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Adrian's P O VI had just watched my Father get carted away with his hands cuffed behind his back and I felt absolutely nothing.He faked his own death and He's been dead to me for several years so i prefered it stayed that way.I probably hated him the more for what he tried doing to Jordan. The original files pertaining to my hotel were retrieved and now in my possession. Everything seemed to be alright now and there was no other issue asides from My Mother giving me a thousand and one reasons why I shouldn't go be with Jordan like I plan to but for the very first time, I found myself only thinking to go against my Mother's wishes.Too much have come between me and Jordan up until this point that I wasn't gonna let my own Mother be the stumbling block now. I couldn't just let that happen.I literally walked out silently with nothing but utmost determination to go grab the woman my world revolves around and preferably take her with me far from here. Away from the rest of the world

Jordan's P O VI was a mess.An emotional wreck at the same time a physical mess because my eyes were not only swollen and red from crying but were also darkened down to little above my chin with the smudges from my mascara.I was still in that same state pacing around the place when my door flung open again."Mom please...." I said out in a weak and broken voice without even turning to see who it was and next, I heard short quick steps reach me from behind and before I could even think to turn so I could see who it is, the person's arms wrapped me from behind.The matching best friend wristwatches we got for both our single asses some valentines ago that sat present on the person's wrist told me who it was and with teary eyes, I turned to face Her and cried into her shoulder while she slowly rubbed my back without saying a word."I'm so sorry." She whispered close to my ears and all I did was nod and wipe on my face with the back of my hand a little too violently."I don't know what

Jordan's P O V I feel like life happened to me so fast and I must say it's particularly hard accepting my new reality but it stared me in the face. The little hug from Ava after I finished saying my last goodbyes to Dad was literally the only thing I needed at that point. I squeezed my little sister in my arms and was grateful for her existence. It feels as though she's my only gift from my father and I wished I brought her as much comfort as she did me. She's only just as old as I was when Dad left Mom and I in the first place so I alone knew how difficult it's gonna get and that too, seeing as it's a worse situation right now because he's never gonna come back, it really is gonna be a lot worse for her.Atleast, I clung unto the hope that he would return to me someday but she doesn't have a chance at that hope.She clearly knows he's never coming back. She slowly eased out from our embrace and I quickly wiped my face clean from tears with the back of my hand

Adrian's P O VBlack has always been my favorite.But right now that I had it on alongside everyone else, it feels more like a plague.Ava's cute little dress didn't get a chance to shine because the look on her face was that of grave sadness.She's certainly the bravest girl ever but I still wished there was anything at all, just a single thing I could do to brighten her even if a little.My eyes left Ava for my Mom who looked to be the most affected by the turn of events.Her tear sunken eyes looked as red and broken as ever and all I could do was gaze. Ralph stood afar off with Brittany wearing somewhat matching expressions on their faces and Fred stood nearby them with his wife's face buried in his chest.I swallowed hard after carefully studying each of them.I found myself in distress but not so much that I couldn't notice Jordan wasn't anywhere in sight.I recalled the last place I had seen her and thought she could still be there and after I took a number of steps away from t

Jordan's P O VFew minutes ago, I stood in place wondering why Adrian's supposedly Dead Father was standing right in front of us but seconds ago, My entire life flashed before my eyes when I saw his gun swing in my direction and he fired without warning.My life played before me in slow motion while I froze with my eyes closed waiting for what was about to come.My head was too busy to make out the number of voices around me that screamed out in horror but I heard them all screaming softly in the background of my head while my eyes were held firmly close.The place went silent and the shot was fired but I felt no impact from it.What had happened?I was more than certain he had aimed at me.More so, I heard and saw him fire.I slowly peeled my eyes open and the first person I saw through my slightly dizzy eyes was Adrian standing a distance opposite me and the look in his eyes looked like he literally was about to shed a good amount of tears. I looked from him to myself in search of

Adrian's P O V"We meet again, SON." His Voice flooded my ears and I was struck with a serious brain cloud that left me Dazed for several minutes.I couldn't grasp what was happening and my swollen head didn't let me a chance to even try.How is he speaking to me right now?How can I see and hear him speak?How is he here?He- He's supposed to be Dead."How- How- How are....." I tried as much as I could to speak but my every utterance came forth as stutters."You must be Really surprised to see me. Well, let me tell you this. Real men never Die so easily." Came his response as though he could see the train of questions I had in my racing thoughts.I could tell I was conscious but I still told myself this is only one of my many nightmares borne from my traumatic experience with having him as A Father because there's no way he's actually here right now and smirking at me.His eyes left me and landed on my mother who seemed like she was soon to pass out where she cowered behind Anthony w

Jaselle's P O VI told myself I should get some sleep but how exactly am I supposed to bring myself to sleep after having the craziest night ever? I kept telling myself this can't be happening and that when my dream builders are done playing games with me, I'm going to open my eyes to Alessia almost shoving breakfast down my throat like she usually does so innocently. But no, I opened my eyes every minute after sliding my lids down to sleep and I still found myself in the exact same place I had been the entire night staring wide eyed at the makeshift roof and the mirror that hung oddly adjacent to where the bed was placed. After hours of tossing and unable to find sleep, I found myself climbing down from the bed unsure of what exactly I was about to do but I couldn't keep my restless self in one place for too long. I carefully placed my feet on the floor after checking the carpet with just my biggest toe expecting a booby trap reaction or screaming alarms but when none of my imagin

Adriano's P O V I remained standing in the empty room that once housed Jaselle and I was fuming. My knuckles looked pale white from how firmly I balled my fists together and the ache I felt from the fresh bruise I had just secured from punching a part of the wall irritated me further. I felt like I was suffocating and at the same time, the annoyance was starting to seep through my veins and they were getting into my bloodstream because I could feel my blood starting to boil with so much pressure. "Boss?" Gustavo called from the door behind me and I turned at him sharply like a raging bull. I'm pretty sure my eyes were blood red and all that was left to complete the look was smoke coming out my ears and nostrils. "WHERE THE HELL IS SHE???" I Roared at him and never in my life have I seen him so distressed and Alessia who I just noticed beside him looked like she was going to pass out any moment now. Well, if I don't find Jaselle and that too immediately, I'm going to rage hell on

Jaselle's P O V"Freddy, what the hell is going on here?" Sofia questioned and I tried to convince myself she didn't sound like me due to her noticeable accent but in reality, her voice sounded just as pitchy as mine does. The only difference asides the accent is that she talks calmly and firmly while I talk so fast that if you aren't actually paying full attention, you would almost think I'm cooking up a verse for a local rap battle. "I'm wondering so myself" came Freddy's response without blinking his eyes even once. "Who are you and why are you out in the woods so late at night??" The second man asked and only then did I remember he was standing behind me all along.I tried to form words but nothing came out from my mouth.My lips moved in attempt to form a speech but nothing was to be heard. My gaze remained intently fixed on Sofia while a thousand questions ran through my mind."Wait, aren't you supposed to be.......... I don't know....... Dead?" I questioned but immediately r

Jaselle's P O VWith conflicted emotions in my already pounding chest, I ran down deeper into the dark, with my pace increasing anytime I thought I heard a gunshot or an animal Howl at me which I hope are just a sick part of my imagination, because imagine escaping Adriano's clutch to get eaten by a wild animal. The Horrific Tragedy! My legs were starting to grow weary of running but I was too scared to stop. I also felt a sting of regret about not being able to snatch something out of the fridge while I had the chance. My stomach growled in response while my memory flashed back to the fat Sausage roll I nearly grabbed out of the fridge before I realized my golden opportunity. My itchy outfit choice I found tolerable a while back wasn't as tolerable anymore and since my top was so short that it couldn't meet the band of my pants, I had to hold my hand over my exposed belly to block the harsh breeze from making any further impact. I swear I could hear voices all around me and In my

Adriano's P O VDawn soon fell upon us and I didn't give a care in the world to my sunken eyes and evident eye bags. Getting to the root of what had been in my mind the entire night was the only thing that mattered to me and that was evident in my heavy steps down the stairs. I was so eager to get to the root of the matter that I didn't even pause to greet Jaselle's door with a single glance like I did every morning while on my way down the stairs and in no time, I was out the house and I was greeted by a number of my men that I wasn't exactly interested in at the moment. Where the hell is Gustavo??? He should have been here waiting for me as planned!I started to itch with annoyance as it occurred to me that Gustavo's pace wasn't in any way matching the urgency to get down to the Grill and hold whosoever I happen to meet there at a chokehold. "John is it?" I questioned mindlessly to the next man that walked past me with a curt bow and his immediate response was a firm Nod. "Go f

Adriano's P O VI had always watched the sunrise almost every day for many years because it's like when I go to sleep, I'm never really asleep but just there in bed, switched off mind and eyes wide open through out the dark hours of the night and so watching the sunrise wasn't anything special to me as it had become a normal thing but this morning was different. I spent the remaining hours of the night longing for daylight after my session with the prisoners I had thrown in the cell. After two hours of grilling and torture, the youngest and clearly the most inexperienced of them all chose the smart option which was to give me the information I needed to hear. The others gasped at his betrayal and gave him looks that meant he was choosing the wrong path but the young lad obviously had his mind made up because he paid their silent reproach no attention and yet swore to speak the truth. I didn't want the judgemental glares from his accomplices cause him to withold any necessary piece

Jade's P O VHe was already too close to meBut he got even closer. Dangerously closer. Dangerous in the sense that I could feel all his masculinity pressing hard against my now feeble body that still remained in his arms like a wet leaf. I wanted to scream and run But I couldn't move an inch away from him. I remained frozen in place with each breath harder than the previous till I was thrown into a chokehold when his lips seized mine again with this high level of possessiveness that made my knees weak. I wanted to back away but my Body continued its betrayal. Against my wish, my fingers found their way to the nape of his neck and lingered on for as long as our lips continued working together and it didn't just stop there. His hands worked the buttons of my shirt and I didn't fight it one bit. 'Once beaten, Twice shy' -But with Jade, it's probably a million times beaten, never shy.The little voice of reason in my head told me for a fact I'll regret this later but I chose to igno

Jade's P O VI gasped at what I had just done but another gasp sounded entirely louder than mine and that pulled my attention to the door where Miss Antonio now stood with wide eyes and some files in her hand looking at me like one would a person who is about to get a death sentence but for a minute I just couldn't conclude whether it was pity or satisfaction. She slowly took backwards steps till she was out of his office again and she made sure to shut the door on both of us leaving me to my fate in the hands of Adrian who breathed as Heavy as the sound of thunder. With a hard and laboured gulp, I raised my eyes to meet his furious gaze and although I really wanted to apologize, my lips produced no sounds as they opened and close without audible words. Since my mouth was of no use, I decided to put my hands to work by peeling off his buttons so I could take care of the mess on his shirt I had created. My fingers fumbled between each button and his intense gaze wasn't helping at al

Jade's P O VWe began the next morning with both of us passed out side by side on floor just a few steps away from the door of my apartment still dressed in the same outfit we had on from the club and even our shoes were still firmly strapped to our feet. It's a surprise we could navigate the way back home because the moment we both left the club after the scene I caused, it wasn't hard to miss how drunk we both were. So wasted that we couldn't even bring ourselves to wave down a taxi which might actually be a good thing because the last time we boarded a taxi in a drunken state, Val puked all over the back seat and the Driver went nuts on both of us. I was awakened this morning by the harsh impact of Val's hand slapping across my face in her attempt to roll over to a different position. I naturally would've screamed at her to get off of me but the striking ache In my head didn't let me voice out my harsh morning temper. Slowly, I pulled myself up to a sitting position after tossi

Jade's POV.After a long day of Valerie clearly cheating to win me at board games, we decided to wrap the night with a visit to the club a couple of minutes drive downtown. A combination of red and blue dance hall lights greeted us as we walked in. I walked closely behind an already vibing Valerie past sweaty bodies dancing to the tune of a very loud unrecognizable song on the dance floor. Valerie kept her dance on until we finally got a glimpse of the bar. “Hey Tommy.” Val called out loud, leaning forward on the table with a sweet grin she flashed the bartender who already had his eyes on us.“Ayyy! Val, Jade, what's up girls? I haven't seen you girls for quite some time now.” he greeted heartily in his usual charming way.We were a bit of regulars at the night club but we haven't really stopped by for a long while. It was surprising he still knew our names or even recognised us, given we haven't been here in like a year or two.“I know right? Funny you still remember us." Val repl

Jade’s POV.I couldn’t believe I was being coaxed by Valerie into talking about my encounter with that d*ck of a guy. That memory is one I would prefer should stay buried but no, I have to relive it again else, I won’t hear the last of it from her.“There is nothing to talk about, really.” I started.“But there is something.” “Well, it’s not one I really want to talk about because at first, he looked charming and all. I had seen him come out of the pool at the resort for the first time and I immediately thought to myself, ‘damn he’s fine.’ I took a long dramatic pause as the image from that day started to replay in my head right from the moment his dripping wet bare torso came in view before me. I swallowed hard as I tried to push the images behind me and focus entirely on Valerie who was now getting so impatient to hear the rest of the story I really don't wanna tell. “We hit it off pretty well but tragically, I realized later that he was more of a douche than a fine hunk of a gu

Jade’s POV.After my episode with Miss Antonio, I asked to be excused so I could go home for a change but instead of a short break from work, she asked me to take the entire day off.In her words, “Don’t think I’m letting you off easy. But my hands are tied. So just take the rest of the day off and make sure that by the time you return, you’ll be giving me no more headaches.” “Giving me a day off is not necessary ma’am. I am well rested and only need to have a quick change of clothes.” I replied.“Miss Shelton, between the two of us, who gives the orders?” she asked, glaring at me.“You ma’am.”“Now when I say take the rest of the day off, you take the day off, no questions asked. Unless you want me to make working here a living hell for you for refusing to follow my orders.” She threatened and I smiled to myself.“My life is already a living hell here.” I mumbled.“Did you say something?” “No ma’am.” “Well? Go going then. I’m getting tired of seeing that face of yours and I have t