Renia's POV
The weekend passed by in a blur. After the very interesting and enlightening dinner, I avoided Rapheal like the plague and it was entirely too easy so I figured he was avoiding me too. My mum and Lucy have been texting me constantly and I tried to reply to them as soon as I get the text. There was that one time I replied to my mum's text thirty minutes late. Let's just say it wasn't pretty. She was already on the edge and was on the verge of driving over to make sure I was okay. So yeah, ignoring them was not an option.It was already Monday, the day of my appointment with the doctor. I was nervous as hell. I read up about pregnancy on google and well I was getting worried already. I was underweight...like really underweight, especially for someone carrying twins. I also checked my blood pressure with my Apple Watch and it was a tad bit higher than normal. I don't know how accurate the readings were but I am about to find out at the hospital today.Renia's POV.I don't remember leaving the hospital after what the doctor said. I don't remember what happened after what she said. I couldn't help but think about how much of a shitty mother I am. My kids were still inside of me and yet I can't even take care of them properly. Underweight, premature birth. It seems the only thing I can do right in my life is getting good grades and excel in my jobs but when it comes to the matter of family then I just fail at it. I managed to get myself married to the one man on earth that hates my guts more than anything and now, now my body can't even carry my babies properly. "You need to snap out of it." The sound of Raphael's voice brought me out of my thoughts. I took in our surroundings and saw that we were already back home and Raphael was out of the car already. He had the door to the passenger seat opened and was standing right outside staring down at me."Sorry?" I asked. "I said you need to snap out of it." He said. I rolled my eyes at
Raphael's POV. I stood there in the parking lot and watched Renia disappear inside. I didn't expect our conversation to take that kind of turn. I was going to comfort her and try to put her mind at rest. She was out of it since the doctor told us about her health condition. She was staring off into space the entire journey back home. I was worried that she might slip into depression or worse, maybe get suicidal. I got out of the car and was going to comfort her. She didn't even realize that we arrived home already. I was going to comfort her until I looked at her and saw her eyes— those eyes that I despise with my entire being— and I just lost my cool after that and lashed out at her. I knew I went too far by questioning her character and bringing up the alcohol and cigarettes was a low blow but that is exactly why I married her in the first place. To cause her pain, to inflict as much pain on her as I could so I have no business thinking about what is right and what is wrong. I wou
Renia's POV. I woke up to the aroma of different exotic foods filling my nose. My stomach stirred at the smell and I hold to my breath to see if it was a positive stir or if it was just warming up for another round of morning sickness. I smiled inwardly when five minutes passed and I didn't feel the urge to run out of bed and puke my guts out instead my stomach growled out of hunger and impatient. I got out of bed with a spring in my step and went straight for the bathroom. I brushed my teeth really quick then I splashed water on my face and retied my hair in a high ponytail. I grabbed my pink fluffy robe and put it on over my tiny crop top and extremely short shorts. I tied the rope around my waist and put on my flip-flops before leaving the room and followed the delicious smell to the kitchen. I stopped in my tracks when I got to the kitchen and saw two unfamiliar men preparing food in my kitchen. The both of them were so busy that they didn't even notice my presence until I clear
Renia's POV."I don't think he is going to take my bait," I said. I was on the phone with Hugo. We were on FaceTime and I have narrated what happened this morning to him. It was already midnight and I haven't seen nor heard from Raphael yet and I am convinced that he was going to call my bluff. "Oh come on baby, the man might hate you for reasons we don't know but I am sure he wouldn't want you sleeping with another man under his roof." He said. Hugo was confident that Raphael was going to take me up on my offer and end things with Susan but I was feeling as confident as he was. Raphael has known Susan for years now. They have been in this relationship before he even met me so it was only wishful thinking on my part to think that he might end things with her just because I asked. "The keyword there is 'hate' Hugo. He hates me. He has done nothing but question my ability to carry our children properly. Do you know he still brought up the cigarettes this morning? I didn't know I was p
Raphael's POV.I definitely didn't see that coming. I know breaking up with Susan was bound to happen sooner rather than later but I never thought I would be doing it because my wife asked me to. She is good. I will give her that. I hired Theo and Ethan to take care of her meals and feed her nutritious meals so she will be able to gain weight. I knew the issue about her weight bothered her more than she was willing to admit to me and as much as I do not care for Renia as a person. She is still carrying my children and I have to make sure she is hale and healthy. That includes stopping her from spreading her legs to another man. I never thought she would ever think of doing that, having sex with another man I mean but I saw the appreciative look she was giving that little boy, Theo, and while I like to think my wife would never do such a thing. It is beginning to look as if I don't know her quite well, or maybe she has just changed so much. She was right, you know. She was no longer t
Renia's POV."What do you think? I am starting to show right?" I asked Lucy with a smile on my face. We were currently at my favorite coffee shop. I was getting bored out of my mind in that house with Theo not around so I decided to step out and called my sister if she wanted to meet for coffee. I deliberately chose this coffee shop because I wanted to punish myself. I know I can't take coffee even though I need it badly so yeah, I came here hoping the smell of coffee will be just as good as drinking coffee itself, and let me tell you, it isn't but the smell will have to do for the next six months. "Just a little bit. You have added weight since the last time I saw you." She said and I beamed at her brightly. I have been eating like a horse for almost a week now since Theo and Ethan started cooking for me. Those guys are like mini gods in the kitchen. It is impossible to resist anything they make. They manage to make me want to eat anytime they cook, I always find myself salivating
Raphael's POV. The door to my office was slammed open so hard that it bounced on the wall and I feared the hinges must have come off. I looked away from my MacBook and was ready to yell at whoever it was until I saw my wife standing there in a nude color gown and a pair of sneakers with her long red hair flowing down her back. I wasn't surprised that she managed to make the plain dress look hot as fuck and I..."You wouldn't guess who I just met down there, Hubs." She said. Hubs? She started calling me that the night we sealed our deal and she has been calling me that ever since but this time there was a bite to her usually sweet tone. I moved my eyes away from her body and to her face and She was angry. How on earth did I miss that? Because you were too busy ogling her body to read the room. "Renia..." I started to say. I haven't spent much time with her for the past two days now so I wasn't sure what the drama was all about."Gareth. Does the name ring any bell, Hubs?" She asked
Renia's POV. I almost caved. It took all of my strength to say no to him when he demanded that I take my clothes off. It had to be the closeness and his touch. We all know that Raphael's touch is my undoing. All he had to do is touch me and he would send tingles all over my body and my heart would be beating at a rate that would be scary. I stood in front of my mirror and stared at my reflection. I ran my fingers over the mark that he made on my neck. I couldn't explain the excitement I felt when he bit me there, I almost dropped my panties then and there. But now, I wasn't sure of how to feel about the mark. I don't know why I went to the club in the first place but I definitely didn't go there to fight. At least not until I saw Gareth and found out that every single thing about our relationship was staged, an act and I was just an unsuspecting pawn. What really bothered me about the mark was how I went from declaring that I wasn't his toy to allowing him to put a mark on me. I ca