LOGINDevin POV The best way to become the best version of yourself is to make sure that you don’t become the different person that others love to be with. Convenience was the bane of everyone’s existence. Firstly, it was because there was going to become even better and there wasn’t going to be anyone who would have a second look at what was going on. I have already found the next ideas to use on festus but I would also be a bit worried if I don’t do anything that’s going to cut me off strong and deep.Aiden locks eyes with me already, “I have a lot of things on my plate. Festus isn’t going to stop me at all.” “I don’t have anything that might be palatable enough for people to come in contact with. It’s a whole lot for us to be able to find someone who’s loyal to the end.” He said in frustration. I refused to allow myself to accept the annoyance that was slipping from his lips. I opened my mouth to start the explanation but ended up having to do something else entirely. “My mind ha
Devin POV I didn't care about the any of the mistakes that must have come up in the last time. "Shuffle the papers before it's too late." I barked the orders at festus who looked like he was having a hard time breathing.He had bitten more than he could chew of course, why wasn't he going to be afraid of the consequences?Festus blinked twice, catching me off guard. "You should not make certain statements except you can prove it!" I honestly had no reason to be afraid of anybody and what this was going to bring but I had also come to realize that the only way that I couldn't beat the traffic of people trying to kill me was to pretend like everything was not going wrong. I should be careful about the kind of things that I've been waiting to my space because it has the ability to break or make me whole. Festus cocked his head sideways, assessing me in a way that I would not have a liked but I have no choice and to just listen to him and wait for him to realize that most of these thin
Devin POV Twenty days pass again and I'm even in a more damning state than before. My eyes hover across the screen. To hell with the notion that I didn't want to have anything to do with Aiden. I was basically rotting all over here, looking or easy to stop my see from going mad."Hey, I thought that you'd be here and you didn't disappoint me." Festus poked his head in, watching me with a measured glance. His eyes were basically unreadable and all that I could do was to hesitate to see what he was up to this time. "You didn't have to worry about anything. I was trying to see if you hadn't killed yourself yet, you know since you've been holding up in there." He continued, I heard a hint of laughter underneath his tone but I would rather focus on something different entirely than this. "Is this why you came to me or you have bad news?" I rebuffed, refusing to be a charity case. I was yet to speak to Stella and even though everything that exploded into ruins, I think that sge deserv
Aiden POV I watched festus teeth become even more agitated than he had ever been and it seemed like it was the one on the hot seat as we traveled all the way to the lawyers office.What most of them didn't know was that I kept a background check running on everybody that came in contact with me and I was not going to allow that to be a mistake that anybody else had made in the past. If anybody was going to catch me on a wedding to do more than enough just to make sure that you know find out what they were up to but this time around my gut feeling kept telling me that I needed to check into this man who pretended to like me enough then I should have ever wanted. "So there is something going on and I think that you should be aware of it. Stella has been reaching out to me and has been threatening that I give her information about both of you or else she's going to reach out to you and sabotage a plan that is basically non-existent and I wonder what she intends to gain from something
Devin. I wish different expressions appeared on her face as she tries to make sense of what's going on. "I don't understand anything. You sincerely think that I'm going to be happy covering you up from people who are going to help me deal with you?" I don't make any move instead just keep watching and waiting, if I had to realize that the entire world did not revolve around her hand, and if she wanted anything differently, she just needed to ask as politely as possible."Where is everybody? It almost seems as if you're not seeing things from my own perspective,e and there's nothing I can do to help you with that." I respond, waiting for the shoe to drop. If nobody comes out anytime soon, then I'm going to know that I have made a huge mistake, but in the meantime, I still think that everybody is looking for ways to cook me. "So... "So, what?" She scoffs, looking at me like I'm a complete non-entity. "Everything is going to be taken away from us, courtesy of you. I don't know how l
Stella POV I watched from where our sitting at the two love birds trying to figure out a way to knock me out of the park without knowing that festus was my right hand man from the start and it was going to be a shock to them by the time we finally gave him their company and found out that he was the one who was nothing but a betrayer. I waited for them to progress the conversation to a certain level before I finally interferred with whatever stupidity they thought that they were building for themselves. "You don't think that it is time for you to finally start speaking up or don't you think that they are going to figure out one of these days when festus meets up with you?" My friend spoke from behind me as we both watch the monitor animated for them to pick up the pieces of their lives. "They're never going to find out because they are so trustworthy and the thing that everybody shares the same sentiments like they do but they have refused to realize that not everybody is going to
DEVIN'S POV.By the time I reached my father's estate, my nerves were already stretched taut. I tried to breathe normally as I parked, but my chest felt tight the whole walk in. The house always felt too big, too cold, too silent. And I hated that it still had the power to put pressure on my lungs
AIDEN POV My whole body felt wired, like something under my skin wouldn't sit still, and I couldn't tell if it was excitement or nerves or some mix that made no sense, because every time I tried to slow down and breathe normally I just ended up thinking about Devin's face downstairs and the way he
AIDEN POVI crossed the street without slowing down, eyes on the crowd forming near the curb. My chest tightened with every step, and the air felt thin, like I couldn’t pull it in right no matter how hard I breathed. People were standing around in a circle, talking over each other, making noise tha
DEVIN’S POVThe day dragged on, and it did not want to end. I had been on calls since dawn, trying to fix all that went wrong in the last twenty-four hours. My head ached, my shoulders hurt, and two people who hated the very sight of each other deserved more room than this hotel room provided. Aide







