Reina's POVThe chilly air that rocked my face immediately as I stepped out of the car reminded me that I was in the same place that I had sworn years ago that I wouldn't be coming back to, but this was different. Instead of moving us back to the house where everything had changed, we were standing in front of what I would call the most expensive penthouse in New York. I took in a mouthful of breath until my heart no longer panicked like it had when we had stepped out of the pj, his private pj, I let him direct me to the elevator which took us up. My heart kept throbbing fast, and I just couldn't let it stop. Could it be that I still had feelings for him, even with how he had treated me? My throat was parched. “Are you okay?” He threw a question at me. I nodded nimbly, trying to get the thought of the both of us all alone out of my head. My heart soured at the thought that he was such a wonderful father, he effortlessly beat me to it. Karen had never been this happy in a while, she
Reina's POV“You are sick” I jabbed a finger into his chest because I didn't understand what exactly was wrong with him. His lips contorted into a scowl, “Try to leave then, I am giving you a few hours to anyway, but you won't be able to, the police and every single person will be on your heels when I accuse you of stealing my kids and I know that you wouldn't want to dent your family's name, only then will you know how sick of a man I am”I sauntered out of the study," Karen, Kelvin, we are leaving, right now!” I wasn't oblivious to the fact that he had stepped right out after me. His gaze was on me and I could swear as well that he had a smile on his face, but I didn't care. “ Mother, why?” Karen asked when I pulled her up, dragging them both to the elevator, “ Your grandparents want to see you, they have a house here in NYC and you will be staying there” I answered them, my fingers brushing against the elevator. I kept tapping on it," You can't leave, Reina, just give up and st
Reina's POVMy stomach twisted immediately I had placed a foot into the house. I shook my head to the side, trying to get out the thought that threatened to consume me, but I just couldn't. " Are you okay?” I forced a smile on my cheek at Richard, who had our bags in one hand, while making gestures for others to come and assist with the rest. My heart soured when I took a step further only to come in contact with the railings, I pulled back my hands like I had been scalded when Daisy stepped in. Her eyes got misty with tears on them when our eyes met, we locked eyes for a while before I was tugged into her arms. She had that same scent on her, like I had always known. It tingled when I take it in. The scent of rosemary mixed with flour as I inhaled her scent calmed me down. Her hands moved to my lower back, patting on it. “ You have been through a lot, let it out!” I sniffed. I would rather not do so, but I guess that I was left with no choice. My body rocked silently," I missed y
Richard's POVThe sound of the door slamming hard against its hinges made my heart scoot again. Yet another night where Reina was punishing me for how badly I had treated her. I knew that I didn't have any right whatsoever to insist that she stay somewhere aside from the children's room, but I wanted her. The same way I take in air, I wanted her that much. I wanted to make things work with her. I listened faintly until I could make out incoherent sounds, letting me know that she was asleep. Yet another sleepless night for me. I guess this was what I deserved for being a prick. Fumbling through my desk, I picked up the documents that were necessary before taking a walk out of the room when our eyes met. I knew this was my chance, to plead again,“ I thought you would be asleep” She stalked down, not giving me an answer. “ Reina.?!” “ I couldn't sleep, Richard, no matter how hard I tried to, I just can't…this house…this place, it's stuffing me. I know that I said I would stay with
Reina's POV Slamming the jar on the table, I watched as the content inside of it spilled, splattering all over the table. "more" I snapped at Jackson who gritted his teeth and didn't look like he wanted to let me have another one. "You will end up getting drunk, and that wouldn't help, so I can't let you have another glass. We both know you have a low tolerance to alcohol and it wouldn't help at this point" I rolled my eyes at him. Richard was giving me a tough time. Just thinking about the fact that my heart still wanted him after everything pissed me off. Why would it still want him after all that he had done to it? Snorting loudly, I stood up, walking toward the bartender when Jackson held my arms, stopping me from taking a step. "Let me" I didn't know how Nina was going to react, so the first person who came to my mind when I felt stuck was Jackson, and without thinking twice. I had called him over. He placed the cup of Martini on the table. " Are you sure that you want t
Richard's POVWith hands on the doorknob, I gritted hard on my teeth, fuming in anger. I couldn't describe how I felt, but all I wanted to do presently was to make Jackson pay. How dare he? How could he think of forcing himself on Reina? My Reina?With hands clenched, I flipped my head around, walking in a large stride back to my car. “ Get me Jackson's location, I don't care whatever it is going to take but make sure that I get it in five minutes” I spoke into the phone, with my hands on the steering wheel.My face illuminated with a smile on it, when my phone beeped, showing me where exactly he was located. After inputting the location into my GPS, I drove as fast as I could and when I was led into a private enclosed building, I was stunned. It was located in a suburb, one that was densely populated. Skidding off the road, I raced into the house, pushing the door open.My chest heaving up in anger. “What are you doing here?” he was unclad, wearing nothing on except a trouser whic
Reina's POVI stood, pacing up and down endlessly as I tried to come up with different reasons why Richard wasn't home yet. There had to be something. It was days already, and he wasn't home yet. I knew that I was supposed to hate him. I wasn't supposed to feel an iota of pity for him, but I couldn't stop thinking about it, I was sure that that shadow I had seen was his. I was so sure and …I flicked my head around, gazing at the door which was pulled open, the smile that had lighted on my face a minute ago faded when I saw who it was. It wasn't Richard. “ Mother…?” I whispered out loud, wanting to be sure that I wasn't dreaming. She didn't like Richard so the last thing that I was thinking was her being here, so what exactly was she doing here? “ Reina” her arms were open wide apart, urging me to step in. I did just that. Paying attention to how tightly she had squeezed me. “ You are holding me so tight, did you miss me that much?” I said jokingly when she tilted her head to the
Reina's POV“Richard” I ran out in a daze as fast as my legs could take me down the vast hallway. “Reina please” Nina screamed behind me. “Get a grasp of yourself, what do you think that you are doing? You should take a chill pill and think of something. It wouldn't be helpful if you go in there like this. You are literally panting” I sniffed in before gazing at her.“What room is he in?”She held me firmly. “Promise me that you won't break down in tears when you see him, you have to give me your words first that you will act properly before we go on” I sniffed before nodding. “I will be on my best behavior “ but that was a lie because immediately I saw him in the cast that he was wrapped in. I had lost it. Tears cascaded down my cheek as I struggled to think. He was looking awful and he had his head in a cast. Every single part of him. Who would have done this to him? I gulped in while taking steps toward him. “Richard” I whimpered, before wrapping both of my hands on his wrist.
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