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Loving Lucien

[This Book Is Complete] Starlet yearns for her husband to love her but the way he was coerced into matrimony makes him hate her instead. Their two and a half years of marriage has been a miserable one for Starlet. She has had everything she has ever wanted as the daughter of the richest man in their society but what she wants most, her husband’s heart has been closed off to her. Despite the hurt he has put her through Starlet feels she can make him love her. She refuses to see any other outcome. Although the idea of her husband looking elsewhere for female company has been so far, internet articles and images of him being with another woman spark something in Starlet. Up to this point she has been taking the punishment her husband has been giving her but she has had enough. She decides that she had to show him her strengths and make him love her. She forces him to write a post nuptial agreement (which only fills him with more bitterness toward her) and underhandedly gets rid of his mistress. Somewhere along the line her husband begins to warm up to her. She feels that they may have a good married life together. Their past however make Starlet question the affection he shows. If it is true or calculated. She struggles with the decision to keep him bound to her or if loving him truly would be to let him loose. She wonders if he would be happier without her and with a woman who claims to be his first real love.

AnotidaMandemwa · Urbain
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Chapter 58

Her heart beat in her chest. Her hands trembled in her lap. Time seemed to have stopped. There was nothing beyond them. There was just Lucien. He had his warm hands cupping her face. Gentle and yet firm. His eyes were piercing into hers. Imploring. Waiting. She realised that she was not breathing and took in a shaky breath. She pierced into his eyes and he was all serious. He had indeed just told her he loved her.

Say something, she told herself.

She took in another breath. She could not use that breath to form words. She was using all her internal resources to stay in this moment and not freak out. She wanted to jump around. She wanted to hold him close. She wanted to hear him say the words again.

"I love you," Lucien said again.

His voice was firm. Serious. There was no hint of humour, nervousness or deceit in his voice or on his face.

He loves me, Star thought to herself, he said he loves me!