Chapter 11: Fated Reunion

“Why do you look so shocked? I’ve been wanting ahead to our reunion for all this time,” Brandon mentioned earlier than flashing me a fascinating smile.

“What are you occurring about?” I snapped as I glared at him.

“Why don’t we sit down and speak first earlier than…” he mentioned earlier than trailing off as his fingers gestured to the massive burgundy leather-based couch set positioned in the course of the lounge.

Why am I speaking to him? I ought to simply flip and go away. I may see the king-sized mattress by the ajar door to the bed room linked to this lounge. Nonetheless, similar to all these occasions earlier than, my physique couldn’t transfer once I felt his stone-grey eyes wanting straight at me.

Brandon’s hand snaked out and rapidly grabbed my wrist earlier than he dragged me behind him, main me to the couch. He pushed me softly onto one of many seats earlier than he took his seat reverse from me. The sight of him sitting crossed legged with the fingers of his fingers laced collectively jogged my memory of the previous that we share.

“It’s been some time since we final met, Elena. Round two years now?” Brandon requested needlessly.

“Why are you right here? The place is my husband?” I snapped at him.

…..

“Your husband? That loser received’t be turning up…” Brandon replied with no care.

“What’s going on…?” I requested as I narrowed my eyes at him suspiciously.

As a substitute of answering my query, Brandon narrowed his eyes and stood up from the couch.

“You don’t must faux that you just’re in love along with your husband while you’re not…” he mentioned with a chuckle.

How does he learn about that?

“He’s nonetheless my husband…” I mentioned defensively.

“Is that the one factor holding you again?” Brandon requested as he cocked his head barely to the facet and smiled at me.

I used to assume that it was so lovely when he did that however not anymore.

“What are you saying?” I requested.

“Whether it is, then you definately don’t have to carry again anymore. That man, he’s not your husband,” Brandon mentioned with a smirk.

He pulled out some papers and threw them onto the desk between us. I gasped in shock once I noticed the title on the papers. Divorce papers…and it’s signed by my husband. My husband needs to divorce me?

“What have you ever executed?” I snapped as my fingers rapidly picked up the divorce papers.

“Me? I simply granted you the liberty that you just lengthy for, Elena,” Brandon mentioned with a proud smile.

This man…he’s simply as loopy and reckless like earlier than…

“That is loopy…I’m going residence!” I cried out loudly.

“You possibly can’t. Our enterprise right here is much from over. The evening has simply began…” Brandon mentioned, clearly amused.

“What would you like?” I snapped at him.

“Don’t you already know what I would like?” Brandon requested as his eyes glanced over to the bed room.

Does he really count on me to sleep with him simply because he acquired George to lastly signal the divorce papers? Is that it?

“You recognize, it was good assembly you in any case this time, however I should politely decline your supply,” I replied as I stared at him pointedly.

Brandon threw again his head and laughed loudly at me. He laughed so laborious that I believed he was going to choke and die. His face turned barely pink, and I watched in annoyance earlier than I acquired up and headed straight for the door. I may hear his laughter from behind me as my hand grabbed the door deal with and turned it.

It’s lock. What? Wasn’t it presupposed to open from the within? I began to panic slightly as my fingers tried to determine the locking mechanism of the door.

“It received’t unlock except I order it to. This suite, my princess, is completely utilized by me. It’s by no means rented out to any company. Don’t fear, I don’t blame you for not realizing that,” Brandon defined casually.

I used to be too busy attempting to unlock the door that I didn’t understand that Brandon had approached me till he had leaned his physique towards my again with a hand pressed flat on the door subsequent to my face. He’s too shut.

“In case you haven’t figured it out, you received’t be capable of go away this room till morning comes. That or till I’m happy with you, whichever comes first,” Brandon mentioned as his fingers slid down my physique and held my hand gently.

What recreation is he taking part in? Why is he doing this?

“Why are you doing this?” I requested bluntly.

Clearly he didn’t undergo all this hassle simply to sleep with me? What’s he pondering?

“Nothing actually. I’m simply amassing on my finish of a wager that I received,” Brandon replied calmly as he slowly dragged me again to the couch.

Slowly he pushed me down onto the couch and sat subsequent to me. His hand was nonetheless holding mine and his contact was surprisingly mild.

“What wager?” I requested.

“Oh, your husband didn’t let you know? Enable me to clarify then…” Brandon mentioned as his hand began stroking up lengthy my arm.

…

**A couple of hours earlier**

George visited Brandon’s on line casino usually alongside together with his different shoppers and was pleasantly shocked to be launched to Brandon right here. The proprietor of the on line casino didn’t be a part of his clients fairly often and it was at all times an attraction of kinds when Brandon determined to play.

George had misplaced some huge cash on the on line casino after he’d been playing all day and was desperately searching for a strategy to flip his luck round. He believed that he simply wanted a stroke of luck to win large to realize again all that he’d misplaced. That was when Brandon joined him on the poker desk and supplied to make a wager with him that he couldn’t flip down.

“Wish to play?” Brandon requested casually similar to a child would ask his playmate to play with him.

“It’s an honor so that you can be a part of us. What do you need to play?” George mentioned as he watched the youthful man sitting reverse him.

“What about one thing primarily based on pure luck?” Brandon prompt.

–To be continued…