MS REGINA JUNE

METANOIA

 CHAPTER 1.

"I don't like remembering, remembering makes me feel things.I don't like feeling things." - Anonymous.

                                                                                       -2 years later-

"Hello, Knight Empires, What can I help you with?"  Donna, My husband's P.A. asked.

"Umm, Hello Donna, this is is Mrs. Knight speaking..can You please direct this call to his office?" I said, Though I knew that Donna had an unusual dislike towards me which often made her approach towards me while she's is off duty quite rude, but I knew that she wouldn't disrespect her Boss' wife while she's in the office. You see, despite being a vile and rude woman who's always immersed in her own vanity, Donna was quite professional. 

"My apologies, Mrs.Knight but Mr. Knight is currently in his silver crest penthouse and has taken a day off." She states.

"Oh..alright. Thank you, Donna. Have a good day!" I answer and hang up the call.

Why would Xeus be at the penthouse? He didn't mention anything about taking a day off either. I sighed as I put my phone on charge. Maybe I should pay him with his favourite chocolate fudge cake. I take out the necessary ingredients from the cabinet and put them on the counter and start making the cake.

After making the chocolate cake, I sprinkle some cocoa powder over it,and there , Voila! its done! Just how he likes it.

I make my way to our bedroom and dress up in a high waisted denim jeans put on Xeus' hoodie and grab my car keys on the way and speed off to our penthouse.

It took me about fifteen minutes to get there , I parked my car in the car parking and press the elevator button for the 25th floor. The elevator door opens and I'm greeted by a well built man.

He politely smiles at me and I return one back. A few seconds pass, "So, are You here to visit someone on the 25th floors?" The man asks.

"Umm..yeah, it's My penthouse, I'm Mrs. Knight." I answer timidly.

"Oh, hello, Pleasure to meet you, Maya." He answers.

Wait, Maya? But... "It's Hera Knight not Maya ,Sir." I state with a blank look on my face.

"Oh, but the woman who stays up there is named Maya if I'm not mistaken, Mr. Knight often visits her and on occasion has introduced her as his soon to be fiance." He deadpans.

A wave of nausea hits me, I know who Maya is, She is my Xeus' childhood friend and as much as I know they were engaged before he chose me as his bride. I haven't heard from Maya since the day we got married. Why would he introduce her as his wife....Infinite questions swirl around my head , refraining me from focusing on my surroundings, I am brought out of my trance as the elevator door tings and signals me to exit. I exit the elevator and make my way to the penthouse door. The keys jingle as I unlock the door and step in.

An eerie silence engulfs me, I am greeted by nothing but the dark. It's all quite, Nothing could be heard except for the erratic beating of my heart and slow cautious steps. 

Suddenly, A high pitched moan breaks me out of my reverie. I know the direction of the moan, Its from the master bedroom, I slowly tiptoe and make my way to the bedroom.

The door is left slightly ajar and the unmade bed could be seen from the gap. But the unmade wrinkled sheets is not what made my breath hitch, It's the tangled  bodies on it, The bodies wrapped around each other, strangled and drenched in a passionate session of s*x.

The male figure had his hand tightly wrapped around the throat of the female and I could faintly hear the pleasurable grunts and moans falling from his lips. On the other hand, The female had her nails dug into his spine and shoulder blades leaving crescent shaped marks , she was moaning and begging for more, She was writhing underneath him, begging him to give her a release. And he was pounding into her, with her legs draped around his torso, he was sweating profusely. He captured her lips for a rough kiss and consumed her moans like greedy beast.

I stood there, My feet glued to the marble tiled floor as I watched the two bodies becoming one and displaying their carnal desire for one another. I couldn't look away, My heart was palpitating and I couldn't breath, My stomach was caught up in knots and I couldn't do anything but witness everything unfolding before me.

"Tell me , Xeus, tell me I'm better than Hera!" The female demanded.

"You are better than my wife." The male grunted as he released his seed inside her and fell limp against her body.

I couldn't bear any further and in a swift motion opened the door.

Both of them jumped in fright and covered their bodies with the silver white sheets and they looked at me in horror.

"He..Hera..."My pathetic excuse of a husband muttered under his breath.

"Yes, it's me , Mr. Knight.I'm here to inform you that I was here to give you your favorite desert but seeing you were busy with Mrs. Maya Knight , I offer my deep felt apology for disrupting your night ,Kindly carry on and I'll be sending you the divorce papers by the earliest. Here's the ring and congratulations Maya ,You're officially a Knight now." I calmly said with an emotionless facade.

Both of them sat there dumbfounded and I took that as a cue to leave.

"No, Hera, I love you , You're the queen of my heart ,Please do not do this to us." Xeus pleaded as he jogged up to me in his boxers.

"I was never your wife, Mr.Knight. I did not want to be your wife, You ruined me and practically forced me to love you , When I didn't ,you impregnated me against my will and forced me into matrimony. I stayed for the sake of our child, But not anymore. What Kind of a man cheats on his wife, cheats on the woman who birthed his own child?" I questioned with tears in my eyes.

He didn't answer , instead looked at me with guilty eyes. I looked away and brushed past him. I got down the stair and as soon as I reached the bottom I looked up to see Maya in a house robe and Xeus standing there with nothing but guilt in his eyes.

"I thought I could love you, Xeus. But, time and again you proved it to me that I cannot. From bearing the taunts of my parents for being pregnant with your child before we got married to being subjected to your abuse and temper. I did everything I could to make things work, But not anymore...Maya, please be a good wife to this man, the man I've fallen in love with, the man who does not deserve even ounce of sympathy or adoration. And you were right, You are better than me." I stated and left.

As soon as I got home I ranged up my lawyer and asked him to prepare the divorce paper; I cradled our one and a half year old son  and packed my essentials and left the mansion which was once my home.I checked into a hotel and booked a room in the name of my dead sister.

I made my way to my hotel room and placed Ares on the bed and placed the blanket over him and made my way to the bathroom.

I shut the door and made my way to the sink and looked at myself in the mirror. The woman looked lifeless, dead, drained of all energy and life. Her red puffy eyes symbolized her pain , her agony and her helplessness, she stood their gawking back at me. Her life was just so pathetic, yet she couldn't die, even death wouldn't want her,she was just so pathetic. She knew she had to live, live for her son and she would.

Her chain of thoughts was interrupted by her phone ringing, he answered the call without looking at the caller id.

"Hera, I will have the divorce papers ready by tomorrow morning, Do you want the full custody of Ares?" Jonathan, my lawyer asked.

"Yes." I simply answered, I knew that there was no way I would willingly leave Ares with Xeus and if I had to put a fight for having the full custody then so be it.

"Alright, I'll set up a meeting with your soon to be former husband tomorrow morning at 8 a.m. Get some sleep, Hera. It's going to be a long day tomorrow." Jonathan said and wished me goodnight.

I changed out of my clothes and put on my night gown and slid underneath the sheets whilst cradling my son against my chest.

"Tomorrow is going to be a long day.."

Jonathan's words rang in my ear and I knew he was right...slowly but steadily I felt my eyes droop , it wasn't long till I let the darkness consume me with my child pressed firmly against my chest , wrapped in my comfort.