Female Novel
Chapter 46
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Willow
A few hours ago
With no time to spare that morning, I departed the Emerald Bright Pack clad in a simple square-neck crop top that left my waist exposed. Walter’s hand approached the strip of bare skin, hoveredmere inches away from making contact with my waist.
“I dare you to touch me,” I asserted, standing close to his formidable 6.2 frame. Adjusting the coaton his broad chest, I raised my gaze to deliver a warning glare. “I wouldn’t mind if my model strutsdown the runway with an unsightly scratch marring his face.”
“Ohh…you caught me again,” he grinned, revealing his easy charm and retracting hist bold hand inresponse.
I couldn’t help but roll my eyes, “I can smell your arousal. Can’t you get your head out of the gutterfor once and focus on work?” I shot him a stern look, wondering how I managed to work with thisman for five years.
The frequency with which this man got turned on around me resembled that of a werewolf, makinghis human identity questionable. This morning, when I went to his room to wake him up and askedhim to join me on the fashion show stage for fitting and practice, he had been dealing with morninghardness. In the car he shared his insights about car sex, offering to have me join in the fun. Justnow, after flawlessly strutting the runway like a male deity when I came on stage for a final check onhis suit, he was once again stirred by our proximity.
“Willow, I can’t seem to control myself around you,” he admitted, his gaze lingering on my chest dueto our close proximity. Biting his lip, he continued, “My mind veers into dirty thoughts, I want todevour…”
I pulled away from him, rolling my eyes. “If you’re done with your dirty ideations, then go andchange. It’s already evening, the party is about to start. We need to get back to the pack as soon aspossible,” I stated, grabbing my purse and exiting the hall.
“Where are you going?” his shout echoed in the empty hall.
“Shopping!” I shouted back, making my way to the shopping mall I had spotted on the way. Althoughit was a five-minute walk, I opted to take my car.
I had initially purchased a dress for my welcome party with Mia, but anticipating that
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by the time I reached the pack it would be too late to change I decided to buy a new dress.Additionally. I picked a few things for Wyatt and Lori.
Fortunately, Walter, as the organizer of the fashion show, had granted me the opportunity to havehim practice on the stage in the actual location that the event would take place tomorrow.Everything seemed to be aligned in my favor, I harbored hopes of winning this show as well.
As I concluded my clothing shopping, my gaze drifted towards the men’s section. The memory ofReuben’s apology from the previous night lingered in my mind, as if he were present, embracing mein his arms, his warm breath whispering in my ears. My feet moved automatically, leading me intothe shop
Half an hour later, I returned to the fashion show building and entered the common room where Ihad left my belongings since morning. Placing my dress on the chair intended for a pre-departurechange. I glanced at the small box in my hand. I couldn’t explain why I bought it, but once my eyeslanded on it thoughts of him and how he might look wearing it crossed my mind.
I closed the small box. neatly placing it in my purse, only to catch some unusual sounds. emanatingfrom the bathroom. Alarmed, ed my gaze to the
I bathroom door. Who could possibly be in there? I was certain I had locked the room the last time Ientered around noon. The room’s potent air freshener effectively masked any other scen
Walking cautiously toward the bathroom. I pushed the door wide open, ready to confront a potentialintruder. However, my intentions were thwarted as I was taken aback by the sight of a naked Walterstanding under the shower. He casually looked over at me and quipped. “Wanna join me?”
Stunned. I averted my gaze but not before spotting a coffee stain on his discarded shirt. Just as Iwas about to make a hasty retreat, I felt a firm grip on my wrist, pinning me to the wall beside thebathroom door. It was Walter. He had emerged from the shower completely naked!
“What are you doing, Walter?!” I demanded, steadfastly making sure to avoid looking anywherebeyond his face to his exposed form.
“Willow, you’ve been aware of my desire for you for five years, yet you are here alone with me. Isn’tit because you want me too?” he asserted.
“I don’t want you, Walter.” I replied, meeting his gaze with unwavering determination. “And you’veknown that from the start.”
“Why, because of Reuben?” His expression shifted to one of displeasure. My silence
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seemed to provoke him, “Am I not handsome? Am I not rich? Am I not….
“You aren’t Reuben,” I candidly replied. “That’s all.” His eyes betrayed a mixture of emotions,grappling with both the sting of rejection and the weight of his unspoken. feelings.
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A silence settled between us, after a couple of seconds, Walter loosened his grip on my wrist. Ilowered my arm, tore my eyes away from him, and walked away from him towards my dress.Determined to change in another room, I chose to distance myself.
“He doesn’t love you, Willow. A man who doubts his woman is not a man you should love,” heasserted.
The hand that clutched my dress, halted at his statement. I felt Reuben’s warm embrace envelopingme as I whispered, “That’s what I assumed in the past, that he doubted my love or purity but it wasonly my feelings that he doubted.”
“What if I prove it to you?” Walter demanded, turning to face me. My hand trembled slightly inanticipation of what his proof might entail. “Will you leave Reuben and accept my love?”
However, I never anticipated that Walter would employ such audacious lies to provoke Reuben.
“What the heck did you say, you motherfucker?!” Reuben barked, seizing Walter’s collar. “What doyou mean by “Willow does the same? What exactly do you mean?”
“Are you seriously asking me what that means? Willow and I have been together for years. We areboth consenting adults, everything we do is out of love. Do you really want me to delve into thedetails of our private personal moments?”
I desperately wanted to interject, to tell Reuben that whatever Walter was saying was a fabrication,but Reuben’s expression froze me in place until he noticed my presence.
Walter pulled away from Reuben’s grasp and departed, casting me a meaningful look. that seemedto assert that he had proven his point.
As Walter left, Reuben and I stood staring into each other’s eyes for a long time. For some reasonthe distance between us seemed cavernous and the fear in my heart started to dominate my wholebeing. I felt an unimaginable amount of pain through our mate bond that was a result of him beingemotionally hurt. My heart ached, when he took slow steps towards me until we were a step apartfrom each other, his eyes were
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sad and voice weak, “It’s a lie, right?” his voice shook along with the pain rising in hist heart, “He islying, right? You two are not…”
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My heart squeezed in my chest. He believed it. He believed every single lie that Walter. had toldhim.
He doubted me again, just like he had six years ago.
“Everything he said is true,” I lied, forcing my tears back. Reuben froze at my statement. When thetrust in our relationship no longer existed leaving nothing but suspicion. between us, did I reallyneed to clutch at the disintegrating thread from my end. “Walter and I are together,” I tried to keepmy voice strong. “I have given him my heart and body…”
“THAT’S A LIE!!!” Reuben suddenly burst out grabbing me by the arms. “I DON’T BELIEVE THATMY WILLOW COULD BETRAY ME!” he growled, pulling me closer to him. I gasped seeing tears inhis red eyes. He was suffering, he was trying to endure it, as he died under the strain of my lie butrefused to let his faith waver for even a little bit, “If you still want me to believe in your lie then I willdo it. I will believe in your lie but…” he touched my cheek and made a connection with Cericompletely entangling my heart with his, “I will never let you go,” he whispered.
My own eyes watered at seeing the trust in his for me but that day…the memory of him. refusing toaccept our babies flashed in my minds’ eye.
“Stop it…” I clenched my fist. “Stop pretending,” my tears threatened to pour out of me as I brokefree from his grip, “You don’t trust me Reuben! You doubted me six years. ago!!” I screamed, turningon my heel to leave.
Biting my lip into an attempt to grasp the last thread of my control that was preventing a breakdown,I dashed towards the packhouse only to get caught by Reuben. He stood before me, looked deepinto my eyes. “I never doubted you,” he confessed.
I shook my head refusing to fall for his words again, “You are lying.”
“I am not,” he shook his head, wiping away my tears with his thumb. “That day…out of fear of losingyou….I said some very harsh things. That day my fear was greater than the news of our babies. Idecided to be selfish, to live my life in that way, and said. something that I regret to this day…” heconfessed and I saw the truth in his eyes.
Fear of losing me? What did he mean? Why was he going to lose me that day?
“During no stage of my life have I ever doubted you Willow,” he looked into my confused eyes full oflove and cupped my jaw. I broke into tears, his hand getting wet
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with my warm tears..
“I never thought my words broke you to this level,” Reuben silently watched my tears. and gentlykissed them, “There is no way that I could ever doubt my other half. I can doubt my shadow but…never you, Willow,” he confessed, slowly capturing my lips.
I looked at his closed eyelids, feeling his soft kiss while freely letting my tears flow down my cheek.
Reuben….never doubted me.
He never….stopped believing me.
He never…
My heart quickened to the point that I could not bury my feelings any more.
“Please trust me this once, Willow. Trust me this once…” he begged between the kiss, “Kiss me.Please, kiss me.”
My heart cased a bit with his pleading. Feeling his soft kisses, my hands automatically clenched hiscoat as I moved my lips and kissed Reuben back.
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