The Ghost Lords Bride

Zach Never Loved Me

POV: Kesley

I thought it was my body, I thought he would see me tonight and realise that I would do anything to keep our marriage. This is the first time he’s seeing me in three months, and I’m looking so beautiful and sexy. Yet he doesn’t see my beauty, he doesn’t notice. I thought he would notice in the morning, but he disregarded me and our kids and spends more time with Nora.

I received calls everyday about my husband always being with her on business meetings at his nightclub that is supposed to be ours. My friends send photos of them hanging out every day, but he always says it’s a business meeting and I believe him, I mean, why shouldn’t I?

Today is my thirtieth birthday, and he doesn’t remember or show up… As usual. For the first time in five years, I decided to dress up like Nora and visit his club for the first time in five years. I have always wondered why he carried her along for business meetings when he’s supposed to take me instead, why does she know more about his business than me, his wife.

I left my kids with So I intentionally chose a dimly lit nightclub where anonymity was cloaked in shadows.

After he concluded a meeting with a client, I entered wearing alluring lingerie and a mask like a stripper. I quietly guided his hand between my legs, letting him feel the familiar territory and notice me again. Initially, he was aroused, but suddenly his expression turned expressionless.

“Nora, didn’t we agree to pretend we’re strangers here?

If anyone discovers our affair and connect the dots, we’re both in deep trouble.”

“Nora?” he called out to her again, thinking I’m Nora. How can he not recognize my scent, he bought me this perfume while we were dating and I fell in love with it. He should remember this little details about me but he doesn’t care about me. Just when I was beginning to think that Nora is the worst that could happen, a sweet female voice wafted from the speakers,

“Zach… why haven’t you come yet? You were so rough last time that I actually bled… You promised to accompany me for the repair surgery. You can’t back out now…” she told him, pouting childishly. Zach tried to soothe her with smooth words, grabbing his coat to exit. Just then, he stopped and turned back to me.

“Where did you come from?” he asked. But before I could answer, his trusted associate leaned into the doorway.

“Boss, the girl sent from Mr. Royal as an ‘apology’ is here.” He told him, pointing in my direction. I was stunned and dumbfounded, I can’t believe that my husband is a pimp. Who are all these girls around him?

So Nora isn’t the only girl he’s cheating with. He has other girls, and he’s sending them out to his clients too. I thought he was handling my family’s shipping company and airlines, how did he get into these kind of business. Who is this man that I’m married to, because I can’t recognize him anymore. Is he the Zachary Jonas that was loved and adored by my father?

As realization dawned on me, Zach’s gaze turned cold and assessing. He looked at the girl that complained about his roughness the last time and he scolded her,

“Enough blabbing Cindy!

It should be you today!

I would prefer you visit Leonardo Blackstone today, you are the only one I trust to get him on my side.” He yells. Turning to me, he said,

“Leonardo Blackstone typically isn’t interested in women. If you were chosen, you must have some remarkable skills.” He said, caressing my body, inhaling my scene and still not recognizing me.

“Leo is one man I can’t afford to offend in this city, he is a ghost, a deadly weapon everyone fears. No one gets an appointment me with him because he keeps his identity a secret. I don’t even know what he looks like, nobody knows what he looks like. He’s cutting down our resources and shutting down my business. I have been trying for four years to find him, and I just found a link to get you inside.

Don’t f*****g screw this up for me….

Screw it up, and you’re dead. Your job is to please him and get him to watch this video, it contains a vivid explanation of my business proposal for him to approve. No man can refuse the offer I have on this file, so your only job is to make him watch this. This is the only way I can get him to back off and let me do my business in peace. You must please him well, do everything possible to get his attention. If you succeed tonight, there’s a generous reward in it for you.” He told me, tapping my ass and squeezing it roughly, treating me like one of his whores.

I stared at my husband, who had been mine for five years, offering no explanation, only a silent nod. He left without any hesitation, vanishing quickly through the door of the private suite. I could faintly hear his lowered voice, sweet and charming, from the hallway.

“Send Cindy to the doctor that did your cosmetic surgery, she needs some touch up and a little adjustment down there, you get what I mean,” he chuckled. He’s fishing out cosmetic surgery like a free gift from Santa, but he turned me down when I asked for one. My heart ache when I heard that familiar female voice that I hate so much,

“Why is she getting a makeover, are you in love with her?” she asked him like a jealous lover. I almost laughed at that, I mean, I can’t believe the audacity of this lady. He’s my f*****g husband, if there is anyone who should be getting jealous and furious, it should be me. I almost let out a frustrated scream, but for some weird reason, I held back and just observed.

“Don’t forget our deal, Zach!

You’re becoming too attached to these whores, and I don’t like it. I’m not Kesley, I won’t sit back and watch another woman steal my man from right under my nose. The plan was simple, I’ll marry a wealthy Arab prince and use his connection to get you the connection you need to sell your weapons and drugs in Iran. Then you marry that stupid Kesley to get her family’s ships and planes to transport your shipments without much trouble.

We are so close, my love. We have everything we need. All you need to do now is to get rid of Kesley and her brats. Then get Blackstones approval so we can be unstoppable.” She told him. My heart stopped as I heard their plans, and I stood frozen on the spot, looking at them like a fool.

“You need to trust me and stop challenging my authority, Nora. We are in this together and we are so close indeed. I am not in love with anyone else but you, you are the only woman for me. Don’t forget about our threesome with Cindy. You suggested it, and I agreed to it just to please you. I have nothing to do with her, I just thought she needed to see the doctor because we did do a number on her the last time, remember?” he asked her, making her chuckle softly.

“And what about your fat and ugly wifey?” she asked him.

“What about her?”

“When are you getting rid of her and her kids?” she asked.

“Its not that easy to get rid of her, Nora. I need the documents for the companies to be handed to her on her thirtieth birthday. I’m just standing in for her in the company, it still belongs to her. Her father made me CEO, but she still has the major shares to her name. After she gets the documents and transfers it to my name, then she dies.” He told her, leaning to kiss her passionately.

I wanted to break down, but I couldn’t shed a single tears for Zach anymore, not when he’s planning to kill me tomorrow, after he gets the documents. I thought Nora is just his Ex and best friend. But she is his Mistress, his partner and first love. I redirected my attention to his aide, John. My voice was frosty.

“Who is Zachary Jonas, who the hell am I married to?” his face paled as he recognized my tone.

“Maam, I’m sorry I mistook you for Jess, I’m so sorry, I… I… I’m …”

“Enough Johnny… Who is that girl, and why is she crying?

What is going on in this place?” I asked in confusion, staring at the young girl sitting on the couch, sobbing her eyes out. She looks like a f*****g child, what is she doing in a place like this?

“She… she was, I mean , she is a gift from Mr. Zach to the Boss, the big boss, the ghost Lord as everyone calls him. He is the only surviving son of the mafia lord Kinston Blackstone. He survived the m******e of his entire family and has since operated in the shadows, hiding his identity. Mr Zach needs the approval of the Blackstones to commence his new project, and he has invested a lot in this business. That’s why he is sending Jess, The top hostess at his other club. He needs someone experienced to convince the ghost Lord to sign the deal,” he said, glaring daggers at Jess as she sobbed louder at the sound of his name.

A bitter smirk formed on my lips. Zach had clearly gone to great lengths to conceal his mistress and his plans, hoping I wouldn’t catch on. It made sense now, the man who once had an insatiable appetite for me claimed to be constantly fatigued these past years, saying I wasn’t tight enough, that being with me was dull. It wasn’t that I had lost my vitality, it was simply that his heart belonged to someone else now. He has so many women queuing to meet his needs. So, why would he want me?

All he wants, is my money. That’s why he chose me. I wasn’t a rebound for Nora, she’s been there all along, waiting for the right moment to get rid of me and take back her man. He isn’t mine, it was never meant to be. I glanced at the girl trembling at the entrance, too scared to step in. I wrote a check for five hundred thousand and handed it to her.