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ELIZABETH’S POVAs I got dressed for my girls' night out, I couldn't help but feel a twinge of guilt in my stomach. I knew I should tell Cole about my plans, but he had been so overprotective lately. He always seemed to want to know where I was, who I was with, and what I was doing. It was suffocating at times, and I needed a break.So I kept my plans to myself and decided to let loose with my friends Kayla and Janet. As we sat at the bar, sipping on our cocktails and laughing at each other's jokes, I finally started to relax. It felt good to be out with my girls, away from the watchful eyes of my husband.But then I made the mistake of telling them about Cole's suspicions regarding Evelyn, and they both looked at me like I had lost my mind."Are you kidding me, Eliz?" Kayla exclaimed. "Your husband is telling you that your best friend is trying to seduce him, and you're just brushing it off?"Janet chimed in, "You need to protect your marriage, girl. Don't let anyone come between you
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100I sat alone in the dimly lit hotel room, staring blankly at the wall in front of me. The silence was deafening, and the weight of my thoughts seemed unbearable. I had just caught my husband, Cole, cheating on me with my best friend. The pain was indescribable, and it felt like the world had come crashing down around me.My mind was consumed with thoughts of betrayal and heartbreak. I couldn't shake off the image of Cole and my best friend, wrapped up in each other's arms. It was a scene that replayed in my mind like a broken record, tormenting me with every passing moment.I tried to distract myself, scrolling through my phone and aimlessly flipping through TV channels. But nothing could silence the deafening silence in the room or the ache in my heart.The room suddenly seemed to close in on me, suffocating me with its emptiness. I needed to get out, to escape the suffocating walls of the hotel room. So, I threw on a coat and headed out into the chilly night air.The streets were
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ELIZABETH POV How do one deal with a cheating spouse…A lot of articles came up over the screen of my laptop.It had been just days since I caught my husband cheating and the truth was it was hell to deal with.It was like taking a deadly blow to the heart and the less I wanted to think about this the more I found myself seeking information about the whole situation.It was quite messy, the state of my mind at the moment, I groaned when I saw the same article popping up in the suggestion box.Take a walk.Walk your dog.Take a trip.The list was endless and it was all centered on not being alone at the moment, Olivia was right after all.The buzz from the door distracted me and for a minute I could have sworn that I felt her jump right out of my chest, I had been locked for so long in the hotel room—Locked out from the outside world physically that the slightest noise was magnified in my ears.I walked to the door and unbolted, shielding my eyes away from the light rays that found th
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A Gasp.Then my eyes fluttered open as I coughed heavily, it took a long time for my eyes to adjust to everything around but eventually it did.I looked from the girl I had seen earlier at my door, to another standing not too far, to a lady leaning over me.“What happened?”The last thing I could remember myself doing was walking into the bathroom and that was it, everything else seemed to be in a distant part of my memory.There was the picture of Cole at the back of my head and darkness, that was all I thought of.“The medic are on their way. ” someone stood at the doorway and announced to the room.I could see the sigh of relief from anyone and still looked confused at the whole situation…Did I slip and hit my head out?Did I pass out?The sound of siren filled the air as the ambulance pulled into the driveway.Apparently someone had made an issue out of this.I wad lead through the hallway that had people on either side trying have a good look at face.I shunned the look that was
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COLE'S POV.THERE was only one sentence to describe the last few days and it all summed down this—A shocking nightmare.I walked away from her as fast I could feeling the shame in my heart as I did.In a way I didn't know what to deal with, as it left me totally confused..The fact that she had given up so easily on this?The fact that she wouldn't even look me in the eyes.I could believe everyone of those things as I deserved them but to think that she was suicidal.That was a big twist.At first I didn't want to believe the call.The caller had sounded agitated and urgent and I had left everything I was doing and raced to my car.The thought of her committing murder never occured to me as I had been trying to reach her for over the last couple of minutes and couldn't reach her.That was over an hour ago now I was making my way back to the car because once again she and Rejected the chance of me to speak .It was relaxing to see that she was alright but it would have been more rela
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ELIZABETH'S POV"For the last time I didn't try to kill myself."I tried all I could to convince them as they kept asking all manner of weird questions to get under my head, it was expected…it was human-like to expect the worst from people but this was worse.At least that was how I felt from having to answer forty test questions about my mental health.It was hard to convince them or even anyone that, it had all been a mistake all along.It was hard to tell them, even Olivia, who had shown up earlier that all this was just a misunderstanding on both sides.They had barely stayed In the room for a few minutes before they had requested that she let me have my rest.I hated the way everyone looked at me as though I had gone crazy.I am not Crazy…I was just suffering from a mishap I had brought upon myself.In a way I thought everything would have just been different if I had not married this man.He had shown glaring signs at the beginning but yet I had chosen to love him even with th
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ELIZABETH'S POVIf I was expecting more shocking news it was definitely not this…There was no way I could process this, not with everything that was happening already.Having one of Cole was enough of a problem already, but the fact that they were two with one growing in me allegedly made the world a more toxic place.I was shocked, my face found Olivia who had the same look on her face.This was more than a twist to the entire situation, this was alarming, this was shocking.The atmosphere in the room was suddenly dark and I absorbed each and every bit of it into my soul till it was reflective on my face and glowed upon it.How in the hell did this happen?I wanted to ask her if she was sure about what she saying, yet it felt like a stupid question as she was the doctor handling my -"Are you sure of what you are saying ?" Olivia did the asking." Hundred percent, you can have it done anywhere."A feeling of something unpleasant curled in my chest, and for a split second, I didn’t
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COLE'S POVAT this point there was nothing to say or dispute, the woman I could as well call my mistress was carrying my child, and right in my hands was the proof.Sometimes words clutter a space in your mind that was filled up with the truth and all you are left with is to admit it to yourself.This was certainly a time like that —A time that I had to admit that I had to come to terms with the decision she was asking of me.I sat out there by the pool side of my costly home, numbly watching the night and sipping from a bottle that was half filled.The funny thing about moments like this was that it happened just once and when you least expected it .One slip up—You are gone and trapped into the absolute mess it came with.I gulped down each drop of Martini with a thought wondering what would have happened if sheEliza hadn’t made an appearance in the house that day or perhaps even better if I had not let myself be cajoled by deception.It was like giving vague statements of what if
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Bound By A Contract 137 EPILOGUE
Eliza's PovMonths had passed since that fateful night, a night filled with terror and despair, but also with courage and resilience. Our lives had been forever changed by the events that unfolded, and yet, somehow, we found a way to heal and move forward.Evelyn was locked away in a high-security facility, paying for her crimes. The legal battle that followed was arduous, but justice prevailed, and we were able to gain custody of the children. Riel and the twins, Mia and Liam, went through a difficult period of adjustment, but with the love and support of our family, they began to heal.As for Cole and me, our bond grew stronger through the trials we faced together. We learned to lean on each other and trust in the power of our love. The scars of that night were a constant reminder of our strength and resilience. We vowed to protect our family at all costs and cherish every moment we had together.In the aftermath, we sought therapy to help us navigate the emotional trauma we had end
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ELIZABETH The phone rang.I turned and tossed as I was the only one awake at the moment, with Cole snoring peacefully close to where I was.He needed it. He had been a good boy doing all the work all night long, I groaned as I got out of bed making my way all naked to where the phone of the cabin."Can you pick that up please." Cole grunted in his sleep.Last night had been a hell of a night, and we've done several things all night till daybreak. It all started with the couples bonfire night —As the last day's event , guess we had too much of the local brewed drink of the South Africans.Could it be termed as?Reconciliation sex? It was far more than that.It was the One month of getting back together with Cole and all we've done during those times was literally fuck all day.We were like new couples who couldn't take our eyes and urge off each other.It was all we did more so it was the reason why we had taken the trip.Olivia had been there first to look at it then had sent the lin
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COLE.THE best decision I had ever made in my life was getting rid of Evelyn and that of course was after the Dna test came out negative.Guess Eliza was shocked when my doctor gave out the evidence, I was not the father of Sarah but in a way I felt concern for her well-being.Just like Adrian who was sitting close to Eliza and been in Riel life.I had been jealous for a while seeing them together but then I had taken my mind off it by looking at the face of the judge.It was all going in my favor, there was maids and guards all there to tell the court of how Evelyn had been toxic all this while.All of a sudden, it became a two-way case with me battling for the custody of two children.An Alpha man in every sense…It was funny that Evelyn was only starting to love her child after she found out that she has a part of my finances willed to her name but that had been a trap at my end.Women like Evelyn deserved to be in rehabilitation or even worse hell."Is that all or there are still
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ELIZABETHGoosebumps…It was a day to the trial and that seemed to be what took over all or most of my mind, I didn't know how to deal with all of the pressure.Work that week had been hectic, yet at the same time it had been distracting enough that it kept me afloat all this while, it had been the main reason I had not wallowed In what could be the decision made by the court.The wind found its way past my body feeling it with smoothness but left my soul bare, dark and inexpressive.I was out at the mall, smiling at the door man that held the door while I stood looking past the opened door with two bags in my head.As my gaze shifted to the second car, a convertible, where a tall, handsome man was alighting, dressed in rolled up top and faded jeans. I reeled back in shock as he turned towards where I was with Cole slipping out of my lips silently.Disbelief fought with unmistakable recognition, I was barely ten minutes from my house and of all the malls in the whole of the city, h
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ELIZABETHWe were always in pursuit of perfection and after getting it all, what else?The need for Perfection was by far the greatest flaw of any man and I found myself succumbing to the same fate.I have gotten the revenge I had spent the last five years of my life looking for but still had no satisfaction—It was all like vanity.To make matters worse Riel had incessantly been talking about his father, in a way it seemed like the two had a bond I couldn't quite describe almost as though they were meant to be with each other all this long while.It was the main reason I had moved out of the hotel and gotten a place, I couldn't just live a life where I kept looking over my shoulders if Cole would pop in anytime and demand for his child.Suddenly, it was starting to look like the game had turned against me and I was the one at the end of everything all, I was the one that was mocked by fate.Over the next few weeks, I worked very hard at blocking Cole out of my consciousness, and
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ELIZABETH.It calls for celebration right?The thought of how Cole would feel hearing that I had taken this from him at the last moment brought a smirk to my face.It took me five years, five good years and finally I could say that I had gotten a revenge that was worthwhile.He had rang them in my presence and they had given him the news.A part of me felt a kind of sympathy for the man that had been my husband and who was definitely the father of my child but soon the expression and sick feeling gave room for the grudges I had against him.I was half home and was giving Evelyn the gossip of how everything went when she informed me that she was no longer at the suite but was now at her place.Apparently, she got a call from the office and since she couldn't leave him behind she had gone with him to her place."Why do I have a feeling you just want to see me?" I asked.She scoffed ." Just get your ass here."Change of plans…I thought to myself as I turned the car three-sixty degrees a
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COLE "What!"My car came to an abrupt stop on the road, I thought I was done hearing bad news and this popped up out of nowhere.I couldn't think about the possibility of this happening,I couldn't think about me losing the deal and if it was happening that way it was starting to look like Karma was all out to get me.I swerved my car in a complete U turn and headed straight back for the company driving crazilyStill running the thought in my mind, In a way it was hard to believe everything he was telling me, as I couldn't quite place it around my mind.The more I thought about it, the more I saw reasons not to.I rang the company while driving through the highway like quite an insane person. The only memories that kept going through my mind were two.The first had something to do with getting there as fast as I could and the other was a warning thought about how fast I was driving.This shouldn't even be happening, I had outbidded the least person by a whole lot.They picked after r
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ELIZABETHImagine the shock.I stood there looking at the prospective bidders and there — Right there was Cole's name.A smirk crawled across so fast as the speed of light, you wouldn't have caught a glimpse of it if you didn't look.One thing I have gotten to know about my Ex husband was he went for only deals that were deemed necessary and important. If he was going for this it meant it was quite as important.It could mean only one thing…The thought of the implications passed through my mind.There was a need for me to know, a need for me to know how important this was to me."Do you have any idea of how important this deal would be to him?" I turned to Annabelle—My lawyer."You mean you don't know?" She looked at me puzzled.The look she gave me was as though I didn't know what was going on …What looked to be trending.If it was, it got me wondering Olivia didn't mention it to me-"Know what?" I looked at her expressing the same emotions that was right they're still on her face.
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ELIZABETH There was only one way to explain how blissful a home is and the truth is there was nothing like home?Could there have been anything more?Certainly not as the best part of any entity was getting back home after staying away for so long.No matter how one looked at it… it turned out to be that home is where the heart is .That was the case with my mind all through the trip back home to start. I didn't know what to expect when I got home, whether good or bad.Five years had not been a short while and it was easy to see that a lot had changed during those long while.All through this while I had been far away from home and had probably missed the concept of what a good home could be but the moment my plane landed in the track I could see everything again.The probabilities were high and I could tell everything from the moment we walked through the airport hallway pulling out bags.From a frantic Riel excited to have a feel of the city to myself that didn't know how to take
