First Day...

The next morning, I woke up with dark bags under my eyes. Why? Because I barely slept last night. I am not used to sleep next to someone because in my apartment, I have my bed all by myself.

I never let Gale sleep beside me in the first place! Because what if I'm a snorer? Or i look ugly wen I'm sleeping. Damn. I never been so self conscious in my entire life.

And last night was actually a funny story when he joined me to bed. I was so frustrated to he point that I threw the pillow at him.

Last night...

Caius just got out from the shower and boy, I the room started to get hot. The air condition is on, right? Why am I sweating?

He is only wearing his Calvin Klein black boxers and it gives him a hotter and breathtaking look. He's drop dead gorgeous! And I can believe I'm thinking like that!

Jeez, the sight of his toned body can really magnetise everyone's eyes. Seriously. I never ogle at anyone's body before and seeing a body that is so...masculine? Is the correct term for that? I'm not really sure.

Gale doesn't even work out. He is fit but he doesn't have those abs. Well, he hates going to gyms because he thinks it smells bad in there so never tried going to one.

"Is my body that good looking for you to drool?" His low and deep voice brings me back to reality.

I immediate got flushed. "Of course not! I was just thinking of something else."

"That makes you drool?" He raised an eyebrow.

"B-because I was thinking about food." I lied, hurray, nice excuse, Shanaya. You really got it.

"Food? Why, are you hungry? Want me to call the maids and tell them to cook for you?" He asked, his serious look coming back.

"No! I'm not hungry." I wave my hands, rejecting his offer. "It's just...I mean...just...don't mind me." Shit, now I'm fidgeting. Great, just the sight of a good body makes me act like this.

I hide under the covers swiftly so I could hide my red face. I had enough for today so it would be better if I call it a day. Let fate be kind for tomorrow.

I clenched my eyes tight but I flinch when I felt him get under the covers as well.

"W-what are you doing?!" I gasped, nearly jumping off the bed but I can't.

"Getting some sleep. I have a meeting tomorrow at eight so I have to leave early." He explained, getting comfortable at the bed, his back facing me.

"With me? I thought you're going to sleep oh the couch over there!" I pointed out the luxurious sofa that was near the huge glass window.

"Oh no, baby. I'm sleeping on my bed." He mumbled, obviously that he's tired then turns his head to gaze at me. "I'm your fiancé now so you should have thought that we are sleeping on the same bed now. I'm sure you slept with you' ex fiancé as well."

Oh this asshole.

I can't tell him that I never even slept with a man next to me because he will surely laugh at me.

Shit.

This is harder that I thought it would be.

Well, it's not like I have a choice or what. He blackmailed me here to agree. And I would rather go with him than face Gale. I'm not ready.

I don't know if I can ever be ready again to face him. What he did to me still haunts me pretty badly.

Well, I have to live with this now. It already happened.

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I sat up from the bed and looked around the room. Caius is not on the bed, but you can still feel his warmth beside me. And boy, he smells so good. Very manly but I like it. And you can sense that this man wants everything to be organised and clean.

Just looking at his room, it is very obvious how perfect he wants everything to be.

I can hear the shower running so I bet he is taking a shower...again?

This man loves showers, I assume. Anyway, how will I take a bath this time? Who will help me?

I was helped by female nurses at the hospital but who is going to help me here? The maids? Obviously, I won't let Gale do it. That would be so embarrassing.

I heard the door from the bathroom opens and I see that Caius is wearing a clean white shirt and has a new pair of black boxers. And boy, once again. I tried my best not to ogle at the sight of him. I gulped and with full strength, I look at up, faking it that I'm not affected at all.

"You're leaving today?" I asked.

"Actually, the board just texted me earlier that the meeting was cancelled so I do not need to come to the hospital this early. I still have time to bathe you."

My eyes widen I shock. "W-what?!"

His eyebrows furrowed and squinted a little. "God, woman. What is your problem? You don't need to raise your voice."

"Who wouldn't raise their voice after what you just said. You are going to bathe me?" My jaw dropped in confusion.

"I'm your fiancé, idiot. Don't act as if you're not used of someone seeing your body." He scoffed, walking towards me then raises me carefully from the bed.

Yes, no men had seen my body yet. Except for Gale. He's the only one that I slept with in the whole life.

He really thinks of me like other women? Those types of women who would give their sacred thing to just any guy. Yes, it maybe be normal and usual nowadays but I just don't feel comfortable at the thought that someone is going to see my bare body to a person I just knew.

I was so nervous. My hands are trembling when we entered the bathroom. I can't even protest because he surely won't believe me if I told him that I can handle it myself.

But in my surprise, I got there and the bathtub was filled with water and bubbles.

He sat me down on the edge and kneels in front of me and I slapped his hands away when he started to unbutton my top.

"Hey, I can do that myself!" I protested.

"No." He urged to take off my top while I was fighting with him along the way but he was very forceful and we both ended up taking it off.

Revealing my naked top. How cool. I covered my chest area with my arms while blushing so hard. I bet my face is red as an apple.

And the tension in this bathroom is hot. I'm sweating.

Then Caius got my attention when he lets out a small chuckle. "You don't need to hide it from me, Shanaya. Doctors are used to seeing people naked. And this is not the first time I seen you without any clothing."

"What do you mean?"

Now, Caius was the one who cut the eye contact and looks away. "You were naked when I operated your hip."

Now my head feels hot in embarrassment.

"Is there still something I can hide to you?" I asked, sarcastically. Damn. This is so humiliating.

Then I heard him chuckle once again. I raised my face to look at him then he stands up, bended his body so he could remove my shorts now.

"I-I can handle this one." I stopped him midway. "And I can drop myself on the tub. I will just call you when I'm done."

"Alright." That's the only thing he said then turns to leave. "Just call me. Don't push yourself when you can't do it. I will help you." Then he turns to leave, he didn't closed the bathroom door so he could hear me calling out for him, I assume.

I removed my shorts together with my underwear, carefully then hop in the tub. Seriously, the tub is too big for five people.

Well, I'm not really in a hurry so I let myself relax at the sensation the bath gives me. It's very relaxing and reduces the stress.

Just the exact moment, the silence kinda makes me think and remember everything that I've been through, again. What situation I got myself into. Because any persons would surely think that I'm insane for letting someone take me in and accept to be his wife just got revenge.

I bet my sister will be so mad at me once she finds out about this.

Well, just like what I said...

"No turning back now." I sigh.

Fate is challenging me, huh.

Half an hour later, I decided to get out of the tub. I washed myself first some clean water from the faucet connected to the tub. I was trying to search for a towel nearby and I found one a few meters from here.

I pulled myself out of the tub, without placing too much weight in my hips but it is harder than I thought. The pain is still there but is is bearable. My legs just feels heavy.

I was reaching out to the towel as I sit on the side of the tub, carefully not putting on a heavy weight on my side. But when I kept pushing myself to the point that I was at the edge at part, my butt nearly off the side when the towel is already touching my fingertips.

But then one more push, I literally slides down to the cold floor of the bathroom with a thud and a shriek from me.

And damn, my hips hurts like hell.

"Ouch." I rubbed my butt but my legs seems to be frozen.

Not too long, I heard footsteps coming in a hurry.

"Shit. Don't come in!" I gasped, covering my body.

But Caius didn't listen, he still hurries inside and surprises to see me on the floor. "What the —I told you to call for me!" He didn't seem bothered that I'm curling to cover my naked body, he gets the towel then gets down to carefully puts them around me. "Where does it hurts?" He asks, while slightly checking my hips. He puts pressure as he press on it then asks me if it hurts there.

"No, it doesn't hurt there. My butt just hurts because of the impact of my fall." I told him.

He sigh then just shakes his head. "You're such a stubborn girl." Caius muttered then lifted me up in is arms then sat me down on the couch. He arranges the pillow behind me first and places a pillow below my butt as well. "With this, you won't feel any pain in your hips. Relax your leg. Do not put weights on it as well."

Caius examiner every part below me, my legs, , my knees, my hips, my feet and even my thighs.

"How about here does it hurt to —"

"Pervert!" I slapped his hand because he was about to touch me there.

Caius laughed and stand up. "This is what you get for not listening to me." He scoffed, grabbing one extra towel then throws it at my face.

"Hey!" I exclaimed. "You don't have to throw it at me!"

"Use it to dry your hair." He said, turning around then gets his phone then places it on his ear.

He is taking to someone on it with a formal voice. Maybe it's about his work?

I grab the towel he threw at me then dried my hair with it. Wait, I do not have clothes.

I look around and there is not a single clothes for me. Shit. I should just ask Caius after he finishes his phone call.

I was waiting for him to be done when suddenly, without any knock or so. The door opens and I immediately turns to look at it. I was expecting it to be a maid but in my surprise, it's not.

A beautiful tall blonde woman came in without any hesitations. But the question is who is she? She is wearing long sleeves sweater and black jeans. She just marches in but taken back when she sees me. I was immediate been a target of her sharp glare and turns to Caius.

"I'll just see you later, Dr. Smith. I will be at the hospital in an hour." Caius puts his phone down on the bedside table. "Prey." He faces her.

"Who's this?" She asks as she points her slender finger at me. I can see her long manicured nails from here and this woman screams successful. I bet she's a doctor or a model?

"I didn't hear you knock. Who gave you the permission to come here?" Caius spat at him without throwing him a glance as he paces towards me. "I will go get your clothes."

"I always come here without your permission, Enrique." Prey replied with a grin. "Don't act like you do not want me here?"

Enrique? Who's Enrique? An who is Prey in his life?

Caius comes back with a nice yellow sleeveless dress, my underwear is included too. "Can you dress yourself?"

"Of course." I responded, holding the towel so it won't loose free. "Who is she?" I asked, throwing my head towards her.

If she can ask who I am thorn I will ask who is she as well.

"Oh, she's Dr. Precious Henson. Prey, this my fiancée, Shanaya." Caius introduces. "You have ten minutes to change before I come back to bring to the kitchen. Breakfast awaits you, baby." He said then turns towards the door. "I told you to come to my clinic not at my home, Prey."

Caius closes the door and I'm alone once again.

I remove my towel that was wrapped around my body then I put on underwear first then my bra until I slip my dress.

Wow, the dress is nice. It fits my skin colour. There is a comb nearby so I used it on my hair. I believe this is mine because it's pink. Caius doesn't own pink stuff, I think?

But that doesn't matter. It's just a comb.

I patiently waited for Caius to come back and when he did, he picks me up from the sofa then places me down on the wheelchair then pushed me outside towards the dinning area. I saw Prey sitting on the couch, not removing his eyes from me.

Caius arranged my position at the table and my breakfast is already set in front of me

Caius arranged my position at the table and my breakfast is already set in front of me. There are green leafy salads, some fat sausages, eggs, and sliced apples.

"I won't be joining you this breakfast. The board has been calling me nonstop." He told me.

"What? I can't eat all this alone." I protested.

"Then give it to the maids." He replied, grabbing his white coat that was on the desk and takes his briefcase. "I will be back before dark." He stated.

My face falls in disappointment, I really thought that we will be eating breakfast together. I suddenly have this feeling that I wanted to know him better. Not just this mischievous surgeon that he always put in front of me.

My eyes followed where he goes as he gets his things ready for his meeting. And boy, I find it so attractive when he puts on that serious look.

This Prey stands up from the couch and handed something to him and I am can see the seduction in her eyes. Wait, don't tell me she is still flirting even though she knows that's he is engage.

Hello, his fiancée is in the room too.

"Hey, I'll be going now. The maids already knows what they are going to do. They will assist you." He informed me.

"Okay, take care." I told him as he was about to leave the house.

And he suddenly turns to me with a puzzled look as if I said something shocking. Did I say something wrong?

"You too, I will call you once in a while." His stoned facial expression suddenly softens.

"Don't worry, I will take very care of your fiancé." Prey smirked, teasingly before they leave the house completely. I can see them through the glass window that they only used one car which is Caius' Lamborghini. Great, now that woman surely has a thing towards him.

Well, not like I care but doesn't that lady has any self respect or respect to others? She just had her arms all over him as they got inside the car. She has her arms hooked on his.

When the car started to drive off, I focused myself at my foods in front of me.

"Are the foods enough, Ms. Campbell or you still want more?" The head maid, Claire asks as she stands a little far from the table.

"N-no, these are more than enough. Thank you." I told her with a smile before picking up the fork then started dipping it on these delicious foods in front of me. "Did you already had your breakfast? Come, join me. I can't eat these all."

"No, thank you, Ms. Campbell." She bows her head then raised it. "Dr. Bateman wouldn't be happy if he knew about that."

Eh? Is Caius that cold and harsh on them?

"Do you all live here?" I wondered as I much the tasty sausage in my mouth. Maybe trying to get to know will make them treat me normally.

"We have a house just a walks from here, Ms. Campbell. It is like a boarding house for the maids." She replied.

"Please, drop the Ms. Campbell. I'm not used to it." I told her and she doesn't look like she approves.

"I'm sorry but we can't. Dr. Bateman instructed us to give you respect."

"Calling me by my name doesn't mean that you're disrespecting me, Claire. Please, just call me Shanaya." I told her and continued eating. "So, since when did you start working here?"

"I've been working for the Bateman for more than forty years."

"Seriously?" I gasped.

"Yes, I was working for his parents ever since and Dr. Bateman before took me and work for him instead."

"Oh, so you know everything about Caius?"

"No, not everything." Claire let out a short laugh. "That boy always has a mind on its own that he doesn't like to show. You must have know what I am talking about since you're his fiancée." She smiles, warmly then takes a step back to get something maybe.

I became his fiancée without having the chance to know him. The real him. All I know is his dark side that wanted a revenge but what about his soft side? I bet it would hard for me to see that.

A few hours later, after breakfast, I told the housemaid, Gwen takes me to the living room and I watch tv to keep me entertained. I think I might die in boredom in his home. He's not here for the whole day, I can't walk and we are at the end of a forest. The maids here are even too formal to communicate with as well.

By noon, the telephone inside the living area starts to ring. I reached out for it and answered the call.

"Hello?"

"Did you ate lunch already?" It was Caius.

"Yes, I just finished eating lunch." I replied. "How about you?"

"I was just about to get some. The meeting just ended."

"Oh." He must be tired. "Eat a lot then. I was just about to go to the bedroom to take a nap. I don't have anything to do here."

"Okay. I will be home by six so you better be up when I arrive." He instructed. There is actually tender in his voice right now and it's very unusual. He usually has a very cold and stern voice that doesn't seems to crack. Caius is always composed and maintained his posture so well.

That call ended right after he said that then Gwen helped me out toward the bed. I don't know why but my body still feels a little low and something is still missing. I just can't put my finger in it why.

Maybe because I can't process everything yet? I just don't know.

God. Why did my life really turned out like this? I've been a good person.

To be continued.