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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. She knelt, and Gina finally let go.<br /> In a whirlwind of panic, Ella darted forward, pulling Olivia into a protective hug, while James and Noah quickly positioned themselves as Olivia's shield.<br /> "Olivia, honey, are you alright?" Ella's voice was laden with worry.<br /> Olivia, clutching her neck, felt a sharp sting. She revealed a bloodied hand, looking pitifully wronged but internally ranting, 'Is this b1tch crazy? Or did she suddenly get bold because she's got a big shot backing her?'<br /> Tears welling up, Olivia turned to Ella with a look of utter distress. "Mom, I'm fine. As long as Gina calms down, that's all that matters."<br /> Ella, visibly infuriated, hissed. "Gina, you've crossed the line this time."<br /> She nodded at James and Noah | Book club | 60 | https://facebook.com/61555875380862 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā Whatās. The. Thing? ā I speak each word through my gritted teeth.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. ā The short woman comes running in our direction.<br /> <br /> I shoot a look of disdain to her spilling boobs, and plastic face. She didnāt stop showing them to me last night but I was not interested.<br /> <br /> ā Weā¦We were waiting for you. ā She smiled nervously.<br /> <br /> ā Where is Layla? ā Her beautiful name rolls off my tongue smoothly. Itās the name fit for an angel.<br /> <br /> ā She- - - ā The Luna shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away last night. ā Williamsā voice sounds from behind her.<br /> <br /> Anger rises to the surface. I fist my hands and use my speed to get to him in an instant.<br /> <br /> My hand uncurls and wraps around his throat. I slam his back into the wall, creating a huge crack in it. <br /> <br /> The Alpha claws at my hand. His eyes bulge out due to the suddenness of the attack.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander! ā Luna gasps, running towards us.<br /> <br /> I throw her a glare. She probably sees my eyes changing color to red so she stops in her tracks.<br /> <br /> I turn to face the struggling man. I canāt see anything but red. I should kill him for being so fucking useless.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Alpha Alexander. ā The woman pleads. ā She was not worth this fight. ā <br /> <br /> Just a little more pressure and his eyes might explode out of his sockets. I release him and throw him against the wall. The crack becomes a hole.<br /> <br /> ā We should have told you before. ā Luna whispers as Alpha Williams slumps to the floor.<br /> <br /> His incompetent son rushes to his aid. I turn to face the cunning woman. My face goes back to wearing the mask of calmness.<br /> <br /> ā What is it? ā I ask.<br /> <br /> ā Layla- - - ā She sighs. ā was a wolfless girl. She didnāt shift when she turned eighteen. ā <br /> <br /> It comes as a shock to me. All plans of a future with her go down the drain with one truth. <br /> <br /> ā She was not worth your money. She couldnāt bear your children if you wanted to turn her into a breeder, and she couldnāt become a warrior if thatās what you intended. She couldnāt even take your knot. She was useless to you. You would have killed her the moment you got too close to her. ā Luna Avery continues.<br /> <br /> Is this woman fucking with me? <br /> <br /> I got more than close to her. I fucked her, emptied my load inside her, and held her until she was ready to let me go.<br /> <br /> ā You better tell me everything you know about her or find her. You have to give her to me if you donāt want me to visit again. ā I state calmly.<br /> <br /> She understands the threat. They all do.<br /> <br /> If they donāt bring me Layla, I will turn their pack into a graveyard. Thatās no big deal for me.<br /> <br /> I will decide what I want to do with this wolfless mate once I have her. Maybe, she will be suitable to be a breeder if she could bear a child even without her wolf because I canāt make her my Luna. My pack needs a strong she-wolf as their Luna. I canāt afford a weakness.<br /> <br /> ā The whore was pregnant with a bastardās child. ā I am about to walk away and launch a search of my own when the incompetent son speaks up.<br /> <br /> My feet freeze on their spot. I forget to breathe.<br /> <br /> ā Pregnant? ā I question.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah! She is a slut. She goes around sleeping with men. She got pregnant by one of them and wanted an abortion. Our pack doctor refused. I am sure she wanted to do it in some other place. She wanted out because we tried to stop her from killing an innocent child. Thatās the kind of girl she is. Itās good you didnāt get to take her, Alpha Alexander. ā Avery blurts.<br /> <br /> Each word adds fuel to the fire burning in my eyes and inside my heart.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. Bring her to me when you do. I will decide her fate. ā I utter, storming out of the house.<br /> <br /> I open the car door, take my seat on the passenger side, and close it with a loud bang.<br /> <br /> ā Fucking Goddess! Alpha Alexander, what the fuck happened? ā Levi questions as soon as he feels my anger.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. ā I grit my jaw.<br /> <br /> ā Who? Your mate? ā His green eyes widen.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away with my kid and she is trying to get an abortion. We must find her before she does it. ā I seethe.<br /> <br /> ā Seriously? ā He yelps.<br /> <br /> ā I will kill this fucking girl if she lays a finger on my child. She doesnāt know what she is doing. She doesnāt know who she is dealing with. She is so dead when I get my hands on her. ā I fume. | Endless Stories | 253 | https://facebook.com/61555726498427 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā | Romance novel223 | 46 | https://facebook.com/61556463041584 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. 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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. She knelt, and Gina finally let go.<br /> In a whirlwind of panic, Ella darted forward, pulling Olivia into a protective hug, while James and Noah quickly positioned themselves as Olivia's shield.<br /> "Olivia, honey, are you alright?" Ella's voice was laden with worry.<br /> Olivia, clutching her neck, felt a sharp sting. She revealed a bloodied hand, looking pitifully wronged but internally ranting, 'Is this b1tch crazy? Or did she suddenly get bold because she's got a big shot backing her?'<br /> Tears welling up, Olivia turned to Ella with a look of utter distress. "Mom, I'm fine. As long as Gina calms down, that's all that matters."<br /> Ella, visibly infuriated, hissed. "Gina, you've crossed the line this time."<br /> She nodded at James and Noah | Romance novel223 | 46 | https://facebook.com/61556463041584 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. 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| 1896742 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 8/20/24, 4:21 AM | 1719478983 | 1724145674 | 1040 | 927003739183568 | 1 | 4.4348957179691E+14 | 1719385200 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101566326202697 | 0 | Tresa A. Lawlor | 120209603932070371 | myfantasticvibes.club | Learn more | NONE | video | I suffered in the shadows with my Neuropathic Painā¦ | https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000130bc4a?sub1={{ad.id}}&sub2={{adset.id}}&sub3={{campaign.id}}&sub4={{ad.name}}&sub5={{adset.name}}&sub6={{campaign.name}}&sub7={{placement}}&sub8={{site_source_name}}&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid | 1719417420 | 1.015663262027E+14 | Tresa A. Lawlor | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449256929_1129590028303376_802365984484825917_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=IiGr7tnDlBMQ7kNvgG_pVJy&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYBtJek-Cwk_1YAhVRtxT8edaBytD0lbDWqRw1NKws31LA&oe=6682F0A1 | person_profile | 0 | Tresa A. Lawlor | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449251346_7821406514593583_5198041694766921041_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=Oi5FagYe-aMQ7kNvgHLayMa&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCQMcRVtrxdYqrqL_3YpLnjcZaRu2jfWiKpuUAikqRIBA&oe=66830018 | 0 | 3 | OMG, after 4 years of constant burning pains and pins and needles in my feet and my handsā¦ I can finally walk without feeling like I am walking on broken glass!<br /> <br /> My Doctor prescribed me pretty much everything he couldā¦ Gabapentin, Cymbalta, Lyrica - you name it, I had it in my medicine cabinetā¦ <br /> <br /> But all these prescriptions did was leave me in a foggy, exhausted haze, the pain still gnawing at me beneath the chemical veil. <br /> <br /> I felt like a prisoner in my own body, watching helplessly as life passed me by.<br /> <br /> Until my husband, bless his heart, stumbled upon a video that changed everything. This wasn't another empty promise or temporary fix - it was a revelation. <br /> <br /> The video explained the true cause of my nerve pain and revealed a shockingly simple 5-second morning ritual to address it at the source. <br /> <br /> No more pills, no more side effects - just pure, natural relief.<br /> <br /> Desperate for any glimmer of hope, I tried it that very morning. And for the first time in years, I felt a shift. <br /> <br /> The pain that had been my constant companion began to ease, then fade. Day by day, step by step, I started to reclaim my life. <br /> <br /> Morning walks became possible again. I could cradle a warm mug in my hands without wincing. At night, I drifted off into peaceful, pain-free sleep.<br /> <br /> It's been three months now, and my nerve pain is a distant memory. I'm not just surviving anymore - I'm thriving. <br /> <br /> If you're trapped in the same cycle of pain and frustration, don't give up hope. Watch the video that gave me my life back. <br /> <br /> It's not just a 5-second ritual - it's a lifeline. <br /> <br /> Tap the button below and start your journey to a pain-free life today. | Tresa A. Lawlor | 4570 | https://facebook.com/100089983283846 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. 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His imposing presence quickly dominated the space.<br /> <br /> His face was handsome and stern, his eyes a mix of disdain, hatred, and something fiercely destructive.<br /> <br /> Marissa slightly frowned; she did not recognize him and knew nothing of his intentions.<br /> <br /> But it was evident he wasn't here on a friendly visit!<br /> <br /> She had many enemies. Though she often used aliases and disguises on her missions, there was always the risk of being unmasked. There was also the possibility that a traitor emerged within the organization she belonged to. It wasn't uncommon for enemies to seek her out for revenge or abduct her.<br /> <br /> Feeling her strength fading away, she dared not act hastily. All she could do was try to remain calm on the surface.<br /> <br /> "Are you here to buy flowers, sir?"<br /> <br /> "Heh!" The man scoffed.<br /> <br /> Without a word, he scooped her up and carried her outside.<br /> <br /> Marissa instinctively tried to punch him, but her feeble punches felt more like gentle taps against his solid body.<br /> <br /> What awaited her outside left her stunned.<br /> <br /> Down the narrow, run-down Vintage Street, over a dozen luxurious black Rolls Royces were lined up impressively.<br /> <br /> Over a hundred stern-faced bodyguards in black surrounded her modest flower shop, making it seem like a fortress.<br /> <br /> Passersby had already scurried into nearby stores, driven by fear.<br /> <br /> It was as if a scene from a mafia movie had come to life, with the mafia boss making a dramatic public appearance.<br /> <br /> Despite Marissa's extensive experiences, she couldn't determine which powerful person in Blebert was targeting her.<br /> <br /> To cause such a spectacle in broad daylight was incredibly bold and insane!<br /> <br /> The man roughly shoved her into a car and then climbed in beside her, settling next to her.<br /> <br /> Once the door was shut, the car's interior was engulfed by his intense, chilling presence, making it hard to breathe.<br /> <br /> Marissa tried to remain composed and discreetly reached into her pocket for her phone to send out a distress signal.<br /> <br /> But just as her fingers grazed the device, the man beside her snatched it away.<br /> <br /> She glanced at his harsh, tense face. 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Say another word, and I'll end you right here!"<br /> <br /> To save her life, Marissa quickly shut her mouth.<br /> <br /> Powerless to fight back, she could only sit and wonder what would come next.<br /> <br /> However, what happened next left her completely astounded.<br /> <br /> The man brought her to the City Hall.<br /> <br /> Before she knew it, her name was listed next to his on the marriage certificate.<br /> <br /> Thrown back into the car, Marissa was in shock.<br /> <br /> She stared vacantly at the marriage certificate in her hand, finally seeing the man's name, Connor Daniels.<br /> <br /> In Blebert, only one Connor Daniels fit the profile of possessing such immense wealth and influence--the current head of the top family, also known as the wealthiest man in Blebert!<br /> <br /> The situation was both horrifying and bewildering.<br /> <br /> She had never encountered such an extremely prestigious and fearsome person.<br /> <br /> While she might have unwittingly offended him, an assassination attempt or revenge on her would make sense, but a forced marriage...?<br /> <br /> "Um, Mr. Daniels..."<br /> <br /> "shut up!"<br /> <br /> Marissa attempted to find out what was going on, but Connor cut her off before she could begin to ask questions.<br /> <br /> Then, he grabbed her left hand and slid a priceless diamond ring onto her finger.<br /> <br /> "Make my grandma happy as you did before. Don't provoke me again!" he ordered.<br /> <br /> Marissa was left speechless.<br /> <br /> She had never even met his grandmother, so how was she supposed to make her happy?<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, there's clearly been a misunderstanding... Hmm..."<br /> <br /> She found herself once again gripped tightly by the throat.<br /> <br /> His demeanor was tense and grim. Each word he said seemed to echo from a place of deep darkness.<br /> <br /> "You went to great lengths to trick my grandma into forcing this marriage upon me. Yet, after I had agreed and our wedding invitations had been sent out, you vanished on the day we were to legalize our marriage? I'm not interested in why you chased me and then ran away, r do I mind the embarrassment and complications it caused. But my grandma was rushed to the hospital because of this, and we need to resolve it! With her health in a critical condition, you will return and act the part of the dutiful granddaughter-in-law. If you try any tricks, I'll make sure the entire Nash family pays dearly!"<br /> <br /> Marissa started to piece things together.<br /> <br /> He had abducted the wrong person!<br /> <br /> She resembled his actual runaway fiancee closely, leading to this mistake.<br /> <br /> She had planned to go back to her hometown Adagend tomorrow to marry her fiance, Derek Tucker. What was she supposed to do now?<br /> <br /> Chapter2 Buried Alongside Her<br /> Marissa was seething with anger for being mistaken for someone else.<br /> <br /> Her carefully laid plans had been completely ruined by Connor, and even if she were to regain her freedom in the future, she would be a divorced woman.<br /> <br /> This blind and rude bastard!<br /> <br /> She was consumed by the desire to tear Connor apart.<br /> <br /> Yet, at this moment, she was powerless to defend herself. His overbearing and aggressive presence forced her into submission once again.<br /> <br /> As the sun set, casting its last golden light, their car pulled into the opulent grounds of Daniels Manor.<br /> <br /> No sooner had Connor pulled her from the car than a distressed butler hurried over with urgent news.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, you must come quickly. Your grandma has collapsed again and they're trying to revive her. This is the third time she's fainted. The doctors say her heart is failing, and her condition is... very critical..."<br /> <br /> Connor's expression twisted into one of anger.<br /> <br /> Marissa instinctively recoiled, sensing the murderous intent emanating from him.<br /> <br /> Before she could react, he grabbed her by the throat and slammed her against the car door.<br /> <br /> His grip was that of a madman, his hand tightening around her neck to the point where she nearly passed out.<br /> <br /> "You better hope my grandmother gets through this! If she doesn't, I'll make sure you're buried alongside her!"<br /> <br /> With one last menacing squeeze, Connor let her go and stormed off towards the mansion.<br /> <br /> Gasping for air, Marissa clutched her bruised throat and coughed painfully.<br /> <br /> "Ugh... Ahem..."<br /> <br /> The sensation of being so close to death left her both terrified and seething with anger.<br /> <br /> This man was completely insane!<br /> <br /> He still hadn't realized that he had married the wrong woman.<br /> <br /> Given his current unstable and aggressive demeanor, if his grandmother passed away, she was certain she'd be buried alive alongside her!<br /> <br /> To ensure her survival until the truth came out, she knew she must try to save his grandmother.<br /> <br /> With that resolve, she gathered her strength and followed Connor into the mansion.<br /> <br /> Inside the bedroom, Arabella Daniels, an elderly lady with silver hair, was lying motionless on the bed.<br /> <br /> Medical personnel were desperately attempting to save her, but the monitors tracking her vitals indicated her blood pressure and heart rate were critically low. She was indeed on the brink of death.<br /> <br /> Connor stopped at the doorway, his face strained. Marissa, trailing behind him, held her breath.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the heart monitor's rhythmic beeping stopped, replaced by a continuous flat tone.<br /> <br /> The medical team paused briefly before resuming their intense efforts to resuscitate Arabella.<br /> <br /> However, Arabella's heart remained unresponsive.<br /> <br /> The lead doctor finally said somberly, "Mrs. Daniels has passed away. Please accept our condolences."<br /> <br /> Connor was in denial. His eyes, already reddened, became wild with grief.<br /> <br /> "I don't accept this! Keep trying! Use whatever means necessary, regardless of the cost!"<br /> <br /> The doctor sighed and said, "Mr. Daniels, your grandma's heart has stopped. Further attempts are futile."<br /> <br /> Connor was on the verge of a breakdown.<br /> <br /> He had lost his parents at a young age, and it was his grandmother who had raised him. She was the closest family he had.<br /> <br /> "No, Grandma can't just go like this! She wanted to see me married and meet her great-grandchildren. She said only that would bring her peace!"<br /> <br /> The room fell eerily quiet, everyone too apprehensive to speak. Finally, Neil Daniels, Connor's brother, broke the silence with a scornful remark. "Enough, Connor. What's the point of saying all this now?"<br /> <br /> He was Connor's eldest brother, twenty-three years older than him.<br /> <br /> His words were sharply cutting.<br /> <br /> "Grandma died stressed out because of your runaway fiancee. Her death is your fault. You can't even handle a woman. How are we supposed to trust you with running the whole family? If you feel any remorse for Grandma, hand over the family leadership and shares, and step down from managing the family business!"<br /> <br /> Connor's lips tightened as he tried to contain his emotions.<br /> <br /> Neil had always been bitter that their grandmother had entrusted Connor with the shares and family leadership instead of him, her eldest grandchild. He never missed a chance to pin a blame on Connor.<br /> <br /> Usually, Connor didn't let Neil's accusations slide and always had a retort ready to keep his conniving brother in check.<br /> <br /> But today, Connor had no desire to argue. He was too overwhelmed by grief and wanted his grandmother to rest in peace.<br /> <br /> But Glenn Daniels, Connor's third elder brother, who used a wheelchair, couldn't stand it any longer.<br /> <br /> "Neil, Grandma chose Connor to be in charge. It's unseemly for you to try to take the family leadership and shares now!"<br /> <br /> "Glenn, since when do you have a say in this family?" Neil's wife, Lorna Daniels, jumped in sharply before Neil could respond, her voice laden with sarcasm. Despite her carefully applied makeup, her malicious nature was evident.<br /> <br /> "Connor doesn't have the integrity required for his position. It's only right that he hands over the family leadership and shares! And you, contributing nothing from that wheelchair, think you deserve a share too?" Lorna was known for her harsh words, and she hit exactly where it hurt.<br /> <br /> As expected, Glenn grimaced, gripping his knee, rendered speechless by the distress.<br /> <br /> Marissa observed the family drama silently from the sidelines, uninterested in their squabbles.<br /> <br /> While the others argued, she had been closely observing Arabella's condition.<br /> <br /> As the argument intensified, Marissa said calmly, "Mrs. Daniels can still be saved..."<br /> <br /> Chapter3 Who Dares Lay A Finger On My Woman<br /> The moment Marissa spoke, all attention shifted to her.<br /> <br /> Connor, deep in grief, seemed to only remember her presence now, turning his head sharply toward her, his eyes filled with a fierce anger.<br /> <br /> Marissa instinctively took a step back, feeling as if she was walking dangerously on the edge of a knife.<br /> <br /> "Isn't that the runaway bride who's from the Nash family?"<br /> <br /> "How dare she show her face here?"<br /> <br /> The crowd looked at her with evident disdain.<br /> <br /> Marissa felt like prey surrounded by a pack of wolves. Cautiously, she asked Connor, "May I see Mrs. Daniels? Perhaps I could be of some help."<br /> <br /> What?! Everyone was shocked.<br /> <br /> Lorna let out a sharp, mocking laugh and said, "Miss Nash, are you out of your mind? Everyone knows you never finished high school. When did you become a medical expert?"<br /> <br /> Marissa ignored the cutting remark.<br /> <br /> Her focus was solely on trying to save a life, and she pleaded with Connor, "Since the doctors have given up, what harm is there in letting me try? Things can't get much worse."<br /> <br /> The medical team was outraged.<br /> <br /> How could they let a notorious rich girl, declared a failure by her own family, overturn their death declaration?<br /> <br /> The Daniels family members were also seething with anger.<br /> <br /> This woman, who had disgraced them by fleeing the wedding, now had the audacity to step in upon Arabella's death.<br /> <br /> Everyone expected Connor to demand this lunatic be thrown out.<br /> <br /> Unexpectedly, the fierce anger in Connor's eyes faded.<br /> <br /> He continued to stare at Marissa's face, leaving the room in suspense about his thoughts.<br /> <br /> Neil, unable to contain his anger, slammed the table and said, "How can we let this ignorant girl meddle? Throw her out now!"<br /> <br /> The bodyguards, anticipating this command, started to approach Marissa to escort her away.<br /> <br /> "Who dares lay a finger on my woman?!" Suddenly, Connor's voice rang out, stopping everyone in their tracks.<br /> <br /> Everyone was stunned.<br /> <br /> Connor's commanding presence filled the room, leaving no room for defiance.<br /> <br /> Even the troublemakers, Neil and Lorna, were forced to remain silent.<br /> <br /> With a single command, Connor had taken control of the situation.<br /> <br /> He then took Marissa by the hand and led her to the bedside, simply saying, "Please."<br /> <br /> No one dared to question the decision of the head of the family.<br /> <br /> Marissa started to examine Arabella's body.<br /> <br /> Given that she had not fully regained her strength and had been roughly choked by Connor thrice, her hands shook noticeably, making her examination seem clumsy.<br /> <br /> This clumsiness was misinterpreted negatively by the onlookers.<br /> <br /> They assumed she knew nothing about medicine; she was merely seeking attention and was visibly nervous.<br /> <br /> There had always been many women trying to garner Connor's attention with dramatic gestures.<br /> <br /> But for Marissa to use Arabella as a part of her scheme was unprecedented.<br /> <br /> She had previously convinced Arabella to agree to her and Connor's marriage, showing some cunning. But now, with Arabella gone, did she really think she could revive the dead?<br /> <br /> Such a thought was pure insanity!<br /> <br /> Everyone watched Marissa intently.<br /> <br /> They were eager to see her make a fool of herself, expecting Connor to throw her out and the downfall of the Nash family alongside her.<br /> <br /> Marissa paid them no mind. After finishing her examination, she paused in thought for a moment before pulling out her acupuncture kit.<br /> <br /> Upon seeing the kit, the doctors scoffed, and the observers mocked her even more.<br /> <br /> They had anticipated some sophisticated medical intervention, but she resorted to acupuncture, which many regarded as mere folklore.<br /> <br /> Arabella's heart had stopped to function; not even surgery could save her, and Marissa thought a few needles would revive her?<br /> <br /> Connor must be out of his mind to allow her to treat Arabella.<br /> <br /> Arabella was so revered. How could Marissa be permitted to mess with her body? It was a disrespect to her!<br /> <br /> Yet, Connor did not intervene, so no one dared openly criticize her actions.<br /> <br /> Marissa sterilized the silver needles and started positioning them at strategic points on Arabella's body.<br /> <br /> Her increasing weakness caused her hands to tremble more visibly, and beads of sweat formed on her forehead.<br /> <br /> The spectators, noticing her shaky hands, were both anxious and terrified witnessing the positioning of her every needle.<br /> <br /> When the first needle was inserted, there was no change.<br /> <br /> The second needle followed, and still, no response.<br /> <br /> By the ninth needle, there was still no sign of any miracle.<br /> <br /> At that point, the onlookers could no longer restrain themselves.<br /> <br /> "Stop!" Neil shouted furiously.<br /> <br /> "You have some nerve, trying to deceive us! Do you think we're fools?"<br /> <br /> "Using Arabella's body for your scheme--you must be tired of living!"<br /> <br /> Everyone glared at Marissa, furious and ready to tear apart this woman who they believed disrespected Arabella.<br /> <br /> Even the usually gentle Glenn appeared unusually grim. "Connor, are you really going to let this woman continue with her antics?"<br /> <br /> But Connor did not stop Marissa. Instead, he yelled, "Everyone, be quiet!"<br /> <br /> Marissa breathed a sigh of relief. She had only one needle left.<br /> <br /> If Connor had succumbed to the crowd's influence and halted her, all her efforts would have been for nothing.<br /> <br /> Connor's authoritative presence shut down the opposing voices once more, but the room felt heavier with all that pent-up anger lurking beneath the surface.<br /> <br /> With the room's full attention on her, Marissa positioned the final, tenth needle.<br /> <br /> As she did, Arabella abruptly inhaled a breath of air.<br /> <br /> She was alive!<br /> <br /> Chapter4 They Had Abducted The Wrong Person<br /> Did a miracle just happen?<br /> <br /> Everyone in the room looked as if they had witnessed the impossible.<br /> <br /> No, it was as if they had seen God.<br /> <br /> The doctors, who had previously declared the patient beyond help, looked as though they wanted to bow down to Marissa in reverence!<br /> <br /> Connor was overjoyed.<br /> <br /> Only Marissa remained calm and concentrated, continuing to massage and press various points on Arabella's body.<br /> <br /> Ten minutes later, Arabella's blood pressure and heart rate stabilized.<br /> <br /> Although Arabella hadn't regained consciousness, her breathing was regular, and her skin color was returning to normal.<br /> <br /> The person declared dead was now in stable condition!<br /> <br /> "How... she...?" Lorna stuttered, pointing at Marissa, her words trailing off in disbelief.<br /> <br /> Everyone had labeled Miss Nash as dumb. When had she developed such extraordinary medical abilities?<br /> <br /> The esteemed doctors in the room felt both humiliated and ashamed.<br /> <br /> The lead doctor couldn't resist asking, "Miss Nash, from whom did you learn your medical skills?"<br /> <br /> "I picked it up from acupuncture books and just replicated what I read," Marissa answered, making up a simple explanation to avoid any complications, given everyone in the room was now thinking she was another woman.<br /> <br /> This response shattered the earlier sense of wonder in the room.<br /> <br /> Who would seriously attempt to treat someone as critical as Arabella with basic acupuncture techniques learned from books?<br /> <br /> This woman must be out of her mind.<br /> <br /> She had simply struck it incredibly lucky today!<br /> <br /> Ignoring the mixed reactions from the crowd, Marissa meticulously gathered her silver needles.<br /> <br /> Large beads of sweat trickled down her cheeks--she was completely exhausted.<br /> <br /> The effects of the Dreamweed had weakened her, and she hadn't rested at all. Instead, she endured rough handling by Connor that nearly crushed her.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, she felt a warm hand gently wipe the sweat from her cheek. Marissa turned her head, only to see it was Connor.<br /> <br /> His eyes conveyed a deep sense of gratitude, almost as if he was trying to soften her with his look.<br /> <br /> Feeling uneasy with such closeness, Marissa quickly stepped away.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, can we talk?"<br /> <br /> "You look exhausted. Rest now. We can talk later, once you've had some sleep," Connor suggested, his voice unexpectedly tender, mirroring the softness in his eyes.<br /> <br /> Realizing how exhausted she truly was, Marissa agreed to his suggestion.<br /> <br /> Before leaving, she asked, "Could I have my phone back, please?"<br /> <br /> Connor paused for a brief moment, then swiftly pulled her phone from his pocket and handed it to her.<br /> <br /> Marissa accepted her phone and followed the servant out.<br /> <br /> The night had deepened outside, the sky hinting at an impending rainstorm.<br /> <br /> Marissa was led to a guest room in an adjacent building and immediately checked her messages.<br /> <br /> Derek and she had planned to go back to their hometown the next day to get married. With her phone off for so long, he must have been incredibly worried.<br /> <br /> Sure enough, after three hours without her phone, it was bombarded with notifications.<br /> <br /> Over a hundred missed calls and dozens of texts greeted her, all from Derek.<br /> <br /> Marissa gave a wry smile and quickly texted Derek to reassure him that she would meet him at the train station as planned at noon the next day.<br /> <br /> The wedding date couldn't be changed. Before meeting Derek, she needed to divorce Connor.<br /> <br /> He had turned what was supposed to be her first marriage into her second, and she was determined to make him regret it.<br /> <br /> All she needed now was a good night's rest, and then she would set things right!<br /> <br /> With that resolve, she climbed into bed and quickly fell asleep.<br /> <br /> In a small conference room in the same building, tension filled the atmosphere.<br /> <br /> Domenic Wells, Connor's trusted assistant, stood before him, delivering his report with due respect.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, the young woman's name is Marissa Nash, 22 years old, originally from a small village in Adagend. She owns a small flower shop on Vintage Street. Her family's financial struggles forced her to drop out of school shortly after beginning high school to start working, contributing to family expenses. She left her village at fifteen, wandered through various towns, and settled in Blebert only last year. As a young woman on her own who earns a decent income, she's the subject of various nasty rumors back in her village. Essentially, her reputation isn't stellar."<br /> <br /> While saying this, Domenic had already prepared himself for any harsh punishment.<br /> <br /> The intended bride from the Nash family had fled from her marriage to Connor, and he, under orders, had searched the entire city, ending up at a small flower shop on Vintage Street. Regrettably, they had abducted the wrong person!<br /> <br /> The two women merely shared a resemblance and the same surname, Nash.<br /> <br /> This mistake had landed his boss in a significant predicament.<br /> <br /> Though the actual bride, whom Arabella had approved of, was despised by Connor, she had a suitable social standing.<br /> <br /> But now, the new "Mrs. Daniels" was nothing more than a high school dropout with a questionable background from a tiny village!<br /> <br /> This was a blow to his boss' dignity!<br /> <br /> If this village girl attempted to blackmail them or refuse to let go of Connor, he feared that even sacrificing his life would not be enough to atone for this mistake.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, I have failed in my responsibilities and am prepared to face whatever punishment you deem necessary!"<br /> <br /> The room was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.<br /> <br /> Connor remained silent for a long time, repeatedly examining the brand-new marriage certificate.<br /> <br /> Then, suddenly, he got up and moved towards the floor-to-ceiling window, staring out at the clouded sky. He opened his mouth, seemingly about to say something.<br /> <br /> Chapter5 Legally Dividing Community Property<br /> "The weather is nice," Connor said out of the blue.<br /> <br /> Domenic stood frozen, while Marc Bailey and Terry Bailey, the two captains of the bodyguard team, looked terrified.<br /> <br /> Connor was known for being unpredictable. A dark expression on his face didn't always signify anger, whereas a smile might be the calm before the storm.<br /> <br /> Without a second thought, Domenic, Marc, and Terry all knelt with a heavy thud.<br /> <br /> At that moment, lightning flashed across the window, followed by a booming thunderclap that rattled the entire building.<br /> <br /> The rain began to fall in torrents.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Connor turned around and said softly, "Send someone upstairs to check the situation."<br /> <br /> Upon hearing this, the two bodyguard captains remained motionless, and Domenic, the well-educated special assistant, seemed completely lost.<br /> <br /> Cade Garza, the seasoned old butler who had a deep understanding of human nature, took charge. He promptly summoned a maid and instructed, "Quickly go upstairs and see if our esteemed guest was startled by the thunder. If she's awake, let us know immediately. Also, prepare a lavish meal in the kitchen and be ready to serve her at any moment!"<br /> <br /> After a brief pause, Cade personally retrieved some swelling-reducing ointment and passed it to the maid.<br /> <br /> Once these orders were given, Cade looked to Connor and asked, "Mr. Daniels, do you find these arrangements enough?"<br /> <br /> Connor nodded.<br /> <br /> After the thunderstorm, Marissa woke up.<br /> <br /> Though she hadn't slept long, she felt her energy had returned.<br /> <br /> During previous missions, she often had to make do with minimal sleep. Her body had adapted, trained to recover energy swiftly from brief rests.<br /> <br /> Noticing a cooling sensation around her neck, carrying a faint medicinal scent, she sniffed gently and recognized it as some ointment.<br /> <br /> As she opened her eyes, she saw several maids standing by her bed with respect.<br /> <br /> The head maid approached with a warm smile and said, "Mrs. Daniels, you are awake."<br /> <br /> "Please, call me Miss Nash." Marissa corrected her politely as she sat up.<br /> <br /> The maids exchanged puzzled glances. Miss Nash had previously preferred the title Mrs. Daniels. What had changed her mind today?<br /> <br /> Then the head maid said, "Mr. Connor Daniels is waiting for you downstairs. Dinner is ready. Would you like to come down for a meal?"<br /> <br /> Marissa, feeling quite hungry, freshened up and headed downstairs.<br /> <br /> There, Connor was seated at the dining table, absorbed in a newspaper.<br /> <br /> He seemed more controlled andcomposed now, presenting himself as nothing more than a charming gentleman, easy on the eyes.<br /> <br /> Yet, Marissa shot him a disdainful glance and silently started to eat.<br /> <br /> She only raised her head after satisfying her hunger.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, I believe you understand now that you've made a big mistake. Even though I come from a humble background, you've wronged me, and it's only right that you make amends, correct?"<br /> <br /> Connor looked at the woman before him and gave a slight nod. "Yes, I apologize."<br /> <br /> "So, Mr. Daniels, would you prefer to resolve this legally, or can we settle it privately?"<br /> <br /> "Let's handle it privately," Connor responded.<br /> <br /> He then offered a slight smile. "Miss Nash, please, specify your terms."<br /> <br /> Perfect!<br /> <br /> Marissa quickly requested paper and a pen, and set about drafting an agreement...<br /> <br /> Silence enveloped the dining room, broken only by the scratching of Marissa's pen against the paper.<br /> <br /> Connor was intrigued to see what terms she would propose and learn more about the kind of person she truly was.<br /> <br /> She was dressed casually in a blue checkered shirt, overalls, and Martin boots, her hair tied in a loose braid, without a trace of makeup.<br /> <br /> Her outfit was typical for someone who ran a flower shop, yet it rendered her quite striking.<br /> <br /> She looked exceptionally pure and vibrant, standing out like a beacon among the crowd.<br /> <br /> His eyes lingered on her, starting from her jet-black hair and moving slowly downward.<br /> <br /> He studied her expressive eyes, the shape of her nose, her rosy lips, and her flawless skin.<br /> <br /> When his gaze landed on the red marks around her neck, a pang of guilt hit him hard.<br /> <br /> As he remembered how he had treated her harshly, remorse washed over him.<br /> <br /> Just then, Marissa set down her pen and looked up, meeting his probing gaze.<br /> <br /> Startled and feeling guilty, Connor quickly looked away.<br /> <br /> Marissa passed the paper to him, her demeanor composed.<br /> <br /> There were two agreements in total.<br /> <br /> Connor took them and began to review them carefully.<br /> <br /> The first agreement was primarily about the compensation.<br /> <br /> The initial clause demanded five thousand for physical injuries.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, you physically assaulted me three times, resulting in neck injuries. I'm requesting five thousand in compensation. That seems fair, doesn't it?" Marissa interjected just in time.<br /> <br /> "Very fair," Connor said, continuing to read.<br /> <br /> The next clause asked for one hundred thousand for emotional distress.<br /> <br /> "Mr. Daniels, your actions have caused me significant emotional suffering. One hundred thousand in compensation isn't unreasonable, right?" Marissa added.<br /> <br /> "Very reasonable." Connor agreed once more, his tone still gentle.<br /> <br /> He moved on to the following clause.<br /> <br /> The third clause concerned medical fees, totaling ten million.<br /> <br /> Connor was momentarily at a loss for words.<br /> <br /> He lifted his head and looked at Marissa from head to toe, his eyes nearly widening in bewilderment, yet he still couldn't quite understand her.<br /> <br /> Marissa offered a slight smile. "Mr. Daniels, although my medical intervention was somewhat fortuitous, the fact remains that I revived your grandmother. The value of Mrs. Daniels's life is immeasurable. Surely, ten million for medical expenses isn't too much?"<br /> <br /> Slightly amused, Connor smiled faintly. "Very reasonable."<br /> <br /> He immediately signed the agreement after speaking.<br /> <br /> He then wrote a check for 10, 150, 000 dollars and handed it over to Marissa.<br /> <br /> She accepted it without hesitation and tucked it into her pocket.<br /> <br /> Connor then proceeded to the second document.<br /> <br /> It was a divorce agreement.<br /> <br /> The content was straightforward--legally dividing their community property.<br /> <br /> Upon seeing the phrase "community property," Connor couldn't help but chuckle.<br /> <br /> He looked at her intently for a few moments before softly inquiring, "Miss Nash, are you interested in getting more money out of this?"<br /> <br /> ......<br /> <br /> ====<br /> Marissa Nash, who is going to marry her fiancƩ tomorrow, is mistaken by the billionaire Connor Daniels as his runaway bride, and is kidnapped to get the marriage certificate and taken home.<br /> <br /> After being brought home, she accidentally revived his grandmother who had been declared dead with ten needles!<br /> <br /> Connor later found out that he kidnapped the wrong person, but he became interested in this mysterious girl.<br /> <br /> Can Marissa successfully divorce and marry her fiancƩ?<br /> <br /> What happens next? <br /> <br /> Available chapters here are limited, click the button below to install the App and enjoy more exciting chapters <br /> (Automatically jump to this novel when you open the app)<br /> &5& | Good Fiction | 10203 | https://facebook.com/100083027966501 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā Whatās. The. Thing? ā I speak each word through my gritted teeth.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. ā The short woman comes running in our direction.<br /> <br /> I shoot a look of disdain to her spilling boobs, and plastic face. She didnāt stop showing them to me last night but I was not interested.<br /> <br /> ā Weā¦We were waiting for you. ā She smiled nervously.<br /> <br /> ā Where is Layla? ā Her beautiful name rolls off my tongue smoothly. Itās the name fit for an angel.<br /> <br /> ā She- - - ā The Luna shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away last night. ā Williamsā voice sounds from behind her.<br /> <br /> Anger rises to the surface. I fist my hands and use my speed to get to him in an instant.<br /> <br /> My hand uncurls and wraps around his throat. I slam his back into the wall, creating a huge crack in it. <br /> <br /> The Alpha claws at my hand. His eyes bulge out due to the suddenness of the attack.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander! ā Luna gasps, running towards us.<br /> <br /> I throw her a glare. She probably sees my eyes changing color to red so she stops in her tracks.<br /> <br /> I turn to face the struggling man. I canāt see anything but red. I should kill him for being so fucking useless.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Alpha Alexander. ā The woman pleads. ā She was not worth this fight. ā <br /> <br /> Just a little more pressure and his eyes might explode out of his sockets. I release him and throw him against the wall. The crack becomes a hole.<br /> <br /> ā We should have told you before. ā Luna whispers as Alpha Williams slumps to the floor.<br /> <br /> His incompetent son rushes to his aid. I turn to face the cunning woman. My face goes back to wearing the mask of calmness.<br /> <br /> ā What is it? ā I ask.<br /> <br /> ā Layla- - - ā She sighs. ā was a wolfless girl. She didnāt shift when she turned eighteen. ā <br /> <br /> It comes as a shock to me. All plans of a future with her go down the drain with one truth. <br /> <br /> ā She was not worth your money. She couldnāt bear your children if you wanted to turn her into a breeder, and she couldnāt become a warrior if thatās what you intended. She couldnāt even take your knot. She was useless to you. You would have killed her the moment you got too close to her. ā Luna Avery continues.<br /> <br /> Is this woman fucking with me? <br /> <br /> I got more than close to her. I fucked her, emptied my load inside her, and held her until she was ready to let me go.<br /> <br /> ā You better tell me everything you know about her or find her. You have to give her to me if you donāt want me to visit again. ā I state calmly.<br /> <br /> She understands the threat. They all do.<br /> <br /> If they donāt bring me Layla, I will turn their pack into a graveyard. Thatās no big deal for me.<br /> <br /> I will decide what I want to do with this wolfless mate once I have her. Maybe, she will be suitable to be a breeder if she could bear a child even without her wolf because I canāt make her my Luna. My pack needs a strong she-wolf as their Luna. I canāt afford a weakness.<br /> <br /> ā The whore was pregnant with a bastardās child. ā I am about to walk away and launch a search of my own when the incompetent son speaks up.<br /> <br /> My feet freeze on their spot. I forget to breathe.<br /> <br /> ā Pregnant? ā I question.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah! She is a slut. She goes around sleeping with men. She got pregnant by one of them and wanted an abortion. Our pack doctor refused. I am sure she wanted to do it in some other place. She wanted out because we tried to stop her from killing an innocent child. Thatās the kind of girl she is. Itās good you didnāt get to take her, Alpha Alexander. ā Avery blurts.<br /> <br /> Each word adds fuel to the fire burning in my eyes and inside my heart.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. Bring her to me when you do. I will decide her fate. ā I utter, storming out of the house.<br /> <br /> I open the car door, take my seat on the passenger side, and close it with a loud bang.<br /> <br /> ā Fucking Goddess! Alpha Alexander, what the fuck happened? ā Levi questions as soon as he feels my anger.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. ā I grit my jaw.<br /> <br /> ā Who? Your mate? ā His green eyes widen.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away with my kid and she is trying to get an abortion. We must find her before she does it. ā I seethe.<br /> <br /> ā Seriously? ā He yelps.<br /> <br /> ā I will kill this fucking girl if she lays a finger on my child. She doesnāt know what she is doing. She doesnāt know who she is dealing with. She is so dead when I get my hands on her. ā I fume. | Endless Stories | 253 | https://facebook.com/61555726498427 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā | Romance novel223 | 46 | https://facebook.com/61556463041584 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā Whatās. The. Thing? ā I speak each word through my gritted teeth.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. ā The short woman comes running in our direction.<br /> <br /> I shoot a look of disdain to her spilling boobs, and plastic face. She didnāt stop showing them to me last night but I was not interested.<br /> <br /> ā Weā¦We were waiting for you. ā She smiled nervously.<br /> <br /> ā Where is Layla? ā Her beautiful name rolls off my tongue smoothly. Itās the name fit for an angel.<br /> <br /> ā She- - - ā The Luna shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away last night. ā Williamsā voice sounds from behind her.<br /> <br /> Anger rises to the surface. I fist my hands and use my speed to get to him in an instant.<br /> <br /> My hand uncurls and wraps around his throat. I slam his back into the wall, creating a huge crack in it. <br /> <br /> The Alpha claws at my hand. His eyes bulge out due to the suddenness of the attack.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander! ā Luna gasps, running towards us.<br /> <br /> I throw her a glare. She probably sees my eyes changing color to red so she stops in her tracks.<br /> <br /> I turn to face the struggling man. I canāt see anything but red. I should kill him for being so fucking useless.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Alpha Alexander. ā The woman pleads. ā She was not worth this fight. ā <br /> <br /> Just a little more pressure and his eyes might explode out of his sockets. I release him and throw him against the wall. The crack becomes a hole.<br /> <br /> ā We should have told you before. ā Luna whispers as Alpha Williams slumps to the floor.<br /> <br /> His incompetent son rushes to his aid. I turn to face the cunning woman. My face goes back to wearing the mask of calmness.<br /> <br /> ā What is it? ā I ask.<br /> <br /> ā Layla- - - ā She sighs. ā was a wolfless girl. She didnāt shift when she turned eighteen. ā <br /> <br /> It comes as a shock to me. All plans of a future with her go down the drain with one truth. <br /> <br /> ā She was not worth your money. She couldnāt bear your children if you wanted to turn her into a breeder, and she couldnāt become a warrior if thatās what you intended. She couldnāt even take your knot. She was useless to you. You would have killed her the moment you got too close to her. ā Luna Avery continues.<br /> <br /> Is this woman fucking with me? <br /> <br /> I got more than close to her. I fucked her, emptied my load inside her, and held her until she was ready to let me go.<br /> <br /> ā You better tell me everything you know about her or find her. You have to give her to me if you donāt want me to visit again. ā I state calmly.<br /> <br /> She understands the threat. They all do.<br /> <br /> If they donāt bring me Layla, I will turn their pack into a graveyard. Thatās no big deal for me.<br /> <br /> I will decide what I want to do with this wolfless mate once I have her. Maybe, she will be suitable to be a breeder if she could bear a child even without her wolf because I canāt make her my Luna. My pack needs a strong she-wolf as their Luna. I canāt afford a weakness.<br /> <br /> ā The whore was pregnant with a bastardās child. ā I am about to walk away and launch a search of my own when the incompetent son speaks up.<br /> <br /> My feet freeze on their spot. I forget to breathe.<br /> <br /> ā Pregnant? ā I question.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah! She is a slut. She goes around sleeping with men. She got pregnant by one of them and wanted an abortion. Our pack doctor refused. I am sure she wanted to do it in some other place. She wanted out because we tried to stop her from killing an innocent child. Thatās the kind of girl she is. Itās good you didnāt get to take her, Alpha Alexander. ā Avery blurts.<br /> <br /> Each word adds fuel to the fire burning in my eyes and inside my heart.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. Bring her to me when you do. I will decide her fate. ā I utter, storming out of the house.<br /> <br /> I open the car door, take my seat on the passenger side, and close it with a loud bang.<br /> <br /> ā Fucking Goddess! Alpha Alexander, what the fuck happened? ā Levi questions as soon as he feels my anger.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. ā I grit my jaw.<br /> <br /> ā Who? Your mate? ā His green eyes widen.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away with my kid and she is trying to get an abortion. We must find her before she does it. ā I seethe.<br /> <br /> ā Seriously? ā He yelps.<br /> <br /> ā I will kill this fucking girl if she lays a finger on my child. She doesnāt know what she is doing. She doesnāt know who she is dealing with. She is so dead when I get my hands on her. ā I fume. | Endless Stories | 253 | https://facebook.com/61555726498427 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Adam?"<br /> Seeing the man before her, Elly's face couldn't hide her surprise, obviously not expecting him to return at this time.<br /> Adam Jones closed the door and walked towards her with an icy expression, his usually reserved eyes now carrying a bone-chilling Cold Aura as he stepped closer to Elly.<br /> "Adam..."<br /> Words on the tip of her tongue, her body was then forcefully pulled by Adam, flung against the washstand behind her; her waist hit the marble countertop, causing her to wince in pain.<br /> Her towel was ruthlessly pulled away by Adam, she suddenly looked at him, and her hands instinctively protected her front, "Adam, what are you doing?"<br /> "What do you think I am doing?"<br /> His sharp, thin lips twisted into a bloodthirsty, cruel smile.<br /> His well-defined fingers unbuttoned his shirt; the falling buttons clinked on the ground, each sound echoing against Elly's being.<br /> Adam's gaze was dark and terrifying, Elly had never seen him this ferocious before.<br /> "Adam, let me go!"<br /> Her wrist, gripped and immobilized by Adam's strength, caused more pain as his grip tightened, crinkling Elly's brow even further.<br /> "What? Putting on an act again now that you are before me?"<br /> Act?<br /> Elly's heart was deeply wounded by this word spat out from Adam's mouth.<br /> Three years, three years of marriage, was everything she ever did in Adam's eyes just an act?<br /> "Complaining to grandma so eagerly, tonight I will grant your wish. After tonight, shut your mouth and behave!"<br /> Elly had no idea what she did tonight to anger Adam, but every word he spoke was like countless knives plunging deep into her heart.<br /> She struggled, trying to escape from underneath Adam, but he was like an enraged beast wanting to devour her, and no matter how hard she tried, she was powerless against him.<br /> Just like her feelings for him, now and over the years.<br /> A bitter smile tugged at the corner of her lips, and she ceased to struggle.<br /> Feeling the compliance of the person beneath him, Adam's actions halted slightly in his fury, his gaze shifting to Elly.<br /> The bitterness in her eyes suddenly pricked the deepest part of his heart, an area he never wished to be touched, and his good-looking eyebrows tightened at once.<br /> Yet recalling what she had once done to him, the suppressed anger surged back.<br /> Chapter 2: Self-affectionate_1<br /> When everything was over, Elly Campbell quietly watched the bathroom, still veiled in steam ā not a hint of joy on her face, nor in her heart.<br /> She had never imagined that a moment that should have been beautiful for the two of them would begin like this.<br /> In pain, Elly half-squatted on the ground. Adam Jones merely glanced at her coldly and went into the shower. After a hasty rinse, he wrapped a towel around himself and walked out.<br /> It took a long time before Elly could recover from the tearing pain. Slowly, she got up from the ground and went to clean herself in the shower.<br /> Looking at herself in the mirror, her face, pale as paper, couldn't hide her delicate beauty ā yet it never caught Adam's eye.<br /> Sardonically tugging at the corner of her lips, she unexpectedly saw that Adam Jones was still in the room.<br /> This was the marital bedroom she shared with Adam Jones, but in three years, his visits here could be counted on one hand, let alone staying the night.<br /> At that moment, Adam, already dressed, was sitting on the sofa, his long legs lazily crossed. He looked down at Elly with an air of superiority.<br /> That look was familiar to Elly, but tonight... it was so piercing that she felt utterly humiliated.<br /> Elly raised her eyes and looked at him for a while, her voice somewhat hoarse, "Is there something else?"<br /> Standing before her, Adam looked down at the woman, her body marred with wounds and her face pale, but her calmness irritated him. His ruthless words slowly spilled out.<br /> "Sophie is back. I'm giving you one day to get out of here."<br /> Elly's body stiffened. In her stunned eyes, a hint of disbelief surfacedā<br /> "Sophie Baker is back?"<br /> Sophie Baker ā Elly was not unfamiliar with her, even though she had never appeared in Elly's life. And yet, she was always there, lingering in Elly's existence.<br /> Elly looked into Adam's eyes for a long time. Those bottomless eyes, whenever they met hers, were always cold as bayonets.<br /> She watched Adam silently, the memory of that tender, sunny-smiled boy growing more and more blurred.<br /> After a long moment, she took a deep breath as if mustering all her courage and asked softly, "Adam, in these three years, was there ever a moment... when you liked me?"<br /> As she asked, Elly knew she had trampled all her dignity underfoot.<br /> The tears brimming in her eyes were forcefully pushed back.<br /> Adam's body tensed, surprised by Elly's question. A flicker of confusion passed through the depths of his eyes.<br /> But the confusion was fleeting, and it vanished quickly.<br /> After staring at Elly in silence for a long time, he let out a scornful, sarcastic laugh, "What do you think?"<br /> Elly saw the mockery in his eyes, as if laughing at her for being foolishly lovesick.<br /> She laughed along, feeling that her question was indeed ridiculous, utterly lacking self-awareness.<br /> If Adam had liked her even a little bit in the past three years, he wouldn't be humiliating her like this now.<br /> Adam didn't know why she suddenly laughed. When he brought up Sophie, Elly's reaction was unexpectedly calm.<br /> So calm it was entirely unlike the reaction a normal wife should have. Watching her like that, Adam grew even more restless.<br /> For three years, she had always been proper and composed, not making a fuss ā a considerate wife who never annoyed him.<br /> But only he knew just how venomous this woman's heart truly was.<br /> Chapter 3: Foreigner_1<br /> Whenever he thought of the things she had done, he couldn't help feeling disgusted, couldn't help wanting to strangle her to death with his own hands.<br /> "I understand."<br /> For a long while, he only heard Elly Campbell respond to him with this calm statement before she went to the dressing room.<br /> Adam Jones lifted his gaze, his deep eyes resting on her slender back. Her reaction just now not only failed to give him the pleasure of revenge but also made his heart even more irritable.<br /> Elly Campbell came out of the dressing room in fresh clothes, her hair still dripping with water droplets. That face, without a touch of makeup, still looked so beautiful that it was hard to look away.<br /> Even though he despised her, hated her through and through, he had to admit that this woman indeed had a face that could wreck nations. When he first saw her in his youth, he...<br /> He closed his eyes bitterly, not allowing himself to think any further.<br /> Elly Campbell hadn't expected Adam Jones to still be in the room. She paused in her steps, hesitated for a moment, then walked toward him, just in time to meet Adam Jones's suddenly open eyes.<br /> Those dark eyes, like a whirlpool, she still hadn't understood him to this day. At this moment, she suddenly started to think, what was the meaning of her persistence and effort over the past three years?<br /> "Adam..."<br /> After opening and closing her mouth several times, in the end, the many words that reached her lips were swallowed back down again.<br /> She only said slowly, "I'm sorry, I didn't know my one-sided feelings made you so unhappy."<br /> When she spoke those words, she still felt a sharp sting in her heart.<br /> That dull, aching feeling became particularly intense when she made up her mind to let go of Adam Jones.<br /> When she looked up again, the reluctance that had been reignited several times over the past three years now seemed much fainter.<br /> And that "I'm sorry" made Adam Jones's heart suddenly tremble.<br /> His normally cold eyes fixed on her calm and resigned face, a mysterious panic flashing across his heart.<br /> After saying that, Elly Campbell turned and walked away, her eyes that had always clung to him didn't glance at him again.<br /> Adam Jones felt an increasing panic in his heart as she stepped out the door, his voice involuntarily blurting out, "Where are you going?!"<br /> "To the hospital to see Grandma."<br /> Elly Campbell didn't turn back, just answering Adam Jones with her back to him.<br /> Adam Jones's heart was in a mess and filled with irritation at that moment. Why did this damned woman have to say that sentence just now? Did she think he would soften?<br /> A single "sorry" was supposed to make him forgive the nauseating things she had done?<br /> "You don't need to go. Grandma is still in a coma, it's not convenient for outsiders to disturb."<br /> Outsiders...<br /> Elly Campbell forced a smile, nodding her head, accepting that status.<br /> "Alright."<br /> She responded softly, then continued, "I'm quite busy these days. I will move out when I have time."<br /> After holding on for three years, she hadn't expected to still fail to persist. All her insistence, all her concessions made in the belief that they could move Adam Jones, were just a joke.<br /> This was the answer Adam Jones had always wanted, yet, paradoxically, when he heard her say this, he was not only unsatisfied but his inner panic and irritation intensified.<br /> He cast a cold glance at Elly Campbell, not able to resist saying sarcastically, "You think by dragging it out for a few days, I will change my mind?"<br /> The mocking tone made Elly Campbell frown, turning around to face his only mocking and cold eyes.<br /> "Adam Jones, if three years can't make you change your mind, what use are these few days? You have so little confidence in yourself?"<br /> Chapter 4: Divorce Agreement_1<br /> She saw him suddenly freeze, and without much thought, her lips curled into a cynical smile. She didn't glance at Adam Jones again before opening the door and leaving.<br /> Adam Jones didn't know why, but at that moment, his heart felt exceptionally heavy, and there was even a faint, aching sensation mingling within it.<br /> The next second, he suddenly stood up from the couch, walked over to the floor-to-ceiling window, and watched as Elly Campbell's car slowly drove out of the villa's gate.<br /> It wasn't until the car's taillights gradually disappeared from his sight, leaving not a single trace of light, that Adam Jones withdrew his gaze.<br /> His hand pressed against his chest where it felt somewhat dull and painful, he closed his eyes, his mind full of Elly Campbell's calm and relieved demeanor as she had spoken to him, making his heart feel even more panicked.<br /> "Unrequited?"<br /> His tightly shut eyes slowly opened, and looking at the silent night, Adam Jones's lips curled into a mocking, cold smile.<br /> "Elly Campbell, in these three years, did you really have unrequited feelings?"<br /> If she had truly cared for him, how could she have... back then?<br /> A shadow swiftly crossed the depths of Adam Jones's eyes, but it was quickly suppressed by him.<br /> ***<br /> Elly Campbell stood in front of the Jones Corporation building, lifting her eyes to gaze at the glittering gold letters that read "Jones Group", clenching the sheets of paper in her hand as she walked inside.<br /> "Hello, is Aide Baker available?"<br /> She approached the reception desk and politely inquired.<br /> The reception desk, being the face of Jones Corporation, required the staff to maintain consistent courtesy and smiles no matter how tedious it was, even if she looked at Elly Campbell with disdain in her eyes.<br /> "Do you have an appointment?"<br /> Assistant Baker was President Jones's personal assistant, many people wanted to get close to him.<br /> Elly Campbell noticed the hostility and disdain in the receptionist's eyes but didn't mind. She just smiled faintly and shook her head, "No."<br /> "I'm sorry, if you don't have an appointment, you'll need to wait over there for a while."<br /> The receptionist smiled and pointed to a seat in the waiting area, showing no intention of calling upstairs, effectively declining Elly Campbell's request.<br /> "Okay."<br /> She nodded amiably and turned to walk toward the waiting area, but behind her came a surprised voice, tinged with a certain degree of respect.<br /> "Madam."<br /> When Robert Green came out of the elevator, he saw that familiar figure turning away in the distance, and he unconsciously called out.<br /> Elly Campbell turned her head back, and Robert Green had already hurried to her side.<br /> "Madam, are you here to see the president? He's currently in a meeting, or should Iā¦"<br /> "No, I'm here to see you."<br /> Elly Campbell curtly interrupted Robert Green, handing him the paper.<br /> "Give this to Adam Jones. When he has time, tell him to sign it, would you?"<br /> She knew that if it weren't for his grandmother, Lady Jones, forcing him, Adam Jones would never have been willing to marry her in the first place.<br /> This time, signing the divorce papers, he would agree quickly and happily, she presumed.<br /> Without waiting for Robert Green to react, Elly Campbell had already left, feeling a sudden lightness after ending this three-year marriage of strangers.<br /> Robert Green stared blankly at the glaring "Divorce Agreement" on the paper in his hand, his temples throbbing painfully.<br /> Was Madam giving him a tough problem?<br /> Did she realize she had thrown a hot potato his way, so hot that he couldn't even catch it?!<br /> And the woman at the reception desk, was she struck dumb by Robert Green's address just now?<br /> Madam?<br /> The president's wife?<br /> Could it be that the president got married?<br /> But how could there be no news at all about a man like the president getting married?<br /> Chapter 5: Prenatal check-up_1<br /> ```<br /> Thinking back to her earlier behavior towards the CEO's wife, the receptionist subconsciously shuddered.<br /> CEO's Officeā<br /> Adam Jones flipped through the documents in his hands with an expressionless face, the sunlight streaming through the floor-to-ceiling windows casting a halo over him, adding a divine and hazy sheen to his originally profound, chiseled features.<br /> He couldn't concentrate on a single word of the document, his mind full of Elly Campbell's calm and relieved demeanor as she left home the day before, unsettling his entire being.<br /> Robert Green, holding the divorce agreement, cautiously pushed open the door to the CEO's office, meeting Adam Jones's lifted gaze.<br /> Adam's pupils were very dark, unfathomable, making it impossible for anyone to read the emotions hidden in his eyes.<br /> Seeing Robert's hesitant demeanor, he furrowed his brow, "What is it?"<br /> His voice, like his demeanor, carried a natural chill, able to extinguish any warmth around him the moment he spoke.<br /> Robert carefully presented the item Elly had asked him to give to Adamā<br /> "CEO, the lady has just delivered this."<br /> Adam's brow twitched, and his deep eyes locked onto the paper in front of him, a sharp edge flashing through them.<br /> "Elly sent this?"<br /> The temperature in his voice seemed to drop further, forcing Robert to nod stiffly.<br /> Adam stayed silent, looking at the beautiful signature at the bottom of the agreement, bearing Elly Campbell's name.<br /> A divorce agreement?<br /> Elly Campbell, you really have some nerve!<br /> Anger flashed across Adam's face, a chilling fury that deepened as his pupils harbored a storm brewed from restraint. He stared at the clear division of assets on the agreement, his thin lips twisting into a cold, mocking smile.<br /> His sharp gaze appeared ready to shred the agreement into confetti.<br /> "CEO..."<br /> Despite the bone-chilling air, Robert continued, his voice shaky, "CEO, the lady also said..."<br /> Adam's cold eyes slowly lifted to meet Robert's, causing the latter to shiver once more.<br /> "What else did she say?"<br /> The simple words seemed to have sprung from an ice cellar, relentlessly pounding on Robert's head.<br /> "The lady said that she wants you to sign the papers quickly and find a time to collect the certificate with her."<br /> Adam didn't respond, his cool gaze becoming inscrutable.<br /> With a light wave of his hand, Robert scurried out of the office, feeling like he'd received a pardon, and "thoughtfully" closed the office door behind him.<br /> "Divorce?"<br /> Adam's lips curled into a thin, cold smile, "Elly Campbell, why should everything go according to your plan!"<br /> His grip on the agreement tightened, the words "Divorce Agreement" becoming more glaring by the second, then he casually tossed the document into a drawer, dismissing it completely.<br /> In his eyes, this was nothing more than another one of Elly's games, her tactics all too familiar to him, unworthy of his participation.<br /> One month laterā<br /> Elly Campbell stared dumbfounded at the lab report she just collected from the director of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, the glaring numbers informing her she was pregnant.<br /> The single night she spent with Adam Jones a month ago had unexpectedly resulted in this.<br /> "Elly, the baby is developing well, but the work at the hospital is quite demanding. 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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. 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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. She knelt, and Gina finally let go.<br /> In a whirlwind of panic, Ella darted forward, pulling Olivia into a protective hug, while James and Noah quickly positioned themselves as Olivia's shield.<br /> "Olivia, honey, are you alright?" Ella's voice was laden with worry.<br /> Olivia, clutching her neck, felt a sharp sting. She revealed a bloodied hand, looking pitifully wronged but internally ranting, 'Is this b1tch crazy? Or did she suddenly get bold because she's got a big shot backing her?'<br /> Tears welling up, Olivia turned to Ella with a look of utter distress. "Mom, I'm fine. As long as Gina calms down, that's all that matters."<br /> Ella, visibly infuriated, hissed. "Gina, you've crossed the line this time."<br /> She nodded at James and Noah | Romance novel223 | 46 | https://facebook.com/61556463041584 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. 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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā | Easy to read | 123 | https://facebook.com/61556531169471 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā | Romance novel223 | 46 | https://facebook.com/61556463041584 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā Whatās. The. Thing? ā I speak each word through my gritted teeth.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. ā The short woman comes running in our direction.<br /> <br /> I shoot a look of disdain to her spilling boobs, and plastic face. She didnāt stop showing them to me last night but I was not interested.<br /> <br /> ā Weā¦We were waiting for you. ā She smiled nervously.<br /> <br /> ā Where is Layla? ā Her beautiful name rolls off my tongue smoothly. Itās the name fit for an angel.<br /> <br /> ā She- - - ā The Luna shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away last night. ā Williamsā voice sounds from behind her.<br /> <br /> Anger rises to the surface. I fist my hands and use my speed to get to him in an instant.<br /> <br /> My hand uncurls and wraps around his throat. I slam his back into the wall, creating a huge crack in it. <br /> <br /> The Alpha claws at my hand. His eyes bulge out due to the suddenness of the attack.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander! ā Luna gasps, running towards us.<br /> <br /> I throw her a glare. She probably sees my eyes changing color to red so she stops in her tracks.<br /> <br /> I turn to face the struggling man. I canāt see anything but red. I should kill him for being so fucking useless.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Alpha Alexander. ā The woman pleads. ā She was not worth this fight. ā <br /> <br /> Just a little more pressure and his eyes might explode out of his sockets. I release him and throw him against the wall. The crack becomes a hole.<br /> <br /> ā We should have told you before. ā Luna whispers as Alpha Williams slumps to the floor.<br /> <br /> His incompetent son rushes to his aid. I turn to face the cunning woman. My face goes back to wearing the mask of calmness.<br /> <br /> ā What is it? ā I ask.<br /> <br /> ā Layla- - - ā She sighs. ā was a wolfless girl. She didnāt shift when she turned eighteen. ā <br /> <br /> It comes as a shock to me. All plans of a future with her go down the drain with one truth. <br /> <br /> ā She was not worth your money. She couldnāt bear your children if you wanted to turn her into a breeder, and she couldnāt become a warrior if thatās what you intended. She couldnāt even take your knot. She was useless to you. You would have killed her the moment you got too close to her. ā Luna Avery continues.<br /> <br /> Is this woman fucking with me? <br /> <br /> I got more than close to her. I fucked her, emptied my load inside her, and held her until she was ready to let me go.<br /> <br /> ā You better tell me everything you know about her or find her. You have to give her to me if you donāt want me to visit again. ā I state calmly.<br /> <br /> She understands the threat. They all do.<br /> <br /> If they donāt bring me Layla, I will turn their pack into a graveyard. Thatās no big deal for me.<br /> <br /> I will decide what I want to do with this wolfless mate once I have her. Maybe, she will be suitable to be a breeder if she could bear a child even without her wolf because I canāt make her my Luna. My pack needs a strong she-wolf as their Luna. I canāt afford a weakness.<br /> <br /> ā The whore was pregnant with a bastardās child. ā I am about to walk away and launch a search of my own when the incompetent son speaks up.<br /> <br /> My feet freeze on their spot. I forget to breathe.<br /> <br /> ā Pregnant? ā I question.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah! She is a slut. She goes around sleeping with men. She got pregnant by one of them and wanted an abortion. Our pack doctor refused. I am sure she wanted to do it in some other place. She wanted out because we tried to stop her from killing an innocent child. Thatās the kind of girl she is. Itās good you didnāt get to take her, Alpha Alexander. ā Avery blurts.<br /> <br /> Each word adds fuel to the fire burning in my eyes and inside my heart.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. Bring her to me when you do. I will decide her fate. ā I utter, storming out of the house.<br /> <br /> I open the car door, take my seat on the passenger side, and close it with a loud bang.<br /> <br /> ā Fucking Goddess! Alpha Alexander, what the fuck happened? ā Levi questions as soon as he feels my anger.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. ā I grit my jaw.<br /> <br /> ā Who? Your mate? ā His green eyes widen.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away with my kid and she is trying to get an abortion. We must find her before she does it. ā I seethe.<br /> <br /> ā Seriously? ā He yelps.<br /> <br /> ā I will kill this fucking girl if she lays a finger on my child. She doesnāt know what she is doing. She doesnāt know who she is dealing with. She is so dead when I get my hands on her. ā I fume. | Endless Stories | 253 | https://facebook.com/61555726498427 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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| 1896713 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 8/20/24, 4:21 AM | 1719478983 | 1724145675 | 1040 | 2714618688712945 | 1 | 4.4507916814208E+14 | 1719385200 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101566326202697 | 0 | Tresa A. Lawlor | 120209603773270371 | myfantasticvibes.club | Learn more | NONE | video | I suffered in the shadows with my Neuropathic Painā¦ | https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000130bc4a?sub1={{ad.id}}&sub2={{adset.id}}&sub3={{campaign.id}}&sub4={{ad.name}}&sub5={{adset.name}}&sub6={{campaign.name}}&sub7={{placement}}&sub8={{site_source_name}}&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid | 1719416864 | 1.015663262027E+14 | Tresa A. Lawlor | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449079145_1205732240356418_4088136225072791264_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=e7se3n3NBi4Q7kNvgEe877b&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYAKajmn6rXkCRvVQsvTGzuvRKFaFsoK55zruo7EkUyUZg&oe=668310A2 | person_profile | 0 | Tresa A. Lawlor | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449076483_1668724553971230_1629169903825803323_n.jpg?_nc_cat=107&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=BCuUvXgT3hcQ7kNvgFOexLI&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYAGmCazxl9Zph7-Pkx6vBA4893Px7_NWnTlm5nTyoB78g&oe=6682EC16 | 0 | 3 | OMG, after 4 years of constant burning pains and pins and needles in my feet and my handsā¦ I can finally walk without feeling like I am walking on broken glass!<br /> <br /> My Doctor prescribed me pretty much everything he couldā¦ Gabapentin, Cymbalta, Lyrica - you name it, I had it in my medicine cabinetā¦ <br /> <br /> But all these prescriptions did was leave me in a foggy, exhausted haze, the pain still gnawing at me beneath the chemical veil. <br /> <br /> I felt like a prisoner in my own body, watching helplessly as life passed me by.<br /> <br /> Until my husband, bless his heart, stumbled upon a video that changed everything. This wasn't another empty promise or temporary fix - it was a revelation. <br /> <br /> The video explained the true cause of my nerve pain and revealed a shockingly simple 5-second morning ritual to address it at the source. <br /> <br /> No more pills, no more side effects - just pure, natural relief.<br /> <br /> Desperate for any glimmer of hope, I tried it that very morning. And for the first time in years, I felt a shift. <br /> <br /> The pain that had been my constant companion began to ease, then fade. Day by day, step by step, I started to reclaim my life. <br /> <br /> Morning walks became possible again. I could cradle a warm mug in my hands without wincing. At night, I drifted off into peaceful, pain-free sleep.<br /> <br /> It's been three months now, and my nerve pain is a distant memory. I'm not just surviving anymore - I'm thriving. <br /> <br /> If you're trapped in the same cycle of pain and frustration, don't give up hope. Watch the video that gave me my life back. <br /> <br /> It's not just a 5-second ritual - it's a lifeline. <br /> <br /> Tap the button below and start your journey to a pain-free life today. | Tresa A. Lawlor | 4570 | https://facebook.com/100089983283846 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. | https://website.literiess.com/share/middle/yre3griekkem4ftfu2fknksp?campaign_id={{campaign.id}}&adset_id={{adset.id}}&ad_id={{ad.id}}&campaign={{campaign.name}}&adgroup={{adset.name}} | 1719454148 | 2.6026340382968E+14 | Easy to read | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449191371_1695737587903189_3070556218675170249_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=bjTN5vHqJcwQ7kNvgETvzEE&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCKysDLxQSODskLY2qCbDMdZh6hB6NuRp_qO7ihH8BCKA&oe=6683129D | person_profile | 0 | Easy to read | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/448884044_1129415571466587_3704811283779405963_n.jpg?_nc_cat=101&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=I0pCjILH0S0Q7kNvgEqWtAt&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCAboO_phZB8mo2U_vrKzodm1DB80ixscn0gOtwAYcfVA&oe=6682FA46 | 0 | 3 | Chapter 01<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> The loud ringing of the phone wakes me up from a deep slumber. My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā | Easy to read | 123 | https://facebook.com/61556531169471 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā | Romance novel223 | 46 | https://facebook.com/61556463041584 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1896708 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 11/17/24, 10:44 PM | 1719478982 | 1731905095 | 1040 | 977985160791857 | 1 | 1.1793709168192E+15 | 1719385200 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105853149140274 | 0 | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | 120211336045160457 | nerveanddisc.clinicnearyou.com | Get offer | NONE | image | $37 Complete Spinal Decompression Exam | Offer Expires Soon! | https://nerveanddisc.clinicnearyou.com/npspecial | 1719255660 | 1.0585314914027E+14 | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/448931624_979986573591808_5108014524796165627_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=0N7whTrg89QQ7kNvgETKzQJ&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCyrAdgaHdauSCN2EuIJxYwmIvJV8T7AuIqc29YW2_sUg&oe=6682FB12 | person_profile | 0 | Nerve and Disc Centers of the Midwest | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/448902218_2403609779834274_5928951618960235022_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=peyfdAzeSkEQ7kNvgFEmXh2&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCL29X1a5aNeZFhXwu8rycDgpcFVbJxeRMfUP8qpbYR6g&oe=6682F0A1 | 0 | 3 | SEVERE BACK PAIN/SPINE RECOVERY is HERE!<br /> <br /> Degenerative Disc, Bulging Disc, Herniated Disc, Thinning Disc, Spinal Stenosis.....<br /> Our clinic specializes in treating chronic severe back and spine problems using our breakthrough non-surgical spine procedure.<br /> How can spinal decompression help? <br /> * Pain relief and increased nutrition to discs<br /> * Reduction of a bulge or protrusion in discs<br /> * Nerves relax and become unobstructed<br /> * Painful or arthritic spinal joints are stretched and decompressed for improved posture and pain relief<br /> * Muscles, tendons, and ligaments are stretched and relaxed<br /> * Improved circulation to the spine<br /> * Detoxing inflammatory chemicals, bringing oxygen and more beneficial cells to the area for healing<br /> <br /> For a limited time, our office is offering Spinal Decompression Treatment Package for only $37! ($325 Value)<br /> <br /> This includes: <br /> ā”ļø Consultation<br /> ā”ļø Pain Exam<br /> ā”ļø AND MRI Review (If Necessary)<br /> <br /> Spots for this promotion are limited and the last time we did something like this, we got booked up pretty fast <br /> Click the "Get Offer" button below to claim yours now! | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | 167 | https://facebook.com/nerveanddisccentersofthemidwest | 0 | GET_OFFER_VIEW | 1719212400 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. 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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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| 1896745 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 9/17/24, 5:02 PM | 1719478983 | 1726610557 | 1040 | 1491186781498345 | 1 | 8.4725620062438E+14 | 1719385200 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 101566326202697 | 0 | Tresa A. Lawlor | 120209601734730371 | myfantasticvibes.club | Learn more | NONE | video | I suffered in the shadows with my Neuropathic Painā¦ | https://lp.myfantasticvibes.club/666e51f0616fb8000130bc4a?sub1={{ad.id}}&sub2={{adset.id}}&sub3={{campaign.id}}&sub4={{ad.name}}&sub5={{adset.name}}&sub6={{campaign.name}}&sub7={{placement}}&sub8={{site_source_name}}&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid | 1719410660 | 1.015663262027E+14 | Tresa A. Lawlor | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449255212_445236855032672_9196265608052614721_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=kl0_PFtPqx4Q7kNvgEWhAFM&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYDvqVLI_7GaUEnLkDP_tIxrTkMD77o3hCgKNtoeW1AJ0w&oe=6682ED0E | person_profile | 0 | Tresa A. Lawlor | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449277869_1052521696546107_2301745047483147735_n.jpg?_nc_cat=108&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=JGbOQaDZ0soQ7kNvgGQqg35&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYDR17ZigTUVPShvsEI2h8bqGzTQPQ9d3qrjOIcqHg4k5Q&oe=6682FF96 | 0 | 3 | OMG, after 4 years of constant burning pains and pins and needles in my feet and my handsā¦ I can finally walk without feeling like I am walking on broken glass!<br /> <br /> My Doctor prescribed me pretty much everything he couldā¦ Gabapentin, Cymbalta, Lyrica - you name it, I had it in my medicine cabinetā¦ <br /> <br /> But all these prescriptions did was leave me in a foggy, exhausted haze, the pain still gnawing at me beneath the chemical veil. <br /> <br /> I felt like a prisoner in my own body, watching helplessly as life passed me by.<br /> <br /> Until my husband, bless his heart, stumbled upon a video that changed everything. This wasn't another empty promise or temporary fix - it was a revelation. <br /> <br /> The video explained the true cause of my nerve pain and revealed a shockingly simple 5-second morning ritual to address it at the source. <br /> <br /> No more pills, no more side effects - just pure, natural relief.<br /> <br /> Desperate for any glimmer of hope, I tried it that very morning. And for the first time in years, I felt a shift. <br /> <br /> The pain that had been my constant companion began to ease, then fade. Day by day, step by step, I started to reclaim my life. <br /> <br /> Morning walks became possible again. I could cradle a warm mug in my hands without wincing. At night, I drifted off into peaceful, pain-free sleep.<br /> <br /> It's been three months now, and my nerve pain is a distant memory. I'm not just surviving anymore - I'm thriving. <br /> <br /> If you're trapped in the same cycle of pain and frustration, don't give up hope. Watch the video that gave me my life back. <br /> <br /> It's not just a 5-second ritual - it's a lifeline. <br /> <br /> Tap the button below and start your journey to a pain-free life today. | Tresa A. Lawlor | 4570 | https://facebook.com/100089983283846 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1896789 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 9/17/24, 6:46 AM | 1719478984 | 1726573592 | 1040 | 448286421353621 | 1 | 3.2196985741395E+14 | 1719471600 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108744435202789 | 0 | Novellove read | 120209900313810442 | fbweb.moboreader.net | Learn more | NONE | image | Enjoy Romanceš„°Read More š | https://fbweb.moboreader.net/46526322-fb_contact-enj57-1125-core1.html?adid={{ad.id}}&char=216543&accid=1537308647206373 | 1719391050 | 1.0874443520279E+14 | Novellove read | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449087686_1134383797672528_8276718314029706422_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=jwVBBMI4yeMQ7kNvgFJHnTu&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYB6npS2lVP9iDDq4Qo4RUglgdqUnnelcAuRAptrtcJtGg&oe=6683035F | person_profile | 0 | moboreader | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449047125_853297616660739_1868504464061782557_n.jpg?_nc_cat=105&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=DjDyKDL5U0QQ7kNvgHlioJJ&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYBLYDoh0KYVW01hf0CcDgOww9Zjad6jeOdPe6M_v0lMcA&oe=6682FA3F | 0 | 3 | She signed the divorce papers and left without taking her phone. He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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My hand pats the soft space. My eyes are too heavy and a thousand veins are thumping in my head. <br /> <br /> My hand finally finds my cell, and I swipe right. Placing the cold cell against my ear, I wait for a second. <br /> <br /> ā Layla Jones, where the fuck are you? ā The shrill voice of my best friend pierces my eardrum.<br /> <br /> My eyes shoot wide open. Pain seeps into my skull. I sit up in the bed. Cold air brushes my body that is strangelyā¦<br /> <br /> My eyes drop to my naked boobs, and the purple marks all over my skin. I blink. I can not believe the fuck out of this.<br /> <br /> ā Hello? ā Daphne shouts. ā Hello? Why are you not saying anything? Did you create some mess I need to sort out? ā <br /> <br /> ā Itās not a mess. ā I cringe and look to my left.<br /> <br /> The other side of the bed is empty. My eyes search the sheets. To prove me right, the blood stains peek back at me.<br /> <br /> ā I lost my virginity. ā I whisper.<br /> <br /> Some silence, and then evil laughter booms through the speaker. ā Good job. ā <br /> <br /> ā Not the time to play the villain. ā I whisper yell. ā please come pick me up from this stupid place where you left me. ā <br /> <br /> ā I am already on my way there. I thought you were dead so I had to come to check up on you. ā She whistles.<br /> <br /> I hang up on her. My fingers touch the dried blood. Horror etches into my features. <br /> <br /> What did I do? <br /> <br /> When did I do it?<br /> <br /> My memory was hazy. The sound of the shower running in the bathroom was clear though.<br /> <br /> I got to my feet, wincing and cringing. My legs hurt like I have done a lot of exercise.<br /> <br /> A blurred memory plays in my head as I limp to the side table. <br /> <br /> * ā Look how good you take me, Mio Tesoro. ā<br /> <br /> The deep, authoritative voice whispered in my head. I had to spread my legs wider to have all of him between them. <br /> <br /> ā Hardā¦Harder. ā It was my voice. <br /> <br /> The hard pounding, the strong pleasure, my nails in his back, and his hands on my hips. The sweat, the moans, his wild grunts. *<br /> <br /> Embarrassment flushes me red. I tear the sheets from my body to search for my clothes. I find my torn dress in the distance and look at it with wide eyes.<br /> <br /> The shower continues to run in the distance. It gives me the little sense of calm that I need right now or else, I am going to pass out from equal parts fear and embarrassment.<br /> <br /> Dropping the dress, I look for my panties and bra. Both pieces of black clothing are sprawled on the floor close to the bed. I slip them on when I see the black button-down shirt and my purse lying close to them.<br /> <br /> I pick both of them, slip on the black shirt, and button it up. Then, I grab a few bills from my purse and drop them on the table to pay for the shirt.<br /> <br /> Itās my beloved saved money that I foolishly wanted to spend yesterday to get over the heartbreak but after stepping foot in the expensive club, I didnāt use it. How I got drunk and ended up here is not even in my memory.<br /> <br /> So, I am going to leave this money for whomever I slept with and run out of here. I canāt possibly face this man after what we did.<br /> <br /> Acting on my plan, I make my way out of the room. It seems like the top floor of the same club given that it is decorated in the same colors. The red, blue, and purple. A neon touch to everything.<br /> <br /> I dash down the staircase and run straight for the door. I am hopeful that when I open the door, Daphne will be waiting in the parking lot because I wonāt feel too good waiting in the open, with nothing but a shirt on and my feet bare.<br /> <br /> My heart beats fast from the hurried actions. My hands sweat and I frantically rub them over the shirt.<br /> <br /> As I hoped, I see Daphneās black SUV parked in the distance. She grins when she sees me running to her.<br /> <br /> Just as I open the door, I slip inside the passenger seat and turn to her. ā Letās leave already. ā<br /> <br /> ā We need to talk about your night first. ā Daphne claps her hands excitedly.<br /> <br /> ā No, D. We are not talking about it here. ā I whisper, looking at the club in the distance in the side mirror.<br /> <br /> I hope he takes the money and doesnāt come out for me for the shirt. It is soft and feels expensive over my skin so I believe itās not worth what I gave him.<br /> <br /> ā No, Lulu. You need to tell meā ā<br /> <br /> I slap my hand over her mouth and glare at her. ā Drive out of here and I will tell you everything. ā<br /> <br /> Her green eyes round with excitement. She nods her head. Her black hair bounce with the move.<br /> <br /> I remove my hand cautiously. She listens this time and starts the engine. In no time, we are saying goodbye to my nightmare and fear.<br /> <br /> ā Now, tell me everything from the moment you two kissed and then climaxed. ā Daphne giggles wickedly.<br /> <br /> ā Too bad for you. ā I shake my head and rub my temples. ā I donāt even remember what he looks like or when we kissed or how I got drunk. I only remember that I sat in the corner and watched everyone with big I-am-poor eyes. What happened after that is not in my memory. ā <br /> <br /> ā You popped the cherry and you donāt remember what it felt like? ā She gasps.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt even remember popping the cherry. ā I close my eyes. This is embarrassing. ā but I saw the blood on the sheets. ā<br /> <br /> ā Thatās how you took revenge on Josh? You slept with a guy and you donāt even remember if he was hot or not? Now you are going to bluff about him when you donāt know what to bluff about? ā Daphne clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, D. ā I lick my lips, tasting an intoxicating masculine mint flavor on them. ā I recall changing my mind when I stepped into the club. I planned on watching people for a while and then calling you. I donāt know how I ended up in the bed with - - - him. ā<br /> <br /> Him. Him is definitely not ugly. I didnāt see his face in the flash of memory but the way his body stretched me to the limits and made me ache all over is not the work of someone weak.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha will be angry. ā Daphne whispers when we enter the pack.<br /> <br /> I swallow. ā When is he not angry with me? ā <br /> <br /> ā I am sorry. ā She keeps her gaze settled ahead.<br /> <br /> I go silent. This is the consequence I have to face because I decided to cross my limits and pretended to be someone I am not.<br /> <br /> This is the consequence of forgetting that I am supposed to be the daughter of the murdered gamma couple, with no wolf. I can say mateless too, but I was proved wrong on that account yesterday.<br /> <br /> Yesterday was the day of the hunt. Itās the day when werewolves can recognize their mates. I had no hopes about this day, but Alphaās son, Josh came to me with a dazed look when I was working in the kitchen and whispered the word mate to me.<br /> <br /> A force swept me off my feet at that moment. I dropped the knife and rushed into his arms. I could sense the connection too, but I couldnāt tell what it was. <br /> <br /> I was happy. I forgot that Josh was the worst nightmare for me for the past two years. He beat me. He starved me. He tried to rape me once.<br /> <br /> I forgot all that.<br /> <br /> But, he was the same.<br /> <br /> He rejected me and then beat me. Before he could kill me in his anger, Sarah came into the kitchen. <br /> <br /> She was his girlfriend and the Betaās daughter. She was also my best friend before the incident that ruined my life. But now, she just pretended to be good in front of everyone and stopped Josh whenever he wanted to hit me.<br /> <br /> While in the absence of others, she made me go through worse things. Like ducking my head underwater and letting me feel the water burning my lungs until I was half dead. That was one of her favorite ways of torture.<br /> <br /> After telling me how I was a worthless whore, they both went away but I was burning in pain and anger. <br /> <br /> I was done with the pack members that used me, abused me, and kept me as a slave all these years. I wanted to do something to rebel against them like Daphne had suggested all this time.<br /> <br /> So, I did that.<br /> <br /> But, I am scared about the consequences that await me now.<br /> <br /> Daphne stops the car outside the double-story pack house. I observe the building with scared eyes.<br /> <br /> ā I wish I could - - - ā<br /> <br /> I open the door and slip out. I donāt want to hear her apologize. She can not do anything for me. <br /> <br /> She is bound by a blood oath to the Alpha and if she goes against him, she will be killed or worse, exiled. <br /> <br /> Exile is the biggest fear of werewolves because breaking a bond with the pack will turn you into a packless rogue and if no other pack takes you in right away, it can result in slow madness and pain that never ends.<br /> <br /> ā Thanks, D. ā I smile weakly.<br /> <br /> She tries to smile back but fails. I peel my eyes off her face and walk inside the pack house.<br /> <br /> As expected, I stumble upon Josh in the sitting area. My hands tremble in fear when our eyes meet.<br /> <br /> His eyes flash golden. Itās a sign of instant rage. A sign that his wolf is fighting to rise to the surface and shift. <br /> <br /> ā Where the fuck were you? ā He hisses and stalks to me.<br /> <br /> My hands tremble by my side, because I know, without a wolf I can not fight back. I can not even protect myself. <br /> <br /> ā Answer me! ā He grips my jaw and squashes it hard.<br /> <br /> Pain blurs my vision. I claw at his hands. He applies harsh pressure.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me. ā I shriek.<br /> <br /> ā You smell like another fucker. ā He growls in my face. <br /> <br /> His usual brown eyes still burn golden, hinting that his wolf is angry like him.<br /> <br /> ā Leave me, Josh. ā I thrash and try to push him away.<br /> <br /> ā Leave you? ā He seethes and throws me back.<br /> <br /> My spine hits the wall before I slide down and my left side crashes into the floor. The loud sound of bones cracking makes me sick to my stomach. Screams erupt from my mouth, one after another.<br /> <br /> After that, Josh doesnāt stop. I lose count of the times his fists slam into my face or his legs kick me all over.<br /> <br /> He doesnāt release me until I am crawling on my hands and begging him to spare me. My nails break from the roots. My body is broken.<br /> <br /> He kicks me a last time in the rib, causing another shattering noise, and moves back.<br /> <br /> ā Attempt to fuck with me again, and you are done slut. ā He spits on my bloodied body after his cruel words.<br /> <br /> After he is done, Josh leaves me there. Suffering. Barely alive. Hurting. <br /> <br /> Itās nothing new. I know I will lose consciousness and when I regain it, I will be lying in the same spot. I will tend to my wounds on my own, I will cry alone, and I will suffer without anyone by my side.<br /> <br /> Chapter 02<br /> ā Whose bastard is it? ā Alpha Benjamin growls in my face.<br /> <br /> I squeeze my eyes shut. ā I - - - I donāt know. ā<br /> <br /> ā I am asking for the last time Layla! ā His fist slams into my face, knocking me to the ground. <br /> <br /> ā I donāt know, Alpha. ā I cry out and instantly pull my knees to my chest to protect my stomach from the hits.<br /> <br /> One mistake. One night. And fate decided it didnāt want to let this slide.<br /> <br /> I found out I was pregnant after a mere month which is rare for werewolves. The child growing inside me is not normal. When I secretly visited pack doctor Emma, she told me itās a powerful breed and itās growing at a fast rate. I will be ready to give birth in six months instead of eight.<br /> <br /> After hearing all this, I instantly thought about getting rid of it, as I was in no position to raise a child but I couldnāt do it.<br /> <br /> How am I supposed to get rid of this part of me?<br /> <br /> This baby is my flesh and blood. The thought of killing it, killing an innocent child equals suicide to me. <br /> <br /> The baby is mine. I wonāt let it go.<br /> <br /> So, I decided that I will run away tonight to save my baby and myself, but Doctor Emma told the truth to Alpha Benjamin and now, we are inside his pack office where he is beating the shit out of me.<br /> <br /> He kicks my arms. Animalistic growls leave his lips. He continues to hit me, and I take it while protecting my stomach from the blows.<br /> <br /> Today, I am not screaming. I will not scream ever again. I am going to bear it until I have the chance. Once I take this chance, I will never look back. I will make my life. I will raise this baby with love and care.<br /> <br /> The door to his office flies open. I peek from around my elbow to see who it is.<br /> <br /> ā Dad! ā Josh yells.<br /> <br /> Alpha Benjamin stops hitting me and turns to his son. His breath comes out in short pants after all the work he has done on me.<br /> <br /> I, on the other hand, can not move in fear that my body is going to fall apart. I dig my teeth into my lower lip to stop the small sobs of pain from falling out of my mouth.<br /> <br /> I wonāt be weak anymore. I will be strong for the baby. I will be brave, and smart all for the life growing inside me.<br /> <br /> ā You were going to kill her. ā Josh sighs.<br /> <br /> ā This bitch wonāt die so easily. She is a curse! ā Alpha Benjamin hisses at him.<br /> <br /> ā She might be a curse but she is not invincible, Dad. ā He rolls his eyes and walks to me.<br /> <br /> Crouching down, Josh touches my elbow. A whimper escapes my lips despite my hardest efforts. He shakes his head and grabs my arms before lifting me into a sitting position. <br /> <br /> Everywhere hurts. My arms hurt. My head hurts. My guts hurt.<br /> <br /> Tears moisten my eyes when the pain becomes unbearable.<br /> <br /> ā Come on. Get up. ā Josh pulls me to my feet.<br /> <br /> I follow his lead without any protest. He takes me out of his fatherās office.<br /> <br /> ā Get that damn bastard flushed out of her, Josh. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers before the door to his office closes behind me.<br /> <br /> My eyes become round in fear. I glance at Josh and find him already smirking at me.<br /> <br /> He is going to get the baby aborted. I know.<br /> <br /> ā I- - - ā I croak out. ā I will die, Josh. I can not have an abortion in this state. ā <br /> <br /> Josh looks at me with a wicked look in his eyes. I gulp. Pain follows my saliva down my throat and blood rises to my mouth.<br /> <br /> ā You have to get an abortion, baby. Or I am going to rip this thing out of you myself. ā He whispers huskily. <br /> <br /> Dread stings my body in the form of needles. I open my mouth to tell him to try and see what happens, but itās an idiotic move to fight him when he has all the power against me.<br /> <br /> ā Can we do it tomorrow? ā A tear finally slides down my eye. <br /> <br /> ā No. This thing is getting out of you right now. ā He shakes his head.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Josh. I swear to Goddess Selene I will get this thing out of me first thing in the morning but please letās not do this today. I am - - - I am already hurting. I am scared. ā I reason.<br /> <br /> Calling my baby a thing is beyond terrible but I have to do it so Josh doesnāt suspect my intentions.<br /> <br /> Josh goes silent and takes me to the small store room I call my room in the pack house. The worn-down mattress waits for me on the floor, taunting me for everything I have endured and will endure once I am out of this shithole.<br /> <br /> He dumps me over the mattress harshly and steps back. I groan, holding my left arm that hurts the most.<br /> <br /> ā What will I get if I do you this favor? ā Josh asks sultrily. <br /> <br /> His eyes drill holes in my battered body. The old grey tank top and the bloodied blue-colored ripped jeans are not doing anything to hide me from his evil eyes.<br /> <br /> I know he wants to sleep with me. He is tired of sex with my ex-best friend aka Sarah. He wants what the battered bond between us offers now. A pleasure that matches no other. A touch that burns to ashes and brings back to life. <br /> <br /> He has been trying to have sex with me for the past few days but I was so sick that he couldnāt get near me without me throwing up all over him. The baby protected me from him.<br /> <br /> ā I will do anything you want, Josh. ā I whisper, holding his dirty gaze.<br /> <br /> He crouches down. I grip the edges of the smelly mattress under me to hold still. His face nears mine, and the putrid stench of beer burns my nostrils.<br /> <br /> ā Will you let me fuck you against the wall? ā He smirks, knowing how this talk always makes me flip. <br /> <br /> My lips tremble as he closes the little distance and kisses the edge of them. ā tell me, Laylababy. ā <br /> <br /> ā Y - - - Yes. ā I nod, cautiously bending back to be away from him.<br /> <br /> ā Oh, fuck. Itās so easy. ā He chuckles, drawing his head back. ā I might as well fuck you now. ā<br /> <br /> Life drains from my body. His hands close around my waist, push me into the mattress and he crawls above me.<br /> <br /> ā Josh! ā I yelp and push at his chest.<br /> <br /> ā I want to fuck your filthy mouth. ā He utters before sealing my lips with his mouth.<br /> <br /> I push harder. The terror of getting raped while there is an innocent life inside me is soul-shattering. <br /> <br /> I clamp my teeth around his lower lip and bite so hard that blood pours inside my mouth. He pulls away and smacks me across the face. My vision blackens at the strong impact.<br /> <br /> ā Motherfucking Whore! ā He clenches my jaw and makes me face him. ā I am going to take your mouth, your pussy, and at the end, I am going to cum in your ass as a payback for this stunt you pulled ā<br /> <br /> ā No! ā I scream. ā No, Josh. Get the fuck away from me. I am pregnant, for fuckās sake! ā <br /> <br /> ā Thatās why I am not fucking you. The filth inside you is repulsive as shit. ā He groans and gets away from me.<br /> <br /> I release a shaky breath. My pulse is quick enough to make me dizzy. I sit up and immediately slip to the other edge of the mattress.<br /> <br /> ā You are getting rid of this first thing tomorrow. ā He warns, stepping back. ā This doesnāt mean you can slack off today. Come out of the fucking room and set the table for the guests. ā <br /> <br /> ā O- - -Okay. ā I nod.<br /> <br /> He glares at me before walking out of the open door. I watch his retreating back and tears slide out of my eyes at last. <br /> <br /> My hands press against my stomach as I sob to myself. ā I am - - - I am sorry, baby. Mama couldnāt protect herself and you today. But I promise- - - ā<br /> <br /> I place my right hand over my mouth to cover the sobs. ā I promise I will do a better job from now on. I will never let you get hurt. We will be out of this hellhole by tomorrow and we will start a new life. I promise you will be a lot happier than me. I will make sure of it. ā<br /> <br /> Chapter 03<br /> LAYLA<br /> <br /> It takes me three hours to prepare everything for the dinner with the maids and set the table for the guests. <br /> <br /> Alpha or Josh refuses to tell me who is coming but the extravagant preparations are enough to reveal itās an important person.<br /> <br /> I go back to my small room when I am done and inspect the contents inside my backpack. Some cash Daphne lent me and the remainder of my savings is sitting inside untouched with three shirts and two pairs of jeans. There is nothing else I have or can take without anyone noticing it.<br /> <br /> I have no idea how life is going to be when I leave this pack but Daphne is helping me. She talked to her aunt who lives on the outskirts of the Lotus pack. <br /> <br /> Itās a decent old pack that resides about a hundred kilometers west of my pack. Unlike Alpha Benjamin who is power and money crazy, the Lotus Pack Alpha---Alpha Marcus is all about harmony and peace. <br /> <br /> Daphneās aunt Maya has even asked him for permission to let me join the pack and he agreed. That was quick and shocking because Alphas hardly accept outsiders but he did. He is ready to accept an outsider like me and I can stay there as long as I want. <br /> <br /> My phone vibrates with a notification. I open the text from Daphne. <br /> <br /> * Aunt told Alpha Marcus everything about your situation. He still wants you to join the pack. Everything is set. Make it out now, C. I am rooting for you. XOXO. *<br /> <br /> Sighing, I send her a quick okay, and thanks before deleting the texts. I donāt want Josh or Alpha Benjamin to find out about it. <br /> <br /> Too lost in my thoughts, I donāt notice when the maid barges inside the room and stands over my head.<br /> <br /> ā Luna wants to see you.ā She sneers at me.<br /> <br /> ā Luna? ā My eyes widen.<br /> <br /> Luna Avery is Alpha Benjaminās mate and wife who likes to take random tours around the world. She is gone every other day and then comes back whenever she wants. No one objects to it or tells her that she should be taking care of her pack instead of running away. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you need to be told everything twice? ā The maid hisses before storming out of the room.<br /> <br /> I am left wondering why she is back now. My heartbeat quickens as different scenarios cross my mind.<br /> <br /> If Alpha Benjamin and Josh are the devil reincarnate, she is the real devil. If she is here then there must be hellfire waiting for me. <br /> <br /> I get to my weak feet and wince slightly. My body still hurts like hell. There is nothing I can do. My healing powers are too weak and it usually takes me lots of time to heal without a wolf.<br /> <br /> Enduring the intense waves of pain, I limp out and approach the dining room. As I near it, my breathing becomes ragged. Different voices sound from inside. <br /> <br /> ā I am telling you Alpha Alexander, we only have two other people in the house. You met the maid. The other girl is also a helper. ā Lunaās sweet voice makes me swallow.<br /> <br /> ā Call her here. ā<br /> <br /> The new voice is like a caress of needed warmth on a cold night. Tingles shoot down my spine, carrying the weight of it throughout my blood. Strange heat pools in my stomach after hearing it. <br /> <br /> It sounds familiar like I have heard it before. <br /> <br /> I shake my head and enter the dining room. My gaze lowers to the floor instinctively. <br /> <br /> ā You called, Luna? ā I lick my lips and ask.<br /> <br /> ā Itās been so long since the last time I saw you. ā Luna surprisingly speaks to me in a tone that is reserved for important people. I am not one of them. I never was. <br /> <br /> ā Greet Alpha Alexander, Layla. ā Alpha Benjamin scoffs.<br /> <br /> I glance up momentarily, but my eyes refuse to look down again.<br /> <br /> My hazel eyes meet with a pair of silver orbs. Sun on Moon. The Bright against All Dark Night. <br /> <br /> Odd energy shoots down my body, reaching my core and tightening every single muscle in me. Itās like getting struck by lightning on a rainy night. The sensation of the current jolting every single part of me awake.<br /> <br /> My breath catches in my throat. I drop my gaze to his proud nose and then to his thick pair of lips. He licks them with the laziness of a predator who finally has the chance to eat its prey and he wants to savor every bite. <br /> <br /> ā Layla? ā He utters my name from his lips.<br /> <br /> I shudder. It sounds too hot. Itās too hot in the room.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah, she is the rascal who got my gamma couple killed. Still, we took pity and gave her shelter inside our home. ā Alpha Benjamin sneers.<br /> <br /> Heat taints my cheeks red, allowing everyone in the room to see my embarrassment marking my skin. I swallow the lump in my throat and look down again.<br /> <br /> My heart is in a race of its own. I donāt even know what or who it is trying to outrun. I clasp my shaky hands together to hold them still.<br /> <br /> ā Why is she bruised? ā The startling voice of the stranger booms. <br /> <br /> I stumble a step back, finding all of this too much. I am weak in my knees. The heat in my body is becoming too much to handle. I have never experienced this before. <br /> <br /> ā She slipped in her bathroom. She is quite clumsy. She got the head of a chicken. ā Josh chuckles.<br /> <br /> Itās utterly humiliating. If I could dig a hole and hide there for the rest of my life, I would have done that by now. <br /> <br /> ā Bathroom? ā His voice drops lower, becoming more throaty. It reverberates in my lower abdomen, almost making me gasp to myself. <br /> <br /> ā Yeah, Alpha! She is like that sometimes. ā Luna adds.<br /> <br /> Silence echoes in the room. I stand there, feeling the scorching heat of his stare on my face. It makes me shift from my left foot to the right uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. ā Alpha Alexander commands. Arrogant, Confident, Non-negotiable. <br /> <br /> My gaze shoots to his face in shock. I stare at the handsome man who can give competition to a Greek God. He is built like a mountain. His muscles are bulging in the tight white dress shirt he is wearing under his black jacket. <br /> <br /> I notice the black ink peeking out of his collar and instantly tear my gaze from his neck to look at his face once more. <br /> <br /> I am the object of his attention even now. His stare never falters. I step back, unable to take it anymore.<br /> <br /> ā Uh, Alpha Alexander. What does that mean exactly? ā Luna speaks up, asking the one question that threatens to split the ground under my feet and swallow me as a whole.<br /> <br /> ā You heard me. I need her. ā Every word of his hits a nerve deep inside me and steals my breath.<br /> <br /> ā She is not up for sale if you think this is an auction. ā Josh hisses, surprising me.<br /> <br /> He is talking about buying me? What the heck!<br /> <br /> ā Shut your mouth. ā Alpha Benjamin growls at Josh.<br /> <br /> ā Dad--- ā<br /> <br /> ā Josh. ā Luna warns him.<br /> <br /> He goes silent. I look at his frustrated glaring eyes and decide itās better to just stare at the floor.<br /> <br /> ā What are you suggesting, Alpha? ā Lunaās voice comes out breathy and sultry when she questions. <br /> <br /> ā Name the price. What do you want for her? ā The man speaks with indifference and coldness that is rare and makes the whole situation disgusting.<br /> <br /> My heart lurches. I take another step back. Itās impossible to stand on my feet right now. They are talking about selling and buying me like I am a useless piece of furniture. <br /> <br /> ā Why do you want her, Alpha? ā Luna stresses.<br /> <br /> ā I need her. And itās none of your business. ā The Alpha shuts her up with his harsh voice, a warning lingering on the edge of each word, daring her to try poking her nose in his matter again. <br /> <br /> ā What if we say ten million, Alpha Alexander? Will you be willing to pay? ā Alpha Benjamin chuckles nervously. <br /> <br /> ā You canāt just sell me. I am not up for sale. ā I mutter at last. <br /> <br /> My gaze collides with his scorching eyes again. My soul trembles with the intensity. The tension rises in the air and temperature shoots to a new height.<br /> <br /> ā We will always decide the best for your future, Layla Darling. Donāt doubt it and stay silent. ā Luna speaks pleasantly but there is a hidden warning underneath her words that only I can sense.<br /> <br /> Try speaking again and you shall lose your tongue, thatās what Luna wants me to know. <br /> <br /> My heartbeat pounds in all my organs. I grip my fingers tighter to remain calm.<br /> <br /> I lower my eyes before taking a peek at the silent man and find him typing something on his phone. His brows bunch, as he concentrates and gives off a scary vibe.<br /> <br /> Why is he doing this? Who is he? What does he want from me? <br /> <br /> ā The money is in your packās account. Hand her over. ā He pushes the phone back into his jacketās pocket and stands up.<br /> <br /> Suddenly, the room is too small and everything is too unnecessary. I stumble back when he strides forward, each step taken with deliberate preciseness that leaves my heartbeat drumming in my ears. The world tilts, showing me a new angle that my mind refuses to get accustomed to. <br /> <br /> ā You can take her in the morning. We want to say goodbye to her, Alpha. ā Alpha Benjamin gets up immediately and blocks the path of the man.<br /> <br /> ā No. ā Alpha Alexander refuses without hesitation.<br /> <br /> This canāt be happening. A few more steps and this man will be practically dragging me out of this packhouse. All hopes of escape will be lost in an unfamiliar place. <br /> <br /> On the other hand, I know Alpha Benjamin wants me to stay for the night because he wants to kill my baby before handing me over to this stranger who screams danger in bright red. <br /> <br /> I am stuck. There is an inferno in front of me and the promise of destruction behind me. <br /> <br /> The man pushes Alpha Benjamin out of the way with ease and reaches me. My heartbeat slows down until I canāt even hear it. <br /> <br /> He halts in front of me, leaving a distance of a few inches between us. The moon in his eyes burns into the sun in mine, threatening to consume all the heat and still remain hungry. The intense energy cackles, leaving me breathing hard. <br /> <br /> I only come up to his neck. I have to throw my head back to look at his face from close. He is intimidating in the sense that his closeness leaves me tingling and hot everywhere.<br /> <br /> I take the final step back. My body hits the wall behind me, closing all ways of escape.<br /> <br /> ā I want to stay the night. ā I plead, staring into the silver orbs. ā Please. ā<br /> <br /> A moment of silence passes. He steals a glance at my quivering lips before dragging his gaze to my moist eyes.<br /> <br /> ā Just tonight. ā He steps back easily like he was just waiting for me to speak up.<br /> <br /> I release the breath I held and immediately run out of the dining room. I donāt even care about the crippling pain anymore. <br /> <br /> I canāt go with that man. He will probably do worse things to me.<br /> <br /> I will run tonight and then I will never look back. All these horrible people will be left behind. It will only be me and my baby that this new man doesnāt know about.<br /> <br /> I reach my room and check my bag before hiding it behind the small cupboard in the corner. The door to my room slams open, revealing Luna.<br /> <br /> ā Lu- - - Luna. ā I stutter.<br /> <br /> ā How do you know him? ā She asks, closing the door.<br /> <br /> ā I donāt know him. I swear I have never seen him before. ā I blurt.<br /> <br /> ā Why is he so keen on getting you then? ā She folds her arms over her chest, stopping in the middle of the room.<br /> <br /> ā I - - - I donāt know. ā I canāt recall ever meeting him.<br /> <br /> ā Tell me the truth, Layla. You know I wonāt hurt you if you just tell the truth. ā She clicks her tongue.<br /> <br /> ā I swear on Goddess Selene I donāt know. ā I shake my head.<br /> <br /> ā Annoying. ā She pinches the bridge of her nose. ā Anyways, get ready. The doctor will arrive in an hour. Get rid of that filth and go with him in the morning. ā <br /> <br /> My body turns cold at the command. I blink the tears back and stand my ground.<br /> <br /> ā Itās so good to finally be able to get rid of you and to get money for it- - -is like a dream come true. ā She sighs dreamily and walks out of the room.<br /> <br /> Itās all so dirty. They are selling me. That man is buying me. They all think of me as their meaningless possession. <br /> <br /> The door closes. I stand in the same place for some time, waiting for someone else to come. <br /> <br /> I think Josh will come, but I am proved wrong when he doesnāt come even after half an hour. This hints at the fact that Alpha Benjamin must be holding him back. <br /> <br /> It is the best time.<br /> <br /> I dash towards the backpack and sling it on my shoulders. After wearing my worn-out sneakers, I open the only window in my room and sneak out of it. I can never be more grateful for having this room on the ground floor. It makes things easier for me.<br /> <br /> My heart skips many beats when I pass by pack members and then the patrol guards. The thought of someone stopping me or the Alpha finding out about me leaves me breathless but I continue to move.<br /> <br /> After enduring the abuse for so many years, itās finally time to be free. A sense of relief fills me when I am out of the territory and on my way to the bus stop.<br /> <br /> I run and I never look over my shoulder.<br /> <br /> There is nothing holding me back here. No attachment. No family. No home. <br /> <br /> When I get on the bus for Laxville Town, thatās when I look behind me. A strange feeling of loss fills me as a pair of silver eyes flashes in my head. <br /> <br /> But, I donāt stop.<br /> <br /> I have to do this for the baby. I will protect it with all I have got and I will fight against the rest of the world if I have to.<br /> <br /> Chapter 04<br /> ALEXANDER<br /> <br /> ā They secured the girl, Alpha. ā My Beta and only friend Levi informs me from the driving seat.<br /> <br /> ā Send her to the house. Ask Nina to take care of her. ā I reply <br /> <br /> My eyes train on Alpha Williamsā house in the distance. I canāt wait to barge inside that shitty place and get that sweet thing out of there.<br /> <br /> She looked so fucking scared last night. <br /> <br /> If she didnāt ask me in her seductive voice to leave her there for one night, I would have burned that place down to bring her with me. <br /> <br /> I just canāt wait to taste her again. I have to practice all restraint to stop imagining her body under me. She had felt perfect. Heavenly.<br /> <br /> I had to search for her for a month like a madman. I didnāt expect to find her so easily in this Alphaās house though.<br /> <br /> Her sweet scent still lingers in my nostrils and over my tongue. But why didnāt she show me the same reaction?<br /> <br /> She was my mate. <br /> <br /> Like me, she must have wanted to throw herself under me, over me, or everywhere she could. Thatās wolf nature and you canāt fight it.<br /> <br /> But last night, she acted like she didnāt want me near. There was no hint of recognition on her face for me.<br /> <br /> ā What do I do about Ariana? She keeps calling. ā Levi sighs.<br /> <br /> Ariana is my ex-girlfriend. I threw her out of my house when I found my mate in the club. Now, she keeps pestering me to take her back.<br /> <br /> ā Just tell her to fuck off if she wants to live. ā I wave my hand in the air dismissively.<br /> <br /> ā You are already gone, man. But I am glad you found her after so long. ā Levi shakes his head dreamily as he pulls the car into the driveway.<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to turn off the engine, I climb out of the car and march straight for the door.<br /> <br /> I need her with me. Right fucking now.<br /> <br /> Before I can stroll inside the open main door, one panicking face comes into my view. Itās the same cartoon from yesterday.<br /> <br /> Johnny or maybe it was John. <br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. Uh, Good Morning! ā He pauses when he sees me, and tries his best to steel his spine.<br /> <br /> I press my lips in a thin line. ā Save the greetings. Bring her to me. ā <br /> <br /> He doesnāt move from his spot. <br /> <br /> I inhale, and the lack of the sweet scent drives my wolf restless.<br /> <br /> ā Bring her to me. Right now. I am not in the mood to play games. ā I repeat, with evident anger.<br /> <br /> ā Thatās the thing. ā He runs his hand down his hair agitatedly.<br /> <br /> ā Whatās. The. Thing? ā I speak each word through my gritted teeth.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander. ā The short woman comes running in our direction.<br /> <br /> I shoot a look of disdain to her spilling boobs, and plastic face. She didnāt stop showing them to me last night but I was not interested.<br /> <br /> ā Weā¦We were waiting for you. ā She smiled nervously.<br /> <br /> ā Where is Layla? ā Her beautiful name rolls off my tongue smoothly. Itās the name fit for an angel.<br /> <br /> ā She- - - ā The Luna shifted from one foot to the other uncomfortably.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away last night. ā Williamsā voice sounds from behind her.<br /> <br /> Anger rises to the surface. I fist my hands and use my speed to get to him in an instant.<br /> <br /> My hand uncurls and wraps around his throat. I slam his back into the wall, creating a huge crack in it. <br /> <br /> The Alpha claws at my hand. His eyes bulge out due to the suddenness of the attack.<br /> <br /> ā Alpha Alexander! ā Luna gasps, running towards us.<br /> <br /> I throw her a glare. She probably sees my eyes changing color to red so she stops in her tracks.<br /> <br /> I turn to face the struggling man. I canāt see anything but red. I should kill him for being so fucking useless.<br /> <br /> ā Please, Alpha Alexander. ā The woman pleads. ā She was not worth this fight. ā <br /> <br /> Just a little more pressure and his eyes might explode out of his sockets. I release him and throw him against the wall. The crack becomes a hole.<br /> <br /> ā We should have told you before. ā Luna whispers as Alpha Williams slumps to the floor.<br /> <br /> His incompetent son rushes to his aid. I turn to face the cunning woman. My face goes back to wearing the mask of calmness.<br /> <br /> ā What is it? ā I ask.<br /> <br /> ā Layla- - - ā She sighs. ā was a wolfless girl. She didnāt shift when she turned eighteen. ā <br /> <br /> It comes as a shock to me. All plans of a future with her go down the drain with one truth. <br /> <br /> ā She was not worth your money. She couldnāt bear your children if you wanted to turn her into a breeder, and she couldnāt become a warrior if thatās what you intended. She couldnāt even take your knot. She was useless to you. You would have killed her the moment you got too close to her. ā Luna Avery continues.<br /> <br /> Is this woman fucking with me? <br /> <br /> I got more than close to her. I fucked her, emptied my load inside her, and held her until she was ready to let me go.<br /> <br /> ā You better tell me everything you know about her or find her. You have to give her to me if you donāt want me to visit again. ā I state calmly.<br /> <br /> She understands the threat. They all do.<br /> <br /> If they donāt bring me Layla, I will turn their pack into a graveyard. Thatās no big deal for me.<br /> <br /> I will decide what I want to do with this wolfless mate once I have her. Maybe, she will be suitable to be a breeder if she could bear a child even without her wolf because I canāt make her my Luna. My pack needs a strong she-wolf as their Luna. I canāt afford a weakness.<br /> <br /> ā The whore was pregnant with a bastardās child. ā I am about to walk away and launch a search of my own when the incompetent son speaks up.<br /> <br /> My feet freeze on their spot. I forget to breathe.<br /> <br /> ā Pregnant? ā I question.<br /> <br /> ā Yeah! She is a slut. She goes around sleeping with men. She got pregnant by one of them and wanted an abortion. Our pack doctor refused. I am sure she wanted to do it in some other place. She wanted out because we tried to stop her from killing an innocent child. Thatās the kind of girl she is. Itās good you didnāt get to take her, Alpha Alexander. ā Avery blurts.<br /> <br /> Each word adds fuel to the fire burning in my eyes and inside my heart.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. Bring her to me when you do. I will decide her fate. ā I utter, storming out of the house.<br /> <br /> I open the car door, take my seat on the passenger side, and close it with a loud bang.<br /> <br /> ā Fucking Goddess! Alpha Alexander, what the fuck happened? ā Levi questions as soon as he feels my anger.<br /> <br /> ā Find her. ā I grit my jaw.<br /> <br /> ā Who? Your mate? ā His green eyes widen.<br /> <br /> ā She ran away with my kid and she is trying to get an abortion. We must find her before she does it. ā I seethe.<br /> <br /> ā Seriously? ā He yelps.<br /> <br /> ā I will kill this fucking girl if she lays a finger on my child. She doesnāt know what she is doing. She doesnāt know who she is dealing with. She is so dead when I get my hands on her. ā I fume. | Endless Stories | 253 | https://facebook.com/61555726498427 | 0 | LEARN_MORE | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. 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He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. Out of the blue, Mitchel lifted her up. <br /> <br /> He then headed for the elevator. <br /> <br /> In a daze, Raegan asked softly, "What are you doing?"<br /> <br /> "What does it look like I am doing?" Mitchel remarked. "Taking you to the hospital, of course."<br /> <br /> "No way!" Raegan cried out in surprise and seemed to regain more strength. <br /> <br /> Mitchel might find out about her condition if they went to the hospital.<br /> <br /> Raegan struggled to get out of Mitchel's arms. However, his tight grip made her efforts fruitless. <br /> <br /> "Don't be so stubborn. You are sick, so you must see the doctor," Mitchel said firmly. <br /> <br /> He walked to the elevator with her in his arms. At this moment, Raegan's heart was thumping so hard that it could jump out of her chest. She flailed in protest. <br /> <br /> "Put me down! 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But little did she know, they only brought her back to be a free blood donor for their adopted daughter!<br /> Upon learning the truth, Gina left that family. As she departed, her identities as a top designer, doctor, and tycoon were revealed one by one. Her family could only plead for her return, but she replied, "Sorry, I'm not interested in going back to being a blood bank."<br /> ***<br /> Chapter 1 You Are A Curse<br /> "We've already taken 600cc. Drawing another 400cc could be deadly," the doctor warned urgently.<br /> "She is the reason Olivia is in this mess. If it costs her life, then so be it!" came a harsh reply.<br /> In a daze, Gina Miller caught this exchange between her mother, Ella Miller, and the doctor. It felt like her heart was being ripped apart.<br /> Gina had rescued her six brothers from a blaze, nearly losing her life. The heavens spared her, yet Ella seemed ready to act as the executioner, all for her adopted sister, Olivia Miller, who shared her rare blood type but not her bloodline.<br /> As Gina awoke with a splitting headache, feeling the prick of a needle on the back of her hand, she withdrew quickly. Pale and with a chill in her eyes, she sat up, demanding, "Don't touch me."<br /> Ella's fury ignited upon seeing Gina's defiance. She slapped her hard, yelling, "You selfish brat! Olivia rushed back worried about you after hearing about the fire, got into that accident, and now she's losing too much blood. All your fault, so yes, it's only fair we use your blood to save her."<br /> 'Olivia worried? Bullsh1t. She probably couldn't wait to dance on my grave,' Gina thought bitterly.<br /> "You curse! Ever since you came back, disaster follows. The fire, Olivia's accident, Phillip's stroke. Are you trying to wipe us all out? Why couldn't it have been you? Why don't you just drop dead?" Ella raged, hand raised for another hit.<br /> Gina had thought she had grown immune to the family's bias and venom, but in that moment, it felt like her heart was in a vice, being crushed.<br /> James Miller, Gina's eldest brother, held back Ella, thinking, 'Gina still needs to donate blood for Olivia. Can't have her damaged now. Once she is done, killing her wouldn't even matter.'<br /> He glared at Gina, accusing, "Always so damn jealous, picking on Olivia, who has never once held it against you. Got no heart? It's just a bit of blood."<br /> Taking 600cc was already pushing it, and now they wanted another 400cc. 'They're asking for a bit of blood? No, they're asking for my life,' Gina thought with a bitter laugh.<br /> Gina's second brother, Noah Miller, tried coaxing her. "Gina, the hospital is out of blood, and getting more would take too long. Olivia can't wait. Give your blood, and the Director of Design position at Miller Jewels is yours."<br /> Miller Jewels was in a slump until Gina offered her designs to save the family business.<br /> However, Noah, the CEO, gave her designs to Olivia, following a little coaxing, and credited Olivia with the success. The line was a hit, but the credit went to Olivia, the thief.<br /> When Gina sought justice, the family rallied behind Olivia, the wrongdoer. They said it was just "inspiration" and "coincidental similarities."<br /> Gina reflected, her tone icy as she responded, "Sorry, I'm not interested."<br /> Noah's face twisted in anger as he barked, "Don't be an idiot! That position was for Olivia. We're handing it to you on a silver platter, and you're still ungrateful?"<br /> Gina let out a soft laugh, thinking, 'I never gave a damn about the position. I helped because I thought of you as family. But you've never seen me as your sister.'<br /> The slap from Ella knocked some sense into Gina, making her mind even clearer.<br /> 'The Miller family belongs to Olivia. I grew up in an orphanage. I never had a real family,' she mused bitterly.<br /> At that moment, Gina let go of any hope for affection from her so-called family. She closed her eyes in despair, and when she opened them again, all that remained was a cold resolve.<br /> Seeing Gina unfazed, her third brother, Liam Miller, lost his patience. "Olivia is on death's door. Quit the bullsh1t and tie her down! If 400cc ain't enough, we'll take 600cc."<br /> "What the hell are you waiting for? Do it!" Liam barked at the medical staff.<br /> Caught in a moral dilemma, the medical team hesitated. Their oath was to save lives, not risk them, yet defying the Miller family was out of the question.<br /> A nurse, voice trembling and on the verge of tears, begged Gina. "Miss Miller, please. Just cooperate with us."<br /> Pissed off, Liam decided to intervene. Gina, locking eyes with him, her gaze icy, spat out, "I told you, don't Fvking touch me!"<br /> Liam, momentarily thrown off by Gina's fierce look, recovered and growled, "I'll have to see about that."<br /> He lunged for her, but Gina was quicker, catching his wrist in a vice grip.<br /> A sharp snap echoed as Liam screamed, his knees buckling, landing him in a heap at Gina's feet.<br /> 'How the hell did she do that?' Liam was in disbelief, staring at his twisted wrist, thinking, 'She looks like she could be blown over by a breeze, yet she broke my hand so easily?'<br /> "Fvking hell, you hit me? I'll end you!" Liam howled, trying to retaliate. Gina responded with a swift kick to his chest, sending waves of agony through him, likely breaking ribs.<br /> Ella gasped, "Gina, are you out of your mind? Hitting your own brother?"<br /> Gina had shown restraint. This was her final act of mercy towards Liam.<br /> She shot Ella a cold glance, stating simply, "He had it coming."<br /> Without another word, Gina stepped over Liam, heading for the door.<br /> "Stop, just stop!" Ella screamed, her voice raw with desperation.<br /> Gina didn't even pause.<br /> The others in the room hesitated to intercept her, wary of ending up like Liam.<br /> "How can I have such a heartless b1tch for a sister? After a year of freeloading off the Miller family, basking in luxury, don't you owe us a damn thing?" James exploded in rage.<br /> Gina halted, turned, and gave the three men a look colder than ice. "I saved your asses from a fire. And this is how you repay me?"<br /> They were left speechless.<br /> With venom in her voice, Ella spat, "Walk out now, and don't ever think you can return to the Miller family. You ingrate!"<br /> Chapter 2 Coercion And Seduction<br /> Gina's lips, pale as death, curved into a cold smile. "Don't worry. I'm not crawling back."<br /> After wiping off the blood Ella had drawn from her lips in the restroom, Gina caught her ghostly pale reflection. Mocking herself, she thought, 'What a joke I've become, all for a worthless family bond.'<br /> Checking her pulse, Gina remembered the fire at the old mansion. After saving her six brothers, her body gave in to carbon monoxide poisoning. Plus, they had drained 600cc of her blood. Still, she was only a bit weak, nothing more serious.<br /> Opening her phone, she saw a message from Olivia before the car accident. [Ethan and I are getting engaged next weekend. You won't skip it, will you, Gina?]<br /> [The marriage that should have been yours had you not vanished. You're not mad I took your man, right?] Olivia's message reeked of smugness.<br /> To Olivia, Ethan Jackson was a gem. To Gina, he was trash.<br /> With a cold chuckle, Gina texted back. [Expect a lavish gift. Have a blast at your engagement.]<br /> Gina used to overlook Olivia's low blows because of their shared blood. But now, she was determined to make Olivia regret it all.<br /> Losing any interest in Olivia's reply, Gina blocked every Miller on her contacts. Then, she dialed a number she hadn't called in a year, her voice slightly hoarse. "Vegate Central Hospital, come get me."<br /> "Right away," came the reply.<br /> Meanwhile, Olivia sat unscathed on the hospital bed, sneering at Gina's reply. 'Thinks you can mess with me? As if you have the guts. You're probably bleeding out and close to death by now.'<br /> Olivia wasn't actually of the rare blood type. She had bribed a doctor to lie. The precious blood drawn from Gina was disposed of down the drain.<br /> When the doctors winked from the door, Olivia swiftly played the weakling, sprawling herself on the bed as Ella and company entered.<br /> Pretending to have just woken up, Olivia blinked at her two brothers and feigned distress. "Mom, how is Gina? She is okay, right?"<br /> Ella thought bitterly, 'Gina refuses to give blood and even assaults Liam. Yet, here is Olivia, barely awake, worrying about Gina. Talk about angels and demons.'<br /> Angrily, Ella snapped, "Forget her. From now on, Olivia, you're the only daughter in the Miller family. Consider that girl dead to us."<br /> Olivia had been waiting a whole year for those words. Thrilled yet cautious not to overdo her reaction, she curiously asked, "And Liam? Where is he?"<br /> James grumbled, "That damn Gina broke his ribs. He is off getting treatment."<br /> Olivia's eyes widened in disbelief. 'Liam, a ninth-dan black belt, champion at the International Boxing Competition, gets beaten by a frail Gina? Bullsh1t,' she thought.<br /> Collecting herself, Olivia asked, "So, Gina is gone?"<br /> Then she began to sob. "Gina hates me, and I get it. Everything I have is supposed to be hers. But where did I wrong my brothers? It's all my fault. I wish I never existed."<br /> Seeing Olivia shoulder all the blame, Ella felt her heart break. She hugged Olivia, soothing her. "Sweetheart, you've done nothing wrong. Luckily, the blood transfusion worked. You're gonna be fine."<br /> Olivia sniffled, playing the innocent card. "So, Gina just stormed off without saying sorry to Liam?"<br /> Her question hit a nerve with Ella. 'How the hell did we let that brat off so easily? Ever since Gina waltzed back into our lives, it's been disaster after disaster. She is the damn curse that's been plaguing our family. She owes an apology to Olivia and Liam."<br /> Ella dialed the housekeeper, Lucas Harris. "If Gina dares to show her face here, tie her up and chuck her in the basement until I can deal with her myself!"<br /> "Don't bother feeding her. Let her stew on what she has done," James chimed in coldly.<br /> "And Lucas, give her a good whipping, but don't kill her. No mercy needed; she is asking for it," Noah added with a vicious tone.<br /> "Got it," Lucas responded.<br /> An hour later, Lucas reported back. "Mrs. Miller, we can't find the young miss anywhere. She has not come back, and she is nowhere to be found."<br /> 'That little sh1t, she thinks she can just not come back to the Miller family? Impossible! Where would she even go, abandoning the life of luxury here?' Ella muttered disdainfully.<br /> "Just keep looking," Ella snapped.<br /> "Yes, Mrs. Miller," Lucas responded.<br /> "Yeah, let's see how she manages on her own. Pop is barely cold, and she's already eyeing the inheritance. Like hell, she's cutting ties with us." James scoffed.<br /> "As it gets darker, I wonder if Gina is safe out there. Did anyone take her in?" Olivia asked, feigning concern.<br /> Noah just snorted. "Olivia, drop it. She is not worth your worry. She tried to snatch Ethan right from under you. And here you are, still caring about her. What a fool!"<br /> "If Gina ends up dead out there, she had it coming," he added harshly.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> "Does it hurt?" Inside the Rolls Royce, Michael Clark looked at the bruises on Gina's hand and frowned deeply, gently applying ointment and blowing on it to ease the sting.<br /> Gina felt a tickle and withdrew her hand, busy on her laptop. "Nah, it's nothing. I'm not so fragile."<br /> The bruises on Gina's hand, likely from improperly drawn blood, were swollen. Far from receiving concern from her so-called family, all she got was guilt-tripped.<br /> 'If it were Olivia, even a tiny scratch would have them up in arms, right?' Gina scoffed internally, her gaze dripping with derision.<br /> Minutes later, staring at the gathered evidence, Gina smirked coldly. "Print these out for me, will you?"<br /> Michael glanced at the laptop screen, slightly put off, and nodded. "Sure thing."<br /> "Gina, time to head back to Oriata City. You have got a situation to take control of," Michael gently suggested.<br /> "Not yet. The trap isn't set," Gina replied, her eyes reflecting a chilly resolve as she stared out the window, deep in thought.<br /> That brutal massacre seemed tangled up with the Miller family.<br /> Chapter 3 A Desperate Showdown<br /> "Gina, your dorm at school has gone up in flames," Michael stated as they drove.<br /> Gina's eyes narrowed a bit. "Alright, I'll head back and check it out." Exiting the car, she made her way on foot.<br /> Her phone vibrated with a text from an unknown number. [Where the hell have you vanished to? Get your ass back to home, now!]<br /> Gina scoffed and blocked the number. 'Really? Changing numbers to harass me? What the Fvk are they thinking?' she thought.<br /> She had made up her mind to sever ties with the Miller family and wasn't about to let them pull her back in.<br /> When the Millers first found her, Gina was on a mountain, gathering medicinal herbs, covered in dirt and sweat.<br /> They mistook her for someone foraging for wild vegetables, their eyes laden with barely concealed disdain.<br /> They were momentarily surprised to hear Gina had aced her college entrance exam and secured a spot at Trowell University. However, they quickly diminished her achievement, thinking she was nothing more than a bookworm, lacking the grace and talents of Olivia, who had been shoehorned into Trowell's art program through connections and hefty sums.<br /> Gina rarely stayed with the Miller family. They rationalized it by saying living in the dorm was more convenient, saving her the trouble of commuting. Meanwhile, they bent over backward driving Olivia, a fellow Trowell student, around.<br /> But Gina seldom spent her time at school. To her, college was meaningless; she only needed an innocuous front. Yet, this became Olivia's ammunition to slander her, accusing Gina of being a dropout, always skipping class, and goofing off God knows where.<br /> Regardless of how much Gina tried to set the record straight, the Miller family wouldn't have a bar of it.<br /> Ella spared no venom in her ridicule. "Look at you. What could you possibly achieve? You might as well quit now."<br /> James once mocked her. "Grew up in the sticks, eh? First time laying eyes on a computer? Why aimlessly pick computer science?"<br /> Noah sneered. "Better think about dropping out before the school shows you the door. We can't afford that kind of shame."<br /> Even when Gina bagged a scholarship as the top student, paying her way through college, they couldn't muster a single word of praise.<br /> All the while, Olivia, who bumbled through piano lessons despite the fortunes spent, failing to grasp even the basics after a year, was showered with praise.<br /> Gina closed her eyes, chuckling at her folly. 'I should've seen through this bullsh1t a long time ago,' she thought.<br /> Just a short walk later, a BMW rolled to a slow stop beside Gina, the window sliding down to reveal James glaring from within.<br /> James cursed under his breath, 'Figures, she has headed back to school. Blocking her path here was spot on. She has even blocked all our numbers and ignored my texts. She is asking for it!'<br /> "Get in the car!" he demanded, voice dripping with menace. "Come home and kneel, apologize to the whole family."<br /> Gina gave him a look reserved for lunatics. "Are you dreaming?"<br /> James, momentarily thrown, snapped back, "What's this about dreaming? Are you ignoring me? Get back here now!"<br /> "Awake and still talking crap?" Gina fired back, unyielding.<br /> James was boiling with anger, thinking, 'Did she hit her head? Used to be as quiet as a mouse, barely uttering a word. And now look at her, she is sharp as a tack.'<br /> He stepped out of the car, blocking Gina's way.<br /> James sneered. "You think you can just disappear? One word to the principal from us, and you're out of Trowell University immediately. Think twice, Gina."<br /> 'Kick me out? As if you could,' Gina thought, her inner voice laced with scorn.<br /> "What makes you think you deserve an apology?" Gina asked, voice cold and lips curled into a smirk.<br /> "You ungrateful brat," James fumed. "Forging Dad's signature, creating a fake will. That alone deserves more than a mere punishment, and yet you dare to question me?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh, retorting, "I only return home when you call. I don't even have the keys, let alone access to Dad's room. How could I have possibly used his seal on the will?"<br /> James faltered before insisting, "Who knows what you did to steal it."<br /> Gina smiled, resigned to the familiar outcome. 'Never mind, my brothers will never suspect their darling sister, Olivia,' she thought.<br /> Feeling no more words were necessary, Gina turned to leave.<br /> "Stop!" James shouted, determined to drag Gina back home today.<br /> He grabbed her arm, but Gina's icy gaze made him flinch, thinking of Liam still in the hospital. Reluctantly, James let go.<br /> Gina continued towards the school.<br /> A venomous look flashed in James's eyes as he climbed back into the car and ordered the driver. "Just hit her. Let's see her run then."<br /> The driver hesitated, appalled at James's thought of harming Gina.<br /> "What are you waiting for? Do it! I'll take the fall," James barked impatiently.<br /> Seeing the driver balk, James shoved him aside, took the wheel, and floored it, aiming straight for Gina's retreating figure.<br /> In a split-second save, a Rolls Royce shot out from the side, blocking the BMW.<br /> James hit the brakes hard, his face colliding with the steering wheel, nose bleeding instantly from the impact.<br /> "Damn it, who the hell?" he cursed loudly.<br /> As he got out, cursing, James noticed the Rolls Royce. It was a custom model limited to one per region, owned by only one person in the North City, Gabriel Jackson.<br /> He remembered Gabriel was a board member of Trowell University and uncle to Olivia's fiancĆ©, Ethan ā practically family.<br /> Yet, despite the long-standing engagement, they had never met Gabriel.<br /> The Rolls Royce driver yelled at James. "Can you even drive? Move it!"<br /> James, regaining his composure and wanting to retaliate, instinctively looked towards the back seat's still-open window, feeling a chill down his spine.<br /> Chapter 4 Are You Sick?<br /> Inside the car, Gabriel watched James through the rearview mirror, a chilling intent surfacing in his otherwise indifferent eyes. 'Was James really about to run Gina over?' he mused.<br /> His eyes narrowed dangerously as he coldly commanded his assistant, David Gray. "Find an opportunity to deal with James."<br /> "Got it," David replied.<br /> As the Rolls Royce pulled up at the entrance of Trowell University, the principal, Jack Barker, spotting the familiar license plate, quickly put on a flattering smile to greet him. "Mr. Jackson! What a surprise."<br /> Gabriel, expressionless, stepped out and cut straight to the chase. "What's the status of the dorm fire investigation?"<br /> Jack tensed, realizing the gravity of Gabriel's unexpected interest. He knew he had to get this right or risk his position.<br /> Mopping his brow, Jack nervously said, "Mr. Jackson, our fire safety checks are rigorous and up to date. It's likely a student brought in something flammable. We're looking into it."<br /> Gabriel, eyes downcast, suspected the fire targeting Gina's dorm was no accident. "Let's check out the scene," he suggested.<br /> "Oh, right, of course," Jack stammered, leading the way.<br /> Elsewhere, Gina stared at her dorm's charred remains, a pang of loss hitting her. All her belongings turned to ash while she was out cold in the hospital.<br /> "Gina!" A sharp female voice called out.<br /> Gina turned to see Lily Allen, one of her roommates and a flunky for Olivia. Given Lily's association with Olivia, she had always looked for ways to trouble Gina.<br /> Gina, uninterested in entertaining Olivia's lackey, attempted to leave, but Lily persisted.<br /> Confronting Gina, Lily accused, "Just like Olivia said, you're a curse. The fire started in our dorm. I nearly died because of you!"<br /> Gina scoffed, shaking her off. "I wasn't even there. How could you pin this on me? Are you brain-damaged from the smoke?"<br /> Lily persisted, "Who knows what those two dark bottles in your closet were? Probably something flammable!"<br /> "You broke into my locker?" Gina's eyes narrowed.<br /> Unashamed, Lily boasted, "And what if I did?"<br /> Gina retorted with icy disdain, "Thief."<br /> Lily's face flushed. "Who cares about the trash in your locker?"<br /> 'A medical bag, some dark pills, two mysterious bottles, and a few books... She acts like they're a treasure,' Lily thought scornfully.<br /> Gina, fed up, decided to call the cops.<br /> "What the hell are you doing?" Lily blurted out.<br /> "Catching a thief," Gina replied, her tone frosty.<br /> Lily, incensed, shot back, "You're the real thief! Bet you started the fire, you sicko, seeking revenge! Those dark bottles had to be gasoline, right?"<br /> Gina almost burst into laughter at the absurd accusation, mentally scoffing at Lily's ignorance. She found it pointless to explain.<br /> Desperate to stop Gina from calling the police, Lily tried to grab her phone but failed. Frustrated and embarrassed, she picked up a brick from the ground, ready to hurl it at Gina.<br /> "Mr. Jackson, please, watch your step," Jack said with a respectful tone, guiding the way. His expression soured when he spotted Gina and Lily in the aftermath. "What are you doing here? This area is dangerous, didn't you know?"<br /> Lily felt her heart skip a beat when the brick she was holding dropped to the ground. Turning around, the first person she noticed was Gabriel, standing coolly beside Jack.<br /> With an aura cold as ice and devastatingly handsome looks, Gabriel was a sight to behold.<br /> Lily's heart fluttered. 'Why is Mr. Jackson here? His last visit during the school anniversary caused quite a sensation.'<br /> Spotting her chance, Lily rushed to Jack, blurting out, "Mr. Baker, I need to report something! Gina's locker contained two cans of some unknown liquid, possibly flammable or explosive. I suspect she is behind the fire!"<br /> Jack, now concerned, called out, "Gina, stop right there!"<br /> As Gina turned, her gaze met Gabriel's. They had crossed paths before, but weren't well-acquainted. Yet, she felt an unusual warmth in his gaze. 'Am I imagining things?' she thought, brushing it off.<br /> "What's this I hear from Lily?" Jack demanded.<br /> Gina coolly responded, "They're just bottles of medicine, not explosives. While we're at it, could you also look into Lily's attempt to steal?"<br /> Gabriel's interest piqued, "You're sick?"<br /> Gina, puzzled by his sudden concern, replied, "No, I'm fine."<br /> "What the hell are you talking about? Who stole from you?" Lily was in denial.<br /> "And how did you know what was in my locker if you didn't break into it?" Gina shot back.<br /> Lily panicked. "How can you prove those weren't gasoline?"<br /> Gina retorted, "Prove your claim first. Show me evidence they're gasoline."<br /> Trying to defuse the situation, Jack intervened, "Enough! Both of you, to my office, now!"<br /> Gabriel, however, interjected, "Did you miss her trying to hurt someone?"<br /> Jack realized, recalling Lily's actions, that had they been late, Gina could have been seriously injured.<br /> "I was just joking!" Lily protested.<br /> "Joking? Since when is picking up a brick funny?" Gina's sarcasm was biting.<br /> Jack decided on the spot. "You're on probation, Lily. Leave before you cause more trouble."<br /> Gina watched Lily's tearful exit without a trace of satisfaction. After all, to Gina, Lily was merely one of Olivia's minions. 'Dealing with a minion hardly counts as a victory,' Gina mused.<br /> Trying to backtrack, Lily stammered, "I'm sorry, Gina. I was wrong to break into your locker and tamper with your stuff. I apologize. Let me make it up to you, I'll pay for the damages!"<br /> Chapter 5 Time To Cut Them Off<br /> Gina looked down on Lily, who was crying her eyes out. She knew well Lily's tears weren't about remorse but fear of punishment.<br /> With a cold laugh, Gina commanded, "Scram."<br /> 'Idiot,' Gina thought, unwilling to waste another second on her.<br /> Lily scrambled away, too flustered to even greet Jack as she made her exit.<br /> Gina glanced at Gabriel and said coolly, "Thanks. Goodbye."<br /> "Need a ride?" Gabriel's gaze was fixed solely on Gina as if she were the only one in the world.<br /> Gina felt uneasy under Gabriel's unexplained eagerness, thinking, 'Mr. Jackson, suddenly playing the good Samaritan? Doesn't quite fit.'<br /> "No, thanks," she replied.<br /> No sooner had Gina declined than Gabriel whipped out a business card, gently grabbing her hand and placing the card in her palm.<br /> "Call me for anything," Gabriel offered, his voice soft.<br /> Jack watched in disbelief, internally marveling. 'I can't even snag Mr. Jackson's direct line. Is he into her or something?'<br /> Despite her reluctance to owe anyone anything, Gina didn't want to snub Gabriel in front of others, so she accepted the card.<br /> Gabriel's gaze lingered on Gina's retreating figure until she vanished from sight.<br /> He felt a sense of relief that Gina appeared unharmed.<br /> <br /> ---<br /> It wasn't until later that Gina finally had a moment to check her phone, only to find it bombarded with annoying messages from the Millers, who had even gone as far as changing their numbers to harass her.<br /> 'This is getting ridiculous. Time to cut them off for good,' she thought.<br /> Her reply was curt. [Tonight. Scrumptuous Delights, room 0826.]<br /> Scrumptuous Delights was the restaurant that the Miller family had chosen for their so-called family reunion dinner, tailored to Olivia's preferences, right down to the excessive cilantro in every dish, despite Gina's disdain for it. Gina had barely touched her food that day, not that anyone cared.<br /> Meanwhile, back at the Miller mansion, James slapped his thigh. "The b1tch finally replies. She wants us at Scrumptuous Delights. Thinks a dinner can smooth things over?"<br /> Ella, with a look of disdain, said, "As if we will let her off that easily. She has been nothing but a jinx to us all."<br /> Recalling his near-miss with Gabriel and the subsequent tire fiasco, James thought, 'Just my luck, dealing with Gina only brings trouble.'<br /> Olivia, barely concealing her smugness, chimed in, "Mom, bro, let me handle Gina tonight."<br /> Ella, visibly worried, protested, "Honey, how can I let you face her alone? What if she lashes out? You've already suffered because of her once."<br /> Trying to appear noble, Olivia replied, "Don't worry, mom. Remember, the fortune teller said I'm blessed. I can handle her curse. Let me deal with this."<br /> Ella's heart ached, wishing more than ever Olivia was her own. 'Fate's cruel jokes.' She sighed.<br /> "No way, you're not up for dealing with that menace. She doesn't even spare Liam. Who knows what she's capable of? We're all going tonight, see what this brat is plotting!" Noah declared fiercely.<br /> Ella, protective as ever, reassured Olivia. "Don't worry, sweetheart. I won't let her humiliate you. We'll have her begging for your forgiveness."<br /> Trying to suppress her glee, Olivia coughed.<br /> Ella instantly tensed, asking, "What's wrong, dear? Are you feeling okay?"<br /> "I'm fine, mom. I'll go rest up in my room." Olivia feigned weakness, making her way out.<br /> "Sure, darling. Go rest," Ella said softly, watching Olivia go with tender eyes.<br /> Back in her room, Olivia got a call from Lily. "Olivia, you have to help me take down that b1tch Gina!"<br /> Olivia rolled her eyes, annoyed at Lily's stupidity for getting caught red-handed by a trustee during her attempt to sabotage Gina.<br /> Lily didn't drop any names, so Olivia just assumed it was some old guy like Jack.<br /> With a scoff, Olivia said, "Don't sweat the small stuff. I won't even have to lift a finger. Just do what I say."<br /> Lily was all ears, and after getting the plan, a smug grin took over her face. "Got it."<br /> After hanging up, Lily was at the roadside, cursing, "Gina, you b1tch, your ass is mine!"<br /> What she didn't know was a Rolls Royce parked nearby with Gabriel inside, catching every word of her rant.<br /> Gabriel's eyebrows knitted, a flash of malice in his eyes as he called Jack.<br /> Jack answered immediately, "Mr. Jackson? Is there something else?"<br /> "Drop Lily's probation. Expel her." Gabriel's voice was suddenly ice.<br /> Jack got the shivers, knowing well once Gabriel made up his mind, there was no changing it. "Alright," he said.<br /> After the call, Gabriel's look darkened, silently swearing, 'No one Fvks with Gina and gets away with it.'<br /> <br /> ---<br /> As night fell, the Miller family made their way to Scrumptuous Delights, and stormed into the private room, only to find it empty.<br /> Just as they were wondering if they had been played, Gina showed up. She was in high spirits, her light makeup accentuating her already stunning features.<br /> Olivia, noticing her family's attention was all on Gina, clenched her fists, quickly trying to pull them back. "Gina, vent all you want at me, just spare mom and brother. I don't need your sorry. Apologize to them, and let's just be one big happy family, okay?"<br /> Gina couldn't help but laugh at Olivia's dramatic act, responding sarcastically, "Really? A car crash just two days ago and here you are, acting all fine? Olivia, you're tougher than I thought."<br /> Then, with a taunt, she added, "Like a cockroach."<br /> Olivia was livid, thinking, 'This b1tch just called me a cockroach?'<br /> Chapter 6 The Agreement<br /> Ella's face contorted with fury as she snapped at Gina. "Shut your trap, or I'll shut it for you! Olivia getting better so quickly is just her luck!"<br /> "Our family would have been ruined without Olivia, our lucky star. It's your bad mojo that got the old house burned down!" James piled on.<br /> "We should have never let a disaster like you in." Noah stirred the pot further.<br /> "You've been living in luxury on our dime, and this is how you thank us?" They continued their tirade.<br /> Gina laughed coldly. "Would you even give me the time of day if it wasn't for that 20% share? Besides, you've got the shares, not me."<br /> Before passing away, Evelyn Miller, Gina's grandma willed that the lost Miller bloodline be found to inherit her 20% stake in the Miller Group. That share, meant for Gina, was quickly pocketed by the family, without so much as a peep.<br /> Ella, defensive, lashed out, "You really think you deserve the shares? Don't expect a single penny from us, you ungrateful wretch."<br /> Gina was unfazed, disinterested in anything the Miller family had.<br /> Tired of their nonsense, she threw an agreement on the table.<br /> James glanced at it and saw "Severance Agreement."<br /> 'Is she really cutting ties with us?' he wondered in disbelief.<br /> The Millers looked at each other, silently agreeing it was probably for the best.<br /> Olivia barely suppressed a smirk, conjuring up sad thoughts to hide her glee.<br /> "Seriously, Gina? You're the real Miller here. Hate me, not them. How can you make things right with Mom and the brothers? I hate seeing us like this. If it'll fix things, I'll do whatever it takes. After all, everything I have should've been yours." Olivia's voice broke as she spoke.<br /> Gina watched Olivia's act, barely holding back a laugh. "Willing to sacrifice anything, huh?"<br /> Olivia nodded vigorously.<br /> Gina smirked coldly. "Then die."<br /> If Olivia hadn't called her back to the Miller family with fake concern, Gina wouldn't have returned or encountered the fire. The timing of the fire, right after Olivia left, made her involvement undeniable.<br /> 'You want me dead, and I am not about to show mercy,' Gina thought inwardly.<br /> Pretending to be shocked, Olivia cried, "So you really do hate me."<br /> "Yeah, so why are you still standing? Go ahead, die!" Gina's laugh was cold.<br /> Tears streaming, Olivia grabbed a wine glass, smashed it, and picked up a shard to slash her wrist. "If my death brings you back to the family, I'll do it." She tightened her grip, blood seeping out.<br /> The brothers and Ella were dumbfounded by Olivia's theatrics, which made Gina seem even more intimidating.<br /> Sure, Olivia wouldn't do it. Gina stepped forward, grabbed her hand, and pressed the shard to her neck. "Cut here, and it'll be quick."<br /> Olivia was petrified, not expecting Gina to go through with it. Blood trickled down her neck.<br /> Ella, regaining her senses, screamed, "You're insane!" Grabbing a bottle, she prepared to strike Gina.<br /> James and Noah grabbed chairs, ready to jump in.<br /> "Touch Olivia and you're dead!" James roared.<br /> "Step closer, and I slit her throat. Wanna see who is faster?" Gina challenged, her voice ice-cold.<br /> "Piece of sh1t!" Ella cursed, rage boiling but not daring to move.<br /> Gina pressed the shard a bit deeper, making Olivia's knees buckle. 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Check out what our patients have to say šš<br /> <br /> + 437 5 Star Reviews āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø<br /> <br /> "I wish I could use Decompression every day! If I didn't come here and do this, I don't think I'd have the quality of life I have now!" - Melanie K.<br /> <br /> + 437 5 Star Reviews āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø<br /> <br /> "I wish I could use Decompression every day! If I didn't come here and do this, I don't think I'd have the quality of life I have now!" - Melanie K.<br /> <br /> + 437 5 Star Reviews āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø<br /> <br /> "The staff is great to work with. A very busy place but the Doctors take time to listen to you fully and hear you." - Paula A.<br /> <br /> Click the "GET OFFER" button below and enter your info to receive your voucher NOW! ā¬ļø<br /> <br /> Still not convinced? Keep reading... šš<br /> <br /> + 437 5 Star Reviews āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø<br /> <br /> "Really worth investing! Especially when others fail!" - Carolyn P.<br /> <br /> + 437 5 Star Reviews āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø<br /> <br /> "I can play alot more with my two daughters and there is no more pain! The staff has been very friendly and helpful." - Sarah P.<br /> <br /> + 437 5 Star Reviews āļøāļøāļøāļøāļø<br /> <br /> Click the "GET OFFER" button below and enter your info to receive your voucher NOW! ā¬ļø<br /> <br /> You may be wondering... š¤·āāļøš¤·<br /> <br /> ā What is Spinal Decompression?<br /> <br /> - Spinal decompression is the relief of pressure on the spinal cord or on one or more compressed nerve roots passing through or exiting the spinal column.<br /> - Chiropractors use Spinal Decompression to adjust the body's alignment to relieve pain, improve function and to help the body heal itself.<br /> <br /> ā How can Spinal Decompression help?<br /> <br /> - Back pain, sciatica, sharp leg discomfort, failed back surgeries, muscle spasms, herniated discs, leg numbness and shooting hip pain<br /> <br /> ā I've seen something like this before or maybe I already have a chiropractor... how do I know this is legit?!!<br /> <br /> - We hear you! You can read the reviews above and see what our patients have to say about that ;)<br /> - Or... We would love for you to come in and see how we are different for yourself!<br /> <br /> ā Is Spinal Decompression safe?<br /> <br /> - Of course it is safe!<br /> - We use a gentle and effective method where you won't feel any pain at all!<br /> <br /> ā Will Spinal Decompression break the bank?<br /> <br /> - We have very affordable care plans to fit your needs and what works for you!<br /> - We want to serve and help you, and we will find a plan just for you that will get you the care that you need.<br /> <br /> ā How are there so many vouchers and how do the vouchers work??<br /> <br /> - We reset the number of vouchers every month because we can only see 27 new amazing patients every 30 days!<br /> - Just fill in your info below and then you can call us to schedule a time to use your voucher or we'll be in touch with you very soon!<br /> <br /> ā Why is it only $37? What's the catch?<br /> <br /> - No catch! We believe that this is the best way for you to come in and try Spinal Decompression and experience the magic!<br /> - This is the perfect way for you to try it first and come meet us and our team in person!<br /> <br /> ... So you've heard from our patients, learned about Spinal Decompression, and we have an amazing/no-brainer offer for new patients to come in and give us a shot! What are you waiting for šš<br /> <br /> Click the "GET OFFER" button below and enter your info to receive your voucher NOW! ā¬ļø | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | 167 | https://facebook.com/nerveanddisccentersofthemidwest | 0 | GET_OFFER_VIEW | 1719212400 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1896709 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 11/19/24, 5:48 AM | 1719478982 | 1732016884 | 1040 | 995417885319328 | 1 | 1.0139460100795E+15 | 1719385200 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 105853149140274 | 0 | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | 120211336045040457 | nerveanddisc.clinicnearyou.com | Get offer | NONE | image | $37 Complete Spinal Decompression Exam | Offer Expires Soon! | https://nerveanddisc.clinicnearyou.com/npspecial | 1719255661 | 1.0585314914027E+14 | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449092873_991099475985873_2352412282259033592_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=102&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=nG8FD9xUQ4cQ7kNvgG8WOyT&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYAOppforawifDTF6tJ0l0_M5w1mjAipRl4rOF0Pj0Xp-g&oe=6682F68F | person_profile | 0 | Nerve and Disc Centers of the Midwest | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449087857_1385609558775781_7658294504525580406_n.jpg?_nc_cat=100&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=9lBGo02KSuMQ7kNvgH5PHwB&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYAdfv-l7cixrJ464EmO0SXXaiv66d-Eko_XC_DJQ70kfQ&oe=668300FE | 0 | 3 | SEVERE BACK PAIN/SPINE RECOVERY is HERE!<br /> <br /> Degenerative Disc, Bulging Disc, Herniated Disc, Thinning Disc, Spinal Stenosis.....<br /> Our clinic specializes in treating chronic severe back and spine problems using our breakthrough non-surgical spine procedure.<br /> How can spinal decompression help? <br /> * Pain relief and increased nutrition to discs<br /> * Reduction of a bulge or protrusion in discs<br /> * Nerves relax and become unobstructed<br /> * Painful or arthritic spinal joints are stretched and decompressed for improved posture and pain relief<br /> * Muscles, tendons, and ligaments are stretched and relaxed<br /> * Improved circulation to the spine<br /> * Detoxing inflammatory chemicals, bringing oxygen and more beneficial cells to the area for healing<br /> <br /> For a limited time, our office is offering Spinal Decompression Treatment Package for only $37! ($325 Value)<br /> <br /> This includes: <br /> ā”ļø Consultation<br /> ā”ļø Pain Exam<br /> ā”ļø AND MRI Review (If Necessary)<br /> <br /> Spots for this promotion are limited and the last time we did something like this, we got booked up pretty fast <br /> Click the "Get Offer" button below to claim yours now! | Nerve & Disc Centers of the Midwest | 167 | https://facebook.com/nerveanddisccentersofthemidwest | 0 | GET_OFFER_VIEW | 1719212400 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1896842 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 6/15/25, 8:02 PM | 1719478985 | 1750035775 | 1040 | 7976943325698590 | 1 | 4.5637607700496E+14 | 1719385200 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 0 | 1 | 0 | 129252323603254 | 0 | Author Aimee Lynn/Lane | 120209708942420499 | amazon.com | Download | NONE | image | Fall for the villain | Visit Amazon's Bound Series Page and shop for all Bound Series books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Bound Series | http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0D4W7BR9H?maas=maas_adg_83DD7688C4A45AA9A7DCECC51E0F2479_afap_abs&ref_=aa_maas&tag=maas | 1719459584 | 1.2925232360325E+14 | Author Aimee Lynn/Lane | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449146861_1260165254961712_1216346873391431608_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=111&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=ARfQlJVGu8oQ7kNvgF1n945&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYA39LM1m-w4ykacRZ6Jk_O9R__Y380kp8-IcYvyhpJfiw&oe=6682E72D | person_profile | 0 | Aimee Lynn | Aimee Lane | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449380635_8451198118242621_1114943798106952526_n.jpg?_nc_cat=103&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=4yGgfBUJg88Q7kNvgGrt5o2&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCYkLCgrd33KM8030KXjNh0l2JpyJNwPEF50EMO-AwRyw&oe=6682F66F | 0 | 3 | My breath caught again when he began to slowly trace the neckline of the dress with one, calloused finger. The material of the dress was so light that when he trailed that finger down, it was as thrilling as if heād touched my skin.<br /> <br /> But then he took hold of my shoulders and turned me around so my back was to him and stepped in, his warm chest pressing right at my back, his breath fluttering on my ear as he trailed the tips of his fingers from my neck, to the point of my shoulders, then down my arms.<br /> <br /> āThere is a lie among the males of your kind that pleasure is centered onā¦ sacred places.ā<br /> <br /> I shivered as the skin under his fingertips bloomed, the hair on my arms rising to meet his touch as he trailed them softly, slowly down my forearms. āEvery square inch of your skin hides one thousand nerve endings. Each one a tiny seed of sensation. Did you know that?ā His voice was rough, guttural.<br /> <br /> I shook my head and he chuckled and dropped his chin so his breath puffed, hot on my neck. Then he opened his mouth on the skin under my ear.<br /> <br /> My breath caught. Closing my eyes, I tipped my head back and aside to give him better access.<br /> <br /> A deep, approving rumble began in his chest, vibrating against my back. He rewarded me by lightly dragging those fingers back up my arm, so slowly that the goosebumps rushed ahead of his touch to sensitize the skin before he reached it.<br /> <br /> I shivered.<br /> <br /> āDo not be afraid, Jesse. I will paint you in pleasure,ā he rasped, his touch trailing all the way up my arms, then to my shoulders, then down to trace the lines of my collarbonesā¦ and when I bit my lip, he took hold of my chin in one hand and turned my head, forcing me to meet his eyes. His stunning, sapphire eyes that glowed so chillingly cold it was like being doused in ice-water. āBut do not deny me.ā<br /> <br /> āI wonāt,ā I whispered. āI donāt want to.ā<br /> <br /> He shuddered then, his eyes closing for a moment and his chin dropped so his lips brushed the top of my shoulder. āHow you feed my power so acutely, I do not know. But it isā¦ stunning, Jesse. If you can do this before weāve completed the bondā¦ I barely dare to hope how it will be once we have.ā<br /> <br /> I tensed, then, knowing what that meant. And he felt it.<br /> <br /> With a low growl, he let his hands slide down, kissing the side of my neck againāsofter, slowly, but his breath was getting faster, and I could feel the steel of him against my back.<br /> <br /> āSubmit to me, Jesse, and I will show you a world you didnāt know existed.ā His hands slid down and he began slowly furling up the skirt of my dress on both sides, concertinas of fabric gathering in his hands as the hem slowly climbed. My breath got faster too, goosebumps pebbling my back and raising the hair on my arms again.<br /> <br /> āI will,ā I whispered. āI told youā¦ protect me and Iāll give you everything you want.ā<br /> <br /> He groaned like heād been struck and leaned into me so I felt the heat of him from my calves to my neck.<br /> <br /> āThen it is time, Kitten. Nowā¦ prepare yourself,ā he rasped. āWeāre going to make you truly mine.ā<br /> <br /> SLAVE TO THE WOLF KING By Aimee Lynn - <br /> <br /> Available in kindle, KU, paperback, and audio. (I'm a bestselling and award-winning serial author, formerly traditionally published.) Enjoy! And I always appreciate an honest review if you read! | Author Aimee Lynn/Lane | 1 | https://facebook.com/61551483925825 | 0 | DOWNLOAD | 1719385200 | View Edit Delete | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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I am getting ready to dive into writing up my Ethics paper, but first I need food. <br /> A loud thud sound outside diverts my attention away from my pizza and the paper I need to write. <br /> What was that! This has to be what my neighbors are doing.<br /> I get up and look out the window of the house and I see the source of the thud, a football is on my porch. I knew where it came from, I live right next door to the football house on campus.<br /> When I first got a room here, in this cape cod style house, I was surprised at how cheap it was for college campus housing. As it turned out, the house is actually owned by a little old woman whose family placed her in an assisted living facility because she could no longer live alone. <br /> Instead of selling the house, which they found out had a low value since it is on a college campus. I guess the woman has been here for years before the college expanded to make this area the sports house and Greek row. The family saw value in renting out the three bedrooms to college kids, like me.<br /> When I took a room here, I didnāt realize the football house was right next door. During football season, it is ok, because the guys have curfews and have a strict training schedule, Post season it is party central. <br /> Everyone just loves the football players here on campus, both on and off the field. When it is post football season, they are known for having the best parties.<br /> I live with 2 other people in the house, who were just as clueless as I was that we had the infamous football house next door. We thought because our landlord was in a nursing home this would be a quiet place.<br /> My two housemates, one is gay, and loves that he is next to the ābeef cakes,ā as he calls them. The other is essentially a sorority girl wanna be, but never gets picked so she tries to impress them.<br /> I am a scholarship student, so if I mess up, I'm out of school. I don't party often, I'm focused on my education, and I'm not one to party. So I canāt afford to mess up at all.<br /> The three of us in this house are kind of like the misfits of the sports center and Greek row. Itās probably why we do get along living in this house.<br /> I go out to the porch and grab the football. I hear the voice of the one they call, āThe Awesomeā, Liam Andrewās.<br /> āRight here sweetheart.ā He smirks.<br /> Liam, āThe Awesomeā Andrews is the captain of the football team. He has an all American look. He is 6 foot tall, 210 lbs of pure muscle, dark blond hair with ice blue eyes. Truthfully, he is gorgeous and he knows he is.<br /> They call Liam The Awesome for a reason. He makes daring moves on the football field, which people say are awesome moves. The awesome moves go to his personal life as well. He isnāt afraid to make women fall for him. Which according to the guys is aan awesome move, so thatās how he got the nickname of The Awesome.<br /> I smirk back to him, he knows I donāt like him, and I hate that he always calls me sweetheart. He just doesn't have time to remember all the names of the girls he's with, so he calls anyone female sweetheart, because he has so many girls heās with.<br /> I throw the football up in the air and then kick it over to him.<br /> āWhoa, you got some legs there sweetheart, and they kick nicely too.ā He says.<br /> āLiam, Iām trying to eat and do a paper. Can you please keep your balls in your yard?ā I told him.<br /> āOh, my balls are right here, but if you mean the football, I will try sweetie.ā He says.<br /> Oh he is impossible! <br /> I go inside and time to devour that pizza! Just as I sit down and Iām about to take a bite of this meat lovers pizza, I see a hand come into my view and grab a slice.<br /> āWhat the fudge! Liam, why are you here?ā I yell at him.<br /> āYou said you were eating, I figured it was an invite, and I love meat lovers.ā Liam says.<br /> āTake the slice and get out!ā I say pushing him out the door.<br /> āThanks, sweetheart!ā He grins as he gets outside holding his slice up.<br /> āHe is such an as hole!ā I say out loud.<br /> āWho is that and is he cute?ā Anthony, my housemate, says as he enters from the kitchen.<br /> āLiam, that big oaf next door. I didnāt know you were here.ā I told him.<br /> āI just got here darling, came in the back way. Did you know those boys are out front throwing balls around? Best view is from our back yard. ā he says.<br /> āSorry, not interested and besides you just missed one of those boys just now.ā I told him.<br /> āSo I heard, the resident varsity bad boy stole some food huh, no he just waltz in here and took it.ā He bats his eyes at me as he says that.<br /> āI do not like Liam, if thatās what you are implying.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āI donāt see him going into those Deltaās houses and taking their pizza, and everyone knows they give their pizzas away for free to any athlete. They donāt have to work for it like they do with you, Oliviaā Anthony says.<br /> Suddenly, we hear loud music being played from the football house.<br /> āAre you kidding me? It is only Wednesday! Are they not in training?ā I yell.<br /> āIt is their off week, Liv, so it is party time. Why donāt we go crash it?ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhy would we want to crash their party?ā I ask him.<br /> āFor revenge! You are a total hottie when I do makeovers on you. I know you have a little red sexy number in that closet. We walk in and you can do a lap making them want you, I can get nice views of the beefcake over there, just when they want to know who the lady in red is, we walk out and leave them blue balled.ā Anthony says.<br /> I look at him and scrunch up my brow.<br /> āYou thought this out for a while, didn't you?ā <br /> āTease The Awesome, what else do you have to do tonight?ā He says.<br /> āUm, my Ethics paper!ā I say.<br /> āPshā he says as he waves his hand, āif I know you that paper is due in 2 weeks, your just trying to stay ahead, this is like 2 hours out of your time and you get to torture, The Awesome.ā Anthony says.<br /> He has a point. āOk, letās do it, before I change my mind.ā<br /> Liam <br /> I was practicing throws to one of my roommates, Eric, who also is on the football team with me. We are both seniors this year and both want to get drafted into the NFL. I am the quarterback of the team.<br /> Competition for getting into the NFL for quarterbackās is great. You have to stand out for a team to notice you. <br /> Iām daring and make what they call, awesome moves. Thatās how I got the nickname originally. With a name like the awesome, you have a lot to live up to.<br /> Our last football game was a brutal game, which we won. Right now we are on our way to earning the chance to be able to play in a superbowl game.<br /> I want my college football career to end on a great note with a win in a national championship game, so I will do what I can to ensure that happens.<br /> We are on a biweek from football, which means no practice or games this week at all. We are on a one week break. Every football team we play against gets a biweek during the season. This is our turn to have a biweek.<br /> We do need a break, especially after winning a brutal game. Most of the football players take advantage of the break, but Eric and I are doing light practices, so we can keep our game up. <br /> It can even be just tossing the football around on our front lawn, as we are doing right now. I overthrew him and it landed at the house next door.<br /> One of the girls that lives next door to me, I get a kick out of making her mad. She is so easy to annoy. <br /> She is a total bookworm. I donāt think she even knows how to sit back and relax and have fun.<br /> She is cute, she is a short girl at only 5ā3, has long brown hair and green eyes. She is a little on the chunky side. Definitely not skinny, but she is proportional. But she has an hourglass shape that gives her a sexy body.<br /> She is definitely not my type even though she is cute. She is just too serious of a girl. I rather have one of the Deltas on the other side of my house than the bookworm.<br /> I got the football back from her, but I also managed to get her annoyed and got a slice of pizza from her too. Meat lovers, the girl does have good taste in pizza.<br /> Iām standing on her porch with the pizza, taking a bite with her glaring at me, when Big John, one of my housemates and fellow football player, calls over to me.<br /> āHey! The keg just got here, you ready dude?ā Big John, the football center calls out.<br /> āYep, Iām ready, bring it onā¦.See you later bookworm.ā I said to her,<br /> I walk into the house, go over to the keg we just tapped, and get myself a beer and raise the glass to my teammates.<br /> āFor the biweek, letās relax, have fun, and get all the girls we can!ā<br /> My teammate clinks the glasses and yells out āyeah.ā It is time for the party to begin, the next party we have wonāt be until February, so we better live it up now.<br /> We live for football here. When we are in training, there are no parties during the week. If we go to a party on the weekend we are limited to no more than 5 beers, and none on Sunday.<br /> We start football practice around 4 until 7pm Monday through Friday. Practice consists of running drills and time in the weight room.<br /> The only break we get is our biweek. We let off the steam from living football for weeks at a time. The reason for our training session is because it conditions us for the proās. This school is known for Footballers that have gone pro.<br /> āā-<br /> Olivia<br /> āAnthony, this is an awful lot of eyeshadow you're using.ā I say to him as he is putting makeup on me.<br /> Anthony, truthfully is a handsome man, he can make women drool over him with his Italian good looks and six pack that he has, but he is 100 percent not interested in women. <br /> He has a flair for makeup. I always joke with him that he should have gone to cosmetology school, not a university for architecture. He says he just loves creating beautiful things and is the perfect example of not judging a book by the cover.<br /> āHush, your version of eye makeup is one color. If you want to get noticed you have to add depth and that is more than one swipe of eyeshadow.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhat look, are you going for here?ā I ask him. <br /> āElizabeth Taylor darling, you have those rare violet eyes like her. So, dynamic eyes and thinking nude lips. So be quiet, so I can bring the love goddess out in your eyes.ā Anthony says.<br /> āWhere is Piper?ā I ask him. Piper is our other housemate.<br /> āOh, I think she is following around some kappa girls, you know hoping she can somehow get into that sorority. I swear the girl only moved in here because we are so close to the Greek row!ā He says.<br /> āSounds like that party is in full swing.ā I say as we can hear the laughter, yells, and of course the music coming from next door.<br /> āViola! I think I have created a masterpiece on your face, check it out.ā Anthony says as he motions for me to look in the bathroom mirror.<br /> āI have to admit, you certainly have a gift.ā I tell him admiring what he has done with my makeup.<br /> āYou have a beautiful face darling, I just have to enhance it.ā He says.<br /> āAhh, you are too sweet Darling.ā I told him.<br /> Anthony and I call each other darling. He is like my best friend and it just comes naturally.<br /> āOk, go get your cute self into that slinky red dress. Donāt forget your Spanx! We want those boys crawling on their knees for you.ā He says.<br /> āUgh, I hate wearing Spanx.ā I told him.<br /> āDarling it will only be for like an hour, we can come back here and then you can pop back out and relax.ā Anthony laughs.<br /> I donāt care what they say when it comes to shape wear, none of it is comfortable. All it does is hold the bumps in to smooth you out., to do that, it has to be uncomfortable.<br /> I go back into my room, and finish getting ready to crash the football house party with Anthony. God, I hope this is the right decision.<br /> I met Anthony downstairs in our living room. <br /> āDarling, if I was into girls, I would be asking for your phone number. Oh girl, you look hot.ā He says,<br /> āYou think so?ā I ask him nervously.<br /> āUm hello! Yes I do! You are definitely going to cause those boys to have some serious wood as soon as you step foot in that house, trust me.ā He says, <br /> He takes my hand and we go out the door and over to our football neighbors house. Here goes nothing.<br /> Olivia<br /> I take a deep breath to steady my nerves. I am standing at the front door of the football house.<br /> The football house is much bigger than the little cape cod that I live in with my housemates. This house has an old plantation house look to it. I know it has 4 bedrooms, but 6 football players live here.<br /> āGet your resting face on darling, because it is showtime.ā Anthony whispers into my ear.<br /> āGot it, letās do this.ā I told him.<br /> We walk in the football house and there are people everywhere. Couples making out, girlsalmost not wearing clothes running around, and lots of people standing around drinking while the music is blaring.<br /> I walk over to where the keg and drinks are and look at the guys standing there. They immediately took notice at me. I nod at them and continue to make my way around the room. <br /> I go over towards the game room area where there is a pool table. Again, all I do is walk in and look at the guys in the room. <br /> I can hear the guys in this room talking about the last football game. They were talking about how Liam threw 2 touchdown passes for a very tight win.<br /> Just like the guys over by the drinks, I got their attention and again, I just nod at them and walk out. They looked at me and I just walked out of the room.<br /> As Iām going back towards the living room, I hear his voice behind me. I admit he does have a sexy voice.<br /> āLady in red, and who may you be my dear.ā<br /> I turn around slowly to look up into those ice blue eyes of The Awesome, Liam Andrews.<br /> āWho do you think I am?ā I asked him, knowing he had no clue what my name was.<br /> He blinks, as I can see the confusion run across his face, so I decide maybe I will help him out.<br /> āAh, cat has poor Liamās tongue, I will give you a clue, you stole a piece of pizza off me today.ā I said to him,<br /> āBookworm?ā He says.<br /> I sigh, really bookworm? I think I prefer sweetheart better.<br /> āOh, I think I better go,ā I say to him.<br /> āWait, donāt go. Come with me to get a drink.ā He says, as he grabs my hand.<br /> āNo, I donāt drink.ā I told him.<br /> āWhat? Come on, everyone drinks here.ā Liam says.<br /> I came up close to him and poked him in the chest and said āWell, maybe if you actually got to know a person, you will be able to get them a drink.ā I told him.<br /> He just looks at me, I can see he has had a lot to drink already. Most likely he wonāt even remember this exchange we are doing right now.<br /> So a wicked idea came to my mind. I reach up to his head and pull it down to mine. I give him a kiss. I lightly bite on his lips, sucking them as I kiss him, then I pull away.<br /> I can see confusion is now in those ice blue eyes. He is stunned, I just did that. So I tell him,<br /> āWhen you actually know me, then maybe you can get me that drink.ā<br /> I turn away from him and walk towards the front door of the football house. I leave and go back to my place, mission accomplished.<br /> āā-<br /> Liam<br /> What just happened! I came down the stairs because some of the guys upstairs were arguing about game stats and fantasy football teams. Just as I get down the stairs, I see a gorgeous brunette with an as that is a work of art walking around. <br /> I go up to meet her and Iām shocked to find out that this beauty is none other than the bookworm from next door. To totally mess with my mind, she gives me a mind blowing kiss, then she leaves. What the fudge!<br /> I put my drink down and went outside and over to her house. I bang on the door and she opens it.<br /> āWhat?ā She says.<br /> āWhat, you just donāt kiss a guy like that and leave sweetheart.ā I told her.<br /> āOh really, Liam, go home and back to your party, you're drunk.ā She tells me.<br /> āIām not that drunk that I know you kissed me, just now.ā I told her.<br /> āOk, you win, I did, and now Iām going to go to bed. So good night.ā She says.<br /> āIs that an invitation to your bed?ā I grin at her. I can tell Iām starting to piss her off. She looks hot when she is pissed off.<br /> She rolls her eyes and then says, āwhat is my name?ā<br /> Oh! She would ask that, Kathleen? No, she doesnāt look like a Kathleen, Mia? Chloe? Maybe it was Zoe? Ah hell.<br /> āThatās what I thought. Go home Liam, when you know who I am, and no Iām not a sweetheart or bookworm, Iāll help you out with that. When you actually learn and know who I am. Then maybe, just maybe, I will let you into my bed, but until then, no you're not getting anything from me. So enjoy the memory of that kiss.ā She says, as she closes the door in my face.<br /> Iām stupefied! No woman has ever refused me. I got a reputation, Iām known for my moves both on and off the field. Women come to me, I donāt go after them, all I need to do is flash a smile at them and they beg to be with them.<br /> This bookworm just refused me. Just wait sweetheart, I will learn who you are, so get ready. No one refuses The Awesome!<br /> Olivia<br /> The nerve of that guy! They might call him The Awesome, but he is really, The Trash!<br /> The front door opens again, only this time it was Anthony. Thank god, it isnāt Liam again.<br /> āWell darling, you have those football boys' attention. They were all wondering who the sexy lady in red was,ā He says.<br /> āWell then our party crashing worked, I guess.ā I said to him,<br /> āYep, they were talking about last weekās football game and Liamās touchdown passes to who was the girl in red. I saw you leave and came back over here, then I passed The Awesome, Liam leaving here. Did the poor sap actually follow you?ā Anthony asks.<br /> āHe did. You could say that he has no idea who I am, all he sees are girls and their body.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āWhat did you do? The look on his face when I passed him was anger. Girlfriend, will you dish it out?ā He says with a smile on his face. <br /> āLetās just say I gave him a kiss, then told him no to sharing a bed with him.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āHot! You told him no? No girl has ever told him that. No wonder he looked pissed, you just ruined his reputation with women!ā Anthony laughs.<br /> āWell, I also told him, since he didnāt even know my name, until he knows me, like really knows who I am, I would never share his bed.ā I said.<br /> āOh girl! You just killed that boy! He is probably marching back to his room to begin his funeral!ā Anthony laughs again.<br /> āWell, he thinks he's god's gift to women. Sure, he is great on the football field, but when it comes to women, maybe he needs to be given some hard truth.ā I tell Anthony.<br /> āAmen girl, amen.ā Anthony says.<br /> I go back up to my room and I get one more look at myself before I take all this makeup and dress off. I did look good, but this really isnāt me.<br /> āāā<br /> Liam<br /> I am pissed at first that the bookworm rejects me. Now she challenges me to get to know her if I want her to be in my bed? I never back down from a challenge so Iām going to do this stupid challenge and when I win, maybe I will turn her down, just so she knows how it feels to get rejected.<br /> I make it back to the house and go right to the keg and drink area and get myself a fresh beer. There are a few guys around the keg chatting about next weekās game.<br /> āDude, why do you look like someone peed in your cheerios?ā Big John, asks me.<br /> āYou know that chick that lives next to us?ā I ask him.<br /> āWhich side? The Deltas or that old lady house?ā He asks.<br /> āOld lady.ā I told him.<br /> āWhich chick, there are 2 over there, well 3 if you count the guy.ā John says.<br /> āThe one that constantly is minding us, the book worm.ā I told him.<br /> āOh her, yeah sort of know her. You have an Ethics class with her.ā John says.<br /> āI do? I never noticed honestly. Whatās her name.ā I ask him.<br /> Big John looked at me and said, āYou never noticed a girl in your class?ā<br /> āItās a big class and there are a lot of girls. Give me a break,ā I tell him.<br /> āOk, I think it is Olivia or Olive. It is one of those.ā He says.<br /> āHow do you know she has Ethics with me?ā I asked him.<br /> āI saw her go into the class when I left you and went to my class.ā He says.<br /> Ok, thatās a start. I have to pay attention in Ethics to see if I can figure out her name better.<br /> āWhy do you want to know?ā John asks.<br /> āOh, I think I might be on a mission and she will be the target.ā I told him.<br /> āGood luck bro, that girl is wound up tight.ā He says.<br /> āYeah, I know and it will be a challenge, but you know me, I donāt back down from a challenge.ā I say to him,<br /> āSpeaking of challenges, there is Trisha, that Delta is the easiest challenge there is.ā He laughs pointing out this blond sorority girl from next door.<br /> It is well known amongst the football team, Trisha will sleep with anyone that is on the team.<br /> āGo ahead man, tap that. Iām good.ā I tell John. He grins and moves over to Trisha. Soon, I see them leaving with his hand over her shoulder.<br /> The next morning, my alarm goes off. I had a slight headache from drinking last night. I cut off the alcohol after 4 beers and drank water for the rest of the night. Thatās why I only have a slight headache.<br /> I found a cute little blond after Big John got with Trisha. She didnāt turn me down to go up to my bed, unlike some brunette bookworm from next door. Around 3am after giving her a pleasure, the blond left. <br /> One of my rules, they never spend the night. I have my fun, give them what they need, and they leave. If a girl spends the night with you, they think it is a relationship, which I will not do.<br /> I got dressed and headed out to my first class. As I am getting into my truck, I notice bookworm is coming out her door. She must have an early class too. Letās see if Big John was right.<br /> āHey Olive!ā I yell out. Nothing, so either thatās the wrong name or she is ignoring me. Ok, letās try the other name Big John said.<br /> āHey Olivia!ā I yell and this time her head does turn in my direction. Bingo! Her name is Olivia.<br /> I run over to Olivia and she just sighs when she sees me.<br /> āOlivia, I did figure out your name.ā I smirk at her.<br /> āYou also called out Olive, you found out nothing about me. Were you just going to shout out other names till you got the right one?ā She answers back to me.<br /> āNo, the guys said your name was either Olive or Olivia. So, I should get credit that I did seek out your name.ā I told her.<br /> āFinding out my name isnāt finding out who I am Liam. Ok, here let me show you, I know your name is Liam Andrews. You are a senior, you are 20 years old, you will be 21 in January, you drive a blue Silverado truck. You are a history major, your nickname is The Awesome because you do things on the football field that are a risk. You are cocky and have the potential to be drafted to the pros.ā She says.<br /> Iām a little shocked she knows this much about me when I honestly didnāt even know her name until about 30 seconds ago. <br /> āWell, thatās just public knowledge.ā I told her.<br /> āYeah, everyone has public knowledge. So how about this, you need to stay in the pocket or you will get sacked.ā She says.<br /> āYou know football?ā I ask her.<br /> āLiam, I need to go to class, like I said last night you know nothing about me. Iām not going to share a bed with you. Just finding my name out is good, but it isnāt getting to know who I am.ā Olivia says.<br /> āWell, how about I give you a ride to your first class and we can get to know your public knowledge.ā I say with a smile.<br /> āGoodbye, Liam.ā She says as she starts walking away.<br /> Not many people can get one over on me, but this chick Olivia just did. 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| 1896786 | 1 | active | 6/27/24, 4:03 AM | 3/8/25, 11:56 AM | 1719478984 | 1741456574 | 1040 | 361883836923071 | 1 | 3.9400444642687E+14 | 1719471600 | person_profile | eligible | 0 | 0 | NONE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 108744435202789 | 0 | Novellove read | 120209900364520442 | fbweb.moboreader.net | Learn more | NONE | image | Enjoy Romanceš„°Read More š | https://fbweb.moboreader.net/46526322-fb_contact-enj57-1125-core1.html?adid={{ad.id}}&char=216543&accid=1537308647206373 | 1719391093 | 1.0874443520279E+14 | Novellove read | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/449142893_495997242822607_3931685250522044626_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_s60x60&_nc_cat=110&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=fLCJYyeyyicQ7kNvgFL1UwB&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYCskBlrca1WZsKzWed5jgw3jBBjh9bJ-d1hzn_vaAaJmA&oe=6682FA2E | person_profile | 0 | moboreader | https://scontent.fagc3-1.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.35426-6/448917251_1481838999370519_7066323287271832402_n.jpg?_nc_cat=106&ccb=1-7&_nc_sid=c53f8f&_nc_ohc=SiuA_BxXxfkQ7kNvgECGvAn&_nc_ht=scontent.fagc3-1.fna&oh=00_AYAMHDOnnSrcCUp72qAi_VvBLfLMMAKGJtxlJqhkbFJCNQ&oe=6682EC86 | 0 | 3 | She signed the divorce papers and left without taking her phone. He checked her phone and got floored at the message: Please come tomorrow for another prenatal care checkup!<br /> =============<br /> <br /> Chapter 1 Ex-girlfriend Returns<br /> <br /> Raegan Hayes was a little absent-minded at the moment. <br /> <br /> All she could think of since this afternoon was the doctor's words. "Congratulations! You are going to be a mom."<br /> <br /> Suddenly, Mitchel Dixon pinched her arm. His low voice came the next second. "Come back to earth. What are you thinking about?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel was her husband. They had been married secretly for two years. He was her superior at work, the president of the Dixon Group. <br /> <br /> Everything had happened so fast. She was newly employed in the company when they unexpectedly got married. <br /> <br /> At that time, Mitchel's grandfather fell seriously ill. It was then he proposed a fake marriage just to fulfill his grandfather's dying wish. <br /> <br /> They signed a prenup, agreeing to hide their marriage from the public. Their union could be terminated at any time. <br /> <br /> It was an unconventional thing to do. However, Raegan only considered herself lucky at that time. <br /> <br /> Never in a million years did she think she would ever get married to the man she had a crush on for eight years. She delightfully agreed. <br /> <br /> After their marriage, Mitchel was very busy. He spent most of his time working. <br /> <br /> Raegan wished she could spend more time with him at home. However, she was rest assured because there hadn't been any rumors or scandals about him with women in the past two years. <br /> <br /> Except for his mild indifference, Mitchel was a perfect husband. <br /> <br /> Raegan had mixed feelings as she stared at the medical report. <br /> <br /> In the end, she decided to tell Mitchel this news. <br /> <br /> She also wanted to tell him that she hadn't learned about him for the first time two years ago and that she had been crushing on him for many years before then. <br /> <br /> Just then, Mitchelās phone rang. He went to the balcony and answered the phone. <br /> <br /> Raegan checked the time and found that it was already midnight. <br /> <br /> She felt a little uneasy. Who would call Mitchel at this hour? <br /> <br /> Mitchel spent a few minutes on the balcony. Thereafter, he returned and changed into formal attire. His handsome face which had a clear outline made him look dignified. <br /> <br /> He was something to see now. <br /> <br /> "Don't wait up for me. Good night," he said finally. <br /> <br /> What? He was on his way out? At this hour? <br /> <br /> Raegan's grip on the report tightened as she stared at him in disappointment. Unconsciously, she withdrew slightly. After thinking for a while, she blurted out, "It's already so late."<br /> <br /> Mitchel's fingers froze on his tie. With a faint smile, he pinched her earlobe and said, "Be good, okay? There's something I have to do. Don't wait up."<br /> <br /> With that, he headed for the door. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel."<br /> <br /> Raegan quickly ran and caught up with him. <br /> <br /> Mitchel turned around and looked at her seriously. <br /> <br /> "What's the matter?"<br /> <br /> There was a tinge of coldness to his voice. An icy cloud hung over them as they stared at each other. <br /> <br /> A little distressed, Raegan asked in a low voice, "I would like to visit my grandma tomorrow. Can you accompany me there?"<br /> <br /> Her grandmother always wanted to see her. As a result, Raegan wanted to take Mitchel there to assure her grandma they were happy. <br /> <br /> "Let's talk about it tomorrow, okay?" Without agreeing or declining, Mitchel left in a hurry. <br /> <br /> Several thoughts were threading Raegan's mind. She couldn't sleep a wink. <br /> <br /> After tossing and turning for a long time, she went to the kitchen and made herself a warm glass of milk. <br /> <br /> A few notifications from some online blogs came into her phone. <br /> <br /> However, she wasn't interested in them. She was about to swipe them away when one of them caught her attention. The familiar name made her click on it. <br /> <br /> The news read, "Famous designer, Lauren Murray was spotted at the airport with her mysterious boyfriend earlier today."<br /> <br /> Lauren was wearing a bucket hat. The man's figure was vague, but the outline of his body was enough to show that he was dashing. <br /> <br /> Raegan zoomed in on the picture. The next second, her heart dropped. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was the man in the picture! <br /> <br /> So, he canceled the afternoon meeting just to go pick up his ex-girlfriend from the airport? <br /> <br /> This realization settled like a boulder in Raegan's gut, rendering her flustered. <br /> <br /> Her hands trembled. Subconsciously, she dialed Mitchel's number. <br /> <br /> The dial tone brought her back to her senses. Just as she was about to hang up, the line connected, and a voice came from the other end. <br /> <br /> "Hello!"<br /> <br /> It was a particularly gentle woman's voice. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a second and then threw the phone away. <br /> <br /> She suddenly felt sick in her stomach. Covering her mouth, she ran into the bathroom and threw up in the toilet bowl. <br /> <br /> The next morning, Raegan went to work on time. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had tried to get her to stop working after they got married. Stubbornly, she insisted on making her own money. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't kick against her decision, but he asked her to work as his assistant, helping him with the daily chores. <br /> <br /> The head assistant, Matteo Jenkins was left to take care of the major affairs Mitchel had. <br /> <br /> Matteo was the only Dixon Group employee who knew about their marriage. <br /> <br /> Since inception, only male assistants were hired for the president's office. Reagan was the first and only female. Her employment broke the protocol. As a result, other workers couldn't help but wonder if she was involved with Mitchel. <br /> <br /> It took a while before they realized that Mitchel never gave Raegan special treatment. Strangely, this made them despise her even more. <br /> <br /> After all, no one would last long in anything while taking advantage of their looks.<br /> <br /> At this time, one of Raegan's colleagues handed her a document and ordered her to take it to Mitchel's office. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't return home last night. Raegan was so worried that she didn't sleep at all. <br /> <br /> All she kept thinking about was the woman who answered his phone when she called. What was her relationship with Mitchel?<br /> <br /> Raegan already knew the answer to that, but she was still in denial. <br /> <br /> It was difficult for her to come to terms with that fact. <br /> <br /> Raegan tried to remain calm now. She reasoned that no matter what happened, she deserved a result that would be rewarding for all the years she spent loving Mitchel. This couldn't be all for nothing, right? <br /> <br /> She pressed the elevator button calmly and went up to the president's office. Before she walked out of the elevator, she smoothed her hair to make sure she looked good. <br /> <br /> She had arrived at the office, only to see that the door was ajar. A man's voice came. She halted instantly. <br /> <br /> "Come on, man! Do you have any feelings for Raegan or not?"<br /> <br /> The voice belonged to Luis Stevens, a childhood friend of Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> "What do you mean exactly?" Mitchel asked in a cold voice. <br /> <br /> "You know exactly what I mean!" Luis clicked his tongue impatiently and added, "I think Raegan is a good girl. Isn't she your type?"<br /> <br /> "Do you want me to hand her over to you?" Mitchel asked carelessly. <br /> <br /> "You know what, forget it!"<br /> <br /> The scornful laughter of Luis sounded particularly harsh in Raegan's ears. <br /> <br /> They were talking about her as if she were an object. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and tightened her grip on the document. <br /> <br /> Soon, Luis's voice was heard again. <br /> <br /> "By the way, I saw the gossip news about Lauren's mysterious boyfriend this morning. That was you, right?"<br /> <br /> "Yes."<br /> <br /> "Well, well, well! That woman still has you wrapped around her little finger. You always want to please her."<br /> <br /> Luis sighed and continued to tease Mitchel. "As the old saying goes, absence makes the heart grow fonder. Tell me, did you two..."<br /> <br /> Their conversation was like a thunder exploding over Raegan's head. <br /> <br /> Her face turned pale and her body was as cold as ice. <br /> <br /> The woman was indeed Lauren! <br /> <br /> Absence made the heart grow fonder! <br /> <br /> Every word drove a knife into her heart. <br /> <br /> Several whispering voices filled her head at this time. She suddenly felt light-headed. Her vision became blurry. <br /> <br /> She held the wall and took a step backward. Suddenly, the door was opened from inside. <br /> <br /> "Raegan?"<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 2 One-sided Love<br /> <br /> Luis was the one who opened the door. It appeared he was on his way out. <br /> <br /> Raegan balled her hands, turned to him, and nodded. "Hey, Mr. Stevens!"<br /> <br /> Without waiting for him to respond to her greeting, she walked past him and entered the office with the document. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was seated behind a large luxurious desk. In an expensive suit and matching tie, he looked particularly handsome. <br /> <br /> Raegan noticed it wasn't the same suit he had on when he left home last night. How did he get changed? <br /> <br /> With her eyes lowered, she swallowed that question and said instead, "Mr. Dixon, this is from the Marketing Department. Please sign it."<br /> <br /> Mitchel was expressionless as he signed the document at a glance. <br /> <br /> Raegan walked out the door as soon as he handed the document back to her. Luis was still standing at the threshold. <br /> <br /> It wasn't until she went out of sight that Luis turned to Mitchel and said in a hushed tone, "Do you think she heard us?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's appealing eyes were expressionless at the moment. Obviously, he wasn't paying attention to what Luis was saying. <br /> <br /> To Mitchel, Raegan had always been docile and never felt jealous of anyone. <br /> <br /> Her strict obedience was all Mitchel demanded from her in exchange for treating her well. <br /> <br /> In the elevator. <br /> <br /> Raegan held her breath just to hold back her tears. Unfortunately, it didn't work. <br /> <br /> She had thought two years would be enough for Mitchel to realize how much she loved him and reciprocate her love. <br /> <br /> Now, it turned out that was just a pipe dream. <br /> <br /> She realized she would always play second fiddle to Lauren, Mitchel's true love. <br /> <br /> Reagan wiped her tears when the elevator halted. Save for her pale face, she looked normal when the doors opened. <br /> <br /> She dragged herself to the break room, intending to make herself a cup of tea. <br /> <br /> Several employees were chatting inside. <br /> <br /> "Guys, have you heard? Lauren Murray is back."<br /> <br /> "And who is that?"<br /> <br /> "Oh, my! You don't know her? Lauren is the heiress of the Murray Group as well as a world-class designer. Most importantly, she's the only girlfriend Mr. Dixon has ever shown off in public. She's his first love!"<br /> <br /> "Why is her return such a big deal? Isn't it rumored that there is something between Mr. Dixon and Raegan?"<br /> <br /> "Raegan? She's nothing to Mr. Dixon. Mr. Dixon never admitted that he was dating her. And that is no surprise to me. After all, look at her. She's not even that beautiful. Yet, she behaves as if she's already Mrs. Dixon. What a fool!"<br /> <br /> Standing at the door, Raegan smiled with self-mockery as she listened to them. It turned out everyone else saw the truth except her. <br /> <br /> The love was one-sided. <br /> <br /> "Ha-ha, have you finally woken up from your wild dream, Raegan?"<br /> <br /> A voice of mockery suddenly came from behind. Raegan turned around to see Tessa Lloyd, Mitchel's cousin, who had always despised her. <br /> <br /> Tessa must have also heard the employees gossiping. <br /> <br /> The last thing Raegan wanted to do now was argue with Tessa in the company. She turned to leave, but Tessa blocked her way. <br /> <br /> With a cup of coffee in her hand, Tessa uttered sarcastically, "Lauren is back now. Do you think Mitchel will still give you any attention?"<br /> <br /> Raegan said nothing to that. <br /> <br /> Seconds later, Tessa continued the ridicule. "Maybe itās time for you to seek out another man, you pathetic fool."<br /> <br /> Raegan clenched her fists and said coldly, "Ms. Lloyd, if you are interested in that kind of thing, feel free to pursue it yourself."<br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Raegan's retort made Tessa's face change. <br /> <br /> The next second, Tessa raised her hand and emptied the cup of coffee on Raegan. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't think for a second that Tessa would do something so crazy. She held up her arms just to block the liquid from her face. In no time, the coffee drenched her clothes. <br /> <br /> Raegan frowned. "What did you do that for? Are you out of your mind?"<br /> <br /> It was lunch break and many employees were free to watch the drama. Tessa was even more complacent when she saw growing onlookers. <br /> <br /> She put on a mean-girl look as she said, "What makes you so smug every day, huh? Do you seriously think that others don't know you are just an orphan? The nerve of..."<br /> <br /> Tessa was silenced by Raeganās shove. <br /> <br /> Her jaw dropped to the floor. She had never expected that Raegan, who was so quiet and timid, would shove her. <br /> <br /> Tessa stuttered, "You... You pushed me? How dare you!"<br /> <br /> Raegan eyed her and replied, "Yes, I did! It seems you need to be taught simple politeness."<br /> <br /> Indeed, she lost her parents when she was a child. But that didn't mean she would allow someone to walk over her for it. <br /> <br /> Wrinkles appeared on Tessa's face as she frowned in anger. As Mitchel's cousin, she was used to being fawned over and respected. This was the first time she had been treated like this. <br /> <br /> Tessa charged at Raegan like a raging bull, poised to retaliate. <br /> <br /> This time, Raegan was fully prepared for what was coming. She grabbed Tessa's wrist so that the latter couldn't move another inch. <br /> <br /> Tessa was shorter than Raegan. As a result, she struggled like an octopus that had one of its tentacles stuck in a fishing trap. <br /> <br /> Tessa cursed angrily, "How dare you put your hands on me? Who do you think you are?"<br /> <br /> These harsh words attracted more people to the break room. <br /> <br /> "That's enough!"<br /> <br /> Out of the blue, a baritone came from behind. Mitchel had left his office and ran into this hullabaloo. <br /> <br /> The entire room fell silent. <br /> <br /> "Mitchel?" Tessa's blood ran cold at the sight of Mitchel. She had always been scared of him. Her mother also warned her against provoking him. <br /> <br /> But when she remembered that Raegan humiliated her, she put on a pitiful expression and sobbed. "Mitchel, she bullied me."<br /> <br /> The sunlight from outside fell on Mitchel's handsome face. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt so grieved all of a sudden, and lowered her head to look at her clothes which were soaked with coffee. <br /> <br /> Their gaze met in the air. With a deep frown, Mitchel looked at Raegan and said, "Raegan, have you forgotten the rules of the company?"<br /> <br /> His ruthlessness made Raegan's breathing cease. She couldn't believe her ears. <br /> <br /> No one dared to make a sound at this moment. <br /> <br /> Raegan just stood straight there with her slender figure. <br /> <br /> When she got employed here, Mitchel had told her that the Dixon Group wasn't a place for her to mess around and that he would not tolerate her making any mistakes. <br /> <br /> Raegan could understand why he took this stand. <br /> <br /> However, at this moment, she was desperate to know whether Mitchel had heard those hard words Tessa scolded her or he was just pretending not to have heard because he agreed to those words. <br /> <br /> Was she truly insignificant to him?<br /> <br /> Scared to death by Mitchel's rage, the crowd soon dispersed. A few employees were bold enough to peep from a distance, unwilling to miss the good show. <br /> <br /> Mitchel's cold eyes made Raegan shiver from head to toe. <br /> <br /> Raegan pinched her palm to suppress her emotions as she looked at Tessa. <br /> <br /> "I'm sorry, Ms. Lloyd. As an employee of the Dixon Group, it was wrong of me to have offended you."<br /> <br /> Eyeing Raegan, Tessa raised her chin complacently. "Humph! Don't think you'll be let off the hook just by making a simple apology. I don't buy..."<br /> <br /> "The offence has nothing to do with the company. Personally, I refuse to apologize to you. Now, if you'd excuse me," Raegan chimed in. <br /> <br /> She then walked past Mitchel without sparing him another look. <br /> <br /> "You..."<br /> <br /> Tessa's face turned blue after hearing what Raegan said. <br /> <br /> Never in her years of being alive had she been so humiliated. She was always the bully, not the victim! <br /> <br /> The humiliation was so much that scolding Raegan wouldn't appease her anger. <br /> <br /> Pointing in Raegan's direction, Tessa shouted, "Mitchel, did you hear what that woman just said? She humiliated me, yet she's still so arrogant. Call her back. I have to teach her some manners!"<br /> <br /> Mitchel, staring at Raegan's thin back, had an ambiguous expression at this moment. <br /> <br /> "Enough!" he said coldly, raising his hand. <br /> <br /> As someone who lived and breathed drama and cruelty, Tessa didn't think Mitchel was partial to Raegan just now. She assumed that Mitchel didn't care about Raegan at all. <br /> <br /> Tessa gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Next time, I'll get someone to teach her a lesson."<br /> <br /> "Tessa!" Mitchel's tone and squint made it a reproof. <br /> <br /> Tessa trembled at once. <br /> <br /> With a somber face, Mitchel said, "I'll only say it once. Forget about what happened here today. Leave Raegan alone."<br /> <br /> The aura he exuded made her tongue go dry. All the vicious ideas she had in store against Raegan disappeared in an instant. <br /> <br /> She stammered, "Ok... Okay, got it..."<br /> <br /> Mitchel cast a cold glance at her and spoke to Matteo. "Irrelevant people wouldn't be allowed in here from today onwards."<br /> <br /> Without catching the drift, Tessa flattered Mitchel. "Nice call. This is a top company. Not everyone gains access in here."<br /> <br /> Matteo nodded to Mitchel and then walked over to Tessa. He gestured to the exit. "Ms. Lloyd, this way, please."<br /> <br /> It wasn't until this moment that Tessa realized that she was the irrelevant person Mitchel just mentioned. She tried to speak to him, but Matteo blocked her way. The security guards then escorted her out. <br /> <br /> They showed her no mercy. Her struggle was useless. <br /> <br /> Meanwhile, Raegan got changed when she returned to her office. <br /> <br /> Her heart was filled with sadness as she thought of how Mitchel looked at her minutes ago. <br /> <br /> Closing hour soon rolled by. <br /> <br /> Raegan took her bag and headed for the exit. However, Matteo stopped her. <br /> <br /> He said, "Mr. Dixon has something urgent to deal with, so he asked me to drive you home."<br /> <br /> Raegan declined the ride without thinking twice. <br /> <br /> She was blind before, but now she could see through the situation. <br /> <br /> In Mitchel's eyes, she was just a nobody. <br /> <br /> How could Mitchel agree to accompany her to visit her grandmother when he didn't even care about her? <br /> <br /> Upon arriving at the hospital, Raegan saw that the nurse was about to feed her grandmother dinner. Raegan took the job over and did it by herself. <br /> <br /> All her life, her grandmother had been living in the countryside, enjoying a quiet life. Everything changed last month when her routine medical checkup showed that she was in need of medical care. Raegan insisted on bringing her to the city for better treatment. <br /> <br /> Her grandmother wasn't aware of her marriage to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> Raegan had planned to surprise her today. But as it turned out, that was no longer necessary. <br /> <br /> Raegan waited for her grandmother to fall asleep before she left. She walked out of the hospital and waited for a taxi. <br /> <br /> In the distance, a black luxury car pulled into the entrance of the hospital. <br /> <br /> Raegan's eyes lit up when she saw it. She recognized that car as Mitchel's. <br /> <br /> Did he come to pick her up? <br /> <br /> At this moment, she forgot all the pain she had been feeling. <br /> <br /> Were her thoughts about him all wrong? Did he care for her, contrary to the gossip? <br /> <br /> The door of the driver's side opened and Mitchel got out. <br /> <br /> Raegan started walking toward him with her heart brimming with joy. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had just walked over to the other side and carried a woman out of the car. <br /> <br /> Worry and compassion were written all over his handsome face. <br /> <br /> This wiped the smile on Raegan's face. Her heart sank. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Chapter 3 Let's Divorce<br /> <br /> Mitchel's tall and straight figure got closer and closer to Raegan. And then, without saying a word, he strode past Raegan. <br /> <br /> It was hard to tell if Mitchel saw Raegan or just ignored her. <br /> <br /> Regardless, Raegan noticed that the woman in his arms was the same one who had been photographed with him yesterday. <br /> <br /> She was Lauren. <br /> <br /> Raegan's shoes felt like they were made of lead as she walked away. <br /> <br /> She lost all awareness of her surroundings. She got into a taxi absentmindedly. <br /> <br /> Suddenly, the driver uttered, "Ma'am, where to?"<br /> <br /> Raegan was stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> She didn't want to go back to Serenity Villas. It was only a matter of time before that place stopped being her home. <br /> <br /> After a while, she replied, "Please take me to Crystal Bay."<br /> <br /> She had purchased an apartment at Crystal Bay after getting married to Mitchel. <br /> <br /> At the time, she had hopes of bringing her grandmother to the city, so she bought the apartment on mortgage. It wasn't that big, but it had more than enough space for two people. <br /> <br /> Mitchel didn't understand why she wanted to buy an apartment. He offered to give her a bigger one, but she declined. <br /> <br /> Looking back now, she realized that buying that apartment was the only wise decision she had ever made in the last two years. <br /> <br /> When she arrived at the apartment complex, Raegan sat in the park alone, trying to cool herself down. <br /> <br /> The memories of the past two years were bittersweet. <br /> <br /> Two years had passed in the blink of an eye even though it was more than seven hundred days and nights. <br /> <br /> Love could move mountains, they said. <br /> <br /> Yet, her love didn't move that stone of a man. She finally realized what a fool she had been. She had been making herself a laughingstock in front of everyone. <br /> <br /> It was already late in the night before Raegan finally decided to go into her apartment. <br /> <br /> As soon as she stepped out of the elevator, she saw Mitchel standing in front of the door. <br /> <br /> His sleeves were rolled up casually, and the top buttons of his shirt were undone, which revealed his long neck and part of his collarbone. He was leaning on the wall by the door, his handsome face straight. <br /> <br /> Raegan froze for a moment. <br /> <br /> Why was he here? Didn't she see him at the hospital with Lauren? What brought him here? <br /> <br /> Their eyes met. With his coat draped over his arm and one of his hands in his pocket, Mitchel squinted at her. <br /> <br /> "Why didn't you answer the phone?" he asked, sounding a little grumpy like someone who hadn't slept in a long time. <br /> <br /> Raegan took out her phone and saw she had accidentally put it on DND. <br /> <br /> There were five missed calls from Mitchel. <br /> <br /> This marked the first time in their two-year marriage. <br /> <br /> Mitchel blew up her phone because he couldn't find her? Surprising! <br /> <br /> Before today, she would have been overjoyed by this. People would've thought she won the lottery. <br /> <br /> But now, she just threw her phone back into her bag, folded her arms, and said in a hoarse voice, "I didn't hear it ring."<br /> <br /> Mitchel raised his hand to check the time on the watch, and said impatiently, "I've been looking for you for two hours."<br /> <br /> After arranging everything for Lauren, he returned home to find an empty house. He looked for Raegan everywhere. When he couldn't find her, he asked Matteo to check the surveillance footage of all the roads that led away from the company. <br /> <br /> He later found out that Raegan went to Crystal Bay without telling him. <br /> <br /> "Next time, tell me when you are coming here, okay? Let's go home now." After that, Mitchel walked toward the elevator without sparing her another glance. <br /> <br /> He meant to go back to Serenity Villas. <br /> <br /> Raegan didn't move an inch. She just stared at his broad back and pondered reluctantly. <br /> <br /> Would they have a future? <br /> <br /> Mitchell turned around, only to see that Raegan hadn't taken a single step. He frowned and asked, "Can't you walk? Do you want me to carry you instead?"<br /> <br /> The light in the corridor illuminated his face, making his side profile almost impeccable. <br /> <br /> Raegan took a deep breath and said, "Let's divorce."<br /> <br /> "What do you mean?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel's voice was cold, and his handsome face changed immediately. <br /> <br /> "I want to move into my own place. After all, we will be strangers soon."<br /> <br /> Raegan forced a smile, but her heart was aching as if someone was tearing it apart bit by bit. <br /> <br /> "We will be strangers?"<br /> <br /> Mitchel smiled coldly. "Raegan, what do you think our relationship is now?"<br /> <br /> His questioning left Raegan stunned for a moment. <br /> <br /> Mitchel had made it very clear to her from the very beginning. This facade of their marriage had happened by mutual agreement. There was no love. In the eyes of others, they were nothing more than just a superior and a subordinate. <br /> <br /> Mitchel was quite the catch in Ardlens. Many young ladies longed for his love and were even willing to throw themselves at him. <br /> <br /> His question just now reminded her of that fact. Was he afraid that she wouldn't let him go that easily? If that was the case, he couldn't be more wrong... <br /> <br /> After biting her lower lip to conceal her bitterness, Raegan said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Dixon. I was giving it too much thought. Anyway, please leave me alone from now on. You don't have to come here again."<br /> <br /> After saying that, Raegan couldn't help but burst into tears. <br /> <br /> How could she not be sad when she was cutting ties with the man she had loved for a decade? It was such a long time. <br /> <br /> Regardless of how difficult it was, she knew it was time to let go. <br /> <br /> It was high time she stopped being a fool. <br /> <br /> Strangely, the light in the corridor began flickering. <br /> <br /> The deathly stare Mitchel was giving Raegan right now made the atmosphere seem like the moment before an attack in a horror movie. <br /> <br /> Although he understood that Raegan sometimes could throw a tantrum, he felt that she had just crossed the line now. <br /> <br /> His eyes shone like blazing torches at this moment. But when he saw the tears in her eyes, the rage inside him extinguished in an instant. He said in a low voice, "If this is about what happened between you and Tessa, I..."<br /> <br /> "No, this isn't about her. Mr. Dixon, please leave now."<br /> <br /> A lot of things happened between them. And the incident with Tessa didn't come close to any. <br /> <br /> Raegan felt exhausted. She passed by Mitchel and was about to open the door. <br /> <br /> Yet, Mitchel was displeased with her stubbornness. <br /> <br /> He loosened his tie irritably. He then took a step forward and grabbed her wrist. <br /> <br /> "Stop this, will you?"<br /> <br /> A second later, he put his arm around her shoulder and pulled her into his arms. <br /> <br /> He instantly realized that she was burning up like someone who had been set on fire. <br /> <br /> "You have a fever?"<br /> <br /> Raegan felt dizzy. She rested her head on his chest weakly. <br /> <br /> This made the whole situation complicated. <br /> <br /> Reagan was slow to catch that. When she finally realized that her body was too close to his, she put her hands against his chest and tried to pull back. <br /> <br /> Before she could escape, Mitchel pulled her back and held her by the waist. With a cold face, he said in a low voice, "Where do you think you are going?"<br /> <br /> The light flickered again. 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