A Bride Without Knowing
01 #Epilogue
His hands closed over my breast, sudden and solid, a sound came from deep in my throat.
I tried to push him away, to still his fingers, but each press of his palm only fed the heat that was spreading on my skin.
Zachary Knox
Your body knows what it wants.
He said, his voice low. His fingers glided down my thighs.
My breath came heavy now, ragged at the edges.
I meant to ask to see his eyes—though darkness was all I'd known since the accident stole my sight.
This man, bound to me only by papers, was the one who'd taken me in.
I gasped as his hands moved higher, tracing the inside of my thigh until my bones felt loose with sensations I'd never imagined.
I pressed my palm to my mouth to muffle the sounds building there—sharp, needy things I didn't recognize as my own.
Since losing my sight, my other senses had sharpened into a fine point. Sharp enough to lead us here, to this edge of something I couldn't name.
I heard his laugh—warm, rich, the kind that settled deep inside my chest like sun on cold wood.
Zachary Knox
Your eyes are gone, but every other part of you is burning alive.
I jolted as his fingers brushed my waist, lifting my shirt with careful ease.
I tried to pull back, but my limbs were soft as moss.
The truth sat heavy in my ribs; I'd nerver seen his face. All I had of him was the timber of his voice, the weight of his touch—the only proof he was real, that he was here.
Zachary Knox
Isn't this what we're meant to do?
He said, his breath warm against my neck as he leaned closer.
Margaux Livhia
We're not really married.
Margaux Livhia
It's just a contract. You don't want this—your grandmother made you agree.
Margaux Livhia
This is...payment. For saving her. For what happened to me—
His lips cut off my words, brushing my jaw. Heat flooded me again, so fierce I almost forgot to breathe.
Zachary Knox
Papers don't make a marriage.
He murmured against my ears, and shivers run down my spine.
Zachary Knox
Contract or not, you're my wife.
~~ • To Be Continued • ~~
02 #Epilogue
Zachary Knox
Contract or not, you're my wife.
He held my shoulders gently, then eased me back onto the mattress. I let him guide me—ehat choice did I have, when my body was already leaning into his touch.
I felt his weight press close, and my heart hammered against my ribs hard enough to hurt.
Margaux Livhia
(Lucian...what do you see when you look at me? What are you thinking?)
Zachary Knox
You're fragile.
He said, breathing in the space just below my ear before kissing my neck, slow and deliberate.
Zachary Knox
My grandmother made sure the contract keeps you safe.
Zachary Knox
So until your sight comes back—I'll be your eyes.
Zachary Knox
Wether you think I want to or not, I'll care for you. I'll be the one who touches you—
He laughed softly, kissing my neck again, moving up to my jaw, then to my lips.
I clung to his biceps—firm, solid under my fingers, as his mouth claimed mine.
Deep, hungry, like I was the air he'd been searching for. Without thinking, I kissed him back.
If I didn't, I'd have drowned in the need that was rising up inside me.
When we pulled apart, I was gasping, my chest heaving with the force of it.
Zachary Knox
And I'll be the one who gives you pleasure.
He said, his voice rough now, thick with want.
My pulse race at his words. His hands slid down my legs, then slowly took off my shorts and underwear.
Margaux Livhia
*bits her lip*
I bit my lip to hold back a cry, my skin felt like it was on fire, every nerve ending awake aching and reaching for him.
Margaux Livhia
(I want to see you, I want to know what your face looks like when you touch me.)
Margaux Livhia
(When did you start being so gentle?)
I covered my mouth as his hand parted my legs. I was open to him now, and I knew he could see how my body had awakened under his touch.
I cried as his finger slid through me, slow and sure.
Zachary Knox
You're so wet for me.
He said, and I knew I was done for.
No matter how hard I tried to deny what he did to me, my body never lied.
Everything shifted after that day. We grew closer, hotter, more tangled than I'd ever thought possible.
Slowly, I learned to know him through touch alone—I found my self craving even the slightest touch of his finger under my skin.
And what I never saw coming was that I'd fallen in love with him.
03 #Epilogue
Kiddeon Zayden
Fuck me! How long has it been?
Kiddeon Zayden
Shit, I'd forgotten how this place smells!
We all flinched as Deon—one of ny oldest friend, yelled loud enough to turn heads.
We'd barely stepped off the jet, and he was already drawing stares.
Zayn Kyran
*Smacks Deon's head*
Zayn Kyran
Chill out! You're yelling like a mad man.
He snapped, and we all huffed out a laugh.
Kiddeon Zayden
Someone's not in the mood.
Kiddeon Zayden
Go find a woman and work that out! Dammit.
Zayn Kyran
Believe me, I will.
Zayn Kyran
Better than you—you let that blonde in Moscow slip away without even a kiss.
Kiddeon Zayden
Coward? I'm not the one who still defends our old man!
That pushed Kyran over the edge.
Zayn Kyran
Bullshit—he's our father!
They were still going at it as we reached the terminal. No one would guess they were brothers, but they fought like this over everything.
I glanced at Silas, my right-hand man, walking beside me.
Zachary Knox
Yeah. Why wouldn't I be?
I said, moving through the crowd without really seeing it.
Silas Ascher
Right...why wouldn't you be?
How long since I left this country? How long since I lost her?
I remember her clearly—her scent, like jasmine and rain, the way her voice softened when she spoke, the sound of her laugh. It all feels like yesterday.
Why did you run the second you could see me Livh? Was I not enough?
Kairo Marix
Ouch! *teary eyes*
I snapped to attention and looked down. A little boy—maybe four, dessed in a fluffy bear costume—was on the ground, struggling to push himself up.
His eyes we're glossy with tears.
Zachary Knox
You okay, kiddo?
I knelt to help him, lifting him into my arms with one arms.
Kairo Marix
Mommy and khiel...gone.
He just nodded, voice trembling.
Zachary Knox
(Shit. His alone.)
Deon waved a giant chocolate, with Kyran scowling behind him.
Kiddeon Zayden
Holy fuck! Since when did you become a kidnapper?
Zayn Kyran
Idiot—keep your voice down!
Silas shooks his head at the pair before walking over.
Silas Ascher
So? Whose kid is this?
Zachary Knox
We collided, seems like he's lost.
The boy suddenly suddenly wrapped his arms around my neck, his small hands warm on my skin.
We were about to head inside when another boy came running towards us, shouting.
Levhi Zakhiel
Bad man! Give me Kai back!
Silas and I exchange look.
Kairo Marix
The boy in my arms called.
Zachary Knox
Your brother?
Twins. And they spoke English—impressive for their age.
The second boy hit my legs lightly as he reach us. Silas lifted him up, he was a mirror image of the first.
Zayn Kyran
Where the hell are their parents?
Zayn Kyran
Let's take them to—
We all turned at the sound of the voice. A woman was running towards us, panic visible in her eyes.
The boys lit up and yelled.
My body couldn't move, couldn't breathe, as I stared at her.
I wisphered her name, and it felt like coming home.
Margaux Livhia
Oh my gosh!
Margaux Livhia
Kai! Khiel!
She reaches us, tears streaming down her cheecks as she took the boys from me and Silas.
Margaux Livhia
Thank you! Thank you so much for looking after them!
Zachary Knox
(Boys? She has children?)
Kairo Marix
Hehe! Mommy they are nice!
The boy from my arms earlier said, and our eyes met.
I'd know her anywhere. Every curve of her face, the way her voice cracked when she was upset—everything about her was exactly as I remembered.
Margaux Livhia
Thank you again
She said, pressing her face to the boy's hair.
Margaux Livhia
I just stepped away for a minute and they were gone—I've been looking everywhere.
But I couldn't hear her. All I could see was her—my Livh, standing right in front of me.
She didn't recognize me, of course. She'd been blind back then. She'd never seen my face.
I stood frozen as she turned and walked away with the boys, her hand holding tight to each of theirs.
Kiddeon Zayden
Z! What the fuck? You're staring into space.
I shook my head, not answering.
I started walking, a smirk pulling at my lips.
Zachary Knox
(Finally. Fate brought us back together.)
No matter what life she has now. No matter who she says fathered those boys. No matter why she left me years ago.
I'll win her back. She won't get away this time.
Zachary Knox
(Contraced or not, you're my wife, Livh.)
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