Checkmate

Chapter 16

Keira-Lee

I couldn’t resist when I saw the truck I just had to, and coming back home has been such a big deal for Kade I could see it. He didn’t really want to leave my grandparents and the Ranch, so I tried to ease the tension. He loved it there and I could see it I luckily recorded everything, and sent it to all our friends. I got texts with laughing faces and they all thought it was hilarious. I unpacked all of our stuff and went downstairs to make us some coffee, walking up the stairs I heard he was clearly on a call and insanely upset about something. So I didn’t knock I just went straight in, he ended the call. The look in those gorgeous eyes made me wonder what could be wrong for him to look so upset all of the sudden, so I did what I do best. I leaned down and kissed him, the kiss was supposed to be reassurance that whatever it was I would never leave. I am here if he needs me, but it ended in one of the most passionate kisses we ever shared. I softly bit his bottom lip as he pulled me closer and the kiss broke, he started undressing me slowly like he wanted to remember this moment forever like he was somehow branding this into his memory. He picked me up and took me to our bedroom, he slowly went down on me nearly torturing me with every kiss and every movement. He made love to me slowly staring into my eyes, his hands touching me everywhere at the same time. His eyes filled with adoration and admiration like I am the only thing keeping him alive, like I am the only reason he is breathing. I had no idea what was going on right now, but I enjoyed every single moment. He softly kissed me right before we reached our climax, whispering “I am in love with you.” That was all I needed to send me right over the edge, my body contracting and shaking as pleasure rippled through me. I didn’t know what to say, but he didn’t accept me to reply. He kissed me one more time before he got up and went to the restroom, I heard the shower turn on and drifted off to a peaceful deep sleep. He loved me. He loved me.

The next morning Kade woke me up with a gentle kiss to tell me he was off to work, I told him to have an incredible day and started to drift off once again. But my phone buzzed non-stop with everybody asking if I was okay, I had no idea what they meant and of course I had to switch on the television and right there in front of me was a testimony of my husband’s infidelity. The air got stuck in my lungs as I felt my heart shatter into a million pieces, I struggled to catch my breath and all I could see is my husband groping and kissing another woman. I have never ever felt so betrayed in my entire life, I have never felt heartache like this before. My legs were shaking as I got out of bed and ran straight to the restroom, vomiting my guts out. I felt like fainting, and started to see black spots drifting around. And right now all who I wanted to see was my dad. The one honest and faithful man in my life. I felt to sick, and horrified. I got up and got dressed making my way towards my car, it felt like every single person was staring at me. Like they know I have been a fool for falling for a man w***e, a man who could never love anyone but himself. An arrogant selfish son of a b***h. It felt like every single person was laughing behind my back, luckily I made my way into my dad’s company. Walking straight into his office not bothering to knock, I never had to knock before. I heard his receptionist calling that daddy was busy but he has never been too busy to see me. And that was the moment that changed everything, daddy had his personal assistant bowed over his table f*****g her hard from the back. I stood there frozen as I felt the bile rush up from my stomach, I felt sick. My dad the man I adored and loved with all my heart was betraying my mother. I could feel my head swimming and everything was starting to spin. My father so shocked he couldn’t move and all the blood running from his face. Two betrayals, one day. By the two men I loved. My father slowly made his way over towards me and I still stood there to shocked to move, he was talking but I couldn’t hear a single word he said. “Does momma know?” I turned a 360 in seconds as I stood there looking at this home wrecking w***e and my father the man I worshipped. He nodded, he slowly turned towards her and asked her to leave his voice a silent whisper. I felt unsteady on my legs, “come inside let’s talk” please tell me he is f*****g joking right now. He wants to talk, what in the ever loving f**k does he have to say. I shook my head from side to side trying to process all of this, and just like a little light bulb it all came together. My father married me off to Kade, but why? Because he was f*****g someone else, what was going on right now. I looked my father dead in the eyes, we were grabbing attention all right. “You married me off to get me out of the way didn’t you. So that you can sleep with your personal assistant.” He shook his head “no baby girl daddy didn’t do that.” But I didn’t believe a single word he said “then why, why would you hurt me this much because I just turned on the television and found out my husband has been fooling around to, humiliating me and disgracing me, and then I came to the one man I trust and find him doing the exact same thing. So explain, I am not stupid what is this. No more lies, the truth.” He looked at me and tears streaming down his eyes “I am so sorry baby love; I have been having an affair with my personal assistant who happens to be Kade’s ex-wife. We struck a deal to protect both our reputations” So that is it, I am the pawn in their little game of chess. “So you both used me, you are my dad the man who is supposed to protect me, you said this marriage would offer me protection. All this while this was to protect you, your company and reputation is more important than me and your mistake. Your mistake becomes my problem.” He started to talk but I couldn’t hear a darn thing as I turned around and walked out of that building, I hoped him all the happiness. My own father sold me out and played me like a pawn.