ALICE'S POV
“ You did your best to kill him but Yes. He is still alive as you don't want him to die yet. ” I fumed and clenched my hands into fists.Silence.The kind of silence that makes your skin prick with thousands of needles and at the same time provides you with the solace that you desperately needed.The sound of my breaths reached my own ear just like the beating of my heart did.He did not say anything and let the suffocating silence rest heavily between us.“ Are you not going to say anything? ” Deciding to break the silence on my own, I asked out and pushed myself off the wall.In that moment, I wished that I could see his face, his expressions, his steely grey orbs. But a wish remained only a wish.“ I don't need to say anything. ” His tone was careless, void of any emotion.Anger ran throughout my veins along wALICE'S POV I walked away from Damien without thinking about anything. I just thought that I was going to find any other way out at any cost. Staying with him and continuing this contract shit, seemed too impossible to me now. Finding out about what he did to my father, was the last stroke to my endurance. Sighing, I threw my head back and gazed at the stars. I was sitting on the footpath, not really knowing where I really was, at this moment. After stepping out of the penthouse, I just walked and walked and walked. Directionlessly. I did not know where I wanted to go. I did not know what I wanted to do. As I walked and walked lost in my thoughts for God Knows Hows long, I eventually decided to sit down here. Now, sitting here, I could just look at the sky. The dark sky that was helping the moon shine so bright surrounded by tiny stars. There was nothing that I thought ab
ALICE'S POV “ It's because of Damien Knight Castillo. ” Hayes revealed and sat down on the couch facing me. I was dumbfounded. My hold on the glass loosened and it almost slipped out of my hand but I managed to tighten my grip again at the last moment. Walking over to the couch, I sat down in front of Hayes before placing the glass on the center table. “ What does Damien have to do with this? And what do I have to do with Damien? ” I asked out and relaxed back in the couch, trying to act oblivious to all of it. I had a hint about everything but I did not want to take wild guesses and make a fool out of me all over again. The corners of his mouth slowly curved up forming a knowing smile. He was so smug because he possibly knew about alot of things. The thought made bile rise up in my throat, leaving a bitter taste in my mouth. I flinched, but forced myself to k
ALICE'S POV “ Take the money from me Alice. Come to me instead of Damien. There is no difference in mine or his money, you know. ” Hayes offered in a superior tone that dripped with sheer Power. ' There is no difference in mine or their money you know. ' Archer had used the same words that night in the club before I fainted. The exact words. The exact tone. The same aura of superiority. A great pride in the money and Power they had. “ You and Archer are indeed brothers. ” I whispered out in a loud voice as I stared in his forest green eyes. They all wanted to toss me from one side to another continuously and take the name of money to shut me up. They all thought of me as the whore that I became due to my extreme stupidity. All they ever talked about was how I should come to them leaving the other so they all could have a fair share of me. It was something so small for all
ALICE'S POV “ Ace. ” It was not my voice. I did not call him. Hell. I could not even bring myself to open my mouth let alone grab his attention by calling out his name.It was my father. The same father who forgot all about me and when his son, Ace was in front of him after so long, it did not took him even a moment to recognize him. Mom was smiling but I could see tears that made her eyes glisten up. Dad was smiling too. After so long. They were a happy family. A complete one. And as always, I was out of place here. The odd one out. The unwanted Alice whom no one really needed. My heart was twisting painfully in my chest. I was happy to see my brother Ace after so long though. He looked so different from the last time I saw him. He was a grown up man now and not an impulsive teenager. His brown eyes shone with knowledge. His brown hair were slicked back to perfection. The clo
ALICE'S POV The drive to the penthouse was a long one. It was the most suffocating time in my whole life. I had started hating myself even more. I vowed on never returning for the second time and yet I failed miserably. He knew how to get me back to him. Begging and on my knees. He was indeed the best ever manipulator I ever saw in my whole life. “ You shouldn't provoke Boss. ” It was the best advice from Alder. He offered me this useful piece of advice when I got down from the car defeatedly after a long suffocating ride. Slowly, I made my way back to the penthouse. The place Damien Knight Castillo announced that I would have to stay at. My heart was thumping violently against my ribcage ready to burst out any moment. I wanted to run away and hide from him. First, he trapped me with my father's illness and now he wanted to bound me because of my brother's dream. My family was my wea
ALICE'S POV I was slipping in and out of consciousness. I did not know what was a dream and what was the reality anymore. Everything was blurred. I thought I heard Damien whispering something to me yet it was unclear what he said. I thought that I saw him laying beside me in the same bed with his hand caressing my cheeks but I could not see anything clearly. I felt lightheaded and everything seemed like a painful dream until it all turned into nightmare. I was back at that place. Darkness surrounded me completely. My breath hitched finding myself unable to look in the dark. I pushed myself to stand up on my feet and ran in the familiar direction. “ I am scared, Dad. ” I cried out and banged on the closed door, but no reply came. My heart started to beat faster, fearing the darkness that was engulfing me“ I am sorry, Dad. I swear I won't do it again. Please let me out. ” I banged on the d
ALICE'S POV He leisurely turned around to face me, letting me gaze in his steely grey stunning orbs. “ Kiss me. ” The words slipped out of my mouth. I was dumbfounded. Truly this time. Damien leaned in to scrutinize my face to see if I finally lost my mind. My eyes moved away from his on their on as I found it extremely hard to maintain eye-contact with him at this moment. What the fuck Alice?! Out of all the things in the world, why did I- I sighed out and slowly lifted my gaze to find Damien still frozen on his spot. Maybe, he was giving me the time to change my wish or something. My heart almost stopped beating when he pushed himself to stand straight to his full height and then started walking towards me. I stared at him. Sitting still on my spot, I followed his figure with my eyes. He moved around the kitchen counter and strolled towards me. Everything wa
ALICE'S POV“ Mom?! MOM. WHAT ARE YOU DOING? ” I yelled out when she kept dragging me behind her, like a ragdoll. I lost my balance two times and barely managed to not faceplant myself. She stopped in front of my father's room where Ace was already standing. He watched us with curious eyes while Mom left my aching wrist and huffed out. “ What happened? ” Stepping forward, he asked worriedly. “ Ask Mom! I don't know what's wrong with her this time! ” I hissed out, rubbing my wrist to soothe out the ache. “ What happened Mom? ” Ace turned around to face Mom, who was glaring at me. What did I do now? “ YOU! ” She raised her finger and pointed towards me. For the first time, I noticed everything about her. She was trembling. Her face was beet red. Her breaths were coming out in pants. And her eyes... Those lig
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