Nico’s pov~Four weeks….In that blissful month, I experienced sex like no other.There was an unspoken passion between Pearl and me…Something I once felt with Lola, this raw energy to own each other's bodies in that moment.Unmistakable pleasure.And there came the Peaceful mornings, dinners full of laughter, and kisses that lasted longer than they should in public.It's been hard trying to keep this newfound connection away from staff seeing as Camille was still gone.DM Holdings was finally in a good place and that had shocked Logan as well. August Winters became the latest head of industry at DM Holdings.His technology caused a shocking stir in the market, and different investors started flooding in. Finally, I was back to power and we became the power couple of the business world, soon my old clients all started to reach back to me.New ones came too and so did my reputation in the mafia world grow.Nico D’angelo was untouchable, somehow they found out I'd been in a coma and
Pearl’s pov~I turned all night, I couldn't sleep, I had to make sure Sophie was okay, but At 2:34 a.m. it arrived. A message, no words just a pictureMy husband Nico, in bed his hair was not like he left, in disarray, his belt loose, and his shirt unbuttoned. And of all the women he had to lie to me to lay with it was FBI Agent Jenny Fucking Beacon.The only FBI agent who has made our lives a living hell from the inception and Nico had found a way into her bed. The same woman who had it out for him, Nico, had been harassed by the woman for months, and now I'm thinking, has it all been a lie? Is there a secret affair between them that I've been blinded by?That was the person who intimidated me in that chilly interrogation room, tried to make me give him up and all this while he has been fucking her!I can't believe this!Her lipstick was smeared, and her lips curled arrogantly, She was fully clothed beside him her fingers trailed his back, as if she had a claim to make. I was ha
Pearl’s POV~I was awakened by a clinking sound.I blinked and looked back at the side of the bed my husband used to sleep in, he wasn't there.At first, it felt too real and I believed it to be a dream, the type which leaves you immobile and aware, just gawking into space. Like an out-of-body experience, featuring me but not me all at once. Then her voice came to me. A voice I hadn't heard in what had been a blissful full month of my life.I turned and there she was sitting by the table in mine and Nico’s room.Camille…."Oh, don't wake up on the account of me I see you still need your beauty sleep, I wanted to stop by to say hello to the new Mrs D’angelo, I've lived here since Sophie was born to do of course I'm familiar with the room, hope you don't mind me popping in”I sat up and straightened myself on my bed. What the hell is she doing here, my heart pounding out of my chest I faced her, her eyes quizzed in curiosity as she glanced back at the space on the bed.“Don't tell m
PEARL’S POV~I believe I owe you the backstory on how I got those documents from Camille.I can't believe I did either, what happened shocked me as it will you.FLASHBACK~Kira had called that night, just days after I told Lorenzo I wasn't going to sign those papers, he had stormed out angrily.I never imagined that Kira, of all people, would find me crouching in the dark behind a trash can waiting for her. She had sent me the location via text.She was still as beautiful as she’d left me in the hospital room, and she wouldn't look at me longer than 3 seconds.No eye contact Nothing, and it broke me, whatever it is we shared that’s gone now, all that’s left is a bloodthirsty assassin seeking revenge.She tried to balance her prosthetic leg before crouching down beside me.“Did he go in?” she asked, looking towards a quiet road.I couldn't get rid of the mistrust that had begun as a murmur in my stomach. I called Kira following the altercation with Camille and the odd behaviour Nico h
Pearl’s POVKira and I knew if we didn't follow the clue, it would be lost to us forever, but first, we had to give ourselves a head start. Before Camille returned, we arranged everything and put the room back in order, just as we had met it.Mirelle Point Valley appeared so ordinary, giving me an unsettling, weird, eerie feeling. The kind of place you can't catch me dead in, somewhere you are sure to find satanic rituals it's somewhere in a creepy house. The kind of place where mailboxes with family names in cursive writing are placed and lawns are adorned with plastic flamingos. Kids riding bicycles in the streets, laughing and playing, yet this gloomy cloud hung in the air, winds blew almost perfectly and everyone seemed to be chatty and cherry with each other.Strangers passing by said hello to each other and smoke from a barbecue filled the air as Kira and I drove past the busy streets. During the drive, Kira and I didn't talk much, Something happened to us in that little h
Nico’s POV~Camile left that day, and we knew deep down we hadn't seen the last of her.A few days later a woman was found dead somewhere and Pearl had explained to me she was Camile’s wife and sister.So much about this woman I never knew about.I thought I was obsessive but this bitch won't leave me alone.Then the emergency meeting from my company came and my presence was requested.I could smell trouble, even though Pearl assured me everything would be fine.With my eyes fixed on the gold-framed mirror, I buttoned my handcuff, reminding the man in the glass of his former self rather than admiring myself. Pearl emerged from the dressing room looking dapper in a power-red gown that seemed to have been stitched onto her curves by a talented seamstress. I could feel her heat emanating from her even when she wasn't looking.I wanted to devour her, She moved with Power, retaliation, and a fire that roared from every inch of her. I clenched my jaw in anger, “August will be there won'
Pearl’s pov~I took my time personally to send everyone who has graced us with their presence home.Logan and Devina had silently left, to plot the next thing no doubt. My office's floor-to-ceiling windows threw long shadows on the marble floor as they reflected the late afternoon's golden tones. Nico was still around and he wouldn't leave, his eyes on me as he roamed around the conference room.August sat opposite me, his customary charm gone, his attention razor acute but still something in his eyes lingered as he looked at me back and forth.Mockups of the advertising campaign for the first-ever DM-sponsored beauty competition were visible on his laptop, which was open between us“When did you have time to do this?” I asked, clearly shocked, we had just concluded the meeting barely an hour ago.“I work fast," came his reply. August turned the laptop to me, tapping at the screen, he clarified, "The winner's prize will be enough to attract serious contestants, are you sure the co
NICO’S POV~ I knew she’d strike back, sooner or later, things were bound to.Shit, what was I thinking?I'd only fucked her once, and that once was enough to fuck her up for life?I knew I was good, but damn.Now she’s coming after my family; I should have known when she’d help me sneak in those girls when Lola and I had our differences, she had way bigger plans.I didn't realise until Lola had died that I may have led her to the hanging tree.Having a sick daughter is tough, it broke my marriage and now she’s gone.Lorenzo paced the room while Pearl glared at him. There it was, that look again.What the hell is going on?The way she keeps looking at these men! Is there something on his head? Do I have to kill Lorenzo too? “How do we track her?” Pearl finally asked, “I've put my worthiest enforcers on it” he replied.I grumbled and hit the table in front of me, “I want you to bring her to me, I want to be the one who slits her throat! Understood!” I thunder.“Oh cut the crap, Nico,
PEARL’S POV~I didnt know where I was headed but the airport was the next bet.I knew wherever I found myself I'd be okay.So I booked the next flight available to South Africa.Miraculously I booked a window seat, I had to blend into economy I couldn't risk my business partners seeing me in first class.The sound of a crying child soothed me in a way I never expected.I touched my belly and sighed.“Expecting are ya!” I heard a cheery tone beside me.I turned to see a ginger-haired man, I looked around in a fit of panic.“Relax! No one is out to get ya” she grinned before gesturing to me to calm down.“I'm fine” I replied coldly before turning back to the window.“I'm sorry if I startled ya, I have a wife back home also expecting, are you okay you seemed distressed” “I'm fine!” I snapped, and the man’s cherry smile faded.I sighed it seemed my bad mood was starting to spread.“I'm sorry, okay? I'm just not in the mood to talk” I replied dryly.The man nodded, “there are days like th
PEARL’S POVI imagined Sophie in a box at Hope Memorial, isolated, lying on her bed unconscious as I put my signature on the document. Finally, it's done, there was no need to wait till the close of business. I've made the right choice.I'm going to save Sophia no matter what.I slid the papers back to Jenny.“You’ve got what you want, I don't have the whole day to think about making the same choice” I replied.She smiled and picked up the documents, “I like how you are thinking Pearl, she slid the document into the envelop and just as she was about to turn and leave Adam came in, his mood wasn't good.Once again something had happened or so I thought.. Why is Nico’s lawyer already here? My signature was like an unstoppable wound that flowed into the parchment and guilt washed through me as he looked around the room.“I heard what happened, this is taking it too far Jenny!” he snapped at her as she walked towards him.“Oh so its Jenny now, not officer beacon? Oh Adam you can pretend
Pearl’s pov~Jenny looked at me like she had slapped me with reality.“You know nothing huh” she said with a concurring shake of her head.I was silent, “and now you’ve been plunged deep into their shit and very quickly you've gained recognition by the FBI” she stated.I was trembling with fear even though I tried my best for Jenny not to see it but it was there for all To see.“That video of Nico and I that was over a decade ago and I never knew it existed, when I found out about their twisted games back then they killed my first husband to silence me if I didnt they would come after my son” she paused before turning to look at me.“I've been reassigned to desk duty pending the result of the investigation so im fucked, my last chance at getting my job back is bringing Nico in” she finished.I was still quiet, The whole room appeared to tilt as the glass shards on the floor glittered like tiny, mocking stars.Nico. Camille.They had planned everything down to the T. A man I hardly kn
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”