Her Substitute Groom

Janice POV

I checked myself out in the reflection one more time and tucked my hair behind my ear before walking out of the room, and heading downstairs. The short blue gown fitted me perfectly as if it was tailored for me, and packing my hair up in a ponytail and leaving some strands was a breathtaking style I loved when I saw it.

I spot him sitting in the dining room as I descended the staircase.

“Good morning. Did you sleep well?” I asked him as I pulled out the chair and sat down.

“Hmm. Morning,” He replied to me as he raised his gaze to look at me, smiling at me.

“Did you sleep well?” He asked, and I scoffed.

“What if I say no, hmm?” I rolled my eyes, and he scoffed.

“Why? What happened?”

“I think you should ask yourself. How could I have slept well when you left me to sleep in there all by myself?” I rolled my eyes at him, and he slowly nodded.

“The meeting has been postponed till tomorrow. Do you have anything in mind you want to do? Just take this as your temporary husband’s favor,” He leaned forward and winked at me, and my heart fluttered.

“Look at you. You are all flushed,” He chuckled softly, and I rolled my eyes.

“Stop teasing me,” I warned him, and he shrugged.

“I love teasing people. Anyway, what do you want to do? How about going out together and having fun? We could go to the park, beach, restaurant, or just take a walk. What do you think?” He asked, and I nodded my head while smiling brightly. I have wanted nothing more than to your Texas, and this should be an opportunity for me.

“Should we rather go clubbing?” He asked and a smirk laced up his lips.

“No, I don’t want to,” I replied to him, and he shook his head.

“Alright then. Let’s go together when we’re done having breakfast,” He said and resumed eating. I sneaked glances at him. I asked myself why the fuck I was feeling weird around him, why my heart wouldn’t stop pounding, and why I desperately wanted to sleep with him, but fuck! I couldn’t think of anything.

“Are you going to strip me naked with your eyes? Your stare is making my dick hard down there. You wouldn’t want to end up on my bed, trust me,” He winked at me seductively, and my abdomen twitched.

“Do you want us to give it a try?” I asked him, leaning forward and biting my bottom lip. Maybe it’s an opportunity for me to start my journey of seducing him.

“No,” However, his reply sent waves of disappointment through my body, and I shook my head.

“I’m not going to have sex with you, Janice. Don’t try your luck,” He winked at me before he stood up and walked away. I watched as he walked toward the staircase and soon started climbing it.

“Get yourself ready when you are done. I’ll be in the room,” He yelled before he was out of my sight.

“That annoying jerk,” I cursed under my breath and took a deep breath. I was finally done eating, so I headed to the room to get dressed for the tour. I almost jumped out of my skin when I pushed the door open and found him sitting on the bed.

“You startled me,” I stated, and he shrugged.

“Ugh! Look what you’ve done, Janice?” He groaned and threw back his head, and my face dilated in confusion.

“Wha…” My voice trailed off when he stood up and I noticed the bulge in his trouser. His dick was standing aggressively like it was looking for who to devour, and I found myself biting my lip while having my imagination going wild. Am I being like this because I’ve not been with any man before? Am I being like this because I desperately want to know what it feels like to have sex? I asked myself, but I guess it’s the latter.

“You’ve got me horny. What should we do?” He asked, throwing his head back once again, and when he looked at me, I scoffed.

“Let’s…”

“Don’t think about it. We are going to have to postpone our tour. I need to sort this out,” He winked at me.

“What are you going to do?” I asked curiously, but he only patted my back and walked out of the room, leaving me to debate what he was up to.

“Phew! I guess there’s no tour for us again today,” I shook my head and slumped on the bed disappointedly.

Since there was nothing for me to do, I just picked up my phone and started scrolling through it.

After scrolling through my phone for about an hour, I was about to toss it on the bed and go to the balcony when a text popped on the screen. It was from Chase.

‘Hey, sister-in-law. How’re you doing? I tried to call Connor, but he’s not answering his phone. Can you tell him to call me right away, please? It’s urgent’ I read through the text.

“Where the hell did he keep his phone?” I mumbled and search my phone for his number and call him, feeling too lazy to leave the comfort of my room.

“Huh? Why is he not answering?” I mumbled after I tried to call him and he didn’t answer.

“Ugh! This is frustrating. I didn’t want to leave my room,” I mumbled frustratingly, dragging myself from the bed tiredly. I slipped my feet into my Crocs shoes, dragging my feet sluggishly out of the room afterward.

Walking down the hallway and heading to his room, I could swear I heard faint voices coming from one of the rooms, but when I got close, I realized that it was coming from the room Connor was supposed to be in.Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

“What’s that?” I muttered, then pushed the door open, but my jaw dropped at the sight that welcomed me. Again, I just fucking walked in on Connor sleeping with a young lady and their moans were so loud.

“Shit!” He cursed his breath and quickly pulled away from her, sitting on the bed and running his fingers through his hair.

“Janice, what are you doing?” He asked while burying his face between his palms, and I couldn’t help the scoff that tore through my throat as I stared at him. I didn’t know how to react. Whether to scream at him and tell him how my heart felt like it was being stomped on, or burst into tears which may make me look like a freak.

“Get dressed and leave,” He said to the bitch he was fucking after he threw a parcel of money to her, and I watched as she shamelessly wore her dress.

“You did a great job. I enjoyed myself. Hoping to have another one with you again,” I watched as she blew him a kiss and walked to the door. She glared at me before she finally strode out of the room, and I scoffed unbelievably. My heart pounded hard in rage, my throat felt hot as if I had a lump of hot coal in my throat, my blood felt so hot and I could swear that it has gotten to its boiling point, that is if blood ever boils though. My eyes glistened with tears, but I fought them back and scoffed, turning my face away.

“Why did you barge in like that?” He asked as he stood up to his feet after he wore his robe as if nothing happened. I felt so angry that I wanted to pounce on him, but I held myself back.

‘We are married now and we gave our vows, and as far as I’m concerned, you are not leaving this marriage until I say so’ I scoffed when those words he said to me before replayed in my head.

“Don’t you think this is cheating on your wife?” I asked him, and he raised his eyebrows.

“Cheating?”

“We are married. We exchanges vows and promised each other for better or worse. You said it yourself. Don’t you see this as cheating?” I yelled at the top of my voice this time because I was already losing it.

“Janice…”

“This is going to be the last time, Connor. It’s an order. For as long as we are together, you mustn’t get involved with another woman. If this repeats itself ever again, trust me, you would be terrified to see the other side of me,” I threatened him before I stormed out of the room, slamming the door behind me…