Chapter 2 - Betrayed And Broken.

Aliyah could hear her heart break into a thousand pieces over and over again, she tried so hard to blink back her tears but they just blurred her vision and kept crawling down her face.

She stared at her stepsister, Valerie, and her supposed comfort, her boyfriend, Justin as they both kissed passionately, his hands finding their way to Valerie's breasts and caressing it.

Aliyah placed both hands over her mouth trying to suppress the scream that was threatening to burst out, she tried her hardest not to make a sound.

“Justin,” Valerie moaned softly, she slightly broke the kiss, Justin pouted but still his hands are working on Valerie's breasts, “I have to go, I have to walk the runaway tomorrow and then school…. Ah..” She moaned again with a smile as he uses his fingers to press her nipples.

Tears brimmed my eyes.

With his mouth on one of her breasts, his hands slowly went south … Aliyah shut her eyes, no! she didn't want to see this.

“Stop, Justin.” Valerie said, Aliyah could hear a gentle slap, she opened her eyes to see Valeriehad slapped Justin’s hands away “We would continue tomorrow.”

Justin groaned, “Fine, but I am not letting you go tomorrow, I will have you all to myself alright?”

Valerie nodded.

With a smile, Justin kisses Valerie's forehead.

“Break up with Aliyah.”

Aliyah’s knees trembled as she heard what her stepsister just said, pain surged through her, she stared at Justin and on his face was a smirk, the banging in her head increased.

“You're jealous?” He asked smugly.

Valerie rolled her eyes and hissed, she went to the other couch and grabbed Justin's white shirt.

“I can't continue like this,” She slipped the shirt on and began to botton up, “I mean, it's six months ago we started this and I fucking can't bear it when you tell me not to come over because of her.”

‘Six what!’ Aliyah cried inwardly.

Six long months.

So for six months, Justin had been cheating on her with her stepsister?

Her so-called boyfriend who she thought they would have a future together, whom she thought loved her to the moon and back, who she gave her all to? Had been cheating on her?!

“Babe,” Justin called and for a minute Aliyah thought he was calling her, but reality dawn on her faster than lightning that he wasn't. He walked towards Valerie who had her back towards him, her hands folded “You know that I have fallen out of love with your si-”

“Aliyah.” Valerie cuts him off, “You know how much I hate you calling her my sister.”

“I'm sorry,” he apologized, his arms wrapped loving around her, “You know I no longer love her, since she always denied me of sex,” he kissed the crook of her neck “and also since I knew the secret of her been an illegitimate child, a problem child, a child of a homewrecker, that's definitely not who I want to spend my life with.”

Illegitimate child.

A problem child.

A child of a homewrecker.

Justin just called her…

Those words echoed multiple times in Aliyah's ears, her feet trembled making her almost fall out of her hiding place, she had to place both hands on the ground to support herself.

“Well,” Valerie turned to Justin, her face in a frown, “Well she gave you her virginity already, have you now fallen back in love with her?” Her tone was filled with venom which reminded Aliyah of her stepmother.

Wait?? Valerie knew about it? About her giving up her virginity to Justin?

Justin laughed, a mockery one, “You needed to be there, Aliyah's body irritated me alot, her fat legs, her big stomach, her stretch marks,”

Those words stung her heart, it hurt so much making her lips tremble vigorously, she placed one of her hands over her mouth, tears kept pouring out her eyes.

“Her moans, screams were …” Justin made a disgusted face, Valerie burst out laughing, to Aliyah's horror, Justin started mimicking how she sounded during their night together, Valerie's laughter increased.

‘But he said … Justin said I was doing well … he said he loved my voice, he made me scream louder, he made me moan and scream his name … he said my body made him mad, crazy and he had always had wet dreams because of it… said my beauty was ravishing.. all was a ..’

‘A lie.’

Aliyah thought bitterly.

“And the worst of it all,” he paused, making Aliyah's heart raced, “Her grape or should I say nut sized titties.” Valerie burst out laughing, Justin joined her.

“Aliyah can't be compared to me.”

Justin nodded promptly, agreeing with Valerie.

Her pieced heart seems to break into smaller fragments, pain gnawed at her, her head banged.

“Let's go take a shower, my love.” Justin said, he raised Valerie’s left hand and kissed it, only then did Aliyah's eyes see the shiny object.

Valerie was wearing a ring, a beautiful one at that … wait did he-

“Can’t wait to spend forever with you.” Justin said happily, his happy eyes dancing in joy, those same happy eyes that Aliyah has come to love.

“Me too.” Valerie planted a kiss on his lips, he swept Valerie off her feet, and in bridal style he carried her to the room, Aliyah could still hear her stepsister’s giggles.

Aliyah stood up from her hiding place, though she could feel pain shoot through her body maybe because of how she had positioned herself behind the couch or the betrayal she just watched she couldn't tell, she held the wall for support as she found her way out of the penthouse and out of the compound.

** Aliyah’s Flashes **

“I am really gonna miss you babe.” I mumbled as I adjusted myself on Justin's laps.

We were at his penthouse, he had invited me over a few times before but because of classes I couldn't make it but here I was now, well I did skip a class to make it here but it doesn't matter.

He tightened his arms around me, which somehow calmed my unspoken fears. He kissed me on my cheeks and I blushed, “Me too but you know it's time already, aren't you happy for me?”

I sighed “Ofcourse I am, just that after you graduate, you will become so busy as the next CEO of your father's company and some lady…” I trailed off playing with the button on his shirt, I looked at him to see he was also looking at me with a knowing smile on his face “I am not jealous, well just saying.”

Well, the love of my life would be graduating soon. Sigh!

Justin chuckled and got up to his feet, also pulling me alongside. We stood facing each other. “It's obvious you are lying, your face is even red, my baby is jealous.” He teased me.

Well… maybe a little… that's a lie, it's a whole lot, I'm jealous, a whole lot.

I bowed my head and facepalmed, I hit his chest playfully.

“It's true,” I stared up at him, “ ladies will be around you, you don't know what I went through seeing you with girls and all that.”

Justin chuckled “Well, they thought I was still single and thanks to you a lot of people believe I am single all because my girlfriend here doesn't want our relationship public.”

Though I also come from a rich family, that can't be compared to Justin's.

“Well, I didn't want our relationship to be subjected to any criticism, you know that.”

“Of Course I do and that's why I only have eyes for just one person.” He said pulling me closer to him.

With twitched lips I asked “And who is that? If I may ask?”

With kisses on my face, nose and forehead “Aliyah Malvern, Justin Alward’s girlfriend.”

I blushed hard.

Justin engulfed me in a warm hug, I also wrapped my hands around him, his cologne enveloping me “I love you.” He said softly against my ear, giving me butterflies which flew wildly in my stomach, he kissed my ear, his mouth went to the back of my ear and he also kissed it softly.

“Justin.” I didn't know when I let out a moan.

“Damn! Aliyah.” He kissed me on the lips, the kiss was hot, passionate and somewhat told me of his desires, making me feel bad instantly.

His hands traveled slowly to my chest, I sucked in my breath, my body tensed up, it seemed he noticed, he stopped, I opened my eyes staring guiltily at him.

“I-”

“No, it's fine, I will wait, I love you and respect your decision.” He said with a smile which assured me that he really did understand and still loved me.

“Thank you. I love you more.”

**End**

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“Everything is a lie.” Aliyah muttered to herself.

‘Aliyah Malvern is worthless.’

‘Aliyah Malvern is ugly.’

‘Aliyah Malvern is a troubled child.’

‘Aliyah Malvern is a home wrecker’s child.’

‘Aliyah Malvern shouldn't be loved and will never be loved.’

Tears rushed down her cheeks, she couldn't feel herself anymore because now pain was all she could feel.

In just a day, the secret of her birth was revealed to the world, her inheritance was taken from her and her boyfriend betrayed and cheated on her.

Her life is definitely ruined.