He offered her a bright smile, yet to her dismay, there was a glare hiding behind that smile. She tried to get away from his grip, but he wouldn't bulge.His hand was firmly on her waist, and she pulled him towards himself. Her nails itched to leave their mark on him, her fingers curling into tight fists as she resisted the urge to tell him that she was engaged, but that was only going to ruin her plans.She didn't mean to use his name for her own benefit, but everything turned out that way.“Didn't I tell you not to work here anymore?” Ryker leered at her.She looked away from him. “Wipe that smirk off your face; it doesn't suit you. Perhaps you could smile more genuinely; it suits your aura."Her eyes trailed towards behind him; the men that he came in with eyes were rounded in shock with their jaws hanging open.“You did like to be my girlfriend.” He leaned in to whisper in her ear. “I am helping you out.”She glared at him, but replaced it with a smile. “Thanks.” A smile crossed h
He riveted his eyes on her. She wore a pouty expression, staring at him, waiting for him to stop the car and let her out. A subtle curve formed on his lips, a mischievous glint in his eyes. He maintained the speed, ignoring her plea to stop the car. Catching her off guard, she slammed her back against the seat but clutched tightly to it.“You know this is kidnapping, Mr. Sterling,” she glared at him. “If you don't stop this car and let me out right now, I am going to jump off the car and blame you for it.”“You won't dare,” he uttered. “I already locked the door; you can't get off if I don't unlock it.”She tried, and the door wouldn't budge. “You have to let me go!”“Not until I know if you are a spy sent by Jake to stop me.”She raised a brow at him and folded her arms. “So you think I know this Jake that you are talking about? Who the hell is he?”“If you don't work for Jake, do you work for the fake FBI then?”Her brow furrowed, disbelief etched on her face. Who in the world would
“Why am I home so early?” He demanded, taking a step closer to her while she stepped back.She bit her lips; she had checked the tracker, and he wasn't going to be home sooner. She wondered why he was home so early; her eyes darted as she tried to get a glimpse of Alessandro, but he was nowhere to be found.“Where were you?” He questioned her, his eyes trailing down her body. “Why are you wearing that?”Oh no.She could have changed into something different, but she never knew that he was home.“Aren't you supposed to be back in thirty minutes?” She replied with a question.“Were you tracking me? "She shook her head. “Sort of.”He stepped closer to her until her back was pressing against the wall. His hand was caging her against the wall; he was still glaring at her.“Why do I smell a man's cologne on you?"She bit her lips, trying to come up with lies if she told him that she went to see the FBI. He was going to attack innocent Ryker for carrying her.“This is just the doctor's colo
Alexander sat in his study, his eyes glued to the screen in front of him. He had gathered up all of the information the ladies had given him. Judging from the look of things, Jake might be somewhere in the country.He had hid so well; Daisy had only given him clues about where Jake might be. He sent the information to the Mafia, and they were trying to figure out where he might be.He was still reading the ideas that the others had sent to him when there was a knock on his door. He switched the tab to see who it was; it was Yulia.“Come in.” He yelled out for her.Yulia opened the door and walked in. He turned his head to look at her. She was holding a laptop in her hand as she approached him.“Have you figured out where he is?” She inquired.He shook his head with negativity. “No, the tech team is still working on it.”Her brows furrowed in confusion. “How do you think that they will find him? They had no idea where his mother was, and now you think they might find him.”She was abou
Alessandro jumped, spun around, and hurried back into that house like he had come out. Alexander helped her with the seatbelt while she giggled.He closed the door, and in a few seconds, he was in the car with her. He began driving, the car leaving the building.“What's so funny?” He asked.She peered at him. "Nothing; Alessandro did nothing to you.”He shrugged. “Like if I care. What's the location of the restaurant?”She realized that she hadn't gotten the direction of the restaurant from Y. “Give me a second.” She pulled out her phone and called Y, who answered that call on the second ring.“Prince Q?”“What's the direction of the restaurant?”“I will send the address right away, and I will be holding the wig too.”Oops! It was then that Yulia realized that she hadn't dressed like Prince Q. She was still wearing her girly clothes.“Alexander, we have to go back!” She yelled.He turned his head to look at her. “Why?”“I am not dressed yet!” She pouted. “How could you not remind me?”
“You are speaking to us just because you want to look at your brother?’’ Yulia questioned, a confused look on her face.Denise nodded his head. “What does it look like?”Alexander was still not ready to believe Denise. “How could you turn against your brother?”Denise shrugged. “I already said that he is my half-brother.”Yulia placed her hand on the table and peered at him. “Trust me when I say this; I don't like my half sister either.”“They always want to have what's yours.” Denise pressed. “They are jealous and cruel.”“That's right.” Yulia supported.Alexander glanced at the two people who had half-siblings growing up. He couldn't relate to anything that they were saying at all.“Tell us everything that you know about your brother. Alexander ordered.Denise began speaking. “He has an obsession for action figures; he is also obsessed with women when growing up. He has always said that he was going to build an empire where men can come and purchase any woman that they want.”“When
They all sat over the large table, each of them sitting on a chair. Yulia was sitting in between Ryker and Alexander. Alessandro and Denise were sitting on the other side.The atmosphere was awkward.After she admitted that she killed the old lady and the man, Ryker looked mad; instead of attacking her, he lunged at Alexander, and the both of them got into a furious fight.It took so much willpower to separate them. Although they were home now, the men were surely glaring at each other. Alexander had a bandage on his right cheek, while Ryker had one on his left cheek.“Princess, you went out and brought him another best friend. Am I not good enough for you?” Alessandro demanded, breaking the silence just as he had broken the pen in his hand.Yulia stared at Alessandro; he had an annoyed expression on his face. “Not you too.”“Where was he when I was helping you in college? He wasn't even there when you needed him the most."Alessandro muttered. “And he is a cop; I hate cops.”“I'm not
“This is it; I will be the one to let myself get caught, and you all will know your position." Yulia ordered.A few FBI agents and the mafia were in the large office as she spoke. The FBI had decided to work with the Mafia to catch Jake. Although it was hard for them to stay in the same room, especially the ladies,.The FBI women criticize the Mafia women for drowning themselves in cigarettes and tattoos. The FBI smokes, too.Currently, just as Yulia was speaking, an FBI agent and a mafia lady were arguing.The men ignored them; they could fight all they wanted. As long as they could find Jake. Everyone needed him for one thing or another. Yulia wanted to find her mother.That was the reason she wanted to let herself get caught.“Are you going to pick two more ladies to make it convincing?” Ryker suggested. “If you go with two more ladies, I can be calm because you're not there alone.”Yulia glanced at the ladies in the room and shook her head. She was better off without them; they mi
“Are you sure that she is going to do as you said?” Ryker asked as he helped her out on the lip gloss combo.“Yes, she looked mad that day. I am sure that she would do exactly as I said.”As surprising as it sounds, Ryker was here as a makeup artist for her wedding. She was on the other side of the church, doing her makeup.The wedding was already starting, and in less than five minutes, she was going to be called to the congregation. Her face flushed; she couldn't believe that she was going to get married to Alexander.“Stop turning red.” Ryker ordered. “I might mess up your blush.”Solia glanced at the mirror; her lips curled into a smile as she stared at her reflection.“You are looking for pretty.” Ryker complimented. “As much as I hate this wedding, I can't say a thing about it.”Solia chuckled. “Don't worry, Ryker, you are going to find someone you love later.”He forced a thin smile. “Right.” He wondered if she had no idea that he was in love with her. He shook off the thoughts
“I didn't tell you, but the engagement is today,” Alexander announced this as soon as she sat down with Mocha on her lap.It had been a day since they came back from the hospital. Solia was getting used to waking up and sleeping in her body. She also had sessions with the therapist.Alexander didn't even tell her anything about the engagement beforehand, and now he is just telling her.“What?” She yelled, her eyes widening in surprise. “Did Gramps say that?”Alexander nodded his head. "Yes, he did; he was worried that I did something to you and made you break up our engagement. So he is making it earlier; also, our wedding is in two days.”“What the hell?” Solia bawled. “That's too fast; how can we get engaged and get married in two days?”He arched his brows at her. “Are you that resistant to getting married?”She shook her head. “Don't you think it is too soon?”“It's not. He insisted. “We are meant for each other.”He leaned in closer to her before placing his hand on the bed, trap
Alexander and Alessandro waited patiently in the VIP section of the hospital. They were both standing and pacing instead of sitting.Alexander was feeling sweaty, although there were air conditioners in the room. He wasn't worried about who would stay; he was only worried about her.Alessandro, on the other hand, was praying for Yulia to be the one to stay because he knew that he could never tolerate Solia. They were cat and mouse when it came to living together.Alessandro had already made up his mind to leave his brother's mansion if Solia stayed. That was the right choice; he was going to leave.Alexander kept on pacing when they arrived. The doctor had warned that when the treatment was going on, they could lose, but Yulia and Solia and another personality were going to appear.Alexander didn't let Alessandro know about it, but when he asked Solia about it, She said that she was willing to take the risk, and that's why he let her go.Sighing, he kept on waiting, his eyes glued to
Solia sat at the dining table; everyone who left for the mission was around the table. She didn't have an idea what they did to the rest of them outside, but she heard about it from Alessandro.He told her everything that happened, including how they fought with the bad guys and rescued the ladies.Solia also noticed that Rosa and Rose are getting over their differences. Everyone was glad that the mission had been successful, but Solia was worried. Yulia should have been out now, but she was nowhere to be found.She couldn't even feel her.It was like if she disappeared into the thin air, wanting to disappear from everything that she had always thought was right or the truth.Others didn't seem to care that she wasn't Yulia. They spoke to her just like they did to Yulia; she felt at home and enjoyed their company.One person who didn't seem to be enjoying dinner was Alexander. He would keep glancing her way and checking if she was alright.Her cheeks flushed; he was a prince charming,
That voice made Adora increase her pacing, but it was too late. Solia grabbed her by the hair and shoved her back towards the table.The force was so strong that Adora bagels against the table. Adora went quiet for a while, and that only made Solia chuckle.“I am getting revenge for Yulia, and what I have done is not enough for the betrayal you gave her.”Solia reached for Adora's legs and grabbed them. Adora tried to pull the table, but her fingers weren't working. Wincing, she let herself be pulled back by Solia.Solia was more focused on breaking the legs; if she could do that, Adora was going to have no choice but to crawl out of the room with her.She walked around the room and searched for anything in the drawers. Then she came across a hammer. She smirked. That was going to do.She held the hammer in her hand and walked back to Adora, who was backing away and at the same time bawling. Luck was not on her side because Solia broke her ankles with a wide grin on her face.“I can e
Trigger Warning: This chapter contains torture, murder, and abuse.**Adora continued to strangle her, her eyes filled with hatred and anger. Just when she thought that she had successfully strangled her daughter,Solia grabbed the woman's hand, raised her leg, and kicked the woman in the belly. The force of the kick was so strong that Adora released her neck.Solia pulled herself up and kicked the woman again. “How dare you hurt Yulia?” She bellowed.Adora trembled as she stared up at Solia. She couldn't believe that her daughter could be that strong after all that she said.Solia worked her way out of the rope that was tied to her wrist. She held the rope in her hand, evil thoughts running through her head.She had heard all of the things that the woman said to Yulia. It was then that Solia knew that Adora didn't deserve to be a mother.“Are you deaf?” Solia yelled as she lunged at the woman.Adora was too stunned to speak; she pulled out a gun. Solia was fast enough to kick the gu
Yulia peered up at the woman, who was holding a bucket. It was she who drenched Yulia; she didn't care about it, though. She had found her mother and was glad her mother was alright.However, she couldn't tell why her mother had a different color of eyes. She remembered that both of them were green.“What did she say?” The man, whom Yulia assumed to be Jake, was questioned.“She said she wants to go back home.” The woman said this as she squatted.Yulia rose herself off the ground; her mother didn't seem to recognize her. She turned her head to look at Jake; he was older than his picture.She sat still while her mother scrutinized her, tears welling up in her eyes. The woman that she thought was dead was alive all along.Yulia's eyes pierced her mother's, and she wondered if her mother recognized her.“She is a unique one.” The woman muttered as she rose to her feet. “Let's keep her.”Yulia's gaze followed her mother as she walked towards where Jake was and took her seat next to him.
“This is it; I will be the one to let myself get caught, and you all will know your position." Yulia ordered.A few FBI agents and the mafia were in the large office as she spoke. The FBI had decided to work with the Mafia to catch Jake. Although it was hard for them to stay in the same room, especially the ladies,.The FBI women criticize the Mafia women for drowning themselves in cigarettes and tattoos. The FBI smokes, too.Currently, just as Yulia was speaking, an FBI agent and a mafia lady were arguing.The men ignored them; they could fight all they wanted. As long as they could find Jake. Everyone needed him for one thing or another. Yulia wanted to find her mother.That was the reason she wanted to let herself get caught.“Are you going to pick two more ladies to make it convincing?” Ryker suggested. “If you go with two more ladies, I can be calm because you're not there alone.”Yulia glanced at the ladies in the room and shook her head. She was better off without them; they mi
They all sat over the large table, each of them sitting on a chair. Yulia was sitting in between Ryker and Alexander. Alessandro and Denise were sitting on the other side.The atmosphere was awkward.After she admitted that she killed the old lady and the man, Ryker looked mad; instead of attacking her, he lunged at Alexander, and the both of them got into a furious fight.It took so much willpower to separate them. Although they were home now, the men were surely glaring at each other. Alexander had a bandage on his right cheek, while Ryker had one on his left cheek.“Princess, you went out and brought him another best friend. Am I not good enough for you?” Alessandro demanded, breaking the silence just as he had broken the pen in his hand.Yulia stared at Alessandro; he had an annoyed expression on his face. “Not you too.”“Where was he when I was helping you in college? He wasn't even there when you needed him the most."Alessandro muttered. “And he is a cop; I hate cops.”“I'm not