My eyes met this sea rover-blue eyes. Deepset and darted constantly. Eyes so bright and spellbinding as lode stars, I found myself drowning in it. Now, when my mother set me up with a guy I barely knew, I had expected him to be some ugly dude with a face only his mother could love. I didn't expect him to turn out this smoking hot!! If I hadn't known my mother to have a soft spot for business men and CEOs, I'd have sworn on my father's grave that Theodore was a model. “ Natasha? Hello?” he snapped those majestic, long fingers in my face and I jerked up. How long have I been staring? Long enough to notice every little detail of him. The rich black hair which he groomed so carefully, his crescent-of- moon eyebrows were thin and narrow, down to the aquiline nose which complemented his prominent cheekbones carved down towards a flinty jaw. His silky, luscious lips might as well taste as scrumptious as they looked. His solid shoulders spoke of strength. I h
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JASON Madelyn insisted I wait downstairs while she got ready. An evening date where we got the chance to dress normal and act normal. I didn't have to be in a suit and tie, and we didn't have to be cautious of how we acted. It was just us. In a lovely Korean restaurant, enjoying the evening's warmth. “ I'm ready.” she announced as she descended the stairs with a large smile on her face. “ Oh my..”My gaze swept her body, noticing how the dress accentuated her curves, and watching her thighs and those long legs through the slit in the gown. “ I look gorgeous, right?” she teased as she did a spin for me. “ Gorgeous ain't even the right word to describe this, my lady. Shall we?” Arm in arm, I led her out. The kids were upstairs with their grandma, probably reading stories or stuffing their mouths with candies. She loved to spoil them. The small but cozy restaurant was one of the best in the city. The tables were arranged sl
MADELYN [Warning: This novel is R-18. A little reminder in case you missed it. Content unsuitable for young readers.] When I rose up at night, Jason was gone. I'm not a deep sleeper except I'm really tired, so how did I not hear him get out of bed. Climbed out of bed and got my slippers on. He wasn't sitting at the desk which he usually did a couple times. I would wake up at night and find him working on his computer, most times into the early morning before he would retire to bed. I didn't hear the water run, there's only one place he would be. Jason was nursing a cup of coffee. The look on his face wasn't readable and I couldn't figure out why my husband was pacing about our kitchen when we were supposed to be asleep. “Jason, you are not sleeping..” I don't even know if that was supposed to come out as a question or not, but I wasn't concerned. He lift his eyes to mine and gave a dark grin, “ I'm fine Madelyn, you should probably get back to bed. I'll be with
JASON For the past two weeks, Madelyn and I have been more closer. It wasn't just the sex, but there was this tiny spark in her eyes which made me feel maybe someday she would love me in return. The time I spend at the office has also reduced. There was no use staring at the computer screen for several hours trying to be productive, when all that's in my head is an image of Madelyn smiling widely at me. It was hard to get her off my mind, and now even harder with the huge frame of one of the many photos of her that I loved, hung on the wall. Every few seconds during work, my eyes would dart to the picture on the wall. Mine. The woman I love. “ So we have to make use of this once-in-a- lifetime opportunity, people. We can have goods for G distributed to everywhere in the world if we..” Barely thirty minutes in the conference room and I was bored as hell already. My attention drifted away from Natalie and everyone else in the room as I brought out my mobile
NATASHA It's 12pm and I'm waiting. Waiting for Jason to come over and supposedly discuss the fake business idea I had come up with. For our meeting this time, I choose the Korean restaurant Theodore had taken me to, the one where I ran into Madelyn and Jason. He cancelled two meetings already and I'm beginning to think he just might cancel this one too. " Should I get you something to drink while you wait?" One of the waiters had taken it upon himself to constantly ask if I needed anything or not. Others would say he's just doing his job, or he is trying to be polite, but I think differently. “ Are you flirting with me?” My voice was loud enough for everyone to hear. Yes, I am going to cause a scene if he doesn't take those hazelnut eyes off my cleavages. “ I'm sorry ma'am, I didn't mean to..”The usual line. I didn't mean to sound offensive? The pervert was still leering at me, making my blood simmer with wrath. I only find flirting less offen
NATASHA Liliana is not the first to say that to my face, neither would she be last. Everyone, even those in my company and neighborhood goes about saying the same thing. An illegitimate heir who only fought her way up to fame and power. My dad never included me in his will. He never saw me as his child to begin with. Mr. Caspian wasn't the best dad either, whether I was his child or not. If I hadn't been forced to make a positive speech about him at his funeral, I'd have let all who were present to mourn the heartless man know how cruel he was. He was better dead than alive. I shook with rage as I threw the files off the table. There was nothing here. Nothing at all to finally prove Lilly right. To prove that I am not a Caspian. “ God, where is it?? Where is the damn file?” My late dad's room was a mess. Files I had gone through were lying around, and I made quite a mess of it. Since dad's death, mom hasn't stepped in here. Or maybe I have never seen her
MADELYN Jason ensured I was protected at all times. The security became really tight and even my family were no longer welcome. They were never welcomed in the first place. Since the incident with Hattie which opened my eyes, I had since known my enemies. Cara, Craig, Natasha, Nicholas and even my father, Adrian. Jason and his grandma were the only people I could trust. And maybe the guards assigned to protect me. If they hadn't been trustworthy, Jason would never have left me alone with them. I barely made public appearances. Just once in a while. Most times Jason would take a few days off work to take me out for dinners or we would watch the sunset together. Some times I'm deep in the bath getting my hair washed by him, while I read him a book. I was never lonely. I always had company. The guards were getting less tensed around me, and we spent the evenings playing games while I await my husband's return. It's been four months of bliss. The four best months of
Madelyn Cara had called me on her way to Nicholas's house. After what Jason had said yesterday, I came to the conclusion that something was wrong. Maybe he had found out who it was that Cara always met with, or perhaps he was going to change the plan. “ I'm sorry. Jason found out on his own, I never told him. He's right beside me, you can ask him yourself.” Cara bellowed, “ I believe you. I and Jason are not best of friends yet, I don't want to to talk to him. Anyways, I will keep you updated on whatever happens at Nicholas's house.” I had a bad feeling, but I couldn't just say it out. I wanted to ask her to come right to us. Why not end this game and seek protection from Jason? I'm sure my husband would do anything I ask of him, even if it included taking my sister in. “ Be safe, Cara. I don't feel good about this.” She tried to lighten my mood. “ Have you eaten? You will feel much better when you eat, Madelyn.” “ You will be pregnant someda
CARA { Warning: Content unsuitable for young readers. This novel is R-18.} Before I could make up my mind about what I was going to do, Nicholas jerked me against him and claimed my mouth in a fierce kiss that made me gasp, then tense. His tongue slipped between my lips, and without wanting to, I opened up for him, parted my lips, wrestled his tongue with mine. My hands found their way into his hair, tugging, raking, wanting him closer and at the same time wanting to shove him away. We always had good sex, but he always made it excruciating. It was either I get whipped during sex or after it. Slipping the vibrating phone into his pocket, he picked me up. My sister called a thousand times before she gave up. Nicholas's dark eyes watched me, something hungry and furious gleaming in their depth. “ I don't want to hurt you, Cara, but you brought this upon yourself. You could have patiently worked with me, after today you would have become a free woman. I would ha
NICHOLAS It's the D-Day. That was all that ran through my head as I took a cold shower. I was more happier for the birth of Madelyn than she was for herself. My outfits were laid out on the bed and though, it was still too early to set out, I went through the list of things we needed, to make sure that we didn't skip a thing. The main reason I was up early was to think about my next move. I knew something was off with Cara, but since I haven't caught her yet, I couldn't accuse her of snitching on me. I knew she was seeing someone yesterday, my men had said they saw her with a strange lady whose face they weren't able to make out. I decided to come see what she was up to, but I was late and those dumb fools said they didn't know when the strange lady left. They saw her make her way for the bathroom, but that was it. She never returned to her seat. She made use of the backdoor. How smart of her. I bumped into Cara on her way out. She wasn't surprised to see m
Madelyn It's my birthday, today. What is it people usually say? Something like the day God brought me into the world for y'all. My husband was up early. When I woke up, he wasn't beside me. Where could he have gone to this early in the morning? Jason was one patient lover. He took his time to explain everything to me yesterday. I can now agree that I'm naive. How come I never thought that plans could be changed? “ Who is it?” someone knocked on the door. I was still in my nighties and I still haven't left my bed. “ Grandma Lorelei asked that you come with me, ma'am Madelyn.” I quickly checked the mirror to see if I had drooled in my sleep. I straightened my hair and strolled out. “ Good morning, Laura.” The maid greeted me with a warm hug. Yes, I hug my maids. At first, they were uncomfortable with it. I knew just what my husband was capable of doing if he found out I was hugging our maids. But, they are humans too. They deserved to be loved and respe
JASON I hurried home and waited for Madelyn. I noticed she had been going out more and her movements were usually discreet. Whenever I asked where she was off to, she would smile and say she only needed to check out some restaurant in town. At first, it was understandable since she was always craving food. But today, I noticed how weirdly she dressed. It's like she was trying to disguise. Over the week she became a very huge fan of scarfs and sunshades and over sized clothing. I knew something wasn't right, so I decided to follow her today and find out where it was she always went, or who she always visited. I have never thought my wife would ever cheat on me, but that was the first thought that came to mind. She didn't have any friends in the city, so who was it that she always visited? I followed the cab she was in. She would never know it was me cause I went on bike, and I had my helmet on. Madelyn stopped at a restaurant just as she had told me,
CARA A day to the big Day. I was running around making last minute preparations. I have to meet with Madelyn today to inform her of all our plans. Or better still, I could call her. Nicholas asked that we all meet at our usual spot. Natasha called to let us know she would be late, her mom had fallen ill. All Nicholas could ever think of was how we should make this work and not about some sick person. “ Listen to me, I don't care if your mom is dying. I want you here on time, we can't have you mess up our big Day. Is this what would happen tomorrow? What? You call and inform us that your mom had a heart attack? See you by 12pm, Natasha.” That was harsh but it would be better to see this two turn against each other. They were the ones calling the shots in this game, and I needed a sort of division between them. “ Do you think she's trying to bail at the last minute? It might be that she doesn't want to go ahead with this, that's why she keeps bringing
JASON A week later after the incident with Black's body, it was my wife's birthday tomorrow. As excited as I was, I was frightened something might go wrong at the party. “ Birthday girl, you look stunning, wife.” Madelyn walked up to me, her smile widened with each passing second. “ It's been a long, long ride Jason. I'm glad we came this far.” “ Do you want a massage? Are you having any of those weird cravings of yours?” I didn't know being pregnant came with a lot of responsibilities. We were just three weeks gone, and I have never been more at loss for the perfect words to describe this whole new feeling. Was this what men went through at the hands of their pregnant wives? Wasn't it a bit too early for her to start having weird cravings? Madelyn never spared me at all. She would wake me up at past 2am and ask me to go get her some sea food. Who the fuck wants seafood at that time of the night? Was it the baby who was demanding for all this or was it my
Rebecca ( Natasha's Mom) Continuation of flashback.It seemed like the end of the world for Caspian. I could have sworn I saw him shed a tear. He looked lost. I should look the same too considering I had just broken up with my boyfriend who I thought I'd be getting married to, but, no one felt much pain like Caspian. Grandma Lorelei warned me. Caspian had a raging temper. He had been in and out of a rehabilitation facility. She said he was just starting to make progress when Melissa came into his life. Over the last couple of months, his anger issues has been kept on check. But now, Black ruined it all. The furious, venomous dark creature made a mess of his room. We could all hear the noise coming from Caspian's room, but neither his mom or brother could dare trying to stop him. “ We should go check on him, grandma. No one deserves to be in such..” Lorelei grabbed my hands and made me promise I'd keep my distance from Caspian, for now. “ When he's like t
NATASHA'S MOM I hurried home after I saw Grandma Lorelei leave. I was heartbroken. It's clear she was the only one that visited yesterday. Why couldn't anyone find a clue, a hint, anything at all? “ Argh!!” I yelled, almost ripping my lungs out as I threw something to the wall. I have been getting more fiery these days and I threw objects more frequently too. If I continue at this rate, I'd have broken almost every object in the house. “ Why have you been so angry the past few days, mom?” My daughter asked from the dinning table. I didn't even notice she was there all throughout. It was just 8am. She was not yet dressed, so I guess she's taking the day off. I had a quick flashback about how last night ended and I felt nothing but guilt for the way I treated her. It was not the best thing to do. I know that too well but I couldn't keep it in no more. She needed to hear a few unkind words, maybe it might help faster. She was too self-centered, and cared abou