Chapter: Twenty-SevenEthan“Patricia?” I called out again.Her head snapped to me, eyes widening as if she had just realised I was holding the door out for her. She switched the gift bag to her left hand so she could take my hand as I helped her out of the car.“I wonder how you don’t tire of overthinking,” I mumbled to her as I locked the car. I didn’t let go of her hand as we entered the house. My dad had kept the gate unlocked since he was expecting visitors.“I can’t help it.”I found myself rubbing my thumb over her hand in a way to calm her down. I felt her shiver immediately, but I didn’t let go. I don’t know what came over me at that moment, and I honestly didn’t want to know why I wanted to comfort her. I’d rather not be doing any thinking today.I opened the door leading inside the house and that’s where I felt her trying to slip her hand out of mine. I stopped
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-23
Chapter: Twenty-SixEthan“No,” Patricia’s voice was shaky and uncertain. “I don’t know,” she finally added.I leaned forward. “I shouldn’t. Just talk to me like you normally would.”She furrowed her brows. “I hurt you Ethan, I’m sure you’d want to give me some boundaries...”“Forget it,” I snapped. “I suggested we work things out. So I should be able to deal with it, right?”Amusement and a hint of disbelief flickered in her eyes. “You don’t even want to know why it happened...?”I shook my head no, even though it was the direct opposite of what I wanted, but it had to be done. I couldn’t stay in this marriage if I was going to hold on to what she did. I was going to try everything including pretending to forget, then maybe I actually would.“Okay,” she breathed out, a confused smile forming on her face. I co
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-21
Chapter: Twenty-FiveEthanShe didn’t have it easy like most kids.Her biological parents were both nutjobs. They maltreated her in ways no sane person could even think of, especially to a five-year-old child. People who blamed their daughter for all their misfortunes and punished her with multiple chores and at times beatings, for the mistakes they made didn’t deserve to be called parents.You would think the death of her mother, though by suicide, would bring peace or at least lighten her burden, but it only increased her nightmares a hundredfold. Yeah, she was blamed for her mother’s passing too.Her father turned into an even more violent drunk. Throwing beer bottles at his daughter and twisting her arm whenever he wished became a habit.Her breakthrough came one day, when the bottle broke on her back, leaving a relatively small comma-shaped scar at the small of her back, which remains to this day. She tried running out of her house only
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-19
Chapter: Twenty-FourEthan“So how are things?” he asked as we walked past the cafeteria.“Very difficult. I miss my daughter so much, now that I feel like I could lose her. She’s with her grandparents now,” I informed him.“Why though?”“They don’t want her to notice…what’s going on.”“Oh, makes sense. And the Mrs?”I couldn’t hold back my smile when he called her that. “Patricia? I actually don’t know how she is. Things got like this, and it has made me realise how distant we’ve become, so much that I feel like I don’t know her like I used to.”“But you're giving her a chance?”I glanced at him. “I don’t know what I'm doing.”He stopped in front of my door. “You should know. But it’s your marriage after all. The decisions are all yours to make. I can help you with your t
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-17
Chapter: Twenty-ThreeEthanShe kept bouncing her legs throughout the ride, perhaps unconsciously, but I couldn’t take my mind off it. I couldn’t say anything about it either, because I wasn’t sure if I wanted to talk to her or not. Neither of us had said a word to each other. Her fists were tight around her bag as she looked out the window. She was definitely still pissed.Did I care?That was the issue. I cared a whole damn lot, but I didn’t say anything and soon, I stopped at the parking lot of her workplace. She mumbled something that sounded like thanks and then quickly got out.My conscience slapped me as I watched her walk away from the car.Good heavens.I got down from the car instantly and rushed after her. “Patricia.”Thankfully she stopped and turned around walking slowly to meet me.I halted when I was just about two feet away from her. “I’m sorry.”She blinked, obvio
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-15
Chapter: Twenty-TwoEthanI dropped the towel when I realised I was over aggressively drying my hair with it. The things tunning through my mind were so many and had taken all my attention so that I couldn’t concentrate on anything else.I thought sleeping would make the tormenting thoughts go away, but here was I the next day, going crazy over the same thoughts again.Yesterday’s conversation with Patricia, if I could even call it that, was awful. I couldn’t believe our marriage had come to a place like this. I couldn’t believe I had the conscience to speak to her like that. I tried to convince myself that she deserved everything that was happening, but I couldn’t defend myself that way. I couldn’t justify my actions. How was I even going to look at her today?I tightened the towel around my waist and left the bathroom for my closet. I wore my trousers and went back into the bedroom while I put on the shirt.Surprisingly,
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-13
My Dear Nightmare
"What's your name?" he asked.
"Daniela. Daniela Stevens," she responded.
"Look at me Stevens... now that I've met you, I promise I'll work even harder to make you unhappy, just as you made me. Maybe... you'll not feel the pain I felt, but I promise I will never allow you to be happy."
"Why?" she whispered.
"... because I can't let you be happy while I suffer everyday because of the memory of my parents being killed in front of me."
"So what are you going to do to me?"
"You're going to marry me."
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Daniela Stevens could have been any normal woman, but the sins of her father and the endless nightmares, changed her life more than she could ever imagine. And that scar she carried everyday, was the permanent reminder of the pain she had caused a certain stranger, and the fact that she didn't deserve to find happiness. As long as she lived.
This stranger, who is her nightmare, is Alexander Jackson. He has not been able to let go of the pain of being orphaned, therefore he feels the urge to take revenge, even if it meant making an innocent person suffer.
His life and hers get tangled together, and they have to make a decision, whether to keep suffering, or to let go of the past. But letting go deals with change and trust, and that is their only obstacle.
Basahin
Chapter: Chapter NineAlexander’s POVI watched her as she walked out, to make sure she had the rings before she left my space. It was in times like this, when she wasn’t speaking, when I could stare at her without her realising, that I sometimes couldn’t believe this was real.The girl I had spent all my teenage years detesting, was now here, a woman, my prospective wife, mine to control. I could finally get closure, knowing that there was someone who could at least pay for the injustice served me a decade ago.The door clicked shut. I dropped the smirk and looked at Jason who was still fuming. He had probably head that a certain lady had been escorted to my office and wanted to see for himself. “What?”“I can’t believe you’re going through with this. You didn’t even say anything to me.”I rolled my eyes and turned back to my computer. “You can tell why now, can’t you?”He sig
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-15
Chapter: Chapter EightDaniela’s POVFleur stood up slowly, looking between Alexander and me, as if he couldn’t believe it. It was understandable. I couldn’t believe Alexander could pull this on me with no heads up, either, but with the tightness of his hold on my waist, I knew it was no excuse to flop this. So, I smiled wider to ease the tension in the room, even though I had no certainty that I could pull this off.“It’s a pleasure to finally meet you sir.” I offered my hand to him and glanced at Alexander, who still had that down-to-earth smile on his face. It was almost ridiculous. “I didn’t know I was going to meet you today. Otherwise, I would’ve have brought a gift or something.”The elderly man’s gaze finally settled on me, and he took my hand. “Oh, it’s no bother. Sorry if I made you feel uncomfortable, dear. I’m just still in a bit of shock. How…”His gaze shifted to Alexander and his hand slipped away.“We’ve been keeping our union a secret for a whil
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-11
Chapter: Chapter SevenDaniela's POVBy the time I was back in the car and enroute to Jackson tower, Alexander’s building, I felt like an entirely different person. No, not in a good way. I didn’t feel like my own person anymore, and it wasn’t entirely an exaggeration. Alexander had total control over me now.I was different clothes. A light blue business casual dress, whose material alone probably cost more than the monthly rent we paid for my aunt’s restaurant. I had on equally expensive heels and accessories to match. Before that, Mike took me for a skin and hair treatment appointment. They didn’t cut much of my hair, but they added a few curls to the ends. I had a new bag moderately filled with the handy stuff I would need in the day, and a new freaking phone!In another life, I would have been thrilled, but right now I felt like an imposter. I had complained as much as I could to Mike, but he only replied that they were Alexander’s ord
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-05
Chapter: Chapter SixDaniela's POVMike will pick you up at nine. I didn’t know how long I had been staring at the message, but whatever time had elapsed, still wasn’t enough to help me understand that yesterday wasn’t a dream in the least bit. And as if this wasn’t enough, a notification popped up with a message from Justin.You’ve ignored me enough. Please, let me see you.I watched as the notification slid off the screen. I couldn’t open his message. For a while I had even forgotten that he existed and that we still needed to talk about what was going to become of our relationship.Obviously, we had to end it. And this left a sour taste in my mouth as I thought about it, because I couldn’t be certain if I would’ve stood by the same decision had Alexander not been in the picture.I read over the text again and again. I missed him. So much, as embarrassing as it was to admit it, it was
Huling Na-update: 2025-04-03
Chapter: Chapter FiveDaniela’s POVThe moment I got home, I rushed upstairs for my laptop and immediately looked up flights that were leaving this evening. It didn’t matter where- the next town or the next country. Whatever my savings could afford for my aunt and I was alright for now. We just needed to get away right this moment, and think about the rest when we were safer.I wasn’t thinking clearly, sure. But today had been equally unhinged. How could my life change so drastically in just one day. One person shouldn’t have the power to do this. It was unfair. And scary. He knew everything about my life, so he could really do all that he had threatened to, but I still couldn’t just sit there and let him. I had to at least try.And if it didn’t work…?No, he couldn’t possibly be serious. Marry him? How could he even come up with that in a matter of minutes, and act as if it was completely normal. I thought about how he
Huling Na-update: 2025-03-06
Chapter: Chapter FourI felt the blood drain out of my face. I turned to him fully. “How do you know my name?”“I should, technically, since you’re applying for a position that serves me. But that’s not how. You don’t mean to tell me that I’m the only one who remembers our history?”I glared at him, blinking when I my eyes started getting heavy.“After feeling so helpless the night my life changed forever, I made it a point to work hard, so I’d never be so defenceless again, so of course I’d know everything about you, about your family, your friends, where you live. Therefore, tell me, that you’re aware every decision in your life has led you to this point, that you remember our foundation, especially… with this reminder.”His eyes lowered and I followed his gaze to my arm. I slapped his hand away from my face. Losing control, the tears started slipping. “You destroyed my peace and my entire life! Isn’t that enough for you?”“I didn’t force you here. This is the only surprise, seeing you today. Don’t you t
Huling Na-update: 2025-03-03
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