Jane's p o v I clutched the bedsheet tightly against my naked body and opened my eyes when I heard footsteps at my door.I wanted to listen to more of it but there were none following. I then turned slightly and lay on my back but there was no one. I guess I was just imagining and hearing things.Or maybe I was expecting that he would be back here to check me by this morning and say a few lines out of his cocky tales.I begin hearing the footsteps again. I thought I was hearing footsteps. But they were fast -paced and sounded deliberate as the steps reached the center of my room and continued."Good morning ma'am." I left my eyes half opened to stare at Emily who was pulling up my shutters.Day broke about three hours ago and I had only been able to sleep for another two hours last night, about an hour after Quinn left my room.I had slept seeing his face up over mine. I could feel him still holding and choking me. He was tormenting me. Even as I woke up, I could still remember and f
Jane's p o v I stood in front of the door to Quinn's study room only to find my fingers trembling against the handle. I took a deep breath and frowned my face at the end. I was still very much angry at the fact that I had to come here facing him.I fold my fist against the door ready to knock then changed my mind.I grabbed the handle and twisted it open at once, pushing the door in.I left a scowl on my face. That was exactly how it was going to to be there until I finished speaking to him and get the hell out with what I wanted.As soon as I stepped in I was facing a window that had its shutters off. I looked to my left instantly and there he was.Backing a shelf of books, he was sitting behind a table with his legs on top the table so that I was seeing his face just above it.As I got closer, I could see that he was reading from a book. Both of his hands were spread dedicatedly on the back of the book. He titled his head down so that his half closed eyes were focused on the page
Jane's p o v I shut the door and climbed my bed fast. But as I bounced on the bed top, nothing took away the fury and uneasiness I was feeling together. I drew in large breaths and my head burned in anger.I was certain I had dropped enough air to fill the room. I slide my back down the bed board and I feel my arm brush against the pillow. I grab it at once and fling it across the bed till it landed on the floor. I grip the next pillow and fly it hard until it hits the door.I screamed hard and fisted the blanket, swinging it over so that a part of it hung down the bed while the rest remained on top.I buried my face in the mattress and heard my own scream muffled into the foam.There couldn't be a truth in anything he had said. There wasn't. He had kidnapped me and threatened to kill my friends if it didn't do what he wanted and when I do it, he thinks I am enjoying my stay here or that I was getting comfortable with him?I press my back on the bed board.Last night, I myself couldn
Quinn's p o v THROWBACK."We're always going to be together forever, right?" Lucia Gael asked with her fingers deepened into her ebony hair with the lines of the evening sun and shadows across her face.I sigh before grumpily saying. "Sure!"Only to see her artificial nails covering the letters of my book from untop before she pulls it down from my reach so that I can now see her face, distorted with worry.The lines formed by the sun and roof shadows was also on her face. "Look at me and tell me that, Quinn. Don't just go mumbling sure!""You know I mean it don't you?""I don't know. I am worried and scared."The only time I was ever scared was when she said she was scared of something cause she was never scared of anything."Everything is fine. Relax! I am not going anywhere. And neither are you, right?" "I know about me but I can't say about you!" She throws an angry glance at me and leans back on the wagon. I sigh before looking back to my page."I don't know why you suddenly do
Jane's p o v My face was cold as I scrolled passed the pictures with Emily by my side. I was trying hard to hide the amazement I felt as I gazed at a person I almost couldn't believe was myself. I almost could not believe my own eyes. As I stared at each picture that had been taken of me out of my knowledge, I couldn''t believe how beautiful I looked in them, and was amazed at the skill of the photographer who had captured them. I mean I really had not payed much heed to the camera lights that were flashing continuously at that party hall.The photos showed me in various poses. In one of the pictures, I was standing alone amidst the aisle created by the crowd. I was under he spotlight and slightly gazing towards my left side. I clutched the ourse slightly behind my hip and my lips sparkled work the make up.In another photo, I was standing with one hand on my hip, my head tilted slightly to the side. Seems to me like I had been trying real hard to avoid direct eye contact.The ligh
Jane's p o v I gazed towards the door and could only see one of his shoulders as he leaned against the door frame.I watched Emily dropping the phone back to the bed and heading for the door.As Quinn shifts from the entrance, I see nothing but an empty space between the door then his light steps followed.I folded my arms and waited for him to appear before me."From now on, you have to knock before walking into my room." I say with my voice calm."Knocking on a door that was wide open?" He squeezes his brows."Well ... You could take permission first.""From where I come from an open door is a pragmatic invitation. And" He makes his slim taller figure stop opposite me. "... It's my room."I swallow and unfold my arms. "Well! I'm using it now so it's mine. So stop addressing it like that!""No, Lucia." He starts walking away from me. "I was just giving you time to settle in and when I am done with my 'from- night- till -day -break' work in my study room, ..." He walks passed the war
Chapter 40Jane's p o vMy face was strained in a frown as I climbed the back of the car where Quinn was waiting for me. When I got in, he was on the phone with his legs spread as wide as the tight pants of the navy blue suits would let him. I am not sure why he suddenly changed his mind and decided to let me get what I wanted but I wanted to act as nonchalant as possible.As the car pulled away from the curb, I placed my arm on the window and supported my chin with my fist. With Quinn resting behind me, I could feel his eyes, studying my every move of course. I tried to ignore his gaze, focusing instead on the scenery outside the window. But my airiness was short- lived as Quinn's voice broke the silence."You know, you could show a little gratitude, Lucia," he said, his tone laced with irritation. "After all, I'm doing you a favor by taking you shopping."I turned to face him, my expression hard and unyielding. "It's not a favor, " I shrugged. "You would not have agreed to my wi
Quinn's p o v Rachel didn't dare to look up at me but I could see her face stiffen. I pull away from her. "It would be a shame if I meet him here again ..." I am walking towards Lucia who is standing frozen. "Meet him here again? Of course not, El jefe." Rachel chuckles from behind me. "He's going to get sacked right away." I give her a satisfied smile and grab Lucia's cold hand in mine before leading her out of the section. "See you soonest my dear Lucia!" Rachel sang out from behind us and I heard Lucia give out a hushed reply. The sun was already getting down when we got back in the car and started back home. I rested my back on the seat and closed my eyes. "If there's something you're dying to say ... Just say it." I whispered with my eyes still closed and Lucia's grunted breath beside me comes to a pause. "Was it really necessary to have that guy fired?" I actually thought it was the clothes that she wanted to make a complain about. "You think it wasn't?" I asked with
Jane's p o v Jane's p o v I felt tense the moment I raised my head up from the table. I still had my eyes closed when I rose from the chair and turned around like a sleep walker, staggering through the space until I felt myself landing face down on the bed.I turned from one degree to another until I felt what was a little comfort. Gush. The temperature was just perfect all of a sudden. It must be passed noon already.I remember Quinn and I had been playing the game. Stupid decision I ever made was getting him to play such a game with me. And things had gotten a bit too intimate with the questions that he made me answer that one last question before we could go back to studying about Rodrig but he never looked at me the same way and I didn't feel comfortable after. It was as if he was continuously teasing me about my faked orgasms.Speaking of intimacy... I felt a little perching sensation down my legs now and I smirked with my eyes shut.But he had said the truth. My sex life was
Chapter 59 Quinn's p o v "What?" She asked with a sharp gaze. "Come on tell me." I could smell her eagerness.Did I really find any fun in playing this with her? It felt too childish for me. At least initial but then again, it was nice to see that she had fun with this. And I was sure even Lucia Gael never had the knack to pay such ridiculous games.I took this book from her a long while ago saying one of Rodrig's faithfuls had decided to write the events for hom but he had not been impressed and discarded it so it just lay there in his library. Lucia Gael knew I liked to read so she had gave me inside the box and said "knock yourself out with that crap."And I never opened it until just this week when I thought of giving it to Lucia."Well ... The first person I ever fell in love with." I rest my back casually and take a memory dive back to my past. "I was fourteen... And I was in this boarding school for boys. A Catholic school precisely so ... My dorm was pretty much the one with
Chapter 58 Jane's p o v "Are you listening to me?" Quinn asked and I jerked off from my thoughts, looking at him from the other end of the reading table. Unfortunately, I had been thinking about that day with Diego. I didn't just wrong him but I hurt him. I had tried to use him and he found out. I shut my eyes and brushed my hair back. And the fact that he had ended that conversation with. "And no. I didn't tell Quinn about it." before walking out of the room out me in more regret and shame. I sighed and nodded to Quinn with my ponytail jumping behind my head. " "As I was saying. At that time, Rodrig had ascended to ultimate power when he established his dominance in the family. After that, he continued to expand his arms and build outposts. Papa was actually his first assignee holding power in second to him. His beta in rank." "I guess papa was that close to Rodrig. That sort of thing." He shrugs and stretches his hand into the pen case and pulls out a pencil before leaning
Jane's p o v I stiffened and slowly waited watching his eyes as they began to lower slowly back to the phone. He sighed before leaning back. He had seen it hadn't he? I close my eyes and throw my face slowly to the side."You're not giving me an answer, Lucia." The roughness of his voice sends a tickle across my skin and I open my eyes at once but I still don't look up at him."Why did you send that message to him?""It's nothing. Just a greeting.""Don't lie to me.""He walked up to me at the party and seemed to have been acquainted to Lucia or something. He really wanted to have a talk to me so he handed me his address and I just messaged him." I shrugged."You just sent it to him as a form of greeting!""Yes! Obviously!""And that's why you deleted it."My lips went apart instantly but no sound could come out.I only watch as Diego makes for a stand and he sighs grumpily. "Yesterday morning, I was just going by my day when I suddenly saw this sinister message popping up but more
Jane's p o v "A book about Rodrig?" I asked barely holding back my chuckle as I gaped at the plastic box he just placed on the table between us. And through the transparent walls of the box, I could see the layers of white paper sheets. "Just like you can see. If you are going to be meeting with him, you gotta refresh your memory of whom your grandfather is. You don't wanna be chewing your mouth in front of him, would you?""I think you meant, learning of whom Rodrig is!" I stretched my hand towards the box perfectly aware that whenever I corrected him about this kind of reference that he made towards me, he got pissed."It just contains brief reports about him. His business and wealth, extensions and bla bla bla. It's not as if he is going to be interviewing you or something. Just so ...""So you guys actually published a book about this man?" I ask in disbelief as I handled the spiral bound pieces of sheets that had turned to a heavy book.Just yesterday he had thrown the bomb at
Jane's p o v My heart was beginning to pound behind my ribs as Diego made a 180 degree turn and had his back to me as he begins to leave."What is it about?" I ask making sure my curiosity is well -hidden."Huh?" He asked throwing his face to me."Your email. You sounded pretty urgent.""Oh it's something about work." He chuckles. "I get them almost every day." "Oh." I watch him as he walks out and I slid down the wall with my hand on my chest. I panted lightly and regretted ever making such a stupid decision in the first place. Now it's been three days since I sent it and I am certain Mr Martinez still had not replied my mail. Perhaps he thought it was a scammer or cloner. He didn't believe Lucia Gael would be using another person's email account to send him sigh a message.Anyways, I was now praying he never replied it unless I was going to be there and I was unsure how possible that would be now.I had returned to combing my hair and I could not help but perceive the new smell
Jane's p o v Before walking down that staircase, I had sat in front of my dresser looking into the mirror as I tried combing my hair.After the incident in the bathroom, I had spent my night deeply perturbed and uncertain of what to feel.I may end up finding it difficult to cope with his temper tantrums. Infact I already was.But after I had slapped him- something I never thought I would dare to do, I felt a kind of satisfaction but he had acted strangely. Not entirely strange for the way he behaved but it wasn't like what I had expected. I knew he would not hit me back but I also was not expecting what he did next. Or didn't do?I thought I had crossed my limit but somehow he became calm or maybe the hit was what made him calm.I withhold my laughter and concentrate on my hair. That is when I realized that my effort to comb through my dense curls was non progressive.I had a very coarse hair that reacted badly to washing becoming extremely hard except air dried and creamed properl
Quinn's p o v No woman has ever slapped me before. And as I stood before this attic mirror drenched to my feet, all I could think of was that moment that she dared to raise her hand on me. At that moment I had no choice but to understand the depth of her exasperation. And the only way she could think of purging it was to hit me. I could still see her, the detested frown that had taken over her face as she raised her hand. She dared ... to fight me to the point of hitting me. I could never forget that scene. Because it was simply impressive, thrilling. It was breathtaking! I place a hand on my cheek where she had slapped and I turned to stare at it in the mirror again as I have been doing. It was as if I could still feel it. The one hundred per cent effort she had put into it yet caused zero damage. I smiled. It was a hard slap yet it felt so soft coming from someone as timid as her. The moment, she had cursed and unleashed her rage in form of that slap, I felt a kind of exci
Jane's p o v The moment, he drops me back to my feet, I feel the stinging coldness of the floor then I feel the liquid washer as it drops on my hair and he spins the bottle across my chest, deliberately pouring the shampoo over my neck.I wanted to continue with the protest not until I felt the shower pouring down on us to cover my sight.As I close my eyes, and try to capture my breath under the rushing water, I feel his hand as it passes through my hair, his body pressing against mine and pushing me until, I felt my back on the glass wall.I throw my head to the side and hold his arm, pushing it as far back as possible to avoid his touch but he is all slippery due to the shampoo and I loose my grip on this thick forearm.There's no serious foam on my hair so it meant he hadn't added enough shampoo. But my clothe was almost completely wet from the water and I finally catch my breath."Let me ... go!""Shhhhh ....""Let me go, Quinn!!" I manage to say and I don't say it with a pleadi