ROSÉ’s POVNavy has been avoiding me.It’s been a week now or two, I don’t know I’ve lost count. He won’t look my way, he won’t answer my texts. I am back to being a mere employee at Varde, which wouldn’t be so bad if he hadn’t told me that “he won’t keep lying to himself” leaving me to dying of curiosity wondering what he meant exactly.What lie was he telling himself? Meeting his parents was cancelled abruptly. Mrs Maya Leonardo called me herself sobbing uncontrollably, God knows what Navy said to her.It baffles me how he swoops in to save the day, but disappears right after. I texted him an apology, saying sorry for asking him to dismiss our kiss. I texted him that Owen had been found, and was now being tried for sexual abuse, assault and murder.I told him that he’s been charged for stalking too, apparently, he had been following some girl around after I left Ontario.I thanked him too, for everything. Yet, I received no reply, he didn’t respond to any of my text mes
ROSÉ’s POVDarcy’s jaws dropped open and I could see the surprise etched on his face, but I was determined. I wanted to move on from Navy. To be honest, I was done being a good girl. He tagged me a slut when he told Darcy he paid me for sex and I was tired of proving myself.Maybe being a slut for a start would help change the perspective.“I can’t…” Darcy said, drifting his gaze away and my racing heart turned fiery.“You’re drunk and angry. I don’t know why but I can just feel it, and you’re about to make me a rebound…”“I want to fuck you so bad… but I would rather wait until you’re over him than be a rebound.”“What are you talking about?!” I riposted, “over him, who’s him? Navy?” Darcy nodded softly and my body quivered with rage. “Pull over…” I bellowed.“Let me at least drop you at home…” Darcy pleaded. I turned around and glared at him with disapproval and distaste and he quickly changed his mind.“Be safe, please” he said, as I stepped down from the car.I glanced
NAVY’s POVWhatever this is between me and Rosé, isn’t going to end well and we both know it. Yet, even after pulling away, I couldn’t control myself from wanting to be buried inside her.“Why’d you stop?” She whispered and my heart leapt in excitement.I glanced at her, my eyes lingering on each curve of her body. Rosé had the same effect today as she did that night- uncontrollable desires, overwhelming emotions, inexplicable feelings.“You’re shy now, aren’t you?” I blurted, seeing her face turned pink.She swallowed hard, but her eyes communicated her desires. She wanted me, as much as I wanted her.I won’t give in that easily. “When you stood in front of me naked in Ontario, I didn’t exactly see you turn pink.” I teased, but with a straight face.I can totally see why she thinks I hate her.Rosé squirmed as I put my hands on her body, I ignored her obvious quivering. Instead, I laid her on the table and pulled off her panties, and with all pleasure, buried my head
Chapter NextNAVY’s POVFinn dumped loads of files on my table, furrowing his eyebrows madly.He hasn’t seen me for two nights, and the files are a week’s worth of work.I have been slacking, I was miserable, until Saturday night…“You’re acting like a suspicious wife.” I teased, avoiding his gaze carefully.“What will you do next, bring her back to your office?…” Finn breathed, and my mind lit up.“You’re giving me ideas…” “Oh, Christ!” Finn rolled his eyes.Unexpectedly, someone barged into my office. Finn and I stopped, startled and stunned by the intruder.“Excuse us?” I said, and Finn gave me the look but left anyway.Rosé sauntered over to me, her presence commanded all my attention. Her frizzy hair tamed into a sleek, straight length, dropped to her thighs, almost matching the length of her chic suit skirt.The tailored material hugged her curves in all the right places, bringing to mind the hickeys I left on her waist.Her heels clicked rhythmically against the floor as she
ROSÉ’s POVWhat made me think I can get Navy to fall in love with me?It's been weeks since I laid eyes on him. According to Finn, he has some ‘business’ in Australia.Out of mind, out of sight, right?Navy was well forgotten (or so I wanted to believe) as I am officially dating Darcy now. We are two weeks together today.Darcy cupped his hands on my face and planted a kiss on my forehead.“I might be traveling soon…” he whispered, “to where?” I exclaimed, disappointment was evident in my voice.“Kenya…” Darcy replied, “I’ve been contracted with a small team to go scouting for my agency. I don’t want to go but I swear it’s impossible to get out of it.” Darcy grumbled.I smiled softly as to encourage him. “I can wait for a week…” “About that…” Darcy grimaced, “it might take more than a week…” I stared at him in disbelief, my heart did a little flip, how long are we talking about here?”Darcy looked apologetic and reluctant to speak but eventually, the words stumbled out of his mouth
I spent the day sitting on pins after my conversation with Navy, my legs were incessantly tapping. Tapping from anxiousness, from anticipation, from distress.I glanced at my wrist watch and it was nearing close of work. My anxiety increased.“I won’t ditch Darcy for Navy” I assured myself.With that thought, I sprang from my chair and made my way to the elevator. Floor 13, I tapped on the button as I stepped in.The elevator dinged to a halt and I stepped out, the hallway looked a lot different from the scenery in floor 10. The mere sight of it depreciated my confidence.Still, I walked down the hall and stood by the door, contemplating whether to knock or not.Suddenly the door swung open and Navy appeared with a bunch of files in hand.“What do you want?!” He thundered, without any hint of surprise seeing me in front of his office.“To talk…” I replied.“About what?” “Tonight…”, “I can’t do tonight…” I replied.Navy’s eyes roamed my body briefly, before returning to my eyes.“Wha
Navy’s POVI readjusted my bathroom robe, tying it tightly to my waist. I quickly cleared off the room, it was writhing of alcohol. Three bottles of my expensive whiskey had been downed by just one person; the Manager in charge of Varde’s showroom here at the hotel.Thankfully, he was gone when the receptionist announced Rosé’s arrival.I heard the doorbell of the suite ring and I quickly hurried over.I pulled the door open and I melted right into Rosé’s eyes. Damn.She was beautiful in the simplest way, her hair was neatly pressed into straight waves parted at the center, covering most of her sides, leaving just her eyes for my viewing pleasure. My gaze dropped to her lips and she impulsively licked them. Awakening my sleeping d*ck.I wanted to keep my eyes on her face, I knew just what would happen if I mistakenly glanced elsewhere, yet, I uncontrollably scanned her body and my awakened dick gave a nod.“What are you doing here, Elodie?”, my voice came out coarse than intended
ROSÉ’s POVI woke up with a throbbing headache, in-between my legs was sore from yesterday. I can only remember last night in clips. I never believed ecstasy could be worse than drugs.I scanned the strangely familiar room and found Navy on his laptop a couple of feet from me.He had an expression different from last night.I rolled my eyes at his ability to switch personalities so conveniently.I scooched painstakingly from the bed, dreading to put my bare feet on the cold floor.I glanced at Navy and he eyed me, returning to his laptop quickly.What is wrong with him?I clenched my eyes shut as I finally willed myself to get on my feet and walked to the bathroom.I heard him talking to someone from the bathroom, I didn’t want to eavesdrop, his voice was just audible enough and I overheard his conversation.“Come over then… I’ll be waiting.” He concluded and jealousy burned in my chest.He couldn’t wait for me to be gone. I stepped out of the bathroom and found him standing just a f
It was a cheat sheet, or something like that. But the evening was set. A house wedding, one I had never seen. Mother would turn wherever she was if I ever attempted something like this. Alexander called it a parlor wedding. It was happening right in my living room. We redesignedput my minimalist style living room aesthetic to good use, the chandeliers above creating a dimly lit room as dawn set in.Guests trickled in, their murmurs mingling with our choice of music.Alexander stood by the makeshift altar, being the head of two long feast tables, placed at the center. I stood behind him taking in the sight of everything we had done together.The scent of fresh flowers filled the air, the vibrant colors of the floral arrangements contrasting beautifully with the muted tones of the room.Soft candlelight danced on the two-tier cake, sitting at the center of the table.Alexander was particular when he said there were twenty people coming. As his parents arrive right on time, I couldn
Rosé’s POVI left Amelia straddled to his forefront, with a direction of how the rest of the day would go for her. Navy asked a million questions, yet before we left, Alexander asked the same questions all over again.“Is there anything that comes as an instinct to men?” Paula asked, shaking her head in disbelief.Finn stepped into the driver’s seat with my sister right beside him in the passenger’s seat. Paula instantly exclaimed, “I’m getting married tonight, please let’s focus on the road.”A soft chuckle escaped my lips as I glanced at Finn, “she’s burning you,” I teased, Finn nodded agreeably, “I am searching for a good comeback…”Paula broke into a soft laughter, flailing her arms in the air. “What are we buying first?” “A wedding dress first, before the bridesmaids dresses. We haven’t even decided on the color. We’re wasting time!” Grace exclaimed, strangely motivating us in the right way.“Pink,” Paula replied, her voice cracking with emotions, suddenly she broke down in
Chapter 146Rose's POVAs we all know, every story ends. Sometimes a new story begins where the old ended, other times, it is really the end. Grace's life was about to turn to the next chapter. I could already see the fire in her eyes, she could accomplish anything. I wasn't interested in fighting for her before, but seeing her want things like every normal girl her age felt fulfilling, striving to have a purpose told me we were alike in more ways than just blood. "Maybe having you as my legal guardian won't be so bad," Grace's voice boomed into my thoughts, her excitement evident in her bubbly tone."I was worried about us, about the kind of relationship I would have with you." She continued in a tone calmer than the first.I glanced at her with an eyebrow raised. "She told you about me?"Grace nodded, her gaze softening as she glanced at me. "There are only two people mamañ talks about you, and her mother.""She was always complaining about you." Her voice shivered faintly as she
Navy’s POVLove only took a moment, and I was witnessing that moment right before me.Finn had no notice of the heart that was not beating for him, fascinated by his mere presence.My gaze flickered from Rosé to Finn, before returning to Grace. It was only then I noticed her striking semblance to her sister. Her gaze captured the depth of her desires, her long wavy hair began to bounce as she jumped in surprise, startled by an incident we were yet to see.The server had over poured the coffee, spilling the hot drink on her dress.Finally the incident that would bring them together had finally presented itself. Just the interview was his opportunity to retain Rosé.“I apologize for that…,” Finn paused, swiping his gaze on the features of the inconvenient customer to be certain of the status. From the look on his eyes, it was obvious that he was stricken by her. In that moment, I wondered what could have drawn him to her, I wanted to know if it was her beauty or her smile.I couldn’t
Chapter 144Navy’s POVThe sister’s fight had ended the moment Grace face was flooded with tears. Rosé fragile as usual gave in to her emotions too, joining her in tears. The morning sun was yet to show his face, yet the sniffles from her mother and aunty must have woken my daughter, her presence now contributing to the chorus of tears in the room.I fell into a state of chaos, torn between racing to my daughter or my wife, not knowing who to console first.Amelia got louder, hurling me towards her direction.“I’m sorry,” Grace’s soft voice echoed in the room, “please, let me rely on you… as a sister. I have no one else.”Cradling my daughter on chest, I turned to face them. Rosé was quivering slightly, her face flushed with a mix of tears and relief. “Hmmm,” I exhaled softly, looking between mother and daughter.“Such crybabies.” I remarked, stirring a blush on Rosé’s face.“I think she is hungry…” Grace croaked, her voice barely above a whisper.I nodded, “I think so too… and I f
Chapter 143Navy’s POVI blinked my eyes open, perturbed by the noise in the house. It was barely a minute since I closed my eyes, my eyes were heavy from the the lack of sleep.The first image that came into my view, was an image of Rosé packing a luggage, and instantly, my heart plummeted at the sight of it, thudding against my chest.“Baby, what’s going on?” I asked, the drowsiness in my eyes was completely gone as I jolted to my feet, making my way to Rosé.“Please, tell me, what’s wrong? Please…” Rosé turned to me, her eyes blaring with something I had never seen before.“Let’s go to Paris… let’s go today, now, let’s just go!”“Why?” I asked, “I’ll do whatever you want me to do but I need to understand why first.” “Mamañ, she’s gone…” Rosé replied, her voice quivering as she spoke, “She left Grace here and disappeared, just like me… she’s abandoned her. You think she’s still going to change? You think we still have a chance to her support? That woman deserves to burn in hell!”
Chapter 142ROSE POV Navy sat on the armchair in my spacious room, observing me as I paced agitatedly around, seething with anger at mamañ.“I can’t believe her!” I breathed, “The message Andre sent to us is a clear threat, yet she perceives it as him seeking her. What’d I tell you? She would choose Andre over anyone at any time.”“Elodie,” Navy’s soothing voice interjected, imbued with longing. As our eyes met, I could not help but notice the desire in his gaze. His gaze steadied on me, the intensity of it sending shivers down my spine. Despite my anger at mamañ, in that moment, all I could focus on was the sudden pull between us. His presence filled the room, wafting around me like a curl of smoke.“Rosé,” Navy murmured, his voice barely above a whisper, but it echoed loudly in the silence between us.“Uh,” he cleared his throat, “She is just in love… could you look at it from that perspective?“A wave of disappointment struck me as the desire in his eyes faded while he spoke.I
ROSÉ’s POVA soft exhaled escaped me, as my eyes crinkled with tears, a lump formed in my throat as I struggled to speak.“What… what do you mean, Maa?” Grace spoke out finally, breaking the silence.The answer to that question I already knew. Mamañ had acted as expected.“Henry Benoit,” she sighed sadly, “I’ve wronged him in so many ways. Andre tried to kill him once, or twice…” Our eyes met briefly moment, and I could tell from her expression that it was more than that. “Only the truth mamañ.”Mamañ bowed her head in regret, memories flooding back.“Rosé, Andre tried to harm him so many times that Benoit got a restraining order against him.”“But he didn’t stop, did he?”Mamañ shook her head sadly, her tears welling up.“He didn’t, he tried every means possible.”“Why didn’t he just arrest him?” Navy’s voice boomed into the air, shifting our attention to his tall figure emerging from the hallway.“I put her back to bed,” he explained, planting a peck on my cheek as he joined the
As I stayed in his arms, breathing in his faint fragrance and warmth until a soft coo of a baby interrupted the silence.“It’s Amelia!” Navy gasped, excitement bubbling in his voice.“Wait, you called her Amelia?” I exclaimed, surprised. “Well, I figured she could have two names.”A soft chuckle escaped my lips as I stepped out of his arms. “I’d love that…”Navy nodded, cupping my face in his hands. “I’ll take care of her, you go to the dining.”Taking a deep breath, I made my way back to the dining room, where mamañ and Grace were still seated, their conversation paused as I stepped in. Grace’s appearance was nothing like mamañ’s, and the more I studied her features, I was more convinced that she wasn’t Andre’s daughter.“Mamañ, Grace,” I began, my voice steady, despite the turmoil within, “let’s talk,”Mamañ raised her gaze to me, her eyes sparkling with anticipation.“Where have you been?” I asked, my voice demanding nothing but the truth.“Here and there…” Mamañ replied, dartin