BEFORE HE KNOWS ME
Chapter-1
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The wedding photos still hung on the wall.
Golden frames. White dress. Forced smiles.
To anyone else, it looked perfect. But behind closed doors, the fairy tale had ended before it even began.
Asher sat at the edge of the bed, chain in his leg the cold sheets untouched to his side
His fingers trembled around the teacup he had told her to make—twice, because the first one wasn’t "sweet enough to cover his lies.
He hadn’t said a word back. Not anymore.
Zayden wasn’t the man he remembered from the day they meet first time—the one with the quiet laugh and storm-colored eyes.
The man he’d married wore a different face. One shaped by blame, betrayal, and a past he refused to let die.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
You always look so innocent,
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
*said from the doorway, voice like ice.*
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
That’s your trick, isn’t it?
He didn’t look up. There was no point.
Every word he spoke now was laced with venom. Every glance, a test. Every kindness, a weapon.
He believed he took something from him. The boy he once loved. The version of himself he could never get back
And Asher? he was just the ghost he chose to haunt in return.
Asher fingers tightened around the teacup, from fear, he feels something—anything—other than the numb ache growing in her chest
Zayden stepped into the room, his presence heavy, suffocating. The polished shoes he wore echoed softly on the hardwood floor as he came closer.
He didn’t sit beside him. He didn’t touch him. He only stared, as if waiting for him to crack open and confess to a crime he didn’t commit.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I wonder…
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
*Said folding his arms*
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Do you even feel guilty?”
He finally met His gaze—slowly, cautiously. his voice was barely above a whisper.
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
About what?
He laughed. Cold. Sharp. It cut through the air like broken glass.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Don’t play dumb, Asher. You knew exactly what you were doing when you destroyed him.
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
Victor left because he wanted to, I didn’t—”
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
* quietly*
The cup slipped from his fingers, crashing to the floor. Shards scattered at his feet, but he didn’t flinch.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
You whispered things in his ear. Poisoned his against me.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
You smiled in my face while ripping him away.
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
That’s not true
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*Voice shaking*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
You never even asked me what happened.
He moved closer, until there was barely a breath between them
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I didn’t need to
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I know each and every trick of yours
Asher blinked, but no tears came. She had cried them all months ago, when she realized this marriage was a cage—and he held the key, twisted by grief, driven by revenge.
He turned his back to her, walking toward the door.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I don't need your tears
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I just want you to remember—every day you wake up in this house,
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Every time you wear my name—you’re paying for what you took from me.
As he left, the door clicked shut behind him. Not a slam. Not a scream. Just a quiet lock.
And in that silence, Asher breathed in the pain like smoke, and swore she would find a way out—even if she had to burn everything down to do it.
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END OF FIRST CHAPTER
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Chapter-2
They called it a love story.
At least, that’s what the papers said.
"Asher Ashford marries Zayden Rookwood in a private ceremony."
Elegant photos. Polished smiles. The illusion of romance so perfect it made him sick.
But Asher knew the truth: it was never about love.
It was about control. Blame. Vengeance.
He ran his fingers along the silk of his wedding dress, now stuffed into the back of his closet like a ghost. The weight of it still clung to his shoulders, even after all these weeks.
He remembered the first time Zayden had looked at him with something other than indifference.
The boy Zayden had loved. The boy who had vanished without goodbye, then died in a car crash a month later.
Asher had gone to pay his respects—quietly, discreetly. But Zayden saw him standing at the edge of the cemetery, dressed in black, holding a white rose
And something in his eyes snapped.
He didn’t speak to her that day. Not even a glance of recognition.
But three weeks later, he showed up at his family’s estate with a bouquet of roses and a proposal.
Everyone was stunned. He was rich. Powerful. Still grieving, yes—but surely this was his way of moving on.
Because if he said no, he knows Zayden force him, and his family (Asher family) they are greedy, they want money they never care about him
And he accepted it anyway.
Even if it meant marrying a man who hated him
Even if it meant losing himself along the way.
He remembered the way his father had smiled, hand on Asher back as Zayden slipped the ring on her finger.
CADEN ASHFORD/MC FATHER
You’ve always been too quiet, darling.
CADEN ASHFORD/MC FATHER
So this you also have to keep quiet
CADEN ASHFORD/MC FATHER
Okay
From the moment they exchanged vows, he kept her in a gilded cage. Beautiful on the outside.
Hollow on the inside. The mansion, the staff, the title—it all looked like a dream. But Sophie had never felt more alone.
Every day was a performance. Every night, a test.
But his words? His silence?
They left scars deeper than fists ever could.
He remembers when Zayden say
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I am going to make your life hell
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Not only physically
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Mentally too
He remembers how much he cries that time
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
(I know one day, I am going replace by someone or may be Victor.)
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
(everyone believes he died but...)
Suddenly the door open and Zayden enter
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Go and get ready we are going somewhere
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
*open his chain*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
But where???
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
You have no right to ask for questions
Chapter-3
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
Why are we here???
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
*hold his chin*
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
It will be fun for me
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
But for you, it's punishment
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
What are you thinking???
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
*grab her hand and come out from car*
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
You have too dance
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
And have to impress my clients
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
What????
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*tears come from eyes*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
Zayden... I... Don't... Wanna do.. This....
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
I don't want your tears, I want a impressive performance
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
My dear wife
The lights of the club shimmered like falling stars, low and golden, casting everyone in a soft, beautiful glow.
Laughter floated through the air, mixed with the slow rhythm of a violin remix vibrating through the floor.
One of them, took Asher from there and makeup him and dressed up him
GERIKE/ BAR MANAGER
Mr. Rookwood told me cover your face
GERIKE/ BAR MANAGER
That no one recognizes you
Asher stood near the edge of the dance floor, heart thudding like a warning beneath his ribs.
Not in this dress. Not in his world. Not beside the man who had made a game out of breaking her piece by piece.
Lucas stood at the bar, swirling whiskey in a crystal glass, chatting with someone she didn’t know.
His smile was sharp. Perfect. The kind of smile that made people lean in, unaware of how close they were to a blade.
The smile didn’t waver, but his eyes turned cold.
He walked toward him like he owned the room—and him
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Why aren’t you dancing, Mrs Rookwood
He whispered holding out a hand. Not an invitation. A command wrapped in charm.
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
I don’t feel like it,
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*fingers tightening around her clutch*
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
That wasn’t a suggestion.
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
Don't make me embrace
Her breath caught. People were watching. Waiting. Judging.
After sometimes, dance ended
random guy
He is so beautiful
random guy
I wanna take him with me
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
*eyes turn dark*
ZAYDEN ROOKWOOD/ML
you can't because he belongs to me
random guy
Ohh come on Zayden,
random guy
*walk towards him*
random guy
*grab his hand and pull him closer*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
What?????
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
What the fuçk????
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
Leave me
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
You old man
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*look at Zayden*
Asher look at Zayden, he is enjoying___ he don't even care about it, Asher is his wife
And some random guy touching him, what if victor in Asher place
random guy
*moves his hand towards lower body*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
I said leave me.....
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*shout and slap him*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*run away from there*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*eyes full with tears*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
*turn and look at Zayden one more time*
ASHER ROOKWOOD/MC
(I hate you Zayden)
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