PEARL’S POV~Tilly and I rushed over to the company as quickly as we could, I called Adam on the way and he couldn't believe such a thing had happened.“What do you mean? Didnt they inform you they were coming? Are you trying to tell me all this stuff they are doing is illegal?” I asked.“I assure you it's very illegal, no warrant nothing, this is Jeniffer Beacon’s doing,” he said.I was annoyed, “what exactly did Nico do to this woman to be so pissed off,” I asked.“I can't go into the details, it's confidential, im on my way over to the company, the new outlet has caught wind of this, they are already there,” he informed me.“Shit!” I cursed under my breath, “And Logan? What the hell is he doing to stop this, this is his company I can't believe that asshole” “I have no idea, look I've got to hang up right now, my assistant’s on the other line,” he said before hanging up.“What’s going on? I thought we already quelled the raging heads of industries” Tilly asked scrolling through soc
PEARL’S POV~Kenji sneaking in was the last thing I saw coming, “are you surprised to see me? Did you think I had died, or better yet hoped?” he asked, wheeling the chair around before settling back in front of me.“What do you want?” I asked in a shaky tone, he terrified me, memories of Kiko lying on the table shot to death formed in my thoughts.“Where’s her son?” I asked before he could get a chance to speak, “im sorry what?” he asked.“Kiko’s son, where is he? You killed his mother, you have killed him haven't you?”He laughed, “dont worry about MY son, he is safe and where he will be raised to be a strong warrior, my ultimate right hand” he smiled.I imagined the horror the young boy would face growing up, brainwashed, forced to protect the man who killed a mother he never got a chance to know.“Then why are you here, look if I'm not down in 20 minutes they are going to know something is wrong,” I said before managing to fold my hands.“Im not going to hurt you Pearl at least not
PEARL’S POV~We got to Tilly’s not long after, she slid the key into the lock as I leaned on the door tired and worn out from a toxic and terrifying day.“I could almost die from exhaustion Tilly, can't wait to have a long nice bath,” I said with a groan.She gave a small laugh, “Well you got me this apartment, take all the time you need soaking away” She smiled as she pushed the door open.We stepped in and the image before us terrified me instantly.A young able-bodied man lay naked on the couch, a puddle of roses covered his private parts and the entire floor, and a rose clenched between his teeth.“Oh shit!” he exclaimed, grabbing a pillow to hide his huge junk, I quickly turned away.“Oh my God babe! Why are you here, I told you I was working late tonight” she yelled rushing to cover the rest of him.“I didnt know you were bringing someone over I wanted to surprise you, shit, who is she?” he inquired, I turned seeing he had covered up with sheets.“Hi” I smiled stretching my hand
PEARL’S POV~ I froze in my step, “Um this is not what it looks like, I was just on my way to ask about you” I started, whispering as the couple moaned in pleasure.“If I'd known there was going to be a show I'd have come in a little earlier” he smiled, I pushed him away from the way and took a step forward when he pulled me back.“I think this is the right spot to talk about our merger” he stated, I turned to him.I could hear pounding sounds coming from their room and they moaned in pure pleasure.“Right here?” I asked.“Yes, right here Miss Cavill” he replied.“Pearl please,” I retorted, “this isn't appropriate August” I continued, “Maybe it's not the conventional thing but im interested in how this courting turns out, so tell me, what else do you like to do apart from watching people fuck, im guessing this isn't you're first” he smiled.I was embarrassed and my cheeks flushed in shame, “No I dont do this! Look like I explained im…”“Are you a prude? You used to be married right?”
TILLY’S POV~Jason pushed his dick deep into my pussy and I moaned his name, he grabbed onto me and I clung to him desperately, “oh Jason yes” I moaned loudly, clinging onto the sheets.But my eyes were wide open, I thought about that brief eye contact with Angelo, the way his eyes ravaged me.“ are you sure you want this?” he asked.“Yes!” i exclaimed.Bur am i?Do I really want Jason right now, or do I want something else?His dick was doing just fine. I just didn't know if it was what I wanted right now.Do i not want jason.“Are you sure?” he moaned again before plunging it deeper and deeper.“Yes” I moaned, “I want it” I whispered before licking his ears. But i couldnt stop thinking about that moment, what if, just what if pearl and sophie werent in the room that day.And it was just nico and i.In that room alone, and he had looked at me like that….What would happen?I pushed against his dick as he pounded me, “ yes Jason go deeper” Id seen it one day, Nico’s dick in passing.
NICO’S POV~Is Langdon threatening my wife again? Who the hell was that on the phone? Is she safe?My mind kept reeling over and over, I dont know what the hell happened to me but the last thing I remembered was kissing Lola goodbye before leaving for a business trip so how the hell am I in a hospital?Worse still who is that strange woman who keeps challenging me like she’s my boss?No one is the boss of me no one! I was entitled to one phone call a day and a guard was stationed outside my door all day like a prisoner, “Hey!” I called, he turned to look back and I gestured for him to come in.He shook his head and continued, “Hey! Are you deaf? What kind of soldiers does Lorenzo have guarding me!”The man shook his head again and came in, “Are you deaf or something?” I asked.“No” he replied briefly, I was shocked, what the hell gives him the right to be bold enough to speak to me like that?Something is wrong and I can feel it.“I want to walk around can you get me a cane or somet
PEARL’S POV~I looked at his face, confused, something about him felt oddly familiar and that kiss.Why has everyone chosen me to spar for a kissing contest?First Nico and now August.I stepped away from him, and in the corner of my eye, I saw Jason storm out of the house.He glared at me for a while before stepping closer, a look of dread hung over him.“Watch out for that bitch up there, she’ll cut you off when you no longer hold value” he hissed before spitting close to me.August quickly pulled me away from the thick plemgh marinating in the sand.We watched him storm away before he turned to me, “what the hell was that about?” he asked, his hand still holding mine tightly.“I have no idea, but I have a feeling I'll find out soon” I replied looking up at where Tilly’s room lay bright.Did I make a mistake bringing Tilly in? Wrapping her in all this mess with Nico?And now im going to ruin her relationship with her boyfriend.I soon heard footsteps hurrying out, we turned and it w
NICO'SPOV~With my bare feet smacking the cold tile, I ran along the dark hospital corridor, my pulse racing. I became even more desperate as Sophie's frightened cries rang in my ears. With tears running down her cheeks and strained breath, and i had no idea why the sound of her in danger triggered me.I was jacked up like a angry bear, her helpless cries for me weakened me in ways i never thought were ever possible 5 minutes ago. Lola raced next to me, her little feet trying to keep up.“Stay behind, you are pregnant!” i cautioned her.“No im coming with you!” stubborn as the day i met her."There! He is on his way to the emergency escape”. A scared nurse pointed to a dark figure at the far end of the hallway and screamed loudly calling the attention of the security men.Sophie's small arms flailed as the masked kidnapper carried her like a rag doll. She was calling for me while crying."Stop!" The man didn't hesitate when I yelled at him. A gurney crashed into a queue of medical t
PEARL’S POVI sat in my chair looking out through the glass window, wondering where the father of my children was.I asked myself, ‘do I want Nico to be a part of my child’s life?’ Still, a part of me lingered to tell him this exciting news: 1 month of marital bliss, and now once again I have an estranged spouse. How fast the tables turned.I missed him so much even though I couldn't bring myself to say it, but today is not the day I show my weakness.I have a visitor who will decide my little daughter’s fate.The conference hall at DM Holdings felt colder today, or perhaps it was just me, heavy, sweaty, and anxious in my seat while acting like I had everything together.August had been amazing at helping me at the office. Rumours were flying that I was proving to be like Logan after all, and I didn't care about the company. Now that Nico’s on the run, no one knows the fate of the company.The sun shone outside the glass windows, but inside, it felt like a glacier had moved in. I lo
PEARL’S POV~“Im sorry im what!” What am I hearing? Is this a prank? Perhaps a dream.But how? It's just been a month since I married Nico and honestly, I thought i could never get pregnant not after the last time.My heart pounded against my ribs as I gazed at the physician."Congratulations," he repeated. I looked at his identity card. “Dr Gibson, you are mistaken; I'm not pregnant.” He chuckled, his voice softer this time, as if he were worried I would lose it totally from confusion. "Yes, you are. You're pregnant."The impact of the words was far greater than that of any bullet, betrayal, or fall that had become a part of my identity for so long.I'm expecting a child…. This was the last thing I ever thought could possibleI felt my gut turn around and my knees sway. The whole room swayed, but the door slammed open with a crash before I could comprehend it."Pearl!" The hospital wing was filled with August's voice.I turned just in time to see him lunging through the doorway, ga
Lorenzo’s pov~I followed the van closely, and soon we headed for the Bronx. I sent a message to Adam, and he wasted no time arranging enforcers.I got out of my car and slid into the shadows. I watched them hurl both women out of the car and into a house that looked like it had not been lived in years.I quietly snuck in just as the door was about to close.I walked over to a dark corner just as one of the guards moved to shut the door.“Well, lucky me killing two birds with one stone, bring them over here.” I heard Camille's voice next.I hid and peered through the darkness to see what would happen next, I couldn't take on the guards in here without help, all I could do was hope Adam came just in time to save them.She injected both women with something and soon I could see them groaning as they came to.“Hello, Pearl,” she started with a smile. Pearl turned around just in time to catch her disdain, “what the hell! Where is Sophie?” she yelled not caring about herself.She was a sel
PEARL’S POV~Devina finally left.And this time, no drama at least Not in a big way. No flipping hair in my face, No last dig on my personality.She just looked in both directions, hung her belly in the air and left.I guess that's the last I'll see of her, I take it means she’s not going to attend the pageant. Leaving the disposable phone like a corpse. I sat still. Listening. Reflecting. Making a plan. Camille had always been the one. Behind the glass at all times. behind the mask In the back of this twisted, decaying labyrinth. Used people conveniently like Nora, Langdon’s daughter.But wait, the story is getting me more and more confused.Think Pearl what are the facts,he made Nico who he is, meaning my bastard of a husband owes him fuck all, but what happened between them that has led them down the rabbit hole.First, he was black and now white?Who is Langdon Mosely What have I really found, everything always led to Camille and Nico.Who sent the bomb and why was Camille
PEARL’S POV~For a heart as loud as mine the city was too silent. I should have let it go and gone home. Devina said something that didn't sit well with me.Her anxiety had been too convenient, and her eyes had darted too quickly from Me Lorenzo.She claimed that Camille was "crazy," but Devina and her fiance feared being controlled more than anything. She was terrified of Camille My mind still wasn't at ease, if she's communicating with her, I also wanted to hear Camille's lies. So, I told Lorenzo and Adam that I needed air and slid into the closest taxi, guiding it to the small private airport, rather than returning to the apartment.According to Devina's itinerary, her flight was departing from New York to Paris tonight. A vacation. A clean break. Not at all. This late, the terminal was silent. A couple of pilots milled about, and an attendant who looked drowsy waved me through after thinking I was a Davis-Malone. I didn't try to correct her, I smiled and walked right in. If
PEARL’S POV~It was hard convincing August to go along with my plan seeing how worried he was about me.“This isn't right Pearl, you almost died in that station and now you are off again to find Camile, are you sure this is not about Nico?” he asked, stopping me just as I was about to grab the door knob.“Everything I've been through has been all about Nico, don't you get it?” I scoffed, “Everything!” I exclaimed.“But I can't leave Sophie to pay for his misgivings, she’s a harmless angel August, im not letting her die” I continued as the thoughts of Sophie entered my mind.“Fine but I'm coming with you Pearl and I mean it” I sighed and turned to him, I took his hand and pulled him close to me.“I need you back at the office August, everyone is counting on us to make this pageant a reality, this is my legacy im not letting Nico steal this from me, I'm respected enough to be included in the inner circles, I'm not letting that go for a bastard who took great pride in ruining my life”
Pearl’s POV~When I awoke, the harsh smell of hospital antiseptic and the soft buzz of machines greeted meThe ceiling was excessively white and it burned my eyes. I felt a wave of nausea wash through me and the urgent need to throw up stung my gut. My chest hurt the most, but my entire body felt as if I had been struck by a train. My hands were chilly and rigid beneath the blankets, and my fingernails were still dry from the blood. I was definitely in the hospital, the smell was too distinct to ignore.Once more I'm in the hospital because of Nico, my life keeps getting worse with each passing day. I kept thinking about Nico's blood, Camille's sneer, the station, oh my God the explosion. The monitor next to me beeped more quickly, and my breath caught the attention of the nurse outside the door. A nurse entered, the same one Nico fucked right in front of me, smiling politely. "Now that you're safe and awake, Miss Pearl, you need to relax, okay?”I felt a dull agony clamp acros
PEARL’S POV~Like fingers pulling secrets through the air, smoke coiled through the station's hallways.I took off running.The whole building had shaken from the blast, and now sirens were screaming everywhere. My mind was racing, and my ears were ringing."Nico!" As I ran down the west wing hallway, one palm to my ear, I shouted into the comms. "Do you see him, Lorenzo?, there’s so much smoke I can't see him!”I tried to look through the dust but all I could do was cough and my eyes were blinded from all the debris lingering in the air.Breathless, Lorenzo answered, "No! Not yet, but pearl all I can see is blood, Lots of it”I froze as I turned a corner, blood, does that mean?My body quivered in fear as I stepped into a pool of red thick blood.It soaked into the white tile in a pool, still warm. The wall was marred with smudged handprints that looked like someone trying to crawl. Iron, smoke, and something worse clung to the air.But, there was nobody, no Nico.I looked around
NICO’S POV~The interrogations were no easy feat, I'd been hammered by different officers wanting to know everything.How I started my empire and who my mentors were.How long have I been doing all of this?They wanted to know how long I've been Nicolas D’angelo, the feared don of the entire New York City.More painful than the handcuffs on my wrists was the chilly air inside this flimsy holding cell, now that the bribes have stopped they no longer respect me.Even though my blood was boiling, I continued to focus on the grey metal table below me with my head down and my hands folded. I sensed Pearl, Adam, and Lorenzo were observing, their comma open waiting to hear every secret spill. Especially pearl…I considered them All rats in what they believed to be a maze, a maze each one was determined to get out of. They can never know Camille, not the way I know her.The first night I met her, her adopted father was my mentor, and if I was visiting him for some wise words, back when ton