Adan’s Mistake

Fourteen

My eyes opened to a new day but I groaned when I checked my phone and saw that the dreaded day had finally arrived. It was Tuesday and that meant I had to go and break up with Wesley once and for all.

To say I wasn’t ready for that would be an understatement.

Adan had given me plenty of time to prepare myself for this but I wasn’t ready. I didn’t want to get out of bed and go and break someone’s heart just because my Master told me so. It wasn’t fair to either of us but Adan was one who didn’t care about how I felt. It was obvious now. I didn’t know why he wanted me but I knew he didn’t care about me. He was probably one of those cruel psychopaths who only cared about possessing another individual and never loving them.

You want Adan to love you?

It didn’t matter what I wanted. But his position meant that I had to care about what he wanted and right now he wanted me to break someone’s heart. I wish I could say I would never forgive him for this, but let’s face it, my forgiveness held little to no meaning here.

“There’s no need to stay in bed now that you’re awake. The sooner you get on with the task for today the better it’ll be,” Adan said as his arm came around me and he kissed my temple.

“I’m not feeling well. I don’t think I’ll be able to go anywhere,” I lied and we both knew it.

I felt the bed shift until Adan’s chest pressed against my back and his arm tightened around me. “You’re saying this to the man who knows your body better than you do and considering I’m a doctor, I can clearly say that you’re perfectly okay and the only thing you’re suffering from is cowardice.”

“Forgive me for not being as cold and callous as you. It might be easier for you to go around breaking people’s hearts but everyone is not like you,” I replied in a acidic tone.

“Yes, I am cold and callous. I have no choice but to be the worst. And I will gladly play the Devil if it means I get to keep you to myself forever,” he stated and kissed the back of my neck, causing dart of pleasure to zing through my body. “Now get up and get ready. I’ll have someone bring breakfast for you.”

“No,” I said. “If I’m going to do this, then we will go right now and do it. I won’t be able to eat until we go and get this over with,” I told him and then sat up. I shot him a glare which didn’t affect him in the least before getting out of bed and rushing to the bathroom.

I thought about taking a long bath just so I could have an excuse to stay in the bathroom and not come out, but judging by how eager Adan was, I was fairly certain he would drag me out of the tub and in front of Wesley’s house naked if he had to. And I really didn’t want to test that theory.

So I made do with a shower, albeit a long one, and got out of the bathroom and straight into the walk-in closet where I picked out a gray high necked dress with a black belt and slipped it on. I chose a pair of black boots with a high heel to go with it. I really wasn’t in the mood to wear makeup and look pretty today so I just went with some lipgloss. I put my hair up in a neat ponytail and grabbed my bag before stepping out of the room.

“Alright, I’m ready,” I told Adan who was sitting up in bed and scrolling through his iPad. He smiled when he saw me, his eyes doing a slow perusal and making me feel naked. He got out of bed and made his way to me.

“Wow, look at you; looking like the perfect heart breaker,” he said with a wicked gleam in his eyes.

“Just go and get get ready. I don’t want to waste time,” I snapped.

He chuckled and walked away. I huffed and began pacing the room. I didn’t know why Adan’s room was so big. Did his other cousins have rooms just as big or was he the special one? Considering he had the audacity to choose his own family to own and rule, I wouldn’t be surprised if he had the biggest room in the mansion. However, it gave me plenty of space to walk around, which was the only reason I was still here.

Adan returned after ten minutes, looking incredibly sexy in an all black ensemble which brought out the green in his eyes.

“Let’s go,” he said. He took my hand and led me out of the room. There was no one in the corridor but Grant was there at the foyer. He nodded at Adan before opening the door for us. With every step I could feel my legs becoming heavy but I kept going because backing out was not an option.

The car ride to Wesley’s place was silent and I spent that time cursing Adan inside my head to the best of my ability. I wish he could read my mind, then he might reconsider this ridiculous demand he’d put forth. I wondered how many hearts he’d broken in his lifetime. Probably twenty or more because he seemed much too comfortable with the idea.

Nausea churned in the pit of my stomach as he turned onto Wesley’s street and drove forward. I tried to breathe deeply so I wouldn’t be sick in front of him. But when the cute, pale yellow house came into view that’s when I wished that Adan would turn around or that my heart would stop. There was no way I could do what I was about to do.

You don’t have a choice.

I knew my inner voice was right but one couldn’t stop me from wishing for the opposite. I was going to make him pay. Adan wouldn’t get away with this. He would regret treating me like his puppet.

“We’re here,” he said and I heard the sound of his belt buckle coming undone before he opened the door and got out. My eyes tracked his movements as he rounded the car and opened my door. He leaned forward and unbuckled my seatbelt before pulling me out of the car. “Ready?”

“No,” I said. “But I don’t have a choice.”

“That’s true,” he said and I bit back a curse. Instead I chose to stare at the brown door which would open as soon as I’d ring the bell.

I tore my hand out of his and marched all the way to do what my soul would never think about doing. I never thought I’d have to end things this way. I always thought that if Wesley and I broke up it would be initiated by him. It would probably be because he didn’t see a future with me, or that he fell in love with some other girl. I never thought I’d be the one to initiate this breakup and only because my Master couldn’t be mature enough to accept that I was with someone else.

My fingertip pressed against the button which signaled the bell before I stepped back. Wesley told me that he had a relative over to take care of him, and I really didn’t want to face her. I hoped Wesley opened the door so I could breakup with him and get it over with.

When the door opened I sighed in relief when I saw Wesley’s innocent face appear in front of me. The smile he gave me brought tears to my eyes and he opened the door wider, as if welcoming me in.

“Evie, you’re here!” He said and stepped forward and that’s when I noticed that he was holding on to his chest, reminding me of the surgery he had a short while ago. “Come on in!”

“Uh, I can’t…” imagine swallowed hard and focused my gaze on his. “I—I’m not here to stay.”

He frowned in confusion but then his smile disappeared. “Are you going with him?”

I looked to my side and found Adan standing there. I didn’t realize he’d been standing beside me. I thought he would be waiting for me in the car.

“Yeah,” I said and took a deep breath before slipping my hand into Adan’s and intertwining our fingers. Wesley followed the movement and I hated that it was exactly what I needed him to do. I needed him to see. “Wesley, this is Adan.”

“Hello,” Adan said and flashed him a confident smile which I wanted to slap off his face.

“Hi,” Wesley said, warily before focusing his attention on me. “Well, if you’re not staying then at least you can tell me how you’re doing.”

“I’m okay,” I said, the words feeling bitter in my mouth. I just wanted to get out of here. “I—uh… I actually wanted to tell you something.”

“You can tell me whatever you want inside. You can even bring your friend along and he can meet my family,” Wesley said with a friendly smile which caused my heart to twist in the most painful way.

“He… he’s not my friend,” I said and gulped once again. I stared at the ground as I prepared myself to surprise both the men in my life.

“Really? Then?” Wesley asked.

“He’s more… more than a friend,” I said and felt Adan gave my hand a soft squeeze. I ignored the burning in my eyes and looked up at him once again.

Doubt flickered in Wesley’s eyes and he took a step forward. “What do you mean?”

Oh Wesley, I’m so sorry, I thought because I didn’t like seeing the sparkle in his eyes dim. I looked away from him and turned to face Adan. With trembling fingers I cupped the side of his face before closing my eyes and rising up to my tip toes to kiss him.

The moment my lips touched Adan’s, I heard and felt his sharp intake of breath before his arm came around me in a vice-like grip. I was meant to dominate the kiss—which pretty much included just kissing him to prove a point to Wesley—but Adan took control almost immediately. He kissed me like he was trying to prove a point to the entire world rather than just one man. And I liked it. I liked the way he kissed me, but right now I had bigger things to worry about.

I tried to push Adan away with all the strength I could muster but he didn’t let me go until he’d kissed me for another thirty seconds. And when I forced myself to look at Wesley I almost burst into tears at the pain I saw shimmering in his eyes.

“So, this is why you came here, to flaunt your new boyfriend?” Wesley said, bitterness saturating every word. “If you wanted to breakup, you could’ve just done it over the phone. It wasn’t like we’d been going out for very long. Why did you have to come here and humiliate me?”

Shame dug its claws inside me as I forced myself to look at him. “I—I just did it because ending things on a text didn’t seem fitting to me.” I couldn’t recognize my own voice, but I wasn’t surprised. After this I doubt I would ever recognize myself.

“Alright then. I guess all that’s left for me to say now is to say, ‘Message received’,” Wesley said in a cold tone. The sparkle was gone from his eyes and I hated that I was the cause of it. “I should’ve understood that you weren’t interested when you left the hospital while I was in surgery. But I kept telling myself that you might have some emergency which you had to deal with. And then you didn’t even bother texting me to see if I was okay, despite knowing my fear of surgeries. I still told myself that you might be busy with work or something important.” He released a hollow laugh. “I guess I was wrong.” He paused and took a deep breath. “Goodbye Evangeline. I hope I never see you again.”

With those words, Wesley stepped back inside his house and slammed the door shut and I finally got the chance to allow the tears to come to the forefront.

“Angel—” Adan said but I cut him off.

“No!” I cried and stepped back in an attempt to create distance between us. “Don’t you dare call me angel. My name is Evangeline and that’s all you’re going to address me as and I don’t care who you think you are.

“This is all your fault. You forced me to do something I never wanted to do. And you’re not even sorry. Of course, why would you be sorry. You didn’t have to turn yourself into a monster just because somebody ordered you to. No, unlike me you actually are the master of your own free will,” I snapped and wiped an errant tears which managed to escape. “Seriously, what did you hope to get out of this? You could’ve just accepted my relationship with him, and if not you could’ve told me to breakup with him in private like a decent person. But no. You wanted a f*****g show. So I hope you’re happy now! And I hope you liked the surprise!”

I didn’t care for the look in his eyes which was void of all emotions. I didn’t care what my Master was thinking or if I was pissing him off with my words. I didn’t care about any of it. I just wanted to get away from him.

“What the hell did you even hope to accomplish by doing this? You thought I would fall in love with you after you forced me to breakup with Wesley?! Well here’s something you need to know; I will never love you. I will never ever fall in love with you. So this little stunt of yours was nothing but proof of how truly awful you are!”

After shooting him a withering glare I turned around and walked in the direction of the road where a taxi cab was just driving through. I didn’t even know what I was doing but I held out my arm and the taxi stopped right in front of me.

“Angel—” I heard Adan say from behind but I held up a hand to stop him from coming forward.

“No. You’re not going to follow me and I’m certainly not going anywhere with you. Just leave me alone!” I cried and opened the back door and slid inside. “Go!” I ordered the driver in a harsh tone and he was quick to do my bidding. I was surprised that Adan let me go, but it was for the best. I couldn’t deal with him right now. I doubt I could ever deal with him? It was simple. I couldn’t. All I could do was stay away from him and I was doing just that with tears streaming down my face.