Emily's POVMy breath hitched in my throat at his lewd question.I shrugged away from his reach and was reaching for the pillows I had forgotten to place in between us when his grip pulled my back and held me in place.My heart raced as I stared into his eyes, which were dark and unreadable."W-What are you doing, Eric?"He shrugged."You did tell them downstairs that your duty was to be there for me, didn't you?" He whispered with a teasing breath, fanning my face.I shook my head slowly, taking charge of my raging hormones."W-we both know that I didn't mean any of that!"His face darkened, making my fears skyrocket, and I recalled that expression that I had seen in his eyes the last day I spent at the Wilson's mansion before I ran away."You did sound pretty convincing to me."His lips were inches away from mine as he spoke, leaving me unable to move mine in response to his silly accusation.I placed my hands against his muscular chest in a bid to shove him, but like a rock, he was
Eric's POV"Em, you do know you can't work while you're with me, right?"I felt a tug at my heart as she stared at me with a distraught face for a moment. Soon enough, her face contorted into one of disdain and rebellion."Excuse me?"I sighed, pressing my fingers to my temples to break the news to her in a light way."Everyone now knows that you're my wife. This would make almost everyone want to be associated with you, even if it is just to get to me. I want you to be cautious of those you talk to and those you work for. Not everyone is deserving of your attention, Em. You're my wife."She stared wide-eyed at me for a moment before erupting into scornful laughter, causing me to clench my palms into fists.What was so funny?"I find it funny how you think that the whole world revolves around you, Eric. I was your wife for the past five years, according to you, yet I've been going about my business fine—""Don't be silly, Em. We just announced it to the whole world a few days back. Ju
Eric's POVI just knew it.I knew my revelation of my wife to the whole world would attract all forms of attention, including the unsolicited and negative ones.Joanne Pries, the irresistible actress, was a woman I had run into five years ago at a high-end club in the exclusive part of the city five years ago. I was celebrating my company's huge milestone of securing a huge deal, but I was not in any way happy. That was when Emily had just left me, so I was sulky and depressed and barely showed myself at the event.(Flashback)I was sitted in the patio when I felt a presence behind me.Without turning to face the person, I downed the rest of my drink in a swift gulp."I didn't request your presence here, Tristan!"A soft, feminine chuckle resounded from behind me, causing me to turn around slowly."I didn't know this deal you just got was that small that it's making you sad," Joanne's soft voice lulled as she took her seat, helping herself to a glass of drink."You don't know anythi
Emily's POV"....I don't give a damn that they're doing and stupid business together. Just ruin their relationship anyhow you can. I don't want Joanne interfering in my life anymore!"My heart skipped a beat from my position at the door as I stared at him. My eyes were wide in displeasure and annoyance. Was he indeed carrying out his threat not to let me work while I stayed with him?My heart sunk in my stomach, and I felt a rage overwhelm me like never before. All I could see was red."What the hell, Eric?!"His eyes widened, and his shoulders stiffened, like a child who had been caught doing something wrong."What are you doing here, Em.?" He questioned sheepishly, clearing his throat."Excuse me? Were you just discussing my life and my business without my consent?"What gave him the right to interfer with my personal life and business?How dare he think of ruining business with Joanne?No doubt, he really wanted me to succumb to his stupid ego and be that stupid woman who he cou
Emily's POV "Good day, ladies."My brows scrunched in confusion, but I offered them a warm smile in response.They were provably there for Joanne, so I turned to her, but she looked quite as confused as I was."Good afternoon, young men," she responded. "Do you need something?"They shook their head with their lips pressed together, and one of them spoke up."Actually, we are here for Mrs. Wilson."My brows dipped into a frown.My response was sharp and irritated. "Why?""Your husband has asked us to convey you to the location of the place where you both will hang out for today."He placed a small paper on the table before standing squarely at the table again.The small message of the paper read:'To my dearest wife, I want us to have a romantic getaway today. I didn't tell you earlier because it is a surprise. See you here when you arrive...'My knuckles turned white as my hands clenched into a fist under the table.Gosh! What was Eric's deal exactly?I contemplated telling them to
Eric's POVCaptivated by her enchanting eyes, I could not bring myself to break our eye contact.I was not surprised that she had gone ahead to work with Joanne despite my warnings. As a matter of fact, I was expecting her to do that.It still irked me that Joanne was back in our lives, but I decided to let Emily do her thing.I was still trying to get her to see that I had changed, and it would not be helpful if I kept trying to 'hinder her progress'.Within the little time I had spent with her, we had argued a lot, but what she did not know was that I was learning more about her day by day.That was how I knew that one way to get through to her was to not engage her in yelling sprees, but rather to speak softly to her as it had a way of calming her down.Yelling at her only made her lift her walls higher and higher."Why are you so tense, Em? I promise you that I would never do anything to hurt you," I spoke softly.I bared my emotions before her, just so she would trust me. Yet,
Eric's POV "Eric...," she whispered against my lips.My grip on her waist tightened. "What do you want, Em?"She shivered, and I could see the goosebumps as they appeared on her soft skin.My body was not much different. I felt my hair stand on end as I held her lovingly against myself.Emily was different. She was so different from Lola, who I once thought I loved.She was tender and fragile.The innocence in her eyes made me respect her even more.Her hands grazed mine as they held on to her waist as she tried to yank them off, but even her resistance was weak.When my lips grazed her neck, she melted into my arms again, and a soft moan escaped her lips."Eric..."Her heart was racing. I could feel it from her chest, which was pressed against mine."Hmm?"I trailed kisses along her jaw to her ears and neck, to which she responded.Her resistance became weaker and weaker until she finally gave up and wrapped her hands around my neck.I recalled the nights we had spent together back
Emily's POV"Why are you bent on ruining me, Eric?" I asked him as he washed his face under the tap.Tears streamed down my face profusely as I questioned him, feeling my heart weigh me down.He had made me begin to see him in a different light since our steamy moment in the morning.I had never dreamt of him being so gentle with me after his brutality with me in the past years.Since that moment this morning, when I had decided to throw caution into the wind and give in to him, my whole body seemed to have been thrown into a state of disarray. I couldn't tell what exactly spurred me to do that. Peharps, it was the thought of Anna and how much I had been a bad friend, being envious of her love and relationship with Adrian.When Eric had treated me like a queen earlier in the day, putting my needs before his and pleasing me beyond my wildest imaginations, he had gained entrance into my heart slowly.It