Can I Eat You First

"The contract says that if you can't be wed with one of the Torrennos this time, then your first born will automatically be engaged to our new born and luckily for you my eldest brother and the second one is already married and both have kids. A boy and a girl". He sounds very proud of his elder siblings for having a family and kids of their own. He loves the little Torrennos.

"Wait..... Why is my unborn child in your contract?". She feels like her brain just explode for the very first time. The information she is gathering in this minute seems to be stuck somewhere and her brain don't want to process it intentionally.

Drako looked at her in disbelief. He always thought she is a very smart woman but why is she asking him about the connection of her unborn child in the contract.

"Did you really read the contract?". He was really dumbfounded at her reaction. "The contract will never expire until you gave one of your child. That simple!". He sigh he feels like he is going in circles explaining things to her.

"That's not what I meant!". She's getting mad at her situation right now. "Who said you can actually involved my unborn children with your damn contract. Who gave you that right to do that!". She pound her table in anger and she saw Cori and her other employees rush in.

"What's happening here?". Cori is frowning deep. Azalea never shows the angry side of her to anyone but he thinks they are pushing her to her limits and it's getting very dangerous for them. He was hoping she won't snap out.

"Nothing much, she's just getting worked up". Drako shrug his shoulder and rose from his seat. "I think you need to talk to your husband. My grandfather and my other brothers are coming from Europe". He turned and about to leave when he remembered something. He looked at her again while rubbing his chin. "You are more than what my brother Khilla is looking for a woman". He winks at her and left.

Azalea didn't understand his last words and don't want to understand it at all. She's anxious and have a split decision of whether telling her husband or not what the Torrennos' objective.

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Shin Tower.

Jack is having a quarterly meeting and everyone was frozen stiff in their seats. They can see he is in his worst mood today.

"Corbin, what's wrong with my cousin?". Trey is whispering his question to Jack's assistant but he just looked at him. "Hey, can you at least give me a hint why is he slaying all the mere mortals in this room. I'm losing a good employee here plus I'm very hungry it's already lunch!". He really is running out of options.

"Wife!". He simply said to him.

Trey smiled at him like he was given another chance to survived. He pulled out his phone and start to compose a message when Jack's phone rings. Everyone stopped and looked at him. They are waiting for him to answer his phone but he didn't move until the third ring.

"My love". He turns his chair around and face the wall. His heart is pounding and his lips curved upward. He was waiting for her call since this morning after they parted ways and went to their respective businesses. He started to get worried when afternoon came and still no communication happened between them.

The glimpse of smile didn't scape Trey's sharp eyes and the corner of his lips curved upward. He was about to send Azalea a message to call her tyrant husband and save them from death from starvation but he thought she already sense him. She saved them and he was very glad. Everyone was astound when he calls his wife using their endearment after picking up his phone. They can all feel the vibe in the room change from cold zero to warm. The Madam can really do magic they all thought.

"Jack.... I think we need your grandfather". Azalea blurted out after she heard him speak.

"What happened?". He became worried when his wife asked for his grandfather. Something is not right. He can see a big problem is arising from afar.

"The Torrennos and my grandfather had also an agreement". She paused for a while. She don't know how her husband will take her news to him. "My grandfather agreed to marry me to one of the Torrennos and if they can't have me... They will take my first born". She almost can't say her last words to him. She's still can't accept the fact that they are stripping her future child his or her right to choose the person that they will love and spend lives together.

"Don't worry I'll look into it". He is suppressing his anger because he is more worried in his wife's feelings. They haven't had a child yet but his or her fate has been decided already. "Do you want to go home?".

"Maybe later, I want to settle things here for a while. I feel like I might leave my shop to Cori's hands for a long period of time". Her voice is a bit angry.

"Ok, I'll see you at home later?". Jack can sense her anger that she suppressed intentionally. He thinks she don't want him to worry about her.

A silence fell in between them. Jack can hear her sigh deeply and he let her stop and think for a moment.

"Jack.... Have you eaten lunch?". Azalea became worried she just found out that it's already past lunchtime and she haven't lunch either.

"I'm fine, don't worry about me..... How about you?". He was worried about her too.

"Can you come and pick me up?". She felt helpless and worried. She can't stand to know her husband is having a hunger strike along with his employees.

"Okay, wait for me!". Jack suddenly stand up and head to the door when he heard Trey's voice.

"How about us?". Trey looks very pale out of hunger. He looks like a lost abandoned puppy on the street asking for food.

"Dismissed for now and take care of it later". He hurriedly run out of the door without looking at the people inside the conference room. He don't want his wife to wait long for him.

Everyone sigh in relief. They are starving to death but no one can retaliate. They are very thankful to the madam who called and saved them from hunger.

Jack arrived at the Re-Do earlier than expected. He directly walked inside his wife's shop and saw Cori on his way. He stopped to talk to him.

"Where's my wife?".

"Up in her apartment".

"Did a young man with his bodyguards came here?".

"Yeah".

"She got angry?". Jack was worried. Azalea have a very different personality when she's very angry.

"More of being worried.... But she's fine. Go up, she's waiting for you". Cori understands what Jack meant. He can sense worries in his tone. He also knows what Azalea can do when she snaps. He had seen it before.

Jack nod at Cori and looked at his wife's other employees. They give him a respectful look just like how they respect his wife and he was very grateful to them. His wife thought him to look beyond people's facade. They maybe poor but they know how to pay their gratitude to the person who lend a hand to help them when they need it. Although she don't obligate them to repay her they do it on their own will.

He reached Azalea's apartment and open the door with his own keys. She gave it to him after the day he came by. As he opens the door, the aroma of a home cooked meal is on the air. Now he feels very hungry. He went to the kitchen and saw her in her apron and her hair is in a messy bun. She looks very alluring to him.

"My love, you're here!". She runs to him and jump. She knows he will catch her like he always do. "I cook something that you will love. It will be done in a minute then we can eat". She kiss him passionately but she can feel he is kissing her with full of hunger.

"It's you that I love the most..... Can I eat you first". He didn't wait for her to speak, he kissed her and pin her on the wall.