His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 38

Ever since the police man announced casually that my husband was coming, my heart was beating so loud in my chest that I could hear it.

Anna seemed nonchalant though. She kept pacing around, making plans. The policeman waited with us at the road, making sure we didn’t do something s*upid till someone sober came,

I had a feeling I was going to be in trouble.

About fifteen minutes since the phone call, two cars parked. I recognised one of them as Gabriel’s red sports car, and the other was a Range Rover.

Gabriel got out of his and Zach out of the other. Zach rushed towards us while my husband went towards the police officer.

“Zach!” While Anna put her arms around her husband, I could see Gabriel and the police man shaking hands before my husband walked towards us.

“Hi, Sofia.” Zach greeted me while holding his wife steady by her waist, and I smiled at him. If I thought my heart was beating fast earlier, I was wrong because now, it seemed like it was doing a marching fest.

I shouldn’t be this nervous.

I shouldn’t.

But I was

And when I turned towards my husband and his eyes met mine, my heart summersaulted in my chest. Gabriel looked immediately at Zach and a look was passed, and then a nod.

“Bye, Sofia.” Zach said before picking up his wife in a bridal style who was calling after me telling me how we will meet tomorrow and do this again, and that she loves me.

I waved back with a grin, not having it in me to return her enthusiasm because of the man standing beside me.

After they got into the car, I turned to Gabriel.

He was staring at me.

“What?” I glared, wrapping my hands around my chest.

There was amusement in his tone. “You’re drunk. Let’s go home

“No.

“What?”

“I said, no. I’m not going home with you!”

“Yes, you are.”

I will go

home with someone else!”

His eyes narrowed. “I was planning on entertaining your tantrum, but if you have thoughts of going home with anyone man or woman, you’re mistaken.”

I huffed. I had no idea what the time was, but I was aware it was well past midnight. I didn’t have any friends in the city except James and Anna, and Anna was just as drunk as I was if not more.

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I can if I want to. I flipped my hair, “You’re lucky I don’t.”

“So lucky” Gabriel concealed a smile while he followed me to the car and huffing. I got into the passenger seat.

He drove, while I stared out of the window, enjoying how everything looked at a speed when you feel the world is spinning. “Gabe, I think that’s my grandpa.” I pointed from the window at an old man walking with a younger guy.

can assure you, Freckles, your Grandpa is not

Gabe, I’m sure

is no Sam.” Gabriel’s voice was stern, a

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

He softens. “If you miss him, pay

shrug, dismissing his suggestion.

was working late at

“Why?”

with one

“Why?”

expand to the UK and

“Why?”

who was su

to rent me his warehouses

me a glance. “You’re

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

hear because I was busy changing

car was parked, Gabriel got out, waiting for me

to sleep in the

the passenger seat. “Freckles, don’t

I want to sleep

his eyes. “It’s nearly two in the morning. Out,

Crossing my hands in front of my

will be your seat

ON

you get out, or I will pick

and sit here. It was st*pid, I knew. It was

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could even process it, he took me out and swung me on

carried me upstairs in front of Luna and other

will spank you Freckles. Right here, in front

cheeks flushed, and I shut up after that. My head

eyes only when I was kept on the bed, taking in the

bring you your nightwear

my head. “I want to sleep in

we’ll sleep in

to sleep in my room”

me to remove his nightwear from his wardrobe paused to turn

on

at him. “You must hate

don’t hate you. What is going on,

at the floors of his room, the lump in

an

were

it, he repeats. “Now look at

you

at him. I hear his footsteps, feel his presence close to me. I stare

I

anything but rebound sex.” A humourless chuckle escaped

Then what was it?”

I don’t think it’s because he doesn’t want to, more because

disloyal

shock covers his features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily

not the kind of disloyal

“Then what?”

tell you I didn’t have feelings for Sam got up from the bed, almost stumbling. He took a reflexive step towards me, almost catching me. Almost. His hand drops and falls back to where

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