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Ch. 11: Changing Her Name
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Pain Before Bliss Ch. 12: An Electrical Current
While Derreck was in the kitchen and away from Denice, she used an incognito window on the laptop to book her flight for the following day to head to her grandfather’s home country. She would tell him all the details of the recent events when she got there. For now, she just needed to focus on getting out of Aurenda and creating a name for herself. Denice had always kept in contact with her Grandfather, but she never mentioned it due to the circumstances. While Derreck and Joshua were in the kitchen, they spoke quietly and briefly.Joshua had a playful smirk that danced across his features. “So, that’s why you had that smile on your face yesterday?”Glaring at him, Derreck responded. “Mind your business, little brother. She’s leaving the country anyway.”“Really? And I don’t believe that she slapped herself.”Derreck’s aura became icy and his gaze darkened dramatically. ‘Calm yourself Derreck. Remember father’s words.’After closing the web browser and obtaining her receipt of confir
Pain Before Bliss Ch 13: A Rare Gift
He then grabbed his appraisal glasses to look at the diamond, in order to inspect it further. The study remained quiet with Denice gazing intently at the way Hartley inspected the ring. Derreck watched her and couldn’t help but be in awe of how beautiful she looked. The way her beautiful blue eyes were focused on his grandfather’s movements, her jet black, long hair and rounded out nose. While Hartley spent his time looking at the ring, he thought to himself.‘Indeed, she has a bright future. Her abilities far outweigh Derreck’s, maybe even mine. However, if she can master it and learn it, she will become a force to be reckoned with. She should also be careful though; she has to learn how to protect it. Since she’s not fully aware of the power she holds, it’s not much of an issue, however, it’s only a matter of time before she does explore it. This ring proves that she is well underway to acknowledging and learning her power; it will no longer hold her back. She will rise like a Pho
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 14: Defending His Luna
She fixed her gaze on Derreck and looked into his piercingly beautiful green eyes.“Derreck, I appreciate you trying to console me. I’m doing my best to make peace with it, even if it is bullshit! For my sake, please don’t find fault with them. They’re business-people, just like you and they will stop at nothing to make you fall to your knees. You may be an affluent and prominent figure from a prominent family, to them, that doesn’t matter; more importantly, they will pick fights with anyone, Derreck. Be vigilant and be careful. They cannot know that we know each other; they have to believe that they’ve finally pushed me into a corner and that I’ve decided to flee because of it. They have to truly believe in their hearts and their twisted ass minds, that they’ve won, let them think that. The hatred they have for me has already festered like a boil on the bottom of your foot; let it. Once they believed that they have won, their guards will be dropped.”He sighed before answering in a d
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 15: Going Through Changes
They then attempted to leave the shop, but there were some security guards in the hotel informing the store manager of what had happened.The store manager then walked over after being informed of the commotion. He did his best to maintain his calm. After all, this hotel was owned by Derreck.The man straightened out his suit and walked over to Derreck outright. He didn’t even bother looking at Henry or in his direction.Clearing his throat, he then spoke to Derreck. “Mr. Gray. Is anything the matter?”“Get this man out of here and make sure he is BANNED from here and any other hotels that is in the name of Gray.”Dropping his body, he placed his mouth next to Henry’s ears, as he spoke in a whisper. “If you ever lay another hand on her, you’ll be penniless and a dead man Mr. Jordan. Don’t make me repeat myself and make you an example. You of all people know better than to offend me.”He then straightened his back and the store manager nodded in Derreck’s direction. “Right away, Mr. Gr
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 16: Her Home Country
At around 230am, Denice’s alarm sounded. She rolled out of the bed unwillingly and went to the bathroom to get dressed. Though her alarm was a bit loud, Derreck still slept soundly. She would allow him to sleep until it was 315. When it was nearing 310, she went back into the room to wake him up.“Hey sleepyhead, time to wake up.”His eyes fluttered, but he grabbed her quickly and pulled her back into the bed with him.“Come on babe. Let’s sleep a little longer.”Denice blushed and was as red as a tomato. She pulled away from his embrace forcefully. “Derreck, it’s time to wake up. We have to get ready to go to the airport.”Upon hearing her voice, he forced his eyes open and looked at that pair of blue eyes that he had come to enjoy. He blinked repeatedly before clearing his sleep completely.“What time is it?”“3:10. Come on sleepyhead, we have to leave soon.”He slowly got up out of bed and went to the bathroom to change his clothes and handle his hygiene. After checking the room t
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 17: Denice's True Identity
“This villa also belongs to you. When you decide to leave and that you have served your purpose here, making a name for yourself, this will always be your home.”“Thank you, Grandfather. Let’s go inside now. Shall we have a cup of tea?”“Of course! Let’s also let you meet your Grandmother.”They made their way into the Harrison family mansion. Walking in the door was the living room immediately in the center, while the study sat some ways down the hall on the left-hand side. Past the study were the stairs off to the left, leading to the rest of the mansion.To the right, was the kitchen and beside it, was the dining area. When they got to the kitchen, Denice stopped in her tracks! Just by looking at her, she knew that this was her mom’s mom. She stood frozen and the tears began to well up into her eyes. Her Grandmother, Nancy, made her way over to her; tears made their way into her eyes as she fixed her gaze on the young woman standing in front of her.“My dear, you’re finally home! Y
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 18: Apollo & Old Mr. Gray
Meanwhile, Derreck went upstairs to his room to sleep, only after making it back to the villa.‘What a night it’s been! I can’t believe I called her ‘babe.’ I feel a headache coming along. I have some time to sleep before I have to meet Grandfather for training. I can deal with my thoughts later.’Derreck had placed his thoughts into the corner of his mind and went to sleep. He then slept until his phone rang out in the still morning; it was 9:30am when the call came through. Reluctantly, he grabbed his phone from the night stand and stared at the name; immediately he propped himself up and answered the call.Right when the call connected, a deep voice bellowed from the other end. “Derreck, I don’t suppose you’re still asleep at this hour?”Wiping the sleep from his eyes, he replied. “Good morning to you too, Grandfather.”“Well, Grandson, you should already be on your way here. There’s much for you to learn and since you’re late, you wouldn’t mind bringing me some tea and breakfast.”
Pain Before Bliss Ch. 19: Artemis & Fashion Design
They decided to have lunch together and then Derreck made his departure. He would eventually tell his driver and bodyguards of his identity, but not yet. They are already sworn into secrecy and Derreck Gray was their primary responsibility. If anything happened to the Young Master, the Gray family would have their heads!When Derreck arrived back at the villa, he went over to his father and told him of the events that had transpired while he was away at the Gray mansion.Hartley nodded approvingly. “Sounds like you’ll progress quicker than originally anticipated; Apollo is doing well. I’m grateful to know your wolf takes on his role seriously.”“Indeed, father. These next few months, I will have to express balance. From the office, to the Old Family Mansion daily, at least for 3 months.”“Very well. Don’t overdo it, Derreck. Yes, you are training hard and we are on a tight schedule as we are nearing my retirement as Alpha, but you still have to maintain less stress. It becomes worse o
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