LANA'S POV “Did you mean what you said back there?” “Yes, Dax. I meant every word. I can’t be with you and your brother, that is just so absurd!” I tried to get him to get out of the room so that I’d be alone. “No, Lana. You know that’s not true! You can’t deny what’s between us…” He insisted. “I need you to leave, Dax.” “I’m not leaving…” He came towards me and kissed me to the point where I felt breathless and weak to push him away. I was already feeling wet and wanted him. I wanted him just this one time."Oh yes, Dax, yes..." I moaned against his ear as he ripped the dress off me. For a mere second, I remembered how the dress embraced my body and showed off all my best assets, but hey, I didn't get the time to mourn it before I realized that it was ripped and tossed onto the floor.When I was finally naked, he took off his clothes and picked me up to bed. He laid me down and positioned himself between me. I was moaning his name as he began working himself inside me. He was s
XAVIER'S POV"What kind of drink would you like, Sir?" The bartender asked. The sound of his voice sounded like a distant whisper as I tried to gather my thoughts at the bar table. I was carrying my head with my hands, lost in thought. Lana was the one possessing my mind, making me seem like a man who was at the brink of his insanity. I felt betrayed that I had to listen to her fucking my brother while I was right next to her room, after she rejected me again."Sir?" His voice echoed again. "Yes?" I rolled my eyes and lifted them up to look at the guy."What would you like to -?" "You have bourbon?" I asked.He nodded with so much enthusiasm. He was new and trying to impress his boss. If it were the old bartender, he would have let me wallow in my sorrows until I was ready to order my drink. "Here's your bourbon." He was so quick to come back with the drink. I was almost impressed."Thank you."One sip, two sips, and my mind wondered off again. Lana. Oh, Lana. I loved Lana. I would
LANA’S POV“Oh my goodness! Did you say anything to offend him?” Dax asked as we watched Xavier’s car screech over the corner.I lifted my eyes and shook my head. “No, I didn’t.”“You were together, Lana.”I remembered Xavier’s jacket over my shoulders and pulled it around me and headed towards Dax’s car. It was clear that tonight was not a night for me to spend the night alone. But I was grateful that they were both here to get me to safety, even though Xavier left angry. I couldn’t blame him though. It wasn’t my fault that I found myself in a contract marriage deal with his brother. I wouldn’t just have picked up everything where we left them and still respect my marriage contract with Dax.“Lana?” Dax called behind me.“What?” My voice snapped as I turned around to face him. Honestly, he was supposed to read between the lines that I was trying not to talk about the conversation that I had with Xavier. I hated the thought that I might have caused a drift between the two of them by m
DAX'S POVI had a smirk on my face as I walked out of the bedroom after seeing Lana when I ran into my brother downstairs. It was obvious that he was mad at me, too, and he had every right to be. We both agreed to be with Lana and do everything we can for her to agree to that. But I truly didn’t plan what happened at the hotel. Mo matter how much I try to not want to take Lana’s clothes off when I’m with her, I end up wanting to do it anyway. "Xavier." I stopped a little distance from him. "Yeah? You good?" He asked. "Sure, I'm good. I just wanted to say thank you for yesterday. The worst could have happened if you weren't there." I took a small step towards him. He was still my little brother. The fact that we were in love with the same woman was never going to change that. And I could not afford to be mad at each other because of her. Our relationship as brothers came first before her. And that, too, was never going to change. "It's alright." He was about to walk away when I su
LANA'S POV I was in awe of everything that Xavier did this morning. There was a full course breakfast on the living room table, with a variety of fruits and drinks. And a movie was paused on TV, "Notebook" on the screen. It was everything a girl could ever ask for from a man. My heart instantly became full and content. I was giggling to myself and could not believe that I was falling in love with Xavier all over again, and maybe a little more than before."This looks delicious, Xavier. And we are going to watch the Notebook, are you serious?" I squealed with joy as I took steps closer to him. "I knew you would like this," he sounded proud of himself, and he had to be. "I love this, Xavier." I wrapped my arms around him and rested my head on his chest. And I took in his smell and savoured it. His scent made me feel at peace. He smelled and felt like a man. His chest was hard and broad. I was obsessed.It took me a moment to realize how much I missed this with him. Even though I didn'
DAX'S POVI was driving in my car, my mind racing and contemplating what I was going to do with Sasha when I arrived at her place. She had no business to run her mouth to my father about Lana and Xavier after almost leaking their sex tape video. This time around, she needed to learn a lesson to not mess with my wife. When I got outside her driveway, I hopped out of my car and rushed to her front door. I banged and banged but there was no answer. Just when I was about to kick the door down, the door opened. An elderly woman stood at the front door. She had to be her mother or some elderly family member of hers, but I didn't care. "Where is Sasha?" I snapped. "I don't know who that is. Who are you?" The lady answered in confusion. If I remembered correctly, Sasha's mother was not in town and not this old. Her grandmother died, and she had no family member who was as old as her. Unless this was one of her silly games. She had to know better than to play games with me when I was lookin
XAVIER'S POV"Father, why are you making me and Lana going to the same college such a big deal?" I disrupted my father. "I don't want scandal attached to this family name about brothers being with the same girl!" He snapped. "And I will not have you both kill each other for her!" He added. “And who said that we are seeing the same girl?” “Are you denying it? Are you saying that it’s not true that you once dated Lana?” He still insisted. “Who told you that Lana and I dated in college?” It was impossible that anyone could have known about our affair in college. “People talk,” he answered."You need to leave Father if you're going to make such claims on my face without expecting me to snap back at you." I calmly responded to him. "Dax is your brother. You need to think about that before thinking that you can take Lana back from him." He pointed a finger at me.I remembered that Lana didn't want people to know about our triad relationship yet, it meant so much to her that we weren't
LANA'S POV"Your father seemed terribly angry, Xavier. What do you think he is going to do about this now that we are all invited for dinner?" I asked, getting dressed. My heart was pounding fast against my chest. I felt nervous and hated the thought of being on Mr. Salvatore's bad books. If I could tell him, I could tell him that I meant well for his sons. I was content with two of them in my life and never felt happier than I had ever been since I had the opportunity to live under the same roof with them. "Don't worry, he is not angry with you. You are his daughter-in-law. The only person he is mad at is me." Xavier's voice sounded sad. It was unfair that his father could not even hide the fact that he no longer wanted him in his house. He didn't do anything to him except to follow his dream as a doctor and refuse to follow in his business footsteps. As the only parent alive, he was supposed to support both of his sons and be there for them, regardless of the fact that he could no
OCTOBER 2022LANA'S POVThe next morning, I woke up from my cell phone ringing inside my bag. I got up and took it out of the handbag and answered it. "Hello?""Is this Amalah James?" I hesitated for a second, closed my eyes, and exhaled. "Yes?""You're talking with Din Flemmings, I am Paolo Costa's lawyer. I am calling regarding your father's estate." "Oh." I sat down on the couch in the bedroom and looked at Dax and Xavier as they got up and looked at me with confused expressions on their faces. It was a bit weird that Costa already listed me as one of the beneficiaries of his estate when we only reunited shortly before his death. "Can I come and see you to talk in person, Miss James?" "Oh, I'm- That will be okay, I guess." I was hesitant."Perfect. You can send a location of your choosing," Din replied enthusiastically. "I will send you my house address," I answered. "That will be perfect. I hope to see you soon."I hung up the call and felt like there was a big lump in my
LANA'S POVI rushed out of the house and went to my car, and when I got inside, I cried against the steering wheel. I wanted to feel nothing when I saw JJ and killed him, but the thought that his blood was on my hands, tortured me. Dax couldn't even help without making me feel worse than I already felt. I sniffled and lifted my head off the steering wheel, pushed the key inside the ignition, and drove away. I went straight to the nearest bar that I could find. I ordered five shots of vodka and gulped them as if they didn't make me feel as if my tongue was being burned. I wanted to forget everything that happened and wake up to a whole new chapter of my life. I was tired of how miserable I felt every day since I lost my parents. I needed a break..."Lana, we need to go home." A familiar voice spoke as I felt a hand tap on my shoulder. My head was heavy as I lifted my head from the table and looked at the person. "Dax?" "Can we go home?""I don't want to go home. I don't want to go
DAX'S POV "She's been sitting in that exact position on the couch for hours now. She refuses to eat anything or even drink anything. I don't know what we should do," I vented to Xavier as we watched Lana from the upstairs balcony. "JJ is in the garage, so maybe she should see him before I kill him." Xavier's response sounded as if he didn't think before talking. I quickly turned and looked at him and whispered. "Are you insane? She doesn't need to see that asshole after what he did to her, again." "It's the only way to get her out of the current state that she's in. She must face him," he still insisted. "No, Xavier. That's a stupid idea and it's not happening," I stood my ground. "Where is he?" We looked down when we heard Lana's voice. Xavier took the opportunity to give me a 'I told you so' look and I frowned. I took a deep breath and headed down the stairs to Lana. "You need to get something to eat and rest," I said when I got to her side. I wanted to see JJ pay for eve
XAVIER'S POVI kept counting the minutes that Lana was inside Suzy's apartment. I wondered if she remembered that we had to be somewhere and did not have time to waste here. I frowned because I saw this from a mile away, and if they had both listened to me, Dax and I wouldn't have found ourselves in this awkward situation. "We have to go in." I was infuriated and Rico was not even close to finding that asshole JJ. He was nowhere to be found and his bodyguards were back at Boliver, which was very unlikely that JJ could go anywhere without them."She's only been there for ten minutes, Xavier. Just calm down," Dax replied in a very relaxed tone. "She's been with her forever, Dax." "Can you trust her for a minute and give at least five more minutes? Suzy is her best friend, remember?""Fine," I huffed and dialed Rico's number. "Tell me you got some clues about where he could be," I said as soon as he picked up the phone. "He didn't leave Highwaters.""Are you sure he didn't go back t
LANA'S POVTo figure out where exactly we could find JJ, I started off by calling Suzy before Xavier's friend could help in finding him. We were in town and just around the corner from Suzy's apartment when I called her. Dax and Xavier were looking at me and trying to signal to me that I had to act as natural as possible so that she would not be suspicious of my call if she was with JJ. "Hey, Suzy. Are you home?""Yes, I am. What happened yesterday? You just left without saying a word to me or even picking up my calls when I called you. Did anything happen when you went to the toilet?"I was relieved when I heard that she was not convinced that I ran away because I saw her with JJ. "Yeah, I'm - I met an old friend in there and I was trying to get to her, but I already lost sight of her.""You could have said so, Lana. I was so worried about you. Where are you right now?"I looked at Dax and Xavier and stuttered. "I - I am at home. With Xavier and Dax."Suzy suddenly started crying on
LANA'S POVThe next morning, I woke up next to Xavier staring at me."Good morning," he smiled and kissed my forehead."Good morning baby," I looked at him and suspected that he might have been waiting for me to wake up so that we'd carry on where we left off last night. "You good?" "I'm good baby, and I slept like a baby. How are you feeling?" I got up and tied up my hair into a bun so that I'd prepare to take a shower."I'm good. I was watching you to make sure that you didn't run off on me."I looked at him and laughed. "You're unbelievable! Oh my gosh!" I took my pillow and threw it at him and got off the bed and dressed up so that I'd head out to the bathroom that was outside. He chuckled and got off the bed too. "Can I come with you?""Do you want to?" I looked at him and smirked while my hand was already at the doorknob. "Are you daring me?" He smirked and stood up with his dick hard as a rock.I couldn't help it but blush. "I dare you."I quickly turned the doorknob but bu
LANA'S POV As soon as I roared the engine to life and drove off, Suzy tried to call me but I didn't pick up. If I knew her 'Jay' was 'JJ', I would have tried to tell her why she was not supposed to be with him. And now that I had a picture of him sleeping with her in my mind, I felt like I was losing it. The very thought of his tongue on her repulsed me and I could not wait to get home and get Dax and Xavier to do something about this. "Lana, are you all right?" Xavier asked me when he saw me walking inside the living room. He was sitting on the couch with Dax, and it looked like they were having lunch."I saw JJ," I walked towards them. "What?" Dax exclaimed and got up from the couch. "He's Suzy's boyfriend, can you believe it?" I answered them, still unable to get the picture of them together off my mind. "I should have known when Suzy told me her boyfriend's name was Jay."It was as if I was there every time they made love and made each other cum. I wondered if he felt as good
SEPTEMBER 2022LANA'S POVSuzy and I finally had our lunch date. She was so happy when she saw me and we ordered our favorite food in our favorite lunch spot. It was everything that I wanted to do for months, but couldn't because I didn't know how to face her and continue lying on her face. She was the only person I was close to except Dax and Xavier. It made me happy to finally be able to be myself around her and not hide anything from her. It bothered me for months that I couldn't tell her about Dax and Xavier and the contract. "How are the brothers?" She winked. I giggled while trying to get a spoonful of my mashed potato gravy. "They are good boys.""I still wonder how it's like having two men all to yourself. You must tell me what it's like, Lana." "How about I leave you to wonder?" I laughed."No way, you will do no such thing! You must tell me about the sex!"I almost choked on my drink but I quickly had it under control and laughed. "Suzy, will you stop?"She leaned forwar
LANA'S POVAngry, I picked up my phone and called Xavier after ending the call with Costa's lawyer. It was no coincidence that Xavier sent me a voice message about how he wants me to know that he loves me in case he didn't make it. He was with Costa when he died, and I needed to know what happened."Lana?" He answered."What happened to Costa? I know that you were with him."He was quiet for a moment before he answered. "So, you know?""I know. Why didn't you tell me?" "Because it wasn't the right time to tell you that, Lana." "He was my father, Xavier. You don't have any right to decide when I should know about his death.""I understand, Lana. But I didn't want to tell you before you got out of the clinic.""That's no excuse, and you know it. Now, tell me what happened."He sighed. "Lana, we both need our rest.""Should I ask Dax?""Fine. JJ shot him, the guy who -""The guy who raped me, I know his name. So, he killed him?""Yes, but I will find him, I promise." "oh, he killed hi