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
Reign drove away from Cora's house while she sat beside him in his car staring at him. She kept thinking of what his surprise could be but nothing came to mind."Please tell me what the surprise is," she requested desperately. "Pleassssse"Reign stared at her and smiled, "Just be patient, dear. You'll get the surprise soon.""Get the surprise? That means you are giving me a gift," she concluded."We'll see about that," he beamed.His car suddenly came to a stop and Cora looked around for any sign of the surprise but could not find it. There were a lot of things she knew Reign had to tell her but she didn't want to waste her time talking about Avery. She wanted the night to be just about them and they could focus on Avery the next day.She looked around suddenly and realized that there were the only people outside and checked her time. She gasped when she noticed it was minutes past eleven. She didn't know that time had gone so quickly.Reign kept staring at something on his phone with
CORAThanks to Reign, I experienced emotions I never thought possible. How could a man be so perfect? The fact that I had gotten so upset with him earlier, made me feel very guilty.While Reign was making plans for our future, I was being petty and doubting him. I knew the sort of person Avery was and should not have let myself be affected by her cheap words.What if my anger had held out and I refused to accept Reign's apologies? Would I have missed out on such a special occasion? Just the thought of it made me shudder."What are you thinking about?" Reign asked, seeing the expression on my face.I smiled, "Reign, I didn't think it was possible for me to love you so much more than I did before. I think it's safe to say that I'm the happiest woman alive."He held my hand and led me to the couch, saying, "I think it's time I told you about Avery. I didn't go into details about her because I had something special planned. Now, I think I should explain everything to you."I sat beside him
In the morning, Avery stretched her body while her eyes were still closed. She heard faint voices and tried to open her eyes but the sun was shining down on her and the light was too bright.She had no idea where she was or why her body ached so much. She tried to remember what had happened before she fell asleep. However, someone began to splash water on her face.She instinctively tried to open her eyes but closed it back due to the impact of the water. Struggling to her feet, she began to run away and only opened her eyes when she no longer felt the water on her.She wiped her face and turned to see an angry, middle-aged woman with a pipe in her hand. Avery stared at her body which was completely drenched and asked, "What is wrong with you?""Aren't you the girl who killed that man, Greg? From your dressing alone, it's easy to see that you are truly a whore. What were you doing sleeping in front of my door?""Your door?" Avery began to recall the activities of last night. She was su