The next day, at almost 8 pm, Anna began her journey to Lala Island on the other side of the city. From what she read online, the island was owned by the Riordan. It was a private island. As she passed through the lonely dust-choked roads that led to the island, she couldn’t help but feel nervous with every passing mile. When Caspian had asked where she was heading, she’d lied about it. She told him that Dali had an emergency and that she needed to be with her and after much persuasion, he’d agreed. She felt bad for having to lie to him. After this was over, she might tell him the truth. Her thoughts were interrupted by the blaring sound of her phone. With one hand on the steering wheel, she answered the call with the other. “Dali?” She spoke. “Hey, you’re not coming anymore.”“I’m sorry, I can’t make it. I suddenly fell ill.” The lie came too easily, like a practiced art she’d mastered in time. She didn’t need to inform Dali that she’d only contacted her a few hours ago to create
“I’d rather jump in a lake of sharks that believe any word that comes from you again, Ethan Riordan.” Anna spat. “You repulse me.”The man only stared at her with a scowl, his hands folded under his chest. “Don’t be so quick to judge, sweetheart.”“Quick to judge? It was wrong of me to not judge the moment I heard your disdainful voice when you called me.”“You will watch your tongue.” His face morphed into something else. The usual smirk that he always carried around missing from his face, replaced with a glare.“And if I don’t?” She raised a brow. They both engaged in a staring competition, their eyes glaring daggers at each other. She saw his fingers curled into a fist beside him and it was a super exciting sight. If he’d managed to deceive her and kidnap her, she would do whatever it takes to rile him up and make him regret his decision. And it seemed to be working as he pushed his chair forward. “Don’t forget that you’re on my island. I can do whatever I want to you and trust m
“I pray that you die an untimely death,” Anna hissed. Ethan continued the process, pulling and puffing on her face. She felt so disgusted by him. “I hope that will be the case too. The only difference is that Caspian will go before me.”“In your dreams.”“I have planned for this day for years, Sweetheart. Carefully, I’d drawn out my plans and all thanks to you, it has become even easier to lure him here. This for sure is going to be successful.”Once one of his men returned with his phone in his hands, he handed it over to Ethan who wasted no time in taking it from him and switching on the camera. “If you want to smile, you can.”Anna turned her face to the side as he began to take several pictures of her. “Perfect,” he smirked. “Now you can keep your running mouth shut and pray that he arrives.”“And why should I, huh? You’re the worst brother on earth.”“Because if he does, that means he loves you and you might go unharmed. But if he doesn’t…” He paused to let out a fit of laught
“I told you he’s not going to come,” Anna mocked as a smirk rode up her lips. She stared at the man who had two of his guards supporting him while he paced around the empty garage. “Let me go. You can think of another plan after am gone. After all, that’s all you know how to do. Scheme.”Ethan groaned coming to a stop before her. He looked down at her with so much resentment that she could taste its metalic taste in her mouth. “You shut the fuck up and pray. I told you that if he doesn’t come, that means you’re in big trouble.”“And did I sound like I cared? Who cares if I’m in big trouble or not. What matters is that you didn’t get to him.” It has almost been an hour since the message was sent to Caspian and she was happy that he didn’t see the message. It was better off that way. She could feel the anger from Ethan as he groaned loudly. “The fuck he’s not here yet? Fuck, fuck, fuck.” He yelled grabbing his hair in his fist and pulling on it in frustration. If it wasn’t for his guar
“You better watch your mouth,” Ethan hollered. “If you don’t, then I’ll take it as you don’t want her anymore.” The knife on her neck was enough to tell them to keep their mouth shut and take whatever he gave. But not Caspian. Caspian wasn’t someone to get intimidated by a few threats. He was the kind of man who made people intimidated instead of the other way around. “That’s the truth though. That’s why you have a knife in a woman’s neck. Because you can’t fight me man to man. Weak puppy.”“I’m warning you. Do not get me angry.”“I understand, after all, your legs can’t take you anywhere. Too bad you’re crippled.” Each words of Caspian came out of him with enough bite, his eyes fixated on Ethan. “Attack him, right now!” Ethan screamed at him men as his chest rose and fell in anger. He was angry at the fact that Caspian had insulted and provoked him. He needed to show him that he has the upper hand in the situation. “Attack me, you say.” Ethan’s men came running to Caspian, their
Anna didn’t know how to swim. She never was a fan of swimming. As her body fell into the water in a loud splash, a single thought ran through her mind. Was this how she was going to die a second time? In the hands of another enemy without fulfilling the purpose of her life this time around? Was she going to die without avenging her daughter? A string of tears mixed with the water ran down her cheek. She didn’t think about the daughter that she lost in her previous life a lot, it hurt each time she thought about it. The baby she couldn’t protect was a sensitive topic to her. Her poor baby didn’t even get the chance to see the light of day. It didn’t get the chance to be in its mother’s arms before it was brutally killed with her. And now, she was going to die an unfulfilled death a second time, as a failed mother. In the first life, she was unable to protect her daughter and in this life also, she was unable to avenge her daughter. She was unable to make Jason and Elle pay for their
In hindsight, jumping into the pool after Anna was the worst decision Caspian made. He thought as he stared at the white spotless ceiling in the presidential hospital room that he was in. Fuck, he should have let her drown or perhaps wait until help came but he did the thing he hadn’t done for more than a decade. He got into a swimming pool. For her. He should’ve let her be instead of getting into the water and letting the memories he’d buried in his heart resurface again, this time even more vivid than the others. But at that moment, he’d thought of nothing else but his wife, underwater, fighting for survival and he’d done what came into his mind first. In that moment, his mind betrayed him, for he knew even if he couldn't admit it to himself, that she was and would always be his greatest weakness.Caspian had felt like death finally closed in on him when he dived into the water. From the moment his body felt the water on his skin, to the moment he managed to get her out of the poo
It didn’t take long after Anna left the room before the door slid open again. Caspian groaned ready to lash out at Anna for the second time but he relaxed when he saw that it wasn’t Anna but his mother. He looked away. If it were up to him, he would have prohibited anyone from walking through those doors. He wasn’t a fan of people seeing him in such a miserable state. “Dear,” Mrs Riordan swooped to his side, placing the box of food that she brought with her. “Oh my, dear. Are you alright?”She sat on the space beside his bed and placed her hand on his forehead, on the same spot where Anna had touched previously. Caspian nodded. “What are you doing here, Mother?”“What? Why can’t I be here? My son is hurt. I was so scared when I heard what happened. Are you sure you’re fine?”“I’m fine, Mother. There’s no need to be worried about such a trivial issue.”“You call this trivial? You haven’t forgotten what happened the last time, have you? It was way serious. Look, I brought you your fa
FOURTEEN MONTHS LATER! The hall erupted in a loud thunder of applause as Wendy kissed her newly wedded husband, more like devoured his face. Anna was sure her clap and scream were the loudest as the priest pronounced the new couple, husband and wife. She hooted and applauded and made all the noises with Dali, Mia, and a few of their friends. They were all dressed in purple bridesmaid dresses, white heels, and a white butterfly hair clip on their heads. Well, it was all her idea. She’d practically planned the wedding. Wendy’s wedding came as a shock to everyone. Just months ago, she’d introduced them to Tory, and now, he was her husband. Their romance has caught everyone off guard and their sudden decision to tie the knot left no time to waste. Anna had single-handedly planned the wedding and she was the reason Wendy had chosen the pretty wedding dress that she wore. It literally made her look like a fairy tale princess. It was a dream wedding according to Wendy. Her big day. On A
Jason flipped the backpack and let the items in it scatter on the floor, the sound sending chills down Anna’s spine. She gasped as her eyes trailed from the thick white rope to sharp knives and then to a gas mask that lay limply on the floor. “What are you trying to do, Jason? Don’t you dare…”“Shut the fuck up.” He stormed toward her, bent to her size, and gripped her chin so hard that she heard the sound of her bones cracking and she let out a sharp cry. “I’m the one who has the upper hand here. I’m the one who should speak and not you, you fucking cunt.”“Ahh,” she cried when he gripped her chin tighter and forced her to gaze at him, tears beginning to stream down her cheek.“You think you can ruin my life and get away with it? You fucking ruined everyone’s lives and if it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have killed Elle!”Anna froze. Her eyes widened, Jason’s words echoing in her ears over and over again. She shook her head in denial as tears burst from her eyes. She didn’t want to b
“Fuck, is she dead?” Jason gasped as he stepped toward Elle and checked her pulse with his fingers. He froze and returned his gaze to the blonde. “She’s dead. Oh, fuck.” He clasped his hands around his mouth and rose from the floor, his eyes staring at the blonde in shock. “She was carrying my baby, Lia.”Lia rushed to his side in desperation and wrapped her hands around his arms. She didn’t carry the panic that Jason did. “Jason, if it's a baby that you want, I can give you one. Just forget about her, after all, she gave us a lot of trouble. It’s good riddance.”“What do I say to my mother? She spent a lot on the wedding and now, her daughter-in-law and grand baby are dead.” His legs trembled tremendously. “We’ll tell everyone that she slipped. She slipped while bathing. Wait..” their eyes widened at the sound of siren from outside. “Is that the police?”“Police? Who called them? Do you think it’s for us?”“Babe, do something.” Jason pushed the girl aside, threw his shirt and trous
The house was usually noisy. If they weren’t fighting, they were cooking foods that made her stomach churn and if not that, they were waiting for her with their hands on their hands on their hips. Fucking pathetic family! Now that she knew she might not live longer after birthing her baby, it was her turn to make their lives a living hell. As for her mother-in-law, she would make sure that the woman died way before her. Poisoning her tea wasn’t a bad idea, right? After all, she dared to hit her several times, forced her to stop eating much, and called her all sorts of names. She deserved to die. Elle held onto the paper tighter coupled with the small pack of poison that she’d bought on her way to the house and she stepped deeper into the house. It was only after she got to the room that she shared with Jason did she realized that indeed, there was no one at home. She dumped her bag on the floor and took exhausted steps that led her to the bed. She slumped on it, her breathing rough
For the rest of the day, Anna watched Caspian walk and other times took a tour of his office and the company and after the close of day, they both made their way out of the company hand in hand. “How about my car?” She asked when he opened the front passenger’s side of his favorite white Rolls Royce for her, the one that she’d stolen on the first day they met in this life. “I’ll ask someone to get it home.” Shrugging, Anna slipped into the car and he closed the door after her and walked around to get to the driver’s side. Just as the car began to move through the road, she felt a bile rise up her throat. Her hands immediately flew to her chest. Caspian cocked his head to the side, worry laced in his voice as he spoke. “What is wrong?”“I…I think I’m going to puke.” She brought a hand around her mouth and gestured with her hand that he stopped the car. The car immediately swerved to the side and stopped. “Puke, why?”She didn’t bother to answer him and opened the door and threw he
“The couple are hilarious as fuck,” Dali laughed with Anna as they both jumped into the car. “Did you see their faces? They looked like they were forced to get married.” Anna started the car and drove out of the wedding premises, her laughter all the while not dying down. “They were clearly forced.” It was clear as day. “And that gift, she’s going to be shocked as hell when she finds out.” It was her intention to get Elle to find out that the husband she just married was a stank ass useless bastard who couldn’t keep his dick in check. She’d only asked someone to trail the both of them a few days ago and to her surprise- not really a surprise though, he came back with pictures and videos of Jason’s infidelity which she printed out, boxed, and tied as a gift to Elle. What kind of man would cheat on the day before his wedding to a girl half as beautiful as his wife-to-be? Anna wasn’t going to act like it wasn’t disgusting to her like Elle was ugly or unattractive. She had a beauty th
When Anna was told that someone had to steal her ill fate for her to live longer, she didn’t think that she wouldn’t do a single work to get the person to steal her fate. All she had to do was push them together and fold her hands to watch the drama unfold before her eyes. It was the best part of the whole traveling back in time and revenge schemes. To sit back and witness the very people who’d caused her so much pain in the past steal her evil fate from her. It was, in its own way, a form of justice. Today, she watched as Elle took the part, walking down the aisle of the same hall where she’d gotten married to Jason in the past. Not only was her dress and jewelry identical, the hall too, its decorations and everything seemed identical. The man too.She sat at the back of the hall and her eyes burned with unshed tears as she watched the newlywed couple say their vows and pledge to love each other reluctantly. She knew the truth. Each word was a lie, a carefully constructed facade.
“The food,” Anna whined, holding his head away when their kiss became even more intense. She said that yet her legs wrapped around his waist, pulling him further into her to feel the hard rod that poked her. “The food can wait. I’ll reheat it after this.”He wound his hands on her ass and lift her up from the table. He pressed her against himself and caught her lips in his again as he began to lead them both to their bedroom. A kick from him sent the door opening as he got there and he gently dropped her on her feet. “You have five seconds to get to the bed before I lose my shit.” He began taking off his tie and kicking his shoes off his feet. Instantly, Anna nodded and hurried to the bed. But before she could get to the end, he caught up to her and threw her on the bed before getting in after her, looming over her. With his hands, he tugged off the top of her jumpsuit until the material bunched up on her waist. “No bra?” He raised a brow, his eyes on her perky red nipples that sto
Anna had never driven as fast as she did today in her entire life. She didn’t realize that her desire to see her husband was so strong until she got into her car and began the journey to their house. She sped past the cars on the road, realizing for the first time that she was at least a bit of an expert in driving. In a few minutes, she arrived at their private garage at the apartment building, parking her car amongst the others. She noticed that Caspian’s collection of cars had increased over the past few weeks. Her man was crazy about getting new cars every now and then. She wasted no time in throwing herself out of the car and raced into the building, to the elevator. Soon, she got to the door of their penthouse and swiped her card to open it. “Why is everywhere so dark?” A smile stretched on her lips when she opened the door only to be welcomed by darkness. Well, she hadn’t expected it. She felt something on her feet at the first step that she took and bending a bit to the f