She only slept for three hours but she woke up refreshed like she had never been in the past years. She quickly showered, shaved, lathered a lot of body perfume lotion on her body, and dressed herself with a pair of white trousers and coat she picked from the walk-in closet. She paired it with gold earrings and a vintage watch and bag. Today is a special day for her. She’ll try to win that evil pig’s heart if he has one but if he doesn't then his affection or desire would be enough for her. “Good morning, Alice!” she cheerily greeted the chef who’s busy chopping tomatoes on the board. Surprised by her enthusiasm, she smiled back at her teasingly. “Wow! What energy!” She surveyed her appearance which caused her to drop down the knife on the countertop. “You looked so good, Devon. Ready to cook another round of your husband’s favorite food?”She let out a laugh that turned into a wince when she remembered how Daemon forced himself to eat the risotto but the frown quickly transformed
Daemon’s secretary, who is surprisingly a male brought her to his office in the penthouse of the Druft tower.“Ms. Devon, please don’t hesitate to call me through the intercom if you need anything.”“Thank you, Sean. I’ll call you when I need you.”After Sean left, Devon explored her husband’s office, which is definitely not your typical square room for business. Of course, she has expected this. The mafia boss who rules over the entire district would not just settle for an ordinary-looking workplace. In fact, this is nothing like your regular rich man’s office because it looks more like a gallery or a museum.The place is hugely spacious and you can freely run around without fear of breaking things up from arm’s length. The floor to ceiling walls hung paintings- commissioned, sold, and even bought on black market.“This is sick,” she whispered to herself when she came across a glass container in the middle of the room where a big body of a tree is displayed. “Daemon, you’re a one hea
“Are you doing legit business?”“I do.”“Really? Or was it just a front?”Daemon glanced at her from his seat and smiled. “You think I’m that clueless when it comes to business? I’m not bragging or what but-”“You are bragging already,” she said matter-of-fact and grinned when he chuckled.There is something about Daemon today that she cannot quite put her thought into. He smiled more than five times at her. That’s a lot considering how stiff he is all the time. He also asked if she’s okay during the last meeting he hosted where she sat down beside him grinning at Maddy whose face looked so bloated.For the entire time, she didn’t feel out of place in the sea of big bulky men talking as if they own the world in that boardroom. Her eyes were only on him while he stood there silencing everyone in a mere glance when the argument got too heated.“Okay, I am bragging. It’s okay as long as I’m telling the truth. I’m good at what I do. I love doing business.”“Okay, you can say that. Was goi
She still can’t sleep despite counting sheep from one to a thousand. Her mind is busy trying to recall the rest of that memory. Was that all? But it feels like there is still more from it. It doesn’t just end there while they locked eyes. She slowly slid out of Daemon’s embrace and stood up from the bed to the bathroom to splash herself some water in hopes that that would clear her mind in order to remember the memories but that didn’t help either. She stared at her reflection in the mirror. An image of a disturbed woman in messy hair stared back. “When would I remember it all?”She fell into a deep pensive thought that she didn’t realize Daemon was already with her until he hugged her from behind and buried his face on the crook of her neck. “You’re thinking again. Come on, let’s go back.”But none of them moved. He continued raining kisses on her neck while she gazed at his face in the mirror. She never saw him this needy. This Daemon is so far from the image she had of him durin
Devon followed Daemon into the bed where he sat down with his hands clasping his head. She took a step closer but stepped back again. His presence is telling her not to come any nearer or else a fight is about to erupt so she stays a few meters away from him just casually staring at his lowered head on his hands.Was he sulking? Was he traumatized? By what? Is this the first time after a while that he did it with a woman? What a stupid thought, she scolded herself. Didn’t he have sex with Maddy a while back? If so, was he emotional? Is he crying? “Uhm, Daemon, are you okay? Was the sex not good? Didn’t you come? I felt you burst inside me earlier.”No response so she tried again.“Dae-”“Shut up, Devon.”“W-What?” she asked again in furrowed brows. He sounded upset… no, he sounded angry. Angry about what? Wait, is he angry with her?“Hey, what’s with you? Did I do anything wrong? Weren’t you satisfied? Did you want more? Come on. Let’s do it again one more time. I’m not satisfied wit
The time after their argument has been a total chaos for her. She can’t sleep for most of the night thinking about what she should have or shouldn’t have said, replaying their banter over and over again in her head.She admitted that she’s been too harsh, even imposing towards him when it’s evident that he, too, has been fighting his demons. She forced herself on him, to open up, which is not advisable given the nature of Daemon’s attitude. “Oh crap. I think I just made our relationship even worse.”Palming her face in frustration, she stood up from the bed and walked out of her room. She stopped and glanced at the other door. Daemon has gone out somewhere. She saw his car sped away after their little confrontation.Sighing, she went downstairs to pick out some beers and then proceeded to the yard to think. “Why do I have to make it more complicated?” she whispered to herself regretting what she said. For some reason, she took pity on the man who didn't need the least of it. “You h
Daemon is looking out into the dark vastness of the sky outside his tower, the Druft tower that he inherited from his late father. It’s already midnight, a little too late from his usual routine of going home. That’s out of his character, to deviate from his habits for one reason. He’s hesitating to come home because of Devon. It might be a stretch but he can’t stand staring right into her eyes anymore for fear that she’ll read right into his thoughts. What happened between them that night shouldn’t have happened in the first place. He was just seduced by her scent and he let longing take over his mind. And when she told him a piece of her memory, hell unleashed inside him. She saw Devon again wriggling in agony underneath him while he took her savagely. Gritting his teeth, he closed his eyes and concentrated on the feel of the cold gust of wind on his face. Would he let pain control him again? A pair of slender arms hugged him from behind. Maddy rested her chin on his shoulder an
“Daemon would really kill me if he finds us out.” Henry cleared his throat and gripped the steering wheel tightly when a group of armed men passed by their car. “Shit! He’s going to roast me alive!”Devon just ignored his whining while sitting silently in the car, arms crossed together waiting for her parents to come out of the restaurant. She literally begged Henry to accompany her outside to the mall and then tricked him to tail her parents that she accidentally saw on the way. She could have just walked out the car and approached them to announce to them that their daughter is not dead but the old creepy old man they’re talking to inside stops her from doing so. Looking at his lopsided grin tells her he’s a nasty evil guy. “Why have you become like this? You’re not like this Devon. You’re a sweet little obedient wife of Daemon so can you just be that sweetheart again so that we can go back now.”“Just shut up!” she hissed at him. “Don’t be such a pussy! Where did all your testoste
One year after,“I’ve come to visit you, dad, finally.”She placed a basket of flowers into the grave of Gestoni Farrows and gazed at his name.It’s been months since he was buried but it’s the first time she visited him. She already came from Emily’s grave earlier. Coming into her resting place every day has been her routine. “I am not like you, dad. I was not corrupted by power. I am still here wanting to leave this all behind.” Sitting on the ground, she looked at the clear blue sky above her. “Are you feeling good there? What is it like being finally at peace? That’s unfair when you left us all here in chaos.”For her, forgiveness is still far-fetched. The pain is still fresh and she thought she would never have gotten over the death of her daughter.But life goes on especially for the people whom she should be strong for. She already accepted in her heart and mind that being a Farrows is just a part of her past. Until now, she has not talked with her mother. She knows that it
She found herself going back into their mansion where the wake of her father is being held. On the entrance, her mother could not hold her anger and attacked her and slapped her hard on both of her cheeks.She accepted the two slaps but not the third one. Those two were enough. Hitting her on the third time would already be a disrespect for her, Emily, and her baby.“How dare you come here in your father’s wake after you killed your own father?!” she shouted helplessly at her face while the forlorn guests looked on waiting for the drama to unfold.Devon looked at the whole place and sighed. "His other sons aren't here. Does it mean they also killed him?""How dare you!" She tried slapping her again but she dodged it. "If I know that this will happen then I shouldn't have told you the truth! I should have kept it all inside me! I regretted telling you about your daughter's death."Devon can only nod in pain. "See, this is why we'll never mend our broken relationship. I can understand t
“Daemon?!” she asked and stopped in her tracks.She’s feeling too happy and confused at the same time. Happy because her husband is alive. He survived his injuries miraculously. Confused because what is he even doing here?Devon ran towards him and hugged him tightly while sobbing in his arms. He felt his hand on her head caressing it gently like he always does to comfort her. And then he gently pulled away her hands from his waist that were tightly clasping around him never wanting to let go. “Thank you for holding up. Now leave the rest to me, Devon. You go live your life without me in it.”Slowly, she looked up at him with an open mouth, her tears stopped from streaming down her blood-soaked face. She stood there as the meaning of his words finally registered in her head. “No! I won’t leave you. I am the one who killed that monster. No one should suffer but me. It’s my greatest revenge against him! Why are you even doing this? You are severely wounded. You are supposed to be rest
“I’m telling you, Melena. If you do not want to be beaten again then shut your mouth up!” Gestoni’s uptight voice echoed in the walls of the mansion that witnessed how Devon tried to cope with the death that was served in front of her. But Melena remained in her place not backing down despite the immense pressure her husband is exerting against her. “Even if you kill me, I would still tell her! I can’t take this anymore! I’m done being silent regarding this. Gestoni, that was our granddaughter! The first one we had! I can no longer carry the guilt inside.”Devon slowly stood up from the floor both appalled and confused by her statement. What is she talking about? What does she mean by that? Is it about Emily? Her instincts are telling her it’s about Emily.“Mom! What is it you’re talking about?! Tell me!” she begged her mother hoping she would kill the suspense and tell her if what she’s thinking about this is right. “Melena!” Gestoni interrupted to stop his wife. “Go back upstair
Devon is panting for air. Her chest is heaving but there is a new sense of new emotion that she has just felt now. Looking at her hands full of blood and the man unconscious on the dirt ground brought a different kind of euphoria and satisfaction she has just come to experience now. “So is this the kind of feeling dad and Daemon are having on a daily basis?” She stared at the gun in her hand. “So this is power,” she muttered and emptily glanced at the man lying on his own blood.She broke most of his bones already but it seemed like she wanted to do more. Of course she can do more. When Daemon showed her where he kept Joffrey, he basically gave her the permission to do anything she wanted to do with him. That includes even killing him now. “Can I do it? Can I really kill a person?” she asked herself, her eyes going back from the man and the gun on her hand. She aimed the gun at him and inhaled. “Come on, Devon. Kill him. He made your life a living hell. He’s a rapist. He doesn’t
“So, what’s the plan next?” she asked while treating Daemon’s wound. They just came home after what happened and they’re already planning for their next move. Lucy is fast asleep in the other room after their helper brought her to bed. She slowly put on his jacket for him and sat on the floor looking up to him sitting on the bed. “We need to strengthen our security. Brian would surely suspect that Lucy is here so this is the safest place we have now. I’m sure he will not blow the place where he is suspecting that we’re hiding his daughter.”“You’re right so what are we going to do now?”He reached for the gun on the floor and put it on his side while never leaving her eyes. “We have to strike first. We cannot wait for your father’s next move. Our main priority is eliminating Gestoni. In that way, your mother will be able to talk. She’ll confess where they’re hiding Emily. Tonight, I’ll make sure to corner her and let me frankly tell you Devon that this could not end well. It’s eithe
“Devon, child. You are not in the position to ask anything from me.”She just laughed emptily and took out the gun from her pocket and shot it directly to the window of her father’s home office. The glasses shattered and the security system of their house was alerted. She heard the alarm in the voices of the men inside and some went outside to check. They instantly put down their firearms when she saw her with bombs strapped all over her body. “Now that I shattered your window, do I now have the position to ask you a favor?” she said coldly and moved her head and the men ran back inside to check on their boss. “You bitch!” Gestoni yelled and looked down on her from the broken window. He paused to take a good look at her and when he saw that she has all kinds of bombs on her body, her tone died down and there’s a noticeable crack “W-What?! What are you doing outside?! What the fuck are you doing?!”She smirked when she caught his attention. “I finally got your attention, dad. Now
“Sylvia, I told you already! Dad won’t be moved by this! He will not even care even if we tell us that Devon killed Lucy! You’re just wasting your time begging on him!”Sylvia did not let Brian stop her from going out of the car and into the house where Gestoni is temporarily working because his whole headquarters has been under siege the other day by Daemon’s men. The attack was unexpected and almost half of his men were wiped out.“I don’t care, Brian! I still have to try. I promised Devon I’ll beg your father to return Emily to them so we could have Lucy back! If I have to kiss his feet or give him a blow job or be his sex doll, I’ll do it for the sake of Lucy!”Brian gripped her wrist tightly, his face darkening from hearing those words from her.“What did you say?! Can you please repeat it to me?!”“You heard me right! I am willing to fuck your father if that is the only way I could have my child back.” She took her wrist away from him and lifted her head to him. Her look is def
The way she phrased it is not really requesting him but somewhat that of a person who has long thought about it and is just informing him of her decision. Daemon was caught off guard but quickly recovered from the shock. Getting up, he gently pulled Devon out of the room so they could talk freely. “Devon, you know we can’t do that. She is not Emily. Lucy has her own parents who also long for her return. She is not our child. She is not ours to keep,” he spoke to her in the softest voice he can afford. If repeating the same thing he tells her every day since she kidnapped Lucy over and over again to inculcate it in her head, then he doesn't mind at all as long as it will make things right. He’s carefully balancing between doing what’s right and logical and not upsetting her though he reckoned that she will still be hurt in the process but he wants it to happen gradually. Exhaling, she put her hand on her chest and opened her mouth to convince him this time. “I know that. It’s just