I woke up to the soft light filtering through the curtains, my head pounding with the remnants of sleep. As I stirred, the door creaked open, and Maria entered, her cheerful voice slicing through the fog of my drowsiness. "Oh, you're finally up," she exclaimed, her voice carrying a hint of amusement. I sat up slowly, rubbing my eyes to banish the remnants of sleep, from my eyes."Good morning," I greeted her, forcing a smile despite the heaviness in my limbs. I had gone to bed late last night after I spent the day watching a movie, and had gone to bed fast.Since my mother left, I hadn't stepped out of my room. And had my meals delivered to me in my room. No one disturbed me and I was happy for the peace I had, as I spent the day watching movies to wipe away time and ease the boredom I felt at the moment."How are you doing, dear?" Maria's voice was filled with genuine concern as she approached the bed, her eyes searching mine for any signs of discomfort. "Fine," I replied automat
I stayed in for a couple of hours, and when it was two hours to be exact I crawled out of my bed and out of my room after taking a quick bath. I crept out of my room, the fear of Maria catching me sent a chill up my spine in fear. I darted through the halls, my heart racing until I finally reached the main doors. I scanned the driveway, searching for my driver amidst the vehicles in the garage , soon I spotted him, and I hurried over, my urgency masked beneath a facade of calm, I didn’t want anyone to see through me and see my fears come to light. "Are you ready, miss?" he asked, his voice low and respectful. "Yes," I replied, trying to keep my voice steady. "Take me to the hospital."I added “I could but I have strict instructions to leave the premises with a guard, your guard, the boss wouldn’t want you going out there unprotected and would have my head if he found out you did so.,” he tighter and I sighed. I knew the guard he was taking off, the large hulk of a man cove
As I lay on the bed, Damien stood by my side, his presence a mixture of comfort and tension"Damien insisted on being present at the ultrasound," I thought, glancing at him briefly before diverting my gaze. He wouldn’t leave even when I asked him to, and said he wanted to see his child, o knew they were not changing his mind so I stayed. The doctor's voice broke through my reverie as she applied the gel to my stomach, preparing for the ultrasound. I held my breath, anticipation coursing through me like a current."That's your baby," the doctor announced, pointing at the screen. I followed her gesture, my heart skipping a beat at the sight of the tiny figure. “It’s so tiny,” Damien's whispered words reached me, his awe mirroring my own. For a brief moment, our eyes met, a silent exchange of emotions passing between us before I looked away, the weight of the situation settling heavily upon me."Do you want to know the gender of the baby?" the doctor inquired, interrupting the fragil
Nothing gave me joy than seeing the look on Britney’s face, she looked so pained and envious. She looked at me and I smirked at her in victory, I had achieved my goal and I had made her look so uncomfortable.“And Adien, I want a large portrait of my child’s picture on the day of the party, everyone must see such beautiful art within my wife and the future of the Medici blood,” he laughed out loud as he marveled at the picture which he handed one to his assistant and kept one who himself, while I took one.“Yes boss,” Aiden said.“Boss, when should you expect the party?” Aiden asked and Lucas looked at him.“Tomorrow of course, I want the party to be tomorrow send out invitations, and please invite my father-in-law, to share my joy with me and yes we do have things to talk about,” he said and my eyes widened with the mention of Brian.And I could see how uncomfortable Briteny seemed at the mention of the Black family, nothing had ever given me so much joy at that moment and I prayed s
I looked at her in shock as she smirked at me, a chill ran down my spine as she seemed pleased with herself. I didn’t give her the satisfaction of making me feel very uncomfortable, she said she knew my secret and there was only one secret I dreaded every one would ever find out. “And what would that me, I am myself I’m curious,” I responded as calmly as possible, trying not to make my voice shake so she wouldn't spot my shivering voice. My greatest fear was that Damien must have let it slip from him or much worse. “Don’t look at me, as if you don’t know what I am talking about '' she said and I scoffed as I got off my bed and walked towards her. “You come here with threats of knowing my secret then I beg you, spill, I am curious to hear what you have to say,” I said and she looked at me. “I know you have been seeing Damien, I know you met him in the hospital today. I have pictures of your encounter,” she blurted out and I sighed in relief, at least it wasn’t what I thought it wou
The day passed by, and it was the day of the party which Lucas had organized. The house was busy as the maids rushed to set up the palace for the party. I didn’t think there were to be many guests, I mean who gives you a few hours' notice to a party? I spent the morning in my room, as my mother went through my wardrobe looking for a perfect dress to wear, I knew she wanted to look good in case she caught the eye of a wealthy man or something. And to add to that, Brian has been invited. The morning passed by and before I knew it it was evening and I was already getting ready for the party that Lucas had organized. Designers and makeup artists were sent over to make me appear so good, I sat as they worked on me. I looked at myself in the mirror. I couldn't help but feel so good when they were done. The door opened and my mother stepped in. I was right, today she was dressed to impress, I rolled my eyes as she walked into the room just as the people in it started to leave. “Look how
I would have laughed out loud, if it wasn’t for the seriousness in his tone and voice, because what he just said didn’t make a damn sense to me. It was stupid In fact, these were the twenty-first century, not so olden days. “Brian, you need to chill that is stupid and impossible,” i said as I chuckled “Listen to me child, it is stupid, but sacrifices should be made to achieve something, the Mafia heir, first child must be a male, if it isn’t a male, they will kill the baby, that's why you need to run,” he said and I looked at him with shock. “You…” I tried to say as I felt fear overwhelmed me. “The wives of Lucas, the first one gave birth to a female child and she was casted to the ocean, you see this family worship a Roman god, it is withheld from the public but they do worship a Roman god, no one knows except only the members of these family, once the child is born a girl she is sacrifice by the shaman to their gods,im if female,” Brian breath out as I walked away from him as i t
Morning came, and I realized I didn't have any sleep. If I closed my eyes it was filled with nightmares. After what I had just discovered about the Medici family, I didn’t feel like having these anymore.I wish I could get rid of everything I had now and go back to my old life, back in London where my own worry was paying my bills, and living my life without worries or death threats. The door opened and I didn’t even look to see who it was, as I thought it was Maria who had come again, to pretend like she loved me.“I’m sorry, Mrs Medici, but you have a guest,”a voice said as I looked at her, it was just a maid.She must have seen the way I narrowed my eyes at her, as she told me she had knocked several times but I wasn’t responding to the door, I nobbed at her.“Who is the visitor?” I asked not even curious, Britney coming to tell me how she had worn over me and threatened me even more.“He didn’t dispose of his name but he said you would know him when you see him and he was sent by
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