BETRAYED BY ONE, DESIRED BY FOUR

a like a fragile flower. It hurt but I had already fallen in love with him. I shrugged off the

even want to stay in the same room w

ar Athena'

stabilize m

uld understand that I loved him

ter didn't die down,

open and said, "

d by the sight o

it, and she was giggli

s were

I still timidly said, "I

ated by my interruption of

ou countless times there's no need to bother. N

t when my father was coming, we would pretend to have a loving

ced at

er expression and said, "Aiden, let me g

n he's gone, right?" she added

at her s

ys so though

made my heart b

Athen

ack your things quickl

my mind spinning,

my head bowed in humiliation

e, arms crossed over her chest, her shar

aid, "Must be exhausting, isn't it? Pretending like you belong here. You try to play the role of a loving wife

y knuckles turning red because of the pain. But I r

ou are nothing but his hidden secret lover," I

ame, maybe. But in every other way?" She leaned closer,

here soon. Who knows what he and I might do while pretending to be loving husband and wi

flashing in her eyes before she covered it up wi

she walked past me, leaving the

chest. I wanted to hate Aiden for humiliating me like thi

ted Aiden to look at me-just

hroat, I turned on my heel

ame shortly

brightest s

treating you well?" was the first th

Father. He treats

of it something I hardly eve

ve been hearing strange rumors... Don't mind the fact that I asked that

p on my han

f a sudden, you want to stay for days? It's not like I don't want

sened slightly a

fed in

want to be away from

It'll just be convenient to stay." He then looked at Aid

Father. I'll tell the maids to

sily, but I knew I was going to b

n't say any

spicious, so I swallow

rs talking until it was ti

"Bella should be exhausted right

ched and said, "I'm tired.

pleased by Aiden's '

it wer

room and gently clos

t behind us, the air in

elf, Aiden grabbed my wr

shoved me onto the bed with enough