~Merina Pov~“Why?! The last time I checked, you don't own me! You don't have the right to control me or order me around!” I yelled while holding the table angrily.I wonder what is wrong with this person. He is just a stranger to me, and now he wants to control me like I am his child, or Wife?! “Look, I am thankful for the help you rendered to me, but I don't think I will be needing it. I am better off living my life in freedom even with a bad health. Besides, that job is one thing that keeps me insane so I wont leave it.” “Besides, I need to pay for my treatment and whatnot and you can't stop me from earning.” I said calmly then stood up to leave the dining room.“Stop right there!” His voice echoed in the hall stopping me but I didn't turn back.“Come back here and sit down!” He ordered again. I smirked and continued walking, then I left the house. I breathed a sigh of relief on getting outside, I had thought he would stop me but he didn't because I was ready to fight him. I wa
~Adams Pov ~ Today had been stressful as I hadn't been able to concentrate on work because my mind kept drifting to Merina even if I didn't want to think about her anymore. Thinking of how she had stormed out of the house this morning without heeding my words pissed me off. I felt a fire in my chest which I felt like I needed to let out but I had nowhere to pour it which made me so grumpy since I came to the office. I loosened my tie and typed on my laptop then I suddenly banged the table hard. I picked up the phone on the table and placed a call, “Sean! Get in here!” I yelled to the phone with irritation. In a few seconds, the door to my office was pushed open and Sean came in nervously. “Find out where that silly girl works! I want it in a few minutes!” I ordered as I couldn't take it anymore, then seeing Sean still standing there looking at me with a confused face, I glared at him, “What?!” He let out a silly smile, “Sir, w-who are you talking about?” He asked nervously
~Merina Pov ~ I woke up to the feeling of something pricking my wrist. I jolted awake as fear took over. I jacked my hand away from the person and sat up immediately as I looked around the room when I heard a familiar voice. “Hey! It's fine. It's just the doctor, calm down…” Adams held my cheeks as he assured me then turned my head to the other side and that was when I saw a female doctor, holding a syringe, and that calmed me down a lot. My face turned red with embarrassment as I looked at the shocked doctor. I knew my reaction must have scared her. “Sorry…” I said quietly. She waved her hands and shook her head, “It's fine. I mean no harm. I am your private doctor, invited by Mr Adams." She introduced herself with a smile on her face. My eyes widened as I turned to look at Adams whose eyes were fixed on me making me embarrassed when I remembered the things we did. Though I was not really conscious I knew everything. I turned my head to the side and gave my hand to th
~Merina Pov~ I looked at him sharply as I asked then I watched his expression to see if he did but he remained indifferent, making me irritated. “What? I can't?” He asked as he raised his eyebrow and looked at me challengingly. I clenched my fist to my side and my heart which had felt warm suddenly grew cold. I hate that everyone doesn’t think about my privacy, they intrude like I am worth nothing. My eyes went red and I swallowed hard then looked at him coldly and uttered, “Huh…” Then move to leave without waiting for him to give any response. Then I felt my hand being held and the way he drew me back to his side, and then hugged my waist, “Why are you angry? Are you angry I know about him?” He asked with a frown on his face which made me glare at him. “I am angry because you all go around checking into people's lives without permission! You all don't care if I want that at all, and I hate that!” I yelled back and then pushed him away but he was too strong for me to pus
~Adams Pov~My heart clenched at her questions. What has she experienced for her to be this unconfident about herself? Her low esteem is at its lowest, making me want to pamper her and show her she is worth a lot.I moved closer to her shocked self and held her shoulder, then made sure her eyes were fixed on me, “You are not an embarrassment to me, Merina. Stop thinking so low of yourself. So, go dress up, you are coming with me.” I said then pushed her forward a bit, but she stood still making me raise my eyebrow in confusion.Looking at her, still in a daze, I smiled a bit and then cleared my throat, which got her to come back to her senses.She looked at me deeply, "What do you mean by I'm not an embarrassment?" Merina asked, stepping up towards me. She sighed and continued, "You, of all people, know how sick I am. I look and feel fragile. I mean it's obvious just by looking at me."My hands secretly clenched as I tried to control my feelings. My heart ached at her questions. What
~Merina Pov~ I felt uneasy the moment I walked in. I’d never been anywhere so luxurious. It felt…wrong, somehow. But when Adam took my hand, I felt calm and less nervous, and I tried to control my panting heartbeat. I hated to admit it, but being with him brought me a kind of peace that I didn't understand. We moved further into the restaurant, I think we moved away from the main room and inside the private space that looked like it had been organized for us. Then I saw his friends. My uneasiness came back as his three friends stared at us while we went to the restaurant. I immediately started regretting my decision to have followed him here in the first place. But Adam brought me to them and calmly introduced me to all of them. They seemed nice and welcomed me warmly, but I still couldn't relax. Probably because it was my first time being to such an important place and occasion and worst of all sitting down and being surrounded by not just strangers but rich men. The aura a
~Adams pov~ I had been working up late when I heard the loud groan that came out from Marina's room. At first, I had thought it was nothing, but then the groans turned out to be shrill cries, and it was persistent. "What the hell has happened? Was Merina okay?" I thought as I immediately raced to her room to see and know what was wrong. I knocked, but her increased cries rigged at my heart, and I barged in only to see her whimpering with pillows covering her ears, which made my heart go into panic. I looked at the window and saw that it was open, so I quickly closed it and then rushed to her side. "Merina? Are you okay?" I asked, my voice trembling. She didn't respond, and instead, she continued to whimper, her body shaking uncontrollably. I tried to comfort her, patting her back, but none of this was helping; instead, her body was burning hot, and she was shivering violently. This was not a cold; her body was in severe pain, and it looked like it was on fire. I grew frus
~Merina's POV ~ I had a mild headache upon waking, but it wasn't anything to worry about. I awoke to the feeling of a hand gripping my waist. I was startled and jumped. I recalled all that happened between us the previous night. My face flushed. I was shocked to see that I'd shared my most vulnerable thoughts with him. This was something I didn't want to share with anyone or anybody. It showed my weakness, and just like that, I had let my guard down and made him see me as a weak and vulnerable person. I was always quiet and bottled up about my feelings, nobody knew, and I never shared it with anyone, but after sharing it with Adams, I felt lightweight for the first time in a long while. It was my first time sharing something as delicate as that with anyone. I traced his jawline and his cheek, joined with my hands softly and slowly, carefully so that I wouldn't wake him up. His eyes have bags underneath and I could tell from the way his face was curved up in tiredness that he wa
~Merina Pov~ I woke up to a splash of water on my face. I shivered from the coldness of the water and then looked around immediately in shock, but I saw the faces of men who looked strange and people I had never seen.I looked at them blankly before remembering the situation I was in at this point. I had been kidnapped! I swallowed hard and looked at the men who looked at me like I was some pieces of garbage. The last time I had been kidnapped, though I had been really scared but not to this extent. These people look ruthless and professional, it can be seen from the bloodthirsty aura emitting from them. “You are awake?!” one of them asked with a husky voice but it didn't sound like a question to me but like he was asking if I was ready to die.My body shivered as I looked down and moved backward. My butt shifted away from them but I was surprised no one said a thing or moved to drag me back, but this didn't bring me relief but dread. As I moved back in horror, my back hit somethi
~Adams pov~“RING!” I raised my hand and stopped the presentation going on in the meeting, I narrowed my eyes sharply on seeing the name on the phone. I picked it up without hesitation.“Hello!” I said coldly.“Boss, I lost Madam!” My brows furrowed in confusion as I looked at the wall blankly, “What do you mean?” I asked sharply with an eyebrow raised.“I’m sorry Boss—” “Tell me what's going on!” I interrupted him impatiently, my eyes glowing red. With his words, I knew things were not okay and something had gone wrong!“I had stayed at a distance as you had ordered but then Madam is gone! I looked around but she was gone. And I also saw her phone laying on the floor.” Kel, the bodyguard I had ordered to look after Merina said nervously.My head went bang at his words, my heartbeat went erratic, and for a moment I became still, then it became clear. My eyes widened as I hit the table with my palm producing a loud sound and giving the workers in the room a scare but I didn't care w
~Merina Pov~ Sitting on the chair in the office of Secretary Sonia, the secretary of the Music Association, my eyes were fixed, to be precise, on the simple ring on my finger. I smiled gently as I and Adams had exchanged rings days ago with unsaid promises. I still can't believe I am married and everything seems like a movie but I know it is real, everything is real! I chuckled again and brought my hand to my lips then dropped a kiss on my fingers. “Sorry for keeping you waiting, Miss Merina!” The voice startled me, but after seeing the person I calmed down immediately and let out a smile. “You can call me, Merina,” I said and shook hands with her before sitting down. Miss Sonia smiled gently and then nodded before giving me an ID Card and a document, “Please read through this and if you are satisfied, then we can go ahead with the signing. Everyone who joins the association has to go through this. And that ID card is your pass to the association and it shows your qualificatio
~Micca Pov~ I picked up the phone immediately upon seeing the caller. How much I had been expecting her calls but this old woman hadn't called me and I didn't want to seem desperate which might annoy her. “Hello, Aunty! How have you been?” I asked in a soft and obedient tone. “How have I been? I have been terrible! How could you be so relaxed when I am suffering here?! Come out and meet me in the coffee shop nearest to the spa we went to last time, be there in 20 minutes!” She ordered in an arrogant tone that set me off. I looked at the phone after the call got hung up, “What the hell is wrong with her?! And what's with her tone?” I thought to myself but then remembering her words, I couldn't help but think deeply. The only reason that can get her all vexed is Merina’s matter. Wait! Has she found a way out? Or she didn't succeed with the hints I had given her? Darn it! I cussed and paced around in my room. If it's that reason then she might be calling me to settle the score. “
~Adams Pov~ “Adams! What are you doing?!” I looked at her coldly with my fists clenched tightly. I walked closer to her and she moved back with a scared face. Her face was so pale and I knew I had scared her so much but if I kept enduring all this, then Merina would suffer as I knew I couldn't always be with her every hour. “Adams! Do you want to hit me?! Even if I am not the one who gave birth to you I have always taken care of you since you were a baby!” Mum cried out as she bit her lips and looked at me. I was heartless. “What is wrong with arranging your marriage?! Why can't you give me that honor? You treat me like this because of a woman? I understand…”She said, then turned to look at my father with a tearful face. “Is this how you and your son want to pay me back? I have been devoted to this family for decades and all I got is insults and pains from the son I had raised.” She covered her mouth and cried harder making me speechless, “If only I had refused to take care
~Adams Pov~ I pulled Merina to myself immediately after we got outside. My hands were trembling as I held her closer and placed her head on my chest, my ears were red and I could feel my heart throbbing though I wondered if she could hear it. “Finally!” I breathed a sigh of relief and hugged her tightly. Merina pushed me away gently and then looked at the certificate she was holding. She looked stunned and in disbelief, then she slowly looked at me and tilted her head in confusion, “Married? I’m married?” She asked with her eyes filled with innocence making me want to dote more on her. I chuckled then leaned in to kiss her forehead. She looked at me with a bright eye and looked at me with nervousness as if asking for answers. She looked at me and pouted her lips and shook my arms, “Huh?!” I couldn’t help but bite her puffy cheeks then nodded with a smile, “Hello, Mrs. Nart!” I greeted her with a proud smile and then patted her hair dotingly. Merina looked at me stunned then sh
~Merina Pov~ My heart trembled at his question. I clenched the pen tightly and almost broke it but it left a mark on the paper. I don't know what is going on with me but I suddenly feel scared. Doubt filled my heart and I suddenly felt scared of getting tied to someone. “Do I know what the future holds? What if he betrays me like how my father did to my mother? What if I end up like my mother?” I gritted my teeth as I knew my thoughts were getting vicious but I still couldn't stop myself from thinking about it. I swallowed hard and pressed the pen on the paper but then I slammed it down and stood up then ran out without looking at others. I couldn't hear a thing, it was like my mind was in closure and my head was banging me. My mind was filled with the image of my mum dying. Even if I was young, I could still remember it vividly. The way her hand turned cold and how she died with her eyes opened and I could still see my image in her eyes. The picture of a family of three appea
~Adams Pov~ “NO!” What did she mean by she wouldn't be staying with me after getting married?! Then how should I continue to live after eating meat?! That's impossible, I wouldn't allow that. I glared at her daring her to repeat herself, but it seemed she had made up her mind as she only shook her head and looked at me like I was throwing a tantrum which made me speechless. “Adams, I wouldn't go back to that house after what had happened.” She said and looked at me with eyes filled with determination. “What if I buy a house and design it the way you want? We will make that our matrimonial home?” I asked gently hoping she would agree to my suggestion. Merina looked at me for a while and suddenly placed her legs on the floor and attempted to stand up but she wobbled and almost fell I was fast enough to catch her and stabilize her. She inhaled deeply and closed her eyes, and then a tear dropped from her eyes which baffled me. “Adams…You beast!” She spat out angrily and glared at
~Merina Pov~ I felt something tickling my face which stirred me awake. My eyes were blurry as I looked around in a daze, I felt lost and my mind was blank until I heard his voice— “Good morning, Rina..” His hoarse gentle voice sounded which snapped me out of my daze and my blurry eyes cleared immediately. I looked at his dark deep eyes that seemed to contain only me and remembered what had happened yesterday and how Adams had kept on going without giving me enough time to rest, my face became so red as I covered my face with the blanket. I heard his amused laughter and I felt more embarrassed. I bite my lips and my eyes turn red with embarrassment. “I want to shut him up! How dare he laugh at me?!” I thought and hearing his laughter which won't be stopped, I turned around unexpectedly and covered his mouth with my palm. We looked at each other dazingly then I felt a wet sensation in my palm which made me remove my palm immediately and when I looked at my palm, I realized Adams h