~SIERRA~I couldn't believe it. How could Damian and Cassie choose to go out on the same day and, much worse, choose the same restaurant as us?“What a coincidence,” Cassie said as she gestured to Damian, asking him to pull out a seat for her—yes, that was Damian, so unromantic, he never pulled a seat for you.“Cassie, we don't have to be here.”“What are you saying, Damian? Your cousin is here, why shouldn't we join them?” Cassie sounded smart, she had already pulled a seat for herself as she was already seated. Damian had no choice but to sit. “I see you guys have already ordered,” she said, and Ava nodded.“Yes, we did.” Ava sounded uncomfortable.“Oh, this must be Sierra's fiance, hello?” Cassie waved at Gilbert, and Gilbert returned her greeting with a smile.“How are you? Yes, I'm Sierra's fiancé,” Gilbert said, sipping on his water. “She's my soon to be wife, I'm the luckiest man alive,” Gilbert said, which made everyone at the table except Cassie clear their throats. I also si
~SIERRA~I got worried. Gilbert never liked to drink, for him to drink, it had to be a special occasion, and he only drank wine as it had less effect. At restaurant accomplishment celebrations, he usually had a glass of water or juice. "Gilbert, where are you?” I panicked.“Not with you, that I’m sure of,” he in a drunken tone said. I didn’t want to make any noise that would wake the kids up, so with careful steps I walked to the door and carefully closed it than walked towards the guest room, where Gilbert stayed.“Listen, you don’t have to do all this.”“Then what am I supposed to do? No, tell me, Sierra. I confessed my love for you, but you did what? You ignored me instead of at least telling me that you didn’t feel the same, you decided to run away.”“Gilbert…”"No, Sierra, you ran and left me heartbroken. You left me in your room, Sierra, and the next morning, instead of talking to me, you ran to your ex-husband.”"Okay, stop,” I said as I ran towards him. I was already inside
~SIERRA~I took a deep breath. I was anxious. “May I?” The detective asked for permission to play the video, and I nodded. After a minute of scrolling, he played the video.A man who, by his walking style, I recognized as my father, walked in. He went to the cupboard, which I knew had his alcohol. He pulled out a bottle and poured it into a glass. After taking a sip, he took out his phone and typed something, but as he placed the phone behind his ear, someone came from nowhere and pointed a gun at him. It did not take a minute before he shot him. My father was not yet dead, as he struggled to get up. The same man who shot him helped him to a chair, and even when it was not that clear, I could see my father pleading, but the man didn't listen as he once again shot my dad, then he shot towards the window before he ran out. I covered my face, as I couldn't watch my father take his last breath.“Ms. Reid, I'm sorry you had to see that,” the detective said, and as I uncovered my face, he p
~DAMIAN~I woke up earlier than usual to run today. I was already on my way home when yesterday's memories flashed in my head again. Sierra was really marrying that man and I could do nothing about it. Ava had refused to help me get that little girl's DNA, as at least it could help me stop Sierra, but now it looked impossible. I hated to admit it, but I was now starting to believe the little girl was that man's child. When I thought of this, I sped up until I saw my house. I then stopped and walked inside.I could smell fresh pancakes from the door, so I carefully closed the door and intended to walk up the stairs, Cassie's cooking was still shocking me. “Good morning,” Cassie greeted, and I stopped in my tracks and turned to face her.“Hi, I–I'll be in my…” “Breakfast is ready,” she told me.“Oh, sorry, I'll pass, I have to make an important call.”“I know, but you have to eat first.”“Cassie I…”“And besides, I made pancakes, I know they are your favorite, but I wanted to apologize
~DAMIAN~The night I found out Sierra was receiving weird texts, I made it my mission to find the person sending her those messages because I didn't want Sierra to worry about anything. That night, I saw that she was scared. I knew it was not for her, and after finding out that she had a daughter, I figured she was scared for her daughter’s life.After she left me that morning at the hotel, I made it my mission to find the culprit. I started with James—he has been disturbing me for years—I owed him my life. I thought he might be the one responsible just to spite me, but he denied it and told me he could not waste time on her. Even though James was a terrible man, I knew he wouldn't do such a thing. Of course, entangling with him is something I will regret till my death, but I knew he wasn't responsible for it. I then hired a detective to find more information and spy at Sierra's house and he found out about the mysterious letters she had been receiving. We luckily managed to get ahol
~DAMIAN~Cassie covered her mouth and walked to the couch. She started to sob, and I rolled my eyes. “Do you think it was easy for me to wake up naked, next to him?” She cried."Cassie," I said and walked to her.“And I tried to talk to you, but you dismissed me.” She started to cry. I took a tissue and gave it to her. Maybe she never cheated on me, but the damage was done. “You told me you were engaged to someone else, that's the only reason I married him,” she said, and I scratched my head. The time I found her with another man, I didn't want to look stupid. That's why I told her I was engaged already—that's why I ended up marrying Sierra to prove to her that I was really engaged.“You know what? It's already late. I have to go now. We can continue talking about this later, okay?” I said to her, and she nodded.“It's fine, I'll wait for you,” she wiped her tears, but it didn't touch me, as I knew she was trying to manipulate me. I knew Cassie well, and manipulation is the game she l
~DAMIAN~The little girl turned to me and smiled, she opened her arms as if waiting for me to hug her. I carefully approached her while she flushed her smile, she was exactly Sierra. I never thought one could resemble someone like this, but a voice made us stop as we were inches from each other.“Mommy!” The little girl turned and ran into Sierra's arms. Well, there goes my DNA.“Ingrid,” she said, picking her up. “How are you? I hope you haven’t given Aunt Ava any trouble.”"I did not and I didn’t talk about N...”“Good girl, now run to the car, the driver is waiting for you.”"Okay, mommy, can I greet Uncle Damian and say goodbye?”“Ingrid…”"Please, mommy,” the little girl pleaded as she put her hands together."Okay, but it’s just for a minute.” Sierra didn’t sound happy, and I understood her.“I promise, Uncle Damian!” She turned to me and ran into my arms. I kneeled to level with her.“Hey angel,” I said as I took her in my arms, but as our skin came into contact, I froze. I clo
~DAMIAN~It took me ten minutes to get to the bar, it was the most classic, with a decent number of people. I knew I had privacy here. I hated to be here, as it belonged to Cruz. Remember the man I found Sierra with? Remember the time I fought him and was banned for three weeks? They had passed, so I knew I was welcome here—I had a club VIP member card. I scoffed, then got out of the car and headed in. A waitress came to greet me. Yes, this was not just a bar, it had a back restaurant for those who wanted to eat. I silently followed her as she led me to a table.“Mr. Winters, Mr. James, what can I get you?” She asked as we reached the table. I sat across from James, who had a smirk on his face.&