Hi dear reader. I apologize for the staggered updates. I've been having a bit of a dry spell lately. I see one reader is very insistent on Malachi and Antonia getting back together, but we can all agree he has a lot of things to make up for to even stand a chance, right? Stick around and find out how. Please remember to leave your comments, reviews, and vote with gems. Love you all.
Bridget’s pov.There’s a line outside the bar and I wait until it decreases before I go in. Keeping myself undercover and inconspicuous has never been my style but for the sake of what’s at hand, I have to do it.I’ve never had any problem sticking out like a sore thumb. In fact I’ve always been abl
She says she’s just trying to fill in the space that was left with Antonia’s departure. She says it in this obviously overbearing tone that says we can all go fuck ourselves. She thinks she’s the new CEO in Malachi’s absence.” David chuckles bitterly and sighs, “No offense to Antonia, work was much
Antonia’s pov.There’s basically no one at home when I get back.My father isn’t back and I don't think Bridget is either. I look at the time and see it’s past 8. I spent a lot of time at the park. A bit of guilt runs through my heart when I think of that. My hold on the drawing pad in my hands als
I ask, “Did something good happen today?”My father gives a hearty laugh and exclaims, “Something great happened.” He moves in closer and proceeds to speak under his breath, “You remember that investment I spoke to you about a while ago?”It takes a while but the afternoon comes back and I nod. I ca
“Antonia.”I hear my name but it’s from afar. The moment i turn i bump into someone, and just like that the landscape of darkness changes. It’s like someone flipped on a switch from pitch-black to full color. People are walking around. The honk of a car in the distance temporarily pulls my attentio
I don’t know what to call this feeling.I know i’ve felt it before. Infact, i’ve felt it more times than i can count so i should be used to it. Still nothing prepares me for what i see.The door comes bounding open and it drags my attention to it by the slam it makes. My father’s chair immediately w
The moment my father is out of the room i spare a glance at Malachi and speak in a flat unfeeling tone, “If you come near me with that needle, i’ll jam it into your eye and call my father back so he can know who you are.”My spared glance lingers, and becomes something much more than a glance, becau
“Miss Antonia, Can i have your hand please? I have to check your pulse.”The doctor is sweating. He’s sweating profusely and that’s strange because the room is well airconditioned. The cool air is steady and sufficient enough that not a drop of sweat should be rolling off anybody. Of course if i wa
Why didn’t i see something like this happening?”Watch your step.”Malachi’s voice pulls me out of my thoughts again and i feel a shudder course through my spine. This fashion show - the runway - everything is being broadcasted which means if Grandfather was paying any attention, he must have seen w
I almost run as i make my way towards the general hall. Tieran is fast on my heels and i can see the slight confusion in his eyes - i can see the immediate recognition at the sight of that baby.What in hell’s name are they even doing here?I get down and my heart drops into my stomach. She’s making
A question slips out of my lips before i can stop myself, “Are you sure you want to leave with me after this?”Ever since he suggested it, the questions have been brewing at the back of my mind.Disappearing after my fashion show is one thing. I might be the talk of many shows right now, but i’m sti
I walk down the hallway and try to shake off the icky feeling that clings to my skin from meeting Skye.I can’t believe i ever thought the reason Malachi wanted her was because maybe despite all odds, she was just genuinely a good person. Someone better than i am.Skye is nothing but a snake and a b
The floor shifts and rolls. The very image of fluffy clouds and radiant light.I can see people discussing, talking. Armed with cameras, all of them.Tonigt is going to be a defining night.”Well if it isn’t the talk of the town.”I turn immediately to see a female walking towards me.It’s been a lo
Bridget jacks me away the moment she catches the sight of me. She downright ignores Malachi and glares at him when he tries to follow us. He glares right back but relents and walks off, but not before he directs a look my way.Not before he stares at me long and hard and so well i know he’s doing it
Malachi pulls back almost immediately, and as his eyes turn to me i see something shift in his expression.He smiles. The act is rare enough that i’m stunned but the look it gives him also lights up his face quite well. Malachi’s vopice is tinged with some humor as he responds, “I wouldn’t resort t
Antonia's pov.The sky is rippling with stars and i begin to fidget in the car as we drive out to the Starlight hall.I’m dressed in a simple gown.Long flowing silk is sewn in with some of the moon’s tears fabric, and embossed with a subtle but ripping waterfall of diamonds and jewels. As estravaga
I have something important to do here. I’m not leaving it and going off to have sex with him, especially not on a day like today. It’s too important.”Is there ever a day you’ll put yourself first?”The question makes a line of static ring in my brain for a while but before i can respond Ian goes o