“Woah, woah. Calm down, okay?” As he struggled to make sense of what was going on, Preston pinched the space in between his brows. His eyes gleamed with excitement as it only took him a few seconds to realize it.
With a little smirk on his lips, he started walking in her direction.
Lenora anticipated him to fumble or make excuses, but when he finally stopped in front of her, he did something unexpected.
Lenora squealed as he lifted her and carried her on his shoulders. “Why are you doing that? Put me down!” yelled Lenora as she pounded at his back.
Hmm, who knew Preston is this powerful? The thought filtered into her mind.
She puffed her cheeks quickly, furious at herself for thinking those things, and proceeded to pound at his back, “I said put me down!”
Nevertheless, Preston disregarded her and effortlessly took her to the European-styled master’s bedroom and dumped her on the bed.
Gasping, Lenora tried to push out the long dark locks that had covered her face but before she finished, Preston climbed on top of her stopping her in her tracks.
“Y… you! Do you know what you’re doing?” She protectively shielded her chest with her hands, as if that would protect her from him.
Preston’s expression was blank, but he couldn’t help but snort internally at how quickly her response changed from being a badass to a timid little rabbit. Previously, he didn’t give it much thought, but now that he might be Lenora’s first, the thought makes his heart race with longing.
With his gaze fixed on her lips, he gently started moving in her direction.
Lenora dived further into the bed in a panic, looking for a way out. As he got closer, she screamed, “Preston, I promise, if you-” but her mouth and eyes immediately shut tightly. She might kiss him by accident if she talks
“Better now, I feel safer talking to you now.”
What?
Suddenly, Lenora opened her eyes to see Preston getting up and taking his shirt off. She didn’t notice her hands were chained above her in shackles until she tried to move.
What the hell?!
She was preoccupied to the point where she failed to notice when he did that.
“You!”
“What’s the meaning of this, Preston?”
Preston shrugged, “Well, I just found out my wife is very violent and at the moment, I don’t feel safe with you. I won’t be able to enjoy your money if I’m dead, will I?”
The funny thing is that she has no idea she could spend eternity in prison for her actions earlier. Preston thought in amusement. And that is one of the reasons he had picked her… she is different.
“So? What were you saying again? You think I’m cheating on you?”
“Humph, I know.”
“Seriously? What do you know?”
“The previous lover you had!” She said, raising her chin boldly to meet his stare, “I should have known better than anyone why you immediately accepted my proposition to marry me. It’s not just about making you a millionaire, is it?”
A minute of silence passed after that as Preston took off his pants whilst staring at her like she has grown two heads. For once in his life, he had no interest in trying to comprehend women because he could never do it. Just the thought of trying gave him a migraine.
“You are jealous,” he stated and then dropped his shorts without warning.
Lenora snapped her eyes shut quickly, not before catching a glimpse of his manhood. The image was instantly seared into her memory.
Goodness, gracious!
He’s so big. Her face flushed pink.
Nevertheless, “jealous? Hah! How can I be? Now that we are married, you are not permitted to see anyone while we are still together, regardless of your history with her.”
She didn’t hear anything after that, rather she heard the sound of running water in the bathroom making her open her eyes.
How dare he ignore her?
Lenora was going insane. First, the stranger at the hospital disrespected her and now this… Heh. How did her life get to this point?
Minutes later, the door opened. Luckily, Preston was putting on shorts this time.
Lenora watched as he came over to her side, and pat her hair as though she was a dog. “Rest assured wifey, I belong to only you.”
He then turned out the lights and left her to sleep on his side of the bed. She soon started to hear him snoring softly.
Wait a second… Is he dozing off?
“Preston?”
“Preston?”
“Hey, Preston! You can’t cuff me like this throughout the night.”
Nothing.
“Preston!!”
“Preston! Damn you!”
The next morning, Lenora woke up with a start. A groan escaped her lips as she tried to move cause it felt like she’s been hit by a car. Her hands, which had been hanging up all night, were aching to the point where she was unable to feel them.
Opening her eyes, she found that it was afternoon already and was no longer cuffed. Preston wasn’t in the room luckily because she would throw a punch at his face.
How could he do that to her? Is that a punishment for assuming things about him?
A ring on a phone distracted her.
She extended her hand to carry her phone with gritted teeth and responded without checking the caller ID.
“Nora!!!!!” a high-pitched voice was heard the next minute.
Lenora winced and knew without looking who it was. It was Reeyah, a dear friend of hers. Lenora was shot at the time while on a mission and was hiding from a bad group that was after her life. It was by chance that she had previously met Reeyah.
Reeyah had found her at the brisk of death, and saved her life. To pay back, Lenora had Reeyah handed to the entertainment industry. One whose CEO owed her a dept. Since Reeyah qualified, they signed her up immediately while Lenora and Reeyah became close.
Only Reeyah knew that Lenora has other identities too and although, she may not know what Lenora does, she appreciated the fact that they were friends due to Reeyah’s busy schedule as an international artist, it has been three years since Lenora last visited her, but she usually checks on her progress every so often.
“Ree, cut it out.”
“Ohh, why are you always so grumpy? Anyways, guess what?” she squealed dramatically.
She proceeded even though she knew Lenora wouldn’t respond. “I’ll visit Harithon the following week! Have you missed me?
“Yeah. I’ll be there to pick you up from the airport. Bye!” Lenora hung up. Knowing Reeyah, she will try to catch up with gossip and she wasn’t really in the mood to talk, she felt tired.
Just as she was about to set the phone in the drawer, something caught her attention. A notification.
She clicked on it and what she saw made the exhaustion vanish in thin air.
Her mouth opened and closed several times and then…
“PRESTON!!!!!”