"Are you sure about it?""About what, Anna?" I sighed,She held my hand,"You know what I mean, Ru..""You can't fill the hole with Landon. You love Darius, and anybody can see it."That was the first time Anna boldly declared her heart out for Darius."I loved him, but he didn't.""Why don't you talk to him, tell him what you feel about him.""Are you stupid, Anna? What happened to you? Aren't you the one who hated him because he made a bet on my worth?" I questioned.She exhaled a sharp breath,"I know he did wrong. But I know you, you are hurt, and you are trying to heal your heart..., with.., Landon, It's not correct Ru,"I pressed my lips; I knew she was right."You are right, but I can't face him. I can't confess my heart...""He broke me... and told him about my love... what if he trades my feelings in some more dollars" I cried,It was hard...,"I fell for the wrong guy, Anna. My mind wants to hate him for what he did, but my silly heart couldn't think bad about him.""Do you
The bus ride made me nauseated; I felt I was stuck in a closed room with no supply of oxygen, "How long?" "Why, what happened? Are you not feeling good?" Landon grabbed my hand, "No, I am feeling..." how to tell him, "Nothing, I want to sleep." I closed my eyes, but the noise coming from the side was enough to disturb me; Samantha was laughing at Darius's jokes. Angrily, I stood. "Where are you going?" "Nothing, I need quiet." I stared at Darius. "But..." Without further notice, I went to the back seat and slept. After some time, I blinked my eyes and snuggled on my cozy pillow. Wait, I was not in the bedroom; I was on the bus the last time I closed my eyes. But why does it feel so cozy? The same cologne, who always made me happy. I flutter my eyes as my eyes landed, on the front seats, Landon laughed with Samantha, then who was sitting next to me? No, no, I took a deep breath, thinking my thoughts could be wrong. I looked up, where that perfect jawline caught my att
Safe Arms I came back as Samantha's next plan was to see a movie. Although I was tired, I stayed because Landon wanted to see it. As the movie finished, all entered their room, except me. "Are you coming?" "Yes, in some time. You go ahead," I smiled, Landon left me there, I walked to grab some sips, but my eyes landed on a figure standing near the lamp post; it was none other than Aoife. "What is she doing here? It's late," I muttered, I thought to ask her, but there, Xander came and rested his jacket on her, "Wow," They talked about something, but it was clearly visible how much they were in love with each other. She tried to get away, but he stopped her. Girl, you are in love with him, Looking at them my eyes filled with happy tears, "Aoife, you got true love," I whispered, He loves her, maybe scared to tell her. I felt somebody was standing next to me, Landon. I rested my head on his shoulder, "They are in love." "He loves her; look at that, Landon." "Why is lo
I thought we would stay in a lodge, but Darius being Darius, booked a well-reputed hotel on the way. We went to our room, and there he settled our stuff and made me sit on the couch. My dress was ripped and my thighs were covered in mud and scratches. I wanted to scream, wanted to cry my lungs out, and excused myself. "I will..." he nodded with a thin smile, As I entered the bathroom, I looked at myself in the mirror. My perfect liner smudged all over my eyes; my trembled lips were swollen; Lifted my hand gently to caress my skin, and a lone tear fell on my hand. It was not the pain; it was Landon's betrayal. I couldn't believe I trusted a monster. My thighs were hurting as his bite marks made me limp a bit, I grabbed a tissue to fix my makeup and my lipstick. How could I fix myself? The moment was miserable; the pain was unbearable. I grabbed another tissue to wipe the smudged kohl, but it didn't help either. Toiletries fell from the rack, I was drunk, and everything was
~RUBEL~ There was something different, different from my usual mornings. What should I say; I felt complete. When I opened my eyes, I was not in my place but a familiar one. The hair on the back of my neck stood up when a cold blow touched it, a hand wrapping my waist pulling me close. Darius. "Did I?" I looked at my body which was not covered with my clothes. Did we have sex? Like actual sex? Did I confess something? I lifted his hand gently, turned towards him. My lipstick on his cheeks and bite marks on his shoulder, I cupped my mouth immediately, Shit. But whatever it was, it worked as a healing moment on my aching soul. For the last few days, I wanted to meet him, and now he is in my arms, and sure we did something because I am feeling something down there. Slowly I got up and saw bloodstains. Nervous? Yes, I am not a virgin anymore. Happy tears came to me, I wanted to kiss him with excitement, but I controlled myself. I had sex with the man I love, not with any ra
As Samuel, Anna, and Max waited outside, Liam settled in front of me. "What happened, Liam?" I asked softly. He pressed his lips together as something was resisting inside him. "I want you to be our surrogate mother." What? I furrowed my brows, trying to figure out more about it. Did I hear it right, a surrogate mother? "Ru... I know I am asking a big thing from you, but..." He held my hand, "Max and I want to become parents, and we were looking for a mother. You know how people judge and it's hard..." I listened to him, still processing the information in my mind. "But.." "I heard your answer when you talked to Max, and honestly, it touched me when you expressed your feeling of becoming a mother. The way you said, it's a blessing, and the woman who would help us would be a blessed one. I want you, I want you to carry our child," Tears filled in his eyes. "Liam, Yes, it's a blessing to become a mother and develop a life inside you, but I don't think I am ready for this." I
Seven months later "The baby is healthy," the doctor smiled while she gave me another pair of my sonography pictures. "I am sorry, doctor, I used to ask for these pictures every time," She smiled, keeping the cold gel on my belly, "I understand, Rubel, it's a beautiful journey, and I know how you are going to put it in an album," I looked at Liam and Max; they were there on my every visit. Liam shifted his law firm to California just because I wanted to stay here, Max quit his job to take care of me. They pecked a kiss on my head, "Thank you for doing this for us." It's like I heard billion times how thankful they were to me for accepting being their surrogate, "You have to be careful, Rubel. No stress, stay positive, listen to the good things," The same old things my doctor used to tell me, I nodded and saw Liam taking notes to instruct Max. Max wiped my belly and helped me to stand up. "Woah..." I felt a kick, "What? Are you alright?" Liam asked, "Yes, Liam, I am f
~Darius~ I never expected to see Rubel in that shop. How could I? After our last night, I couldn't figure out what triggered her anger to the limit that she left immediately, I was tired of everything, even asking so many times that she didn't want to share anything with me. I thought to give her some time, I waited for a week, but she didn't call me. I thought to visit her, but I was scared, so I asked Max, "Max, do you know where is Rubel," "I am sorry, Darius. But even if I know, I would not tell you," At that moment I wanted to punch him, but then I remembered he was trying to be her best friend who wanted to protect her, "Fine," I decided to call my brother Leo, "I am coming back." I was tired of everything; I knew I came to prove myself, but when dad called me last time, he agreed to let me follow my passion in his company. Well, I thought to give it a shot. I called him back and agreed to work in our family business. Everything settled down. Leonardo married K