ARNOLD’s P O VA gasp fell from Celestine’s lips as I slammed her up against the wall, both of us falling in a mess of hungry kisses and desperate hands, and she really surprised me with loud moans, and she panted breathlessly, her legs tightly wrapped around my waist, and her arms looped around my neck.Our bodies were tightly pressed against each other as we kissed passionately, ravishing the feeling of our tongues moving together.Loud moans fell from her lips again as I moved my mouth down to her neck, my lips trailing sloppy kisses along her skin. Her back arched against the wall as one of my hands slipped under her sweater and slid down her pants, coming into contact with her warm skin, my fingers close to the place where I already knew she wanted me the most.A smirk formed on my lips when I moved my hand lower to discover that she’s bare inside the pants.‘‘You didn’t borrow underwear from my sister?’’ I asked with a small laugh, lifting my head from her neck to peer at her.S
CELESTINE's P O V‘‘I'll go out first...,’’ Arnold said after fixing himself and I nodded in response, not taking a glance on his direction as I pulled my pants up and tidied up my clothes.He sighed, pulling me closer to plant a kiss on my temple before he opened the door, leaving me alone inside the restroom.After Arnold had left, I stared at the door that was now closed and laughed to myself. I had no doubt that Leina was aware of everything that was going on, and now I'm curious as to what she planned to do once Arnold and I had returned to the dining room.I proceeded to lock the door before I climbed up on the sink and took down the mini spy camera that was almost invisible. I smiled victoriously as I slipped it into my pocket and brushed off my palms together.This will slowly torture and break you, Leina… and dad.When I emerged from the restroom and returned to the dining table, I found that Mrs. Maxwell had already left. Cynthia was beaming from ear to ear as she conversed
CELESTINE’s P O V‘‘Is that the best you can do?’’ I asked, with a smirk plastered all over my face as I looked at her shocked expression on her caused by the way I reacted with her cutting my long hair. ‘‘I’m going to go to the salon tomorrow, because I think it’s still long…’’‘‘What?’’ she asked, with her eyes still wide open from shock. “You’re not bothered that I cut your hair?’’‘‘Why would I?’’ I shrugged my shoulders as I scanned Cynthia’s closet, looking for something to wear because I was already shivering from the cold. ‘‘My hair is already short, Leina… But what if your man still wants me? How will you comfort yourself now?’’She was completely taken aback, and her small hand was clenching the pair of scissors that she was holding.I walked up to her and leaned over, whispering… ‘‘Does Arnold really become that intoxicated when he drinks? But why did he call my name when earlier in the restroom? That's supposed to be your name, right?’’I bit my lips as I pulled away, my h
CELESTINE’s P O V"Listen to what I have to say, Cynthia..." I added. “Even if it wasn’t me, he still won’t choose you. It’s impossible for you two to be more than what you are now! You’re cousins!”‘‘Why do you care?!’’ she roared, reaching out again to close the window, but I was able to stop her as I grabbed her hands and yanked them on her sides. ‘‘If you've really committed yourself to doing it, down from here!’’“What?” She was unable to move because I had control of her, and her expression was one of shock as she swallowed while looking first at me and then at the water below.I smirked and let go of her. ‘‘You don't even have the guts to end your own life...’’ I spoke in a whisper. ‘‘How are you going to be able to face the rumors and the criticism that will come your way if you continue to feel the wrong way about him...?’’The corner of her mouth twitched. “W-what… that’s bullshit!” she stammered indignantly.‘‘You know about my reputation…’’ I said. ‘‘Are you able to hold u
CELESTINE's P O VAfter I was certain that Cynthia was already fast asleep, I sneaked over to the opposite side of the room and quietly opened her laptop. I accessed the recordings that were stored in my cloud storage and then backed them up, before I copied the piece of information into the phone I was using.After I had finished using the laptop, I turned it off and walked back to the room, where I was surprised to hear Cynthia talking to herself while she was asleep.‘‘Why do you love her?’’ She uttered a mumble. ‘‘Why should it not be me?’’It appeared as though she was even considering the answer to that question while she slept.I heaved a sigh as I sat next to her and dabbed away the tears that were gathering in the outer corner of her eyes. I need to have a conversation with Julian and explain everything to him in detail.I needed to talk to him right away, so I typed out a message on my phone and sent it to him.The response he sent was, ‘‘Okay, I'm here in my room...’’Befor
ARNOLD's P O VIt's been three months since Celestine left the city and the villa… and today is the day that her sister, Leina, and I will finally get married.My parents came to the conclusion that they wanted to throw the ‘‘Wedding of the Century,’’ so they invited a large number of guests and spent no less than one hundred million dollars on the event, which was lavish in every sense of the word.At an early hour of the morning, the Maxwell villa was packed with many people. The entire building was surrounded by reporters from a variety of countries on all sides. After one another… luxury cars pulled up, and the passengers who exited the vehicles were celebrities and other well-known figures on their way to the event.Directors of local companies, as well as high-ranking officials from various city and county government agencies, arrived incognito. Even though Julian's parents had arrived three days earlier to lend a hand and Dad was extremely busy, the amount of work that needed t
CELESTINE’s P O VOutside… the atmosphere was very lively, and everyone was in a happy mood. I moved through the crowd while donning a black cap in order to maintain a low profile and hide as much of my face as possible.Soon after that… I made my way to a location behind one of the pillars, and when I got there, I saw the man waiting for me with great impatience.‘‘Are you sure that this is what you want to do?’’ the gentleman who was wearing glasses queried. ‘‘You are putting yourself in harm's way by doing this...’’I smiled at him in a way that was a little bit mocking as I looked at him. ‘‘Are you able to carry it out or not? Please let me know as soon as possible so that I can discuss the matter with the other reporters and ask them to perform this task on my behalf... I have a feeling that they will be more interested in doing it.’’ I said as I turned to face the group of reporters who were awaiting the start of the wedding ceremony.When I started to move away from him, he sto
CELESTINE's P O VI object!Two words that caused the entire audience to fall silent as they looked at me with wide-open mouths and shocked expressions on their faces. Nearly all of them turned their heads in my direction, as though they were wondering who was the courageous woman that brought an end to this grand and luxurious wedding.I smirked as I slowly took off my cap and mask, showing them my face as I moved closer to the groom and the bride, who were staring at me in shock--- Oh… it was only my sister who seemed taken aback at my presence because the groom appeared as though he was expecting this to happen.‘‘Isn't she the bride's sister…?’’ I picked up on what someone in the crowd said.‘‘Oh my God! She's the black sheep of the Wheeler family!’’I expressed surprise by raising an eyebrow, but I didn't bother to look at the person who had made this statement. I have always been conscious of the fact that this was how other people saw me; they considered me to be a black sheep,
JULIAN’s P O VAunt Olivia insisted that Cynthia must first complete her education, and give birth to our child before she allowed us to get married. And I felt worried about Cynthia because I was aware that she was waiting for this moment. Even though she wasn’t voicing it out, I could sense that she was expecting me to propose to her, for us to build our own family, but Auntie asked me not to let Cynthia know about our agreement.After seven months, Cynthia gave birth to a healthy baby boy who she gave the name Mark Julian. And while I was occupied with the expansion of the business that Arnold had requested me to handle, Cynthia continued her studies.Finally, Cynthia graduated and I’ve never been so proud of her. I believed that as a result of all of the things she went through, she got more matured. She never complained about the fact that I did not offer her marriage.When it was time for Cynthia to get her graduation present from me---it’s not exactly a graduation present, but
CYNTHIA's P O VAt this moment, tears were beginning to run down my face. I couldn’t keep them at bay. Now that it was almost certain that I’m losing this baby.I may not know a lot about pregnancy, but I knew that bleeding was a bad sign.As soon as we entered the emergency room, an array of questions and answers ensued, and I answered them to the best of my ability, while my parents and Julian were listening attentively. Julian refused to let go of my hand even when I was wheeled back toward a room and directed to strip for an ultrasound.The nurse stopped Julian when he was about to enter the changing room, insisting that he wanted to help me change into a hospital gown. ‘‘I can help her, Sir. Just stay with her parents outside…’’Julian did not immediately follow the nurse after initially hesitating, but he did so eventually. Soon after, he began to loosen his grip on my hand before leaving completely.My parents sat in a chair along the far right wall, and Julian stood a few feet
CYNTHIA's P O VTWO MONTHS LATERI groaned as I sat up in bed and stretched my arms. A quick look at the clock that was sitting on my nightstand revealed to me that nightfall would arrive sooner. How long have I been dozing off?These past few days, my normal pattern of sleeping has been thrown off. Simply put, I was mentally and emotionally exhausted to the point where I lost track of time because of it. Even though my parents, Arnold, and Celestine regularly checked on me every once in a while, one of the harmful things I'd been doing was spending most of my time alone in my room. This was another habit I'd gotten into.They have been monitoring the media, calling people and giving them orders, as well as discussing the situation with the authorities. They would act wary every time I descended the stairs, as if they didn't want me to hear about those fucked up news again.I never heard from Julian again after that day. I was aware that his wedding took place last month, but none of
CYNTHIA's P O VNothing could have prepared me for the crushing agony I experienced when my mom told me that Julian had departed without even alerting me, or even bidding farewell to me before he flew back to France. Nor could anything have prepared me for the profound sense of loss that caused my heart to tighten, leading me to believe that it was going to cease beating altogether.Even though I was aware, on some level, that he was meant to return and marry her, the fact that he did still hurt. How could he? How, after making love to me? After I had already given him everything? After stroking my hair until I fell asleep? After spending so much time gazing at me with that breathtaking smile? How could he love her and marry her still?There was a painful lump that was lodged in my throat, and it was making it difficult for me to even breathe. In addition to this, I had to fight against my tear ducts in order to keep from crying in front of my family because of him. In total honesty,
CYNTHIA's P O VThe moment the door to the Maxwell villa opened, I was met with a resounding slap across the face from my irate mother.‘‘Aunt Olivia…’’ When she raised her hand to slap me again, Julian attempted to stop her, but she instead hit Julian which caused my eyes to widen in shock.‘‘Don't address me like that, you have no connection to any of us anymore!’’ she said through gritted teeth, a threatening tone was used as she glared at him.It appeared as though everything around me had come to a stop. I blinked back the tears that was on the verge of falling down my cheek. ‘‘Mom…’’Did Arnold tell her about us?‘‘What are your intentions with regard to my daughter?’’ She asked Julian while completely ignoring me. ‘‘Do you intend to take him as your mistress?’’‘‘No, I…’’‘‘There is no future for the two of you, and even if you leave the woman who will soon become your wife, I won't let you have my daughter!’’ And she smacked his face once more, which prompted me to push her aw
CYNTHIA’s P O VJulian grabbed the shower head, turning on the water. He pointed it at me and he made sure to let it pour all over my body, until every inch of me was soaked. ‘‘I’ll take it that it will make you behave…’’‘‘Uhmmm…’’ I agreed mindlessly, not really listening to a single word he uttered, for I was too busy gawking at his dripping wet physique. I could feel my lids becoming heavy, my veins burning under my skin as pure sexual desire course through them.Unwittingly, without even noticing it, I kneeled in front of him, coming face to face with his semi-hard shaft, but before I could even touch it, he grabbed my shoulders firmly. ‘‘Get up before I fuck you again…’’‘‘But I want you to fuck me again…’’ I protested with a pout, still resting on my knees.He chuckled amusedly, lightly shaking his head. ‘‘Come on, Cynthia, we’ve got to go…’’But I didn’t listen, I remained still.Julian decided to bring his arm under my armpits and pick me up against my will, laying small kiss
CYNTHIA’s P O V‘‘Do you think that somebody was listening to us?’’ I inquired anxiously as fear began to course through my veins.Julian gave a dismissive shake of his head before rising to his feet and reaching for the bathrobe that was still hanging on the door of the bathroom. ‘‘No, the rooms are soundproofed. You stay here...’’ he covered himself and left the room.But I couldn’t mind my business in a situation like this. I rolled out of bed and took a fluffy bath towel, wrapping it around my body before following him towards the living area.From the other side of the slightly open door, I could hear a feminine voice. ‘‘Uhmm, Hi… I mean, good morning. I was wondering if you saw Cynthia---’’I rudely pushed Julian out of the way and came face to face with Stef, who let out a sigh of relief upon seeing me.‘‘Oh, Cynthia… I was worried about you!’’I smiled at her and placed a kiss on her cheek. ‘‘Well, as you can see, I’m good…’’ I then stepped closer to her so that she would be a
CYNTHIA’s P O VI completely let myself go, carelessly giving up on trying to hold myself up and completely leaning against his tall, manly frame. ‘‘Oh, fuck…’’ I moaned as I gripped his hair and pulled on it, moving his head and craning my neck so that our lips would touch. I immediately opened my mouth, allowing his tongue to slip inside.Julian added a second finger into my tight canal, starting to thrust harder. ‘‘You’re such a sexy little thing, aren’t you...?’’ he pulled his hand away and brought his fingers which were coated in my juices, to his mouth, sucking them clean before he picked me up and walked back to the bedroom, letting me fall onto the bed, and then followed me immediately.I pushed him down onto the sheets and got on top of him, hovering over his rock hard member. ‘‘Do you want me…?’’ I inquired in a hushed tone as I took both of his hands in mine and placed them on my waist.He nodded with his mouth agape, looking up at me with full of desire and appreciation.‘
JULIAN’s P O VThere was something unbelievably intimate about waking up next to someone, especially when that someone was the one you love.Strips of golden sunlight shone into the room and Cynthia managed to wrap herself around most of my thin sheets.I woke up with my arm lay across her stomach and her head was tucked into my bare chest. We hadn’t bothered dressing ourselves after last night’s events, as we had already seen every inch of each other.Also we were exhausted, that we had drifted to sleep after another heated kiss.Cynthia stirred slightly, which brought me back from recalling what brought us here, and buried her head further into my chest while placing a hand onto my torso.But all of this felt so wrong, since everyone around see us as cousins, and in addition to that, I am already getting married.But then, why did last night feel so right? And why did her touch alone light my body on fire?I knew that my old self would think otherwise, but Cynthia and I couldn’t hap