AVERY’s POV
When I woke up I had severe body pains and my eyes were heavy.
“Oh, my God my head is going to fall! What happened?”
I removed the sheets from my body and immediately I saw my naked body. I flinched and put my hand over my hand. I quickly remembered my time with Axell. How I followed him to his house got drunk and begged him to fuck me. I almost ran mad just thinking about it
“No way, No way, No way! Oh, God, please!”
I quickly jumped up from the bed, put on my clothes, and when I looked on the shelf next to me there was a little note with my name on it. I quickly grabbed it and checked for the content inside.
“Thanks for last night, Sweet Avery”
I fell to the ground and almost shed tears.
“He gotta be joking! Sweet, Avery?!!! That is all? What does he mean thanks for last night like he had sex with a slut! He had his way with me and just left? Oh, no”
I ran out of the building, and there was no one else. I saw my car parked in front of the gate. I quickly got in and drove away very fast.
When I got home I went straight to my room and I saw Logan and Camila on the bed sound asleep.
I tried to be as quiet as possible. I checked the time and it was 9 am on Saturday.
“Thank God I don't have to go to work”
I whispered under my breath and I walked
I got into the shower and stood for about 3 minutes reminiscing on all that just happened and I was more than angry at myself for allowing it to happen.
I dressed up and walked down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Something to keep my mind off that bastard, Axell.
“Mummy, is that you?”
“Hey, my love. Are you awake? How was your night my boy?”
“Where have you been? Aunt Camila said you want to church but I know she lied”
“How do you know that?”
“I can't remember the last time you went to church, mummy. Can you? You don't have to tell
me where you were, but I am glad that you are back”
I stared at his little sleepy face and played with his hair. I hugged and kissed his lips.
The day Shawn left me heavily pregnant in the rain after denying the pregnancy I promised myself never to let any other man come close to me but I failed! I failed woefully! A man I barely knew! Fuck!
“Is this a family reunion without me?”
Camila outside just outside the kitchen.
Logan ran outside to the Television while Camila looked at me like she knew something was wrong.
“Spill it!”
“I fucked up! I messed up big time!”
I narrated the whole thing to her and she was as shocked as I was when I realized what I did. Including the part of Scofield.
“You mean you did it? With a stranger? And about Scofield, I think you should sue him. Imagine what would have happened if that man hadn't come in time!”
“Yes! With a hot, charming, handsome..”
“Avery, I think you are missing the point!”
“Oh, yes! I need to shower with holy water and ask Mary the mother of Jesus for forgiveness. And I can not use him. It will be his words against mine. He has money and influence, but who am I? A single mother who just got laid by a ghost!”
“What?!”
We chuckled carefully but deep down I felt used and betrayed by a stranger I hope never to see again.
(6 MONTHS LATER)
AXELL’s POV
“Is everything set?”
“Yes, sir. We just have a little problem at hand”
“What might that be?”
“We got a call this morning from Mexico and one of the men said Paolo has been asking for you all over”
“Is that the problem? Carlos, what did I tell you about not bothering yourself with small fries? Paolo will only get himself killed if he keeps searching for me”
I didn't leave Mexico and the dangerous life over there just to get my hands dirty again.
“Hey, my man! You look great. Now, give me a smile befitting of a CEO”
Bryson, my best friend and right-hand man, is always fond of giving me unnecessary praise.
“Bryson, not today, man. There are a lot of things to do and on top of that, Carlos just told me Paolo has been sniffing! He probably has his men on my tail right now!”
“Paolo? That bastard doesn't get tired, does he? I think I know who might be helping him”
He twisted his neck, pouted his lips, and stared at me.
“Don't look at me like that, okay?”
“If you had listened when I told you to dump that bitch but you never did! And now she is our biggest threat! I still don't understand why you picked Las Vegas of all places to come to!”
“Bryson, we are not hiding, are we? So we can stay wherever the fuck we want! And fuck that bitch! I should have killed her when I had the opportunity to”
I hit the table with my hands angrily then lit up a smoke. I sat on a desk inside my room smoking while Bryson and Carlos, one of my bodyguards just stared at me.
“Ah, Axell, about the lady from the party the other night. Have you heard from her or something?”
I paused for a moment and stared at him then I scoffed.
“Will it be bad if I haven't? Because I haven't and I don't feel bad about it.. But there is something. Wait, what lady? I have met a lot within the space of 6 months in Vegas”
“What is it? Have you fallen for your mysterious one-night stand? You know the one I am talking about! The one from the party, Avery, right?”
“Fallen?”
I chuckled and puffed a smoke.
“Falling for a lady is not in my books presently. I admit I enjoyed every bit of her the last time and I wouldn't mind keeping her as a plaything but nothing too serious of course”
“Are you sure, Axell?”
“Remember the last girl I tried taking seriously after Lucrecia?”
“No. Wait, there was another girl? I do not recall!”
“Exactly! Because she is dead! Let us go”
“What? Dead?”
“Bryson calm your balls down, okay? Is going to be a long day”
We walked and got into the car.
“I just wish you didn't just leave that lady all alone in that house after that night. Man, you sure had her through the whole night. She was screaming it was so crazy, man”
“Bet it was! I will see her sooner than she expects”
“What do you mean by that?”
Bryson quickly asked out of curiosity.
“You will see”
While talking I heard a gunshot. Bryson and I jumped out of the car but there was no sight of the shooter.
“Hey, Carlos are you alright? Carlos—”
I looked into the car and I saw blood pouring from his head.
“Bryson, they got Carlos. Fuvk!”
Bryson pulled Carlos's lifeless body out of the car and I laughed loudly.
“They just drew the battle line!”
I exclaimed loudly.
“Put your hands on your head or you are going down next! Axell!”
A sharp but thick voice yelled from behind me.
Axell’s povI and Bryson went down on our knees, including the other guards.The guy walked in front of me but he had a mask on.“The boss wants to speak to you!”“By the boss you mean__”“Shut your fucking mouth and listen!”He took his phone out of his pocket and put it on speaker.“Axell, Axell, Axell. How many times have I told you that I have my eyes everywhere? Do not think my shooter missed. I told him not to kill you just yet because I want to kill you myself, slow and painful”“Paolo, aren't you tired?”Bryson yelled.The masked guy punched Bryson in his eyes hard and he fell to the ground.“Like I was saying. I want to watch you die just like I watched your parents, and I will. Ah, how I hate the sight of you”I looked to my side and saw one of my guards walking down the stairs. I tried giving him a signal to go back but he wasn't looking.“Hey, boss I heard—”Before he could say anything they shot him twice in the head.“Fuck! Paolo stop your men! It is me you want!”“One m
AVERY’s POVHe stood there staring at me like he was daft. He is the last person I expected to see in my house, especially not at a time like this! I looked tattered and injured. I hated the fact my son had to see all that. I moved close to him and yanked Logan away from him.“I ask again, what are you doing in my house?!”I exclaimed angrily.“Mummy, why are you bleeding? Is something wrong with you?”Logan asked but I quickly covered his mouth with my hands. My principal, Mr Scofield stood there staring at me with his eyes wide open. He looked like if he had the opportunity he would devour me right in front of my son. What did he want? I told him I was not going to tell anybody about what happened at his party so why was he in my house in the middle of the night? This is so crazy, and the fact I was alone. Heaven knows where Camila went!“I came to apologize to you, Avery. I guess I wronged you. I should never have done that to you earlier. I am sorry about that. Please, forgive me
AVERY’s POVAfter the drama of last night, I was ready for work in the morning but I had to go to the hospital first to treat my wounds and have them bandaged. Camila and Logan were both ready, and she promised to drop me off at the hospital first, and then I would take a cab to the school.When we got out of the house I noticed the building gate opposite mine was open. I mean I remember seeing some men putting some things in it but I had no idea someone had packed in. “Mummy, let us go. What are you waiting for?”Logan pulled my skirt and I flinched because I was deep in thought about my new neighbor. It has always been a quiet neighborhood so I don't want a troublesome person ruining it. “Fine, and why are you so eager to go today, Logan?”I asked him and he just smirked. He wore his sportswear so I remembered it was sporty in his school. I was always more than grateful that Camila teaches in his school. She always watched over him. Before we got into the car I saw I knew. AXELL
AVERY’s POVWhen our eyes met, he smirked, but I tried avoiding him.“Nurse, will you, please, take a look at my wound? I need them treated, please”I said to the nurse who didn't even bother to look at my face. Her eyes were glued on Axell who came and stood beside me.“Mr Axell,” the nurse with a rather calm and soft voice said “I have been waiting for you, sir. How are you doing? You look very good to me”I looked at her and how she was acting. She was smiling and it was so obvious that she was into Axell who just stood there without saying a word.“Did I keep you waiting? I am so sorry I ran into a little traffic”He touched the nurse’s hand and they both giggled. That was so disgusting and he openly teased her which made it even more annoying because I regretted the fact I was there to witness that. “Fine, nurse, if you won't treat me then I will go to another hospital, thank you”When I turned around to leave Axell held one of my hands, and I got so angry, because why did he th
AVERY’s POVI moved close to the CEO, Axell’s door, and I tried peeking through to see what was going on inside his office, but I could not see clearly. The sound was a bit loud and I did not want to conclude it was what I thought it was, because why would he bring a woman to have sex with in his place of work? “What are you looking at?!”A loud voice came from behind me. When I turned around it was the principal, and he looked furious as hell. His gray and black hair was neatly combed to the back, and he wore a tuxedo like he was going to attend a wedding ceremony or something.“Hello, sir. I.. I was just.. I thought I heard something.. I mean. You called for me, right?”I was speechless and my voice cracked. The words were there, but they felt stuck in my throat.“Yes, I asked for you to come into my office, not stare into the CEO’s office! Do you know he hates being disturbed? I feel you have gotten a job elsewhere with how you have been operating lately”“No!!! No, sir, please”
AVERY’s POV“No way! You are not a normal human being! How can you do that to these poor ladies just because they need to make ends meet?”“You know what the sweetest part is? Some of them came to me themselves. Some said they needed me to increase their salaries, some beg for days off, and recently some said they need to be in the CEO’s good books, so I need to help them, and we help each other”I could not believe my ears and I felt so irritated by the sight of him. I turned around to leave, but I could still feel his lustful eyes all over my body. “Just keep it in mind that wherever you go to work if the person in charge is a man then he would need of that ass you got back there. I mean who wouldn't, right? Stop being a child”I slightly turned my head around and then I ran out of his office. I bumped hard into someone on my way out, and the person’s phone fell off his hand. I quickly picked it up and gave it to him.“I am.. I am sorry”It was a man I bumped into, he had the best
LUCEECIA’s POVI sat down on my couch staring out the window with a glass of champagne in my hand. Oh, what a great way to start the day I thought to myself.I heard a loud thud from behind me, and I flinched out of fear.I quickly stood up and turned around, but it was just my dog.“Hey, Maggie, come, come. Good girl, where have you been?”I patted her head and she wagged her tail.“She has been with me. And you? What have you been up to, huh?”I sharply stood up and behold he was in front of me looking like a mysterious being. “What are you..”“Do not say a word! You look beautiful this morning, Lu”He shut me up and I almost fainted out of shock.“Paolo you said it yourself that we shouldn't be seen together because of what your people might think”“Then let them think. I have a little job for you by the way”“For me? What might that be?”“You know a lot about Axell, so you will also know how he thinks and all of that. So, I need you to accompany me somewhere”“I have done more th
AVERY’s POV Finally, the class for today is done, I've been dying to go home. I stood up from my chair, opened the cupboard, and yanked my bag out from inside happily. I felt so fulfilled. Then reality hit me again, The principal. When I first got the job he was always very nice and sweet to me, but all of a sudden he turned into something else. I did not want what he said about only employing single ladies to stress me out. When I walked out of the school building, I sat on the bench close to the entrance waiting for Camila. I took out my phone from my bag and called her phone, but it was not reachable. I stared at the view in front of me, and all I could do was smoke. The children ran about and waved at me. They looked more eager to leave the school to their houses than I did. “Hey, Girl. There you are!” I looked behind me and saw Nick holding some brown files in his hands. He looked more like a professor than a high school teacher. “Hey, bestie. How are you
AVERY’s POV I looked at both their faces and I could not control my heavy laughter. I laughed to the extent I wheezed. “Mummy, why are you laughing? You don't know what we got, yes?” “Logan, how bout you both tell me what you got, yes?” He smiled and looked at Camila. “Fine, Logan, give me some drum rolls..” She placed the bags on the table and then; “TADA!!! Look what we got for you mummyyyy!!! Ahhhh!!!” Logan screamed and I was forced to stand up. I dragged the package off Camila’s hands and it was a. Dress. A Dress? “A dress? Camila, why would you get me a dress? For what?” I was getting all emotional. I have always been the soft type, so things easily get to me. “Why don't you put it on first, and then I might answer your question, huh?” Logan was jumping out of happiness. “Camila..” “Put it on” “I will wait outside mummy, but call me once you are done, alright?” He said and ran outside the room with his tiny hands flying in the air. I pulle
SILVA’s POV (THUNDER RUMBLING) I looked up at the sky and shook my head. I think it's going to rain. Such annoying weather. “Silva, tell me who is going to take the crown then? Do I have more chances than that bastard?” He exclaimed, his voice cold. “Well, the votes will determine that, but for now I have my doubts about you winning” “Why? Tell me why! I will kill anyone who is against my reign” “Easy now tiger, easy. The Don Corleone holds the final say. And I am sure you know by now that he hates your guts, right? So why not lay low for a while and not cause any more trouble, huh?” He growled on the phone and I could picture his cold arrogant eyes in his voice. “Fine, I will wait. I was planning on going for a little vacation. To visit an old friend, but I guess that will be after the votes” “I can assume who that ‘friend’ is. One advice Paolo, for your best interest, do not touch a hair on Axell’s head or you will lose yours. The families are keeping an eye o
SOMEWHERE FAR IN NEW MEXICO (INAUDIBLE CHATTERING) THE DON’s POV “In this meeting today, we are going to talk about the fate of our family. The family we built from scratch. We can not let it fall like this” One of the family members, Thiago, blurted out. While I stared at them from my high table. “Don Corleone. I would like to say that this is a trivial matter and should not be given so much attention. It is simple. We pass on the family to the next candidate, and he will do the job” “Shut your mouth! I see he has bought you too, right?” Another person screamed and they all began to raise their voices at each other. “That is enough! That is enough!” They all kept quiet immediately and Immediately I stood up. They all did too, and bowed their heads. “Showing respect is not only by bowing down your heads to me, but also by giving me some accords and regards. I am right here, and y’all can not act like adults. And to you, Silva, this is not a trivial matter and sho
CAMILA’s POV I kept calling Avery’s line, but she never answered. I was sweating nonstop, and I just hoped that he would leave. He could see me, I mean my glass is not tinted. He pulled the mask off his face, and I was mesmerized by how good he looked. Oh, my God, he was an angel. He had ear piercings and used studs. He had piercing green eyes. More like ocean eyes. Wait, Camila. Simply because he looks good does not mean he is a good person. Do not be fooled. I joined both hands together and begged him to go away from inside the car. He looked a little bit hurt, and then he walked away to the other side of the road and stood there. I watched him wave at him, and carefully I came out from the car and stood there staring at him. “Hello, my name is Bryson. Nice to meet you” He screamed and I was stunned by his confidence. It was midnight and he was screaming just so I would hear him. I waved at him, without saying a word back. “I am your neighbor” He pointed at the
CAMILA’s POV Of course, Avery warned me about coming to see Travis, but I didn't listen. Do I regret it, yes, and now I just want to go home. I stood up from the bed, paced around the room for a few minutes then I concluded to leave not minding the time. I had my car, so all I had to do was drive, right? So I thought to myself before I barged out of the room. I saw Travis sitting on the couch downstairs with his belt in his hands. He wore only pants and was shirtless. I had to control myself from looking at his body while walking down the stairs. “And where are you off to by this time of the night?” “I am going back to my house” I said without slowing down. I kept walking to the door without looking at him or stopping. “Your house? Do you have one? Oh, you mean your friend’s mysterious house, right? You know I still doubt the tale you told me about that house. Still sounds like a fantasy story” When I got to the door I pulled it but noticed it was locked with the ke
AVERY’s POV Logan pointed at Axell who kept on smiling at him. “What? You must be tired, Logan. Come on” I rolled my eyes at Axell then I pulled Logan back into the house, and placed him on the bed for a little nap. I peeked through the window to see if they had left, and surprisingly they were still there. Axell was still peeking and he caught my eyes. He chuckled and I quickly shut the window and then used the curtains also. LUCRECIA’s POV Where did she put it? This woman will be the end of me! I told her not to take it away from where I put it, but of course, she had to act like the most caring woman on earth. Where was she when I needed her the most? And now she suddenly cares. I moved to her room and saw her kneeling. She was praying, and I had to respect that. When she stood up, I quickly tapped her shoulders. “Are you done? Now where is my passport, and I am not joking!” “Why are you trying to ruin your life, my child?” “Don’t ever call me that! I am not
AXELL’s POV Bryson and I stood in silence for a few minutes before he finally spoke up. “Wait, you think she is married?” “You think she is not?” “I mean why would she allow another man to go down on her if got a husband?” “I mean you know all these females can be crazy as hell. I will go crazy if she has another man. All these work, all those years” “How about the plan you had? Is it coming together?” “I don't know if I will be able to pull it off at this point, man” “I am sure you can, okay? Come on you have been planning on doing this for a while now” “Well, that was before this discovery. For all I know she might have a dude somewhere” “Hey, only one way to find out” “How?” “Go ahead with the plan. That is the only way you will know for sure” “What if she doesn't come? What then?” “You are the CEO of the school. Come on take a stand man” AVERY’s POV When we got back into the house I threw my bag on the couch, then I rushed to the kitchen to get a
AXELL’s POV Ah, the shock on her face when I said that to her was so pleasing to watch. She was more than surprised that I, the man who she hated, was not only her boss but also her neighbor. We stood in front of her house without saying anything to each other. She was probably fighting with her thoughts on what to say. “You? How.. How are you here? How is that your house? When did you even have the time to move here? Are you kidding me?” Her confusion was more than pleasing to watch, and I enjoyed it. “Well, my men have been working on this place for weeks now, and they are done. So, here I am” I gave my charming smile to her, but she didn't think anything was funny at that point. She glared at me like she suspected I was planning something. I mean I am planning something, but she doesn't know that. She didn't have to know it. “Are you following me? Why in God’s name are you suddenly my boss and owner of the school I work at and the next week you are my neighbor? D
AVERY’s POV As I stepped into the car and sat down I was enveloped in a new world. The cabin was trimmed in rich white leather. The dashboard was a masterpiece of modern design, with a massive touchscreen display and a sleek, flat-bottomed steering wheel. The seats were incredibly comfortable and I felt so relaxed, but I was immediately drawn back to reality, and I remembered what he said when I got in. I wasn't quite sure what he meant by ‘he got me now’ but I tried hard not to stare at him. I was so quiet I almost stopped breathing. His car smelled and looked expensive. It felt as if I was part of a royal family. I am sure it cost an arm and a leg to get such a car. He drove without uttering a word, and I liked that. He did not ask for directions, so I was forced to speak. “I hate to break the silent party, but you do not know where I live. You can drop me off at the next bus stop I will take a taxi” He chuckled and then turned on the radio. I felt so disrespected a