VALERIE'S POV"M-mom?" I stuttered.The woman looked up, startled at the sound of my voice. She squinted at me for a moment before her eyes widened in recognition. "Valerie?" she gasped, standing up from the bench. "Is it really you?" My heart was pounding in my chest as I nodded, still in shock at the unexpected encounter. "Yes, it's me," I managed to say, my voice barely above a whisper. The woman, who I now realized was my mother, rushed towards me and pulled me into a tight embrace. "Oh my God, I can't believe it's really you," she said, tears streaming down her face. I hugged her back, feeling a mix of emotions. It had been a while since I had seen my mother, and the last time we had spoken, it hadn't ended well. "What are you doing here?" she asked, pulling back to look at me. "I'm just out for a picnic with a friend," I replied."You are- wow" she commented, looking at my baby bump."I guess I really missed a lot of things about you," she muttered."Yes I'm pregnant but
VALERIE'S POVI decided to retrace our steps and see if I could find any clues as to where Pat might have gone. As I walked, I kept calling out her name, hoping that she would hear me and respond. After a few minutes of searching, I spotted something in the distance that caught my eye. It was a small figure sitting on a rock, and as I got closer, I realized that it was Pat. She was sitting with her head in her hands, and I could tell that she had been crying. "Pat, are you okay?" I asked, rushing over to her. She looked up at me with tears in her eyes, and I could see the pain and sadness written all over her face. "Valerie, I'm so sorry," she said, her voice choking with emotion. "I didn't mean to ruin our day." I sat down next to her, putting my arm around her shoulders. "It's okay, Pat. What happened?" I asked, concerned. Pat took a deep breath, trying to compose herself. "I don't know, Valerie. I just feel so lost and alone," she said, her voice barely above a whisper. "I'v
VALERIE'S POV"Today?" I repeated, surprised. "That's so soon." I said.Stephano nodded, looking at me with concern. "I'm sorry, Val. I know it's short notice, but this opportunity came up, and I couldn't pass it up," he said, taking my hand. "I promise to make it up to you when I get back." I squeezed his hand, feeling a lump form in my throat. "I understand, Stephano. It's just going to be weird not having you here all of a sudden" I whispered.I knew he usually travels a lot but I still wasn't entirely accustomed to it."Want to do something fun before I leave?" he asked, a seductive smirk on his face as his lust filled eyes looked at me. Icouldn't help but smile at his suggestion. "Sure, why not?" I replied, feeling a sense of excitement wash over me.Stephano pulled me close till my boobs were pressed against his hard chest, he leaned down and kissed me with so much passion I felt my leg weaken.As we pulled away from the kiss, Stephano whispered in my ear, "I have a surpris
UNKNOWN POVStephano, my biggest archenemy, the man I wanted to crush with all my might. But I had to wait… wait until the time was right to strike, to hurt Stephano just like he did to me twenty years ago by killing my father.You might be very confused, let me explain a bit…๑˙❥˙๑๑˙❥˙๑๑˙❥˙๑๑˙❥˙๑๑˙❥˙๑๑˙❥˙๑๑˙❥˙๑Twenty years ago my father made the wrong decision of agreeing to work under Stephano's Dad.It had been one regular evening when a group of men came into the small home. My seven year old self watched my father talk with those scary looking men wondering what the hell was happening."The Don has a special job for you, your pay is going to be extremely worth the job" one of the scary men said to my father."What does he want me to do?" my father asked."Pick up a drug shipment by exactly 12 midnight" The other replied, his voice cold and serious."I don't want to be involved in any of these dirty business, so please keep me out of it" my father replied."Are you sure about that
CHAPTER 108Stephano's POV I walked into the room where I had been ushered into by a couple of guards. It was supposed to be the venue for a private meeting with a few other gang leaders, but what I saw was far from what I expected. It was a scene straight out of a strip club. There were some ladies gyrating on poles, wearing nothing but skimpy lingerie and the air was thick with the smell of sweat and perfume. Several other ladies were standing everywhere else in the room, moving their hips and bodies to the music that blared from the speakers. I hesitated, unsure of what was going on and looked around the room. I however knew that due to my reputation, I could not show any form of weakness so kept moving. As I made my way towards a chair, I noticed a few other men sitting in the room and playing around with the ladies. One of the ladies plonked onto the laps of one of the men as she began a lap dance and sexily took off her top to reveal a red bra. Was this the meeting that was
Stephano's POV I could feel my head spin the moment that one of my men told me that Valerie had left the city with Fred a few days ago. Where would Fred take her to? Why would he even take her anywhere? Or was he deceived by someone who was acting as me to bring Valerie? But Fred was way too smart to fall for something like that. Fred knew that I never brought Valerie into the business. Something was wrong somewhere and it wasn't with me. The problem couldn't be with Fred either since I had worked with him for years, or could it? "What do you mean by that? Why would Fred be taking her anywhere? If I needed her with me, wouldn't I have taken her along?" I queried and the man's eyes grew wide with fear. What the hell was going on? "Get all the men and servants to come to the meeting room, now! No single person should be left behind even at the borders of our territory, I want every single human living in my territory to assemble in that room. You have five minutes to pass the messag
FRED'S POV Hours later, I was still watching the television when I suddenly felt someone sit beside me. "Valerie," I realized. "Do you remember anything now?" I slowly asked and she laid her head on my shoulder. "Does it really matter? We can always make new memories since I don't remember anything," she muttered and I smiled then raised her head to kiss her which she accepted. I had always wanted to taste those lips. As we kissed, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt. I was lying to her, manipulating her, and it didn't feel right. But I couldn't back out now, not when I had come this far.Valerie pulled away from the kiss and looked at me with a smile. "I'm glad I have you, Fred," she said, snuggling closer to me. "Even if I don't remember how we met or fell in love, I know that I love you." she whispered. I felt a pang of guilt again but pushed it away, reminding myself that this was for the greater good. "I love you too, Valerie," I replied, holding her close. "And we
THIRD PERSON POVValerie looked at Fred, her eyes wide with shock and disbelief. "You mean...the baby isn't yours?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper. He nodded, feeling the weight of his guilt crushing down on him. "I'm so sorry, Valerie. I know I should have told you the truth from the beginning, but I was afraid of losing you. I love you so much, and I didn't want to lose you," He said, his voice cracking with emotion.Valerie pulled her hand away from Fred's and sat up in the hospital bed, staring at him with a mix of anger and hurt. "You lied to me, Fred. You manipulated me into thinking that this was our child, that we were a happy family. How could you do this to me?" she said, her voice shaking with emotion.Fred hung his head, unable to meet her gaze. "I know I messed up, Valerie. I should have told you the truth from the beginning, but I was scared. Scared of losing you, scared of losing everything we had built together," he said, his voice barely above a whisp