AngelI had taken Knight's advise to let Thea go, it was the right thing to do. I had thought accepting to do it was hard enough but the hardest part of it all was actually going to Thea and breaking the news to her. This was the third day and I was still indecisive. I made up my mind to finally do it after I returned from my meeting with Don Ricardo who had invited me to his place few days ago. Actually, he had offered to come but I didn't want the possibilities of Lola tagging along. I knew she felt guilty for what happened and I didn't give her a chance to express her regret. Also, I didn't want Thea to see her and get the wrong ideas again. I got to Don Ricardo's mansion and was led into a room where it was just the three of us present, with Lola being the third person. She was his heiress and needed to be present during important meetings. I was curious as to why he called but I had my guess."Thank you for honoring my invitation Angel." He said filling my empty glass. I nodd
AngelIt was as if I was staring at his ghost instead. I was certain I shot him to kill him so how the hell did he manage to live? I looked at my men and they all stared back at me with assurance. "Explain what's happening here." I said to Knight and he nodded slightly. "It's really Carl. We found out that he was alive after searching for him for almost a week. You missed your shot and by the time his aunt found him, he was still breathing and she was able to save him. Knight explained and I trailed my gaze back to Carl, tilting my head and narrowing my eyes to make sure he was really the one. I took a step further and examined him more thoroughly. One thing was sure, he looked more alive than I could ever imagine. I took more steps getting a closer look at him."I killed you." I repeated as if that would make him disappear. "Like he said, you missed." Carl spoke for the second time and his voice was completely laced with anger towards me. I blinked severally trying to get over
AngelWith the anger heating within me, I drove to our torture house, where I held some of Sparrow's men who we captured during the investigations. My men had followed behind me and finally we arrived at the property. The familiar smell of blood hit my memory. This place had memories from the past leading down to my time of rule. It started with Cassie's great-grandfather, the founder of our cartel and down to me.The moment one stepped into this property he was twice a heartless man than he were before. It was all revenge and no enemy who ever stepped in here left here alive. My men sorrounded the place and I stepped into Julio's cell first. He was already a finished man with how malnourished he looked. He deserved it, they all deserved it. He scrambled away, whimpering in fear as we approached him. I squat to his level placing my hands on both knees while I looked at him."Do you know why we are here?" I asked in deep and hoarse voice feeling the killer surge surfacing. Julio tre
TheaIt was just the three of us watching the vast land before us from the upper floor. Florentine had gone to the clinic leaving me with Cassie and Camilo. The ladies had said both their men left with Angel in a haste, each kissing them goodbye as they left. Sadly, I was the only one who didn't get a kiss because I hated the very man I loved. Cassie and Camilo looked all worried and I tried to mask my own as well. No matter how I shoved my feelings for Angel to seem non-existent I couldn't stop myself from feeling worried as well. Cassie had said Knight didn't mention where they had gone to and only said it was business but I had an odd feeling about the entire thing. We all did."Knight isn't picking my calls." Cassie said looking drained from worry."Caspian isn't picking either." Camilo said her eyes already glistening with tears. "What could be wrong? I just hope they're okay." Camilo said and I felt voiceless. I turned away from them holding the rail and looking out for appr
Thea"Where is he?" I asked panting heavily. "I want to see him now! Take me to Carl." I yelled getting restless. He was telling me that the man I saw him pull his trigger on was still alive, how was that even possible? I had begged Angel back when he found me to have his men check on Carl but he blatantly refused. Had he been pretending all along because of his anger towards me?"Thea, you need to remain calm. I promise you, you're going to see Carl." Caspian said stepping forward while Angel dipped his head avoiding my gaze. I narrowed a look at Caspian with tears glistening in my eyes. I had nothing but gratitude within me, for the fact Carl that was alive. The feeling was overwhelming knowing that I had counted my days in guilt of what happened to him. I felt like a great burden was lifted from my chest."We can go now if you want." Caspian continued and I nodded severally impatient to have my feet racing. "Hurry, take me to him." I said hastily and Caspian led the way. I hurrie
As Angel worked towards picking the pieces of his life he had messed up, mending them and righting his wrong while having revenge at the back of his mind, Sparrow on the other hand was trying to save his head. Despite knowing the consequences of his actions, he let his ego and hatred for Angel cloud his judgment. He let foolishness take the place of wisdom and had been living in ever since then.None of his allies were ready to help him despite his mouthwatering offers and promises. Apparently, he didn't know that the mafia laws were that important and no one wanted to be considered as an outcast just like him. He was all alone except he had a father who was also one of the most influential man in the business."Where is the damned old man!" He spat from his seat as he waited for Don Ricardo in the waiting room of his mansion. "Boss, you need to calm down. We are here for your father's help. Someone could have heard you." Jav, one of his closest men warned as he stood beside him. "
The men had remained silent about that day, when they got rid of sparrow's men. Even though Camilo and Cassie had tried to get the words out of their mouth, they wouldn't bulge because to them the ladies weren't ready for the truth and because they needed to sheild them from such reality. As promised, Caspian had arranged for Theo to meet his sister and Camilo on the other hand was worried yet excited to meet her brother. It bothered her because she knew what questions her brother would ask her and the answers would certainly shock him. She could only hope that when the time came she would be able to handle his reaction. In the light of it, she decided to bake some cookies for him. It had been ages since he had something that she had prepared. Thea and Cassie offered to help and what was supposed to be a gift for her brother turned out to be a snack for everyone."Wrap the plates like this." She instructed the ladies showing them how to seal up the cookies neatly. "I got it this
Caspian led Camilo to see her brother, he watched them briefly as they had a lovely reunion even better than the last time they had seen. He felt a little guilty seeing how much Theo adored Camilo. He could tell that Camilo meant everything to him too and that was why he risked his life to pay off his debts. He knew it would hurt Theo a lot once Camilo admitted to her feelings but It needed to be said. He left briefly with the intention of returning later. Even though he wasn't supposed to, he was going to stay close should Theo act out of order during the reveal. He went to meet Irene, Camilo didn't trust Lucia and he would do anything just to make her feel comfortable. "What? You want me to fire Lucia?" Irene said in shock. She was in charge of the domestic staffs and right from the former Don's time, her decision on who to employ and let go was always respected and now Caspian was trying to influence that. "I have my reasons I hope you can understand that." He spoke calmly se
Chapter 4 I thought catching my husband making love to my bestfriend was the cruelest sight I could ever see but the pain that came with him making love to her in my helplessness and going ahead to propose was out of this world. I had no idea how I was able to survive but Miguel and Nicole were not done with me. A week after Miguel had proposed, he made arrangements for me to be transfered to a care givers home where he paid for my treatments and care. Back then, I had wondered how he intended to get married while he was still legally married to me but one day, he returned with a court document that permitted him to file for a divorce without involving the second party. He had knelt in front of me that day, explaining how he needed to move on with his life. He apologized for everything he had done and went on to be a bastard by saying he would have wanted me to do the same if he were in my shoes. He had no idea what it meant to be in my shoes. I had been here for a month now, no
Chapter 3 "It hurts." I could hear my voice echo in my head. My head hurt. I could feel a weight in my eyes as I struggled to pull them open, when I finally did, what I saw were blurred images, I could hardly make out the meaning only the image before me. I tried to move something else, my hand maybe but I had no feelings there. I tried to talk but I couldn't find my voice then I heard someone speak. I listened carefully and could finally make out who the sound belonged to. A familiar pain struck me, one that I desperately wished would seize and never return. It was the pain from betrayal. The cruelest form of it. "I think Racheal has suffered enough Miguel, It's time for us to let her go." What was that witch talking about? I yelled within me, recognizing the female's voice to be no other than Nicole, my best... I swore at myself for almost giving her the title. So I meant, my ex-bestfriend. "I know it's hard to pull out your wife from life support but it's the best thing you c
Chapter 2 Racheal "Miguel! Nicole!" I cried out their names. My voice almost got lost with those two words as the weight of my heartache was carried in my voice. Tears spilled uncontrollably from my eyes. I was still praying that I was caught up in a vivid dream. As if catching them cheating wasn't enough, I saw Nicole open her eyes to meet my gaze, shock enveloped her but then her eyes went dreamy instantly as my husband was still ramming his way through her. "M-miguel... Your wife." She managed to stutter but Miguel wasn't stopping. He made love to her like a wild beast breaking what was left of my heart. " Miguel...." Nicole called again to warn him but he didn't stop. "I can't stop, I'm about ahhh!" He made one last deep thrust into her releasing a deep groan as well. I gasped, panting for air as I couldn't bear the sight any longer. I clutched on the ground hitting my chest as if to stop the pain. It was after Miguel had released inside Nicole did he seem to realize my pr
DIVORCED! MARRIED HIS RIVAL Chapter 1 Racheal Who would have thought that an innocent surprise to my husband would turn into my worst nightmare? It was two days to my wedding anniversary with Miguel Elliot, my husband and highschool sweetheart. We had been in love for seven years and were married for a year now. He was my everything, I trusted him more than I trusted anyone. Even though he had promised to be back before our anniversary, I was too impatient to wait so I decided to visit him in the next town where he had a business meeting. I hoped he liked my surprise. "Mrs Elliot, I'm sorry but you can't go in." Maya, his personal assistant said, I could see the way her hands trembled and the way her entire body fidgeted when she spoke. At first I understood her, she was just doing her job but when she kept on insisting that I couldn't see my husband I became annoyed. "Are you sure you know who I am?" "Of course I do, you're Mrs. Elliot but I'm really sorry. My boss instruc
Epilogue Thea was five months into her pregnancy, and as agreed by her and Angel, they were going to do a gender reveal with the entire family. Decorations had been set up for the day, and they decided to use blue and pink as the general color theme, representing the male and female gender.Angel and Thea weren't the only ones with preferences for their child's sex. While Thea wanted a boy who looked like Angel, Angel wanted a girl who looked like her. Similarly, Camila and Caspian wanted a boy so he could be Casimir's age and play with him, while Cassandra and Knight wanted a girl. Cassie wanted a girl she could twin with in dresses, play with makeup, and do other fun things. Knight wanted the same because they already had a boy, and it would be balanced to have a princess too.Florentine kept her preference to herself; one could say she simply wanted another baby in the mansion, regardless of gender.While Louisa and Scott also wanted a grandkid, it did
The joy Angel and I felt when we got the news of our pregnancy was out of this world. We had decided to shift our honeymoon to three months later, so that we could truly savor each other during that time.Before we left for our honeymoon, we had a general gathering with everyone and announced that we were expecting a baby. We had asked Florentine to keep it a secret until that very moment. The entire house erupted with excitement. I had not expected such an intense reaction from everyone. They instantly started debating what gender they wanted, each with their own personal reasons.I thought surprising everyone was all the surprises I had to give until we went for our honeymoon, but Angel had something for me too.Angel revealed to me his new tech company building. I had no idea he had launched an app that had been running for the past four years. I was so proud of him but had questions."Why did he do drugs if he had all this?" I asked. I also wanted to know if he funded all that thr
TheaI was throwing up for the fourth time since four in the morning. I was exhausted, and it was evident through the bags that formed under my eyes. I hated the way I felt. This had started two days ago, but I hadn't thought much of it, remembering that I'd tasted something my belly rejected the smell of earlier. I still felt irritated by the food and thought it had to be the reason, but after throwing up at night and then four times into the morning, it was getting suspicious.Angel hadn't slept at all last night; he'd been there for me, making sure my situation didn't get worse. He'd tried to convince me to let him call Florentine over, but I wouldn't let him.We even missed breakfast, and Florentine had to check on us that morning. That was when we told her about my symptoms. Florentine twisted her lips trying not to smile, she seemed amused. We knew what she was suspecting, but she wouldn't say and only asked us to drop by at the clinic so she could conduct some tests.The oth
AngelAfter our wedding, Thea and I didn't go to our reception immediately, we had agreed to go see my mum like we did after our engagement. To show her that we were finally married, so we drove over to the hospital from the church. Driving to the hospital, I felt emotional but it wasn't sadness that my mum was vegetative and couldn't be with us in our happiest day, It was gladness that I could proudly tell her that I got my girl. "Let's go see mum." I had told Thea and she excitedly nodded, showing off her ring. Once we got to the hospital, I weaved my hand into Thea's hand and took her to mum's room. We sat before her, placing our hands above hers. "Mum...." I called and felt tears sting my eyes. I tried to laugh it off but it kept spilling. I had never cried this much in a day in my entire life and Thea was mostly the reason. "Go on my love. You can do this. I'm sure mum wants to hear." Thea encouraged me and I nodded finding strength in her support. "Oh God! I wish she was p
AngelThe moment I saw Thea step into the church, my entire world froze, time stopped like it never did before. I could hear myself gasp so clearly, the way my heart raced, I could even swear that I heard the way my blood flowed through my veins. That was how quiet the world around me went so that I could concentrate on what matters, on the one person that mattered the most....Thea. She was otherworldly, she was the prettiest human on earth. No one, I meant absolutely no one could compare, no one could beat her beauty in my eyes. Her soul was the purest and her love was the purest form of love I had experienced in a human. She had come into my life and completely captivated me, without my permission, without holding back at how much love she could make me feel for her. She was the essence in my existence. She was everything to me. I was the luckiest man on earth to have her standing before me, confessing her love to love me despite everything. I was the luckiest to have her be my