Chapter 116: Our mate bond...
Selene POV
I gave a curt bow to Noah and nodded to Kurtis before I turned to leave his office.
There was a lot of preparations to be made and I knew that the only way I could get it done was to prepare the girls. If I could devise a way to protect them while they try to turn the tide, that was exactly what I was going to do. But I was barely a few meters away from Kurtis’s office when Noah reached for my hand and jerked me back to him so that I fell on his chest. His hands rounded my shoulders easily as he pulled me close to him.
Struggling, I pushed him away from him, straightening my clothes and glaring at the maids that passed at that moment giggling. "What is it, Noah? Why are you stopping me?" I queried.
"Because it feels like we’re not even married anymore," he blurted out, pain lacing his words "You don’t make me feel like I have a mate or even a wife. I know we’ve been busy these days but the least you could do is to try to check up on me or better still just... I don’t know," he trailed off running a hand through his hair "Selene what’s happening to us? Is this what we fought for? We defiled the odds and made lots of enemies only to become distant? Honestly, I don’t understand?"
I blinked at him, momentarily taken aback by his outburst. Since the saga of my relationship with Kurtis and what happened a few minutes ago, naturally, I thought we would go back to being cool like how we used to be after every fight. I wasn’t expecting he would be talking to me.
"Noah... our relationship seems fine to me," I finally responded "And we’re not distant. We’ve just been very busy,".
"What!" Noah’s eyes widened with shock "No! No, of course not. Are you going to stand there and pretend that this is working?" he held up his hands placatingly. "Our marriage is turning worse every single day and I apologize for a few moments ago and what I said about Xavier. I allowed my emotions to get the best of me but in reality, I just want my wife’s attention,".
"It’s fine," I shrugged "I’ve decided to make peace with the fact that Xavier will keep popping up in our conversations for the longest time. Although, I’ve tried to explain to you that there’s no way he can stay away from my life because he’s the father of my girls but it keeps falling on deaf ears and now, you’re onto Kurtis. What next would you accuse me of? That I am unfaithful?"