Reina's POVIt was taking everything within me to sit up tight and plead with him not to come back. I knew already that what I had felt for him was different. So different that I wanted it to go on. When his hands had held mine, I knew I wasn't the only one who had felt that. How attracted I was to him. I listened, with my ears placed against the door, for his footsteps as it faded before walking back to the bed. It was going to be another sleepless night where I wouldn't get to see him. Somehow, the man who had called himself my husband had warmed his way through my heart. *********The chirping at the window told me that it was another day and all that I needed to do was lay still in bed as I waited for him to come in. He had kept to his words and had come in subsequent times, and I was longingly expecting it today. “Wakieee… Wakieee Ray,” running a hand over my face, I let out strings of curse. It was still morning, why was it that I had to go through such torture most mornin
Richard's POV“I don't want this” Reina mumbled in the still as Jackson stood demanding for an answer from her. “I don't want this,” she repeated. My heart pressed hard against my rib cage as I tried to ascertain what exactly it was that she didn't want. “This marriage, this sham, this facade, I don't want it. I feel nothing for you, I don't Jackson, no matter how hard I tried to. I can't fall in love with you”. Jackson's hands pulled from my clothes. His eyes swiveled around until they were locked on Reina instead. “You didn't mean that, did you? Gosh” his hands ran through his hair. “You can't do this. Why? What are you even talking about?” “I… I… I don't want this Jackson, I don't want to end up with you “The door yanked open, revealing a furious Mrs. Kourtney. “I should have known better when you kept refusing to go home. What exactly is he doing here?” her eyes held a contemptuous gaze, as though she were disappointed at Reina. Like she had done everything wrong and I didn't
Reina's POVI gazed absentmindedly at the mirror, my mind traveling so far. Since the day I had asked Richard to leave, I had regretted every single day, and I didn't know what to do. I couldn't place a call to him, nor was there ever any chance that I would bump into him somehow, everything seemed to be against us and I didn't know what to do. “ You are zoning out again,” Jackson whispered behind me. His hands trailed on my collarbones as he touched me. His touches repulsed me. I didn't want them. They disgusted me and I didn't want them. Flicking off his hands with a false smile on my face. I turned around to look at him. “ I guess it is the fever. The bridal fever you know”He didn't look convinced with my answer. I didn't know what I was to do anymore, so I tried to take a step away when he held me back. “ Let me admire my beautiful bride” his fingers trailed on my collarbones before stopping in-between my cleavage. I swallowed, trying so hard not to get his hands off. It was
Reina's POVMy stomach churned endlessly at the probably that this was going to be it. An endless pit that wouldn't have an end to it. I ran a hand almost unconsciously on my neck, caressing the necklace I had been given. I had messed up but I guessed that was it. I had fumbled this, messed up everything and now I didn't know what else to do unless someone came to help me. “ Do you love it? I wore it when I was getting married to your father, I am glad that I didn't give it to you when you were getting married to Richard, it's almost like I know it wasn't going to end well” She let out a sigh of relief, that conflicted with what to do. I wanted everything to be perfect but still …“ It is” I was sitting in front of my dressing mirror, barely a day after listening to Jackson's endless tales as he rambled on about how he didn't know who Ariana was. He had even let out a swear. “ But mother…” I flipped my head around, gazing at her not wavering. “ Is this right? I mean …gosh “ I di
Richard's POVI didn't want this to stop, I wanted more. Everything sounded so perfect, and I didn't want it to come to an end. “Richard…” her hands groped my shirt. Her eyes misty as she stared at me. “Please…” I increased the pace of my finger in-between her legs, making sure her eyes were locked on mine while I did so. “Please what?” I whispered into her mouth. It was moist and when she sucked on my thumb, my manhood roared, kicking so hard against my trousers. All it wanted was to slide into her warm walls, repeatedly until my name was etched in her soul, but I knew that I had to be gentle. “ Richard…” I squeezed my eyes so tight before flicking my head to the side when her moans heightened. Her face flushed when I pulled away, an inquisitive look on her face as she wondered why exactly I had pulled away. “ What is wrong?” Her face contorted into a scowl that deepened further when I didn't say a word. I knew that it wasn't okay leaving her sexually frustrated when she was alm
Reina's POV“I know what you did last night, Reina” Jackson's hands dug on my shoulder, my heart beat accelerating with each moment that passed. We were alone, after he had insisted on sending everyone else, just so he could have one last talk with me before the wedding happens. My dream wedding so he had said, but who had told him that? I love the wisterias, I love everything, but I didn't want him to be the one by my side. “And so?” I summoned up the courage to ask, trying so hard not to flinch when it deepened. “ What exactly should I be scared of? It isn't like I wanted you and yes… I had a good time, he fucks and ….” “Don't…” he punched the mirror beside me, goosebumps erupted on my arm. “ Don't say a word. Gosh, don't you get it? You aren't supposed to be this way, you are supposed to be sorry, Ask me to forgive you, tell me you wouldn't do this again.” He forced me up, with hands squeezing my jaw. “ Ask me to forgive you for fucking someone else on the eve of our wedding…
Reina’s POV I battled my eyelids as I struggled to stay awake, the sun filtered through, earning a groan from my mouth. “ You are awake” A voice whispered, at the same time the bed cranked. Flipping my head, I took in the sight before me, and I had almost choked on my spittle. Donning a fitting singlet, Richard stood with a wide smile on his face. “What…what…what are you doing here?” I had managed to ask while fiddling with my hands. Gosh, why was I a mess? He seemed to have taken note because he broke out into a wide smile. “ Reina…” he winned. My brows knitting into a scowl. “ I missed you. Just the thought of him holding you broke me” I threw my head backward. “ You were there all along? Watching me?” Heat pooled in my stomach, he had been there all along. “I couldn't just watch you go, I had to do something” he answered. “ And you did! You did everything” my eyes watered before something hit me. “ My kids? Our kids, where are they?’’Richard stood up, beaming. “ Don't tell
Richard's POVWith hands fisted, I leaned against the door, waiting to hear a plea from Reina ordering them out, and I was going to storm in, just so that I could make her wish happen. “ Reina please” Nina was almost in tears as she pleaded to be heard out. “ I messed up, but this isn't the best way to do this, you can't just cut us off “A loud chuckle bounced off the wall,” Leave, I will come for my kids and that will be it”.This was a side of Reina I haven't seen before, she was cutting off everyone because of me, for me. I swallowed, the silence dragging on as I waited for anyone to say something, but they didn't. “ Fine, we should give her some time,” her father said for the first time. The shuffling of feet across the room made me tense up a bit before I walked in. “Richard," her words came off in a whisper. I stood transfixed to the spot, my arms wrapped gently around her as she leaned gently against me. “ You will be fine” my hands smoothened her back as her body rocked
Ryan's POV “Am I doing too much?” I questioned Richard who stood by my side. I had on a sea green suit and a blue lapel which was to match with the gown she had on, but she wasn't here yet. I didn't know what to do, if I was going to cry, but I wanted to do this clear headed and without shedding a tear. It wouldn't make me masculine like I was supposed to be. She shouldn't see me tearing up. Richard stood by my side, in a peach suit to match Reina's own. “You doing too much would be you tearing up when she shows up to the aisle, please don't do that. You did before and it wasn't easy for me to stop you, don't make me do that again” he pleaded. I bore a hole in him at the words he had just spoken. He wasn't supposed to say that .He was still going to rub it over my face. “You did the same to me, remember?” he quizzed when he saw the look on my face. “So I don't really think I am doing anything wrong by telling you what I just did” I shook my head, not wanting to listen to him.
Nina’s POV “ You don't get it Reina” I hadn't known when exactly this had happened, but it was too much. I had given up on Christopher right now because I had no other option, but that was because my mum looked so happy with him. I knew he was young, well, too young if I am asked, but my mother being happy was everything to me and I wanted her to be. “ You both were going at it raw, what did you expect? A truckload of gifts?”Wait, what? “ I am almost in tears right now,” I explained. I just couldn't explain it, but I was really tearing up. She stood up, patting me on the back. “ It's the hormones, you are actually tearing up” “I am pregnant, just a month to our wedding and I don't know how to tell him, the wedding gown won't fit” “ The designer can always work on it, we can have her do that” “ But still, I am not ready for this. I don't know if I want this child, it is too much for me to bear right now, what exactly am I to do?” I questioned. I had to think about this. All t
Ryan's POV That name didn't ring a bell at all, why would somebody who wasn't affiliated to them do something like that? Or was it that we didn't know what exactly we were searching for? “ I can't really say” We both got into the Porsche as I answered.“ There is no one else that would be able to give an answer except her, but I don't know where she is”“ Who?” “ Her mother of course, I am so sure Nina doesn't know anyone by that name, and it will be so awkward bringing that up to her, we need to be certain. We don't want her suspecting us now, would we?” A part of me was glad that I didn't have to do this anymore, it would have pricked me a bit to know that. Richard was a drive away from the bar when my phone rang out. “ Ryan, where are you?” I could sense the urgency in her tone as she asked. I swallowed, gazing at Richard whose eyes were probing to know what's wrong when I answered. “ With Richard, is something wrong?” “ Yes, can you come over? I am at the morgue and I di
Nina's POV I had never felt this jittery in years, months even with how tense I was, I thought I was going to mess things up. “ You have to calm down, he is just your mother's spouse” That brings us back to why we were here, my mother's spouse, the one she said she wanted to introduce to me. I had wanted to be here first, just to get along foremost before passing it on to anybody what exactly he looked like, but my mother had insisted I came with Reina. She was better than me, as it was to be expected, and she was here to keep me in place or so I had thought. “ Something bulging your mind?” I shook my head when she asked. We had just gotten to the spot, fine dining with a reservation so difficult to get even if you were well known, but we seemed to be here, my mum had said this was the designated venue, and so we had to be here on time. “ It's now or never” the door opened with a slight push from me and we were in. It didn't take so long to find the booth that we were looking
Ryan's POV A smile crested over my face while I hummed alongside to perfect by Ed Sheeran, that was how my life was like currently, it was going the right path that I wanted it to be. Stepping on the gas, I couldn't keep thinking of how everything was just the way it should be presently, but there was merely a problem and that one had to be taken care of. I slammed the brakes in front of Richard's company, swept my gaze around when I stepped out of the car, beaming at the CCTV camera that told me he had his eyes glued on it. I figured him letting out a string of curses at what I had just done, before turning his attention back to his pile of documents. When he wasn't with Reina and the kids, playing the obsessed husband, he had his head into his documents trying to work even harder. Stepping into the elevator, I waited for it to drop me in front of his office and when I did, I pushed the door open. “ You should take a breath, you are always working” I pointed at him when I was
Nina's POV I beamed at the hand that had wrapped itself around me, before kissing me noisily. Pushing him off gently, I let out a plea. “ Let me sleep a bit, hmm” I pleaded while trying to shut my eyes a bit when the scent of freshly baked potatoes and cabbage lamb roast stew had me opening them in a sec. “ You surely do know how to get me” I gave him a slight jab at the arm before staring around, my mouth watered at the sight before me. “A little bit burnt, but I guess it's the intentions that matters” Ryan said while being nervous. I could tell because he was unusually jittery, which wasn't a fine attribute of his person, unless he had done something wrong, or he intended to do something that has him this way, I hope it was the latter because I could do without any huge thing at the moment. “ Spill” I urged, taking a scoop of the delicious goodness in front of me. A moan escaped my lips sending a little tingle in-between my legs when he stared at me like I was the most delic
Nina's POV “ Mother” I ran across the pavement after slamming the door shut, accepting the hand she had given me. “ Nina” she enclosed me into her arms, savoring the moment. “ Are you okay? I heard about the verdict?” I bobbed at her, giving her an answer. “ It was nothing, I feel better now, and I am glad that I had to watch” She searched my eyes probing before she pulled away, grasping my hands in hers as she sauntered off with me in suite. “ Is something wrong?” She shook her head. We were at our house, the one where everything had gone down, where I had been poisoned, where I had come to seek refuge after Ryan, and where my father had decided to get. We had memories from this house, a lot of it and I would have kept them all if the very last wasn't as painful as it had been. She smiled briefly before shaking her head. “ Would you want anything else? I am bringing down the house”“ Mother” I exhaled. That must have caused a lot of decisions and I didn't really know if
Nina's POV My hands squeezed around Reina as as we waited for the judge's verdict, my heart slammed so hard as she made a point on how he had committed murder, and had burnt an orphanage killing kids as well. Everyone had watched the video and it had been brutal. So brutal that I had shut my eyes through it all. “ Brian is sentenced to death by shooting for mass murder, and it should be carried out immediately” she snapped the pen she held into two. He stood up, eyes bloodshot as he glared at the judge. My heart spiked as I recalled what he had done the last time, thinking of how he might make a repeat of the same thing, it was going to be heart-wrenching. “ You won't be able to kill me. You won't be able to, what makes you any different from me? You do the same thing as I do, and you are still alive, you can't!” My eyes brimmed with tears in them, as Ryan punched a hand up in the air, his eyes were on me as he mouthed out. “ We did it” I knew he was also trying to tell me abou
Ryan's POV My eyes slithered into red when I saw him pinning her against the wall. “ Fuck” I cursed, pushing against the chair in my way before shoving the door open. It came open in a crank and shoving him away from her, I threw a punch into his face. He collided against the wall, before aiming one at me. He threw one on my face, which I returned before we were pulled away. “ I will make sure you live the rest of your life behind bars” I yelled at him, venomously. Even if it was going to take my last breath, I was going to make that happen. Nina stood at the far edge, a hand around her neck as she took in gasps of air, pulling off the jacket I had on, I threw it over her before guiding her out. I made sure we were safe in the car before zooming off. I didn't know what I was going to know if he had hurt her more than this, maybe send his body rolling, I would have made him regret every single thing about his life. I might have ended up punching him to death, the rage in me st