AUBREY"This is a horrible mistake, I'm sure he is on our trail, who knows what he would do to you if he finds you, considering the fact that you took his daughter away from him?" Denise was still nagging, even as we had entered into the hotel room we booked. I was busy on the phone trying to book a flight, but at the end of her statement, I had to look up and reply her,"His daughter? Please stop, that cheat lost the right to be called my baby's father—""Aubrey! That's too drastic! No matter what, he is still the father of your child, I do not care how you want to see it." She warned, and I only shrugged, deciding to say nothing to that.She looked totally uneasy, pacing about the room and fidgeting with her fingers. I waited until she stopped and looked at me to ask, "Are you okay?"Sighing, she looked between my sleeping daughter on the bed and I, then with a look I could not quite decipher, she said, "I do not think I can go with you guys."The news did not filter into my head
DENISE(surprise!)I hated what I was doing, but I would just apologize to Aubrey when I was done.Coming here to see that she was actually okay with spending the rest of her life with a man like Cole made me look at her like she was stupid. A man like Cole was for temporary purposes…Fuck him, take his money and leave.He pretended to be as obsessed with her as she was with him but the slightest opportunity that he was given, he went ahead to cheat. I tried to make myself believe that, even knowing the truth.Shortly after the call, I got a text from the guard I was fucking so he could update me about Cole. He never gave me any serious updates, just what I wanted to hear or know.He sent a picture of Laila in a chair; spent and dirty, like she had gone through hell. It meant that he was actually busy torturing her, not fucking her. Okay, I needed to stop trying to cut through the corners with this. I was jealous. I was so fucking jealous of my friend because she always got the goo
COLE"Start coming to the house and call Joe up, he has a job." I ended the call with Ray after that, then picked up the bottle of whiskey on the table and downed a good content of it.It was already a morning after since Aubrey disappeared with my child. I had returned the previous day after a long search with no sign of Aubrey, proceeding to spend the whole night plotting and calling up investigators. The concept of sleep never crossed my mind once, it was a luxury I could not afford at that moment. The only thing in the world that was too fucking expensive for a man like me. Oh, and her trust. It was priceless, yet I could not even get it.My mind traveled to what one of my guards told me. He said, and I quote, "Miss Aubrey called, and she might have heard some implicating things."The moment he spilled the parts which she must have heard, I smashed my fist into the nearest wall and told the wanker to get the fuck out of my sight before I would lose myself and pummel my fist into
COLEI looked at the woman in front of me with an expression that showed how I felt about her.An expression that no doubt explained just how crazy she was for thinking that I would ever give her a chance. In her wildest fucking dreams. "So, you betrayed your friend in hopes of getting with me. Is that right?" I asked, taking steps towards her. I saw the way her eyes fluttered and her throat worked up with each step I took. It was foolish, fucking annoying, but my mother did not raise me to wring a woman's neck with my bare hands, fortunately.Well, except my hand was around that woman's throat to bring pleasure along with the pain. The only woman who I would have loved to do that to was not here, instead replaced by her sneaky friend."I… She was tired of you, Mr Frost. She told me that herself. She would not stop talking about leaving you for good after what she heard, so whatever happened, it was because she wanted it to." She tried to convince me, probably unaware of the fact tha
AUBREYDenise had booked a flight for me and I was in another city. I transferred all my money to her like I had promised, and she promised to send it all back when I had a new account, for now, she would be paying for all my bills.Well, I had only just settled into my room when I called my friend, then waited for seconds, only to hear that my number had been blacklisted by her.I called a couple more times, but she did not pick up. My heart was racing. I was in a fucking different country, where could I go from here?Cole's call came in during the while I was thinking and I wondered out loud, "Why the hell is he calling me now?"After a few rings though, my fingers which had been hovering above the screen ended up tapping the answer icon. I would not lie, I was almost floored by how eager his voice sounded when he picked up, when he started saying all those things to me.He still lied about Laila. He was the same person who said he could not hurt a hair on her head because of her fa
AUBREY"Hello? Denise, it's Aubrey. I wanted to ask about the hotel… did you not pay? I mean, you paid, right? There are a couple of police officers around here and—"I heard some ruffling, and then a quiet moan before Denise whispered, "Come on, babe… I'm on a call…"Then I heard a man's voice, but I could not place my hands on what exactly he was saying. I stayed there, rooted to the spot as she spoke again, "I'll call you later, boo, I'm a little busy right now." Then with a giggle, she ended the call."Hello? He-Hello? D? Denise?" I called out until the officer outstretched his hand and gently took the phone away from me. I shook my head."No, no, please. Please let me call her one last time. I promise we can sort this out." Without waiting for his response, I snatched the phone off his hand and placed it against my ear after dialing her number again.He patiently waited, looking around still for the higher cop and the manager. My heart broke to pieces on hearing that the officer'
COLE"It's been a week, Sir. You never mourned Laila in this manner. I know it must hurt a lot since you cherished Aubrey more than you did Laila, but you need to get over it before the business starts to suffer." Ray told me with a worried expression on his face as he sat across from me on my office chair.I countered him right away with a fierce expression, "There would be no suffering of the business."Ray nodded, looking a bit taken aback by my outburst, but he got over it quickly."Good to hear, Sir, but I am getting worried. You barely come to the office and when you do, you spend the whole day sulking… Do you, perhaps…" He seemed like he was about to say something that he was not meant to say. With a raised brow, I warned,"If you are about to piss me off, keep it.""Just hear me out." He started, then after taking a deep breath, he continued, "Do you perhaps need me to have someone arranged so you can fuck her and get Aubrey out of your system? I mean, it's just a suggestion.
AUBREYOne week later, I was exhausted from being beaten, abused and almost raped with toys which had no business being in prison. Every single time that I saw the cop who was ordered to lock me up, I begged for my freedom. I promised him that I had learned my lesson and if they let me go, they would never see me around the vicinity again. He would only look at me with pity in his eyes, and then he would walk away, leaving me to the mercy of my fellow inmates who would laugh so loudly at me.All I kept thinking was, would I get a criminal record out of this? I was thrown in here unjustly, there was no way I had a criminal record… right?One morning, my eyes peeled open to still meet the worn out ceiling of the cell I had been thrown into. I felt so frustrated as I stared at the ceiling, wondering when exactly I could be free so I could start to figure out what to do with my life from here."Finally. You are finally awake, sleeping beauty. Come over here! You have work to do." I heard
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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