Melina's pov:Many days have passed since Stavros and I put all our cards on the table. I had no contact with him because of my illness. Two days after our conversation took place, I became ill with a high fever, cough and sore throat that forced me to stay in bed for a week. As Aggeliki informed me, Stavros called the doctor as soon as he was informed about my illness and since then he has never left the mansion. He canceled all his appointments and postponed his meetings while he was working from home.After several days of battling the disease, I finally felt much better, so I decided to get up from bed. All these days of keeping to myself, I've decided to give Stavros a chance. I made this decision after I saw how much he cared about me the time I was ill. I have to admit it, Stavros proved himself to me all these days. Although I never saw him in my room during my illness, I heard Aggeliki talking to one of the maids about how many nights Stavros was awake on my headrest. They we
Stavros' pov:Evening came very quickly and found me getting ready to dine with Melina. I was very happy with her decision to try to make our relationship work. I smiled to myself every time I played her words over and over in my head. I still couldn't believe the unexpected turn of events!I put on my black suit and after doing my hair I left the room. Aggeliki told me earlier that Melina would be ready in a few minutes so I went straight down to wait for her.I was smoking my cigar in the hall when Melina was about to come down stairs. She looked absolutely stunning! She wore a beautiful red dress with an open neckline and black lace patterns on it. Her hair was elegantly tied in a beautiful bun with small curls falling to the left and right of her face. Her lips were painted red and looked juicy and provocative. I couldn't wait to taste them.She descended the stairs gracefully. When she got closer, she gave me a big smile that lit up my heart. I helped her into her coat and gave h
Stavros' pov:I took her by her hand and lead her to my room. She followed me willingly and this gave me more hope. My body was burning with lust for her. Ι wanted to taste her lips and caress every bit of her body. Since the incident at the dance floor, a feeling of intense possessiveness overwhelmed me. I wanted this woman and I couldn't wait any longer. I had to take her that night! The animal inside me was screaming for dominance. It desperately wanted to claim what it was his.I grabbed her by the arms and started kissing her passionately while with my one hand I caressed her back and slowly went lower and lower. Our bodies were on fire! I couldn't hold my lust for her. I desired her. I wanted her. I slowly unbuttoned her dress until I managed to take it off her shoulders and let it fall to the floor. She was left with a cream silk petticoat which was falling gently on her curves and highlighted them. She unconsciously covered her front with her hands. I carefully removed her han
Melina's pov:I woke up around eight in the morning overwhelmed with a feeling of happiness and fulfillment. I turned to my right where Stavros was supposed to be sleeping and found no one. He was gone. My heart was filled with sadness. Did he regret what we did yesterday? Was I another conquest for him?I quickly got up, gathered all my clothes that were scattered all over the floor and left. I went back to my room and went straight to the bathroom to do my daily routine, then I got dressed and went downstairs for breakfast. Aggeliki was waiting for me in the dining room.-"Good morning my lady. Did you sleep well last night?" she asked me with a sly look. Does she know what happened yesterday? No, no she probably doesn't. Her bedroom is downstairs like all the staff's how could she hear us? However, I think today she is a little different. Maybe it's just me.-"Good morning Aggeliki, quite well thank you and you?" I replied with a smile.-"I am very glad to hear it my lady. May I s
Stavros' pov:I had a lot of meetings and business appointments today but I prefered to cancel them all and stay with my beautiful wife. I saw how Melina got my last leave and I didn't want to upset her again. From now on, I have to be more compassionate and take care of Melina's feelings before acting. Melina made me see that the time when I lived carefree and my actions did not affect anyone else but me, passed irrevocably. Whatever I do, even if it seems small and insignificant to me, can be very important to someone else.We stayed in bed making love all day. At ten o'clock Aggeliki brought us breakfast. This old fox has already figured it out for us and when she came in, she gave us a naughty smile.Around twelve we got up and after sharing a very steaming bath, we got dressed and decided to go for a ride with our horses. Although we were at the end of winter, the weather was sunny and warm. The halcyon days had come to earth but also into our hearts.Before leaving, we got a ba
Tina's pov:I was in my room trying to convince Aggelos to ask Melina for more money, but he was adamant. He thought we had no right to demand more when we got so much in return when she married Venieris. That's completely preposterous. We raised this ungrateful.-"Stop insisting, Tina. I won't ask my daughter to give us more money" he said firmly.-"Why not?" I contradicted.-"Don't you think we've hurt her enough so far?" he scolded.-"How dare you tell me that? Have you completely lost your mind? We devoted our whole lives to raising her, educating her and making her a proper, sophisticated woman. We married her to the richest man in Greece! She owes us a lot, don't you think?"-"Tina, we married her with a total stranger. We literally sold her for money. She owes us absolutely nothing!" Aggelos scolded me.-"What are you talking about? If it wasn't for us, she would be on the streets now."-"Tina shut it! I can't stay here listening to your nonsense anymore! I am going at work" he
Melina's pov:I was getting ready to go for a ride as the weather was very pleasant and I hadn't been with Autumn for days. It was early spring and although the weather was a bit cold, the day was longer and this gave me the advantage of doing more outdoor activities. I got downstairs and was about to leave the house when Aggeliki stopped me.-"My Lady, your step mother is in the living room waiting for you."-"Is Tina here? Did she tell you what does she want?" I asked her.-"She wants to talk to you."-"I think I may know what the talk will be about. Please drive her off..."-"She won't leave until she speaks with you" Aggeliki commented.-"Tell her I have a very important meeting and I can not be late."-"It won't take long, my dear" Tina suddenly appeared from behind.-"Tina I have work to do" I told her firmly.-"Do you usually go to work in your riding uniform?" she questioned raising her right eyebrow.-"What do you want?" I asked her impatiently.-"I've already told you. I wan
Melina's pov:I woke up with a feeling of happiness and completeness in the arms of Stavros. The warmth of his body and his intoxicating smell made it very difficult for me to get out of bed. I curled up in his arms looking at him for several minutes, mesmerized by his beauty as he slept soundly. I felt so safe in his arms. With a heavy heart I got up and headed to my room where I did my daily routine, got dressed and went downstairs. I quickly ate breakfast and went to work. I didn't expect Stavros to come down as I had a lot to do that day.I reached the office early in the morning. Later that day I had a very important meeting with some executives. I was going through some files when I heard a commotion outside. A man burst into my office with my secretary Penny shouting behind him.-"Mr. Andreadakis, where are you going? You don't have an appointment with Mrs Venieris. Please let me announce you first” came Penny's voice again as she tried to stop him.-"It's ok Penny. I will take
Melina's pov:I was playing with Ariana in her playroom waiting for Stavros to return from work. It was Friday and we had arranged to spend the weekend alone in the cabin in the woods. Aggeliki would take care of Arianna as she was like a nanny. Although the nanny we hired was funny and kind, Arianna preferred Aggeliki to her. As they were doing very well, we decided to let Aggeliki raise Ariana. She was like a grandmother to her after all. Stavros returned in the afternoon and after we ate together, we prepared to leave for the cabin. We went to the stable and got our horses. My horse, Autumn, although old, still has it! After thirty minutes of riding we arrived at the cabin. Everything was neat and clean as always although we haven't been here for a long time. We tied the horses to the oak tree near the cabin and got inside. We took the basket with the food our sweet Aggeliki has prepared us and put it on the table. Then we headed to the lake. We took our shoes off and put our feet
Stavros' pov:I was at the reception desk arranging our check out when Christine came to find me.-"Thank God I found you! I was looking for you everywhere!" Christine said relieved.-"What did you want?" I asked her coldly. After learning about her betrayal, I could no longer bear her presence. How could she do such thing to me? I was always by her side. In every difficult moment she faced all these years, I stood by her. I helped her in every way emotionally, financially, etc.She was taken aback by my behavior. She clearly didn't expect my cold attitude towards her.-"What's wrong my love?" she asked in a seducing way that made me wanna throw up.-"I am not your love. I am a married man don't you forget" I reminded her.-"With a woman that prefers another" she commented venomously.-"Shut it!" I shouted at her.-"Why do you treat me so badly? You've never spoken to me like this before!" she complained. It was then that I realized that Christine was not going to tell me the truth. S
Stavros' pov:I woke up to a knock on the door early in the morning. I glanced at my watch which showed six o'clock! Who the hell is that early in the morning? I thought to myself. Feeling drowsy I got up, put on my robe and headed for the door. When I opened it, I was surprised to see a very dear person to me. Melina! My only love, my beautiful wife! She wore a beautiful crimson dress and her hair was tight in a beautiful ban.- "Stavros" she said and immediately fell into my arms.-"Melina my love! You are here safe and sound! Thank God!"-"I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry I didn't believe you!" she said between sobs.-"My love don't cry! Please don't cry! I was worried sick for you! Where were you?"-"I left Andreadakis house yesterday night!"-"I know I know. Where were you all these hours? I looked everywhere for you!"-"I found refuge in the cathedral!-"But but how?"-"I knocked on the door of the temple and the priest politely offered me a place to spend the night!"-"Thank God!" I t
Stavros' pov:I was arranging some things at the reception when I saw Andreadakis enter the hotel furiously! He immediately approached me and asked to speak to me privately. We took a few steps away from the reception and stood in a corner where we could have some privacy.-"Where is she?" George asked angrily. His face was rigid, his eyes filled with fire.-"Who?" I asked completely ignorant.-"Don't play dumb with me. Melina. Where did you take her?" he asked frustrated.-"Are you kidding me Andreadakis? Melina is at your house! What game are you playing again?" I contradicted.-"I'm not kidding. Melina is not at my home. She is gone. You took her!" George accused me.-"Wait...What? What are you talking about? How did she leave? Why did you let her go? Where did she go?" I shouted at him as I snatched him from his suit. I had enough of his stupidity. Our faces were inches apart. Our breaths were heavy. We were both angry and acted like two menacing bulls.-"You...... you...are telli
Stavros' pov:I skillfully avoided Christine by telling her that I had a very important business meeting and headed to the bar "Casablanca" where Alexandros was waiting for me. We arranged to meet there as we both wanted to prevent Christine from finding out about Alexandros' arrival. She never liked him and considered him cruel and savage while he thought that she was opportunist and fake. Τhe good thing was that emotions were two-way for both of them.I got in the bar and scanned the area searching for Alexandros. After some minutes I found him sitting on a table drinking his whisky. I quickly approached him anxious to tell him everything that happened today at the park. I was dying to hear his point of view! His perspective is always so enlightening! No matter how many years pass, I will not stop learning from this man.Ι sat on the table and ordered a whisky on the rocks when Alexandros spoke first.-"What is sο important Stavros?" he wondered.-"Alexandros I saw Melina and spoke
Melina's pov:I returned home with half a heart. Everything that Stavros told me in the park was disastrous for me. Why so many lies? No one is who he says to be ... My family, my friends everyone lied and betrayed me. Even my husband lied to me. The man I am carrying his baby, the man I share my life with....I went upstairs and locked myself in my room. I had to sort things out for my mental and for my baby's health sake. I had to take a decision about my life, a decision that would affect not only me but many people. The responsibility was great and there was no room for errors or doubts.I was sitting in my chair processing all the information I received today trying to make a decision when a knock on the door interrupted my thoughts.-"I am sorry to bother you my lady but I came to ask you if you'll have lunch here or downstairs?" Lina the maid asked me.-"I prefer here if you don't mind" I replied.-"Should I bring you your lunch then?" she asked again.-"No, not yet. I have no
Stavros' pov:Full of confidence and hope, I headed early in the morning to Andreadakis' house. I decided to watch the place and find the perfect opportunity to meet Melina. It was nine in the morning when George left. I was sure that Tina would probably be inside as Andreadakis would not leave Melina alone, especially now that he knows that I am also in the city.The hours passed quickly without any movement from the people of the house. That made me decide to go in and see Melina no matter what! I was on my way to the mansion when the door suddenly opened and Melina came out dressed in a light pink dress. The view left me speechless. She was stunning! The morning light made her shine. I stood still and watched her as she walked down the street grateful for my incredible luck. I was about to shout at her from a distance when I thought about it again and decided to follow her. I wanted to see where she was heading.She was walking down the street for several minutes window shopping wh
Stavros' pov:I was on pins and needles during dinner with Christine. The news she brought me, broke my heart into several pieces. I just wanted to go. After my constant pressure, Christine finally agreed to leave the restaurant. We went back to our hotel and I was about to go to my room when Christine asked me to accompany her to hers which I did though I did not feel like it. When we got to the door, she very temptingly suggested that we share a drink together, which I politely declined. I returned to my room and locked myself up. I didn't want to make things worse. I felt so helpless and desperate since I heard that Melina refused to give me a chance. I was devastated. I never expected it from Melina to be so absolute and cold. She did not give me any opportunity to explain to her what really happened. She is not interested in my opinion. After everything we went through, she still does not trust me. How could she erase everything we lived together so easily? Our memories, our fe
Melina's pov:I woke up in the middle of the night feeling sweaty and upset because of a nightmare I had. In my dream I saw George dressed as a groom waiting for me in the sanctuary of a church while I was walking slowly down the aisle dressed in a wedding dress. When I approached him I realized that instead of George it was another man who was waiting for me. The same man from my memories, the same man that probably made a scene yesterday night. He was looking at me with a wide smile when he gave me his hand. I reciprocated his smile, took his hand and together we headed to the priest who stood in front of the sanctuary waiting for us.We were saying our vows when George burst into the church holding a knife. He threatened to kill the man beside me. He came closer and attacked him. He was about to kill him when I stepped forward and instead of stabbing him, George stabbed me in the abdomen. I fell down surrounded by a pool of blood. And then something wonderful happened. A beautiful