Nina’s POV I tried to force myself up, shutting away the excruciating pain that coursed through my very bones. Grunting gently, I flipped my eyes open, a grunt slipping out when I noticed a hand gripping mine. My hands weaved through the hair, one that felt silky in my palm and I knew who it was, but why exactly was he here? I could recall that I had been with him, and then I had slumped. “ Fuck!” I exhaled out, sitting upright. Reina was lying on one of the beds in my room with Richard beside her. My mother sat on the couch barely able to sleep and Ryan, he was seated on the floor, his hands gripping mine firmly like he was trying to beg me not to leave. His eyes flew open while I tried to make a move, barely recognizable. “ Nina…?” He called out gently. My eyes stared at his for a while as I gave him gentle glimpses. “You look like you have seen a ghost, is something wrong?” I asked when I saw the people in the room. I couldn't help but wonder why, I knew that I had slumpe
Nina’s POV “ His nerves” I blurted out because there was nothing else that I could place my hands on right now. This was making me so pissed. All I wanted to do was wrap my hands around his neck and cut his life short. “ There is no way he expects me to do something like that. Hell no! I am not!” I snapped, waiting for what they were to say when Ryan stepped in. “ You will” that was the only thing he said in the tiniest voice he conjured.“ I don't get it, what are you even saying? I am not going over to the press to do whatever he thinks is right” “ You will,” he insisted, pissing me off even harder than before. What exactly was he saying? Didn't he say that he wanted me to be in his life? So what exactly was he doing right now? Pushing me away? Was he trying to crush whatever feelings I had conjured up for him? Right now? Because it seemed to be the only thing he was doing. “ There is something you don't know, that is I acted as the solicitor between your mother and Brian, w
Nina’s POVWarmth slithered through my veins, while my eyes went to Ryan, whose face was blank, but his eyes were flawlessly shining. He seemed to be waiting for me to come to a decision, and maybe he was going to tag along with it when I did. I stifled. My hands clenched into a fist while I stared so hard at him that I couldn't say anything. “ Mother” her hands clasped mine, closing around it. It was subtle to believe that this was happening, barely a week after I was so sure that if she had a chance, she was going to slit his throat for hurting me and now this. I couldn't help but wonder how fast the tide had changed, and she was going alongside it. Squeezing my eyes, I drew in a sharp intake of breath, trying to settle my thoughts in when my eyes met with Reina, who was still, not moving an inch. Her words drifted into me. The one where she had told me that she wasn't going to interfere with us. Me and Ryan. “ I will go with him” I saw him from the corner of my eyes, throwin
Ryan's POV If I hadn't fallen in love enough with her, I did at that very moment, when I held the phone, leaning it straight while I tried to take a picture with them all inside. Nina’s face held a smile that stretched to the edge of her lips, her eyes sparkled as she stared at me. I found myself inching never to watch that smile fade. “ We should all take one together” her mother uttered, stunning me. I obliged, holding the phone just enough to take a selfie and when I captured that moment, I sealed it in my heart, promising never to have anything dent the life that I had now, or I was going to. “We can drop you off at the hangar if you don't mind” I summoned up the mildest tone I could find to talk to her mother I had always been tough and rough, but she was willing to accept me, so I thought that I would do the same. “ Don't.” She dissuaded me. “ Your house is different from where I am headed, and…” her eyes slanted at me. “ You don't get the right to hurt my daughter agai
Ryan's POV I swirled around, digging in a step while I tasted the dish I had made. “ It is perfect” Gladys assured me while I stood wondering if indeed I wasn't doing too much, but there was nothing like doing too much when it involved family. My family. An evil grin accompanied my face. “ Are you sure?” She gave me a thumbs up, smirking even. “ Is there something on my face?” She was suddenly acting stunned. “ No, I am just glad that you are back with her. I know that you wouldn't hurt her” I was sure that I wouldn't. I was a hundred percent sure because why would I fumble this again?I held the tray, counting my steps while I walked up the stairs, so gently that I didn't want anything to spill. “ What the hell!” I cursed, my heart almost flying over my head when I saw who it was. What exactly was Julian doing up this early morning?I held the tray tighter before asking. “ Is there something you want?” His eyes roamed over my clothes.“ Aren't you doing much? Hmph” he snicke
Nina's POV A vacation? I wanted to laugh so loud at how serious he had said that. What exactly was he even on about? I knew that it was certainly going to take a lot of time to get that ready, also he didn't have my passport or anything pertaining to that. I had taken it as a joke, a silly one until I noticed he wasn't laughing, his eyes were darkened as they stared at me. “ You weren't joking?” I asked, my lips fell wide apart when I noticed that indeed he wasn't joking. “ What? A vacation? We had barely gotten here. The kids, do I need to get them prepared as well? I can't…” I was beginning to panic which wasn't nice at all. His hands went over my shoulders, cajoling me to take in breaths until I felt better. “ We wouldn't be taking the kids” I stilled. “ We wouldn't? Why?” “ This will be about us. Richard and Reina opted that they would be looking after time while we were away, so we don't have to worry” I was certainly going to worry, I knew it was fine
Ryan's POV When we touched down on the island, I knew right away that I had made the right choice of whisking Nina away for a vacation. It seemed like she needed one so bad, and I had made the perfect choice. She giggled, feathery thoughts stroked me while I watched her. The company was forgotten, and everything was gone as she swirled around, taking in her surroundings. “You look beautiful” I couldn't stop complimenting her with every chance that I had. I was so sure that I was never going to get tired of it. Her sense. It was never going to happen. “Thank you” she beamed, teasing me so well with her movements as she sashayed her waist. “ Thank you” I took the key that had been handed to me, placing the bags inside the car before she got in. I prayed with everything in me that this was going to go well, and I wasn't going to have regrets because if that happened, I didn't know what else I was going to say. The car came to a stop in front of the vibrant red mansion that glitte
Ryan's POV “ Huh? A man? How did she get there? Who exactly was the last person she had gone to meet?” I couldn't help but debate the thoughts that crashed my mind while I drove down, almost knocking down a pedestrian before I got a grip of myself. I had apologized profusely, making sure she accepted before I drove off, to deal with my insolent fluffy bear. I had asked for direction and this was the only club I had been told was close by. Pulling the car to the side I rushed in, almost stumbling on the way when I was let in. I heard cheers and claps from the audience, not wanting to mind myself in those, I searched for her all over, but I couldn't find her nor get a grip of where she was. A puff of disgust ran through my lips when a woman attempted to touch me with those filthy hands. “Scram” I instructed her, to which I got a sneer and she sauntered off. A quick search through the club had me running my hands through my hair while I searched all over for her. I just couldn't
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