Chapter 15

Staring bewilderedly at him, her heart was slamming violently against her chest. She watched with craving how he gulped down the whiskey till it finished.

She'd never seen him drunk her whole life. Not even on their wedding night. Oh, damn, what should she do now??

He seemed to not acknowledge her presence as he never looked at her. He just staggered a few distances away, paused then continued. Once he got to the stairs, Elodre dropped the kid on the sofa and hurried to Cayden, but as she grasped his arm to help him, he violently swung her off, and she gasped in shock, stumbling backward.

Breathing rapidly with both hands placed on her chest, tears were burning her eyes and shortly began to spill down her cheeks. "Le…lemme help you up the stairs, please."

Slowly turning around, he shot a red blazing glare upon her. The one that gave her fever at that instant and she shuddered as cold swept down her body.

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As she covered Raiden with his blanket, gazing down at him, tears spilled from her eyes and dropped on his forehead. Her lips were trembling and she couldn't hold it back….

Oh no! No, no no! She sobbed, slowly falling back to sit on the bed. She was frail and shaky.

Oh, god, what has she done? What did she do?

She wept bitterly, allowing the tears to flow freely down her pale cheeks. She just needed someone…someone to hold her. Someone to tell her everything will be fine. Unfortunately, the only one who knows how to comfort her is Cayden. She sniffled severally and swallowed hard.

Studying her sleepy son, she wiped the tears that had spilled on him with her trembling palm.

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Chills whirled down her spine as she grasped onto the doorknob. Hesitantly opening the door, waves of guilt and confusion hit her face upon seeing her husband. There he was, all sleepy and cute. He was in a black bodysuit T-shirt and baggy shorts.

She involuntarily licked her lips as she watched the perfect curves of his muscles. Excitement was already twitching her hard and God knows she was dying to be with him right now. To be in those arms.

Slowly shutting the door, her watery gray gaze was still locked on him.

She lay quietly on the bed and hesitated briefly. He seemed deep in sleep. She was hungry, damned hungry for him. "Cayden?" She whispered his name unsteadily but he didn't respond. "Cayden?" She whispered again. Then she leaned closer to him, listening to his quiet breathing. But that didn't help the hunger that was soaring inside of her.

Soon, she crossed her hand over his broad chest and observed him for a while yet he didn't respond. At this point, heat and restlessness were already burning in her body. Slowly, she pushed up his shirt and began to breathe him. She settled her nostrils on his beautifully divided packs, inhaling the scent of his strong cologne plus whiskey.

She just wished he could hold her again. "Cayden…please…" She sobbed on his body, yet was careful to not wake him up. "I'm sorry… I'm so sorry" She sniffled as hunger gleamed in her eyes. She was desperate to be held by him. "I'm innocent…" She whimpered and as she faced downward her swollen eyes ached excruciatingly. "Oh, God…"

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Jeez! Cayden woke up with a drastic headache that seemed to rip his brain off. He heaved a long sigh, all sweaty and weak. Initially, he didn't feel any weight until he tried to lift his body.

What the hell!! What's she doing?

She was laying her head on his chest…damn! Confusion glowed in his eyes as he gazed down at her, followed by a ripple of anger.

What the hell is this serpent doing here?! She's trying to make up for cheating on him! What the hell!

The fact that she still looked tender and innocent infuriated him more. Blowing out, he shoved her to the side and her eyes fluttered open.

Fear flashed in her eyes when she met his gaze upon her. Flushing red with embarrassment and anxiety, she lowered her gaze.

Why is he staring at her like that?! Please go away Cayden. She thought, feeling the weight of his gaze upon her. It was all over her, burning like a furnace. Heck! And she is so uncomfortable with that. What was he thinking? He'd hurt her both verbally and physically. What's going through his mind right now? Would he perhaps forgive her? Has he even seen how puffy her eyes are?

She wished he would say something sweet to her. Something to ease her pain and curiosity.

Cayden's eyes were fixed on her swollen eyes but honestly didn't know how to feel about hurting her like that. Oh, my wife! He exclaimed in his head. He'd hit her so hard. Damn. She looked like death warmed up. She was painfully ugly with those puffy eyes. Remorse rippled in him but disappeared in split seconds.

She cheated on him! She f*ckin did! However, it was the hardest thing for him to believe. He was still shocked as f*ck! "I still can't believe you, Elodre, cheated on me! You disgust me! You are so f*ckin disgusting!!" His quiet voice was undertone with anger and his eyes sparked with disdain.

Disgusting?! She gasped in shock as her eyes flashed across him. His words hit so hard on her that she shivered as pain soared in her. Her eyes burned as tears welled up and her lips curved severally to speak but she couldn't find her words.

A wave of bitterness struck against her chest and twirled down to her stomach.

"Why the hell do you have someone else's child in my house?!" He yelled, his fierce blazing eyes trailing down her body as though they wanted to get her stripped.

"Elodre I loved and cared about you!" He stormed closer to her and she jerked away in fright. "What did I do to deserve this?!"

Leaning against the wall, panting, she was weeping. Panic and fear gleamed in her eyes while her thin lips trembled.

"Answer me!!!" Furiously, he scrambled towards her, grabbed her jaw with his right hand and she shrieked in pain. He was extremely mad, his whole body was shaking. "Why the hell did you lie to me, Elodre?!!" His grasp upon her jaw tightened and she whimpered.