My Sweet Punishment by Amelia Brooks (best book club books of all time .TXT) 📕

Three years later

Mia

During these three years, my life has changed completely. And all this because of one obnoxious but so dearly loved man.

It wasn’t until six months after Henry proposed to me that we got married. He gave me time to finish my studies peacefully and get my long-awaited diploma.

I thought that these months I would stay in my rented apartment, continuing to prepare for exams. But Henry the very next morning after our roaring night, literally with his own hands, stuffed all my modest belongings into a suitcase and moved them to his apartment.

At first, it was all so strange and unusual for me. I’ve never lived with a man before, moreover with someone who might soon be my husband.

What if he doesn’t like something? For example, the way I cook? Or, soon, I’ll just annoy him with my continuous presence. Recently, he mentioned that never let anyone but me into his bachelor pad.

But pretty soon, Henry noticed that I was behaving strangely and very stiffly as if I were a stranger, being afraid to sit down freely somewhere and constantly asking for permission to do something.

On the same day, the man gave me an interrogation with passion in the bedroom, and then another one in the shower, so I had to confess.

When Henry found out the reason for my strange mood, he was very surprised. Then he frowned and said that I should not even dream of getting rid of him so quickly. If I accepted his proposal, then now for the rest of my life I just have to put up with him and it’s out of the question. And his house, it’s my house now. Ours.

And if I have such stupid thoughts again, he will be happy to make them disappear, but after, it will be painful for me to walk for a while. And he didn’t mean a spanking at all.

Of course, I like our active sex life with Henry, but I was definitely not ready for such consequences yet. Moreover, I had a series of exams ahead of me, where I had to sit quietly and comfortably.

So I didn’t provoke my man any further, or I could see by his face that he was ready to carry out his punishment at any moment.

Our wedding happened to be in the summertime and took place in the luxurious garden of Henry’s parent’s mansion. It was his mother who offered us this beautiful place, and I just fell in love with it at first glance when she sent me a photo.

Only close relatives and friends were invited. On Henry’s side, of course, there were more guests. But for me, the most important people I wanted to see at this event were my mom and my brother, who, by the way, will go to school at the beginning of this school year.

And, of course, Julia, who during all this difficult time, has become a reliable good friend to me. As a bridesmaid, it was she who soothed my shattered nerves before going out to Henry, where we had to make vows to each other at the beautifully decorated, with fresh flowers, arch.

I always remember the moment my mother cried when she saw me in the wedding dress for the first time.

“Honey, you’re so beautiful,” murmured mom, and I could see her eyes were already wet.

“Mom, don’t cry, please,” I asked plaintively, feeling a tight lump in my throat, and tears were also on the way to be shown. “Otherwise, I’m going to cry, too. And Julia will grumble at me again. She’s already fixing my makeup for the umpteenth time.”

As if on pins and needles, I went out into the garden. I was so nervous, constantly biting my lips, and my knees were shaking like hell. There were a large number of strangers, and all their attention is now focused only on me.”

But as soon as I met the admiring gaze of Henry, who was smiling so brightly as if he’d won a million dollars in the lottery, I immediately felt better. And when I touched his warm palm, which tightly squeezed mine – I totally relaxed, completely trusting my future husband.

By the way, I also sent the wedding invitation to Olivia, and before it, I tried to contact her many times, but the girl never got in touch.

Only when I met Mr. Anderson once, I learned that his daughter had been living abroad for a long time, being in a relationship with a foreigner.

And honestly, at first, I was genuinely surprised. How had Olivia’s strict father allowed her to go so far away and with some man? Only now, as it turned out, this “some” man was his foreign business partner.

One day this man had dinner at their house, where he met the girl. As the happy Mr. Anderson said, “it was love at first sight.” Heh. That’s how wonderful things can turn out. Both the girl and her father were satisfied eventually.

As for her cousin, I really haven’t seen Mike since that terrible moment, as Henry promised to me. I didn’t think about him. I just erased that nightmarish episode of my life from memory.

Liam returned back to France. And, judging by the latest photos from his Instagram, he’s dating a pretty mademoiselle and is totally happy.

And I’ve been working hard as an assistant to my much-adored husband for three years now.