ALICE'S POV
The first thing that I noticed was his signatures under his name at the bottom of the papers. My eyes went wide as a whisper left my lips. “ Damien Knight Castillo? ”
Slowly, I raised my head and my eyes met his steely grey orbs that were still observing me like he was able to see right through me. Was he really Damien Knight Castillo? The same one who was rumoured to be Ruthless? The one I thought I would never meet so I was relieved? I gulped staring in his intense eyes.
The Auction was held at The Castillo Hotel so he was the one who was behind the whole thing and then he bought me for himself.
' She died. ' Alder's voice whispered in my ears and I lost my focus on Damien. What was happening? What was I getting myself into?“ Are you not going to sign the papers? ” His cold voice rang through my ears bringing me back to reality.Heaving a heavy breath, I looked down at tALICE'S POV He did not pick up. I was not really expecting for him to pick up my call and talk to me. So when he did not pick up, I called Alder whose number was also saved in the phone conveniently. I asked him if I could go. He told me that I could go wherever I wanted and I did not need to ask for permission. His boss, Damien would call me whenever he wanted and I had to come then. I had hanged up on him after hearing this. I had to go whenever he wanted, wherever he wanted me to come. This made me feel like I was really a Prostitute now. With these thoughts, I knew I would never be able to breathe so I pushed them at the back of my mind once again. Just until my father was alive. I had to do all of this just until my father was alive. I kept reminding myself the same thing. So now, I was all ready. I dressed up in the first red party gown I saw. It was a mermaid long dress which hugged my curves perfectly. In the n
ALICE'S POV “ I officially announce that my daughter Madison is married to Damien Knight Castillo. ” Jonas Lincoln was speaking, his words making my head dizzy. This could not be true! I shook my head, my ears ringing. Everything around me dulled down. I could only see Damien and Madison standing side by side. The spotlight highlighted their figures. They both looked like King and Queen of a Kingdom. Their Kingdom. I took in Madison's bright smile, her pearl white teeth making their appearance. I took in the way she held Damien's hand like she expected him to protect her against the whole world, like she excpected him to support her. To keep her standing on her feet. Like her life depended on him. She was in love. I was painfully aware of these expressions, the gestures. It was Love. Stumbling back, my eyes travelled to Damien's figure. He was not smiling nor was his face betraying any emotions. But his hand...
ALICE'S POV Damien. He was gazing in my eyes. His face was unreadable yet I could notice the underlying hardness in his expressions. He was pissed off. More than usual. I gulped, my eyes denying to leave his. I tried to push Archer away and go to him. To explain that it was not what it might have seen like but Archer did not even budge. Gritting my teeth, I detached my eyes from Damien's steely grey orbs and glared at Archer instead. “ Leave me. ” I hissed coldly but he looked unphased. In my whole life, I would never see someone as self absorbed as Archer. My heart was beating so fast that I was sure it would explode and the thought that Damien was watching us made me nauseous. When he did not move, I glanced in Damien's direction again but the spot was empty. He was not there anymore. He was gone. My breath hitched as my eyes looked around to see if he was still there s
ALICE'S POV “ But you still have to do it Kitten, don't you? ” He whispered as his hand slowly pulled the zipper of my dress down leaving my back bare. I stared at him. I was sure that my eyes held all the emotions I was unable to convey through words. I don't want to do this. Not now atleast. I am so tired. I feel weak inside. Empty. When the dress fell down pooling beside my ankles leaving me in my undergarments, I heaved a heavy breath and averted my eyes away. It was of no use. He did not care. He would never care about what I felt. Then again, Why did I even want him to care? This question made me hold my breath back. His cold fingers traced imaginary shapes on my bare back as I kept my eyes down lost in my own thoughts but I could still feel the tingles, the jolts of pleasure just with the smallest of touch. What was wrong with me
ALICE'S POV When I woke up in the morning, he was gone. I was relieved or I would have felt more suffocated than I already did. Forcing myself, I set out for the hospital. I had to check up on my father to see how he was doing. And then there was my mother... She must be waiting for me with insults after insults piled up in her mind that she would throw at me, the moment I was going to face her. Sometimes, I wanted to scream at her that she had to no right of ever insulting me. She did not own the right to shame me when she was no better herself but something stopped me every time. It was Responsibility. Responsibility of being a daughter to not break her mother's heart. I really did not want to hurt her because in the end Claudia Anderson was my mother. Nothing could change that fact. It was not hard to find my father's room when I asked about him on the reception desk. Finally, he had a room.
ALICE'S POV I felt bad now. Not just bad but horrible. It's been two days that I last went to the hospital and had a fight with my Mom. It's been two days but Damien did not come. Maggie kept calling me in these two days and I did not know why she even wanted to talk to me. Everything was weird in my life - more messed up than before. So, I stupidly made the decision to start working again. I could not rely on Damien all the time. There will come a day when he was going to leave me and if I stopped working, I will get used to depending on him. It would not be good which pushed me to start working at the club as a waitress and an attendant at the same Castillo Hotel. I called Alder and pestered him again about the same thing. Was I allowed to work? This felt weird but I did not want to offend Damien. Alder said that I could do whatever I wanted. I just had to come whenever and wherever his boss - Damien Knig
ALICE'S POV “ Martin sold Nina at the auction against her will. ” Melissa gulped and blurted out painfully. Despite wanting to comfort Melissa, I kept sitting still not showing her any reaction at all. This encouraged her to tell me more. Everything that she knew. “ The one who bought her at the auction that night...killed her. We couldn't even find her body. Just a - Just a... ” Melissa sniffed and paused, her eyes going wide like she was reminicising something horrible again. “ Just a what? ” I asked, bile rising in my throat. “ Just a severed finger and a note that we should try our best to find her body now. ” She closed her eyes and blurted making my breath hitch. A cold shiver ran down my spine with just having to hear and imagine something so horrifying. Why would someone do this to an innocent girl? How could someone be so cruel?
ALICE'S POV Awkward and Suffocating. That's how the whole ride back 'home' was like. Home...It turned out to be the penthouse that was so high up in the sky, that I had to crane my neck just to see the building sometimes. Now as I stood inside the penthouse with my clothes a little dried than before, I could feel Damien coming behind me. “ I am going to take a shower. ” Blurting out to him, I moved forward just after I felt the warmth radiating off his body to seep into mine. I needed time to process everything that Melissa told me today. Why did I feel so hurt for Damien? I was unable to understand. He did not say anything or stop me from behind. I guess he did not want me to stay there looking like this. Sighing, I went to the huge Italian style bathroom that was once again a mixture of black, grey and silver. All dead colors. Everything was so dull and gloo
HAYESI stare at the peaceful face of the one woman I have loved dearly throughout my life. Her wounded wrists are wrapped in bandages. She had cut so deep that the doctor said it was a miracle she didn’t cut her veins and I am so fucking grateful for this miracle.She fell unconscious due to blood loss and she is still in my bed, unaware of what’s going around her. I cleaned up her body and dressed her in my clothes to make her smell like me. It’s giving me a sense of calm right now. I want her drenched in my scent so I know she is here and she is mine.Damien took care of Max’s body and that chapter has closed. I didn’t wait to see what was happening. I picked up Madison and left earlier. I brought her straight to my house. On the way, I called Ava to fire all the staff. There was no one I trusted around her anymore. I wanted to be alone with her and keep her safe from all dangers.She hisses softly, breaking my chain of thoughts. Instantly, I cup her face and wait for her to open h
MADISONI don’t know what happened. One moment we were on our way to the psychiatrist and the next moment we were driving away from the route. My suspicions rose and I warned the driver that it was not the right way but he turned around, sprayed something on my face and then everything went black.When I woke up, I was already tied to a chair in some shady place and there was this man before me. My father. Again.Before I could scream or consider it my hallucination, he scratched at his neck and pulled some kind of mask from his face.The face I saw under the mask had my breath hitching in my throat.“ Max? ” I was confused.My eyes lowered to his mask and then his face. It clicked in my head. I was never seeing a ghost. I was only seeing a person impersonating that ghost.“ Damien knows. There is no use in pretending. I caught one of his men spying on me. ” He sighs, sulking in the chair opposite me.All the fear subsides, and after three years, I find the old Madison returning. I ch
MADISONI tried everything I possibly could to make Hayes forgive me. I didn’t think I would fall so madly in love with this one man I avoided my whole life. My love towards Hayes was not about his power, his status, his stature…It was all about him—Hayes, the man who loved me unconditionally all my life.This time, I want to do things right. I wouldn’t have pushed him if I didn’t know he still felt the same way about me. He loves me, it’s enough to make me fight for him. I will be the one putting in all the effort while I expect nothing from him—Just him, nothing else.Things are getting better. He listens to me, lets me stay by his side, and allows me to express my love.But there is this one problem between us. I saw my father again last night. The guard at the door said there was no one he saw. I continue to see my father and it keeps reminding me that I found out who murdered him and did absolutely nothing to avenge his death. Not that I want to avenge a monster like him, but I d
HAYESAs I spend time with her, I notice the obvious changes. She clings to me whenever I get home and we end up having sex. She even tries to cook for me but gets kicked out of the kitchen by Ava.She is trying so fucking hard. It’s impossible for me to not feel it deep in my bones.And as I spend more time with her, the old feelings hit me right in the face multiple times. I can’t ignore her. I can never get over her.If she does prove that she wants to be with me, I won’t be letting her leave from here.Alice was delighted to know this when she called me to ask about Madison’s recovery. That girl is dying to play cupid and glue Madison with me at all costs.‘ Your happiness lies with her. Her happiness lies with you. You two shouldn’t hold back. ’ She chirped and hung up on me three days ago.Her words rang in my ears many times because it was not a lie. I like to believe I got over her and lived happily without her, but it’s a big ass lie.I was yearning to see her every day. I wa
MADISONI wake up to find Hayes lying beside me on the bed, his arm draped over my naked stomach and his face pressed into the pillow.My heart beat quickens when the events of yesterday night start playing before my eyes like a movie.He took me wildly. Against the wall. On the bed. It was almost morning when, after multiple orgasms, he let me go and fell asleep beside me.I never knew he had it in him to go on for so long. The only downside of it was that, we exchanged no words. Just the touch and the burn of the intimacy was all we had between us the whole night.I breathe in and realise I stink of his cum by now. It’s oddly satisfying when it’s supposed to be gross.He still loves me. He doesn’t hate me. The thought is overwhelming.I turn to him and stare at his side profile. His hair are all disheveled. My hand reaches out to the messy puddle of hair. I run my fingers along them and comb them back.“ What are you doing? ” His hoarse voice makes me stop and pull my hand back.H
HAYESWhen I get home, I go straight to her room.“ Please. Can you check again? I am sure he was there. ” Her agitated voice falls on my ears.I sigh, stepping inside and taking in the scene before me. Madison is pacing back and forth while Ava is standing in the corner shooting her weirded out looks.“ What’s wrong? ” I question, announcing my arrival.“ Hayes. ” Madison stops pacing and runs to me.Her hand wraps around my wrist, pulling me in forcefully.“ I — I saw him again. He was outside the main gate. He waved at me. ” She stutters.I peer into her wide eyes. I know who she must be talking about even before having her tell me.I glance at Ava, signalling her to leave the room silently.“ Why is she leaving? Send her to check once more. ” Madison leaps forth, trying to stop Ava.I grip her wrist and tug her back. Ava goes out of the room and doesn’t forget to close the door on her way.“ I went to the garden. I — I was standing close to the door and I suddenly heard the same w
HAYESHow am I going to convince her to stay at my house for a few days? Honestly, I know a lot of ways to do that, but I don’t feel generous enough to be polite.“ You are staying with me until you get your head straight. ” I tell her, barging inside her hospital room.She has been here for a few days already and now, it’s time for her to get discharged. I haven’t really cared for her much in the last few days, in fear that she might figure out that I still love her to moon and back — something like that.“ No way. I am not going anywhere with you. ” She barks back, not even sparing me a glance.I take a deep breath and look her over. She is smoothening out the wrinkles on the white dress she is wearing.Against my better judgment, my heart is drawn towards her and it wants me to march right to her and kiss her until the rest of her rational mind dies as well. After having a taste of her and knowing what it feels like to kiss her, to be above her, under her, inside her…I can’t think
HAYES’ POVSomething is not right. My gut are screaming this at me for quite some time.Doctors came and checked up on Madison. Everything is alright with her and she will be discharged in a week or so.She fell asleep right after the doctors left and I have been watching her closely from that time.First of all, she hit herself in the face and then she ended up in the middle of the road, almost killing herself in the way.She has been repeating somethings lately. Someone broke in, I saw my father, something is not right…Things like that.I do agree with her on this. Something is not right, but it’s not what Madison thinks. I think she needs help and she needs a psychologist. But, it will be a real headache to convince her to see one.I breath in and out, my eyes fixed on her swollen eye. I never thought I would ever see Madison like this. She was str
MADISON’S POVEverything is dark around me and it’s like I can still hear the whistle in this darkness.The sound haunts me and it makes me twist in the invisible restraints bounding me to the darkness.I gasp for air and blink my eyes open. Light blinds me and makes me close my eyes again.Everything hurts, even breathing hurts at this point.Forcing myself, I open my eyes once again. The burn in my eyes is sharp, but I am too scared to close my eyes.“ You are awake. ” The familiar voice and the familiar words give me a sense of deja vu.Inhaling deeply, I turn my head a little at him and find Hayes sitting on the chair placed beside the bed.I blink my eyes at him, unable to understand what’s happening for a moment.‘ Dad…’ I hear the whisper of a memory in my mind and my eyes turn wide.He was the