NAYAI left the store feeling on top of the world like I was floating. Although I left with a death threat that didn't take the smile away from my face, seeing Kayla off her high horse begging for help it was beautiful to watch her in misery. And her face when I told her, it kept replaying in my mind and it brought a big smile to my face. All thanks to Leon for making it happen.It was only the beginning. I wasn't going to stop anytime soon.“You look happy,” Nick said as I got into the car“What can I say? It wasn't so bad” I laughed“Wait. Why are you still here?” I asked“I was waiting for you” he answered “I spent hours in there, you shouldn't have,” I said“It is my job to look after you,” he said making me roll my eyes at him“And Leon would snap my head off if I returned without you” he laughed“He definitely would,” I said shaking my headI was sure that by the time we got home, he would still be mad at me and refuse to talk to me. Which I one hundred percent understood. But
LEONIt was hard to get Naya to see where I was coming from she just took my words and turned them upside down making it seem like I was trying to control her movement. I even explained but she refused to listen, she more than anyone should understand why I was that way with her.I already knew what Jennifer wanted as she asked them to meet up. It couldn’t be anything more than wanting Naya to be loyal to them, I am sure something in her head made her think she would be able to do it herself. She was convinced that the only reason Naya rejected her was because she sent a third party, that was how Jennifer thinks she feels no one can or should ever say no to her and when it happens just like her son they can’t handle it.I wasn’t skeptical about what Naya's response would be, I have grown to trust her and know her. She wouldn’t bend to their feet. I was worried about her safety, the meeting could go left and something could happen, as predictable as they were they were also very danger
NAYALeon refused to leave my side all day, he made the chef cook me food and watched me eat every bite. He kept asking if I was sure about not needing a doctor and I kept telling him no. I was fine, it was just almost like a glitch in my brain. I would be fine. But he still didn’t want to leave and I didn’t want him to leave either. I loved that he was around me.“Won’t you go to bed?” I asked “Not yet,” he said“Have you seen the time?” I asked, it was around past ten already“I would go after I put you to sleep,” he said“I’m not a child” I whined“For today you are” he laughedI couldn’t dare sleep wink because the fear from what happened was still there, I just felt like the nightmares would be too much to handle. I needed to take my night coffee so I needed him out of my room because he would understand immediately.“I need to take a shower,” I said getting down from the bed“I would still be right here,” he saidI took my towel and was about to take off my clothes when I sudde
KAYLAI laid on my bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. My whole body felt heavy like I had been drained of every last bit of energy. The events of today played over and over in my head, and each time, the anger in my chest burned hotter.Naya.That bitch.She stood there and laughed in my face. She mocked me, watched me fall apart, and enjoyed every second of it. She wanted to see me suffer, and she got exactly what she wanted.I felt like screaming, throwing something, breaking everything in sight. But what was the point?Jennifer, who I thought would be my last ray of sunshine, I thought she would clean up this mess, had abandoned me. My so-called “friends” that surrounded me were nowhere to be found. Ryan tossed me away like I was trash, telling me I wasn’t his business. I was alone. Completely alone.Tears burned in my eyes, but I was tired of crying. I had already wasted too many tears on people who didn’t deserve it.I lost.For the first time in my life, I lost.I had built my
NAYA I opened my eyes to see that I had fallen asleep, I felt light like I had just the best sleep of my life. I didn’t have any nightmares which was surprising. When I tried to move I noticed that Leon was asleep beside me with his arm wrapped around me which brought a smile to my face and I laid still not moving an inch so I wouldn’t disturb his sleep. I brought my hand to his face and straightened the crease line on his forehead, he looked tense in his sleep. He tightened his grip around me, mumbling something. He was probably having a nightmare. So I rubbed his arm slowly to calm him down. The mumbling stopped for a while then his eyes flew open looking me right in the eyes. “Are you okay?” I whispered and he just pulled me closer to him resting his head on my shoulder. I rubbed his back, I could tell something was wrong. “How long have you been up?” He asked tucking my hair behind my ear “Not long,” I said “Did I wake you up?” He asked “No, you didn’t, why do you
RYANI finally folded after my mom had nagged me continuously to get out of bed and back to work like everything was normal. I knew she would keep talking and talking until I got out, that was why I just decided to leave. I didn’t want to leave at first until I had found a way to get to Leon but she didn’t give me a chance, she always wanted things to happen at her own pace but things don’t work that way sometimes somethings need time to be able to give maximum results.Kayla, who I thought maybe just maybe she would be able to do something, got exposed to the press. I should have known that she was useless and had nothing to offer.I did the press conference that my mom set up for me assuring the public and business partners that I was fine and not on my deathbed as many have speculated and just like that business was back to normal, the stock price picked up I guess she was right at the end of the day.I was back in the office even with my hand still hanging over my neck, paperwork
Kayla's body was pressed up against the wall, her dress bunched up around her waist, her nails digging into my back as she let out a desperate, breathy moan. My hand gripped her thigh, pushing it up higher, giving me deeper access as I slammed into her, hard and fast. Her head rolled back against the cold wall, eyes heavy with lust, lips parted as she gasped for air.I didn't kiss her. I didn't whisper sweet nothings. This wasn't about romance or emotions. It was just raw, messy sex exactly how I liked it."Fuck, Ryan," she whimpered, her hands clawing at my shoulders."Shut up," I growled against her neck, biting down just enough to make her cry out. I liked the way she reacted, the way her body trembled under my touch, completely at my mercy. Her perfume was sweet and intoxicating, but all I could focus on was the way she clenched around me, her body so eager, so desperate.She was soaked, her arousal coating me with every deep thrust."You like this, don't you?" I murmured, my fin
LEONI had to get a doctor to check Naya's vitals, consuming caffeine every night just to stay awake sounded dangerous, I didn’t know anything about the body but it just felt wrong.“Is everything okay miss?” The doctor asked “Yes I’m completely fine, he is just overreacting,” she said “I heard about your caffeine intake, would you call that overreacting?” he asked“It is not as bad as he made it seem I promise,” she said with puppy dog eyes “I’m sure it is even worse” I scoffed“Why? If I may ask?” the doctor asked checking her heartbeat. Her eyes traveled to hands that were busy playing with the hem of her shirt“To avoid nightmares” she whispered “What you are undergoing is PTSD. You can't avoid it or suppress it, it would only come back harder” he explainedThen it suddenly made sense why she had that breakdown, she had been suppressing it that it blew off like that“You have to face it, challenge it, and don't let it weigh you down,” he said giving her a sad smile“I could su
KAYLAI slowly opened the door carefully so as not to make a sound. The last thing I wanted was to wake my parents or run into them. I was in no mood for questions, especially not tonight. My mind was too messed up to come up with any excuses, and I had no energy to explain where I was coming from. As soon as I stepped inside, I slipped off my shoes, holding them in my hands to avoid making any noise. I took in a deep breath and started tiptoeing toward my room to avoid making any sound.But just as I took my first step, the lights in the living room suddenly flicked on. I froze instantly, my heart raced quickly, and my breath caught in my throat.I was caught.“Oh my God” a yelp escaped from my mouth“Why are you back so late? I have been worried sick. I have been calling you nonstop” my mom said “Really?” I brought out my phone from my pocket to see she had left me fifty missed calls“My phone was on silent I didn’t hear it ring,” I said and continued walking“What have you been u
NAYAI woke up, surprised that I had even fallen asleep. The last thing I remembered was feeling too drained to even think, and now, somehow, I had slept through the night. It had to be one of the pills Leon gave me, it must have knocked me out completely.Leon had been the one to take off my bloodied clothes. He had been the one to bathe me. I barely remembered any of it. My body had been so weak, my mind so far away, that I couldn’t tell what was happening around me. Everything had felt like a blur like I was trapped in a fog too thick to escape.But now, as I slowly woke up, I noticed something different. My body felt lighter and more relaxed. The soreness I had expected wasn’t there, at least not as much as I thought it would be. And, surprisingly, I hadn’t had any nightmares. It was as if both my body and mind had shut down completely, forcing me into a sleep so deep I couldn’t even dream.I turned my head, looking to the side. Leon wasn’t there. My eyes moved to the clock and it
LEONRage burned through me, deep and consuming. It clawed at my chest, wrapped around my throat like a vice refusing to let go, the type that settled deep in my bones. It wasn’t the usual kind of fury that came and went in waves. This was colder. Sharper. It was the kind of anger that made me want to destroy everything in my path. My hands clenched into fists, my nails digging into my palms, but the pain was nothing compared to the fire inside me.I failed her.I promised to protect Naya, to keep her safe, to be the one thing she could always count on. And yet, tonight, she had suffered the worst kind of betrayal, the kind that shattered something inside her. And I hadn’t been there to stop it.That was what haunted me the most.But the fact that I let this happen. The fact that I hadn’t been able to shield Naya from it. My grip on the armrest of the chair I sat tightened. My jaw locked. The room around me blurred at the edges, my vision darkening with pure fury.Ryan thought he had
RYANI had finally won.After hours of planning, of waiting, of making sure everything played out exactly how I wanted, it all paid off. Kayla’s weak little plan had no real weight to it, but I had turned it into something real. Something permanent. Something no one could ever undo.And I did it perfectly.Naya was out of the picture. Broken beyond repair. I made sure of it. The look on her face when those bodies dropped, the devastation, the agony. It was the most satisfying thing I had ever seen. She acted like there was nothing on earth that could break her but I did, I had taken everything from her, ripped away whatever hope she had left.And the best part? She blamed herself for it. Just the way I wanted it to play out.I leaned back in the car seat, the leather cool against my skin as I scrolled through my phone, my mood light. This was a victory. This was what winning felt like. And yet, instead of basking in it, I had to deal with Kayla’s bullshit.She sat stiffly beside me, s
NAYAMy hands trembled as I gripped the paper, my eyes scanning the words over and over again, but they didn’t make sense. They couldn’t make sense. The test said we had no relation. The act was flawless so perfect that even now, I struggled to believe it had all been a lie. Every word, every tear, every touch, they had played their roles so well that, for a moment, I had let myself hope.But they weren’t my parents.They never were.My fingers tightened around the paper squeezing it tightly, the truth staring back at me in black and white, yet my mind refused to accept it. The weight of it all pressed down on me, suffocating. They were strangers. Strangers who had stepped into my life for reasons I might never fully understand. And now, they were dead. Had he hired them just to slaughter them when their usefulness ran out?The thought sent a sharp, piercing pain through my chest. I let out a small, shaky breath, my head spinning as I tried to process everything. They weren’t my pare
NAYALeon looked disturbed, but even without saying a word, he was trying to comfort me. His arm was wrapped around me, his hand moving in slow, soothing circles on my back as Nick drove us home. Normally, his touch would have eased some of the ache in my chest, but not this time. This time, nothing couldI hated feeling like a burden, hated the way I kept making people worry. No matter how much I told myself to stay strong and to keep pushing forward, I couldn’t do it anymore. I had reached my limit. I had to make a choice. The same choice I ignored before, believing I could handle everything on my own. But I was wrong. I wasn’t strong enoughIf only I had done what they said. If only I had left when they told me to, without asking questions, without resisting. Those people, those poor couples, my parents, they would still be alive. Maybe they wouldn’t have found their child, but at least they would still have their lives.But I was stubborn. I thought I could fight back. And now, be
KAYLAEverything happened too fast. One second, they were just sitting there, tied to the chairs, scared but alive. The next, there was a deafening bang. Blood sprayed across the room, warm and sticky, splattering onto my face. My ears rang from the gunshots, my body frozen in place. My heart pounded so loudly that I could barely hear anything else.I couldn’t move. I couldn’t breathe.Ryan shot them.He actually shot them.The couple who had done nothing but beg for their lives. The couple who were supposed to only be actors in my plan. The couple who were never meant to die.But they were dead now. Just like that.Their bodies sat limp in the chairs, heads slumped forward, eyes lifeless. I wanted to look away, but I couldn’t. The sight of them, the blood pooling beneath their chairs, the way their fingers twitched slightly even though they were already gone, it was all burned into my mind. This wasn’t how it was supposed to go.My plan was simple. Fool Naya, make her believe she had
We pulled up to the front of the building, and before the car had even come to a full stop, I flung the door open and sprinted inside. My heart was pounding so loud I could barely hear my own thoughts.The place was eerily quiet. No voices, no movement, nothing. It felt abandoned.But that wasn’t possible.Ryan always had his men with him. He never went anywhere alone. I expected to be met with resistance, maybe even a fight, but there was nothing. Just complete silence.Something was wrong.It felt like we were too late.“Should we have called the cops?” Nick asked from behind me, but I ignored him. There was no time to think about that now.All that mattered was finding Naya.My legs carried me through the house faster than I could process. My eyes darted around, scanning every corner, but all I saw was dust, cobwebs, and old furniture covered in sheets. It was exactly how I remembered it, an abandoned holiday home, untouched for years.“Naya!” I called out, my voice desperate, but
NAYAI rushed over to them, their body was hanging lifeless on the chair they were tied to. I shook their bodies violently begging them to wake up but they didn't bat an eyelid. I cried and screamed at the top of my lungs but it didn't change anything.Ryan was standing in the corner cleaning the gun in his hand with a handkerchief while Kayla panicked frantically wiping the blood that had splattered on her face when Ryan pulled the trigger.My heart couldn't take it anymore, it hurt so bad that I wanted to pass out. I just killed my parents I never knew existed in the first place, it shouldn't hurt as much as it did because I didn't know them at all, and just moments ago I was praying that the result came out negative but no it hurt as hell, I was broken, I wanted to go with them, there was no reason to stay alive.All they wanted was to be reunited with their child but they lost their lives in return all because of me. It seemed like everyone who was affiliated with me ended up havi