Contract Marriage: The Replacement Groom

Jeslyn and Maverick arrived at the place Vera said she was.

"Stay in the car," Maverick told Jeslyn.

"Ok," Jeslyn replied and dragged his coat to cover herself while patiently waiting for him.

A while later, Jeslyn could hear gunshots and a lady screaming. That must have been Vera. She thought. Her luck must have been huge to be able to remain alive in this abandoned and strange place. Jeslyn couldn’t stop wondering what Vera came to do here. There are no houses and cars don’t come here at night, so how did she get into such a mess? Was she kidnapped? Probably.

Soon, the gunfire ceased and Jeslyn could see Maverick coming over with someone in his arms. "Wow, this is good. I never thought he would ever carry someone in a princess style.

She opened the back seat for Maverick to place the girl on. After putting her down did Jeslyn realize that Vera was unconscious. Maverick’s brows were knitted and his aura thickened. It’s been a long she saw him like this. Jeslyn swallowed and didn’t dare to ask what the matter was.

Maverick got into the car and pulled out his phone to send a message. A while later Rex hurried over in his pajamas. He looked worried and his hair was messy.

"Send her to the hospital," Maverick instructed Rex and waited for Vera to be brought out of his car before he drove towards the glass house.

Getting home, Jeslyn couldn’t get down from the car. Her body was sore and she couldn’t feel her legs. She bit her lips and looked at Maverick who just got down and was walking around the car. He got to her side of the car and carried her out.

Jeslyn wrapped her hands around his neck and buried her face in the crook of his neck. She didn’t know why he was exuding a dangerous air. It was giving her goosebumps.

Inside the room, Maverick took Jeslyn straight to the bathroom and placed her inside the silk, took her clothes off, and helped her wash up. He did the same and returned her to bed before sleeping beside her with his hand on her waist.

Both of them didn’t say anything to each other until Jeslyn fell into a deep sleep in Maverick’s arms.

...

Jeslyn opened her eyes to the beam of light peeping through the cream curtains. She looked around the room but he was nowhere to be found. She knew it was common for him to leave before she woke up but she was having a nagging feeling that things weren’t right.

She moved to the edge of the bed and put her legs down. Just like how she used to leave the bed, she got up but fell without mercy. "Ahhh!" She let out a piercing scream.

"This is stupid. How come my legs are still weak? Was it because my legs were raised above my head for too long? Or because the exercise last night was too intense? This isn’t fair. He could walk but I can’t." She pouted and helped herself to get back ok the bed with the help of the bed frame.

"I should also learn to raise his legs while doing it so that he’ll know how it feels." She hissed after lamenting.

"But on a serious note, last night was super dope! Didn’t he say I can’t handle him? Didn’t I give him all the styles he wanted me to do? Why did he say I can’t take him, also, why did I not feel overwhelmed like the last time?... Whatever, forget it. We have eaten each other and this is just the beginning." She smiled.

Meanwhile, Maverick and Rex could be seen in a doctor’s office. The doctor was explaining things while Maverick had his eyes focused on his phone.

"Mr. Rex, the woman has partial memory loss... I don’t think it should be called memory loss, but it’s going to go away after she experiences what she had done before..."

Rex glanced at Maverick but it seemed like his brother wasn’t here.

"When can we take her home?" Rex asked.

"You can take her home today. Just take good care of her." The doctor said and Rex nodded.

"Give us the discharge papers," Rex told him and the doctor immediately did as told.

Vera, on the other hand, was stunned to see two dashing men standing before her bed. None of them were smiling. The blue–haired one looked angry and the other one clouded in darkness stood there with a blank look.

"Gen–gentlemen, are you in the wrong ward?" She enunciated like the sick person she was.

"You don’t remember me? What about him?" Rex pointed at Maverick.

"I don– don’t know you two. Do you know me? Can you tell me where I came from? Please I beg you, take me to my place, I’ll give you anything you ask for!" She pleaded earnestly.

Maverick turned around and left the VIP ward without uttering a word.

Rex stared intently at Vera and said through gritted teeth. "Do you know for how long we have been searching for you? The child you abandoned has grown. No one would have cared about you if you didn’t cast a shadow on that child. You have been discharged. We can leave the hospital now."

Vera was speechless. She doesn’t know these people but she felt they were familiar and they wouldn’t hurt her, so she left with them. She would understand better or even regain her memory if she followed them.

Jeslyn was inside Valen’s room when Maverick returned. He checked on the child and he was still sleeping. "We are heading back," he said coldly.

Jeslyn didn’t respond and just watched him leave. Soon, Pink entered the room and took Valen from the bed.

"He’s still sleeping," Jeslyn said worriedly.

"Matt is back."

"Oh, that’s good news. Let me get ready too but..." she looked at her legs.

"You were not injured down there, were you?" Pink raised a brow.

"N– no, no, of course not,"

"That monster," Pink gritted her teeth.

"Hey, calm down. He’s my husband," Jeslyn frowned.

"Did he have to ravage you like that? Look at what he did to you and how he..."

"He’s what?"

"Forget it. You are to blame for being blind anyway. I hope you don’t become stupid when you find out the truth." Pink walked out after that, leaving Jeslyn wondering what was going on.

"I haven’t even checked up on Vera and he asked us to leave. Anyway, Valen is more important. I can always chat Vera up." She said and tried to stand up but she couldn’t stand straight.

When she checked herself this morning to know why she was feeling so much pain down there, she got to know that her honeypot has a little tear. She didn’t feel it last night, no, she did but didn’t think it was something to worry about. After all, he was so good that she forgot her pain in no time.

Maverick returned to the room and drafted his coat on Jeslyn’s shoulder before he carried her out of the room.

"You were hurt," he said to her.

"Hmm," she replied with her face buried in his chest.

"You were stubborn." Instead of apologizing, he went another route.

"You should be apologizing," she slapped his chest. Where did she get the courage to do that? Even Jeslyn didn’t know.

"You hurt me too. It’s even."

"How did I?"

"You bit me... it was deep." He stared at her face.

"Maverick, that was my vagi... yours can’t be as painful as mine. After all your skin is hard." She looked at his face and was stunned. She blinked but what she saw had disappeared by the time she opened her eyes. ’I thought I saw a myth in his eyes.’ She thought.

"How is Vera? I didn’t get to see her before leaving."

"You’ll see her soon."

"Where? I thought we were going back to your country?"

"Hmm," replied and stopped talking.

Jeslyn stopped asking. She was familiar with him knowing that when he ignores a question means he doesn’t want to answer it.

They took the car to the airport. Along the way, Jeslyn couldn’t stop checking on Valen now and then. "Maverick, are you sure Valen can endure the pressure of the air? How about you call the doctor over? "

"He will be fine," Maverick answered from the driver’s seat, still Jeslyn couldn’t stop worrying.

"What triggered it so I would know to be careful next time."

"It’s his time of the year."

"But I don’t have such times, why is he different?"

"You are older. "

"That’s right. He’s only a child," Jeslyn wiped her tears. How could they do this to a child?!

"Has the doctor found an antidote for Valen?"

"His research is almost complete."

"That’s better than nothing. I pray for you, Valen." Jeslyn brushed the child’s hair from his forehead.

Maverick silently looked at them from the rear mirror before he focused on the road.