Chapter 107
“You’re about to squeeze the living hell out of me,” Rebecca complained, but she was chuckling. “So, what did you two want to discuss with me?” Marco asked.
The nervous knot formed in my belly once again and I suddenly wasn’t feeling too well. I wasn’t sure I could go through with this. But I knew if I didn’t, I would end up getting hurt way worse than I had already. Elliot found his true mate and there was nothing I could do about that. Shirley was always going to come between us, and he was always going to let her. This was nothing more than a contract marriage, there wasn’t supposed to be love or feelings involved. “Come sit down in the parlor,” I suggested. “There’s wine and cheese p>
He nodded and we walked into the parlor. Marco sat on one of the cushioned seats and poured himself a glass of wine while Rebecca and I took the couch. Marco took the liberty of pouring Rebecca and my glasses of wine as well before setting the bottle on the new glass table that was just purchased seeming the other one was broken.
“So, is everything okay?” He asked.
“If I tell you something, will you promise to keep it between us?” I asked him. “Like client/lawyer confidentiality p>
He raised his perfectly groomed brows at my words.
He put the wine glass down and leaned back in his seat, watching me curiously.
“Of course,” he answered. “Even as a friend, I would never spill your secrets p>
I nodded, thankful for him.
“My marriage with Alpha Elliot is a sham,” I blurted.
His mouth nearly fell open at my words as he stared at me, trying to find any hint of lying.
“What do you mean it’s a sham?” He asked, hesitantly.
“I mean, I met him at a bar after I caught Gavin with another woman,” I told him.
Marco knew I had been dating Gavin for a couple of years and he knew how important that marriage was to not only me but my father as well. My father wanted that alliance between our packs, and he thought the best way for that to happen was for me to marry Gavin. It was initially a setup, like a blind date, falling in love with Gavin was not part of the plan. But because we were both still so young and Gavin was working his way through college, we agreed to not get married until he graduated.
I never got the chance to go to college because my father disapproved. I wasn’t good enough to attend college. All the skills that I’ve learned I have taught myself.
At one point, Marco had questioned Rebecca about my random marriage to Elliot.
“I thought she was marrying Gavin?” He had asked her.
“Gavin’s scum and fucked another woman in the same bed they shared,” Rebecca told him in return.
“So, how does she know Alpha Elliot? Why marry someone the day after she finds out her fiancé had been cheating on her p>
“I guess they’ve known each other for a while and rekindled the romance,” Rebecca simply replied.
Rebecca was a good friend for that, but now it was time that I came clean and told Marco the truth.
“You met him the day before you married him? Marco asked, his eyes flickering to Rebecca who glanced at her hands. I’m sure he was remembering their past
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conversation when she lied to him and then his eyes landed back on me. “Are you out of your mind p>
“Apparently,” I muttered, wrapping my arms around my body like I was trying to desperately hold myself together.
“You barely even know him, and you married him,” he said, shaking his head and tisking at me. “What were you thinking p>
“I was drunk when I proposed to him
and I didn’t think he’d actually show up at the wedding,” I confessed.
“Plus, my father was forcing me to marry Gavin regardless of this alliance. There was no other way. At least, not at the time p>
“And now?” He asked, raising his right brow.
“And now, I don’t think this alliance is worth it,” I told him, tugging at my fingers nervously.
“Are you saying what I think you’re saying p>
I took a deep breath and nodded my head once.
“Yes,” I told him. “Elliot found his true mate and now it’s time for me to move on. I can’t keep being a doormat for him to walk all over again. This is the only thing can think of p>
He nodded.
“Okay, then I can write you up a divorce agreement and end this marriage once and for all p>