"Are you okay?" I initially assumed that it was Leon who was speaking but I was stunned when I locked eyes with Delores and gradually registered the fact that we were the only ones in the room."I'm fine, I responded, I don't like having anything forced on me," I added softly,Her lips curved into a small smile like mine usually would, She squinted with her eyes and I saw her body relax, "Should have thought about that before you did what you did," She shot back and turned away from me, I was almost sure she was heading out the door when she paused in front of the table that was a few feet from me and grabbed the chair. "I didn't do anything," I assured.Delores glanced up at me and I find to see the distrust and desperate urge to contain her anger in her eyes, instead of bursting out like a volcano, She beckoned me to come and seat with her hand and I obeyed."Why did you do it?" She asked, her tone was free of judgment but her eyes flashed with pain and frustration."I didn't do a
“I don’t believe you,” Delores said as she glanced at me. I frowned.“You said you wanted to know the truth didn’t you, why did you ask me if you were not going to trust me.”“The CCTV cameras saw you, Jared was found at your house dead, and your boyfriend was the one who called the cops on you, How can I trust you?”“The CCTV cameras saw me go in and come out, they never saw me hurting Charlotte,” Delores made eye contact with me at that point, her lips pursed into a straight line and I knew she had a lot to say.“I didn’t murder Jared, Yes I wasn’t happy that he was with my sister but I had already moved on, I was with Tyler, and we had plans of getting married, why would I throw all of that in the drain just to hurt Charlotte and murder Jared—““Maybe that was your plan all along.” She added and I rolled my eyes.“We’re being realistic here.” I deadpanned.“Easy for you to say, it’s not your aunt that is in the hospital.” She spat.“I did not put her there,” I defended.“Then who d
"Danielle!" My eyes snapped open when I heard that voice, something about the tone and manner sent me to my feet with a creased forehead, I furrowed my eyebrows and stared ahead."Danielle!"The voice roared again, it was closer and I could make out whose voice it was at this point, I bit hard ok my bottom lip and heard shifting by my side, I could barely register the shuffling when the cell gate opened and someone slammed straight into me.My face must have contorted in confusion as I locked eyes with Leon, She looked furious. Her breaths were heavier than the sound of her voice and her eyes had dark circles under them. with a spark of rage I was familiar with, She had dried tear tracks on her face and from the way, her hair invaded my skin — It was no longer in a bun.It took me a few seconds to register that I was now on the floor and another second for me to register that she was slapping me across the face from left to right, I tried to push her off me without attracting some pena
“What’s going on?” I jerked away from him when we were out of the police station.“What do you mean by what’s going on?” He retorted with a glum look, I raised an eyebrow at him.“Who sent you here, I didn’t ask for any lawyer,” I informed him.He licked his lip and permitted a tight smile “You’ll find out in due time.” He responded.“I hate surprises.” I deadpanned.“Neither do I yet here I am,” He spoke and I could barely hear him, he reached for my hand once again and I yanked it from his grip.“I’m not going anywhere till you tell me exactly what is going on.” I spat.“Would you rather go back in there?” He shot at me.“It’s better than being dead, so why—” I had already begun walking away when his arm pulled me back, I spun around and locked eyes with him, His breath seemed to causally hit my skin and I felt a wrong sensation in my stomach.“Who at you and what do you want?” I gritted out as I pulled away.“You’ll find out in due time, just get in the car.” He said as he gesture
My breath hitched, tears stung my eyes and for some reason, I felt like sobbing, I had no clue why this house made me feel so — disturbed and sad. It was almost like an overwhelming feeling of loss and pain and it kept nagging at the doors of my mind.“Is something wrong?” I heard Daniel ask.“Where did you bring me?” The words rolled out of my mouth and his silence left a bitter taste on my tongue. “Where did you bring me!” I demanded and looked eyes with him.“What is this—“ I almost cried but a voice cut through my mini rant. “I’ll be answering all your questions, Danielle.” A Thick voice spoke, my hand hung loosely on Danielle’s shirt, and emotions that I could not express ran through me, the last time I felt like this was a few years ago when Alice relapsed on Alcohol and it was not a memory I liked to recall. The voice sounded as masculine as any other voice yet it made my knees buckle, my insides didn’t twist, they were still, and my eyes stung with tears even though I had b
"Are you alright?" A familiar voice spoke softly and my eyes fluttered open. "Are you alright, my love?" His voice wreaked of worry and his eyes locked with mine.I gradually registered that I was laying on something soft and I forced myself to sit up, from here, I felt less vulnerable and open to an attack. I glanced around the room, the man was seated closer to me. I and Daniel were by the door, his arms were folded on his chest and he wore an expression I could not recognize from where I sat."I'm sorry that you got to know like this... That's not what I wanted" He began."Look, I don't even know you, okay? And there is no way I will believe that you are my father, am I joking to you?" I asked with a glare. My lips pursed into a straight line and I decided that I would neither believe him nor fall for this crap.My father abandoned me before I was even born, he didn't want me, he never did. No one ever did and I did not appreciate someone trying to play games with this. I had aske
“What did you think?” My voice cracked and my feet ached. “That I would just accept you? That I hug you? That I would cry and tell you how much I love you?” I asked and searched his eyes for a response, response.“But for what exactly?!” I snapped. “For abandoning me for twenty-three years? For leading with a psychopathic woman? For rejecting me? For all those nights and days resented me because I wasn’t lovable?!”“Isab—”“Don’t call me that! Don’t you dare call me that! I am not your Isabel and I am not your daughter!” I roared. “My father....? He’s dead. He died three years ago and his name is Derek Dante!” I cried. “I don’t know you, and I don’t want to.”“I didn’t want to leave you, but I had no choice—”I wiped my tears and locked eyes with his amber orbs which shone with tears. “Seven years ago, if you had told me this, I would have forgiven you, I would have run right into your arms.” I sucked in a deep breath and continued.“But I am no longer sixteen-year-old Danielle who
“Alice and I were childhood friends, but that friendship turned into something else when she clocked eighteen—““That’s a lie, she was already pregnant at sixteen,” I spoke and took a step back from him.“I don’t know what she told you, but she lied and her sister can testify to that. Alice and I were lovers, We loved each other a lot and we wanted to spend the rest of our lives together.”“Then how did everything fall apart?” My voice cracked.“Alice got pregnant at age nineteen and although we never expected it, I was over the moon, I was so happy, I could not wait to welcome our child, Alice may have had her issues and her family wasn’t perfect, but I was ready to do everything, everything for us.” His voice cracked as well and he licked his lip.“Everything changed the day she gave birth though, she had not one, but three babies.” My eyes widened and my lips parted. “W-what?” I breathed.“Yes, Bella. You are a triplet.”“Oh my gosh,” I said as I dropped to a chair.“Do you need s