The night was cold, the empty road was empty due to the heavy rain. Damien drives while his dark hair covers his left eye and his long masculine fingers hold tight on his steering. The image of what he saw kept playing in his head as he drove as fast as he could to the address sent along with the video.
His girlfriend for two years, Beverly Wales, is a Hollywood actress and model, she featured in a lot of movies and also appeared in most magazines. They were supposed to hang out tonight as her movie premiere will be in two days but she didn’t show up or even text him. Damien wasn’t thinking, he just wanted to go there and make the actor who they are having a moment together at the moment feel what it means to touch what belong to Damien Vladimir. Immediately he took a sharp corner and accelerated, he heard a thud sound which made him step on his break immediately. He felt he hit something and this made him wonder what it might be, he looked around through his car window but the night was too dark and the rain was too heavy to see anything. He turned on his car engine again then he heard a louder thud sound which made him frown and immediately he opened his car door and stepping into the heavy rain, he saw a girl's lifeless body on top of his car with blood flowing with the rain from the top of his sports car. “Shit” Damien cursed carrying the girl immediately into the back of his car as he zoomed off to the nearest hospital. While driving in haste, his phone began to ring which he picked up immediately. “Track my phone and meet me at the location, I just hit someone.” He said and hung up for his assistant to sigh. Simon carried his coat and rushed out of his apartment to follow his boss's tracks. Inside the hospital, Damien rushed in carrying the unconscious girl he hit while her blood left traces on the floor. “I need a doctor immediately,” he said with authority making all the nurses at the counter rush towards him while two doctors brought a bed. He gently laid the girl on the bed before the doctor rushed her away to the emergency center. “Make sure she doesn’t die,” he said looking at his body. The nurses are around gasping at the tall man with striking features, his face looks cold but yet familiar. “He looks like Damien Vladimir, the CEO of the Vladimir empires” one of the nurses whispered. “Sir” A doctor walked towards Damien with a blanket. “We will need her information sir” the doctor quietly said while he cleared his throat as he didn’t know if it was the weather playing tricks on his throat or the man whose appearance was intimating. “I don’t know her,” he said for the doctor to clear his throat. “Boss” he heard a man call running towards them. “Deal with everything here,” Damien said and without collecting the blanket, he left the hospital for Simon to sigh before he awkwardly smiled at the doctor. “What happened?” He asked for the doctor to chuckle. “He brought in a girl involved in an accident, she’s in the theatre as we speak but we need her information,” he said for Simon to sigh. “After the surgery, I would like to see her so I can find out who she is and please send me the bills needed,” he said for the doctor to nod. At one of New York's Airbnb apartments, Damien's car stopped at the gate, he wanted to open his car door, but multiple notifications bumped into his phone. He opened it and multiple photos of Beverly and her supposed colleague after their heated night appeared. Damien closed his eyes and scoffed then he turned on his engine and drove back. Inside the Airbnb home, Beverly drank from her wine smiling at the man sitting at her front. His hands reached out to her blonde hair before he bent his head and kissed her again. “We.. mm.. we just finished a heated round Micheal,” she said laughing. “I want more. If you leave tomorrow, I won’t be able to touch you again as long as your scary boyfriend is around” he said for Beverly to chuckle. “Damien is a nice man. Well, he’s scary but he knows how to make a woman feel attached.” She said chuckling. “Is he better than me mm?” He asked spreading her legs. “Yeah,” she said giggling. “Are you sure?” He asked pushing himself into her. “Ah.. mmm hmm” she moan for Micheal to smile. “I guess not tonight. Tonight I’m better” he said and began to pounce in and out of her. Beverly's moans again filled the room along with the erotic sounds of flesh hitting flesh. Damien drove to his home, after freshening up, he sat in his study and then carried his phone, first, he would find the person who sent him the notification and know why, but he would do it alone. He opened his call log and called a number. “Director Clement, I’m withdrawing my investment from the new movie,” he said and hung up. His phone began to ring multiple times but no response he closed his eyes with a sly smile. It was midafternoon and the black car driving on a highway playing music. A little boy danced along with the song playing in the car while his mother sang along to the song as she drove, through her review mirror she saw the boy dancing nonstop as he giggled. “Damien, sit please baby.” the dark-haired woman said scolding her five-year-old son who kept dancing. “Is Dad going to meet us at grandpas?” His little voice asks for his mother to give him a sad smile. “Maybe, maybe not,” she said while tears began to pour and her son saw it through the review mirror. “Mommy, are you crying?” He asked for his mother to immediately clean her tears. “No honey. Why should I?” she said smiling when a notification bumped into her phone. As she drives, she opens the message only to see a photo of her husband and his secretary on the bed. Gladys breaks down in tears forgetting she’s on a wheel, she knew her instincts were right that’s why she sent a spy to confirm. Damien was curious so he moved towards his mother from behind when he saw what she was looking at but still, he didn’t understand why it made his mother cry. “Pompeo!!” The heavy sound of a trailer blew and before Gladys could focus back on the wheel, a heavy crashing sound was heard. “Mom!!” Little Damien screamed out loud Immediately Damien woke up from his nightmare as the sweat broke out of his body. He cleaned his face sitting up, Damien stood up walking towards his bathroom when his phone began to ring. He went to his bedside table and picked it up, opening his phone he saw three hundred and fifty-five missed calls from the movie company chairman, CEO, and director, his father, Beverly, his stepmother, and Mason. Damien dropped his phone and walked into his bathroom, stripping himself naked, he put on the shower, the warm running water running through his hair down his big drooping rose tattoo at his back, at his waistline was a date tattoo, his long masculine fingers run into his hair as he close his eyes to feel relaxed. At the hospital, Simon woke up from the cushion he slept on, he looked at the lady with bandages on her head, and he sighed recalling what the doctor told him. “She had a serious head injury and it might lead to loss of memory,” the doctor said for Simon to sigh. “When will she wake up?” He asks. “Depends, I can’t say but if eventually she loses the memory, it will take her six months before she begins to recognize herself,” he said for Simon to sigh. He rubbed his face after searching the internet to find anything about her but couldn’t because she was not with her ID or anything that he could use to find out where she was from. He yawned before he called his boss. He carried his phone only to see missed calls which made him wonder what was going on. Immediately he dialed his boss's number to give him an update about the accident. “Good morning sir” he greeted after Damien picked up, without waiting for a response which he knew he wouldn’t get, he started to speak. He told Damien everything the doctor said and his lack of information about the girl before he waited for a response. “Transfer her to the Gladys Vladimir hospital,” he said and hung up for Simon to sigh…….Simon looked at the still unconscious girl in the hospital bed with her head wrapped around a bandage. He wonders why his boss asked him to move her to the hospital he opened in his mother's name. “I wonder why the production company has been calling me” he looked at his phone before he called the CEO of Theatre Group. “Mr Fredric, I’ve missed your calls,” Simon said after the phone was picked up. “Why did your boss withdraw his investment from the movie that’s already set to premiere.?” He asked Simon to frown, Damien didn’t tell him to withdraw their investment because he invested in the movie because of his girlfriend but if he withdrew without letting him know then it’s not meant for him to know. “It’s best known to him sir, I just follow orders,” he said for the CEO to scoff. “This is not right Simon. Please tell him I want to invite him over for dinner and let’s talk about it. If we did something and we need to apologize then we will” he said for Simon to sigh. “Ok
Damien had a scoff on his face, what his grandpa just said to him still rings in his head. First, he tried all he could to get hold of every single empire owned by Vladimir because he knew his mother died because of his father's affairs with his stepmother. The product of that affair which is his stepbrother and sister is now used to threaten him not only that but he is being forced to marry the woman who just betrayed him. He chuckled relaxing his back on his exotic office chair before he stared at the photo on his desk. The beautiful smile of the woman in her early thirties made Damien close his eyes. “Mom, I promise to get you justice, I thought Grandpa was on my side but it seems, just like you were betrayed after all you’ve done for them. They are turning their back on me too but don’t worry too much, your son is no weakling.” He said using his slim masculine fingers to touch the picture. Meanwhile, At the Gladys Vladimir hospital, Aurora's unconscious body has been arrange
The bright sun shone into the big study at the Vladimir villa, old man Vladimir sat facing the two men sitting on the couch while Beverly sat opposite them. “We are sorry to come directly to you Chairman Vladimir, yesterday was supposed to be the movie premiere date but due to Mr Damien's withdrawal, we couldn’t make the premiere possible and it’s going to affect us. We have asked Beverly to speak to him but she didn’t give us any positive feedback. I came here with the lead actor Micheal and as the director, it’s my job to make sure everyone benefits. Please Chairman Vladimir we need to ask Mr Damien what went wrong.” He said for Grandpa Vladimir to sigh looking at Beverly and then the other two men. “I have talked to him, don’t worry he will come around just postpone the premiere date.” He said with confidence knowing his grandson will not want to give space for his illegitimate brother. “Ok sir, we will…. A knock was heard cutting the director's words. The door opened and D
Agatha scoffed at the scene she had just seen, after getting no response from the two people on the bed, she closed the door and walked away. She called Aurora's number but was switched off then she was about to leave when she saw a familiar bag at the back of the door. Immediately she rushed and carried it, it was Aurora's work bag, her uniform was inside, and her makeup things. “The truth is that I don’t know where she is, she caught Sara and me in bed that rainy night and she ran away. I’ve looked for her everywhere I know she might find solace but no one saw her so I give up.” He said for Agatha to scoff turning towards him. “Why? She’s an orphan, Audrey, she put all her trust in you, even when the possibility of you cheating was visible she still trusted you.” Agatha said for Audrey to not respond then Sara walked downstairs already dressed. “You both will pay, I swear” Agatha angrily said and left the apartment with Aurora's working bag. It was raining so heavily, and th
The study was silent, everyone washed Beverly's body trembled in anger, and she folded her fist after reading the certificate. “Who is Aurora?” She asked but nobody answered as they didn’t even know who she was. “ Camila, Aunt Clara, Grandpa.. who the hell is Aurora?” She angrily asked and stood up while tears began to form in her eyes. “Grandpa you said he’s going to marry me, I should not worry but now I’m seeing the name Aurora on a marriage certificate with Diamen. This is bullshit” Beverly hit the door and stepped out angrily. “ follow her Clara, don’t let her do something stupid.” Old man Vladimir said for Clara to run after Beverly. Beverly rushed upstairs taking her car key before rushing back downstairs. “ Beverly wait please,” Clara said holding her hand. “ no Aunty, if he’s going to do this to me at least dumb me first, not only that let me know what I did, how dare he register a marriage between him and a girl while we are still dating? Damien must give me an a
Aurora watches the blonde-haired girl walk towards her, she wonders why and what’s going on. “Are you Aurora?” She heard the blonde girl ask her and she nodded before she could respond, her words were cut off by two fast but yet a strong thunderous slap landed on her left cheek making her lower lips cut from the side and blood began to come out. “Snatcher” she heard the blonde-haired girl say while she held her cheeks confused and also feeling the metallic taste of blood in her mouth. She watched the lady leave with three men following her from behind which made her wonder what was going on and why is she slapped. Aurora felt a whooping headache which made her immediately walk back to her room, she walked towards her bathroom, and on the sink tap, she watched her mouth, pouring out the blood then her face, using the clean white towel to dap her face before her broken lips. “Ssh” Aurora hissed in pain before walking out of the bathroom. Her head still ached so she took some p
Damien's tall figure looked at the petite girl at his front, his slim long fingers raised her hot chin to look at him and her blue eyes stared at him with fear. He turned her purple cheeks and scoffed. “Are you a statue?” He asked Simon and the doctor to open their mouth shocked with his question. “Huh,” Aurora gasped with surprise at his question. “I asked a question,” he said releasing her face. “No” she whispered. “Then you must be dumb,” he said looking at her face. “No” She whispered bowing her head as she wondered what kind of emotionless person was in her front. “I don’t think so, because there no reason you will stand still and let a fellow woman slap you this hard, except you are a statue or you are dumb or both,” he said to Aurora whose tears were forming in her eyes but she tried hard not to let tears flow. “Make sure she’s alright,” he said to the doctor and as he was about to leave, her question stopped him. “She calls me a snatcher,” she said for Damien
The Vladimir family left Damien's mansion with a sour face, the big black Chevrolet SUV drove into the city why the clouds roaring, Camila was on her phone while the old man look at Clara and John, he pushed his head backward because he had been wondering what changed his grandson, the cold shoulder, heartless attitude and total no regards for his stepmother. The cloud kept roaring as the driver diverted into the Vladimir family villa, immediately the car stopped at the garage and the door was opened by the guards, the old man stepped out, He looked at his son. “ in my study, both of you,” he said and walked away for Clara to look at her husband. Both adults sigh while Camila shakes her head leaving her parents behind as she walks to her room. Inside the old man Vladimir study, she rubs his forehead waiting for his son.The two adults walked in sitting on the couch. “ justifying your statement John,” he said for John to sigh. “ nothing to justify dad, I have been with Clara
Every time Damien kissed Aurora, it felt different. The emotions surged through her with varying intensity—sometimes soft and soul-melting, sometimes wild and consuming. But tonight, it was something else entirely. His tongue pushed deeper, tasting every inch of her mouth with slow, deliberate strokes. His hands slid down to her thighs, fingers pressing firmly into her soft skin. “Mmm…” Aurora moaned between kisses, struggling to steady her trembling legs. Damien released her lips only to trail his kisses down her neck—deep, possessive kisses that left tingling marks. Her head tilted backward, eyes shut, lips parted in a silent cry of pleasure. “Ah…” she gasped as he lifted her and gently placed her on his study desk. He take her lips again, after a little while, released the kiss and traced kisses down to her neck. He deepened the kisses, sucking hard, leaving his mark as he kissed her erotically. Aurora’s head tilted backward, her eyes closed, her mouth parted as waves of inte
The night was cold—colder than it had been two nights ago. Aurora covered Camila gently, then sat out on her balcony. After their discussion earlier, she now understood why Damien never forced anything. She bit her lower lip, then stood up and walked to her wardrobe. She opened her lingerie drawer and brought out everything she and Agatha had gotten from the Bahamas mall.Her shy mind thought they were too erotic to wear, but Agatha had insisted they were more than appropriate. She walked back into her room and picked up her phone, calling Agatha on a video call.“Isn’t it late?” Agatha picked up, yawning.“I need your help,” she said, prompting Agatha to sit up.“Okay… what is it?” Agatha asked.Aurora raised all the lingerie for Agatha to see, which made her cover her mouth in surprise.“Woooooo!” Agatha gasped, still covering her mouth, as Aurora shyly kept them aside.“Come on, you know I’m shy, Agatha. I need your help. I don’t know which one to wear,” she said.“The red string r
It was afternoon, and the sun shone brightly despite the snow around. Inside the cabin of one of New York’s prestigious restaurants, Joshua Ontario sat watching the young man whose presence made him feel a little nervous. He watched Damien sit calmly yet composed.His dark hair, expressionless face, and upright posture made him look every inch the prince that he was.Joshua Ontario cleared his throat and adjusted his suit.“I’m glad you asked to meet before accepting the deal,” he said, and Damien nodded.“Actually, I didn’t like the structure of the contract,” Damien replied, and Joshua nodded again.“I’m glad. When my father brought up the suggestion of merging, I was furious. But on second thought, my son Gregory—who is the same age as you—doesn’t want to carry on. He just wants to party. To keep this part of our family business going, it’s best we merge with one of New York’s best business partners,” he explained. But that was all a long story to Damien.“The clause about listing
It was 7 a.m. The sun shone brightly. Camila had a screening test for her upcoming event. Dressed in a navy-blue suit, she walked to her grandfather’s room. There had been chaos in the family yesterday. She was speechless and couldn’t say anything. She knew that even if Daniel was not a Vladimir like her and Damien, he deserved to be treated as one—because he was born and raised as one.She was about to knock when she noticed the door slightly open.Gently, she walked into the room.“Grandpa, still sleeping?” she asked, dropping her handbag as she approached the bed—but she froze when she saw a very pale old man lying there, face up, eyes wide open.“Grandpa?” she called gently, moving closer.The moment she touched his cold hands, she screamed so loudly in shock.At Damien’s mansion, the sun shone brightly, and its rays fell on Aurora’s sleeping face. A shadow moved over her, causing her to gently open her eyes. She yawned and stretched her body. As she looked up, she saw Damien in s
The unexpected drama kept the Vladimir villa in chaos. Ciara was furious at her husband. After Daniel left to speak with his grandfather, Ciara dragged John to their room.“How dare you say such words to Daniel? How could you break him like that?!”“He’s an adult now, Ciara. He should—”“You have no right to decide when or how he should know his true identity. Then why did you accept him without explaining to your father?” Ciara asked, her voice filled with anger. John sighed, then looked at her.“Because I killed his father,” John said, making Ciara gasp.“What?” she whispered, shocked.“What did you say, John?”“I love you, Ciara. More than anything in this world. More than Gladys. She was the one my family wanted for me, but I broke her just to get to who I wanted—even though I knew you were with someone else. The day I gave you the job, I already knew about your boyfriend and his habits. Even when you told him about your pregnancy, I knew. I knew if I didn’t take action, I would l
Aurora’s hands trembled. She didn’t know what triggered her, but she knew she had started something she couldn’t finish. The way Damien walked away from her—and his last words—still echoed in her head. Swallowing hard, she closed her eyes.She took a deep breath and began to eat her meal. Midway through, Damien walked back into the room. He didn’t say a word. He went straight to the wardrobe, pulled out his business suit, and left.Aurora frowned. Where was he going? She quickly followed him, but by the time she got outside, the chopper had already taken off.She sighed and returned to the sitting area, where the butler was cleaning a portrait on the wall.“Did Damien say where he was going?” she asked.“No, madam,” the butler replied, shaking his head.Aurora sighed again.“Is everything alright?” Agatha’s voice rang out from upstairs. Aurora looked up.“What’s wrong?” Agatha saw the tears in Aurora’s eyes and immediately frowned, descending the stairs with concern.She gently held A
Aurora’s fragile hands held onto Damien’s chest. She swallowed hard before relaxing her head against him. “Why did you strip me naked?” she asked slowly. “I don’t think it’s because you want us to continue from last night,” she added. Damien raised her head and gently took her lips. He kissed her tenderly, tasting every inch before slipping his tongue into her mouth, devouring her whole. Aurora’s hands moved towards his neck, her delicate fingers caressing him as she kissed him back harder. Damien lifted her, and she instinctively wrapped her legs around his waist. He carried her into their bathroom, gently placing her down before breaking the kiss. His hazel eyes stared into her blue ones, and her flushed face made him chuckle. He slowly stripped off his clothes, leaving himself bare. Aurora immediately covered her face, making Damien chuckle again. He gently removed her hands, cupping her face. “I love you,” he whispered, making Aurora blush. He stepped closer, causing her to
Damien looked at Mason. The sadness in his eyes made him understand, in that instant, that he had been betrayed.Mason bowed his head slightly, then scoffed.“My mom was right. Bitches like her—”“I’m not standing here to listen to your baby cries. Say what you found out,” Damien cut in immediately.Mason chuckled, then looked at him.“He was her ex-husband. After getting what she wanted, she left, even when he refused to divorce her.”“So you married another man’s wife?” Damien scoffed.“It’s not funny,” Mason said with a straight face.“He’s not the only one,” he added.“What?” Damien asked as Mason ran a hand through his hair.“That’s her job—marry rich men, take a decent fortune from them, and run.”“I thought she was a poor waitress you fell in love with,” Damien said, making Mason sigh.“That was just her cover. I—”“What are you going to do about it?” Damien finally asked.“I’ll watch her and see what she wants from me,” Mason replied, taking a deep breath.“Women like that are
The night was cold. After much anticipation, Simon decided to meet with the lady who had called earlier. He had calculated everything and knew where it was going to end.The Bridgeton Bar was bustling with celebrities and influencers inside. Simon entered and went upstairs to the cabin he had been told about earlier.As soon as he entered, he saw the familiar face.“I thought you wouldn’t be coming,” Kayla said as she sat up, causing Simon to scoff.“Miss Kayla,” he said, then sat down.“Drink?” she asked.“Get to your point,” he said with a straight face.“Let’s make a deal. Tell me where Beverly is, and your secret is safe with me,” she said, causing Simon to scoff. He sat up, shaking his head before looking at her.“In other words, I should betray my boss for my secret,” he said, and Kayla smiled.“If you say so,” she said, causing Simon to chuckle.“Do you know that once you agree to blackmail, it never stops?” he added, causing Kayla to look at him.“In this case, it stops. All I