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ONIKA'S POVMy mind was reeling as I led Matteo out of the private art storage.“I have to go now, I hope we can do this again, sometime soon” I said to him, smiling even though it was forced.He seemed to notice it because he suddenly frowned. “Are you okay?”I smiled genuinely this time and nodded. “I'm perfectly okay, it seems, don't worry about me” I laughed. “When do you think you're gonna start with your piece?”He crossed his arms, still watching me silently but when I said something about his piece, he brightened up again. “You know I have a company to run so probably in a week or two time. Once I get back to my home here, I'll make sure to go over the plans” He smiled.“That's really good” I said, itching to go grab my things for the day so I could leave, Nathan would be here any moment now.Suddenly, Matteo asked a question. “Are you coming for the ball tonight?” He asked.I froze at the question and nodded my head gingerly. “Will you be there?”“Ah yes but it's quiet unfort
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ONIKA'S POV“What can I get for you today, Mr McAlison? Would you still like your lady to try the dresses you picked out last week?” An attendant came to us, her gaze sweet and a smile on her face.I whipped my neck to look at Nathan who seemed to don a sheepish expression as he realized he had been caught. He had picked out dresses since last week? Since he hadn't been informed of the ball at that time, why would he do that?Ugh.To this point, I don't even know why I was remotely bothered about what the man did.“Yes, we would love that” He replied to the woman who flashed an even bigger smile.I narrowed my eyes at Nathan, but before I could say a word, the attendant clapped her hands in excitement and gestured for us to follow her.“This way, please!” she chirped in an almost annoying cheery voice, leading us deeper into the store.I leaned toward Nathan as we walked, careful not to let the woman hear what we had to say. “You picked out dresses last week? Were you planning to spri
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ONIKA'S POVI took one last look in the mirror, preparing myself to head out with Nathan when my phone rang.With a sigh, I reached forward and carried it from my makeup table.“Yeah, Laura?” I said as soon as I put the phone to my ear, my tone a bit hesitant and confused.Her bubbly voice came in almost immediately. “See you at the ball?”I was looking down at my makeup kit laid on the table but I immediately raised my eyes to my vanity mirror, my eyes becoming wide with each second.“Wait what?” My voice came out as a squeal.I could feel the amusement in her tone as she replied me. “Yeah, he called me and asked. Short notice so I may run late”I couldn't believe she actually said yes to Matteo.“I'm guessing you'll outdress everyone there. Your style is always so unique, that's why you run the beauty company” I teased her as I often liked to do.“Actually very contrary to what I intend to do because he didn't tell me earlier so there's no way I'm busting my ass to look for a dress
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ONIKA'S POVI stilled, my eyes wide as I stared at Kent from across the room.Nathan, who was beside me could notice the sudden way I seemed to freeze so he looked down at me, his gaze soft.“You okay?” He asked, his voice filled with genuine concern.I nodded and quickly looked away from Kent's direction. “Yeah, I'm fine” I muttered.He nodded and with his hands hovering lightly across the small of my back, we went around to the guests so he could greet people.“Mr McAlison…” a cheery voice broke me of a train of thoughts and I watched as the men shook hands firmly, a smile on their faces.I stared at the chubby man who stared at me with a smile too. “Well hello, nice to meet you, Miss Orion” He stretched out his hand.I took his hand, firmly shaking it whilst exchanging pleasantries with him and his wife.After what felt like an annoying endless circle of greeting people, we were finally sitting in the corner, a glass of drink in our hands.“I saw Kent” Nathan suddenly muttered and
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ONIKA'S POVMy jaw dropped and the look on my face had to be one of pure shock and confusion.He hadn't even told me about this, I didn't know what to feel at first about this but as the confusion cleared, I knew exactly what to feel: annoyance.He had just done this without even making sure I was remotely comfortable with it but then again what did Nathan know about boundaries. He probably thought I would just play along since he had indeed granted me my wish.I know I said I wanted him on his knees but I didn't fucking mean a proposal in front of everyone. I was aware that everyone was watching, waiting with bated breath.Calm down, Onika.I forced a smile and looked down at him with as much love in my eyes as I could muster and said. “Yes”The crowd erupted in cheers and I could see the flashes of lights from the photographers in the background who were taking photos of this special moment and I knew it was only a matter of hours before this news was all over the country's headline
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ONIKA'S POVI stared forward at nothing as the party continued and I unconsciously brought my hands to my lips, looking up at Nathan who was holding my hand tightly while talking to another man who was saying something about some work deals that meant absolutely nothing to me.When I looked at Nathan, I had no idea if this affected him as much as it affected me. He didn't seem remotely put out like I was and I wondered if I was overreacting, anyone who looked at me right now would probably think I was staring at him in shock from the proposal and in a way it was but mostly that I was surprised that he could still hold a conversation with someone without his tone cracking a single bit.Suddenly the person who he was talking to said something to me that made me jerk slightly, a smile automatically spreading on my face. “Yes?” I unconsciously reached for the necklace around my neck, toying with the jewelry.“A big congratulations from me, I'll be sure to send my wedding gift to show my s
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ONIKA'S POVThe last week had been a whirlwind of thoughts and emotions and I felt like I was nearing the end of what I could handle.Just like I expected, the news had been blowing up about our proposal and so because of that, Nathan and I had to fix a public date for the wedding and as it was, it was already 3 days before the wedding.The tension between Nathan and I was still as palpable as ever after that kiss and I didn't really mind the tension, it meant that I could keep myself away from Nathan without having to worry about talking to him about it. I sighed, setting down my tea as I stared at the city skyline from the expansive windows of Nathan’s penthouse. The apartment was eerily quiet, save for the soft hum of the heater.Nathan was out, likely at another business meeting or playing his role as the charming billionaire fiancé. Meanwhile, I was left here, staring at my phone as I had absolutely nothing to do.I picked up my phone and sent a quick text to Laura. “Are you fre
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ONIKA'S POV My heart was thudding in my chest and I couldn't seem to take a breath properly.What. The. Fuck?Nathan looked at the phone screen again then looked back at me, panic in his eyes.“I swear I don't know anything about that” I didn't know why I said that but I was desperate and I was not about to let all of the city think that I was actually the daughter of a serial killer.Was i?I didn't know my real parents but surely I couldn't be so unlucky, if everyone believed this then I was surely doomed. Everything I had worked for would collapse and I'd be scorned in the worst way possible.“I know, Onika” Nathan frowned, keeping my phone to the side. “Wait here, I need to make a call. I'll try to get the article down and make amends, okay?”I nodded fervently, watching him as he grabbed his phone out of his pockets and walked over to the side of the house and dialled a number, putting the phone to his ear as he waited for whoever he was calling to pick up the call.With bucking
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NATHAN'S POVI felt like a shell of myself the next day as I sat in my office.Believe me when I said I had tried to get some sleep but that was a luxury that I apparently couldn't afford because I had spent the night tossing and turning, my mind going haywire with thoughts. How was it possible that she hadn't checked into the hotel? I had gotten them to go to the nearby hotels but there was no trace of her. There was no way that she could have slept on the streets.Dread filled my veins and I felt true fear the previous night. I didn't believe that I could be this worried over someone but this was fucking Onika! Of course I would be worried about her! I fucking cared about her and now it felt like a part of me has been violently ripped out, leaving me without a vital piece of my life.I had spent the entire night waiting for a call—any damn call—from the people I had stationed in Barcelona, but my phone had remained frustratingly silent. Not a single update. Not from the men I sent t
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NATHAN'S POVI pinched the bridge of my nose, sighing heavily, feeling my head ache as I paced across my study. The room was dim and it was dark outside already. I had a long day tomorrow, I had one more day to my wedding but my wife was still missing. Gods.I hit the dial button again, the phone ringing in my ear."Talk," I ordered the moment the call connected.A gruff voice responded on the other end. "We’re still looking, sir. One of our men is sweeping the northern districts, while the other is covering the downtown area."I halted mid-step, my brain short circuiting. "What?""He insisted that splitting up would be more efficient. Said there were too many areas to cover—""Goddammit," I muttered under my breath, gripping the phone tighter. "I gave a direct fucking order, and they’re already doing whatever they want?"The man hesitated. "I told him it’d be best to stick together, but—""Then why didn’t you stop him?" My voice was dangerously low now, my patience thinning fast."He
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ONIKA'S POVI drew my hoodie harder over my head, staring at the phone in my hands.The shop keeper kept telling me the details about the phone but that wasn't what I needed to hear, I just wanted him to tell me the fucking price so I could leave this place and go find a place to stay.Apparently getting houses at such short notice in this place was near impossible and I would have to go to the elite part of town because they would have more reservations. I had the money, I just needed to get this phone so I could head next to the hotel.Maybe I could ask this man for help on which hotel I could pick but the way he kept blabbing, urging me to buy the phone and bringing new suggestion had begun to piss me off not to mention that he was constantly cutting me off before he would pull out a better phone, eager that I buy a more expensive one.I couldn't blame him, I probably gave off the air of someone who could afford all these.With a sigh, I tugged my hoodie lower, gripping the phone i
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NATHAN'S POVI nodded at my assistant, giving her a slight wave of the hand before muttering. “Let her in”I had successfully kept my mum out because I knew what she was going to say but I really did hope that Regina wasn't here for something like that or I'd have to kick her out.I barely looked up when Regina walked in, but I caught the way she shot my assistant a sharp glare before plastering on a fake smile as soon as she walked in."That’ll be all, dear," she said sweetly, but I could tell she was pissed off that she had been kept waiting for about 5 minutes. Patience was just not one of her values. Even seeing her now as she had the guts to waltz in, made me sick to my guts when I remembered what she did.Regina turned to me, her smile widening. "Nathan."I leaned back in my chair. "Regina."She strode forward, sitting in the chair opposite me. She crossed her legs, dropping her small purse on my table, my eyes narrowing at the movement but I shut up about it unwilling to say an
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NATHAN’S POVI gripped my phone so tightly it nearly cracked. My knuckles were white, my patience nonexistent as I walked back into my office."Barcelona," I muttered, rubbing my temples. Onika was in fucking Barcelona.Seriously? Once more, I found myself complimenting her despite my shitty situation because damn, she was smart.Who would ever think to go look in Barcelona? It was such an unlikely choice for her so I could understand why she chose it but the problem was I didn't know where in Barcelona and I had been sitting here for a few minutes, contemplating if I should go straight into action or just make sure I was right first of all. Make sure she was actually in Barcelona.I thought about the flight line that Mr Sam Damon had supplied to me when I had asked what flight she had flown so that I could keep a track on her so I'd know what time the plane took off to time when she would be back. Big fat lie.I forced myself to take a deep breath before dialing the airport. It rang
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AUTHOR'S POV Regina leaned back against the chair, her eyes shut close as she hummed to herself.She immediately sat up as Willow came into the room.“Are you okay? You look tense” Gina pointed out, her face contorted into one of mock concern.Willow collapsed on a nearby chair, burying her face in her hands. “I'm not fine, Gina. That bitch has ruined everything for my son” She lamented.Gina smiled to herself, this was going exactly as she wanted it to but she couldn't let Willow know that right now, even though they were practically partners in crime at this point, Gina knew that telling Willow about her plans would only lead to more questions which she couldn't answer right now because as usual, it would mean exposing herself.Who would have thought that it'd be this easy to trick everyone in the city by spreading a bit of fake but not so fake news. She wasn't wrong about one thing in that article but she would rather die than tell that to anyone.“Oh, Nathan can at least see her
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NATHAN'S POV“What do you mean she's not home?!” I yelled into the phone, my other hand running through my hair.Damien who was beside me looked just as panic stricken but he didn't show it, he was still as cool as ever but how I could be calm when Onika had suddenly disappeared. I didn't even know if she was safe and that was what truly bothered me.Was this what she was planning? That night…. Is this what she was thinking about? She was fucking smart and I would give her that. She had all of us fooled but I knew I couldn't blame her if she had actually chosen to run away. The pressure right now was too much on her but for her to not tell Laura? Damn, she was serious about this one.Laura could be in on it but as I saw her back into the store, tears pricking at her eyes as she looked at me with hope which quickly deflated when I shook my head, I knew she wasn't in on it. She looked just as struck on me.With a strangled sob, she leaned back against the wall, sliding down to the floor
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ONIKA’S POV"This is insane." I muttered to myself, pulling my hoodie lower over my head as I walked through the busy airport terminal. If Paranoia was a person, it would be me right now. My heart was hammering in my chest and beads of perspiration rolled down my forehead as I pulled my hoodie lower to obscure my face more.I had done it. I had actually done it.No goodbye. No explanations. Not even to Laura. That was one thing I was yet to come to terms with yet because that was so wrong but I knew what would happen if I had told her that. She would be the logical one and tell me not to leave, she would be the one that tells me to stay and something in me told me that if she urged me to stay, I would so that's what I didn't tell her. She would be worried sick. And Nathan…I swallowed, shaking my head as I moved toward the departure gates. Nathan would be livid. But I couldn’t let that stop me. Not when I was one step away from doing what I wanted right now.I had to disappear.For go
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NATHAN’S POV"Mr Nathan, this is madness."I sighed, pinching the bridge of my nose. Across the desk, Richard Foster, one of the event planners I had hired, was staring at me like I had just suggested we hold the wedding in a burning building. Why was everyone so worked up about my wedding?"It’s a wedding, not a business merger," he continued, tapping a pen against his notepad that was resting on the table. "You’re giving me less than two days to finalize everything. The media frenzy alone is making it impossible to secure vendors without doubling the cost, and half of them are hesitant because of the recent scandal and the fact that they won't want to be caught up—""Then offer them triple," I cut in flatly, arching a brow so I could look at him.Richard’s eyes widened. "Triple? Nathan, that’s not how negotiations work—""That’s exactly how negotiations work," I shot back. "You find their price, then you make it impossible for them to say no. That’s Business logics, Richard. I sugge
