Claimed By My Husband's Enemy novel Chapter 12

Chapter 12

Chapter 12

(Eli)

‘Remember this, Elianna. I am the only one in this whole world who can accept you as you are. All those men who want you, they only want you for your face, for your body. If they find out you are a daughter of a whore, if they see what a mess you are during the curse, and they find out how much of a burden you are, they will run away. But me? I’m the only one who will stay through all that shit.’ Landon grinned as he pulled me to his body and pressed his erection against my stomach. ‘You are going to burn in hell, baby. The good news is that we are going to burn together. Until the end. You can’t escape me.’

Landon’s laughter still echoed in my ears when I opened my eyes. It was another nightmare, no, another memory. I felt buckets of sweat forming in my forehead. His laughter always did that to me: sweaty, miserable, and with the intense desire to puke.

Most nights after Landon would star in my nightmare, I would wake up screaming and cursing him. And then I would hear his laughter echo in my room, a proof that he was there, watching me through his endless cameras like the pervert that he was, enjoying my misery, proving to me time and again that I could never escape him.

Whether in dreams or reality, he was there.

If Landon claimed that he was the only man who could ever accept me, then screw acceptance. I would rather not be accepted by anybody. Being hated by people could be a hundred times better than being his wife.

“Fuck you, Landon,” I whispered as I tried to close my eyes. There were no cameras here, none that I could see at least, but it was like I could still feel his eyes on my body, I could still see him licking his upper lip with his hands on his cock as he sat on the couch while watching me sleep, giving me a full body shiver. “Get out of my dreams! Get out of my head!”

Again, I heard Landon’s laughter in my head. Years of going through the same routine, of the same misery, made it difficult to simply erase it. He was far from here. But it was like I didn’t escape him at all. His ghost was right here with me, still mocking me.

My chest heaved as I fought back a scream, something I rarely did awake because Landon wanted it. He wanted me out of control so he would have a reason to get close and to punish me more. I blinked back the tears as I covered my ears, rocking myself, while struggling to calm down.

And then I felt it.

A hand over mine.

Not forceful this time. Just a gentle touch, almost like a lover’s caress. Letting me know that someone was here beside me and it was not Landon. Because the evil bastard would never touch me that way in private.

Slowly, I looked up and found the man I ran away from, the new man who now had full control over my life. I left him back at the dining room because I had a hard time processing the changes in my life. I didn’t think he would be here.

Creed was shirtless and looked like he just woke up. His hair was a mess, and he was lying on my bed like he had slept beside me with only his navy-blue pants on.

The markings on his broad chest up to his throat distracted me for a second before I regained my sanity. How could a man look this enchanting even in their disheveled state? Lucky for him. Their Moon Goddess must have loved him so much.

It was like he was unconsciously seducing people. Before I could ask why Creed was on my bed, he pulled me down sleepily. My head landed onto his arm while his free arm wrapped around my waist.

“It’s still too damn early, Vicious. Argue with me later. Go back to sleep.”

“Mr. Black-”

“Newly found mates require physical touch, Elianna. My wolf needs to touch you,” Creed said with his eyes now closed. “It needs to be near you the same way you need me close to calm down. That’s our new reality.”

My brows furrowed. “How can you be okay with all this? You said so yourself. You despise humans.”

“I do.”

“So, you despise me.”

“Maybe. But as you can see, my body doesn’t give a fuck.”

I could feel that. His body heat. Including the part of him that was very awake and alert right now. It was thick, hot, and pulsing while pressed against the side of my stomach

Successfully unlocked!

“I am not going to make you do anything, Eliana duni force women to come to me.”

Because they came to him. Willingly. It was obvious. He didn’t need to chase. If he said it was the women who chased him,

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Chapter 12

even if I hated him, I would believe him in a heartbeat.

“Richards can’t follow you here. He will pay for all the bullshit he’s done to you. I promise you that, Elianna. Now rest. You are safe here.”

“I don’t believe that,” I whispered. “I’m not safe anywhere.”

“You are the safest with your mate,” he growled.

“I’m the safest when I’m by myself, Mr. Black, when I’m not surrounded by men, whether they’re humans or alphas. I don’t trust you. You don’t trust me. We hate each other. Even now, just so you know, I’m only tolerating your touch because I’m too sleepy to fight, too stressed, and too tired.”

“Tolerating?” Creed opened his eyes. His voice was rough with want as he stared at me. “Really? If I kiss you right now, I know you’ll kiss me back.” He breathed in as his eyes turned gold. “Lie as much as you want, but I could smell your arousal, Vicious. If I touch you right now, I know I’ll find you drenched and aching for me.” He removed our shared blanket and tossed it on the carpet. “Since you don’t look sleepy anymore, how about we test that theory?”

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