Sofia's POV Rae hesitated but nodded, clearly nervous about the potential fallout. “Of course, Mrs. Sofia. I’ll handle it immediately.” As Rae left the room, I sighed and ran my fingers through my hair. The tension in this house was suffocating, and every interaction with Alex made it worse. But the thought of seeing my father brought a strange sense of comfort—even if I knew he wouldn’t approve of my situation. After finishing my meal, I walked into the bathroom and let the warm water soothe my tense muscles. My mind drifted back to the day's events, and, against my will, Zack’s face kept appearing in my thoughts. How had I allowed myself to feel this way? It wasn’t just the way he had defended me, but the quiet strength in his eyes, the way he seemed to see through me. His warmth, his smell, his touch... I shook my head, trying to dismiss the dangerous thoughts. This wasn’t right. No matter how Alex treated me, I was still his wife, and I had made vows, even if he didn’t hono
Sofia's POV Tears brimmed in my eyes as I held it to my chest, plopping to the ground."I—I miss you, Mom," I muttered, holding the frame tighter to my chest, letting my tears flow freely.I didn't know how short or long it was until Rae walked Into the room, snapping my attention."Mrs. Sofia, are you okay?" She asked, worriedly walking over to me. "Yes, I am, thank you," I replied, holding her hands to get up on my feet."The helps are here to move the luggage, should I let them in or do you need some time?""Let them in, the earlier the better," I said blankly.Rae stepped out of the room briefly and returned shortly with the helps behind her.They gave a curt before moving to pack the luggage out of the room, while I walked to the car outside."Mrs. Holmes," the chauffeur called as I stepped closer. "Is there anything I can help you with Francis?" I asked and he shook his head."Mr. Alex just put a call through to me, asking where I'd driven you to," Francis explained."And what
Zack's POV "Hey baby, what'd you want, a drink and a lady like me?" One of the bar girls asked, gliding her fingers over my body."Get your hands off me, young lady," I gruffed, tearing her palms away from my body to no avail."Come on, I know you want this, I mean, don't you, you don't want to have your dick inside me? All the men in here are ogling at me and you're the only one I want to...""I said to get the stupid fuck away from me!" I yelled, sending her steps away from me."Now get your stupid ass away from me, an inch closer and I'll make sure you don't get to move your limbs ever again," I warned, watching her body shudder as she trembled away."That's more like it," I muttered as she walked away, leaving me to order another shot of alcohol and drown in my thoughts of Sofia.Her fucking eyes—the way her eyes rolled as I filled her insides on that night, and God knew how I planned on searching for her that night, save her from the man that she was supposed to be sold to until
Zack's POV "Don't tell me that you're going to pass out on an offer as big as this?" Victor asked again, his voice laced with a tint shade of rejection."You know how little your supposed offer is Victor, just leave peacefully so I don't have to turn this into something else," I warned."What are you going to do Holmes and just so you know, half of this bar is filled with my men, and any wrong move will get you killed," he said, holding his gun out.I scoffed at his lame attempt to scare me, causing him to scrunch his face in surprise."You must think this is a joke, Holmes," he said again, signaling to one of his men.The latter came closer, holding a document in his hands.I watched Victor take the paper from him, placing them on the table with his gun pressed by my sides."Sign the papers or you lose your life, Holmes, I'm pretty sure you make no difference to your father, that's why he gave the full control of his company to your brother instead of you," he said, making me smile.
Sofia's POV "Mrs Holmes," Rae called, pulling my attention. "Mr Holmes demands to see you,""Why? Tell him I am not seeing him," I replied gruffly, tearing off my cardigan away from my body, and leaving the armless gown I was wearing."He says it's urgent and you cannot decline it," She said again, making me look at her."I'll go then," I said picking back the cardigan to wear when the door was clicked open.I hurriedly drew the cardigan over my chest, as the footsteps got louder, and without even looking, I already knew who it was."What? Are you trying to cover yourself from me?" He asked, his face filled with a mocking smile.I said nothing to infuriate him because I couldn't bear the next thing he might want to do...rip the clothes off my body."I was just coming to see you, what do you want?" I asked, pulling the cardigan over my body again."I'm having a visitor over and when she comes, I need you tonight to be in her way, whatever she wants, you give it to her," He said and I
The soft sound of an engine came next, the vibrations of movement rocking my body gently. Rae’s voice was near me, though it sounded far away. “You’re going to be okay Miss Sofia,” she whispered, as if to reassure herself as much as me, before sliding Into unconsciousness.**********"Doctor!" I heard a voice yell, and the sudden juggling of my body.The next thing I registered was the blinding brightness of fluorescent lights above me and the sterile smell of antiseptic. Voices became sharper, words I couldn’t make out blending with the steady beep of machines. I wanted to move, to speak, but my body felt like it didn’t belong to me anymore. I drifted again, the weight of exhaustion pulling me deeper, even as the voices around me grew more urgent."We need to take her into the OR," the frantic muffled voice surrounded me until I fell back unconscious.***A dull ache spread across my chest as consciousness crept back in, slow and hesitant. My eyelids felt heavy like they were weigh
Sofia's POV The room fell into a surpressed silence at Zack's words, and the last beside Alex was already red with fury, tugging at his hands. "You think because you've gotten ten percent of my share, you can talk to me however you want?" Alex said, his voice with raising in burning anger. "I don't think Alex, I know, and as Sofia has said to you, put a leash over your dog, if she by any means barks towards me, Sofia, or where father is, maybe a 50 percent deduction will make you come back to your senses," Zack retorted. The air in the room was thick with the tension of their argument, Alex's presence still lingering like a bad taste. His arrogance and that of the bitch beside him grated on my nerves, even more as they intertwined their hands. As Alex turned to leave, he suddenly paused, his gaze snapping back to Zack with a mocking smirk. “You know, Zack,” he started, his tone laced with false curiosity, “I’ve been meaning to ask—why do you care so much about her? I mean, it’s
The room remained heavy with the weight of the doctor’s explanation. Zack stood stiffly to the side, his jaw clenched as if the doctor’s words had struck a nerve. Rae shifted uncomfortably, her gaze darting between the doctor and me.A panic attack. It felt like such a small word for something that had made me completely unable to move and left me vulnerable and exposed. Nausea, the racing heart, the paralyzing emotions that turned my limba into useless, dead, and frozen things. My chest still ached, and thoughts of Alex’s cruel words replayed continuously in my mind.“You’ll need to take it easy, Mrs. Holmes,” the doctor continued, his tone calm but firm. “Stress is a major trigger, and given what you’ve just experienced, I’d strongly recommend avoiding any further confrontations or emotionally beating situations for the time being. Your body needs time to recover, both physically and emotionally, and if at all, you find yourself in such situations, before the words get to you, pract
Leyla’s POVThat slut! Who does she think she is! She attacked like the animal she is! There is no way I’ll let her get away with this. After the punishment of Alex from his father, I’m sure he has found a way to knock her off consciousness for a while. That idiot, I really have him wrapped over my finger, he would basically lick shit for me.But that is not really the point right now, I can’t let that slut take my place in the Holmes family. Its better for me to go and find Alex now, he’ll need someone to relax with and give him some peace, peace that he only gets with me. I walked through the hallway to Alex’s office but to my surprise, he wasn’t there. Oh , I forgot he is off duty for a while, so where has he gone to? I looked for him at the garden, the dining room and the three parlors but he was nowhere to be found.As I had given up, I suddenly heard the bedroom door of Mr and Mrs Holmes close violently. That must be Alex leaving, but Mr Holmes left this morning, meaning he was
Zack's PovIt's been a moment since I've seen Sophia. After the hospital incident, I haven't had time to get to her, I hope she is okay. Sometimes I really fear leaving her in that house with Alex around. But again I can't do anything about it, I've been really busy, hopefully Alex will take more slots this week so I can rest a little. I miss home, I most certainly miss Sophia. Travelling is fun the first few times but it's only thriving when you have good company.I stepped out of the car and went straight to my office. I've still got some little things to do before I can clear my schedule. Maybe then I can have some time with Sophia. I picked up the phone to call my P.A so she could take the paper work I had just done."Stacy, come to my office now", in a few seconds she knocked on the door and I let her in. I gave her some last directions and asked for my schedule for next week."Sir next week you have 3 meetings in London, 2 business deals to conclude in Seychelles and Dubai, with
Sophia’s POVMy chest was burning! Everything was hurting, my bones, my flesh, I couldn’t stop screaming. I felt on my knees and cried for help, I struggled to breath, my skin was been burnt, I felt the mark that it would leave on my chest due to the lightness of my dress. I cried, I cried so hard, I screamed in pain and agony. They both watched me, emotionlessly, almost disturbed by the noise I was making. It was too much; I could die in front of these two bastards and they wouldn’t move a finger. The maids stood around watching me in disbelief.I could glimpse tears leaving Rae’s eyes, sadness and terror covering their faces. “Close your mouth yearning bitch! You did this to yourself! You are disturbing and peace! Head back to the kitchen and bring me better tea!”I couldn’t believe my ears, better tea? She asked for hot tea! The fuck does she think she is? I took every ounce of decency in my body and cooled my feelings, suppressed that hateful irritating feeling. Tried to kill ever
Sophia’s POV“Wake up bitch! You’re not beautiful and important enough to sleep this much. Its time to make my tea,” I was awakened by the piercing voice of Leyla screaming as usual, everything to make my life a living hell. It’s been 5 days since I left the hospital, five days that my husband’s slut is moving me up and down the mansion in his absence , asking me to do all kind of nonsense tasks for her. I’ve been following her like a dog, all the maids have had pitiful looks at me but Leyla… Leyla doesn’t care and will never care.I opened slowly my eyes and threw a glimpse at the window, it was dark, the sky was fill of clouds and the morning birds had not yet began chanting. My body was completely tired, bruised and on the verge of giving up. Every inch of muscle in me hurt and my mind was clouded with thoughts, pain and doubts.“its fucking 5 in the morning Leyla, what do you need a tea for?” I retorted in the most respectful way I could think of because my body wouldn’t stand ano
Sophia's POV My mind couldn't possibly process what was happening. My blood ran cold and my body won't decide to move. I stood there completely baffled by the way Leyla screamed and acted. A bunch of nurses ran into my room only to find Leyla on her arms in front of the door, crying for help and acting like the most scared person ever."It was her! She slapped me and pulled out her knife before cutting me multiple times! I didn't want to do anything to her and tried to be calm but she was hysterical and determined to end me. I pushed her and hit her head for her to fall on the bed and find a way to escape through the door before calling for help!"I was dumbfounded by what just happened before my eyes. How? When? Why?! Why will she never stop making my life a complete hell! What have I ever done to this girl! What will I do about this? No one will ever believe her right? Zack would never! But Alex... He definitely will. I am tired of all of this! He will kill me if it gets to his ea
Sofia's POV I woke up again in a hospital bed. The smell of drugs and antiseptic, I hadn't missed it. My head was pounding and hurting to the highest. My body felt so weak and sour, like a train had rolled over me a thousand times before I got consciousness again. I was pretty confused about how I got there but I was sure that monster did it again. I tried to slowly sit up but my head was spinning again and the pain just kept on increasing."I think you shouldn't be making this much effort." I turned to look at who was talking just to realise it was that vicious snake.. Leyla."Alex went soft on you this time, you were unconscious only for two, guess my absence made him weak" she spat while she comfortably sat on the chair next to my bed crossing her arms and legs and scanning me from head to toe. My blood was boiling and I prayed all the gods in this world to give me the strength not to throw myself at her and do something I might regret. But yet, my actual physical condition would
Sophia's POV My mind was completely puzzled, my body still recovering from all the feelings it had just gone through. Why is Zack suddenly playing with me like this? My feelings were all over the place and they were not even legit because I'm Alex's wife!He said we had to forget about everything and act unattached and very discrete and here he is suddenly jumping all over me and making my heart skip a beat. The way he touched me, the wetness of my pussy, the tension between us, everything reminded me that night. I left the pool with a towel tied on my waist and walked through the hallways slowly admiring the beauty of the art displayed on the palace walls. I had swam for so long that the colours of sunset accompanied me to my room through the glass windows of the corridors. This house was so majestic and beautifully designed. A piece of art directly picked from a medieval royalty novel. I entered my room and found that Rae had placed a beautiful green cotton dress on the bed with
Sophia’s POV These days, temperatures are particularly high. I have been visiting the pool very often yet never have the courage to put the finger in it since that day. Leyla has not been around and since our first night, Alex hasn’t looked for me even once. Whatever he is doing, he should please continue, these 2 days have been the most peaceful for me and my body has started recovering. I took a sip of the glass of sparkling wine resting on the table. The heat was unbearable, I couldn’t stand it anymore, the pool was so attractive. “Rae, get a swimming suit ready and bring it to me, let me use these few days to do something good before lucifer comes back”. Rae’s face saddened with my words but I wasn’t wrong. She nodded and left. She came and handed me a red two pieces swimsuit perfectly fitted for my size. The bra was sleeveless with a silver ring in the middle holding de two parts and the under had to be tied on the sides and hanged perfectly on my waistline.Rae had prepared t
Zack's POVI have to find her. It's been 3 days now; I haven't been able to see her. She used to walk around the halls in the day, read a book in the library or walk through the garden by sunset and move majestically to her room with her effortlessly delicate walk. These days, she has not left her room even once. Is it me? Does she not want to see my face, did Alex do something to her again? I walked through the ancient Roman royalty paintings of the hallway to her room. I give a knock on the door "Sophia?..." She didn't respond. She had been here all day, is it really me she has a problem with. She wouldn't decide not to answer deliberately, right? "Sophia I'm sorry please open up.." still no response. I gave up and left, if she didn't want to talk to me it's her right, she is just.. my sister-in-law... Right?I continued wandering round the house, not really wanting to get back to the loneliness of my room. I went out to the garden looking for a peaceful spot to think, breathe and