SELENE POV
It's been hours since I arrived at the mansion and Fabrico hasn't returned home yet. I wonder if he's still at work overworking himself or he's at Liano's? I've left a dozen calls on his cellphone but he's not replying or answering any of my voicemails. Now my curiosity is at its peak. A lot of dark thoughts roam my head along with one which lingers so much, is he ok?
Greta came into the kitchen, an empty plate in her hand before she disposed of it into the sink. "Is she asleep?"
"She wouldn't go to bed until you see her" Greta shrugged and I get up abruptly, walking up the stairs to my daughter's room. She's cuddled up in bed, her favorite toy in her hand, her head tilted up.
"Hey sweetpea" I lie next to her hugging her to my chest. "Time for bed"
"Mommy, where's daddy?"
"Uh... he's with Tio Liano. He'd be back shortly but you'll see him tomorrow becau
Fabrico POV After I had breakfast, I couldn't think of another way to ride over a hangover other than going to the gym. Though I did have, taking my bath and driving to the cemetery to be with Selene and Freya on my mind, I'm glad Dolan is with them. He's both a driver and a personal bodyguard for Selene because I hate to leave her alone. My phone chimed with a text message I grimaced, dreading the walk from my side of the bed to the coffee table. This is the thing about hangovers, it just renders you tired and your day useless, and unproductive. Since I married Selene, I've tried my best to contain my liquor but last night there were no boundaries. I was pissed! Pissed at Selene for not knowing the true intentions of that Jake guy, and pissed at me for even blowing up and leaving her alone. And then there was Leon offering me a drink, before you
Fabrico and I kiss for the longest time, his hands rubbing up and down my back while my fingers thread his hair and after a while, they get busy taking off my clothes. I don't know if we should, with Freya not being in bed. She could burst in here any minute and I'll hate for her to see us.But the way Fabrico's hand felt against my skin was dulling my senses to reason well or tell him to stop so I let him take over. My clothes were off and my skin tingled with the cool air before it rub against his hard skin drawing a silent moan from my lips and In an instant, my head snapped."The door..." I manage to rant and Fabrico stopped abruptly as if he too forget we had a five years old child on the loose and a curious one at that. Standing up from the bed butt naked, he goes to lock the door while I'm left to admire the wonderful sight. I hear the clicking of the door and let out a sigh of relief.Fabrico returns, his hands alr
Emiliano POVI watch Vanessa stride across my large spaced kitchen in a black dress with white dots. She's never caught off guard with her formal way of dressing and it's safe to say I haven't seen her in less formal clothe other than when she's naked and beneath me. A small smirk fall on my lips reminiscing the last time we had sex. For some reason, she ways withhold but doesn't stand long on her ground before giving in."Do you want gravy in your potatoes?" Her voice rang beside me and I jerked immediately. "What were you daydreaming about?" She asked with a coy smile on her lips. Of course, she's going to be smug about it, I almost spank her butt as she walks away but Russo chooses that time to walk into the kitchen."I'm starving pups!" He announced before going to hug Vanessa and she swooped down to kiss his cheek. It does something to me when I see Nessa with Russo. It just stirs up a feeling I felt
"Mom!" Russo screamed and burst out of the car before I could even turn it off. I share a blank stare with Vanessa who just smiled at me. Getting out of the car, I go to open her door for her leading her down.Rose is clutching Russo to her already and sobbing. I understand how she feels I do. I wasn't in touch with Russo for a very long time until I knew Russo was mine. In truth, I had always known and asked Rose about it but she denied it. It all came out when she needed my help to take Selene away from Fabrico but I realized I just couldn't do that to my brother."What are you doing here?" I ask Rose the second we got near. She got up from the floor, Russo at her hand. I catch her eyes waver from Vanessa's back to me before she let out a small smile."I was hoping to see you, so we could talk...please" she adds and I started shaking my head when Vanessa place her hand around my arms."You should talk to
Selene POVFabrico had to leave for work very early this morning to tend to something important, Kay told me she was going to handle things at work for today cause she was feeling in the mood to be responsible for the time being. Something has been off with her, I just know it and she's trying to act all tough but I see through that facade she put up. It has me thinking if it's about Leon. Did they break up? I'm not even sure they were dating in the first place."We'll be back by lunch or after," I tell Greta as I leave the house with Freya at hand. She's so giddy about going to see her cousin and I just feel I could use an extra company.We arrive at Liano's mansion and Freya runs in before me, and that's when I see a shirtless Liano standing in the hallways looking confused, at me. "Selene!" He gasped.I walk into the room shutting the door behind me and then started walking toward the k
SELENE POVIt's like the movies. As we rush into the room, kissing and taking each other's clothes off, I couldn't remember the last time I felt so hot and horny. Kay was right when she said having a child would change so many things if I wanted it too and I let it. So many nights of putting Fabrico away just because of Freya. I know it's terrible that I leave him on blue balls all the time but I'm glad he also understands.And he wouldn't cheat on me with anyone not even that pretty red-haired secretary of his no matter how many blue balls I give him.Fabric fumbled with the button on my jeans until it popped and he sighed, pulling the pants down my legs. I step out of it, feeling a sense of freedom. He helped me out of my blouse and then his hands undid my hair from the ribbon it was tied in. All these, done swiftly."You're too dressed" I whisper to him and he chuckled before stepping back a li
"what does Freya mean by Russo's mom is with him, Selene?" Fabrico asks again and I push away from the counter I was leaning on and make my way for him."Uhm...I was going to tell you""No you weren't" his voice is awfully calm and emotionally void."Liano said not to tell you and it's not even a permanent thing. Besides, why does it matter?!" I asked with narrowed eyes. Kay collect Freya from me and walk out of the kitchen so I and Fabrico could talk. That was necessary, I don't like for her to see me and her daddy argue."It doesn't matter, I don't care. It's just, why won't Liano want to tell me? And why does he have her at his house?""She got out of prison, without a place to stay. The Fed's have everything of hers so Liano is only doing her a favor and it's because of Russo" I calmly hold his hand and he seemed to ease off. I guess he thought there was a problem."I
Fabrico POVKaren poured us both tea before nesting in her red sofa, sighing. She's told me all about the divorce and how she's getting along with it. She's not fine with it because she wants her boys to have both parents especially Alvin who's already Eighteen and need a dad in his life now more than ever. In my heart, I pray this never happens with me and Selene. I don't even see it happening."Where's Alvin?" I ask her and she finally looked up from her teacup after a while of looking down."He's at school...you know it's his last month as senior before he goes off to college so he's got so many planned stuffs, especially with that girlfriend of his"I guess I never thought about Alvin having a girlfriend. He's always that sweet little boy I used to know and play with even when I and his mother were having an affair."Well, he's all grown up now. I'm sure he can handle
The room I wake up in is white and I feel a strong tugging at my arm before my eyes flutter open and realize I'm in a hospital room. Then came the memory of me lying on the floor of the house with smoke all over the place, with Fabrico running in through the doors with a cotton jacket on and dashing towards me. His faint words as I pass out were "stay with me. Selene, come on, please. Stay with me baby"I move on the bed trying to sit up when I hear movement beside me and Kay's face looms above me, a smile overtaking her face. "You're ok" she gasped before ringing the bell on the bedside.She helps me sit up and I take the wires out of my body, my hand rubbing my forehead. I'm wearing a blue hospital gown then my eyes roam the room. It's only Kay here. Two nurses entered, checking my temperature and all that. "All good says one""What happened?" I ask."You inhaled a lot of smoke. You're lucky it didn't affect your lungs much, we able to treat some minor injuries as well as some burns
The love of his life?I feel Eros stare at me before I even turn to look at him and when I do, his eyes are bulgy."You better know what you're talking about Bruno" I grit my teeth at the man. "I hate lies"He grinned sinisterly before crossing his legs and leaning back on his chair whiskey in the cup he twirled around. Bruno is everything but a liar, I know that but to think about him and my mama once being together was something I couldn't handle."It's true Liano. We were lovers set to marry also. I bought your mom a ring and everything and your dad was going to be my best man. When the month of our wedding came, my mother told me she couldn't marry me. Your snake of a father went behind my back to seal a deal with her dad to get her hand in marriage""It's hard to imagine you call anyone a snake. What does this have to do with me or Fabrico? You're ruining his life!""Like your father ruined mine. Do you know after he took your mother from me? My sweet Aida, I lost a lot of busine
Fabrico POVA petit woman with shaggy brown curls attends to the door, her eyes bulging with fear when she sees us like she wasn't expecting company. She's wearing a white frail sweater, faded blue jeans, and white pumps covering her feet. "H—How can I help you?" She stuttered."Are you Stacy?" I ask and her eyes grow wider."I don't know anything. Please." She starts with a ramble and I quirk a brow at her, my patience running thin. I push open the door as rude as that was, entering into her home, my eyes searching around for any sign of Selene but there was nothing unless the faint smell of her floral scent. She was indeed here."Where's Jake?" I ask."He's not home and you really should be leaving!" She spits before walking to stand in front of me. Then I notice the dark spots on her arms and neck. She's a victim, I can tell because I know what he's capable of. I know the things he'd done to Selene in the past. How could she have trusted him so blindly?"Tell me where he is. Please
Selene POVI turn to leave the room when a picture caught my sight making me pause for a while before walking towards it. It was resting in a cupboard along with various parcels. Picking the picture up, my heart did a skip. That's me! I'm not saying Jake can't find my picture from the net and frame it because he's a pervert but this...this is a picture of me from college.Back in the days when I started off college. The loner kid with no parents. Before I even met Corby, my dad. And just about the period, I met Blake. He took this picture. The frame falls from my hand shattering then I hear footsteps coming up the steps. I swiftly snatch the picture from the floor."You alright in here?" Jake's head pop in through the door."How did you get this?" I ask instantly, my hands lifting with the picture in it. He steps into the room fully, his hands in his pocket. "Answer me!"
Selene POVWe walk towards the black Jeep, my hand shielding my face from the sun. I slow down when Jake takes the few strides to catch up with us, a smile on his face. "Good to see you again Selene," he said before turning to Kay. "You as well""We've been here for ages" Trust Kay to complain in a sassy way, her arms folded and a small frown on her face. Jake apologizes immediately. "So what's so important about this meeting that it has to happen today or right now for that matter?"Ok, Kay has either got some makeup trial to do or she's supposed to meet Leon. Those can be the only two reasons that she's so edgy. Or she doesn't just feel comfortable right now."It wasn't a formal meeting. More like lunch" Jake said, opening the passenger side of his car."Already had lunch," I say, watching Kay and she had the most ignorant pout ever. One that says
Kay tapped her red bottom heels on the floor impatiently as we waited in front of the gym, for Jake to appear. We've been here for about thirty minutes and no sign of him. She stared into the gym house at some of the guys working out by the corner and I catch her bottom lip between her teeth before she licked her lips."Well, if someone saw you now, they'd think you didn't have a man in your life," I tell her and she cackles, flinging her blonde hair over her shoulder."It's just amusing to see a lot of shirtless guys in one place and working out...look at all that sweat dripping...""Kay!" I interrupt her with a small laugh. "I am so telling Leon on you"She stuck her tongue out before folding her arms. "He's never almost even home" I hear Kay grumble under her breath before she starts walking away and I follow after her. We get into the car, she in the driver seat, her hands tapping on
"Strip" were the words he said next and I stared at him baffled. What?. I stand still waiting for him to say something else or more, do something. Maybe get up from the chair so we can walk upstairs. "Strip for me" that same command again."Fabrico... you're drunk""I want you to. Whether I'm sober or not...you think I can't appreciate you in my drunk state?" He winced, placing his hand on his head having a headache or a concussion."It's getting late""So you should strip now...come here" he stretched his hand out to me and I take it. He pulls me to his legs, both his hands, cup my cheek before he captured my lips in a haste and I give in immediately because I can't say no to him.Somehow my body always knows how to subject to him whether I'm in a good state of mind or not. He has that kind of power. No more are his hands on my cheeks because they're now holding my
Emiliano POVHow can I Fuck up so bad like this? I thought I'd reached my height of fuck up when I almost screwed Fabrico and Selene over years ago but this is the greatest height of fuck up because I'm fucking up the best thing I have going on for me and that is Vanessa.She's seating with Russo while he arranges a new collection of balls and toy cars he got. Vanessa stares at me when I walk the room, a strange emotion on her face and my chest squeeze. Fuck! I better not ruin this more than I have."Russo, go meet Tio downstairs. I want to have a word with aunt Vanessa" I say and he walks out of the room in silence. I know he's not a child anymore and he's beginning to understand some things going on around him. Maybe he can collect the fact that his mother is a slut too."Nessa..."She stands up abruptly and walks to me. "You don't have to explain anyth
Fabrico POVKaren poured us both tea before nesting in her red sofa, sighing. She's told me all about the divorce and how she's getting along with it. She's not fine with it because she wants her boys to have both parents especially Alvin who's already Eighteen and need a dad in his life now more than ever. In my heart, I pray this never happens with me and Selene. I don't even see it happening."Where's Alvin?" I ask her and she finally looked up from her teacup after a while of looking down."He's at school...you know it's his last month as senior before he goes off to college so he's got so many planned stuffs, especially with that girlfriend of his"I guess I never thought about Alvin having a girlfriend. He's always that sweet little boy I used to know and play with even when I and his mother were having an affair."Well, he's all grown up now. I'm sure he can handle