COLEShe was so tensed, standing next to me like that. I mean, I could feel her nervousness radiating through her in waves.She was dressed in pyjama shorts and a matching shirt. It was not Laila's. I had made some workers go shopping for her size of clothes. She covered her fit with the Apron that Sofia normally wore, whilst her beautiful hair hidden in the bonnet she wore. Thing was, I never ate anyone's food, aside from Sofia and her late mother who had been working with us since I was a child. My parents both died at a point, but they did not leave. Priscilla trusted me enough to still stay and continue working for me even after I told her that she could leave if she wanted to. She stayed, even as dangerous as being around me was.I did not know if my taste buds could ever adapt to something different, but I was willing to try her. Something told me this would be good, or at least, worth it.After asking her to list out everything on the table, I finally picked up my cutleries a
AUBREYHell.This was hell like nothing I had ever seen. I had been starved before, in my foster parents' home after I came out from the orphanage, but never like this. I did not know how long it was now, but I was barely awake.When I had first entered this place, I thought I would die in no time. If not from hunger, from the ghosts of the many skulls and bones that littered the basement floor. He was really a murderer. Just how many people had he killed this way?I sang songs to my daughter every once in a while and hoped that she felt my love. I mean, maybe I was being dramatic, but sometimes I could see my death staring at me in the face.No one had come to visit me since the incident. It was like they all purposely left me here to rot. I had totally forgotten about the order to not use garlic and onions, but after this incident, if they let me live, I would never forget it anymore.I wondered if he had recovered already… What if… What if I had killed him?He was a murderer anyway
AUBREYI managed to sleep after that, his words haunted me so bad, I kept wondering what he would do to me. Out of fear, I even managed to hide a good number of all the torture items I saw, only leaving some vibrators and dildos here and there. They all made me shiver with disgust. He actually used those on his wife? No wonder she divorced him. He had a working, perfect dick, and he had the guts to use those instead?At a point, I got hungry after eating a very little portion of food that morning (Cole's order), and I decided to go outside the room a bit. The door was not locked, so I walked out easily.The bodyguards in the house had already escorted Cole to work by now, or do I thought, so I was free to loiter about the house, under the watch of cctv cameras, provided I did not try to go outside.The guards out there probably had an order to beat me senseless if I dared cross the door. I made my way to the kitchen instead."Oh my God!" Sofia exclaimed when I materialized at the ent
AUBREYI closed my eyes in that instant, already feeling his dick rubbing against my folds. I braced myself for more pain, as I was dry as a desert, but then all of a sudden, I heard a loud ass crash, and the weight was lifted off me.There were a few violent punching sounds too, and then eager footsteps approached me. I did not even bother to know who it was, they could as well end me already at this point.I had my eyes closed still, because I did not know what or who to expect. Or maybe I did not want to know. My leg was almost going numb now, the blood would not stop trickling down my thigh."Open your eyes." I heard a familiar voice say, but I was too lazy and scared to do that. I did not want to see the blood again, I would definitely pass out. For now, I would just keep enduring the searing pain whilst hoping that I did not die from this."What the fuck man, you almost broke my skull, and for what?" I heard the rapist's voice now, and I wished I was strong enough to just grab t
COLEHow had I missed it? No matter how much she tried to maintain this new weird accent of hers, it always sounded a bit awkward to me. She might have fooled others, but I could not be fooled.She was Clarissa, and something strongly told me that Purity was my offspring."Answer the question right now." I spoke with a firm tone, leaning even closer to her, whilst staring deep into her too blue eyes."She's not… She, um…" She looked so contradicted, I could even see some sweat droplets trailing down her forehead."Clarissa." I warned."Don't call me that." She mumbled with a frown on her face, her cheeks becoming a little rosy. I should not be thinking about how fucking cute the woman was at the moment, so I simply asked,"Why don't you want to be called your name?"She sighed, then licked her lips and turned away as she answered, "Because it reminds me of so many bad memories. That's all. And as for Purity, you would find out anyway. She is yours, but please," she paused and turned t
COLEA week later, I was on a flight leading to Aurora Springs. I had just finished having a conversation with Denise some minutes ago. I had told her a week ago to make sure to get my daughter's things ready for me before I got there.Purity and I had talked a while too. We had become really close over the days. I hoped it was enough to get her to come with me.Denise had a new apartment and Aubrey's business all to herself, I was not bringing her to New York, it was not a fucking family reunion.Sort of was, but not the entire family, because I knew Aubrey took her friend as a sister, and Purity as an Auntie.Oh fuck, Purity… Well, Sofia could be her Auntie for the meantime, I decided.I was looking out the window, filled with nerves as I wondered the best way I could make her come with me without having to involve Aubrey. She would most likely tell her daughter not to come with me… in fact, not most likely, I knew she would do it as she had told me she would, by herself.I had a di
AUBREYI was restless the whole day. He had threatened to bring my daughter home yesterday, but it was already a new day and they were not here yet.I could not reach him either, because I did not have a phone to do that."Calm down, Aubrey, you need to calm down a bit. Mr Frost is fine, if he was not, I would be able to tell from his Personal Assistant. That one never fails to keep me updated." She assured me as I paced around, deep in thought."Ray?"She nodded, still cutting the carrots before her. "Mmhmm. He likes me, I guess. But I would never settle for a man like him, I need someone as established as Mr Frost, but not from this kind of environment. I want a clean business man who I would be able to sleep peacefully by his side, that is if I am ever let out of this place." She was smiling as she said it, and it almost made me swallow what I wanted to say, but I said it anyways,"Unfortunately, there is no leaving the Syndicate once you are in, one way or the other." I reminded h
COLE"99%. This means she's your daughter, boss." Ray told me, like I did not have the paper in my hands already. I kept reading the results over and over, stunned by the fact that this girl indeed belonged to me. She was my blood, and I was not impotent."Why the hell did she not tell me? Why would she let my offspring suffer for years?" I asked, still not looking up from the paper. He cleared his throat."Uh, Sir… I think it would be because you asked her to not show her face to you ever again. She probably thought of the worst scenario if she told you.."He trailed off when he saw how hard I was looking at him. "You seem so defensive of her." I accused, dropping the paper on my work table and crossing my arms over my chest.He pinked, then began to itch the back of his papers before awkwardly grabbing the documents in front of him and moving backwards."I'll just take my leave now, boss. Congratulations on the discovery."And with that, he was out before I could accuse him even mo
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AUBREYFIVE YEARS LATER…"… over the years, Aubrey Frost has proven to be a force in marketing and business. From one store and a limited range of clothing, to one of the biggest clothing lines in America, scattered across the country, and from what I have heard, the company is set to make waves in other countries as well, anytime soon. Aubrey Frost makes billions of dollars in months, and that is asides what her husband makes from his endless chain of hotels. That family is indeed, one of the most successful, if not the most successful in New York City…" Cole nudged me, taking my attention away from the presenter who had an award to present to me. I sluggishly turned to him, wearing a huge smile of accomplishment on my face. He was grinning as well."Damn, I'm sitting next to a billionaire. Nice to meet you." He joked, outstretching his hand for a handshake. I took his hand and with all seriousness on my face, I said,"Good to meet you too. You are strikingly handsome, I must say. C
AUBREYIt was our wedding.This day was a miracle. Our miracle. I thought back to the incident at the house where I had thought for sure that I had lost Cole for good. I thought it was the end, and that my life was supposed to be that way… miserable and full of disappointments every step of the way.How then did a human who was practically submerged in so much fire escaped with only minor injuries and a breathing problem which only lasted days before it cleared up?How was I walking down the aisle now with Cole's father, who also doubled as my dad—I tried not to ponder much on that, by the way—I was walking down, ready to be handed over to Cole Frost as his wife.Yes, Luke had come to apologize, Elsa too. They had asked for forgiveness and wanted to be a part of our wedding. Cole had not wanted to forgive them, he sent them away from his office so they came to the house and begged me themselves, and I forgave them. I could not help but cry with Elsa as she cried, and I felt it when sh
COLEThe first video began to play on the screen and Dante loosened his tie, watching me all through.Laila tried to talk over the video and convince everyone that they should not be watching it, but everyone had all their attention on what was on the screen already."Oh hell, I hope that isn't who I think it is…" Ferdinand whispered, but it was still very much audible and made Dante's turn in the clip even more dramatic.As soon as he turned and his face was visible, there was collective gasps in the room, even more louder when he slammed the iron against our ex boss's head. Ricardo fell to the ground, lifeless, dead on the spot."What just happened?" It was one of the many murmurs that filled the room. Dante sat there, looking every inch of the Boss he was, even with the threat to his life playing on the screen."Ricardo was being difficult. He was an even bigger thief than I ever would be. I did you all a favour—""One which no one asked for." I reminded him, then instructed Ray to
COLE"Ready?" Ray asked me over the phone, and whilst grinning, I responded,"Ready. Today we take over the syndicate." I announced. He agreed to that, and we were still talking about some things that we would like to put in place when I heard a knock on the door. I ended the call and waited for the person to come in.Aubrey materialized at the entrance, softly closing the door as she entered into my home office. It was dark in here.. not exactly pitch black, but it was pretty dim.I could see her though. I could always see her. Well damn, now I was becoming emotional for no reason."Can I turn on the light, Sir? I want to talk to you." She pleaded. "You do not need to see me to talk to me. Say what you need to say, and leave." I told her, wheeling my chair towards her now."Oh… I, uh.. I woke up with the worst hangover, but… I recalled something… you were standing and uh… you kissed me. I don't think I was dreaming about the kiss because my lips are still sore!" She said all that at
COLELaila asked me to fire Aubrey. Of course, my first instinct was to say no. I had the word on the very tip of my tongue, but I decided to try to be patient. After all, by tomorrow, I would be executing my plan and I would finally get rid of her. I told her I would get rid of Aubrey in two days, as I did not have the time for drama at the moment."I need to prepare my child for the absence of her mother." I told her."Why can't the child go with her mother?" Laila asked in an impatient manner. "Because I want her with me. No child of mine would grow up outside of my territory." I gave her my best line, and it only took a short pause from the other end before she agreed and began to talk about how much pain she was in from the whole beating she received, and I had to beg her to not tell Dante about it first, as I would handle it in two days."Okay, babe. See you when you get back." She told me and I only hummed into the phone before ending the call.I decided to go home earlier to
AUBREY"Mommy, Auntie D said she would be visiting tomorrow." Purity announced with glee but I just frowned."What?" "She said you should call her." She handed the phone over to me, and I dialed Denise's number."You know this is very wrong timing, right?" I asked as soon as she picked up, just to be sure she had heard me when I explained that Cole never let any help bring in visitors if he did not permit it."Ray said you just need to ask him. Take permission and he would let you. I miss you guys so much and I want to come visit, is that too much to ask?" She sounded like she was dying and we were her ticket to another chance at life. The dramatic bitch.The thing was; I did not trust Denise. I did not trust Denise at all. I knew that aside from coming to see us, she had another reason why she was coming here… probably to cause a scene or two. But when I looked at my daughter, I saw the way she was really elated, and so I sighed,"I'll try to ask Cole. But please do not make a move
COLE"Do I always have to repeat the fact that you should watch your tone whenever you want to speak about my wife-to-be?" I asked after a while of being stunned by her revelation.Knowing my woman, she would not just make this accusation out of nowhere. No, she was not like Laila who would make up anything out of spite; it was the reason I was so interested in what she had to say.She rolled her eyes, and I pretended not to see that, just to let her talk, "I… Look, there's a recording, so I do not have to go on and on explaining myself." She pushed her phone into my hand and crossed her arms around her chest, which only caused her breasts to strain against her tank top with the action.She noticed I was looking, but even as her cheeks reddened, she did not drop her arms. Hell, it even looked like her eyes were daring me to do something about her stubbornness.It took a while, but I was finally able to tear my eyes off her and focus on the phone which I was given. The fucking tension
AUBREY"It's yours." Was Cole's cool response, and I almost fainted from the amount of rage that surged through my body at once.Laila had a different reaction to the news, though. She threw herself on Cole for the umpteenth time since she walked through those doors. Her excitement and the way she was rubbing it in by yelling her 'thanks' in his face were enough to make me snap."What the fuck do you mean…" I trailed off, realizing that I was only going to make it worse with that tone, so I amended instead, "You cannot give her the store, with all due respect, Sir."He tilted his head to the side in the usual way he did when he was trying to understand something."And why is that?" He questioned. I responded at once,"What do you mean why is that? I mean, you might have given me the place, but I have worked so hard to get it to where it is today, there is no way I am letting a complete stranger to take over what I have worked so hard to build. How can you even do this?""I do not care