Heaven's POV
"Sir, you called for me?" I opened the CEO's office door, and my jaw dropped to the floor. Or at least, that was how I felt.
Zamiel is the CEO?. I used my palm to wipe my eyes, just to ensure that I was seeing the right thing.
"Heaven…are you the new intern?" He asked, also in disbelief. We were both astonished to the core. He had to stand up from his seat, just so he could take a good look at me, and then, he sat back down.
"Yes, I…how..?" I was at a complete loss for words, I didn't even know what to say, it was difficult for me to figure out, how I was to react. Should I call him Zamiel or the boss?.
"Heaven sit down, we have to talk" he blinked his eyes severally.
"Okay sir" I pressed my lips, although he was my husband's cousin. He is still my boss, so I didn't have much of a choice when it came to giving him some respect.
"I am not the boss. I mean, Kayden, your husband is the boss" he rotated his tongue, licking his teeth, in an oddly satisfying manner.
He rubbed his head roughly, and shifted the heap of papers that was in front of him.
"What?" I felt like I was going to have a panic attack, if I wasn't having one already. Who wouldn't?.
"You didn't know?" He asked me, and as if that question was something worth answering, if I had known, would I be so shocked right now?. Would my face look like I just saw a ghost?.
"How did you guys even meet?" He shook his head in disbelief, he noticed that I had become quiet and I wasn't responding to his question.
"We met here in the company, but I never knew that I was working for my husband" I placed my palm on the side of my head, relaxing my elbow on his table. How was this even possible?
"Did you even ask him what he did in the company, what level he is or anything similar to that?.
Like, did you guys ever have a conversation like a husband and his wife would normally do. Or those discussions, people normally have before they get married?" He asked me, the moment he spoke to me like that.
A tear escaped from my eye, I used my palm to wipe it off immediately, getting up from the chair.
I knew I wouldn't be able to hold back the tears for much longer, so I had to hide them instead.
"I'm sorry if my words upset you, I am just curious to know'' he apologized to me, but there was really no need for him to apologize....it wasn't his fault. He wasn't even present when we got married…I think.
I don't even remember our marriage, how the wedding was, what color of wedding dress I wore. Who did my make up, and all of that. It was just so frustrating.
"Does he hurt you? Does he beat you up, or harass you? " He stood up from his chair and came closer to me, holding my shoulders and rubbing them softly with his palm.
I shrugged my shoulders, signaling for him to remove his hand. He understood the message far too well, as he removed his hand from my shoulder.
"I'm sorry, I…" he wanted to explain himself, but I cut him short.
"It's okay, I know," I said and took a pause.
"Kayden has never used his hands on me. He has never tried to hit me before, and I don't think he will ever do that to me" I told him the truth, or at least what I felt.
Kayden might be a lot of things, but never an abusive husband.
"Then why did you start crying, when I talked about your relationship with him" he moved two steps backwards, so he wouldn't be so close to me.
I turned around to look at him since he was standing behind me, was I supposed to trust him?.
If yes, how was I supposed to make him understand what I was feeling?
"You can tell me, I promise it will remain between us both" he assured me.
I looked at my feet and then back at him.
"He doesn't treat me like his wife.. what I mean is. We have never had an actual husband and wife relationship. I am not even sure he loves me" I let out my words, in a cracking voice.
I couldn't even understand myself or what was going on. The whole discussion was making me dizzy, everything just seemed too complicated for my brain.
"What do you mean by a normal husband and wife relationship?" He asked me, and the only reply I could give him was my silence.
"And if that is the case. I mean, if he doesn't love you, then why did you choose to marry him in the first place?" He questioned me, and sincerely, I had no answer whatsoever to give him.
I was completely blank because even I didn't remember ever getting married to Kayden, or why I had married him to begin with.
"He keeps telling me that our marriage was conditional, and we didn't have time to fall in love.'' I told him the truth, at least to the extent that I knew.
"So, did he tell you what the condition was?" He asked me and I shook my head, signifying a no, I was already too frustrated by everything.
"You can go now, I'll pick you up when you want to leave,'' he replied so sweetly. I left the office just like that.
Zamiel's POV
If only she could understand everything that Kayden has been through.
I know it's not entirely his fault, and neither is it hers. But, it doesn't give him the right to treat her that way. She is very timid, she reminds me of the person I used to love.
We have all tasted our fair share of love, mine wasn't so pleasing. I guess, his was bitter too…but I really can't tell. He has always been a secretive person, ever since what happened between us, we automatically became enemies.
I still care for him though, and I regret attacking him the other day, but him continuously having s*x with my sister was out of bounds.
I wonder why he would even do it on his wedding day. Just thinking about it makes me sick, and I feel like throwing up if I remember that fact.
But, come to think of it. Why would Kayden jump into a conditional marriage with Heaven? Does it have something to do with Alex?
"One day you will take over as king" he promised me, and I just shook my head.
Alex was never a straightforward person, he was always selfish and he stripped Kayden of his rights. Rights that he won't get back until…wait, maybe that is why he married.
He needs his marriage with Heaven, so he can get back the throne. I hope it works for him because I am not interested in it.
So, there is a big chance that they separate in future
I think I kinda like Heaven, I wish I could be with her.
But, the way Kayden protects her scares me a lot, when he gets back. I'll ask him if he is interested in her, and if he says no then I'll wife her after they get a divorce.