I am at my hotel room, I booked the penthouse suite, apparently there is just two of this suite in the hotel, and the other is occupied, the door is right opposite mine, my suite looks really beautiful, more beautiful than the pictures, and for a hotel it is up to standards, it has a breathtaking view of the city, the sitting room has large space with a 60 inch television, and don’t get me started with the kitchen, the kitchen is absolutely divine, with the beautiful designed marble tops and space, I am a fairly good cook but I don’t cook as much as I ought to, I’m just too lazy for that I guess, moving on to the bedroom, it has a really large king size bed and a huge walk in closet, with a magnificent bathtub. I start unpacking my clothes and my mind begins to wonder to the conversation I had with Philip earlier, If I was curious before, right now my curiosity level was off the charts, I needed to know what Stiliyan Dimitros story was all about, I know this is not part of my job but I just needed to figure him out, my curiosity level was so damn high to drop it, age is really just a number in his case because from the little I know, the boy is more of a man than anyone I have ever met.
I am finally done packing, I turn on my phone, and see different messages, one from my dad, one from Christian, I smile to myself when I see fifteen new messages from Anna,
I decide to read my dad’s text first, “call me as soon as you are settled,”
I check on Christians message and it read “call me as soon as you get this,”
I decide to check Anna’s messages when I am done calling my dad and Christian, because I am definitely sure she is just been Anna, extremely dramatic as always and besides our conversation would last hours.
“Hello, I just got your text, how are you doing?” I say to Christian, really eager to end this conversation,
“Hey babe, I got your note, why didn’t you wake me up so i could give you some good loving before you left?” I cringe at the thought of Christian fucking me, I wonder how I would spend a life time with this man,
“You were sleeping so soundly, I felt you were really tired with work and all, didn’t want to disturb you,” I said , using the sweetest voice I could muster up ,
“it’s all good babe, I understand, but next time don’t leave my house without me fucking you, I have to go now would call you later, bye, I love you darling,”
he does not wait for me to reply and he ends the call, he never waits for my reply after saying I love you and i’m glad, and then it hit me, Christian has never said “I love you’ in person before, always through a phone call, and he never waits for me to reply, does he know I don’t feel the same way or he is afraid I might lie and say I love him too just to please him when he knows i am being insincere, or was he mindlessly saying those words, or is it Christian just been Christian, urghhhh!!,I just shrug it off as I am mentally and physically tired at the moment.
I called my dad, he just wanted to make sure I got here safe and I should start my job as soon as I can, so I can finish up early and get ready for my wedding.
I take a nice bubble bath which lasted for an hour or so, I really needed my body to relax, I get dressed in a pink see through nightgown, grab a bottle of wine, I finally open Anna’s text, the first one reads;
“hey bitch I miss you already” the second one reads ;
“I’m lonely Cat, must be in Bulgaria this weekend,”
the third one just says “Catalina”, same as the remaining eleven, the fifteenth one reads;
“you better call me really soon or we are so done,” I smile to myself, typical Anna.
I spent hours talking on the phone with Anna though I was so fucking tired, we talked about random things but I did not mention the whole thing about my discovery on Stiliyan, it felt weird not telling Anna everything but I just had to keep this one to myself, and surprisingly she did not mention him either, and she still does not have any idea who keeps sending her flowers,
she asks for Eliot’s number so she can figure out who is sending her flowers, but I discourage her, I tell her to wait a little, if she finds out now, the excitement would be short lived and she might end up not been interested with whoever her secret admirer is, so let her enjoy it while it lasts, and besides he might show up, if he doesn’t, then I would personally figure out who he is.
It’s been 5 days since I have been in Bulgaria, 5 days since I have constantly dreamt of Stiliyan, I dream of him touching me, wanting me, plastering kisses all over my body, marking me with hickeys as a sign that I am his, he has been in my every thought and I see him whenever I close my eyes. It’s been five days of torture, deep down I wish he would call me.The first day we met I knew I saw desire and want in his eyes, I knew he felt what I felt, but ever since that day he has been extremely cold and distant, is it because I am to be married?I feel so frustrated because I try, I really try not to think of him but I can’t help it but I am at least glad I am not shameless enough to call him.I have not seen Stiliyan once, not that I tried, but I have been to his company every day, I have seen Nina from afar we are yet to meet still, she seems really nice, confident and open minded, everyone at the company is really focused at work and s
As we drive in, I see people all dressed up walking towards the ball, looking absolutely beautiful.We finally get to the entrance and I quickly thank Philip as I step out of the car, putting on my mask, I check my phone and see its 9pm, right on time I say to myself.I begin to walk towards the huge oak door, and I am stopped by the guard,“name please?” he asked “Catalina Brooks” I reply a little nervous, I’m nervous because I feel Stiliyan might have known by now that i am on the guest list and decided to take me out and if he has not figured it out, how would he react once he sees me, I am brought out of my thought when I hear,“welcome Miss Catalina have a lovely night,”he says something inaudibly to his earpiece and immediately the door opens.As I walked in, I was in total awe by the marveling sight bestowed upon my eyes, an elderly looking man interrupted my gawking asking if I would like my purse to be taken care of, I lo
His lips captures mine roughly, demanding access with his tongue ,devouring my lips like he could not get enough, I effortlessly matched the intensity of his kiss, as I felt I could not get enough of him either, he places his hands behind my thighs and lifts me swiftly, I wrap my legs around his waist ,he leads me into the living room, closing the door with his legs, kissing Stiliyan was a million times better than I had ever imagined, my whole body was on fire.He breaks the kiss, staring into my eyes, his eyes in a shade of deep green filled with desire,“lead me to your bedroom Catalina” he says to me, in a low whisper, our forehead against each other, I couldn’t help but blush at the way he says my name with that voice, he gently lets me down and I begin to walk slowly, with him trailing behind, It takes only a few seconds to get to the bedroom, I enter inside the bedroom, Stiliyan behind me, I was expecting him to continue the kiss but he takes a sit on the ch
Waking up to the rays of sunlight on my face, I squint my eyes raising up my palm in an attempt to block the rays from my face, the events of last night starts crashing down, I smile to myself, as I turn to my side to check on Stiliyan, I sit up in panic as I realize I am the only one on my bed,‘did he regret last night and leave me?’ I ask myself, as pain starts to swirl in my chest, standing up hurriedly wincing a little, as I am still sore from last night, I rush into the bathroom and it was empty, my panic increases, picking up my pace,I halt when I see a shirtless Stiliyan, his back to my face and his face directed towards the stove.Relief flushing through my entire body,I let out a loud sigh which unintentionally gains his attention, he turns around Cocking his brows as his eyes trail my body, staring at me from up to down, realizing quickly I am stack naked ,I forgot to throw on a robe due to my p
I listened never interrupting, the tears I was trying so hard to hold in came flowing down, my heart aches in so much pain, I never would have guessed he had it this bad, I felt so sad for him, all I wanted wasto love him with every bone in my body and make all his pain go away but I fear he would never be mine and I would never be his, he walks up to me, wiping off the tears from my face and hugs me, he is hugging me like he is saying goodbye, I pull away and stare at him,“No Stiliyan, I understand everything you just said and i am terribly sorry for been selfish and forcing you to do something that is clearly almost impossible, but don’t you dare tell me it’s goodbye or start avoiding me again” I say to him in between sobs,“Catalina, you...,” “three weeks Stiliyan, let us be with each other for just three weeks, if after three weeks you still feel like there is nothing that can be done I would leave and get married never looki
‘My best friend Anna is on her way here,” I say to him running my fingers through my hair, he looked worried, his forehead creased, he looked like he was about to speak when I heard a loud bang on the door, I become really nervous,Stiliyan still gorgeously shirtless, he gently places the clothes on the sofa,“should I hide or something, I can sneak out, take her to the bedroom,” he says, with a smirk, I guess he found this amusing,“Catalina!! Can you hear me?” I heard Anna say, banging the door,“Don’t you dare move,” I say to him, I open the door and see a very pissed Anna,“seriously!!! Cat, I called, I texted, what the hell, I was getting really worried” she said to me as she walked in,“What the actual fuck!”Anna says stopping dead in her tracks,“hold on let me explain” i say to her quickly closing the door and run over to stand in front of Stiliyan,“Are you crazy? Is this some kind of joke? Y
“Wow! mmhhmmm,” I mumbled inaudibly as I savagely ate my food, it was a traditional Bulgarian dish “Banitsa” a traditional pie made of white cheese and whisked eggs layered in Phyllo dough, Stiliyan decided I should try something new and I don’t regret it, it tasted beautiful, absolutely divine, I finally looked up with my mouth full and notice he was staring, looking amused,“Is the food that great?” he said to me with a smirk on his face, my face flushed, a little embarrassed,“yes it’s really good and besides I’m so hungry, cut me some slack, can you please eat your food so you won’t have to stare at me ,”“Staring at you is inevitable ‘moya iyubov’ so don’t ask me to,” I looked confused, “it means my love,”that made me red like a tomato as I blushed like a middle school child,“Cocky much Stiliyan, can you please allow me to finish my meal,” I said to him, pretending to be irritated, I covered my face with my hai
Darkness….All I see is darkness, it smells like a clinic, it smells of disinfectant or is it iodine,I can’t really tell,“Where is Stiliyan? What is happening? What is going on?” these questions twirling in my head, slowly I begin to lose consciousness welcoming the darkness that engulfed me,HOURS LATER…….I try to move, ‘Nothing!’ I can’t move, but this time I can feel my arms and my legs, I am tied to a chair, gagged in the mouth, I still see nothing but darkness, trying desperately to open my eyes, but they are forced shut, probably by a rag or something,“Where the hell is Stiliyan?” I say to myself, I hear a distant noise and thesound of unlocking of a door,Footsteps, I hear footsteps and it keeps getting louder and louder, I begin to quiver in fear, because whoever is approaching me is my abductor,“Catalina, I need you to answer a call,” the voice sounding all too familiar w
In life, everything sadly comes to an end, my husband was diagnosed with lung cancer 4 years ago, I guess all that smoking finally caught up with him, we have spent so many beautiful years together, I don’t think I am willing to let him go, it’s a miracle he has lasted this long, but these days he seems worse, I know he is trying to look strong for me but I know my husband, and my husband is in pain. “a penny for your thought?”Stiliyan says in a low whisper, letting out a slight cough with blood stains on his handkerchief as he lay down, “Mum, dad, what is going on? You called, is everything okay? Dad, are you alright?” my two children, ‘Annabel and Christian’ say as they walk into the room with our grandkids, ‘Elena, Iglika and Naiden,’ Annabel is married with two children, “Elena who is 16years of age and Naiden who is 13 years of age,” Christian is happily married with a daughter ‘iglika, who is 15 years,’ I named my daughter afte
I look through the glass window, Everyone looks really busy, I see Anna talking to a few people, my mum is giving a young lady an earful, My Dad and Ryan are talking to a few people, children are running around, I can’t believe this is real, I feel like my heart is going to explode from this much happiness, I am so grateful beyond words. “it’s about to begin, cover your veil,” Anna says as she rushes into the room,“I can’t believe my baby is getting married,” she says giving me a hug, a drop of tear making its way out of my eyes, “oh come on, enough with water works, we are stuck with each other forever,” “Come on ladies, you can’t leave a man standing at the altar,” My dad says as he walked in looking really chirpy. I can hear the music as I slowly walk into the wedding grounds, my eyes are fixated on the ground, I am a little nervous, as I walk beside my father, our arms interlocked with each other, I am dressed in a really long white, lacey long slee
“Catalina!!!! My princess, how are you? Oh darling,” she says to me embracing me in a tight hug as she lets out a light sob, “mum I am okay, I am really okay” My dad and Ryan walk up to me as they embrace me in a tight hug too, this felt nice, I really missed my family, we finally break apart and my dad notices Stiliyan, “Thank you so much, thank you, we really appreciate and I am entirely grateful t..,” “You must be Stiliyan, you look so young? Thank you for saving my daughter, we are forever indebted to you,” “It was no big deal, you are welcome,” Stiliyan says with a smile on his face, but I could tell he is uneasy, I could see guilt in his eyes, My brother walks up to Stiliyan giving him a handshake thanking him too, “It was not all me, my best friend here played a very important role,” Stiliyan says gesturing towards john, “This is your lawyer; we’ve seen each other at the business meeting, 
“Why are you so lost in your thoughts?” Stiliyan says, as he sat next to me, legs crossed, ‘damn this man is sexy’, I mentally say to myself,“I have no idea how badly they are going to take all of this, the news regarding the death of the heir to the Montero Empire should be everywhere, the airport is probably swamped with reporters, awaiting my arrival, I wonder how much they know?All this is going to be really difficult.Stiliyan, what are you going to do about all this, you might get arrested?” I say to him, revealing my biggest fear,“Catalina, no one except your family knows we are on our way to Manhattan, I made sure of that,and Christian killed himself to save you, the only name the Montero’s can link to his death is Diego, and this is without prove, it will merely be an accusation without evidence, all the while you were locked up your dad, Sebastian, called me various times, plea
In a flash of an eye, Stiliyan pulls out two guns, one pointed at John, the other pointed at Christian,“Diego, do not do this, John! Put down the gun! Don’t make me do this,”“Cata, I am willing to let you go if you never look back at Stiliyan, the moment you come in contact with my son, I would kill you,”“Take the deal Catalina, go home” Stiliyan says calmly, his eyes filled with so much sadness,“I will taste death willingly if that’s what it takes to love you,”I say to Stiliyan with so much love and also sadness,“Wrong answer Cata,”“Diego, let her go I’d come with you,” “Not good enough for me son, I want her gone” “Diego!!!! Don’t make me do this please! You are the only father I have left! I will come with you, put down the gun, please I beg you, do not hurt her” Stiliyan says to DiegoI close my eyes, accepting what is to come, I would miss my Anna, my mum, Ryan, dad, and most of all, I would miss ‘him’ I look at Stiliy
“This was not the deal!” Pablo yells,I am feeling extremely scared my palms are sweaty, my heart is beating uncontrollably, Christian looks extremely scared, sweat dripping from his forehead as he mumbles incoherent words due to the duct tape over his lips, his vein popping out of his neck,“Please I beg of you, don’t do this, we are extremely sorry about thirteen years ago,” Juliana says tears flowing helplessly from her eyes,“What the fuck!Son, did you hear that? She says she is sorry? You are sorry? Are you crazy? You killed people! You killed my friends!!You destroyed families to get to where you are,I ran away from Manhattan to avoid been killed by you, you killed my best friend, you stole my life! While you were seated on my throne, you had the perfect family, you were living it good! I struggled!I had to do unspeakable things to survive!” Diego roars in anger, I have never seen Diego this angry, no smile present,
I am speechless, so many thoughts are going through my head, all this time I thought he was avoiding me solely because I am engaged, I had no idea it was so much bigger than that, the same guys from yesterday walk into the room with the same bags,“Good day Sir,” they say to John, “hurry the fuck up, Diego and Stiliyan would be here really soon,” they say nothing as they begin to unpack and set up, at that moment the door opens and in came a well-dressed Diego, followed by an extremely gorgeous Stiliyan, Diego is dressed in a red suit, his head shiny,Stiliyan is dressed in a pecan colored suit, his dirty blonde hair gelled back, he looks absolutely divine, ‘MINE’ I say in a low whisper,two hefty looking men walk in seconds later, they looked alike except one has a white colored hair and the other a black colored hair,“Hello my dear Cata, I trust you slept well, I want to thank you for all of this, you made this all possible, I am grateful, this is Do
“You’ve been so quiet, what are you thinking,” I say to Christian, it’s been a few hours since Stiliyan, John and Diego walked out of here, Christian has been so quiet, I did not bother saying anything as I am deep in my own thoughts too, I have a really bad feeling about all this,“What do you want me to say? You know, it’s funny how you are boldly throwing yourself at someone in front of my very eyes, you don’t give a fuck about me Catalina, but I can risk my life for you,” he says in a low whisper,“Christian I know this is fucked up, but right now, we need to think of a way out of this place, do you have anything up your sleeves?”“Are you joking with me right now, do you really think we are going to walk out of here on our own, two hefty men are right outside the door, how many more do you think would be surrounding this place? Or are you trying to make small talk to make me look less of a fool, the only person that can get us out of here, is your little
“Increase the intensity of the light; I need this to come out nice and perfect,”Diego is seated close to Christian, his legs crossed, the man looks so vile, always with that smug smile, sick bastard, Christian seems out of it at the moment, barely conscious.Stiliyan has made sure to stay clear of any eye contact, this is terribly wrong, I understand he lost his parents but I greatly thought we were bigger than this, I strongly believed we felt the same way, this man in front of me, with his face down, lost in his phone, acting completely oblivious to his surrounding is not someone I fell in love with, thinking of it,Who did I fall in love with?“You are awfully quiet Cata,” “Don’t call me that” I said in a low voice but loud enough for him to hear my words, I don’t really want to piss him off, he might hit me or take it out on Christian, but the name Cata reminds me of my mum, it’s just too much for me to bear,“Diego, the call is going t