lake Wyatt and Kendall Hastings never planned on a life together. Both raised in families locked in a fierce, decades-old rivalry, the only thing they share is a mutual disdain for one another. But when a condition in the family wills binds their fortunes to a marriage between them, they’re left with no choice but to stand side by side—or risk losing everything. From the moment the vows are spoken, Blake and Kendall’s marriage is a battleground of wit, resentment, and unexpected passion. Beneath the tensions, though, lies a smoldering attraction neither can ignore. Forced into each other’s lives, they wrestle between the desire to defy their family legacies and a growing need to break down each other's walls. Soon, Blake and Kendall realize that letting go of the hatred their families cultivated might be the only way to build a future—together.
View MoreCHAPTER 27***"He would love to meet his uncle, he has heard a lot about him and I'm sure he would also like to meet his aunt, if she is willing to get to know him?" Kendall looked at Lilliana, she looked up and Kendall tried to give her a reassuring look. "It's not hard Lilliana, you have two brothers who care deeply about you, what I wouldn't give to have had that." Lilliana had tears run down her face."I will pack my things and leave." She was on her feet now."For heaven’s sake Lilly, enough, If you leave this time you’re not coming back, I swear to you, this is it, you want to leave then go but you will be forbidden to ever step foot here again." Blake was trying to remain calm.Kendall decided to keep out of it, they could deal with it on their own. Wasn't her problemKendall went home with the strangest feeling that night, why would he do that? And he did it in a way where he wanted Kendall and Ryan to witness the whole thing. Kendall assumed it was Blake's way to right what
CHAPTER 26Kendall spent the next week waiting to hear from Blake, nothing. It was like he didn't want to be around her or Ryan, what else could she think? Confusion set in, he seemed so affected by Ryan and suddenly nothing, maybe he thought about it and perhaps came to the conclusion that Ryan might not be his child. Again the rejection and the lack of his trust hit home, Kendall wanted to scream and hurt something. Why come back into her life just to leave her again? Get it together Kendall, you did it without him so long, don't allow him bring you down again, you have come a long way Kendall...Kendall heard her phone ring, picking it up she saw Blake's name come up... Thinking of the devil, she answered and her heart did a little flutter... "Hello?""Kendall, are you free to come round tonight alone?“ Kendall was taken aback by his assertiveness. He meant business, she knew that tone too well."Why?""I need you to come to dinner at my place, trust me Kendall, please just do as I
CHAPTER 25Blake looked at the letter and shook his head, what the hell was that about? Augustus Hasting had planned the entire marriage, he and Michael Lucius plotted this whole scheme. Why did Blake feel like he had been duped? Not by Augustus or Michael but by his own father. Why couldn't Blake see what everybody else seemed to see or to know about Thomas Wyatt? Ryan had always suffered at the hands of his father and all because Blake was too much of a coward to stand up for his brother and above all his mother.Blake always associated his father’s abuse to his mother as punishment for sleeping around but come to think of it, the only time anything about her adultery was mentioned was about Augustus, so why then did his father abuse her long before they even knew of Augustus Hasting? Blake reread the letter and if he thought he was confused before, now he was just unsure of his life. Blake had nothing, he felt empty and completely let down. Just thinking about his mother suffering
CHAPTER 24Blake wanted to leave, he didn't want to be around Kendall anymore, he wasn't paying any attention at all to anybody, his eyes kept scanning the room to see where she was. When Max his lawyer asked him to go into the conference room to finish off paperwork, Blake was certain that Kendall's lawyer asked her to do the same. He told Max he'd be there in five. Blake needed to prepare himself to be near her after all this time. Blake entered the conference after her took a few minutes to prepare himself and entered the room. Kendall and her lawyer were sitting on the end of the long table. Max was also there. "Ah we can begin?" Max the definition of a lawyer. Blake took a seat opposite Kendall, she didn't look up at him at all. "Blake this is your wife's lawyer Mr Ronald Brown.""Nice to meet you, can we get on with this please?" "Of course, let's get started." Talks between the two lawyers took place, a lot of paperwork and a lot of signing. Blake couldn't care less about any
CHAPTER 23ONE YEAR LATER Kendall was busy preparing for her meeting, she was sure that she would be seeing Blake, hopefully he would send Ryan in his place, she was nowhere near ready to see Blake. She cried months for him, she was so distraught by his lack of trust, always his face that last time she saw him would haunt her. He looked completely defeated, like a child who just lost their mother. Kendall's heart ached every time she remembered that look. Not one month after she returned home she sent him divorce papers granting him all of Michael’s shares, so Blake would be majority owner, Kendall decided to sell her share and start her own empire. Divorce papers were never signed by him and she waited every day for them to be delivered declaring her single again. Kendall felt very ill the months after that dreadful day with Blake, her nausea wouldn't relent, she wouldn't be able to keep much food down, Kendall put it down to stress. Cathy was never around, clearly not happy with
CHAPTER 22Kendall was pushed onto the door, she turned her face to the side and he pressed his hand over her cheek pressing her onto the door. "Blake please just let me explain." "You don't get to fucking talk remember? Now it's my turn, do I disgust you princess? Are you fucking me to make me trust you? Ha? So you and your fucking lover can kill me?""I swear to you...""Shut the fuck up princess!" Blake pulled her away from the door and turned her around. "I fucking loved you Kendall, I fucking trusted you, I thought this was real. I fucking sent my family away. You’re good, I’ll admit that, you played me for the fool. You fucking played me hard!"He let go of her and KENDALL turned around quickly, He was sort of crying looking frustrated and so hurt."Blake I'm begging you to hear me out, I'm being framed can't you see that?""Stop talking Kendall, it's enough." Kendall was sobbing, how could this happen, now especially after she was willing to give Blake her heart. He wouldn't s
CHAPTER 21Kendall was shopping alone when to her horror she bumped into Logan fucking Whitford. What the hell was he doing here? "What a pleasure to bump into you here." He hugged her lingering a little too long. She pulled away from him quickly."Yes, it's nice to see you again Logan but I'm kinda in a rush, so maybe we can catch up next time.” Really wanting to get away from him but he grabbed her arm and pulled her to him."Kendall, I get the sense that you don't want to talk to me, have I done something to upset you?" She looked up at him and smiled."Of course you haven't, listen Logan my husband doesn't really like me talking to men when he's not around so I'm sorry if I seem a little edgy but I would rather not be seen talking to you here." He nodded his head."Is he hurting you Kendall? I can fix this whole situation up for you, I can get rid of him for good." Kendall's eye's opened wide."Get rid of him? That's my husband you’re talking about, how dare you think I would want
CHAPTER 20Kendall missed her father terribly, walking in to his office she sat onto his chair. He always looked so powerful in his office like he owned the entire world. How many times had Kendall sat on his lap when she was younger. She would always play with his pens and mess up his table and he never yelled at her. Her father was everything to her, she loved him so much and missed him even more.Touching everything, trying to feel him, it was of no use, he was gone. Kendall opened up his draw and rummaged through the papers. She found envelopes that were addressed to her and to Blake. This was strange, Kendall got a sense that she was being watched. She opened the letter addressed to her.My dear Princess... My Kendall.I am writing this to you in hopes that you will understand why I have done what I did. I love you baby girl and I'm sorry if my decision has hurt you in any way. Knowing I was going to die, Michael and myself kept it a secret, it must have come as a total shock to
CHAPTER 18Kendall heard the whole conversation that Lilliana and her brother had. It would be interesting what his decision would be. That little bitch giving him ultimatums. Well Kendall would know in the morning if he was to keep her or his sister.Lying in her bed dressed only in satin frilly shorts and a singlet, Kendall was slowly drifting off to sleep when she heard Blake enter her room and turn on the lights, she winced hating the lights ."Turn em off." Of course he did no such thing. He moved to sit beside her on the bed. "Kendall, I have a situation..." Oh my god, Kendall thought, he was really going to send her away because of Lilliana. "The thing is that Lilliana is finding it very hard to cope with you and I being together. I honestly don't know how much more I can take. She thinks I'm betraying my father by wanting to be with you." Kendall sat up and looked at him wide eyed."Yeah well you can tell her that I'm also betraying my father by being with you, tell her to get
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