Chapter Seven: The Contract With Him
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Chapter Seven: The Contract With Him
SHERRY’S POV
Toby didn’t appear as shocked as I expected him to be. In fact, he looked, well, I could not describe the look on his face because of the guilt I felt. He deserved to be angry and mad at me.
If it was me, I would have been angry and all mad about hiding such a secret from me but then… I thought I would never have to return to my past life but here I was, still haunted by it.
I blinked, watching Toby through the lens of my eyes. Why was he not saying anything yet?
“Toby, I…”
“You don’t need to apologize. I understand the fact that you did not want to remember the past but you could have told me. Since you have apologized, we just need to think of the next line of action to take. He seemed like he has not gotten over you yet and—”
“No,” I cut in. I did not know why that did not sit right with me. My heart thumped loudly in my chest and I could hear the beating in my ears. There was no way… he could not… Panic rattled through me as my body shook.
Toby reached out to me immediately after he noticed what was happening. I was fidgety and he pulled me into a hug, patting my shoulders slowly. “Relax,” His soothing voice said.
Why?
“It is all in the past now,” He cooed, combing through hair with his hands. Angry tears slid down my cheeks as I closed my eyes and hugged Toby tighter.
Why? Why didn’t the moon goddess mate me to this man? Why didn’t I fall in love with this man first? Why didn’t I meet this man first? Why? Why? Why did I have to meet Brian Deluxe? He broke me and took a part of me away from me and yet he did not blink an eye as he shoved the divorce papers at me. And now… there is a possibility he wants me back? God forbid! I will never return to him! I hate him so much.
“You are allowed to hate him, Sherry. You are allowed to never want to see him. You are allowed to do everything without him. You are allowed to not want him anymore. You are allowed to be free from him. In fact, you are allowed to be ‘you’.” Toby said as if reading my thoughts.
I sniffed and pulled back, biting my lower lip. My eyes dropped to the place where I stained his shirt. “Oh, I stained your shirt.” I reached to clean it but he gripped my hands and shook his head.
“You can stain all my shirts with your tears. What am I your best friend for?” He said, offering me a small smile.
A small laugh broke through at how cringed he sounded. How I wish I had married this man. My children would have been brought up with a father’s love and they would not have had to start questioning me about where their father was.
I shook my head, getting rid of my daydreaming. There was no way Toby would like used and divorced goods like me.
“Toby, I…”
“We need to get your ex-husband off your tail.” He cut in, rising to his feet and sliding his hands into his pockets. This was the business Toby. The one who makes deals with his clients and wins their favors. The one who strategizes the way to play in a court and wins. Toby was not a boy when it came to business. He showed even the cunning the way to win the heart of the king.
“And how do we do that, Toby?” I asked. I truly wanted Brian off my tail but there was this soft and broken part of me that still wanted him to want me back. A part of me that wanted him too. A part of me that still wished that we had not ended that way. A part of me that wanted the happy ending I deserved.
No, never! I shook my head as I took a firm stand in my mind. There was no way I would be that weak Sherry of that time. Brian cannot break me to that extent. I would have to show him that he no longer has any effect on me.
Toby turned toward me, seeming like he had found a solution to my problem. My entire senses lit up as I looked at him.
“The only way is…” My ears turned alert to him. “If we have a fake date.”
“Wait, what?” The words dropped out of my lips before I could stop myself. I blinked.
What did I just hear?
“Yes, Sherry.” He lifted his shoulders in a half-shrug. “That is the only way. If he sees you with another man, he will get the info and back off.” He pinned me with a direct look.
A frown crossed my face and my brows dipped in a scowl. Even though I wish I had married Toby, why did the thought of Toby and I dating— fake dating want to make me puke?
Something is wrong with me somewhere.
I looked away, folding my arms across my chest. He was right if we look at it from another perspective. Brian would not think he still had a chance at asking me to be his again but I knew Brian, he would not back down till I became his. I gulped at how true that fact was. Brian was stubborn and intent. His wolf was work on its own. I knew them. They were a hard nut to c***k. Once they set their heart on something, they do it and own it.
I bit my lower lip as I weighed my options. Toby as my fake boyfriend did not sound so well and yet it seemed like the safest option if I were to choose.
“See, you do not need to give a direct answer now. It is your business and I am only suggesting this but if you think of any other ideas, you can let me know. You can give it a thought in the coming days. We just have to protect you.” He said, his face morphed into a sincere look, and my heart softened.
He was not even pushing me into this forcefully. The difference between Brian and him is clear. He must be the saving grace the moon goddess had given me.
I nodded and swallowed. “Toby,” I called and he lifted his brows in response. “Yes?”
“We… we can do it but we will need a contract for it and my kids must not know about it and their father’s whereabouts too,” I stated sternly.
I noticed his lids go wide for a second before he smiled fully. “Trust me, Sherry. We are just doing this to make sure he stops trying to get you and once the project is over, we are over.” He pursed his lips. I stared into his eyes, trying to make sense of what I was just about to do.
I nodded, trying to shut up the voice that was yelling at me about how I was making the greatest mistake of my life. I was capable of making decisions and now I have made this one. I will bear the consequences for as long as I make Brian unwant me.
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