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
“How have you been, girl? We miss you!” Aly’s cheerful energy was a breath of fresh air for Therese. She tossed over her bed and angled her phone camera sideways to get a better view of the video call. The call served as a distraction from everything that’s happening to her lately.“I’m doing great. Getting a lot of rest, as you can see.” She replied sarcastically, pulling her blankets up so it covers half of her face. “...before you called me.” “Oh, stop it. I have a surprise for you.” The girl with glasses almost jumped up her seat in excitement. Judging by the blur of trees on Aly’s peripheral, Therese could tell that her best friend was in a moving car. When she switched to the back camera mode, she didn’t miss the image of a certain smiley man who always wears his hair in a bun. “Is that Jayce?”Apparently, she was in a loud speaker mode since Jayce greeted her despite his face not reaching the view. She heard a distant, “what’s up, Therese?” in the background that Aly was quic
"Clear...Shocking on three. One, two, three!"Therese followed the creaking sound of the emergency bed's movement where Raven was laid bloody and unconscious. Her feet numbed from walking and running all day. Her head felt like it was floating. Her heart..."Check rythm. Do we have a pulse?"Her heart sank to her stomach, making her feel like she's drowning. Therese watched the doctors try to revive her dying lover in slow motion. Two electric metal devices that she doesn't know the name of, pulled Raven's chest upwards again and again. And again. Yet, everytime...Raven wasn't budging. "No, no..." She shook her head as she clutched the handle of the bed as the medical personnel kept moving it towards the ICU. Her vision started becoming watery as the weight of reality slowly sinks in her mind. "Starting manual CPR now!" The doctor who climbed on the bed to pump his chest using her hands desperately clung onto the weak pulse point and his heart's fading beats. Soon, they placed an
BANG! BANG! It was almost funny how fast the turn of events took place. One moment, Stephanie was offering her son's internal organs to the man who lent her billions of dollars, the next, gunshots were heard around the yacht. "Show yourself, Stephanie. We know you're in there." She didn't know when they arrived or how they managed to sneak past her men but her ears weren't deceiving her. That voice was of Raven's. "Right, right...I'm here, you got me. Geez! No need to be so dramatic." She rolled her eyes before walking up the stairs, hiding her gun underneath her dress just in case. Stephanie showed up, hands in the air. A part of her was startled to see Raven and Therese with a bunch of officers guarding them as they rode three boats a few distance away from the nose of the yacht. Yet, another part of her had already expected for this to happen. "How did you know where I was?" She smirked mockingly, tilting her head to the side as she eyed the anxious couple. Raven dismissed h
“When is she going to get here?” Keith stared at his toy truck for the hundreth of time as he waited for Stephanie's promise. He still refused to call her his mother at this point. The small circular window that allowed the small room of the yacht to breathe was the only solace he had in his miserable days. At least he gets to see how the sun kisses the ocean good night."Have patience, my son...She'll be here soon." Stephanie entered the room, eyeing the untouched toys and food that scattered around. She took a step closer and knelt before his son who was pouting and glaring at her. "I'm not your son and you have said the same thing since we got here! I wanna go home." He protested bravely, throwing the truck on the wall with much force and making it break. CRASH! Stephanie's patience was wearing thin. She closed her eyes and held herself back from striking his silly little face that resembles his asshole of a father. Fuck, speaking of the Desmonds, why isn't Raven taking her b
“I’m way past revenge. If that’s all you have to tell me, you can scram away.”Warren laid on his prison bed, arms raised to cover his eyes. He contemplated Stephanie's words and their conversation when she visited him.Yes, he was an asshole but not the kind who will use his own flesh and blood for his benefit.He had sinned enough."Warren! Stephanie desperately called for him the moment he turned his back on her. The glass partition almost shook in the intensity of her voice and all eyes in the area was suddenly on them."Have you forgotten about me, then? Don't you remember how you left me in the dirt after you promised me heaven?!" She knocked her hands on top of the table as angry tears started forming at the corner of her eyes. Looking at the state she was in, Warren couldn't help the guilt that rose up his throat. "I was doing just fine! I was...Raven and I were fine. How could you barge in and tempt me with my c-career and..." Stephanie looked down as she bawled her eyes out
“Hello, you must be Keith!” Stephanie flashed a friendly smile towards her son, the mini version of Warren Desmond. And if she squinted a little, she could tell that his eyes were no different from Raven too.Well, it doesn't matter.What's important is the kid's uncanny resemblance to the Desmonds gave her the success of her plans until now. He would exploit it over and over again if it meant furthering her said success. She doesn't feel an ounce of love or attachment to her own son."Who are you?" Keith inquired, tilting his head to the side as he took a bit of his apple bun. After all, he is the product of all her past mistakes. "Oh, your father didn't tell you?" It was after school. Thanks to her men, she found out what school Keith was enrolled at. It wasn't easy. Being the youngest Desmond in the family, his security was top notch. It was a great challenge infiltrating his school. This is a one in a million chance that she must ensure the success of. Stephanie kneeled and r
As much as she tried to hold back her tears, her heart and mind wouldn't cooperate. "Hush, it's okay...I'm not blaming you." Raven gently cupped her cheeks and kissed the trail of her tears starting from her eyelids down to both sides of her nose until he reached her lips. The moment Therese tasted his tongue on hers, she gave in. "'Mmmm sorry. I'll make it up to you." She uttered in what she thought was the most genuine her voice ever sounded. She tangled her tongue with Raven, swallowing his every grunt and groan as she explored the inside of his mouth she once memorized.The rain should have helped drop the temperature inside the car. But it seems like their heavy and passionate kisses and rising body heat dominated the cold. Therese's chest and neck was flushed red while the tips of Raven's ears were tainted pink. "I thought I'd lost you." He mumbled between the kisses, snaking his hands around Therese's neck as he pressed her face closer to her, diving down to suck on the colu
“Raven, are you in here?”Even in his sleep, he was never at peace. Raven grunted as Jayce’s voice clouded his consciousness that kept fading in and out.“Dude, open the door! I have something important to tell you.”He grunted, twisting and turning on his bed. Raven grabbed the nearest pillow as he tried to ignore his best friend's annoying voice in favor of salvaging a little longer sleep."I'M GOING TO TEAR THIS DOWN IF YOU DON'T OPEN IN THREE..."Without any signs of him walking away, Raven grudgingly bolted up the bed and fought his hangover to storm across his room and grab the door knob."If this is about fucking work---""This is about Stephanie and Keith."His hand that had previously attempted to clasp around the knob angrily, tensed due to a completely different reason. Hearing Jayce's news caused his heart to beat rapidly in anxiety.Raven finally turned the knob open to reveal an image of Jayce being a panting mess holding an almost crumpled paper in one hand."What is it
PAST “I’m already here! I’ve done everything you said!” Stephanie fought the tears that threatened to fall from her eyes. At 5AM sharp, she put on her most casual clothes and cover-ups so no one would be able to track her. She made sure to go to the airport quietly and leave her so-called family in favor of a better future. "You fucking told me that you’ll fetch me here yourself.” Stephanie’s heart was banging loudly on her chest as she tried to contain her emotions and the volume of her voice. She’s starting to gather too much attention. But how could she calm down? He told her to leave Keith and Raven. He promised her a secured career. A new beginning. And now… “You’ll be fine. I have my own shits to deal with. You’ll still be under my wing.” He responded nonchalantly and his voice over the phone grated her nerves. "What about your son, huh? What do you think will happen if I expose the news to the Desmonds that Keith is yours?” She tried her best to sound intimidating bu
BAM! BAM! BAM!"T-Therese...Please, I know you're in there. Let me in!" Raven slurred, his vision blurry because of the alcohol he chugged a few minutes later. Despite Jayce's protest, he found himself heading towards Aly's apartment and banging her gate. The doorbell was useless in catching her attention anyway. "Dude. Cut it out. What if someone sees you and makes a mess of your reputation again?" His best friend was having a hard time ripping his practically glued figure to the gate. He looked around to confirm that there are no prying eyes that would put them in danger. Jayce concentrated on pulling Raven's shoulders with all his might but the miserable man wasn't budging. "Fuck, you're as heavy as a boulder." "I need to...hick...see her, Jayce! I need to t-talk to my girlfriend! Hick!" Raven sniffed two, three times before wiping away the stubborn tears that kept intensifying his blurry vision.BAM! BAM!"Therese! T-therese, baby...Open the door and hear me out! I didn't do a