Chapter 8Naya's POVIt's Monday and the talk of the day is my cancelled marriage. I'm not surprised because I invited ninety percent of our workers.I go to my office and begin to work on the dress which I have left hanging for over one week.Flora pops out from her own cubicle and waves a playful hand at me. “Hey, damsel!”Her blonde hair cascades over her fine dimples as she smiles. She's everyone's favourite and a cheerful person.“Girl, you know I was down for some serious after-wedding party,” she tells me and I stiffen.I'm about to respond before I hear someone call out, “her lover boy is here.”Liam? No, it's Jake. My adorable sweet thing. He's with a brown paper bag which I know definitely has something in it for me.His bike is parked at the lot and he throws fast steps as he walks in, greeting everyone while his eyes are scouting for me.“Over here!” Flora waves at him.“Poor thing. Such a pity she doesn't plan to marry him,” I hear someone mutter and I curse my extremely
Chapter 9Liam's POVIt's going to take longer than I promised the boss. What has gotten into that Naya of a bitch? What the fuck does she mean by what happened last week being a bad omen?I smash the mirror hanging on my bathroom wall. “Fuck!”“Fuck! Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!”There's blood all over the floor. My own blood. My mind is already overwhelmed with the frustration that is coming with this supposed-to-be simple task. I can't even feel the pain in my bruised knuckles. It's already healing and will be done in a few minutes. What won't be done in a few minutes is my stupid mission.“You're leaving me no choice!” I scream as I walk out from the bathroom to the bedroom. I need to get dressed. I need some tequila and some good sex. Then I can decide the next measure to apply, since Naya has decided to prove stubborn.I'm at the club about thirty minutes later. Two strippers are massaging my shoulders as I sit in the VIP section, downing a bottle of tequila.My phone buzzes and I pray i
Liam's POV“I can’t, Liam. I can't do this a fourth time! You promised I wouldn't have to do this again! You promised…” There's tears trickling down Sophie's cheeks and I know better than to let her emotions explode now.“Baby, this will be the last time, I swear. I can't just let any unnecessary obstacle come between me and my mission, Sophie. You should understand this more than anyone else.”“That’s exactly what you said last time.” Her voice cracks. “Liam, it was exactly these words.”My jaws grind against each other. My blood is a boiling pool of frustration but I have to hold it back. She is being unnecessarily dramatic and I don’t have time for that.This is something we’ve been doing for more than four years now. The pregnancy never comes intentionally. Isn’t it only logical that we get rid of it?What pains me most is that, right now, I have to pretend that she isn’t being a pain in the arse, and console her, since I still need her in order to achieve goals. Desperate women l
Naya's POV “Mrs Naya.” Rowan's voice is a gentle baritone as he calls my name. I put the phone on speaker and drop it on the sink.“What a wonderful time to call, Mr Rowan,” I say as I stare at my naked self in the bathroom mirror. “I wouldn't usually step out of the bathroom to pick up a phone call.”But my phone had sang it out that I had a call from Rowan.“My apologies,” he says, but the restraint in his voice is a giveaway that he's barely holding himself from bursting into laughter.“So, why am I getting a call from my busy husband today?” I ask.“Let’s say his schedule isn't as tight as usual today. So he's thinking of a date at the Castro Lucille by 4pm,” he says.“4pm? I'm down,” I respond quickly.“Good. My assistant will be available to pick you up. Just call me whenever you're ready,” he says.“Alright, darling,” I respond.Several hours later, I'm dressed in a velvet gown and seated before my giant bedroom mirror.It's hard to choose between my silver jewellery or the go
The drive to the aquarium tower is a more of a silent one. All along the journey, my mind is restless with thoughts after thought of Rowan and how disappointed he’d be that I failed to show up. I’m totally pissed at myself and more pissed at the bastaed on the steering. If he didn’t show up, I’d be on my way to the Castro Lucille by now.We’re less than a meter away from the entrance of the tower now. As usual, you can see from the distance the myriads of people swarming the area.It’s an everyday thing.The tower was built as a tourist attraction, but it turns out that even the locals haven’t toured it enough.Liam gets two tickets and pays for a parking spot before he drives in to find a space at the parking lot.He quickly climbs down and hurries over to my side to get the door for me.“Thanks, darling.” I force on a smile.We hold hands and walk in through the main door.Liam’s hands are rough and strong, should be offering me a sense of comfort and safety. Instead, I’m filled wit
Liam's POV“Make it get to me before tomorrow morning” are the last words I hear from the physician before the call ends.A sigh of relief escapes my nose as I feel the finger-size bottle wrapped within my palm. With this milligram of Naya’s blood, I can prove to the master that I’ve not been playing around.I know how potent Naya’s blood is. I've had a taste of it when she had a nosebleed, and trust me, what it did to my body was pure magic.Call me a desperate man for ingesting blood from nosebleed, but I'm just an embodiment of a mind locked in on his goals.A sound from inside the car soon makes me realise that Naya has woken up. I sneak the bottle into the inner pocket of my jacket and scurry over to her.“Hey. How're you feeling now?” I ask her.I've become too good at this. Masking my real intents behind a different facial expression. Not even my voice can give me away.“I feel better now,” she murmurs before her eyes dart to the brake pad of my car. “I'm sorry I messed up your
“What the fuck did you just do, Naya?” My wolf thunders at me. “Have you lost it?”“I don't know. I just wanted to… Elsie, it's been—”“Long you had sex!” She snaps. “And now the urge is so bad that you want it with that monster? What made you certain that he wouldn't strangle you to death in the process and get what he wants from you?”I bury my face between my thighs. I know that was so stupid of me. The impulsive decision is silly, but it doesn't really bother me. What actually bothers me is the fact that he left me hanging.“This is a second chance, Naya. Have you forgotten?” She ranted.“I know,” I cried. “I know. But… I just wanted to feel… something. Don't you see that I'm so different from my usual self?”“Your usual self was blind, Naya. Naive. Couldn't discern her enemies from her friends!” Elisa fired. “If you still want to be that person, then you should be most prepared to die again!”My heart sinks when I hear those words. It's like a mask has just been torn off my face.
“You have reached the voicemail box of Rowan Yorke. Leave a message and I'll return your call as soon as I'm free. Thank you.”“Arghhh…” A frustrated groan leaves my mouth.I'm seated at the front pouch of my apartment, dressed in a black bum short and a big grey shirt.I stand up and lean on the balcony.Putting the phone close to my mouth, I exhale softly.“Rowan, I'm so…so sorry that I missed your calls and left you hanging at the hotel. I can swear, my schedule got complicated. Please, I'll do my very best to make it up to you. Love you.”I sit back down after hitting the send button. I hope this works.It didn't even take a minute before he texted. “Young woman, I can't accept a voicemail as an apology. Do what you ought to do.”I giggle softly. It's as if I already know he'd write that. “I'll come over tonight.” I texted back.I get up and head into the kitchen to do some cleaning. The entire week has been so full of schedules at the office and I have barely paid attention to my