LEIGH-ARI POVA full week had gone by since Laura’s grand real and eventually; my men came back from their little wide globetrotting. Including the man in question. Of course, I did not break the news to the boys right away because they were too busy frolicking around my nooks and crannies to even think about anything else, totally driving me insane and out of my mind with their bodies. While I had a lot of things to do including the fact that I had to fix a date for my best friend, I really missed my men and wanted to enjoy some time with them.It was awesome to finally have them back.When the opportunity presented itself in front of me, I did not waste even a single second and told them everything there was to tell about Laura’s little crush. I remember it vividly because they had just fucked my brains out to oblivion, so hard that at some point in time, I had thought that I had a heart in my head, and it was thumping like crazy. I swear they were going to kill me with sex, nothing
LAURA POVSix pairs of eyes glared back at me intently, as everyone waited patiently to hear what I had to say to hear just what I had to say. The whole room was in golden silence and I could literally hear the rapid drumming of my heart in my ears. The atmosphere was so repressive that I felt like I was a docile, meek, and defenselessly small prey among a group of beastly predators. I opened my mouth to say something, but words seemed to be stuck below the giant lump in my throat because all I wanted to do was give a brief explanation without sounding a tad bit afraid or even scared, I mean be a badass and shit.But instead, a squeal that resembled one of a mouse that just got its foot clamped by a trap wrenched itself from my mouth. I wasn’t entirely sure if humans were species that knew all the hidden dimensions of fear, but right at that moment, with me under their penetrating watchful gazes, I felt like I was going to pee, or rather, the solid ground beneath my feet could split
SCAR POV4 DAYS.It’s all it took for me to gather all there was to know on the assignment and to really get to know the woman I was tied down to. For these four days, I have come to know that she was more than she let herself be, so I took my sweet time, silently watching her and peeling off all the layers that made her who she was, one by one, just like shredding off the layers of an onion. I tell you, there were a lot, and right then, I figured that she held a sense of mystery that just pulled me in.The first day was pretty much uneventful, except I had to down a whole bottle of ibuprofen as soon as I got home because my ears were literally ringing, from her unending chattering. I swear her mouth never dried up, like, not ever, and she always managed to have something to say about anything. Be it a person on the sidewalks, a pole, or a streetlight, Laura would have a comment about that certain thing. For someone to pay that kind of close attention to even the smallest of details, i
LEIGH-ARI POV“You bitch! You set me up!”Laura screamed lunging for a pillow and then bashed my head with it. I fell to the carpeted floor laughing out so much that my ribs were beginning to hurt. Shielding my head from her assault, I peeked from the edge of the bed to find her chewing on her nails while staring at the pile of clothes in front of her, deciding what to put on. We have been in here for four hours and even missed dinner because she was having a hard time believing that she was invited for a midnight stroll. Whenever she remembered that she was in this situation only because I couldn't keep my mouth shut and told my men who deemed it necessary to match-make them, she went ballistic.And honestly, it was kind of fun. Someone was literally having butterflies in her belly with the thought of what was going to happen tonight. The anticipation burned through her body and it was written all over her face that she was a nervous wreck.“Hate me all you want, babe. You do know y
LEIGH-ARI POVGoodness me!My vagina is burning!I thought to myself as I slipped in my white dress pants and then zipped them on my side. No cap, I was going commando today! Every move I made, every little step I took, I could still feel them plundering deep inside of me with sheer abundance. If there was ever a time they gave me all they had, without holding back even slightly, it was last night. I was sore in all the right places and heck, I needed a damn break!I pulled over my white thin blouse and then chuckled at the sight of millions of hickeys that were all over my body, from my neck, down to my belly. I turned to look at my back and it was just the same. Deep red spots and some teeth marks. I seriously needed a long break from them. After everything they did last night, I was going to split into two if they ever asked for some again. I finished up dressing with a little hum, I don't know what it is about sex and making someone be in bloody positive dispositions. But I was.
VERNERO POV I would be lying if I said I knew how we arrived in Glendale.The last thing I remember was me and the guys sitting in the office when the alarm went off. It was the signal from the device we planted on Ari’s car in case of any emergencies. If she over sped, or she was in any kind of danger, the device would instantly send the signals to our phones wherever we are.So when it went off, everything became blurry.But when we arrived at Glendale Community hall, all I could see was nothing but flames, all over Leigh-Ari’s car. It was complete chaos. “These she is.” Xander spotted her among a group of women who were standing by the sidewalks watching as the whole car dissolved into raging flames. She was on her knees and I couldn’t hear anything, except her pained scream as she cried out loudly, screaming 'Laura' over and over again. Her eyes were clued to the burning car.We were by her side in an instant and then pulled her up
AVA POVI couldn’t stand still. It was as if the whole room had needles everywhere and they were pricking me whenever I tried to sit down. I paced up and down in my bedroom to the point where I felt dizzy. I watched as everyone raced around the house as soon as the big 3 arrived, carrying a limp Leigh-Ari. My heart was in my throat by then, and I kept on picking on my nails as I waited for the storm to curb. At least that way I will be able to think.Suddenly, the door burst open tearing a yelp out of me. I turned to find Scar standing there, looking like Lucifer in all his glory, and glaring dangerously at me. I tried reading him, tried to find what he was thinking in his mind as he stared at me with the greatest animosity, all I could see was pain and anger etched across his face boldly. But mostly, pain that knew no bounds. He knew! Of course, he knew before everyone else did.“Ava?” It came out as a roar. But he was my brother, and I knew it intimately that he didn’t mean to sta
LEIGH-ARI POVI have led a life of misery and pain for as long as I could remember. I had my most precious things stolen from me and was never given a chance to live for myself from the get-go. Sometimes I woke up in the middle of the night screaming because life has been such a son of a bitch to me, abusing me and mistreating me so badly that at times, I believed I had a deadly curse following me around wherever I went to.But I still had things to be grateful for. Amidst the pain of loss and heavy grief, heady self-pity, and hatred, I had found love among the small circle I was blessed with. People who accepted me despite my obvious flaws, knowing damn well that they may not come out alive as long as they stayed close to me, but they stuck around nonetheless. Their presence made the pain all worth it, and with them, I knew I could recover from any kind of pain! BUT THIS…When I woke up, I was no longer in Glendale, but in Beverly Hills inside my bedroom. ALONE! I sat in utter silen
EPILOGUE*ONE YEAR LATER*LEIGH-ARI POV“The transplant was a great success and there were no signs of tissue rejection. We will be transferring her to the ward for further monitoring until she is good to leave the hospital.” The words rolled on my tongue smoothly as I kept my eyes on the folks in front of me. The small crowd broke into cries of happiness and expressed their heartfelt thanks to me, for saving the life of their loved one. The smiles on their faces were enough to light up the dark world. I left Stephanie with them and walked back to my office where I plopped myself on the small couch before letting my body relax after six whooping hours of surgery.My eyes flew across the office and landed on a big portrait on the wall, a picture of me and Laura that was taken when we were in Dubai, right before the twins found us, and turned my ass pink. A pang of dull ache hit me inside, prompting me to shut my eyes and focus on the small voice in my head that never died. It has been
LORENZO POVThug life.It was a different kind of fairytale they never showed you in movies. Or better yet, the ‘other’ side of fairytales they never delved deeper to portray. And now that I think of it, this world was indeed filled with more dipshits than I can possibly comprehend. For starters, in those little movies they all crowd together to watch, they never really tell the history of the villains. I get it, they are villains, they are the bad guys, the hated guys, and honestly; the reason behind so much hatred is understandable. But then again, it’s a little unfair that we never get to see their whole stories. So they go rogue, wanting to tell their own story, leaving behind them a trail of blood and open graves in the process.I was a villain myself, one of the bad guys. I was so used to this life that I was no longer phased by the idea of being normal. Like waking up and taking a train to work in the morning, and coming back at night to find a hearty dinner prepared by my wif
LEIGH-ARI POVThe rest of the day was spent with us slithering in the comfort of our bed, in a giant tangled mess of limbs. I was plowed to a point where I felt like my hoochie was on fire, scorching every little soft flesh to the inside. But luckily, the boys were lenient with me and didn’t try to overuse me. So we stayed there, just enjoying each other. The atmosphere created its own language, and they translated it. Everything was just so serene, so calm.And I finally like myself again. And damn, life has been like hell. I forgot how good it felt to just give up control and hand it over to somebody else. To be able to submit and be down to my knees, while being dominated in every possible way. It is true that even a superwoman sometimes needs a superman. And why wouldn’t I use them when I have three of them?“If this is how we make up, can we at least fight every time?” Xander purred hiding his face in the cradle between my boobs. A very unladylike snort came from me as I shook m
XANDER POVBack at the mansion, the tension between Ari and Verzi was so thick you could cut it with a night. For a successful mission like that one, you would have expected champaigns and a night of hot drunk sex till we couldn’t walk. Not only did we sabotage Oleg’s shipment that cost him millions, but we also managed to rescue some of the shit stashed in there and claimed it ourselves. And Enzo did as instructed by donating a million as soon as the word got out. I mean we were all righteous people who took care of their own, and nothing was even tracked back to us. Not that it would anyway, since we owned half of America as well as every inch of the public department that dealt with a lot of shit.Police, some media outlets, you name them.But all of that sense of triumph didn’t even make up for what had happened. And I hated every passing second of it. This wasn’t how it was supposed to be, this wasn’t how we were supposed to love. A day without talking to each other meant a dead
LEIGH-ARI POV Ava’s name faded with the wind, and nobody ever spoke of her ever again. I was afraid of what her death may do to Scar and what that may mean to his loyalty to us, but time proved that Scar was in this for life and there was nothing that could possibly happen in this life that would make him walk away from Alexander.“I owe him my life, he became the family I never had and gave me everything I have ever wished for.” Those are his words, and he lived the rest of his life trying to prove them. I felt stupid for even questioning his loyalty in the first place, but I couldn’t be sure, more because I had his sister’s blood on my hands. As much as we ignored it and never brought it up, Ava was his sister, they were blood. And blood is thicker than water.A few days went by with us watching over Oleg and his operations. We didn’t want to go head-on like headless chickens with no plan. Oleg was as cunning as it gets and I was not going to let him sidestep us and have us f
LEIGH-ARI POVI was in awe. I never knew that there were some people in this cruel world, who were very capable of living a lie and under a certain delusion for their entire life, believing that little voice in their heads while it continued spewing nonsense right into their brains for all days of their lives.But our dear Ava was living proof that some people, were just a pile of nutcases with nothing but crap running in their minds all day long. I seriously couldn’t bring myself to believe that she had fallen for that crap we said with Xander back at her hiding spot. Even an idiot would have figured out that the situation wasn't as it seems.She was a fuckin' traitor, who was on a run. Our sudden appearance had to say something to her. But nope. It didn't. For someone who had spent years in this kind of life, she was sure as hell as easy as it gets. Imagine if it had been Oleg who got to her... I went there expecting resistance, a bit of a fight; bloodied lips and aching muscles as
AVA POVThe phone dropped from my ear onto the table in front of me and all of a sudden, there wasn’t enough space in the vast roadside restaurant where I was. I shrunk into the corner booth where I was sitting and gently pulled over my scarf and slipped on my sunglasses.I managed to steer clear of the crowded places for 5 days, and in those 5 days, I was successful. I didn’t want to be found right now when I still hadn’t made a plan about my next move. Only God knows what was going to happen when they find where I am. So without further ado, I slipped the note into the bill and took off.I was the master of disguise, even if they had located me, they were going to have a hard time pinpointing me because I blended so damn well within the crowd. Walking to the small parking bay in front of the restaurant, I fished out the keys to the stolen Toyota Camry before hurriedly pulling out of the parking bay.My heart was pounding crazy, and it was as if it was inside of my mouth from how awf
SCAR POVWith a bitter taste in my mouth and a heavy heart, I stood on the terrace by the second floor and watched as the black G-wagon stretched out of the estate, taking off with a speed of light. I swallowed down the bile that was dancing on the surface of my mouth threatening to spill.The past few days have been nothing but a nauseating roller coaster of emotions, I have felt things I haven’t felt in all my life and it was fuckin' enough. I couldn't take up any more shit than I already have. Because within a mega pint of them all, there was this strong force that made me feel like I was sinking. My whole body was stiff and so were my insides. I don’t even know what it was, but it sucked elephant balls.I tried to accept with everything inside of me, to come to terms that Laura was gone and that there would never be one like her. But the more I thought of her, the more the hatred I had for Ava piled up inside of me. She was blood, we shared the same rotten womb and I watched her t
LEIGH-ARI POVThe day I rued the most arrived eventually. I woke up with a splitting headache and I was so sore and nauseous that I hated everyone and everything. I couldn't eat anything because whatever went into my mouth tasted so damn bitter that it made my stomach churn painfully. In a matter of days, I had lost a great deal of weight, and I am sure as hell I was no different from Morticia from Addams family. The cartoon version of course!Without further ado, I jumped into the shower and tried to keep myself on my feet the entire time while I cleaned up. It was nearly impossible,I was weak, my body was trembling violently because I haven't had a proper meal since 2000-and never. All I ever did was drink my own tears time and again. And the headache, it made me feel like I had died and sprung back to life.I was not feeling well at all.After washing up, I walked into the closet and pulled on my white slim-fitting jumpsuit and a white coat. I pulled on the white knee-length boot