Lorenzo's POVI tried getting off the numerous thoughts swapping my head, but they stuck stubbornly, annoying me more than they already were. With my back reclined against the chair, I kept stealing glances at my phone while my shareholders remained stunned. “ Is something wrong?’’ a voice rippled through the air at me to which I barely stared back. Was this what happens when you are in love with someone? I didn't quite love the feeling. It didn't dawn on me that well. “ This meeting is canceled, we are to meet at a later date which will be disclosed to you all. ” my feet moved on a larger stride as I sauntered out, not minding the gobsmacked faces I was left with. I had never done this before, but could they really blame me?“ There is something you should see” Jack donned his expressionless face, a storm brewing in his eyes. I took the outstretched phone out, my eyes ran a quick glance through as my heart plummeted. “ Daphne” her name danced out in a whisper as I tried to asce
Daphne's POV Falling asleep wasn't part of it, but I guess crying myself to exhaustion until I couldn't feel relieved anymore was it. My hands strayed to the far end of the bed, devoid of warmth. Sitting upright, my wavy hair dropped over my face as I kept contemplating on what I was going to do to bring Lorenzo back to me. I should have told him the truth from the onset, but I guess fear had gotten the better of me and now, I had regrets. Forcing myself up, a grunt escaped my lips when I pulled the drapes aside to see the hazy light which told me it wasn't dark yet, I had just been hallucinating. Everything had happened in the morning and it was still the same day. The shrill of the phone piercing through my thoughts brought my dazed self back, my hands stretched out as I held it against my ears. “ Yes…” I spoke out to which a shuffling sound ensued, followed by whistles. “ Are you fine? You sound out of place”My eyes stung with tears, but I forced them back. “Didn't you see
Lorenzo's POV My hands rimmed the edges of the glass as I chugged down the scotch, I couldn't help but notice how the girl standing in front of me paled when compared to Daphne. Daphne was like a diamond, one that shone bright even in the dark, but this thing in front of me was a successful clone, that had me wondering why someone like her had been brought. An interior motive perhaps?My eyes gleamed with fury when she sashayed closer. “ Get out” I snarled. She stood, defiant as though she was at a daze of what I meant, like she didn't understand an iota of what I had just said. “Are you deaf?” I demanded to know. “I was assigned here” she threw a glance around. Licking her lips seductively. “To serve you” her waist swayed as she leaned close. With narrowed eyes, I crushed her wrist, satisfied with her cries for help. “Let me go! Somebody, please help.”The door flew open, with Jack racing in , he searched around before he pulled her from my grip. “You are hurting her” I lo
Lorenzo's POV With Daphne leaning against the car seat after I had made sure she was seated properly, I stepped on the accelerator of the truck down to the penthouse where the doctor should be waiting, and heaven help her if I got in there and noticed she wasn't. No matter how hard I tried to get her to say a word, she kept mumbling out words which were incoherent to my ears while sweat streamed down her face. I scooped her in my arms, handing the car key to the valet. I will be back for it later. “Get in now” I barked orders at the doctor who I could tell had been waiting for a while. Fidgeting which certainly wasn't a great thing at this time. Daphne kept writhing, squeezing her legs together, with pale features. The doctor stared at me, hard at first before nodding at the door. Was she being real right now? “I am staying. Do your job and make sure she is fine.” My finger still burnt from how hot her skin had felt when I held her, and yet, I couldn't fathom what was wrong wit
Warning: 18+ brutal gruesome scene, mature content, skip if you aren't okay with bloodshed. Lorenzo's POV.Dread filled the air as I stepped into the red room, which had different restraints, sex toys, bondage gears hung about it. I caressed the wipe making sure it was strong, the way I wanted it to be before I flung it to the side. Taking in the monochrome room. The red room was just a name, it wasn't particularly painted in the color, although I would have, but it wouldn't give me the pleasure I wanted if blood splashed across it, I wouldn't see it dripping down, and it didn't sit just right with me. With my back against the door, I took a proper glance at the monochrome room, satisfied with how it looked when a scream came through. “ Let me go! Who exactly do you think you are? My family will get you and hunt you and…”That must be Trisha, ranting endlessly when she should have kept silent. What exactly could her family do? When I am in charge?Her ranting self drew closer, th
Daphne's POV My eyes fluttered open in succession when I felt something warm collide against me, a hand draped around my waist. Tilting my head to the side, I stiffened when I noticed it was Lorenzo, who had just a brief on, looking devastatingly handsome as always with a face that I could stare at all day long. Propping myself properly on an arm, I ran a finger alongside the dainty lines on his face curled up into a scowl as though he were deep in thoughts instead of sleeping. “ You can't have enough of me, can you?” I jolted up when he spoke, a smile tugged at the edge of his lips, as he stretched, before he flashed his pearls at me. Beaming awkwardly, I tried to pull away by standing upright, when he yanked me back, and I found myself crushing hard against sturdy chest and chiseled abs. I gulped in, parched when he broke into a chuckle, snuggling me in his arms. “Good morning butterfly, where exactly were you going? Flapping those wings already?” My stomach tingled, dainty w
Lorenzo's POV “ You can leave” I rolled my eyes lazily at the charade they were putting on. I had succeeded in deflating Trisha's massive ego and that was everything that I needed. Her father gritted his teeth as he uttered. “When will you get the name off the blacklist? We have done everything you wanted us to”.My hands clasped together, firmly at my back. “At my leisure time. Let me go back in and have a rethink if indeed what you have done is enough to appease my rage, have a wonderful day” I dismissed them when I noticed Daphne was quiet. I suppose I was supposed to be glad, but if there was something that I have learned, it was never okay if she was quiet. “Is something bothering you?” My hands wrapped themselves around her waist as I placed my lips against her neck. “She is limping,” she replied. “Trisha is limping, did you do anything to her?” “Me?” A feigned look crept on my face. “Why would I ever hurt her? Let's just say she just got a good punishment for hurting my
Daphne's POV A whirlwind of blue and dreamy white rushed past, startling me as I tried to comprehend what exactly might be wrong. I swirled fast enough to meet with its pace while moving swiftly toward it when the kids walked in, pouting their lips. “Mother” they both clung to me, which was unlikely of them. Their lips contorted as they squeezed onto me. My hands smoothened their hair. I was glad that I had taken a bath and I looked fresh because how exactly was I supposed to explain to them why exactly I was in a jacket when it was late in the afternoon? They were surely bound to ask. “Are you fine?” I pulled them off, staring at their features while my heart slammed hard against my rib cage at what might be possibly wrong. Lorenzo hasn't acted that way before. He didn't even acknowledge my presence. He had looked like a man chased by demons. “ Sure?” I wanted to know when they bobbed their heads, just enough to assure me, but that tingling sensation in my heart remained. “ H