Maya:
I found myself lying on a soft comfortable king-size bed, curling up like a candy ball. I still had the sensational feeling surging all over me. My tears were hot as they streamed down my face every second of the time.
I stretched my hand towards Aiden and I wanted to pull him to the bed and pounce on him like a bear. "Aiden, please," I begged.
I wanted to take a tiny sniff of his spicy alluring fragrance but with the look of things, Aiden was on his phone, panicking about what he should do to me.
He looked tired and utterly confused as he paced around the room like a lost puppy. Suddenly, the door to the room barged open, and Kylan walked up to Aiden hastily.
"Hey! What's going on again? I came as soon as I got the call." Kylan queried.
Aiden pointed towards me and said with a loud voice. "This!"
" I am beginning to think all of this plan is a wrong idea, Kylan. " Aiden added with a frown as they charged towards me.
Kylan felt my body temperature and gasped. "Darn it, Aiden! She's running at a bloody high temperature. Her body is hot as hell and you didn't think to do something." Kylan yelled at Aiden who was looking completely stunned at his outburst.
"For God's sake, I did something," Aiden replied.
Kylan stood to his feet and placed his hand on his waist, staring at Aiden. "And that was what?" He asked.
Aiden looked away, itching the back of his neck, and said. "Well, for starters I called you. I called you because you know all this stuff and my problems are literally your problems and yours, mine."
Aiden squeezed his mouth, shaking his head slowly. "Whatever, the drug they made her sniff is a highly toxic sexual drive, She's going through urges. The kidnappers didn't only want to kidnap her, but they also wanted to have her for the night. How ridiculous? " He announced.
Aiden rolled his eyes disgustedly. "Ugh, I know, I know and I can see that Kylan I am not blind. What can we do to stop this?" Aiden asked sharply.
Kylan's eyes widened as he pinned his lips and Aiden couldn't get a hang of what he was trying to say. "I need answers, Kylan, words in fact, I've told you so many times, stop with the signs." Aiden grew wild in his tone.
Kyla folded his arms and glanced at me. "Have sex with her?"
"What?!"
"Look, big man, she's your wife, this shouldn't be any problem. What is the worst that can happen? Take it as your wedding night." Kylan continued.
Aiden creased his eyebrow and looked at Kylan weirdly. "Fake wife, Kylan, fake wife, you seem to have forgotten." He said and paused for a while. "It is already bad enough that I am married to her, I don't want to add anything more than that," Aiden added.
Kylan inhaled deeply and smiled. "Aiden, you and I know that it is still a win for your campaign if she ends up getting pregnant. " Kylan said.
Aiden shook his head continuously. "Nah, I don't want that kind of win. I can't take advantage of her for a petty reason. Well, is there something else we can do? Any other solution that doesn't involve sex?" Aiden questioned.
Kylan took a long stare at Aiden and sighed. "Uhm, you can still do one thing but we need a lot of ice." He declared.
"Ice? Got it." Aiden sharply replied and walked away from the room.
I was left with Kylan in the room and he looked at me pitifully, keeping his distance. "Your arrival to the Jabari family is surely going to change a lot of things, Maya," Kylan muttered and I couldn't understand what he meant.
Just then, Aiden arrived with a bucket filled with ice and he turned to face Kylan. "What next?" He asked.
"We need to give her a cold bath. Turn the water on and we'll dip her into the bathtub." Kylan instructed as he began pulling his sleeves up while Aiden followed the instructions.
"Oh come on, Aiden, be quick." Kylan hurried Aiden since he was taking a lot of time in the bathroom.
Aiden finally revealed himself and Kylan made eye contact with him. He couldn't understand what Kylan was implying so he raised a question with his hands in the air. "What?"
Kylan scoffed. "Don't you think you should carry your wife to the bathtub?" He asked and Aiden grumbled.
"Hey, Mister Aiden Jabari, is she my wife?" Kylan asked rhetorically and as quiet as I was, watching them, I still giggled.
Aiden moved towards the bed and lifted me. I was beginning to enjoy him carrying me at every time interval. It felt so nice.
He took me to the bathroom and gently placed me in the tub. The cold water soaked my clothes and I was damped. My body felt calm and in a couple of seconds, I dozed off.
The following morning, I was greeted with the sound of chirping birds that were by the window side. I yawned loudly and itched my tightly shut eyes.
Sitting up on the bed, the rays of sunlight that surrounded the open room shone brightly and on the huge king-size bed, I stirred lazily awake and squinted my eyes due to the reflection through the window.
Getting my eyes adjusted to my environment, I furrowed my pretty brows and the first sight that welcomed me was the intense beauty of the interior part of the room.
It was so exquisite with the decoration in all white that one would avoid touching it for fear of dirtying the walls. "Wow." I gasped.
I stretched my body and just then, I realized that the clothes I was wearing last night weren't the same ones I was in right now. My mind screamed with multiple questions. "What did we do? Oh my God, did Aiden have sex with me and decide to change my clothes to his big shirt?"
Trying to remember a few glimpses of what happened last night, there was a sharp pain in the upper region of my head and I cried."Ouch."
I felt so embarrassed knowing that I tried to force myself on him. How was he going to look at me now? I thought.
I feel so stupid!
On the first day of being a fake wife, I broke a record. I almost got kidnapped and to top it all, I got drugged.
Ugh, so much for being a billionaire wife.
As I was lost in thought, a familiar voice said to me, cutting me off from my over-anxious mind. "Finally, You are awake." He said.
I looked toward the direction the voice was coming from and I noticed Aiden was by the couch watching me since I woke up. "How long have you sat there, staring at me?" I asked on impulse.
Aiden blinked his eyes and sighed. "Good morning to you too, Maya." He said and stood on his feet and continued.
"Possibly the whole night." He said sharply. "I watched you the whole night and believe me, it was not my idea nor was it my choice." He added, walking towards the bed.
"Did you change my clothes?" I asked.
Aiden fell silent for a while and replied. "Yes, I did Maya, I am your husband, anyway."
I gasped at his reply and my cheeks flushed red. "He must have seen my embarrassing huge birthmark!" I screamed in my head.
I grabbed a pillow and buried my face before I let out a scream. "Ahhhhhh!"
Aiden stared at me and scoffed. A mischievous smirk crept into his face as he watched me. That means we probably did have sex! I have to ask him.
"Did we?" I asked with my eyes fixed on the bed.
Aiden smiled and placed his hand on his waist as I looked down at me. "It was the only way, Maya." He teased and with the sound of his voice, I realized he was just pulling my legs.
I sighed heavily in relief as I watched him climb into the bed. "What are you doing?" I asked immediately.
Aiden hissed. "Trying to sleep and have the bed all to myself. If you don't mind, move away." He said in a hoarse tone.
I pouted my lips and folded my hands reluctantly. "Move, Maya." He continued.
"Move to where?" I asked.
His eyes dashed to the floor. "Away." He replied.
Before I could say another word, Aiden took me up and pushed me forcefully to the floor and I fell flat on my butt. "That is no way to treat your wife, Jabari," I said angrily as I stood to my feet.
Aiden ignored me and I couldn't hear a word from him as he lay peacefully on the bed. It must be that he is fast asleep so quickly. I let out a soft sigh and decided to give him his rest. That's the least I could do since he didn't only save me once but twice.
I stood close to him for a couple of minutes admiring how amazing he looked just sleeping. I traced my eyes on his well-sculptured symmetrical face. "Gosh, he's handsome," I muttered.
Just as I was so engrossed in his face, his voice shook me. "Go away, you can stop looking now, Maya." He said and I flinched.
Jesus, he wasn't sleeping. He has been watching me this whole time acting like an obsessed idiot. I quickly put myself together and walked out of the room.
The hallway was big and quite spacious with crazy paintings and millions of dollars worth of designs. I didn't realize how long I was lost in the paintings as I wondered how creative they all looked.
My stomach rumbled, reminding me that I hadn't had anything since I got here. I began to retrace my steps and I came across a family portrait.
The faces in the portrait struck me as I began to see the resemblance between the entire Jabari family and as my eyes admired all the beautiful faces, my eyes caught a very familiar face.
My heart seized instantly and my throat twisted and I said in complete fear and terror. "It can't be. They are brothers?"