I wheeled myself into the private waiting room, and I could feel my heart racing faster than the speed of light.
Fuck!!!
The door opened, and Sonia appeared with her baby bump, smiling and glaring straight into my eyes. She walked towards the table this time, not hesitating. It was almost like she was expecting me this time with the type of certainty in her eyes.
“Hello, Alex,” she greeted with a smile on her face. She still had that hold and grip on me when she called my name and the effect it had on me. Things like this don’t disappear overnight. You don’t go from loving someone one day and hating them the next day. It doesn’t just work like that.
“Hello, Sonia,” I said calmly. I was trying my best to say a few words so that the fear in my heart was not expressed in my looks or heard in my voice.
“I knew you would come back to see me; it must have been hard for you the first time,” she spoke so calmly, and it was so hard to tell if she was pretending or not. The Sonia I knew didn’t show any empathy, but this wasn’t that Sonia.
“Yes, it was hard, especially seeing you with that,” I said, rolling my eyes to her baby bump. I feel bad because I am not able to call it what it is. Instead, I refer to it as that, but I wasn’t comfortable with it.
“I am yet to know the gender,” she said with a smile and reached out her hands to hold mine, which were clenched together on the table, but I pulled out of her grip. I hated that I pulled out that fast, but it was more like a reflex action.
I wanted to stand up and walk away, but that would be blowing up everything I have worked for.
“I know it is hard, but I am truly sorry, Alex. There is nothing I can say or do right now that would make you see it differently. But I truly am,” Sonia muttered as her eyes began to stream with tears.
Seeing her, I recalled back one day when we had made love to each other and the beauty of that night. Whoever knew this would be the outcome of such a bitter-sweet love?
I remember when I had kissed her and held on to her with so much passion.
“I just have one question for you,” I exhaled, ” Why did you cheat on me? When did it start? Did you ever love me?” I knew I said I was only going to ask a question, but my mind was hovering around with multiple questions than to only ask one.
“I don’t know why I cheated on you. I have always been the ambitious type. When I got married to you, I was happy being the Luna, but I wasn’t sure I was happy being your wife then. So I didn’t have a strong will to resist Ben when he came to me,” she confessed.
“So you are trying to say that he seduced you into cheating on me? You want me to believe that bullshit,” I yelled at her in disgust. How stupid does she think I am?
She stood up and moved towards where I sat and knelt before me.
“I am truly sorry, I loved you, and I still do. I was just selfish, stupid, and lacked discipline, and when you got disabled, it got worst. I know I wronged you, Alex but I am truly sorry,” at this point, she was wailing at my feet, and I couldn’t help but feel sorry for her, not because she was repented but because she was looking so pathetic with her apology. And truly, my heart had no space for sympathy for her.
“You would be put on trial according to the law. I have forgiven you, Sonia, and it’s not because you deserve it, but because I need to stop harboring hatred for you in my heart, it is not healthy, but I will never forget what you did to me,” I said, and before she could say anything, I called out the guard to get me out of there, but she held me crying before the guard pulled her away from me.
“I am sorry Alex,” those were the last things I heard her say as I exited the room.
Edwina’s POV…
I can’t believe I finally pulled it off with my life intact. It was a whole lot of work and stress, but Becca and Ramona came through for me. They were so proactive and efficient in delivering, so I had less to worry about. It was party time, and I had not yet seen Alex. I was getting worried. Had I pushed him away with my reaction?
I should understand things aren’t easy for him, too, he was betrayed in the worst possible way, and I don’t want to downplay his struggles. He became crippled in the cause of their infidelity, and he doesn’t even know about it yet.
I knew I had to dress extra special today. First, I needed to dress to make an appearance. It will be my first public appearance to the night howlers as the Luna. And as tradition may have it, I am the one supposed to pour the sacred oil on the new Beta after his being crowned by the Luna.
And also, I need to dress beautifully to appease my husband. I was tired of the back and forth, and as Becca had suggested, maybe we needed a honeymoon, it might not make me fall in love with him, but at least we would be at peace.
I can work with peace for the rest of my life, and we can maybe be friends. I think I can settle for that.
I took a good amount of time doing my makeup. I had insisted on doing it myself today and given Becca the rest of the day to rest and prepare for the party, and then I picked a black gown. It had stones on it, and I wore the golden Luna crown for the first time ever. The crown was meant for special occasions, and I think this was one.
I stood before the mirror smiling. I had truly outdone myself.
There was a slight knock on the door, and before I uttered a word, the door slowly opened, and Alex appeared, wheeling himself towards me. He was already dressed and looked dashingly handsome. It was like we planned the color; he was also wearing black with a slight touch of golden and wore his crown also.
Would it be wrong if I told him how handsome he looked? He paused when he was directly opposite me.
“Wow,” he said with a grin on his face, “You look so beautiful,” he complimented, and I tried not to blush, but my pink cheeks were already given that away. “Becca did a great job with the makeup.”
“Thank you,” I replied with a smile on my face, “I did the makeup myself,” I spoke proudly with a smirk on my face.
“Wow, we should consider opening a beauty parlor for you,” he teased, and I chuckled.
“You look handsome, black looks good on you,” I said calmly.
“Thank you,” he replied.
Soon an awkward silence took over the room, and I couldn’t help but be disappointed at how cold we went in minutes.
“I am sorry for what I said yesterday,” he finally said, breaking the silence.
“No, you shouldn’t be, I understand where you are coming from,” I interrupted him. “You have been through a lot and truly that would alter anyone’s ability to trust again,”
“It hasn’t altered yours,” he countered, and I gave a half-smile.
“Who said so, maybe I just can hide my pain better than others,” I replied, and he came close to where I stood, and I sat down on the edge of the bed to put us on the same level. He held my hands.
“You must have been used to the pain of this nature. That isn’t how it is supposed to be,” he spoke, and I could hear the empathy in his voice. There is something about this man that feels so familiar to me.
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