Kingston's POVLuisa couldn’t hide her surprised look. She stared wide-eyed taking in everything before she chuckled and started laughing uncontrollably. I was expecting that much, that was why I had never shown anyone my childhood room. She had been so serious and everything about my mother was getting to her. I wanted some difference; I wanted her to laugh and smile like this. When all her thoughts throw to the wind and her head swung back. She was beautiful but looked most beautiful when she was smiling. I gave a tight smile that she could barely see. “Who the heck paints a boy's room all pink?”I groaned, “Don’t remind me of the horror I had to live through staring at pink every moment.”She moved to the bed, “Seriously, who came up with this idea? I think the person derives pleasure in torturing you. If not, why pink of all colours.”I smiled, looking back at all the tantrums I had committed just to have the room colour changed to navy blue, or gold, all were futile. Yet,
Luisa’s POV“I can’t believe you are getting married so soon,” Jenny yelled pulling my hand with hers. We were going over things I wanted to get for the wedding and as the bridesmaid, she was assisting me. We were not really writing down any list or doing something fascinating. We were checking wedding dresses online. “Look at that. It’s going to look so good on you that I bet the master won’t be able to look away from you.”I stared at the cloth she pointed to. It was a sleeveless gown with a cup bra, while the back was open. It looked too sexy for a wedding gown and also too expensive. “I don’t like that, it’s too revealing.”She rolled her eyes, “That’s the deal. It needs to be revealing for people to acknowledge your shape and beauty. They won’t just be calling you the lucky lady but they will finally be aware that master is also lucky to have got a beautiful lady like you as his wife.”I blushed, “Thanks babe, but this is not what I want for myself. I want a simple gown t
Luisa’s POVChange is one of the constant things in life, and no matter how you wish a moment could be just the way it was, change was bound to happen. I was hardly aware of what was happening outside the gate until Jenny called me to come outside.To say I was surprised was an understatement. I was shocked to see Clarissa outside trying to come in at all means. Fortunately, the mansion was located in a private place and it was hard for her to gather an audience the way she usually does. The security didn’t bat an eye at her as they continued staring at her while she screamed for them to open the gate. She was supposed to be the classy one, but I was baffled at how classless she was, even though it had been confirmed that Nelly wasn’t Kingston’s daughter yet she wasn’t ashamed to show her face here.Jenny stood beside me, “I have always hated her but right now I hate her more. Why will she do this?”I stared at her trying to figure out why she was there. She held a security cloth
One thing was certain; I did not stand up on my own. Immediately I got the message, I found myself walking out of my office while Jimmy followed behind without any question. I did not bother calling my personal assistant to cancel my schedule, when she saw me walking out of the office, I guess she got the memo. That was why she was still my secretary for this long.When we got down, Jimmy sat in the driver’s seat. “Get out, I will drive myself.”He looked sceptically, “Sir, you are not calm enough to drive yourself.”I stared at him without saying anything. He dropped the key in my hands with a small whisper, “Please, be careful.”I knew he was only bothered about me because he cared for me, but I was not in the mood to exchange pleasant talks with him. Whatever reason Clarissa had gone to my mansion was not good. I was so curious to know, and I was going to make this the last time she step her feet anywhere near my mansion. I was certain my guards won’t allow her in, so I didn
Luisa’s POVI had never thought my wedding was going to be a grand affair. I had always wanted a simple lifestyle, which included a simple wedding. Just my family and my husband's family. Yet, I was going to have a wedding with people I have no idea who they are in attendance. It was my wedding day and I barely knew half of the guests even though we tried to make the guest list small. I guess Mrs Sanchez finally won by inviting every person she intended to.But, that wasn’t what made me nervous. It was the fact that I was finally getting married that made me nervous, and I was getting married to a man I love whom I had no idea how he felt about me. I was getting dressed in my dressing room with Jenny and my mother, and for some reason, I was not allowed to see Kingston in my wedding dress. To them, it was taboo, but I wanted to see him badly. I wanted his opinion on how I looked before showing myself to the world. I knew the moment I step out of this room, I would be blinded
Kingston’s POVBeauty was said to be in the eyes of the beholder, but Luisa’s beauty was what every beholder would see. I had never been interested in physical appearance as long as the person wasn’t bad to look at. Yet, I was going to tie the knot with the most beautiful lady. I smiled at her. She was the only one my gaze was fixed on as I could hardly see others in the room. At that moment, they ceased to exist in my sight. Not even the flashes of the camera could tear my gaze off her. And at that moment, I vowed to myself that I would do whatever I could to protect her and also Chris. She was going to be my first priority. After all, she was going to carry the Sanchez name, which in itself was a protection for her.Her mother dropped her palm in mine with a small smile tugging at her lips. I smiled back at her and she whispered thank you. I had no idea what she was thanking me for, but if anyone was supposed to be thanking the other, it was me. I was supposed to thank he
Luisa’s POVThe moment we got out of the car, flashes of cameras could hardly make me see the people waiting for us. I held onto Kingston’s hand and flash a smile to the camera. I wanted to look my best in the picture that would be posted online. I was getting used to the attention of the media.“Are you okay?” Kingston whispered in my ears. To everyone else, he might as well as kiss my cheeks. I nodded glad that he observed that I was a bit tense with everything going on, or it was just due to the fact that he knows I don’t do well with the press.After a few more pictures, the paparazzi gave us enough space to walk in. I looked right at where my mother was sitting and also at Jenny. I smiled at them as I moved. My eyes darted back to my mother and I observed I couldn’t see Chris. Suddenly, I felt sweat on my hands and my heartbeat increased times ten if that was possible. But, It was beating very fast. Maybe he was with his nanny; she was supposed to be in charge of him s
Luisa hover over me like a mother hen protecting her chick; she refused to go to her room or get any other thing done. Still, in her wedding dress, she stood beside me.“Who was that? Who sent that message to you?”I sighed knowing no matter what I said; she wasn’t going to calm down, if anything, she was going to be more furious with me. Just like I think it was my fault Chris got caught up in all of this, she was also going to think the same thing.Immediately, I got the message. I tried calling the number but it was not available. I forwarded the number to Seth and he claimed that the number was stolen. So, we were unable to get the real sender of the message. Yet, I felt as if I knew who sent it, but that wouldn’t ease Luisa’s mind right now.“What does the person want? Money? You have a lot of that, you can pay them, all I want is Chris. All I want is my baby?” She broke down and started crying again. I hated to see her cry. With every tear that fell from her beautiful eye
Kingston’s P.O.V.“Derek’s dead.”Luisa dropped on the bed. I guessed regardless of how she thought she hated him, his death was still shocking to her. I was pretty shocked myself. I wanted to be the one who ended his life slowly, but I never thought he could be so cowardly. He chose his death to be tortured, but then he had been so sure of himself, so I wondered why he suddenly changed his mind and died.She looked around, avoiding my gaze and biting her lower lips.“I told the guys to bury him silently. He doesn’t have any family.”She sighed, “Do you also think it’s our fault? If we had handed him over to the police, he might not have killed himself, right?”Holding her shoulder, I shook my head, “It’s not our fault, Luisa. All we did was protect our family. Anyone will do anything for family’s sake. And we didn’t kill him. He chose death.”She paused to assimilate that and nodded, “I went to him yesterday, alone.”My hold on her tightened, “What?”“After we left Derek, I went to s
Luisa’s POV I trailed back the path I just left with Kingston. I wasn’t supposed to be back here, but I had been doing daring things and was ready to take it up a notch. I wasn’t trying to be brave or pretending to be, but I wanted to make something clear to him, and I know I’m the only one who can pass the message loud and clear. I was expecting some kind of security to guard the building in case of an attempted escape – and I have my perfect excuse at the tip of my tongue.Alas! There was no one.The door was closed firmly, and the key was attached to it. It made no sense, but barely anything makes sense these days. When I came with Kingston, there was no one at the door, but I had expected that was because Kingston was there. I thought once he left, someone would be guiding him, like Jimmy, ensuring there was no way to escape.Well, I guessed attaching a key to the lock made it safe. I unlocked the door and stepped in slowly. My senses were on alert. Maybe someone was guiding hi
Luisa’s POVI wasn’t wicked. I wasn’t the type that sees others in pain and gets happy, but I was when I saw Derek there. I thought it would be a painful experience, but it was just the closure I needed – knowing he wasn’t anywhere that could be dangerous to my family. Knowing he couldn’t escape gave me some peace of mind.After walking a few distances from him, Kingston stopped us, “Are you okay?”I frowned. I know he was trying to protect me, but I wasn’t some kind of weak female. I wanted him to know that. “I’m fine.”He didn’t smile, “I just want to make sure you are really fine. It’s your first time seeing such a sight.”That’s true. I might have felt pity for someone else, but I didn’t feel pity towards him. We continued walking, and an idea boomed in my head, “How about we celebrate?”“Celebrate.”I nod, “Remember that we couldn’t go on our honeymoon because of the situation. How about we start our celebration now?”He raised a brow in astonishment. He had rubbed on me. No
Kingston’s POV.My hand hurt, and I wrapped a cloth around it bruises on it. I wasn’t ready to stop what I was doing. I grabbed Derek’s collar and moved him closer to me, but he was all limp. His lips were bruised and covered in blood. I was certain, I must have knocked off one or two of his teeth, but he forced a smile towards me, showing his bloody teeth.It was getting boring to me.I loved it when he struggled, and could still talk about how Luisa was his. How all I was doing wouldn’t make him leave her alone? How she was going to realize I wasn’t good enough for her?It was fun when he had the fight in him, but now, it was boring. He could barely talk, even if he wanted to.I threw him back, flexing my hand, and turned towards Jimmy who stood at the edge of the door. “No food for him today?”Jimmy nodded, and I headed to the bathroom washing off his filthy blood. I bathed thoroughly and changed my clothes before heading to my family. There was no way to hide my bruises so
Luisa POVI didn’t take my eyes off Derek from the rearview. I could hardly believe he was her in the car with handcuffs. My gaze momentarily went to Rena and I paled – it was my fault. The bruise on her lips was all because of me. It should be my lips, not hers.“I am sorry, Rena.”She turned towards me and winced a bit touching the bruise, “It's okay. It’s what I signed up for.”I chuckled, “You didn’t sign up for a bruise on your face, that’s all on me.”She shrugged, “Regardless, I am just glad to be of help. Honestly.”Fabian snorted. I glared at him, but that didn’t keep him shut.“I can’t believe you lied to me, Jenny. You were the one I was looking for and you sent me up.”If it wasn’t for the bruise on Rena’s lips, I might have felt guilty for lying to him, but I felt nothing. “That’s because you weren’t willing to know the truth. You only heard the story from one person's perspective and you jumped to a conclusion. I can’t put my trust in someone who blindly trusts
Kingston’s POVThis place was a hotel in disguise. It was hard to believe that there was a hotel without security, but the first point of contact was the receptionist. While we were trying to follow Rena’s dot, she stopped us with a smile.“Welcome to Numb Hotel. How can we be of service to you?”I frowned, and turned towards her, improvising, “We need a room.”She mentioned the price, and I could hardly believe how cheap this hotel was. It might have been the reason they lacked security and safety. She pressed a bell on the table, and we waited – each second painfully long until another woman came out from somewhere. She was fat and her stomach seemed to be obstructing her from moving normally.“Follow me.” She said.She started moving us in the opposite direction of the blue dot. I stopped and she copied me, “Any problem?”I pointed towards the direction, “I want a room on that side.”She sighed as if she had been afraid we were planning on canceling. I guess they do need mon
Luisa’s POVTracking someone wasn’t as easy as it was portrayed in movies. It was way more stressful, and it didn’t help that they were on foot while we were following them in a car. They kept boarding different public buses. After some time I took a nap. It took a while for me to wake up and see that we were following a new bus. Kingston turned and smiled at me, “You are awake. I think we are almost there. This is the mall where I met that idiot.”I looked out of the window. Of course, I knew the idiot he was talking about, but I didn’t say a word. The town Derek seemed to be hiding in wasn’t what I expected. It looked like a small town with fewer people. The mall Kingston had pointed out didn’t have a lot of people shopping there. It might have been the reason they were able to corner him without anyone to help him.“Where are they now?”“In the bus, ma,” Jimmy responded. I nodded thinking of what Rena would feel like at the moment. Her last words ring in my head, but I can
Kingston’s POV“I think we should be getting ready now.”The moment I heard Luisa say that I placed my hand on the steering, but I didn’t move. I could see the eagerness in Luisa, but nothing was happening. It was just Rena looking around as if she was searching for someone; probably she was looking for that Fabian guy. No one had seen him this morning. They know to report to me once he was sight, but I haven’t received any message from anyone, it only meant one thing, no one has seen him. Rena stopped and placed her phone in her ears.“I think she is calling Fabian,” Luisa said. I smirked at her, everyone could see that but she was so eager to point everything out. If it was up to me, she wouldn’t be following us in this operation, but she had planned and worked on everything. I wouldn’t want to be the one to deprive her of the joy of achieving something. Plus, it would be good for her to see that Derek wasn’t invisible. I wanted nothing more than for her to be at ease with
Luisa’s POVI didn’t sleep all through the night. Kingston didn’t sleep either. He kept trying to keep me calm, but I had a lot of things going through my head. I had handed Chris over to Jenny. Kingston had instructed the security in the house to increase immediately after we were out of the mansion. He didn’t believe Fabian would keep it a secret from Derek. According to him, Fabian was the loyal type, and it would be difficult for someone loyal to keep a secret from his boss. That didn’t help my anxiety, it only added to it.All I did was pace around trying to figure out what hadn’t happened. I had never felt so paranoid in my life.“Calm down, dear. Nothing bad is going to happen.” Kingston said. He was sitting on the bed, his gaze continued to follow me as I moved.“I know, but what if he hurts Rena before we get there.”He sighed, “We are going to get him before he gets close to Rena.”I nodded because I trusted Kingston. I believe if he says it was going to happen, then