CHAPTER FORTY SEVEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora was yet to recover from her shock.
"Not even a hello?" George smirked, taking a step closer towards her. His step was unsteady, which made Aurora realize that he must have had a few drinks."Not really, I have nothing to say to you." Aurora started to leave when George suddenly reached out to her, his hand encircling hers.
All Aurora felt from the touch was disgust but George was adamant about not letting go. "Do you have to pretend that you don't know me? After all, we were once husband and wife." His breath reeked of alcohol as he assessed her with a leery expression that spread an uncomfortable feeling through Aurora."You have to let me go this instant! Or I will have to help!" Aurora gritted but George merely scoffed."It seems to be true, it was all over the news that you married a rich man, you are now the wife of Tremont Stone." There was aCHAPTER FORTY EIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He bit down on her lips when she denied him entrance.Aurora gasped at the pain and his tongue was in. Dominating, conquering, and claiming her every breath. One of his hands grabbed a fist full of her hair as he sought to deepen the kiss. She pounded hard against his shoulders and he punished her by biting harder against her lips. A whimper escaped her mouth as she finally surrendered against him. She closed her eyes, willing herself not to feel anything, but didn't manage to succeed.She sensed the sudden change in him moments after she stopped fighting him. His grip on her loosened slightly and he was kissing her more gently, allowing his tongue to drink and savor every flavor as he had long to do for a long time. She tasted like perfection and fit perfectly in his arms.Tremont was surprised when she started to respond to his kisses, shyly at first as her fingers groped at his shirt. She
CHAPTER FORTY NINE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tremont emptied his fourth glass of whiskey, maybe it was his fifth...or sixth...maybe seventh. He didn't keep count.Alone in the dim lights of his living room, he couldn't seem to get rid of the turmoil in his chest. He had never felt so irritable, he wanted to rest or sleep, but he could do neither.Why wasn't she arriving? He thought.When he had instructed the driver and had gone back in search of Aurora, he hadn't seen her there. He wondered where she could have gone. Worry if anything bad had happened gnawed at his heart. She also barely had recovered from the illness.He should never have allowed her to leave the car but he'd been so furious and confused.She had been nothing but trouble from the very first moment she stepped into his life. He'd meant to punish her with that kiss, but it was he who was currently being tormented. He couldn't stop thinking how good
CHAPTER FIFTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora walked into the quiet house.Damn George! She thought.Why did she have to meet him at such crucial times?She had been left with no choice but as he had driven her back, it had taken even much longer because the path he had followed had been flooded by the heavy rain. He had kept mentioning his failing marriage with Cassandra.Aurora scoffed inwardly. As if she cared! What had been his aim? Some sympathy from her?If not for them, her Sammie would never have to suffer so much before his painful end, that was a grievance that she would never forgive neither would she forget, not even in her death!She had vowed to make them pay, maybe George had stepped into her life for exactly that purpose.But revenge wouldn't bring Sammie back to life, maybe instead of hating on worthless people, she should spend all her time giving love to those who deserved it. Bu
CHAPTER FIFTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tremont knew he made a huge mistake from the first moment he touched her, but he had been too angry, undeniable jealousy made his blood pump faster and faster. The emotion was foreign to him, yet intense. He shouldn't have kissed her, because now he couldn't stop. Her taste assaulted his senses and he just wanted to lose himself in her.One minute she had been cold from the rain, the next moment was warm and burning all over the places his hands touched.A small breathless whimper escaped from her throat, all of her struggles did not seem to have an effect on him.Her fear grew intense."Listen to me Tremont, if you don't stop, I'm going to scream!" She spoke with urgency, trying vainly to fix her dress to give her some decency."Then, by all means, go ahead." He spoke in a tauntingly mesmerizing voice, using his free hand to pull the shirt from his trousers."You have a fia
CHAPTER FIFTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The feel of something very cool against her skin made Aurora's eyes fly open. She was just in time to see Ryan scooping another spoon of ice cream and dumping it on her hand."Cold cold." He chanted, his expression one of mischief as he made demonstrations with his hands. Aurora leaned a but so she could pinch little chubby cheeks."You are quite mischievous aren't you? it's cold, but you know that and you still dropped it on my skin" She scolded playfully and collected a bit of the ice cream as well to place on his palm, he squealed aloud and immediately licked it off and she laughed."Uncle John said you married da--ddy, can I call you mo--mmy?" Aurora couldn't believe that she had been blessed with this moment, it was more than she had allowed herself to hope for, she thought it was a reward for all her sufferings, she couldn't ask for more.She didn't realize that te
CHAPTER FIFTY-THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora bumped into voices locked in a conversation, she didn't bother to look in the direction, she was in a hurry to get as far away from Tremont as possible. She exhaled loudly, wondering why her heart was beating too fast.How could he declare that he wanted her with such shamelessness? No wonder he and Georgina made a perfect pair!She was halfway through the stairs when she heard John's voice, he was calling and waving in her direction.Did he want something from her?She soon made her way to where he stood."I've been calling you for quite some time, you seemed to be in a hurry, is everything alright?" His voice was laced in concern as his gaze scanned her over. "He's giving you a hard time again?""Well, it's not, what I mean is that he is..." She fumbled with the words and John nodded his head in understanding."Poor child, you don't need to defend
CHAPTER FIFTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The atmosphere around dinner was calm, Tremont was lost in thought as he had all day long, he was in a foul mood. He couldn't keep a rein on the surfacing feelings that continued eating him up from the insides, this was the first period in his life when he lost total control, he didn't know how to deal with the new turn of things.She rejected him for the third time. He had never wanted something in his life and got rejected, she was but a mere woman, why couldn't he just forget about her? It wasn't just plain lust, he wanted to uncover every part of her, he wanted to listen to the secrets her alluring dark eyes had to tell.His eyes fell on Georgina who was sitting across from him at the dinner table and he knew for certain that he would not be able to spend the rest of his life with her.But he'd made that promise to his dead best friend.Steve had made that request on his
CHAPTER FIFTY FIVE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Georgina was pacing around the room when Tremont walked in. Her head shifted in his direction the moment he entered.Georgina couldn't help but feel nervous, after that night when she had tried to seduce him and failed, a thin barrier had been created between them. She had realized in the past few days that he always seemed uncomfortable each time he was around her. She was also ashamed, that night, she had acted on impulse because she had not been able to control her emotions, and even that had not been able to sway him, so how could she not feel embarrassed?"What's so urgent Tremont? Is everything fine?" She asked, swallowing hard when he didn't respond immediately.The concerned look in her eyes made the guilt in Tremont's heart weigh like heavy rocks. He took a moment to study Georgina, she was beautiful, elegant, and had the body of a goddess, she was also intelligent and was faithful t
CHAPTER SEVENTY SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora walked into the hospital room, the doctors had just finished checking up on Tina. Tina was getting better but it would be a few weeks before she could be deemed fit to return home."How do you feel, today? The doctor said you are improving and in no time, you can walk all by yourself." Aurora smiled brightly but got no response, all she got was the guilt and tears welling up in Tina's eyes. A sigh escaped her mouth as she walked to take the seat beside Tina."I already told you that I don't blame you, look you were in an even worse condition than I was."Tina shook her head, she wasn't willing to believe that Aurora could forgive her so easily."I'm so s...sorry, you trusted me so much, I failed you as a friend... Everything you've done for me... I just." Her voice cracked with tears that made Aurora stare at her sympathetically. She didn't understand why Tina was so hard on hers
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora didn't expect George to scream aloud, his face was squeezed tight in pain as the gun slipped from his hand. His eyes were wide with terror and defeat as he continued to stare at something, or rather someone behind them.Aurora, still in shock and confusion registered the footsteps and movements. Soon after, the police surrounded the room.While they had been distracted in their fights earlier, Aurora and George had failed to realize the cops who had quietly surrounded the building, until it was too late. The police had fired twice at George before he had the chance to pull the trigger on Sammie.From the corner of her gaze, she met two pairs of familiar once.Tremont!He was here!It didn't matter who moved first as seconds later she was flying into his arms. Tremont squeezed her into his embrace, thinking how fatal it would have been if they had arrived even a second la
CHAPTER SEVENTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You need to be still or we will have no choice but to sedate you!" One of the doctors warned Tina who was struggling to sit up despite the several tubes connected to her body."I h..have to see h..him! It's all m..my fault He took her!" Tears leaked from Tina's eyes as guilt deeply overwhelmed her. She did not deserve to live or get treatments, not after she had betrayed her only friend. She had been too scared back then and had complied to do what that evil man had ordered.If anything happened to Aurora, she wouldn't be able to bear the sin she had committed.Tremont hurried inside the intensive care unit, the moment Tina saw him approaching, she visibly relaxed a bit. "What happened? Who did this to you? Where is my wife?" The distress was evident in Tremont's voice as he walked to stand beside her bed."He took her, please you have to save her! I'm so sorry."Tremont didn't k
CHAPTER SEVENTY THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I don't know anything! You have to believe me!" Georgina cried. She indeed had been shocked to have been accused of shooting a woman whose name she had never heard before, not only that, Aurora was missing? Not that she didn't deserve it, Georgina thought hatefully."Do you expect me to believe that? this is your last and only chance to start speaking! Where is my wife! And I swear if you've hurt her, I'll ensure you die in such a miserable way!" Georgina had never seen Tremont looking so angry, hate and anger coursed through her veins. In the end, all he cared about was that bitch!It was never her and it would never be! Tremont had all but taken her love for granted.Georgina hoped that Aurora was never found, she hoped that she died a painful death wherever she was! It suddenly came to her realization that if Aurora was missing, it would surely have something to do with George.&nbs
CHAPTER SEVENTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora awoke to a sharp painful sensation in her head. All she saw was complete darkness. Where was she? It took her a moment to realize that she was blindfolded, her hands were tied together, so were her legs.Panic and adrenaline kicked immediately, she struggled against the binds but only succeeded in hurting her wrists and ankles.She had been kidnapped by George! Why was he doing this? And Tina, did George kill her? She wondered if Tremont had realized that she was missing. The constant collisions let her know that she was in a car? For how long had she been unconscious and where was George taking her?Her eyes prickled with tears as she thought that she was going to miss Ryan's birthday, what if she never gets to see them ever again?Aurora heard the car screech to a halt, seconds later the sound of the door opening and footsteps reached her ears. "Wake
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The woman stared at the blood in her hands, a killer's hands, but she had not regretted it a single bit.Georgina almost laughed crazily, the ugly idiot who had dared touch her with his filthy hands was dead! He had gotten drunk and Georgina had wasted no time, she had slammed his head with a flower vase until he was knocked out cold. Just to be sure that he was dead, she had grabbed the kitchen knife and stabbed him for every time he had used her like a whore.Now she could proudly say that she was her mother's daughter. She was dressed in an oversized dress she had found at the bartender's house, she walked barefoot ignoring the strange looks she got from the people on the sidewalk. No one recognized the dirty-looking woman and none of them would ever guess that this was Georgina Stanford, Former super international model, and daughter to Harrison Stanford. She had also been Tremont's Stone fia
CHAPTER SEVENTY~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Time slowly went past, some days, Aurora found herself thinking if that phone call had been real. If so, who could play such a deep prank with her? Only a few people who knew about Sammie and Aurora couldn't begin to suspect any one of them.She tried hard to concentrate, tomorrow was Ryan's birthday, she couldn't believe that he was finally turning three. This was his first birthday that she was going to be present, she couldn't help wanting it to be as perfect as possible.Arms wrapped around her waist and she smiled before turning around. She stared at Tremont thinking that it was a miracle how their marriage and relationship had progressed so quickly."What's wrong? You seemed stressed lately." Tremont commented, Aurora hadn't realized it but he had caught her staring into space, seeming lost in thought each time she thought no one was paying attention. He genuinely wished that she could s
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"I'm helpless and can't find him, I just don't know what to do!" Aurora watched Tina's distraught features. Tina had been released from prison two weeks ago but she was looking more miserable than ever.Tina had returned to the orphanage on the first day of her release from jail, only to find out that little Sam as she used to call him had gone missing. The management and police had assured her that they were doing their best to find him."I was supposed to care for him!" Tina wiped her eyes, staring at Aurora who wore a sympathetic look. Samuel was by no means biologically related to Tina, but she had bonded with the boy from the first moment he had been brought to the orphanage three years ago."We are going to find him, Ian also promised to help with his connections...""Oh no no." Tina spoke in a rush and Aurora's brow rose in surprise."I mean, he's already done so
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Georgina awoke to a pounding headache, she held her head not realizing where she was for the next five seconds.She was not in her room! And why were the lights so dim?She started to get up when she realized that she was naked. Shock spread through her whole body when she recalled last night.She had been talking to that man when all of a sudden, she had felt sleepy.She had been drugged!Her hands roamed her body as tears sprang in her eyes, that sick bastard had taken advantage of her!A scream of frustration escaped her mouth.She was going to kill him! He was going to regret what he did! As she searched for her clothes, all she could think of was how this was Aurora's fault, she had taken what belonged to her and left her trapped in this sickening situation.Her eyes fell on a small piece of broken mirror on the wall and she cried and cursed yet agai