Christian ran his finger through roughly as his breathing turned heavier. ‘Shit!’ He cursed as it had been ages since he had a panic attack. Without wasting time, he headed straight to his study, as he kept his drugs there. He had used them for a while, but he always kept them in his study, room, and office just in case he got a panic attack. When he got there, he immediately grabbed his pills and poured himself another glass of water before taking his pills.Christian immediately slumped on the floor, and he tried to get his breathing under control, as he didn’t want to lose consciousness. More than ten minutes passed, before he was able to come back to normal, and he sighed as he ran his finger through his hair for the umpteenth time. The memories of what had happened sixteen years ago hit him.****“Dorian, stop annoying me,” A young Christian fumed as he pushed Dorian off of him. He was trying to read and the annoying pest kept on buzzing over him like an annoying fly. The
When they entered the room, Christian saw the driver who had wanted to kill him tied up to a chair. “Stay here, let me go and get the woman,” the man said as he left Christian alone with the driver.“You betrayed us!” Christian yelled at the driver. “Dorian is dead because of you, and my parents won't spare you!” He yelled.“Don't blame me, blame the woman who killed Dorian,” the driver laughed evilly. “After she escapes from here, she'll go after your mother and father and kill them just like she killed Dorian, and you'll be all alone with no family!”“No!” Christian screamed and he covered his ear as he didn't want to hear anything else from the driver.He quickly ran out of the room and when he got out, he saw the man who had rescued him walking into another room, without thinking twice, he followed him and when Christian got into the room, he saw a woman and a small girl behind the woman alongside the man.The man then turned to face Christian. “She’s the one who killed your broth
“Dorian is alive, Christian,” he heard his mother say to him and Christian’s eyes lit up with happiness.“Really?” Christian asked and his mother nodded as tears rolled down her eyes.He was currently in the hospital, receiving medical attention after what had happened.“And the woman?” He probed and his mother sighed in resignation.“You should get some rest, Christian,” his mother said instead of answering his question, and Christian decided not to push the matter any further as his mother looked tired and so was he after what had happened.When Dorian finally regained consciousness, Christian's world crumbled when Dorian told him that it wasn't the woman who stabbed him but the same man who had placed the gun in Christian's hand and told him to shoot.The man was smart and had used make-up prosthetics to change his face making it impossible for his father's men to trace him and the house where Christian had been found was a dead end as the house blew up a few minutes after they lef
“You’re still high on emotions and making a decision now could be detrimental,” Dorian stated. “Hold on, I need a drink,” he said and left the room. Within minutes, he was back and he was holding a bottle of whiskey in his hand as well as two glasses.“Are you trying to kill me?” Christian asked Dorian but he still took a glass.“Maybe I’ll finally have some peace and quiet in my life,” Dorian jested, humouring Christian as he poured a drink for himself and his brother.The two men then drank in silence and it wasn’t until the bottle of whiskey was half empty did Christian speak. “I’m going to have to tell Mabel as it wouldn’t be nice if she finds out in an unconventional way.”“Let’s be for real, Mabel will definitely not be happy to hear it,” Dorian stated, and Christian sighed as he knew that Dorian was right.There was no way that Mabel would just accept and forgive him for what he did. The look in her eyes when she asked him to find who was responsible for her mother’s death was
“When I saw Mabel that day, I didn’t know who she was nor did I recollect where I knew Maya from and so I took some of Maya’s blood to run a DNA test so I could get answers. It came back negative,” Reginald explained. “Maya is not Mabel’s actual mother.”“Which means, Anthony is indeed not Mabel’s real father,” Christian rasped. His blood boiled as he knew that there was no way Anthony didn’t know that Mabel wasn’t his daughter, especially considering the fact that Maya never tried to pin Mabel on him.He just made her suffer for sixteen years for no good reason but a twisted revenge as Mabel’s grandparents were more than willing and actually fought to keep Mabel.“But there’s something not still adding up, what is the correlation between Dorian and Mabel and why did he shoot both of them?” Christian asked as the file didn’t explain that.Just like Mabel, Dorian had fought after being shot by the man and after losing a lot of blood but why were they shot in the first place?There wer
“Did my mother say anything?” Nala asked, desperately hoping her mother would say something and redeem herself.“No, she…” Dorian was unable to complete his answer when the burner phone he had used to contact the Keystones rang.“My, my,” he grinned as he answered the call and put it on speaker.“Speak,” he ordered but his voice would come as distorted to the other person.“Please don't kill my daughter, I'll get you the money just please give me some time to gather it,” Nala heard her mother say.“Your husband made it clear that he wouldn't pay any ransom,” Dorian pointed out.“I'm not going to sit back and watch my daughter die. Please try to understand, I'll get you the money soon, I just need some time.”“You have forty eight hours,” Dorian said to her.“Please don't harm my…” the rest of the old woman's voice was cut off as Dorian disconnected the call.“Well, looks like you got your answer,” Dorian told Nala who smiled in happiness as not all her family members abandoned her.“S
“Christian, you didn’t tell me that you’re coming with me,” Mabel stormed angrily into his room. She had thought that she would go and face her family alone until she was told that Christian would be accompanying her.“I never said I wasn’t,” Christian responded and he gave Mabel his tie as she had come just in time. Even though Mabel was mad at him, she still stepped forward and took the tie from Christian.“Last time you came in contact with the Devilles, it was in a public space, you’re going to be poking the sleeping bear in its habitat and I’d rather be there with you to protect you from their attacks,” he explained to her as he stared down at her. She looked so cute when she was angry, especially with the tip of her nose turning pink.“So you don’t think I’m capable of handling myself,” Mabel fired at Christian as she purposely knotted the tie a bit tight causing him to choke a bit before she released it.“You know, if you want to get kinky in bed, you just have to say so rath
Mabel's breath turned heavier and she immediately felt the heat in between her legs as she turned even wetter just from Christian’s words.“Yes,” she whispered and Christian added pressure to her chin.“Yes?” He repeated in displeasure.“Yes sir,” Mabel quickly corrected herself. Fuck, what was he doing to her? She had once said that she would never bow to him but here she was ready to kiss his feet if it meant he would just touch her throbbing clit.“I’m going to punish you for that,” Christian growled as he let go of her chin. “Take off all of your clothes and get on the bed,” he ordered her.Mabel felt the intensity of his stare as she took off her clothes and she found herself unable to look away until she discarded the last piece of clothing.Mabel, then wobbly made her way over to the bed and she got on it just like Christian had ordered her. Her family could wait right now, she was too immersed in what she was feeling to care about them.“Touch yourself, Pearson,” she heard Chr
Eugene stared at the mansion which was built away from a residential area in the middle of nowhere which was swarming with guards and he squinted his eyes.His brother had to be very foolish if he thought he didn't keep an eye on him even while outside the country. There was no property his brother brought that he didn't know about and that included those that weren't even bought in George's name.He was standing in one of such mansions and he chuckled when he saw the guards as if they would stop him from getting his hands on George.“Dad, please get a move on it!” He heard Mabel say to him through the earpiece that was shoved in his ear.His children as well as Christian had wanted to come along but he refused as this was something he wanted to do by himself. It was a score only brother-to-brother could settle.Seeing as they wanted in on the action, he settled for attaching a camera to himself so they could see what was going on.Hearing how Mabel was impatient, he nodded to his ri
Eugene paced around the room as he waited for the asshole to be brought in. The bastard had dared to treat his daughter like that? He would make him pay for the rest of his pathetic life.The door opened and he came face to face with the bastard. The guard nodded to him after which he closed the door.“Who are you?” Anthony squinted his eyes at Eugene who immediately closed the gap before them and landed a punch to the former's face.“Are you crazy?” Anthony roared as he moved to attack Eugene.Eugene easily dodged and he landed another punch on Anthony. This time, to the gut.“That is nothing compared to the hell you put my daughter through for the last sixteen years,” Eugen growled and the realization hit Anthony.“Eugene Lansley and it's not a pleasure to meet you,” He said as he lifted Anthony and threw him against the table.“Guards!” Anthony called when he realized he wasn't against the man who was allegedly Mabel's father.“You decided to punish my daughter because your fragil
Kate then smiled at her and she smiled back. Mabel felt Christian rub her fingers and when he turned to look at him, he had a smile on his face as he was happy that they had sorted out their differences.Mabel and his mother were the two most important women in his life and he was happy they had found a way to co-exist. “I'm going to kill him,” they suddenly heard Eugen roar. Everyone at the table with the exception of Mabel immediately got up to see what the commotion was all about. When Christian noticed that she wasn't following, he immediately came back and dragged her away from her seat.“What happened?” Mabel heard Reginald ask when they got to where Eugene was. He was currently heading out of their mansion but he stopped upon hearing Reginald speak.“Check your phone, George has made his move,” Eugene told George. He had been in the middle of catching up with Dorian when he got a call from his men asking him to check his phone and when he did, his blood boiled when he saw the
Dorian didn't like how Pauline blamed herself and so he decided to hug her to assure her that he wasn't mad. It wasn't her fault and people dealt with grief differently. He didn't want to imagine what would have gone on in her head after losing her second child. “I'm so sorry, honey,” Pauline apologized as she hugged Dorian back. All those years of suffering immediately vanished from her head as she held her son. Her mind took her to when he was pregnant with him and how he had troubled her by keeping her up late at night. She remembered the first time he kicked her and how she had been so excited to see him. She had been so happy that she got a son as she won the bet against Eugene who prayed for a daughter, one that would look like her while she wanted a mini Eugene.“It’s not your fault,” Dorian stated. If there was one thing the accident that almost claimed his life had taught him, it was that life was too short for him to delay accepting his parents who had already been throu
When Mabel opened her eyes, she saw that it was already morning and when she turned to look at Christian, she saw that he was not beside her and when she touched the bed, it was cold.She immediately picked up her phone to see if he had left a message and sure enough he had. He informed her that he was going to visit George’s mansion as the bastard had gone into hiding. Her eyes darkened when she remembered what George had attempted to do to her had Christian not shown up. As violated as she felt, Christian had made her feel better by holding her in his arms till she fell asleep. Thoughts about Dorian and the two people who were claiming to be her parents rang in her head but she pushed them to the back of her head as she wasn’t playing when she said they weren’t her parents, nor Dorian her brother. Her stomach growled, reminding her of the fact that she didn’t have dinner or lunch the previous day. Without wasting time, she quickly brushed her teeth and headed down to have whatever
Dorian turned to look at the woman who had fallen asleep beside him, which was the reason why he had asked to watch a movie in the first place. He had known that she would be too worried, and he didn’t want that.He gently made her lie on the bed, after which he covered her up. Taking one last look at her, he headed out of the room and gently closed the door behind him.Without wasting time, he headed straight to the liquor room and when he got there, he stopped in his tracks when he saw Christian already seated down and he already had a glass in his hands.“I’ve been waiting for you,” Christian stated as he tapped the other glass he had brought out. “How’s Mabel?” Dorian inquired as he went to sit beside Christian.“She’s sleeping,” Christian answered as he poured a drink for Dorian. “What about Nala?” “Sleeping as well.” Dorian didn’t waste any time in gulping down the contents of the glass. “A lot has happened,” Christian sighed as it still felt surreal to know that his brother
“Dorian, how do you feel?” Nala asked him as she entered his room. They were currently in Christian’s mansion as Kate had refused to allow him to go back home. She wanted the entire family to be together so her mind could be at rest. Nala couldn’t sleep as she wanted to see Dorian to know how he was holding up, hence, the reason she came to his room.“I don’t know, Nala. I don’t feel anything and it’s puzzling,” Dorian answered. He didn’t know how he was supposed to feel after finding out that Mabel was his sister and that his actual parents were back.Ever since he was young, he had wanted to know who his father was and after he had found out that his mother wasn’t his real mother, he had been itching to know who his parents were and now that he had discovered who they were, he didn’t know what to feel. All the taunts about him being a pauper who leeched off a rich family came to his head and he didn’t even feel excited to know that it wasn’t true. He just felt numb.He turned to
Everyone turned to face her and they watched as she stood up. “Because one bastard says you're my biological parents, doesn't mean I'll accept you as my parents,” Mabel stated and it was as if someone had poured ice on Eugene and Pauline.“Mabel…” Eugene was the first to speak.“My mother died because your brother killed her. You two are not my parents and you are not my brother,” she faced Dorian.“So I suggest you don’t think too much about it and leave me alone,” she told them and with that, she turned and headed up to her room so she could finally get the rest she needed.Pauline blinked hard to stop the tears from falling. After years of sorrow, she finally found her happiness and her daughter wasn't accepting of her and that hurt deeply. Christian immediately got up and he followed Mabel as if there was someone she would talk to, it would be him.When he entered his room, he saw her changing into one of his shirts and he smiled before he approached her.“Go have a shower and ch
When they however got back to the mansion, they found something waiting for them there. “What the hell?!” Dorian exclaimed when he saw the gates of the mansion had been brought down.Christian frowned as he had spoken to his father minutes ago and the old man didn't tell him that something had happened or did it happen after the call.The guard at the gate on seeing the car quickly approached them.“What happened?” Aaron was the one who asked and the guard didn't waste any time in narrating all that took place that night.After the guard was done, Mabel raised her head and she turned to look at Dorian especially due to the fact that the guard said the man bore a resemblance to Dorian. It couldn't be, Mabel thought to herself.“Let's go meet them,” Christian simply said and Aaron drove past the gates of the mansion.When they got to the mansion, Dorian was the first to get down and Christian assisted Mabel. Her heart pounded in her chest as there was a possibility that George's brothe