CHAPTER NINETEEN
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Aurora felt a light pat on her shoulders, she shrugged it off, clinging desperately to the slumber. She dreamt of Sammie, she saw their happy moments, his laughter made her heart warm, she didn't want to open her eyes. She knew if she did, she would return to the lonely reality. Where it was cold and empty. The disturbance came again and this time it didn't stop, the jump was continuous, up and down the bed, it came with a voice."Wakie Wake " A childlike voice. Her eyes fluttered open and she met curious ones peering down at her. Her eyes widened, she stared at the little boy continuously, her heart hammering hard. She had found her son! It hadn't been a dream! When she had gone to sleep last night, she thought she would wake up to see herself in that small motel. She was in Tremont's Stones's house! Ryan was here with her! EmotionsCHAPTER TWENTY ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~The cemetery was quiet except for a few birds chirping in the sky, the day was colorful and sunny, contrasting Tremont's gloomy expression. Georgina stood to her feet after placing the colorful flowers on the tombstone. Her eyes were red-rimmed. "Four years has gone passed in a blink of an eye. " She whispered. Indeed, it's been four years since Steve, her brother passed away from the car crash, she had sustained a heavy injury that had injured her right leg. "You still don't think it was your fault, do you? " Tremont's eyes were dark, he had been the one driving that day, the car had spiraled out of control, the breaks had been faulty. Even though everyone agreed that it was an accident, the guilt still twisted his heart even today. How great friends he and Steve had been! Georgina was Steve's little sister who had always pursued after Tremont, she had fallen for him for the first time she s
CHAPTER TWENTY ONE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You are mean! I want Miss Aw--ora! " Ryan cried when Georgina led him to his room, if she heard Aurora's name one more time, Georgina felt as though her head would explode. She gripped Ryan's shoulders hard enough for him to cry out."Keep quiet you idiot! I don't want to hear that name ever from your mouth, she's not your mother! I'm going to be! " She gritted."do--n't like you! I'll tell dawddy! " He sobbed, struggling to free himself from the pressure of her sharp nails. Georgina laughed an ugly one that made Ryan tremble backward in fear."You are a toddler, why do you talk too much? Your dad has been spoiling you a lot, but that will soon change, I will become his wife, and if you don't behave I might just squeeze the life out of you! " She ached to wring his little neck but feared it would leave a mark that Tremont might notice. She and Tremont would bear their own children, a motherless br
CHAPTER TWENTY TWO~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Linnet closed the door behind them, Aurora wondered about the woman's secrecy. Linnet's continuous scrutiny made her feel even more uncomfortable."Why did you bring me here?" She broke the silence.Linnet smiled and walked to the bed, she sat down and crossed her legs."What do you think about my son? "That wasn't something Aurora expected her to ask, she recovered from her surprise after some seconds."He's a good employer...As well as a good father " She added after a thought.Linnet nodded as though in understanding and Aurora wondered if asking about Tremont had been the reason Linnet invited her."Is that all? ...He's rich, striking handsome, which woman wouldn't want that? You told me you were single."Linnet paused her eyes regarding Aurora from head to toe." With a little help, you wouldn't look so bad as well. Tell me, do you feel attr
CHAPTER TWENTY THREE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~"You look so beautiful! " Juliette gushed, her eyes wide and mouth hung open."Of course, Only the best of the best deserves to be with Tremont."Georgina smiled smugly at her best friend who wore an awestruck look."That old Linnet always bore a grudge against me, I hope she won't take it out on you" Georgina's mother, Vera Stanford, spoke, wearing a hateful expression."I know how to deal with her, she will be out of our family in no time. " Georgina waved her hand as though the matter was insignificant.For the Stanford family, Georgina's marriage to Tremont was good business. The Stanford company was on the verge of bankruptcy. Now, they were assured that with the new relationship, their soon to be son-in-law would be more inclined to invest in their company."Your father is so proud of you today! I will go get him!" Vera walked out of the room.Georgina was filled w
CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Loud gasps echoed the large wedding hall.The woman in the wedding dress wasn't Georgina!What was happening!Tremont couldn't believe his eyes as he stared at Aurora.His first thought had been maybe something had happened to Georgina, but no reason would justify why Aurora could have replaced Georgina as his bride.He just married her!Shock, laced with disbelief and anger raced through him."What the hell is happening? Where is Georgina?!" He hissed at Aurora.Her face was pale, her reluctance to speak annoyed him to know ends.Close friends and relatives and important business partners along with some reporters he had brought to witness his wedding were all speaking in loud voices.Photos were being taken, this would make tomorrow's headlines."I...I'm sorry. " Tremont thought he heard her say, but he couldn't be too s
CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Tremont walked out of the room in long strides, Georgina went after him, placing an arm on his shoulders."Where are you going? What do you plan to do!"There was no response from him.They reached outside the house and Georgina caught sight of the hateful Aurora who was outside the gates, her heart was boiling with fury.Tremont stared at Aurora who was still dressed in the white wedding gown that was almost the same complexion as her skin, some strands of her hair were scattered all over her face, her eyes were wide in what almost seemed like fright which gave Tremont the first impression that perhaps she had been forced to do whatever she did. He shoved off the thought quickly, renewed rage swept across his heart, he would never be fooled again by that innocent-looking face!Even as furious as he was, he still wanted to hear her explain."I'll give y
CHAPTER TWENTY SIX~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~In Stanford's residence, Georgina paced restlessly, Tremont had accompanied her to explain the whole situation to her parents.While Mr. Stanford who had only just returned from the hospital and Tremont discussed, Vera dragged her daughter's arm and led her away from the well-furnished living room."All of this is Tremont's fault, if only he had married you earlier, that wench wouldn't have had this opportunity to ruin your wedding! " Georgina looked angry and unhappy, Tremont had been deceived by Aurora as well, the only thing she couldn't understand was why he allowed her to continue to live in the house.Tremont's mind wasn't something she could comprehend even though she had known him for years. Was her guess right that Tremont had developed a liking for that slut?"I hate her! I want to rip out those eyes of hers! He wants her to live with him until the divorce, he also didn't want me t
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVEN.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~A bright flash of thunder jolted Aurora from her dazed-like state. The heavy rain continued to pour outside. She wrapped her arms around herself comfortingly. She was feeling so cold and it had nothing to do with the rain.Her tears were dried a long time ago, replaced by the bitter feeling of emptiness and guilt. She was also scared of the future ahead of her. What had she gotten herself into? All she had wanted was to be with Ryan, but now she suddenly found herself married, to a man who despised her. The only difference between George and Tremont was that she had once loved George and never did anything wrong that had made him loathe her that much. But she had offended Tremont, she had prevented him from marrying the love of his life, and he already vowed to make her regret. A knock sounded and she went rigid in panic, it wasn't until she heard John's voice that she relaxed a
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