I complied silently, like I was being propelled by some unknown force and then lowered my head to avoid gawking at his muscular physique."Look at me” he said and I lifted my eyes, gradually taking him all in. "Scared of getting wet?" He said in a voice that sent tremors down my body."Please Jaxon stop playing with my emotions.”"You consented to this young woman. Come closer”.I closed my eyes firmly and moved closer to him. He then drew me nearer to his chest. His sturdy chest beneath my head caused a multitude of shivers to run down my back.My heart was beating fast, and my legs were becoming more feeble. I had the urge to pull him into a tight embrace and hold him close and it was extremely difficult to be able to hold myself and not do it."Aren't you going to say something?” He said"I... I don't have anything to say." Kindly let me be please,I can't find the willpower to refuse you now”. "I'm sure you can also feel what you are doing to me right now” he said and in that mom
I was crestfallen. Maybe he simply despises me or he was waiting for this whole arrangement to be over before revealing his kind side to me.As we navigated through the crowded streets, time appeared to blend together, making it difficult to track our progress amidst the busy traffic. In spite of being in a hurry, Jaxon's driving abilities were effective, and we made it to the meeting location right on time.As we got out of the car, Jaxon looked at me, his expression much more gentle. "Let's go," he declared, his voice no longer cold like before. "Be sure to create a powerful impact."I gave a nod. Together, we arrived at the meeting location, prepared to confront the hurdles awaiting us.Upon entering the meeting space, a sense of excitement filled the air. The CEO's business partner, a distinguished individual with a keen eye for potential opportunities, welcomed us. For a moment, he looked at me with evident interest before shifting his focus to Jaxon.“Jaxon, you are hardly eve
I tried on the dresses one at a time, with each one more captivating than the previous one. The gentle materials hugged my body's natural contours, as intricate elements shimmered in the light, producing a stunning effect. I spun around and looked at myself in the mirror, wishing to see a hint of love in Jaxon’s gaze. However, his expression remained unchanged as he stood just outside the fitting room, watching me.I put on a different dress and gazed at myself in the mirror once more. Jaxon spoke at last, "This one is okay,it compliments you, the previous one is overly glittery, " he said, pointing to a dress decorated with detailed beadwork. “ It doesn't suit your color”.“Okay….thank you. I said Jaxon chuckled emptily, showing no emotion in his eyes. Simply giving my opinion."Do you think I'm attractive?" I couldn't help asking. "Yes, you definitely are." He replied simply. I felt my cheeks heat up with a combination of frustration and desire, longing to know what his genuine f
I observed their eyes locking in a secret interaction. I felt a sinking feeling in my heart as they vanished into the crowd, leaving me alone and confused about what was happening.I felt overwhelmed by confusion and disappointment, which clouded the magical evening I had envisioned. I was lost in the crowd in the ballroom. I resisted the temptation to monitor them, however, my curiosity prevailed. I was dying to confirm my suspicions by seeing it with my own eyes.Feeling a combination of nervousness and resolve, I quietly moved towards the rear of the ballroom, carefully looking around the poorly lit passageways. When I rounded the corner, my heart skipped a beat as I saw Jaxon entering a small, hidden room with the mysterious lady right behind him.Envy and jealousy immediately enveloped me and I was more determined now to know the truth. As I neared the partially closed door, my steps grew lighter. I gently pushed the door open slightly to listen to their conversation and obse
I woke up with a renewed determination to make Jaxon pay for the hurt of the previous day and I knew exactly what I needed to do to get his attention. I got into the shower, dressed up and came downstairs only to be welcomed with a lovely smell coming from the kitchen.Jaxon had made breakfast and with smiles that were capable of breaking any icy heart,he said “hello Ayla,come have a seat dear,I made breakfast”. I was shocked as this was a new Jaxon entirely different from the man I was with last night. He drew out a chair for me and I sat down as he laid the cup of coffee and toast in front of me.I didn't realize how hungry I really was until I had started to eat and was truly grateful that he had fixed breakfast. “I'll be going out to meet a friend Jaxon” I said to him. He looked at me intently while furrowing his brows. “a friend huh” he asked and I concentrated on my breakfast ignoring him intentionally.I heard the door to the diner open and suddenly there he stood,his eyes burn
…..Ohhh please Jaxon!! "Don't be stupid," I said, my voice a little louder. “After all these conflicting signals, blowing hot and cold, and now this?" I made vague gestures between us. "You are saying all these now after weeks without telling me what exactly you wanted?" I could see the defeated look that shone in his eyes, a stark contrast to his usual bravado. "I'm sorry, Ayla, I know that I haven't been….but…" "But what, Jaxon?" I interrupted him and my anger grew. "There's always an excuse in everything you do,now you are sorry."He ran a hand through his hair, disappointment evident on his face. "I know I made a mistake, Ayla. Believe me when I say I'm sorry for all the arguments we had, for every harsh word I have said,but lately a lot of things haven't been going too well..… It was bad between us he said, standing up, looking me in the eye. “Seeing you here alone with Alex… I don't know, it pushed me over the edge." A pang of guilt crossed my
The lights turned green and he kept on driving all the while silent, the remaining parts of the drive home felt like eternity. So many unspoken words in that silence. After hours of driving we arrived at the private mansion, where he packed the car at the usual packing space. "Thanks for the ride." I said, he muttered some words that I didn't hear all the while avoiding my gaze.I turned to grab my bag and head into the main building, when I heard him call out my name, forcing me to halt in my tracks. I turned around to meet his gaze.He took some steps forward, while still giving a reasonable distance and stopped. "The contract. Do you mind?" "Sure..." I said, searching into the purse and pulling out a folded envelope,handing it over to him."I will be coming to check on our Children" He said while looking at the contents. "I certainly hope you don't restrict me from seeing them.”I shook my head aggressively, refusing to let what he had just said affect me. "Aren't you going to a
In the outskirts of the city, underneath the tunnel, where no one would presume a life would ever exist, I stared into space. It has been months since I was abducted and it was clear that no one was coming to save me .“The maid told me that you haven’t been touching your food. Do you want to die?” Alex asked his gaze on the food I had pushed to the side and refused to eat.“Death is more welcoming at this point than living.” I replied with ease. Alex realized that I had slowly given up and that he would be doing me a favor by killing me. It was clear he didn’t want to kill me, he wanted to make me suffer.“You really think I am going to persuade you to eat your food? If you starve to death, it is your choice.” Alex finished off and left the dungeon afterwards.Once Alex was out of sight, I realized that he lacked any kind of human sympathy. It was slowly dawning on me that Alex would be the first person to celebrate my death. At first, I had thought death would be the ult
One month later..."Careful baby, You don't want to hurt yourself." I said to the kids as they were playing under the ramp. I begin to reminisce back to everything that happened over the course of one month.I could still hear the words of the doctor to Ayla and myself. I had escaped the hands of death because the bullet missed my heart by an inch. Everything had changed since that moment, the company was back to fully functioning and I had dropped all shady deals that Alex had signed using the company's influence. The underworld had gone back to the way it used to be, with Levi being given a befitting tribute by every gang out there I suddenly felt arms wrapped around my torso and her cologne would always mesmerize me. She placed a kiss on my neck, as I squeezed her hands gently."You know something babe, I have been thinking we should move out of our comfort zone. This house would always bring the trauma of past events and we want to be happy right?" Ayla suggested and I agreed
Once the door to the elevator opened, we rushed outside the company to find Alex already surrounded by the police. "It's over Alex, just give it up. Your time has come to an end." I yelled out. "You had this all planned out didn't you?" He asked, his hands raised in the air. "You failed to prepare properly. I have been planning a raid on you for the past weeks, watching your every move constantly. I want you to know that when the time comes, the law will always catch up with you."One of the policemen with the cuffs stepped forward and held his hands. In a matter of seconds, I watched him pull out a gun from the police holster and I felt something hit me in the chest.My vision became blurry as I also watched Alex fall to his knees. I looked at my hand and realized he had shot me with the gun."Jaxon! You will be alright." Levi’s right hand man was beside me. I couldn't think of anything in the world other than staying in the arms of Ayla at that moment. As my eyes closed, I rea
I stepped into the company at the strike of midnight fully aware that it was going to be a tough confrontation with Jaxon . The moment I opened the door to my office, I found Jaxon sipping a cup of Hennessy with several documents on the table and a smile plastered across his face."You know I never thought you would have the balls to make a move, I will give it to you. I never expected you to go for Steve, our lawyer." I commented, standing by the door."Our lawyer? Oh so you now choose words to use now? Steve deserves death. He was the brain behind your action and I figured it was perfect I ended him." Jaxon said. I watch him hold a paper in his hand."Right here in my hand is the deed to the company. You asked for it, now I have brought it for you." I stared at him for a moment, wondering what he was up to."You must think I am a fool Jaxon . I know your tricks and I know you won't be willing to sacrifice your last hope to secure the company from me easily. So what do you have hidi
When I arrived at Steve's apartment, the weather had become warm once more and I helped Steve turn on the air conditioner, while heading to his room. Steve was an adept reader that hates being disturbed, but I needed his help, if I ever wanted to get the deeds.Upon stepping into his room, there was no sign of Steve . The tables were littered with books. Typical of him to always be unorganized.While I went down to get the pillows, I noticed something unfamiliar. I looked to see Steve slippers at the front of his bathroom. Steve never leaves these things in the bathroom before, so what was going on? I made my way slowly to the door of the bathroom, where I leaned closer to get a grasp of what was happening.The shower was running and it appeared that someone was having their bath. The moment I opened the door, I gasped in disbelief at the scene of horror displaying itself right before my eyes.I was staring at the lifeless body of Steve , who appeared to have been drowned in
"You must surely love him that much." I said after she had hung up."He is my husband and I can't let bad things happen to him." Her way of expressing her love reminded me of Alex and I hated that he had become so vile. Getting up from the couch, I made my way to the kitchen, hoping to make some juice for us, when I noticed something odd. A black van parked at the side of the gate and immediately I knew something was amiss.I rushed back into the living room, pulling the curtains apart and seeing several armed men making their way to the entrance of the door."Shit!" I exclaimed, drawing the curtain close."What's the matter?" Ayla asked."Police officers. I don't think they came without instructions from Alex . Here...." I handed over my car keys to her. "There is an exit by the far end of the apartment. Use the exit and get out of here once they pick me." "What? I cannot watch them take you?" Ayla replied."There is no time to argue Ayla! I know how to handle Alex , just go!" I
The moment the cab stopped, I looked at the agency and realized the plan to report Alex's dirty deeds to them could go either way, but all I could hope for was for it to go in my favor."Good morning" I greeted the receptionist, who was buried on her computer. The moment she looked up in my direction, she pointed up the stairs, taking me off guard. I whispered my gratitude and moved towards the direction, uncertain as to what to expect.I saw the tag at the door and realized this was the head of the agency office and after a series of knocks at the door, I would eventually be allowed to gain access into the office."Mr. Jaxon , nice to see you." The man behind the desk said, getting up to his feet and extending his hands for a handshake. "I have to say that we have been expecting you." He added with a smile on his face."I came to discuss something important with you." I said the moment I would make myself comfortable at the seat that I had been offered. "Before you say anything, I j
"I still have one last document that shows my claim over the company. We can use this as a bait to lure Alex into our trap and make sure that he takes it." I explained the plan in detail to Levi and the boys."I hope you are aware that Alex is smart, he would know that forfeiting the documents willingly is suspicious, we need to act ahead of him." "I know Alex more than any of you. He is my business partner. Since he is after signing the next big deal that would make the company become his own, he would be needing this document. His clients would ask for the deeds and that's when he would realize they are with me. He will come for it and we will take immediate actions against him." I looked at their faces and noticed a lot of them were buying into the plan and this gladdened my heart."So first, we already know he is going to meet up with the Chinese investors tomorrow, I need you to tell your spies to pay close attention to everything they say or do. If anything goes wrong, we wi
My father stared at me for a moment, apparently looking for the right words to explain his ordeal. I knew not to be harsh on him, but I could not help it, even after all these years and everything he had done to me."I know things have been rough in the past, between the both of us and that is why I beg you to just listen to what I have to say.""You know what, I cannot stand any of this again!" I got up on my feet despite the plea from his wife.I could not stand seeing his face, after all the horrible things he has ever done to me in the past. There was too much trauma involved.By the time I arrived at the house, I took a deep breath, not willing to step inside because I knew that Jaxon was in there.Summoning the last courage, I made my way into the room and found him on the couch watching the news."How did your trip go?" He asked, but I chose to keep quiet. "Come on Ayla, you don't have to be like this. There is a reason why we are called a couple and that is because we argue an
I drove down the street to my father's residence in tears as I remembered how it all started, the first time he raped him.He staggered into my bathroom heavily drunk that unfortunate day. I was actually taking my bath and he stood at the door staring at me with a lustful gaze while licking his lips.The little innocent me, I was just eight years old then, was calling out to him to come carry him like he always does whenever he comes back from work, "Daddy! You're back so late tonight, I miss you. Common, come carry me""You're so beautiful" he said as he walked towards me while I giggled happily as I stood under the running shower."You look so ripe, I'm sorry for this" he said while I stared at him with confusion wondering why he was apologizing when he suddenly started touching me in ways that didn't seem right. I tried to push him away to no avail.My nanny was the only one that knew about it, she took care of me for days while my dad bought me all sorts of stuff and everything I