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2024-10-29 19:42:56“Holy shit,” Audrey gasped. How terrible.
Lucien must be really hurting. But just as the thought came to her mind, she dismissed it.
Why should she care about how he felt? He showed more than once that he didn’t care about her feelings at all.
“Let’s change the subject. I don’t want to let these assholes ruin my night anymore than they already have.”
“You’re right,” Audrey nodded. “But I’ve definitely got nothing to talk about. My life is a whole mess.” She released a heavy breath. At the center of the mess was Lucien. He seemed to be the center of everything.
“Girl, what are you talking about? You’re gorgeous, and smart. You’re the top of your design classes. And your professors are full of praises when they hear your name. The future looks amazing for you. Whatever mess you think you’re in now is nothing compared to the life you’re going to
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“Do I? I guess I’m not as stressed out as usual.”A couple of Lucien-free weeks will do that. “Dad has been doing great, and I’m excited about the contest.”“I love it! Well then you better get started.”“Yeah, I’m going to the library to do some research.”“Perfect. We’ll talk soon. Bye.”“Bye.” Audrey hung up and gathered her things. There was a spring in her step and a song in her heart. She walked outside of the building, and her mirth dissipated when she saw a familiar person leaning against his car.“You need to attend a wedding with me.”he said in lieu of a greeting.Audrey wanted to chastise him. He disappeared for two weeks and then just comes back into her life with a demand. No explanation, no apology?But Audrey took a deep breath and reminded herself that she couldn’t have any expectations of him. She s
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The room spun around her and she felt sick. Even the air made her nauseous. All she could think about was getting out of there. She looked for an opening in the crowd to make her escape.Lucien and Mia stood in the crowd watching. Audrey looked at him, hoping he would help her. But he just stared. She should have known better than to think Lucien had her back.Audrey became more upset. Tears stung her eyes but she refused to cry. She would not give these people the satisfaction. She did her best to hold back and took a few breaths. As she opened her mouth to speak, Mia stepped forward. “Leila,stop that. That isn’t nice of you at all,” she admonished. “Please forgive my friend. She didn’t mean it. She was just puzzled that’s all. People tend to get confused when a polished stone is trying to be presented as a diamond,” her tone was sweet, but Audrey had been around enough people to know that Mia was being vicious. It was clear Mia thought Lucien was way out of Audrey’s league, and it
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She and Tracy cheered on the phone. They chatted about what she should wear to the meet with the first round judges and planning out Audrey’s fantastic future. The day of the first-round of the competition came faster than Audrey was ready for. She held her design blueprints against her chest, and her building model was in a rolling suitcase at her side. She stared at the design department building, and was terrified. This was a major step in her life. “You can do this. You can do this,”Audrey took a deep breath and stepped forward to enter. “Excuse me, miss?” someone asked from behind her. She turned around and saw a handsome man clutching his own design. “Yes?” “Are you Audrey Wilson?”Audrey stared at him from head to toe, wondering who this stranger was. He was about as tall as Lucien but leaner. He had shoulder length dark hair that was tied in a low ponytail, and bright hazel eyes. She’d gotten so used to seeing men dressed in sharp suits, that she found it refreshing
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She should be happy that Lucien was getting married, right? That would mean their contract would come to an end. Wouldn’t it? This should be another reason to celebrate for her. But something inside her broke. How could he do this to her? He should have had the decency to let her know. How could he keep her like that when he had a real relationship? And how was that fair to his future wife? The truth was as much as she dreamed about being free of the contract, she never really understood that would mean being free of Lucien.Somehow the idea that the contract ending meant they could begin a relationship. It was stupid, and she knew it.She and Lucien would never ever work, and it was time she accepted that. She would not let him ruin her night. Not again. This was her time to be happy and celebrate her accomplishment. To hell with him. He would not run her night.But the thought of whom Lucien was getting married to just kept lingering in her head. She tried to keep him out of her mi
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Audrey freshened up before going to see her father. Brad, the driver was waiting for her. He congratulated her on the engagement.Audrey realized then that she would have to get used to that. And she would also have to put on a show. People needed to believe she was a happy bride-to-be. “Thank you,Brad.It’s happening so fast,” she smiled. “A good old fashioned whirlwind romance, huh?” He smiled back. “Oh yes,” she lied. “We just can’t wait.” “That’s lovely. Where to, Miss Audrey?” “Going to see my father, please.” “Of course. We’ll be there right away.”Brad drove her to the private hospital and let her know that he would be available to pick her up. Her father was resting in his bed. She sat next to him. “Hi Daddy,” she greeted him. He was able to turn his head to look at her. There was a heartbreaking sadness and guilt in his eyes. Ever since the incident with Matilda and Diego, he looked at her that way. He blamed himself for not being able to save her. She hated
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“I haven’t made any plans,” Audrey hung her head. “I’ve been focusing on my dad and the contest. I have applied for a few jobs, but haven’t heard anything. It seems like everything is such a mess right now.” “Cheer up! You passed the first round in that contest. Even if you don’t win, you’ve been noticed by prestigious people in your field. One of them is bound to want to hire you!” “You think so?” “Girl, I know so! You’ve got everything going for you! And let me tell you, you broke some necks when you walked in. Has anyone caught your eye?” Audrey blushed and looked away Tracy. “Well, I…” “Is it Lucien?There seems to be something going on with you two. The way he looks at you is so… primal,” Tracy commented. “Uh…,”Audrey didn’t know what to say. She had been lying to her best friend about Lucien for so long. How could she tell her that she was getting married in less than a month? “Sorry that took so long,” Alex said as he came back with a couple of plates of food. “T
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“It was nice to meet you, Damian,”Lucien said as he released Audrey’s face. “Good to meet you, too.” Damian was clearly flustered.Audrey figured it was because of being uncomfortable with Lucien’s display of affection. “Let’s go, Audrey,” Lucien said to her. “You look too good and I’d like to keep you to myself tonight.” At that point, Audrey’s face went even redder. Blood pounded beneath her skin. How she wished this was how Lucien was all the time.He led her towards the door, dozens of pair of eyes watched them. “See you at the final!” Damian called right as they were exiting.Audrey looked back and waved at him. He seemed forlorn and upset, but Lucien pulled her away before she could dwell on it any longer. “He likes you,”Lucien said as they walked towards his car. Audrey didn’t answer.‘That’s not true.’ she thought.He only saw her as a friend.“Are you going to see him again?”She ignored that question as they got into the car.The atmosphere was charged with hostili
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“Well,”Audrey murmured to herself as she packed up her things in her dorm. “He destroyed Diego’s company and reputation for me.” Whenever she thought she had him figured out, he did something crazy to throw her off.“Maybe he does care about me.”*********Evening had settled in by the time Audrey packed up her dorm room. Her old duffel bag was stuffed with her things. She welcomed the time alone. It allowed her to think and sort out the news she had just heard. Had someone told her that Lucien would take down her arch nemesis, she would laughed at them. But in the same vein, she remembered how he had saved her from Diego. “Why can’t I figure him out?” she asked the room. “What does he really want from me?” She pondered this on the way back to the apartment.Lucien was an enigma, a riddle she would never be able to solve. “Hope you had a productive day, Miss Audrey?”Brad asked as he loaded her bag into the car. “I think so. It will be strange not coming back here. It feels like
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NEARLY TEN YEARS LATER….Lucien came to a halt in front of a school,he sometimes come to get the kids from school,sometimes Audrey does that or their driver.He got down from his car and saw them approaching,all three of them.Louis ran up to him excitedly.Lucien caught him and carried him on his arms.“How was school today?”Lucien asked.“It was fine.”His eldest child,Bella replied with a broad smile.He gave Braylon,his second child who was seven years old a fist bump as they got into the car.***********Lucien hurried around the kitchen,Audrey was busy with work today so he had wanted to take care of the children,feed them and put them to sleep before she comes back home so that when she gets back,she can have a good rest…well a good rest after they finish making love.He was preparing pasta for the kids and he knew he had to make it perfect,otherwise,Braylon would complain and tease him for days.Audrey has been busy these past couple of days but she promised to make it up to him
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“What does that even mean?”“He had a strange obsession with Lucien. Everything Lucien did, he wanted to do. Everything Lucien had, he wanted to have. There was one year that he intentionally matched everything Lucien wore. He used to tell everyone that they had the same middle name. He even started talking to another girl in our class named Mia just because that was Lucien’s girlfriend’s name. I never liked him.”“Lucien never noticed this?”Mark let out a long, heavy sigh.“What you need to understand about Lucien, especially at that age, is that he was hungry for validation. Starving for it. If anything, all that strange attention made him feel important. To be perfectly honest, there may even be a good chance he didn’t even notice it. He was so wrapped up in Mia… his world didn’t have capacity for anything else.”Audrey felt small for a moment.“He really loved her, didn’t he?”Mark glanced at her for a moment and noted the sadness in her eyes.“He thinks he did. That wasn’t love,
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“We saw that sexy ass car out here, and Nathan got the keys to go move it,” another young officer explained with tears in eyes and panic in his voice. “We all wanted… we all wanted to see. But when he turned the key… when he turned the key…” the young man sobbed. “Some people were too close and got caught in the explosion.”Captain Whitlock looked over at Lucien.“I think you were already bait and didn’t even know.”It was as though he was moving through sand. Nothing registered. Nothing clicked. Not the unnatural metal of the handcuffs as they tightened around his wrists. Not the officers’ angry voices as the read him his rights, or the rough hands that pushed and shoved him into a cell. Not when those cell doors slid home with a loud, echoing clang. Captain Whitlock tried to stop the way they were mishandling him. But they had lost one of their own. A young man who was vibrant and full of life, at the beginning of his career.Another one. Because of me?“I get one phone call. I need
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Lucien’s eyes flashed up at the captain, filled with anger and anguish.“She contacted me while I was in Italy,” he almost snarled.“After you and Audrey had just been married?” Captain Whitlock raised an eyebrow.“Don’t judge me. There were… circumstances about that marriage. Either way, I didn’t want to see her. But she said that she needed someone to keep her from… Hurting herself.”The irony. She had run to him once to prevent that. But in the end, she had forced him to witness it. His eyes were dark and stony as he fought to keep his emotions in check. Part of him wanted to give in. To breakdown and just give in to himself. Anything to make these feelings go away forever.Captain Whitlock softened as he realized what was going on in Lucien’s mind.“Sorry. Why was she seeking such an intense escape?”“She was running from him. She said their marriage was in shambles and that things had gone horribly wrong, that he was cheating on her.”“That was it? He wasn’t hurting her?”“She sa
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His life had become a tunnel and the only light at the end of it was the demise of Lucien. It was the driving force in his soul. It was the pulsing his blood. His first meeting with Eugene set his plan back into motion. There was no improvising. Without even realizing, Lucien had been slipping through his fingers like fine sand. Always just beyond his reach. But this time he would get inside of Lucien’s world and destroy him from within.He kept a close watch on Lucien’s personal life. It seemed Mia had run back to marry him as he had anticipated. What he didn’t anticipate was the wrath it fueled in him. It was interesting. It had been so long since he felt any real emotion that it caught him off guard. Ever since he’d killed his father, it was as though he’d murdered his own feelings as well. Other than hate, nothing else lived within him. He often wondered why he even continued to do anything. He did have to admit that he was chasing the thrill of that first kill. Nothing ever seeme
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“I told you not to get involved with her. Her father is my rival, and he has been encroaching on our territory. This,” he indicated the dead woman. “is a message.”“I loved her!” he screamed back, cradling her corpse in his arms.“You loved the other one too.”“This was different,” he cried. “She was pregnant! You killed my woman and my baby! We were going to tell you tomorrow night at dinner!”“Then I did you a favor. Children are a weakness, and you aren’t strong enough yet.”“Not strong enough?” he saw red. The vestiges of whatever humanity he had left dissipated. All that was left behind was anger and a thirst for vengeance. All the warmth left his soul. There was nothing left now. Nothing except an abyss with no end. He leveled his own gun at his father. “No one is stronger than me.”“Son, be careful.” His father’s eyes went wide. He dropped his gun and threw up his hands. He walked backwards slowly, like an animal being cornered by a predator. “You’re overly emotional right now.
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Once she made the mistake of asking him what he and his father did. He brandished a gun and held it to her chest. To her immense relief, it wasn’t loaded. But she found that out only after he fired it. Bone aching terror was all she knew. Whatever life she had was almost gone. The only thing that was left was the memory of Lucien.Being with him was the last time she felt happy and safe. She clung onto the memories, and they were the only things keeping her afloat. Life was a nightmare and she just wanted to sleep.He knew he should have been treating her better. He knew that, but he just couldn’t seem to care. They were in love once. Or perhaps they just thought they were. The truth was that he was an escape to her. An escape from a life she thought she didn’t want. It was obvious that she wanted out. But his one issue was who she wanted to run to. He’d let her go if he knew that she wasn’t going back to him, back to Lucien.He refused to lose to him. So, as long as he knew she would r
