Chapter 19
Chapter 19
Aurora’s Pov:
My b*dy went solid as my gaze rested on him. I didn’t even know when I let out a scream at the sight of him and immediately crossed my arms against my small bosom. My upper b*dy was clearly unclad and it was a very embarrassing moment for me. At least a part of me was grateful that I haven’t unclad myself entirely. Wonder what I would have done or how I’d feel if I stood n*ked before him. Without processing what to do next, I whirled away from him, turning my bare back at him still covering my bosom with my arms.
My face heated up, I could feel the redness of my cheeks and my heart racing in an uneven beat. What was I doing? He’s my husband. I mean he has every right to see me in my fullness because he owns me but at the same time, it was a new feeling for me. Never have I stood unclad in front of someone, not even my stepmother or half sister. None of them had seen me without clothes.
I gulped hard. A lot of thoughts playing in my mind and with him here, I couldn’t think straight. His presence was disrupting me and I pondered what to do next to ease the awkward silence and tension between us. I meticulously turned my head slowly and was surprised to see his back facing me as well. He wasn’t looking. He wasn’t looking at me as well.
He must’ve been caught off guard too. I stared at his narrow back and broad shoulders and that was the first time I was drinking in his very nice physique. His b*dy was well built and sort of tempting. What am I doing? What am I thinking right now? My cheeks grew reddish and the blood in my veins grew hotter. What should I say now?
I cleared my throat to erase the silence when his deep voice came. “You should lock the door if you are using the bathroom, any one can literally walk in here.”
“Noted,” I said, my voice barely a whisper. “I’m sorry if I took your unawares.
“Sheesh……” He made a sound under his breath, an irritating sound to be precise. “Do you literally say sorry to everything? Even when the other person is in the wrong?”
“Huh?” I was a bit confused at his last sentence and thought he’d elaborate further but he didn’t say any word again and watched him leave the bathroom. I exhaled, letting out the breath I had been holding the whole time he was in there. I let my arms fall to my sides as my gaze fell on my reflection in the mirror built adjacent to the bath tub. I looked so skinny like one that is malnourished. Well I was until I came here.
I have to admit, since I stepped foot into this house did I gain a little flesh. I traced a finger along the bones evident on my n*eckline before tracing my eyes down the few bruises on my upper arm, also seen almost close to my cleavage. The bruises my stepmother and half sister inflicted on me. Suddenly my thoughts drifted off to him, unaware of the smile plastered on my face while tracing lazily the finger on the bones of my n*eckline.
Lee Otto Fraser? I was unaware of his name escaping my mouth. I wasn’t expecting such a behavior from him. A man like him who is considered a brute must have low self control or none at all. I had
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pictured him as a man who’d claim my b*dy every night or probably every day whenever he was in the mood but not once did I see him near my bedroom expect for the time I woke up from that terrible nightmare.
We didn’t even consummate our first night as a married couple. Not because I cared about that but because I was surprised at the kind of man he was turning out to be. A man very distinct from the man that was stereotyped by the tales of others. Still can’t tell. I can’t tell who he is truly.
my
I shook off the questions and climbed into the tub, quivering a little when the cold water touched my bare b*dy. The water smelt nice and the soap too. I nestled into the tub, the water hovering over me, making only my shoulder line, n*eck and face visible. I shut my eyes as memories of whole life in my father’s house played in my mind from the start to the the moment I was given to Mr Lee as an exchange but a particular memory haunted me all my life. An incident that traumatized me for long now though I was fighting to free myself from it.
Darkness. Drowning. My half sister’s face flashed across my eyes. She was laughing, she was laughing. Her eyes harboring that wicked, mocking look in them as she continued laughing hysterically that it almost switched to a psychopathic sorta laughter.
“Why don’t you save yourself,” her cold voice prompted. “Use your abilities, why wasting time…..oh hold on, you can’t because you DON’T have one.” She made emphasis on ‘don’t‘ as the water continued to cover me up completely. I had tried to save myself but the waters were overwhelming and I didn’t know how to swim. I had fallen- she had pushed into the school pool.
“I wonder what prince charming would save you this time? Jaden isn’t here. He isn’t in school today so you better save yourself because no one is coming to rescue you…….
She was silenced when a figure appeared from nowwhere and jumped into the water, swimming toward me. I might be going down, beneath the water but I could discern the look of shock on her face.
I gaped. Jarred back to the present and opened my eyes and saw myself beneath the water of the tub. I gasped again and sat up. Up until now, I have no idea who was that figure that jumped in to
save me.
My eyes was already half shut and my vision blurry when they swun toward me.
In a few minutes, I was done bathing. I wrapped the white towel around me and left the bathroom, I approached my room and his room happened to be a few close walks to mine but wasn’t opposite to mine. He startled me when he flew his door open snd walked out, making me loose my balance. I lost my footing and almost fell which was inevitable. I braced myself for the pain that would come afterwards if my back hits the solid floor but then I was more in awe when I felt his arm around me. Pulling me to him. I swallowed hard as his right arm sn*ked my waist and the other gripping my hand. I held unto the fabric on his upper b*dy as my source of defense.
I met his eyes. Those emerald green eyes gaped right back at me, feeling the redness of my cheeks return. He was too close–too close. I have to admit this was the first time I was this close to him. He never held me this close and the proximity between us was very demanding, I didn’t know what to do or how to process through whole stuff. My head was blank, staring deep into those tempting
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eyes of his. I almost saw myself melting under those intense eyes of his.
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What exactly am I doing?
Realizing there wasn’t a gap between us, I immediately pushed away from him. Pulling myself from his hold, surprising me at how quick he was to let go. I generated a relatively distance between us while avoiding his gaze.
“You should b careful and watch your steps.” He broke the silence which I was grateful for. I nodded.
You can use the bathroom now,” I tried to say something. “I’m done with it.”
“You wouldn’t be standing here if you haven’t.” He asserted.
At that assertion. I felt kind of embarrassed at my words. I threw him a forced smile and pulled away from him. Hurrying to my room. My heart was thumping hard against my chest. Though I had used cold water to bathe, my b*dy was heating up resulting me to fan myself with my hand. Why was I reacting this way? I don’t want anything to do with this man, we were basically forced. into this marriage. To get back his own fair share of the deal from my father’s side, he had to marry me even though we didn’t have a proper wedding with a few people as the witnesses.
Was I being this way because it was literally my first time in a long time being held by a man? My b*dy reacted to his touch, I knew that.
“Good morning Ma’am,” I strolled into the kitchen after I dressed up into a long dress with strap. hands. I was greeted by a maid, she must be older than me merely looking at her, her face suggested she was older. She was moping the floor of the kitchen.
“Please call me, Aurora.” I threw her a smile, seeing the surprise look on her face. She must have been puzzled at what I said. “I feel more comfortable being called by my name.”
“I’m sorry ma’am but that’s a difficult thing you are asking for me to do.” She gave me a pale smile.
“You are Fraser’s wife. You don’t expect everyone to address you by your name,” Malena’s voice cut through the quiet atmosphere between me and the maid.
“But I can tell she’s older,” I mumbled as Malena dragged me closer to her. Deeper into the luxurious expensive looking kitchen just like how his room was looking like. I must admit this man. has a very high taste in everything especially on furnitures.
“Being Fraser’s wife makes it a lot different.” Malena smiled, and pulled out a board and poured a good quantity of flour, sprinkled water on it and started kneading it. “So get used to being called that and not your name. Being practically his wife means you have earned that age difference.”
her
“So it shouldn’t bother you. ……” She snapped her gaze from the flour she was rolling and directed.
eyes at me, almost startling me. She gaped at me for a brief moment without talking which made me a little bit uncomfortable. I looked at her, wondering if she would talk about the incident that happened yesterday.
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I was surprised when she didn’t drag it or ask me more about it but most importantly, it stunned me at what Jaden did.
“Can I ask you of a favor?” I began, breaking the silence between us.
“Sure. What is it?” The older woman beamed.
“Can you not tell Mr Lee the incident that happened yesterday? Can it be kept as a secret
of ours?”
There was a small pause from her side. I expected her to decline but the smile across her face broadened and she gave me a nod. “Only if you go ask him what he would like for breakfast.”
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“Me?” I stared in wonder.
“Yes.” She nodded and her flour smeared hand pushed me toward the exit of the kitchen. “Go on now quickly and ask him what he would like for breakfast.”
I took a deep breath and approached his room. Calming my racing nerves and forced myself to knock.
“Come in.” I heard him say from within and when I opened the door and walked in. My jaw dropped at the sight I beheld.
He was unclad before me. Not totally. His upper b*dy was totally n*ked with a white towel hovering over his tiny waist. Little droplet of water glistened through his pecs and I couldn’t help but stare at his beautiful abs.
“What are you doing here, again?”
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