CALISTA RAYMONDS Tyrell parked the car in the garage and got down first , I'm shivering in cold and I felt weak. Actually, I have been silently crying and Tyrell didn't even notice it. I just don't understand why it have to hurt this much and even if I try as much as I can to convince myself that Chase and I will never have anything going on between us, I just couldn't bring myself to accept the fact. Maybe I have been in love with him for a really long time but I failed to realize that. I have also try to not believe any word Charlotte said but I see no reason why she would lie to me. Ofcourse she's right , how can I believe or even thought that Chase will love someone like me? I have only been deceiving myself all this months that Chase feels the same way I do. Tyrell got down and walk over to my side then opened the door for me, I muttered a thank you and got down from the car. I removed his jacket and handed it over to him.I attempted to walk into the house but when
Chase take a step back also , away from Calista and stare at her. He had observe her closely and noticed that she seems tense and lost in thought. Her eyes were also heavy like someone who just cried. "Are you okay?" Chase asked. Calista looked away and nodded but she knew that she's lying. There's no way she's okay when the man she loves is right in front of her and she knows that he can never be hers. "Yes" She simple replied. Chase sighed and walk away from her, he opened his drawer and bring out his box of cigarette, without looking back at Calista, Chase light the cigarette and take the smoke in. Calista just stood there and stared at him from before. "Why did you call me?" Calista asked him. Chase looked back and sat on the bed then smiled at her. "Ain't you supposed to tell me something? Why are you looking so mad?" He asked. Calista sigh, she's just getting tired if standing here in front of him. Her heart kept racing every moment. "Tell you what?" Chas
Rowan sat down on a chair in a bar drinking some beer when he heard someone called his name. It's been long he heard the voice but he definitely remembers who it belongs to. He turned and there stood Charlotte smiling at him. Rowan smiled back and stood up to hug her. "Wow! You're the least person I expect to see here. Who told you I was here?" Rowan asked and Charlotte smiled. "I just came in for a couple of shots and I see a head that looks like yours" Charlotte teased and Rowan laughs. "Come have a sit, it's been long. How long have it been , 3 years?. Chase told me you came back though but I have been too busy" "I'll take that as an apology" Charlotte said to him and waved at the bartender to get her a drink. Rowan take has time to look at Charlotte and he noticed that she have really changed alot. Actually, he have likes Charlotte right from when they're kids, but Charlotte prefers Chase instead and she couldn't take it when she found out Chase was in love with her twi
Waylen walk into his apartment and sat down on the couch tired. He had just gone to the warehouse to check on his goods and he's so tired since there's much to handle and his soldiers were on leave. It's already night when he got back home and everywhere was quiet that he thought everyone was asleep not until he heard footsteps coming from the stairs. Waylen looked up at the stair and saw Emma coming down wearing a black short gown. And oh yeah! He have actually forgotten he now have someone in his house and he should be expecting to meet her whenever he's back.He's not used to living with someone expect his guards and just few maids who are always at their quarters. So, it'd be kind of time adjoining the fact that there's a new lady in his house, living in with him.Emma flashed him a smile and he felt his heart skip a beat. He don't actually remember what this feeling is all about but he loves it. "You're still awake?" Waylen asked her as he checks the time with his
CALISTA RAYMONDS It's morning and I just had my medicine, I sit back on the bed just so I can get some energy. It's a new day and I feel much better than I was yesterday. I touched my neck and the necklace Chase gave me was still there, it wasn't a dream as I've thought. That's the least thing I expected Chase to ask me. To be his date to a Ball Party!I won't dare say No to him either. I smile and stand up from my bed then walk to the bathroom to brush my teeth. When I'm done, I dried my mouth before stepping out of my room.When I got to the dining room and didn't see Chase there, I smile. It's the first time I beat him to waking up first. But just when I was about to sit down, Chase walked downstairs all dressed up and ready to leave but he stopped when he sees me."Are you going out?" I asked him and he nodded at me adjoining his tie. "You won't have breakfast before going?"."It's urgent. I'm sorry" he said to me and walk out of the house without even looking
CALISTA RAYMONDS It's almost afternoon and Chase haven't got back home. My class is over so I was just laying on the bed playing games with my phone.But I was worried about Chase, he seems to be in a hurry earlier I'm the morning that he couldn't even sit for breakfast. And Tyrell was with him and so there's no one I can ask about his whereabouts or else I have to call him,Which I don't want to. I sigh and out my phone away then stared at the ceiling, I'm so bored sitting here along and doing nothing and having no one to chat with. Getting down from me bed, I put on my foot wear and then walk out of my room. Maybe I should watch some movies and I'll feel a little better. Climbing down the stair, I stopped at the last stair when the front door opened. I was expecting to see Chase standing there but I got disappointed when I see it was one of his guards there. He seems to be coming in for something but when he sees me standing at the stair and looking at him, he stop
CALISTA RAYMONDS I have been in my room for hours now and I really need to get out of this room but I don't wanna see Chase. There's no way I can avoid him even if I want to, but this time.. I'm determined to not let my guts now. He have hurt me more than he's supposed to, maybe I wasn't even in love with it. I'm just in love with his looks and that's makes a huge difference. If he knew Charlotte is his girlfriend why then did he make me this other wise? Why then did he gift me a necklace, asked me to be his date , and still went ahead to kiss me thrice! Oh God, this is driving me crazy. I reached for my phone and check the time, it's night already... 9;23 Pm. That mean I have been in my room for many hours and I didn't even know?. I open the drawer and bring out my medicine then with the water in the can, I drank them. I don't know if Charlotte stayed over and I don't even care to know. But the fact that she'll be so mischievous as to slap herself and put the blame on
CHASE'S POV Wow! That was really a lot of word she said right there. I watched her wall away in tears and all I could just do is just stare at her till she's out of sight. I couldn't even say a word too her as I was taken off guard. Those words are the least I expected to hear from her. She must have really been hurt. Maybe it's because I overreacted in the morning.. Even though I know Charlotte is manipulative but I saw her slap Charlotte. My eyes couldn't have been playing tricks with me. I sighed.. she's hurting because I yelled at her and didn't let her speak up?Wow! Hearing her say those words to me, hearing her tell me to stay away from her hits me differently. She can't be in love with me... There's no way I can return the love to her, Not because she's my slave but because I can't protect her. Love seems to be my weakest point Recently... I couldn't save the one I love and I watched her die in my arms because of my mistake. I can't afford to love another ,
CALISTA LUCIA PROFACI "You were brave and you fought to the very end. I know you're happy where ever you are. I know you meet your sister already... We all miss you over here!" I dropped the flower on the grave of Charlotte and stood there for the next couple of minutes. Today makes it 2 years since she died and truth be told, I've never been able to get rid of the thought about her. We didn't get to spend time together as friends, but the little while with her was great. Charlotte was amazing and a brave lady and I adore her so much for that. Three Years Ago, the doctor had told us Charlotte was in Coma and might or might not survive but if she do survive, chances of brain damage was high. I didn't know which was better - Her waking up and not knowing any single thing about the world , more like being a baby again or just staying in Coma? It was after 8 months of Charlotte not waking up that the Doctor finally broke it down to us that she had died a night earlier. I was devast
EPILOGUECALISTA RAYMONDSMy whole body felt like lead. My head was pounding and my hands were detached. Groaning I tried to remember what happened. Flashes accumulated in my head as I remembered being shot. Let me put it out here, getting shot is the most painful shit ever.I remembered falling to the ground as Charlotte loud voice filled my ears. She was struggling to get up as I saw the man Edward picking up his gun again to shoot. My back was already bleeding from the bullet that was impaled in my body." Stay away from her. You dirty bagshit" Charlotte yelled as she struggled to get up. There was a gunshot again and I closed my eyes welcoming death when I felt someone drop beside me. It was Charlotte!. She took a bullet for me.That scene blurred and the next thing I knew, I could see flashes of gunshots as bullets rained down the place.... A lot of people were shouting and there were a lot of yelling as I closed my eyes again. Charlotte's head was still resting on my back. I
CHASE GOTTIFinally we were back at my mansion, Emma was crying softly and she was being comforted by Waylen who was hugging her.Rowan on the other hand, was with a girl who was hugging him. I had never seen her before but I knew one thing, if she was here with the family, she has to be very important to him.This was the moment that I wished that Calista was here. She had called me earlier but I didn't know why she was calling because she disconnected the call on purpose.I didn't call her back because I was busy trying to get my father's body to the morgue and now my brothers and I were back home discussing how to revenge.This was going to be a bloody war. We already have men and ammunition and we had decided to strike the next morning before they could expect it.I took a deep inhale on my cigar and drank it down with liquor. I wasn't going to get drunk anytime soon I was just washing down the pain, finding out the real killers of Madison, watching my father die before my ey
CHARLOTTE "You are....a.....monster" I croaked out as I dragged myself towards the table. Grayson was standing and holding the gun. Hours ago, he shot me right in my laps and I have been bleeding out ever since. Ever since the initial shock, he left me to scream for hours due to the pain until I fell asleep.Then he woke me up roughly and I saw that he was with his father Edward and both of them had forced me into making a call. Bringing Calista here so that they could end her.I refused but they tortured me and promised me a slow death so I had no choice. I tried to give Calista a clue when I told her don't come secretly and call Chase. Luckily the men didn't bother to pay that much attention but it was vague.Knowing Calista, I knew that she would come here definitely and she would come all alone. She always hated depending on people and she would not start now at accept help."A monster? You are the one responsible for your twin death. Sometimes I wonder, what do you do to cope
CALISTA RAYMONDSI had ignored my dad after I got home. I had nothing to say to him anyways. He may be a Mafia but he wasn't my mother.....not my real mother anyways. This type of stuffs were discussed mostly with mothers. Besides if he found out that I was crying because of Chase, he would just order for him to be executed which would make it more worse. Or prevent him from seeing me ever again. So my dad was a no go option and May and I weren't that close enough to talk to her. True, she wasn't like that evil step mother's that always hated their step kids but this was a new territory for me. I barely knew her. I stayed in my room the entire day. I didn't come out for lunch and my dad and his wife May had no choice but to leave me alone. I had spent the entire morning sobbing my eyes out and now I was just numb.I brought out my phone, Chase hasn't called me back. I wondered what he was doing now that he wouldn't get back to me. I dropped the phone back. There was no need pining
CHASE GOTTI"Where is father?" I asked as soon as I saw Rowan and Waylen. "The doctor is inside with him. They are doing their best, although he was hurt badly. " Rowan said as I slid to the floor."Do you think he will survive?" I asked but as expected, I didn't get any reply."I got coffee." I heard Emma say as she walked towards us holding four coffee cups. I immediately thought about what Calista told me about her being pregnant and I could not help but glance at her stomach. It still look normal, it was normal for Waylen not to say anything now. So I pretended I didn't know."Chase you are here finally. Where is Calista?. I got coffee for each and every one of you. Why did you not bring her along?" She asked as I shrugged."Umm, it didn't really bother me then. Besides she is tired " I lied. I had no idea where Calista was, if she had gone home or if she was still in the penthouse or if she was looking for me. I took one of the coffee and drank as she gave to the rest.J
CALISTA RAYMONDSI still couldn't believe what happened. What started as a happy breakfast between Chase and I turned into a sudden disaster and he left me here without an explanation. I was feeling bad. I knew that Madison was his first love but seeing him react the way he did, made me wonder if he had truly gotten over her. I felt terrible for trying to compete against a dead person here but I had no choice but to feel that way.I called Chase countless times but he never picked any of my calls. He had gone out with the car and I had no idea where he was headed. He had told me to go back home and in as much I didn't want to. I had no choice so I sighed and called my dad."Hey pumpkin, how are you? Is everything alright?' he said as I sighed and replied,"Yes everything is okay. Can you send Carl to come and pick me from Chase's penthouse. I want to come home." I said as my dad quickly said,"Why is that? Did something happen? Why can't Chase take you home? Did you two fight? Talk
EMMANUELLE"Well what's the news?" Waylen said pacing around in the huge living room making me nervous. He was asking the doctors who were all taking out a test on me. He had insisted in being there which was so cute and romantic and also annoying because the doctors were all ladies and were intimidated by the guns and guards that was pointing at them."Babe, allow the doctors to work. You are giving them tension. They are scared of you. Please " I said as he looked at me and sighed,"I am nervous too. I want to know the answer and I also want to see what they are doing to you. What if I leave you alone with them and they hurt you. What will become of me? " He said as he held my hands and gave me baby eyes."There is nothing that will happen to me. Okay. I promise. We are going to be fine but if you keep on pacing, I am going to be stressed out also." I said with a smile as he nodded his head and kept quiet."We are done with the test , congratulations sir. She is a month and some wee
CHASEI was in the kitchen preparing breakfast for Calista who was still in bed when I heard someone say,"Hello handsome. You are awake?" I smiled because I knew that it was Calista that was at my back..she walked closer and wrapped her hands around my waist and hugged me."Good morning Calista. How was your night? Hope you slept well? I thought you would be asleep for a little while longer. I wanted to serve you in bed. Seems I miscalculated your exhaustion." I said as she turned to face me and said,"I slept like a baby after last night. Just sore in some places. But it wasn't your fault. Emma called me She had some big news that she wanted to tell me and it couldn't wait," She said as I nodded my head and replied,"I wonder what kind of news that she wanted to tell you that it couldn't wait. It's barely 8 am. I hope everything is okay between the two of you. " She smiled and gave me a big hug and said,"Yes everything is alright. After all it is a good news if you say so. I don't