"They are gone now. You are safe." The man walked away from Avery, preparing to leave. As the room was dark she could not see his face, she could hear only his voice and feel his strong aura.
"Thank… thank you, sir." She uttered. The effect of water was gone now, she didn't know what she drank but she felt like taking off her clothes. Avery looked around with her heavy head and muttered, "Thank you for saving me, sir. I… I will leave then…"
The man remained silent and she stood up. Unknown to where she was going, suddenly she hit her head against a rock like hard chest. Avery extended her hand and put it on the man's chest. "Is that you? Sir."
"You seem drunk, can you go back alone?" His voice was cold yet she felt he was considerate enough to help her.
Avery nodded her head and smiled at him foolishly. "I… I think I can… "
The man let out a sigh then holding her hand he took her towards the door. "This is the door, you can leave now."
Avery about to leave felt hot, she couldn't help but touch her dress and started pulling it.
"What happened?"
"I… I feel hot." She started pulling her dress. The man quickly grabbed her hand as she was trying to take off her clothes. Judging by what she was wearing, it wouldn't take her a minute before tearing it off her body.
"You…"
Avery pulled the zip of her dress down and the man's eyes widened. She took off her clothes and tossing it somewhere on the floor, she held his hand. "Sir, can you help me? Please, I need your help."
"What?"
"Can you make me feel cold? I feel very hot"
With that she hugged him. The man tried to push her away but her arms around him were strong. She was wearing a see through crop top and shorts.
"Let go! I will look for something."
Avery instead of letting go of him, wrapped her arms around him tighter. She was suddenly feeling sad, she remembered how she always wanted Liam to love her but he never did. Feeling her crying on his shoulder the man took her to the bed. He grabbed a bottle of water and handed it to her. "Drink it, you will feel better."
Avery with weeping eyes drank the water, the man sat next to her. He just came back to the country after eleven years of staying abroad, for some reason he was here. Strangely, he met a woman on the way. He just wanted to help her, that's all.
"Are you ok?"
Avery nodded her head and turned towards the man. For the first ever time she saw his eyes, they were so beautiful. She forgot what she was going to say, instead she murmured wanting to touch his face.
"Your eyes are so beautiful, like those… those oceans." This time she touched his face. And his eyes dilated the moment she did so.
The man, not liking her touch, grabbed her hand and said in an icy tone of voice. "Restrain yourself, Miss. You are drunk."
He just wanted to help her but now, she looked like those women who loved to throw themselves at him just for one night fun or for money.
Avery smiled and said leaning a little closer to him, "Drunk? I am not."
The man could see she was totally drunk but she didn't want to give in.
"Did anyone come with you?"
"Me? No. I am single."
"I am asking, did someone come with you? Not if you are single or…"
Before he could finish, unexpectedly she leaned more close to him. Her chest was touched against his, he was taken aback by her audacity. Did she know who he was? If she knew what she would do?
"Woman, you…"
Cutting him off she looked into his eyes and suddenly smashed her lips on his. Surprised, a woman to pave the way first.
He sat still, not taking his eyes off hers. Avery moved away from him and looked at him with her tipsy eyes. She asked him, "Would you like to sleep with me?"
"What?"
He had met many women but this woman was somewhat different. She just asked him if he wanted to sleep with her?
The man let out a sigh and said in a cold tone, "Tell me your address. I will send you back."
"Address? Do I have an address?" Avery had no place to go. After her grandmother died she had been living with Liam in his mansion so she totally forgot that she actually didn't have her own house. Knight family also cut all ties with her after her marriage with Liam Lincoln.
Avery smiled like a fool and looked at the man seductively. "Yes, I know. My adress… I will tell you where… I… I live."
She asserted.
"Ok. I will send you back then." He ignored her. The man gave her a hand but due to being too drunk she grabbed his waist instead. True to say he couldn't resist her. He was a man of strong self control, no matter how beautiful or model-thin girls got naked right in front of his eyes he never felt anything for them but even a single touch of this woman was making him feel aroused. It was hard for him to resist her.
Screwing his thoughts in his mind he held her hand just as he felt she was about to faceplant on the floor.
"Watch out!"
"Thank you."
The man looked away. He knew he was doing no good by helping this woman. She looked like a troublemaker since the first time he met her. But he was a kind man. He couldn't just keep her there knowing how that guy would have eaten her up by now or she would be probably dead by now.
A Rolls-Royce Cullinan followed by four more cars both front and back stood in front of the club. His bodyguards were standing in a row for him. As the bodyguards saw the man with Avery they immediately opened the car door for them.
"Mr Wyatt."
Avery with wide eyes glared at the inside of the car, she could guess the man was mighty rich but that got nothing to do with her. She just wanted a night with him and never meet again. Sitting next to the man when she was half awake, she looked around. The man was probably talking to someone on the call.
Avery smiled and moved close to him. She grabbed onto his suit then she put her hand on his chest and her head on his shoulder.
"I am so thirsty." She mumbled.
The man couldn't be more surprised by her behaviour, he looked at her and said in an icy tone, "Get off me. I will get you water…"
Avery instead of moving away she sat on his lap. She threw his coat on her body that she gave her to wear before leaving the room. She wrapped her one hand around his neck and started brushing her other hand on his chest seductively.
"You…"
Avery pouted then looked at him with her intoxicated eyes. His eyes caught on her red kissable lips, then her innocent face that he had been trying to keep himself not focused on for long. He quickly looked away when Avery said, still rubbing her hand on his chest seductively. "I feel so hot."
With that suddenly she started pulling her dress that was already see through. He held her hand to stop her quickly. "Stop!"
Even her touch was making him lose it. Avery looked into his eyes and then pulled him closer.
"I am this beautiful. Why don't you want me?"
"..."
The man's eyes moved from her innocent face to her slender legs. She was beautiful indeed but she was not his type. Even though for a moment the thought came into his mind he quickly shoved it away. If he wanted he could have any woman in the world but she was not that woman.
"Nobody wants me. Everyone thinks I am just a fool, I have nothing, no family background nor I am beautiful. Why would anyone want me… right…"
He saw tears in her eyes. Unexpectedly it made him feel bad. The man felt bad and touched her face. Looking into her eyes she brushed his thumb on her cheeks wiping off her tears. "They are blind who say you are not beautiful."
Avery glanced at him, their lips close to each other. The more he was talking, the more she was reminded of her cheater husband.
She touched his face and asked him in a low tone, "Am I beautiful in your eyes?"
"Yes, you are."
"Then why do you keep pushing me away? Why don't you make me yours?"
"What?"
"For just one night."
"You want only a night with me?"
Avery was never like that. She never gave her virginity to Liam let alone sleeping with another man. But tonight she wanted to do it.
Avery nodded her head, "Yes, be my one-night stand."
No woman ever said that to him. They either wanted money from him but they never were happy when he only gave them a night. They wanted more.
The man saw determination in her eyes. He touched her face and asked her again, "Do you have any idea who I am?"
Avery nodded her head in disagreement. "No."
"With a stranger, you want to sleep with?"
"Hmm, we will go separate ways tomorrow." She told him.
"I see. Do not regret tomorrow, woman."
Suddenly he felt impressed. It was getting interesting. The man touched her neck with one hand and pulled her close by her waist then kissed her. He pulled her closer on his lap and she wrapped her arms around his neck leaving no gap in-between.
His hand rubbed on her legs, slipping his hand inside her shorts while continuing kissing her, she started unbuttoning his shirt. He took the clasp of her bra off, kissing her downwards her neck when she remembered only words that kept playing in her mind. Liam slept with her stepsister… So could she, sleep with a random guy but was he?
Beep! Beep!With the sound of the alarm from her phone, she slightly moved on the bed searching for her phone with her hand.A slightly ruffled sound left her mouth as she couldn't find it anywhere near. Usually, she turned off the alarm every morning, since she had to make breakfast for everyone in the Lincoln Residence she used to wake up earliest in the morning.'I can't be late. Mom will sco... Wait, this is not Lincoln Resi...'Avery opened her eyes and darted around, all she could see was telling her that she was in some unfamiliar place.Feeling something as if claiming her, her eyes turned toward her midsection as she felt someone's hand on her waistline. She enlarged her eyes and examined the masculine figure that was sleeping on her next. Due to having his face turned to the other side, she couldn't see his face.She gobbled and remembered everything that happened last night. Her face turned red and she bit her lips. 'I... I slept with a stranger last night... I was the one
"Mr Wyatt, Miss Knight has..."Noah Miller, Apollo Wyatt Lincoln's secretary put a file on the table while uttering so in a rigid tone of voice when Apollo's eyes were glued to the wall clock. He turned around in his chair and skipped a glare at the file on the table. Letting out a sigh he rests his head against the chair."I see.""You don't look surprised..."Turning around Apollo smirked. He knew she would do something like this. "Let her do what she wants.""Got it, sir."It was past evening. Avery looked around and wiped off the sweat on her body. She was drained because of walking for so long. Since she left the hotel, she had been wandering everywhere. 'I don't believe him at all, he must be lying. I can't just give in to his wishes, knowing how he used to bully me I can't get myself to trust him without testing the fire!'Taking a look at her surroundings she gazed at the screen of her phone, she could see the time but the very phone reminded her of something else. Exactly wh
Sitting on the chair opposite Apollo, Avery was looking at him with sharp eyes. There was no way she was going to let him bully her like he used to do. Even if they would get married he would never be able to bully her. She decided it all in her mind. "Let me introduce myself. I am Daniel Hudson, Mr Wyatt's lawyer. I've prepared the contract for your marriage. Please read it carefully before signing it." The guy named Daniel handed her the contract. Avery skipping a glare at Apollo started reading it carefully.'Why so many details? I don't understand much... '"Details."Avery looked up at Apollo. 'Did he hear me? But I was mumbling... 'To Apollo's order, Daniel started explaining. "Yes, let me tell you about the pieces of information you should know before getting into this marriage contract.""Sure.""You guys will be married for ten months, when the contract expires you guys will go separate ways. In these ten months, my client Mr Wyatt will be helping you get back the property
Lindwens HouseAvery was following after Apollo. With every step she was taking, she kept playing with her hands and looking down. Without looking she took another step and suddenly she hit her forehead against something that felt hard. Avery mumbled, 'Ouch!' and looked up, rubbing her forehead.As she saw Apollo staring at her coldly, she smiled at him apologetically."Sorry." "There's nothing to be nervous about, what's wrong with you?" There came, his stern voice. "I am just... I can't help it.""Do you need some time?"Avery looked up at him, her nervous eyes meeting with his emotionless ones. She once thought about how would she handle it when she would be meeting with the person Apollo was taking her to meet with, but she quickly shoved the thoughts and decided she would be brave yet here she was, eating her words."No, I'm ok.""Are you sure?"Avery took a deep breath and nodded her head. As Apollo extended his arms towards her, she gave her hand to his and let out a breath
11 pmSettling herself on the couch, she glared at her phone and then at Apollo whose eyes were preoccupied with the computer. He had been on it for more than an hour now.After talking about having a fiancee, the room fell silent. They didn't talk again.Avery coughed and then glanced at him again. No reaction from him like she expected!'This man! He has been working and treating me like I don't exist. He didn't even tell me where can I sleep... Gosh!'Finally, she stood up and walked to him. She knocked on the table gently so he would at least look at her.Not moving his concentration from the computer, he asked her in a serious tone of voice, "What is it?""I am sleepy. Where should I sleep?""Take the bed." He answered shortly.Avery left him alone. Sitting on the bed, she looked at the photo on the side table. It was Apollo in a blue shirt and white pants, he looked around his twenties and was fairly handsome.She remembered back at school he was the most popular guy so he was
"Can I use some of your clothes from the cupboard please?"Avery propelled towards the cupboard and was waiting for his answer. "Yeah but reason?""It's all for our plan.""And what is that?"Avery randomly grabbed some clothes from the cupboard and then started tossing them here and there on the floor casually."Can you at least tell me what are you planning of doing?"She for one minute glanced at him then she took off the shirt that she was wearing. Apollo saw how messy his room was now. And he hated it. He gritted his teeth and asked her, "For God seck, what do you want to do?"To his question, she remained silent. The view looked perfect in her eyes when it was the opposite of him. Nobody ever dared to mess up his room, to avoid him, if it was someone else he would have fired them right away and make them regret for their deeds but he couldn't do that to her. Apollo tried keeping calm and being patient... For the first ever time in so many years. Avery finally inhaled the fres
"Good morning, granny." Pulling the chair behind for Avery, Apollo sat next to her. In the Lindwens House, Jessy lived with her husband. Apollo's parents were now in another country. Because Apollo's grandfather had to go on a business trip last night, he was not on the breakfast table.Jessy looked delighted as she saw the couple who looked too sweet with each other. "Good morning."There were many delicacies on the table, and Avery couldn't wait to taste them. True to say, after she came here yesterday she ate halfheartedly as she had to be more focused on other things.While checking on the foods, she suddenly noticed that the delicacies on the breakfast table were also having some of her favourite dishes.She glared at Jessy with confusion. There was no way she remembered telling her what she liked to eat. And she knew her favourites were not among Apollo's likings. It couldn't be a coincidence!'Does granny also like these dishes?'"Granny, Uhmm..." Jessy as if expected it. Sh
"It's not a good manner to avoid your relatives, you know." Kaden Lincoln, the man who dared to stop the car pronounced. He stood with his head high in front of Apollo.Apollo paused on his way, his hands in his pocket and he had his calm demeanour. Kaden, happy to succeed in stopping him on his way smirked and then walked forward, passing him. He stood before him, and raised his hand towards Apollo, "Today is my big day, wouldn't you like to give me your blessings? Cousin."Kaden Lincoln, namely the second in line to take the lead of the Lincoln family business once had good relationship with Apollo until some years later, things took a turn and since then, Apollo as if was his rival in every single thing. Apollo sent daggers through his eyes, instead of shaking his hand with him he just walked away. 'Avoid' was the one word he wanted to use now. "I am going to get married the day after tomorrow. You probably heard it."Apollo heard him with no intention of doing such. The news o
The petals of beautiful flowers were followed by the wind. The Indian cork flowers were everywhere on the ground. Today was such a nice weather.In the whole school if there was a place she loved to stay at then it was this place. Every time she came here, her mood got better.In her school uniform a high school student, Avery Knight looked around. She looked kind of in a mess with her appearance, her hair high in a messy bun with her skirt slightly muddy. She looked so simple yet naive. Tears ran down her cheeks, and she wiped off her tears with the back of her palm. Avery sobbed and looked at her palm which got muddy earlier. Checking no one was following her she settled on the bench."They bullied me again, my hand is hurting. But what can I do? It was all because of that Apollo. He always bullies me and because of him, now everyone bullies me." Looking at the wound on her hand, Avery sobbed again. When students were after her, she somehow managed to get away from them or she coul
∆ A month later ∆"You look so beautiful. Such a beautiful bride!"Isla smiled with glimmering eyes as she looked at the bride. In an off the shoulder beautiful white gown, her sparkling energy looked infectious, Grace looked so joyful and beautiful.From the other side Avery put the crown on her head as she asserted cheerfully, "Omg, you look so beautiful. I'm sure, Patrick will be awestruck."Today was Grace and Patrick's wedding, and Avery and Isla be her bridesmaids.Grace smiled at the girls and voiced, "Thank you guys, both of you look as gorgeous."When the bride was coming down the aisle, the groom's eyes got teary. Patrick was too overwhelmed that he was getting married finally. He wiped off his tears and held her hand. Preston and Maverick were so happy, in the small suits they looked absolutely handsome. Noah was too busy watching his girlfriend, Isla. Apollo entangled his fingers with Avery's as they watched the wedding start.Isla was so happy, she was taking so many pi
∆ An hour later ∆"I will leave him begging on the street, your husband will die a painful death and so will your kids. Avery, I will kill your whole family." Those words kept beating in her eardrum like a bell. Her forehead sweated like a horse and her hand clenched into a fist."Prez, Mike." Suddenly opening her eyes as she found herself lying on the bed, with everyone waiting outside for her Avery quickly hurried out of her room. She saw Apollo talking to the officers."Where are my kids?""We are looking for them, we will soon..." The officers were interrupted as she voiced bitterly, "My kids have gone missing, how long are you guys gonna keep giving excuses?"The officers went silent. Avery wiped off her tears and felt short of breathing. She looked at Apollo and requested, "Please bring my kids back. Please... Jennifer is a psycho, she might hurt Prez and Mike. They are just kids, they should not... I don't know how are they doing now. I..."Everyone seemed worried, even after h
∆ One month later ∆"Good afternoon, Mrs Wyatt." As she proceeded out of the elevator elegantly in a black suit and pants, everyone greeted her respectfully. Walking into her cabin, she placed her purse in the drawer and then a hand encircled her waist. Avery smiled and turning around she hugged him.Apollo kissed her and asserted, "Welcome back.""Thank you, baby." Holding her hand he had her sit on the couch then he made her a coffee mocha."Here is your coffee, madam." Placing the cup on the table he asserted so a little playfully.Taking a sip of the coffee, she looked at the outside world from the window. Even a month ago, she was wondering what would her future be like. Avery felt blissed, just like she wished everything was going smoothly."It's been a month since Jennifer has been hospitalized. She is getting well, today I went to see her." Heavily sighing, she proclaimed so in a calm tone of voice. Her hatred for Jennifer was on top, every time she saw her suffering in the h
"Lieutenant, we have found her location."Police have been looking for her location for some time now, Noah and Daniel managed to stop Apollo from going to rescue Avery by himself.Apollo looked around. His eyes were fixated on the tab that was in the police officer's hand. "Let me see too." "Ava." As soon as the officer handed him the tab, Apollo ran to his car."Mr Wyatt, stop!"Quickly hoping in the car, he didn't even look back. "I will send the location to you guys. But I can't wait here anymore." "Shit! It's dangerous. We should have guessed the boss would do this, follow him. Faster! Dan." Getting in the car, Noah followed his car along with the police officers.∆ Liam's apartment ∆Tapping on the keyboard constantly Liam glanced at the clock again. At one time he grew so frustrated.After Jennifer's treatment, he didn't dare to fight her anymore. He remained quiet and followed her order.Knock!"Jennifer must have sent his men. Seems Avery has already signed the papers." Lia
With a smile plastered on his face, Apollo extended his hand, searching for her who was supposed to lie next to him on the bed. "Babe" As he opened his eyes, he was surprised. The side of the bed was empty, with his slightly dizzy head he sat on the bed, putting a pillow behind him.At first, he thought that she was in the bathroom but after calling her names and waiting for fifteen minutes as she still didn't show up, Apollo felt something was surely wrong."As far as I remember we were together before I fell asleep, she is supposed to be here... Avery." He then remembered what he planned of doing.Putting on a shirt he quickly headed out of his room, calling someone but as he came out, and saw Noah along with the four, he cut the call.Apollo felt more uneasy, he could understand something was surely not right since her friends were here as well.In a worried tone of voice, he questioned, "Where is she?"Everyone remained silent, they didn't know what to answer. After Isla talked t
"I wonder what's so urgent, why did Drea call me so early in the morning, telling me to come here."Getting out of the car, Isla hurried towards the hallway when suddenly she collided with someone. Looking up as she saw Noah, she was astonished, "Wait, what are you doing here?" She questioned him."Same, what are you doing here?" Instead of answering her, he questioned her."Drea said there was something urgent so I came to see her. How about you?"Hearing her Noah raised his brows, "She told me the same thing.""Damn it! It's worrying me, it must be something important that she..." Isla was thinking of the reasons when Noah suddenly held her hand. "What?"He took a peek around and dragged her close to his car."Noah, what is it?""You told me that you had something important in the hospital, it was because of this issue, right?"Smiling cheekily at him she rubbed the back of her head, while lying to him about why she couldn't go on a date with him she didn't think things would turn o
"Sorry, I can't let you get hurt. If anyone should get hurt then it's me, you must be safe and protect our kids. I love you, my husband." Placing a kiss on his forehead she smiled at sleepy Apollo for one last time.Getting in the car, she quickly checked the blue file that she took here with her. Her eyes glowed as she looked at the signature.∆ The Next Day ∆Avery was in the kitchen, making dishes when suddenly she felt her head spinning, she hissed and rubbed her head. Suddenly a hand reached around her waist and in a swift, she was taken in his arms.Widening her eyes, she smiled and hit his shoulder gently, "What are you doing? Put me down, I still have a dish to make ""We have chefs for that purpose." He added and only when they were in the bedroom, did he put her down on the bed.Avery looked around and tried getting up, but he pulled her back, sleeping next to her he wrapped his hand around her midsection.Avery could feel he was up to something. She raised her brows and lo
∆ The Next Day ∆Noah flat-out ran to the room, seeing him so panicked everyone looked at him.Avery gazed at him worriedly and asked, "What happened? Why do you look so worried?""You guys didn't see the news yet?"Both Avery and Apollo nodded their heads in denial and Noah quickly turned on the tv.The words on the news said indeed shocked them. "Wendy Lincoln is dead?"Noah reported with a nod, "Yes, she jumped from her house's building and died on the spot.""When did it happen?""At 3 am. She even left some suicidal notes that she was suffering from depression." Noah added.Avery had some words with Liam last night, he told her that he had something to tell her and he would tell her about it in the morning when they would meet again. But until now, she waited for his call but got none."Did the police find any trace?""No, there was nothing.""So it means the case will be closed soon."Avery looked sad. She remembered how Wendy behaved with her so trashy but still, she didn't wi