He could guess who it was, the moment she didn’t open the door wider or usher them in. And then he heard that ear-scratching voice. “Hello, Scarr...” It irked him that her boss had a nickname for her and he didn’t have one for his own girlfriend. What kind of relationship did they even share? Were they already fucking?“Hello, Mr. Grayson...” Her words confirmed Jaxon’s suspicion. However, nothing prepared him for the next words that were said. Not his active mind that was always putting two and two together, nothing. Nothing at all.“Yeah, Mr. Grayson, all right. I’m here for my son.”A deafening silence ensued. It took him a long while to make sense of that sentence. Son? I’m here for my son. Son? Levi? Cameron Grayson? The words were spinning in his head in circles.Meanwhile, Cameron was staring at her intently, she was acting out of it. Her eyes were wide with fear, and she was still rooted to the spot. He reached forward and cupped her cheeks. “Are you okay? Is everything alrigh
“So, he’s Levi’s father?” Jaxon asked.She turned around to look at him, her heart racing in her chest. She was really considering making a dash for the door. “I was going to tell you...” She lied through her teeth, “I tried to. We were keeping it a secret...”“You have a son with Cameron...” He let out a dry chuckle, “I should have known, I guess. Your relationship was quite odd, but of course, I brushed it off. I told myself it couldn’t be. Scarlett wouldn’t do that...”“Jaxon, I...”“I mean, I love you,” he confessed. He truly did, “I have known that for the longest time now. I fell in love with you from the very first day I laid my eyes on you.”She held his gaze, unsure of what response to give. What could she say? He had confessed his love to her, and it didn’t bring butterflies to her belly, neither did it make him seem less threatening than he looked right now, sitting on the couch, that half-smile on his face.“I’m sorry, Jaxon...” tears welled up in her eyes.His smirk deepe
Warning: Sexual abuse.Tears streamed down her cheeks as she saw the crazed look in his eyes.“I’m not going to let you go,” he released his hold on her throat. She buckled over, clutching her belly and coughed hard. He laughed at the irony of the situation, “Well, I’m not going to let you go so you can go and date that bastard, Cameron. I don’t care what you guys share...” He grabbed a fistful of her hair and pulled her up, “I don’t care what relationship exists between you two, you are mine now!”She whimpered in pain.“You’re mine to do as I please, you’re not going to be able to get away from me, Scarlett. I want you to think hard and long about that. I found Levi...”She shook her head and began to sob aloud, “No, no, no...”He smiled maniacally, she already got the drift. He didn’t doubt that she would, she was a smart woman. He brushed his thumb against her cheeks and wiped away her tears. “Now, now don’t you cry, my love. I haven’t even done anything to you. I promise, I haven
Scarlett felt like a shadow as she walked into the office. Her attire mirrored her mood. She had picked up the first long black dress her hand could lay on and paired it with black flats. She had on black shades to conceal her puffy eyes, she had stayed up for most of the night crying her eyes out and could barely get a wink of sleep. As soon as Jaxon left, she rushed and shut all the doors and windows, fearing that he would show up at her house again and hurt her. She soaked in the bathtub for hours, hoping she could scrub herself clean of Jaxon and his vile touch.“Good morning, Miss Knowles. How are you?”It was the security guard, Craig. She was slightly taken aback; she didn’t expect him to greet her as he was always uptight. “Fine, thank you, Craig,” she answered in a strained voice and mustered what she hoped was a friendly smile. The last thing she wanted was people worrying about her.Craig gave her a curious stare. “Mr. Grayson is in, if you care.”She smiled, despite her mo
Lucious glanced at her first and then back at him, “There is a news report...” He trailed off.Cameron grabbed the phone from him and peered at it, the smile on his face was slowly replaced by a frown.Scarlett began to surf the Internet.There were pictures of Hadley and Cameron’s mother in different places. The first was at a bridal shop, the second was with a celebrity wedding planner. Of course, the media was amok with obvious speculations that Hadley and Cameron were making wedding plans. His grip on the phone tightened, his eyes narrowed as they scanned through the reports. Cameron loved his privacy, as someone who was always getting media attention. He thoroughly enjoyed the breaks, the period where it looked like everyone had completely forgotten about him. Yet somehow, Hadley and his mother had awakened it. He knew this was done purposefully, the angle of the pictures was telling, and well, Hadley was involved. He couldn’t put anything past her. H
Her eyelids, lined by full, long lashes, fluttered open as she struggled to adjust to the lighting in the room. Golden sun rays seeped through the tall glass windows, casting a glow on her fair skin. Her luscious dark hair sprawled across her pillow. She let out a relaxed sigh and shut her eyes, relishing in the feel of the silk sheets against her bare skin and the caressing feeling of the soft blanket over her. It took her a moment to come to, her eyes took a long sweep of her surroundings. There was a fine chandelier hanging above her bed, the room was chill, and soft music filled the room. The only source of light was coming from the tall windows behind her. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain in her head, the banging in her head was the indication of the kind of night she had. She massaged her temples as it all came rushing to her.She sat up with a start, clutching the blanket over her. She looked around, this was not her bedroom, neither was it the hotel room Luke paid for, for the
It was like his voice pulled her out of whatever trance she was in, she retraced her steps and ran out of the room. She could hear him call out to her, but she didn’t stop. Her emotions were all over the place. She could not make sense of it but she was certain of her need to put as much space between them as she possibly could. She jumped into a waiting cab and tapped him on his shoulder, urging him on. “Where to miss?” the driver asked. “Far away from here,” she replied. She peeked behind and thanked the heavens Luke was nowhere to be found. She spent the long ride analyzing their relationship, every bit of it. She realized; she had been the one overly compensating over the years. She had nurtured the suspicion for long but Luke was just so good at covering his tracks and any time she accused him, she was unable to prove anything and ended up apologizing for being insecure. This led her to ask the important question, why did he not cover his tracks this time, was he tired of hol
Scarlett sat unmoving, in her stool, her heart was beating loudly in her chest. There was no time or place where it made sense to follow a random stranger in a foreign city to his place, yet, here she was considering that very option. She could not quite place her fingers on what it was. Was it her aching heart, hurt by her boyfriend’s betrayal or was it the alluring voice of the handsome stranger with a promise to do wicked things to her body. She shook her head, trying to fight back the images her head was conjuring, images of her naked under the onslaught of the stranger’s hands and tongue. And even though, she was yelling in her head that this was a bad idea. She found herself standing on her feet and walking up to him. He looked taken aback as she approached him, “Well…” His eyes widened in shock. He dipped his hand into his pocket, pulled out his wallet and took out a wad of cash and absent-mindedly handed it over to the bartender. She was surprised. She had guessed he was