HAYLEY’S POVAfter I excused myself from Christian and his brother, I grabbed a glass of champagne and drank it all in one gulp before taking another glass. I could sense the tension between Christian and his brother, I didn’t know much about their family so I wouldn’t want to conclude that there was bad blood between them.“You’re still a heavy drinker I see,” A familiar voice said from beside me and I turned to face the person talking.My eyes almost widened, it was the same man I had met at the business gala. For him to be here again, I guessed he was important to the family too.“It’s you again, Liam I think? Am I right?”“Yeah, it makes me happy that you remember my name. I must have made quite an impression, most ladies never do.” He smiled, he didn’t dress much.Everything he wore screamed business casual but yet pretty expensive, he didn’t seem proud either which was a green flag for me.“I wouldn’t say it was an impression, I just tend to remember men who are polite to me. Wh
CHRISTIAN’S POV Terry followed the ambulance behind speedily as it rushed my dad to the hospital, I couldn’t stop my hands from shaking. It wasn’t the first time in my life that I was scared that someone I loved was going to die, doesn’t mean it gets easier each time.Soon we arrived at the hospital, The paramedics quickly got down and the nurses rushed out of the ambulance with a stretcher and placed my dad on it.Hermione rushed out of her car as they had been following us behind, I got down from the car along with Hayley and hurried towards her.“Bernard, open your eyes, please. Don’t do this please.” She cried as they were pushing him inside the hospital speedily, she ran with them while her hands gripped the stretcher.“I’m sorry, you can’t go in with us ma’am.” One of the nurses said to her as others rushed him into emergency,“But he’s my husband, I should be able to go in. please!” They ignored us, and two doctors on duty were immediately at our disposal and rushed into the
THIRD PERSON’S POV “Then do you care if I do this?” In a matter of seconds, he closed the gap between them. His lips crashed against hers, She couldn’t resist neither could she push him away. She returned his kiss, their tongues entwining, he tasted like alcohol and she wanted to get drunk. The kiss grew passionate, it was a kiss born out of anger, confusion, and the tension that had been between them. She could only claim that she hated him, but a part of her wanted this. She wrapped her hands around his neck as her fingers worked their way in his hair, She moaned in his mouth and he lifted her by the thighs. He stopped to stare at her, Hayley could feel her cheeks heat up. He carried her towards the living room sofa before placing her gently on it and hovering over her. “If we’re going to do this, then we’ll do it my way. Will you agree to my terms?” He asked her, “Yes, anything you want.” Her voice was raspy, she was needy. She just wanted him as soon as possible, her body wa
ALEXANDER’S POV“What the hell do you think you’re doing here?” Hermione sprung up the minute the door to Dad’s hospital ward opened and I walked in. I wasn’t surprised to see that she wasn’t alone, but I didn’t think my cousin Liam would show up with my other cousin, his sister Stephanie.Ever since Stephanie got married, we didn’t get to see her much. Except for when we went to her first child’s naming ceremony and now she was heavily pregnant again. Sometimes I wonder why people settle for the worst partners, her husband keeps her home most of the time like some trophy. It’s a miracle to see her here today.“Mom, just let me explain.” I tried to calm her down“You don’t get to say shit to me, Alexander, take a look at your dad” She pointed to where Dad lay fast asleep on the bed with the heart monitor beeping beside him.“I don’t want your face to be the first thing he sees the minute he opens his eyes. You didn’t care enough to follow us to the hospital yesterday, did you? And now
HAYLEY’S POV “Remember this, because it won’t happen again” His words kept replaying in my head for the past two days since the mind-blowing sex we had. I didn’t think I’d let myself go like that, but I hadn’t stopped myself from reminiscing the kisses he placed on my thighs. How he buried himself inside of me, how nice he was for the very first time, the way he couldn’t keep his eyes off me, and how he told me how good I tasted. It was the first time in my life that validation from a man made me feel so good about myself, even though I looked like cheap merchandise the way I sprawled on the sofa in front of him and he touched everything in my body. “Hayley, Hayley” My mom, Angela tapped my hands continuously snapping me from my self-induced trance. “Are you okay?” She asked in a worried tone as she set a glass of water in front of me, I had come to see my mom. I knew I couldn’t tell her about the contract with Christian, but now that I had little money on me I quickly shopped for
CHRISTIAN’S POVFLASHBACK“You stupid bitch!, you can’t seem to do anything right! Why would you earn $100 only in one night?” I could hear my mom’s boyfriend yelling from my sleep accompanied with the sound of things breaking.My eyes fluttered open, as I sat up straight on the bed. It hadn’t really dawned on me what was going on yet, my vision was still kind of blur.“Shane, stop. Shane stop it” I could hear my mom cry, I heard something break and my mother yelped in pain, that was the height of it all, I ran out of my room and towards where the noise was coming from.I halted in my steps as my eyes widened to the scenario happening right in front of me. I was only 14 at that time, what could I possibly do?My mom was on the floor, crawling backwards away from her boyfriend with a bleeding nose, he was holding a horse whip and he whipped her, I watched my mom cry in pain, he raised it up to whip her again and I rushed to push him away from her.“Get out of the way boy! If I didn’t k
“Are you waiting for someone?” Khalid noticed I was still staring at my phone.“No, it’s just Hayley hasn’t called since the last two hours that I had tried her number.” I tossed my phone on the glass table, not caring if the back of it cracked. I could always get another; I could get a thousand phones if I wanted to.“Oh, your fake wife.” He chuckled.“Shut up man, the walls have ears.” I leaned in to whisper to him cautiously.“Relax, we’re daytime drinking. And we’re only like five in the club right now, so you have nothing to worry about.” He assured me and I leaned back calmly into the couch.“So what about Hayley?”“What about her?” I raised my brow in confusion.“I mean the two of you are living together, plus the chick is fine as hell. Don’t tell me you haven’t hit it.” He winked playfully, I tried to put on a straight face but a chuckle escaped my lips.Khalid sure always knew had to get answers out of someone, I definitely couldn’t hide the truth from him. I was going to te
CHRISTIAN’S POVI walked into my office with Monica following me behind holding my suit jacket, I sat down and she hung the jacket at the back of my seat“Read my schedule for today,” I said as I opened my Macbook, rubbing my temple.“You have a Contract to sign with Cars 305 limited by 2 pm, A meeting with the staff by 3:30 pm, and the opening of the new Santa Monique Orphanage by 4;30pm”She stated accordingly shifting the glasses on the bridge of her nose. My mind drifted away quickly and soon everything she was saying became inaudible, I asked Hayley on a date. I’m sure she wouldn’t see it as anything, just the normal outing couples do.Except that we weren’t a real couple. Should I have asked her though? Maybe I did a little too much and I should just cancel. But then it would be weird cancelling the date at die minute.Fuck, I also have to go see my dad. Officer Gavin hasn’t gotten back to me, and I think Hermione’s heart has softened towards me a little since she called this mo