Most of Reyna's life has been dedicated to helping people but what happens when she's the one in need of help?
After a one night stand with a dangerous criminal that results in an accidental pregnancy, Reyna is forced to run to protect her child fr...
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There's a sudden, loud crash behind me and I immediately spin on my heel to see Anatoly stood there. My eyes widen in horror. My shock is reflected back to me on his face, it feels like looking directly into a mirror.
I can't believe he just heard that.
"Um, sorry about the vase." Anatoly breaks the silence, slowly standing back up to his full height after I'm assuming trying to stop it from hitting the floor. He quickly wipes away any sign of shock from his face and instead puts on the face of indifference, the one he uses a lot especially when he doesn't want someone else to know how he's feeling.
I want to know how he's feeling.
I feel so vulnerable right now. I've just confessed to loving him and there's little chance he didn't hear it. I want him to love me back, I want him to feel the same way I do. I'm scared that he won't.
My voice feels distant over the sound of my erratic heart beat but I will myself to speak. "How much of that did you hear?" I ask.
"Not that much." He lies, avoiding my gaze.
Oh no.
I've messed this up, haven't I?
He's pretending he didn't hear me so that he doesn't have to hurt my feelings by telling me he doesn't feel the same way.
I swallow the lump in my throat. "Ok." I say but it comes out as a shallow whisper. I walk past him and out of the room, out of the house completely. Rejection hurts.
The concrete step outside Jasper's house is cold to sit on but I just needed to get out of that house and away from Anatoly.
I'll get over his rejection eventually but for right now I'm hurt. I'm his wife and while we only married for the sake of a contract I had thought we were growing into more. But again, I'm his wife which means I have no choice but to get over it. If I run again, I'll be running from both Mikhail and Anatoly. While Mikhail would kill me if he found me, Anatoly would never let me leave his side again and I'm not sure I'm opposed to that.
Anatoly knows all of my deepest secrets, there's no where I could hide without him knowing.
I let him in. I don't know if that was the worst decision I've ever made or possibly the best.
I still care about him. I still love him even though he doesn't love me.
I love how he's always accepted me for who I am, he's never tried to change me or dim my brightness. He's not afraid of who I am or what I do. He's never once judged me. Although he jokes around, he's never once truly thought he was better than I. He's always listened to what I had to say. I pretend to dislike his constant flirting but I actually find it charming and kind of funny. He's taken care of me multiple times when I've neglected to do so myself. Anatoly's relationship with Aiyden really puts everything into place for me. Anatoly always tries to include him and make him feel safe. I've seen him make full grown adults cry and yet he's so soft and gentle with Aiyden.
