"W-What happened?" I was not able to stop myself from asking the two people talking. The woman looked at me."Brett was found dead at the parking lot just few minutes ago! God! He was brutally killed!" she gasped.I swallowed as tears started to form in my eyes. My heart feels like it is being squeezed and punched multiple times.Brett is dead... No... We just talked earlier this morning! We just went at a fastfood restaurant! We ate together! We went home together! This is not real!We just kissed! He was just so happy when I let him court me!I could feel my body trembling with fear as I tried to process what was happening. No... Please, this is not real."W-Where is Brett?" My voice shook miserably."He is already at the morgue..."I was staring at the wall as I sat on my bed. I went to Brett's wake but I went home immediately as I could not take it. I feel like I am being punched in the gut multiple times as I stayed there earlier.It was so sudden... I never thought this would ha
Wearing a black button down shirt, which first three buttons were undone and a pair of dark gray pants, Greval entered the room with an undeniable dark expression.My blood ran cold with uncontrollable fear. I feel like every fiber of my being was being thrown in the depths of hell. I tried my best to shake my wrist, hoping it would break the tie but in my stupidity, it just made me winced at the stinging pain as my skin burned.Greval walked inside the room as his eyes focused on me. I trembled like a like under his gaze. It was too dark, too powerful, too intense, and too horrifying...I swallowed hard when I saw him sat on the huge single seater couch infront of the bed. He watched me like I was some kind of a prey he was ready to pounce any moment.Tears escaped my eyes, making my vision blurred. I wanted to scream but it seems that I was forbidden to do so for some reason."Look at you, my piece of art..." His voice was roughly deep. His eyes were full of darkness as he stared at
"Leave me alone," I whispered through gritted teeth. He was still on top of me, kissing my face like he was worshiping me. If I was not tied up, I would punch him straight in the face for molesting me. "I will. But kiss me back first," he whispered deeply. His expensive perfume was almost making me intoxicated but I forbid myself from liking anything about him. I pursed my lips disapprovingly at his words. I can't believe this man! After molesting me, he still had the guts to make command!"Leave me alone," I repeated, but in a colder voice. My eyes were focused at the wall, refusing to look at this dangerous man."Kiss me," he hissed, obviously losing his patience. I shut my eyes. I just wanted him to leave, to give me my peace. Swallowing, I slowly turned my head.His eyes were dangerously beautiful. It was a dark gray color. They were beautiful, I almost lost myself in them. But I am better than that. This man is evil.To get this over with and for him to leave me alone, I reache
"You would get yourself killed! Please! Do not mention anything about that guy! He is dead! Forget about him! You do not know what the Don is capable of doing!" Venice hissed under her breath. She was glancing at the door every now and then like she was scared of something.I gritted my teeth. I do not care how dangerous that man is. He is an evil. I am not scared of him. If he kills me, which is better than living with him, I would not stop him! If he wats to break my bones and skinned me alive, I do not care at all!"I do not care about that man, Venice! He is the worst person! Do you know what he did to me?" My voice broke painfully as the image of what happened earlier flashed like a light in my head. "H-He touched me! He molested me!" I cried harder as I trembled. Those images were awful. I hate it. I just want to die just so I could forget about them.Venice's eyes flashed with pity and sorrow. But I do not need any of it."Nieva..." she whispered softly as she sat beside me. He
"I need clothes," I whispered as Venice continued to clean my wound."I will tell the Don."I sighed excessively. "Has he ever touched you?" I can't help but asked. Venice is a beautiful woman with a perfect body. Any man would like him.She froze at my question. She stared at me like I have grown two heads. "What do you even mean?"I shrugged. "Maybe he has?" I whispered."No! What the hell, Nieva?! He is the Don! I would never think of him that way!"I knitted my brows. "He touched me! I would not be surprised if he has ever done the same thing to you! He is a disgusting pervert!" I hissed as I clenched my jaw.Venice just looked at me like she did not expect those words from me but I could not care less. "Because he likes you, that is why."I wanted to laugh at that ridiculous statement. He likes me? That is why he disrespected me? I do not see the logic in that! There is no logic at all!"He does not!" I let out a dry laugh. "He molested me! Stop saying that he likes me because he
I did not say anything. I tried to breathe properly. His presence makes me nervous and fear at the same time. I feel like he is going to hurt me anytime. And I feel like I am always in danger with him. It is a normal response after what he has done to me. He treated me like a whore and an animal. He touched me without consent. I gritted my teeth as my breathing became hard.I could see from the corner of my eyes that he walked towards me. I remained unmoving. My eyes were dropped on my lap, scared to meet his cruel gaze."I hope you liked the food," he uttered calmly. I pursed my lips in a grim line. I can't believe he is acting like everything is fine. He is an asshole. Does he think I am happy being here with him? Being his captive? Certainly not! He should know that! He kidnapped me! I am here against my will!"I will just take a shower then we will talk." His voice was filled with threat. It was as if he is slowly losing his patience. And I do not care. I just want to leave this p
I sighed as those memories flashed in my head. Until now, I still could not believe that I was able to survive that situation of my life. "Nieva, your old man is here," Kisha whispered as she giggled. I knitted my brows at her. "For god's sake. He is married, Kisha." I shook my head before I left to deliver the order.I am working as a waitress in a club for two months now. A woman named Sola found me sleeping on the side of the streets. I lived in the streets for three days. Sola gave me food and she offered me to give me a job. As I put the orders on the table of this sofa, I felt eyes on me but I tried to ignore it as it usually happens every night."How much for a night, babe?" a man said and I felt a hand squeezing my butt. I gritted my teeth as I tried to calm myself. This is part of my job and this is normal, I tried to remind myself.Instead of yelling at his face, I gave him a calm smile. The man looked at me with lust and desire. He licked his lips as he stared at me. I c
He pursed his lips, obviously annoyed by my response. He sighed as he slowly unwrapped his arm around me. I immediately stood up and left. I was gritting my teeth as I walked away. What is he doing here? How did he find me? Why is he here?I can't help but be scared at the thought of us being in the same place. What is he planning? To kidnap me again? For what? What does he want? Why can't he just let me live a normal life? Why can't he just go on with his life? Why does he have to bother me? I did not tell anyone about what he did! I did not tell the police! No one knew about it!I tried to continue serving the tables, ignoring the fact that Greval is here. I should not think about him.But it is hard to just ignore him. I can't even do my work properly at all!"I-I am sorry!" I panicked when I accidentally dropped one of the shots on the table. "It is fine," the man said as he smiled at me gently. I apologized over and over again as I tried to clean his table."No, Miss. It is fine
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