Dear Ex Wife Please take me back by The Every Woman

Chapter 44 ~ Teach you a lesson

ATHENA

I'm in the worst mood today. I can't even get out of bed, and it's past 10 AM

already.

My heart keeps bleeding and shattering into a thousand pieces over and over again.

I had flashes of my memory last night, and it wasn't pretty. Harsh words. Reminders of who I'll never be. But then, I also remembered Alex's soft side. How he took care of me. Stayed with me, and even though he never said it, he treated me like I was made of glass.

That must have been why I hoped and prayed he'd remember what we had and forget Leah. But now I know better. It won't happen, and knowing I'll never have the man that means everything to me shatters me.

I touch the left side of the bed. It's so cold which tells me he didn't come back last night.

He must have spent it with Leah.

But then again, whose house is this, and why am I here and not home?

Do I even have a home?

My phone vibrates continuously, making me wonder what it is.

My heart sinks further when I see myself on the front cover of the morning paper.

I'm laughing at something Zayan said as we sat on the horses.

[ZAYAN SINCLAIR SEEMS TO HAVE FOUND HIS PRINCESS]

I'm totally fucked.

I gulp.

standing from my bed, I rush downstairs where I find Luca, wearing an Army uniform.

He's in the Army?

"There she is. Good morning Mrs. King." He teases as he grabs the remote and changes the channel.

"I didn't take you for a man to be in the Army." I comment, ignoring my pounding heart and his mockery.

He laughs.

"I'm sure you didn't." He responds and I roll my eyes at that.

I walk to the kitchen and almost fall over when I'm met with a beautiful blonde

woman in uniform. She must work here.

A pang of jealousy coils in my veins.

"Good morning. Mrs King."

morning." I mumble under my breath, biting my

She asks, and I fidget

but I don't want to sound rude, so I smile and

would

and walks over to the

orange juice, and I'm on my way out. Debating whether I should call Alex again, I walk back to my

since every time I stand in the water, I feel like I'm

enough, yesterday was the only time I bathed by myself since a month

afraid for my life, so it might as well be recorded as the fastest bath in

cheek, and I wipe

is draining me emotionally, and

hell is wrong.... Wait...

Oh shit.

Did he see it?

he hasn't called

met me with Zayan flashes before me

if he hadn't been busy with Leah I wouldn't have been

look over the windows, I

throat when I see Alex standing near

as he

looking when he

I'm frozen.

long second look at me before looking

that my horse

feels my eyes when he lifts the blue blazer with a damn stick like he's hands are too precious to hold

it

My mouth is open.

watch as he picks up a black

No no no no!

That's my dress!

this bastard burning

chest as I turn and

fueled by the fire that's now burning inside me hotter than

at me over his shoulder as he sips whatever is in his cup, but

don't bother with shoes -

the cold breeze slapping my face as I

Alex.

you insane?" I shout, my voice cracking

Alex doesn't flinch.

Doesn't even blink.

glued to the flames like

there like a

my riding boots! and calmly

like it means nothing.

I scream, taking

wrong with you? Why are

Still nothing.