Alle Kapitel von Unwillingly His: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 13

Ellie's POVI woke up to silence.I turned over slowly. The room was empty. I sat up and looked around. No sign of him. Like he'd never been there at all.He had left the room yesterday and hadn't returned. I remembered my threat. I was sure he was going to return to the room today. But none of the things he took away with him was here. I got up, freshened up and stood in the middle of the room for a moment. Part of me wanted to walk to the guest room and check. See if he'd gone back there after I slept.I stopped myself.I wasn't going to walk around this house looking for my arrogant husband. That wasn't who I was.I headed downstairs. Irina was at the foot of the stairs arranging flowers on the side table. She looked up when she heard me."Good evening Mrs Ellie” "Good evening Irina." I kept my voice easy. "Have you seen Jayden?""Yes ma'am. Mr Spark has been at the gym after he returned from work”The gym. Of course."Thank you."I found it on the far side of the ground floor. T

Jayden's POVI left the table before anyone else.Didn't say much. I didn't need to. My father was still seated, taking his time the way he always did after dinner. My mother had gone. Joanna was already on her phone.And Mia was still sitting there.I didn't look back.I sat on the edge of the bed and just stayed there for a moment.The evening kept replaying. Not all of it. Just pieces. The kind that sticks without asking permission.Mia showing up at that table wasn't something I planned. Joanna did that. My mother probably knew. Nobody told me and nobody was going to apologize for it either. That was just how things worked in this house.What bothered me more than Mia being there was how she acted like nothing had happened. Like two nights ago wasn't a thing. Like she hadn't shown up at my hotel room uninvited and I hadn't sent her out. She'd sat beside me tonight smiling and talking and reaching for things across the table like she belonged there.She didn't belong there.I pulle