ROSE"What?? Are you sure of what you're saying?" Maurice asked"Of course I'm sure of what I'm saying. I even have evidence to prove that he cheated. The bitch he cheated on me with obviously doesn't know how to kiss because she got her lipstick marks all over his fucking shirt," I said, tears pouring down from my face."I'm sorry, girl. Do you want me to come over? I could jump into my car and ride over there right now if you want me to," Maurice said to me.I could hear the concern in his voice. I didn't want to trouble him so I said,"That won't be necessary. I'll go to bed now and we'll probably see in the morning or something.""Are you sure you don't want me to come over?" Maurice asked to be sure."Of course," I replied."Okay. If you say so, please don't let this issue weigh you down more than it should. Don't give Daniel the chance to know that he hurt you. Try to forget about it even though I know it's not easy," Maurice said in a comforting way."Thank you Maurice," I ackn
Rose's POVTo be honest, I don't know what to make out of Amy's words but notwithstanding, I decided to give her a listening ear. Ignoring her was going to be the one of the worst, in fact, my greatest mistake.After rubbing my sweaty palm against my dress, I began to tug on it as I awaited her to start speaking. When it seemed she didn't want to say anything, I cleared my throat to get her attention.“Hey, you're there?” I asked, my brows scrunched.“Yeah. I was waiting for your response.” She replied and I sighed.“About taming Daniel, what are you suggesting?” I asked to keep the conversation going.“It's hard and easy at the same time. Like I said earlier, he is dangerous, his looks and actions say it all, so it would be hard to tame but with my award winning tips, trust me, it would be easy.” She said and I scoffed.“Can you be serious for once? I'm getting tired already.” I groaned, rubbing my forehead. “Moreover, I doubt you know who you're talking about.” I muttered under my b
DANIELI crossed my arms when I saw Rose walking down the steps and at that moment I could have sworn that all the anger and anxiety I was feeling at that moment was starting to disperse away from the back of my mind into the empty wind.I pursed my lips and chimed. “Wow!"She had to be the most beautiful woman I had ever seen descending those stairs. I was mesmerized watching her walk through the door, to the point where I was looking almost like a black swan— Beautiful and radiant, glittering underneath the moonlight.“You are beautiful," I muttered as I walked up to take her hands.She seemed rather surprised by my comment as immediately that smile that had been absent from her face came to life.Rose looked away shyly. I had seen her in her different state but never this way… Never this shy.“Thanks." She answered as I glanced at my watch.We were running late by an hour but I didn't care a bit, to me it was only right that the world waited for all of this out as I was with the mo
ROSEDaniel Prescott is a devil walking in the flesh and I could say that with all conviction, perhaps in the past I had thought there could be a kind of redemption for him or perhaps that all of this was a phase that would soon pass—Yet despite all of this madness at the back of my mind and whatever hope I had, would it be safe to say that evil this devil had no redemption?“We've arrived." He muttered for the first time since the incident at the jewelry shop.I clutched my purse as I alighted from the car, still very much feeling irritated about everything that had happened.All through that whole while I had that grumpy face on that showed that I was furious at him, he must have noticed the look on my face as he pulled me closer to himself the next moment.“You would kill that look you have on your face at this moment and won't make me look bad.”I shot a quick look up to meet his fiery gaze, I was still irritated by the fact he had the guts to speak this way after humiliating me
ROSEWho exactly was he?A stranger from my past? I couldn't help thinking at that moment as I stared straight at the man who had called me by name.“Sorry, I don't seem to know this face," I mutter hoping that he'd somehow just go away and leave me alone by myself.The man must have seemed settled by there wasn't more time for us to speak as we were all ushered into the art gallery hallway.I could feel his heavy presence as well that was right there behind where we were, as we were all in awe about the amazing paintings.It was just a matter of time before Daniel and myself were stopping at the other end of the room bemused by the artwork that we had right there on the wall.He clasped his hands with mine, his eyes watery as he stared at the beauty on the wall. I had always thought of what could bring a hard-hearted man like Daniel to his knees so easily. Guess I had my answers.“Isn't it so beautiful?" He muttered, clasping my hand even tighter.Finally, it occurred to me that out
ROSEWe drove in silence just the same way we had driven down to the art exhibition, I had a lot of questions busting throughout my mind but I didn't dare ask as I was unsure of the state of his mind at that minute, my guess was he was thinking about the state of the Middle age man he had hit back at the party.A heavyweight that felt too much to bear settled in my chest and I took a heavy gasp to swallow it all down, now and then I looked back to be sure we were not being trailed after his atrocious act.His phone buzzed and after answering I heard him sigh. “He is going to live."The world's were to me the best I had listened to the entire day as I was in a state of panic as well.An ambulance drove past us heading in the direction of the party we had left.“He deserved it," Hr muttered justifying what had just happened.I wasn't one to argue with him let alone comment on the Issue on the ground but if there was anything I felt at that moment of him speaking it was that bit of comfo
ROSEIt had all been a dream, and right at this moment, I felt really stupid staring up at the same man I was having a sexual dream about.“You got me all worried." He sounded agitated while making his way from where I was.I could immediately sense how irritated he was and looked around to see the mess I had created throwing up all over the floor before wallowing In my mass.The only part that seemed surreal was the fact that I had a warm bath assumably, as I was donning a nightie.Perhaps, in what I could consider a good gesture he walked towards where I was with two pills in his hands.“Take this you'd feel much better, and get out of those you are starting to stench."He walked away afterward and rang the maid through the telecom, and while one walked in a couple of minutes later I seized the opportunity to slip into the bathroom.Soon, I was walking out of the bathroom for the second time that evening all dressed for the night.Walking out toward where he was, my face was flushe
CHAPTER 22Shades of GreyROSEThe thought that I was making a mistake giving him my virginity filled my mind but I couldn't stop it, not at this moment that was filled with so much pleasure every dying second of the way.It started with the thumping, and my body heated as Daniel Prescott kissed me with absolute perfection. He might be imperfect in his ways but definitely, he was an author who knew his way around the sculpturing of my body like it was forged by him.“Oh, Daniel." I muttered his name.My voice was tinted with the heavy thoughts of the pressure to come, enough that I let myself be a part of it with all willingness…“You like what I do right."I hesitated with my answer and got a smack in the ass for it.“Yeah." I moan out my reply while still trying to succumb to the passion that looks to be sprouting from deep within.My eyes started to drift. Searching his face for a sign that he could feel this too, my palms roamed his macho body, as he kissed down the nape of my nec
170.ROSEWatching him with his son painted the most beautiful picture for any woman, and he looked so perfect regardless of whatever I had thought. Being with him meant I had to deal with a lot, now the man was not one perfect… You know, no one ever is, but still the past they say is the past.So when he had popped the question right there with the nurses watching, when he had asked that I be his wife again… My answer has been Yes. I didn't just go all the way to make the decision for nothing, as I had said it came with a lot of benefits, what I didn't say was that I had to deal with a lot of his mess, that was what loving someone is all about anyways … Dealing with the lapses and all.He looked to be quite aware of his attitude and didn't look to make a big fuss about it , perhaps he could sense that I was putting a lot into dealing with him as well and was doing what could be done to make it more accommodating for me.Regardless, I was living in this strange new world at the ba
ROSELooking past this man a long trail of air trickled in through the open door, drifting through the room for a minute or two before settling with that restless haste, at that moment my mind was drifting through different things at that moment with most having to do with a way to get over the situation that was pending at the moment, the more I tried to understand all that was going on that moment, the more my soul was filled with that feeling of uncertainty.At first, it was starting to look like he could be right, it had been three days since I walked Anna out of my house and at the moment, I was standing in her living room, with sounds of moans filling the air amidst the heavy scent of sex .It was obvious what was going on and I didn't have the need to be informed what it was all about, it was easy to tell because I had just watched her go in with Marcus of all people twenty minutes ago… I thought to myself if that was what he wanted to tell me all along. I blinked my eyes, m
ROSEThere were many things I couldn't get myself to do at that moment and the most definite one was finding answers to all that was going through the situation at that moment. I was still angry about the entire situation as it seemed blank at the back of my mind. Much as I tried not to think about it, it still felt crazy that I couldn't do anything or scream out in frustration.Still deep down in my soul, I could feel that regrettable feeling. In a way I didn't know where all the feelings from me were sprouting from but if there was anything I wanted it was to leave as fast as I could.Well all that happened yesterday, the wind blew throughout the room as it left me rather confused -Thought if him crept through my mind again, still beneath all of this was that question that remained yet unansweredMy mind went back tinted by the entire event yet again, I had lain in bed for a long minute, what was happening through all of this. In a way I found myself asking over and over again
CHAPTER 167ROSE“What are you doing? “That had been the first question that I had on my lips-He merely looked at me with his gaze saying a thousand things at that moment, I couldn't say what was happening but still with his heart racing wildly it was easy to say that he was definitely up to something." I looked at him blankly again.” My attention was drawn to where he had touched me earlier and I could swear that it still burned.Everything about the moment did, while expecting that he did speak , he didn't instead he merely looked at me while still locking his gaze in."I just need to tell you that there is a need for you to be careful.” He muttered. “Be careful about your friend Anna. “I was so confused about everything that was going on that I couldn't decipher all that was going on at that moment.What could this be about?Why did he want me to be careful about her? Much as all this was going through my mind enough that all I did was roll my eyes.“Fine I had listened to you
Rose All that was happening made it hard for me to comprehend at that moment, still all this while It was still hard to comprehend why I am still not able to get him to understand that it would be hard to forget all that had happened.The past left a bitter feeling at the back of my mind, while still trying to comprehend all that was going my phone buzzed and I Picked it up immediately.“Where are you at?" I asked immediately.Anna seemed to be hiding something as she seemed usually quiet -“Is there something you want to tell me?" Anna muttered and I found myself thinking of why she had asked.For me it most definitely had to be for a subtle reason, one that left me in a daze still pondering about the situation.“No, I am just here … why did you ask?”While still running through all the entirety of what to say at that moment, I tried again to play through the entire situation at the back of my mind."What are you doing throughout the rest of tomorrow.”I was still trying to get thro
DANIELLife pulls some strings and you are just left at times behind trying to figure out what to do, such is that that I had found myself, I was left in the past leaving Right there amidst the damages I had brought upon myself.Perhaps this same reason was why she would never trust me again, when they say good things they say come in little packages at the moment that was the case of something I had taken for granted.I wasn't shocked seeing him walk into the pub,matter of fact my spilling my drink had nothing to do with Marcus at that moment, i was shocked about the woman he was with -It was funny in a way how I chose to perceive how intellectual she had to be all this whole while for being the last person we'd suspect all this while, for the first time that evening I wouldn't deny having that smile on my face.Only this time it wasn't because I was happy, rather I was damn shocked! The smile was there when the bartender had walked to where I was , while still thinking of what t
DANIELAn Intruder of my heart, that was the best way of phrase to qualify this woman that looked so radiating at that my moment, I couldn't tell what she was talking about at that moment.One moment we were having the best moment of our life and in the next she was all angry over a reason I didn't even know -“Are you fine." I asked again when she had Stepped out .She looked at me like she didn’t expect that I would ask her that question, she seemed most definately shocked at that moment, while still trying to get the thought of everything out of my mind.The atmosphere had completely changed since that past moment, here I was still trying all I could to play through the incident again, wondering how I could play through the incident again at the back of my mind -“I am fine, I just want some time to myself." She muttered through the entire incident at that moment.In a way, her scent had filled my nostrils and they got me fascinated about her. Her scent troubled my heart enough tha
ROSEIn the heat of the moment , I could feel my heart bleeding, here I was with a bleeding hand yet nothing was at the back of my mind, rather than how it felt to have him so close to me,was I getting Crazier!I stopped and pulled myself away. At that moment it made no sense doing this to anyone as I felt unreasonably cheap, or wasn't I.He stares at me trying to read the situation but then I was from it, while all I seeked was sanity it didn't help that all of this were happening -All of a sudden I could feel everything coming back to the my head, it was that moment that I had to pick between being cheap or just-“Step away from me." I pushed back at him, forcing out a grunt as I didI couldn't even look into his eyes to say those Words, I could feel the pain though … That bot of pain from my hands but there and then.When I did look up at him he appeared rather flushed at my actions with a smirk coming to his face as he blinked his eyes looking at me. " I can't understand what is
ROSEWill these good things last forever, it was definitely the last thought that had filled my mind as I tossed and turned on the bed, somehow my mind was still left heavy after all that had happened the previous day and I was still seeking a way out of it at that moment.While I couldn't make out how the night had gone especially after those few last moment after dinner, one thing was obvious and that was the fact that we were together, in other words I was at his apartment -I could feel it from how the room felt so warm and the fact that his scent filled the room, to make this more certain, I had turned and right there he was. That morning all I got while looking at him was this continuous round of disturbing taps at the back of my mind, it was surprising.in a way that after all this while, he still made my heart race, at the same time the feeling was welcome.At first after those first few minutes after I had woken up with a vision was still blurry, it was hard to make out the