Chapter 5 Confession
1040 Words
Tessa's POV
The pattering sounds of the morning rain woke me with a start. For a moment, I couldn't placed where I was. The room looks strange. My heart started skipping with trepidation the as I remember what transpired the night before. I still could not understand what came over to flee away from my husband – the guilty of adultery notwithstanding.
I recall slamming the door behind me as I ran into this room last night. It was one of the many rooms in the mansion we barely use.
My head ached without mercy. Staring my at my face in mirror, I felt terrified. I could barely recognize my my face. My eyes look puffy and red as a result of excess shedding of tears. It seems as if I've aged overnight.
It's obvious that the guilt of what I did is eating me deeply.
How am going to face Alpha Damon without arousing suspicion again?
Should I come out plainly before him and confess? Will he forgive me?
I need to tell somebody about what I did. Should I tell my parents? They will skin me alive considering how my husband has changed their lives.
My parents are out of it.
“Who should I call now?” I asked quietly, my voice shaking.
With trembling hand I dialled the number of my closed friend, Clara.
“Clara, can you come over later today?” I asked directly the moment Clara picked the call on the first ring. “There is something I urgently needed to discuss with you.”
“I hope everything is ok?” Clara asked, sounding concerned.
“I…don't really know…” I tried saying something but my emotions got the better part of me. I broke down in tears.
“Tessa, are you ok?”
“There is something I need to tell you. Can you drive over to my place?” I said with sadness in my heart.
“Ohh dear, Tessa.” Clara breezed into my room looking disturbed. The way she was shabbily dressed, it's obvious that she obviously left her house in a hurry.
Clara held me in a warm embrace as I cried my eyes out in her bossom.
“Who did this to you?”
“Where is Damon?”
Clara looks confused. It appears that she has so many questions to asked. My miserable and distressed state was not even helping matters.
“I cheated on Damon…” I bawled out in regret.
Clara stared at me. She looks shocked. There was this ominous silence that enveloped the room.
“With who?” Clara finally asked, trying to take control of situation.
“Eli.” I said quietly as if saying it aloud would destroy whatever that is left of me.
“Is there anyone that is aware of this?”
“Eehhmm…I don't think…but…” I tried recalling something as I stared into space.
“You have to keep this a secret. Nobody in the pack should know. Nobody in the world should know about this.” Clara warned as she cut me off mid sentence.
“But…Damon might already be suspecting me with the way I rejected his s*x advances last night.” I mopped the tears from my face with the helm of my nightie.
“I wasn't feeling comfortable to have s*x with him. I felt dirty…I don't know…maybe it was guilt.”
“Where did it happened?” Clara asked not to mentioned the abominable act.
“In the garden.” I sobbed.
“I hope none of the residents of this mansion saw you guys.” Clara said with wary smile.
“Now that it seems that the act was committed outside the house, I think you should be prepare to create a story that you came to my house that very night, In case it was found out that you were not in your room.” Clara stood up and started pacing the room, trying to figure out ways to save me from the mess I found myself.
“Where did Damon went to last night?”
I gave Clara a brief summary of the little spat I had with my husband before he left.
“Hhhmmm…what made him to suddenly came back from his business meeting?” Clara asked with a quizzical look on her face.
“I don't know…he said something about rescheduling.” I said.
“Where is he now?”
“Who?” I asked.
“Eli.”
“I don't know.” Calling out his name sent a sharp pang through my heart. I shouldn't have had s*x with Eli despite the crush I had on him.
“What about your husband. Where is he?”
“I don't know…I have not come out of this room since morning. Maybe he has left the house.”
“Ok. You have to get up, take your bath and freshen up. Go to the kitchen, prepare Damon's favourite meal. Serve him whenever he comes back.” Clara said with a mischievous smile.
“While serving him, ensure that you wearing your best sexy gown as you apologize to him.” She said with a wink.
I smiled ruefully.
I felt ashamed of myself as I listened to Clara's advice. This was a woman that looked up to me for pieces of marital advice. As far as Clara is concerned, me and Damon were experiencing the best of love in our marriage.
She has even confessed to me on more than one occasion that she envy my marital life.
“Also, try to avoid that Eli as much as you can for now.” Clara said stabbing a warning finger at me.
I nodded like a humble child.
“Clara I can't thank you enough for what you have done for me. You're such an angel.” I thanked her profusely.
What an angel Clara is to me! I wonder how I would have managed assuming I didn't confessed my forbidden act to her. As far as I'm concern, Clara is the only one that knew about my illicit affair with Eli.
I hope I would trust her to keep this secret till she exit this world.
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