Melissa's Pov
A loud alarm went off in my head, I closed my eyes with trembling lips as I tried to figure out what just happened, the pain I felt on my face was so unbearable that I became speechless at the moment, my eyes fixed to the table.
"Nelson, what have you done?!" I heard Conri let out in an angry tone but I couldn't look up. The slap caught me unawares and it felt like a loud sound kept ringing non stop in my ears.
"Stay away from this Conri! This is none of your business!" Nelson fired at Conri with deep fury.
"It is my business Nelson, you should not have laid your hands on her, you don't have any right" Conri spoke back, this time, his voice was subdued with deep rage.
Hot tears welled up in my eyes,I tried so much to prevent them from falling. I was never expecting Nelson to hit me,so hard that I felt my face paralyzed, my jaw hurts so bad.
The more I tried to prevent the tears from rolling out, the more they came in folds. With this, I didn't want Nelson to see me this weak and vulnerable. Without waiting to hear whatever he has to say, I ran out of the library avoiding his gaze.
Getting out of the hallway, the tears began to flow nonstop, I didn't dare to stop but kept running towards the chamber I shared with that monster.
Yes! He is a monster, now I know this!
I didn't care to look up, the pain that held me was more stronger than I can hold on.
How dare he hit me?
What did I do to deserve this?
Suddenly,I bumped really hard onto someone, I looked up only to find Viviana looking at me really upset.
"Can't you see well?" She asked in disgust but the minute she saw my wet soaked face, a grin appeared on her face.
"Melissa!" I heard Nelson after me down the hallway, immediately, I took to my heels and headed towards the chamber feeling very ridiculed.
Knowing the fact that Viviana had seen my vulnerable face, that crushed my heart so much that deep anger began to flush down my veins.
I barged into the room, locked the door and headed into the bathroom. I cried out loud this time as I gently rubbed the cheek he hit on so hard.
Quickly, I turned on the tap, splashed water on my face but that didn't stop the pain.
How dare he raise a finger at me?
What does he take me for?
I will never have anything to do with him, nothing at all!
Washing my face with so much anger, I dried my face and changed my clothes into a more comfortable one and packed my hair into a ponytail.
A few minutes passed by, there was no sign of Nelson and that made me relieved but that didn't stop the anger that filled my heart.
I couldn't even do anything nor could I sleep well, my whole self was lost in thought and I could not get the look on Nelson's face when he walked into the library unannounced. It was obvious that he did have something to say but I was in no mood to listen to anything only to get hit at the end.
The loud knock on the door brought me back into reality. Quickly, I gazed at it only to remember that I locked it.
"Melissa!" I heard Nelson yell from outside.
"Melissa, I need you to open the door this minute!"
I sat still on the bed not moving, with my hands cuddling the blanket, I stared at the door not saying a word.
"I know that you are in there Melissa, open up!" Nelson yelled but still, that didn't move me, I sat still on the bed, deep anger still stored in my heart.
"You have to open this door this minute. What do you want the maids to say when they find me in such a state, open up" I heard him say, this time, his voice was not as fierce as it was some couple of seconds ago.
I still ignored him, and didn't dare to utter any word.
"Melissa" he called out
"Melissa, do open this door, don't let me lose my patience" I heard him yell this time.
A part of me wanted to let him in, after all, this is his pack, he is the Alpha and keeping him off isn't right but the other part of me doesn't want to see his face, setting eyes on him will do nothing but anger the anger in my heart.
I decided to rest my head totally ignoring his rant, I laid on the bed, my eyes fixed to the wall with so many thoughts going through my head.
"Melissa" Nelson kept calling but I totally ignored him and said nothing.
Nelson kept knocking and calling but I didn't get up from the bed and acted like he didn't exit.
After a few minutes, the knocking on the door stopped. At that point, I knew that he had left. The whole place became so quiet that I could hear myself breathing slowly.
I didn't get out of the bed, more hours passed by, it was time for dinner and still, I decided to lock myself in. I didn't feel hungry to taste anything, the only thing I yearned for is probably a good night's sleep that might help cure the pain that I felt so much.
The sun finally set, I stood up, unlocked the door and retired to bed. I am sure that my act of denying Nelson his entrance might be seen by any of the maids but at the point right now, I didn't care, not at all. They can think whatever they want, after all, I was never accepted here in the first place and I see no reason why I should try to change their decision on this.
The sound of the opening door woke me up from my slumber, gently, I raised my head only to see Nelson walking into the room. The dim candle light in the room made it hard for me to see his face clearly and I thanked my star for that.
I watched him walk to his side of the bed, undressed and walked into the bathroom. The sound of the running tap filled my ears, I tried to go back to sleep but it wasn't coming.
After some minutes, Nelson came out of the bathroom, although my eyes were glued to the other side of the bed, I could feel his eyes on me and I chose to totally ignore him. I was certain that he would leave soon and not spend the night after what happened between us today but to my surprise, I felt him pull the sheets, lay on the bed not saying a word to me, a world of silence fell on us.
The next morning, I woke up very early, I got out of the bed, averted my gaze to the other side and was surprised to find Nelson still fast asleep, his long black hair covering a part of his face making him look so vulnerable as he slept.
I couldn't help but stare so intensely.
"Why the stare Melissa" his voice sprung from the bed.
Shocked, I shook at the sound of his voice and, not waiting for another abusive word from him, I walked away and entered the bathroom.
Stark naked, I sat in the bathtub, the touch of water on my skin was refreshing but that didn't stop me from thinking about Nelson.
Why is he like the way he is?
Arrogant and filled with pride.
I still didn't forget the slap on my face which almost disfigured me, making me loose stupid in the face of Viviana. I am sure that he stopped by to talk to her since he took time to get back to the room.
Why do I even care?
It's clearly none of my business
We were forced into a loveless marriage and now fate wants us to grab the love like our past needs means nothing to us.
After spending what seems like eternity in the bathtub, I got out, wrapped a white towel around me and suddenly, a thought struck me.
The thought of changing naked in front of Nelson who still laid on the bed.
"Arh!" I groaned, biting my lower lip at the same time.
I got out of the bathroom and, not surprisingly, I found him still laying on the bed. This time, he wasn't asleep, infact, he appeared like he was waiting for me to come out.
"I need my privacy" I let out breaking the silence.
"What privacy?"
I turned to him, a frown appearing on my face, "What do you mean? I need my privacy to change into my clothes, you have to leave and come back when I am done" I asserted sternly, my stare not leaving him.
"Do you realize that this is my room, it had always been before your existence"Nelson fired, looking very pissed.
"I don't care, you have to leave, I need my privacy, get out or else…."
To my surprise, Nelson chuckled at my words, he sat up on the bed, his bare chest shone right at me and I could see his clear abs so bad that I admired secretly, the frown not fading off.
"Or else what Melissa? Huh? Tell me! Lock me again like you did today? Huh? Speak out!" He eyes me strongly, "I am not leaving, you have to do your business here or find somewhere else"
Angered, I didn't know what to say, I felt like grasping his neck and choking him to death, maybe with this alone, I can be free, totally free from this life I didn't plan to live myself.
I walked towards the wardrobe, picked up a pink lace gown and my underwear. With a hard glare at him, I walked into the bathroom, the blood in my body getting so heated with rage.
"Pervert!" I spat out underneath my breath as I dressed.
After some minutes, I got out fully dressed, I strolled to the mirror, gently brushed my hair. I noticed Nelson who watched, the look on his face stated that he did have something to say but I was not in the mood to listen to any of his insultive words.
Picking up the books, I head towards the door completely ignoring his stares.
"Melissa" I heard Nelson call out.
"What do you want, Nelson?" I was very pissed.
"We need to talk*
"We have nothing to talk about"
"Can you just listen and stop making me lose my patience?" He spoke out with deep frustration manifesting in every word he spoke.
With my fingers wrapped around the books I held, I averted my gaze to Nelson who got out of the bed.
My jaw dropped just staring at this man.
He looks more handsome and I can't hide the fact that his sexy figure was having an effect on me.
"What do you want from me Nelson"
"Nothing, we just need to talk because something important is up and we both need each other to solve this"
Puzzled, I didn't understand, "What do you mean by benefiting init? I have nothing to benefit here in the pack and let me inform you that whatever you want to say, you should keep it to yourself" I noted harshly, averted my gaze back to the door but before I could take a step, I felt his hand gripped me so tight.
"Listen to me Melissa! Why are you so impossible!" Nelson let out, his face was so close to me that I found it hard to breathe. I gulped down as hard as I could, our eyes locked together as words failed to proceed out of my mouth.
"There is a problem Melissa and we need each other to solve this" Nelson muttered in a very calm tone and as I gazed into his eyes, my heart leaped.