Leo’s POV I approached Zara’s room, trying to temper the lingering irritation from what just happened at the villa. My knuckles still ached from the punch I landed on Zane’s ugly face, but I had no regrets. I had wished I could do so much more to him for thinking he could get Zara back in such an obscene and degrading manner.A nurse walked past me in a rush, but I managed to stop her. “Hello, can I meet the doctor of the patient in Room 706?”She nodded in a frenzy. “Yes, Yes, Dr Hale,” she said and gave me directions to where I could meet him.I went there and saw a middle-aged woman in a white coat emerging from an office. “Dr Hale,” I called out, after reading the name tag on her coat.She looked up at me with a warm smile. “Yes, how can I help you?”“I heard you’re the doctor overseeing the patient in Room 706. I’d like to know her condition now,” I inquired.“Okay? How are you related to the patient?” she asked, adjusting her glasses.“I’m her husband,” I uttered firmly and wit
Zara’s POVA steady beeping was the first thing I heard. The second was someone breathing over me. Was I dreaming? Was I back in the villa with Zane? My eyelids fluttered open slowly, but the light that seeped through blinded me. My mind was foggy, and my body sore like I had been hit by a truck.And then, like a cruel flood, the horrors of last night returned, ragged and terrifying. Zane’s deep growl as he called my name and came closer. How I continued limping even when all I wanted to do was lie down. I was lucky enough to be saved by a bunny from the bush that distracted Zane. And how I had to limp on the dark road in the middle of the night, having no one to call and no car to hail down. That was all I could remember.I struggled to open my eyes again, but still couldn’t make out the face over me. The person was speaking, but I couldn’t hear anything they said. If it were Zane, I wanted to be prepared to jump off whatever I was lying on.Seconds after, I forcefully jolted up, my
Leo’s POVShe bit her lip as his fists clenched. “She has been pretending the whole time. She wanted Zane to trust her so she could dig out his secrets,” she confessed, her voice barely above a whisper.I clenched my jaw. “What?”“Yes, Leo. She never intended to get back with Zane. It was all part of her revenge,” Mia said calmly.My chest suddenly became heavy as I staggered backwards, unable to believe what she just said. I could literally feel air leave my lungs.“She was…pretending?” I whispered, barely believing it.My eyes flickered sideways rapidly as memories of them together flashed through my mind. I thought I saw them then, but it was now I really saw. She hadn’t exactly looked comfortable. She didn’t look like someone happy in her relationship. But I had been blinded by past betrayals and distrust. Oh shit! I had insulted her, doubted her, and avoided her like a plague, but she was still the same Zara. The Zara I knew, approached and adored if I was being sincere.How lon
Leo’s POVI saw her get into Zane’s car, and I sure as hell wasn’t hallucinating. I had watched from across the road after speaking with a client. She entered into the front seat with a composed expression I couldn’t read. I didn't understand how she could still do that in broad daylight when anyone could have seen them. I acted like I hadn’t seen them and didn’t go after them. I didn’t care if they were fucking their brains out.And so for the past few days, I had been going home later than usual and leaving the house earlier to avoid meeting her. But both of them still had to shove their hideous relationship in my face during the day. I had to accept that I wouldn’t be able to avoid them totally until I was done accomplishing my goals.It was already past 10:00 pm when I was sure she would be home and already in bed, that I pulled up to the driveway. I had even contemplated sleeping in my office on a few occasions, but that would have raised suspicions I do not want.As soon as I
Zara’s POVMy eyes darted around the room, unable to grasp the sight it beheld.What the hell?I blinked rapidly, swallowing emotion, wondering what I would say to him that would still keep me on track. “You can give me your answer when we are done eating,” he finally said, noticing my shock. “But I need it tonight,” he said, rather firmly.Was that a threat? I looked down, my eyes darting sideways, giving him a slight nod.Then he sat down and continued eating like nothing had happened.We both ate in silence, as he glanced at me with a disgusting smile. I returned a forced smile, too. “I want you back, Zara. I made a mistake and have been paying for it since you left. Elora, who I thought was the one for me, was a snake I let into my home,” he said, regret loud in his voice.But that didn’t move me. I never expected his marriage to Elora to amount to anything, but I knew this wasn’t genuine. It was only part of his usual scheme of looking out for himself, especially when he had b
Zara’s POVThe air felt weighty as I stepped into Zane’s white Mercedes-Benz. I could almost choke at the reality that I was back in the car he used to abduct me three years ago. Yet he used this car to pick me up for our date like nothing horrifying happened to me here.“Are you okay?” Zane looked at me, noticing my discomfort.I wanted to scream my lungs out about how I obviously couldn’t be comfortable with him or in his stupid car. I sucked in a deep breath, steadying myself and reminding myself that this was only for a while. I wouldn’t have to put up with this brat any longer than I had to tonight.“I’m okay,” I replied softly, forcing a smile. Then I leaned back into my chair, brushing the discomfort aside.I was certain I was close to the finish line because I needed him to trust me enough to take me to the secret villa, and that worked faster than I had thought. The ride was quiet. I stared out the window as the city lights blurred past us. My mind wasn’t on the romantic mus