Married My Ex's Alpha Uncle by Aurora Starling

Silver's POV

Leo took Rebecca home while I went with Elliot.

I knew I had no right to be upset over who Elliot spent his time with. But I thought as his wife, he would have a little bit more respect towards me than that.

My stomach knotted at the very thought of Elliot's hands on someone else.

Once he parked the car, he offered his hand to help me out of the vehicle, but I declined it, walking past him and into the mansion. I expected to see a half-naked girl lurking around somewhere but was surprised when I didn't see any.

I turned to face Elliot who was watching me with uncertainty at the doorway.

"What am I supposed to be seeing?" I asked him after a beat of silence.

He furrowed his brows.

"Come with me," he ordered, walking past me and up the stairs.

I sighed and followed him towards our bedroom. My entire body felt paralyzed. Did he seriously have another woman in our bedroom? Was he going to have sex with her in the same bed we slept in? Flashbacks of my time with Gavin invaded my mind; the moment I caught him cheating on me in the same bed we shared together.

I suddenly felt sick.

He looked over his shoulder at me just as he pushed the door open, and he frowned.

"Are you coming?" He asked, watching me almost warily.

I took a deep breath and nodded, trying to hide my unease.

I walked into the room with him and paused when I saw that it was empty. Frowning, I looked at him, expecting him to say something. But his eyes flashed over to a shelf and when my eyes followed his gaze, I nearly choked on my own saliva.

Those were not there this morning.

They are little toy cars.

No; they were model cars.

Models... not a model.

Shame and embarrassment slammed into me like a sledgehammer.

Oh, Moon Goddess. I made such a fool out of myself. I looked at Elliot briefly and saw him still watching me but this time, his right brow was arched. He was waiting for me to say something, but I had nothing to say. I was humiliated and I just wanted the earth to open and swallow me whole.

"I should call Rebecca and see how she's doing," I said in a rush, pointing at the doorway. I wanted to run out of the room and hide.

grabbed my arm and pushed me against the wall, pinning me with his body. I sucked in a sharp breath as I looked up at him. My face was probably as red as a cherry and

with a model this

my eyes away from his. He had me in a captivated trance; his

a

of course not," I lied; my breathy tone gave away

me, pressing his hard body into mine, and just as his lips brushed

shoved him away from me as I shielded

no! Not now, not

vision returned just as I stepped into the hallway, but the pain remained. Panic consumed me and I continued to run until I reached the bottom of the stairs, then I ran into my art studio, slamming the door shut behind me and locking

I fell to the ground, pressing my back against the wall, I pulled my knees up to my chest and buried my face in my

pain consumed me, but I tried to muffle

knock on the

I heard Elliot calling out to me.

"I'm okay," I mustered.

as the lights in my vision turned chaotic. My whole body shook, and I heard Elliot saying my

go away!" I demanded, my voice coming out louder and firmer than I had ever heard it

stopped and I heard him retreating from the door, much to my relief. But that relief only lasted a moment when I saw my hair, which had come loose from my ponytail, and draped over

at my hands, I saw how pale

was a

was something Elliot could never

ha

be morning.

my eyes as the chaotic lights and colors continued to flash in my eyes. I'm not sure what time it was when I finally opened my eyes, but once I did, I saw that my hair was back to normal, and my skin no longer looked pale. I let out a shaky breath, knowing Elliot was probably so upset with me for pushing him away last night. But he couldn't know the truth about

the bed and when I entered, his gaze landed on me. He didn't look angry, but there was definitely concern

he had been up all

because I rejected

nervously approached him, fearing that he would question me about what happened last

him quickly. "I'm just going to go

to slide into bed and turn away from him. Then, he wrapped his arms around my waist, pulling me close to him, and

***

of time in my studio though, trying to recreate the paintings that Stella destroyed and sold in her exhibit. My plan had always been the same. Find an art

would accept my work has been even more difficult. Most around the

accompany me around the town and surrounding towns to showcase my paintings

nothing but rejection after rejection and at the end of the day, I was emotionally drained. Rebecca and I sat in

and giving me a little shake of encouragement. "How about Pandora's Bloom? We haven't tried

the most exclusive galleries in the world. It didn't just

rejected by low-class galleries all over the region; there's no way Pandora's Bloom will want my art in their gallery," I told her, taking a sip

be opening soon. You could try and get your paintings to be displayed at the auction and really wow them,"

I shook my head.