3. Married & First night

"What the heck?" Jake and Samantha yelled loudly as I told them about the proposal by black panther or I call Theodore Bradford.

I nonchalantly nodded to them like I'm doing for last few minutes listening to their sweet curses through my ears.

I don't really know what I feel about all this. I don't really have time for this. Tomorrow is a very big day for me. I have to meet with his secretary in his office for arrangements and other things and also I have a very important meeting in my office.

I'm really getting migrane just thinking about it.

"Guys I'm going to sleep. You two talk." I cut the call before even they can reply.

And I can imagine the furious look their faces.

I opened my phone to look at the messages from Drake.

Busy darling. Call you after I reach. Your pilot.

My eyes glistened with tears. It was a day before when he was going to drive the plane. He's the major pilot ofcourse.

Working in American army and as an major officer in commanding jets and choppers, he sure is famous. He decided to leave army after the last mission he undertook at the western borders. Even the superior officers insisted him to not leave but he knew my concern towards his life for which he thought it is better to leave it for once and all.

His family also is proud of him like I'm. His medals and stars. But all his efforts are going to ruin. How will I tell him about..

*§§*

Two days have gone and I'm going mad thinking about how I will tell Drake. Tomorrow is my wedding. Unwanted by all I may add. And here I'm all messed up. Jake is not going to come as he says to me but I know very well he'll come.

I text Drake to meet me in club next to diner southern street. He agreed as he came today only and is desperate for seeing me.

I reached club and saw Drake sitting in the corner waiting for me at the VIP lounge.

As soon as I reached the table, he stood up and crashed his lips to mine in a hungry kiss. I couldn't do anything but get molded by the softness of his lips and tenderness of his kiss.

He slightly draped his right hand at my lower back and put his left hand at my neck holding me tightly. We both were molded by the moment.

After few minutes he removed his mouth from mine replacing it with my neck. He gave me opened mouth kisses and I could not help but moan and squirm under him to want more.

He tugged my hair back and looked into my eyes with love. He kept his one hand on my cheek caressing it. I also looked into his eyes with deepness. Because I know this will not last long.

"I'm sorry Drake. We can't do this. I love somebody else."

At first he chuckled like I made some joke,"Don't be angry love. I'll not leave you now again. This was last time "

"I'm serious." I choked and pushed him away from me but he was having none of it. He pulled me again to his side and put his face in the crook of my shoulder and sighed.

"Sorry love, but pls don't say that even if you are angry. I'll made it up to you. Okay. Let's get home and sleep. I'm getting amnesia from not sleeping these days. Really." He muttered dryly and laughing a bit at the end.

I really don't know how to put this up. ****.

"Stop it Drake. I'm serious. Dead set. I'm marrying someone else tomorrow. " I hissed pushing him with force to knock some sense into him.

And the rest of it is a story, well it's better if it remains history. Which I don't even want to think about. I will telk you about it but later not now or anytime sooner.

He begged me. He drank more than eight bottles. I wondered how he could stomach all that. He became a totally mess.

I had to call Jake to get him home. I could not bear to see him like that and also to leave him alone at night at his home.

Because I very well know his innocent and sad face wouldn't let me leave.So I left it on Jake to drive him home.

All the way back to my penthouse I could not help but wonder what went wrong. Everything was going perfectly and smoothly. How?

I entered the estate and parked my car and threw the car keys at the centre table in the main hall and barked at one of my bodyguard to park the car at parking lot.

I entered my room and shut the door with the force that one would think earthquake is going to bless us with its presence soon. Note the sarcasm.

I broke into sobs. I threw myself at my bed and clutched bedsheets and pillow in my hands. I thought it was wayfarer easy than that but it was not. God.

I'm a bitch. And that man is a brainless chicken headed nugged legged piece of shit.

How can he blackmail me into a marriage?

And why?

Do I know him? Yes. But not personally. Two days back was the first and last time I met him.

Something is fishy and very wrong here.

How did he get those papers? There is someone for sure who is leaking our important matters and informations to him and maybe to others.

How can our security staff be so careless!

It was midnight and sleep had no relation with me till far.

I got up from bed and went to workout for sometime and then look into matters for which I may not have time because of the Australian and Mexican investors.

My schedule is already tight and then this marriage will take a whole day of mine.

I would really love to chop him into pieces and feed to the pigs.

Or more better cut his fucking hand with a chopper and feed it to him. Raw and fresh. Blood dripping from his arm as fucking sauce.

God! Urrggh, I have seriously started talking like a goddamn vampire.

I'm good at acting. That world knows.

But he knows? Is the main question because then it would be hard to make a fool of him, if he knows.

My next morning went barking orders at my security and personal staff about the leak of our matters to him. That was personal and he knows it now, and papers are with him with his fucking signature on them giving him full rights on that house.

My dad will not be able to handle such a scandale and if it means risking my whole life to get some more time in years to live with my dad,in his presence, than be it. I will marry him and show him his place.

That egoistic bastard will soon know his place and I promise that I will make him repay.

And with thought I went to my parent's house to get ready for the wedding. I changed into a beautiful white gown with a bead and diamond necklace. His assistant or the weeding designer helped me to wear earrings to the accord.

I decided that was not going to get my make-up done but the one suspicious glare from my mother made me get it done.

Soon dad came and announced that it was time. I linked my arm with his and took a bouquet of roses from him to give it to my non so lovey groom. For once I exchanged 'groom' with 'broom'. And I hope you know what a broom is? I chuckled at my thought. I am getting weirder with my thoughts these days.

I walked down the aisle with my dad. This was the time I miss my brother but he has his affairs.

And I know he would be mad afterwards. And I can expect his visit to me in next few days or maybe even today night. Yes, he is like the worst person on the earth when he is angry and sometimes he plays 'cool off' to calm himself down and does not say much and changes the topic.

And I love him for that.

I'm luckily in no mood of smiling, I'm smiling from morning whenever I see any relatives of mine or my mom and dad. My face fucking hurts now. Jesus.

I was about to groan but my mind diverted from it to the task at the hand. And yes, this marriage or should I say blackmailing is nothing more than a task for me. And I believe for him as well.

I saw from beneath my veil that his face was as stiff as stone. My father's shoulders tensed seeing the expressions on his face and his face also became stoic. God! These men. I wanted to shout out my frustration right now but I could not.

I squeezed my father's palm in reassurance. He nodded at me.

He let my hand go and put mine into his extending one.

My jaws clenched even thinking about let any other man touch me instead of Drake but he was touching me right now. Just think about my feeling right now. I was seething now.

He brought my hand to his lips and kissed my palm softly. I felt disgusted by his touch but did not show it on my face instead tried to remove my hand from his big one but he tightened his grip on my hand and moved towards the centre with me.

Father enchanted vows and his stories loudly throughout the hall. That is what felt that time. I felt like sleeping after listening to so much theories and stories of love. It is not like that I disrespect or dislike my religion in any kind but that I felt just out of place.

I felt suffocated and angry. I felt like a wild tigress with arrow pierced into her chest and the piercer was in front of her but she could not pound on him.

I hated calling myself Stone Queen that time. That is what world calls me but they don't know that behind that stone a hear beats but it is shut now that his life has been sucked out.

Drake.

I saw as he put ring on my finger and I did the same. Father announced us as husband and wife.

But luckily did not ask us to kiss each other. Guess, it went easily.

*§§*

Wedding which is the dream of every girl. I hate to even call myself with my husband's name. Yeah, you guessed it right. It has been more than twenty minutes we got married and I literally had to swallow the lump in my throat thousands time to talk to someone.

Party was a grand function and the most hot and new pickup for tabloids. I don't even want to open my social media right now. It'll be flooded with messages. I love my fan but right now I'm not having anything of it.

Right now I'm sitting in his car alone with his driver while he drove away in another car god knows where. Anyways who wants to know. Right?

Hmm.

*§§*

It was getting late in night and after this heck of a marriage,I just didn't want to think about anyone but rest. I removed my dress and the ring and the pendant. This ring. Beautiful yet I hate it.

It was a pretty dress to say the least but very heavy. I showered and got out of the bathroom. I went into the walk in closet and was surprised to see the whole kinds of clothes there for both men and women.

I slipped into classy bra and silky underwear. I chose shorts and tank top to wear after this heaviest of the day of my life and then it downed to me. I was married. But not to the love of my life who was always there with me when I needed him.

I feel guilty for him. I did very bad to him. All this was not meant to happen. I was meant to marry after one month not three days after the auction of that house. A lone tear escaped my eye thinking about my situation that I cannot do anything to correct this. Now I'm not Caitlyn King but Caitlyn Theodre Bradford.

But how jesus, how? And why?

The pained expression on Drake's face flashed in my mind when I told him I could not marry him. He took it as a joke first but then it dawned to him that I was serious. He begged me. He did not force me or threaten me because he loved me or still do and respected me.

I will not cry Drake. I will come back to you. I will find out a way to get out of this marriage. I will. I promise you.

My thoughts were cut off by the opening of the door.I got out of the closet to see so called husband of mine. I promise you Drake I will make him suffer in pain like he did to you and me.

His eyes landed on me and scanned me from head to toe like checking for something and atlast his gaze landed on long slender, creamy legs. I felt uncomfortable under his gaze. I know he could feel the uneasiness he was causing me cause he was smirking.

None of us spoke until a few minutes but then I broke the silence,"Ummm.... I will sleep on the couch, you sleep on the bed." I was too tired to fight him. Maybe tomorrow.

In the long two strides he was by at my side. He glared at me and roughly pulled my hair near him which caused the distance between us to decrease.

This harsh treatment brought water to my eyes which threatened to spill out. It was hurting like hell but I did not cower down. I stared into his eyes which I know was a wrong move to play. He stayed silent for a minute and then spoke,"Repeat that sentence and your family will be out from that lovely house of your father. "

The thought brought anger in my brain instead of fear and pain. I did not know why but I dared to speak back to him which aggravated him more. "I will not sleep in the same bed as with you."

He considered me from the look on his face and then smiled at me challengly, "Oh you will."

Oh god! I don't know if he will be near me more I will end up in jail for seven or fourteen years in charge of killing him.

"Never. I'll not sleep with anybody on the same bed until and unless the person is Drake. And you are not."

I don't know how but last two sentences slipped out of my mouth. I was sure of that, that I never wanted to take Drake's name in front of him.

I could see the affect my words created on him. His eyes hardened at the name of Drake. His jaw visibly clenched. He gripped my hairs even more tightly making me wince me in pain.

He bought his face near to me. He snuggled his face in the crook of my neck. He licked my earlobe with his tongue and lips making me shiver in disgust and fear.

"Where were you last night that you got so much of courage to even speak back to me and before you answer " he paused and looked straight into my eyes and continued, "Don't even think about throwing false words at my face because the consequences of it you won't like. It will not be your family but you this time. Think before you speak "

I for once contemplated between telling him the truth or lie. Because when I took Drake's name on his face earlier, indeed, it was not a good sight.

I chose to lie.

"I was with my friends at my house.",I spoke as I looked into his eyes with full confidence. And as soon as these words left my mouth,he bent down and bit my neck making me scream and cry in pain that exploded.

"I want truth,wife.",he spoke in a deadly calm manner.

"I - I told y-you truth only.",I spoke as my lips quivered.

These words left my mouth and something flashed in his eyes which could not be taken lightly.

Danger is all I could see.

I could feel the small thin hairs on my neck rising from fear. My body again shivered due to the wind from window that was open.

I wanted to shout out loud. I was not a fucking five year old child whom he can treat as he wishes. I'm a full grown up and set lady with my own leading business. With my own hard earned money.

He bent and licked down the exposed skin of my neck making me shiver more. He bit again on the same spot he bit before but this time it was more hard and pierceful. This time I could feel his canines digging under my flesh which brought tears to my eyes which easily escaped due to the intensity of pain.

I cried and he saw me blankly and then spoke. His voice held authority which dare you to defy him. 

"Now speak. Remember truth,wife. Otherwise you will be tasting your blood from my mouth."

This time I spoke the truth.

" I - I -I wa - was with D -Dra - Drake at cl - club."

"And even after I told you that you are mine. I was going to marry you even after that you went to that nutcase of a man amd kissed him and stayed by his arm all night. Huh?",he hissed on my face threatingly and very dangerously low.

I was more than shocked to hear all that from his mouth but I did not dare to answer or even look at him this time.I kept looking at the floor which seemed to be eternity under his pierceful and dangerous gaze.

He shouted,"Answer me dammit. Do you think I'm a fool? Do you think I would not know where you go? And the thing is you show me guts to even lie at my face.", which made me flinch.

At the end his grip tightened on my hair. He left my hairs and shoved me hard making me fall on the bed. He put his one leg beside my face on the bed and levelled down to my face making me dig more into the warmth of the bed.

"Never dare to lie to me. Never ever and I mean that, I don't want to listen that guys name from your mouth or your condition will be same as your neck."I shivered from the hidden meaning under his words. But anyways I hesitantly nodded unable to see him clearly due to the water in my eyes.

"Good. Go to sleep and I'll join you in ten minutes.", I again nodded to his words.

He did not move from this position and continued to watch me under piercing gaze. He touched the area he bit on my neck and wipe off the blood that came out and licked it from his finger. Which made me grip the sheets tightly due to the pain and disgust towards this man.

He then moved and made his way towards the bathroom. I don't know when but sleep took over me. The last words I heard mingled in my sleep.

Those words were promising with anger in them.

'You will pay for everything you caused, Caitlyn. You will.'

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