Elena POV
“ Elena, wait”
His voice echoed as I took a step on the staircase. I don't want to listen to anything he wants to say. I now know my place and it was just being a contract wife.
And besides, if not for Nick, I wouldn't even bother myself with his problems. But something compelled me to stop, eager to know why he asked me to stop.
Maybe something had triggered in his brain, and he wanted to open up. I didn't turn back, I didn't want to look at him. Didn't want to see his face at all.
“Can you” he hesitated a minute, then continued. “Can you stay with me for the night?” he said in a hoarse tone. My eyebrow raised in dismay.
I turned to see a vulnerable child who craved his mother's deprived love. I wanted to say no, I wanted to dash out of his sight to be the contract wife
