~Adriana’s POV~My head pounded as I tore my eyes open and slowly tried to sit up on the bed that closely looked like that of a hospital bed.“What’s happening?” I questioned, looking around skeptically. The room was painted white and it smelled of spirits and disinfectants. Everything about it screamed good hygiene and I didn’t have to be told by someone before realizing that I was in a hospital room.One minute I was standing in front of someone that was either Jamie or her twin and the next minute, I was waking up on a hospital bed with a bandage wrapped around my midriff. To my right was a person who looked very much like Massimo and at the moment, the person was sleeping on a chair right beside my bed.The entire scene played out like a joke and I chuckled to myself as I felt that this could be some weird scene out of one of these weird dreams I usually had.I tried to move and as soon as I did that, some sort of alarm close to me went off. It was so loud that it made my aching
~Adriana’s POV~I woke up in the middle of the night some days later to the shrill sounds of feminine screams coming from the basement and at first, I had been curious about what was making the sound until I remembered that it could be Massimo Punishing someone the same way he did all those nights ago.My curiosity peaked when the thought of the fact that the person being punished could either be Jamie or her lookalike struck my mind and I couldn’t help but begin to slowly walk in the direction of the voice.It was a few minutes past 2am and naturally, I was supposed to be scared but surprisingly I wasn’t. I thought about him saying something about repaying Jamie in her own coins but this thought flew away.Massimo cannot be dangerous enough to repay this way! Moreover it hasn’t been proven yet that she was the one responsible for the accident that led to me losing my baby.Gathering courage, I made my way down the flight of airy stairs leading to the basement, stopping momentarily at
~Adriana’s POV~“Are you sure?” Massimo questioned, looking at me in a way that I had never seen him do before. He looked like a proud father who never realized that his kid (me in this instance) was already taking after him; I smiled.“I am sure,” I said, and then walking over to stand right in front of him, I added; “or you can watch me do it myself,”At my utterance, he gasped in surprise. Even Michael who was standing at a far corner of the room began to chuckle uncontrollably and when he was done laughing, he whispered something along the lines of;“I told you she wasn’t all that different from you, Massimo. You both are birds of a feather and so you should flock together.”Massimo ignored him and so did I. I noticed how intensely he stared at me and after a long minute of awkward silence, he whispered; “why would you even want to get involved in something like this?”“Because my baby was killed?” I replied, cocking my brows and shrugging. Massimo went quiet again, he looked lik
~Adriana’s POV~“Fuck!” I groaned as I flung my expensive Gucci handbag across the room and watched it land carelessly on the floor.My head and legs hurt badly from standing for a long time in stilettos; earlier I didn’t complain because I had been doing it for my mother but now that all the excitement had worn off, the pain had finally kicked in.I looked around my disheveled room in confusion, wondering why the maids had refused to tidy it up but then I decided to do it myself as I couldn’t wait for them for every single thing.Quickly shedding of my dress, I strutted off into the bathroom to have a cold shower first and when I was done, I wrapped a towel around my long red hair to stop it from dripping water onto my body and helped myself into a big tee shirt.I felt slightly rejuvenated after taking my bath and so I decided to channel this new found energy into tidying up my room. I did so dutifully, rearranging and dusting and at some point, I actually began to wonder if I had b
~Massimo’s POV~“She’s had you wrapped around her pinky finger,” Michael teased, topping it all up by coming over to give me a gentle nudge.I simply rolled my eyes at him and pretended to focus all my attention on the documents right in front of me even though it was obvious that I was more interested in what he had to say.“You’re only making assumptions,” I replied with my head still buried between the papers and when I heard him grunt, I added; “She’s more like a stress ball… and so I go to her whenever I’m stressed to get some sort of relief,”“Really?” He asked, cocking his eyebrows smugly at me.“Really…” I replied.“You do not treat her like a stress ball though… Neither do you talk about her the way you talk about other women even though the way y’all met wasn’t something to write home about.” He mused, making me tighten my hands into fists by my side.I didn’t know what he was driving at but at the same time, I didn’t care. All I wanted was for him to stop teasing me about A
~Massimo's POV~“Sky dad please do something!” I muttered over and over again whilst prancing around the almost empty hallway of the hospital in frustration. It was over an hour now and I was still stuck here, waiting for what the doctor would say about Michael’s health.I was more than scared and to worsen it all, the few nurses that had walked past me in the last few minutes would only stare, shake their heads and walk away with solemn expressions. I needed answers and I needed them right now!Micheal had gotten shot for me, like he had legally taken the bullet meant for me and right now I didn't know what his condition was. I was apprehensive, my heart filled with worry.I needed to know that he'd survive, needed that reassurance else I wouldn’t be able to ever forgive myself nor Larry. Suddenly the door opened and as soon as it did, I immediately rushed to it. I ran past the doctor who had opened the door into the room and as soon as my eyes fell on the bow bandaged side of Micha
Adriana's POV.I stood up after crying, shaking off whatever sadness I was feeling.After the pain in my heart, the one that was supposed to be healing but was only worsening with time, I needed some air.I walked out of the living room and into the hallway, pausing when I saw a bloodied Massimo coming through the door.A gasp left my mouth as I rushed towards him, "What happened? Where did you-"He held up his hand, his face grim, "Michael got shot by Larry."A shiver wracked my spine and I felt cold all over as I heard his name, he was the one who sent people to beat me up.I swallowed nervously as I stared at his face, "How is he feeling?" I asked."He's in a coma." He replied with his eyes downcast."I was the one to be shot, not him, and now he's in a coma because of me." He began narrating what happened.I stared at him, I could see the guilt he was feeling on his expression and action.It was obvious that he blamed himself for what happenedMy mind racked, thinking of what to
Massimo's POV.I woke up with a smile on my face, the memories of Adriana's strip dance just to make me happy hit me.As I sat up and stretched my arms over my head I heard the happiness washed away immediately.I could suddenly remember Michael's condition, how he got shot because he protected me and how he was still in a coma because of that.I stood up and immediately rushed to the bathroom, turning on the shower immediately.It was going to be a long day, a sigh left my mouth when the water touched me.After a nice shower I wrapped myself into a towel, and ran to get dressed.My mind was still racing with thoughts of Adriana's naked body and Michael's condition.I shook it off and left for work immediately, I had a lot of things to do anyway."Gina, pass me those files please." I said immediately I sat on my chair.Gina came in, the look on her face, made my heart hurt immediately, I understood how she felt.Michael was in the hospital and he hasn't woken up or shown any signs yet
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