Chapter 4 Restless

Lyra lay restless in bed, waiting for Ethan's arrival. She knew he wasn't being nice or fun. She had known him that well, his actions weren't always impulsive. Did she do something wrong?, she thought.

Even though her body begged for sleep, her anxiety wouldn't let her sleep.What if she slept off and he started hitting her on his arrival? What if she had done something that she needs to apologize for and he finds her sleeping, won't he consider it as being rude? What if this and that were the questions racing her mind.

Her cheeks turn red when the memories of what happened earlier in the kitchen comes to mind. As much as she hates herself for grinning, she just couldn't help it.His eyes were gentle and kind when he looked at her, and the kiss he placed on her forehead felt like heaven. She never knew he's full of tenderness even though it's all made up.She's sure she has done something wrong.

Ethan stepped into the master's bedroom, he found her coiled up on the bed. The lines between his eyes fold up.Is she feeling cold? He thought.The room temperature was at normal level.

How dare she sleep off when she has him to answer to, who would eat the food he used his energy to cook.He came upstairs to call her for dinner and she's sleeping peacefully.

He scowled at her.He had a quick shower and joined her in bed, he turned her face gently towards him.

Staring at her face every night is one habit he has mastered.He moved closer to her, sniffing her body like a wolf after his prey. Of course he was angry, even though he's not the type to swear but he can do that right now and the universe will understand why he did.

He doesn't deserve a beauty like this, yeah, he has his insecurities and thoughts that bothers him since childhood that has become a nightmare that haunts him every night for the past six years after he lost his mom.His jaw tightened at the thought, Lyra moved in his arms.

She opened her eyes and shut it immediately when she saw Ethan staring at her. He was amused by her action, he lied down with his shoulder supporting his whole body while his other hand was on her waist.

"Why not open your eyes instead of blinking like a fish?" Ethan said, tracing her brow with his index finger.

Lyra pushed his hand off her body "don't touch me without my consent" she said in whisper.

"Why can't I? I own everything that has to do with you and you take orders from me and not otherwise. Try to remember that" Ethan said, scowling at her.

Yeah, she thought as much.Lyra changed her position, facing the other side of the wall, she closed her eyes, trying hard to hold back the tears in her eyes.

He doesn't have to remind her of who she is every now and then. He's the one trying to get close to her and also pushing her away at the same time.Was it her fault that her thoughtless and jobless father took a loan from his father and wasn't able to pay back till he died.

Why was she punished for her father's actions?

"Hey" she heard him call but ignored him.Gawd!

How's supposed to deal with a wife that gets angry at everything he says? Is she going to sleep without telling him goodnight, how was he supposed to sleep without her hand in his hair?

He held her from behind "I'm sorry but it's the truth though, stop acting like a fish" Ethan apologized tickling her.This is the problem he has, he can't ignore her.

He can't stay in the same room with her and still act like a total stranger to her even though that's what he wants to do.He wants nothing from the old man, everything that comes from him disgust him and makes his heart tightens in hatred.

Everyone sees him as the problem, his father made him the villain.He took his childhood away from him, his mom, literally everything he has. He doesn't want to be like him.He locked up those years in his heart like it never existed and it only visits him in his nightmares.

Those nights of torture has made him determined never to turn out like his father, what the public could see was his wealth.

The fact that he lends money out to people was the only thing revealed to people but not the way he made them pay back when they failed on time.

His mom has been a victim too."It's fine" Lyra accepted, breaking his line of thought.

"Good girl" he said and they both laughed.He leaned into her body, putting her hands on his hair while he closed his eyes waiting for her to lull him to sleep