I walk into the room looking for him. He is standing by Markson, looking regal. My heart swells with love and pride knowing that I ended up with him, and that he chose me. Me instead of that brat Kriss. The one who was lying to him for the entire selection, saying that she was "lucky" that she had gotten in, that she "loved" him as much as I did. That's not possible.
"Maxon?"I questioned, just coming here to ask a question.
"Yes love?" He answered pivoting his head towards me, filled with love and sincerity.
"We are still in for lunch in the garden correct? I prepared us a picnic," I replied, excitement with the last phrase of the sentence.
"Of course my love, and if you don't mind, I will be getting back to work, so I'll see you then my beautiful America," he answered a look of sorrow in his voice for leaving me to fend for myself in the mean time.
I head out the door and walk the stairs to our suite, passing butlers, maids, guards and many more staff, greeting them all. Well all except one, the one I can't greet. Aspen still went after me, even after I got married. I couldn't even invite him to the wedding, scared he would break down or something. Things didn't end well with Lucy, she said that he still had feelings for me. I gave her my sincerest apologies, and she forgave me saying that it was his fault not mine. So she was back to being my maid.
I walked right past him, nodding my head but nothing more.
"America" the faintest whisper scared me out of my daze.
"Stop it. I don't care for you anymore, so give up. I don't was to act harshly towards you but I will have to if it means you will leave me alone," I spit out jogging away as fast as I could in the heels I was wearing.
~Later That Day
Reading my book I waited for Maxon to come home. Hearing the click of the door, but keeping my eyes in the page, I greet who I thought was Maxon.
"Hello love, how was wo-" I got cut off when I hear a different voice other than my husbands.
"I was waiting to make sure the coast was clear, now I can finally make love to you, the way I always wanted to." The voice was Aspen's, but not the one I always remembered. Aspen walked towards me, pinning me to the wall, his lips nipping my neck.
"Good thing I locked the door" He torments, pushing me harder into the wall, starting to rip my shirt off.
"HELP, PLEA-" My voice was cut off by his hand covering me mouth, covering my only escape.
My heart was broken when he got my bra off, licking my breasts, and I puked, hitting him in the face. He tied my to the bed while he washed the bile off his face, coming back scarier than ever.
The doorknob started to shake, luckily not catching his attention. When the door was eventually knocked down, I was in my underwear, and Aspen was just starting to rip it off when Maxon came rushing in, punching and kicking him to the floor. By then I was in a ball on the floor sobbing because that monster saw my breasts, something only for Maxon to see.i felt so defeated, so empty. The next thing I remember is Maxon holding me, and caressing me, telling me to calm down.
I fell asleep to the voice of Maxon telling me how much he loves me.
