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SOPHIA. I looked at myself in the mirror, seeing the love marks that Lucas had left on my body and my face burned. OH. MY. GOD!What just happened?My heart raced and butterflies fluttered in my stomach as I replayed the scene in my mind. I could still feel his tongue on my core… his hands expertly massaging and caressing my body… his manly scent that I was already so addicted to. Was this a dream?The tingle between my legs told me it was very much real… and I wanted more. But Lucas didn’t go further, saying he only wanted to pleasure me, that’s all. It was strange that he would make me feel good without wanting something in return. It might have been a simple issue for him, but it warmed my heart. I had never been put first before...I quickly went into the shower to clean up, still feeling sticky between my legs. I never even knew I could get this wet or turned on.Indeed, everything feels forced with the wrong partner. But with the right one, desire, feelings- everything flo
LUCAS. “Are you ready for tonight?” I asked Sophia as we took a walk in the tangerine orchard in the backyard. It had already been three weeks and the day of my welcoming party had finally arrived. I had noticed Sophia was on edge, so I asked her to go for a walk with me to help her calm down. She looked at me, a small smile on her lips. “I am ready,” she replied before sighing. “What is it?” I asked, stopping and turning to face her. “There’s something on your mind and it’s weighing you down.”“It’s nothing,” she said in a low voice, averting my gaze. Oh, it definitely wasn’t nothing. I cupped her face. “Talk to me, Soph. What’s eating you up?” I asked. “If you’re not ready, you don’t have to attend tonight’s party. I can find a good day to introduce you to my father as my wife.” She shook her head, worry flitting through her eyes. “I’m ready for tonight… I can’t keep hiding anymore. It’s just that…” she sighed heavily, biting her lower lip. “What will your father say abou
ELIAS.Everything changed when he walked into the hall.Everyone who had been buttering me up changed sides quickly like a chameleon changes colours to match its environment.I coiled my hands into fists as all of my grandfather’s friends went to Lucas to chat with him.What was so special about him? I was a Hart too... why didn’t I get the same attention?“Elias, where’s my daughter-in-law?” Mom’s voice came.I looked at her. She looked nice in an elegant emerald green gown and her smile brightened up her face.But only I knew what hid behind that smile... being forced to arrange a party for my uncle must have been hard for her.I looked around, searching for Violet who was now my legal wife.“She said she got hungry,” I replied. “Maybe she’s gone to check out the buffet.”“How can you let her wander around alone? She’s carrying your child. What if something happened to her?” Mom scolded.“Mike is protecting her in the background, Mom. Don’t worry.”My phone suddenly buzzed in my pock
SOPHIA.“The necklace looks good on you, Mrs Hart. A necklace fit for a Queen,” Tracy, my personal stylist, complimented as she did my hair. I looked in the mirror, admiring the necklace that Lucas gave me. It had a white gold chain with a teardrop-shaped diamond at its center. Smaller diamonds surrounded the larger rock, adding more sparkle to it.“It was a gift from my husband,” I replied, my heart swelling with warmth. Lucas had not said anything about the necklace, but I had a feeling it meant a lot to him and for him to give it to me… did that mean…?No, I couldn’t jump to conclusions. He was yet to answer my question about the nature of our relationship and it was starting to make me anxious. “Your husband loves you a lot. I’ve never seen Mr Hart treat any other woman so well before,” Tracy remarked. She looked at me through the mirror, smiling. “How do you want your hair done?” “Put it up… I want the necklace to show,” I replied. He did say I should show it to everyone. Tr
SOPHIA. Gasps echoed around me. I turned to see none other than Ashley Kent, Elias’s cousin from Olivia’s side of the family. She was quite beautiful with dark blonde hair and brown eyes. However, behind all that beauty was a woman with a very bad personality. We had never seen eye to eye. “Yes, that’s me. Can I help you?” My words were curt and cold, my face devoid of any emotion. Ashley sneered, looking me over before crossing her arms across her chest. Her clique of friends flanked her sides, looking at me as if I was their worst enemy. They didn’t even know me on a personal level but they already hated me just because their friend did. “Everyone knows you’re not part of the Hart family anymore. So, what are you doing here? Elias came with his wife, are you here to disturb them?” Ashley taunted and her friends snickered. I rolled my eyes. After the divorce scandal, Elias had announced that Violet was pregnant with his child and that he did the right thing which was to make
SOPHIA. My heart skipped a beat and I turned, seeing Lucas walking towards us like he owned the place. His eyebrows were creased and he had one hand in his pocket as he looked at the scene before him. He stepped closer, his expression dark with fury. “What’s going on here?” “U-Uncle… I’ve been looking for you. Grandpa said you were in a meeting with some of his friends,” Elias immediately said, trying to distract him. However, Ashley suddenly smirked. “Mr Hart, you won’t believe it. This divorcee claimed you would fall for her!” She rolled her eyes. “I told her if you fall for her, I would cut off my pinky! What a joke… how dare she make such claims? She’s just an abandoned woman who doesn’t deserve your time!” The air around us suddenly turned cold and Elias’s face turned pale. “Uncle… let’s go back to the—”“She was so confident, Mr Hart!" Nicole cut in eagerly. "She even dared to place a bet on whether you would give her the time of day. Ha! I told her I would kneel and bark
SOPHIA. The hall fell into stunned silence. Everyone stared at us in shock, their jaws on the floor as Lucas’s words sank in. Elias let out a nervous chuckle. “U-Uncle Lucas, you’re joking, right?” He turned to me. “It’s not true, right? How can you marry someone else when you love me?” I rolled my eyes at his delusion. “So, the reason you cheated was because you believed I loved you so much and would tolerate any bullshit that you threw my way?” I questioned, letting go of Lucas to face the two traitors as anger and hatred bubbled up within me. Lucas took off his black jacket and draped it over my shoulders before rolling the sleeves of his black shirt until his elbows. He had worn an all-black suit for this event and it looked good on him, giving him mafia boss vibes. “M-Mr Hart, Elias is your nephew. I don’t think it’s right for you to side with an outsider and help her get back at him. You’re supposed to support your family,” Violet said, looking at Lucas with a longing gaz
SOPHIA. Ashley and her friends were visibly shaking now. Long gone were their complacent expressions. Their faces were crumpled like a deflated balloon as if someone had popped their pride with a pin. “M-Mr Hart, we are family, there’s no need for all this. We were just joking… it wasn’t that serious,” Ashley stammered, fear flitting through her eyes. “You were joking?" Lucas spat icily. "You mocked, bullied and insulted my wife and you say it wasn’t that serious? What the heck do you take me for?” “It was all Ashley, Mr Hart. She’s the one who told us to mock Sophia! We didn’t want to do it but she said she would give us a Hermes bag each!” Nicole yelled, pointing at Ashley. “If anyone should get punished, it’s her. Not us!”“That’s right!” Michelle uttered. “I didn’t want to do this in the first place.” Ashley’s eyes grew into saucers when her friends threw her under the bus. “No... it wasn’t me!” She denied it and turned to Violet before pointing a finger at her. “It was her!
VIOLET. My mind was racing as the ambulance rushed to the hospital. Damn you, Sophia! This was not how I had planned for things to go! My plan was simple. I wanted to make Sophia look bad in Lucas Hart’s eyes and then he would feel sorry for me— a poor woman who was suffering a miscarriage. However, my plan backfired. Not only did Lucas not care about me, but he also supported Sophia. What kind of luck was that bitch born with?She was already born rich… men always fall for her, but never me. I can’t accept that I was meant to be beneath her for the rest of my life. Hatred and anger bubbled up within me. Sophia must have been my enemy in my past life. How come things always worked out for her?I have to put an end to this! Sophia has to walk through my shoes... she has to suffer the way I've suffered. After flaunting her wealth in my face for years, she shouldn't blame me for being ruthless. I reached for my phone, but one of the paramedics took it from me. “You can’t use th
SOPHIA. I knew Violet was up to no good, but this… this was purely evil. How could she use her innocent baby’s life in her schemes? Tears rolled down her cheeks as she looked up at me. Anyone seeing this would think I had really pushed her. “Help me, Sophia. I don’t want to lose my baby. I’ll divorce Elias, I promise," she pleaded, making me roll my eyes. Was she a villain in her past life? She was so good at playing pretend.However, I was the only one who could see through her crocodile tears. Gasps and murmurs rippled through the crowd, my stomach knotting at the sheer weight of their whispers and judgmental stares. “What a vicious woman! She pushed a pregnant woman and couldn’t even help her out!” “She’s a monster!”“It seems she’s this poor pregnant lady’s husband’s mistress. How shameless!” “Has anyone called the police? We have a husband snatcher on the loose!”I clenched my fists, not bothering to defend myself. After all, with this scene, nothing I say would make the
SOPHIA. “How was my reminder?” Lucas asked as he dressed up, ready to go back to work. I blushed, recalling how he took me while I leaned against the wall. The way he held me... the way he kissed me like he was trying to carve his mark into my soul... his sharp and powerful thrusts that made me see stars...My God...It was so hot… I couldn’t stop thinking about it. He then dragged me into the shower and we had another round while at it. He had turned my back against him while my hands were braced on the tiled walls. He then raised my right leg while he penetrated me from behind and fucked me hard. I bit my lower lip, looking at him as he buttoned up his shirt. “I think I’m suffering from memory loss… maybe you should try to remind me again tonight,” I said, my face burning. Lucas’s eyes darkened with desire. “Getting greedy, are you?” He asked with an arched eyebrow. I shrugged, a small smirk tugging at my lips. “You started it. You need to see to it that I remember who I bel
LUCAS. I was in a meeting with some potential business partners when Sophia sent me a text.Everyone looked at me when my phone chimed, probably wondering why my phone was not on silent during a meeting. I smirked, opening my phone. “Wait…” I said to the project manager who was giving a presentation of his company’s proposal. “I just got a text from my wife. I need to read it.”“Uh… o-okay, Mr Hart,” he responded as I opened the text, only for my eyebrows to furrow. What the fuck was Elias doing at my house and why the fuck wasn’t I alerted? I checked and found several missed calls from the security team. Shit. My phone is usually on silent mode whenever I’m in a meeting. Only Sophia’s call was set to ring whenever she called. I clenched my hand around the phone. How dare Elias go to my house to seduce my wife?“M-Mr Hart, should I–”“This meeting is over,” I said coldly, getting to my feet and walking out of the conference room as I dialled my wife’s phone. When an automated
SOPHIA. “Sophia… I’ve been waiting for your call, but you didn’t call me. You wanted me to come for you, right?” Elias said, shocking me to the core. I looked at the stuff in his hands, my eyebrows furrowing. “Elias–”“It’s ok… I’m here. I’ve done what you want. Now come home with me, you don’t belong here,” Elias confidently said, making me wonder if he had a few loose screws. Was he for real?“And where do I belong?” I sneered. “With you? You have some nerve coming here.” “Of course you belong with me! Not here… anywhere but here! Do you even know my uncle very well? He–”“Shut up! I don’t want to hear it! Leave my house!” I yelled, frustration creeping into me. Who did he think he was?“Sophia…” Elias said, taking a step forward, but I stepped back. “Stay where you are! Elias, why are you here?” I questioned, glaring at the man I once thought was my whole world. Looking at him now felt like I was looking at a total stranger. Funny how that works. I took out my phone and text
SOPHIA. “Ah... Luca! Right there!” A horny sound escaped my lips as Lucas ate me out. I was seated on top of the dining table, our used plates were swept to the ground by a very hungry and impatient Lucas. My legs were spread apart and held in place by strong, manly hands. Lucas, while on one knee, had his face buried in my core, eating me like a man who had been starved for years… Earlier, he made love to me, taking me in all sorts of positions that I never knew existed. The passion, the pleasure, the intensity... I was floating on cloud nine. After he rested for a little while, he had carried me to the dining area and placed me on top of the dining table before getting down to business.“Oh, Luca! Oh yes!” I cried out when he sucked my pleasure nub, intoxicating pleasure rippling through me. He looked up, one of his hands reaching for my breast. “Fuck, I did well to save the best for last. Your exquisite taste is just what I needed for dessert,” he murmured, his voice deep
SOPHIA. A gasp escaped my lips when Lucas ripped my dress off, the sheer force leaving a stinging pain on my skin. “Luca…”“Yes, love?” Lucas arched an eyebrow before raking his eyes over my body. My face burned. Instinct kicked in, making me cover my breasts with one hand while the other one cupped my crotch. Lucas let out a low chuckle. “You’re so cute, you know that?” He said, a smirk tugging at his lips. “What part of you haven’t I seen? Why are you hiding yourself? Not like it would stop me from devouring you anyway…” Butterflies fluttered in my stomach. I bit my lower lip, my heart pounding hard in my chest. I loved everything about this night... his confession, the scenery... the fact that I could see stars while lying in this position made it all too perfect. Reaching up, I grabbed Lucas’s shirt and tugged at it. “Take this off. I don’t want to be the only one naked,” I uttered in a low voice. Lucas’s smirk deepened. “Gladly.” He knelt on the bed, making me watch as
LUCAS.There. I said it. The instant relief that washed over me made me question why I kept this to myself all these years…It felt good to finally voice my feelings. To finally tell the woman of my dreams how much I loved and cherished her... “Lucas…” Sophia’s eyes widened in shock. “Are you saying you’ve always been in love with me?” I nodded, my fingers caressing her smooth skin as I cupped her cheek. “I have…” I replied. “I love you, Sophia Adams Hart.” Silence fell upon us, but we maintained our position, simply looking into each other’s eyes as Sophia tried to process my words. “Can you tell me why you left three years ago? Is it because I married Elias?” She asked, her eyes watering with tears. I sighed, recalling the past. When Elias proposed to Sophia and she accepted, that was the worst day of my life. I couldn’t take it. So, I gave up everything and left. I tried to move on… I even dated a few other women to try and move on, but I failed. Terribly. My heart, my so
SOPHIA. My heart slammed against my ribcage like a war drum being beaten into action. He wanted to say he would do it because he was my future husband? But that was nine years ago…A breath caught in my throat at the thought that crept into me. I looked up into gorgeous blue eyes that always seemed to be too intense when staring at me. “Luca… you—”“Come, let’s go in,” Lucas said, placing his hand on the small of my back and leading me into the villa. I temporarily put that thought aside, but my heart couldn’t stop racing. The possibility of Lucas…No, he didn’t, did he? That would mean…When we walked into the villa, I gasped, taking in the beautiful interior. Plush white sofas in the living room with a cozy fireplace, an open-plan kitchen on one side and a dining area with dinner for two already set up on the table. A bedroom lay on the other side of the villa, featuring a king-sized bed draped in sheer white curtains, a soft glow from bedside lamps casting warm light over the r