Daniel was tired and really needed to go home and rest, he hadn't rested for weeks because he had been constantly on the trail of those shareholders and now that he had succeeded with his plans, he just needed to unwind.
"How dare she lock me out of my own house" he gritted as he banged on the door. He used to have servants and cleaners everywhere in this house but he had to tell all of them to leave so as to maintain his status in the eyes of Bella, although, he didn't stop paying them, he had asked them to go on vacation until he sends for them and not once had one of them dared to lock him out, even though he didn't return for a month, the door is always opened to whenever he comes back and his new wife now thinks that because he hadn't been back home for days means she can lock him out?
He banged on the door once more but harder and after a moment, the door opened dressed in her nightie looking like someone who had just woken up
"The nerve of you to lock me out of my house and go to bed"
"Your house or your friend's house?" She asked as she allowed him inside and he mentally kicked himself for his flip, "My friend's house which he left in my care, of course, given that he is not around, I'm in charge and you have no right to lock me out"
"I'm sorry, I didn't know you were coming back today"
"Of course, you don't and that's why you should have just left the door open"
"After all the attacks I had, I was scared of that"
"Yeah and an attack you brought upon yourself but which I have resolved" he yelled
"Will you stop screaming at me, I can hear you perfectly fine"
"Do not try to lock me out again" he warned and turned to move toward his bedroom
"You've been out for days to God knows where and I do not care but do not come back here to start yelling at me because I won't allow that"
Daniel paused at her words and stopped his movement to his bedroom, he slowly turned and walked towards her, "What did you say?"
"You left me all on my own when I needed someone for comfort, you didn't care about me or my fears only to come back and rant at me"
Daniel gripped her hand firmly, "I don't rant, and let me warn you, do not raise your voice at me again" he warned
"I'll raise my voice if I damn well please, you think only you can raise your voice at me? You're a..." She wanted to say 'jerk' but caught herself and tried to wiggle her hand free. Normally, she is a very patient and understanding lady but recently, her husband hasn't made that side of her nature easy, he knows just what button to push. He had neglected her when she needed him the most and she had felt hurt but kept it to herself only for him to come back from wherever he went to start giving her orders.
Daniel watched her flushed face as she tried to wiggle her hands-free, he had no idea why he was even angry with her, he should be happy that he now owned a share in his mother's company but instead of being happy, he felt furious. Furious at those who took his mother's life, she should be alive enjoying her wealth, alive to see how successful her son had become but damn it, she's dead, and even in her death, her memory is being tarnished by some people who only see her as a mistress who tried to break Nicholas Calvin's family. But she was the one that was deceived, that Devil Nicholas didn't even let her know that he was married and by the time she found out, she was already pregnant with him.
He felt so angry at everything and he knew that he was taking out his anger on Bella unnecessarily but he couldn't help himself, he angrily jerked her closer to him as she struggled to wiggle free from his grasp. She crashed into him, her face to his chest and he stared down at her, he saw fear flash through her face and he smirked, at least she had the nerve to be scared of him.
"Let me go Daniel Calvin" she whispered and stared pleadingly at him, she was tired of the fight already and shivered at the anger she had seen in his eyes, she really didn't know the man that she had married and did not know what he is capable of doing to her, most especially, the rumors about him she had heard on the day of their wedding sneaked into her mind. She had thought that he wasn't exactly the way that the rumors had said plus he had even saved her life twice but what if she was wrong, seeing how dangerous he looked right now made her doubt her judgment.
"Are you afraid of me?" He asked suddenly, his voice was softer and he stared at her with an unreadable expression.
She shook her head in denial, "No...I....why should I be scared of you?" She replied, trying to muster back a bit of courage.
He drew his face closer and her heart thudded furiously, "you have nice eyes, very expressive, and indicates that you can't lie very well"
Bella licked her suddenly dried lips and her heart thudded heavily in her chest, The moment stilled as they stared lustfully at each other. Bella tried to look away but she couldn't, she felt trapped in those caramel eyes of his.
Slowly, his face grew closer and his eyes held questioning looking as if he was seeking her permission, probably expecting her to stop him. He was going to kiss her, the realization hit her, and unconsciously, her upturned face grew closer to his, her stomach squeezed in anticipation. His lips finally touched hers, feather-like that she almost didn't feel it. She felt his breath hitch and he dived into the kiss fully, his lips crushed hers and he drew her even closer to him and kissed her hungrily.
His one hand found her nipple through her nightie, she wasn't wearing a bra and her nipples became hard pebbles in his hand, she couldn't stop the moan from escaping from her lips, she wanted him to touch her and she hadn't felt that way in a long time, well since Jeremy.
Jeremy! The name snapped into her lust-filled brain reminding her of the repercussions for being too trusting and how cruel love can be. She wrenched her lips away from him and took a step backward, no, she can't let him do this.
Daniel was still looking at her lustfully, "what's wrong?" He asked and tried to resume their kiss but she forcefully pushed him away and when he resisted, her palm connected with his cheek, the slap cleared the remnant of the lust from his lust-fog brain and he blinked at her in confusion.
"Don't you ever do that to me again" she yelled and turned on her heels, she ran straight to her room and didn't stop running until she was secluded in her room and locked the door behind her.