"Come here," he whispered huskily. I could not even move as my eyes were focused on his bloody button down shirt. Slowly, I realized something when the blood stain was becoming bigger, almost covering the part on his chest.I gasped loudly. "Y-You are bleeding!" I yelled, voice trembling miserably. I ran towards him, checking his chest. I do not even know what to do. Because of panic, I did not even realize that I touched his chest, pressing my hand on it, making him hissed lowly.I immediately pulled away my hand. "I-I am sorry. B-But what happened to you, Greval? Why are you bleeding? Why didn't you go to the hospital!" I wanted to punch him hard across his face. Blood. There is so much blood on him. I feel like I am going to pass out the longer I stared at it."Kiss me," he whispered, making me completely shocked at him. My lips parted, not believing what he just said."What?! You are bleeding! For Christ's sake, Greval! I can't believe you are asking me that while we are in this s
I woke up alone in the bed. For a moment, I was confused. What happened last night? Was that just a dream? Or did that really happen?I sighed as I rubbed my eyes. It was probably just a dream. I suddenly thought about Greval. Where is he? How has he been? I can't help but feel a bit scared of what I just dreamt of last night. He was covered with blood. A lot of it.No. It was just a dream. He is probably with another woman now, laying in the same bed, cuddling as he kissed her hair, greeting her a good morning. I laughed a bit at that thought. And why am I even thinking about that? You are so weird, Nieva. Let him do whatever he wants and do whatever you want, too. That is simple. You should go on in your life. You are used to be alone. He is now out of your life. You are finally free... I hope so...My forehead creased automatically when I heard something from outside as I fixed my bed. What is that?I left my room to check what that is. As soon as I opened the door, I smelled somet
Drakus watched me through his cold eyes. I do not know what he was thinking but I am sure that it was something I would not want to know."I..." Drakus blinked several times. Clearing his throat, he tried to give me a smile. "I am sorry to bother you. I-I think I should go now." His voice was filed with some emotion I could not identify.It was the best for us so I just smiled at him, watching him turned his back on me, without looking back.I sighed as I slowly pushed the door closed. When I faces Greval, I caught his jaw tightening severely as he stared at the door. A look of disdain was written in his face.I swallowed hard and without saying anything, I started to walk towards my room to get my bag. But before I could even make another step, a large palm covered my wrist, forcing me to face him again. It was a powerful hold that I did not have any choice but to face him.His eyes were cold and dark. My heart poured aggressively, almost making it so hard for me to breathe. My breat
"Kelly? What brings you here? Come in. Get inside," I said as I smiled, widening the door to let her come inside.She smiled. It was a Sunday. I did not expect her to visit me today as she did not say anything. She did not even text me."Thank you, Nieva," she said as we went inside.I let her sat on the small chair. The only chair I had in my apartment."I am sorry. I did not know you are coming here, Kelly. I have not cooked anything. I was just thinking to buy already cooked meal outside." I gave her an apologetic smile."No. It is fine, silly. I was just bored at home so I decided to visit you. We could cook together if you want. I would like you to try my recipe!" She giggled."Oh! Really? Sure! If you want." I laughed with her.We went out to buy the ingredients needed for her recipe. We started cooking when we came back to the apartment. I only watched her as she said that she will do the cooking. I just helped her cut the vegetables and meat."You are alone here?" she suddenly
I furrowed my brows as I read his reply. What? His card? He did not give me any card and I would not need it. And what? I can buy the mall using his card? Is he even for real now? What makes him think that I will buy a freaking mall? If I was just a greedy person, I would not hesitate use his money and buy anything what my eyes would see. But I do not need it.He sent a message again.Greval:– My black card is in your drawer. Which mall are you planning to go, baby?I blinked. In my drawer? Why did he put it here? Did he really think that I would need it? For what? I blew a heavy sigh as I typed a reply.– No, thanks. I do not need it, Greval. We are going now.I did mention the mall because I have a feeling that he would just pop out there while we are walking. And I know that is not possible. Nothing is impossible for this guy.He called but I declined it without hesitation. I thought he is busy today? He left immediately earlier. He did not even stay for few minutes. He literally
"I hate crowded places," he murmured, as though I should understand it. I looked at him incredulously."Crowded places? You do know that this is a public place. Of course! A lot of people will be here!" I can't help but rolled my eyes in annoyance. I just can't really believe this man. I do not even know if I would be able to understand his logic at all.He sighed, looking a bit irritated. "This is mine. I can do whatever I want."My eyes widened in absolute shock. I shot him a disbelief look. I should not be even surprised by that but... is he really saying the truth?"T-This mall is yours?" I whispered, still in complete shock.He heaved a deep sigh. "Yes. Now, where do you want to go? Do you want to buy clothes?" he asked in a serious tone as he gently held my hand.I blinked several times, still looking at him. He raised his brow, looking so confused. I cleared my throat and averted my gaze."N-No. I do not have any money to spend," I whispered. I pouted my lips.He knitted his br
Greval went with me when I came home to my apartment. I told him that he should go to his mansion but this brute was too adamant to stay here.I took a shower while he remained on my room. I am not sure what he was doing there. When I got out from the bathroom, of course I was already wearing my clothes, I went to my room to check on him. My eyes widened when I saw that he was already fast asleep on the bed.I can't help but laughed a bit. He has not even removed his white button down shirt and even his shoes. He must be so tired that he did not realize that he had already fell asleep.I patted his cheek gently, trying to wake him up. "Hey..." I whispered softly.His eyes fluttered and when he opened them, he looked a bit disoriented, as though he was trying to comprehend what was going on. His brows were knitted together as he stared at me, looking so confused.I blinked. I was about to pull away when he suddenly held the back of my head, pulling me even closer to him. His lips press
Greval slept here, again, last night. And as much as I want to refuse this feelings inside me, I could not deny the fact that him, being here with me, is a bit of relief in my heart. I admit that. Whenever he is here, I feel protected and safe. This is so much better than not having anyone here with me at all. The more I try to ignore this, the more I recognize it. And it... scares me.When I woke up the next day, the first thing I noticed was a huge cabinet pressed in the wall. I knitted my brows, trying to think when did I ever buy this one.I pushed the comforter away from my body and stood up. I walked over to the cabinet and opened it. My lips parted when I saw different colors of button down shirt. There is black, white, gray, navy blue in there.Just... what the hell is this? I pursed my lips in annoyance.And as if on cue, the door suddenly opened. I sighed heavily, trying to calm myself down."Hey. Good morning," he greeted me as though everything was going well. I remained s
When my memories came back, I feel nothing but anger towards Petrakis. In all those years where I was living in his lies as his daughter, I did nothing but to do all the things he wanted me to do.Now that I am walking towards the basement, I could feel my heart pounding rapidly. It is not because I am scared. It is because of anger and hatred for that evil man.The image of him shooting my daughter plays in my head over and over again like a broken record. He killed my baby mercilessly... And I will never forgive him for that."You can leave now," I told Greval's men."Are you sure, Ma'am? Don told us to not leave you here alone..."I shook my head. "I can do this. I have a gun," I said with conviction.They sighed and without any choice, they left. I entered the basement with my heart filled with nothing but rage.He was on the chair, just like the last time I have seen him. Still covered by his own blood. I could feel my body shaking in wrath as I stared at the man who ruined my li
I knitted my brows as soon as I entered our home. It feels empty... I do not know why but my heart suddenly filled with fear. It started to pound rapidly, almost making me lost my breath."Nieva? Baby?" I called her as I walked towards our room. But it was empty.I swallowed hard. I just got home from work and usually, she always welcomes me at our door and will give me kiss. She did not tell me anything that she will leave. I tried to call her but her number was cannot be reached. I swallowed nervously as I called her again. Where the hell is she?My heart was almost killing me. It was beating so fast and I think I would pass out any moment from now. Just where the fuck is she? She did not tell me that she is going somewhere today!My fear and anxiety were eating whole system every passing second. And I swear to God, I feel like death is coming to me.I called Kajik and asked for his help. He said that he will order his men to look for my wife. His men... They are not mine now as I
For ten years without her, I have been living in the dark. I have been walking in a dark place. I could not even see the I way that I am walking in. I was scared while taking my each step. But I continued. I continued living even I am broken inside.It was all worth it. I never thought that the God has a plan for us. He did not let me die because she is waiting for me from somewhere. She is alive... My wife is alive...A woman who looked exactly like Nieva broke into my mansion to steal money. It was fucking crazy. I could feel every fiber of my being was shaking as I stared at her face.As the days went by, we confirmed who she was and about her situation. Because she has been experiencing severe migraine for the past days and she often lost her consciousness because of it, I asked Diego, who is a neurologist, to check on her. And there, we found a small looking chip in the right side of her brain. It was confusing. Why is there a chip in there? What is this all about?"Someone put a
"What the hell?!" She hissed as she looked at me.I blinked several times. It is not her...I feel like my world crashed for the millionth time. I swallowed hard. My whole system was filled with disappoinment, anger, pain..."I-I am sorry..." I let go of her immediately, running my fingers through my hair.But her eyes widened a bit as she stared at me. She cleared her throat and gave me a seductive smile."Well, hey. You are alone? Do you want some company?" she whispered in a sultry voice.I pursed my lips in a grim line when her hand caressed my chest. I gritted my teeth and like an instinct, my hand wrapped around her throat tightly. "Do not fucking touch me like that, bitch," I growled angrily before I pushed her on the ground. She was gasping for air as she looked at me, fear filled her eyes. I feel like I cheated on my wife even though I did not do anything after being touched by another woman. I walked out of that damn club and cursed. I looked up at the dark sky dotted wi
I gritted my teeth. They used me. They ruined my life... I could still remember when I woke up after Petrakis put the chip in my brain. I could not remember anything that day. But as the days went by, I slowly started to remember things... but those were not my memories... Those were Victoria's...My own memories were completely forgotten and they were replaced by Victoria's. Started to her own childhood, to her life in highschool until she met Greval. I could remember all of it. It was as if it was my own memories. They just felt so real and vivid in my brain as if they really happened to me..."Are you okay, baby?" Greval whispered in my ear as he stroked my hair. I shut my eyes tightly and hugged him more. We were both naked in our bed."I am just... tired," I murmured.He sighed heavily. "Are you sure?"I nodded a bit, smiling as I lifted my eyes on him. I love this man so much. I do not what I would do without him.THOSE YEARS WITHOUT NIEVA WERE HELL. I was broken. I did not even
It was painful. That is all I could feel when I woke up. I do not even know where I am... and who am I...I looked around the four corners of this white room. Where is this place? Why am I here? And most of all, who am I? What am I doing here? Why am I laying on this bed? What happened?The door opened and a man wearing a white laboratory gown entered the room. I knitted my brows as I watched him walked towards me.I could see the shock flashed in his eyes as he looked at me. His walk became slow."God, is this real?" I heard him whispered.I could not even move my fingers. I wanted to move but I feel like my body was too heavy for me to do that. Who is this man? Who am I? I wanted to vocalize those words but I just did not have the ability to. I feel so weak and I am in too much pain. My head was throbbing painfully. I feel like it is not a normal headache. It was even worse than a severe migraine. It was too painful to bear."Do you remember your name?" The man asked in a calm voice
Victoria smiled evilly at me, crossing her arms infront of her chest as she looked at me as if she won."H-How..." I swallowed hard. "How did this happen? I-I thought–""Oh! You thought I am dead?" Victoria laughed insultingly. "As I have said, it is part of the plan. We had to get your trust...""No..." I breathed heavily, swallowing hard. "But do not worry. Greval is looking for you now. He does not think you are dead. Dad is just playing you. Well, probably soon. You will be dead for real..." She smiled innocently.They left me in the laboratory while I was screaming for help but no one came to rescue me. I have to escape before they could even do their plan. I will not let Victoria replace me in Greval's life. I will not let her desperation lead to any way. I will make sure she will not succeed. I will make sure of that.I do not know how long it has been but I think it was almost midnight. I am not sure about what time it was. Suddenly, I heard footsteps. My eyes widened when I
"What?" I whispered under my breath.He smiled. "He thinks you are dead, Nieva. So you can't go back to him. You have to be with me... darling..." I shook my head, taking a step back as my heart started to beat in bizarre way. "W-What do you mean?""I sent him the body of Victoria... And he thought that it is you," he said in a nonchalant voice."You're..." I shook my head. "No... No! You did not! Tell me you did not!" I screamed angrily as I gasped for air.Suddenly, Taliyah's door opened. My eyes drifted to my daughter who looked so confused."Mommy? Why are you screaming? What is happening? Daddy?" She looked at Mr. Petrakis.I swallowed hard. I was about to grab her arm to protect her from the devil infront of us but before I could even do it, he had already grabbed her.My eyes widened as he gave me a dark smile when he lifted Taliyah in his arms."Your mommy wants to leave, my love. Do you want to leave Daddy?" he said in a soft tone, but I could hear the threat behind his word
I can't stop staring at her face... Taliyah...Tears clouded my vision as I looked at the kid infront of me... My daughter.My heart was beating strangely for this beautiful kid. I do not know what it was but it feels... so good. My heart was hammering so loud the longer I stared at her."She is your mom, Taliyah..." Mr. Petrakis said in a soft voice, kneeling infront of Taliyah.He took me in her room. I still do not want to believe him but my heart was telling me otherwise. And I can't just ignore what it says to me."Mommy? She is my mommy? Why does she look like Victoria?" Taliyah asked in a cute and adorable voice.I swallowed hard as I felt my tears ran down my cheek as I walked slowly towards her.Hey eyes... She got Greval's eyes..."Oh god," I whispered, sobbing.Mr. Petrakis made way for me. My eyes were only focused on the kid infront of me. I can't take my eyes off her. I do not want to. I want to stare at her for the rest of my life... She is my daughter... She came from