Long Awaited Lover

Chapter 7

Raven pov

I was sitting in my office going through some contracts when I heard a knock on the door. “come in.” I didn’t look up and just continued with my work. “well sir, there is a man here who wants to see you” my secretary Elena told me in a barely audible voice. “I told you that I don’t want to meet anyone, yet you couldn’t chase them away” I leashed out on her. I have been in a terrible mood for weeks now, I can see that it’s affecting my staff, but I have problems to deal with, this damn woman is messing with my head. 

Elena stood there shaking but then a cheerful voice came from outside the door, “hey buddy, it’s been so long, don’t you miss me” in came my best friend Christian in his usual cheerful spirit, and he hugged me before turning to a stunned secretary, “you can leave him with me senorita, I will handle his terrible personality” he told her kissing her hand, causing the girl to blush, I sighed to myself, he is still his flirtatious self after so long. Elena looked at me hesitantly and I nodded, causing her to run out of the room. “you should stop being so flirtatious, you nearly made her heart explode” I told him as he dropped himself on the couch, putting his feet on the table before him. 

“I can’t help it, one look at this handsome face and the girls just drool, there is nothing I can do buddy, I was blessed with a godly face” he touched his face as he pouted. “what do you want her Chris, you have been gone for three years without so much as a phone call, so I’m sure you need something” I told him sarcastically as I continued with my paperwork. “well I did come for something, Matt told me that your mother told him that you have been married. Why didn’t you tell me dude?” he said sitting up straight, getting his foot off my table, his voice holding traces of sadness and anger. “I got married, so what, it’s no big deal” I shrugged as I said that. “no big deal? You finally got rid of that horrible girl, so how is it not a big deal. I wonder who the goddess is that was able to steal your heart and make you get rid of that Kate, the girl was bad news” he said with a sigh of relief and anger.

I finally looked up from my work at that, first he called Kate horrible then her had to say I love that godforsaken woman. I didn’t know which was worse, but nonetheless, my anger shot through the roof. “how can you call my woman horrible. Do you think I would love that pretentious gold-digger that my mother made me marry?” I was shacking in anger and his eyes widened at my outburst. “what do you mean Rave, what do you mean Kate is your woman and why speak so badly about your own wife, aunty would never let you marry a woman of terrible morals” he said controlling his anger as he got up and made his way in front of my desk. “that woman is a vixen, all she does is evil in order to get my attention and I hate her, if not for Kate, I would have her dead my now” I stood up and looked him dead in the eye.

 “so you are still in contact with Kate despite being married, that’s low, even for you” he looked disappointed. “not only are we in contact, we live together” I sat back down to continue my work, but he threw my documents to the ground. “you truly are shameless, I never expected this from you, what did that girl ever do to you?” his brown eyes had turned darker in anger. “well I’ll tell you, she poisoned Kate, wanted her assassinated, hit her just because she wanted me in bed, she is nothing but a slut.” I yelled it out

. “if I was her, I would have delivered Kate’s head to you, no woman can tolerate living with a mistress in her house, and tell me the reason you hate her, not this petty things, and if you really did, why have you not killed her yet” he shouted but also looked at me curiously. His words had me speechless, he was right. ‘why have I not killed her yet, this was not me. I should have her head by now. Is it because she is the one my parents chose? Can I say it’s because she left me curious and stunned after she blocked my fist on our first day? Or is it because she reminds me of a love I lost and can never get back?’ I couldn’t find the real reason but I know better than anyone that it’s all because she is almost identical to the love I lost.

Chris looked at me and sat down looking calm. “what’s going on Raven, don’t you dare lie to me” he was firm this time. “she reminds me of the love I lost Chris, she reminds me of Stormy, she even acts the way she does, same eyes, same hair, same beautiful scar, but she is not my Stormy. It drives me crazy. I hate her for coming into my life, but I hate her more by reminding me of my past” I sighed as I told his calmly. His anger disappeared and what was left was understanding and pity. 

“you know Chris, I hate all the thing I do to her, but I love Kate, you may not get why, but I will tell you soon. When I hurt that woman, it causes my heart to ache, it feels like I’m hurting Crystalline instead but I hate her because she reminds me of that horrible love story” I when to pour myself a glass of water placed on the table. “why do you continue hurting her then why can’t you let her go and continue your relationship with Kate” Chris looked at me in confusion. “because I can’t Chris, when I made her pay one day, my heart went crazy at the feel of her beneath me, from her warmth to her tightness, just her skin on mine drove me crazy” I said remembering that day but it was cut when Chris went beastly. 

“what do you mean by ‘make her pay’? did you rape her?” His face was red in anger as he held me by the collar. I looked at him felling my anger grow as well, but I couldn’t answer his question. “you did didn’t you, how can you be so shameless Raven” he bust out before he attempted to punch me, which I dodged. “you should be careful, one move from you and ten minutes later your family will be bankrupt, I will reduce you to nothing but beggars on the street” I was so angry I did not think straight. He let go of me but looked at me in disappointment and pain. “ok Raven, I am disappointed in you

. I want to show you that what you are doing is wrong, but I can’t risk my parent’s efforts. Until you get your life together and be my best friend again, forget you ever had a friend like me, for I Christian Golden, cannot have a friend as shameless as you.” He said as he made it to the door. “I hope you stop treating your wife terribly lest you regret it one day, I know what you went through, but it was not her fault. I had come to ask you on our traditional guy’s night out tonight, but I guess you will have to pass” and just like that, he was out the door. I sat back down as I cursed my luck.