stopping me and forcing me to stare at her face with confusion.

"Let's take this upstairs." She said with a sly whisper, a sultry smirk curling up the corner of her lips as her fingers trailed my chest.

I grinned lightly before lifting her off the floor, causing her to giggle softly as I carried her toward the stairs.

Eventually, after managing to navigate my way to our room despite my tipsiness, I dropped her on the bed and began trailing kisses on her neck while unbuttoning her shirt once again.

This time, I successfully took it off and flung it away in the dark room, my breathing becoming a little ragged while Amanda began moaning softly while wrapping her arms around my body.

Her hands trailed my back, circling it with her fingers as I brought my mouth to her breasts which were still covered by her bra. I took off her bra, leaving her breasts exposed and causing me to breathe out before I began sucking on her nipples, using my tongue to circle them.

"Oh, Callum," Amanda mumbled out in ecstasy just then, soft groans escaping her mouth as she did. 

I grunted, but in my head, a familiar face flashed through my mind and caused me to breathe out more as I tried to get the thought out of my head. 

"S– Sonya..." I whispered, but it was too late before I could realize my blunder. 

Suddenly, Amanda placed both her hands on my shoulders, forcing me to remove my head from her nipples and watch as she glared at me in the darkness.

She fluttered her eyelids with shock at first before letting out a scoff and shaking her head, her jaw clenched.

"You're joking, right?" She asked in a low tone filled with disappointment. "This has to be a sick prank, right?"

I sat up, staring at her apologetically before lowering my gaze. "I– It was merely a slip-up. Nothing more, Amanda. I–"

"It's been a year, God damnit!" She snapped just then, flinging a pillow on the bed away. "It's been over one bloody year and yet you still think about her. About that unfortunate barren bitch!" 

I gritted my teeth, closing my eyes as I tried to control myself from saying anything in response. I already fucked up by mentioning her name.

And as much as I hated admitting it... She was in my head and I didn't know how to get her out.

Just then, Amanda brought her hands to my head and drew me closer to herself, kissing me softly on the lips. 

I kissed her back, my shoulders relaxing as I did. 

She eventually pulled out, staring into my eyes while fondling my face tenderly.

"You're mine and mine alone, Callum Peters." She whispered, a small smile on her lips. "And I'll make sure you never forget that."

With that, we went on to make love, completely forgetting about the little mishap even though I still couldn't get Sonya out of my head.

"Lord, what's happening?"