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AGAINST ALL ODDS Seventeen
DIAN ANGELO POVMy mind was blank, and I couldn't focus on anything. I found myself staring at the laptop in front of me, but I couldn't see what was written on it. The constant ache in my chest intensified every time I thought of Sybil, and I couldn't help but feel guilty about the things I put her through. She didn't deserve any of the accusations I made against her. Those horrible things I'd said to her, made my skin crawl anytime I thought of them. If she really got into an accident... I didn't even know how I could forgive or live with myself. If it turned out to be true- God forbid- that she was gone from this world, even if I didn't die, I was a hundred percent sure I would live in regret throughout my life.The door to my office opened, the sound of it disrupting my thoughts.Lucas had said he'd get back to me if there was any development, but that was what he said every other day, and the hopelessness of it was starting to sting.If I ever found Sybil, I was not going to le
AGAINST ALL ODDS Eighteen
SYBIL EAGAN POVThe city outside my window looked beautiful and as I took in the views of the penthouses, the road below, and the number of people milling about and minding their businesses, I felt lonelier than I'd felt in months."They must have so much fun out there" I muttered to my reflection on the glass. My eyes had dark bags under them, and I knew I wasn't just stressed physically but mentally too. The pills I took probably also affected my mood, but at least the doctor had reduced the dosage after he saw that I was improving.I'd also stop dreaming, the face of a man that plagued my sleep every night fading away until I couldn't even make out what he looked like anymore. My mind was a blank slate and no matter how hard I strived to remember who I was, I was always met with a blank wall and a banging headache. I didn't want to feel that, so I took my pills religiously.It made me sad that I didn't dream about the guy anymore tho, but it was better this way, the dreams were alw
AGAINST ALL ODDS Nineteen
SYBIL EAGAN POVKehlani didn't come back the next day and the food she'd made sucked. It was time she stopped trying so hard because, after all her cooking disasters, it was glaringly obvious that she couldn't cook."This is so exhausting," I told the empty room, my patients reaching their breaking point when I couldn't find something to do. The room was clean, and I'd tried to paint only to realize that I was drawing the man I saw the night before. Why was I so consumed with a freaking stranger? My gaze snapped towards the door, my body bustling with some current that made me anxious. I hadn't taken my pills, and I didn't want to, at least just for a day. I couldn't help the way they made me feel. It was exhausting.I blinked, realizing that I'd taken some steps and I was standing directly in front of the door that led into the hallway."What am I doing?" I asked myself at the same time I wrapped my hands around the door handle. It was a war to pull it open, and my palm turned sweat
AGAINST ALL ODDS Twenty
DIAN ANGELO POV I was a selfish bastard, but it didn't matter. As long as Sybil was back with me again, I would do whatever I had to do. She didn't have to know that I'd broken her heart, or that she hated me. This was our second chance and I was going to take it.Not knowing where she was had almost killed me. I had looked everywhere for her, but up till recently, it had all led to dead ends. I had almost given up searching until that fateful day that Lucas finally got a lead about Kehlani's unorthodox trips and the fact that she'd also been visiting the Eagans every week.I'd always suspected them of foul play, especially when I knew how far they went in handling most of their crisis. They could cross all the lines of morality if it came to protecting their family name.Finding out about what they did to Sybil made me see red. How could they hurt their own daughter all because they didn't want her to stay with me? I wanted to press charges against them, but I couldn't. They'd just
AGAINST ALL ODDS Twenty one
KEHLANI POV "What do you mean something urgent came up and you had to leave her alone. You made the same excuse last week... Are you even sure she has been adhering to the doctor's rules" Rose yelled and I winced because the aggravating sound of her voice was like sandpaper scratching my eardrums? She was pissed and she had every right to be but I wasn't going to apologize for needing a break. I was already sacrificing a lot for them, so I didn't understand why she had to be so hostile. "I had to take care of my business," I got out calmly when all I wanted to do was yell in her face that she had no right to speak to me as if I was her servant. For God's sake, I was doing them a favor that could land me in jail if it ever got discovered. Just because they'd helped me and my family, I had to be in servitude to them for the rest of my life. It was a load of bullcrap. Rose scoffed, then threw the pictures she held at my face. My heart burned, my lips trembled and I struggled to remain
AGAINST ALL ODDS Twenty two
SYBIL EAGAN*******"Are you gatecrashing?" I asked, staring at the broad shoulders of the man that looked like he didn't quite belong in our impeccable business conference... For starters, he wasn't wearing a suit. He was in a leather jacket, smug-looking black pants, and a black shirt. And I knew he was going to be good-looking before I even saw his face. "Excuse me, sir" I called when he didn't give any indication of having heard me speak.He turned to face me after a beat and when his warm multicolored eyes- because the light was shining on them and I could literally see a spec of green, blue, and grey swirling in them- connected with mine, I forgot how to breathe for a second.He regarded me, his head cocking to the side. "Gatecrashing huh?" He muttered, his voice a warm timbre that made me feel fuzzy inside."I am in charge of the guest list and I literally welcomed everyone, but you"."Mmh... Is that so"."Yes. It is" I said, getting irritated. Fine, he was gorgeous, but his m
AGAINST ALL ODDS Twenty three
THE EAGAN'S MANSION "What the hell do you know mean Sybil is missing" Rose shrieked, her heart thudding wildly against her ribcage. "I should be asking you that. You said you had this under control and that Kehlani was watching over her" her husband yelled, then stopped to glare at her. "I can not believe the level of your carelessness. It has been a whole freaking week and we're just finding out now, all because of the doctor's scheduled visits!"Rose couldn't believe it, and she couldn't help her mind going back to the last conversation she had with Kehlani. No, it wasn't her. She couldn't have done it. Not after all the threat to take her life if she ever went against their order. "Kehlani gave me her word! I even threatened to kill her if she betrayed us and she got on her knees and begged...""And will that help our situation now!" He thundered, then roared before punching at the wooden sculpture that stood closest to him. "Do you have any idea what would happen if Sybil were
AGAINST ALL ODDS Twenty four
********Zach glanced up from his laptop as he heard the sound of footsteps approaching his desk. Zach's eyes widened when he saw Kushi and he quickly got to his feet."You can seat down. I have a feeling this is going to take a while" Kushi said with a sigh as she dropped into the empty chair. "My legs are freaking killing me".Zach reluctantly sat down, his gaze darting to the door before they settled back on Kushi."My assistant would have been running after you by now".Kushi smirked. "I threatened to pluck out her eyes if she followed me, also I trust you told her after my last visit not to try to stop me"."I told her countless time before that... She just doesn't like you"."I don't like her either," Kushi said with an eye roll, then she sat straighter, her features becoming serious. "I heard Miguel is on tour again".Zach threw his hand in the air comically. "The freaking story of my life. I'm used to it now though, so I'm cool. He is out having fun, while I am here, all by my
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