The Ghost Lords Bride

POV: Kesley I sat by the edge of the pool, dipping my legs into the cold water, hoping it freezes my heart and the pain I’m feeling inside. Today is supposed to be our anniversary, but Zach forgot about it, again. I sent him a text a few hours earlier, attaching a picture of the amazing set-up I have prepared for us by the poolside, but he never responded or acknowledged it. For three months I’ve not seen him, and I thought he would at least show up today, I really did. I wonder why I get my hopes up when he’s always disappointed me. It’s obvious he’s not coming back home tonight because he’s working again… Work! Work! Work! Work! That’s all he does with his time. He never spends time with me, or his kids, never. I tried not to cry again tonight, I’m tired of missing my husband, tired of crying myself to bed every night. I miss him so much, I can’t even explain it. I’m a woman, I have needs and my husband never meets my need, not once has he touched me for the past six years we have been married. He consummated our marriage on our wedding night, and that was it. It’s a miracle that I got pregnant that night and had our babies. Now, after six years and two kids, my husband, Zachary Jonas, decided I had become too loose and too fat. I gave birth to his kids, our kids. And all he does is talk down on me, stripping me of my last shred of dignity and self worth. I gestured for the butler to open the wined I’d placed on the table for our dinner date, and poured me a glass before turning to walk away. “Wait… Leave the bottle close,” I instructed him, my eyes staring at the dark skies, lost in thought. My phone rang, distracting me from my thoughts. I checked and say that it was my first Lina. She must be calling to celebrate my anniversary with me. For the past six years, Lina and Cherry made it a habit to keep me company on our anniversary so I don’t drown myself in alcohol and tears. “I’m fine Lina, you don’t need to come over tonight. I’ll go to bed now, I’ll …” “That’s not why I called, Kess. Have you seen the news tonight? Zack was spotted in a famous hospital with Nora, is he cheating with her, how could you miss that?” she asked me. “Don’t do anything, Kess, we are coming over right now.” Cherry added, sounded urgent. The urgency in their voice prompted me to go into the sitting room with my wine bottle and wineglass in my hand. I turned on the television to the gossip news channel, and voila, there he was, my husband Zachary with his first love, his highschool sweetheart Nora. He is standing by her side, holding her hand and celebrating with her as she gets discharged from the hospital. She just had a Brazilian Butt Lift and a few cosmetic surgeries to make her looked hotter. There’s a short clip that shows that he’s been there for three months, supporting her as she heals. And here I thought he was working so hard for us. I stood in the middle of the room, my eyes teary and sad as I watched their public show of affection. The wine bottle and glass fell off my hands, and I couldn’t even react as I stood there like a moron, lost in thought. Where did I go wrong, what did I ever do to him? I begged him to get my body done to his taste, I was ready to go under the knife just to please and satisfy my husband’s desires. But he wouldn’t let me, he kept pushing me away treating his kids and I like strangers. I would have left if not for our families and the prenup. Besides, I love him too much to walk away so easily. He is my first love, my crush since high school. He never cared for me, because of Nora, and I hated her for being so clingy and cute. When he asked me out seven years ago, I felt like the luckiest girl on earth. It was rumoured that Nora left him for an Arab prince, and he used me as a rebound. But he showed me so much love and attention when we first started and I have loved him from afar for so long. I didn’t mind being his rebound just to be by his side. His family is rich and famous, and so was mine. Together, we were going to be a powerful team, we were so in love… Everyone thought he was my soulmate and I believe that too because our kind of love was indeed rare. Nothing could separate us, not family, and certainly not homebreakers. Many girls tried to get his attention, many families tried to push their daughters with huge inheritance to him. But he chose me… Zach chose me, and for the one year we dated, he treated me like his best treasure. He pampers and spoils me, giving me everything I ever desire. I thought our love would last forever, I gave him everything, my life, my inheritance, my love and devotion. As a worthy and respectable son in-law, Dad let him take charge of our families major businesses. It was the perfect wedding gift, and he handled it perfectly. Then I discovered I was pregnant, and right before I had my kids, I lost my parents in an accident. I was so depressed and unhappy about the death of my parents, but then my kids came and put a smile on my face again. I named them Sandy and Brian after my parents. But after I gave birth to our kids, thing’s got worse between Zach and I. The only time he talks about the companies with me is when he needs my signature for some documents. I thought it was just a phase, I thought everything would be fine as long as we stay married and work hard to make it work. But from the look of things, I’d say I’m the only one hoping things worked between us because Zach doesn’t care, he obviously doesn’t want me anymore. He wouldn’t let me work on my body, but when Nora wants a cosmetic surgery, he stands by her and supports her. She looked hotter without out the surgery, and now, she looks even better. How do I compete with that? “Ma’am... Can I help you?” the butler asked me as I stood on the same spot with shards of glass around me. “Get me a bottle of bourbon, the best you can find, or something stronger.” I ordered him. “Ma’am Kesley, I think you’ve had enough for tonight, I can help you...” “Now, John! Get it now!” I ordered sternly. But the sound of the door opening startled us and we both turned to the door to see who it was. I thought it’ll be Lina and Cherry, but I was stunned to see Zach at the door, with Nora in his arms. He’s carrying her in, bridal style. He never carried me in on our wedding day, not even a honeymoon. “What is she doing here, Zach? It washed enough that you forgot our anniversary because of her, you had to bring her home with you?” I asked him furiously. He took one look at me dressed for our dinner date and at the beautiful setup by the poolside. Then his eyes moved back to me and the mess on the floor. He didn’t ask me about the shards of glass or even bother to check if I’m hurt. All he said to me is, “I need you to move your things out of the masters bedroom for Nora. She needs the room for her recovery. The mattress suits her perfect ass and pretty skin. You can move into one of the guestrooms.” He told me sternly, taking her upstairs to the masters room. “Have you gone mad?” I yell at the top of my voice, shocked beyond words. He ignored me and continued upstairs with her in his arms. “I’m feeling hungry, Zakie. Can we stop by the poolside for dinner? Hope your wife wouldn’t mind?” she asks him, making him stop and turn around. “She is not important, Nora, you are more important to me. She wouldn’t dare try to stop you from having anything you want.” He responded boldly as he walked past me and went to the poolside with Nora. A guards placed a round doughnut on the seat for her, and she sat down gently, chuckling excitedly while I just watched. I cried myself to sleep, thinking of all the stupid things I did to save our marriage. He called me “too loose.” Whenever our moments grew passionate, he would abruptly disengage, lamenting his desire for a tighter, more exciting experience. He stayed away from home just to avoid seeing me. I love him, and that’s my biggest weakness. In a bid to mend our marriage, two months ago, I secretly underwent surgery to enhance my tightness and beauty, hoping to surprise him today on our anniversary. But he never noticed, he surprised instead, with Nora...