Never in Evelyn's life would she have thought that she would find herself at rock bottom again.

She used to believe in fairy tales and she had her fair share of it as a young woman.

She had her prince charming and the typical happy ending, a beautiful marriage and a first year wedding anniversary.

How lovely.

However, there was a sequel to her story, and it started on her second wedding anniversary.

A sequel that dragged her back to the pit her prince charming once saved her from.

Ever since their 2nd wedding anniversary and Jake's accident, things started to turn cold between the couple. He started acting strange till he eventually stopped acting like her husband and he'd only touch her occasionally till he eventually stopped.

He'd give her excuses to ignore her during the day and at night overlooking Evelyn's wants.

For a while, she tried to get close to Jake and understand why he suddenly started to treat her like that, however she knew him enough.

She couldn't afford to trigger his bad side as he was all that she had left, so she decided to live in neglect on the inside while staying as the perfect wife of the perfect Mafia marriage in people's hearts.

Did she get frustrated often?

Did she cry herself to sleep?

Did she get depressed?

Yes!

Yes!

And yes!

But Evelyn remained timid and swallowed her pains with hopes that they would disappear if she did.

In truth, she just couldn't afford to hear his reasons.

'Will he throw me out?' She would ask herself but she never dared to answer as she knew the dangers for someone like her if she was left out alone, especially now that she had no family to go back to.

So whenever Evelyn wakes up to the cold side of the bed where Jake was supposed to sleep, she would remain delusional by telling herself that he did it out of love knowing fully well that he had run out of that emotion.

'He still loves me.'

'He will still love me.'

'He will never stop loving me.'

Evelyn will tell herself like a mantra-for-self-comfort, even though she saw herself as nothing more than a won trophy to Jake.

But she was just a lovesick 30-year-old who didn't get love from her husband anymore.

However, she didn't stop trying to make him see her even though it was at its minimum. This is because she placed all of her bet on him 11 years ago when she agreed to marry him.

She had to choose between her family or Jake and she had without a second thought cut ties with her family.

She was deeply in love with him and she still is, even more than ever!

What made her situation even more depressing was her lack of friends. The last time she had a phone call was 10 years ago.

Joana and Josephine, her twin childhood best friends and closest friends, stopped reaching out to her and she knew why.

Jake!

He must have done something to them to make them cut ties.

He probably threatened them or caused a huge loss for their family. It was his way of doing things.

Cruel and ruthless!

But even though Evelyn didn't blame him, rather she felt the need to rely on him even more and she loved the feeling.

She still did by maybe not as much as 1 1 years back.

After all, he had paid her family's debt, and saved her life countless times.

She owed him that much. Or so she thought.

Evelyn watched attentively as Jake unbuttoned his white shirt.

'He is staying the night!' She was excited even though she knew that he wasn't going to touch her.

From under the covers where she peeked while pretending to be asleep, she swallowed hard as he pulled off his shirt which exposed his naked upper muscular body.

The moonlight made the deep scar that ran down his back like a thin snake and the Bohemian flower tattoo at his shoulder blades more clear and if anything, it made him look glorious.

He went ahead to unbuckle his trousers.

Evelyn blushed and swallowed saliva with her eyes wide open as she stared at her husband while he undressed.

She was too afraid to blink because she didn't want to miss any details.

She let her eyes rest on his muscular backside and let herself imagine a scene from 10 years ago when they used to share the covers in hot passion.

The memories of the nights when she could only see her partner's satisfied expression and hunger for more with the moonlight and they could feel each other's heart so close while he was inside her...

When he would let his hand roam all over her till they found solace in her wet hole...

Then he would take her gently in the most sensual ways on the bed and they wouldn't let go of each other until dawn...

The memories of when she could snuggle into his embrace while he stroked her hair gently played in her head.

But they were nothing but memories at the moment, memories that she sure as hell would treasure till death.

His black trouser dropped to the ground and the 'clang' sound his custom-made belt made with the hard flow brought her out of her trance.

Her breath was shaky and her eyes were teary.

Evelyn clenched her fist as she thought about how pathetic she was.

She felt embarrassed but this didn't stop her from ogling his tan well-sculpted calf.

They looked so perfect like they did 10 years ago.

'Everything about him is still the same, if anything he has become even better. His muscles are more manly, his face more handsome and his abs are to die for.'

'So what exactly did I do wrong to get this part of him?' Evelyn questioned herself as she was getting emotional.

'Where did I go wrong? What did I say wrong to deserve this ill-treatment from my husband.'

She sobbed, covering her mouth tightly with her palm so the sounds won't leak out.

Meanwhile Jake who bent to pick his robe stood up to the sight of her fair legs which were exposed from under the covers.

'So sexy' He thought as he traced her fair legs which reflected the moonlight with his eyes.

Evelyn had a perfect body and Jake knew this.

She had flesh in the right places in the perfect proportion and to his taste. Oh how he wanted to feel her in his hands.

He so much wanted to touch her, own her, possess her and mark her over and over again.

Just then, he heard the sobs and a frown formed on his face.

He hated how he felt whenever she cried that it had started to disgust him.

He made an hissing sound, grabbed his robe and stormed off to the bathroom.

His heavy steps were loud enough for Evelyn to hear them and she strained her ears to listen till she heard the door slam shut before letting her tears fall freely.

She knew the showers would block the noise of her crying, so she didn't hold back.

She missed him, she missed everything about him even though he was right by her side just 10 seconds ago.

'Why does she always do that?' Jake wasn't happy when he heard her cry.

Evelyn thought she was silent enough, but he still heard it and it puzzled him.

Evelyn used to be the strongest person that he knew and it was one of the reasons why he didn't let go of her.

Her mental strength amazed him that he fell in love.

But her sudden weakness since their 2nd year wedding anniversary made him feel like she was swapped during the accident.

She became weakling and he felt at a loss on how to deal with her.

But that didn't stop him from stroking himself in the showers.

Her sexy fair long legs turned him on.

What if he saw the rest of her?

What if Evelyn had just been a little bolder instead of getting emotional because of their 8-year-old memories?

Would he have touched her and fulfilled her wish?

Would he have positioned himself well inside her instead of doing it with his hands?

Would it be her moans which filled his ears now instead of the sound of the running water?

The answer remains uncertain since the 'what ifs' never happened.

Jake turned off the shower twenty minutes later and Evelyn hurriedly wiped her tears. With the back of her palm, with her palm, with the bed cover.

With anything that she could find in sight.

She had to sleep, or at least pretend to.

Just when she felt stable again, she heard the door open, followed by Jake's steps towards the bedside.

His scent filled her nose that she wanted to bite the bullet and touch him but at this moment, she suddenly felt cold and sneezed.

Her mind went into panic mode as she tried to think of things to say to him if he found out that she wasn't asleep.

'Will he be mad at me?' She wondered.

'Will he know that I saw him naked?' This thought made her blush before Jake's deep voice cut her thoughts.

"Did she catch a cold? Why is she shivering?"

He said in a whisper, but she heard it clearly and she was so shocked that she choked on her saliva which made her cough.

'Is he worrying about me? Does he care about me now?' Evelyn was puzzled as she tried to calm herself down.

The concern she heard in his voice made her think bold thoughts.

Evelyn was overjoyed by Jake's words as the last time he spoke to her was during a dinner party he brought her to.

Evelyn felt calm and satisfied to hear his voice laced with concern that she almost blew her cover.

'Should I give him a hug now? Should I tell him that I'm fine and he shouldn't worry about me? Should i explain how wronged I've felt all these years? Will he listen? Will he hug me? Will he wrap me in his arms like he used to? Will he sniff my hair and tell me I smell nice? I still wear the hair spray he got me on our wedding day.' Evelyn's thoughts were crowded.

She was surprised, she was overjoyed, and she let herself imagine what would follow.

But never would she have imagined the words that would follow and how her body stilled.

"I should call doctor Ryan tomorrow."

'No don't call him.' Evelyn wanted to shout and jump out of bed in protest, but she remembered that her cover would be blown, so she stayed calm.

Jake on the other hand was hoping for a reaction and he thought about how they could start a conversation and maybe he'll understand why she always acted strangely whenever his best friend came over, but he was disappointed.

He stood and watched as her shivering stopped and her breathing stilled to know that she had fallen asleep - not a fake one this time.

And in disappointment, he put on a pair of Stylocity sweatshirt and joggers before walking out the door.

He needed fresh air.

Evelyn had a smile on her face as she dreamt about their wedding night and the passion they shared.