Chapter 7 Treating Me Like

##Chapter 7

Treating Me Like

Michelle's POV

'Do I really want this?' I mulled in my head.

His voice echoed in my head, bringing hurtful memories that I wanted to forget. Betrayal, maltreatment, and insults, I wanted to forget them all.

I didn't want to remember how much I loved Dell, how I got fooled by those two. At that moment, I wanted to throw it all away.

I leaned in for more kisses ignoring his questions, and he was taken aback by my actions, but he went with the flow.

The kiss was so long and rough. One would think that he has been s*x starved for years.

He stopped kissing my lips, and swept my legs off the floor, taking me towards the bed.

I couldn't even look at him. He placed me on the bed softly.

He took off his shirt revealing his bare chest showing off his great upper body. He looked so thirsty that the beast in him couldn't even hide itself.

He continued kissing, and I gave him the exact energy, but then the haunting memory came rushing. The fragrance of the other night came rushing in my head.

Remembering how I saw him with my step sister hurts me more. The heated atmosphere suddenly was filled with a melancholy air as I felt that Lucian stopped touching me..

'What is wrong with him?' I wondered why he stopped, but then I realized that I had tears on my cheeks already.

'How did that happen?' I pondered. Not even realizing that I was crying.

"Why are you crying?" He asked with no warmth in his voice, as he pierce his cold gaze into my skin, making me cover my bare chest slightly.

"Nothing...I-I am sorry" Michelle apologized sitting up to look at Lucian.

"You are treating me like a___" He was saying, but stopped, making sure he met my gaze.

"Go to sleep," he said, leaving my room immediately.

I watched him retreating back, and I could tell how angry he was.

I couldn't believe I was crying for that jerk. I sighed heavily not believing my level of stupidity. How can my fiance and sister be having an affair and I didn't notice?

Everyone seems to know except me. Being a fool doesn't exactly make me weak, but I just wanted to. And that moment I swore not to fall into any of Dell's traps again.

I got down from the bed and went to the bathroom, and buried my body in the bathtub with cold water.

I sat inside the bathtub thinking of how to change Lucian's mind about the contract. I couldn't even think of sleeping with him when I didn't even love him.

After some time, I slipped into a white towel and got changed into one of the shirts he gave to me.

I collapsed on my bed immediately, I was so tired from the wedding stress, and I didn't plan to live like this.

I dreamt of a fancy wedding with the man I love, but I ended up with a man I always avoid even though I didn't know him before.

His cruelty has reached everywhere including the low class. 'Did I really want this?' I kept asking myself, but I wasn't able to think about it much.

I could only think about revenge. "I won't let them get away with it" I said with my teeth gritted.

I used all my life in lies and manipulation, living with Lucian won't be that hard. But I was still uncomfortable with his terms. Resisting him still wasn't the best option, but I didn't know how else to act.

I could stop thinking about it, and after some time, darkness took control of my vision and I slept off.

The next day,

Sun rays streamed through the window, casting a warm glow on the room.

The morning sun seeped into the bedroom and shone in my direction making me grunt lazily because I didn't want to wake up to meet myself in the mess I was in.

'I guess I have to wake up everyday to face this' I mulled in my head as I sat up slowly.

I got down from the bed and went to the bathroom. I brushed my teeth, but I couldn't get change or bath because there were no clothes for me to change into.

I was thirsty and decided to go to the kitchen, but I wanted to avoid Lucian at all cost.

I tiptoed towards the kitchen, trying so hard not to make any sound, but then I met with him inside the kitchen. I was shocked and I almost ran off, but I didn't want to act immature so I decided to pull it off with a little bit of my acting skills.

"Good morning, Mr Houston" I said with a forced smile. He looked at me with an unspeakable expression and I couldn't even figure out what he was thinking.

'Why is he looking at me like that? Is he angry? Why is he not talking?' I mulled in my head as I smiled wryly at him, trying to lighten up the room.

"Morning" his baritone's voice rang out, looking away from me. "Hope you slept well?" I asked slowly.

"Do you have the right to ask that?" Lucian asked, shocking me. 'I won't take such disrespect from you!' I mulled in my head, not being able to say it out.

I knew I wronged him by stopping halfway last night, but I think he was being too harsh.

I wanted to clear the situation, but I was intimidated.

I was intimidated by everything he had. His power, his money, and age. I couldn't talk to him like Dell.

'How did I end up getting married to someone this older?' I couldn't believe I made such an offer to him despite our age difference.

I went to the fridge to pick up bottled water, without replying to him. 'I should avoid everything, you can do it Michelle!' I lectured myself inwardly.

I got to the fridge and picked a bottle of water, and wanted to leave the kitchen, but his voice made me halt my steps.

"Let's talk" he said coldly, remembering how I resisted him the last night made me shiver, 'he is not trying to up the matter again, right?' I pondered as my heart raced irregularly.