This bond... no matter how much I try to break it, it only grows stronger and stronger with every passing moment. The feeling, the desire, the temptation—it is all becoming too much. Each moment that passes, it threatens every wall I have built around my heart, every ounce of resistance I have clung to. It is like trying to stop a tidal wave with my bare hands, which is obviously a total waste of time.And may the heavens forgive me, because I don’t think I have the strength to fight it anymore. I am powerless. Powerless to stop this love, even if it is a forbidden love.Joe watches me, his face softening as though he sees the internal battle I am fighting. The silence between us is filled with so much unsaid. I should turn away, walk out, put distance between us before this spirals even further out of control. But I don’t. how can I when all the forces are pulling me to this?“I am sorry if I failed you, if I—”I snap my fingers, silencing him, my hand gently brushing against his lip
The kiss that had lasted for minutes was slow, deep and the sweetest kiss I have ever tasted. But, Joe broke it, leaving my body screaming with a heavy tinge of let down, even though the hiatus was needed before we could die for lack of breath. We keep our eyes locked as we stabilize our breathing, admiring each other and appreciating the beauty we failed to see in each other for years. Although, it would be fair to say that it was me who failed to notice this beauty god all the years through. The hatred I had developed for him clouded my judgement, but now that all that has melted, I curse myself for being a bitch to such a beauty.The air between us thickens, heavy with anticipation, as if the world has shrunk down to just this moment, just the two of us. My heart is racing fast and so loud, and I can feel Joe’s breathing quicken too, his chest rising and falling rapidly. His eyes are locked on mine, and for the first time, there is no more hesitation, no more holding back. No more
I tap my feet out of the shower, feeling as fresh as ever. Or as never, because I cannot remember any moment of my life that I felt this way. I had the best moment of my life yesterday. I had a taste of what love feels like. And I had the best night of my life in the safest haven there is in this world—in Joe’s arms.Joe!Joe!Joe!I steal a glance at him as he is still peacefully sleeping. Presumably, the night seems to be one of his bests, if not the best of his bests as well. A shared feeling, just like our shared love.pHe is sound asleet as the clock ticks quarter to seven. He looks so fresh, so peaceful, his beautiful features still shining bright like the bright morning star even in his sleep. He looks perfect. Hot in a way that I never saw him all these years until the day he returned from Cuba.Looking at him, I feel my heart thud in my chest, the excitement of having him as my man arousing sparks in me as if I am a sweet sixteen in love for the very first time.To be honest,
I hand my payment to the Uber driver and ask him to wait for me. He agrees without hesitation since we had made an arrangement before I left home. For safety reasons, I had to use Uber, and it really sucks having to spend money on such services when I have several cars parked back at home. Cars that I can’t even drive right now. Honestly, I hate this.I start walking inside the beautiful resort, the silence hitting me with a wave of confusion. The guests are scarce, and the place feels almost empty. This has never happened before. The resort has always been buzzing with life and activity, full of laughter and chatter. Why now can I count the number of guests without even needing a list? It is so strange.As I walk around, inspecting the place and trying to feel the familiar connection which seems a far off cry, I sense that something is off. I can’t help but notice the hostile glares of the people walking around, even from the workers. Some of them are murmuring things to themselves.
With a heavy pounding heart, I make my way through the empty walls of the resort, my heels clicking sofly against the polished floor. My heart is still pounding from Janie’s warning, unable to shake the fear that her tongue might have slipped and uttered the secret to someone. Or maybe done it on purpose. I don’t deem her trustworthy anymore. For the years that she has been my friend and moments we have sheared together, I hope she has not said anything, much less to my father or Joe’s mother.With tension growing inside of me, I walk to the receptionist, who does not act so weird and hostile toward me like the others. She was genuine enough to welcome me with a smile, which I traded back and informed her that I was going up to meet my father. She didn’t object nor subject me to waiting as she informed my father of my presence. She just smiled and said, “I won’t insult you by confirming with your father, Miss Mintana. Go ahead.”I smiled at her and thanked her from the bottom of my he
“Then I am glad all is well and that you are enjoying your stay here. Now if you excuse u, I need to speak to my father about something important, in private.” I respond after watching this whore tremble with some kind of fear. She must be sensing that I am here to cause trouble for her. And had better brace herself well.She scratches her neck, her reactions hesitant, like she is torn between leaving and saying something else. Something that leaves my father and Joe’s mother in doubt.“Are you feeling okay, Rina? You were fine a while ago, but now you seem bothered. Are you sure everything is okay?” Katherine, Joe’s mother, asks in utter concern.If only they knew what was eating this black witch... If only they had a slight idea of what kind of shameless snake she is... They just would not care about her sudden uneasiness, but they would drag her ass out of this office this minute. But I will let her enjoy this moment. I will let her swim in suspicion and anxiety.“Yes, I... am fine
“The issue goes beyond clearing my name, Father. If going out there and speaking the truth and everyone believing me was as easy as said, I would have done that a long time ago to save you both and Joe from all this,” I explain.He slightly wiggles his head, gesturing to me that he does not understand what I am driving at or what I am going on about. “What is so hard? What is so hard about telling the truth?”“It is so hard, Dad. It is so hard for people to believe you if you have been framed in such a way like mine.”They look at each other, confusion settling between them. “Framed? What are you talking about? Do you want to mean that you didn’t cheat on Leon and that you didn’t break that man’s head? Are you saying that someone is unjustly tarnishing your name for nothing?” Father asks.I take a deep breath, balancing my emotions. “You taught me values, Dad. You taught me how to respect myself and how to carry myself as a woman of dignity and class. You and Mom taught me all the mor
“I know that you picked him from the streets and that you gave him everything. Even the guts that he has right now to ruin you!”Shit!He knows. And I should not have underestimated him. He is Mr. Montana! Everything that money can buy, he can have it all in a snap. That includes digging up any shit about anything or anybody. And here I was, thinking that my sescre was safe. Love indeed had turned me stupid and blind.“I am sorry, Father. I failed you, and I failed myself. This is all my fault for loving wrong,” I apologize, sincerely.He reaches for my hand across the table, squezzing it. A gesture that I appreciate so much. Because I missed this closeness. I don’t know how I have survived all these five days without it, but I can tell now that I was dying inside. I hug his hand back.“You were in love, my child. I just wish that you trusted your father from day one. We probably would not be here. But what is done is done now. We need to pick up the broken pieces and move on. As for
“Um, my dear?” His father calls, and I turn to her, leaving Rey’s eyes scorching my skin. “I think it is time. And forgive me once again, but hold nothing against your friend. She is a good soul. I just needed to get to the root of all this, and I knew she was the only person who had the answers that I sought, aside from you, of course. She means well.”I knew it was. “So, this happens to be the evidence that you have been telling us about, Irma? What is this all about? Where did that come from? Why do you have an old check for this huge amount from our company?” Ana asks.Well, I had not anticipated this happening any sooner, but I guess my father-in-law and my friends planned this well. I can’t lie anymore.I turn to Rayafter looking at these two women, who look like they are about to pee in their pants. “I am…”“She asked me for the money. She blackmailed me!” Katherine snaps, confusing everyone.Even I am confused by her guts! I blackmailed her. With what? Or for what? She is so s
The three of us once again trade quizzical glances. There is more.“What?” We all trace our heavily pregnant gazes to Katherine as she whimpers, “This joke is the worst of the pains, so what more is there, Mazur?” She asks.A joke? She is still refusing to believe that he is divorcing her, even with the divorce headline in bold and staring right through her eyes. Not even his serious tone is enough to convince her. Poor woman! I wonder how she does not collapse after the next blow, and I am also eagerly waiting to know what it is.“I have frozen your cards, Katherine. From this moment on, you have nothing. You are barred from coming close to any of my companies because I have erased your name from everything that has my name on it. As for your children, I will leave it to them to decide. I want you to sign these papers and get out of my house.”Mr. Mazur’s words hang in the air like a heavy cloud. Silence has been the only sound for a long time. Fear and questions linger in the room.
“You can’t do that!” Tarah screams, springing to her feet. “You know that you need us. You need the support of my family for this business. You can’t terminate this agreement. You can’t…”“Your parents and I, young lady,” Mr. Mazur cuts the hysterical parrot off, “have already talked. We agreed that this agreement was a mistake. It is not working. Since this mess has also touched their family because you are in the picture, they agreed to end it in peace and set our children free. We will refund all the investments that your company made in our empire once we do our calculations, and that will be the end of it. For now, all you both need is to sign the papers and go your separate ways.”Hello, to the moon and stars. Here I was thinking that I would be the one to have this bitch divorce my man, but it seems like the stars and the moon were working on my case. Blessed be unto the heavens and to this man as well. God, please restore his health so that he can witness and be a part of the
We all get to Mr. Mazur’s room with fear and curiosity gnawing within the deepest parts of our souls. I know we are all worried. For instance, I have come to love this old man like a father. He adores my child and is excited to welcome the next one that is on the way. He has justified my stay in this house and my love affair with his son with sincere intent. How can I not love him?“Father? We are all here. I thought we had a party next week, which you were preparing for. What is with this sudden meeting?” Ray asks.And I know how much he adores his father. I remember how badly he pleaded with me not to harm his father. Our paths crossed in this second phase, and my heart was pounding with waves of vengeance and wrath. He was willing to do anything, even to take up his father’s punishment on his behalf. And in the months that I have been in this house again, I know how deeply he cares for him. He and another love him so much. He may be rendered incapable of anything right now, but I s
Katherine remains mute, but her expressions ooze hurt and pain. It is like this is a bitter pill that she has to swallow.“Next time, don’t you dare go high and mighty on me, Katherine. You don’t want to cross, or else...”“Shut up!” Katherine shuts her up, her voice coming out between gritted teeth. “Don’t say something that you will regret,” she hisses again as they stand before each other like two antagonistic lions.I feel Rayshift beside me, and before I know it, he is standing up, taking me with him as he approaches them. They drop the rage when they sense us. As if we have not been watching the entire show. As if there is anything new with them. I know their secrets. I know they were together in that blackmail attack against me years ago. The person I pity is Rey, because I still have not found the courage to do what she did.I know that he deserves to know. I know that he has all the rights to know what his mother is capable of. I know he needs to know what his mother thought
I join the annoying party, hugging my fury at my claws because I am supposed to be having the best of this moment with Ray and not burning my arse here watching some manner of less arses drink their already inebriated asses off. Why did this b*tch even need us here? All they have been doing ever since we sauntered from the kitchen is just drink and pick on Ray and me. And she—I don’t understand why she had to stay this close to Rey. She annoyingly pressed against him on the left side while I was clinging to him on the right. The poor guy is so uncomfortable and lost at the meaning of this whole thing, just as I am. And you, if all she wants is to show off, then I don’t need to stoop so low. I know who it is that matters to Rey. I am serious as fuck about where I stand in his life.I unbandage my hand from him and shift aside from him, an action that causes him to reach for my hand and shift closer, pinning himself on me and wrapping his arm around my shoulder. With ease and care, he g
She cloaks her anger for a minute, putting on her signature bitchy crown. But today, her act is not working decently. Even through her iciness, you can still pick up the pecks of anger, hurt, and shame. Bingo, Irma Rose! You are serving this diet, which is the recommended diet. Thumbs up! Stuff her more!“Do not be too sure. And, by the way, how did it feel to see me kissing my husband, whom you can’t stop swooning over? I saw how you almost collapsed with utter stupor and hurt. Did your heart break into pieces after witnessing us kissing?” She asks, almost emitting a smirk.Sha! This witch is so cheap at devising plans. Was that the only way she could come up with to rile me? My! My! She should have asked me for some advice to spice up her rubbishy, unsuccessful plan. She couldn’t even pull off something to equal a kiss. Such a pathetic loser!“I admit I was thunderstruck and hurt at first seeing Rey’s lips on your disgusting ones for a second. But then, reality slapped me—that was a
After a moment, she clears her throat myriad times, scraping the back of her neck as if she has an itchy skin disease. She is still mired in ignominy and bewilderment, and her friends are still looking at her with dismay and shock. She could have prepared them instead of trying to showcase something that isn’t real.“I will just get some glasses. Feel at home and make yourself comfortable on the seats.” She is still battling with her conflicting sentiments.Her friends start dragging their confused bodies to the seats where Rayis is perched, while she starts towards me. I was about to get out of her way, but she grabs my hand and drags me inside the kite with her.The door slams shut behind us, the fresh scent of our raw sex with Ray minutes ago slams our nostrils, and we stare at each other like two antagonistic lionesses that we in reality are.I roughly jerk my hand away from this bitch!“What in the devil’s name were you doing in here with my husband?” Tarah screeches after I snat
“What were you doing in there? Been screaming your name for minutes, hun!” I hear that bitch’s voice as I finish cleaning myself up with the Soviets.Hun? Since when? And what is that?annoying cheesecake tone? Trying to play some lovey-dovey games to fool her fucking guests? I reckon she is even clinging to my Rey’s arm or fixing the nothingness on his tee just to show off. Bitch!“Uuuu! Spare us, will you?"Spare us?From what?Silence!There is no voice from that witch, and these parrots of hers are just cheering; only the devil knows what. I detest those shrieking sounds! They are making my ears itch! I fix my hair and walk out feeling so raw and content, and...And dumbstruck!The heartbreaking visual visage of my Ray and Tarah together with their lips pressed so iniquitously against each other impairs my visual sense for a minute.Holy fuck!I slam my back on the closed kitchen door the minute it closes. A tinge of stinging tickles jolts down my spinal tube, almost paralyzing me