Ethan:The sweet smell of freshly brewed coffee filled my nostrils as I stepped into my office.My assistant who was following closely behind me, placed the mug on the table as I took my seat."Thanks," I smiled at her and she gave me a polite smile in return and returned to her station outside my office.It had been three days since Kimberly left the house. I've had close surveillance following her but I hadn't gotten much news about her whereabouts since then except for last night where she was spotted in a club with a friend of hers. She'd been dressed in her PJs for some reason.I had tried calling her but she had simply ignored me. Her silence was starting to annoy me and break my heart.My intercom rang just then and I picked it up."Yes?""Sir, your Ten I clock is here,"My assistant informed me through the phone."Send him in," I permitted before dropping the phone in it's cradle.Less than a minute later, My private investigator, Richard, who I put in charge of investigating
Ethan:."Crystal?" I mouthed as soon as I got to where the lady stood. What on earth was she doing here? I wondered as I approached her."Well, I'll be damned. Ethan," the blonde-haired woman wearing a short black dress smiled as she opened up her hands to hug me."In the flesh. What are you doing here?" I asked, enveloping her in my arms."To party, obviously," she remarked with a roll of her eyes as she let go of me to take me in."But you are supposed to be in France," I said, trying to talk above the music."That was ten years ago, Ethan. I've been back since then."I nodded, watching her. Somehow she looked younger than the last time I saw her."Are you here with someone?" I asked, looking around her to see if she was with a man or something."A couple of my friends, we are celebrating the finalization of my divorce," she said with a smile and peace sign."Divorcing your French husband already?" I asked in a teasing tone."It was long overdue." She said with an exaggerated tired
Kimberly:After Vanessa and I talked about what was going on with her, I advised her to go talk to her parents about her situation with Leo but she was adamant that she still needed time to process things.I asked her where she was currently staying and she'd told me that it was a hotel downtown.We were currently rearranging my room and it was turning out better than I thought."Okay, I'm just going to say it. This is slain," Rebecca said as she stepped away from the wall that she had just painted.I looked over at her side of the wall and was beyond impressed, "our, I didn't know you could draw!" I remarked, stepping away from my wall to go look at the painting of a garden on my wall."I dabbled in it in fifth grade.* She shrugged like it wasn't the most beautiful painting I've seen in a while."That looks way better than a fifth-grader-level painting," Vanessa said. She had a little paint on her face. I tried to remove it but ended up making it worse.She slapped my hands off went
Kimberly:As I drove into Ethan's driveway, the next morning, I practically jumped out of my car and marched into his house, eyes blazing. His car was parked in his driveway but I didn't care. I opened the front door with my key and walked my way into the house.“Ethan!" I yelled as I climbed up the stairs, unable to find him in the living room and kitchen. There was no answer.I continued to ascend the stairs until I was in front of my room. About to pass over to Ethan's room, I noticed my room was ajar and someone was inside. I pushed the door open and screamed when I found a naked woman in the middle of my room."Who the hell are you?" I yelled, picking up the baseball bat, behind the door as carefully as possible."How the fuck did you get into my fucking room?" I raised the bat, threatening her with it."Better fucking start talking or I'll get to swinging," I glared at her."Oh, wait, wait. I was brought here by Ethan, who are you?" She asked, her eyes wide with fear as she sta
Ethan:“I wish you’d just come back home.” I said to Kimberly, watching her like a hawk.I had no idea how she always managed to look gorgeous in everything she wears. She was currently wearing grey sweatpants and strapless top and some how she looked like she’d just come from a vogue photoshoot“And I wish you’d give me the deeds to my company.” She retorted.“We both know that’s not a good idea.” I said to her I had no idea how to explain to her that she was playing right into her uncle’s palm. She genuinely seemed to love him and thought I was the bad guy. Yes, I was kind of the bad guy but not towards her. I was only trying to protect her. Why couldn’t she see that everything o did was for her own good. Why wasn’t I enough for her?“I don’t care what you think is a good idea anymore. I want my inheritance. Get the lawyers to transfer everything to my name. I’ll be back next week.” She said in an authoritative tone that both pissed me off and made me proud at the same time.
Kimberly:I couldn't believe I had kissed him and let him touch me. How could I have been so stupid?I pondered as I paced my bedroom twenty minutes after the incident with Ethan.I was trying to wrap my head around the fact that I was still attracted to him knowing what I knew.If that knock had not come, I didn't think I'd have had it in me to stop him. I didn't think I'd have wanted to at all which made the situation ten times worse. Was I just some kind of whore for him?I thought by now that I'd hate him to the extent that I'd hate his touch too but not. It seemed my hatred was more of a catalyst for my lust for him.I had to be stupid or something, that had to be it.What the fuck was wrong with me? Why was I unable to do anything against his advances?How was it that after all of the things that I had discovered about him, I was still desperate for his touch?Even now, I still couldn't help but want him."Hey, Kim. I didn't hear you come in!" Becca barged into my room, startlin
Ethan's pov.As I drove down to the hideout, all I could think about was Kimberly and how she'd slipped through my fingers once again. I wanted to be mad at Tony and Axel but I couldn't be. It wasn't their fault, they were merely doing their job. A good one, I might add."Boss, he's in here," Tony gestured for me to follow him to the back room as soon as I got out of the car.I followed him in and found a man I didn't recognize gagged and blindfolded, sitting on the bare floor. The way he was dressed told me that he maybe had a white-collar job and he looked a little young. Maybe early twenties."Gotten anything from him?" I asked no one in particular as three of my men were present in the room."Only that he works for a magazine company," Axel was the one to speak."Which?" I asked, out of curiosity."THE GOSSIP CENTER," Tony answered.I rolled my eyes at the ridiculous-sounding name but also couldn't help but wonder how they had been able to find where I lived.Something didn't qui
Kimberly:The sound of music coming from the house was getting me hyped. I had gone to pick Vanessa up from her hotel room. She still hadn't spoken to her parents and even though I wanted to lecture her, I wasn't any better..I was still avoiding Ethan, so who was I to speak to?"I really can't thank you enough for picking me up. I honestly didn't feel like driving," Nessa said as she came down the passenger side of the car.She was wearing a black shirt a cute black crop top and sneakers with her hair down."You are welcome, just know you kind of owe me for this one," I said, closing the door behind me."Yeah, yeah." Nessa rolled her eyes and I led her to the party."Where the hell have you been?!" Becca yelled above the music as soon as she saw me enter through the front door.She was all dressed up in a body cob gown."Went to pick Nessa up," I said almost at the same time as Vanessa came up behind me."Hi," she waved at Becca."Hey, you are here," Becca said without a smile."Yeah,
Author: 6 years later."Happy birthday to you!" Everyone chorused as Kimberly and her twin sons celebrated their fifth birthday."Now blow out your candles!" Ethan said.His sons were an exact copy of him. Black hair, blue eyes, and perfect bone structure.Ethan was bursting with pride as he watched his sons blow off their birthday candles.A round of applause exploded from the attendees and Fredrick and Ethan yelled out a hurrah!Kurt and Klaus ran up to them. They were both now ten years old and they were cute and they all took pictures Ethan watched from the sidelines as his sons played with Nessa's sonHe never thought they'd both be here. His eyes drifted towards Kimberly. Her stomach was already protruding.She was pregnant with another set of twins and somehow she looked more beautiful than ever.Ethan walked up to her and collected the tray of snacks she was bringing to the kids."I told you to sit still, babe."He said to his wife. It was amazing how stubborn she'd gotten
Kimberly:"She's going to be okay," I patted Leo on the back as we waited in the hallway of the hospital that smelt too much like disinfectant and blood for news on Vanessa."I know, I know. But the doctor said it was supposed to be normal, why does she have to undergo surgery?"Leo asked, his eyes tired and teary."He didn't say she was undergoing surgery, he said she might have to. Meaning there's also a possibility that she won't have to. Understand?"I asked, trying my best to reassure him that it was all going to be okay.He nodded, trying to hold back the tears.I would think he was cute if Vanessa's life wasn't on the line now.He'd run out from the labor room, unable to watch his wife crying in pain ten minutes ago and ever since, he'd not been able to go back inside."Hey man, relax. Everything is going to work out!" Ethan came to stand beside him.Leo nodded and mouthed an inaudible thank you."You are welcome. Just relax. She and the baby are going to be fine." Ethan said,
Vanessa:I couldn't believe I was getting married!I screamed internally as I twirled around, checking out my wedding dress in Ernest's fascination.It was my exact dream wedding gown. Leo had made sure he gave me my dream wedding. From my wedding dress to flowers to the reception.I stared at the beautiful lace bodice and corset of my gown. It was styled by a famous designer in France to my exact taste and extra details that just worked. The gown was a princess ball gown at the bottom and I wore white gloves that made me look like I was straight out of a Cinderella story.I never thought I'd be this happy getting married but here I was…The door to my private quarters opened and Kimberly came barrelling in looking every bit of gorgeous. She was wearing a baby pink dress, one that we'd both chosen for her as the chief bridesmaid. It was a mermaid dress with a halter neck."Sorry it took so long, Ethan wouldn't let go of me but I got it!" She said handing over the huge bouquet of scent
Kimberly:Watching Uncle Greyson get sentenced to a hundred years without parole had to be the greatest day of my life. Better than when I was handed back my company.We'd gotten evidence that he'd been responsible for my father and mother's death. At that moment, you had wanted to beat his face in for turning me into an Alpha simply because of some misguided sibling rivalry.My grandfather had rejected Uncle Greyson as his son many years ago, saying he couldn't accept a child from a hooker. Uncle Greyson had been determined to prove his father wrong. He'd gotten wealth but he'd always wanted to prove that he was a true Fredrick and had killed my father to inherit the family business but my name had already been written in the will as the sole owner of my father's estate. It had sent him into a blinding rage and had also tried to kill me but had failed."He's finally gone forever," Ethan rasped, pulling me into a tight hug that would have shattered my bones if I had fragile bones.I s
Two months later.Kimberly:“Scared?" Vanessa's voice echoed as I stared out the window, anger taking over me."Fear is not an emotion I acknowledge anymore.*I shrugged."You sound ridiculously like Batman." Nessa joked, I glanced over at her and gave her entire black outfit an appraisal.She looked gorgeous in her black corseted gown and her brown locks pulled up into chignon like she was straight out of a BDSM club."We should start getting ready to leave," I said, not bothering to acknowledge her little joke.Today was going to be a very special day, it was why I was wearing all black after all. It was why Tony and Axel were dressed in complete black too.I tried not to let my emotions show.Not one bit."Okay," she sobered up and quickly plucked her purse from the plush sofa.I led her downstairs and got into the car with Tony and Axel in the back seat."Ready?" Tony asked, staring at me through the side mirror, his usually cold gaze, carrying in them a little sympathy.I nodded
Leo:As soon as we stepped into the room I wrapped my arms around her. I press my lips against hers and force them open, I deepen our kiss until she is moaning into my mouth and my cock stiffens.My hands roam her body, the need to touch her skin makes my skin burn. I shoved her on the bed and straddled her. I took a moment to look at her, she looked beautiful, she looked like...mine.I ran my hands down her face and watched as she closed her eyes and leaned into my hands. Moved to her neck where I could feel her pulse thrumming against her skin."Fuck, the things I want to do to you", I whispered as I begin to tug on the little crop top she wore that has been taunting me with the outline of her hardened nipples, I grazed my hands on her nipples and watch as she shudders, the top came off with a fast tug making her breast jiggle, " fuck Vanessa no bra?, You had no bra on?" I swore.She sheepishly looked up at me, her nipples were hard as fuck, and they pointed right at me I bent my h
Leo:I watched as Vanessa practically jumped out of her seat and ran into my arms with the force of an elephant, knocking the air out of my chestI couldn't believe she'd come!"You came," I breathed, holding her tight in my embrace as if letting her go would be the end of my life. I dotted kisses around her face and found her lips, claiming into with a burning passion that ignited a feral part of me. The softness of her lips, the intoxicating feel of her hands tightening around me and the time I had waited to kiss her like this all sent a delicious sensation down my spine.I felt like crying but I wasn't about to embarrass myself in public.She broke the kiss reluctantly, gazing into my eyes as if she was trying to convince herself I was real and not just some figment of my imagination."I'm sorry," she said, her grip tightening around me like she was afraid I'd fly away if I let go of her."I thought you'd gone," she said with teary eyes, her tiny fist jabbing my chest."Yes, I was
Vanessa:As the Uber driver pulled up in Leo's driveway, I practically flew out of the car and towards Leo's apartment, my body dotted with goosebumps.I pounded on the door with balled hands, my heart threatening to burst out of my chest with fear and every emotion there was in the book.I heard shuffling from behind the door and I braced myself to speak to him.It was 10.30 am and I was hoping he was still around. If not, I wouldn't know what to do with myself.The door creaked open to reveal a blonde girl. The same girl that I had seen with Leo the other night. I felt a pang of jealousy and anger in less than a second as I sized her up. Why would Leo invite me over when…I didn't finish my thought process before I was interrupted by the girl's squeaky voice."Nessa right? Hi, I'm Leah," she extended her hands for me to shake. "Where's Leo?" I cut her off, uninterested in what she had to say."He's gone to the airport. He left twenty minutes ago. He waited for you." She said, ret
Ethan:I waited patiently at a few houses from Greyson Inc. as Mr. Chase snuck into the building later that night and into Greyson's office to get me the evidence I needed to bring Greyson's reign and empire down.I watched him through my phone as he opened his computer and inserted the flash drive into the USB port, searching for some files. He paused at a hidden folder titled "Junkies" and began to transfer everything into the flash drive.I waited with bated breath as he did. Making sure I was also watching the security cameras of the building we'd managed to tap into. After what felt like hours, Chase ejected the flash drive and took it out.I watched as he snuck out of the office and took the elevator, I could practically hear his heart beating through my phone."Drive Tony," I commanded and Tony did, stopping in front of Chase."Get in the car," I opened the door and Chase practically flew into the car."Where is it?" I asked, my hands outstretched to Chase."Here," he handed