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."

under my breath,

She asks, and

want to sound rude, so

juice would

over to the

should call Alex again, I walk back to my room so I can

haven't had one since every time I stand in the

only time I bathed by myself since a month ago,

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

and I wipe it

emotionally, and I keep

hell is

Oh shit.

Did he see it?

that why he

me with Zayan

the back of my mind because if he hadn't been busy

I freeze when

when I see Alex standing near the

as he

like he feels me looking when he looks

I'm frozen.

a long second look at me before looking back

that my horse

when he lifts the blue blazer with a damn stick

it in the

My mouth is open.

watch as he picks up a black

No no no no!

That's my dress!

this bastard burning

my chest as I turn and leave the

the stairs, my chest gwith every step, fueled by the fire that's now burning inside

shoulder as he sips whatever is in his

don't bother with shoes - I'm too

yank the door open, the cold breeze slapping my face as I march out

Alex.

insane?" I shout, my

Alex doesn't flinch.

Doesn't even blink.

eyes stay glued to the flames like watching my clothes

me standing there like a

another piece, my riding boots! and calmly

like it means nothing.

taking a step

is wrong with you? Why are you burning

Still nothing.