April's POV I ran out of the private garden as fast as I could. My hands covered my chest defensively as I weaved through the hedges and flowers to get away from him. Tears welled in my eyes and blurred my vision. I could still hear his voice behind me, but I didn't dare to look back. No. His kind blue eyes no longer exuded his care; now, I linked them to that of an unforgivable monster.I ran and soon found myself behind the villa. I was alone and tired, and I fell to the ground with a heavy heart. My mind unravelled and plagued me with gruesome thoughts of what could have happened if I had let him have me and if I wasn't strong enough to keep him at bay.I saw the lustful passion in his eyes. Nothing could have stopped him from raping me.My heart shattered. So much had been happening, and I hadn't been able to wrap my head around it. Dorian, my pack, Lady Vivian, and Conrad. I felt drowning in waters no one could save me from. Every day felt like I was barely surviving, and ever
April’s POVI looked at Lucy in shock and felt my blood run cold. She walked towards me, but I felt her reach behind my back to my bag that I had left clumsily on my bed while I was trying to find something to accessorise Conrad's slutty dress with.She pulled out a book and held it tenderly like it was a lost relic.Her reaction intrigued me, and I continued to watch her."April, where did you get this?" She turned the book from hand to hand, scanning the covering and gently running her palms over it."I found it in Susan's room. There was one that Dorian tossed at me that looked exactly like it. He said it was Stacie's diary. It was the reason he had been treating me like trash. Stacie wrote terrible things about me in the diary, and Dorian has been holding on to them and using them to justify his actions. The worst part is that I don't even remember doing any of those things to Stacie."I saw Lucy's body shiver, and she immediately opened the book. It was blank; nothing was in its
April's POVI watched as Lucy pulled out her laptop in her room, and she began typing furiously at the keys. She was laser-focused on the screen, and her fingers whizzed over the keys.I sat watching her with a glass of water. I had never seen her like this before. As I watched her, I reflected on everything that she had told me about the diary. It just didn't make sense. If it was hers, then why did Stacie want to use it to frame me? What had I done to her? I had never done anything bad to Stacie. Did she just do all of that because she was threatened that I was taking Dorian's affection? Was that why she did it? Because she was jealous?It didn't seem to add up; the more I thought about it, the more loopholes that formed. My mind was in chaos, and the only tranquillity was in the glass of water that I was holding."April, do you remember his car plate number and the colour?"I closed my eyes as I tried to recall the colour and plate number. It had been a while since I saw the car,
April’s POVWe unlocked the door and flung it open. The interior smelled awful, and he pinched our noses closed in disgust. The seats were damp and mouldy and we could find insects already making a home in the tiny crevices of the car.Lucy looked at me downcast. If this was the state of the car, then it was possible that the elements and insects had already eaten away at the fragile paper of the diary.We soon began our frantic search. We checked the pigeonhole of the car and around the seats. Though it was urgent, we were both sceptical about picking out hands inside small holes in case there was a snake hiding inside there or something worse.We searched for hours, and all we could find were soggy tax papers and faded pictures.I could see Lucy's hope begin to waver."I don't think it is here, April. It's possible that it has been destroyed or someone has taken it."I didn't want her to feel bad and continued to encourage her to look. Besides, who would want to read a diary? There
Chapter 154Conrad’s POVI was in my room and I was still fuming at April's resistance. I couldn't get the image of her teary eyes out of my head. That bitch! She should have been grateful! I gave her everything. I made her comfortable. Imagine the things I could do for her if she was my queen! I was about to turn my table upside down when I heard a soft knock at the door. I was still heaving in anger when Alexa popped her head in and stared at me innocently.She came in and closed the door behind me."My King, you called..."I walked up to her angrily and pulled her close to me. I didn't care and kissed her roughly and deeply. In my mind's eye, I imagined her to be April. I wanted her to be April.She groaned against my lips and tried to pull me close. But I pulled away and bent her over, spanking her sharply on the butt.She groaned in a mixture of pain and pleasure. I could tell that she was enjoying it but she had no idea what I had in store for her."Get to the bed."My voice b
Dorian’s POVRing! Ring! Ring!My eyes opened slowly and I rubbed them sleepily. The sun was barely in the sky and it was dark all around me.Ring! Ring! Ring!My phone kept buzzing and I was startled. Who could be calling me so early in the morning? I stretched my hand to the bedside table and grabbed it. I saw April's name on the screen and all sleep dissipated from my system.April? What did she want? Was she in trouble?I answered the call and put the phone to my ears. Her soft voice filled my head. What a way to wake up to a new day."Dorian, I am so sorry for calling so early but it's really urgent. I need to see you as soon as possible and I don't know if the King will grant me an audience to see you."I felt my heart skip a beat. She wanted to see me? It was urgent. I felt my stomach churn and a mixture of feelings brewed in my gut. What was so important that she wanted to see me so urgently and alone? She didn't say that she was coming with Ivar or Jacob. No Dorian. Pull yo
Conrad's POV Son?! I was able to free myself from her grip and I pushed this crazy lady away from me. My eyes grew wide as I stared at her hooded figure. I could even hear Jonas breathing frantically behind me as he heard the blasphemy that came out of this woman's mouth. "I do not know who you are and I am certain that you have no idea who you are dealing with. But I am the Prince of the Royal Empire and I can not be the son of a pauper like you!"The confidence in my voice was all flamed by faux hope. I never knew my mother but whoever she was, I was certain that she was a Queen and someone of noble birth and not a hooded lady that lived in the streets.I expected the woman to be sad, to be angry at the way I treated her but she simply chuckled in contentment and I felt my face go red with fury and embarrassment. What could be so funny? This was something serious. Did she know that I could have her arrested and punished for this defamation? How dare she assume the role of a Queen
Conrad's POV"Your father, being the weak fool that he is, gave in to me and finally welcomed me into his bed chambers. He was a grieving man but he fucked me till daylight. It was one of the best nights of my life. I finally thought that he had found his solace and comfort in me, but when the morning came and he saw me in his bed, he was filled with shame that he had betrayed his late wife and sent me out of his bedroom. The days passed by and he acted like he didn't know me. He ignored me and treated me with contempt."She paused, her eyes dazed like she was stuck in a memory and then finally, she turned back to me."Finally, I was pregnant for him and when I told him that I was carrying his heir, I expected him to be joyful but he was angry. He told me that he would raise the child as his own but that I would have to leave and I would never show my face again. I was devastated but I wanted my son to have the life of a Royal, so I agreed and left, with some money that he offered me.