LOGINKayla Stone has been married for two years, but somehow, she’s still a virgin. Her husband has never touched her. He humiliated her, controlled her, broke her; but just never took her body. So on one reckless night, desperate to feel truly wanted, a drunk Kayla surrenders her innocence to a stranger in a New York lounge. That stranger happens to be Gabriel Pearson. Her husband’s uncle. The same man who wrecked her heart eight years ago and disappeared to Italy. On the night the ruthless kingpin of the Italian mafia world returns to New York, he visits a lounge and runs into none other than his drunk niece in-law. Kayla Stone. The same woman he has deluded himself into thinking he has gotten over for the past eight years. That night, he makes an earth-shattering discovery when pushes inside her and meets the barrier her husband never claimed. His nephew’s wife was untouched, until him. How was that even possible? This night of passion which was supposed to be a mistake, steers something dark and possessive within Gabriel. Kayla wasn’t his to be claimed, but fuck the consequences.
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If only I knew today was going to be the day I stepped into my worse nightmare. "Ohhh, marvelous!" Lisa gasped in delight, the moment she laid eyes on my perfectly tailored wedding dress. "This is sooo divine!" She praised. "Wow...." Beulah teared up. "You are such a wonderful and kind woman, Kayla. You deserve every happiness in the world." Being the only child of my parents, Lisa and Beulah were the sisters I had known since I could remember. We all grew up in the same neighborhood, attended same high school and even college. "Thank youuuuu." I grinned, excited for my future as 'Mrs Jeffrey Pearson'. "Kayla!" That was mom. "The chauffeur is here for you. The chapel is already filled with our guests, and the officiating priest has arrived as well. Most importantly, your husband to be, has been waiting at that altar for the past half hour! You're the only one delaying this ceremony." "I'm ready." I replied, looking at my beautiful face in the mirror, one last time. "Oh, great!" Mom nodded. "Lisa, Beulah, please assist her to the car." We all rushed to the car in that jittery wedding fever I had always imagined. In no time, we got to the chapel and I saw my father standing in wait for me at the entrance. "You look like the priceless jewel that you are, my princess." He whispered, quite teary. I still wondered how I was going to cope, being out of my parent's home. "Thank you, Daddy." I whispered, blinking back my tears. I couldn't afford to ruin my makeup now. Everything looked so beautiful, until I set my eyes on Joana. Dad had noticed the slight frown on my face, and he didn't need anyone to tell him what the problem was. "What is she doing here?" Lisa whispered behind me. "I told your mom bringing Joana here was a bad idea, but she wouldn't listen. Constantly being kind to a fault." "Enough of all that." Mother came up behind us, a look of disapproval on her face. "She is your daughter, Luca." She said to father. "And in extension, she is mine as well. She came apologizing for her previous mistake, and I forgave her like any other parent would." "It wasn't just any mistake, Amelia. She pushed Kayla down a staircase." He looked at mom in disbelief. "I know." Mom gave a sad smile. "But Kayla is still alive by the mercies of the lord, and Joana is most repentant. Please let's go on with this day, as delightfully as possible." "Fine." Dad quipped, still not looking satisfied. Joana was my stepsister. The product of the only wrong that Dad had ever committed against mom. "It's fine, Dad." I sighed, giving a small smile. "She is still my sister." "So much like your mom." He whispered underneath his breath. Mom walked ahead of us, and led a remorseful looking Joana into the chapel. Lisa and Beulah followed suite. Just then, the bridal tune began playing inside the hall, and Dad took position beside me, offering his arm. Releasing a deep sigh, I hung my arm around his, and he led me inside. As we walked down the aisle, my eyes locked with that of my husband to be, and he wore a smile that literally lit up the place. Man had been sooo convincing, I definitely didn't suspect something was off. As soon as we got to the end of the aisle, Dad handed me over to Jeffrey, and the joining ceremony began. **** "Go, go, go shawty! It's your wedding night!...." Crazy Lisa sang in excitement, as we drove to my new home. Although she was singing a completely different lyric from what the actual song said, we enjoyed her version nonetheless. The bass beat coming from the car speakers, did nothing but make me feel so hyped up, as Beulah and I moved left and right, in tune with the beat. "Here you go, love." Lisa stretched out her hand to me with a champagne flute in it, but mom intercepted and collected it, just before I could. "You all have had enough." She chided. "You definitely don't expect your friend to waltz into her new home, reeking of alcohol." She said to Lisa and Beulah, who released long sighs. "Okay, mom." Lisa nodded, collecting the champagne flute from mom, and gulping it in one go. "The bride is safe!" She yelled out excitedly, and mom burst into laughter. Lisa was obviously tipsy. Soon enough, the car came to a stop and the chaffeur informed us of our arrival. We all alighted the car, and the household staff all stood in a straight line, giving me a hearty welcome, which had me even more excited. I was really married now!! I expected to see Jeff standing by the doorway, but he wasn't. "Maybe he is behind the door." Mom whispered into my ear, wiggling her brows up and down. "Dressed in the very manner he is supposed to. Magic Mike!" Lisa added sultrily, teasing me to no end. "Enough, you guys!" I laughed in embarrassment. "We better be off, then. We shouldn't see what we aren't meant to." Lisa winked, before hopping back into the car with mom and Beulah. By then, the maids had already carried out my few luggages from the booth of the car, seeing as I had moved most of my things before the wedding. I rushed through the entrance of our mansion, disappointed when I didn't see Jeff behind the door, or anywhere else for that matter. Weirdly, my anticipation rose. He definitely had a better surprise in store for me. I rushed up the staircase, my heavy gown dragging behind me. As soon as I got to the master bedroom, I dropped the part of my gown I held in my hands, releasing a long sigh. I was very tired, but was more than ecstatic for the night ahead. Jeff had been so patient with me, and tonight was the night he'd finally pop my cherry! It was then, that heavy pants filtered into my ears. Those sounds definitely came from the room. Was Jeff okay?! Without further thoughts, I gripped the door knob and opened the door. The moment I stepped in, my eyes fell to the bed, and I froze in my spot. It seemed as though, I had been drenched in ice cold water. I shivered internally, as I watched Jeff pound into the woman beneath him, sweating really hard as he did. No. That wasn't real..... My eyes were playing me. Maybe I had a little too much to drink. Their moans and groans filled the entire room, making the entire situation every bit real. Painful tears stung my eyes, threatening to drop. How....? How was this possible? How could he do this to me?! The face of the woman beneath him finally came into view, and my heart dropped. Joana. As our eyes locked, a wry smile appeared on her face, and the tears slid down my cheeks. Just then, Jeffery turned to look at me, a look of annoyance in his eyes. Far from the reaction I expected. I didn't want to believe the words he said next. "Give us some privacy. Or would you rather join us?"TWO WEEKS LATER.KAYLA'S POVIt was crazy all that could happen in such a short period of time.A few days ago, we had all been in court, because mom had insisted. I did feel sorry for Joana, but going to court to show her my support...? I didn't really want to.But when mom had mentioned that she literally had no one else, seeing as Lillian had also been arrested for attempted murder against me, I changed my mind. Joana had been charged with the attempted murder of Jeffery, and also liaising with the Abel Gardiner guy for releasing the nude videos of she and Jeffery.She had been asked to serve four years in prison, but the attorney that Dad had provided for her pleaded to send her to a mental facility instead, seeing as she had actually been very unstable during and after the whole incident. I genuinely didn't think that was a lie though. She wasn't even herself during the court hearing and at some point, looking at her made me want to cry.I didn't ever believe I'd feel sorry for
THIRD PERSON’S POV "In the course of our investigations over the past few days." Detective Adams began. "We have reason to believe there is a connection between Mrs. Pearson’s car accident and her husband’s disappearance." Silence settled heavily over the room. After a moment, Kayla found her voice. "So… what does this mean, Officer?" She asked, panic threading through her words. "The driver whose vehicle collided with yours has confessed." Detective Adams said. "He admitted he was paid to cause the accident." Amelia’s eyes widened. Her heart lurched as a single thought echoed in her mind. 'Please don’t let it be her. Please don’t let Joana be involved'. "He was hired by a woman named Lillian Crawford." The detective continued. "The same woman we have identified as the mother of your stepsister, Joana." "Jesus Christ!" Luca burst out, fury blazing across his face. "Miss Crawford is currently in police custody and has given a full statement." Detective Adams said calmly. "
THIRD PERSON'S POV"Mama, why aren't you living with Daddy?" Joana asked her mother. "Just like mom." She added.She was only five then, back home with her mother for the holidays. She barely got to see the woman, but whenever she did, she was excited. She didn't like this new arrangement of staying with her father and his family. They were undoubtedly nice and sweet to her, but she missed her mama."Like your stepmother, your mean?" Lilian spat, unable to help the hatred in her voice. "So you call her 'mom', now?""She is nice to me. And she doesn't yell." Little Joana replied innocently, fluttering her lashes. That only seemed to aggravate Lillian even more."Now, listen to me, Joana!" She yelled, just the same way that always made Joana feel sad. "You are not supposed to like her! You should hate her. Hate her daughter! She is the reason why your father and I are not together like you want." She spat, filling Joana's head with silly notions.She was an obsessive freak. She had lov
A WEEK AGO.THIRD PERSON'S POV Joana quietly slipped back into her apartment in the middle of the night. With all the chaos currently happening, and she and her mother's failure to steal the company from her father an his family, she had been on a low.Even worse, she knew Jeffery had figured her out, and he now had the knowledge that she was the one who leaked those videos of them. He also knew she was shagging Abel, and was responsible for the fake photos of Kayla. He had sent countless threatening texts in the past weeks. Texts she didn't have the guts to reply.How he found out, she did not know. But what she knew was that he wasn't going to be so pleased to see her after realizing all she had done.As Joana locked the door behind her, the lights in the dark living suddenly came on, and she froze in her spot. There was only one person who had access to this house as well. Jeffery. But it was midnight. How the hell was he here?!Her heart started to beat faster as she slowly tu












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