DELIA HERRERA POV I slapped Jason before I thought better of it. It was fucking impulsive and I regretted it. Taking a step back, I watched as Jason's hand traced his cheek where I'd hit. He smirked, his gaze meeting mine, an amused expression on his face."I take it you do not want clothes or food then. Try not to hit me next time though, my ear works just fine. All you have to do is use your words" he said and reached for my hand. "Where are you taking me" I asked, staring at his hand as if they were poisonous."Back to your room. Don't worry, it has been cleaned up in our absence. You won't be going back to the mess you made" I hesitated to take his hand because I knew going back into the room meant being chained up once more. "Are you going to keep me bound forever" He regarded me quietly, then rubbed at his chin. "Not forever, but for now. You see, I know how your mind works so I know you will try to escape. I can't take that chance, not after everything" He took my hand af
DELIA HERRERA POV Jason was really going to kill me. He'd almost choked me to death while fucking me and I could still feel the ghost of his hand around my neck.My throat hurt so bad that it was hard to swallow the small bowl of soup he'd given me. He was probably going to use food as an excuse to have me whenever he wanted because where the hell was a measly bowl of soup and two slices of bread going to get me? At this rate, I was going to stay here forever. Jason was deranged. I could see it in his eyes. He said he loved me, and that he wanted me, but all he did was hurt and humiliate me. He was obsessed with making me a version of myself that feared and needed him. I couldn't allow that to happen.He'd given me a shirt, only after I sucked him off. I could still feel the taste of his cum at the back of my throat. He'd told me to beg for it. My hands trembled as I remembered the way I'd begged for him to let me do it. It was beyond mortifying.All I wanted was Belshar. So why th
CELINE HERRERA POV I watched as the guard walked Julie toward me. She looked gaunt. Her eyes were sunken and they looked almost lifeless. I could also tell that she had lost weight. Hadn't they been feeding her well?As she got closer, I noticed that she had bruises and cuts all over her face, neck, and arms. They looked severe. Did she get into a fight with her inmate? But what could she possibly have done to warrant such an assault? Julie's gaze met mine and I took note of how her eyes showed a bit more life in them. It was as if just seeing me gave her hope. "You came" she exclaimed. "I'm so glad you are here Celine. I thought you had given up on me since I didn't hear from you for days now" she blurted as she came to stand in front of me."I told you I was going to help you with your case and that's exactly what I have been doing. You've been meeting the lawyer yeah""Well, yes, but I have to say, I do not understand a word that woman say... If I don't see you, I can't help but
BELSHAR NESSAR ABED POV "Do you really have to go, Belshar" Celine asked, the worry in her voice making me pause."I have a bad feeling about this Belshar. I don't want you to go" I turned to face her as I pushed the gun I held into the holster. "I wish I didn't have to stay apart from you for a second, princess, but I have to finish Xavier off myself. That's the only way I'll be sure that he is gone and gone for good... I don't want you to live in fear, Celine" I said then walked toward her. "Do you trust me" "I do, Belshar. I trust that you are going to come back to me. I am just a bit scared. It's going to be dangerous is it not? You could get hurt, Xavier is...""Hearing his name on your lips" I got out, my thumb caressing her cheek before pressing against her soft plump lips, "Makes me very jealous, Celine. Enough about him. All you need to do is focus on me. Do you understand" She nodded, her lips pursed cutely, it was hard to resist kissing her."As long as you stay here wh
XAVIER POV "What a fucking shit show" I roared as I clutched at my fingerless hand, then glared at Stone. "You fucking bastard. You had to take so long to keep to your part of the deal, didn't you, huh? Fuck, it fucking burns" I growled. Tearing off a piece of cloth, I tied it around my hand and once it was secure, I took in a deep breath and turned my attention to Belshar.He had fallen to his knee, his gun at my feet. I picked it up with my good hand and sneered down at him as my heartbeat got steadier, the fear I'd felt before slowly dissipating. For a minute there, I had thought Stone was going to go back on our deal. After stabbing Belshar, he shot down the rest of Belshar's men, so it was just us three and a few of my men who were guarding the door that was left.Belshar groaned, coughing out blood. Stone had stabbed him pretty deep and I wondered if he was going to survive long enough to watch me kill Celine. I watched as his blood dripped to the floor, staining it a dark red
CELINE HERRERA POV "I'm sorry about what happened earlier with the guard," I told Karen as I turned away from the mini bar, holding our drinks in my hand. "You don't have to apologize. Things have been crazy lately so I totally understand why Belshar tightened security.""Yeah it's been really hectic""I didn't see any paparazzi though. I thought they'd be flooding this place since most of the news is about your family at the moment, but then again, who wants to cross Belshar" she said then bobbed her head as if that explained everything."Belshar Is not that scary you know" I got out with a smile and her eyes widened comically, her hand coming up to her chest."Are you kidding me? Do you see how threatening he looks when he's just standing still and doing nothing? Well, I'm not surprised you don't see that, he's your husband and you're totally smitten"I laughed, then shook my head. It was good having conversations with Karen because it made me worry less about Belshar and what was
CELINE HERRERA POV "This place is huge" Karen exclaimed and I glanced up to see her through the glass. she took in the bathroom, her eyes widening with each new item she discovered. She paused at a corner, then squealed "Found it" she exclaimed, picked up the first aid box, and walked toward me. "Does it still hurt? To be honest, I thought it was going to take a while longer to find this without you to guide me, but would you look at that, I've got Spidey senses" She grinned as she came out of the bathroom to sit in front of me "How is your toe, is it throbbing?" "Just a bit. It wasn't that deep" I got out, my gaze dropping back to the phone in my hand. Belshar had given it to me to reach him if I got anxious, which I was at the moment, but it wasn't connecting and with each try, the feeling of suffocation just grew stronger.Karen took hold of my feet and my gaze jerked up to her in surprise. "Oh, I'm just checking to see just how bad the cut is" she explained as she examined my f
CELINE HERRERA POV.Belshar's car was back but I could tell something was wrong even as I walked toward the front door. The ominous dark clouds in the sky were foreboding. I stopped at the door, my eyes fixed on the car I knew Belshar went in. Inside, I said a prayer. I prayed for him to be alright. I prayed that all my fears were just due to paranoia. It had taken a while to get Christian and the rest of the soldiers guarding the mansion to listen to my plans but they did at the end.Right now, they were on standby, with their high-powered rifle aimed and ready, waiting for my signal. Karen was with them. I'd decided she'd be much safer under their watch. I didn't want her to be in the line of fire if my fears turned out to be true.More cars drove into the mansion, and as the men came out of them, I took a step back, the burning sensation in my chest intensifying. They were not Belshar's man and as all sought of different weapons got pointed in my direction, I had no choice but to
CELINE HERRERA POV The shot was a warning and Delia flinched, getting distracted for a second, but that was all I needed. I shoved at her hard and she fell to the floor, a gasp escaping her lips. The gun skidded out of her hold and she crawled after it. I got it before she could, then I kicked her in the face with my leg. She grunted, her head smacking against the hard concrete. She slumped to the floor, blood seeping out of the cut on her head. The cops lying in wait all rushed up to the roof, then they swooped in and grabbed her by the arms, handcuffed her hand, and dragged her to her feet. Delia looked around wildly as her shock wore off, and then her gaze met mine in disbelief. "How... How" she stuttered but I felt no pity for her. I'd always wanted her to pay for her crimes and now that it was happening, It felt like a breath of fresh air."It was pretty easy Delia. You are not as sly as you think you are" Once I was sure they had her secure, I walked toward her and wasn't s
CELINE HERRERA POV "I'm so glad you are here Grandma. I thought you wouldn't make it" Grandma held my face In her hand, a smile on her face. "I would travel over the seven seas just to celebrate you, my child.""Aww, that is so Sweet. I am so sorry for the stress though. It must have been exhausting for you""You don't have to apologize. I should be able to do this much after everything that happened" I frowned. "Didn't we say we were going to forget about that, Grandma?" "Oh right, we said that. I'm sorry, I keep forgetting about that. You look so beautiful by the way. You're so pretty, it's making me tear up" she said and I laughed "You're going to make me cry too, Grandma"She patted my head and then looked around. "Where is Belshar. Why isn't he here by your side? He's been gone for a while hasn't he""I'm sure he'll be back soon," I said, glancing around. The music suddenly got louder and the DJ encouraged everyone to get on the dance floor."See, he should be here with you.
DELIA HERRERA POV Celine was smiling and moving through the crowd. She looked so happy that it made me sick. I watched as she spoke with some group of people, the happy smile on their faces making my fist clench. Bunch of people pleasers. I was sure most of them didn't even like her. They were all just pretending so that they could get something out of her. It had been annoying to find out that despite all the money I'd siphoned out of the company, she'd still managed to rebrand it and keep it running. Then she went on to change the name, erasing Herrera from it. She destroyed my very legacy. All the time that I suffered, she'd spent it in achieving great things and being happy with Belshar.Tremor racked through me all of a sudden and I swayed on my feet. My hand trembled and my body grew hot. I knew exactly what I needed. The darn pills that Zane had gotten me addicted to. Why hadn't I taken the stupid pills? I thought I could survive without them but now as I shook like I was c
BELSHAR NESSAR ABED The party was in full swing. My gaze stayed on Celine as she laughed and mingled with the guests, and I couldn't help but fall deeper in love with her. She was so damn perfect, she made my heart ache. As if attuned to my gaze, she glanced up and our gaze clashed. Her eyes brightened, then she blew me a kiss. I made a show of catching it then grinned as she grinned bashfully and put her hand over her heart.I mimicked her gesture and then gave a nod back. Celine's smile widened, but then she pressed her lips together and pointed with her chin that someone was behind me."Belshar" My expression hardened as I turned to face Kail. It was one thing that Celine had invited him to the party but that he was shameless enough to come was another. "Thanks for inviting me..." "Don't bother with that Kail, I didn't invite you. I am also sure you know how I feel about you being here. Didn't I warn you to stay out of my sight" He blanched, then stepped back. "I just wanted
DELIA HERRERA POVZane was right about everything and I hated that he was. His words rang in my head, driving me Insane.Wanting to get rid of those voices In my head, I reached for the bottles of pills, my hands trembling as I uncapped them. I glanced inside it and noticed that there wasn't much left Inside. I frowned, wondering just how many I'd used up in two days, then recalled that each time I felt even the slightest discomfort, I'd drowned the pills as if they were the solution to all my problems... Maybe they were. I didn't feel as shitty when I was high on them.I picked out two of the pills and then stopped as I brought them to my mouth. Was I really going to do this too myself? Was I just going to watch everything crumble like dust around me?I couldn't. Throwing the pills away, I capped the bottle shut and got up from the bed.A quick shower helped to reduce the tremors in my hands and also helped clear my head."You are Delia Herrera, Delia," I told myself because it was
DELIA HERRERA POV "You said you wanted to watch me kill Celine. It's been three days now and you still haven't told me how that's going to happen. Are you stalling because you're having second thoughts? You've also been spacing out lately. Are you thinking about her " I asked unable to keep it in.After the last sex we had on the day he arrived, he hadn't touched me and it was driving me Insane just thinking that it was because of Celine. It was infuriating and recalling his words about how he was going to let me kill Celine because he couldn't have her made it worse."Are you not going to answer me" Zane glanced at me from across the table then sighed, before flinging his spoon to the wall. "Can you stop? You're fucking ruining the romantic atmosphere, Delia" he growled but I was too pissed off to care about his anger."You're so fucking delusional. There's nothing romantic about this setting" I screamed then dragged my hand through my hair, before clutching at it tightly and pull
CELINE HERRERA POV "I think I am going to take some time off work" I got out and Belshar's gaze jerked to mine in surprise as he stopped pacing.He'd been walking in circles for a while and at first I just thought he was agitated from excitement, he was, but he was also worrying and I could see it on his face.Belshar was damn perfect at hiding his emotions, so if he was so expressive this time, it meant he was really stressing over it."You are" he asked, his tone disbelieving. Deep down I knew he was throwing a fist in the air. "Are you sure about that" I gave a quick nod, then smiled. "Yes, I'm sure. I think Karen should handle things in the meantime. She's really the best at what she does. I'm sure she'll be able to handle things in the office without me, Besides, I feel like if I don't stop working, You're going to pace a hole into the ground" I joked, then narrowed my eyes "Tell me the truth, you were trying to come up with a reason to make me stop going to work, weren't you"
CELINE HERRERA POV "Congratulations, Celine. You are approximately four weeks pregnant" the doctor announced and I jerked into a sitting position, my eyes widening as I looked from the doctor to Belshar whose jaw was literally on the floor.He'd stepped inside the room just in time to hear the news and It was a miracle that he didn't drop the glass of water he'd gone to get."I'm pregnant?" I asked dazedly.It was quiet for just a second and then Belshar threw a fist in the air. "Yes! That's what I am talking about" he grinned as he rushed at me and engulfed me in his strong arm, then he proceeded to pepper kisses all over my face while I struggled to shove him off. "Oh my god, Belshar" I groaned even as I laughed. "You're suffocating me" I got out and he quickly let go of me. "Are you alright? I didn't mean to hold you like that" he asked as he looked me over, worry written all over his face. "Will you cut it out? I am perfectly fine. Stop fussing already" "You're carrying a ba
DELIA HERRERA POV "A present," I asked, my heart thudding hard against my ribcage. Zane nodded. "Yes, I did. " He said and pointed to the shopping bags he had dropped beside the bed. It wasn't what I was curious about but I forced a smile to my lips. I've learned that if I was patient enough with Zane, he would eventually tell me what I wanted to hear."Thank you so much, Zane," I said and picked them up, my hands trembling. Zane noticed it and my breath hitched in fear when he frowned. He grabbed hold of my hand and I held my breath, waiting for him to hurt me. "Have you been skipping out on your pills You're shaking so badly" I let out a gasp of air. "There are only two pills left and I didn't know what day it was. You've been gone for so long..." "I was gone only for a weak" I fidgeted. Had it really just been a weak? It felt so much longer. "You never let me go out of the house, so I can't tell how long it's been" "Are you saying you want to go outside""No of course not