Chapter 6

• "I don't want to be here," Cainan grumbles holding onto Samantha's hand as they stroll through the guest present at the party. Some faces are familiar and some aren't, but they all seem to have one thing in common, they are all old, just like Hugo.
• Clara is a thirty-five-year-old woman married to a sixty-six-year-old man and if that doesn't irk Cainan, nothing else would. It's probably obvious to the world and him she married him for his money, but he knows he wouldn't have complained if she had waited and married him for his own money.
• "Well, we are showing support. Besides, don't you want them to come one day for our wedding anniversary party?"
• Cainan doesn't answer. No, he acts like he didn't hear what she just said from the much noise in the hall. Samantha is a great woman, he knows that, but she's just not the type he'd ever want to settle down with. It might sound selfish, but making a home with her just isn't part of the future he sees.
• You saw a future with Clara, always have, look where that has brought you. His mind scolds him.
• "Hey, I'm glad you could make it," Hugo says joyfully, walking to where Cainan and Samantha now are.
• "She convinced me to come. By the way, meet my girlfriend Samantha."
• They exchange handshakes, "Very nice to meet you, sir."
• "You too Sam," he says before turning to Cainan "well I'm glad you did son,"
• Cainan cracks up a little, "Did you hear what he just called me? Son! Goddamn, he's right."
• Clara presses her lips together and tries not to show any resentments towards Cainan's childish attitude.
• "Well thanks again for coming, I hope one day you find a woman who will love you and treat you right just like Clara does me."
• Cainan would have made another sarcastic reply, but Hugo's head dips and he takes Clara's lips between his, deeply and passionately kissing her in front of Cainan and Samantha.
• Cainan teeth clench and he looks away immediately for the fear of going between them and pulling them apart and kissing Clara right before him.
• Hugo pulls away and wraps his arms around her waist possessively, "Have fun kids," he says with a twisted smile before walking away.
• Cainan follows both of them with a glare as it's the only thing he can do in this party.
• "He's such a great husband!" Samantha silently squeals, but it's loud enough for Cainan to hear.
• He rolls his eyes before he can help it, "What, you're planning on marrying him too?"
• "What?! You're such a jerk!" She slams, and there's a little pain in her voice.
• He doesn't have plans for her because he just saw Clara excuse herself and is now walking towards the ladies. This is his chance to confront her and get his frustration out.
• "Excuse me, I need to use the men's room."
• "Good, go pass out those toxins and come back a new man."
• He waits until the room is cleared before entering and locking the door.
• Clara jerk back in surprise on seeing him in the ladies room, but she knows she shouldn't because it's how the Cainan she knew settles scores heated bathroom make-up sex. She knows she's done with all that, and just feels stupid for thinking he was too.
• "I'm not having sex with you in this bathroom Cainan." She tells him with a serious expression.
• He raises his hands, "We will get to that later."
• She folds her hands over her chest trying to conceal some parts of her exposed chest. She's wearing a red deep v dress, making it difficult for Cainan to fully concentrate.
• "What do you want?" She asks although a part of her regrets asking.
• He smirks and steps forward, "There's a long list of what I want darling, but how about we talk about what you can do for me?"
• Clara's face furrow with a frown, "What's that?"
• "Stop letting your husband parade you in my face like some trophy wife."
• "You're right to say 'he's my husband,' what do you want me to do about that, I go where he goes?!" Exclaim the lady exasperatedly.
• "Do you even listen to yourself Clara, you use to be strong-headed and had a mind of your own I guess the age gap between the two of you finally made you realise he's a father figure and not a husband figure."
• "What are you getting at Cainan cause I need to leave," she impatiently tells him.
• "So stop letting him shove his tongue down your throat whenever I'm around," his voice drops as he says "I find it repulsive and completely annoying, you owe me that much."
• "I don't owe you anything Cainan we are through!" She tells him as she turns walking off, but he takes hold of her arm and when she tries to struggle, he tightens his grip on her. She still struggles to set free from him even though she knows that's not happening anytime soon.
• She stares up at him with fear in her eyes and her attempt to speak turns into a whimper, "Cainan?..."
• There are dark and deep feeling going through him and he knows it, but he chose to ignore and instead he begins to speak again, "We are through only when I say we are through Clara, you fucked me up over and over until I couldn't think straight and you don't get to now parade with your joke of a husband in my face or let him do the same. The only reason I haven't ripped those clothes off your body yet is that I bought them."
• "Cainan" comes the weak whimper of Clara as she still struggles against him.
• Cainan has never been aggressive, he's never hurt her before, never go against her wish and this side of him is terrifying and fearful to behold and indeed it scares her to the core. "You're hurting me, please let go."
• "Now you know what it feels like, being at the mercy of someone, I've been there for 5 years, at your mercy, praying I don't do something wrong to send you running off to Hugo. You created a competition between me and him and I fell for it, thinking if I did better, became the better man, you'd love me enough to want to be with me instead, but you being the selfish, self-centred bitch took my love for weakness and affection for foolishness. So how does it feel now?" He sneers into her ear as he holds her captive with his hands.
• "Cainan let me go," she pleads, her eyes glassy and panicking.
• His hands loosen around her and she immediately takes off from him. A part of him feels mad he let her go when he knew she didn't deserve any mercy, but another part is happy because for once he didn't follow the animal instinct in him. That's what he's going to do, he's going to let her go completely. He knows it's not going to be easy and almost all part of his body rebels against this decision, but it would be the first step to healing.
• He sees a shadow lurking around on the wall and immediately realises someone has been here all along and they were not as alone as he thought.
• "Come out," He orders, but he gets no response or movement. "I said come out, I know you're in here, don't let me come and drag you out."
• He hears a hushed movement and a young woman appears out from behind the wall. Her face looks familiar and he can swear he's seen her before those big brown eyes, those short, curly brown hair, full lips, fair skin. This reminds him of his nightmare and the one who causes it.
• "It's you!" He exclaims, half furious, half frightened. "How did you get in here?"
• "The real question is when did I get in here" she marches forward with more confidence. "and oh if you think I've been listening to everything that has been happening here, you are right cause I have.
• "What do you want?"
• "First off, I want you to rehire Shawn Ola your previous PA."
• "Done." He immediately replies.
• She opens her mouth to speak again when she hears a knock on the bathroom door followed by Shawn's worried voice.
• "Hey, um Neriah are you done in there? You've been gone for twenty minutes and I'm getting kinda worried."
• Neriah is about to speak when Cainan places a finger on her lips, "Neriah? Are you still in there?"
• "Be a good girl and don't let us get caught," he hushes.
• Neriah frowns in confusion, "Get caught doing wh--?" She doesn't get to finish because Cainan plunders her lips with his and pulls her close to himself, his hands going thicker on hers even as she struggles.
• Neriah manages to push him off with all her strength, "Get off me you animal!" she slaps him on his cheeks before she can stop herself. "What kind of a monster are you?"
• "The kind you never, ever want to threaten in your whole life. Tell your boyfriend he has his job back, what just happened is enough payment for that. But as for you, I'm not yet done with you. I promise I'll make your life a living misery." He steps closer to her, "And if anyone ever finds out about what happened between Clara and I, I'll kill your boyfriend and then I'll kill you."
• Cainan steps back and walks out of the bathroom and Shawn sees him, "See you on Monday," he says with a mischievous look, before walking off.