Valentine’s happy vendetta

CHAPTER TWO

DAKARAI’s POV.

VALENTINE’s DAY.

Standing in front of the mirror, I couldn’t help but admire how stunning I looked.

I was clad in a red bodycon dress that clung onto my twenty seven year old body perfectly accentuating my thin waist and curves. My locs were pulled into a neat bun on my head and I had mild makeup on my face with my signature rouge lipstick.

“You look stunning girl” Zena said before she left the room twenty minutes ago and I knew she was right, God I looked too good.

The butterfly tattoo on my neck stood up impeccably. I got it when I stopped ballet, it reminded me of my dreams that were shattered due to that incident.

Letting out a heavy sigh to calm my nerves, I picked up my clutch bag and made my way out of the room.

It was a few minutes past 6pm and the atmosphere was just right, I hope everything was going according to plan.

I walked past a group of people who smiled at me and I did the same, the atmosphere was heavy with the feeling of love.

“Hello ma’am” one of the hotel workers walked up to me, beaming with all smiles.

“Is everything ready?” I asked and he nodded.

“Okay, I will get him and be right back”

“Sure ma’am”

Caspian told me he was going to take a swim while Zena said she wanted to take a stroll, I mean shouldn’t she be here for this big moment?

I cornered towards the hallway leading to the swimming pool and I froze right in my spot when the sight in front of me became clearer, he was holding onto her waist and they were kissing passionately, his assistant standing beside them with a smug look on her face.

As if that was not enough, I saw him pull out a little gift box from his pocket and handed it over to her, Zena squealed in excitement on receiving the gift.

My stomach churned with pain and embarrassment, what the hell was I seeing? What the hell was going on?

“Thank you so much baby” she said and I cringed, "when did my best friend start calling my boyfriend baby?”

“This will fit you perfectly my love” Caspian said, “happy Valentine my love”

“Miss Dekarai!” His assistant called out to me and they both turned their heads to my direction but I didn’t wait, I will be damned if I let him see the tears that had welled up in my eyes.

A door was to my left and I immediately pushed it open before venturing into the room and slammed the door close.

Anger enveloped my whole body and I didn’t even notice the man seated on the bed in only his towel.

“Who are you?” His unusually deep but soothing voice cut into my reverie.

“Do you want to get married to me?” I asked out of nowhere removing the ring from my clutch bag, “I have a ring”I added with a shrug.

He was silent for a while, his gaze traveling over me and I saw how a smirk appeared on his face.

“Of course, let’s get married then” the stranger responded, “do you want me to prepare for the wedding now?”

He looked like he was enjoying what was happening while I was feeling like s**t. I still couldn’t believe that Caspian and Zena could do this to me, I mean how long have they been fooling me?

“What? Changed your mind?” He pulled his body off the bed and I clenched my jaw together. He was tall, so tall like a basketballer but his well built body gave him away, cornrows have never looked better on someone.

Letting out another sigh, I stretched out my hand and offered him the ring.

“Yes, I will marry you” I squealed happily, making sure my voice was a little over the top so those bastards outside could hear me, “did you have to take all this time to ask?”

The stranger raised an eyebrow while leaning on the doorframe, embarrassment was written all over my face.

A knock on the door jolted me out of my fantasy world.

“Dekarai baby” Caspain’s voice reached me, “can you open the door, let’s have a talk please” he sounded desperate, “you are in a stranger’s room”

“Hey best friend” it was Zena, “you should come out”

God, I hated them, I hated them so much but I refused to cry, why should I cry for those low lives when they f****d me up themselves.

“Please make them leave” I begged him.

“You can not go back on your words, butterfly” his husky voice reached me and I raised an eyebrow until I realized why he was calling me butterfly.

“The marriage proposal” he added, “I will have my assistant prepare the documents”

“Of course I will” I blurted, I was too angry to even think straight right now”

“Good”

Walking back to the bed, he picked up his phone before pressing it against his ear. He had a huge tattoo of a tiger on his back and it looked so real, how I wished it could jump out and tear both my cheating boyfriend and best friend into a million pieces.

“Yes, Mr Ma” I heard him speak into the phone, “I have some nuisance in front of my door, can you get them out and after that, can you prepare my marriage certificate for me?”

He ended the call while his gaze returned to me. I have never been so self conscious before.

“Come” he ordered, his voice filled with authority and dominance and I found myself walking towards the bed. What the hell did I have to lose anyway? Everything is over now.

“You can seat, butterfly”

“Not to worry” I refuted, “I can manage”

“Sit” he ordered again, “you barged into my room and threw a ring at me, the least you can do is sit when I tell you to”

His words were enough to convince me and I found myself sitting on the bed, my eyes still on him.

His skin was pale but the most beautiful I have ever seen, this was the first time I was seeing the fog eyes and they looked so pretty.

“So..” his voice jolted me out of my thoughts and I was

glad for that, “so I am guessing the ring was for your boyfriend or fiancé but something happened and now I own it?”

“He doesn’t deserve it” I blurted.

“Bad much?”

“He cheated on me with my best friend” I rasped out and he nodded without saying a word.

Now the knocks on the door had already stopped and I was guessing it was because of whatever Mr Ma.

“Tough much? You are not crying”

“Of course I won’t” I told him, but I was having an internal battle with myself, I was losing my mind. I have known Zena almost all my life and Caspian, how could they do this to me?

“So you just walked into my room and asked me to marry you, you really are bold, butterfly”

“I am sorry for barging in like that” I stood up abruptly from the bed.

“I will take my leave now”

“Not so fast, butterfly” he cut me off, also pulling his body from the bed and picking up the ring too.

“How much did you buy this?” He asked me.

“Why?”

“How much?”

“Ten thousand dollars”

He picked up his phone and handed it to me,

“Your account number”

I was taken aback,

“You don’t…

“I don’t like repeating myself, butterfly” his voice sounded so imposing and i immediately collected the phone punching in my bank numbers.

“I sent you fifty thousand dollars” he said a few seconds later, “I didn’t know I was going to get married today. I didn't prepare a ring. How about you wear this for me until I make arrangements for one?” He held onto my hand and slowly slid the ring onto my third finger.

I was speechless, it was actually happening.

“Give me your card” he ordered again and I found myself searching frantically in my clutch, luckily I found one.

“I will call you in exactly one hour and I will be waiting by the beach, we should watch the night sky when we sign our marriage certificates”

“Oh, sure” I forced a smile on my face and he nodded.

“I will be expecting you, butterfly”

With a small nod, he turned around and walked towards the bathroom while I stood watching until he disappeared.

“Happy Valentine, butterfly” his words reached me from beyond the bathroom door and I jolted out of my thoughts, rushing out of the room in the process.

*****

By the time I was out of his door, reality dawned on me again and my anger resurfaced. The nerve of the two of them, weren’t they scared of being struck by lightning?

I turned around and made my way back to my room. The only thing I wanted to do right now was climb into my bed. My whole body was quivering and I was trying to hold in my tears.

As soon as I pushed my door open and entered, my heart skipped a beat when I saw him seated at the foot of the bed.

Caspian immediately sprang up when he saw me, a frustrated look on his face.

“Jesus Christ, Dekarai. I have been waiting for you”

I didn’t say anything to him and just walked towards the closet to undress, I was already feeling suffocated in what I was wearing.

“Baby” he tried to touch me but I glared at him and his hands hung mid air.

“Don’t you dare touch me with those filthy hands of yours, Caspian or I swear I will make you pay for it” my voice was already over the top, “how dare you call me baby? How dare you even enter my room?”

“Look princess, it was a mistake okay?” He wanted to use that cliche line on me,

“I was drunk and I mistook Zena for you, I mean how could I do that to you?”

“When did you start cheating on me, Caspian?” I asked, i genuinely wanted to know, “when did you start f*****g my best friend?”

“Babe…

“Answer the f*****g question” I half yelled, “seven years Caspian, seven years of our lives and you threw it all away”

“Look baby” he snaked his hands around my waist, “you don’t have to think about this. We came here to celebrate our anniversary on this beautiful valentine day, we should stick to that”

“Bastard!!” I shoved him off, “get your filthy hands off me before I do something we'll both regret. The nerve of you to stand before me and utter nonsense, how could you do this to us? How could you…

“She broke up with her boyfriend and I was just trying to make her feel better. She….

I slapped him hard, now I knew he was nothing but a pathological liar.

“I have known Zena for fifteen years and she broke up with her ex boyfriend five years ago and…” it suddenly dawned on me, “have you been f*****g her for five years?”

“Babe, you..

“Answer my question you bastard!!” I yelled in his face, “how dare you go behind my back to f**k my best friend when I did everything for you, caspian. Every f*****g thing, I did for you. I literally put my life on hold for you, my life, my career. I lost everything when I broke my leg because of you…”

I suddenly realized I was voicing It out for the first time since the incident happened and yes it was because of him, I didn’t want to go to welcome him at the airport when I knew his crazy fans would be there but I still went anyway.

“You f*****g asshole” I snorted in anger

“Seven years is not a joke, baby” he said, “we can work this out, what I have with Zena is just s*x and she knows that. You are the one I love and I want to be with you…

I felt disgusted at his outburst, I didn’t realize I have been with a cheat for years, I couldn’t wonder how many more lies he has told me, how many more things he has behind my back. My body shivered at the thought of that, how could he be so callous? In an instant, all the love I felt for him turned into hate and I have never hated someone like

I hate him now.

Hissing loudly, I turned to the mirror and started removing my jewelry again.

It was at this time that he snatched up my hand and his eyes opened wide when he saw the ring on my finger.

“What the heck is this, babe?” He asked me, with confusion all over his face, “why do you have a ring on your finger?”

My mind drifted off to that stranger again, I didn’t even get his name. I knew for a fact that we might not get to see each other again but I won’t waste away the opportunity I have.

“Guess you are not the only one with secrets” I told him, “i am married”

Caspian immediately burst out laughing, I must sound like a joke right now.

“What the hell do you mean by married? I mean didn’t you buy a ring to propose to me? Zena told me”

Where the heck was that b***h, she couldn’t even come to face me.

“Newflash, I am married now” I told him, “so just get lost before my husband gets here”

He was still laughing, “you really can not make a joke, princess” he made to touch me but the knock on the door jolted me out of my reverie.

“Yes, who is that?”

“Miss butterfly” a voice said from outside the door and i immediately knew it was related to that stranger,

“Your husband said I should bring you to the beach when you are ready to meet him. The look on Caspian's face was priceless and even though this was not enough punishment for him, I loved it.

“I will be right out with you” I answered, “let me change my clothes”

“Are you being serious right now?” Caspian looked

dumbfounded but I ignored him and continued what I was doing. Despite the pain and the anger inside of me, I will never let him see how much this was affecting me, I would be damned if I let him.

“Now get out of my room before my husband sees us and misinterprets it”