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Chapter 25: Different Kiss
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2026-01-20 02:32:16
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All Shades of Passion Chapter 53: Being Brave
Sheila's POVBy eleven the guests had trickled out. Bringing the party to an end.The house was quiet again.Zuki was in the living room, sitting on the couch with her shoes dangling from one hand, scrolling through her phone with the other. The fairy lights were still on. The remnants of the cake sat on the table. It looked like the aftermath of something that had almost been perfect.It was time.So I went upstairs. Took off the robe.Looked at myself one more time in the mirror. The pink lace sat against my skin like a second thought I had decided to commit to. I had bought it for this. I had known, somewhere underneath all my confusion and cowardice, that I was buying it for this exact moment.I connected my phone to the bluetooth speaker downstairs, queued the song, and walked back down.Zuki looked up when I appeared in the doorway.Her eyes traveled over me slowly. The lace. The way I was standing. Something shifted in her expression immediately — a crack in the careful distan
All Shades of Passion Chapter 52: Zuki's Birthday II
Sheila's POVI returned to the party.The doorbell rang twenty minutes later.A courier. Two packages.The first was a shoebox. Christian Louboutin heels in Zuki's size with a handwritten card from my mother tucked inside. "Happy Birthday my darling niece. Wear them somewhere fabulous. Love, Aunty."The second was an envelope in my father's handwriting. Inside was a cheque for twenty thousand dollars and a card that said simply: "Enjoy your youth. Love, Uncle."I carried both to Zuki and set them on the table in front of her.She opened the shoebox first. Lifted out one heel and held it up to the light the way people hold up newborn babies. The room gathered."Are those—" one of the girls started."Louboutins," Zuki confirmed, in a tone that suggested the conversation was over.She set the shoe down reverently and opened my father's envelope next. Read the card. Looked at the cheque. Looked at it for a long moment."Twenty thousand dollars," she said quietly."Yes," I said.She set it
All Shades of Passion Chapter 51: Zuki's Birthday
Sheila's POVI started decorating at nine in the morning.Balloons. Fairy lights strung along the living room ceiling. A banner I had ordered two days ago that said "Happy Birthday Zuki" in gold capital letters.I pushed the furniture back to make space, set up a small table with her favorite snacks, ordered a cake from the bakery downtown that I had picked out myself. Chocolate ganache. Pink frosting. Twenty six candles.I told myself this was for the party. For my parents arriving tonight. For giving Zuki a proper send off even if the thought of her leaving made it hard to breathe.But I knew what it really was.It was me finally being brave.I had spent the morning texting a small group of people Zuki had met during her time here. A few girls from the club we had gone to on her first week. Emeka, the Nigerian guy from the food truck she had declared made the best jollof rice she had ever tasted outside of London. A couple of the neighbors who had met her and immediately fallen unde
All Shades of Passion Chapter 50: Ruined Friendship
Sheila's POVBobby texted me four times at work.—Good morning beautiful.😘—Thinking about you.😵💫—You free tonight? Wanna do something fun?🤩—Babe?I sat in front of my desk, reading them one after the other and felt something heavy settle over my chest.It wasn't peace exactly. More like the quiet that comes right before you do something difficult. When the decision has already been made and all that is left is the doing of it.I couldn't keep letting him call me beautiful, babe, his girlfriend when I knew how I felt.It wasn't fair to him.Bobby was a good guy. He deserved someone who was honest about their feelings. Not someone who would sleep with him while thinking of someone else.So I typed back: Can I come over after work? I need to talk to you.He replied in under a minute: Of course. Everything okay?I didn't reply.---I got off work early and drove straight to his house.He opened the door with a smile that dropped the moment he saw my face."Hey." He stepped back to
All Shades of Passion Chapter 49: Departure Plans
Zuki's POVI tried to change the flight that morning.After sitting on the kitchen floor for what felt like ages, regretting my confession to Sheila. I decided there's only one thing I could do to fix this mess.I'd washed my teary face and turned out my cold tea, then went upstairs to my room.Now I sat on my bed with my laptop open and pulled up the airline website, telling myself it was simple. Just move the date. New Year's Day was too far away and I could not sit in this house for another week pretending I was fine.I clicked on manage booking and selected an earlier date.Three days from now.The page loaded and I waited.(This booking is not eligible for date changes. To travel on a different date please purchase a new ticket.)I stared at the screen.Fine. New ticket then.I searched the available flights.Every single one was fully booked.I clicked through four different dates, three different departure times, even considered a connecting flight through Dallas just to get ou
All Shades of Passion Chapter 48: Too Late
Zuki's POVI should not have said it.I had spent days trying to keep it locked down, tucked away somewhere it could not cause damage, and then I saw that text on Sheila's phone and something in me just gave way.'Last night was everything.'Bobby's words. Confirmed everything I had been dreading since she left last night in that dinner dress with her hair done and her lipstick on and that look on her face like she was trying to convince herself of something.I had stood at my bedroom window and watched her go and told myself it was fine. That I had no claim on her. That I was just her cousin who had come to Vegas to turn 26 and have a good time.That was all this was supposed to be.A birthday trip. A few weeks of fun. Some good food, late nights and new memories.Instead I had fallen in love with her.Somewhere between her makeover and the shower kiss we shared, it had stopped being a birthday trip and become something else entirely. Something I had no roadmap for.And she had just
All Shades of Passion Chapter 4: Dinner with Fabian
Steven POV.It was 6:30 p.m. when I finally walked into Rooster Clyde Restaurant.I was already familiar with this place because of Mona. During her stay with me, I had given her a few lifts here or picked her up to take home if I was working late at school.Because of her, I'd made this place my f
Last Updated : 2026-03-28All Shades of Passion Book 3: Ruined By His Kiss
Chapter 1: Morning Rush. Steven POV. Today had to be one of the worst days of my life. And I meant it literally. It started with a rude awakening. I'd woken up late with a bad tummy ache, and spent about 45 mins on the toilet bowl, wondering what I ate last night to give me such terrible diarrhe
Last Updated : 2026-03-28All Shades of Passion Chapter 9: Penance
Steven POV.A month later.I had my hands on my steering wheel as I drove through the expressway of the Las Vegas Strip, singing to Ron Kenoly's 'Beauty for Ashes' on the stereo.My life was back to normal.I had everything in order, just like it should be.I was done delegating Greg's courses out,
Last Updated : 2026-03-28All Shades of Passion Chapter 8: Conflicted
Steven POV.What have I done?Was the question in my head as I tossed and turned on my bed this night.I couldn't believe that I'd let a guy kiss me.Me!Steven Adams. I let a guy put his lips on mine while I stood there and took it like a moron.And what was worse? I thought it felt good.I rake
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