"Wakey wakey!" Antoinette giggled, walking into Adena's room. She went over to the bed and tapped Adena slightly on the arm."Good morning sleepy head" she greeted. Adena stretched on the bed before flickering her sensational green eyes open. She smiled when she saw Antoinette."Good morning" she returned the greeting and sat up properly."You have to freshen up quickly, we're going to the garden behind the house to pick tomatoes and some other fruits"Antoinette announced. Adena had no idea that there was a garden behind the house, she couldn't wait to see it."Just gimme five minutes" she answered and leaped out of bed and into the bathroom. Within minutes, she came out and threw on one of the flimsy gowns that Liliana had presented to her when she came newly."Let's go then" she said with enthusiasm.Antoinette giggled, leading the way to the garden."Woah" Adena gasped, taking in the beauty of the backyard garden. It was breathtaking. The garden stretched over five hectares of land
"Damon! Damon!" Anastasia called out, running after Damon who was busy ignoring her. He had just returned from a business trip with Logan and was heading upstairs when Anastasia started running after him."Damon!!" She yelled, she was tired of running and stood at a place, panting heavily."What is it Anastasia?" Damon fired."Why won't you leave me alone?" He asked."Why do you suddenly hate me so much Damon? You seem to be repulsed by my mere presence!" She said, still panting. "It's not that" Damon sighed. He couldn't help it, all he could think about these days was Camilla."It's Camilla right? The b*tch I saw at the hospital in New Jersey!" Anastasia was very annoyed."I told you not to call her names!" Damon defended, Anastasia chuckled."You're such a joker if you think I'm going to let anything happen between you two. Not after I've dedicated my life to loving and pleasing you!" Anastasia fumed. All she wanted to do was strangle Camilla, for taking Damon's attention away from
Camilla opened her door and was surprised to see Damon standing there with a bunch of flowers in his hands. She couldn't help but admire him, he was very handsome, and had managed to subdue her somehow."Good morning Camilla" he greeted."Hi Damon" "May I come in?" He requested. Camilla promised herself that she would have nothing to do with Damon since Logan kidnapped her brother but she didn't understand why her heart won't cooperate with her."Sure" she made way for him and he entered. She shut the door and led him to the living room."Here, I got this for you" Damon said, handing her the flowers, she took them and took in the scent."They're wonderful, thank you" she answered and went to put them in a vase in the kitchen. "I hope you're okay?" Damon asked, sighing and passing his fingers through his hair."I heard what happened, last night. I hope you're not hurt" he added as Camilla walked out from the kitchen."I'm fine. Luckily the police arrived before she was able to do any
Adena froze in Logan's arms, unable to fathom what he was about to do. She shut her eyes tightly when she felt his hand move to her back. He caressed her back slowly, before pulling off the hem of her dress. She gasped silently and he smirked.He trailed his finger along her back to her waistline, allowing the dress to fall freely to the ground. Adena's heart was racing inside her chest. She wasn't comfortable, he had never touched her like that."Hold on tight" he whispered to her and lifted her off the ground to her surprise, she opened her eyes and met his brown orbs glued to her, she wasn't able to look away, something about him, drew her to him. Logan dropped her gently on his bed, for the first time ever.Adena was beyond shocked, because the last time she sat on his bed, he warned her sternly never to come close to his bed again. And now? He's dropping her on his bed by himself.Adena was already naked, she lay on the bed with her arms and legs spread widely open, waiting for L
"Now that you have the deal, you're going to travel to China for the executives meeting" Damon pointed out, typing away on his phone, probably setting appointments for Logan."Ah, yes" Logan nodded, coming out from the bathroom. He just finished taking his bath and was drying off his hair with a towel."Should I book flight tickets for Friday? The meeting is on Monday so you can rest through the weekend" Damon looked up from his phone and flashed his extremely adorable smile at Logan. Logan smirked. His best friend was very handsome and that he couldn't deny. He had always loved his adorable nature."I think I'll be taking my private jet. I don't want any hassle" Logan replied, picking out a dry-cleaned suit from his wardrobe. Damon helped him get ready and he looked stunning as usual."Great then. Let's get to the office, the staff is already waiting for the new directives" Damon said.They were about to head out when a knock came on the door. Logan was irritated, he hated unplanne
"I'm not jealous, I don't know what you're talking about" Logan answered without looking at Damon. "You know better than to make decisions when you're angry. Think Logan! Think" Damon said and started leaving the office."Where are you off to?" Logan asked, stopping him."Home. I have to attend to Zoey, she called" Damon answered, but frankly, he wanted to go and be with Camilla, who now stays with him."Okay, but be at the mansion on time tomorrow""Of course boss.. and take it easy on the little girl, don't kill her" Damon said, referring to Adena. Logan didn't say anything else so he left. Logan left for his mansion and went to check on Tyson first. The poor man has been brutalized badly, he was bleeding from everywhere, he was left on the cold floor, bare bodied and hungry. Logan ordered his guards not to kill him, he was going to do that by himself."Look at you now Tyson. What do you gain by running after things that belong to me?" He asked, taking quiet steps around Tyson. "
Since Logan had ordered for the arrangements for the wedding to begin so Liliana and Antoinette had a lot of work to do. Nobody was surprised about this because Delaney and Logan were going to get married anyway. "Antoinette dear" Liliana called, after she was done giving orders to some of the servants."Yes ma" she answered, entering the kitchen."You're going to the flower shop, I need you to pick out the wedding decorations and bride's flowers by yourself. I don't want any mistakes" Liliana instructed."Okay ma" Antoinette replied. Liliana gave her the money and she left for the flower shop.Antoinette finished selecting everything she needed and was on her way out when she saw Delaney walking past, it seemed like she was in a haste. Delaney was obviously trying not to be recognized because she wore a brown overall over her dress and dark shades too. Antoinette decided to follow her and see where she was going in secret.Delaney stopped in front of an old warehouse, the warehouse
"Yes mistress""Where were you yesterday?" Delaney questioned, still shooting daggers at Antoinette. The scared girl shivered and fiddled with her fingers, trying her best not to look suspicious."Um.. I went to the flower shop" she answered, her gaze fixed on the floor."Really? And after that?""Nowhere mistress""Liar!!" Delaney fired, Antoinette flinched."I saw you Antoinette, I saw you leaving from the old warehouse" she revealed and Antoinette gasped. She wasn't expecting to be caught."Now you better listen to me you little twerp, keep your nose out of my business, don't meddle in affairs that do not concern you. Make sure nobody else hears this, if not" she paused and looked around to make sure that no one was watching them."If anyone hears what happened, I'll have you killed and tossed into a pit and nobody will ever know I did it. If you want to dare me, go right ahead and open your mouth, you'll regret it.Are we clear?" "Yes mistress, I'm sorry" Antoinette sobbed. De
"Oh my God! You have absolutely no idea how long I've been waiting to hear those words from you Adena. Thank you so much! You don't know how happy you've made me" Logan exclaimed, and just like a child, he rested his head on her chest again, and she cuddled him."I've been keeping it in for a long time. It feels good to finally let it out" she sighed."I promise, I won't let you regret loving me. I'll make up for everything I did to you and.."Adena had to interrupt him."You don't have to make up for anything. I've forgotten about all that, at least I'm ready to forget. Let's just focus on what's ahead and let go of the past. The past should not determine our future" she stated, caressing his thick hair."I'm the luckiest man alive aren't I? You're such a blessing. I love you Adena" he said and a tear dropped from her eye."I love you too Logan. I really do" she said and it was music to his ears. He could listen to her say those three magical words to her all day long and never get
Seven Months Later…."Here is your soup, hot and spicy, just the way you like it" Antoinette giggled, dropping the tray in front of Adena. "Stop it. You know I hate this soup" she whined, squeezing her face. The aroma from the soup always made her feel like throwing up. It had a lot of herbs in it and Liliana insisted that she must take it every morning.Adena was close to labour, it's her ninth month and she could start getting contractions any minute. Since she was still very young, Liliana prepared some local herbs to help her, not forgetting frequent hospital check ups."Drink up and stop complaining. You know it's for your own good" Antoinette said, flipping back her hair."Is she being stubborn again?" Logan came out from the bathroom, wrapped in his robe."Yes. She won't take the soup" Antoinette answered and Adena glared at her."No worries, I'll make her take it. You can go ahead and do other things" he said and Antoinette nodded before sticking her tongue out at Adena and
"What?""Yes Adena. I am in love with you.. there, I said it" Logan fell back into the chair and breathed out loudly. Adena stared at him, awestruck. She never expected him to be in love with her, she thought he was only being nice because of the baby in her womb, little did she know that he had such feelings for her."Look, I know you're surprised. I honestly don't expect you to say anything to me right now. It's fine. I know you hate me, it's fine too. I just wanted you to know how I feel about you" Logan said, hurt by his own words.. she hates him."I.. I don't hate you" Adena mumbled."You treated me really badly, but it's not your fault. It's mine. I have only known pain ever since I was born" she paused, glanced at him and sniffed back the tears that were threatening to fall."My parents died in an accident after my birth. We were on our way back home from the hospital when the accident happened, I miraculously survived. Then, my uncle took me in, and maltreated me before selli
"Hi Tyson!!" Antoinette squealed on seeing Tyson. She gave him a little hug and returned to stand next to Adena."You're back? I did not expect to see you back so soon" she continued."My sister is getting married in a few weeks. I had to come back" Tyson answered, but his eyes were on Adena. Antoinette noticed this and became worried. Telling him about the pregnancy would be the best option, because if he found out in a bad way, it'll mean the worst. He might turn against Logan again."Adena, you've got to tell him" she whispered. Adena sighed and signalled her to keep quiet."Is there a problem? You two are acting weird. Aren't you happy to see me?" Tyson asked."No there's no problem. Um.. I have to talk to you about something" Adena said, scratching her arm. "What is that?" He asked.She bit her lip and wondered what his reaction would be. It's only right for her to tell him. She didn't want him to waste his time loving her, when she can never belong to him. She's having a child
"So what are you going to name the baby when it's born?" Antoinette asked, expertly cutting onions into a pot of soup."Really? The pregnancy is barely two months old and you're talking about a name?" Adena questioned, watching her cut the onions."Oh please! If it's a boy, we'll call him Jasper" Antoinette beamed, ignoring what Adena had said earlier."Seriously? Why Jasper?" Adena asked."Because I've always wanted a baby brother, called Jasper" she giggled."And if it's a girl?" Adena was curious."Then we'll call her Lena.. Logan plus Adena makes Lena!" Antoinette shrieked and Adena couldn't help but laugh."Sounds nice though. Let's wait until it's born" she stated and Antoinette nodded."I'm going to get some sleep. I'll check on you later" she said, walking out of the kitchen."You're always sleeping. Lazy pregnant woman" Antoinette stuck out her tongue and Adena giggled before leaving for her room."Lena.." Adena repeated, laying on the bed. She touched her tummy and closed he
Logan felt a tap on his arm and that woke him from his sleep. He sat up and rubbed his eyes sleepily."Logan.." Adena's voice rang out in the dark night. She stared at him, pouting."What's the matter? Is everything okay?" Logan asked, looking at her with worry. She sighed and nodded."Yes I'm fine. I just.. um.." she bit her lip and sighed."What is it? Tell me" Logan urged."I want mango" she spoke."Mango?" He raised his brow."Yes, unripe mango. I'm seriously craving one right now" she sighed and slumped into the bed."Are you serious?" Logan asked, confused."Where on earth am I going to find unripe mangoes by this time of the night?" He asked, still in awe."It's mango season! Mangoes are everywhere" Adena scoffed."But it's two in the morning" Logan argued. Adena pouted."It's okay then, forget about it" she said and covered herself with the blanket. She was angry and disappointed. She had been craving mangoes all night and didn't know how to tell Logan about it."Are you upset
Logan sat next to Adena in the lobby, where they were waiting for Damon. She turned to him and noticed how pale he looked. She felt bad that he had to risk his mental and emotional health in order to bring her to the hospital. "Are you okay?" She asked. He turned to her and nodded. He shifted his gaze to the glass window, it was still raining, but it wasn't so heavy anymore. "You didn't have to get in the rain because of me" she added, folding her arms across her chest."What should have I done? I had no idea what was wrong with you so I had to bring you here, to make sure you're alright" he explained and she looked away. She didn't like what her heart was doing. It was pulling her to the same man that tortured her.Adena tried to resist, she really tried."Thank you" she murmured and he chuckled at her childish behavior."It's alright, don't thank me. I'm just glad you're fine" he said and she sighed."You should change into some warm clothes, it's cold" she pointed out. Logan look
"Be mine".Adena stared at him endlessly, surprised by the words that just came out of him.He just asked her to be his! She didn't know what to answer to that. What about Tyson? He told her that he'd be back for her. She didn't want to break his heart, for a man that tortured her."I.. I.. um" she stuttered, freeing herself from his strong grip. "We should get going. To the mall" she said and left for the car. Logan sighed and went after her. He promised to do everything he could, to prove to her that he had changed, that he loved her. He knew it wasn't going to be easy, since Adena was just as stubborn as him, but he wasn't going to give up. For once in his life, he would do something, for the sake of love."Ready?" He asked, igniting the car. Adena nodded and they drove off to the mall.Logan was ready to pay for anything that Adena chose and she managed to pick out quite a lot of things. It was her first time there, and the excitement was too much.After shopping, they went to
"Good morning my lady" Adena opened her eyes only to see two servants standing at the foot of her bed, each holding a tray filled with different lotions, perfumes and what looked like clothes.She was surprised because that has never happened before. She wondered what they wanted."Good morning" she rubbed her eyes and sat up on the bed, still covered with a blanket."My lady, it's time for your bath" one of them, the blonde one said. She looked around the room and back at the servants. Were they referring to her? As 'my lady?' "Why?" She asked."Master ordered us to" the dark haired one replied with a smile.Adena was surprised. Why would Logan ask them to give her a bath? What's the special treatment all about?"Um.. okay then" she answered and reluctantly got out of the bed.The ladies led her into the bathroom where they had already run a warm bath. She got rid of her clothes and climbed into the bathtub. The ladies poured in some of the scented oils into the water, and some mi