The door opened and Lucas walked in alongside Brian, who looked worried. Sometimes I ask myself if he cared about me or what he benefited from my union with Lucas.The doctor narrowed her eyes on me, I didn't know what she was going to say but I knew it would be nothing but the truth.I looked to the side to see my mother who seemed to be shaking, I knew she was pissed off by the latest development, but I was done with her schemes of using me to exploit, more and more authority over herself, I wanted my life to be mine, not hers.“So Doctor, what is it?” Lucas asked as he walked towards me, once he was within reach he picked up my hands and laid a kiss on it.“I am sorry Lucas, I just didn't want you to find out this way, I am so sorry, I wanted to tell you but I was scared…” I muttered as tears leaked from my eyes.“She is pregnant,” the doctor busted out so fast that I cut my words out of my mouth, I could see how Lucas' eyes widened. I was shocked by the way she blew the cover.“How
I ignored Britney, as I walked to the gates, I could see Freya waving crazily at me. I walked closer to her by the gate.“Surprised!!!” Freya exhorted, I smiled slowly.I looked to the security, and I nobbed at him to let them in, the gates opened and Freya rushed in as she threw her arms around my neck.“I miss you, my favorite girl,” she said and I hugged her, I missed her too.“What are you doing here?” I asked her, as I hugged her.“Why, are you not happy to see me?” she asked and I looked to see Sean, his eyes scanned me. He seemed shy and uncomfortable.“Ariana,” he breathed out and I looked away from him, this was bad, I wasn't ready for this. What was he doing here, he had no reason to come here, I had enough on my plate already.“Listen to me, you need to leave, I will call you later on, but for now stay low,” I whispered to Freya who looked at me confused, she must be wondering why I was kicking her out, but it was more than that.“Why, I mean…..” she trails off as a voice i
“What is wrong with my son,” Brian asked, I knew he was panicking inside. My mother walked to him as she rubbed his back.“You should be aware of his case of Hypogonadism?” the doctor said and Brian nodded. My head wanted to explore, Hypogonadism, I knew what it meant.I didn’t understand why they thought he had that illness when I was standing right here to prove that that wasn’t true. It “It’s draining his muscle mass, it’s nothing serious but I would give him some medication for the side effect,” the doctor said and I watched as Brian sighed in relief, I could see the pain in his eyes.The man was strong to have endured so much, losing his wife and son, then finding out his other son couldn’t produce children, I sat down as everything seemed to make more sense.I understood why Brian was desperate, and trying to marry me off to Lucas, maybe that was why he wanted my mother, not to bear more kids but because of me. I gasped as the realization rocked through me.It got the attention
I woke up the next morning after what had happened. I picked up my resignation letter from my bedside table. I had given a lot of thought to everything around me.I was confused about everything, and at the same time, something seemed to make a lot of sense. Is this why Damien refused to accept me, and why he was always so restless and had to settle with a woman like Britney?I was so lost in thought when I saw the door open and my mother stepped in. I rolled my eyes at heras as she stepped in. Since I found out about her motives, I had less respect for her.“What is it?” I spat out.“Watch your tone, girl,” she snapped at me. I rolled my eyes at her as I sank back onto my bed.“Dress up, family dinner in ten minutes, don't make me come back for you,” she informed me as she pointed her finger at me. I ignored her as she walked to the door and then stopped.“And you better not act hostile in front of our guest,” she told me as she left. I sighed.Soon I was dressed in a hoodie and jean
I stood up, from my hiding spot, I didn't know how to feel at this moment. Pain or hate or betrayal. This has gone long enough and I would see it end.“Ariana, what are you doing?” Freya whispered yelled at me as she stared at me in shock.“I wouldn't sit here, and watch them…..” I trialed off, as the good old days flashed through my eyes, Sean was my one-time lover and someone I had spent a great deal of time with, and seeing this did something to me.I stormed over to them, as I entered the farmhouse and made sure they heard me enter, my mother pushed Sean away from her in fear as she rearranged her clothes, once she saw it was me she rolled her eyes and said.“Oh, it's you,” she said with a frown on her face as she rolled her eyes, I could see she didn't care I had caught her. Did she not have morals, or any bit of conscience, that she was indeed in her husband's house and that someone would have caught her somehow?Did she not care that Sean was my ex-boyfriend, or he was once my
Damien’s POVI'm struggling with a decision I made recently that I regret deeply. When I turned down Camilla, I didn't realize how much I cared about her until it was too late. I've seen her become someone she's not, dressing provocatively and leaving the house that day, only to return in the arms of Lucas unconscious.It doesn't make sense to me why she's been sick and staying in her room for weeks. Even though Leo or someone else has taken over her work at the office, I haven't pushed her to come back because I feel guilty. I wish I could turn back time and make things right, but I know that's not possible.I watched her from a distance for days, even at my engagement party. She was beautiful, and I couldn't keep my eyes off her. I lingered around as I watched Britney talk with her friends.“You shouldn’t be here,” my dad said to me as I turned to look at him. He was dressed in a black suit that fitted his body.“I shouldn’t be at my engagement party?” I asked him while raising an
Ariana’s POVI left him in anger because he had no right to care about me like that. Once I returned to my room, I confidently took a refreshing bath and dressed up in a beautiful summer dress that fell just above my knees. I was ready for a fun shopping trip with my friend Maria.Soon we were in the vehicle and just as planned my mother decided to join us for the shopping. The car was quiet and awkward, I could see my mother trying to engage Maria in a conversation but Maria paid no mind to her, and ignored her.I tried to hide my amusement, as I glanced out the window, my conversation with Damien occupied my head, and I was lost in thought of what he said, but I knew I was done with his games and I wanted nothing ti do with him.He seemed concerned with how I was and how I was doing, which was surprising as he never cared. I was also glad he didn’t catch my conversation with Freya, as that was what I was afraid about.As soon as we got to the location, we got into the store which had
Fear of the unknown was the greatest. I was shaking on my feet at the Balck mail text.who was it?Was it Britney?Sabrina?Or was it Lucas toying with me, what if it was the media? I was scared and shaking where I stood, no tti could not be happening, I whispered to myself.“Compose yourself,” my mother whispered yelling at me, and I turned to glare at her. This was her fault, she just had to blurt out my secret at any chance she got, and now look at us in a mess she has created.“Compose me, someone has a recording of our conversation, which is deep and critical, that may cost my life and you want me to calm down,” I whispered yelled at her as she glared at me. I was deliberately shaking to my bones.Before my mother could say another word, Maria came into the store, she froze a little as she looked at me.“Are you okay dear?” She asked me as I forced a smile on my face and nobbed at her.“Yes, I am fine, with a smile.“Well, if you say so, I have paid for the dress,” she said and I
I stood there frozen as I fell on my knees, no, Damien was in there, the explosion got so loud that I fell on my knees and cried out. “Damien!” I yelled out as I screamed for him, pain took over me as I watched the building go up in flames. “No, no, no,” I screamed my body frozen where I stood, as I watched everything go up in flames. I dropped to my knees and screamed so loud, watching the building erupt in flames. "Damien, no! You can't do this to me!" I yelled out his name, the desperation evident in my voice. "We were supposed to be together, safe. You can't just leave me, what if our kids, our plans and future, please come back!"I cried out. I felt like walking right into the fire, as I clenched my chest in pain, he was dead, my Damien was dead and there was nothing I could do to stop it. Then, amidst the chaos, I heard his voice. "Hi babe," Damien said from behind me, I turned around and looked at him, he was a mess, his clothes were torn and he looked to be bre
You're the reward and I am sure, Damien would love it,” Lucas teased as he grinned.“You would rather kill me than let him have me, how sick of you, I snapped at him and he looked at me with a broad smile.“You should be happy and grateful, I offer you this mercy instead of the torture I had in mind wife,” he said “You're scared, that’s why you have me tied up, you know you can’t beat him, so you just want to hurt him in the process, you animal,” I yelled at him, as I struggled against the cuff.“You know, I loved you, I still remember the first time I saw you, right there in the club, dancing your heart out, that dress did nothing to hide your features, and I knew I must have you,” he recalled as he smiled.“You would never have me licas, never,” I responded as he walked closer to me and held my face.“I didn’t know you were his step-sister, I didn’t even know you were different, you know I loved different, all the women I meet fall on their knees for me, for my love and money, wome
Everyone froze, and my eyes widened, as my heart skipped a beat as if it was going to fall out of my chest.Lucas blurted out laughing, he laughed so hard as he looked at Britney.“I know you hate your sister with every fiber, in you but how dare you, try to fool me,” he said and Britney stepped back.“I’m not lying, why would I risk my mother’s life based on a lie” Britney said and Lucas chuckled.“Funny you would say that, now you love your mother, what a pity,” he said and he laughed.“Everyone knows that pig, is impotent, I thought you were aware of that?” he asked in amusement.“I’m not lying, turns out he isn't, I don’t know how, but the children belong to him, please believe me, that’s why they ran away, that's why all This is happening, she gave birth early and why haven’t thought of tgat” Briteny cried out and for a moment Lucas stopped to think.I could see him growing angry by the second, as he looked at me, my eyes were wide in fear.“Is this true,” he asked in a low and b
No words were said as the car drove off, the children were still sleeping. I could feel the tension in the air between me and Ava, and I wasn’t intending to be the one who broke the silence.“I hope you're okay,” she said, breaking the silence.“Good, how did you know that we would be at the bench,” I asked and she looked at me.“I didn’t, my men gladded Britney and met me here, I would call it luck,” she said and just then the baby started crying in her arms.“She’s beautiful,” she whispered and I smiled.“Looks like you when you were a child,” she said as the tension became more intense. I looked at her and we held eye contact for r while before I looked away.“Ariana, I’m sorry, please,” she begged and I looked away from her.“Sorry wouldn’t fit what you did, it would fit how much you have damaged me,” I snapped at her and she looked sorry for a while before she looked away.“I can’t fit, what is broken, but I would do my best to make sure you're okay, I would fit this mess,” she s
Ariana’s POVFive days went by, and I was locked in the room which was my prison. After my confrontation with Lucas, I never saw him again.I have been checking on the kids once a day, and the guards would let me say more than an hour under Lucas' orders, Maria kept me informed about all that had been going on and told me how she had kept the kids safe.I was restricted from a lot of things, I couldn’t go out of my room on my own, and I wasn’t given access to a phone, Maria stopped coming around after a while, as it became suspicious.But she informed me that, Damien as been confirmed to be alive and had made several appearances, I could see why I could hardly find Lucas around and why he had tightened the security to In the Maison.He was scared and pissed off all the same, Susan had stopped disturbing me to sign off the fortune to her, after she found out Damien was alive.Today was just a normal day in my room, I spent the day watching TV, waiting, for something to happen. Maria to
It took me hours before I was in New York, and my men did all they Could to protect me from the public, news of my death was all around, but I could only worry about how my family was.Family, what a strange word it was, I was now a family and I had a responsibility to my family, my wife, and my children. I missed her I missed hiding her and looking at for her.Soon I was escorted to the safe house, where I found Ava there already with Ariana’s dad. I could tell the man did t like me and I paid him no mind as I approached Ava.“Tell me the situation on the ground” I demanded and she sighed.“Lucas has all men looking for you high and low, but the luck is they aren’t aware you are in New York but he is searching here too, the security had tightened, and it would be hard to get to them,” she said out of breath I loved at her.“Did you know?”I asked and she looked caught by my question.“Excuse me?, I don’t understand you,” she asked with a raised eyebrow.“Briteny, she was the one who s
Damien pov As I opened my eyes, a sharp pang of pain shot through my head, and I groaned instinctively. Sitting up, I could feel the weight of a throbbing headache, a relentless reminder of whatever had transpired. My gaze fell to my arms, noticing the bandages wrapped tightly around my left arm. What had happened? My eyes widened, as I stared deeply into it, where was I? What happens? I asked myself as I looked around me at the unfamiliar environment where I found myself. Surveying the unfamiliar room around me, a sense of disorientation settled in. It looked almost empty except for the bed that was there, and to add to that it looked dirty. Every corner seemed foreign, and every piece of furniture looked strange, I got up from The makeshift bed and walked towards the entrance, just then, the entrance door swung open, jolting me into a defensive stance. Without hesitation, I maneuvered, swiftly slipping my leg under the intruders, and sending them crashing to the g
I lay on the cold ground for hours, tears streaming down my cheeks; my baby cried, and I could not find the strength to comfort her while I wept, the weight of fear and despair pressing heavily on my chest. The door creaked open, and Maria dashed in, her face etched with concern."Are you all right?" she asked, her voice filled with concern as she helped me onto the bed. I sat up, leaning against the bed.I shook my head, unable to speak due to the sobs that were coursing through my body."Let me get the babe, she must be hungry; I could hear her from miles away," she exclaimed as she dashed to get Nadia. Maria gently placed my baby in my arms, and as she snuggled closer to me, I felt a rush of love mixed with desperation."She's hungry," Maria whispered, her eyes searching mine as if to comfort me. I smiled at the baby, and as warmth spread through my heart, I realized that his smile alone could brighten my day in any situation.I wasted no time nursing my baby, finding comfort in
I knew I was going to fight with my hands as he approached me, but I was not going to back down. I would not submit to his oppression, no matter what he threw at me. I said, "Let me be Lucas," my voice quivering with anxiety that he would hit me. “You are my wife, I am ready to let go of the fact you ran from me, humiliating me in front of the whole world, and destroying my image,” he said and I smirked at him. “I don't remember you ever being so forgiving”, I said and he looked at me with a glare. “Looks like the death of your lover, did nothing to you, did it,” he asked with a smirk and I glared at him in an offensive way as he spoke. “Killing Damien wouldn't stop me from hating you,” I snapped at him and his smirk widened. “The children will be taken from you, I have hired a wet nurse and you will stay locked in this room until I decide what to do with you,” he growled and I looked at him with shock and bewilderment. “No, my children will stay here with me, you can't