Raegan’s POV
The continuous beeping sound of the alarm woke me up from my sleep, slamming the alarm off, I pushed myself up reluctantly.Grabbing my phone, I went through my messages that seemed endless, My eyes searched for the one that had to do with my baby. Tyler was finally home."Tyler is in town, you should go see him. He's in the regular hotel he always lodges in whenever he is in town. Room 205, that's his room number." the message read.I grabbed my pillow screening into it, unable to control my joy although I wondered why he didn't tell me himself that he was coming back to town. Maybe he wanted to surprise me but I'm going to surprise him first.I went straight into the shower to take my bath hurriedly in excitement but I ended up laying in the bathtub for close to five minutes reminiscing on the memories I had with Tyler.With each memory, a surge of excitement fueled my happiness.I walked out of the shower to my room with a towel wrapped around my body and grinned at my reflection in the mirror.I frowned, my eyes trying to pick a dress from the millions of dresses on my bed right now wondering why searching for a dress suddenly looked so hard.I eventually found the perfect fit. It was a sleeveless, knee-length fitted black leather gown with a slit by the right side that revealed my figure and of course some cleavage.I curled up my hair and put on my makeup before grabbing a jacket.Before heading out, I looked at myself one more time in the mirror and grinned in satisfaction. I couldn't help but feel so gorgeous and I bet Tyler wouldn't be able to take his eyes off me when he sees me.Grabbing my keys, I locked up the house and sped off to Tyler's hotel."Hello bitches," I screamed into the air, attracting weird stares from people.What cared!"My boyfriend is back," I grinned like a crazy mad woman unable to control the joy within me.I parked my car in front of the valet stand and tossed the keys over to the chauffeur."Keep the car safe," I instructed, walking in without waiting for a reply."You've got it, ma'am," he yelled in an Indian accent."Hello," I smiled, greeting the receptionist and she looked up from her laptop at me boredly."Morning Ma’am," she replied, taking her eyes back to get a laptop."I'm here to see Tyler in room 502.""Alright I'll ring him up and inform him that he has a visitor," she grabbed the landline, ready to make a call and I immediately stopped her. That would ruin my surprise."No!” I let out causing her eyes to widen.I muttered an apology before explaining, “He is pretty much not aware that I'm here. I'm his girlfriend,"For a moment, it seemed like she gawked at me with pity in her eyes but I guess I was just imagining things.”The room is on the second floor”I approached his room number and I adjusted my gown, putting on a smiling face before I knocked on his door.The door opened slowly and Tyler came into view, shirtless. His eyes widened in surprise and horror, at seeing me."Tyyyy!" I jumped on him, pushing him inside."Oh my God Tyler, I missed you so much," I shrieked happily, kissing him everywhere."Rae, what are you doing here?" Tyler asked, pushing me off and I rolled my eyes."Duhh, I came to surprise you of course."I walked towards the bed that was badly ruffled and collapsed on it. I scrunch my nose in disgust getting up. The bedspread had a weird smell on it"Rae, you need to leave now, I'm busy at the moment," Tyler joined me on the bed and I scoffed. For some weird reason, Tyler didn't look happy to see me and I didn't know why."Wh! But I just got here.""Rae….." he was saying before he got interrupted."Babe?" A blonde bimbo walked out of the bathroom, draped in nothing else but a towel and my both dropped open in surprise, my heart constricting in my chest at the sight in front of me."Tyler!?" I turned to him waiting for an explanation and he looked away, unable to meet my eyes."I'm sorry you didn't have to find out like this Rae. I swear I didn't mean for things to go this way," Tyler explained, rushing his words.Looking at him, I finally noticed that he was just in his boxers and the girl was pretty much naked plus the room and the bed that had a weird smell smelt like sex. I didn't need any further explanation of what was going on right here anymore."Rae I swear, I didn't want you to find out this way. What are you even doing here? How did you find out that I was in town?" he asked."You're asking me what I'm doing here, I'm your girlfriend, remember? I have a right to be here," I said, getting pissed by the second."Tyler baby, what's going on here, and who the hell is this lady?""I was his girlfriend for seven years” I replied before looking up at him, hoping to see any atom of remorse but there was none.He had already made his choice!He chooses her!“Rar, be calm” he whispered, he knew me too well."Be calm? Are you fucking kidding me?" I threw my hands in the air, pushing the champagne bottle back a bit"Rae I love you, all this is just some mistake. You were not supposed to find out like this." Tyler tried holding me but I hit his hands away"You love me and you are here fucking some Blondie?" I yelled, tears threatening to spill from my eyes."Tyler!" The blondie pulled him away and kissed him and you know what? Tyler had the fucking nerve to kiss her back in my presence.The blondie pulled away, smiling victoriously, pushing Tyler's head down to her breast which was far bigger than mine."Now if you don't mind please leave, Tyler and I have some uncompleted business." I stared at Tyler awestruck as he buried his face in her boobs, already forgetting about my presence."You know what Tyler?" I pulled him away from her boobs."Go fuck yourself and your little Blondie in hell?" I kicked him in the balls and he screamed in pain.Tyler knelt on the ground, clutching his balls."Oh goddamnit, it hurts," Tyler cried out."Hey," the bimbo grabbed me, scratching me with her nails and without thinking, I grabbed the champagne bottle, breaking it on her head."Ah," she screamed, blood streaming down from her head. I needed no one to tell me that it was time to run."Fuck you Tyler," I sniffed, running out.I entered my car and drove back to my parent's house without thinking. My heart was broken and my eyes flooded with tearsI entered the house and went to my room.God, I miss this place. I pulled off my heels and ran to the bathtub.Men!They're all nothing but a piece of trash, they'll use you and dump you.Fucking piece of trash.I hate you Tyler! I hate you! I hate you!, I continued crying, it was all I could do.I came out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around my body."Rae!?" Mom yelled knocking on my door"Yes, mom?""Can I come in?""Yeah, sure, do whatever you like," I said, still sobbing."Hey, baby what's wrong I could hear you shouting.""What's wrong you can talk to me?""Mom Tyler was cheating on me " I went into her arms crying even more."Oh my baby, I'm so sorry you're gonna be fine" She comforted me for a while as I cried in her and until I was calm."Thanks, Mom I appreciate this means a lot""You know I never trusted Tyler, you deserve so much more than that guy Tyler"I nodded like a little obedient child."I have something to tell you tho," she said looking sad."Tomorrow we're going to be having some visitors and I want you to dress responsibly and be on your best behavior. I would love you to meet them. They are special guests of ours."“To be exact, they are special guests of your Dad”"Mom?" I furrowed my eyebrows in suspicion."What?""Mom I don't want to see anyone, I just want to be on my own, how do you expect me to be on my best behavior after my heart just got broken""I know you just got heartbroken but you have to be there tomorrow if I did not have to be asking you to be there. it's the least you can do for your father.""What's that supposed to mean?""You know exactly what I mean!”"So we are back to this narrative Mom? I was still a child." Tears flooded my eyes again but I fought it back putting on a strong facade. I wasn't going to cry anymore."And it's obvious you still act like one"I wore a smirk on my face."Tomorrow get ready, do it for your father, if he was alive we wouldn't have to be going through all this problem."The company had gone bankrupt since Dad passed away. We had so many debts to settle. The more debts we settled, the more debts we got into.I stood up and walked out of the room. I did not understand why my mom was acting this way but it was weird. It was quite obvious something was up.The next day.I sat in the sitting room texting Lyra, my childhood best friend. We were both planning and scheming against the Blonde girl.The videos we had of her, contained bimbo being so violent due to how she constantly gets high on alcohol and even cocaine."This video is perfect for the plan, I believe you already know where she works?""Of course""Send those videos to the email of her workplace, let's ruin some reputation," I replied smiling mischievously at my phone."Don't you think you're taking it too far Rae?""Do as I say Lyra!"In a few minutes, Lyra texted back."It's done!"I smiled in satisfaction at my revenge until a man stepped in and interrupted my triumphant moment.He looked pretty young but I could tell he was far older than me but it didn't change the fact that he was hot and my type.I assessed him from head to toe, completely attracted to him at first sight. I walked up to him almost immediately, losing all serve of reasoning."Has anyone ever told you that you are smoking hot?" I bit my lips seductively, staring at him."If you don't mind, we could hang out sometime." I proposed, looking at him."Rae!!!" Mom gasped in horror.RAECall me crazy or whatever I simply don't care. I just got my heart broken by someone and this is simply me trying to move on.Rather than spend time crying my eyes out, why not do something crazy and regret it later when I'm in my normal state of mind? This is simply my way of moving on.The man in front of me looks hot and ravishing after all, who wouldn't want him?He stood unmoved and had this expressionless look on his face. Although he did seem intrigued by my behavior I could simply tell through the glittering in his eyes. I curled his eyebrows at me, scrutinizing him.My mom who had just entered the room immediately walked up to us and pulled me away from him."I'm sorry sir, I'm really sorry sir for my daughter's behavior," she apologized, giving me a dreadful stare."I really apologize, she's such a child who doesn't know when and where to play. I'm sorry.""I should have trained her better," she added and I scoffed.I stood there surprised and baffled as to why my mom wou
RAEI sat in the bus chatting gleefully and telling Lyra how successful the plan was and how foolish Lucas and Mom were. There was no way they could catch up with me now."I'm on the bus right now, when I get off the bus I'm going to contact you," I sent the text, grinning happily at my successful escape plan.I dropped my phone on my thigh and relaxed my head back."Hey!" Someone shouted in protest. as some men in black flooded the bus."Fuck!" I gritted my teeth in anger, they found me."How the fuck did they find me so soon?"I grabbed my bag and crouched down, trying to hide as they searched for me. I slowly made my way out of the bus, with people staring at me like I was crazy but luckily for me, they didn't alert the men.I moved towards a boy and his mother, hiding and the boy stared at me in curiosity."Mom, why is there a girl on the ground acting like a rat?" He asked and I palmed my face in annoyance. He just released my location to them and now they were headed in my direct
LUCASThreatening him wasn't going to work, he was as stubborn as I was and the only way to get him to marry Rae was to make him see reason."Dad, if you're going to push ahead with your plans to get me married to this rainbow girl then I guess I'll just have to leave," Gunner threatened in return, getting himself back.I sighed in frustration, face-palming myself. "Gunner, please sit down and let's talk."He reluctantly sat down on the chair across the table, frowning"This is a business Gunner and in business, you have to make sacrifices. Marrying Rae even though you don't love her is one of those sacrifices.""But dad?""No buts gunner I understand how you feel about it but I'm telling you that you're going to love her. She is not much different from you plus she is amusing as well." I smiled, remembering her.Gunner sighed in frustration, but I could tell that I had convinced him to some level, and as long as it was business, Gunner would eventually cave in."So now that you're her
LUCASI heard Gunner's footsteps and I leaned back a little. Gunner entered the room seeing me strangling Rae. This wasn't the picture Gunner was supposed to be seeing but it was better than him seeing me trying to kiss the girl I wanted him to marry. He walked up to me pushing me away from her."Dad?! What's wrong with you? Why do you want to kill her?" He fumed angrily."Wait I can explain it's not what it seems like," I said trying to calm him down."It's not what it seems? Are you fucking kidding me?" He threw his hands in the air, exasperated."You were choking her!""You can ask Rae yourself," I said snapping her out of whatever she was having."She doesn't need to tell me anything," he shook his head sideways, refusing to listen."Gunner for fuck sake shut it!!" I shouted angrily at him and he jumped back startled but he regained his composure almost immediately."I think I should leave," Rae muttered still looking dazed and without waiting for any reply, she slipped through the
Rae’s POVWith a delighted look, I stared at him, causing him to cough as he felt shy or maybe uncomfortable.“I’m sorry, but Wait, What?” I asked, the excitement in my voice couldn’t be missed.He began before chickening out, “I am…”“Never mind me” he began backing away from me, reluctant to be himself around me, and I understood.And to make him feel free, I let out a squeal and pounced on him before he knew it.“I might have hated your family, especially your dad, but you just won my heart,” I said dramatically, trying to make him loosen up.I saw his lips quirk into a smile.The difference between Gunner and his dad was the fact that he was like a big teddy with a handsome face while his dad was like the big bad wolf panting while waiting to devour.Devour me…The thought of what had passed through us made me shiver in delight before Gunner pulled me back to the present.“Rae!” He groaned over and over again while I had my fun.Gunner groaned slightly, and I felt him loosen up a b
Lucas POVEver since that last encounter with Rae, the little brat was stuck in my head and I hated it.The thoughts of her petite figure bouncing up and down my dick sent thrills down…and the more I thought of her, the more my dick hardened, tightening my jeans.She was like the forbidden fruit and I badly wanted a taste of it.I could see the same flames of desire in her eyes too, she wanted me as much as I wanted her, and the fact that she wasn’t in any way attracted to my son gave her the courage to do crazy things.The thought that I might even be a pawn in her escape game flashed, and I growled in annoyance.Never have I longed for a woman who wasn’t mine and far, much younger than me, this much.She was making me go crazy with lust.My phone rang and without checking the caller ID, I answered the call.“Lucas…” I heard Maya drawl out, and I cursed silently, I thought I blocked this bitch number yesterday.“Are you serious about not wanting me anymore, Papa?” She asked as though
Rae's POVIt was meant to be a chaste kiss, something that would make him long for more.Lucas didn’t think the same though as he pulled me closer and held me in lace before dominating the kiss.Never has any man made me feel this way, and this dangerous hand I was playing here scared me.Lucas scared me, slowly he bit my lips, pulling me back to the present and not willing to let me go.I wonder what gave me this courage, maybe it was the night's protection from being seen by others or the fact that I wanted him to remind him that he burns for me.His desperate hands danced up my cloth, and it was almost as though they were shaking, anticipating touching my aching boobs.I let out a slow moan as his hands slipped past my bra and slowly palmed my breast.“Lucas…” I moaned slowly, still trying to control my breaths, but as his lips found a spot on my neck, it hitched once more.God! I wanted this man so much!I wanted him inside me now, I needed him out of my system as soon as it could
Rae’s POV My head was pounding as I ran into the dark and empty place, I needed to tell them that I was poisoned. Or could it be that I was probably running from him? I didn't know and didn't care, all I wanted was an escape, and seeing the door open I did the one thing I knew how to do best. I ran like my life depended on it because if I was going to be honest with myself, my life did depend on it. “She's awake!” I heard someone say as my eyes slowly adjusted to the bright room. I wasn't running anymore but rather I had woken up with a gasp before squinting my eyes to familiarize myself with the environment. The scent of the room almost had me throwing up. Hospitals! There was no limit to the way I hated hospitals and I wasn't about to stay here for another minute. I immediately jerked up but as my feet met the floor, it immediately gave up, and everywhere went black. “You stubborn brat” I heard someone say as my consciousness returned alongside a terrible headache. “I know
Rae’s POVWe stood in silence, holding each other’s gaze as we exchanged words in silence. The tension between us was thick, you could cut through it. “Goodnight, Rae.” Lucas bent down to kiss my cheek, lingering longer than he usually did. He let go of my hand and turned to walk away. “Wait—“ I began, making him stop in his stride. There was every chance that I was going to regret this by morning but I didn’t care right now. I couldn’t get thoughts about him out of my head and I was done trying to discard my feelings. Lucas turned to face me, waiting in silence as his eyes searched my face. “Do you want to come inside?” I whispered, hoping I would be audible enough.The slight smile on his face gave me the answer I needed. “What about your nausea? Won’t anything—“ “The doctor assured me that I would be perfectly healthy.” I cut him short, pushing my door open and making my way in hoping he would follow suit. I turned around immediately I heard my door slam shut with a soft t
Rae’s POV“I don’t want you in the spotlight,” I began, I was going to sound ridiculous at this point but I didn’t care. “I don’t want other women seeing you and trying to pry you away from me. It’s bad enough that you get catcalled whenever you go out and even if you try to hide your identity, it ends up the same and to be fair, I’ve been reasonably understanding and you know I can’t do anything about it but I don’t think I can show that same level of restraint if they ever try to take it a step further after everything that has happened, I might just kill the first woman that tries to flirt with you and hide her body somewhere no one would ever find it.”Lucas wore a huge smile on his face and I groaned, covering my face with my hands. I hadn’t realized just how much I had been talking.“You’re adorable when you sound this way.” He began and I mentally slapped myself. “You don’t have to patronize me, Lucas. I sound like a jealous housewife who is trying to get her husband to never
Rae’s POVI felt my body tremble as Lucas spoke, the calmness and ferocity in his voice serenading me. My fears were beginning to dissipate into thin air as he wrapped his arm around my shoulder and pulled me close, knowing I had Lucas by my side gave me all the assurance I could ever need.I smiled at the first memory I had of us together. It was a week after I arrived, I had grown weary of being in bed all the time so I decided to take a stroll to clear my head. It was a bit confusing figuring out what stairs to take but I eventually made my way downstairs and went into the woods, seeking solace and the quiet it would bring. As I made my way through the woods, taking in the beauty of nature and listening to the chirping of the singing birds, a powerful scent filled my nostrils as I approached a clearing. There was a man so engrossed with the book in his hands that he didn’t notice me invading his privacy. He was the same man that brought me here and I hadn’t seen him since the fi
Rae’s POVMy eyes widened in shock as my jaw hung open for a few seconds before I snapped it shut.Will you go out on a date with me? I couldn’t believe Lucas had said that. He had been everything but romantic towards me during these past few days since Gunner left, we had a cordial relationship without any sign of sexual intimacy between us until tonight when he had made love to me out of the blues. “Rae, you have to say something.” Lucas’ voice interrupted my train of thought and forced me back to reality. “I’ll understand if you think this shouldn’t happen or if you think it’s forced but I just wanted to get it off my mind.” “No, it’s not that, Lucas.” I tried to explain. “You caught me off guard.”He merely nodded, waiting for me to speak further. I watched him out of the corner of my eyes as his gaze was now fixed on the moonlight casting a soft illuminating glow over us. He was giving me time to think about my decision while waiting patiently for the outcome. I cradled my
Lucas’ POV“Rae has been sulking all day. She has locked herself in the room and has refused to eat anything since morning, she won’t even see her maids. You have to go talk to her."I stared at Damon, a bit surprised at what he just said. “Are you trying to pull my legs?”“I’m not. You’ve been locked up in your world that you’ve forgotten there’s someone who loves you and you’ve spent the whole week regretting why you finally have the woman you claim to love.” Damian couldn’t help but laugh.“You think this is funny, don’t you?” I glared at him.“In my defense, If I were in your shoes, you’d be laughing at me in a much more annoying manner.” “You win.”“It was never in doubt, Lucas.” I let out a groan as I ran my hands through my hair. I had prayed for a second chance and when I had finally been given, I was already doing everything the wrong way. “Do you think she’s going to forgive me?”“I don’t know, Lucas. You’ll have to ask her and see what she says.” That was four hours ag
Lucas’ POV“You’ve barely said a word since Gunner left this morning,” Damian began, his keen eyes watching me. “What would you have me say, Damian?” I shrugged as I briefly glanced at him before returning my gaze to the painting hanging directly in front of me. I had made my peace with the fact that Gunner had decided to carve his path in the world and realistically, I was happy for him. It was what I had always wanted for him and he was making that big step. “If I didn’t know any better, I would say you feel slightly guilty concerning the circumstances surrounding his leaving,” “You sure know how to suck the fun out of the room, don’t you?” I glared at Damian. “There wasn’t any fun to start with and I’m here for you to talk about this before it starts to eat you up.” “I’m not in the mood to discuss, Damian.” I tried to shut him down. “We can do this some other time.” “Maybe,” Damian began. “But the next time I bring it up, you’re going to give me this same excuse again.” “I
Rae’s POV“It’s time to wake up, sleepyhead.” I groaned as I popped one eye open to see Lucas hovering above me. It was a welcoming sight because the last time I had woken up to this, it was in the fishing village.Usually, it was often accompanied by him making love to me for the rest of the morning but I didn’t think that was going to happen now given how tense things still were between us. “How many hours did I sleep?” I yawned as I stretched out on the bed. I still felt tired, and understandably so.“It’s past 3:00 PM,” Lucas replied. “My goodness,” My eyes widened in surprise. “Why did you let me sleep that long?”“You looked like you could use it,” Lucas shrugged. “Kim called an hour ago. She was just waking up as well.”I nodded. “It was one of those nights.” Lucas handed me a cup of tea which I gratefully accepted with both hands welcoming the relief a couple of sips brought with it. “Are you ready to talk about it now?” Lucas asked gently, sitting on the edge of the bed.
Lucas’ POVThe past couple of days have been nothing short of exhilarating for me in many ways. I couldn’t have woken up at a more perfect time. My life’s work had been on the line and I managed to gain control and effect several changes to the board like I had always wanted to. I also learned of the fact that Lyra and Laila had been placed in a maximum psychiatric hospital for the rest of their lives as well.Everything else was in order, Gunner had once again managed to do exceptionally well aided by Damian, who had always remained by my side even through the worst times. After the internal struggle with the opposition section on my board, Gunner informed me of his decision to go abroad. “Are you sure about this, Gunner?” I asked him. There was a huge difference between taking a long vacation and deciding to relocate to another part of the world for good. I wanted to know if he was making this decision with his right mind and not because he wanted to abscond from whatever it wa
Rae’s POVI was flickering through the pages of the novel in my hand absentmindedly. I had no interest in reading but I wanted to keep my mind busy. I couldn’t remember the last time I left this room and frankly, I didn’t want to either. No one knew how long Lucas would be in this coma and while it was terrifying, everyone was struggling to maintain a positive attitude about the current situation. I hadn’t seen Gunner in a few days and I understood why. Our relationship would need a lot of time to fix and he didn’t mind giving me space and for that, I was grateful to him. I hadn’t seen Damian in a week either. He was trying to keep the company afloat with Gunner’s help and I knew that this was a rather critical period. I didn’t know much about the business but I knew how power mongers would react to the news about Lucas’ situation which was why Gunner and Damon were doing everything they could to keep the truth about his situation under wraps. But there was only so much they could