“Nadia. I don’t have any other female except this little temptress in my arms.” He was smiling widely, and his eyes were beaming at me.
He was really good at this, playing me for a fool.
“Hmmm…” I pulled away from his arms and started walking away. “Well, I want to shower first.”
“Okay, I’ll see you later then.”
My heart dropped as tears pooled in my eyes. I was at least expecting him to say he’d like to shower with me, as that was what we’ve been doing these past few days. But then I guessed Andrea’s appearance changed everything.
What does she want? Does she want him back? Is he going to throw me away now?
I didn’t know how long I stayed in the shower. My heart was aching badly, and I just wanted the floor to swallow me whole.
I have never felt this pain before, not even when Riley left me at the cave. It was painful, but I had no expectations, and I could still think clearly after that.
But now I have no idea what to do next.
He was breaking my heart and I didn’t even know if he knew it. He was so good at pretending he loved me, but it was still Andrea all along.
She should be happy with her fated mate already. What was she doing here? Was she trying to ruin what Riley and I have?
I don’t know anymore if I should keep fighting for Riley and pretend I didn’t see Andrea was here today. Or should I stand my ground and risk losing him? He would probably choose her.
I was still confused about what to do next as I made my way down the stairs.
Jenny sent a mindlink advising that lunch was ready and they were all waiting for me.
I wanted to just stay hidden in our room, but I wanted to see Riley too. I wanted to know if he would keep up with his lies or if he would finally tell me the things that I was not aware of.
I took a deep breath as I walked down the corridors leading me to the dining room. I could hear them talking, but I couldn’t understand. It was as if they were talking in a low voice. It’s like they didn’t want anyone to know about their conversation.
And my gut was right. The room fell silent the moment I stepped in, and everything about me being calm and just waiting for Riley to open his damn mouth went out the window.
These people were playing games with me.
“Now we can finally eat.” Beta Dominic chuckled, but I didn’t even look at him.
I sat on the chair beside Riley, and everyone started to put food on their plates, but I was just staring at the variety of food in front of me.
Riley started placing food on my plate, and I just let him do it without glancing at him. My eyes focused on my plate as he filled it up.
“You looked tired. Are youokay?” His voice was laced with concern that I almost scoffed at him.
But instead, I remained silent.
“Nadia?” He reached for my hand that was sitting on my thigh, and gently squeezed it.
“I’m going back upstairs.”
“You haven’t even eaten yet.”
“I don’t like the food.” Forgive me, Goddess, I never complain about food. I was always thankful for the food I was given, but these words just slipped out of my mouth.
“What do you want to eat? I can have them prepare it for you.”
“Don’t bother them. I’m okay.”
“I can fix it for you if you want.”
