My Husband Sold Me to His Enemy — A Billionaire Beast Novel - Chapter 51

Chapter 51 Chapter 51 (Eli) 62 I killed the engine in front of an abandoned lot. The already gloomy sky turned darker. The wind howled, warning us of the heavy rain that was about to come any minute now. And yet, I couldn't get my hands to move and start driving. I just stared at the man who was looking at me with such softness that it was smashing through the walls that I built around myself. "What changed?" I asked in a tight voice. "Are you in love with me, Black?" That four-letter word was not supposed to be in the card for us.

"You heard those motherfuckers," Creed answered, his voice becoming sharp upon mentioning them. "You heard what they were planning. You heard how twisted some people in this realm are. You didn't run. When I reached out, you still took my hand. Without hesitation." Of course I would. Because he... wait. How was I supposed to define this man's role in my life again? My billionaire captor? My alpha mate bastard? The man who would punish me with pleasure when I was being a little too much?

The lord who would tell me I looked 'just enough' and yet gaze at me like the rest of the women were nonexistent and I was the only woman he could see? My roommate who would fight me word for word and yet hold me with such gentleness that no one would expect from a powerful beast? Creed hid the truth about my mother. But when I was calm enough to listen, I had to admit that he had good reasons for hiding it from me. And being able to confirm from my mom herself that she was fine lessened the sting, the betrayal.

He was the kind of man whose composure was unshakable, an attribute he must have gotten from living over a hundred years. Yet, I saw that composure crack when their prince laid his eyes on me. He also knew how much I loved money and he kept giving me more without expecting anything, he kept indulging me even if I was being a brat. My second addiction was eating. Creed was aware of that. When I woke up, there was food on the table, enough food to feed all the monsters in my stomach. He was the only man I knew who never judged me for my eating habits, for my choices and actions.

Like I told him before, I'd met a lot of monsters in my realm, and he was the only monster I didn't mind being around with. "By now, you must have an idea how dark my world is," Creed added. "You saw the blood earlier and I saw your fear. But you stayed with me. You did not rush into your car like I thought you would. I looked at you and you were standing there beside me with your sassy mouth, with that vicious spark in your eyes, and with that crazy as fuck wit of yours..." he shrugged.