Tears... emotions... Tenderness... Love... Happiness... All these and many more overwhelmed Jenna, as she looked at the beautiful wonder standing before her.She was done adorning Madison with utmost care and precision. She knew how important this day was, and she knew exactly how Madison should look.Jenna's eyes went carefully over every inch of Madison's body, scrutinizing every single detail of her outfit, from the sleek designer gold-colored heels to the expensive black gown oozing with elegance that stood above knee length, carefully accentuating every curve on her body, the customized diamond necklace gifted to her by Liam, the diamond earrings that glistened beautifully, adding a beautiful shade of light to her face, her perfectly styled hair, just very perfect for the dress and the light make-up that added radiance to her face."Oh, Adi?" Jenna's voice called almost in a whisper, filled with so many emotions. "You look perfect," Her eyes were brimming with tears already."Now
The noise from the chattering crowd died down the moment the moderator took over the stage."Ladies and gentlemen. With great pleasure, I welcome you all to this wonderful event."Julian's gaze shifted from his phone to the person on stage as he tucked his phone into his pocket. He decided to pay attention to the event for a few minutes before proceeding with his quest. He planned to make his presence known to Liam, hang around for a few more minutes, and be on his way already."As we all know, today marks the beginning of something huge - the official opening of The Grand Prairie Gallery!" The moderator spoke with an enthusiastic voice.There was a round of applause from the crowd, but from Julian, there was only more confusion and curiosity oozing from every part of him.He couldn't tell why, but he felt a bit uneasy. The fact that someone else's art gallery bore the same name as the one Adi had always dreamt of was already a burden to him. Then there was that portrait that looked u
There, at the entrance, he saw her... The lady in a blindfold being carefully led to the stage by a man in a black suit. For some strange reason, he felt a pang in his chest.Although he couldn't get a clear view of the lady walking up to the stage from where he stood, but he knew one thing for sure; she was breathtakingly beautiful.But that wasn't all. As she walked further into the hall, she flashed a set of white teeth as she let out a beautiful smile, anticipation written all over her smile.Julian could feel his heart beating so loud, threatening to fall off his chest. Her smile... How is she looking this familiar? Is this some kind of fucking hallucination or what? He swallowed hard; his hands trembled at his own question.His eyes remained fixed on the lady, his fists tightly fisted. 'No.' He repeatedly said to himself. This wasn't a coincidence. Why did she look so much like Adi?Although the lady on the stage looked more elegant than Adi, she seemed really wealthy. Her skin
"Hello, mum!" The velvety voice of an excited lady screamed into the phone. "I just arrived at the airport!" Excitement filled her voice as the twenty-five-year-old lady walked majestically in with her head held high."Oh, my baby!" Mrs Evanna responded with the same energy. "I can't wait to see you, hun. Have you located the driver?""Uhm... Not yet. But I'm on my way to the exit now, Mum." Britteny looked around, hoping to catch a glimpse of her driver."Alright, honey. See you soon.""But, mum?""Yes, pumpkin?""I'd like to see him before coming home," she hesitated before speaking."Baby... Why don't you get over here first? Then you can see him after that." Mrs Evanna knew this was a sensitive topic for her daughter, and they had to handle it carefully."I haven't heard from nor seen him in three years, Mum. I'm losing my mind." Sadness began to take over her cheerfulness."I know. Just come home, okay? Mummy misses you so much." She hoped that'd work."Okay, mum," Britteny respo
"Liam?" Madison called out softly. She knew he'd be very worried at this point. But, she more worried. He hadn't said a word yet about the situation and it was killing her. She tried sitting up on the bed, but Liam stopped her. "You don't have to. I'm here." He said calmly. "Aren't we going to talk about it? Should we keep on pretending like nothing happened?" She asked. Liam scoffed. "All that matters to me right now is your health. The doctor said you can go home today with a little more rest. It would kill me if the doctor said otherwise because you refused to heed instructions." He patted her cheeks lovingly. "Liam... I insist." "Shhhh. Hush, now and get some rest, love. We can talk another time. We still have forever together, remember?" He said and stared down at her ring. Madison looked at her fingers and smiled lightly at the ring. It looked so beautiful. Today wasn't supposed to end like this. She smiled at Liam who held her gaze. She loved him so much and she'd love to
The rain had finally stopped, leaving the streets glistening with wetness under the moonlight. Madison had just been discharged from the hospital. She was meant to feel relief, but her heart was heavy. Liam's silence was killing her.She sat quietly in the plush leather seats of Liam's luxury car, her gaze drifting out of the window as they made their way through the city.Liam, sitting at the wheel, his hands firm on it, had not said a word since they left the hospital. The silence was deafening, the tension disturbing. Madison couldn't take it any longer; she needed to break it."Liam," she finally spoke, her voice soft and almost a whisper.He glanced at her briefly, his jaw clenched, but said nothing.She continued, "I know you're worried about my recovery, and I appreciate that, but we can't just ignore what happened today."Liam sighed, his grip on the steering wheel tightening. "Madison, right now, all I care about is your well-being. We can talk about it later."Madison leaned
Adi's eyes widened in surprise. "What are you doing, Julian? Leave, now!" She said through shaky breaths.Julian pushed his way into the apartment and shut the door behind him, taking slow steps closer to her.Madison took quick, desperate steps backward, her heart pounding in her chest. She knew Julian wasn't a bad person. But they have been apart for quite some time now. She doesn't know the kind of man he might have grown into."Julian... I'll call the cops on you." She threatened, swallowing a lump in her throat."All I want is for you to hear me out, Adi. That's all I want." He stepped closer to her. "Please, stop running away from me. I am not a monster. It is me, Julian. The man you love... The one man you swore with your virginity to be with, no matter what, Adi..."His words sent a piercing pain into her heart as realization dawned on her.On the night she gave her virginity to Julian, they had both swore under the full moon on that fateful night, by her virginity always to b
Adi sat huddled on her bed, the phone pressed to her ear, and her voice trembled with sorrow as she spoke to Jenna. Tears flowed uncontrollably down her cheeks, leaving wet stains on the pillow beneath her."Jenna," Adi sobbed, her voice cracking. "I don't know what to do. Why is this happening to me?"Adi has been weeping uncontrollably for hours. Just when she thought her life was taking a beautiful turn, fate had other cruel plans for her.Jenna, on the other end of the line, could hear the anguish in Adi's voice. She wished she could reach through the phone and console her friend."Stop crying, Adi. Just pull yourself together. Everything will be fine, okay?" She pleaded.Adi's sobs continued. She felt like her world was crumbling around her, and there was no escape from the pain. "Why on earth did he come back from God knows where at this moment of my life?" Adi's voice quivered with a mixture of frustration and hurt. "You know Julian, Jenna. You know him. This doesn't end here.
Madison climbed the stairs that led to Liam's room. She knew he was home because his cars were all parked outside.She had to settle this once and for all. She couldn't live her life like she was a prisoner.She pushed the door to his room open, her eyes darting around angrily until she saw him sitting at the far end of the room, operating his laptop.The sound of the door opening made him turn around to see who it was, "Oh, babe?" he called, standing up to meet her."Don't come near me!" She said angrily, making him halt immediately."What is going on, babe? Who got you this upset?" he asked so innocently with so much concern in his voice."Why, Liam? Why get a bodyguard to follow me around? What did you do that for?" she asked, crossing her arms over her chest as she waited for a response.Liam heaved a sigh of relief, "Oh, that?" he smiled. "Is that why you are this pissed? Come on, honey. It's just for your safety," he explained, maintaining his smile."Really? What makes you thin
"You knew about this, didn't you?" Liam fumed with anger as he walked toward Madison and Jenna. "You knew he'd be here and that's why you insisted on coming alone, huh?""No... No, Liam. Not at all. I didn't know he'd be here," Madison tried explaining, her voice quivering."Liam, he just showed up, I promise," Jenna tried to intervene, sensing the escalating tension."No, Jenna. Stay out of this," Liam retorted, pacing around and placing his hands on his waist. "You knew. You both knew. You all wanted to betray me. I trusted you, Jenna!" He half-yelled, his frustration reaching its peak."Liam, you have to calm down. Let's go in and talk about this, please?" Madison said carefully, not wanting to get him more upset."There is nothing to talk about. Let's go home," Liam said, pulling Madison by the hand, his anger still simmering."No, Liam! Stop!" She yelled at him, pulling her hand off his grip. "Can you just calm down and let us talk? What's going on? You've been acting really weir
Madison lay quietly on the bed, watching Liam's peaceful face while he slept. She sighed, standing up and making her way to the bathroom.She felt weak and tired from the numerous rounds they just had and she wished for more sleep, but sleep eluded her.She stared at her reflection in the mirror as he thoughts drifted away to all the things Liam had told her some hours ago. She gave it a long, hard thought and each time, a tiny part of her still yearned to give Julian listening ears.How could he? She kept asking herself that question. She broke down in tears, letting out all the hurt she felt. "How could he?" She muttered, clutching her chest tightly as she let tears flow down her cheeks.The thought of Julian abandoning her after using her was painful. The thought of him having someone else but still used her and took away her most-priced possession - her virginity - was too painful to bear. She had thought she'd giving it to someone worthy of it but she was wrong after all.She had
"We should have killed her when we had the chance. You were too weak to do so. Now look what's happening," The angry voice of Michelle sounded in the quiet room.Mr. Hudson sat quietly, listening to his angry wife as she vented out."What do we do now? You know the union between Julian and Tiffany is very important. We can't afford to let Julian ruin things for us!" She added, her anger evident in her voice."You have to calm down, honey. We'll look for a way around this. I promise you that." Hudson said, hoping he'd calm her down.His wife had told him to give permission to get rid of Adi when they had the opportunity, but he didn't feel right about it. Now, look where they've gotten to."It'll be even more difficult now that she's with Liam. She's no longer the naive girl we used to know." She hissed."We'll find a way to deal with this. Trust me." He moved over to where she sat and wrapped his arms around her. "Everything will turn out fine, okay?""I really do hope so."***Julian
She broke the silence that enveloped them by letting out a small smile. "No. He hasn't. There is no way he'd know where I stay or have my contact, right?""Yeah... That's true. But, I know how Julian can be. It was all just a mix-up... It was never my fault. He feels I betrayed him and I feel bad about that." Liam said, heaving a sigh."Can we talk about it now? I want to know what really happened. Why does he accuse you of taking me from him?" She asked."I really don't want to have that conversation, my love. All that matters is that we are together and we love each other. Just let the past be." He said, cupping her face in his palms. "Don't worry about it. I and Julian will sort each other out." He planted a kiss on her forehead."But..." She tried protesting."shhhh... Don't worry about it. We can talk about it another time. But right now, let's focus on us. I've missed you so much." Liam wasn't ready to tell Madison all that had happened then. He was scared that telling her might
"Tell me you don't miss that, Adi?" Julian asked, sensing her emotions. "You want this as much as I do. Why hold back? You know where your heart truly belongs.""I am engaged to be married to your cousin. Stop this madness and get the hell out of my life!" she yelled at him before running off into her room.Julian stood there, so many thoughts running through his mind. He didn't know if he should be hopeful or not. But one thing he knew for sure was that he was never going to stop until he finally got her.*Madison closed the door behind her as she sat on the floor with her back against the door. Her hand was placed above her chest in a bid to calm her rapidly beating heart."What just happened?" she asked herself as she touched her lips. She still felt his presence around her, the taste of his lips, his possessive grip on her and, God! It made her dripping wet down there."No. No. No. No. You can't let this happen, Madison." She said to herself as he hurried towards the table where
Liam sat on the edge of his bed, his phone clutched tightly in his hand, while a torrent of emotions churned within him. Regret weighed heavily on his conscience."Look, what we did wasn't right, Vienna, and I feel bad about it," Liam finally mustered the words, his voice tinged with guilt. "I am sorry it happened in the first place. I should have kept my shit in place."He had been thinking about the event of the previous night and he realised he had messed up.Vienna, on the other end of the call, feigned sadness, her voice carrying a tone of contrition. "It's fine, Liam. I understand. We were both carried away," she replied, her words laced with a false sense of regret. "It's all my fault, Liam. I should have knocked before coming in. I should not have barged in on you just like that." She sniffed, adding fabricated whimpers to her act."Please, Vienna. Don't cry. It's not your fault. I take the blame for everything, okay?" He ran his fingers through his head, confused about the en
Madison's car came to a stop in front of Jenna's apartment. She sat in the car for a few seconds, trying to calm herself down before stepping out.No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't shake off the look on Vienna's face when she descended the stairs. She had a certain glow that made Madison worry.All the time she'd spent with Liam, she'd never had a reason to doubt his faithfulness, but today... Today seemed different.She tried so hard to shake off the nagging feeling that Liam and Vienna had slept together last night... They had sex. It was glaring. But Madison refused to believe that reality."No... Not Liam." She kept saying to herself. "Liam would never cheat on me." She reassured herself.She stepped out of the car and took quick steps into Jenna's apartment, she was desperately in need of someone to talk to."Adi... What's wrong? Why are you crying?" Jenna sprang up to her feet when she saw Madison with tears in her eyes.She hurried to the door and enveloped her in a wa
The persistent ringing of the doorbell jolted Liam up from his slumber. He opened his eyes, trying to adjust to the brightness of the room.The doorbell kept on ringing, as well as his phone. "Bloody hell," he cursed under his breath, trying to get off the bed when he realized he was naked.His brows furrowed in slight confusion before realization hit him like a bolt of lightning. He turned by his side to see a naked Vienna lying beside him, still deep asleep."Oh, God. No..." He hurriedly stood up like one who just recovered from an enchantment. "What the Fuck have I done?" he hurried to the floor where his towel lay, picking it up swiftly."Velda!" He called out with urgency in his tone as he hurried to the table where his phone didn't stop ringing.He picked it up and discovered it was Madison calling. "Oh, Fuck! What do I do?" he ran his fingers through his messy hair, thinking of what lie he could tell her.He took in a deep breath to steady himself before answering the call. "Ba