Jayden's P O VMy chest began to tighten almost instantly out of worry and excitement, and my hands began to shake. I couldn’t understand what I felt, as if all my body went numb as we got closer to my son.What if Jayce refused to acknowledge me as his father?What if he wouldn't like living in Canberra and instead opted for the tranquility of life here in California?What if?Oh, God! I was glad Kelly was here holding my hand. It helped a lot that she was here comforting me.‘‘Baby!’’ Kelly called out and released my hand as she ran towards Jayce and left me alone.‘‘Mommy!’’ Jayce's eyes brightened in delight as he wiggled out of Billy's hold and sprinted towards Kelly, whose arms were held out wide as she embraced Jayce. ‘‘Mommy, you're here!’’‘‘Yes, baby...’’ Kelly gave him a kiss that covered his entire face, which caused him to giggle out loud. ‘‘Just like I promised you…’’‘‘You promised to bring daddy with you when you come back here…’’ he pouted. ‘‘Where is he, Mommy?’’My
Jayden's P O VI was a nervous wreck at the time. My hands and feet were trembling so badly that I couldn't stop them. I felt quite tense yet incredibly enthusiastic as I waited for my bride. I’ve been waiting for this day to happen. To finally take Kelly as my wife.I reached my hands into the pocket of my pants and pulled a white handkerchief from within. As I wiped my forehead and my neck, I saw that I was sweating tremendously. The spasmodic trembling that was occurring inside of me was difficult for me to control. It felt like there was a lump swelling bigger in my throat. I took a few slow, deep breaths and focused my attention on relaxing.My concern was that I wouldn’t be able to convey to Kelly the way I felt for her through words. I was worried I would completely forget the lines that I had been practicing so much over the previous night.Oh, God…I was a man who exuded a great deal of self-assurance and was in complete command of myself at all times. I became an expert in t
CHAPTER 1CAMILLA’S P O V“You should get ready, Camilla…’’ A moment after I had returned from the garden, where I had been picking up flowers, my stepfather, Gaston, gave me an order as soon as I stepped into the living room. His unavoidable gazes swept over my body, and they stopped on the red roses I was holding in my hands, before they raked over my body. He groaned as he added, “The Lavigne family is coming here any minute now…’’I nodded my head politely as I handed the flowers to the maid who had been instructed by my stepfather to take the flowers from my hands. “Please put them in a vase and bring them to my room. Thank you, Anita…’’ I mumbled before I headed my way to the stairs down the basement, but I abruptly stopped in the center of the living room when I heard a loud voice coming from the second level of the house.“Dad, I’m ready!” Monique exclaimed as she stood on the top step of the stairs, making a pose like she was a supermodel. She was wearing ridiculously tight c
CAMILLA'S P O VI found myself running like crazy, like running for my life. My heart was pumping so faster than usual, and I could feel my skin cold as ice and sweat was trickling down my spine. As soon as I felt my wig moving, I stopped in my tracks to straighten it and take a moment to collect my breath while I looked around. I was still a few feet away from the bus stop.I was going to be late for school again because Monique made me iron her clothes earlier. Anita said she would carry out the task, but my stepsister insisted that she wanted me, not her, to do it. She even made me clean her dirty shoes. After I had finished everything that she had ordered, I walked back to my room and quickly took a shower. I then hurriedly put on my tank top, denim pants, and a black cardigan to cover the bruises that were on my arms.Ignoring the bruises on my body, I was undeniably a gorgeous girl. But I didn't really care much about my appearance, which brought me nothing but Monique's jealous
CAMILLA'S P O V“What the hell, Cole?” I was taken aback when Mark quickly seized Cole's collar and raised his fist, which caused me to let out a startled gasp.I watched as Cole looked between Mark and his fist. “Hit me. I dare you.” Cole challenged him, his voice firm as he warned him.But Cole's friends suddenly lunged into Mark’s gang, and before I could get myself into trouble with them, I scurried away and fled from the scene. I just slowed down as soon as I was no longer in their line of sight.What the hell happened just now? Why did Cole defend me when I was bullied by Mark and his friends? I mean, why would a prince charming save someone like me, a nerd with thick round glasses and curly hair? And as far as I knew, he became my number one bully the moment I stepped into this school.As I walked into the classroom, I was out of breath and panting heavily. I looked around to check if Mr. Twain had arrived, and I huffed out in relief when I saw that he was not inside the room y
CAMILLA'S P O VIt was lunchtime when I passed by the bulletin board and I stopped to check for any reminders and announcements. A poster about a free trip to Italy for top students caught my attention. I was reading it when someone stood beside me—it was Kiefer Sanchez, the President of the Student’s Council. He posted a list of Top Ten students of “Who’s hot and Who’s not,” covering the announcement I was reading.“Oh no, not again.” I squeezed my eyes shit, not wanting to see my name at the top of the list of who’s not. This has become my concern every school year. Cole started bullying me because of this list.I can still vividly remember my first year here. I was so excited to see my name on the list of who’s hot. I thought everyone was busy and minding their own business. I thought no one was looking at the bulletin board, so I excitedly went and read the list one by one and even ran my fingers over it so that I wouldn’t miss my name.I smiled, biting my lower lip when I saw Col
CAMILLA'S P O VTWO YEARS AGOI was sitting at my favorite spot on the lawn under the shade of a huge tree, reading a book, when I felt someone sitting beside me.“Hi…” he greeted. “Why are you always alone?”I looked up and saw a tall guy. Not wanting anyone to disturb me from reading, I shrugged my shoulders and continued scanning the book with my eyes when he suddenly snatched it from my hold. “Hey!”“I am talking to you, Miss.”“I don’t talk to strangers, I’m sorry.” I said uninterestedly, trying to get back my book from him. “Can you please give it back to me?”“No.”“What do you want?” I asked irritably. Why is this guy disturbing me? And he even snatched my favorite book while I was reading. I don’t even know him.Before nswering my questions, he smiled gorgeously at me. “I want us to be friends.”“How about a no?” I told him and fixed the glasses that sat on my nose, crossing my arms over my chest.“How about I give you back your book on one condition, be my friend,” he told m
CAMILLA'S P O V“You'll have your lunch in the cafeteria?” Valerie Lawrence, one of my classmates, walked with me. She’s short, with a pale complexion, slim and blonde. She was one of the nerds in school, but she doesn't wear thick eyeglasses like me. She was just smart, and she loved books and books only.“I’ll just buy myself some food.” I answered shortly, and continued walking until I reached the long queue to the counter.“Can I eat with you?” she asked again, and I just shrugged my shoulders.As I waited for the queue to move, I heard laughter from the table near me and I didn’t need to turn my head and check on them to know who they were because I knew very well that it was Mark’s gang and my stepsister Monique’s friends who were in there, laughing out loud like they owned the place.Valerie, who was standing behind me poked my shoulder. “I saw your name on the list.” She told me, probably talking about the list of who’s hot and who’s not. “You were in third place, and I was se