Ariana's POV; I reached for my potato chips as I flipped over to the next page of the book I was reading. It was a captivating autobiography of a celebrated author I had been following for years and it had me really hooked. A knock came through my door and I yelled for the person on the other side to come in. It was one of the maids who had come in with a shopping bag, I furrowed my brows in confusion. "What's this?" I asked as she handed it over to me. "Sir's personal assistant said to give this to you, he says there's a note in it that would tell you all you need to know." She said and I nodded. She curtsied before exiting the room. Curiosity got the better part of me and I opened the bag. I pulled out the content which turned out to be an ankle length straight black silk dress which had a drape that trailed down my left shoulder with a long sleeve on the right. It was a straight dress and was not all too dramatic but for the drape it had. I picked up the blue sheet of paper I
I cried a lot, though in silence. I truly hoped that the driver had not noticed or recognized who I was. The ride lasted longer than I had expected and my overthinking mind had worried about being lost. If that happened though, I truly wished I never got to be found, especially by Damien. I breathed in and out after my crying session, watching as we sped into the moonless dark night. The Uber stopped me at the gate of the villa, I got out and walked towards the guards who had perplexed looks on their faces when they saw me. I knew my appearance must have said a lot, my make up had been smeared by tears, my outfit somewhat rumpled, my hair fell back from the up do Fiona had made, I did not know how and when that happened and then I had my shoes in hand too. There was a lot going on with me at that point and I could not care less what was going through their minds. "Mrs Kingston." They acknowledged me with nods as one of them pulled the gate open. I walked the distance to the house
Third person POV; Tracy grinned widely as she strutted farther away from the gym. It was only by chance that she had caught her older brother at the gym revealing the truth behind his very sudden marriage which had left her suspicious for quite a while. This was perfect. So it was all an act? She could not wait to announce this to everyone. It was going to be epic! She got into her room and sat cross legged on her queen sized bed while she thought about the best way to unveil their secret. Tracy picked up her phone and rang the one person who could share her excitement over this matter. "Hey Aleena." She said into the phone with a wide grin. "Hey Tracy what's up?" Aleena responded casually. "I'm good, so I'll just get to the reason why I called." Tracy went on. "What happened?" Aleena went on knowingly. Tracy had apparently been keeping Aleena up to date on everything that concerned Damien as far as she knew. "This one is huge. Brace yourself." Tracy said, piquing Aleena
Ariana's POV; I reached for my pink strawberry flavored lip gloss and rolled it all over my puckered lips as I patted my lips together making sure that it was evened out. I had little to no makeup on as I prepared for the day ahead of me. Just yesterday I had received an email along with a call to congratulate me on getting the job at Aiden's company, Avilla Corp. Words cannot describe how elated I was because I finally got a reason to leave this prison like house everyday. I opted for starting up immediately for this same reason. I reached for my bag after making sure my outfit-which comprised of a black and white long sleeved, below knee length, with a bow stylishly placed on the left side of my waist corporate dress and stilettoes with twisted straps-was in check. With all said and done, I touched up my hair one more time before picking up my matching white Louis Vuitton handbag as I strutted out of the room. I still had some time to get something light for breakfast so I hea
Third Person POV; Tracy marched up into her bedroom, slamming the door behind her. She grunted loudly as she stomped around the room, throwing a fit for absolutely no reason. She had tried working with Aiden some time back but no one had let her. For reasons she could never understand, Damien did not agree to it. In her fit of rage, she decided to not head to her office like she had planned. No one would question her anyway since she was the boss. Tracy owned a fleet of clothing stores, set up and funded by Damien as always. She decided it was best she met up with Aleena so she picked up her handbag and soon sashayed out of the room. She was well on her way out of the house when she stopped at the base of the stairs leading to up to Damien's room. She looked around, making sure that no guard was around to spot her going up there in Damien's absence. She snuck up the stairs and stopped at Damien's door, twisted the knob and pushed it open. She slid in quietly and shut the doo
Damien's POV; I stood at the balcony of my bedroom staring up at the sky for a while with one hand in my pocket. I sipped on my whiskey and grimaced slightly at the strong taste it had. I had been reflecting on Aiden's call for a while and it was beginning to worry me. How on earth had my sister found out about this and how did it escape me that she did not like Ariana? And finally, how the hell did Aiden find out about it? I took another sip to calm my nerves. My mind went over to the beauty on the other side of the hall. We walked past each other like we were strangers, though we were strangers to each other somewhat but this time, it was so weird. I shook thoughts of her out of my head, I had more pressing matters to worry about now. I approached my bed and laid down in exhaustion. I had such a hectic day going from one place to another, reviewing files and let's not forget, attending numerous meetings. My life was stress filled and I did not need any extra from my sister a
Ariana's POV; Four weeks on... I sat in my office speaking to Stephanie about some work stuff while I typed up some things on my computer. I had been working in Avilla Corp for about a month and it had been amazing. The workers here were friendly and so receptive. Unlike back in the house where I had some hostility from Tracy, there was nothing as such here, thankfully. Damien had been away for weeks and we never communicated while he was away. I felt at peace in his absence and the fact that I was working saved me from the prying questions of mom and ma Rosa concerning our relationship. My work was a much needed reprieve from all the drama that would have occured in my presence. The floor's secretary soon appeared at my desk informing me that Aiden had called for me. That was weird because I only came across him a few times since I started working here and we exchanged pleasantries cordially. I just hoped nothing was amiss. Without delay, I excused myself, avoiding Stephanie
I knocked and waited for a while but I did not hear an answer. Out of curiosity, I twisted the door knob and walked in and for the first time in about a month, I was going into this black and white themed bedroom. I stood in the center of the room looking around for Damien but he was not present so I walked towards the portrait situated at one end of the room, next to his bar. The portrait showed a desolate place, torn down by flames, it gave off a gloomy vibe and it somehow got me worried. I discarded the thought as soon as it came, I was an overthinker so I decided it was just my mind going down that path again. I spun around when I felt a presence in the room and shrieked. Damien was standing a little distance away from me, shirtless! I swallowed, taking in the beauty of his well sculpted abs and muscular upper body. I snapped out of my daze and spun back around facing the mini bar while shifting on one foot to the other."Put a shirt on!" I exclaimed, blushing at the thought of h