Adriana’s POV“He’s like that sometimes,” Patrick said softly to me, drawing my attention away from the door that I had so longingly been staring at. I blinked at him in surprise, wondering who he was talking about but when I noticed that he was also looking in the direction of the door, I sighed.“You don’t have to create excuses for him, for God’s sake, he nearly beat you to death!” I yelled exasperatedly, shocked that he would even try to defend Massimo at a time like this.It is because of their overly loyal attitude to him that usually makes him do whatever he wanted with them and it was bad.“I know that he nearly beat me to death,” Patrick mumbled under his breath, “and I also know that he would’ve done that if you hadn’t walked in when you did.” He added, making me sigh. I watched him tend to his injuries like someone at war would, and again, I felt sympathy as I stared at him. Just as I was about to talk Patrick into really standing up for himself sometimes, he said; “this t
Adriana’s POVI walked towards Massimo’s room like a woman in a daze, and with an added bounce to my stride, I quickly checked the lunchbox I had prepared for him as I had been told by the chef that he hadn’t eaten in days.I wanted to talk to him about yesterday; to tell him that I didn’t judge him and would never judge him because it was only human to make such mistakes sometimes. I also wanted to let him know that his employees thought highly of him, and whether he chooses to beat them up or not, they would always have his back.I walked across the huge house, which was now dead silent as a lot of his bodyguards had gone for a lunch break, while a few had gone to either catch fun or do other personal things.Something about the way some of his employees stared at me as I walked past made me quite uncomfortable, but I wasn’t sure if it was because they heard about Patrick or something else. I didn’t even bother to ask though as I continued walking.On getting to his secluded corner
Adriana’s POVI walked into the fancy-looking restaurant with a false smile plastered across my face and a small chocolate box in my hands as a gift for Caden.It had been quite sunny outside and so I had decided to shield my eyes with dark sunshades, but even now that I was inside this beautiful enclosed space, I still didn’t bother to take them off.“Adriana? Is that you?” I heard someone call out to me suddenly, making me halt in my tracks.As soon as I turned in the direction of the voice, my breath hitched in my throat when I came face to face with Caden, the person I had come here to see in the first place.At first, when Caden and I had decided to meet up today, I had been anxious and scared, and then I trembled; but now, after getting to meet him face to face inside this extremely small space, the only thing I could feel now was regret… and shame.“Why had I decided to meet with this guy in the first place, even after everything he’s done in the past?” I thought to myself but
Adriana’s POVMy body shook violently, I could feel it spasm but oddly, I couldn’t move an inch. My body was as if it was being weighed down by something extremely heavy; I felt trapped and to worsen it all, it was dark out.“Help,” I croaked out but my voice could only come out as harsh whispers.With the last ounce of strength left in my body, I snapped my eyes open and glanced around the dark room. My heart picked up a quick pace when I noticed that I couldn’t see anything and in fear, I sat up.My eyes blurred as soon as I tried to sit up on the platform that closely resembled a bed and in desperation, I had to cling onto the bed frame, to stop myself from toppling over.Tears instantly welled up in my eyes, and with it came an extremely sore throat that I felt my throat would burst into tiny pieces due to how dry it was. A dry cough wracked my entire being, momentarily numbing me, and just when I thought I would pass out from a chest ache, someone shoved a glass of water at my f
Adriana’s POVI arrived home to meet Massimo leaning by the doorframe by the threshold with the fiercest look I’ve ever seen on a person on his face. My heart picked up an inhumane speed at the prospect of being confronted by him but then I mustered the most courageous look I could think of to prevent myself from being seen as guilty even before being charged.As soon as he saw me coming over, he leaned away from the door to come stand in my way. I gulped.“Good evening,” I greeted l, avoiding his gaze but he snickered. He didn’t even greet back.“Where are you coming from?” He growled at me and even though I was itching to tell him about my ordeals today, I kept my mouth shut.There was no way I would tell Massimo that I had gone to see Caden or that the latter had even tried to rape me in the process. I knew that it was my fault that Caden had tried to sleep with me because I had been the one who had agreed to meet with him, but at this point, I wasn’t sure I wanted someone to rub
Massimo’s POVWith my mouth hung open, I stared at Adriana’s retreating figure with a combination of both shock and awe. Even though I hated the way she had just talked to me only minutes ago, I still couldn’t help but be excited at the prospect of being talked back at.She had been so brave, and even till now, I couldn’t believe that she could talk back to me the way she had done, and now, to think that she had walked out on me only made me feel a lot worse than I already felt… but excited all the same.It was my fault though; What had I expected her to do after she’d caught me in bed with Jessica only a few days ago?! Especially when I hadn’t even shown any iota of remorse due to how drunk I had been?I felt rage course through my veins, and to suppress it, I tightened my hands into fists by my side, closing my eyes as I did so as if in a bid to calm my nerves down but I didn’t feel any better.“Adriana…” I mumbled under my breath. “I’m sorry…”I wanted her, missed her and the idea
Adriana’s POVI woke up to the unmistakable sound of my door opening. In fear, I glanced around the partially dark room but then as soon as I saw that the intruder was Massimo, I hissed.A part of my mind had thought that it was Caden and that I was in great danger but now that I had seen who it was, especially after catching a glimpse of the single red rose in his hands, the adrenaline that had been pumping through my veins seized.Thank God, I am not in danger!“Anna, hi. I didn’t mean to wake you up.” He said softly, coming to sit by the side of my bed but I ignored his presence. The last thing I wanted right now was to be in the same room with him but then knowing the kind of person that he was, he wouldn’t Keene until he had been given a chance to say exactly what had brought him here in the first place.“I’m sorry,” he blurted after a few minutes of awkward silence, and even though I had been waiting for him to say that for the past few hours, I still didn’t feel excited.I gue
Adriana’s POVI couldn’t stop screaming even as I watched Paramedics take Michael’s body away, nor did I stop screaming when he was pushed into an ambulance.My body shook with something that I never felt before, it felt like some kind of rage, fuelled by intense sadness. It tore into my chest, numbing me momentarily but at the same time, gave me strength, angry strength. I yelled.I wanted to ask Massimo about what had happened, wanted to be told in detail the complete gist of what had gone down today, some minutes ago, but then after one look at his face, I found myself sobbing.He seemed weak… broken even.He sat hopelessly on the tiled floor with tears streaming down his eyes in torrents. In his hands was Michael’s distinguished wristwatch, one which he now held onto as if for dear life.Even from here, I could see the redness and puffiness of his eyes and could even see the now empty look that had replaced his usual sleepy dark boy look. He opened his mouth like someone who was
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