Wicked Husband

Harold's face was red with embarrassment. Whether he liked Evan or not did not matter. She represents their family and he must make sure that she looks perfect for it.

"Bring food for her." Elene's eyes widened when she was ordered suddenly. Her wide eyes filled with tears suddenly.

"You want me to serve her?" Harold did not miss the accusative tone but he ignored it.

"Do you want another scene, Elene? Do not forget that you need her to save your name?" the menace in his voice shocked Elene again. She stared at him dumbfounded when turned to look at sick Evan but felt that Even snickers at her.

"You.. you!"

"Elene! I do not want another scene." Elene flinched and bit her lips. Just you wait, Harold, I would tell my mother about this! She glared at him with eyes brimming with unshed tears and turned and stomped her feet as she walked out.

Harold ran a hand in his hair.

"Must you create trouble Evan. is it because you are jealous?" he laughed and turned to look at her with a knowing and mysterious smile.

Evan ignored him and lowered her head.

"Evangeline." his voice pressed, for a moment she had the illusion that sweetness returned in his voice. But she was not a fool.

She noticed how he glared at Elene for his benefit. For himself. Selfish!

"I do not know what you are talking about?" she looked away but his grin only widened. He walked closer and sat beside her. 

Suddenly his shadow seemed to touch the ceiling and she felt him looking over her, she felt tiny with his presence so close. Fear returned in her eyes but she was never going to admit it.

"I know that you have seen her, Evangeline. I know that you are angry with me." he touched her fingers. Wrapping his fingers around hers, he pulled her hands to his lips and kissed it. But do not let go.

His lips linger on her skin for longer. She felt her skin crawling. As if a cold snake was slithering over her skin.

"I have always found you better than her. You are more beautiful, intelligent and alluring. But… your smartness is what i hate. You can not be tamed, Evangeline. I have given a year for that. But you.." he shook his head, "did my actions teach you a lesson? Have you learnt to behave now?" 

"......" despite her reminding herself that she should not react. If she reacted, his doubts would be confirmed. He would use it against her. But when he asked as if he was talking about weather, she could not control her anger and her eyes snapped at him with hatred.

"If you behave nicely now, we can share. We can live as a big happy family. Of course, Elene will be married one day. But till then, I can have both of you." his other hand was on her thighs. It was dangerously closer to her genitals. And despite many layers of clothing, she felt herself burning there.

Her hands itched to push him away but his eyes held her as if he had complete control over her. At that moment, she felt useless, powerless. Tears brimmed in her eyes and he laughed.

"You know that I do not want to hurt you. I have taken good care of you since our marriage. Have I not? Elene meant nothing. She is just a means to teach you a lesson. As long as you apologize and learn to behave, I will keep you happy.

Do you not want to moan like she was.. I can give you all the pleasure you want." he pinched her thighs with force and she flinched.

Even while dressed, she felt herself naked, humiliated, disgraced. All she wanted was to feel the pleasure of burning his hands, burning his manhood so that he could never treat a woman as an object,

"Elene meant nothing to you?" This line shocked her most. He was behaving like she had him wrapped around her fingers. She was in control.

As if reading his thoughts, he laughed…

"She is a foolish girl. Of course, she thinks that she is in control." he laughed, "do you remember one third of the properties that your father had given to her?" fear was a small word to explain what she was feeling at this moment.

Dread crawled her skin when she understood. He had used Elene to get that one third of the properties.

"This smartness of yours was what I hate. You ruined the joy." his hands moved from her palm to her neck and he pulled her head to meet her eyes. 

Her neck hurt, nerves straining to meet the pressure.

"She gave it to me when I told her you would take her place for the lessons. She wanted the job. A fool who did not know how to enjoy the position of noble, carefree idle woman." his eyes grew darker sinister and Evan felt oxygen left her body just by looking into those dark eyes. She found herself struggling to breathe.

"Even if you brought the job for her, how would she maintain it with her skills? The thought never crossed her mind as it never crossed yours, Evangeline. I know you did it intentionally to hurt her. But you know.." he leaned and she was overwhelmed by his smell, the terror in his eyes, "you should have let her have the job. It would have been a better punishment for her. You ruined a good show." The man finally let her go and she lost her balance. 

But before she could fall, he held by her thighs. The touch had never been this unbearable before and she pushed him away, surprising both of them. His eyes narrowed but she spoke before he could hold her again, 

"If she meant nothing to you…" Evan whispered with a burning throat, "have I ever meant anything to you?"