Adriana’s POV“Help!” I yelled again, looking around the room frantically. I opened my mouth to yell again but as soon as I tried to shout, the door was suddenly pushed open forcefully and then three nurses stormed inside.As soon as they saw Caden writhing on the floor with a bullet wound to his chest, one came over to pry the gun out of my shaky hands while the other two ran outside only to come back minutes later with a stretcher.With the help of two bulky security officers, they helped him up and into the stretcher and then pushed it out of the room after helping me to a glass of fresh juice. Sighing in relief, I plopped back into bed only to jump right back up when someone, or some people walked into the room, making a whole lot of noise as they walked in.They were Massimo, Michael and two other people who were obviously police officers and as soon as they came in, I immediately knew that they were here as regards the incident with Caden; I freaked out.“I did it out of self d
Adriana’s POVThe next few days that went by after that incident at the hospital happened so quickly that for a moment, I almost began to forget that they even took place at all.Ever since that fateful day, I hadn’t stepped a foot outside Massimo’s home in fear of being attacked by Lux or Caden. Two criminals who would stop at nothing to get me back into their web but today I had to… I needed to in fact.Today though is my mom’s birthday and despite the fact that Massimo and I had come to a fair ground and even adjusted our little arrangement a little, I still couldn’t help but find it quite difficult to ask him for a trip to my mom’s.I missed that woman like hell and wanted to see her also because I hadn’t been able to really see her after she got discharged from the hospital. I also hated the fact that she had gone back to Elrod’s despite all my pleas. In her defense, she had told me that they were still married and that she wasn’t about to break her wedding vows by leaving but I
Adriana’s POV“Oh my fucking gracious! You look absolutely stunning!” Massimo’s voice snapped me out of my reverie and I sighed when I discovered that I was still standing in front of the vanity in my room and that I had been there for too long.“I’m sorry, I took too long to dress up,” I quickly apologized, afraid that he was probably mad at me because I had taken almost… an hour to dress up for a simple surprise birthday party even though he had brought in my clothes and shoes earlier.“No! I’m certainly not angry that you took your time! Glad you did though because you came out looking absolutely gorgeous!” He replied and I couldn’t help but smile at him even though I was certain that it was simply just mere flattery.“Thank you,” I blushed while he simply nodded at me.He helped me out of the house outside, whilst holding my arm but when we got outside, I stopped in my tracks when I noticed a huge decorated van standing just behind Massimo’s sleek car. I gasped.“What’s happening
Adriana’s POVA lot of activities were happening around me at the moment but none of them made any sense to me as all I could think of was how my mother had gotten into that situation.Massimo had helped me call for an ambulance and with them came the cops. I stood quietly at a corner as I watched them go around the house, probably looking for evidence that could lead to them finding the person who had attacked her but I didn’t care.All I knew was that my mom must’ve been attacked by either Elrod or Amy! Those two were devious enough to want her dead and now that she didn’t have me as her watchman, they took the opportunity to carry out their evil deeds.“Who did you say she was to you again?” Someone asked me, snapping me out of my thoughts and when I turned in the direction of the voice, I was shocked to find Detective Dan, the police officer from when Caden had tried to kill me at the hospital.“My mother.” I replied curtly.I remembered how I had felt a kind of attraction towards
Adriana’s POV“It’s either you allow me to take her home or you make her go back to that house where we’re not sure if it's your stepfather or sister that wants her dead,” Massimo exclaimed, making me roll my eyes in frustration.I couldn’t believe that he was still head bent on this same thing that we’d talked about several times and at the same time, I also couldn’t help but wonder why he wanted her at his place when we could easily rent her a flat somewhere else.I snorted.“No.”“No?!” Massimo exclaimed incredulously, making a nurse who was walking past stop and stare at us skeptically before she continued with her journey. “What do you mean by no? Do you just live to put your mother in danger or what the heck is wrong—”“And it is none of your business!” I snapped, interrupting him. “It’s none of your freaking business where I want my mother to be but you just know that there is no way I would willingly put her in the line of danger for selfish reasons!”“Well, if you ask me, I’d
Adriana’s POVThe next few days after that happened in a hurry. Mom got discharged from the hospital and as agreed was brought with us to Massimo’s house.Elrod on the other hand was arrested at his workplace while Amy was still on the run. The police suspected that she must’ve gone into hiding in the state as all travel records have been checked but none of them had come out bearing her name.Caden was still not found yet too and as annoying as that might sound, it was keeping me on edge. I couldn't help but wonder where he might be and sometimes I thought that he must’ve gone into hiding just to get back at me when I least expected.This thought didn’t sit well with me and so made me quite afraid of leaving the house in fear of getting attacked by an obsessive ex.“Adriana, you seem lost.” A voice said from behind me, snapping me out of my thoughts. I hadn’t even expected anyone to walk in on me and so I gasped in fear only to turn around to see that it was Michael who was looking
Adriana’s POVMy head throbbed painfully. Everything was a mess! To my right was my mother who couldn’t bring herself to drop the hem of her blouse in fear that the bomb would go off if she did as much as dropped it.To my right were Massimo and Michael who had been talking in hushed whispers for the past ten minutes now, and even though they’d been talking for a while now, I still couldn’t help but think that they both didn’t know what they were doing. It was quite obvious that they were just as confused as I was but due to ego, they were unwilling to let it show.Things took another different turn when Caden called back last night to ask us not to involve the police because according to him, if he noticed any strange movements, he would detonate the bomb, without care if my mom dies with it or not. I was confused.“Anna?” Massimo called out to me and without a word, I turned to look at him, raising my hands into the air as if to motion to him to get talking before my patience ran o
Adriana’s POV“In case you get into trouble with Caden and you need us to intervene quickly, smokes is the safe word… smokes, never forget that.” Massimo’s last instruction replayed over and over again in my head as I stepped into Lux’s.The place was choked up as usual and reeked of cigars, sweat, and sex… and as usual, I felt disgusted.“How do I find him in this crowded space?” I asked, listening to Massimo’s hearty chuckle from the earpiece in my ear. I couldn’t believe that he could laugh at a time like this but before I could berate him for doing that, I heard him say something along the lines of;“Create a scene!”“Huh?” I asked in disbelief.I knew that Massimo was one to enjoy creating scenes; in fact, he loved the attention he got whenever he did something relatively stupid in public but I wasn’t like that, I wasn’t like him.“You know I can’t do that!” I whisper-yelled, rolling my eyes when he chuckled again.It was obvious that he was trying to help me calm my nerves but t
Adriana sat quietly on the bed, staring between the debtor who was speaking too fast, and Massimo, whose grin was just too wide, wondering about what they were talking about that had gotten them so excited.The doctor shook Massimo’s hand again, for what felt like the hundredth time before walking away with his briefcase clutched tightly in his hands.It was until after he had walked out that Adriana found her voice, and with a force, she croaked out;“What is happening? Why’s the doctor so excited?”The last thing she could remember was having a head-splitting headache. The one that had weakened her and made her faint, and now, seeing Massimo so happy as soon as she opened her eyes made it all so confusing.“I am talking to you, Massimo!” She exclaimed, causing Massimo to stop. He gently sat close to her on the bed, draped his arm around her shoulder, and with that grin still plastered across his face, he said to her;“You’re pregnant.”At first, Adriana was very sure she didn’t hear
Amy’s POVWith my plane tickets in my hand, I dragged my heavy suitcase through the airport terminal, and at the same time, ducking to prevent myself from being seen by one of my many enemies.It’s been three weeks since I killed Caden and made away with Adriana’s money, and ever since then, I’ve been literally watching my shadow.Everyone and everything seemed to creep me out, even the sound of random songs playing on the radio. I couldn’t help but think that I was being watched, and that was why I decided to leave the country.One of the reasons I decided to leave the country though was because I knew that the police were street me for killing Caden and taking part in a kidnap scheme. They also wanted to arrest me for theft and I couldn’t let that happen.Adriana’s money had been long deposited in one of my accounts, and now, all I needed was to get my sorry ass out of this country before I got caught.Bouncing down the extremely clean walkway, I arrived at the check-in desk but as
Massimo’s POVI slowly pried my eyes open and smiled when I was met with Adriana’s pretty sleeping face. She slept soundly and for the first time since I knew her, she didn’t care if she was stark naked or not.It’s been a few days since Caden’s death and even as Jamie and her twin sister, Jannie served jail terms, Amy was still nowhere to be found,l.It was as if she had disappeared off the surface of the earth with my money, and even as the police had set out search parties for her, placing them in several points around the city, none had been able to come up with information concerning Amy; it was alarming.My train of thought was suddenly disrupted when my phone screen came on, and a text notification popped up on the screen. I groaned in frustration when I discovered that the interruption was none other than Jessica and I frowned as I thought about what she might want now.Picking up the phone, I clicked on the message she had sent after I had finished reading through it, and I f
Adriana‘s POVAs soon as I tried to run, I was immediately tackled to the ground by four lunatics who suddenly realized I was some sort of trophy that could be transported from one place to the other just for them to make money off me.In desperation, I screamed out for help but it was nowhere to be found. I thrashed violently in their hold, wanting to free myself but there was no way I could stand the chance against four people who seemed as though they were high on steroids.“Let me go! Let go of me, you psychopaths!” I yelled out fearfully, whilst praying that Massimo would walk in at this moment, and just as I did, I saw him drive in with a sleek Rolls Royce, moving as though he was a madman.At first, Caden seemed so shocked that Massimo had driven in that he stood frozen to a spot. Even Jamie was suddenly unmoving; it shocked me that one person had this much hold on them.“Let her go!” He growled, causing Jannie and Amy, the two people who still held on to me, to move away fright
Adriana’s POVI arrived at the scene about five minutes before the stipulated time, and even though Caden was nowhere to be found yet, I still couldn’t help but feel like something was terribly wrong.The place was eerily silent and so was my head. It was as if my mind had suddenly gone blank and I couldn’t conjure up even a single thought.Seizing this opportunity, I picked up my phone, and quickly sent a text to Massimo even though I wasn’t sure he wanted to talk to me yet, that is after taking a picture of the secluded place and then putting it on silent before tossing it under one of the chairs where it wouldn’t be easily seen by Caden.I bit my fingernails as I waited for Caden. Time moved torturously slow and every moment felt like I was waiting for years. Just when I was already beginning to think about going back home, a black sleek car pulled over and immediately, Caden stepped out.“Hey, you!” He called out almost too cheerfully but as soon as he saw the look of disdain tha
Adriana’s POV“Did you… did you just say you’re Massimo’s cousin?!” I stuttered with widened eyes. It was unbelievable!As if to further surprise me, he nonchalantly nodded his head at me, smiled in a way that seemed a little sheepish, and muttered; “I am, and I wasn’t lying when I said so.”Something about the way he talked made me suddenly begin to feel suspicious about him. I couldn’t help but remember that I had also felt this way about him during the first few days we met.He had this thing about him, this silent pride. One that made you know that he was a servant in this house but at the same time, you just knew that you couldn’t talk to him the way you talked to other servants.That pride he had was the only thing that stopped me from disbelieving him, so I rolled my eyes as I looked away.Suddenly, I remembered that Caden was somewhere waiting for me. He was probably pissed right now, and with I’m not this thought in mind, I snapped; “I don’t care if you’re Massimo’s father
Caden’s POVMy eyes widened in shock when I checked Anastasia’s pulse only to notice that it wasn’t moving at all! She wasn’t breathing and no matter what I did to resuscitate her, it wasn’t working!“Shit!” I cussed aloud, feeling fear begin to seep into my mind. I couldn’t call Amy for help now, especially when Anastasia had died during intercourse. I mean, how was I supposed to explain to her that I had killed a girl I’d been drilling when Lu called to tell me about Massimo without her flipping out?It was impossible!With a new kind of desperation settling at the back of my mind, I picked up my phone and called the first person that came to mind. Now, I didn’t care about getting money from Adriana anymore, all I cared about was hiding this crime in the best possible way.“Hello, Caden?” His deep baritone voice called out, momentarily startling me. It was Lu, and he seemed genuinely surprised that I was calling him back only a few seconds after our first call.“I need a favor!” I
Caden’s POV“Arrgh damn!” I moaned under my breath as I leaned back, watching Anastasia, a girl I had cast my sights on for a long time now, ride me. She groaned in pain when I smacked her ass but despite this, she didn’t stop. One thing I loved about her though was her endurance and her wildness… She was one of those few humans who could be pushed to the wall but would never retaliate.Again, I smacked her ass, smiling when she bit into her lips, drawing blood, and with a new fierce determined look in her eyes, she began bouncing on my throbbing manhood, whilst throwing her head back.The room was hot and smelled terrible. It smelled like tobacco and swear, with a mixture of bodily fluids and alcohol… and something else that I couldn’t quite place, something that smelled damp.Lying on my back made the smell even more difficult to bear. I felt suffocated and nauseated at the same time…if that was even possible; and if not for the fact that she was so good at what she was doing, I wo
Massimo’s POV“Are you suddenly deaf, Mr Grey?!” Lux barked at me, causing a few of his minions around us to burst into laughter, and even as insulting as that sounded, I still couldn’t find it in me to be mad.Right now, all I could think of was Dylan, my younger cousin who at this moment was standing behind me, putting up a brave front.I liked how he seemed fearless. I mean, it was in our family lineage to be domineering but at the same time, I knew that Dylan was faking it. From up here, I could notice the tiny insignificant stuff that no one else could; I could see how his hands shook almost unnoticeably and how his eyebrows twitched now and then. I’ve known this motherfvcker for quite a while now, he’s suffered some of my bullying and teasing, and so I knew that right now, he was petrified.“And who are you?!” Lux barked, shifting his attention from me to Dylan and immediately, I felt a sense of fear pass through me, and when Dylan wouldn’t speak, he added; “Massimo, are you