My Woman.

Chapter 4

WHITMORE HIGH SCHOOL 

Four Years Ago

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ADAMS BLACK;

I ran my hands over my head as I sat on a desk in the empty classroom. She sat beside me, just like every other day, and we got to talk about random stuff.

But today, I was a mess. Father had been so adamant about sending me abroad to study, which of course was a darned excuse just so he could do as he pleased.

He had hurt her again last night. She cooked his favorite meal, and he flung the dish away, and a shard had cut her in the arm.

As if that wasn't enough, he grabbed her into their room, amidst her screams and pleas.

There was nothing I could do. It was like a regular occurrence in the house. I was the only child in the family. And my father, Nathan Black, CEO of Nikros Pharmaceuticals was a force to be reckoned with.

One time I had threatened to call the police on him, and he'd threatened me back with a gun. Saying he would pull the trigger into my mother's skull before the police got there.

That night was the worst of it all. Mother screamed and yelled. I kept banging on the door, pleading for Dad to stop, but it was fruitless.

She screamed, until she had no strength left in her, and her voice began to subside.

I didn't want to come to school that day, but I had absolutely no choice, not when I had Nathan Black as my father.

"Do you want to talk about it?" 

I shook my head as I stared into her green eyes. Sienna.

The one and only girl I had my eyes on in the school.

Every day, we sit in the same empty classroom, each lost in their thoughts. I knew she was escaping from others. As they had always loved taunting her.

But as time passed by, we found solace in each other. 

She was leaning on my shoulders, and when I didn't respond, she pulled back and stared at me. 

I wanted so badly to tell her but, didn't know where to start. With her, I felt safe, and ..... happy. But a nightmare always awaits me at home.

She made me forget my demons, but as I thought of the pains my mother faces, and how I wished I was there with her, a tear fell in my eyes.

"Adams..." Her eyes immediately softened, and I tried to look away, when her hands went over my neck, and she pulled me into a hug.

One thing led to another and we had sex. A moment I will never forget in my lifetime. 

That day, I went home with a newfound resolve. I concluded that enough was enough and I was taking my mother out of the house. I knew my father was bluffing when he talked about the gun. He wouldn't do that. He wouldn't.

But rather, I was met with a bigger shock.

My mother was dead.

I was a mess. Nothing else mattered to me and nothing made sense anymore. I shouldn't be back in school, but I needed a fuckin distraction.

And let's just say, the decisions and actions I took that day onwards were nothing to write home about.

Especially what I had done to Sienna.

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PRESENT TIME

A few Hours Earlier 

I stood in front of the mirror in the dressing room where I was getting ready for the wedding.

My wedding.

With the one and only girl I had dreamt of being with.

It was embarrassing to say that I was a trembling mess, as I worked on my tie. I was anticipating. I couldn't wait.

Staring at my reflection, I tilted my head a bit, seeing the scar that ran over my neck and right ear. Reminding me of that fateful night.

The night when I decided that enough was enough. The night I decided to take matters into my own hands.

The door opened and my best friend and personal assistant came in.

He shook his head the moment he saw me, "It's been over an hour and you are still on that dam tie, Adams," 

He walked in, and sat on a sofa, "Just who the hell is this girl, that you flew from...." he shook his head like he couldn't believe his own words, "You're fuckin engaged, man. Does she even know about this?" 

" I told you, Henry. I do not care about that anymore,"

I am a man of few words. These past years haven't been easy on me. After my father's death two years ago, I, alone, was tasked with so many responsibilities. I didn't even realize the bastard had so many businesses and establishments around the globe.

I quickly worked on the tie and in no time, we made our way out and to the church where the wedding was taking place.

I had spent months on this decision. The sleepless nights, and unfocused days at work, but I couldn't get her off my head.

 There was nothing else I could do. I needed to make amends. I needed her forgiveness.

And when I finally saw her in the flesh. When she walked down the aisle, with the rose flowers in her hands, and that little peaceful face I'd always known her for, I wondered if I'd made a good decision.

It might take years, forever...she might never forgive me as well when she finds out I manipulated her father into believing my family needed an heir.

"Now I understand why you are so stuck on this one," Henry whispered from beside me, "She's fucking gorgeous. Whatever it is you have done, you better hope this would fix it," 

"I hope so too," I replied in a low tone 

My breath caught in my throat, as she neared, and then she was staring directly at me.

And when I saw her eyes widened, and her steps falter, my heart went out to her, as I swiftly enclosed her in my arms before she fell.