The Contract

chapter 23 - done

Montana's POV

That night I pack my bags. I know Zeus is downstairs passed out drunk hanging over the couch while Charles watches him. I've sobbed my heart out packing the little things that I actually bought and own, and I've packed Millie up in her crate.

Going down the stairs I take one look at Zeus sleeping and Charles sitting there and I don't speak. I just slip off the diamond earrings that I'm wearing and place them on the entry table.

"When Zeus wakes up, I don't know if he'll remember but, tell him we're over. And that I quit my job," I tell Charles as I stand.

"Okay," he answers as I nod. "Do you know where my old apartment keys are?" I ask him. He points to the entry table and I open it to find them and take my car keys out of my bag with my suitcase.

"Montana?" Charles asks when I click the penthouse elevator button. "Yeah?" I ask as he looks over. "Stay in touch," he mumbles as I nod.

"Absolutely," I smile as I pull away. "It was really nice meeting you," I tell him wiping a few stray tears from my face before backing away and to the elevator again. I take one last glance at the penthouse and hold Millie below me as I silently feel my tears fall.

And it's all Zeus Montgomery's fault. He made me fall in love with him, and I've never hurt like this before.

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The next morning I'm still heartbroken. I wake up in my old apartment bed, and I can barely see from the tears I've shed. I didn't sleep last night not without Zeus cuddling into me, or my body halfway across him.

I couldn't do anything but cry my heart out over the man I love with everything in me. I can't believe he said the things he did and now that we're over, I'm hurt. I know he's going to still be his arrogant self, but I know I'll miss the Zeus he became while we were together.

I don't plan on leaving my bed all day though. I'm laying looking at the city in my pajamas with Millie moaning at the end of the bed. She's not too happy about being back in our small little apartment. She misses Zeus. I know she does, he's her favorite person in the world.

I can't even breathe anymore. It's like my hearts been ripped out of my chest. I can't even move. And my mind, my mind is in such a bad place. I really am delusional, I thought that I could make him realize what we had together. What we could have had together.

But now, now, I can't even think straight. I wanted to marry him. I let my guard down and fell in love like I never had before. I even had thought about a child together, a cute little baby like Louis, but I will never get to that point of weakness again. I won't ever be able to think about that again.

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Zeus's POV

I wake up with a killer headache and stomach pain from hell. I know I'm on the couch when I sit up and grab my head trying to keep the room from spinning.

"Mont?" I yell through the penthouse hoping she's here to help me. I don't remember last night. I don't remember anything at all. I remember driving to the graveyard and then I blacked out.

"Montana?" I yell again as I look up and stare at the floor. My mouth is so dry I grab the water on the table and take a sip before the elevator doors must open because Charles walks in.

"What happened?" I ask him as he walks in with breakfast for me and a coffee. He sits it down on the table.

"You decided to drink your body weight in alcohol last night," he tells me bluntly as I sigh. I do remember that much. I don't know why I decided to do that. I haven't drank in such a way in years. "Where's Montana? Work?" I ask as he shakes his head no.