What began as a convenient, emotionless arrangement swerved into a complicated mess as dark secrets, power and true love collide. A work obsessed billionaire, Rowan Randall, experiences what it really means to 'not know way you've got until you lose it' after he sends his wife, Maya, away for her seemingly harsh behavior towards his grieving college friend, Camille, who had been recently widowed. Maya, on her part, believes that whether or not they had drawn up a contract on what they should and should not do in public, she deserved happiness in the marriage and so after being treated like a stranger for over two years, she begins to feel that remaining in the marriage is not worth it, especially now that Rowan seems to be more concerned about Camille's welfare than hers. And to make matters worse, they all realize that Camille is pregnant! Maya doesn't believe that it's a mere coincidence and despite the huge loss she would have to face for leaving the marriage, she damns the consequences and forces herself to leave once and for all. Rowan realizes his feelings for Maya when two men, Levi, an old friend of Maya who took her in after the 'divorce', and Cash Walter, an affluent man who wants Maya as well. Will Maya agree to return to him? Will Rowan be able to rekindle the old flames? Will they be able to overcome their past mistakes, accept their dark secrets and fix their trust issues in order to rebuild their lost relationship? Or will the foul and cunning play of the antagonistic figures keep them apart forever?
View MoreChapter 6After calling out for help but to no avail, I concluded that I was all alone and I had to help myself.It felt like the affected foot was beginning to bloat and the pain increased with each passing second.Rowan had booked an executive room and so it was no surprise that there was no one within earshot. To make matters worse, the bellboy may not come around until it was evening.So much for suggesting a trip, I said to myself and began to carefully stand on my feet. Propping myself against the wall for support, I managed to drag myself to the telephone to call room service. “Room service. How may we help you?”“I need medical attention, I think I have a sprained ankle and it's hurting really bad,” I cried, pressing my eyes together in pain and holding my affected leg. It seemed like I had made the situation worse by placing weight on it. “Executive floor, room 116.” I let the telephone slip back to its holder even before I could hear a reply. The pain seemed to be moving
Chapter 5Camille was at the door, holding out a covered plate with a pleading smile on her face."What are you doing here?" I asked her coldly."Since you left early, I figured you'd be hungry so I brought you some cheesecake," she lifted the lid from the plate and I scowled. For all I cared, that small piece of cake might be poisoned."Thank you," I said without making any move to take the plate. "If that's all, you can leave."I noticed her shoulders drop and she sighed."I feel like…like you don't seem to like me much, Mary–""Maya!""– sorry, Maya. I just want all of us to be friends. I don't know what exactly I did to piss you off, but..."“You think I don’t like you?” I interrupted, raising an eyebrow."You were literally flirting with my husband, Camille, and to be honest, I don't really care whether or not you two go way back but I'm asking you to leave him and me alone."Camille's eyes began to glisten again and her lower lip quivered."Rowan and I are just friends, Maya, an
Chapter 4I was thankful that I already knew our room number, so as I walked into the elevator, I did a little math in my head and came to the conclusion that out room was on the third floor.The anger I felt was desperately trying to burst out but I knew that punching the mirrored walls of the elevator would do no good, to both my fist and my bank account.I would agree that my reaction a few minutes ago had been a little rude but fuck that! My own special day that I had looked forward to for months had been ruined by some woman who appeared out of nowhere and got us stuck in this so called engagement dinner.My feet began to feel sore so I took off my shoes just as the elevator door opened.A young couple passed by me with curiosity in their eyes. I'm sure with my shoes in my hand and an enraged look on my face, I must look like a mad woman, but I don't care! I continued my mental rants as I slid the key into the hole and pushed it open.I didn't even have the luxury of taking in ho
Chapter 3After a charming waiter served our dish of tuna tartare, the conversation slowly drifted from sports to politics and then to each other's businesses. The men seemed very interested in Rowan's flourishing insurance company.Lucille wouldn't stop talking to me about the best places to shop for flowers and wedding gowns as well as the options she and Chris were looking at to go for their honeymoon. I wanted to suggest Monaco since Rowan and I had gone there, but that would be putting our personal business out, and I was sure Rowan would not approve of that.Everyone seemed so in their element, talking, laughing and catching up on past years, years that I did not and would never relate with because part of the agreement between Rowan and I was to not ask about each others past.I soon noticed that Camille had zoned out of the conversation and was now silent."Are you alright?" I asked her.She sniffed all of a sudden, attracting everyone's attention. Rowan turned to her with a w
Chapter 2The five star hotel was a majestic looking structure with the restaurant at the ground floor. I peeked through the glass walls to check if I could see where Rowan and his so-called 'old friends' were seated but it was futile. I took a deep breath, steadying myself as I walked in.The restaurant's atmosphere was warm and inviting, and a good looking waiter even passed a smile to me.The smell of food was strong in the air, making me remember how hungry I was but had been too frustrated in the past few hours to notice.There were also dimmed pendant lights hanging above each table, creating a soothing and intimate feeling, but when my eyes rested on Camille sitting so close to Rowan, my blood ran cold.I couldn't tell what it was they were saying but Rowan's eyes popped in a surprised way, as if Camille was filling him in on an extraordinary adventure she had undertaken.A pang of sadness coursed through me as I noticed how intrigued he seemed to be with what she was saying b
Chapter 1"This is just perfect," I muttered, lacing my words with a quiet sarcasm, and watching as the woman disappeared into the mall to make use of the restroom.Rowan looked up from his phone and gave me a surprised look."Don't tell me you're still worked up over this, Maya.""How do you expect me to react?" I asked with a deep frown. He sighed with a small shake of his head, clearly not in the mood for an argument. "It's not a big deal."Not a big deal?So I was expected to act ‘normal’ after coming out of the mall only to find Camille Duncan with him again? Just last night, he had to go over to see her in the hospital because she was having terrible nightmares and now, she was in our own car.And to make matters worse, he had agreed, without my consent, to go over to her apartment and pick up whatever it was she wanted to pick up rather than head straight to the island we had arranged to go to earlier so we could meet up with the fireworks display tonight. Not that my consent
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