PEARL’S POV~“Give me what I want and I'll let you walk out of here with no charges, full immunity” Agent Jenny Beacon started, I was confused, conspiracies and murder? How? “I was silent, I knew enough not to speak without a lawyer present, hopefully, Nico saw me being hurled away and he is on his way right now to solve whatever shitstorm this is.“Answer the question Mrs. Davis-Malone! Where did Kenji take the baby, how did you help him, your case would be so much better if you started talking!” she thundered pounding her palm on the table in front of me before tapping a picture of the Kaichou in front of me.“First of all im Miss Cavill, I am no longer married to that asshole, second I will not be speaking to you until my lawyer gets here, so get me a goddamn phone so I can make that phone call that I'm entitled to” I corrected, leaning back into the seat and crossing my arms.She was now visibly upset and her eyes twitched. I knew this was a baseless accusation, and there was no
NICO’S POV~My phone rang, and I looked at the sleeping Camille before taking it out of my pocket.With it vibrating in my hand I thought about what it would feel like to wrap my hands around her tender neck and snuff the life out of her.How do I get rid of this woman before she finds a way to get rid of me?I pressed the phone to my ear, Lorenzo's voice came next, “don” he started,“Are you still with Camille?” he asked.I nodded my head but replied, “Yeah she’s sleeping, it's under control, I've..”“That’s not the problem sir” he cut me off, i turned my eyes from her and walked towards the window, we were in the private suite and the view was excellent.“What’s going on Lorenzo,” I asked, placing my hand firmly on the rail, I glanced up at the sky, something caught my eye on the horizon, and I saw a car coming towards the hospital.“My source at the FBI just informed me that an arrest warrant for Pearl has just been issued and they are on their way to pick her up at the hospital”A
PEARL’S POV~I tried to get myself free as Logan pulled me towards the dark stairway, the lights had gone off suddenly, leaving us in the dark.He said Nico is here. This is my chance, “help! Nico im down..” the next thing I knew Logan had struck me, “Shut the hell up or I'll shut it for you!” my eyes widened, I'd seen this side of him that night he threw me.A side I never knew in the four years we were married, it made me wonder about some other thing I may have missed living with him.Shady businesses he may have dont behind my back, using my name.“Where are you taking me Logan” I asked, sniffling as tears rolled down my cheeks.“Far away from that bastard, you are my lifeblood and my fucking insurance pearl, so I've got to secure you, somewhere where that bastard won't get to you” he replied.“Logan please let me go” I pleaded trying to pull myself away from him, I can't, I need you Pearl” he continued.I was terrified, and I wondered what logan would do next, “did I ever mean a
PEARL’S POV~I stirred, my lips felt moist, kind of salty too, I smacked them together to try and ascertain the taste I was getting but it was unfamiliar.I blinked back to consciousness and tried to open my eyes, I felt a drop fall on my lips and then another.I raised my arm to block the next one and it dropped on my arm, “good you are awake” I heard a voice say.I didnt recognise it, but I knew it was the sound of a man.Slowly I opened my eyes, and a strange man stood before me, he glared at me and licked his lips, he was adjusting his pants when Logan walked in, “what the hell are you doing Shadrach?” he asked, he hurried to where I laid, I sprang up and looked around.I was on a bed, I swiped the drop on my lips, and I shrieked in horror.It was a whitish substance, and I knew what it was immediately.“You fucking bastard! I asked you to look after her not fucking wank on her, what the hell is wrong with you!” he yelled before punching the tall strange man.“She was just too be
Nico’s pov~I dove between two military trucks when the radio came on, “status” I asked. “I've called for reinforcements, I can see men mobilising I think they know we are here” Lorenzo’s voice came next.I growled in anger, this could be Tony, I never could trust that weasel to do anything.No matter how many times it sheds its skin, a snake will always be a snake.“Where is Tony? I can't reach him” Lorenzo inquired, “the bastard asked for 10%, he knows I'll kill him when this is over” I stated.Lorenzo went quiet, “ are you at the loading dock, ” I inquired.“Yes but I can't get in, it's locked, and it needs some sort of key, but I can hear voices inside, it's not just Pearl in here Boss” he mentioned.I looked around and saw a guard room, “I can see a guard room, I'll check it out, stay hidden, we can't risk being spotted, I'd like to maintain our cordial relationship with the army” I said.I snuck into the guard room and hid among the cloth rack, there were two guards and they we
PEARL’S POV~I was moved hurriedly into another room, and Logan wouldn't tell me where or why. I knew Nico would come for me and for the first time, I was grateful I signed those dotted lines.I heard murmurs outside my door and then a gunshot followed, the door opened and Liam stepped in, he hurled me out of the room, I passed Shadrach the pervert, whose head had been blown off, I smiled, happy he had gotten what he deserved.“We want you to see this pearl” Liam exclaimed pulling me to where his brother stood close to a blood-stained wall. Logan gestured for him to bring me over.Logan pointed through the shattered window and I saw Nico just a little distance away, I grinned excitedly, “Ready to hand me over aren't you? I knew you were fucked” I looked again but nothing was happening, he stood there motionless.He looked startled, “im here! Nico! Nico!” I called, he looked up to see me and he immediately looked away like I didnt exist.I was confused, my heart started beating out
PEARL’S POV~“Liam!” I exclaimed sharply, before pointing at a living breathing Kiko Watanabe, “She’s alive, they told me she’s dead, what the hell is going on here?” I asked.Kiko bowed low and left the room shortly after, “I dont understand you, You see her dont you? Shut the hell up and eat your dinner, it's going to be a long sail so get some sleep” he interjected before slamming the door behind him.What the hell is going on? Did Nico lie to me? I just saw Kiko, living and breathing!She’s been working with them all this while, what did I expect from a woman who had been deceiving me from the start, but I heard the gunshot?I tried to recall the last thing I remembered before I fell unconscious that day. I felt terrified and confused all at once, plunged into a life of crime.I looked around the room, there was a small round window, I walked towards it and peered out of it.All I could see was the ocean, how did my life go downhill? Tears streamed down my face as little Sophie
PEARL’S POV~“What do you mean her sister” I paused, I never knew Kiko had a twin, all my time with her I was so concentrated on my problems and I never asked her about her life, a shocking surprise to know she was the kaichou wife.“I'll tell you everything, but first we need to escape from here, I've got to go now, I'll come back later tonight with a plan, from now on when you see me act neutral, Liam can't know who I am,” she said.I was confused, “but he was there when Kiko….he betrayed us” I explained.“He was just as surprised but I was able to convince him,” “But how? Kiko was shot!” I exclaimed, “Yes and that was how convincing I needed to be” she informed me, “oh God did you shoot yourself?” I inquired placing my hand against the door.“This is nothing compared to the pain our mother feels, kiko was supposed to come home for Good, she had a son waiting for her, I haven't seen my sister since we were 16, she was sold off by our father to work off his debt” she paused.“I'll b
Camille’s POV – The air stuck in my chest and im unable to breathe. Staring at my reflection, my hands trembled aggressively as I held onto the edge of my vanity. I picked up my brush and struck it at the television.“Fuck I want her dead!”My chest is pumped faster and faster as my eyes bulge out with hate. My flawlessly painted lips are pushed into a narrow line. My mind keeps repeating the headlines. ‘A Love Like No Other: DM holding owner, Nico D’Angelo and his new wife, his appointed Ceo Pearl Cavil, Survive Another Attack!" I want to yell, scream the roof down!I should be Nico’s wife not that bitch who just strutted in like she owned the place. This was meant to be handled by Kenji, but he has done a pathetic job of killing her!Simple clear instructions!Kill her and let the child Go!Pearl should be dead and decaying in a ditch, out of sight and out of fucking mind. Rather, she is alive and absorbing all the pity while draped over Nico like a tragic heroine. Oh Go
Nico’s POV ~Mr Winters is a charming man, isn't he? Suddenly logan was no longer my competition, it was a strange-looking man.Making Pearl my wife in the way I did, without raising suspicions or making Camille so on edge that she’d release my documents to my enemies was the perfect plot.It took the grace of God in me not to snap his neck in two the day I married her.He dared to kiss my wife!I've been surveilling him, scratch that've been surveilling everyone Pearl has been in contact with, forgive my obsession but I can't help it.Some have soon disappeared overnight and she would never know.Camille, I had plans for her, I just can't come through on them yet, I'll hurt anyone who hurts my wife a thousandfold and only I know that.As it prepared to take off, the private jet's engines hummed as it sat shining in the sun. August had pulled all the strings to ensure Pearl and Sophie enjoyed a sumptuous three-day getaway.Reasons I'd never know but I knew my obsession would soon urg
Pearl’s pov~Something happened last night, something I had to remember.Nico averted my gaze now and again but there was this smile that lingered too often.I excused myself to go to my room when he cleared his throat, “I had them put your things in my room since we are now married….”“No!” I interjected, “I will not be staying in the same room as you, I w…”“Then you shouldn't have said I do” he interrupted.“We share a room now and that’s final” I looked back at him, unable to understand what he was thinking.I fumed and raced up the stairs to my room.I couldn't for the life of me understand what I'd put myself into.I'm married again!I sobbed, picking up the snow globe from the dresser, I stared hard at it.I shook it and The globe whirled. I couldn't tell if the sluggish, creeping haze clouded my mind or if the wind rushing past me was to blame. I was unable to release my fingers from the around the round object, I fixated on it like my life depended on it.My mind let loose
Pearl’s POVThe D'angelo Residence had turned into an endless battlefield fought with whispers, sidelong glances, and carefully sown seeds of doubt and confusion rather than the typical swords and bloodshed. Camille was an experienced warrior in matters of this nature.She was a natural-born Amazon displaced from her people. Although Sophie had always been a bright and self-reliant child, something felt strange tonight, it lingered in the air and I could taste it. I didn't come out from my new room until later that evening when I was in there thinking about the worst.If this is a fake like Camille said then have I just destroyed my chances with August forever?Sophie, sat across from me at the dinner table, frowning and picking at her mashed potatoes, stabbing them with her fork, as if she were punishing them for something. "Not hungry, sweetheart?" I asked, attempting to sound light, she’d noticed I'd been distant all dinner long.“I overheard Aunt Camille talking,” Sophie admit
Am I in a dream or is this real?I was drifting…. My body felt weightless, stuck in a dream that didn't feel like mine, it felt like I was watching another version of me getting her happy ending.A part of me that wanted Nico too, somewhere between truth and illusion. Like a scene from a movie I wasn't sure I had agreed to star in, the wedding played out in front of me, I saw myself shocked beyond reasonable doubt, my mind in endless fractions, imagining and reimagining scenarios.Nico was in front of me, something I couldn't quite put my finger on smouldering in his black eyes. What was it that covered his beautiful hazel eyes as he gazed upon me?Love? Want? Lies? As he spoke his vows, his smooth and deep voice enchanted me.And I still couldn't believe what was happening. "I knew” he started, touching my lips softly, “from that night I saved you from that car wreck I knew you were going to be my wife” he smiled.What were these words flowing out of his mouth?“ I recognized som
NICO’S POVAll I could see was Sophie's little hand holding mine as the celebration whirled around me, complete with music, laughter, and the soft murmur of conversation. She looked excited, as though she couldn't wait for her special day.Even at the age of seven, she possessed her mother's keen gaze and quiet resolve. Her mother was Pearl, in this case, the confusion lingered.Who exactly is my daughter’s mother?"Are you certain of this? There’s no going back now Sophie, are you sure you want it" I crouched to her level and whispered. She smiled toothily at me, her loose tooth smiling at me."Don't you trust me?" she giggled.I let out a sigh and shook my head. That problem I do, a grown man trusting a child, what has the world come to?” She fled with a loud giggle, squeezing past guests like a cunning sprite, waving at them and shouting “It's my birthday!” she let out a giggle. At that moment, my grandmother came over, her shrewd eyes piercing me, she tapped my shoulders ligh
Pearl’s pov~Something is off with Nico, what did he mean by he knows they are up to something?I thought he had believed them, but still, there was a familiar disdain when he saw August coming around or calling to familiarize last-minute details with me.I had created a beautiful wonderland on the D’angelo Estate. Beautiful floral arrangements adorned the tables, a magnificent carousel had been prepared for the kids, and sparkling fairy lights streamed down the marble archways. Only Sophie, Nico D'Angelo's daughter, could have such a spectacular birthday, a birthday fit for a princess of her status, no expense was spared.I watched as they mounted a wedding podium right after it.It sickened me to watch Tilly strut around making final adjustments for what seems to be her wedding day.I navigated the crowd, feeling alienated at a party put together. Sophie's day was supposed to be today, but now her aunt had put her selfish interest and had convinced her father to follow suit.Key
Pearl’s pov~I knocked while my fingers were shaking in the dark hallway outside Nico's door, my heart beating like a machine was pounding yam on top of it. I had been caught off guard by the vow renewal, what the hell was that?How did Tilly get him to do that? And where the hell was the guard when this was going down? I should have never asked her to pretend now she thinks it's all real?But still, my mind raced endlessly and I couldn't get over it.What was this feeling I felt? Hurt?Why do I need to hear it from him? I needed clarity, I needed closure.My heart was broken, I thought we had something special together and now he is marrying a woman faking this to upgrade her lifestyle!He was wearing a black silk robe, his hair still fresh from a shower, when the door flung wide, he groaned softly, yet weakly as he held his side.The corner of his mouth tipped slightly as he saw me and he raised an eyebrow, he grinned and winced in pain again.Swiftly I walked to his side."You ju
Pearl’s POV~Sophie’s seventh birthday was just days away, and I was drowning in last-minute preparations. With Nico’s sick ass at home, Camile has been making my life miserable, and Tilly is MIA. A birthday fit for a princess—that’s what I wanted for her. Balloons, a cake so big she could barely reach the top, and a day so perfect she’d forget, even for a moment, that our lives were entangled in chaos.She hasn't needed my blood in a while, the doctor says everything is going fine, “she’s a fighter” He smiled as I fought back tears.It had been an amazing family reunion between Nico and Sophie, he seemed to remember her now but he called her my daughter too often and it made me wonder if he still thought I bore sweet Sophie.But, of course, Camille had other plans.I should’ve known, everything with her was a fight, a fight no one ever took my side for.And I was sick and tired.Everything was going smoothly until it wasn’t. Orders were mysteriously cancelled.The venue manager cal