Chapter 10
" What's going on here? Todd, how did you know Judah?" I ask, glancing at both men.
Todd doesn't respond. Judah smirks.
" Can someone please answer me? What the fuck is going on in here?"
" What are you even doing with my girl?" Todd asks. Like this is the right time to ask that type of question.
Damn, I'm sick. I just wanna go home right now.
" Talk later, Margaret." Judah says and leaves.
I watch the door shut as I cross my arms to stare at Todd.
" Margaret?" Todd asks surprisingly. I roll my eyes at him.
" How did you know Judah?" Todd asks again.
" He's my neighbor. Same neighbor whom I gave a ride. How did you know Judah? I'm pretty sure I didn't tell you his name and you've never seen him before."
" You gave Judah a ride? I thought he left the city." Todd says.
" Todd, what's going on?"
Todd doesn't answ
Chapter 11 I stare at this man in front of me as he says these words. I hate to admit how he makes me feel. I part my lips to say something but nothing comes out. Judah smirks, satisfied with my reaction as he turns to leave. I watch him go to his kitchen and I follow. He pulls out a cancer stick and lights it without once looking at me. A cloud of smoke surrounds him. I don't fancy smokers but Judah makes everything look perfect." I… uh… I wanted to…. You know…" shit, why am I stuttering. Judah chuckles and turns to look at me, flicking the ash on the ashtray that sits on his counter. He puts back the stick in his mouth and walks to my shuddering form. He grabs the hem of my hoodie and pulls me to him." We can make this easy for us." He says with the stick in his mouth. I want to run my hands down his tousled locks but I fight back the urge. &nb
Chapter 12" You own a car?" I ask Judah as I slip inside his car. Not just any car, a fucking sport's car." You ask so many irrelevant questions, Julie." I huff and fasten my seatbelt." So we're back to the names of your ex's, huh? I'm patiently waiting for the day you'll call me Mercedes." I tell him without looking at him. Judah chuckles silently. I can feel him staring at me but I don't look at him." So how much of the conversation did you hear?" I watch the way he speeds onto the road and he's not even wearing a seatbelt. He's a lunatic, a cute one though." A lot."" Even when she moaned?" Judah asks and turns to look at me. I look away and look out the window. He's trying to make me feel these strange feelings again. I should go to church, it's been a long time." Look, we're not gonna talk about your sexual life with your girls, i don't care if she's your slut."
Chapter 13 I rush out of the bathroom and follow Judah. I hasten my steps and try to catch up with him. Damn his long legs. Judah stops by his car and opens the passenger's side door. I stop and try to catch my breath." Okay, I get it, you're tall and all that shit, you don't have to walk so fast." He rolls his eyes at my word and ushers me to enter. Oh wait, he just opened the car door for me. I thought the last guy who opened the car door for a girl died six thousand years ago. Judah must be his reincarnation. I mean Todd doesn't open the door for you, you just gotta get in yourself." Get in, will you?"" Yeah, I will Judah, breathe." I tell him and enter his car. He sighs loudly for me to hear it and he shuts the door once I'm seated." So where are we going?" I ask Judah once he's inside. Seatbelt still not fastened." Somewhere, Margaret."" I got
Chapter 14" Serena."" Hi, nice to finally meet you." I force a smile." You're a pretty one. Dinner is this way." Albert says and gestures to the dining room. Todd rests his hand on my lower back and leads me to the table. We sit down opposite his parents. I look at Charlotte. With all the emotional trauma I'm sure she's going through right now, she still had to smile." Oh my God, I'm so sorry that I'm late." A girl waltzes in as she sits close to me. She has straight blonde hair which was bleached. Tan skin and she looks like my age. She wears a pink crop top and a short black skirt. She's kinda pretty, looks a lot like Charlotte." Really, Diana. You know every Friday is the family's dinner, you don't have to be late." Charlotte says. He had a sister, how come I'm not aware of this? I scan her features and she looks like someone who just had a nose job. She
Chapter 15 I stand outside and look at the dark. I'm still angry and scared at the same time. I pull out my phone and check my time, it's past nine already. I sigh and begin walking. There's no damn car on the road and this is more difficult than I thought. Maybe I shouldn't have fought with Todd if I'm gonna end up being stranded. Same time I am glad I told him my mind. How he's been an asshole all this time and acting like a control freak. Telling me who to be friends with. I continue walking down the lonely street as I look around. I look through my contacts, no one to call. Not even one person. Maybe I should have asked Chloe and Thomas for their numbers if I'm gonna make it out alive from this street. And Judah, this is the point where he's supposed to be useful. I can't believe I told Todd to his face that I'd fuck Judah gladly. What was I even thinking? Judah ma
Chapter 16" What's he doing here?" Todd asks. I sigh and cross my arms." We're fucking, get out." Judah says behind me. I turn around and glare at him as I swat his chest. He smirks up at me bites his bottom lip. He looks down at Todd and huffs. I can't let them fight. Because physically Todd isn't a match for Judah, I can't watch my neighbor beat up my ex boyfriend." Can you excuse us? Please?" I ask Judah. Judah looks down at me for confirmation and I nod. I gesture for him to go inside and he does not after shooting Todd a death glare. I shut my door and step out on the porch." Why's he here Serena?" He asks and I cross my arms." You can't just slap me yesterday and come over to my house to ask me why my neighbor is in my house."" This isn't any neighbor Serena, this is Judah."" So what?"" You know he's gonna hu
Chapter 17 My head hurts and it feels like some people are drumming against my head. I try to open my eyes but I hold my head instead. Everything feels blank as I try to open my eyes. Everything seems blurry and I can hear little muffled voices. I sit up at once and hold my head in my hands groaning." God…" I blink my eyes and look around this unfamiliar room. This isn't my room. The wall is a light pink with pictures of Beyoncé pasted on it. The pain is terrible, I feel like my head's gonna fall off. And then I remembered what happened. How my head was slammed against my car window by Todd." You need to take this." A familiar voice says. I clean my eyes with one hand while the other holds my head. Diana smiles at me holding a glass of water and pills." What happened?" My voice croaks. I take the water and the pills from her as I swallow it dry, pushing the p
Chapter 18 ♥JUDAH♥" How much do you think a rare kind of diamond would cost Judah?" Ransom asks. I watch his back as he runs his fingers down the shelves of books." I don't know." He chuckles silently and turns around to face me. He removes the gloves from his hands and drops them on his desk." Of course you don't. It's price in the market is high because it's rare. You don't know how badly I want one." I don't say a word as I watch the scarred man in front of me. He picks up a cigar and lights it, puffing out the smoke." I'd kill to have that, you know. Sell it to the auction and make a lot of money from it. But where can I get it?"" I don't know."" Fucking bullshit!" He hisses in disgust and puffs out the smoke in my face.
♥ EPILOGUE ♥ I squeal loudly as I run into the waves.Judah took me to a fucking island.A vacation I've always hoped for.An isolated island with a beautiful home and a man you're in love with by your side.Isn't that dream worthy? Judah sweeps me off my feet as we kiss.We were always kissing ever since we settled our differences. Aunt Adele went back to London the previous day before we came here. Diana threw a big party in her father's house that evening and we party the hell out. I talked with Todd and he apologized for whatever thing he did to me. Summer apologized too. Confessed she's been jealous of me all this while and she envied my life. My fucked up life. Judah took me to Italy and we spent a week there. We visited his neighborhood and it was fun, seriously. Seeing his childhood neighborhood and all that.
Chapter 42 ♥ SERENA'S POV ♥" 'Cause I'm leaving the country."God, no.He can't just do that to me.We can't just fight and have issues and he's planning to leave." Good luck then." I twist the doorknob but Judah stops me." Leave me the fuck alone!" I yell at him." You can't just hurt me and make me mad and then come back to me and ask me for forgiveness. It doesn't work like that, Judah. If you wanna go back to Italy, just go. Leave me alone. You're not human Judah. No matter what the reason is, I don't expect you to sedate me and give me to Francis fucking Ryland. You're mean Judah. I forgive you alright, get off my face." I push past him and storm inside the apartment, making sure I lock my door. I sniffle and sob. I hate that I feel this way." Fucking hell." I hear Judah mutter and a thumping sound follows. Did he pu
Chapter 41 ♥ SERENA'S POV ♥ " You know it's not his fault right?" Hero asks, leaning beside my kitchen door. " Yeah?" I chuckle sadly as I sit down. " You know most times, we're placed in this situation where we don't have a choice." " I believe every single person has a choice. It's about facing the consequences that come with the choices." " I agree though. Same time we're all fucked up. Him especially." Hero smiles apologetically and leaves. " And one more thing, if you choose to forgive him anytime soon, don't forgive him too easily. He needs to be dealt with a little." Hero says as he walks out. I chuckle sadly.Forgive him? Can I even forgive him?I can't do this. I take a deep breath, drawing back the tears as I pick up my phone. Aunt Adele is the first person I need to call. " Hey sweet cheeks. You're okay?" " I'm not." My voi
Chapter 40 ♥ JUDAH'S POV ♥I feel terrible.Whatever shit I did, I don't have a choice. But I probably got it covered. It was out of my will, I didn't know what to do. I can't see her get hurt after seeing all the shit she passed through." We need to talk." Ransom said on the phone. I sat across from him. He knows I'm not happy with whatever shit he wanted to say." Where's the fucking heirloom Judah?"" I don't know what the fuck you're talking about."" You're playing smart ass huh? Do you wanna see her get hurt or what?"" I don't fucking know what you're talking about, Francis." I told him." You know I brought you in. Made you who you're today."" No shit, you didn't. You only made me worse. You made m
Chapter 39 Wait.I thought my father's friend, Francis Ryland died months ago in Cuba. What the hell is going on that I'm not even aware of." I need to go." I say as I proceed to follow Genevieve and Francis. Todd pulls me back." Where are you going?"" Let go of me." I grit out. He nods and lets go of my hand." What do you even want from me? What do y'all want from me? You know I just witnessed a miracle today. I saw my father's old friend who's supposed to be dead."" Who?"" Francis fucking Ryland."" That wasn't Francis. You are mistaking him for someone else." I roll my eyes and walk back into the tavern. I need to get the hell out of here.I stop by our table." I'm sick. I wanna go home." I say." Why? Something wrong? What did Todd say to you?" Diana asks ." Nothing, I'm fine. I'm gonna call an Uber, you gu
Chapter 38 ♥ JUDAH'S POV ♥" I'm falling in love with you Judah, and I'm a damn fool for it." Fuck it.Fuck all of this.This is new.This is crazy. This is fucked up.It's kinda weird to hear someone tell me they love me. I don't even think anyone has ever told me that.Fuck this shit.I lean my elbows on the railings as I stare out the city. I groan and rake my fingers through my hair.God I'm going insane.I pull out a stick of cigarette and light it.Without pulling it out , I exhale the smoke through my nostrils. She's fucking with my entire thinking system. I don't feel good.This isn't right. She isn't supposed to be falling in love with me. She shouldn't have told me that.I grew up to understand that nobody cares about me. Nobody gives two shits about you
Chapter 37 ♥ SERENA'S POV ♥" Serena." I'm already down the hallway when someone grabs my forearm. Without turning back, I know who it is. Of course it's Judah, you can easily tell. I turn to face him." What? You should be with Mercedes."" Why?" He asks. Is he insane?Or is he high or what? I look into his eyes and there's nothing wrong with him. They are the perfect shades of green that I've always admired." Serena." The girls waltzes in. They stare at me and Judah as they shift their gaze to my form." It looks like you're safe. We are gonna be inside." They say and walk back inside one after the other." You know this can't work right? You don't just take a girl to her dream vacation and ignore her calls afterwards. And there you're with some other gi
Chapter 36Wanted?Like criminally wanted?I feel like passing out.This can't be true right?Judah's is weird, he's mysterious and he can't be criminally wanted right?But how the hell did Phoebe know a lot about him? About what he told me only? Who the fuck told her that?I'm not insane. I can literally remember he told me that story when we were alone. By ourselves." It's a lie." I say at once." What? Serena what did he do to you?" Michael asks." I should be asking all of you what this man did to you. He's lying. Judah's not a bad person."" Judah is not bad? He told you that right?" Albert asks.Who the fuck is he?How can he be so manipulative?How the hell did he even convince two detectives who knew their jobs?But why do I even trust Judah?I mean he asked me why I trusted him and yet I have no damn reason. Judah c
Chapter 35 I stare at this camera on my countertop and think of who to call. Judah or maybe Phoebe. Who would do this? How come I'm just seeing this? I run my hands down my hair and itch it. I'm going insane. One tiny little heirloom is trying to consume my life and I don't even know what to do with myself anymore. Who would plant a camera in my kitchen? And that's when something clicks. What if it's everywhere in my house? I carry a kitchen stool and take it to the living room. I drop it close to the wall and climb on it. And that's when I see another one. I pull it out and go to the extreme of the living room. Another one. I throw them on the floor and sigh. This has passed becareful. " Damn it, my bedroom." I hurriedly went to my room and searched for any cameras. There are none. I breathe in a sigh of relief and sit down on my bed.