After all the suffering, Therese and Raven deserve a little break before they suffer lol. What do you guys think about this chapter? :)
“D-don’t tell me, we’re going to ride…that.” Raven’s face almost contorted in discontent as the city bus stopped right in front of them. “Yup.” Their timing was terrible. It was currently a busy hour, so people flooded the public waiting shed, patient for their turn. Therese was used to this. But the hesitant man beside her was clearly not. She chuckled at his reaction. “Come on!” “Wait, wait!” When they were inside, commuters filled every space in the bus. It was a rare occasion that the transportation was this full, causing Therese and Raven to stand all throughout the ride. But she was having fun! On the other hand, Raven was irritated and worries to no end. “No way, this is ridiculous! What if we suddenly tripped and–” “You won’t fall.” “It’s dangerous! You used to do this everyday?” He was sweating so badly now. “Oh my god, relax! You’ll be fine. Just grab the handle over there and stand firm.” She pointed towards the metal bar above his head and Raven did as he
Therese’s breath was caught between her lungs. If Raven wasn’t holding her petite figure securely, she had long fallen to the cold tiles for sure. Blood rushed to her ears and she could hear the fast beating of her own heart.Did she hear him right? "R-raven, I…” "Her words were cut short when he dove straight to the crook of her neck and assaulted her sensitive spot with tender and possessive kisses at once. She closed her eyes and focused on the sensation rather than entertain her confusion. “You don’t have to say it back right now.” He said it so gently, so tenderly.But his actions were the complete opposite of tender. He tightened his hold on her body, groaning as he rutted mindlessly on her center. The action sent electric pleasure up her spine that made Therese moan loud. Raven’s tongue traveled from the column of her neck to her ear right ear, nibbling it after. The hot saliva that grazed her skin was almost too much. He swallowed the delicious sounds she was making in a d
“Ugh, the audacity of that slut to show her face in school!” Ignore it. “I’m pretty sure she could only afford to go here because of Desmond money.” Inhale. Exhale. Focus on your lunch. “Imagine going against a Montefalco when you have nothing in your name. Girl, I could never!” “Imagine being so broke that being a babysitter to a billionaire baby is not enough…that whoring yourself up is a must!” Tears pricked her vision. Therese was by no means a sensitive girl. She knew that in order to survive this world, she had to mold her heart into metal and build thorned gates around her soul. But Raven managed to tear down her gates so words like this penetrate easily, hurting her like a bitch. “SHAY THATM AGAINM, MYOU UGMLY ASS!” In front of her, Aly growled towards the girls on the left cafeteria table, ready to pounce like a tiger. Her mouth was still half-full of rice when she shouted, but she’s prepared to defend her honor with rice flying around from her lips. Therese blinked
“You can look but you can never touch.” Therese pushed Raven out of the bed and the man stumbled on the floor. The polaroid camera dangled around his neck as his jaw dropped with him. The air in his room suddenly shifted. There were only the two of them and the hunger in his eyes. Erika’s words and the public scrutiny were long forgotten.“You’re trembling. What’s wrong? It’s not like you haven’t seen me in sexy lingerie before.” She giggled as she watched Raven’s face turn as red as a tomato. She kneeled on the silk sheets,flipping her hair and biting her cherry-red lips. Therese started her first pose. She bent down until her breasts were kissing the bed and her butt was lifted in the air, like a cat ready to pounce. Raven shook his head to force himself back to reality. “Well, it’s my first time seeing you in…this.” Click. Click. Click. He wasted no time and circled around her, making sure every erotic angle was captured by the camera. Of course, the see-through lace did nothi
“It’s been…how many years already?”Therese threw her head back laughing in cringe before she took a sip of her hot cappuccino. “God! We were at the start of our puberty when we dated.”“I think you were still taller than me back then.” She can’t believe it! Anthony Seaborn, her first-ever “puppy love” is now an owner of the most distinguished cafe in the place where she spent most of her childhood running around with snot on her nose. Therese could still remember his frail, nerdy aura back in highschool. In fact, the reason why Therese decided to date him back then was only because of pity. Anthony was a loner and always walked with his head turned down. “Yeah, can you believe that someone as pretty and as popular as me used to date a loser like you?” She pressed her hand on her chest dramatically in sarcasm, making Anthony blush and chuckle in embarrassment. It was true, though. Therese was a popular kid in highschool. Almost every guy in school used to hit on her back then, exce
“W-wait!” He tried to deepen the kiss by cupping her cheeks and pressing their bodies closer. It was a different experience compared to how Raven usually kisses her. His kisses full of rough hands and possessive tongues. Whereas Anthony's were gentle and grounding. She almost closed her eyes and basked in the new feeling. God, what is wrong with her?!"I said...Mhmp!...Wait!"But Therese slammed her palm on Anthony’s solid chest to give distance between them. She wished that the ocean waves would just take her away. “Is there something wrong?”Definitely! Guilt started to eat her up.“Anthony, I think you misunderstood me.” The man stared at him with confusion in his eyes. Taking a step back, Therese touched her lower lip with her trembling fingers. She could taste alcohol and mint from his kiss. “I’m not in a relationship but I…I have someone that I like.” Or love. She mentally clarified her words as Raven and Keith’s faces popped in her mind. Anthony suddenly visibly deflated
“Handsome and beautiful young people…perfect for each other! What a time to witness such young love.” Ofelia stared at the two young adults lovingly, chin propped on her right hand.TO: Black RavenHow’s Keith, darling?“Oh, uhm…we’re not really together. But your granddaughter is really lovely.”“She is! You’re a lucky man.”“I’m not…yet. Though, I’m planning to pursue her for real.”“Kyaaaaah!” She may not really understood the depth of his words but grandma Ofelia squealed like a teenager watching a romcom movie. The two exchanged conversation in the background while Therese was lost in her phone.Without her knowing, Anthony kept stealing glances towards her, admiring her smile.1 UNREAD MESSAGE: Black RavenHe’s got a medal at school! And he misses you everyday. (Picture attached)Therese smiled at his message, getting immersed in her own bubble. She zoomed in at the picture of Keith with his ever shy eyes, holding a gold medal in his left hand and a certificate in his right. Bes
"Raven and I were very much in love. He personally sought me and courted me. I used to think that our story was like a fairytale until Therese appeared and..." Jayce watched Erika's live interview with an impressed face. She sobbed mid-sentence, reaching for the tissue on the interviewer's table and blowing her nose to the side. Definitely a perfect PR training. "...that nanny seduced my fiance right in front of my eyes! She brainwashed him to think that I was the villain when all I ever did was ask her for some boundaries." More tears streamed down her cheeks, brows furrowed in agony. She made her words sound very realistic and Jayce had to give it to her. He swiped on his phone to play the clip of his best friend's latest press conference next. Just to compare. “I would like to clear out the circulating issue right at this very moment. Erika Montefalco and I were never in a relationship, and our supposed marriage was purposely arranged to merge the Desmond and Montefalc
It was chaos the moment they sent their feet off the plane. “Aren’t those the Desmonds?” They didn’t get to give them the raisin bread they bought on the way.“What are they doing here?!” Therese’s fruit basket lay untouched.“So they’re here to bring down our town with them in the dirt, huh?!”Keith’s chocolate cake that he personally picked for the people is now melted.“Mayor, what’s the meaning of this?” "We just saw the news! Mayor, what do you take us for?!"Instead of being greeted by warm welcome, Leonor didn’t expect that daggers and glares would be thrown their way straight at Nelle’s office door. “Listen to me. I have good reasons why I brought them here, alright? Let’s talk this out in a proper meeting.” Nelle pinched the skin between her brows. She was tired from the flight and this kind of greeting wasn’t helping at all. “Tsss.” Raven looked around his surroundings. If it weren't for the atmosphere that her mother's subordinates set on their family image, he would
“Are you sure this is okay?” “Mmmm. It’s fine. They’re all asleep.” Raven swallowed whatever protests Therese was about to say with hungry kisses. He cupped her cheeks and pressed their bodies together in the cramped space of the aircraft lavatory. It was hot, narrow, and thrilling. It was getting harder to draw a breath hearing her moans and feeling her chest pressed against his skin. The moment the plane steadied its flight on air, Raven secretly held her thighs on their seats before motioning towards the lavatory so they could sneak from his parents and kid. He pushed the small lock sidewards, making sure that no one would catch them in an awkward situation.He gave her butt cheeks a few squeezes, never cutting their tongues' circling motion against each other. Therese wasted no time and hiked her left leg up to snake it around Raven's torso. His knees pressed against her mound. He knew where to seek her pleasure."Ah!" A certain lewd sound came out from her when he carried her
“I’m so glad that you’ve been living in a comfortable house like this.” If it was a different person that said those words, Raven would have felt irritated. But hearing his mother’s voice devoid of any sarcasm or mockery made all of his emotions mix together in a whirlpool of joy and guilt. If he was being honest, he had already forgotten how sweet her voice was until he heard it again now. "It's not a big deal, mom." That must be the wrong response."It is for me! I needed to know that my son was doing well in my absence." He swallowed hard. How could she look at him with the same loving eyes? How could she not resent him?Her mother was oblivious of his longing gaze. Raven watched her side profile silently as her face lit up the moment she drank in his house's interior luxury. Her mother was a lot older now. there were crow feet in the corner of her eyes everytime she smiles that weren't there before."Have you learned how to cook?" She asked with a teasing grin when they reache
“A mayor in that small town, really?” He stared at her. He drank her long, brown locks and small dimples that appear just below the corner of her rosy lips every time she smiles. Nelle's cheeks were no longer hollow and the crow feet that rested on the sides of her eyes that weren't there before added to her aged beauty. She was as beautiful as the years they spent together. “Yup. I know I don’t look like the type so don't start with me."Leonor laughed. He laughed! He didn't know he still had it in him to laugh. Grasping his teacup gently while hiding his shaky hands was no easy task. He couldn't believe that his conversation with Nelle would be this easy, light-hearted, after all these years. "No. I just...you surprised me. That's all." And I am proud of you, he added in his head. He was afraid to blink for he fears that if he does so, she would disappear again. In his dreams, he often sees her wearing a look of contempt and hatred strong enough to torment him even in his wak
"Dad, is it true?""I don't know who leaked that fake news. It wasn't true."But people wouldn't believe them, of course.Raven gripped his phone tightly, a sense of little relief washed over his flaring anger the moment heard his father's reassuring voice."I'll meet with the team today. We've got this under control. You and Therese must lay low for now. Got it?""Right. I'll talk to you soon." He ended the call.Pressing his lips in a thin line, Raven headed towards the curtain-clad window where the sounds camera flashes and various media devices were heard. The moment that fake news broke, hundreds of media personnel immediately swarmed outside his house, hoping to land a statement from him. Their breakfast was long forgotten."Why don't I go out and talk to them?" Therese peeped at the smallest crack with a worried look on her face. Her eyebrows were furrowed and her face paled in anxiety. Raven closed the window entirely as he embraced her from behind. "That will not be a good i
1 MONTH LATER“Did you know about mom?” Leonor stared at Raven with an unnerving look he saw in his father's eyes for the first time. If he squinted a little, he could tell that he was sweating profusely under the collar of his suit. The older Desmond clenched his jaw. "Are you here to deliver some bad news?" This time, it was Raven's turn to gawk. His eyebrows were pinched as he opened his mouth to ask his father what he meant, only to close it again when he realized he must have the wrong idea. "Did you read in one of your brother's letters that something bad happened to your mom?" "No, dad. Listen--" "I reached out to her, you know." Leonor stood up and walked towards the window of his office. He hid his hands in his pockets while staring at the magnificent view of skyscrapers in midday. "When I sensed that things were going bad, I snuck out a letter addressed to them only for it to be sent back to me." His father's honesty caught his attention. Whatever explanation Raven was
“W-what? What do you mean I…I lost the baby?” Therese knew what the doctor meant. She was just not ready to accept the truth. Her lips quivered when silence met her question. She felt Raven snake his arms around her tighter. “The fetus was not strong enough to endure the stress that you’ve been subjected to. If you’re planning to get pregnant again in the future, I suggest that you take it easy.” The doctor said before excusing himself and giving the couple their much needed privacy. Therese bowed her head and let her tears fall. The pain in her abdominal area might have disappeared now but a different kind of ache sparked in her chest. She was a failure. She couldn’t protect her child. “It’s not your fault, baby. I’m here.” Raven pulled her head to his chest, letting his clothes get soaked by her tears. She clutched the end of his shirt as she sobbed the content of her hearts out in the open. "I...I didn't even think of a name yet and now, they're g-gone." Her own saliva choked
PAST"A letter from the other kid, madam." Leonor's wife rolled her eyes in annoyance. If her memory isn't deceiving her, she was sure that this was probably the tenth letter that Warren kid has given to the house, addressed to his brother. Over her dead body, she will allow Raven to see it. "These pests are getting on her nerves! Is it not enough that we've shouldered that stupid woman's medical expenses already?! Now, they're clinging onto us for more riches!" She rambled before stepping forward and pulling the envelope from the butler. She didn't bother opening it anymore. Lifting it in the air for one final judging gaze, Alliah was about to tear the paper apart when Leonor's voice echoed around the big room. "What are you doing, Alliah?" Her eyes widened in panic. A cold sweat ran down her spine as she forced a genuine smile before turning around and facing her husband. "Leonor! I didn't see you there." She hid the envelope behind her dress. He stomped angrily across the roo
The moment those words left her mouth, Warren wasted no time and sent her his address. First step of the mission, done! “Be careful on your way, if anything bad happens, you know what button to press.” Raven kissed her forehead and held her in a loving embrace to soothe her bubbling anxiety. Behind them, Leonor spoke the reassurance she badly needed. “We’ve got your back. You have nothing to be scared about.” He handed the recorder to be hidden in her clothes. Therese smiled as she looked around the space, seeing a few police officers setting up their laptops and radio frequency devices. Inhale. Exhale. She got this. They will take down that monster no matter what.“I’m ready.” —-----"I can't reach her. Do you think she will be fine?"Aly bit the corner of her nails in anxiety. She heard about the plan from Jayce. In fact, the two of them offered some help but Raven and his father told them to stay put for now. "Trust in them, baby. Therese is a strong girl. You, out of all peo