His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 46

GABRIEL

Damien was a plague. Once he makes up his mind about something, there was no changing it. He got what he wanted. no

matter what it took.

And for some reason, he had his mind set on meeting my wife and saying hi to our family before he goes back to whatever hell hole he crawled out of

I knew better than to stop him.

1 didn’t mind him meeting Freckles, despite what I told him earlier.

Damien was an important part of who I was, even if I didn’t like talking about him because I don’t agree with the decisions he made, the life he chose. And I knew my mother would cry for hours holding him when she gets to know he was here.

But there was something more important on my mind than a family reunion, and that was getting my wife back.

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Four hours after we landed, I was reaching her home town. Darmien, like the plague I said he was, came along after we dropped Zach safe and sound to his wife who would surely kill me if she found out about the ‘work’ I had stolen him for.

“So, no Lily?” He asked after I was done catching up on his life, his new tattoos and all the new blood on his hands.

“No Lily,” I reply, and my eyebrows furrow. “How do you even know about Lily?”

A calm smile rests on his lips. “The same way I know about your wedding.”

“You having me trailed, little bro?”

‘Don’t call me that. The smile quickly turns into a frown. “And for the record, I never liked Lily. Your relationship looked…. boring.

“Look at you acting like a know it all after vanishing for years,” I hunt.

leans back on the seat. “What do you

back to Damien Whitlock if I say I don’t

“No.”

“Then I like it.”

both our lips as I pull into the streets that begin looking familiar to the one I had visited last time. The sun had set, and all the little shops had lit lights outside. The entirety of the street was covered by dainty yellow lights, and making it look like the kind of town that they shot a small town Christmas

a few years at maybe to take a break from work- if I ever took a break. Not till I’m seventy

and markets we passed since I didn’t have the time to do that last time. I didn’t this time either, owing to

wouldn’t even mind running

name was Sam and ended with

away with one murder if Damien gets away with

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brother commented, amused when we walked towards her grandfather’s house I have

Vou Dervous”

ring behind and came here six days ago, and I didn’t call or text. Her tiny, stubborn brain has concocted some story about how I don’t want her. Of course I’m nervous.” Itell the d*ck enjoying

He c*cks an

“What?”

“Want her?”

I nod. Just her.”

tell her

which annoys him and he swats away my hand before it could come anywhere near his hair. I laugh.

throw themselves a me any way.” He smirks,

‘Sure.”

grandfather’s door, and cover the peephole just in case it’s Jim’s granddaughter who comes to the door and decides

answered much quicker than I expected though, as if someone was

end wasn’t the one I wanted

her expressions mimicked me

“Alice.” 1 greet.

frown doesn’t budge.

question, I ask, “Where’s

the entryway. “You didn’t remember her