NAYASometimes, I feel like Leon speaks without really thinking things through. One minute, he was talking about getting rid of every single drop of coffee in the house, and the next, he was telling me to move into his room. It was so sudden, so random, that it completely caught me off guard.It didn’t make any sense. Why would he even suggest something like that? It was weird, completely out of the blue, and I had no idea what was going through his mind when he said it.“No” I shot at him“Why not?” he asked“So you are saying I should sleep on the same bed every day and wake up to your face every day?” I asked with raised brows“Why are making it sound like a bad thing, we are married after all,” he said slumping on the couch beside me“Married” I scoffed“Yes we are, so we should stay in the same room,” he said “No, I don't want to” I shot“Why?” he asked but I kept my reasons to myselfThere was something unspoken between us, something neither of us wanted to admit, especially me
I stretched lazily, my body sinking deeper into the soft mattress before my eyes fluttered open. For a second, I was confused about where I was. The ceiling above me wasn’t the familiar one I had been used to for weeks. My brows furrowed, my brain still foggy with sleep. Then it hit me, I was in Leon’s room.Right. I had moved in with him.It still felt strange waking up in his space, surrounded by things that screamed Leon. The dark color palette, the lack of any unnecessary decorations, and the almost clinical neatness of everything. It was all so different from what I was used to. And then there was my stuff, awkwardly scattered around. My pink blanket clashed terribly with the black and grey tones of the room. My suitcases sat in the corner like unwanted guests, and my few personal items on the nightstand seemed completely out of place.I sighed, rubbing my eyes before glancing at the clock beside me. 8 amI almost couldn’t believe it.I had slept through the entire night without
“Do you?” he asked again, I tried to talk but nothing came out of my mouth. My heart was racing thinking of what could be going on that it felt like it would jump out of my mouth.Leon came closer to me taking a sit beside me, he wrapped his hands around mine trying to calm me down“It is important” he simply said“I don't know them, I have told you before” I managed to say. He didn't say anything and just shared a look with Nick.“What is it? What happened?” I asked and they both said nothing“Nick, what is going on?” I asked “Ma’am it is-” he started to say before Leon cut him off“It has to be money-hungry people, I would sort it out,” he said dismissively“Sort what out? This concerns me so I have to know what the hell is going on” I said trying to relax my nerves that were all over the place. I was nervous and anxious at the same time but that didn't take away the curiosity, I was eager to know what was going on.“A couple came out to say that they are your biological parents, t
KAYLAI surrendered everything to Ryan.After bumping into him at the bar, where I had gone to clear my head, I ended up right back in his arms. I was still mad at him for not helping me when I needed him the most, but even with all that anger, I couldn’t bring myself to let him go. Not yet. A part of me still believed that if I pushed a little harder, I could make him fall for me. It wasn’t impossible I just had to be patient.And that night, I made progress.I let him take me, right there in the bar, giving him everything he wanted without hesitation. I knew what I was doing. If I gave him what he wanted, if I made sure he couldn’t get enough of me, then eventually, he would be mine. Completely.So I just had to keep going. Keep giving. Keep feeding his desires until he realized that no one else could satisfy him the way I could.I ended the day with the perfect cherry on top by telling him my perfect, beautiful plan to destroy Naya. I expected some resistance at first, but to my su
NAYALeon and Nick had been running around, making endless calls, trying to uncover the truth about the couple claiming to be my parents. Every news outlet they contacted had the same story. They were simple farmers from a small town who had traveled to the city after seeing me on the news, desperate to reunite with their lost children.I grabbed my phone, needing to see what was happening for myself, but before I could unlock it, Leon snatched it from my grip.“It’s better to stay off it for now,” he said firmly.“What are they saying? I need to know,” I insisted, reaching for the phone, but he didn’t budge.Instead, he pulled out his tablet and handed it to me. The screen was frozen on a video, the thumbnail alone making my stomach turn. Kayla stood at the center of a crowd, surrounded by flashing cameras, and at her feet, the supposed couple clung to her legs, sobbing uncontrollably.My hands trembled as I hit play.The moment the video started, the noise hit me all at once, report
NAYAThe air in the room felt heavy, almost suffocating. I sat stiffly on the couch, my hands resting on my lap, my fingers digging into the fabric of my dress. Leon was next to me, his body tense, his eyes sharp as he watched every movement in the room. Nick sat across from us, his expression unreadable, but I could tell he was on high alert.And then, the door opened.My heart clenched as the couple from the video walked in. They looked exactly the same as they did on the screen, older, and tired, their faces lined with age and grief. The woman clutched the man’s arm, her eyes already brimming with tears, while the man’s lips trembled as if he wanted to say something but couldn’t find the words.I swallowed hard. My chest felt tight, and for a second, I wanted to run out of the room. But I stayed still, forcing myself to face them.The woman took a shaky step forward. “Naya?” She asked I didn’t answer immediately. My throat was dry. My heart pounded so loud that I barely heard my
RYANThe moment Kayla told me her plan, I knew it was perfect.We were still at the bar, her body pressed against mine, her breath hot against my neck. I had just finished fucking her against the wall, the scent of sweat and alcohol thick in the air. My mind was still buzzing, my pulse still racing, but when she leaned in, eyes burning with something wicked, I listened.And damn, was it good.Pretending to find Naya’s long-lost parents? Making her question everything she thought she knew about her own past. It was ruthless. It was brilliant. It was exactly what I needed.Kayla didn’t even have to convince me. The second the words left her lips, I was sold.Naya had always been stubborn, and always acted like nothing could touch her. But this? This was the kind of thing that could shake someone to their core. She wouldn’t be able to ignore it. The doubt would eat away at her, and the media would do the rest.Kayla was still talking, but I was already picturing it in my head. Naya, st
NAYAI sat in the garden, lost in my thoughts. My mind kept going back to them, the way they looked at me, the way their voices trembled with emotion. It was almost too much to bear. They seemed so vulnerable, so desperate, so happy to see me. And that was what scared me the most.For the first time since they showed up, I found it hard to second-guess their words. Every part of me wanted to pick apart their story, to find the cracks, to prove to myself that this was all just some big misunderstanding. But when I looked into their eyes, all I saw was pain, years of searching, of hoping, of never giving up. And now, they had finally found me.I swallowed hard, my chest tightening.What hurt the most was that I couldn’t gather the courage to tell them about Nyla.How was I supposed to? How did I look these people in the eye and tell them that after everything they had been through, after all the years they spent searching for their daughter, they had already lost one?I could barely thi
LEONThe anger in her voice was very loud and clear, I had never seen her like that it was like watching a different person but in a good way. Although it happened at a rough time she had the last laugh and it was so satisfying to watch. Their faces as they watch every word come out of her mouth, they must have forgotten she wasn’t the same girl they taunted and trampled on. They thought her words were just her bluffing because they thought she was weak and there was nothing she could do to them.And she showed them, they didn’t know how much she gave her all into making sure she brings them to their downfall, how persistent she was during that period was what drew me to her. I was so proud of her because she fought that battle against them and she won after they laughed in her face repeatedly, now it was left to them to waste away wishing they could go back in time and not get on her wrong side.She laid in bed and just stared at the ceiling without uttering a word and I sat beside h
I sat on the hospital bed staring into the distance while Leon sat beside me, he looked down and troubled, that it made me feel horrible. He also lost the same way I did but he was only trying to make me feel better while he battled with his own grief internally. I couldn’t even hold him and tell him everything would be fine, my mind wasn’t in the right place, we both needed each other and I couldn’t be there for him.“Have you had anything to eat?” I asked and he turned to me quickly surprised to hear me speak“Don’t worry about me I am fine” he said giving me a little smileHe still had his head wrapped with bandages and he hadn’t had any rest yet, his eyes looked red and heavy.“How could I not? Just look at you we went through the same thing and you are still trying to look after me when you are also hurting” I cried“Naya” he called cupping my face in his hands“Look at me, I am fine as long as you are fine,” he said the tone in his voice breaking my heart even further “But I’m
KAYLAIt was like a dream, one minute I was planning a holiday to escape everything that had been going on around me, and the very next minute everything was taken away from us. It was frustrating when our accounts got frozen but in my head I expected it to get fixed. Dad would take care of it was what I said. But it was like someone was actively working extremely hard to bring us down, I would never forget how Dad got arrested. I was still in bed when I heard a loud bang from downstairs, I was so confused and scared but I ran down the stairs to see what it was about just to see a sea of policemen storm into the house and whisk Dad away before we could react. Mom had to go around taking loans to afford a lawyer, it was embarrassing and unbelievable. I couldn’t wrap my head around how we could fall so fast, it didn’t happen with warning or little but everything happened at once and too fast for me to process. I cried myself to sleep every night because mom kept saying stuff like I ha
NAYA Being in that ward tied to the damn drip and the continuous beeping that filled my ears made me feel like I was being held captive. I wanted to leave the damn environment but they didn't want to let me leave. “I can’t stay here it is suffocating, I need to leave,” I said to Nick “Just a little more while and you will go home” Nick answered his voice laced with pity “I can’t, it feels like I am being held captive. I hate it here” I sobbed “How about we get some air outside” he suggested “Alright” I mumbled He took a wheelchair and tried to get me to sit on it when I stopped him “I can walk” I kicked the chair away as I got on my feet “Careful” he rushed to my side to assist me but the look I sent his way made him know better than to hold me I lost my baby and that was hard enough, staying in bed made me feel more helpless and way worse than I already was “Leon is now the CEO,” Nick said beside me “That’s good” was all I said It was good news but right
I headed back to the hospital so I could be with Naya while Nick could carry on sorting everything out, the evidence was clear and inevitable. The only way Jennifer could avoid getting arrested was if the evidence was destroyed and that would never happen not on my watch. I got down from my car and before I could step in an older-looking man with specks of grey hair scattered over his hair stopped me with his both hands stretched out by his side “Where is my daughter?” he asked a whiff of his alcohol-filled breath hit meI tried to walk around him and leave but he rushed and stood in front of me again asking the same question “Where is my daughter?!” he asked shouting this time“Go find your daughter or whatever else where to leave me and get out of my sight before I punch you in the guts” I threatened through my gritted teeth, I was in no mood to deal with a drunk“If you don't take me to her now I will come back with the press,” he said pausing me in my tracksWhat was the fucked
LEONIt was hard watching Naya devastated and broken and once again it was me who put her in that position. Just after celebrating that we were going to be parents it was taken away from us. It hurt so much but I couldn't show that in front of her, I had to be strong for her but I was moments away from slipping. I wanted to scream and crush them both to crumbs even after being named CEO. That wasn't enough, I need to finish them off for good.She clung to me tightly but didn't say a word after she cried her eyes out and I held onto her not letting her go. I couldn't tell her the good news since the moment had been stolen away and it didn't even sound like good news anymore with what we had going on. Our bundle of joy that we rejoiced over was gone, and I couldn't begin to imagine the pain that Naya was going through.“Congratulations boss you did it” Nick whispered once Naya fell asleep “Doesn't feel like a victory” I breathed out, he was talking about me becoming the new CEO of Valo
NAYAI slowly opened my eyes, my vision blurry at first. Everything around me felt hazy like I was trapped in a dream I couldn’t wake up from. I tried to make sense of where I was, but the steady beeping sound filling my ears told me all I needed to know. I was in a hospital.I felt something strapped to my face and instinctively reached up, pulling down the oxygen mask. My body ached, but I ignored the pain and tried to sit up. The moment I moved, a sharp sting shot through me, making me wince.Before I could push myself any further, I heard hurried footsteps. Nick rushed to my side, his face filled with worry.“You are up,” he said happily “Stay still I will go get the doctor” he whispered“Where is Leon?” I asked but he rushed out to get the doctor I winced at every movement I made every part of me hurt and there was a throbbing in my head that didn't want to go away. Every time I close my eyes I see flashbacks of the car ramming into us, I thought that was it, I genuinely thoug
RYANIt felt like I was in a trance state not only did I watch Leon walk in and destabilize everything I also watched him get elected as CEO out of fifty board members forty-nine of them all voted for him while I got one, just one fucking vote and that person was my mother. All my plotting and trying to protect my position and he just came out of nowhere and took it away from me like it was nothing.I had questions How long has he been planning for?He had a whole secret company and now an investment company? He was out to get us for good and he won. he fucking won.More than anything I felt like a failure, the smirk he had on his face kept replaying in my head. I wanted nothing more than to bury my nose in cocaine and do whatever came to mind. I wanted to strangle him with my bare hands and watch his life slip out of him.“Can you fucking answer me?!” I heard my mom shout. We were in the basement parking lot of the company waiting for the reporters to clear out before we left, the
LEON“Let me fucking go” I hissed at the doctor trying to clean up my wounds“But sir you are bleeding,” he said“I don’t fucking care!” I roared “I want every doctor in this hospital to attend to her, she must wake up or I would burn this place to the fucking ground!!” I shouted, there was a banging in my head as I spoke but I ignored it. I had to make sure Naya was fine“We have been able to stabilize her, we can only hope that she wakes up,” he said slowly like he was scared of the words as they came out of his mouth“Don’t tell me that! I would pay any damn amount just make sure she is fine and she wakes up please” my voice cracked as tears filled my eyes, it was unbearable to keep watching her lay still like that“What is going on? What happened?” Nick rushed in looking between me and Naya“We will try our best you have my word,” the doctor said I crashed on the couch holding my head tightly trying to stop the banging that refused to stop“Why hasn’t this been covered up?” Nick