Temptress

39|Dead to Me

Elliot's POV

I savoured the sweet flavour as the cookies and cream ice cream melted in my mouth.

It was celebration time.

My annoying inlaws had just left and it was finally time to end things with Olivia for good.

I pulled off my ring and placed it on the divorced papers which I signed the minute I received them.

I put another spoonful of my favourite ice cream in my mouth.

Finally, I could get out of this shitshow with Olivia and get to talk to Sereia.

If I was going to be together with her, I would do it the right way.

For the whole morning, my mind has constantly been on her.

I've been trying to get her number, but I keep failing miserably.

No one has her number.

I even called Mr. Reed, the HR manager.

He said they only communicated by email.

The one person I knew for sure had it, Blake, was the last person I would ever want to ask.

It was Saturday after all so she was probably at the shelter volunteering.

After I'm done talking to Olivia, I will go to see her and tell her everything.

I'll give her the love she deserves and finally stop holding back because of others.

The front door slammed shut before Olivia angrily stormed in.

Her skin was red and she was drenched in her own sweat.

"Olivia-"

Before I could say anything else, she picked up random items and began throwing them at me.

"You idiot!" she shouted as she picked up a plate and threw it at me.

I watched her feeling unphased. This isn't the first time she's acted like this.

I forgot to pick up her dress from the designer and she threw every glassware she could find at me.

I'm so glad I'm getting out of this bullshit.

"How could you be so stupid?" she shouted angrily. "It was her! It was her all along!"

I touched my face and saw blood on my fingers. "What are you talking about? Who?"

"That little bitch you've been sleeping with!" she shouted at me. "She was the one torturing me all along!"

"What?" I asked confused. "Sereia? I didn't sleep with her."

"Oh, cut the crap Elliot," she said. "She made it clear that you did! She said you slammed yourself into her until she's crippled."

I furrowed my eyebrows and shook my head. "Sereia would never say that."

She laughed. "Oh, she has your wrapped around her finger so good."

I silently watched her as I tried to understand what the hell was going on.

"She's a total pyscho!" she said as she walked up to me and showed me her bruised face. "She punched me and then locked me in the saunna until I passed out."

"You're lying."

She laughed. "Lying? Elliot, why would I lie about that?"

"Why would she do that?" I asked. "Sereia isn't a violent person. She would never hurt a soul."