ZARA’S POINT OF VIEW I don’t know what happened, I don’t know how it happened but now I am tied up here in a building I cannot recognize, a building with a very high ceiling, white plastered wall and red ties.I am tied up next to Diego Fernandez, the mafia king who had captured my sister and I, why am I tied up next to him? Why am I here? I don’t know!The last thing I remember is being at the masquerade ball with Delvin, I remember dancing and being really touchy and affectionate with him, I remember him leaning in to kiss me on my lips, I remember tip toeing to reach his lips.Then I also remember the light going off, I remember the panic that surrounded the hall as the sound of gunshots filled the air, I felt someone pull me away, I yelled for Delvin but his voice came from the far end of the hall, he sounded like he was being restrained.“Zara!!” He yelled back and then I heard a crash coming from the direction of his voice. I can’t get the image of him laying unconscious on th
DIEGO’S POINT OF VIEW “You really didn’t know now did you?” My father said laughing that his cold wicked laugh that can make anyone’s blood boil with anger and resentment. He seems to be enjoying himself taunting and making a mockery of me.“She didn’t tell you huh? So much for true love.” He mocked, i gritted my teeth and balled up my fists but said nothing. I want my fist to make contact with his face so badly but I tried my best to calm myself down, I don’t want to give him the satisfaction of seeing the anger in my face, I don’t want to give him the satisfaction of knowing that his words can get to me. I tried and hoped my face was emotionless.“So she kept the truth from you? Who would have thought?” My father said again.I don’t know what to think, I don’t know who to believe, over and over again Valentina has proven to me why she shouldn’t be trusted, there is the whole issue with Dester, there’s the time she went to work for Desmond Sandals to spite me, there’s the fact tha
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEWRaphael Fernandez, Diego’s father is a monster. He raped me. It is one of those things… those memories I try to push away, one of those memories that I try to forget ever happened because I am not sure I have healed from that, I don’t think I can ever heal from that.Remembering it will create a chain reaction of hate, regret and self loathing so I have tried for years to just imagine that it didn’t happen.I used to wake up drenched in my own sweat, I used to have nightmares where he would chase me through the woods with a sickle, in those nightmares Raphael Fernandez was the grim reaper and I was his prey. I used to be scared of leaving the house for months, every man I saw scared me, they all reminded me of him, of what he did so I retreated to my self.The first person I ever told about the rape was Damian, we became friends after Diego left for the ranch, we had a platonic friendship and then it grew into something more.I needed Diego, I was vulnerable,
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW “Where is Dester?!” My sister Sydney asked, I have to look for a way to break the news of Dester’s death to her without upsetting her, it’s been five days, I have been trying my best to avoid this question, it has not really been hard to avoid the question because she has been sedated for most of that five days and when she was awake she was too groggy from the sedation to talk for too long.But now it’s been five days since she woke up, she’s finally starting to get better, she’s finally off those injections that makes her sleepy, she’s finally going to be discharged tomorrow.I cannot avoid this question for longer.“Why hasn’t he come to see me,” Sidney asked again.“Doesn’t he love me anymore? Why haven’t I seen him since the accident yesterday?” She asked starting to get panicky. Sidney’s time lapse is a bit flawed, as a result of the coma and the constant sedation she thinks the accident that happened to her and Dester five years ago, she thinks the ac
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW Raphael said nothing else to me after his huge ‘I love you’ confession, we just fell asleep wrapped in each other’s arms.He has never told me he loves me before, since he became my man when I was younger. I just always convince myself that he did. I always did everything to make him fall in love with me, I did whatever he wanted even stuff I wasn’t comfortable doing at the time just so he would say those three words but he never did and then now when I’m not even sure how I feel about him anymore he says the words that I have been waiting to hear when I was a teenager.To be honest I don’t really know if what I feel for him is love, or obsession, sometimes it’s lust other times it’s just pure hatred. It’s a mix of everything, sometimes like yesterday when he is really nice to me at those moments I’m sure I love him but then he does something to fuck everything up and then I hate him, then he comes on to me with his beautiful body and seductive voice and at tha
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW Desmond sandals has pretty much taken over Diego’s empire, he orders everyone who had once worked for Diego around, Ava and I are like slaves here now.I tried to leave the mansion, I tried to take my daughter with me back to my apartment but he wouldn’t let us leave, he has guards at every nook and cranny of the mansion, we do not take any step except it is approved by Desmond, we are slaves to him, it is hard to remember the time when we were free.“Mama when is Diego coming back. I miss him so much ” Ava asked for the hundredth time. She has been sad ever since Diego’s disappeared.I hugged her close to myself.“He will return soon my love.” I replied, saying the same thing I have been saying for a while now. I don’t know if I believe those words anymore, I don’t know if he will ever return, I don’t even know if he is still alive, I am slowly loosing faith, slowly giving in to despair but I cannot give in, I have to stay strong for the sake of our love, f
ZARA’S POINT OF VIEW “ can a get an espresso with one glazed doughnut, please .” I said to the attendant at the coffee shop, I waited for her as I replied to a message on my phone. I am so far behind in my school work, I have to work really hard to catch up, I have a test due the day after tomorrow and assignment due in a few hours.I took my order from the lady.“Thank you.” I said and then made my way to an empty table, opened up my laptop on the table and went to work writing a report on ‘the effect of global warming on different systems on the body’. I was still searching through the internet for a suitable research paper when I heard some noise from outside. I frowned, great now I would for sure never finish this report. I slid in my headphones and continued working with Beyoncé’s lemonade album in my ear.I was really into the report writing, was full immersed in the flow of the writing as well as rhythm of the music when someone shut my laptop close, I frown and looked up expe
MADDIE’S POINT OF VIEW My parents have always had a plan of how my life would go. They had every single thing figured out for me.Even before I was born they knew what I would be, they already had their plans for my life all I had to do, the only choice I ever had in the matter really is to follow their plan. Step in line, do what they want me to do, be the perfect daughter they have always wanted.I am the daughter of Antonio and Yolanda perozo being perfect is the only choice I ever had, never making any mistake, using the right utensils for dishes, the right glasses for drink, standing up straight, never slouching, that is the life I have always known. Perfection is all I have ever lived and then my father hired Stephen to be my driver and let’s just say he turned my life around. I was supposed to wait till marriage, not to fuck anyone that isn’t Delvin but I couldn’t do that not with Stephen and his sexy body always invading my space. It’s like he knew what he was doing, those
RAPHAEL’S POINT OF VIEW “Where the Fuck is he?!” This bunch of incompetent idiots! How the fuck did Diego escape?! I have everyone lined up in front of me, everyone down to the chef and the butler, they are all so stupid! How could they let this happen! If I don’t get a reasonable answer in 0.1 second every body’s would be spun out of their necks, it wouldn’t make any difference since they are brainless already! Brainless enough to let Diego escape!There have to be a snitch, a betrayer, a two faced idiot amongst these fools because there is no way that Diego escaped all by himself, this place is heavily guarded, there are guard at every single point so someone must have help that spawn of mine.“There is an enemy amongst us, the person who helped Diego escape can either come out now or be fished out.” I studied them one after the other, nobody came out, it’s alright then let the show begin.I dragged the head of the domestic staff out first, she usually knows all the gossips I bet
DELVIN’S POINT OF VIEW It is my wedding day today, I should be happy but I am not, I feel like my life is spinning out of control, I feel like my life is spinning in a direction that I don’t want it to… everything feels so… wrong, so out of place, it feels like I am about to make the worse mistake of my life.Maybe I would have been happy if I was getting married the the only girl I have ever loved. Zara. But Anyway, this has to be done, this will strengthen the alliance between my family and the Perrozos, this is good for business, it will help my father campaign, it will give us the opportunity to merge our companies together and I will be the CEO of this new company.Marrying Maddison Perrozo is what is best, it is what our families want.“My man! It still feels like a yesterday when you were a playboy out here on these streets causing havoc and now you a getting married?! I still can’t believe it!” My annoying brother Hunter said as he patted me playfully on my back.I took my ph
ZARA’S POINT OF VIEW “These past few days has been hell for me, I want to be in your life forever Zara, I can’t… cannot function without you by my side.” Delvin said, his eyes were focused on me, his eyes… they held untold emotions, they held a passion.I swallowed, I have to stay strong, I have to follow my plan, I have to not feel, I have to choose myself, I have to stay alive.We are at a completely empty lounge, there are gaming screens and equipments on some corners of the lounge, some the lights at the corners blinked slowly. I stare one of the screen, it is completely blank but I still stare at it.I don’t want to look at him, I don’t want all the feelings I have for him to come up to the surface, I want him but I also want to stay alive, tonight is the last time I will ever see him.I don’t want to look at him because looking at him will make it harder for me to leave him in the past, looking at him will make it more difficult for me to prioritize my life over our love.Lovin
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW I lay in bed with the flash drive in my hand as I wondered what to do next. I should find a way to somehow get the flash drive to the police but yet again I don’t know who is on Raphael’s payroll and who isn’t. I look at the flash drive which is the only key to Raphael’s downfall all his abuses and crimes are contained in this singular device, what do I do?I was still contemplating on my next step when Raphael walked into the room, I quickly dropped the drive inside the cover of the pillow close to me. I tried my best to act cool even if I am so nervous.“Yara, I am sorry, I really shouldn’t have captured your sister.” Raphael said, he looked… sincere, like he really means what he is saying. I really shouldn’t but I feel bad for yelling at him. He is sorry and he loves me, he might not be perfect but at least he is trying besides nobody is perfect.I don’t know why I hate this soft spot for Raphael, I really should hate him for all the hurt and pain he has caus
MADDIE’S POINT OF VIEWWe are both cuddled up on the scattered sheets, Stephen and I, we both smell like sex, he holds me tightly like he never wants to let go but I gotta go right now, it’s my engagement party tonight so I have to get ready to attend.I move his hand off my body and tip toe out of the bed because I don’t want to wake him but he wakes up.He pulls me back and kisses me on the lips.“Where are you going.” He said in that ‘I just woke up’ voice.“My engagement party is in a few hours, I have to get ready.” I replied as I shimmied off his grasp and picked up my clothes from the floor.“So you are really going to get married to him?” Stephen asked, he looks fully awake now, he is now sitting on the bed looking at me with a small frown on his face.I did not reply him, of course I am going to marry Delvin, it’s what my parents want, it’s what they have always wanted and I don’t might the truck load of money and luxury that being Delvin’s wife will bring me.I am going to l
MADDIE’S POINT OF VIEW My parents have always had a plan of how my life would go. They had every single thing figured out for me.Even before I was born they knew what I would be, they already had their plans for my life all I had to do, the only choice I ever had in the matter really is to follow their plan. Step in line, do what they want me to do, be the perfect daughter they have always wanted.I am the daughter of Antonio and Yolanda perozo being perfect is the only choice I ever had, never making any mistake, using the right utensils for dishes, the right glasses for drink, standing up straight, never slouching, that is the life I have always known. Perfection is all I have ever lived and then my father hired Stephen to be my driver and let’s just say he turned my life around. I was supposed to wait till marriage, not to fuck anyone that isn’t Delvin but I couldn’t do that not with Stephen and his sexy body always invading my space. It’s like he knew what he was doing, those
ZARA’S POINT OF VIEW “ can a get an espresso with one glazed doughnut, please .” I said to the attendant at the coffee shop, I waited for her as I replied to a message on my phone. I am so far behind in my school work, I have to work really hard to catch up, I have a test due the day after tomorrow and assignment due in a few hours.I took my order from the lady.“Thank you.” I said and then made my way to an empty table, opened up my laptop on the table and went to work writing a report on ‘the effect of global warming on different systems on the body’. I was still searching through the internet for a suitable research paper when I heard some noise from outside. I frowned, great now I would for sure never finish this report. I slid in my headphones and continued working with Beyoncé’s lemonade album in my ear.I was really into the report writing, was full immersed in the flow of the writing as well as rhythm of the music when someone shut my laptop close, I frown and looked up expe
VALENTINA’S POINT OF VIEW Desmond sandals has pretty much taken over Diego’s empire, he orders everyone who had once worked for Diego around, Ava and I are like slaves here now.I tried to leave the mansion, I tried to take my daughter with me back to my apartment but he wouldn’t let us leave, he has guards at every nook and cranny of the mansion, we do not take any step except it is approved by Desmond, we are slaves to him, it is hard to remember the time when we were free.“Mama when is Diego coming back. I miss him so much ” Ava asked for the hundredth time. She has been sad ever since Diego’s disappeared.I hugged her close to myself.“He will return soon my love.” I replied, saying the same thing I have been saying for a while now. I don’t know if I believe those words anymore, I don’t know if he will ever return, I don’t even know if he is still alive, I am slowly loosing faith, slowly giving in to despair but I cannot give in, I have to stay strong for the sake of our love, f
YARA’S POINT OF VIEW Raphael said nothing else to me after his huge ‘I love you’ confession, we just fell asleep wrapped in each other’s arms.He has never told me he loves me before, since he became my man when I was younger. I just always convince myself that he did. I always did everything to make him fall in love with me, I did whatever he wanted even stuff I wasn’t comfortable doing at the time just so he would say those three words but he never did and then now when I’m not even sure how I feel about him anymore he says the words that I have been waiting to hear when I was a teenager.To be honest I don’t really know if what I feel for him is love, or obsession, sometimes it’s lust other times it’s just pure hatred. It’s a mix of everything, sometimes like yesterday when he is really nice to me at those moments I’m sure I love him but then he does something to fuck everything up and then I hate him, then he comes on to me with his beautiful body and seductive voice and at tha