Alive |2|

Chapter 9 One soul

KATHERINE

I woke up to the sun shining through the patio doors directly into my eyes. I groaned sitting up running my hand through my hair to see I was in the bed alone. I looked over to see my engagement ring on the nightstand with a piece of paper under it. I felt naked without my ring, I felt like a piece of me was missing. It was weird how I had grown so attached to it in the short time I've had it. I grabbed it slipping it back on, I didn't mean anything I said out of anger. I didn't hate LaMelo, I wanted to marry him, but I was tired of assuring him of my love.

I was still mad at him, he wouldn't get off of this easily. The punishment was such a big step backwards for us, it broke me to think about it. Then the punishment itself stripping me naked breaking my pride. He purposely wanted to hurt me and break me down over something he made up in his head so yes I was beyond mad at him. I wouldn't call off my engagement or the wedding, even if I did it's not like I could leave him or that I wanted too. Calling it off would just be a test on who was more head strong. I grabbed the paper to see it said

I'll understand if you don't put it back on but I hope you do

I crumbled up the paper pushing myself out of bed, my legs and lower back hurt from the cruel punishment. I walked into the closet putting on baggy black sweatpants, I didn't want anything tight around my butt and thighs due to the lashing marks. I grabbed a loose fitting black and white stripped t-shirt throwing it on. I put my hair up in a messy bun and slowly walked downstairs. Once my feet hit the last step I could smell bacon, I followed the smell into the dining room where LaMelo was place a huge plate of pancakes in the middle of the table. The table was lined with fresh fruit, bacon, hash browns, sausage, eggs, cakes, milk, and so much more. His dark brown eyes looked up at me and he smiled.

"Hey beautiful" He whispered but I just sent him a nod in response. His eyes searched my hands relaxing once they found my ring.

"I made breakfast" He told me but I just looked at him and then back at the table. I was weighing my options. I could eat the beautiful meal he's made or walk passed him and get a breakfast bar just to prove a point that I was mad at him and didn't want anything he offered me at the moment.

"It's your favorite chocolate chip pancakes" He told me. I reached out grabbing my plate piling it high and stayed standing to eat.

"Aren't you going to sit?" He asked me sitting in his usual spot.

"I would love too but it hurts too bad to sit" I snapped at him. It's true it hurt so bad to sit but I also just wanted to make him feel like a dick. He looked down at his plate playing with his food, I reached out grabbing a cup of coffee he poured for me.

"I'm sorry" He whispered but I just scuffed.

"You always are" I said taking my plate and coffee into the kitchen standing the at island. LaMelo walked into the kitchen with his plate and milk making me roll my eyes.

"I am sorry, more than you'll ever know" He whispered to me but I just stayed quiet. I wasn't falling for this again, he'd say sorry I'd run into his arms and forgive him for it to happen next week. We were good for a while then he finally got it in his head I wanted him but we're slipping again.

"Here's money to get your nails redone, I'm have the cushion on the chair cleaned, your car is getting detail cleaned and the oil is getting changed. Also I bought you this little number" He smirked motioning to the bag that was sitting on the island. He slid it closer to me but I just rolled my eyes at him.

"You think you can buy me things and everything will be alright?" I asked him shaking my head.

"No, but I thought it would show how sorry I was" He told me but I just didn't even know how to respond to him right now.