The Destruction of Love

The Argangements

Josephine POV

I wake up to the sight of Hero's hard chest, his arms wrapped around me, my cheek pressed to his chest, his lips are parted and he's snoring lightly. I snuggle closer to him just enjoying the blissful moment. I look out my window and see it's dark outside. We must have fallen asleep after our eventful afternoon.

I look up at him and see his eyes fluttering open he smiles and pulls me closer to him. I stare up at the ceiling deep in my thoughts I'm not regretting anything I missed him and I needed to be closer to him. I now know that Hero will do anything to protect me and our baby I was doubting his commitment to us but after today he proved me wrong it's one step forward I just hope we don't go backward which always seems to be the car with us.

A knock at the door interrupts my racing thoughts. Hero and I stand abruptly, I bring the sheets to my nacked body holding it close to my chest. Hero's face is filled with fear and I can't say mine looks anything different.

"Lady Josephine. Are you in here? Your parents have been looking for you and Master Hero." Simon says his voice filled with worry.

"Hero's with me Simon we'll be down in a minute. I wasn't feeling well." I say frantically.

As soon as I hear the footsteps getting fainter I such in relief and cover the sheet with my naked body, I get off the bed picking up my clothes that are discarded all over the floor. I go to my walk-in closet to change and get new underwear since Hero decided to ripe my mine. I roll my eyes at him being such a Neanderthal but I can't say I didn't enjoy him the way he makes me feel nobody will ever be able to make me feel the way he does.

Once I get changed I fumble with the zipper it was hard to get on in the first place.

"Need help?"

Hero's voice startles me and I jump in surprise.

"Sorry didn't mean to scare you," He says looking at the floor.

"It's fine, yeah, I could use the help. " I say turning my back to him.   

His fingers find the zipper of my dress and zip it up his fingers come in contact with my bare skin for a second and a shiver runs down my back even the smallest contact sends electricity running through my body. 

Hero and I finish making ourselves look presentable for the party by presentable meaning like we just didn't fuck each other's brains out. We spent most of the time covering the hickeys we gave each other and fixing our hair and my makeup.

"Ready to fake it?" I beam.

"Yup."

I don't miss the sour in his tone. This also annoys me that we have to pretend to be a happy couple in love just so our parents can keep their reputation and won't be shut down by the rich. When you're rich reputation matters I never understood why but all I know that you can't have a scandal in your family or else its reputation goes down and it's also bad for your business so I guess there's that.

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The whole night is spent with people congratulating us on the wedding and we, of course, put on our biggest smiles and act classy as our parents taught us.

We are currently with the Claire's one of London's richest and most powerful families. These people aren't too bad for being rich but they are quite annoying.