Beneath Her Delusions

🎀Chapter 24🎀

Adriana's POV

"Queen" My mother yelled immediately I entered the house.

"Momma this is Khalil. Khalil mother" I introduced them pushing Khalil towards mother.

"Call me Esther, love." She stretched her hand for a shake which Khalil took almost immediately.

"Happy birthday Esther" Khalil said twitching his nose. He handed her the flowers and the jewelry we bought for her.

"Its lovely" she smelt the roses, I held Khalil arms closer to me.

"We would have dinner together okay. Just the seven of us" She said happily.

Seven?
"Seven?" Mom points over to a table and I spot Emily, Elise and Jacob.
"That makes us six mom"

A man in his early fifties walks up to us and put his arms around my mom's waist. Well this is new.

"Queen this is Hank. He is an Accountant" Placing her hands on his chest.
"Hank this is my queen" He steps forward, hugs me and nods his head.

"Have fun!" She grins widely and they walk away. She was happy and that was all that mattered.

"Whoooo I thought that would have gone worse" Khalil exhales countlessly taking my palm in his.

"She's happy"

"That guy was weird"

I laughed
"He seemed normal to me"
My mom has a history of men with 'issues' literally. My whole high school had men with either crack addiction or body hair fetish. After she took a break this is the first guy I've see her with at least he had a suit on and no red eyes.

"Let's just say my mom has an issues with men with 'issues' " I say in air quotes.

His grin widened
"Well like mother like daughter"

I gasped
"Are you saying you have issues?" Placing my hand on my chest dramatically.

"Well daddy issues" He smirked brushing his shaft against my thigh.

"Your soo dirty" I hissed turing all red after I smacked his arm.

Khalil leaned into me.
"I'll be here if you need me"
What?
He eyes were behind me before they moved to mine. He tucked my hair behind my ear and caressed my face I felt soft all over. His touch was driving me crazy. He cupped my face and kissed me but his jaw was so clenched like he was contemplating something, he glanced behind me before he turned and walked towards Emily's table. I felt someone somewhat behind me and I turned to see Mason standing there.

My eyes landed on him.

His landed on mine.

My hands landed on my tummy. I closed my eyes and opened them.

My smile faltered. I quickly moved my eyes to his hands looking at his watch, his ring finger was occupied. My breath hitched.

The air danced around us. No one said anything.

The temperature became hotter and my index wrapped tighter around pinky, my throat became so dry while my eyes the opposite.

I breathed in deeply and looked at his green eyes. All my thoughts raced crazily around him his blonde, perfectly moussed hair with his signature Mason grey suit everything about him looked so expensive and attractive. I hated that he made me fill this way.

I hated it.
I hated him.

Then he just smiled at me. That motherfucker deserves to burn in hell with his perfect dentition.
Where was Khalil?.