54 Lust as love (1/2)

She wasn't sure how many times she fell down tripping herself and got hurt, she just focused on reaching Vance so that he could keep her safe from Ava Kelly.

”She is alive... She is alive... She will not let me live... Vance... Vance, she is alive. Av... Av... Ava is alive... Vance.” She frantically cried as soon as she entered their suite.

'Thump' She tripped at the foot of the chair and fell down but that physical pain was nothing in front of her fear thinking about Ava is alive.

Vance Hays who was on the web meeting rushed out to see Grace wailing on the floor. ”Sweetheart... Babe, what wrong? What happened to you?”

He carefully drew her to his arms embracing the delicate body. The worry and concern were apparent on his handsome face lacing his voice, ”Grace, calm down, Sweetheart, Relax... Nothing is going to happen to you.”

Grace cried non stop and wrapping her arms tight around his waist, burying her face on his chest, ”Vance... Vance... She is returned... I saw her. She waved her hand at me. Vance, is she going to take you away from me?...”

Vance felt helpless but there was slight irritation in his eyes hearing her bring up Ava repeatedly. It wasn't easy for him to forget Ava and move on, bringing her up would only disturb his heart further away from Grace.

He had failed to realize he was in love with the sweetest girl he had ever met in his life but he always felt inferior around her. Like he wasn't right for her and she was too good to be true.

She was having a solution to every problem of him or the company just by hearing a line or two about it. And the whole group would appreciate her nonstop which he never got.

He was proud of her but there was something always ate him. So he started to stop her entering the company, didn't allow her to meet any male friends saying herparents wouldn't like it, and didn't support her getting dressed well.

Grace always made him feel manly, superior, and outstanding. With that, they had shared a bed on the day of the pre-celebration party of his wedding with Ava. His body urged for Grace while Ava avoided every kind of physical connection.

He labeled his lust as love and degraded Ava sweetly every single time.

'This dress is beautiful but you can't handle it.'

'This piece of jewel is marvelous, can you really give justice to it? Don't make people laugh at me.'

'This is designer wear, hard to pull off for you.'

And many more, he was breaking her confidence and was sweetly adding, 'You are lovely as you are.' But the more he tried to push her down to him, he never felt she was ugly or useless. Her single pure smile was bringing his self-confidence down the pit with a dense feeling.

His mind latched with his so-called love and his parents supported him to have two women. One for business and one for love but Grace wanted to be the legal wife and she threatened him to suicide in the wedding hall.

Going opposite to his family, he sneaked away on their wedding day.

He was on the seventh cloud when he got to know Ava was anxious in the wedding gown. He thought she loved him and he was going to break her but he got to know, Ava kicked the wedding dress away and threw the engagement ring out of the window, and without batting an eyelid or dropping a single drop of tears, she had left the wedding venue.

She didn't question him nor waited for his explanation or stopped when her parents cursed her in front of all the guests.

He was desperate to break her and see her beg him so he did his all to hear her beg him to spare her life. He wanted to satisfy his desire to hear her cry and see her helpless.

When they all killed her, he thought it was an end but it was just the beginning. He saw the real Grace Wells and realized the worth of Ava Kelly. He understood the difference between Love and Lust.

But he had reached the stage where he couldn't abandon Grace, Even though she had encouraged and helped him to put an end to Ava's life, she makes him feel happy and worth it. She makes him feel he is amazing and flawless.