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The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 66
(VANCE'S POINT OF VIEW)There was a time I looked forward to these meetings, a time when I felt like I had everything as long as I had my brothers by my side, a time when my heart was devoid of emotions because of the sin I'd committed out of greed and selfishness.I lived centuries with that guilt and self-hate; Damien is just the same; perhaps that’s why we drafted apart from Leonardo as we got older. We had everything but it didn't feel like ours. Initially, we felt like we were on top of the world. Then, Leonardo brought up the idea of creating our kind so we could rule over humans; that’s when Damien and I realized we were meant to take a different path from Leonardo—he saw the world as a possession.“You are late.” Leonardo addresses me with a smile as I enter his penthouse. Demain is already there; he occupies a sofa, and he flashes me a tiny smile. Instantly, I grab the bottle of wine off the table, pour it into one of the empty glasses, and drown it down my throat greedily, w
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 67
AHVI’S POINT OF VIEW}My hands are cold and they are trembling; my legs can barely keep my balance as they shake; and my head is pounding with an unbearable ache that seems to have been persistent for ages. I feel sick.I feel sick in my stomach and every part of my body. A lot is happening—a lot that my brain can't seem to comprehend at once. One moment I'm in the living room with the brothers, and I can still hear the sound of Vance’s voice and his words; they ring and echo in my head. The next moment, I'm back at the hotel with Vance and Damien after Leonardo lets me go.Vance tries to help me sit but I smack his hand away and sluggishly drag myself to the bed and sit down. I hug my arms around myself and stare into nothing yet there’s a war in my head that's never-ending and this war circles Vance.He doesn't love me. He wants to kill me. The words are hovering and they cause tears to form and then roll down my face and the pain in my heart becomes so unbearable that I can't stop
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 68
{AHVI’S POINT OF VIEW}It feels like the world is spinning in circles when I jerk to a sitting posture on the hotel bed at the awful ringing sound of my phone.I reach to take it off the bed, but everything spins, my headaches worsen, and my vision doubles. After two failed attempts to reach for my phone, I finally grab it and answer it. I bring it to my ear without saying a word.“Ahvi.” It’s Miss Xenia. “Thank God! Your manager and I have been trying to reach you for ages. I have got some good news!"Her tone is brimming with excitement as if she is unable to contain it. I wait silently for her to continue. It feels like I've suddenly lost my voice. “You are in! You have been selected to join the Olympics! It's a dream come true, Ahvi.”A dream that once looked so far away is now so close yet when I open my mouth to speak, the words hang in my throat.“Avhi, are you there? Did you hear what I just said?” She inquires and her voice comes off as worried but suddenly, I feel an uproar
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 69
(AHVI'S POINT OF VIEW)Run…The voice behind me says, causing me to run faster. Gasps and sobs of fear leave my quivering lips.The sky is murky and the forest is opaque and damp; there isn't a path ahead but I only run deeper without a sense of destination.I just want to get away from that taunting yet familiar voice, and I want to run faster than the running feet behind me, pursuing my life.But suddenly, my legs get struck under a broken branch and I find my face deep into the mud with a broken sob but the grasp of fear only takes a stronger hold on me when a palm wraps around my ankle and I turn nattily with a gasp to find a pair of red and animalistic eyes staring at me viciously.“I. Told. You. To. Run. Princess. You. Didn't. Listen." Each word is spoken with an ominous intent and those red eyes look like they couldn't wait to tear my throat out.“Please,” the plead exits me helplessly. “Vance.” And the name comes with so much despair and it takes residence in my chest with the
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 70
(AHVI'S POINT OF VIEW)I stare at the mirror of the bathroom and my miserable reflection only stares back at me but my eyes are fixed on my flat tummy, where a baby rests, unaware of the misery this world has to offer.Shakily, I place my hands at the top of my stomach—I try to feel. Is there really a baby in there? How can a living being grow inside me? How can I bring a child to this world to suffer the same fate as me?Suddenly, I recall the doctor's words again. ‘You are still young; perhaps you want to consider abortion or adoption.’A tear runs down my face as those words reverberate. Abortion or adoption. How can I choose to make my child suffer for the sins that neither of us committed?“This is all your dad’s fault.” I cry to my reflection. “He lied to me; he lied to us.” Was this how my mom felt when she discovered she was pregnant with me? Will I come to hate this child just the way my mom hates the sight of me? But my child is conceived with love, even if it's one-sided.
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 71
(AHVI'S POINT OF VIEW)“How have you been?”The question makes me lift my head abruptly. I watch as Isleen ambles into the room with a big smile and a flask of food. She approaches the bed, which I have been glued to since I was admitted to the hospital more than a week ago. I have lost count of the visitors that come in through the door uninvited. “I brought you some porridge. I heard you haven't eaten well; it’s not good for the baby.”I don't bother asking how she knew about my pregnancy or how she knew I was in the hospital. I watch her impassively and don't move a muscle from where I am sitting on the bed with my back resting against the wall and my knees hugged to my chest. She places the flask on the table and comes to sit on the vacant seat in front of me.“What are you doing here?” My voice comes out raw and parched. My throat hurts and my chest clenches. She immediately takes out a bottle of water from her handbag and extends it toward me. I stare at the bottle blankly witho
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 72
(AHVI'S POINT OF VIEW)What am I doing? The question repeated itself in my head over and over—I lost count of how many times I had heard those words.What am I doing? I repeat to myself as I step into the familiar building of Vance’s penthouse and I ask the question again when I step out of my clothes in his bedroom and wear the first thing I found in his closet after taking a shower. I inhale deeply at the collar of his shirt on my body. I have no idea how much I have missed his scent till now and now it seems like I crave so much that I can't have enough. Is it because of the baby?I step out of the bedroom wearing Vance’s oversized shirt that falls to my lower thighs. I don't find him in the living room; the alluring aroma of food is what pulls my legs to the kitchen to find him there, standing over the shove. He looks at me as I enter while I go over to one of the kitchen tools and sit down. There’s a fruit basket in the middle of the aisle. I reach out and grab an apple and bri
The Cursed Passion CHAPTER 73
(AHVI'S POINT OF VIEW)“What are you doing here?” I ask as I walk from Vance’s bedroom to the living room to find Mom and David occupying the sofa. Mom instantly jolts to her feet, her eyes as cold as ever, drilling daggers into my face. It’s almost as if she couldn't wait to pound on me, and at this point, I don't care what she thinks or feels.She approaches me in quick steps, and then her palm strikes my cheek in a slap; instantly, David drags her away from me while Vance is beside me in a flash. I don't know he can move that fast; it’s not like I care or need him to protect me. I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for him.“You promised you would speak to her maturely, Jude.” David sounds frustrated. I snort, realizing I feel bad for him having to put up with our madness and that of his so-called son. He looks like a man who has been dragged to the middle of everything with no way out.“Maturely?” mom screams. “She’s all proper and meek but she is such a slut. Sleeping with your stepbr
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