"There is only one life, but in that one life, we have to withstand so many storms that they might devastate us. But in each storm, you will find an opportunity to become strong." [Author]
"Darkness is the only way to understand the worth of light. And that was what Christian gets to know in the moment of desperation and pain that nobody else could love him more than she could. But the most important thing you should know about him was he would never let her go. At any cost."[Christian]
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That was all he remembers of the day. When he woke up again it was after a month of the kidnapping in a hospital. His body was attached to various wires and burnt. His sister, Emma sitting near the couch of his bed in a VIP room of the hospital. She was teary-eyed when she saw him regaining consciousness. Why wouldn't she, her only family was lying on a deathbed? She did not know how to express her
"Sometimes the weight you need to lose isn't on your body."[Riley Brown]Feeling tired, Riley closed her eyes as she rested her pounding head on the table of the office. Gently she rubbed circles over her temple to ease the headache, but it seemed to be a futile attempt. It was a long day and a very long meeting that had turned out to be a bad one as a consequence of which messed up her mind.She felt like a thousand knots on her shoulders and everything in her body ached.A painful sigh escaped from her lips as she thought about her life. More than three months had passed since their fake marriage. 'How she wished she could keep living like that.' she was happy staying with him yet it was wrong of her to keep him to herself. But asking for a divorce might even shatter the little relationship they had. A man who had saved her how could she possibly ask him for a divorceSomehow the thought of him risking his life just for
"Her tears were his undoing." [Christian Evercast]When she returned home. the lights were on and there was a voice of cooker from the kitchen. It seemed Mindy was cooking in the kitchen. Though It smelled warm and cozy. But she wasn't really in the mood to appreciate it.So She made her way towards the bedroom and instead of feeling delighted to be back, she felt dread. Inhaling deeply she walked through the bathroom to change her clothes.Christian noticed she was back, yet she didn't even greet him. It was odd though but he let it slide. 'it must be because of tiredness.'Twenty minutes later, she emerged out of the room and was greeted by Christian."Good evening Honey. Come. Food is ready. Let's have dinner."She didn't even have the mood to reply to him. So she just nodded and sat down on a chair.Only The scrapping of the chair on the ground could be heard other than that she made no noise. Aft
"If you love someone and they disappear without a trace from your life just like a spirit. What do you do? What do you think Riley Brown should do? You can share your thoughts on it in the comment section. I would love to read from you." [Author]....His thoughts were interrupted when he heard her yawning. So he looked over to see her rubbing her eyes with her hands. It was cute.People don't always need advice. Sometimes all they need is a hand to hold, an ear to listen and a heart to understand them.Understanding she needed a little space for herself he decided to let her sleep. Kissing her forehead he bid her good night."Sleep, tight Honey."Coming out of the room he sat on the sofa and poured hi
"Sometimes we are so enamored by the feelings of past created by 'what if it was just same as the past' that we convince ourselves it is better than what we have in the present."[Riley Brown]Riley took in a deep breath, letting fresh air seep through her skin and pass through her nostrils. A sigh escaped her lips as she closed her eyes tightly trying to get rid of the image of him from her mind.'What the actual hell happened? Why was he sleeping with her? Why did she allow him to kiss? Or why did she enjoyed it?'The questions rang in her mind, like a broken tape recorder. The heat she felt after the kiss made her insides melt. Butterflies in her stomach appeared as she gazed at him. She was burning with a passion she wasn't aware of ever feeling. She took a deep breath to calm her nerves. And spoke."Last night. I. We? What happened?"While he stood the
"Human beings are not static entities, they keep on changing. But change for the better."The Next day Riley was in no hurry Since it was a holiday because Everyone was given to prepare for the party. It was a masquerade party much to her surprise. The one she always wanted to do. So because of it, she got up early to make breakfast for Christian. She had prepared Pancakes and Shahi tukda for him a new dish that she discovered from Tina.After preparing everything and placing it on the table. She tidied herself up and moved towards their bedroom to wake him up.Remembering how Last night She had allowed him to sleep on the same bed. Only on one condition. That they will be separated with the line of cushions. It was a ridiculous and childish idea considering if he wanted he could do anything to her. But three months living with him had made her realize, he was a gentleman in beggar's clothes.Never even once, he had tried to do something
"Rare women give the rarest kind of happiness and the rarest kind of pleasure. And when a rare woman falls in love with you, you will always be on cloud nine." [Christian Evercast]It was a local mall, not for rich people. But for middle classes ones.The first thing they did was to move towards the men section. Where Mindy, asked her to pick whatever she liked for him."Honey. I want you to choose t-shirts for me.""But. I don't know your size.""Ah. Don't worry about that. I will help you with it."Because of his words, Riley was speechless. She could have predicted his size but she didn't want him to give false hopes. Anyway clearly, he wasn't getting the hint. Not wanting to refuse him she nodded her head.She chose some cheap t-shirts in bright colors and patterns of them, looked like, they were for young boys printed with certain cartoon characters. But Mindy never once questions h
"When you don't have the heart to write a caption. But you have to since you, my favorite readers want it. I will try to write one for you. But I hope you can also motivate me by posting an honest comment on how much you are liking the story. I would seriously appreciate it❤And those who do comment. I love you guys❤❤." [Ifveen]..."Sometimes our illusion is reality. So don't always filter it out." [Riley]....After shopping they arrived home. While Christian left saying his boss wanted him to be present.It was half-past 1 since Riley was bored alone, She opened her phone and found the invitation card on her email."You are invited to the masquerade party.Venue: The Golden Hotel, 5 p.m. on Friday, 12."In the cursive writing, her name was printed along with a background of the mask. It was beautiful. Seeing it Riley could guess the new boss, did spend a lot of mon
This is my first story and I will appreciate it if you can rate it and comment on it (Ps: only if you are liking the plot) and to all the readers, who are reading me daily I love you❤Hoping to see your comments/reviews/feedback.❤💙[Ifveen]....."A feeling is a point of view and because the point of view is different, feelings are different too." [Riley]....He appeared to be the same age as hers, but she might be wrong about that especially since he was wearing a mask. Riley looked at his left hand. 'No ring.'"Ladies and Gentlemen, tonight is a night of celebration for me. Since Your company is the first company I had acquired in New York. Cheers to our merger. I am looking forward to it." A small smile hung on the corner of his lips as he lifted his glass in the air.Whispers of Cheers filled the room.While Riley felt like, his voice was too familiar to
Christian's eyes widened in shock, his cut cheek throbbing with every heartbeat. The gash in his thigh, a souvenir from Andy's goons' earlier attack, stung as he spoke."Andy, how could you?" Christian's voice reverberated off the concrete walls.Andy's laughter sent chills down Christian's spine, amplified by the eerie silence."You never suspected, did you?" Andy's words dripped with malice.Christian's torn shirt hung in tatters, revealing bruises and scrapes. A glass shard protruded from his thigh, blood pooling around it.The only light came from a flickering overhead bulb, casting ominous shadows on the walls. Cobwebs clung to the steel beams, and dusty crates lined the perimeter. The air reeked of decay and neglect.Christian struggled to comprehend. "We were friends, brothers. Why?"Andy's expression twisted, his eyes gleaming with malevolence. "Because your Father destroyed my father. Because I hate you. I hate you to the core. I created the perfect lie, Christian. Athanasia
"The best decision to cater life is to accept whatever is happening. And move forward."[Christian]'I have most of the times preferred to decide emotionally, but most of the time it has backfired on me. So this time I will use my brain.' Christian thought inwardly, his hands were shaking. He took a deep breath to calm himself, and observed his surroundings. The place he was called to, looked like an abandoned building, on the outskirts of the city. There doesn't seem to be a single soul in the vicinity. "I am here." he yelled, and his words echoed in the area. Just when he thought there was no presence there. Around ten men surrounded him coming from all sides. One of them punched him in the jaw and he fell down on the ground with a groan. His eyes blackened for a few minutes before he could stand up, he was kicked by another guy in the gut. They hit him until he bled. Christian's shirt was torn, his cheek and head had a severe cut which was bleeding up to his eyes.Perhaps seeing h
Life is beautiful, live with people you love, who love you."[Riley Brown]Riley had never felt the kind of dread she was feeling in the darkness. Her body was shaking but even then she couldn't scream. When she woke up she found her arms and legs bound to a chair with a gag in her mouth. Other than that, she was unable to see anything. Wherever she was, it was too dark to even comprehend the surroundings of the room. Suddenly, the door opened with a creak, and light coming from outside blinded her for a few minutes. With that, it must have been more than 12 hours since she was kidnapped. Her heartbeat pounded in her ears as she wondered who the person would be. She quickly takes in her surroundings. The wall facing her chair was musty old and the paint was coming off. Dark-colored boxes were scattered on the floor. There were some posters on the wall, but she didn't linger on them. Instead, her gaze landed on the man who was now standing in front of her. She noticed he was wearing a
"Embrace your fear and be honest with people you want to live forever." [Christian Evercast]"Hie." This time Christian doesn't pretend to not see her. Instead, he walks toward her and forwards her hand for a handshake. Riley is not entirely aware of what exactly happened, stay still. She doesn't take his hand, so he takes it back awkwardly."I am not going back Christian," Riley says, pinching her arm in annoyance."So your trip here is pointless."Each time she had to remind herself of the fact that his pitiful appearance was just a sparse way to fool her. Like he did all the time."Please don't run away from me, Riley. I am not here to take you back. Not unless you go with me willingly." He says. His eyes were hollow."Yeah, like always. Willingness. Oh, you mean the conspiring ways that will force me to go with you willingly." Riley says sarcastically. Her face was like a dark cloud and her courage was like a queen's, but her tone was still normal, perhaps to not attract attention
"It's not the goodbyes that hurt,It's the love remaining in you that hurts!"[Christian]*******Riley felt Her chest heavy with a feeling of stress and confusion. She changed into her normal clothes and asked for leave from the manager present. The manager argued with her, but her friend Roma immediately came to her aid. She didn't ask Riley why she wanted to leave in such a hurry, she just offered to work in her place. The manager readily agreed and Riley walked outside.When Riley finally left the restaurant, she could’ve sworn Christian looked right at her - he was observing her, without saying anything at all, and even though she had supposed he would come running behind her he didn't. In some ways, she found it odd. It was hard to believe that he would let her be.She steps onto her balcony and the eerie silence gnaws its teeth in Riley's cheekbones. The smell of someone frying noodles is so faint in the air, that she wonders if someone is cooking near her.Her hand fiddles with
"I never saw anyone as I saw you,Even if the flowers dried up " [Christian]*******"Goodbye," Riley said, and the single word spilled out of her like pouring waterfalls after drought, like spools of ribbon unraveled after years of being held taut;"I want to be happy." Her voice echoed back to her into the dry, dim land, and as her breathing slowed she could feel the world slow with it. She squinted blind eyes and shifted tired feet, to move towards the chopper her fingers felt the invisible strings of the wedding ring that tethered her to Christian's world, she removed it and felt as if it disappeared into the darkness, she hoped that this decision would lead to something better:Stupid and silly. Christian murmurs to himself as he looks around her office. He came to her office the minute his staff told him. Riley had left for her office early in the morning. His head was still pounding with the hangover since he didn't even eat anything for breakfast, which also made his reactions
"Loving someone is hard. But making them believe in your love is the hardest." [Christian]*******When Riley left her cabin, to leave for home. She noticed the office was buzzing with excitement. She lifted her feet to look and found people crowding the gate. That's when she heard one of her colleagues say, "Dude that guy is so handsome, how lucky must be the woman he is here for. Ah and with such beautiful flowers. Ah, I am melting!"Riley walked fast towards the gate immediately. For some reason, she had a hunch. And it proved to be true. Making her way, in between people she walked towards him."Christian what are you doing here?" She questioned, awkwardly."Oh, I am here for you honey, to take you home of course." He said so naturally that for a moment Riley didn't respond."Ah, and these are for you." He said as he handed her the flowers she liked."Why are you giving this to me?" She was confused by his sudden behavior."Well, I wanted to make you happy so I brought these.""Se
"If you are upset with me, talk to me.Don't separate me from yourself. Why are you watching me from afar alone, it's better if you fight with me." [Christian]Riley came out of her room late. It was almost 10 am and she assumed Christian by now would have left for his office. She didn't want to meet him. Neither did she want him to spot any difference in her face even though she had covered her face with thick makeup to reduce the puffiness of her eyes. As she descended the stairs and walked toward the kitchen she found A man cooking something. When his whole back came into view, she knew who the man was, it was her husband.Christian turned around and smiled at her. "Look Honey, I learned to make your favorite Chinese food yesterday. Come and taste. I think I made it better than those restaurants you love." Riley stood motionless looking at him, like looking at a stranger. Even then she seemed beautiful to him, so seductive, so different from normal people, that he could not compre
"Hope courses through our veins, only for us to live." [Christian]Riley swallowed hard and looked at the man sitting opposite her."So, That Bastard has tricked you into his games once again!" Stuart banged the table in anger."Yes." Riley sighed softly and slumped down on the chair. After Riley left his office building she found Stuart calling her to inform her he was back in the town. Not knowing where to go she invited him to a nearby restaurant. As the great friend that he was! He immediately agreed to meet her. So here they were, sitting in the restaurants nearest to Christian's office. she just explained the whole ordeal to Stuart who now had brought the attention of others to themselves by his abrupt action."Stuart, we are in a public place," Riley said as she threw an apologetic look at other customers."Sorry." He said as he ruffled his back hair. A habit he had when he was awkward."It's okay," Riley responded, taking a sip of coffee and placing it back on the table."How