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.

assure you, Freckles,

Gabe, I’m sure

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

I blinked. “Then Grandpa?”

him either,” He softens. “If you miss

dismissing his suggestion. “Why

working late

“Why?”

was a… complication with one

“Why?”

expand to the UK

“Why?”

who was su

me his warehouses may be

glance. “You’re

“You’re an infuriating sober.”

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

we reached and the car was parked, Gabriel

didn’t. “I want to sleep in the

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

my seat. I

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

hands in front of my chest, I

will be your seat tomorrow

ON

you get out, or I

come and sit here. It

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doesn’t let me throw, the tantrum further. Before I could even process it, he took me out and swung me on his shoulder like I

wriggling as he carried me upstairs in front of Luna and other staff members. Why were they not

will spank you Freckles. Right here, in front

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

on the bed, taking in the unfamiliar surroundings. “This isn’t

mine.” He said, “I will ask Luna to bring you

want to

we’ll sleep

meek. “I want to sleep

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

on

look at him. “You

“I don’t hate you. What is going on,

of his room, the lump in my

I am an adult

you were forced

it, he repeats. “Now

you

his footsteps, feel his presence close to me. I stare at the floors even as his thumb traces my before

into my very hollow ones threatening to cry any moment. I gulp. I don’t want to be your rebound sex, or whatever this was

anything but rebound sex.” A

Then what was it?”

because he doesn’t want to, more because he doesn’t have

been disloyal to

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

head. “That’s not 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 to where he was while

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