Chapter 84Percy povThey say there’s a calm before a storm, and right now Graham was that storm. He managed to find us and with a smile on his lips, a smile i detested with all in me.“You two here to grab breakfast?” we remained quiet and Eden shift into me. “Come on, be a good brother and buy me something.”“Why are you here Graham?” I asked with my jaw tight.“It's a free county last time I checked and I don't need your permission to do anything or go anywhere” He replied, his eyes darted to Eden who had been quiet.“What do you say Eden, tell my brother to buy me something huh- it's the least he can do.” Graham opened the door before a response and walked in, “You don't have to play nice with him.” I said to her.“It's fine, we should just buy him a meal to get him to leave us alone.” she responded walking in, I stared at the door, Graham wasn't going to leave. He was the type of person who broke promises. I made an order for Graham and then asked Eden to pick a table for us.
Chapter 85Eden povWhen jade said there was an after party, I wasn't quite thrilled. She had tried to get me in the mood but it wasn't just working and right when I stepped outside to call Percy to come pick me up, my phone died.I stopped by the bathroom to the cleanAudrey was nowhere to be found and even if she was she was probably drunk and would stay with her sister anyways, I on the other hand, don't want to be here. “Shit-” I cursed as my phone went off again. “Talk about bad luck.” I stepped out just to see Stella, she was talking to someone on the phone and she was clearly upset. When we noticed me she smiled a bit and ended the call.“You’re leaving already.” she said. “Yeah- can I borrow your phone? I need to call a cab-” a car moved to the front of us.“My ride is here-” she said and turned to me. “You know, you should take the cab,” my eyes widened at her offer and I stared at the cab, she leaned further to the drivers side and talked to the guy. And now I was here, i
Chapter 86Eden povI am the price.“You are as naive as ever Eden, always hidden in the dark from what truly matters.” He teased releasing his grip from my chin, I took another step back but felt the huge presence behind me. “Let me go.” I said with shaky breath, I really wasn’t interested in all he had to do, I just wanted to get out of here, away from him. “Oh, I’m sure you don’t want to go, I have a very interesting story to tell you.” He said placing the glass on a sculpture stand.“I don’t want to hear it, I just want to go home.” Kevin’s brows narrowed in a deep frown, his eyes preyed on me and his hands raked through his hair.“You call that place home now, why because he f**k you good like the whore you are?” My hands crossed to hit his face but a hand from behind held me back and Kevin’s lips spread in a disturbing grin. “You want to hit me again, not a chance that would happen,” he looked over me, my hands aches from how tight they were held. “Besides I’ve still not ret
Chapter 87Eden povListening to Kevin tell me all those things about Percy set me on the edge, the delight in his body composure and the way he smiled as he said all those horrible things left me on an edge.“It's all a lie,” I said in defence even when every part of me could feel a bit of truth. Percy had lied to me before but this was something else. He told me about his parents death but not with any details, and I had been caught up in my own world that I didn't bother asking him about it.“You can always ask him when you get back.” Kevin said with a loud drawl. “You would regret keeping me hostage like this, my father will also come looking for me.” I said hoping to spice some fear in him.“Oh- daddy's girl. I'm not sure your father is coming. I mean from that last fight you two had, he's beny one teaching you a lesson.” my brows furrowed and my gaze bored into his head. How did he know about put fight? Had he been following me? Even so, there was no way he'll know what was sai
Chapter 88Eden povI remained there all night. I guess this was what hurt and love did to you. All of it washed over me as I sat on the cold floor both tramuatized by an abusive ex and hurt by the man I thought I loved. When the slight peak of dawn came, I had managed to put myself up and change out of my clothes, I packed the large portion into my box while I cleared out the closet. I couldn't stay here.“Eden.” there was a knock on my door and my heart thumped loudly in my chest. My hands paused and my eyes widened as the knock came again.“Eden- I know I messed up big time but please- open up I need to talk to you.” he pleaded.“Why? So that you can lie to me some more?” I snapped back zipping the bag shut, I stared down at my charging phone, it buzzed signifying that my driver was here. I wouldn't need to pack everything now, all that mattered was getting out of here.“No, no. Please, just-” I marched towards the door and swung the door open staring at Percy, he was still in his
Chapter 89Percy PovIts been two weeks since I've heard from Eden, after she left that day I remained in the same spot instead of following her. I should have give after her but I didn't. The weight of her confession weighed me down that my mind stopped working.She was in love with me.Eden Maverick was in love with me.And I hurt her.I hurt her.When I spotted Cole at Freida’s with a box of donuts with a soft smile which fell immediately his eyes landed on me, I was sure that he was aware of what happened. He was clear to ignore me and pretend that I never existed instead he waited just by the door for me to come to him.He was dressed in casual black slacks and a button up t-shirt which was rolled at the sleeves. “Cole.”“Percy.” he replied calmly. “If there's something you want to say to me then you should spill it.” I said grudgingly. Some part of me was tempted to ask after her but I didn't want to think of how it would end so I kept the question to myself.“Let's talk.” he
Chapter 90Percy PovFlashback continue Two years later“Percy Alexandro, report to the principal office.” The intercom went off and I glanced up from my desk with a slight frown. The teacher paused and allowed me to get out of my sit. It was History, not that I was interested anyways so I wasn't bothered with leaving the class room.I walked down the quiet hallway until I stops in front of the double doors leading to the principal office. “Hey there Percy.” the assistant greeted with a small smile. Macy, that was her name but it didn't matter to me now.“Hello.” “The principal is waiting for you in his office.” I nodded and pushed the doors opened and stepped inside the office. When my gaze landed on my father who was seated opposite my principal.“Thank you, Mr. Grant.” Father said as he rose from the seat. He pushed his chair back and turned to me, his face was stiff and eyes hard. It was the same expression he had when he was angry. What happened this time?“Grab your bags Per
Chapter 91Eden PovCole and Magdalene had been keeping me company while continued with my life, without Percy that is. It was difficult, you know. To forget that he existed when in every sense, he was everywhere. It was time I left Magdelene’s place even after she said that she didn't mind me staying but I also didn't want to get in the way of she and cole’s relationship. There was knock on my office door which pulled me out of my thought, I brushed a strand of hair away from my face and told the person to come in. It could only be cole but he also never knocks.Audrey pushed the door opened and peaked her head in which had a small smile followed by her entire body. She was still in her work clothes which meaned she was coming from there.“Eden.” She said and I glanced up at her with my full attention.“What are you doing here? If he sent you to come see me then it's a terrible idea Audrey.” I said harshly ignoring the way her face dropped in confusion.“Uhm- it's been a while sinc
Chapter One hundred and Four Audrey POV “I know Eden-” I opened the bathroom door and brushed my messy hair backwards with my fingers. My eyes landed on the man sleeping in my bed, his bare chest was on display for me to see and his hands crossed over his face, blocking his eyes. My eyes trailed further down to where the Duvet stopped which was around his hips. He moved and my gaze reached up his face. “Audrey? Are you there?” Eden said through the phone and I blinked. “Yeah, i am.” I answered lowly while rubbing my neck, my fingers crossed one of the bruise on my neck. It was a love mark from Zach from last night. “So what do you say?” she asked and i moved closer to Zach who was still asleep, the bed dipped from under me as i sat on the bed. “You should go for it, i’m sure it would drive him crazy.” I giggled. I placed my hands on Zach chest and traced on the toned mucles of his chest. He stirred but doesn’t open his eyes. “Thanks Audrey- you’re a life saver.” She sighed in r
Chapter 103 Eden POV One month later “I can’t believe we’re going for this trip.” Maggie squealed as she adjusted the belt of her wrap dress. I stood in front of the mirror while i rushed my hair. “Better believe it.” I answered. Three daya back, Audrey suggested that we went out on vacation and today we were on our way to mauritius to spend the next two weeks. “Are you guys done?” Audrey strutted out in her short summer dress. She had her hair up in a neat bun. They were all making an effort with the dress and there was me. My black swweat pants sat on waist and my body hug crop top held the upper part of my body, revealing my toned muscles. I grabbed a scrunchy from the table and packed my hair in a messy bun and applied gloss afterwards. “Its how you make no effort yet still look as hot as a model from a cover magazine.” Maggie said as she grabbed her bag. I chuckled and grabbed my phone, Percy was yet to reply my text from the day before. The guys weren’t coming with us be
Chapter 102 Eden Pov He held unto my waist as his hands held me in place, blindly he kicked the door to the apartment shut. My hands held unto his shoulders for support as we moved further into the room. The lights flooded slowly as i kicked off my shoes and stood on my tiptoes to keep myself from falling out of the kiss. His lips held mine as the urgency to have me where he wanted. My hands fiddled with his jacket but i managed to peel if of his shoulders, his fingers around my waist detached as he helped me get rid of the material andd discard it to the side. His hands brushed against my hips and down to my thighs where he squeezed on the skin through the material of my dress. A soft moan escaped my lips and my eyes closed shut at the pleasure that caused through from his lips. He pulled away and stared at me for a moment, his fingers brushed a strand of hair away from my face to behind my ears. “You’re as red as a tomato.” he teased. “It’s all your fault, my body always reacts
Chapter 101Eden Pov“Surprise!!” I clasped my hands over my mouth as I found the entire group with happy faces, there was confetti and shiny decorations fixed up in the ceilings and the corners of the house.‘Okay, what in the world is going on?” I asked as I walked further in. Audrey and Maggie with a bouquet of flowers walked to me with bright smiles. “Audrey? Maggie? What's going on? What’s all this for?” “It's been three months since you started out with rebuilding your mother’s business-” Audrey started. “And you’ve done a great job with it that you're growing tremendously. As of yesterday We hit three times the quarterly report projection.” Cole said from behind me with a bottle of wine in his hands. “This is congratulations to you Eden, you’ve worked so hard amidst everything that was going on, you did it.” Coel said and the group cheered. My eyes watered as tears formed and my heart swelled.“Guys, you didn’t have to.” I stated.“Well, we know that, but we wanted to do it
Chapter 100Two weeks later Cole pov“Youngest son of deceased billionaire, Richard Alexandro was found dead in a basement after getting caught up in as fight with his partner who was responsible for the abduction of the newest couple, Percy Alexandro and Eden Maverick. The two were found unharmed as authorities were able to get to them before anything serious would've happened-” the tv went off and Percy dropped the remote on the glass table. “I was watching that.” Eden Protested and pulled her jacket tightly against her shoulders. “You don't need to see it,” he replied and raked his hands through his hair. “Are you ready?” he asked moving to where she was. She sighed and smacked her lips together. “Ready as I'll ever be,” she replied and reached for his hands which he held. He planted a soft kiss on the back of her hands and squeezed gently. As if it wasn't enough, she leaned further into him and kissed him. Percy held her waist as their lips moved together. “You two forget tha
Chapter 99Henry POVLucas Callahan and his sister were in my office when I got out of my meeting, it was unexpected seeing that their father was one of business rival, yet they were carefree about the places they went to. They must be the black sheeps of the family.“What are you two doing here?” I asked as my assistant walked away. “We need your help.” Audrey rushed without batting an eye lid.“I’m sure you’re at the be wrong place-““No we’re not.” the guy Lucas Argued, I spared him a quick glance and sighed. “It’s Eden. She’s been kidnapped.” My breath hitched and my eyes bulged. “What kind of game is that Kevin kid playing this time?” I snarled. Lucas and Audrey shared a look and turned back to me.“It’s not Kevin. It’s someone else- it’s Percy psychotic brother.”As we all walked towards the elevator while I typed away from my phone. There was no news going on about it yet and that was a good, for now.“Graham? How did it happen?”“I don’t know but Zach reached out to me and h
Chapter 98Percy povMy eyes burned into the head of Graham who was enjoyed me being tied up. How did I get here? I pulled my hands but they were restricted by the hard duct tape which was rounded around my upper body, my wrists were bound together by a thick rope.“How did you get me here?” I asked whilst struggling. Graham wouldn’t like me if I got free.“It doesn’t matter now brother, what you should be more worried about is yourself and her-“ he nudged to his right. With a grin on my face I turned in his direction and my eyes widened. Eden. She was hunched over, tied to the chair and unconscious. My heart thumped in my chest and anger cursed through my veins.“What did you do to her?!” I yelled at Graham who only laughed out loud and stared at me like I’ve lost my mind. “Oh, nothing much. I just gave her some sedative to get her not to scream.” He answered brushing some of his long hair backwards. “You sick bastard! I swear if you laid a single-““I don’t think you are in any po
Chapter 97Stella PovThe first time I heard of the name Eden Maverick, I thought it belonged to a nobody, but I was wrong. The first time I set my eyes on her on the internet, I had goosebumps and I rarely had goosebumps. I was Stella, Stella the supermodel. I was the one everyone wanted, except for Percy. He rejected me even after I brought myself low to apologize to him. He was supposed to take me back because they’re was no one else like me.And then I’m hit with the news that both of them were engaged and score to get married. There’s no way Percy would move on to marry anyone, he wasn’t going to marry anyone. “Stella, didn’t you say that Percy Alexandro was your ex?” One of the other models said in the changing room one day. We were preparing for a show and the hair stylist was working on my hair.“Yes why?” I answered with a slight raise. “I mean how can you break up with such a man, he’s hot as hell.” The girl fanned and I resisted the urge to roll my eyes. “And he’s a gent
Chapter 96Eden povI hurried out of the car with grocery bags in my hands, I should’ve been back ten minutes ago but Audrey insisted I dropped off something for her at her apartment. Percy was back home alone and I didn’t like it, even after he assured me that he was going to be fine I just wanted to be with him. I pushed up to Audrey’s apartment which was unlocked, I sighed in relief when I pushed the door opened. “Audrey- I’m back!” I yelled and walked into her apartment with the bag tucked in my hands. There was no answer, maybe she was up in the bathroom? I placed the bag on the counter and turned to leave when I noticed a paper on the counter, it looked like a letter. It wasn’t any of my business so i ignored it. “Audrey! I’m leaving-“ “Eden?” My head snapped towards Zach who was standing in his sweats with no shirt on and the way his hair frizzled and bare chest glistened in sweat, I couldn’t help but raise my brow at him. “Oh Zach- you’re here.” I said. “Where’s Audrey?”