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Chapter 57: A Life Worth Protecting
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A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 58: Get Malibu'd
Sapphire's POV I was left speechless by all that Eric said. I didn't know how to react or what to say. I opened my mouth to speak, to express myself but no words came out. My tongue failed me. All I could do was look into his eyes in hopes that my own eyes would reveal to him what I didn't have the guts to.I was in love with this man and after what he did for me, my feelings for him intensified. If there was anyway I had doubts about what I felt for him, if I ever thought I had been mistaking infatuation for love, then this single act of selflessness Eric had displayed for my sake, without me having to ask, had erased them all and had secured his place in my heart."Thank you," I choked out, a tear sliding down my cheek. "Thank you for saving me."Eric reached for my face and cupped my cheek. With his thumb, he wiped the tear off my face and stroked my cheek. "You don't look so good when you cry."I forced a smile and leaned against him, careful to graze his wound. Eric wrapped his
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 59: It Went Down At The Balcony
Sapphire's POVEric's grip around my waist tightened in response and he kissed me harder, sucking on my lip. He snaked his hands around my lower back and caressed it while I tilted my head from side to side in the rhythm of our kiss. Eric pushed his body against me and clawed at my dress. His hand slithered inside and greeted my bare back. I flinched as I felt a sudden quiver spark through me. His hand stroked my skin while the other one cupped my face.I caught Eric's shirt and tugged at it. I moved my hands to his hair and clutched it. Eric increased the pace and started kissing me with more fervid passion and urgency. Fuck, I couldn't take it anymore. I wanted him so badly. I desperately needed him. I didn't care about what I was doing or cared to worry about the future. All I knew was that I wanted nothing more than to have Eric.Eric began to massage my breasts carefully and then roughly. He slipped his hand underneath my dress and got a hold of my nipple. His forefinger drew cir
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 60: Come For Me, Tigress
Sapphire's POVWith his eyes never peeling off mine, Eric slowly ripped off his pants and his boxers, his hard cock springing free. He was now completely naked and the sight of him made me wet all over again. I had said it before and I had no problem saying it again—this man was a work of art, his body was sculpted to perfection. I had sucked in a loud breath as soon as I got to see his hard, thick, long cock in all its glory. His shaft was throbbing and leaking pre-cum, his eyes dark with an obsession for me as though he could see only me. And I loved it.Eric kicked off his pants on the floor and walked closer to me, his eyes not leaving my naked body. He climbed on top of me, his muscular, tattooed body hovering above my slender frame. Then he captured my lips with his and kissed me hard, his tongue plundering my mouth with the same fervour as before. I wrapped my arms around him and pulled him closer, so desperate to feel his warm skin against mine.He broke our kiss and straighte
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 61: Morning Glory
Sapphire's POVI woke up to Eric raining kisses all over my body. We had flown back to New York about a week ago and it was safe to say that things were going smoothly between the two of us. I mean, I no longer felt like ripping him apart or kicking him where the sun didn't shine. As a matter of fact, we were practically living like a normal couple in love even when it was just the two of us present.The trip to Malibu made things take a very swift turn. It made me realize how much I was in love with him and it was also because of it, I found out how far Eric would go just to keep me safe. The thought warmed my heart whenever it came to my mind and it propelled me to ponder on our stance in this odd relationship.Sure, Eric never ran out of ways to make me feel loved but it was one thing to do that and then it was another to vocally express it. There were times he did things that could compel anyone to believe he really had feelings for me and other times, he was the exact opposite. H
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 62: Don't Go To Her
Sapphire's POVWhy is that woman here so early in the morning? And what business does she have with Eric? What kind of woman storms a married man's home at such an ungodly hour? That bitch sure has got some nerves! What the hell could she want? I bet she's here to ruin my morning or make me agitated like her presence always does. She obviously can't stand the thought of seeing me with Eric. It's no wonder she was absent at our wedding.I felt a knot of anger forming in the pit of my stomach and it made me clench my fists around the sheets. I already didn't like her and now she was interrupting my intimate moment with Eric. And that too, so freaking early in the morning. I wanted to scream, to tell her to go away but I couldn't. I was still pinned underneath Eric and his fingers were still teasing and stroking my nub. I moaned involuntarily, clearly enjoying what Eric was doing to me but the thought of Sophia being here contrasted it.The mere mention of that woman's name was enough to
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 63: Drama Is A Donovan Thing
Sapphire's POV"That Sophia sounds like a menace," Jamila commented, her eyes fixed on the clothes rack. "She's really something, huh?"I exhaled and grazed my hair with my finger subconsciously, glancing away, "You have no idea."We were out shopping for clothes, courtesy of my 'darling' husband who had been so kind enough to give me his credit card to do as I pleased with it. It was some sort of bribery, of course, for leaving me all alone. After he'd left with Sophia, he came back later in the evening and apologized for leaving like that. He seemed to know how to apologize more often these days.It was pointless to keep being mad at him so I let it go but it didn't mean I was going to jump into his arms and kiss him after what had transpired. Eric explained everything to me when he got back but frankly, I wasn't really paying that much attention. I was trying so hard to drown out my anger at Sophia. But I did grab a few things. He told me something about her boyfriend, (that's righ
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 64: The Jewel Thief Who Wasn't
Sapphire's POVI felt blood drain from my face as I struggled to find the words to defend myself. How could this have happened? I hadn't even seen the necklace, let alone taken it. What the hell was going on? Panic clawed at my chest while I stared at the necklace in Mrs Donovan's grasp, searching for an explanation but nothing came."You sneaky little thief!" Eric's mother boomed, stroking her jewellery. "Why am I not surprised at your despicable behaviour? You're a lowlife after all, a half-baked wannabe. You'd do anything to get a taste of the good life. As if trapping my son wasn't enough, you had the effrontery to steal from me.""No! I didn't...I swear I didn't take anything! I didn't steal that. I have no idea how it got in my purse! You have to believe me. I'm innocent!" I finally found my voice, breaking my silence.Patricia scoffed, "First you were going on and on about not knowing anything concerning my diamond necklace. Now that you've been proven to be a thief in front of
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 65: Don't Mess With His Tigress
Eric's POVThe very minute I stepped into the godforsaken designer store, I knew for a fact that something was off because I felt it deep within my bones. The aura of the place was just too thick with what I perceived to be tension and a ton of crap. I walked further inside, my eyes flickering all over the place only to see my tigress, cornered and being dragged away like some criminal.Fucking hell! How dare they?There she was, my wife, putting up a goddamn fight, caught between two meatheads. Their beefy arms were hauling her off to God knows where, like she's some piece of trash they can just toss around! Heat flushed my neck, a wildfire of rage spreading under my skin. Every muscle in my body tensed, coiling like a spring, itching to launch at those bastards.How dare they manhandle her, my tigress, with their grubby, ape-like paws?Sapphire's face was as pale as death itself and those little tears rolling down her cheeks made something inside me snap. I never liked seeing women
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A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 130: The Dawn Of Serenity
Sapphire’s POV“I’ll never be yours,” I spoke defiantly, hiding every hint of fear in my voice. “Never.”“Oh but you already are,” Ethan responded, sniffling on my hair and twisting the gun against my head like it was about to bore a hole inside. “Whether you like it or not, you belong to me now. Eric can’t do anything about it. Isn’t that right, Eric?”Eric snarled, moving forward, “Ethan—”“Careful, bro. I thought I made it clear that if you try anything stupid, your tigress will pay for it. You wouldn’t want me to paint the walls with her blood now, would you?”Eric stood still but the fury in his eyes was unmatched by anything I’d ever seen before. He knew he was trapped, forced to play by Ethan's rules to keep me safe. Ethan was relishing in his power, revelling in the control he had over both of us. The son of a bitch held all the cards right now to his sick game.“Hang in there, tigress,” Eric told me in a softer voice, “I promise we’ll both walk out of here together. I’m takin
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 129: The Sons of Edgar Donovan
Sapphire’s POV “Going somewhere?” I looked up at Eric who was getting ready to head out. “Yeah,” he answered, peering into the mirror and fixing his shirt. He was wearing a black T-shirt and a pair of black pants. His hair was wet from the shower he had not quite long ago. He grabbed his leather jacket from the back of the chair and shrugged into it, zipping it halfway. The material creaked softly as he moved and his rich cologne filled the room. “Where are you off to?” I asked, sitting up on the bed and watching him. “Just going to meet with some contacts,” Eric replied, flashing me a quick smile. “I’ve got some important stuff to take care of.” “By this time? It’s almost 10.” “I won’t be long, I promise.” “Be careful,” I mumbled. Eric turned to me and shot me a warm smile. “Always am, tigress,” he cooed, crossing the room to plant a kiss on my forehead. I watched him as he grabbed his keys and wallet from the dresser, tucking them into his pocket before heading towards the
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 128: Gone For Now
Sapphire’s POVI struggled so hard underneath the monster, trying to get him off me but all my efforts were futile. He was a whole lot stronger than me, pressing his body harder on mine, his lips grazing neck. I screamed and squirmed, flashes of that night he violated me whelming my brain.Ethan didn’t relent. He groaned in my ear, kissing my neck hungrily and rubbing his erection against my core. His breath washed my body whole with filth and disgust and I wanted to throw up at that point. The bitter, foggy memories of that night were replaying in my head as Ethan tried to have his way with me again.“Let me go!” I cried, struggling still, hoping and praying that someone out there would hear and come to my rescue.Where are those stupid bodyguards when you need them? Where’s Eric when you need him?I had to do something to get myself out of this. I had to break free and run away. I couldn’t let him do it all over again. I would never look at myself the same way ever again if I didn’t
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 127: The Monster Within
Sapphire’s POVEthan took a step forward, the usual calm and friendly look on his face completely gone. His eyes went dark and he pressed his lips into a grim thin line, his brows furrowing slightly.“It was you!” I screamed, angry tears spilling in a split second as I clutched my panties tighter and stepped backwards, heading for the door. “You…you..raped me!”He was quiet, deadly quiet and something like anger flashed in his eyes. He looked different, like a completely different person. The stare he gave me was frosty and sharp; the kind a psychotic criminal gave after being exposed.I didn’t wait for him to say another word and didn’t demand any explanation from him even though the whole thing was puzzling and mind-boggling. In a flash, I turned towards the door and raced for it. But Ethan beat me to it. He blocked my path and locked the door before shoving the keys in the back pocket of his sweatpants.“Leaving so soon?” He asked, a devilish smirk now imprinted on his face.“Open
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 126: Startling Finds
Sapphire’s POVEric had still not come home yet. I was still up, waiting for him and it was already very late. My eyes darted at the huge clock in the living room, my hands gripping my phone tightly. It was a little over 9pm and I’d been calling him for that past one hour but couldn’t get through to him. Perhaps his phone was down. I wished he’d come home soon.He’d given me specific instructions to stay put and not go to the hospital to look for him. I was intent on listening to him this time. I didn’t want him getting all worked up again about how stubborn I was so I waited patiently, glancing at my phone occasionally and listening for the sound of his car driving in.I had been waiting all evening to hear the latest update regarding Patricia. I hadn’t got any information about her condition and what state she was in but from the looks of things, she might not make it. She’d lost a lot of blood when I’d gotten there the previous night and she had more than two stab wounds.I didn’t
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 125: Deathbed
Eric’s POVThese past few months had been fucked! I had never seen anything like it. It had been from one fucking problem to the other, day in, day out, with no breathers, no breaks and no end in sight. What the hell was going on? The universe must love playing horrible games with us.First, Sapphire and I split up for months after she found out about the accident which I believed all my life I was responsible for when in reality, my sick mother was behind it all. And up until now, we still had no idea who’d called Sapphire to feed her with all of that bullshit of me conniving with my mother to kill her siblings.Secondly, my wife got raped after we were back together and like that wasn’t terrible enough, she got knocked up in the process. The bastard who did it was still on the run. She made up her mind to keep the baby, another blow to my face. It almost broke us apart and then she lost the baby, thanks to Patricia. I felt like shit at first when we thought Sapphire had a miscarriag
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 124: Caught In The Bloodied Web
Sapphire’s POVI glanced down at my body. I was covered in Patricia’s blood and the footsteps were getting closer. I swallowed, cold sweat dripping out of my pores. If anyone saw me here like this, they’d think I stabbed her. I had to get out of here and fast. I got up and headed quickly for the door but I stopped dead on my tracks when someone walked in.Oh no! I was too late.“Sapphire? What the…?”“Eric?” I was relieved for a moment. It was just Eric. Surely, he wouldn’t think that I had anything to do with this. Or would he?I went over to him, my hands trembling, my voice shaking and my breathing heavy. “Eric…I…I… P…P…Patricia.”Eric gave me a hard once-over, his eyes trailing over the blood on my clothes and then darting towards Patricia’s seemingly lifeless body lying on the cold marble floor. He had an unreadable expression but his gaze was fierce and hard that I feared the worst.I didn’t know what I was expecting exactly. Perhaps I thought he’d begin with the interrogation,
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 123: The Devil Meets Her Doom
Sapphire’s POV“Mrs Donovan,I’m terribly sorry that you had to find out this way. I should at least have the guts to face you and say this but I don’t. And I’m even sorrier for what I did to you and for the pain I caused you. I never intended to do it. I was forced into it. As you know, the love a mother has for her child can be overwhelming and compelling; hence I did what I had to do.I’m not saying any of this to excuse my actions, for you to take pity on me or even consider forgiving me. I don’t deserve your forgiveness and I’ll carry the burden of what I did to you for the rest of my life. A week ago, I had told you and the others that my little boy was very ill and so I took a leave. But that was a lie.My son was kidnapped and they told me the only way to get him back was if I did the unthinkable-kill your baby. I didn’t want to do it but I had no choice. They threatened to kill my son. The day before I left, I laced your tea with an undetectable poison the kidnappers gave me
A One Night Stand To Remember Chapter 122: Farewell To Motherhood
Sapphire’s POV“I’m sorry but she lost the baby.”The doctor’s words replayed in my ear every single minute since the day I lost my child. The day he had broken the news to us, I was distraught and words couldn’t even express how shattered and hopeless I felt. I felt like dying along with my baby. All of a sudden, my life stopped making sense.How did I get here? How did I get to this point? When did my life become such a never-ending pain-filled nightmare? It was always one problem or the other. Why couldn’t I just be happy and have peace for once? Why was I always a mess? Why was my life a mess?I thought back to how terrified and unsure I was to become a mother at first, given the traumatic circumstances. And then, how I grew to love the idea of having a child, of creating a life and nurturing it as the days passed. I had so many dreams for my baby. I was already coming up with names.But now, all those hopes and dreams lay shattered at my feet, broken beyond repair. They were brut
