LeonDad didn't want to stay in the hospital any longer so he was discharged and was now staying in my house for the time being until he was fit to travel back to Mercia. Jax had travelled back to America but Liese, Andres and Ina were still around.I pulled up in front of the house and shut off the engine then took a deep breath. I unfastened my seatbelt and looked over at Elisabeth."We're here." I said."I'm not blind." She muttered as she unfastened her seatbelt then opened the door and got out of the car.I did the same and shut the door then pressed the lock button on my key fob and the car beeped. I walked around the car to meet her and I sighed."Ready?". I asked her."You seem nervous." She remarked. "I like it." She smirked evilly and walked ahead of me.I shook my head and followed her up the short steps and into the house. I didn't think I'd miss this house so much but I did. It was the very first house I bought after arriving in Lagos and Zach's brother who was a real est

LeonI didn't want to do this. Any of this but I had no choice. Beth and I were at the event planner's office talking about what we wanted for the wedding but of course I left it all to Beth because she was a woman and she knew all these things."I'm thinking we should do it in your hometown." Beth looked at me. "Don't you think so?".I looked up at her from my phone. "My dad can't travel yet." I muttered."Have you asked him?"."That's what the doctors said." I almost snapped at her. "You want a church wedding, that's what you're going to get."She rolled her eyes at me and I rolled my eyes back at her then continued with what I was doing."We'll use Southern Sun Hotel and Suites for the reception." She told the woman. "It'll accommodate all our guests.""How many people are coming exactly? I don't like the way you mentioned that word; guests." I narrowed my eyes at her."Thousands of people. My father's friends, my mother's friends. Family." She shrugged nonchalantly. "Senators and

Elisabeth The kiss had been perfunctory but I'd felt it all the way from my head to my toes. It wasn't the first time we'd kissed but the second time was better than the first and almost two hours later I was still feeling his lips on mine. "You're quiet." Leon muttered. We'd had our first dance as husband and wife and now it was time for best man's speech. I hoped his best friend would say something that would shed light on why Leon acted the way he did. I wanted to know more about my infuriating husband and maybe... understand him a little. "You like me this way." I replied stiffly. "Quiet." "Sometimes... I like hearing you talk." He said. "Drowns out the voices in my head." "What voices?". I frowned. "Do you hear people's thoughts?". He threw back his head and laughed. "I wish." He chuckled. "But no... they're just voices." "Did you do something bad?". I inquired. "Did you... maybe kill someone?". He went quiet and looked away and I chastised myself for opening my big mout

Elisabeth I walked into the bedroom I shared with Leon and gently shut the door. I crossed the threshold into the sitting room but I couldn't find him so I went to the bedroom and peeped in through the slightly open door and saw him asleep on the bed. I slipped in and tiptoed to the bed but I stopped short at the foot of the bed when I saw that he was naked from the waist up, asleep on his back. I wanted to wake him up for dinner but he was sleeping so peacefully that I didn't have the heart to wake him so I just watched him sleep. I gazed at his bare torso thinking that I was right about him being ripped. I should count myself lucky that I got to marry such an insanely gorgeous guy but I wasn't lucky because we didn't even like each other. I noticed a tattoo on his chest. It was tiny like he didn't want anyone to know what it was but I realized it was a name; Joni... written backwards. "I wonder who Joni is." I muttered. He stirred and I froze, holding my breath and hoping he wou

ElisabethThe next dayIt was Monday and I was very excited to go to work. I'd told Jules about my decision to continue teaching and though she'd been skeptical about it but she'd supported me. It wasn't ever getting to my parents because they'd have my head.I hurried out of the bathroom after my shower, Leon wasn't in the room so I did everything I had to do rather calmly and just as I was putting on my earrings he walked into the bedroom."Good morning." I greeted. "Did you sleep well?"He looked me over. "What are you wearing?".I looked down at my outfit. It was a purple off shoulder blouse and black skinny jeans paired with black sandals. "Clothes." I replied."I know that. Why are you dressed like that?". He questioned."I'm going to work." I said. "Or... This kind of dressing is not allowed in Imperial Heights?"."It is. You're the Queen remember? You have to dress like one." He said."So you don't like this one?". She asked."It doesn't matter what I think. You should be bot