A trap

Rhea's POV

"I never imagined that one could keep a bed in a library'" I laughed, rubbing my palm in a circular motion over Kayden' bare chest, as I laid next to him.

"Anyone can do anything that they please to do" he shrugged looking, and sounding unbothered.

I took a deep breath, my eyes scanning his body, especially the movements of his eyes. He looked so happy, and I didn't want to ruin the moment.

"You can ask me," he whispered, and my eyes widened.

"Huh?" I was shocked.

"I know you want to ask me something. Just go ahead and ask. My mood won't be ruined, I promised" he told me, and I swallowed hard.

"Are you sure?" I nodded.

"Yes," he replied.

"How did you end up in the same room with that girl? Or is the video totally fake? I really want to know what happened" I asked him, observing him.

All I needed was one negative sign or a sign of distress, before I ended the topic.

"The video isn't fake. I really was in the room with that little girl. I was on top of her, and I was panting, just like in the video.

She was covered in blood, but it isn't what it looks like" he replied.

"Hmmn" I tried to be silent.

I didn't want to open my mouth, and vomit the one thousand and one questions in my head.

"I received a call late that night. And they said you were in trouble. I heard a voice similar to yours screaming for help in the background. I didn't even bother to check if you were home or not. I rushed to my car, and drove there" he folded his fist.

"Come to think of it, that was so dumb of me" he was just too angry at himself for making such a mistake.

"It's not your fault" I replied.

"Yes, I was stupid. I just have to admit. But, when I heard you scream my name for help in the background, I just had to go" he replied.

I pressed my lips against each other. I was torn between feeling happy that this man wouldn't think twice to come to my rescue, and being angry at myself, because I was used as a tool in this dirty game.

"By the time I arrived, There was a little girl trapped in some kind of warehouse, with three men. I got there late, as they had already defiled her. She was bleeding before I even arrived. I still wanted to help her. I managed to fight the men off. But, when I tried to help the girl off the floor someone else hit me on the back of my head, causing me to fall" He explained, and paused for a second.

"She was scared that I was amongst those men, and she began to beg me to let her go. I tried getting off the floor, but it was sticky, hence the panting, groaning sounds I made when I tried to get off the floor,  or rather off her" he narrated.

"Wow!" I exclaimed.

"What?" He asked.

"That is so smart" I shook my head.

"I don't understand you Rhea" he seemed confused.

"I mean the flawlessness of their plan. It's so smart. They knew you were going to help that girl. Everything just fell right in place for them" I said.

"I guess so. No one has made me feel dumb  in such a long time. I just have to get out of this mess. I don't care about being the king anymore. I just want to clear my name, especially for the sake of my sister. I don't want her thinking or feeling that she is not safe around me" he said.

I looked at him with so much interest.

"You love her so much," I smiled.

"She is the only one that genuinely loves me. She hasn't seen that video yet, and I know she will eventually see it one day. I need my name to be cleared before that day comes" he said.

"Don't say that. I love you too, and your mum loves you as well" I spoke.

"You are only saying this because we just had s*x. Allow your body to return back to its normal settings, and then think if you love me or not. And as for my mum, she claims to love me but I have never felt her love, even as a child" he paused, digging into the sheets with his fingers.

"She has always reminded me right from when I was little that she never wanted to have me. She made sure that I remembered that I am a cursed child. And I have to worship her because she was brave enough to keep me" he responded.

"Your mum really says all that to you?" I was furious.

She sounded a lot like my dad, except for the fact that my dad only started acting that way when my mum died.

"That and a lot more. I am used to it though" Kayden said it like it was nothing.

But, I could sense the heaviness in his heart, and the sadness in his tone.

He was good at masking it, and I was just better at detecting it.

He tried to get up from the bed, when I pulled him back.

"You don't have to get used to a miserable life. I can love you…"  I paused to hear his response.

"No you can't, there is a reason these people don't love me. And when you find out that reason. You will not love me too, so I prefer if you don't start what you cannot finish" he said.

"Kayden, can you stop saying negative things about yourself all the time?  I haven't found out the reason yet, and even if I do, my opinions about you will not change" I explained to him.

"Don't forget you are here as my contracted wife. Love is not part of the deal" he was quick to speak.

"I can love you as a friend. You never said anything against friendship" I responded.

"Friends don't sleep with each other," he laughed.

"Friends with benefits do, you know" I told him.

"You know what friends with benefits are?." He was a little bit pissed.

"Kinda, I guess," I responded.

"Twisted irony" he chuckled.

"Can you let me go now?" He asked me, and it was then that I realized that I was still holding on tightly to his arm.

"No. Sleep here with me" I insisted.

"Aren't you hungry?" He asked.

"Not yet" I replied, and he shrugged, laying back on the bed.

I laid on his chest, feeling so comfortable as he patted my head.