All I could hear was Greval's heavy and steady breathing, indicating that he had already fell asleep. While here I am, being squeezed by him, wide awake. I can't bring myself to sleep. He was hugging me like he was scared to let me go. I wanted to laugh at that thought. I know it is crazy but that is just how I can explain how tight his hug was.I shifted my eyes at him. Our face were just few inches away from each other. His face looked so calm as he sleeps, as though he got nothing to worry about in this world. He looked like a kid who is free from violence. Which is very ironic as when he is awake, he is the personification of danger, death and cruelty.A small smile formed in the corner of my lips as I stared at his calm face. I just wish he still looks like this when he is awake. He looks more handsome if his forehead is not creased, if his lips were not pursed in a grim line, and if his eyes were not glaring at your soul. He looks perfectly handsome in this state. But when he i
The breakfast was delivered in Greval's room. I salivated at the sight and aroma of the huge burgers and fries on the tray. It looks really delicious. I was so excited to eat it but I still had to wait for Greval. He is in the shower right now.Suddenly, the door opened aggressively. I let out a small gasp at shock as my head snapped at the door.A woman wearing a night blue tight body hugging dress was catching her breath as her eyes were filled with anger and hatred as she saw me sitting on the bed quietly."Who the fuck are you, bitch?!" she yelled in a trembling voice. I could almost feel the burning rage coming from every corner of her body.I swallowed hard as I did not know what to do. She looks quite familiar. I just do not remember where I have seen her but I am certain that I already have.She walked over to me with heavy steps. She was clenching her jaw as she glared at me murderously.I stood up as fear consumed my body. She looks like she is going to hurt me and I anticip
"Do not talk about her in that way," Greval threatened in a low yet dangerous tone.The woman gasped in shock. "So you are choosing her over me, then?! What about our baby, Greval?! Our baby needs a father! Our baby needs you! Please... Do not abandon our child!" the woman almost begged on her knees.Not a moment after, two men in black entered the room. They immediately went to the woman and held both of her hands. The woman's eyes widened with horror as she looked at the men holding her captive."No! Let go of me! Greval! Do not this, please! I am pregnant! Stop them!" The woman cried louder.I swallowed. They are dragging her aggressively as if they did not care about her pregnancy. My chest was burning with empathy. It is very dangerous for her to be dragged in that way."P-Please, careful. She is pregnant," I whispered as I swallowed. I was not able to stop myself at all. I just can't stay quite while watching a pregnant woman being dragged roughly by those huge men.Greval looke
Suddenly, he roughly grabbed my arm and forcefully made me face him. I gasped at his sudden aggressive move. I can't help but winced when he tightened his grip on my arm.I swallowed when I saw how his eyes turned blood shot as he glared at me murderously as though I did something."What did you say?" he growled in a low yet threatening voice. My lips trembled in horror as I tried to get away from his hold. He looked enraged. I do not understand what he is mad about. I did not say anything wrong. I just said what I feel will happen. And I am sure it will happen. He does not want a child and if he ever gets me pregnant, he will do to me what he did to that woman."What the fuck did you say, Nieva?" he repeated but his tone was more dangerous.I swallowed hard. "I said we should stop this. If you do not want a child, then at least use a protection when we are doing it!" I said in a trembling voice."You do not want a child with me?" he whispered as he gritted his teeth. I knitted my bro
I swallowed hard as I watched him. I am not sure if I heard him right. My heart was erratically beating inside my chest, almost making me dizzy. What does he mean by that? He wants me to... watch?"I-I don't–""You will watch us," he said coldly as though he did not care at all.I could literally feel my body shaking. No. I do not want to watch whatever they are going to do.They started kissing again, now more aggressive. They looked so hungry for each other's kisses. The sound of their kiss echoed around the room. It is making me sick. I wanted nothing than to run.I took a step back when Greval looked at me coldly as he ripped the woman's short dress. I heard the ripping sound of it. He did not want any second as he dipped his head and latched the woman's breast as his eyes were on me.I let out a shaky breath. I looked away, burning at the sight infront of me. I can't... I can't watch it... I just want to leave."Oh, yes... Greval..." The woman moaned erotically. I shut my eyes. I
My breathing halted inside my lungs as I tried to process his words. I tried to breathe through my mouth. He is sorry for what?"G-Greval." I tried to remove his arms around me but he tightened his hug, imprisoning me even more. I heard him sighed heavily."I am sorry... please," he whispered in a shaky voice. I swallowed hard, not knowing what to say. I do not know what to feel and even what to do. Sorry for what? Does he need to apologize?"Greval, I can't breathe," I murmured but he did not move. His face mean still buried on my stomach. Silence wrapped around us for a couple of moment. It was a long silence. All I could hear was his heavy breathing as he hugged me.I wanted to open my lips to say something but it is just so hard to do so. I feel like I was suddenly frozen in my spot, in his arms."I was mad..." he whispered softly after a long minute of silence. I did not say anything. My heart was pounding erratically inside my chest, threatening to burst out."I was just mad. I
I never thought that this will happen to me. It had never crossed my mind that I will have a life like this. A life without freedom, happiness...Sometimes, I am thinking if I deserve all of this. I certainly not. What have I done to deserve this, then? Was I a bad person in my past life? Was I a murderer?Why am I suffering like this? I just want to finish college, find work and have a better life. I am not even asking for an extravagant life. I just want to eat three times a day without worrying if I have food to eat the next day. I am not even asking for a mansion like this. I just want a decent home above my head. That is all I want. Is it too much to ask that is why He let me suffered like this in the hands of a cruel man?I swallowed hard as tears fell from my eyes. When will this end? When will I have my freedom back? When will I continue studying? I do not want to die here. I want to continue my own life, without Greval. I am perfectly fine with just myself. Because I do not h
"You should have told me!" he hissed through gritted teeth. My throat burned. I looked away. He caressed my cheek and kissed my nose."You were sleeping," I said."I do not care! You should have wake me up, Nieva!""I-I did not want to wake you up. You were sleeping so soundly." I do not even know if he understands my point."The fuck I care!"I bit my lip, swallowing hard as I looked at him. "I am sorry..." "No! Don't fucking do that!" he growled.I blinked several times. Annoyance was written in his face. "W-What?"He shut his eyes tightly as though he was in pain. "You really know how to get me, huh?"I looked away. He planted a soft kiss on my nose."I-I thought you left me," he whispered like a kid. "You got me so worried..."I swallowed. "I-I am sorry... ""You are forgiven," he whispered and smiled gently.Greval did not leave the room the whole day. Yes. We literally stayed inside his room, laying in his bed and ate a lot of food. He asked me what foods I wanted to eat so I
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