Chapter 10: In the Name of Love

Before he could react, a hand pulled him inside and the door was shut behind him. Seconds later, he found himself being kissed by this beautiful blonde.

Josh was caught off guard by her aggressiveness but he started responding seconds later anyways.

They only stopped after they found themselves gasping for air.

A smile flashed on the woman's beautiful face and Josh's heart skipped a beat when he saw this.

His body seemed to have a mind of its own and leaned his forehead against hers. He then listened when she said, "You came. Does this mean you still love me?"

Josh was silent. He retracted and looked at her face.

"We need to talk, Natalie." He sternly told her.

Natalie placed her hand against his chest and she started moving them downwards.

"Talk? Can we do it later?" She asked seductively.

Her eyes were dilated and they were filled with lust.

Josh looked at the woman he claimed to be his great love.

She was his first in everything. He gave his all to her. However, she hurt and broke him to pieces. She cheated and left him without a proper explanation.

He thought that he would never be able to love someone again after Natalie left.

Broken-hearted, he decided to go back to Oakridge City. He accidentally bumped into Zarah while he was walking on the sidewalk one morning. She was feeding the stray cats on the streets.

He saw how much she cared for them and he thought his impression of Zarah was wrong.

They exchanged greetings after Zarah saw and recognized him.

They met a couple of times after that initial meeting and that's when he thought to start pursuing Zarah.

Yes! He was thinking of making Zarah a rebound. However, he did not expect that Zarah would make him wait for a long time before he heard a sweet 'yes' from her.

He thought it was a blessing in disguise because while he was courting Zarah, he developed feelings for her.

Zarah had picked up the broken pieces of his heart and slowly glued them one by one.

The pain in his heart gradually disappeared as his feelings for Zarah grew. He never regretted waiting for that long as Zarah was worth it!

When Isaiah got hospitalized, he was there to give her the moral and emotional support that she needed. He didn't allow her to feel alone and Zarah's mood became better and she slowly went back to her usual self.

On their first anniversary, he decided to introduce her to his grandparents and parents. He had the plan of marrying Zarah and their blessings were very important.

That's when he planned his future together with Zarah, Natalie showed up in his office one day and claimed that she still loved him.

He thought that he was fully over her but he was wrong. Her presence still affected him.

And when their skin touched each other, he still felt the sparks. And in an instant, all those feelings that he had subconsciously pushed at the back of his heart resurfaced.

He tried his best to avoid her for Zarah's sake. However, he failed and had fallen into her trap again. He had fallen into temptation and he knew that there was no going back for him should he not stop this craziness.

Natalie's hand traveled down his groin and touched the b.u.l.g.i.n.g tent on his pants and he felt helpless. Natalie knew him very well in this aspect.

"Stop thinking about another woman when you are with me, Josh. It makes me jealous and insecure." She said and groped his b.u.l.g.e.

Her aggressiveness turned him even more.

Josh's self-control was hanging by a very thin thread when it comes to Natalie.

"Stop challenging me Natalie, or else you'll regret it." He warned but he found his words to be ineffective to her.

"Then, make me." She taunted him and something snapped inside Josh that he pushed her to a kneeling position and started unbuttoning his pants.

((Caution! Smut ⚠️))

Natalie helped him with it and as soon as his c.o.c.k was freed, she did not hesitate to give him a head.

She was so good at it that Josh started cursing in pleasure accompanied by the gagging and slurping sound she created down there.

"I bet your b*tch at home didn't give you a mind-blowing head, am I right, Josh?" Natalie asked him and Josh suddenly felt angry.

"Shut up and continue!" He demanded as he was close. He held her head and mercilessly pounded her mouth.

A few moments later, his legs were shaking as his hips made a final thrusting motion inside her mouth.

Natalie's mouth was filled with his s.e.m.e.n and she was about to spit it out but he sternly warned, "Swallow it! Don't even dare to waste a single drop or I'll punish you later."

Natalie wanted to complain. She had hated the taste of c.u.m in her mouth. However, she found herself swallowing it all.

Josh made another final thrust and she gagged as she was caught off-guard by Josh's aggressiveness. She ended up spilling some on the floor.

He then pulled her up and they started removing their clothes.

When she was naked, Josh pushed her to the sofa.

This was the first time that they were doing this sober after they met again. And Josh was never this aggressive.

Instead of being discouraged, Natalie became confident.

Josh hovered on top of her and parted her thighs with his legs. Josh gazed at her intimate area with his eyes full of lust.

Without warning, he shoved his finger inside her. Natalie squirmed because it felt good. Her body was so turned on that Josh's fingers entered her with ease.

"I could feel that you're so wet for me. However, since you disobeyed me earlier, I'll make sure that you won't have your release tonight." Josh looked very serious when he said that.

Natalie whined when she heard it, "It's so unfair!" However, she did not expect him to grab one of her n.i.p.p.l.e.s and pinched it hard.

"Unfair? You expected me to act normal after what you have done?"

Josh was still mad about their breakup. He wanted to have a serious conversation with her but she seduced him.

Did she expect that she would have it her way? Their breakup changed Josh and he wanted her to understand how much the pain she caused had changed him.

"I'm sorry. Okay?" Natalie said.

"Sorry? Your sorry is not enough Natalie." Josh said and started pounding her with his fingers.

He was serious about punishing her.

After a few strokes, he could feel her tightness and he warned her not to c.u.m.

She had no choice but to obey him or else he might stop. Natalie did not expect that Josh could have this side of him.

"I didn't mean to leave you Josh and play with your feelings. I did love you and I still do." Natalie said while holding back her emotions.

"You do? Why did you sleep with Paul? Most importantly, why did you hide your pregnancy behind my back and abort my baby? And then, you left without giving me a proper explanation!" Josh had become emotional. These thoughts had been bugging his mind ever since the night she left.

He could not understand which part he lacked. How could she dare to kill an angel?! The baby was half of him and her!

He stopped what he was doing and took a few steps away from her. He no longer had the mood to continue.

Natalie got up into a sitting position and looked at him with teary eyes.

"I didn't mean to Josh. But I was left without a choice!"

"That's the worst answer that I have ever heard from you, Natalie," Josh said with pure disgust.

"But it's true! Mom saw the pregnancy test that I hid inside my drawer and confronted me with it. She asked if I was pregnant and I denied it. However, she brought me to the hospital and I could no longer hide it." Tears started streaming down her cheeks but she continued, "That instant, she scheduled me for an abortion. She was ashamed and felt humiliated to have a daughter who got pregnant out of wedlock. And I should abort the baby before anyone in the family finds out, especially my Dad and grandma."

"Why? I'm the father of our baby."

"That's the point, Josh! You're the father. My dad and grandmother never approved of you as my boyfriend. They preferred someone like Paul."

Unlike now, the Irving family was not yet big back then. Nikolai and both of her grandmothers from each side believed that Josh was not suited to become her lover.

They even broke up for a year because of them. However, they reconciled during their sophomore year in college because they still loved each other. This time, they hid this relationship from everyone and only a few friends knew.

After he found out that Paul and Natalie slept together, Josh had a feud with him. It was only just recently that their friendship got restored and none of them decided to open this topic.

"So, are you telling me that you aborted the baby and then slept with Paul because your parents liked him?"

Natalie was silent as she could not believe what she heard from him.

She got up from the sofa and slowly walked to him. She raised her hand and the next second, *Pa!*

A crispy slap landed on his face.

"You don't know what you're talking about!"

Josh was shocked because he could not believe what just happened. However, the shock in his eyes was replaced with rage.

And so he grabbed her by the neck and started strangling her.

"How dare you slap me in the face! You're unworthy!"

Natalie consciously placed her hands on his as she tried to free her neck.

"Let me go! You're hurting me!" She struggled to say.

However, Josh was taken over by his anger, and his eyes were red. He looked like he was ready to kill her.

Natalie looked around and she inwardly cursed after she saw that she was far from the flower vase on the coffee table. So, she struggled to bring them closer to it.

Josh's grip on her neck tightened but she didn't mind. She stretched her hand and eyed the vase which was almost on her reach. When she finally reached it, she grabbed the vase and hit Josh with it.

Josh, who was caught off-guard, passed out because of the impact. As soon as his hands were off her neck, Natalie was into a coughing fit.

It took her time to recover. She looked at the man who seemed to be possessed by the devil earlier.

Was he the same man she loved? She asked after seeing the great change in him.

She started blaming Zarah for this.

She vowed to take him back from her at all costs.

Natalie pulled the naked Josh and brought him to her bed and placed a blanket on him while she went to the shower to clean her body.

When she was done, she went out wearing a bathrobe and grabbed her phone.

"Josh is here at my place. Come and pick him up later." After she said her intention, she turned off the phone.

She looked at the sleeping Josh on her bed and her hand subconsciously traveled to her flat belly.

She closed her eyes as the painful memories of her past came to her.

Until now, she could not forgive herself for losing her baby.

In their final year in college, Josh and Natalie's relationship was on the rocks after Natalie's father found out that they were secretly meeting each other.

Natalie feared her father and the things that he could do when angered. Her father preferred Paul over Josh. She found out that she was pregnant and so she could not tell Josh about this.

She was afraid that he would do something reckless that would endanger him.

She thought that when her mother found out that she was pregnant, she would understand her and be on her side. However, she did not expect that she would be against it.

She thought she could keep the baby after they found out that it was already too late for it. The baby was already four months old inside her belly.

However, her father found out and he ruthlessly brought him to a clinic overseas to have the procedure done.

Her father gave her the ultimatum to marry the son of his best friend or he would kill Josh.

Therefore, she had no other choice but to save Josh and sacrifice the baby. She thought that Josh would understand her.

After the abortion, she was bedridden for a week.

She heard her parents talked about the marriage arrangement. She thought that she'd just obey them.

However, she found a better plan, she went to Paul and seduced him, drugged him, and pretended that they slept and something happened between them that night.

She was aware that Paul had a huge crush on her but he gave way because Josh liked her, too.

Their families almost talked about marriage but she ran away and told Paul everything before leaving.

She was also hoping that with her departure, Josh and Paul could patch up their relationship as good friends.

She thought that it was better for Josh to hate her rather than be confronted by him.

She went to another country far from her parents to give herself time to heal.

She only returned after making sure that she was ready.

And she wanted him back. She wanted his Josh back. She slipped underneath the covers and snapped a photo of them. She then sent the photo to Zarah's email.

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