CHAPTER 84: FOREVER

That night the two couples arrived safely at their respective homes.

At the Greene mansion, Naomi and Edison were about to retire for the night in their bedroom.

Naomi felt uneasy because she saw her husband looking at her a few times with lust shimmering in his eyes. Would he attempt to force her to do it tonight? They have not consummated their wedding yet.

She went to the bathroom anxiously, brushed her teeth and put on her pajamas.

A few moments later she emerged from the bathroom door and went straight to the closet and removed the foam mattress and made a bed for her husband on the floor. She hoped he wouldn’t make a fuss tonight. She was tired and wanted to fall asleep quickly.

He looked at her. His jaw clenched, disappointment flashing in his eyes. "I thought we were now on good terms. I thought I could sleep in your bed now after our fun outing in the mall. Why are you acting like this as if we are strangers to each other?" he asked, annoyed.

She could no longer ignore him. It’s better to address his anger before their situation turns worse. "The mere outing to the mall doesn’t mean I already agreed that you would join me in my bed. I marry you without love in my heart. Not because I deceived you but because you still want to marry me even if you know I don’t love you anymore..." she paused for a minute, catching her breath.

Then she continued, "I will not sleep with you. But if you are planning on forcing me to have sex with you then I will hate you to the bone. Before you do anything stupid think twice!" She warned him fiercely. She went to bed, lay down and hid under the blanket.

"Darling, this can’t go on for longer! You have to fulfill your duty to me as your husband! I have my needs that you have to satisfy!" Edison uttered profanities under his breath, pacing back and forth on the floor in agitation.

"Such a useless wife!" he growled indignantly.

Upset, he asked, "Are you treating me like this because I’m a poor guy now? I’m broke—that is why you are insulting me by denying me sex?"

Naomi decides not to reply to his outburst. Their conversation will only end up in a heated argument, waking up the entire household. She sinks deeper into the bed, sighing heavily. She won’t be able to sleep peacefully tonight if her husband continues ranting the whole night.

Her chest coiled with tension.

What is she going to do now?

Should she keep ignoring him the whole night? Should she agree to his demands and consummate their marriage?

Honestly, she has no desire to have sex with Edison. Just the mere thought of doing the act with him repulses her. Her body and mind refuse to get intimate with him.

She just couldn’t!

Suddenly, Edison finally stopped ranting. He turned off the light and lay down on the foam mattress on the floor.

Huge relief washed over Naomi. She can finally sleep peacefully tonight.

She closed her eyes, ready to sleep.

But she can’t fall asleep, her mind refuses to do so. She was terrified he would jump on the bed and force her to have sex with him. She’s weak, she won’t be able to protect herself.

She took a deep breath feeling nervous. Her chest seized with unease. She lay on the bed, eyes wide open beneath the blanket, terrified with each passing moment.

A few minutes later, she heard him snoring softly.

Finally!

Great! She smiled in relief. She could finally sleep peacefully tonight.

Her eyelids were dropping fast.

Within ten minutes, Naomi drifted into a deep slumber thinking her husband had already fallen asleep.

Unknown to her, Edison opened his eyes, rose from the mattress and lay down on the bed beside her, smirking diabolically.

"Darling, sooner or later, you will be mine again," he grinned broadly and closed his eyes to sleep.

Meanwhile...

At the Burke family mansion, there was fresh tension rising between Alpha Maxwell and Deborah.

With the candle of seduction lit in the room, Deborah was confident that her husband would be swayed by the sensual scent enveloping the room. She quickly discarded her clothes in front of him. Fully naked she smiled seductively. "Let’s have a quickie tonight, hubby. I’m so horny!" she whispered in a sultry tone.

Alpha Maxwell groaned, averting his gaze. Not allowing the temptation of flesh to mess up his mind. "Put back your clothes! We’re not going to have sex tonight and never will!" He said in a cold tone devoid of emotion.

She looked at him with sadness flashing in her eyes. She felt hurt and enraged by his cold uncaring nature.

Tears shimmered in her eyes. She failed miserably in seducing him with her naked body. What else could she do now?

Why did the candle’s scent fail to make him horny?

In desperation she quickly grabbed his crotch, trying to stroke and rub his manhood to stimulate his sexual appetite.

"Stop it!" Alpha Maxwell forcefully removed her hand from his crotch and glared at her in annoyance.

She failed to ignite his sexual appetite and it hurt her deeply. She screamed angrily into his face. "You will sleep here in our room tonight!" she declared in a voice filled with rage.

Alpha Maxwell looked at her with contempt flashing in his eyes. "Don’t force me! You can’t force me to do things I don’t like doing. You succeeded in trapping us in a loveless marriage and now you have to pay the price of your own selfish greed!"

"But this can’t go on. We need to consummate our wedding! Until now we weren’t intimate yet," she lamented sorrowfully. She’s desperate to have her second baby with him. Maybe a new baby would make him fall in love with her again.

"Shut up! Don’t make a loud noise, everyone is already sleeping in their rooms!" He scolded her.

"You can’t shut me up! I will speak up what’s on my mind," she said vehemently, eyes flashing with defiance.

"If you want sex, why don’t you buy a vibrator to satisfy your needs? Or hire men to satisfy you sexually?" he suggested coldly.

Angered by his insult, Deborah shot daggers into his eyes. She was deeply hurt by his shameful suggestion. "Why are you doing this to me? Why are you telling me all these hurtful words? Is my love for you not enough? What do I have to do to make you love me again?" she lamented in a voice filled with anguish. Her heart was bleeding inside.

Alpha Maxwell cannot empathize with the heartbreak he sees in her eyes. "Stop forcing yourself on me. I don’t like having sex with you. I hate you for forcing me to marry you. You could have walked away but you still chose this kind of life. You are torturing yourself. Don’t blame me for your misfortune. It’s all your fault!"

"What do I have to do to end my suffering? Tell me, hubby!" she demanded.

He took a deep breath. "Let’s end this tonight! Let’s separate for good! We can never become a couple because you forced me to marry you and we both know this kind of set-up is not built to last. Our union was doomed from the very beginning," he suggested in a serious tone.

Her eyes widened in alarm. "What do you mean?" she asked. Her chest tense like a drawn bow.

He growled. "Let’s get divorced to put an end to all this madness and torture. We are not happy as a couple, never have been! Just admit it!"

"D...divorce?" She uttered the words like poison, killing her heart instantly. She would not agree with his suggestion. "Never! I will not divorce you—over my dead body! Do you hear me?" she screamed into his face, ready to fight him all the way to the ends of the earth.

Alpha Maxwell shakes his head. Her stubbornness stunned him. "You are hopeless! You would rather keep torturing yourself this way?"

She glared at him. "Then so be it! As long as we don’t separate, I will be fine. I still believe that one day, you will love me again and our marriage will get better with time," she said wistfully.

"You’re crazy and hopeless!" He snapped and bolted out of the room in anger.

"How dare you leave me? Come back! We are not done talking yet!" She yelled. Staring at the door helplessly, dammit, he has abandoned her again. Deborah gnashed her teeth in anger. "You will love me back!" she declared in a determined tone, however her voice felt hollow in her ears.

She feels empty inside.

She looked at her son sleeping soundly on the bed. Even the adorable sight of her son could no longer make her happy.

Only Alpha Maxwell’s love can make her happy!

A sudden urge so strong rose up in her heart. She wanted to end her life right now and burn this mansion down!

An all-consuming rage was burning in her heart. She wanted to burn everything around her, including her son and all the useless people inside the Burke mansion!

BURN!

BURN!!!

Out of touch with reality and furious that she couldn’t get what she wanted, she picked up the candle and murmured wickedly, "I will burn this house down! We will die tonight!" she said, laughing like a lunatic.

Her eyes blazed wickedly.

"We all die! We all die!" She repeated the words like a mantra, pressing the candle’s flame onto the curtain. The flame devoured the curtain quickly.

She stared at the flames happily. Maybe with her death she could finally find peace tonight. Good thing she will not die alone tonight. They will all perish together as a family!

She dropped the candle on the floor, went to bed and lay down beside her son, kissing his cheeks and embracing him tightly.

With one last breath she closed her eyes, ready to sleep forever.