I couldn't mistake that voice because it has been the cause of my torment for days now but what I couldn't understand was why he sounded like a true husband and what the heck was he doing here?I turned to see him stride towards us, his eyes hard and dangerous. The woman had her eyes on Antonio as she looked at him like he was some god who just visited earth.“ Antonio baby, I'm so happy to…” Antonio raised his hand stopping whatever she wanted to say as he came to stand beside me." Why are you here?” He asked as he looked at the woman with a sneer and I couldn't help but smirk.She didn't have to know we hated each other." Really, Antonio? This woman is who you got married to after years of wasting my time on you,”" Excuse me, we never had anything, I'm sure your obsessed mind has been deceiving you,” Antonio said and I decided to chirp in. “ Wait, you're obsessed with my husband, that's pathetic, why don't you go find yours?" I said and she narrowed her eyes on me.“ This is no
Antonio swerved the car right in time before we could crash into the truck in front of us and instead of colliding into us, it went straight ahead and collided with one of the cars following us “ Oh my God," I gasped in shock, my hand covering my mouth as the black car flipped through the air, metal screeching, glass shattering while the truck came to a halt. Antonio didn't stop, he continued driving, especially since the other car found it way around and was still following behind us. “ Whoever that person is doesn't know when to give up!" I said in anger when I saw that the car was just inches away from ours. “ It's too close, too, too, close.” I said as my heart hammered in my chest, fear consuming me because of the unknown. “ You can do this," I found myself telling Antonio and he just turned to me with a scowl before focusing back on driving. He took another turn and this time I had to brace myself because of the way he swirled the car, it was almost like the car was goi
“ Can you both just stop, you must be tired, you need to rest," Leo said as he looked between Antonio and I like he was already tired of our drama.“ Of course I want to rest, I don't want to waste my time arguing with your friend," I said as I was about to walk away but Leo stopped me.“ It's really late and I don't think it would be safe for both of you to drive, Antonio has a penthouse here that you both can rest for the night," “ She can stay in any…oww fuck…" Antonio cursed when his friend stepped on his shoe.“ I'll leave you both, good night," he said with a smile before passing Antonio a look and then walking away.“ Lead the way, I'm exhausted," I said and Antonio grumpily walked to the elevator and I followed.The ride up was quiet and filled with tension. I already had enough tension for one night for Antonio to add to it and there were still so many floors before we get to the penthouse. This was tiring.“ What if it's one of the women that expected you to marry them who
“ What the hell Antonio? What the fuck are you…”" Shhhh, I thought you said you wanted us to make babies? How are we going to do that if we don't…” he left the words hanging but I knew exactly what he was talking about." What has gotten into you? Are you drunk?” I asked and he chuckled deeply, the sound surprisingly making me tingle between my legs." Drunk? I'm not drunk, I'm just trying to fulfill your wish of giving my mother a present, you know, I can be very generous,” he said as he brought down his lips to my neck and his tongue came out to lick. My body shivered, definitely not from cold." And come to think of it, we haven't consummated our marriage yet, let's kill two birds with one stone, hmm?” Something was definitely wrong somewhere. Did he hit his head or something?Or,He could actually be testing me to see if I fall for it.His hands suddenly grabbed my boobs and I gasped in shock.“ Antonio what the…” I didn't get to finish what I wanted to say as he spun me around a
Antonio stepped out of the shower after cleaning himself, leaving me there to my thoughts.What just happened? I asked myself and a stupid voice in my mind whispered; ‘ You just had sex with your husband duh.’This wasn't a normal marriage, we didn't like each other so we shouldn't be having sex.But why the hell did I let it happen? I groaned in frustration especially when my body was screaming and telling me how good he was and how good he felt inside me.I moaned in frustration as I finally stepped out of the shower.I took a white fluffy towel and dried my body then I took a smaller one to wrap around my head. This was fucking annoying, why was I still feeling tingly between my legs? I took a deep breath, preparing myself before I walked out of the bathroom.“ What just happened?" I asked Antonio as soon as I walked out of the bathroom and he looked at me with a duh face.“ Sex," he stated as a matter of fact and I groaned, becoming annoyed, not only at him but myself also.“ I k
I opened my eyes with a groan as I snuggled into the warm body. The arms around me felt good and the cologne was heavenly. I wrapped my arms around the body and was about to go back to sleep but my eyes immediately shot open as the realization dawned on me.I slowly looked up and came face to face with Antonio's sleeping face. I was speechless.When did I get to bed? Did I walk to bed in my sleep?I slowly pulled away from him as quietly as I could and was welcomed with even more shock.I was clothed.I remember getting angry and going to the sitting room with only a towel wrapped around my body and now I was covered.Did Antonio dress me? Did he bring me to bed?I was still lost in my thoughts when his deep voice cut through the silence.“ Don't think much of it, I just did it for my mother,” I turned to see his eyes closed with his head resting on his arms.“ You're…you're…” I didn't know what to say.He should have just left me there instead of bringing me here.For some strange re
I opened the car and got in, slamming it shut in anger. “ Hey tigress, calm down, what's gotten into your pants?" Rodrigo asked as he turned to me with a raised brow.“ Why didn't you pick up my call on time, you're always like that," I said with a pout as I folded my hands and looked out the window.“ Hey chill, I was still sleeping okay, am I not the one picking you up now?" “ You still didn't pick up on time, I had to call you several times," “ You have a husband,"“ You're my best friend," I said with a glare and he sighed.“ You both had a fight," he stated as a matter of fact.“ I don't wanna talk about it, just start the car, I need to be out of here," I said," Well, I can't, because if you don't get it off your chest I'm going to be at the receiving end and you're going to say I'm a bad bestie and I didn't push further, so are you gonna tell me what happened?” He said." We had sex,”" Ow, ow, that's…normal for…ehem… for married people, right?" He said and I narrowed my ey
The door to my office suddenly burst open and Alessia walked in, Leo following behind her.“ I tried to stop her," he said as he looked at me with a shrug." It's okay Leo, I got this,” I said as I slowly stood up from my chair. And then I turned to her, my face cold. " What do you want?” I asked with disgust on my face." I need you to tell me what that stupid slut said last night was a lie?” My eyes narrowed into slits." Don't ever fucking call my wife a slut,” I said as I took a threatening step towards her.“ What does that cheap woman have on me?" she asked and I couldn't help but laugh. “ Cheap? You dare call my wife cheap? She manages one of the biggest hotels in this country and you know nothing but to spend your parents money on plastic surgeries and shopping so when next you use the word cheap, think again." I said and I could see her face flame up in anger.“ We were perfect," she whispered, her voice suddenly becoming soft and I couldn't help but roll my eyes. “ There
“By the power vested in me by God, I now pronounce you husband and wife…again,” the priest said and the congregation burst into laughter."You may kiss your bride,” the priest didn't even need to say it twice. Antonio leaned down as he claimed my lips in a hot kiss.I could hear Rodrigo and Leo whistling as Antonio hand held my waist pulling me closer but I had to quickly pull away although he didn't want to leave me.“People are watching babe," I said and he chuckled against my lips before pulling away.“I love you, I love you so much," he whispered as I looked into his eyes wondering how I got so lucky.I turned to the congregation and threw my bouquet and it fell on Rodrigo's lap. I couldn't help but laugh.“I don't even have a girlfriend," Rodrigo said with a groan and everyone burst into laughter. I felt so good and happy compared to the last time I and Antonio got married, I didn't even want to think about it. I turned my attention to my husband as I wrapped my arms around him
I woke up with an unbearable pain shooting up my shoulder and I groaned before trying to sit up but firm hands held me softly preventing me from standing up.“Hey, hey, there's no need to stress yourself, just rest,” I couldn't help but smile as I opened my eyes to see my husband's eyes staring at me with concern,"Am I in heaven?” I whispered, my voice barely above a whisper, and he chuckled but quickly stopped himself as a frown took over his face."Why are you so stubborn?” he said with a sigh as he took my hand and dropped a kiss. “I couldn't just hide and let you face them alone, I needed to be there for you, remember we have to do everything together," I said as I tried to raise my hand to touch his face but I couldn't.“Stop trying to do anything, just rest, okay?” he said as he brushed his fingers through my hair."What about…" my chest tightened as I thought about how everything that had been happening to me has been my mother's doing, and no matter what she did a part of me
'NO!! Lilly!!'Time froze as I heard the sound of the trigger being pulled. My heart stopped, waiting for the deafening bang that would end everything. But... nothing. There was no shot.Lilly stood there trembling, her breath shallow, but alive."How? Why the fuck is there no bullet in my gun?!" Veronica Lilly's mother screamed, frantically checking the weapon in her hands.That was the moment my wife snapped back to her senses. With strength I hadn't seen in her before. Lilly pushed her mother with a force so fierce it sent Veronica sprawling to the ground. But there was no time to celebrate her bravery.The man holding Rodrigo down reacted instantly, lifting his gun and firing at Lilly. She ducked just in time, the bullet narrowly missing her.Everything descended into chaos.The door burst open, and the reinforcements I had been waiting for finally stormed in.“Get down!" one of the officers shouted, his gun trained on Adrian.Adrian froze for a moment, his wild eyes darting aroun
The room became dead silent and it was like everyone held their breath as I turned to Lilly before turning to Rodrigo..“Stay here," I said and was about to stand up but Lilly held my hand shaking her head.“I heard that there was a party here and I brought friends," a familiar voice said from outside and I turned to Lilly who had her eyes wide in shock,“She followed you," she mouthed as she stood up before turning around in confusion and I held her hand stopping her. I knew I was going to be followed but I didn't know who was going to follow me. I didn't know that Lilly's mother was the mastermind behind everything but I knew that someone might have been watching me in case my wife was alive so I had everything planned out.“Do you trust me Lilly?" I said as I held her shoulders trying to calm her down from how panicked she looked. “She's out there Antonio, there's no way out of this, she's going to kill us," she said as her eyes welled up in tears but I shook my head.“Rodrigo do
Thank God she was alive. My wife was alive. The thought of it made me smile but I had to remind myself that I made a promise. I couldn't let anyone know that she was alive, if she was telling me to keep it a secret there must be a reason. I took a breath trying to calm myself down before I opened a room door and walked out of the room, closing the door behind me.The house was quiet as everyone was sleeping. I quietly climbed down the stairs not wanting to make any noise as I made my way to the door but just as I was about to walk out the house, I heard a noise and stopped. I slowly turn only to be met with Lilly's mother. She yawned as she looked at me with half asleep half awake eyes.“Why are you still up son?” she asked, her voice filled with concern."I just wanted to go out for a drive, I don't feel good being in here without my wife, this house reminds me of her so much," I said with a sigh and she moved close to me and then without warning she hugged me. “I know how you fee
Sleep felt foreign to me, I couldn't sleep, couldn't bring myself close to my eyes. The hollowness in my chest was one that could only be filled by my wife's presence. I turned from the balcony to the bed wishing that I would see her sitting on the bed and everything was just a terrible nightmare. But it wasn't, she wasn't on the bed nor did I know where she was. I have long silenced the voice that was telling me to just give up that my wife was dead. I couldn't give up, I had to keep hoping, praying that she was alright, that I'll find her. I closed my eyes as I did a silent prayer hoping that God would be merciful to me and bring me my wife. I wasn't the best person, yet I still wasn't the worst. I turned away from the balcony as I walked into the room towards the bed. My eyes were heavy but sleep was a luxury I couldn't afford. Sleep had cost me my wife. I rubbed my head burying my face in my hands. “Lilly, why would you do this to me? Why would you walk into danger? Didn't
Sleep felt foreign to me, I couldn't sleep, couldn't bring myself close to my eyes. The hollowness in my chest was one that could only be filled by my wife's presence.I turned from the balcony to the bed wishing that I would see her sitting on the bed and everything was just a terrible nightmare. But it wasn't, she wasn't on the bed nor did I know where she was.I have long silenced the voice that was telling me to just give up that my wife was dead. I couldn't give up, I had to keep hoping, praying that she was alright, that I'll find her.I closed my eyes as I did a silent prayer hoping that God would be merciful to me and bring me my wife. I wasn't the best person, yet I still wasn't the worst. I turned away from the balcony as I walked into the room towards the bed. My eyes were heavy but sleep was a luxury I couldn't afford. Sleep had cost me my wife.I rubbed my head burying my face in my hands.“Lilly, why would you do this to me? Why would you walk into danger? Didn't you kn
It's been two days—two days without my wife and I didn't want to believe what they told me, I didn't want to believe that my wife could be dead.I felt hollow, lifeless—like a man whose soul has been ripped out of him. She couldn't be gone. I didn't want to accept that I'll never see her face again.But the words of the officers kept ringing in my head and it was horrifying to think she might have died in the explosion. But there was no corpse. She was alive somewhere out there, maybe she was even scared and alone. I don't know.I rubbed my face with a sigh. This is all my fault, if I had been awake like a caring husband should, I would have noticed when she left, but instead I was sleeping while my wife would have been out there fighting for her life. The police were still looking for the person who might have sent that message to my wife. They were able to get a hold of her phone and she had left because her best friend's life was in danger. I don't know if I should be jealous that
I stood up as a silent determination filled me, my wife could be in there and they were stopping me from going to get her, I didn't care that I was going to get hurt—I didn't care that I was going to die, all I wanted was to see her.I looked to my left to see one of the officers looking distracted as they searched around. Leo seemed to be in shock, it was the perfect opportunity.I bolted, running towards the side of the building that the fire hadn't reached, I wasn't thinking, but I didn't care.“Antonio!" Leo called, his voice filled with fear as he ran after me, but I didn't stop. But just before I could throw myself into the building, I was pushed once again to the ground and right in time before the flame falling from the burning house could fall on us.“Why are you fucking stopping me?! Let me go! If they can't go in there, I can! My wife…my wife!” I choked out as Leo dragged me away from the building. “Listen Antonio, I know how you feel, but going into that fire isn't going