At this time, Smith heard the sound of glass breaking and turned his back on the young woman who gasped, "What was that?"He pulled his hand from her hold and pushed the tray of cakes making them all fall on the ground."Get lost," he yelled and shut the door in her face. He locked the door, took out his gun, and began heading back to the room where he had left Cora.Just as he pushed open the door and entered the room, Reign jumped and kicked the gun off his hand. He quickly took out a knife but Reign kicked it off his hand as wellHe tried to move toward his gun which was now on the floor, but Reign jumped on him and punched him so hard that he fell on the ground. He still tried to reach for his gun, however, Reign kicked him on his head and he lost consciousness.Reign picked up the weapons on the floor and put them away. Afterward, he walked toward Cora who was sitting on the floor, staring at him.Earlier, after speaking to the young woman and learning that Smith lived alone, Rei
REIGNFOURTEEN YEARS AGOI picked up my bag after the bell rang and began making my way out of my class along with my friends. I bid them farewell when we got to the parking lot and I spotted a black Corolla; the car that was used to pick me up from school every day.As I always did, I opened the door, got inside, and sat on the passenger seat. I was surprised to see that the driver was a different person. I had never seen him before and my parents never told me that my driver was going to be changed."Who are you?" I asked just as he turned on the ignition."I am your new driver," he replied.I looked behind me but there was no one in the back seat. It was strange because my two bodyguards always came along with my driver to drop me off and pick me up every day.I felt uneasy and quickly reached for the door to open it and run out. However, the door had been locked.Even though the glass was tinted, I screamed for help in hopes that someone would hear my voice and alert the school aut
Avery was shocked by Reign's actions. As she got up from where she had been made to sit for a while, she began to think about why Reign was being kind to her and letting her go.She realized his attitude toward her had changed the moment he saw the pendant on her neck and she told him it broke when she saved a boy from a fire. "Could he be the boy that Cora saved all those years?" Her eyes widened as she thought of the possibility. Cora had stopped wearing the band since the pendant broke so Reign had no way of knowing who really saved him."This must be it," she told herself. "Why else would he let me go? I just need to play along and see how much I can benefit from this."Once Reign led Avery out of the interrogation room, she asked him, "Can I see my mom? I heard she has been arrested.""Let her see her mom," Reign said to one of the officers. "I'll be waiting outside, Avery," he told her before walking away.The officer stared at Reign in shock as he could not understand what was
Reign recalled how netizens called Cora all sorts of names when her innocence had not yet been proven in the crown court. He remembered how he had picked her up after she fainted inside his panic room. He recalled how rotten tomatoes were thrown at her, how Avery's mother had attacked her at the hospital, accusing her of being a murderer, how Avery's father had injured her on the head, and all the tears Cora had cried.He shook his head, "Never. Avery, your dad committed a crime and your mum worked with him. You are only free because you saved my life but I can't save them.Yes, Cora's innocence was proven in court but that happened because she was truly innocent. I will never defend a murderer."Avery sighed, "I thought you wanted to pay me back for saving you but now I realize it was all a lie. Forget about everything, there's no need to pay me back."She turned and began walking back into the station but Reign said, "Hold on, Avery. I want to pay you back but not this way. There sh
Reign, Cora, and Emily arrived at the new house Reign had prepared for Cora."This place is so beautiful," Emily whispered to her. Cora smiled and thanked her, however, she felt that something wasn't right. Reign wasn't someone who usually acted on impulse and if he intended for them to move, he would have told her earlier.But Reign's facial expression showed that he was happy. So in the end, she concluded that she was overthinking and worrying over nothing.She thought Reign would spend the night in her bedroom. However, after Emily went to bed, he said, "You should go to bed too, Cora. After everything that happened today, you deserve all the rest in the world.I still have so much work to do because I haven't been to the office for some time.""Let me help you," Cora offered.He refused and said, "Please go to bed, Cora. I will feel better if I am convinced you are okay. You have insisted on going to work tomorrow and you still have a party to prepare for. Leave this to me."Cora
Reign sat down on his couch, manipulating his computer. Just as the time struck eight, his doorbell rang.He smiled, "I can see she is punctual."He opened the door and Avery walked in. She wore a black, handless, very skimpy gown that exposed half of her breasts and almost showed her butt cheeks.Her makeup was nicely done and her heels were very high, making her look very sexy and attractive as she catwalked into the living room."What were you hoping to achieve by dressing so provocatively?" Reign asked her the moment she sat down.She smiled sexily at him, "Mr. Fletcher, are you provoked then?"He scoffed, "In your dreams. You will have to be a spitting image of Cora for there to be a possibility of having an effect on me. The agreement was for you to spend a night in my bedroom, not on my couch. Get up and go inside."Avery laughed and got up, "With all pleasure."He pointed in the direction of his bedroom while she went toward it. When she got to the door, she stopped and said,
Hearing Avery's words, Cora lost control of her emotions. She turned and charged toward her, slapping her on the cheek before Avery could move away."How dare you?" Avery yelled and lifted her hand to slap Cora back, however, Reign swiftly caught Avery's hand and flung it, making her cry out in pain."Cora, this is not what it looks like," he said to Cora but she turned and began to walk away.Avery was so upset. She had promised herself that she would never let Cora slap her again after the last time she did in Reign's company, but now he had gotten in the way.Cora ran towards her car in tears and Reign was about to go after her when Avery hugged him from behind and said, "You promised me, Reign."He turned and pushed her away. As she fell on her back, he pointed his finger at her and warned, "This is really the last time, Avery. If you ever touch me again, I will forget that you once saved my life."After speaking, he dashed out of his house and saw Cora's car being driven away. He
CORA"Why do you seem so surprised?" I asked Reign. "Do I seem too soft and feminine to have achieved such an amazing feat?""It was....it was you?" Reign asked as his eyes brimmed with tears.I realized the implications of his words and gasped, "Were you the boy I saved from the burning house? What are the odds that..?"I was still speaking when he pulled me into his arms and hugged me, "Thank you, Cora. Now everything makes sense to me.""Wow! You were the boy I saved in the burning house in the woods? I still can't believe it!" I exclaimed."But I can," he replied, cupping my cheeks. "The first time I saw you in that elevator, when I looked into your eyes, I was so sure I had seen you before yet I couldn't remember our encounter. Now, I remember the little girl in pigtails crying because her Mickey Mouse pendant broke while she was helping me.I searched for you, Cora, and felt so guilty because you risked your life to save mine. I am so happy that you were the one who saved me and
MIRANDA The expression on the faces of everyone turned into shock. Seeing that I looked serious, the lady at the counter said, "Calm down, Ma'am. I will call Mr. Duke right away and inform him."At this point, a man walked up to the counter. From the way he was dressed and the way all the employees at the counter greeted him respectfully, I could tell he was a prominent figure.One of the employees picked up a card from a bunch on the counter and handed it to the man, saying, "Here's an invitation to the boss' launch party tonight. It's mandatory to show up with the invitation, sir."The man smiled and accepted the invitation card, saying, "Thank you, I will surely be at the party."As the man turned and began to walk away, I stared at the heap of cards and thought, "So that arrogant man is throwing a party, huh? I wonder how he would react if I gate crashed it. Would he send me back home just as I want?"I suddenly became excited as I thought about what I could do at the party."I'm
MIRANDA My so called husband stared at me in shock and scoffed, "What effrontery!""Sammy, what are you still doing? Throw this piece of trash out of my house before I lose it."I rolled my eyes, "As if I want to be here! You must be crazy upstairs, which explains why you can't speak without raising your voice, old man. Pick on someone your own size and news flash, I would be more than happy to leave this place."A few other domestic staff had arrived at this point and they were all staring in surprise. The man looked at me in shock as though he could not believe I was speaking to him.He began to approach me and at this point, one of the domestic staff ran and stood in front of me. She seemed a little older than me and was beautiful too.Sammy tried to speak to him but he pushed him away. I folded my arms, feeling so happy that he wanted me gone. When he got close to me, the girl in front refused to budge. The man stared at her in surprise and it made me wonder who she was."Who the
MIRANDA I had no idea what was going on there but seeing the look on the faces of my family members, I got an uncomfortable feeling. The woman was about to speak, possibly to explain whatever the hell was going on, however, I did not give her the time to do so.I couldn't go through the back because my mum was right behind me, so, I passed the woman and bolted out the door. I stood outside briefly, and came up with an idea; rather than to Collins, I would run to my cousin's for the time being, until I understood what was going on. I heard footsteps behind me and began to run without looking back."Please, don't abandon us when we need you the most," I heard a familiar voice and stopped.My mom walked up to me and turned me so I could face her. Tears kept falling from her eyes as she cried, "Please, Mira. Go with the woman and do whatever she says. This is the only thing I have ever asked of you.""That's a lie, mom," I replied. "You've asked me to do a lot of things over the years. T
MIRANDA I stared at Collins' departing figure and thought, "You'll change your mind once I get back, Collins."I continued running to the road to get a cab. I could not stop worrying that something had happened to my dad. My mom didn't seem like the patient when I heard her voice earlier. My elder brother, Sean, was strong and athletic so it could not be him also. This left me with my dad who had poor health from smoking when he was young and becoming hypertensive after we lost my sister. Once I got to the front of my house, I saw my mum pacing up and down. She stared at me in shock when she saw the way I was dressed. I had initially left through the back and planned to return through it because I wasn't allowed to wear such skimpy clothes and with good reason."Why are you dressed like a prostitute?" She asked angrily as she grabbed my arm and tried to wipe off the makeup on my face. She completely ruined it but that was the least of my problems."Mom, what happened?" I asked anxiou
MIRANDAI stared at my reflection in the mirror and nodded in approval. I looked really sexy in the short, black dress I had on. There was no way Collins would not go crazy if he saw me looking so hot.He had been my boyfriend for three years in high school and now we were both in our first year in the same college. However, he sent a breakup text to me last night.I couldn't find him all day in school but I learned about the party that would take place in his house. Even though I wasn't invited, I intended to gatecrash the party and give him the one thing he had been asking for.My constant refusal over the years was the same reason why he broke up with me but I loved him too much to let him go. If having sex with him was what I had to do to keep him, then I was getting laid tonight. I arrived at Collins' house a few minutes past six and saw that the party was in full swing. His family was well-to-do, so hosting a party such as that was a piece of cake for him, especially when his pa
Hi everyone, below is the synopsis of one of my latest stories. STORY TITLE: FORCED TO MARRY MY EX'S UNCLE SYNOPSIS Nineteen-year-old Miranda is forced to Marry Hazel; an arrogant billionaire who is flat-out mean and so done with women. She hates him with a passion and the feeling is mutual. Compelled to keep Miranda as his wife, Hazel becomes frustrated as she gets on his very last nerve, giving him tit for tat.There's a thin line between love and hate and, Miranda and Hazel are just about to find out. Would it be too late when they realize their feelings for each other?
LISAI reached out my hand in the morning to touch Adam but he wasn't on the bed. I opened my eyes and realized I was alone in the room.I sat up and smiled. I knew that Adam would be excited about the news I wanted to give him. From the moment I found out that there was a little life growing inside of me, I had been ecstatic and dying to tell him.However, I decided to give it a month and it was finally time. Since a month ago when Adam and I officially became a couple, he had been nothing short of sweet. He was the best man in the world and the one thing I wanted more than anything else was to spend the rest of my life with him.Our relationship had been drama-free and I couldn't be more grateful for that. At first, I feared that Clay had something up his sleeves, considering how much he used to hate Adam.Surprisingly, he had really made peace and now occasionally called to make light conversations with Adam. It made everyone happy, especially their Granny.I was even more grateful
ADAMAfter Lisa left, life felt boring. Reading her letter had been extremely excruciating, especially because I knew that my Granny had gotten to her.I couldn't even get upset with my Granny. I loved her too much, and I knew that she did what she did because she felt it was best for the family.I so badly wanted to talk to Lisa, to hear her voice even once, but I had to respect her wishes. It was the only way I could convince her that I really loved her.In the days that followed, I was forced to get along with Clay, who also seemed to have become very sad. At some point, I wondered if he genuinely loved Lisa, or if he was just upset that he did not have something to use against me anymore.Thanks to our Granny, we were forced to eat breakfast, lunch, and even dinner together. Each time we tried to miss anyone, she would suddenly become sick and create a scene. We knew her health wasn't too good, so we had to play along. I was upset with Clay, but a part of me still tried to forgiv
LISAI sat by the pool, feeling sad as I stared at the water.I was waiting for Clay's Granny, who had told me that she wanted to have a word with me.I was surprised by how Clay suddenly reacted. I thought I knew him. Even in the short time I met him, I didn't think he could be so selfish. I was so disappointed in him. But I was very happy, too, that Adam was not willing to give me up.For a moment there, I had been scared. As I listened to their conversation, I had thought that Adam would give in to his Granny's request, but he stood his ground. It meant he really loved me. His Granny soon arrived, and I smiled at her.She sat beside me and said, "Lisa, to be very honest, I have nothing against you. I've always been an open-minded person and I've always said that regardless of the girls my grandsons bring, I would give my blessings for them to get married because I want them to be happy.However, I want my grandsons to be at peace with each other, I want them to be happy and united