~DAMIAN~I walked inside and went straight to the living room, then sat on the sofa and tried to process what Thomas just told me. Sierra was his sister, but how would that be possible? Sierra was Mr. Reid's daughter, and it won't make sense that Mr. Reid was also Thomas's father because his father died when he was still a little boy—nine years old, and Mr. Reid was alive at that time.“Damian?” Only hearing Thomas's voice from the other end brought me back to my senses as I realized the phone was still pressing on my ear.“Thomas, how is it possible? Mr. Reid died like five years ago, and your father has been dead for ages now, so how could he be Sierra’s father?” I asked for an explanation. I was breathing at a normal rate now as I had calmed down; sitting down really helped."Well, it turned out Mr. Reid is not your wife's real father.” He kept using wife because, when I was around him, I insisted on referring to Sierra as my wife. After all, to me, she was still my wife.“Does tha
~SIERRA~Waking was a struggle today, but I still managed to pull myself together. Last night's memories kept haunting me, but if there was something I learned to do, it was masking pain and faking feelings, so I told myself I was Sierra and that no man could ever hurt me. Surely to Damian, it was just a night of pleasure, a night to satisfy his sexual needs, and who was I to take it in another way? It was a night of pleasure to me too, even if deep down I knew it meant something more.I've lived the last five years without a man. Gilbert tried, but I always turned him down, so something in me always knew that Damian was the one, that it could be him or no one, and since Gilbert, whom I almost gave a chance, disappointed me, I was set to being alone again.I walked to the shower—the pain between my thighs reminded me of him. I ignored the pain and made a mental note to take an aspirin as it had been years since I had sex, and with Damian’s size, I understood the pain.I took a bath an
~SIERRA~I suddenly found it difficult to stand on my feet, and just as I thought I was going to fall, someone held me, and by the scent, I quickly figured it to be Damian. I didn't have the time to struggle as the pain in my chest was too much, but still, I wanted to hear the whole story, so when Damian suggested I get to a seat, I shook my head and asked Nana to explain.“I think you should process this first.”“I don't need you to tell me what to do; I want the whole story now!” I demanded as I knew I wouldn't concentrate without hearing the whole truth. Mom and Dad got married before I was born, so I knew there was more to the story."Okay, I will tell you,” Nana said, cleaning the sweat on her forehead. “They were in love…” She then narrated everything. It turned out her husband's family wanted her son to marry another woman; marrying that woman would bring their family closer, but the son didn't listen as he was in love with his mom. “I had no choice but to accept his marriage b
~SIERRA~If it weren't for them, then I wouldn't see the point of living anymore. But to think of it, Nana didn't really hide the truth from me; maybe it was me who never dug deeper, as I remember her telling me about dad, well, now Mr. Dempsey or, let's say, Mr. Reid, falling in love with mom and even refusing to marry the woman Nana chose for him. She talked of my mother betraying him, and I remember asking her why he hated her so much; it was all because she cheated on him. Not only did she cheat, but she made a baby out of it, who is unfortunately me.Maybe my mother was trying to fix everything, but Mr. Reid never believed her. That's why Mom got into that addiction to drinking alcohol—it was part of the reason she died; the alcohol damaged her inside organs as well.I was deep in my thoughts but didn't miss the knock on the door; it could be my kids, and being a mother, I've learned to be cautious.“It's Damian, can we talk?” But as soon as I heard Damian's voice, I relaxed, as
~SIERRA~We were now on the road; my eyes were out the window just thinking of how I was going to tell my children about Damian and their reaction. I had been delaying it for so long, but not anymore. I had to tell them or I would end up like Nana; she kept the truth from me, and now I felt like I couldn’t trust her; I didn’t want my children to feel that about me too.I didn’t realize we were already close to the station. Ingrid’s scream was the one that shook me out of my thoughts as I turned at the back and quickly asked if she was okay. Damian was the one driving the car while I sat in the passenger seat Mrs. Woods was in the other car that came with us as it had guards who we needed for protection.“I saw a butterfly,” she said, and I quickly calmed down turned to Damian, and asked him to continue driving as he planned to pull over.“It’s just a butterfly, Ingrid; it’s not even special,” Nathan said, and Ingrid rolled her eyes.“It’s very special; do you know how lucky we are to
~SIERRA~It’s been a week; business was going well, and when I say business, I mean my businesses—my restaurants. Everything was well managed as I appointed restaurant managers since Gilbert had disappeared and Bruce confirmed he was never coming back as Bruce was still Gilbert’s friend.Ethan had taken over the company. I mean, after settling his case, he still needed to go for a hearing or whatever, but he was free, and surprisingly, the scandal only brought in more clients, as from what he tells me, the company was making more than ever.Damian helped Bruce at times with cases; otherwise, he was a full-time father even when I didn’t tell the kids he was their father, as I still haven’t found a perfect chance, at least not while Nana was gone, as she had disappeared, leaving only a letter claiming she was clearing her mind.Damian still helped Detective Thomas with the case, and I didn’t think they had any leads now as Damian only kept asking about Nana if I knew where she was, whic
~ANONYMOUS~Everything was going according to my plan; Damian was released just like I planned, and Nana had revealed the truth to Sierra just at the right time.Being the mastermind at this, I should give Ethan a big thumbs up, I didn't expect his betrayal; I never knew Ethan and Damian were brothers or that he was capable of setting Damian up. It was useless but a very good distraction as it gave me time to carefully plan my next move.Lily did a good job. I didn't think she could manage to turn those people's lives upside down in just a day, but she did, and I was impressed, although not really as Sierra and Cassie played a big one on her.Everyone might believe their lie, but I didn't. I knew Cassie was alive and on another continent. I was not interested in what continent, as I was done with her. If she wanted to play dead, then who was I to take that from her? I had pressing issues to worry about, like abducting Sierra and finally making her pay for her mother's mistakes. I wat
~DAMIAN~I didn't understand what was happening; things were finally going well, then this? How was this even possible? Why would Lily have to go to this extent? I don't even know what I did to her, but taking my son was waking the devil in me, I will not rest until I find her, and when I do, I swear she will regret ever crossing me.I turned to Sierra, who was still giving me her back. She was seated in the middle of her bed, her knees tucked in the crook of her neck. She used her hands to block her ears, and even though she was in a jacket, she was still shivering, which I knew was not because of the cold. This whole situation has shaken her.She hasn't said a word since we left the funeral; it's like her tongue was tied or something, as even the kids tried to talk to her but she didn't respond; like she couldn't hear them.I felt my heart break into a million pieces seeing her so vulnerable. This was all my fault. Lily was after us because of me. Now she took Atlas because of me. N