KAYDEN POVThe morning arrived and without being told, I knew I had to fuck off from Ken’s place. Last night we had left it so sour that the idea of seeing his face first thing in the morning wasn’t so desirable. It’s not like I was mad at him or something; everything he had said was right but truthfully, it felt like he was turning his back on me when I needed him the most.I know I was being selfish and incessantly sensitive because I couldn’t always put myself above everyone else, but this time, right about now, I needed him around me. But then again, I couldn’t always be the priority now can i? Everyone had their own shit to deal with, and I couldn’t epitomize myself on everything. Without wasting any time, I got up early and left before he could even wake up. But I was human enough to send him a text letting him know I had left to the manor. For the past few days, I have been crashing at the hotel, if not the hotel then back at the office and it felt strange to be going home aft
SKY POVIt has been a full week since the grand resurrection of the national wife, 3 full days since I had fled from the manor running away from the mighty wrath of Kayden the Great, and over 76 hours of pure isolation and lockdown.Expectantly, the solitude I found at Diego’s place gave me time the space and time I needed to wrestle with my mind and cushion myself for almost everything that waited for me. Although I was tugged away safely from the hating fingers and prying eyes of the public that were impatiently waiting for me to arise from my hiding, that didn’t mean the universe had stopped slamming the nuts because I tell you, it was rough out there. It was hard most of the time, I won’t deny that. But the seclusion meant crying ugly tears with no pitiful ‘awwws’ and coos shoved in my face so I was more than thankful. Trust me, I was filled to my neck with pity that the idea of it was revolting.More so because I was suddenly this crybaby who wept at least four times a day, but
SKY POVThe rest of the night was filled with agonizing thoughts of my very seemingly impossibly future. I tried to piece together the fragments of ideas in my head, trying to see if it was probable to even let this kid come into this world. But the more I thought of it, the more nauseated I became. All I wanted was to curl in the ball and die right there. At least this big mess would come to an abrupt end.The girls left in the middle of the night because I was an ugly mess of tears and snorting, and there was nothing they could possibly say or do to calm me down. Diego told them I had to adjust my feelings and have the rest of the night to myself, and the girls agreed to give me the time I needed. I had thought I would fall asleep as soon as they hit the door but sleep refused to come, so I spent the rest of the night tossing and turning in the bed, listening to Diego’s ugly snores as he frolicked in the realms of his dreams.The next morning, there was no difference between a panda
SKY POVThe ride to the Campbell manor was short and very haste. And before I could even settle with my mind, we pulled into the giant private estate and drove down a long, narrow paved road that delved deeper into the vast, enormous yard. I watched as the car rolled past the trees, causing my mind to go down memory lane. Although I didn’t have happy memories of this place, I had one person who made all the pain worth it.Heavy sadness settled in my heart when my mind reminded me that the very same person who made me smile when I was young, was the very current epitome of my pain, situated right at the heart of my heartache. The main reason why I was so conflicted, hurting almost every second of my day. Sooner than I had hoped, we rolled in front of my childhood home and watched Tobias as he stepped forward to open the door. “Hey,” Arthur called out, I peeled my eyes from the door and settled them on him.“We’re here with you. Nothing is going to happen.” His reassurance almost had t
KAYDEN POV“And that’s our cue to leave,” Cassie mumbled softly under her breath before pushing her seat back and standing up. I was still awestruck by Sky's sudden outburst that my tongue felt heavy. But I wouldn't lie and say I wasn't moved by her brave declaration of our love in front of her senseless family. To think that they would orchestrate such a thing was still beyond my understanding. What did they take us for? What did they take me for? Some prize to their daughter who clearly wanted nothing to do with me?“Oh, Cassie. We can still continue with our dinner plans, I mean there's so much to talk about.”“That’s right Mrs. Smith. Don’t loud the bad apple to sour your taste.” Marcus added up to his wife’s crazy rumbling causing the food in my mouth to turn bitter in an instant. Exasperatedly, I threw the cutlery onto the plate and got to my feet as well. Arthur followed suit.“Excuse me.” I didn’t wait for their approval as I tore off from the dinner table and took off after Sk
SKY POVI couldn’t take it anymore!This immense pain that continued searing deep inside me day and night, making me feel like my own soul was slowly detaching from my body in the most gruesome way possible; leaving as a ghost shell of my former being, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I was tired of drowning in the lake of my own tears and feeling like nothing but a pile of waste on this earth.“You should drink something.” Cassie smoothed out gently by my side while continuing to rub my arm. I had no energy left to fight anything or anyone. But in all my life, I have never felt so neglected as this. I knew nobody ever held me in the highest regard but this… this was extra.Cassie’s voice rang painfully in my ear as she addressed some maids to brew something for me. I sat there trying to figure out what the hell had just happened. How could I be so stupid to think that a few words would suddenly flip things aside and force the universe to smile down on me? In a room full of people, t
KAYDEN POVEverything hurt.My brain, my heart, and even my bloody toes hurt. I tried to find ways to distract myself from everything that was going on around me but there was no perfect distraction to totally capture my mind until I had forgotten all there was about Samantha, as well as her phantoms and wantons.I had reached a point where I was convinced that everyone wasn't being entirely honest with me, that everything and everyone was out to get onto my nerves on because no matter what I did, there was just something or someone to stand in my way and make me lose my shit. There was no way I could possibly stomach everything that Arthur had told me and be cool with it.If per say all he said was true, that Samantha indeed fell out of love with me, why the hell couldn’t she bitch up and be upfront about it? Why let me suffer all these years, crying over the ghost of her and hoping she would show up? I mean she did eventually, but not in the way I hoped she would. I have always been
KAYDEN POV“My husband and daughter.” The words rippled against my ears, creating a holographic echo that rumbled inside of my mind until they forged a series of unintelligible, incoherent mumbling that wanted to know WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK was going onACTUAL FUCK . I opened my mouth to respond, only to pinch it shut again because there were no words formed, just awkward puffs of hot breath as I tried to breathe down the suffocating buyer's remorse. My chest filled up with a pressuring force that created an illusion that I was sinking, drowning in deep, black water. My vision gave out and distorted until all I could see were blurred figures, coaxing me to shut my eyes and reopen them again.“Her name is Gianna De Luca, the only daughter of Leonardo and Samantha.” The smile etched on her face as she continued was one that resonated from the depths of her being. It was as if she was talking about some kind of god who descended to earth, to make her life magical. I fought hard to voic