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UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Twenty Four
Jake. The whole car ride back to her house was quiet, she was a little shaken up from that interaction, normally I would have wanted to assure her that nothing was going to happen, that I would protect her, but alot of things were running through my mind. I had seen that man before I was sure of it. As soon as I dropped her off at her house, I went straight back to to my pent house, I needed answers and fast. I stood by my bedroom window and took out my phone, looking at the picture of Kyle I had taken. He looked a little just like me. I had been around so many kids, sick kids, but I had never been drawn to a child the way I was drawn to Kyle, maybe that was because he was my son, my own flesh and blood. I remember that night six years ago, I woke up naked in a hotel, but I was completely alone with almost no memory of what had transpired last night. The only thing I was sure of was that I had been with a woman in that room but she was long gone now. I had my private eye look
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Jake. I had not slept good at all, the mystery of who she was was still eating me up. I was pacing around my office wondering undecided on what to do when I received a call from Tony. "I am sure you work fast, but the DNA results can't be out yet." I said as soon as I picked up. "No, it's not that, I have some news." he said, "Soni finally got hold of the security footage from six years ago, I know the mystery woman you slept with," he said, then went quiet as if to let the tensions rise. "So who was it?" "Its the same woman you are set to marry, Lila Moreno. It was her Bachelorette you crushed that night and it's safe to say you are the man that ruined her life and the father of her son, the DNA results will confirm that in a few hours.""Okay,thanks Tony." I said before hanging up. Did she know who I was? Or was this just all a coincidence. If she knew I was the father of her son she could have just sued me for child support instead of agreeing to a marriage with me, someone
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Jake. I laughed. She was absolutely priceless, clinging to her prim and proper persona. “Point taken.”It would be better that way. Much better to keep business and pleasure firmly separated. Especially when there was a marriage license involved.I didn’t want to be tied to one woman for a year, and I had a feeling that if I did sleep with her, the “anyone at any time” offer would be revoked.And anyway, if I changed my mind I could have her if I wanted her. I had seen it in her eyes, in the rapid beat of her pulse at the base of her elegant neck. She wasn’t immune to me. But in my experience very few women were. They loved my status, my wealth, and my skills in the bedroom, my charm. Sometimes they even loved me. But I didn’t love them. Ever. Love was never an option. “You would have to move into my penthouse,” I finally said.“Absolutely not!” And there it was again, that flustered look that made her seem soft, maybe even feminine. That made her seem so desirable.I took a step
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Lila. I picked up the papers back up and rifled through them before setting them down again. “This is what I’m talking about!” I said annoyed, He looked at the offending lines I had highlighted out. “The infidelity clause?” he said acting surprised. “Is that its official title?” I had never been so angry in my entire life and that included the day I found out my sister was behind sabotaging me at my own wedding, “If I have an affair the deal is off, yet there are absolutely no limitations imposed on you! It’s a blatant, unrepentant double standard!”His dark eyes collided with mine; the heat of his gaze warmed my whole body. Rage was coursing through my veins, nearly blinding me with a red mist, and still he was making my body tingle with anticipation for something I didn’t even have a name for.“If that’s how you see it.” He shrugged in a classically arrogant manner.“I see it as protecting my…” he looked me over her in a way that made me squirm “…assets.”I crossed my arms ove
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JakeI stared at her flushed face, her red lips, her eyes still dark from passion. She wanted me as much as I wanted her, even if she couldn’t admit it yet. Or perhaps she was holding out until she felt it was most advantageous for her to give in.“That’s fine. But the clause stays in. If you want sex, you get it from your husband.”She swallowed hard, trying to keep her face neutral. “I don’t think I will be wanting any sex in the near future.”I shrugged. “It’s up to you. I don’t have to coerce women into my bed.”That was the absolute truth. I couldn’t remember the last time a woman had turned me down, if there had ever been a time. I didn’t like it now.I liked it even less that my body seemed to have some sort of fixation on a woman who wasn’t fixated on me. It must be the novelty of it. It was unusual for me to have to pursue a woman.They came to me frequently and easily. If I didn’t end up in bed with Lila it would be easy enough to find someone else, seeing as there was nothi
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Lila. The wedding had become sort of much anticipated society event, despite how little time had passed between the announcement and the actual ceremony or maybe because of that reason. I couldn’t help but think that the haste of the marriage was part of what made it interesting. I felt half the eyes in the historic church examining my flat stomach speculatively as I walked down the long aisle.The air was heavy with the perfume of flowers, compliments of my overzealous wedding planner, and the late afternoon sun streamed through a round stained glass window, throwing squares of blue light onto the stone floor. It was a beautiful wedding.But it was someone else’s wedding. None of it was to my taste except for my simple dress. But none of that mattered. All that mattered was what would happen twelve months from this moment.When all this would be over and I would go back to living my simple life. Jake was standing at the top of the altar, I had never seen him look so handsome. His t
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Lila. “You like it?” Jake asked. His husky, sexy voice sent a tremor through my body, and I had to tamp down the wave of longing that threatened to rise up and swamp me. No, it was going to be a trial, all right. Just a luxurious one.“I do. It’s very tastefully decorated, and the view is amazing. Although the windows don’t offer much privacy, do they?”“Will we be needing privacy?” He raised his eyebrows, his expression one of keen interest.My face went hot. “No! I just meant…I mean because people could see in.”“They can’t. It’s one way glass. But I will make a mental note that you intend to do things in my living room that require privacy.” He gave me a look that was so hot it nearly melted the soles of my ridiculous shoes. “I will make it a point to work from my home office more often.”It was at times like this that I really wished I could come up with some witty, off the cuff remark, but his casual innuendos always left me a mess.I cleared my throat and tried to salvage some d
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Jake.I clenched my teeth. The images that statement evoked were so erotic I nearly hauled her slippery body out of the tub so I could show her just what I could accomplish while she was naked and dripping wet.I had thought that by walking in on her bath I could remove the mystery, and in so doing remove some of her allure. But far from it. The hints of peachy skin I could see beneath the water had me hard and wanting her with a ferocity that shocked me.Her attempts to cover herself had pushed her cleavage higher above the surface of the water, and I was having trouble tearing my eyes away so that I could look at her face when she talked. I had seen plenty of naked women, plenty of beautiful, naked women. Why should this one be special? She shouldn’t be. But she was.“Fine, I will wait for you in the living room.”Lila. As soon as he left the room, I scrabbled out of the tub. I wrapped a towel around myself and cautiously peeked into my room. After I had verified that a certain arr
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UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Seventy
LilaThe next morning, the house felt different. Lighter, maybe. Or maybe it was just me, carrying the weight of everything I’d said to Jake the night before. The air between us was still charged, still uncertain, but there was a shift a flicker of hope that hadn’t been there before.He has asked me to let him tell Kyle on his own and use it as a way of them to bond, and I thought he was right so I said yes. But the mama bear in me was scared and anxious, I didn't know how Kyle was going to react and I wanted to atleast be in the vicinity when he told him. Kyle was playing in the living room, his favorite toy trucks scattered across the floor. I watched him for a moment from the kitchen, his little hands moving the trucks around with a focused intensity, making them race over imaginary hills and valleys. His hair was messy from sleep, and his smile just that constant, infectious smile made my chest ache.Jake stepped into the room, his presence looming behind me, but I didn’t turn t
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Nine
Lila. It was late evening, the house settled into a comfortable quiet. Kyle was asleep, tucked in tight after his usual round of questions and random bedtime stories. Elaine had retreated to her room to rest, and Jake had been quiet for a while, pacing the living room like he had something on his mind.I couldn’t shake the feeling that tonight was the night I was going to come clean. I couldn’t delay it any longer. More people knew and I had this feeling that his mother might say something unknowingly. And I would hate for him to hear the news from her. Jake was sitting on the couch, flipping through his phone, his shoulders tense. I stood at the kitchen counter, my fingers wrapped around the mug of tea I’d made hours ago but hadn’t touched. I didn’t know what I was waiting for anymore. The words had been building up, sitting on the tip of my tongue for so long.Finally, I turned, setting the mug down. His eyes met mine immediately, his expression unreadable. He knew something was
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Eight
Lila. After my conversation with Nick and Elaine, I was now sure I was ready to tell Jake the truth. But for some reason, it had become tough to catch him this past few days. He was alwyas upto something, sometimes I would wake up and he would be already out the door and other times he came back home so late when everyone was asleep. But today I knew he was home, he had taken his mother for her first chemo appointment back here with her new doctor and he had driven her right back and has been taking care of her since. I liked watching him be selfless and caring, it was a new side of him and It was refreshing to watch. Maybe I could get a few minutes to talk to him, I thought to myself as I slowly closed Kyle's room careful not to wake him up. The house had quieted down, the way it always did after a long day. Kyle was tucked into bed, and the low hum of the street outside was all that remained. Elaine had been settling into the rhythm of the house, adjusting to the noise, the lau
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Seven
LilaIt had been a few weeks since I saw Nick, and I appreciated that he gave me the space I needed until I was ready to talk to him. Jake had finally given me the okay to be with him without violating my contract and I wanted to start on a clean slate which is why I invited Nick back here tonight. I needed to come clean about one more thing before we could move forward since I was also planning on telling Jake. I looked at the watch again, he was a few minutes late. Normally he is usually in time and him being twenty minutes was a bit worrying but I was not going to focus on that. The sun had started to dip by the time Nick showed up.He didn’t come with flowers or some grand gesture, just that quiet presence of his a steady knock, a soft smile, his eyes always reading the room before he even said hello.I let him in, and he greeted me with a kiss on the cheek and a hug that lingered just long enough to remind me why being around him always felt safe.“Kyle asleep?” he asked as he
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Six
Lila. I had my reasons. Why I was yet to tell Jake about his son. The other night when he was talking about his mom he said he never wanted kids of his own, how was I supposed to tell him that it was a little too late he was already a father. So I just didn't say anything and hoped somewhere along I will find the courage to tell him that Kyle was his son. I immediately excused myself from Elaine's presence, I was feeling like the woman was staring into my soul and she knew my secret, even how she kept insisting about her Kyle looked just like Jake when he was around that age. Maybe she knew I mean Kyle did have her DNA running through him. But I needed to get away from her before I confessed. I called one of the nurses we had hired to take care of her to take her to her room.She needed to lie down for a bit. Later that afternoon, the boys were out, Jake had taken Kyle to the park to let him run off some energy. I stayed back with Elaine, who’d dozed off in the armchair for a bi
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Five
Lila The morning came earlier than I wanted it to. The sun hadn’t even fully crested the windows yet, but Kyle was already bouncing around the living room with the kind of energy that should be illegal before 8 a.m.I had the cleaners clean and prepare everything for Jake's mom. I always said I was one of those women who don't really care if the in laws love me or not as long as the son that married me loved me. But now that I was prcatically married, I wanted her to like me and my son so bad. I asked Jake earlier before he went to pick her up about everything she liked so it was all ready when she got here. I wondered what she would be like, did she look like Jake? I was still halfway through my coffee when I heard the knock.This one was softer. Measured. But expectant.I opened the door and there she was.Elaine Jake’s mother.Older than I had imagined, more delicate around the eyes, like time had touched her with something heavier than just age. Her auburn hair was now strea
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Four
Lila. Jake paused with his hand on the doorknob, glancing back like there was still something left unsaid.“What is it?” I asked a little curious, his whole fave seemed unsettled, something was definitely bothering him. He hesitated. Then, slowly, let go of the knob and turned to face me again.“There’s something else,” he said. “And I didn’t want to just drop it on you, but… there’s not really a perfect time.” He said, with a dramatic pause. I arched a brow. “Jake. You have already hit me with enough tonight that I should probably be pouring a drink right now.”He was starting to scare me now, and also giving me anxiety and I could not handle any more surprises or secrets tonight and definitely not sober. I was too tired. He huffed a quiet laugh. “Fair. Okay my mom… she’s flying in tomorrow.”I blinked. “Here? Like… here here?” I asked panicking, He nodded, sheepish now. “Yeah. I booked the flight this morning. She’s not well enough to live alone right now, and I don’t want to s
UNWANTED BRIDE Chapter Sixty Three
Lila. It was nearly midnight when I heard another knock at the door.For a second, I didn’t move. Just stared at the clock, wondering if I was dreaming it.Then it came again three soft, hesitant raps.I sighed, pulled on a hoodie, and tiptoed out of Kyle’s room. He was fast asleep, one hand curled under his cheek like he was mid dream. I shut his door quietly and padded down the hallway.I already knew who it was before I opened the door.Jake stood on the corridor, eyes tired, hands shoved deep into his pockets. He looked like he hadn’t slept. Like maybe he had been driving around for hours, unsure of where else to go.“I’m not here to fight,” he said immediately.I leaned against the doorframe. “You sure? You’ve been on a roll lately.”We had not talked again since he brought up the contract and how I was not supposed to hang out with any other man who was not him. I was too pissed to say anything and to be honest I still was.I went through the contract for more than five times an
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Lila. I had just tucked Kyle in for the night when I heard the front door slam.I froze at the sound low, deliberate, full of anger. My heartbeat kicked up. I already knew who it was before I even stepped into the hallway.Jake.He had gone for an ice cream earlier when he found me and Nick together. When he brought back Kyle, I was not home yet, he left him with the house manager. I was kinda hopping he won't be back so early because I knew he was pissed, which is why I had requested to eat dinner earlier and go to bed before he came back home. But today clearly was not my lucky day I had to deal with him, and I knew he was drank too which was not going to help the situation at all. He stood in the living room, chest rising and falling too fast, keys still dangling from his hand. His jaw was clenched so tight it looked like it hurt to speak.“You brought him here,” he finally said. His eyes were blood shot and he leaked of alcohol across the room. "Keep it quiet please, I just p
