But when Nina came into the picture, I saw that he reserved all his gentleness for her. The spoiled brat could do whatever she wanted. She used his credit card freely, wasting his money on extravagant stuff, held his hand, and hugged him in public without a care. I, on the other hand, dared not attempt any form of PDA.

I had to be the perfect, obedient mate, and it was maddening, the way Kieran seemed to favor her over me.

I had tried to emulate Nina’s behavior, to be the carefree, spontaneous partner that Kieran seemed to crave, but he told me I was making a fool out of myself.

I noticed that he seemed to enjoy eating take outs and trying out new and expensive restaurants with Nina. So, I decided to search online on one of the five star restaurants he normally visited. I ordered one of his favorite dishes and had it sent to our doorstep. When he got home that day, he took one look at the food after spying the packs at the corner and his face went dark. He asked where I got it from and I genuinely told him. He was livid and asked who gave me the right to order expensive food from an expensive restaurant like that with his credit card?