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AGAINST ALL ODDS Eight
SYBIL EAGAN POV.The roaring sound in my ear felt overwhelming, the nostalgic feeling hitting hard as the familiar sound of his voice reached my ears. They were just as I remembered, even deeper now than they had been before.He'd changed a lot in five years, and it was not just his Aura. My hands turned sweaty as I forced myself to appear unaffected as his gaze burned into mine. It was intense, the way he stared at me and my heart rate kicked up until it felt as if I was on the verge of a heart attack.His eyes had always been beautiful and they could always make me feel calm whenever I was derailing, but right now as he stared at me, all I wanted to do was run and hide away from his fury because he looked majorly pissed.Running was not an option tho. I'd already made a decision and I was going to stick to it even if it killed me. It was time I buried our memories and move on with my life. I gazed at him, pasting a puzzled look on my face."I'm sorry, but do I know you" I got out an
AGAINST ALL ODDS Nine
SYBIL EAGAN POV."Just let it go Zach" I murmured in a low voice, feeling a little bit out of it as Zach continued to fume. "Why did you let him talk to you like that, ugh! I should have punched him, that ass" Zach yelled, and I could literally see the steams coming out of his ears. "The nerve of that guy, after what he did to you"."Enough already!" I yelled, my hands reaching up to cover my ears. Zach rushed toward me, worry, the most prominent feature on his face. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to go on about him like that. Are you ok".I stared at him, then looked away. "I'd be lying if I said I was so I won't. What was Dian going on about Zach... I don't understand why he will accuse me like that... I was literally a virgin when we were together, and he didn't even have sex with me, I was with no one but him, and after the wedding, I didn't go out with anyone, so why was he saying that horrible stuff about me" I asked, my gaze snapping back to Zach's as if he was the one who held al
AGAINST ALL ODDS Ten
SYBIL EAGAN POV.Holy freaking hell! I stared at him dumbfounded, unable to get my heart rate to return to normal or even form a sentence. His gaze burned through my skull as he stared me down. It was as if I was some filth under his shoes. It was an odd reaction considering he was the one who just freaking kissed me without my express permission. Dian turned to face Seth. "Did I interrupt your painting session? I should apologize but I have nothing to be sorry for since Sybil and I have a prior appointment before she wandered off and met you" he said with a condescending voice. Seth glanced at me, and he had a sort of disappointed look in his eyes that tugged at my heart. It was like I'd broken his heart without even knowing I had the power to. "Is he telling the truth?" He asked and Dian scoffed, as he grabbed me by the wrist."She doesn't have to answer that question. You're nothing to her anyway," he got out in an antagonizing tone, before he glared at me, his eyes daring me to
AGAINST ALL ODDS Eleven
DIAN ANGELO POV.She was going to deny it to the very end, the witch. How could she look me straight in the eyes and act like she didn't know what I was talking about? It had already been two days and I was still obsessing over it. How could she so blatantly deny everything without even batting an eye? Kissing her had been a bloody mistake, one that I had committed In the heat of the moment because seeing her staring at that guy as if he was her salvation rubbed me in all the wrong way and pissed me off to no end. First, it had been Zach, the guy that she was allegedly getting married to, and now it was the freaking painter. Was one guy not enough to satisfy her? Did her parents get to her so much that now she did everything they asked of her? Was acquiring the fortunes of others the only thing important to her? But why did she have to look at me like that? She had stared at me as if I was making stuff up just to discredit her, and why did that bother me at all? I didn't care about
AGAINST ALL ODDS Twelve
SYBIL EAGAN POV.Zach had warned against seeking out Dian, especially after I told him what happened with Seth, but I needed real answers if I was ever to get a good night of sleep. I needed to know once and for all why he was so pissed at me when he had been the one to leave me.But now, standing at his door and staring into his troubled eyes while he towered over me menacingly, I was certain I'd made the wrong decision, and that Zach had been right with his warning. I took a step back then yelped as he caught hold of my wrist and yanked me towards him, into the room, and simultaneously slammed the door shut.He shoved me against the door, and he was so harsh in the way he manhandled me that I could not stop the sharp yelp that tore out of my throat as his body towered over mine, blocking my view of the room. I stared at him, my hand wedged between us as I tried to create a barrier. He scoffed as his eyes raked over me in a predatory manner. "Are you here to try to seduce me? You m
AGAINST ALL ODDS Thirteen
SYBIL POV"It's bad. It is very bad," Kushi stressed then stared at me with pity in her eyes before glancing at the headlines on her phone. "And the picture they took of you made it worse. They're describing you as a desperate slut who tried to seduce the heartthrob billionaire Dian Angelo despite knowing the fact that he was in a committed relationship. They're painting you viciously, Probably because they have never been able to get any dirt on you"My heart felt as if it was breaking into a million pieces as Kushi relayed the headline news to me. I had always known that confronting Dian would have its consequences, but I never expected it to get this ugly. The words from the tabloids cut through me like a knife as I thought about how my reputation was being destroyed by lies and deceit. The way they portrayed me as a seductive, scheming woman who only wanted Dian’s money, was completely untrue. I didn’t care about his money, I cared for him, but he couldn't see that.All night, I c
AGAINST ALL ODDS Fourteen
DIAN ANGELO POVHelaena was pissed at me but I didn't care, I cared more about how the paparazzi had managed to find their way up to the first floor of the resort, then proceeded to take those incriminating pictures with perfect timing. Something didn't feel right and I hated it.I picked up the bottle of liquor to find it empty. It made me want to smash it against the wall.Sybil had looked at me with so much hurt in her eyes that for a second I wanted to believe everything she'd said, I'd even contemplated forgiving her and that was why I'd had to push her out. I couldn't fall for her again. No, not again.I dragged my fingers through my hair. It was the damn kiss, I shouldn't have, because now it was all I could think about and it pissed me off that after all the years that had passed, she was still the only woman capable of driving me crazy over her.It was enough! She'd hurt me and I shouldn't care that I'd hurt her with my words too, especially if they were true, except she'd m
AGAINST ALL ODDS Fifteen
SYBIL EAGAN POV.I tried my best to avoid the paparazzi, but there was no such luck. They sighted me as soon as I checked out of the resort and they rushed at me, questions firing from all sides."Did you try to seduce Mr. Dian Angelo"? "Were you not aware that Dian currently has a girlfriend". "Were you rejected?" "Your cloth was torn, did Dian try to rape you," one of the reporters asked and the other one laughed, before yelling at the top of her voice. "He shoved her out of his room, do you think he was trying to rape her, or she was trying to rape him. Am I right, Miss Sybil Eagan," the girl asked, staring at me with a taunting leer on her lips. I recognized her. She was a friend of Kehlani.I escaped the horde once I got into my car and rolled up the window. I didn't care about what they assumed about me. I knew it was all going to pass soon enough. The drive home was hectic. Different thoughts twirled around my head and the anger that came with every memory set my lungs on fire
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