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.

you, Freckles, your Grandpa is

pout. “No Gabe, I’m sure

Gabriel’s voice was stern, a little cold, making me turn

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

you

suggestion. “Why were

working late at his

“Why?”

complication with one of my

“Why?”

expand to

“Why?”

who was su

to rent me his

offered me a glance. “You’re an

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

quite hear because I was busy changing

car was parked, Gabriel

“I want to sleep

door to the passenger seat. “Freckles,

is my seat. I want to sleep

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

front of my chest, I

be your seat

ON

you get out, or

voicing 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, I knew. It was st*pid even

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

Gabriel!” 1 kick my feet, wriggling as he carried me upstairs in front of

will spank

that. My head was spinning

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

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

shook my head. “I want to sleep

we’ll sleep in your

want to sleep in my room” Emphasis on

was turned away from me to remove his nightwear from his wardrobe

on

him. “You must hate

don’t hate you.

floors of his room, the lump in my throat returning. “I

in between anyone. I am an adult and I

were

it, he repeats.

you

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

moment. I

sex.” A humourless chuckle escaped

Then what was it?”

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

been disloyal

His fingers let go of my face and a shock covers his features. “I haven’t seen Lily, met Lily or even talked to her since I stood at that

“That’s not the

“Then what?”

hand drops and falls back to where he was while I steady myself.

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