DAMIEN'S POV
The atmosphere inside my study room was suffocating. Not for me.But for Alder.He was standing in front of me with his hands behind his back. His eyes watched me silently.I sat on my chair as I stared at the pictures placed on the study table in front of me. Tilting my head, I picked up one of them before bringing it closer to my face. My vision was a little blurry as I was drunk.Alice was kissing Hayes.Hayes's eyes were looking right in the lens of the camera. He knew that someone was clicking photographs to show me later. He would never stop poking his nose where it did not belong.“ Leave, Alder. ” I ordered him in my usual chilly tone with a hint of slurriness to it and he did not take even a moment before disappearing from in front of me.He made a good choice by leaving me alone as soon as possible.My blood was boiling in my veins. My hand curled up to form a fist and I oSo here is Damien's POV for the first time in the story. What do you all think of Damien now? Leave comments so I can know about the opinion and theories 😁💜
ALICE'S POV The whole freaking night... I could not sleep at all. The thought that Damien must have found out about the kiss was causing me anxiety. What was he going to think about me after this? I wondered and then refused to think of any answer myself. When he did not come, I was relieved. Atleast, whatever was bound to come my way was delayed by a day. Then the next morning, someone unexpected came. Hayes! I never imagined him come ringing at the door of the penthouse without fearing Damien. If Damien was here, he would have killed Hayes but fortunately, he was not here. Hayes forced me to wear a peach dress and dragged me out of the penthouse. He reminded me that I agreed on going with him today and I never regretted anything more than this in my whole life. The kiss... Me and Hayes never mentioned it. This was a silent agreement between us that no one was going
ALICE'S POV “ Maggie! ” Archer stood up right away and yelled out at her with his eyes moving to meet mine. “ No! What the hell is this girl even doing here?! ” She shrieked and pushed her chair back to point her trembling pointer finger at me. Dumbfounded. Speechless. That's all I felt staring up at Maggie who was screaming at me with so much hatred that I was taken back by the sheer intensity of it. Okay. I expected her to show her true self soon, but not this soon. “ You came with Hayes Christian didn't you? ” She chuckled out sarcastically as I held my breath back, listening to her just like everyone else. “ You couldn't get Archer so now you want him? Are you not ashamed of yourself?! ” She kept yelling on the top of her lungs and I could not help but feel numb inside. No one said anything. No one stopped her. Hayes. Jonas Lincoln. Madison. Archer... Damien. Something had pr
ALICE'S POV “ I won't do it again Dad... ” The child was repeating this to herself and I was watching her once again, as I sat in the far right corner of the same dark basement. It was cold down here and the thin clothes the girl wore, surely did not help. She was shivering as she pulled her knees to her chest and placed her head over the right one. Cold, Hurt and Lonely.I could still feel the coldness seeping through my bones, but as always, I was unable to move from my spot and reach out to her so I did only thing... I sat in the same corner and kept my eyes fixed on her until everything started to fade into nothing. Blinking my eyes open, I stared at the ceiling without roof. I stared at those stars and the stars blinked back at me. ' I know her. She is my daughter. ' Jonas Lincoln's voice echoed in my ears, making me blink rapidly. Was this a way to tell someone about such a huge truth? I wondered,
ALICE'S POV “ My Mom did this to me. ” He revealed to me truthfully. His voice was void of any emotion, but his eyes spoke volumes. The pain lingered in those steely grey orbs. Raw and Unbearable. Even after years. In a moment, I forgot all about me and I could only think about Damien. I could feel his pain radiating off him. Was this even possible to feel someone else's pain? Maybe, it was possible. I was experiencing it right now. I did not like him like this. Weak and Hurt. My heart twisted cruelly in my chest, but my mouth refused to let any word out. If I said anything... Anything...Even a word... He was going to think that I pitied him, when I did not. I felt his pain in my heart but he would not understand this.It was strange, but it was true. He watched me. I knew he waited for my reaction. He waited for me to show him pity. He waited for m
ALICE'S POV Standing in front of my father's hospital room, I stared at the door blankly. I was unable to even blink my eyes. Dad asked Ace to bring Alice as soon as he woke up. This was giving me chills. A lump was stuck in my throat, refusing to go down. I felt hurt, confused, disbelief, angry, happy...Overwhelmed. I had not decided if this was a good thing or a bad thing yet. What if he called me here to tell me that I was not his daughter all over again? I knew now. I knew everything so I did not need him to tell me this fact again and again. I was tired of it. He was my father and I would not have it any other way, no matter how hard Michelle Anderson tries to get rid of me. Heaving a heavy breath to fill my burning lungs with much needed oxygen, I was about to slide the door open when the door opened on its own. Surprised, I looked forward and found Mom staring back at me. Seeing her here,
ALICE'S POV Seconds turned into minutes. Minutes turned into hours. The sun went down and the moon came up, while I kept sitting there holding my Father's freezing hand. They tried to get me away from him. Everyone did try, but no one quite succeeded. I did not want to let go. He asked me to keep holding his hand. I never once cried or screamed or called anyone or even looked away from my father's peaceful face. His lips were blue now. If someone ever asked me how death could actually feel like, I would say that it was an endless coldness. Because, that's what I felt holding his hand and knowing that he was dead. “ Alice. Please! ” Ace whispered out to me and touched my shoulder carefully to get me out of this trance. I did not budge from my spot. I could hear them... The murmurs between the hospital staff. My Mom's cries.
ALICE'S POV My father died earlier today and I left the only man who was able to reach out to me in all my weakest moments. How did it feel to be honest? Cold. One word was enough to explain all my emotions right now. I was sitting on the footpath. Yeah. Once again. I might have developed an obsession with running away from everyone and then ending up in the middle of nowhere. Sitting on the footpath of a road that looked like something out of a horror movie, I stared at the stars. I never liked to gaze at stars actually. Not until my father took our family to picnics when I was little. He would make me and Ace gaze at the stars along with him and Mom. He liked it. Gazing at the stars was just a way to feel connected to those ecstatic memories. I had never accepted this fact until now. Sighing, I looked down at my hands. I could still sense the feel of my father's cold and Damie
ALICE'S POV After I accepted Jonas Lincoln's stupid ass offer with only one condition, he walked out of the room and suggested me to take some rest. He was already acting like a Dad and he thought I appreciated this. No. I did not. It was annoying. Then, he came back with some papers at night and he seemed less annoying, but too useless as I was done with him already. I accepted everything he gave me, because I did not want Damien to overpower me once more and also because, I wanted to know what it was like to be in power for once. Thinking about all of this, the night passed away. I was gazing at the sky the whole time, while sitting in the balcony attached to this lavish room, that belonged to me from today. Sun was about to come up. Sighing, I got up from the chair resting in the balcony and marched back inside my room. I needed to call Ace and ask him about the funeral.
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