His Wife (A Contract Marriage Story) by Heer Mangtani

Chapter 95

any way. I- I can take over the desserts department. I’m a baker and I’m sure you’ll like it if you just give me a chance.”

“Breathe.” I resist the urge to roll my eyes. “You’re rambling.”

“Sorry, she skittishly murmurs, moving away from the window and into the room, keeping a very safe distance between us that I had no intention of crossing.

“You’re that bored, huh?”

She nods desperately.

“Do you want to leave?”

Her eyes twinkle at that, as if she knew it was too good to be true. “I do,” she mumbles.

“Then let me give you a choice, cupcake. You can leave if you want. In return, you need to give me a name and an address.”

“A name and an address?” She cautiously asked.

“Yes. Of your boyfriend.”

She stares at me, slowly losing the twinkle in her eyes. I can’t,” her whisper is broken again. “Why are you any way?”

“Really. Mia?” I walk to her. “You would rather stay prisoned forever than risk his life?”

She shakes her head, the sadness returning to her gestures, her hope lost.

fixated on him

“Some loyalty,” I comment, not being able to stop myself from tacking her tresses behind her car, and she shivers at the

contact

I affect her.

I thought I was delusional in the dim light a week ago, when I was so close to her, her body reacted to me. She clenched, as if resisting. She shivered, as if desiring.

She wanted more, more of me.

Not of her lowlife boyfriend.

Even if for a fraction of second, she wanted me.

I stood close to her, bending down to her height.

Her grey eyes s set on me, a fire ablaze in them. When did her fear turn to desire?

I could feel her heart beating loud, pulse visible on her neck when I lost my control, bending dow

her neck.

a

I had lost after my last visit here

affected her more than she wanted to accept to herself, and I had no idea why I liked that so

lips

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[MIA]

Mr. King.

called him

on by a man whose name I didn’t

sense had gone for a toss, wanting to be consumed by him. And then I felt his lips on my skin, sending a pulsating throbbing down to my core, making every other

of him, all

at once.

domination, his

the mere thought

thing made me wet, made me

when he abducted me, but I think I hated him more when he retreated after giving me one touch and left, and didn’t visit even

Something was wrong today.

a specific heavy feeling in my chest screamed only one thing-

the better part of my morning praying Jenny was okay, and it was the influx of patrolling guards below my window that gave me the reassurance. Whatever was

than it usually is, which got on my nerves, but I knew there was something serious happening when the doors didn’t open at lunch like they usually do with Lana and my next

Hours passed, and nothing.

me today, I wondered, and hoped not. Just when I was contemplating shouting at the guards stationed below about how hungry I was, I could hear

flag I should have looked out for but didn’t, because when the door was opened. there was

to my disappointment, it wasn’t

said on what looked like an advanced walkie-talkie. “No

wasn’t until he was charging to me that

wasn’t one of the

was in trouble, and

was cut short when a strong hand wrapped around my mouth, pulling me away from the window and pinning me to the

Tight.

on his forehead. His nose

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thinking of

eyes

water filling my eyes because I couldn’t breathe but his

“Who

are you?” He repeated.,

I wanted to speak, I wouldn’t be

room in a blur vision, waiting for somebody to

no avail, falling weaker by the second. I was breathless and

him. While he pressed further as if planning to kill me, I tried reaching for

you’re

really hurt him or just worked as

hear him curse

didn’t pause

Is anyone there?” I screamed. “Lana? Dominic? Mr.