Husband With Benefits
Chapter 241: Where Are We?

Chapter 241: Where Are We?

Nora looked around the small building with interest as she questioned Demetri," Where are we?"

"Someplace where we are hopefully safe and away from prying eyes. This is the old gardener’s house."

As Nora followed the man, she took in her surroundings and marvelled at the inside. While the building looked shabby from the outside, it was a different matter from the inside. It looked like a fortress...

"You created this?"

"No. Your uncle did. He needed someplace away from prying eyes. At the time, his old gardener offered this place to him. I was brought here after being rescued from the yacht."

Unexpectedly, as they entered a small room, that looked like Demetri’s, Nora could barely look around when she was inevitably pulled hard his hard embrace. Her hands wound around his neck as she kissed him back with equal fervour. When he’d brought her here telling her that he wanted to love her, Nora had certainly not expected that to mean literally.

With her back pushed against the door, Demetri kissed her slowly, from collarbone to cheek, and then back again.

His thumb landed accurately over the tattoo which she had hidden with make-up. It rubbed over the skin, wiping away the traces of makeup while his other hand, caressed her body, sliding into the romper with precision as he kneaded the soft skin there.

"I want to be inside you, Nora...’ His harsh voice whispered in her ear.

She felt his desire against her as he pushed his hips suggestively," Tell me now if you are not ready."

Nora tilted her face, giving access to his lips as she panted for breath," Demetri... when have I not been ready for you. I want you... always..." Her words broke off with a slight grimace of pain as her teeth bit over her skin, before he sucked hard, leaving a mark just above the tattoo that claimed her as his.

His hands roved over her back possessively as he tried quickly found a way to get rid of the romper...

Once the thing had fallen, he whispered in her ear with a caress," Where did you get that thing... it defies gravity sweet kitten."

Nora giggled at his whispered comment amid their heated moment and asked coyly, Why? Do you not like it."

"Oh, I like it very much."

"Good. Because I bought it in other colors too..."

With a wolfish playful look, Demetri growled against her neck as he said," Then I will suffer through with you modelling them all for me..."

Nora squealed as he got rid of the rest of her itty bitty clothing with a tug, carrying her toward the bed. His eyes roved over her hungrily while she complained," You need to get rid of your clo..."

She’d barely spoken the words, when Demetri discarded his own clothing as if it was on fire. Standing there in his naked glory, he leaned over her, kissing her again...

***

It was almost evening that Nora gathered the strength to even open her eyes. She tried to move her legs but found it impossible since they were still tangled with his. Demetri nuzzled her and pulled her closer into his embrace as he ordered," You’re not going anywhere."

Nora grimaced and complained," I just want to move. My legs are numb."

With ease, Demetri flipped her around, making her wince, "Are you going to treat me like a doll."

"Hmm. I don’t want to let go." Demetri murmured softly.

Nora smiled and hugged him back," I don’t want you to let me go."

With a contented sigh, Demetri continued to hold her close before finally sighing again as he explained," I was not aware of Alexander Sterling’s connection with you."

Nora looked up at Demetri, placing her chin on his chest as he explained," Initially when someone botched our plan to use Sara to get to Lara Anderson, I started to look for clues assuming it was either her biological father, the man who had hit you or Arabelle. However, later, when everything started to settle down, the lead unexpectedly came back to a Royal Guard of Estania..."

"Like Alexander Sterling, I too believed initially that Sara was the rightful princess of Estania. As such, the first order of business was to get you away from there to somewhere safe, for fear of retribution. Once you were in Country N safe, I started investigating Lara Anderson’s background. The woman was not just mentally unstable, she was a remarkable liar. She actually built a lie for years on end until she herself started believing it."

While your father had initially married your mother to help repay his debt to her parents, your mother insisted that he forced himself on her to conceive you. The truth is with Nellie old enough to understand her mothr’s reality, your father was planning to divorce her. And that is when Lara discovered his connection to the Royal House of Estania and seduced him, thus becoming pregnant.

She dreamt of becoming queen. When her effort to get him to bring her to Estania failed, she had an affair with his then-assistant to hurt him and exact revenge. Which resulted in Sara being born. This enraged your father and that is when he transferred all his wealth to your grandparents and made them prepare the will as well as the conditions. To protect his daughters from the politics of Estania as well as Lara.

"However, before any one of then could do anything else, they died one after another. And that gave Lara a new way to exhort money and get to her goals. She hid your existence and contacted your uncle quietly, asking the man for money while telling him that Nellie and Sara were his nieces. However, she dared not to bring Nellie here for fear that the girl would tell the truth...She claimed that she wanted to honor her late husband’s wish and keep the girls away from Estania, only asking for money in return to help raise you, which Alexander Sterling readily gave to her..."

Nora could onty sigh as Demetri continued the story. Everytime she realized her mother’s cruel deeds, she thought that the woman could not have done more. And every time she was proven wrong.

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