Olivia’s POV
My eyes fluttered open, and the sunlight’s rays bathed my face in warmth. My head hurt slightly, and I felt a little sore in many places.
I tried to move my legs, and soon I realised where I was. I was in Andre’s room!
I sat up, and the duvet rolled off my chest. I grabbed it in fright, trying to cover myself. I was naked!
The memories of last night rushed through my mind, and I almost cursed out.
“Good morning, Kitten. I trust that you slept well?”
I looked up and saw Andre getting dressed. He was in his trousers, but his muscular torso was bare, and his chest muscles stood out, and I was staring at him shamelessly.
“You like what you see?” he asked, shooting me a wink.
I turned away and blushed hard and pulled the bedclothes closer to my bare chest. I allowed myself to revisit everything that happened the night before. We had sex!
I felt shame wash over me, and I turned away from him. How dare he do that to me?! He was such a dog. I would never forgive him.
“Is there a problem, kitten?”
He leaned closer to me, and when I looked up, our lips were nearly touched. I drew back in fear, grabbed a pillow, and whacked him in the face with it.
“How dare you stoop so low as to have sex with me? What’s your problem?”
He smirked, grabbed the pillow, and threw it aside.
“Seems like my kitten woke up feisty. What a lovely way to say ‘good morning’.”
I growled at him and pulled the sheets closer to my body, scared that my body would give itself away and would make him touch me again.
He pulled away from me, walked over to where his shirts hung, and began to select one.
“I will be going for a meeting in the next ten minutes. I don’t want you to go anywhere. I can tell that you are still a little tired. I will ask the maids to bring breakfast up here for you. You can relax.”
My mouth fell wide open.
“No. No way! The maids will not come and find me in your room. What will they think of me? They will think that I am a sl…”
He turned angrily to me, and I gasped in fright.
“They will think that you are a what?”
He began to walk angrily towards me. His eyes were dark and furious.
“I am waiting. Care to tell me what is wrong with them seeing you in my room?”
I gulped and swallowed my next words. The last time that something like this happened, it ended in me losing my virginity to him. I still hadn’t recovered from the shock that I had had sex with my stepdad.
I was such a slut. I could never forgive myself. I buried myself into the sheets, feeling dirty and disgusted with myself.
“I just want to go to my room,” I said weakly. My voice was barely audible.
I heard Andre relax and sigh gently.
“There will be no need for that. I asked them to bring your things. They brought them up while you were asleep.”
My eyes flew wide open again.
“They what?!”
I turned to the wardrobe, and just like he said, my clothes were hanging in the wardrobe next to his. My suitcase was neatly placed inside, and my shoes were arranged on the shoe rack next to his. I could barely catch my breath. What was this man’s problem?
“What is wrong with you? Why did you ask them to bring my things here? Why do you want to embarrass me? I just want a normal life, but ever since I got here, things have been crazy, and you are just making things even more complicated for me.”
“Why can’t you leave me alone.”
“I am making sure that you don’t run away, kitten…”
“Stop calling me that! You are my mother’s husband. You are my stepdad. For fucks sake! I just slept with my stepdad! You slept with your stepdaughter! Doesn’t this make you feel weird, or have you already killed your conscience that the severity of this means nothing to you?”
I buried my head in my hands and began to cry. Soon, I felt a pressure next to me, and I knew that he was sitting next to me.
“Leave me alone, Andre. You are a horrible person. You made me do all this. You and the Moon Goddess. This is both of your faults. You both have ruined my life.”
I felt his hand touch my arm, but I whipped it away angrily. He had turned me into a whore.
“Olivia, I need you to understand something. I am not married to your mother.”
In a split second, I stopped crying and raised my head. Was he so pathetic and desperate that he could lie to my face? Did he think I was a fool?
“How could you be so pathetic and shameless? Why are you lying to me? Are you crazy? Why are…”
“Maybe if you stopped talking so much and listened, you might be able to understand, kitten.”
I felt my cheeks redden as he stroked my face and lips gently. My body was already losing its defences, and my anger was slowly ebbing away.
“There is nothing between your mother and I. What we have is an arrangement…”
He stopped and looked at his watch.
“I am running late for my meeting. But I will explain everything to you once I get back. Are you okay with that?”
I was silent and could only nod. The news shocked me, and I still couldn’t believe what he was telling me. A part of me still believed that he was lying to me. What was he doing with her if he wasn’t married to my mother?
“Good. I will ask my trusted servant to bring your breakfast. You won’t have to see the maids, but you have to promise me one thing.”
He looked deep into my eyes, and I felt the anger in my heart begin to melt away. His eyes seemed so soft and sincere. Maybe he wasn’t lying.
No, I couldn’t be sure until I listened to what he had to say.
Suddenly, he grabbed my face and made me look him straight in the eyes.
“Do not leave the room. I want to see you here once I get back. Do I make myself clear? If I found out that you did, last night will be nothing compared to what I have in store for you next.”
I nodded, and he kissed my forehead and smiled; the scary scowl had vanished into thin air.
“You are beautiful, Liv.”
He immediately dashed out, and I was alone with my thoughts. I still couldn’t believe my ears. My stepdad wasn’t my stepdad?