MY GORGEOUS WIFE IS AN EX-CONVICT

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Claire gasped. There was fear in her eyes as she stared at him, almost as if she was seeing him clearly for the first time.

She had the abrupt sensation that the isaac sitting before her was a stranger.A dangerous stranger.

And yet, in the next moment, the rage in his eyes disappeared and they returned to their usual calmness.

His lips opened and closed. “What’s wrong?”

“Noth-nothing.” She shook her head and told herself that she was imagining things. When they arrived at claire’s apartment, isaac carried her once again.

She cherished the way he held her, but part of her wondered what sort of violence those same hands were capable of.
Isaac carefully placed claire in the chair and propped a storage box beneath the kitchen table so she could elevate her foot.

“You need to eat,” he said. Then he busied himself in the kitchen reheating the food she’d prepared earlier.

“You know,” Lexi said. “I wasn’t too keen on this whole arrangement. You kind of came out of nowhere and basically moved in.” Lexi  laughed softly as she took in the small changes around the apartment. “I definitely wasn’t buying all that sister/brother stuff.” She laughed again.
Isaac arched a brow at her.

“But now,” Lexi went on, “It’s clear you’re good for my friend. Thank you for helping her.”
Isaac turned back to plating up food for claire “There is no reason to thank me. Claire would do the same for me.”

As he said it, he realized that was true. She’d be there for him. No questions asked. No stipulations or expectations of something in return. And she wouldn’t leave his side.

Could he say that of anyone else in his life? Anyone who wasn’t on his payroll, that is. Or who wasn’t out to gain something from him?

Lexi yawned.

“You should go home and rest,”claire said. “This has been… a stressful day. I’m sorry you got dragged into this drama.”

Lexi gave claire a hug. “The other people brought the drama when they tried to bully you.”

Claire just shrugged. “I shouldn’t have engaged. I know better…

“That’s nonsense,” Lexi argued. “They had no right to target you.”claires lips tightened like she wanted to reply but decided not

Lexi kissed claire on top of her head. “Can I do anything else -do you need anything else?”

“No,” claire said. “Go home. I’ll call you if I need anything.”

Isaac walked Lexi to the door and closed and locked it behind her. Then he fed claire her dinner. She protested at first, but isaac was insistent.

After the first few bites, she leaned back in the chair feeling so tired and weary. Her ankle ached. Most of her body did. But mostly, she just felt beaten down. Like she was fighting some battle and there was no way to win. What was worse, even if she did somehow prevail, none of it mattered anyway.

“I don’t like that look,” isaac said quietly.
Claore looked away. “I need to clean up.”

But isaac was already moving. He brought the dishes to the sink and washed them.

Claire sat there, a bit dazed, watching. Given all that she had experienced, she seldom allowed herself to wallow or to feel sorry for herself. What point would that serve?

But just now, she felt a bit hopeless.

When isaac was done tidying up, he asked, “Sister, do you need to go to the bathroom?”