Chapter 2: Keeping Her
Knight’s P.O.V:
Two huge piles of folders were spread out in front of me as I sat on the living room couch of my LA home, in worn out jeans and a pale blue cashmere sweater. Those files had all the details about the year’s finances and the profit my company had made this year. It was a time for celebration, of throwing a huge party for the workers of my company who’d done such a brilliant job. But my mind was a million miles away from work and my eyes were glued to the 60 inch plasma TV on the opposite wall and on the woman who walked down the runway in a red lacy bra and panties with little rubies encrusted in them and a red and white faux fur robe that left nothing to the imagination.
My hands clenched on the file I’ve been holding.
The woman had long brunette hair that reached her lower back in natural waves, but what I’d missed at first was now prominent in the blinding light’s onstage. Her big green eyes were bright; a smile stretched from ear to ear that reached her eyes, her joy in being onstage unhidden. Her hair also had some natural blonde highlights that were now shimmering in the light. Her face was painted on with makeup and it enhanced her natural beauty a thousand fold. Her skin was creamy and had a glow to it that wasn’t a work of the lights but came from within her. Long legs that stretched on forever and a figure that wasn’t stick thin but a beautiful blend of roundness and sharp angles. All in all, Elena Thunder was every man’s wet dreams come to life.
The screen shifted as she whirled on the stage and started walking back the way she came, her hips moving seductively that had several people wolf whistling and shouting. A ripping sound came from my hands and I looked down startled to find that I’d torn the folder in half. Gritting my teeth, I kept the folder aside and turned my attention back to the screen, but Elena was gone and the focus had shifted to another model with an orange-ish red hair. I waited till the end of the live stream show, a lingerie show by a company called SunKissed, but Elena didn’t appear for the final run down.
Damn it!
I shoved aside the files and got up from the couch. Shutting off the TV, I paced around the living room for a good twenty minutes, feeling like a caged animal desperate to get out. Giving up when the restlessness only increased, I went out through the backdoor to my house and into the backyard pool and stripping off my sweater and jeans, dived into the freezing water and started swimming right away.
Ten laps around the pool were nowhere near satisfying, but it took the edge off, cooling me down enough so that I don’t fire an unfortunate servant who’d simply be doing their duty. But the main problem had been the erection I’d been sprouting at the sight of Elena that wouldn’t go down even after the exhausting swimming and pacing around.
The first thing that I felt as soon as my eyes landed on her face was desire. A searing, clenching desire that gripped me hard and wouldn’t shake off no matter what I did. Ever since I’d left her in her apartment three months ago, her face seems to have been permanently etched into my mind. No matter how many women I slept with, they were never enough to satisfy me and the worst part was, I saw her face in each one of them.
I shouldn’t be this disturbed by Elena; in fact, I should hate her guts for what she did. I didn’t mind what happened to Ava, she deserved what was coming to her for not telling me that she was a married woman and a mother of two kids. Hell, she’d probably fucked several people before me! But what had me furious was that she’d used a private moment like that to make money for herself. She was the lowest of the lot, a woman who would do anything for money.
And yet, twenty minutes later, I found myself looking the video I had captured of us on New Year’s Eve on my laptop. I’d been sure that I kept this file hidden, highly encrypted and in a laptop that had no internet connection, hence, no fear of being hacked. I wasn’t as heartless as I’d made Elena believe. Even if she did betray me, I would never leak out this video; I just couldn’t after what we shared that night. But it had been necessary to teach her a lesson, make her believe I had something against her that would ruin her life so she doesn’t do anything stupid like before.
My thoughts were momentarily distracted by a moan coming from the screen. Elena stood against the wall as I pulled down her leggings and panties, the top half naked and those glorious breasts on display. I could still remember the pinkness of her flesh, her damp folds of her womanhood as I parted her folds and shoved inside my tongue, tasting her juices. And just like that, my cock was rock hard and throbbing, so I did the only thing that came remotely close to satisfying me. I jerked off to the video of our night together, cursing Elena in my mind, but hungering for her at the same time.
And that was when I made a decision. Traitor or not, but I’ve decided to have her in my life in any way possible. And I’d do whatever it takes to get her back. I would never trust her, but if she was the only one who could satisfy me, then I’ll find a way to keep her with me until I was sated…until I no longer needed her.
Chapter 3: RealityElena’s P.O.V:I came out of the washroom to find Risa Alum waiting for me with a bottle of cool sparkling water and my medicines.“How mad is the boss?” I asked, accepting the pill and chugging it down with half of the water. I’d had to run to the restroom as soon as I’d finished my first turn on the runway.“About 40 percent.” She furrowed her brows, red hair pulled up in a tight knot at the top of her head and a black robe pulled over the royal blue bikini she’d been given encrusted with white gems. “But he’s also 60 percent worried about you.”“Great.” I groaned, leaning against the closed bathroom door, still in my red lingerie sans the robe.I’d known the CEO of SunKissed, Robert Hugh since I’d first decided to join the modeling industry. He’d given me my first ever gig and from then on he
Chapter 4: A New LifeElena’s P.O.V:“An art exhibition?” Robert asked, brows drawn.This time I actually blushed. “Remember when you told me never to relieve the stress of being in the industry with alcohol or drugs?” I continued when he nodded. “Well…I took your advice and started painting instead.”“That’s great news Elain! Why did you never tell me about this?” He asked with a wide smile.“I just wanted it to be a secret identity…you know.” I fumbled with the jacket sleeves. “I’ve actually been selling those online and they sell pretty well too.”“Well, how about I send Helena over to see the pictures? It’d be suspicious if I went to your apartment so it’ll be better if Helena goes in my place. She can give me her review about your work and then I’ll give you my final word
Chapter 5: Coming DangerElena’s P.O.V:The next morning, I woke up to the sound of the bell going off over and over again.Groaning, I reluctantly got up from my bed and padded over to the door in my slippers so that I don’t accidentally step on a glass shard. But as soon as I opened the door to Helena Hugh, Robert’s wife, I hunched over as nausea hit me full force and ran to the bathroom, leaving Helena worried and startled on the other side of the door.“Elain!” I heard Helena standing by the bathroom door an instant later, and then she was pulling my hair back from my face as I pucked out guts.“I’m sorry.” I told her when my gut stopped wrenching, my back to the toilet and my head in my hands. “You shouldn’t have had to see that.”“What nonsense are you talking about?” She chided me good naturedly as she wet a washcloth and da
Chapter 6: Something UnexpectedKnight’s P.O.V:“What is the meaning of this?” I felt something flying towards my head so I lifted one hand and caught it just before it hit me and placed, what I assumed to be a newspaper, beside me on the bed.Then I opened my eyes a fraction to look up at Keena’s fuming face and then closed them again. “Morning sissy.” I murmured under my breath.Suddenly, my covers were ripped away from my body and a glass of ice cold water was thrown on to my face.“What the Hell Keena!” I sat up so fast I felt my head spin, but my glare was directed at my younger sister standing at the foot of my bed, her expression equally bone melting.“Oh no, don’t you dare ‘what the Hell’ me! Do you have any idea what you’re doing? How your mistakes are ruining the image of the entire family?” Keena, Kareena Tyson Mil
Chapter 7: ComplicationsElena’s P.O.V:Lara, as Dr. Johnson insisted I call her, applied a bit of gel on my stomach, which still looked normal even though I was about three months pregnant. But when I’d told Lara about my concern, she simply smiled and told me that my tummy wouldn’t be that noticeable until I was about five months pregnant.“Just relax honey; you’ll be able to see your baby in a little while.” Lara said as she used the probe on my lower abdomen to find the right spot. It didn’t take long before an image appeared on the screen and Lara turned the computer slightly in my direction and there it was! My baby!I felt tears well up in my eyes at the sight of the tiny bundle that looked more alien than human. “It’s so tiny!” I whispered to Helena, who was standing right beside me, holding on to my hand tightly.“Of course it is,&rdqu
Chapter 8: This is ItElena’s P.O.V:The second his lips touched mine, all thoughts vanished and electricity poured into my veins.One of Knight’s hands were fisted in my hair while the other was around my waist, molding me to his body. For an instant, I forgot everything around me. The only thing running through my mind as he parted my lips to put his tongue inside my mouth, was that this felt right. A sense of belonging washed over me, a sudden peacefulness that had been absent in my life for…for the past three months…I wrenched myself back from the kiss and at the same time pushed him back with all the strength I had. It was only when I tasted the iron in my mouth that I noticed that I’d bitten his tongue hard enough to draw blood. Good. It was a very small price to pay for everything he did to me.Knight stumbled back, his eyes wide as he looked at me as if he was still in a daz
Chapter 9: RevelationKnight’s P.O.V:I watched over Elena for the rest of the evening. She was dazzling onstage. Everyone seemed to be enchanted by her; the staff, the judges and even the students. She walked the stage like she owned it, yet, her face radiant, her skin glowing. I even saw a few of the male teachers looking at her with interest.I curled my hands into fists. No one was getting near her on my watch! Elaine might think that the conversation we had was enough to drive me away, but it wasn’t. Now I knew she wasn’t responsible for that photograph and it just made me want her even more. And I wanted her back in my life, in my bed, by any means possible.Elaine walked another round on the stage and then she turned back, disappearing behind the stage. I knew this was supposed to be a break for her so the students could ask her tips and get ready for their walk. I took the opportunity to get up f
Chapter 10: Unconventional DemandsElena’s P.O.V:“Marry me, Elena.”I stared at the man in bewilderment. Did he really just say what I think he just said? Did he just ask me to marry him? Right out of the blue?“Are you out of your mind!” I yelled at him, rising from the chair and backing away from him as far as I could. “We don’t even know each other!”“We don’t need to,” he had the audacity of saying as he too rose from the ground and stood facing me. “That’s my child you’re carrying, Elena. My heir. If you want to take my child away from me, don’t expect me to just stand there and watch it happen. I will fight for my child’s custody if it comes down to that. But marriage gives us equal claim over our child.”Fight for custody? He had no idea that if it did come down to that, I’ll fin fair and squar