I drove nervously around town, Eric and I have been having issues. The only thing that has been keeping me sane now are my frequent evening rides around the town.
I thought mates were supposed to be the best things in each other’s lives. I had complained to Eric that he was stalling on making our mating official.
Every time I brought up the topic of us settling down, it was either he joked his way out of it or he ignored me altogether. I was getting exhausted from taking the relationship too seriously all by myself.
Eric used to be so obsessed and in love with me. He traveled for his family business for two weeks and when he got back, he had changed into an entirely different person. All attempts to get through to him emotionally have been met with disappointing unresponsiveness.
Even when my father sent for him so they could discuss wedding plans, he didn’t turn up on time and when he eventually did, he was nonchalant and unremorseful.
My father had gotten so pissed off and rejected his marriage proposal. It took the intervention of a few family and friends on his end to sort out the issues that we had.
It was almost like I was beginning to force him, and never in a thousand years would I have thought that I would have to go through this harrowing experience with Eric.
He used to be so kind and gentle with me, so I have been asking myself where I went wrong. Countless times, I have gone to him to ask for forgiveness and the reason he switched on me, but he wouldn’t budge.
Our wedding was now in a few weeks, yet, he didn’t care about anything that had to do with the wedding preparations. He barely calls me and even when I go to his apartment to see me, he finds a way to avoid me.
I was seriously considering calling off the wedding, I felt so sad because it seemed to me like I was begging him to marry me.
“I wish Pandora was here” I muttered, and an idea flashed across my mind. I parked properly beside the road and dialed Pandora’s phone number on mine.
“Hello girlie” she squealed, I was jealous of how happy she sounded and wished I didn’t have any sad news to dampen her joyful one.
“Hey. Are you okay? You sound very excited. Did anything happen?” I asked, trying to make my voice as neutral as possible so she doesn’t figure out something is wrong.
“I’m fine, Kiara. I have been meaning to call you. I have as many engagements as Luna now, so I’m usually always busy. I am sorry, my friend. I did not forget about you. I could never”.
“Pandy, so many things have gone wrong with Eric and me. It’s been so hard and I have been trying not to lose it, so I won’t spoil the good things happening to you with my very sad stories. I am so lonely. The wedding is in a few weeks, and I am having so much anxiety about whether I am making the right decision to settle down with Eric or not.” I complained, my voice shaky with emotions by the time I was done talking.
I heard her take a deep breath.
“What has he been doing? Eric used to be obsessed with you, even before your fate confirmation, everyone knew you were going to get mated to him. I wonder why he has started acting this way.” She said,
I sighed sadly and blinked back the tears furiously to stop it from falling. I hated that I was bothering Pandora, but I needed to talk to someone before I ran mad.
“I don’t know what changed, Pandy. He went on a business trip with his father and by the time he got back, he was a totally different person. I cannot even link with him anymore.” I cried sadly and Pandora sighed.
“You need a break, don’t you? You want to run. Call everything off and just go to a place where you can relax, right?” She was telling more than asking.
I started crying profusely now. I knew calling Pandora was precisely what I needed to sort my life out. She knows me even better than I know myself.
“It’s okay Kiara. You can come to me. My home is yours. I just want you to be fine. When do you want to come around?” She asked me.
“I don’t know Pandy. You just got married, and I really do not want to be a burden to you. Maybe I can get a vacation spot and just go there.” I replied, sniffling back the tears that were threatening to fall again.
“No Kiara. You require a home. You require somewhere like where I am. Moreover, I want you here, as I have been so lonely myself. I also have some good news for you.”
“I advise you to postpone the wedding for now, until you both are clear headed enough to decide. There’s a lot going on and you both are in the dark about how you truly feel. Trust me on this one Kiara.” She persuaded me and I immediately felt calm from all the messy feelings I have had to deal with in recent weeks.
“Alright, Pandora. It’s a Tuesday today, so I will make sure I am there by Sunday.” I said, and she kissed me over the phone and said how excited she was that I was coming.
When she told me the good news she had, I was going to freak out. I felt better and decided to find Eric and speak to him immediately about the new developments.
I called his number, it rang, and he didn’t pick up, which wasn’t really a shock to me as that has been his new mode of operation since after the trip.
Taking a deep breath, I decided to drive to his office as that was where he was usually at this time of the day.
I didn’t see his secretary on her seat and thought maybe she went on an errand. I opened his door and my whole world crashed.
Eric was pants down with his secretary’s head bobbing up and down his hard length.