S.I.X.T.E.E.N**"Unfortunately, the house was built on government property which hadn't been addressed until now."Faith stared at the lawyers in confusion, she was only trying to sell her house, and this is what she got? "What are you trying to say? The house belongs to my family! I have all the papers to prove it!" Faith was still trying to grasp the meaning of the situation. "We are sorry to tell you that your father built this house illegally on government land which is a crime, as a matter of fact, your family doesn't own the house which is why you are not allowed to sell it, try to be understanding.""What am I supposed to understand? I'm not about to lose my house!"Faith could only stare at them in shock as the news continued to crush her hopes. How could it be?It couldn't be true!Why wasn't the situation addressed years ago? Why wait until now when she desperately needed the money? Selling the house was her only hope to gather the money, they had to be joking. Why w
SEVENTEEN**"You went too far this time! Are you not worried she would grow to despise you if she finds out? Or are you going to manipulate her emotions too?" Rex shook his head at his cousin. "You shouldn't have involved her brother in your selfish games! You weren't there to witness the scene, she will definitely not forgive you for this!" Rex spoke again, successfully managing to get a reaction from Sterling who narrowed his gaze at him."She'll only get to find out of you don't fucking keep your mouth shut!" He growled.If he knew Rex won't let him hear a word about it, had would never have asked him for the favor! Sterling thought, glancing at his wristwatch. She still wasn't here. What the hell was keeping her! He was growing impatient and restless. Did she prefer her family to suffer than to come to him for help? Sterling didn't believe that. He knew her more than enough, she would readily put others' happiness before hers. Sterling knew he was a bastard for using her
EIGHTEEN**"Enter." His familiar deep voice sounded, Faith placed her hand on the door and pushed it open. Droplets of sweat trickled down her back as she met his stare in silence. Her nervousness grew as Sterling's stare grew longer. Three days hadn't been a long time, she cringed at the hot memory of his naked body against hers. "Why don't you come in, Ms. Jameson?"Faith realized she was still standing in the doorway and stepped inside on shaky legs, his intense continuous stare made it worse. She wanted to flee from his presence but had no choice but to sit down on the chair opposite him. "I got your resignation letter, so what brings you here?" His tone was impassive and Faith winced, did he have to bring that up so soon? She thought. "I__I actually __" She swallowed the tight knot in her throat while fiddling with her fingers nervously. She met his gaze briefly, It was void of emotions as usual, what if he refused? What was she going to do then? Her mother might never r
NINETEEN**Faith kneeled in front of him slowly and felt an involuntary shiver when Sterling shove his finger into her mouth. She could still feel his taste, his heat__She started to suck on the thumb, the flare of his nostrils and desire in his eyes made her feel something in her chest. Pride.She loved that she was pleasing him. It made her feel as if this wasn't some kind of sick trade, as if she hadn't just become some sex doll for a man she swore to never see again.What was wrong with her? she had to quickly remind herself that she wasn't special, the right word to call herself would be a "whore" His fingers dug into her ponytail, dragging her attention to the huge tent in his pants, she had felt he was enormous that morning but never got the chance to see him. His eyes held her's as he growled out his next words. "You're going to bring out my cock, and take every inch into your mouth until I cum, and then you'll swallow every drop, won't you?"A low sound left Faith's t
TWENTY** Faith stared at him dumbstruck, it took her a few moments to realize that he was completely serious. "I'm not m_marrying you! You're i_insane!" She stuttered, still in disbelief. He continued to stare at her, obviously not pleased with her response. The room felt too tight, she wanted to breathe, her lungs felt too constricted. "W_why? why are you doing this?" Sterling watched her emotions flicker through her eyes, the sheen of tears made him feel a twinge of guilt in his gut. He knew that was an absolute bastard for turning the situation around against her, but he would never give her the opportunity to slip through his fingers, he wouldn't let go of this chance. "Are you rethinking your decision now?" Sterling's tone was impassive and Faith couldn't guess whatever the hell was going through his mind. "You said that I get to decide whatever I wanted!""I n_never said I would marry you! And I__I won't!" Faith couldn't even bring herself to think about it."So you me
TWENTY-ONE * * Faith embraced Julian tightly, tears forming in the corner of her eyes, the instant relief that her brother had been proven innocent. Faith still didn't know how Sterling managed to do it, it was nothing short of a miracle that her brother was released so quickly. "I just feel that there's something off about this whole thing, why would a security video appear all of a sudden? How did the police even skip that in the first place?!" Julian spoke and Faith thought about it. Weren't the police being too careless with their jobs these days? What would have become of her only sibling?Thankfully, the detective Sterling hired had managed to find out the important clip the police had missed. "There's no need to worry about that now, you've been released__you're safe and that's all that matters to me_" She started to speak but Julian appeared furious. "It's not that simple! Do you have any idea what people in college would think of me now? Everyone will still think
CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO**The wedding was an elegant and quiet one as Faith wanted. The only people present were the hotel staff, her brother who didn't look at all pleased, a few of Sterling's colleagues were present as well. Thankfully, there were no journalists present. Faith watched Sterling as he signed the documents in front of him and then it was her turn to do the same. He returned her stare and Faith couldn't control the trembling of her fingers as he handed over the pen to her. She was too anxious to even go through the documents before scribbling down her signature. She did it!She became his wife!"You belong to me!" Sterling murmured before leaning to claim her lips with his, Faith shuddered when his arms wrapped around her waist as he held her against him. There was a bright glimmer in his eyes that sent goosebumps through her skin even as he possessed her mouth___ it wasn't a shiver of desire, it was of apprehension. Why did she feel like a conquered prey and he wa
CHAPTER TWENTY-THREE**"Get away from my wife this instant!" Cold venom dripped from Sterling's voice when he saw Dan holding Faith within such close proximity. As Sterling snatched Faith to his side, he curbed the urge to deliver a hard punch to Dan's face who appeared shocked. "W__wife?" Sterling briefly enjoyed the pure look of shock and disbelief on the bastard's face."I don't believ__" Dan paused, his eyes widening as though he'd just realized Faith's attire for the first time, from her simple white elegant dress and the glittering ring on her finger. "Bastard! Son of a bitch!" The curses went flying out of Dan's mouth as he suddenly gripped Sterling's collar, his eyes were red with anger. "You fucking lied to me!" Dan spat, lifting his hand to strike Sterling, but the attack was not successful as Sterling caught his hand while delivering a swift punch to Dan's jaw, sending him staggering backward a few steps. "Can't even take a single punch, how can you be such a loser
EPILOGUE**"Ma_ma! Flour!" Maya squealed the moment Faith stepped into the kitchen. Faith was shocked to see that the bowl of flour that was meant for baking was covering her daughter's hair down to her toes. "I leave you alone for just two seconds and what did you do!" She couldn't help but laugh at the sight."I'm a cake now!" Maya giggled. "No, you are not. You need a bath right now__" Faith started and Maya crossed her arms, pouting. "No, I'm cake! Cake don't bathe!" She started to run around the kitchen, spreading flour and making a further mess of the kitchen. "Maya Hunter! What did I tell you about running around? Stop it!""No, Ma_ma chase me." The toddler giggled and ran out of the kitchen, Faith sighed to herself. Maya was already a handful, stubborn as her father, and seemed to only listen to him as well. Was it only yesterday that her baby was still crawling around the house, Faith was still amazed at how rapidly she had grown, it happened right before her eyes "
CHAPTER SEVENTY ONE**“Do you still hate me?” He murmured into her ears, smoothing back her sweaty hair from her face.She met his smug look and muttered.“Yes”Her body was still weak with the after effects of her orgasm.Sterling's laughter was absolutely wicked. “No, you don’t.” She wanted so badly to hate him, he was not good for her and they both knew it, but still, he was unwilling to let her go.He would never change. He was deadly. It didn't matter how much he loved her, he wouldn't hesitate to use any means to ensure that she remained trapped in his world. She was the bunny, and he was the wicked wolf. Could she ever allow herself to completely love a man like that? Not that any of these mattered anymore. She was certain that after what happened tonight, she wouldn't be going anywhere for a very long time, and if he decided to lock her here in his mansion forever___Faith shuddered at the thought. She wouldn't contact the reporter anymore, perhaps it was time she final
CHAPTER SEVENTY**Sterling and Faith, both were still drenched to the skin, they had just returned from the hospital. It turned out that Maya was fine, she had just been asleep and Faith had been too panicked to even realize that. While Faith was relieved, her body still trembled at the thought of what could have easily happened. She glanced at her husband, trying to get a read on his mood.Husband?Where the hell had that thought come from? She wanted to speak, but her mouth was glued shut, she still remembered the horror and panic in his eyes when he first arrived at the accident scene, when he thought she and Maya had been hurt. Now, his guard was up his cold-blooded mask in place. She couldn’t get a read on how furious he was, which made her fearful. "Sterling I__"Sterling walked forward, his eyes staring into Faith's with a strange intensity that had her heart pounding in both fear and excitement.Excitement? Perhaps it was that brief flash of moment when she thought she
CHAPTER SIXTY NINE**Faith's lips still tingled from his forceful kiss, her mind was trapped in a turmoil of emotions. The wedding band now encircling her fingers made her certain that this wasn't some nightmare. They were back in his mansion which had never felt so much like a prison to Faith as it did now.Her devastated eyes followed him like a hawk as he prepared Maya for bed, they hadn't uttered a word to each other since he forced her to return with him.His wife_The dreadful word continued to ring in her head like an alarm, she was yet to recover from the shock and still didn't want to believe that he'd won so easily. She was a loser yet again, but if he thought she was going to be 'An obedient little girl__Their gazes clashed briefly, then he completely ignored her as he walked out of the nursery. In his eyes, She was probably no more than a child throwing a tantrum, She fumed at the thought and watched as he disappeared into his room and presumed he went to take a show
CHAPTER SIXTY EIGHT**Her eyes were haunting, she trembled, still shaken in disbelief.The court had sent her own copy of the divorce papers after it had been finalized. If those copies weren't from the court then__Sterling had managed to play his crooked game somehow. They were still legally married! She was still his wife__The thought left her cold, the sharp stab of anger and betrayal made her eyes burn with the salty liquid. This was too much, she should be used to his cruelty when he wanted something, but he always left her dumbstruck each time. Faith suddenly recalled the number of times he'd referred to her as his wife, even Rex had called her that.She had been naive to think it was merely a slip of the tongue. She should have known that there was no mistake with Sterling. Why was it that each time she tried to fight him, he was always a thousand steps ahead of the ways he could hurt her? Faith suddenly thought how Sterling knew about her plan, and also the reaso
CHAPTER SIXTY SEVEN**Sterling entered the dimly lit building. His eyes glimmered with purpose as he stood tall above the man who was cowering in fear. A deep bruise covered the man's forehead, he tried to stand but his broken bones made him scream in agony. Sterling tapped his chin with his index finger."Now, what am I going to do with you?" He murmured and watched the man's eyes dazzle with fear. "P_please, let me go, I p_promise to stay away from your family, I'll leave, I s_swear!" "I already gave you that chance, didn't I? But what did you do?" Unrestrained anger made Sterling's voice harsher. For the sake of his wife, he'd informed Rex to provide this man enough money to get out of the city and start a new life, but the mother fucker was greedy, he made the mistake to think that Sterling was a pushover and was demanding more money."The biggest mistake in your entire life was that you ever knew my wife, You could've lived the rest of your life peacefully, anyone who come
CHAPTER SIXTY SIX**Faith found it difficult to enter the large building. She hadn't been here in so long, but today, she had to do this. Maya was securely bound to her by the baby carrier. Faith couldn't help but stare around the company she had once worked for, it brought sensations of nostalgia.She greeted some of the familiar employees who seemed shocked to see her. As she headed into Sterling's office, she greeted Rex who greeted her with a broad smile, Stacy by his side. "Long time no see, oh look what we have here." He averted his gaze to Maya who was gawking at the new stranger. "She's beautiful and looks so much like my cousin __and you of course, can I touch her?"Faith didn't realize how hostile her expression was, she still hadn't forgiven him for reporting her pregnancy to Sterling, She might be living peacefully with Maya somewhere, but instead, she was stuck with a crazy man.To her greatest satisfaction, when he lifted his hand to touch Maya, she burst into a fi
CHAPTER SIXTY FIVE**"Where the hell did you go!" Sterling's eyes were a mix of anger and relief the moment she stepped through the door.Faith's eyes wandered across the house, it seemed Stacy had left. She had only been gone for about ten minutes but the whole residence and beyond was crammed with security, all were searching for her. It would be a miracle if Dan managed to escape. Sterling moved quickly, closing the distance between them, his hawk-like eyes scouring her body, looking for signs of her being hurt. "Nowhere!" Faith answered too quickly, his rigid scowl told her he knew she was hiding things from him and that he wasn't liking it one bit. She met his deep frown stubbornly, she didn't want his concern.He had gone too far framing Dan for a crime he never committed, but why did Dan feel that he was entitled to her help?She didn't owe both men anything. Sterling only wanted to control her in the name of love and Dan was just being unreasonable. Any sympathy Faith h
CHAPTER SIXTY FOUR**Faith tried not to wander too far, but she couldn't fight the negative thoughts swimming through her mind about Sterling and Stacy. She should be joyous that he found another woman, he would let go of his obsession with her, wasn't that what she always wanted? Faith sighed quietly wondering if fate was also laughing at her predicament, she was in love with a person who was infatuated with her, but she couldn't be with him because she knew how scheming and dangerous he was, she planned to take over his wealth so she could defend herself and Maya against him but she also didn't want him to be involved with another woman, to forget about her and their daughter which was exactly what she desired in the first place? A loud frustrated groan escaped her mouth, why couldn't life be kinder to her? Buried in her thoughts, Faith didn't hear the movements behind her until it was almost too late.She turned around, but as fast as lightning a hand pressed against her mouth,