After getting his heart mercilessly broken by a maid when he was younger, Cameron swears never to love another. But, there is something about Avery that has him crossing the lines he set. He draws a final line promising himself a marriage contract will be the only thing that binds them together. Will he be able to resist her charms? The billionaire swears to protect his fragile heart at all cost.
View MoreJake drove us to a fancy hotel in town, as the car came to a halt I alighted ready to walk in when I saw the words CMN boldly written ahead. Turning to face Kylie, “isn’t it Cameron’s?”She smiled back at me and replied, “indeed it is but it won’t be for long.”However that was the least of my concerns right now, even after learning that Colton robbed my family of everything we owned, reclaiming the stolen properties was the last thing on my mind right now. What I desire is to lock him behind bars forever. “Don’t you think it’s risky staying here? What if he finds me? Also I have no money, I can’t afford a place like this.” Pausing to look at her, “and I don’t think you can either.”I only took out little from what Cecilia had given me, the rest was carefully tucked away underneath the bed. Who knew that the motel would catch fire and everything would burn to ashes, now I’m cashless with two mouths to feed. Going to the bank isn’t even an option when I can barely remember my own d
Just as I was preparing to attack I heard a commotion outside which created a distraction as both men craned their neck to the direction the sound had emerged from while the woman continued to focus of the babies, I couldn’t help but notice how tender and soft she was with them.She didn’t look as bad as the other two, I made a mental note to say a word of gratitude when I finally made it out of here. “Go check what’s happening.” Chubby said to skinny who seemed a bit reluctant but eventually turned walking towards the exit.As the man walked away, he turned to face me, I could see the warning in his eyes. “Don’t you dare attempt anything funny, now tell me where you have hidden the documents.”As I opened my mouth to speak there was a loud bang resembling a gun shot, he quickly scurried to the ground for safety while the woman hid away in a corner. There came another shot, I knew I couldn’t just seat still and wait for them to get to me. Without much effort I easy broke away from t
I am forced to awake from my slumber when a bucket of cold water is thrashed down my head, a cough escapes from my lips as I struggle to catch my breath. Slowly, my eye lids peel open to find two men staring down at me in disdain. “What do you want?” I question cowering back in fear, they appear different from the people who had kidnapped me. Both men look so fierce that I cannot help but fear for my life.One looks buff while the other appears skinny, even though his body is covered in several scars while the buff man has tattoos marring each corner of his body. “How about you keep quiet and let me do the questioning?” Buff man steps forward. I am strapped tightly to a chair with my hands and legs tied, looking around it appears to be a basement, there is no window in sight, just a bright light illuminating the empty room. Suddenly he grabs my hair forcing me to look into his eyes, “where are the documents?” He demands but I have no idea what he is referring to.“What documents?”
“Are you sure about what you’re saying?” I couldn’t help but ask, because it seemed like a lie, impossible to believe but the expression on her face did not change.“I know it sounds hard to believe, if I were you I wouldn’t trust me either, but you have to believe me Avery, I’m telling you the truth.”There was desperation in her tone as she gazed into my eyes, a sudden question hit me and I raised my head up, “what happened next?” She drew in a sharp breath, “after your parents demise, he went on to take over your father’s company.”“You mean the same company that Cameron is CEO of?” I asked in surprise and she nodded, CMN or what was it called, I remember Peter mentioning something about it.“It belonged to your family Avery, rightfully it should be yours, if it wasn’t for that monster.” She said in a furious tone. “So you’re trying to say that Colton might be responsible for what happened?”“Bingo!” I was hit with a soft punch. I paused for a moment to think, “what could he pos
She parted her lips to reveal the next words but a sudden commotion stole her attention away to where the noise had emerged from. “There’s a fire!” A young man yelled running towards us in panic.I instantly jumped up in alarm looking around my surroundings, “fire? Where?”He paused for a moment breathing heavily, “in the motel down the street, it has almost burned to the ground.”As soon as I heard that my soul left my body only to return in a matter of seconds as the realization hit me. “Relax, there’s two motels in this area it might not be ours.” Kylie said trying to get me to calm down but I couldn’t think straight, I knew I had a bad feeling from the moment I stepped out. Without waiting for any confirmation I dashed towards the direction of the motel, earnestly praying for god to keep my children safe. I arrived there in no time, a lot of people were scattered outside, some watching with others trying to put out the fire. “My children.” I chanted repeatedly in panic, bravi
It didn’t hit me until a few seconds later, and I instantly went cold as soon as I realized it, “wait I don’t remember telling you my name.” I said in shock, but she only laughed walking ahead. I trailed behind her closely, desperate to hear how she had known about me, even without disclosing. “Do you by chance know me?” I asked, but she ignored me continuing with her shopping this left me frustrated as I struggled to put pieces together I searched my brain for answers, thinking about where I had possibly seen her before but the more I tried to think the more my head hurt.“Don’t bother you won’t remember didn’t you lose your memory?” she suddenly turned to me with a weird grin.“And how do you know that?”“You don’t have to worry about that if I told you, you wouldn’t remember anyway.”I knew there was something off about her the moment I laid eyes on her I just didn’t expect that she’d know me from somewhere I was dying to know, and could no longer hide my curiosity. However, she p
I expect her to cease laughter and say it’s a joke but that doesn’t happen, instead her laughter increases.“Uhm is everything okay?” I can’t help but ask, even the cashier who is an old woman is staring like she’s insane. “Relax I’m joking.” She finally says after a long pause but I fail to believe it now, something tells me she is not.“But I could help you out, you see I have no home, I go wherever the wind leads.” There is a hint of sadness in her tone as she directs her gaze upwards, I can tell she’s trying to prevent the tears from falling. Curiosity swarms me but I don’t dare ask. Suddenly she pulls closer causing me to be aware, I take a step back but she entraps me with her arms against the shelf preventing me from escaping.“Before we proceed, do you have any money?” Cecilia handed me a bundle of dollar notes which I reluctantly collected, but I’m not sure whether she can be trusted with this information, what if she intends to scam me?“I’m not doing very well in the fin
“Not to be rude, but you seem suspicious.” She said breaking the awkward silence between us as we walked down the road. “I mean what’s a woman like you doing with two kids in a place like that?”I averted my gaze feeling guilty, it was pretty much obvious and everyone could tell but I thought I was doing great. “Nothing.” “You don’t sound very believable, I mean why are you avoiding my eyes?” She questioned further. Mustering up courage I stared directly into her eyes, “it’s none of your business anyway.”Ignoring my remark, “you look like someone who is eloping.” Pausing for a minute, “is your husband in the mafia?”I couldn’t help myself and burst out laughing, “excuse me.” Wiping a tear from my eyes, “you have a very broad imagination.”There was a solid frown etched on her face as she spoke, “deny it all you want but I know there’s something. Kylie is never wrong.” Then she faced front. I observed her from behind wondering how she was able to tell instantly. Just the I saw a
Avery’s pov Ignoring the little voice nagging me inside I collected the phone from her grasp uttering a quick thank you before leaving. She watched me walk away without uttering a single word and though I couldn’t guess what was on her mind I knew there was no way she’d sell me out. I was initially going to ask Peter for help but I’m glad things turned out this way, honestly I don’t really trust him. There seems to be some wrong with his behavior, though I don’t know what it is I don’t dare sit back and wait for him to reveal himself. Confused on where to go I settled for a cheap motel down town. Although this was not a clean place for my children, I knew Cameron wouldn’t find me here. The building was old and tattered, as I walked into the building there was a strong smell of cigarette, on getting inside I realized the cashier who could be seen to be a middle aged woman was actually the one smoking. I didn’t expect her to quench her cigarette the moment she saw me but she did and
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