/-Skylar-/It didn't occur to me how much trouble we were in at the moment I beat them to pulp. I left the office with Ava whining about how she was going to lose her job as well. How the Macaulay sisters will get back at us and so mqny more I couldn't make sense of.I said nothing to all her complaints and simply followed her outside the building. “You're not going to say anything?” She asked me. “What do you want me to say?” I asked her. “Take a look at your hand, Ava. Look at what they did to you and tell me if they don't deserve that beating?” She bit her lip. “I think you are acting this way because you have forgotten what it used to be like working under them. Those women can make our lives miserable whether or not, we work for them. You were never like this Sky. You used to be smarter than this!” I looked at her in disbelief. “What is wrong with you? Would you have preferred I stood there and watched them crush your hands?” “Yes! Yes I would! If it means we can go back to
/-Kai-/“Boss, this is the information you asked for,” Reid handed a file to me. I opened it curiously.“Skylar Anderson,” I read then glanced at her picture. This was the audacious woman who damaged my car. I read through her information and I couldn't say I was impressed with what I saw. Former staff of Macaulay Enterprises, lives in a crumbling apartment with a huge pile of debts and an abusive boyfriend. Interesting. So a girl from a rival company attacked me. I didn't think the Macaulays would go that low for a mere business deal. There was no way someone like this could possibly pay for my car but again, that was none of my business. She should have thought about that when she attacked me. I tossed the file on my desk. “Bring her to me.” “Yes boss. What about the friend?” He asked. There was a friend?“I don't care. Bring them both,” I dismissed him.As soon as the door shut, I took out a cigar and lit it. I leaned against my chair, twirling idly as I smoked. It's been two
/-Skylar-/“I can't believe you did that, Sky!” Ava exclaimed. “Good morning to you too, Ava. Did you sleep well?” I asked and she glared at me. “Did I sleep well? We have two people tied up in your closer. We don't even know if they are alive!” She exclaimed.I sighed and walked to the closet. I opened it and they both fell with groans. I looked at Ava with a bored expression. “They are good, happy now?”Khaid struggled to stand but his sloppy partner kept him on the floor. I paid no attention to him as I headed for the kitchen. I opened the fridge and found it empty. Same with the drawers. I looked at Ava who was staring at him with concern. I rolled my eyes and walked back to her. “I need some money,” I told her. “Why?” “Because we're going to starve. My house is practically empty,” I retorted and I saw her shoot Khaid a resentful look. Right! He was the reason I was out for money to begin with. I walked over to his littered clothes and picked his jeans. I found. I found s
/-Skylar-/“Fine! What do I need to do. I don't have a job anymore and I don't have any savings either so how do we do this?” I asked him.He looked at me in disbelief. “You seriously want me to suggest how you earn money to pay me back?” “You need your money back, don't you?” I quipped. “Tell me how to earn it then.” “I really don't care how you are going to make it. I only care about you fixing the damage you've caused. Until you pay back, your friend will remain in our custody!” He said and Ava looked like she would rather die at that moment. “Uhm… how about you take me in your custody instead? I was the one who bashed your car, remember? She had nothing to do with what happened to your car and frankly, of the two of us, she is the one most likely to bring you money for the damages,” I told him. The look on Ava's face was priceless. She didn't seem to know whether to be relieved I was offering to take her place or pissed that I was shifting my responsibilities to her. He took
/-Skylar-/“Get dressed.”The guard simply dropped the dress on my mistake of a bed and walked out of the room. I picked up the dress slowly and examined it. It was very short with lots of open spots. I knew that if I wore this, my cleavage would be in the open and I couldn't bring myself too. All I could think about were the hands of those filthy men, all over me, molesting me. This woukd be an open invitation and I wasn't ready to take that chance. I dropped the dress aside and just waited for him to come back. A few minutes later, there was a knock on the door, as if asking if I was ready.“Come in,” I told him and he walked in. “You're not dressed?” He asked and I nodded. “Yes, I am not. As a matter of fact, I don't intend to wear this so tell your boss to either arrange another dress or leave me the fuck out of whatever plans he has,” I told him. He didn't respond to me. Instead, he simply walked out of the room and I assumed he was going to tell that grey-eyed demon about
/-Skylar-/He was so annoying. Everything about him made me want to scream and pull my hair out. We were outside a club now, where his supposed business partner was supposed to be meeting him. And yes, he made me wear the dress. It was a lot more revealing than I thought, considering the fact that it was barely below my mid thighs. I wanted to ask him what sort of business he was doing in a place like this but every time I looked at him, I would catch his shameless eyes roaming, shamelessly taking in every detail of my body and I couldn't… My stupid body would react to it. I clenched my fists, funking inside as I cursed myself out for looking flustered. The arrogant jerk would just have another reason to praise himself. As we proceeded into the club, his arm snaked around my waist and my entire body stiffened. I tried to wiggle free but his grip only tightened. He wanted me to stay in place.I stopped fighting when I noticed the amount of respect he commanded. No one dared to tou
/-Kai-/It was so fun messing with her. Even now, I could still see the blush on her face. She acted like she hated me, yet here she was, fighting multiple emotions.She was by far the most intriguing woman I have ever met. Not to mention the fact that her feistiness reminded me so much of Raven. “What are you looking at, jerkface?” She hissed, refilling her shot. “If you keep drinking like that, you're going to get drunk,” I stated. “Is that a crime?” She shot back. “Not really. Just that, I won't be held responsible for whatever happens to you after this. If you throw yourself at me, I am going to fuck you, drunk or not,” I smirked.Skylar threw the alcohol into her mouth. “I better go find a man, then. Wouldn't want to settle for less,” she sneered and stood.My smirk faded as I walked her get off the seat, her peachy ass bouncing as she walked away from me.I wanted to go after her but my guard returned with the diamonds. “All real, sir,” he affirmed and I glanced at my sup
/-Skylar-/He was going to drive me insane. I needed to get the fuck out of this place. So I hatched a plan.My lunch was served at the usual time and thankfully it was something that required both a fork and knife. The guards were just outside, minding their business so I had enough time to decide which vein to cut through without writing myself a direct ticket to hell. I picked up the knife and after careful examination, I cut through the vein and the blood came gushing out. It didn't heal, further confirming that I was indeed human. I let out a sigh of disappointment before a terrifying scream. The door burst open and I let myself pass out. I could feel several movements but I didn't dare open my eyes to find out. The smell of drugs and other disgusting diseases told me I was in the hospital. I stilled myself for some injections and then the worst happened. I passed out for real. I cracked my eyes open just enough to see the harsh fluorescent lights above me, their cold glow
/-Skylar-/I hit the ground running and hurried to Ava's side."No, no, no!" I gasped, catching her before she collapsed completely. Her body was trembling, her wide eyes filled with shock and pain as blood seeped from the wound in her chest. My hands were shaking as I pressed them against the injury, desperate to stop the bleeding. "Ava, stay with me! Please!"She coughed, her lips parting as if she wanted to speak, but only a weak wheeze came out. Tears burned my eyes. This wasn't supposed to happen. She had nothing to do with this. Diane had no right—I snapped my head up, fury roaring through my veins. "You bitch!" My voice shook with rage as I glared at the woman responsible for this. "I’ll kill you!"Diane merely tilted her head, her expression unreadable. "Anger won’t bring her back, Raven."I snarled, gripping my blade. She thought this was a game. She thought I wouldn't make her pay. But before I could lunge, Ava weakly grasped my wrist. "Sky… don’t…"My heart clenched. Even
/-Skylar-/I decided to pay Ava a visit. I was so caught up in my own life that I forgot that Skylar had a freaking best friend. Kai was out with Anders so I decided to visit her alone. Even though he told me to tell the driver to take me wherever I wanted to go, I was more comfortable using a cab. I had this strange feeling that I was being watched. I took a glance around but I couldn't find anyone suspicious. Then almost on insist, I entered the cab just a few seconds before the bullet sped past me, hitting the side mirror of the car behind. What the fuck?What is this now?The cab driver was frightened of course and drove off without a second thought. It was a good thing, even though it was somewhat annoying. It didn't take long for me to spot the bastards who shot at me. I wasn't even in the mood to have a conversation with them, to know who sent them or anything. I just wanted to return the favour and go see my friend. I took out my trusty blades. Yup, still wasn't a gun pe
/-Taylor-/“We need to find that girl.” I looked at them in disbelief. They just woke up and all they can think about is causing more trouble? After everything that happened?“She must not get away with what she did to us. She has to pay!”I didn't say a word as I watched them discuss amongst themselves. They didn't even notice the scars on their hands. They were busy obsessing over the girl that put them in the hospital. “We won't go easy on her this time. That good-for-nothing had the audacity to lay her jands on us. By the time we are done with her, she will regret being born.” “Are you two done?” I cut them short and their attention turned to me. “Brother…” They pouted simultaneously. “Can you even listen to yourselves? You just woke up and all you are bothered about is the girl that put you here. Did you even notice the marks on your hands?” I huffed and they looked down at the same time. Their eyes widened with horror as they screamed.“What is this?” “Who did this?’ “Wa
/-Amelia-/Lisa just wouldn't do. Her methods were way too slow. We could end up waiting an entire year or more for Diane to show up. Or worse, she might not even show up at all. I couldn't bear the thought of spending another year in this hell hole. So I decided to take matters into my own hands. If she wouldn't come to me then I would simply go to her. I was already dressed and ready to leave when Taylor suddenly showed up. I groaned inwardly but tried not to let it show. “Mother, they are awake!” He announced. I assumed he was talking about his sisters whose names I forgot every single time. “My! That is good news,” I feigned a smile. “I will make sure to see them when I am back.” His smile immediately dropped. “Seriously?” “What?” I retorted almost impatiently. I had an appointment I needed to catch up with and all this small talk was only slowing me down. “I said I will see them when I get back.” “Your daughters just woke up from a terrifying coma and all you can do is bru
/-Kai-/Everything made sense all of a sudden. Of course, my mother would be here. What even made me think she would just die and I would just live. I headed to the room to see Raven. I didn't understand why she didn't tell me about this earlier. It didn't even sound like something she should hide from me. She has no reason to.Skylar sprang to her feet the minute she saw me. “Is she gone?” She asked.“Why didn't you tell me?” I asked her instead. “Tell you what?” Her brows knitted in confusion. Now was definitely not a good time for her to pretend as if she didn't know what I was talking about. I was trying my best to stay calm right now. “Are you seriously asking me that?” I growled. “Fine, I'll tell you so you won't have any excuse. I am talking about my mother and Amelia being here. You didn't think I had the right to know that?” On hearing that, her shoulders slouched and I immediately knew Lisa was telling the truth. “Why? Why did you keep it away from me knowing the harm
/-Sally-/“Do you want to come with me or should we leave?” He asked when he returned. I just had this feeling that there was something different about him although I couldn't exactly tell what was so different about him. The mystic did warn that the love charm was going to wear off soon now that I was going for a different goal. I was supposed to stab her while Declan was still under the spell, otherwise it would become difficult to actually get her. This spell was supposed to be a trick to get Raven to fight me so I could stab her, now that I failed, I wasn't sure what to do. “I… I think I'll just go,” I told him and he frowned. “Why? You just got here,” he said. “Yeah but your little worker just ruined my mood. You couldn't even defend me against her,” I huffed.“She hit me in the balls, what was I supposed to do?” He asked and I gave him a look. What was he supposed to do? What happened to defending your woman even when your life is on the line?I was certain he was only doin
/-Skylar-/The release was instant and I was able to move before she buried that knife inside me. Sally staggered forward, almost falling from the miss. I stood aside watching them both with annoyance. I understood Kai was not himself but it was just so fucking frustrating at this point. Why couldn't he just be immune to whatever it was they used on him or better still, avoid it? Sally glared at me. “Are you just going to stand there and watch her do this to me?”She was referring to Kai but he was more concerned about his sore balls. She hissed and grabbed the knife again. “Can I know the reason for this pointless fight? You came in here with Kai and I didn't even bother you. I let you have him and all you could think about was trying to attack me? Are you retarded?” I asked her. Sally paused for a second and I really hoped she was reasoning my words because I would not hesitate to kill her this time if she dares launch another attack on me. She suddenly chuckled. “Right! I was
/-Skylar-/Why wasn't he home yet? It was almost 3am. He told Anders to inform me that he was on his way back. I even made dinner for him. If he changed his mind, he would have called Anders, right? I paced the room, unable to sleep. I was so worried about him. A few minutes later, a car drove in and I hurried downstairs. It was him. It had to be him.However, what I didn't expect was for him to show up with Sally. What the hell was she doing here and why was he looking at her like that?“What's going on here?” I asked. What the hell was Declan doing with her?“Hello, Skylar,” Sally said with a sickening smile. “I didn't realize I was intruding. Declan insisted I come home with him.” My eyes darkened. I turned to Kai but I could barely recognize the look in his eyes. There was something different about him, I could tell. What the hell has this cunning woman done again?“Skylar, who I bring to my house is none of your business. You should learn your place!” Kai said harshly to me.
/-Sally-/Did it work?He was just staring at me, unmoving. I took a step closer, unsure if I should get closer or not. “Declan?” I called softly and his eyes twinkled. “My love…”I stepped out of the fog and a big smile broke out of his face. It worked! Oh goddess, it really worked!I squealed and ran into his arms. “Deee! Oh goddess, I can believe this. You're really mine!” I could barely contain the happiness in my chest. This was the best thing that had happened to me since I landed in this godforsaken place. The man I have been chasing for so long was finally going to be mine. I pulled away just to look into his beautiful eyes. “Do you know who I am?” I asked him. He slowly reached for my face, caressing it softly. “How could I not know who you are, Raven?” My smile immediately dropped. “Raven?” “Yes,” he stepped closer. “I finally found you after so long. I searched for you everywhere and now I have finally found you.” My happiness died down immediately. The plan was fo