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,

Gabe, I’m sure

no Sam.” Gabriel’s voice was stern, a

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

either,” He softens. “If you

his suggestion. “Why

was working late at

“Why?”

complication with

“Why?”

expand to

“Why?”

who was su

me his warehouses may

glance. “You’re

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

muttering something under his breath I didn’t quite hear because I was busy changing the settings

we reached and the car was parked, Gabriel got out, waiting for me to

“I want to

opened the door to the passenger seat. “Freckles, don’t

is my seat. I want to sleep in

“It’s nearly two in

front of my chest, I stare ahead. “My

your seat

ON

get out, or I will pick

out how I was afraid that if I leave the seat and go to sleep, Lily would come and sit here. It was st*pid,

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I could even process it, he took me

feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in front of Luna

I will spank you

I shut up after that. My head was spinning too much to

opened my eyes only when I was kept on the

He said, “I will ask Luna to bring you your nightwear and help

“I want to

we’ll sleep in

was meek. “I want to sleep in my room”

me to remove his nightwear from his

on

at him.

hate

of his room, the lump

in between anyone. I am an adult and I made

you were forced

repeats. “Now look

you

look at him. I hear his footsteps, feel his presence close to me. I stare at the floors even

to cry any moment. I gulp. I don’t want

sex.” A humourless chuckle escaped

Then what was it?”

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

disloyal to

and a shock covers his features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily or even talked to her

the kind of

“Then what?”

to 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

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