LOGIN"You finding out about my biological parents doesn't change a thing!" He spat "He never considered me as his son and I don't care about him. I just care about myself because no one has ever cared about me!" He didn't seem to mind that he was dragging me by my hair. He was taking such big steps that I had to run with him. "Let go, Adrian!" I shouted "You are hurting me" "And what about you hurting me, Cynthia!" He snapped.He stopped and turned his head to me. "What about me? Why am I always the second choice of everyone?" He asked in a broken voice "I was the firstborn, still my father refused to accept me because my mother was not from a wealthy family. I sheltered you, raised the daughter of the man I hate the most still all I am getting is reluctance" I swallowed hard."What your father did was not your mistake but what you are doing to me is a punishable crime." His jaw twitched as he clenched it tightly. "And I don't care" he spat "all I care about is that I want you to be
Silence A deep silence followed my words. I wanted time to expose him, to find his weakness, so that I could escape with my daughter. That's why I asked Aurora to do the drama, to give me some time. But what I found just shook my world. I was in such shock that I couldn't move from the place. Adrian has been hiding a lot of things from me but I never expected it to be this. I wanted to know the truth about him but I was not ready for this. The yellow sheet in my hand was nothing but Adrian's birth certificate where he was named as Adrian Vaughn, son of Alister Vaughn and Elena White. I swallowed down the lump in my throat as I watched Adrian turn to a statue. He wasn't expecting me to be here and find this hidden truth of his. "You… you lied to me, Adrian," I whispered, my throat bobbing as I struggled to draw enough air into my lungs. "All those stories about the orphanage… the struggle… the self-made man. It was all a lie. You were never an orphan. You… you…"Before I could sa
Lucien's POV "I am so happy for us, Lucein" My body stiffened when Sophia hugged me from behind. She rested her cheeks on my back and her palms on my chest. I pushed her hands away from my body and tried to keep my calm. "You should have knocked before coming in here unannounced" I turned around to face her. Like always, she was wearing a dress far too small, designed to tempt and provoke, but it was wasted on me. No woman other than Cynthia has ever made me feel that way; no matter how beautiful or how much skin they showed, I couldn't even look at them in that way, even when she was not with me. It is like a sin. My heart and body were never mine to give. "Come on, Lucien," she purred, moving her fingers along my chest. "We are going to be married soon. This room is going to be mine too. Why so formal?""But we are not married yet" I snapped, my voice came out very cold and rude. I was in no mood to entertain her delusions. Every second she stood in my space was a second I
"Mumma?" Aurora's soft voice broke the silence, bringing me out of my thoughts. "Yes, baby?" I whispered, my eyes meeting hers in the reflection in the mirror. "Why are you wearing a big white dress today?" she asked, tilting her head to the sides. Her brow was furrowed in confusion "Is it for a party?"She was dressed in a matching miniature version of my dress, looking like a doll. I swallowed down the lump in my throat. "It’s for the wedding, Aurora. Remember? We talked about this." I told her. She went quiet for a moment, her small fingers tracing the intricate embroidery on my sleeve while I looked at myself in the mirror. The ivory silk of the gown draped over my frame like a cold, beautiful shroud, and the lace around my throat felt like a collar, making it hard for me to breathe. "Mumma..." Aurora's tiny voice once again grabbed my attention. "I don't like this house anymore" she pouted and looked up at me with those tiny teary eyes that melted my heart. "It doesn't feel
"And where do you think you are going?" Adrian's words halted my steps mid-way. I already saw it coming. As soon as I stepped into the living hall and found him sitting on the couch, selecting the decoration, I knew he would stop me. The walls of this house were no longer bringing me peace. I felt suffocated with Adrian's scent all around. I just needed to breathe air that didn't belong to him. I had to get out, even for an hour. "I don't think it is necessary to tell you everything" I snapped. "It is" he stood up and walked to me "I have every right to know where you are going because you are my fiancée." My jaw twitched. "Not a prisoner" I spat back and folded my arms to my chest. "I have agreed to marry you, Adrian, that doesn't mean you can control my life" I told him. "I am just asking, where are you going?" My nose flared as I stared at him for a long minute. "I am going to a gynecologist" I told him the truth because there was no point in hiding it. He would come to kn
The smell of expensive and familiar cologne hit my nostrils and I didn't need to open my eyes to know who it was. Lucien. He came so unexpectedly and suddenly that my body froze for a second. My heart started thumping so loud in my chest that for a moment I felt it might come out of my chest. When he licked my lower lip for entrance, I came to my senses and tried to push him away by placing my palms flat against his chest but it felt like trying to move a mountain.He is already stronger than I am, and my friend has been drained by days of stress and a lack of food intake. He groaned against my lips in torture and longing when I didn't part my lips for him. When I tried to push him more, he just grabbed my wrists and pinned them above my head against the mirror of the changing room. And he kissed me so hard that it stole my breath away. His lips moved over mine with a hunger that felt like he was trying to reclaim my very soul. It was a messy, possessive, and broken kiss. Lucien
Third Person POV Adrian arrived at his destination quite late due to the bad weather. Every time he sped up, the face of Cynthia flashed before his eyes, which made him slow down. By the time he reached the outskirts of the industrial district, the sun had already set. He pulled the hood of his
Of course! Lucien hired every top lawyer, leaving us with barely anyone.Adrian tried to reach out and use his sources to hire a competent lawyer, but every time he found someone, they would decline the case the next day.Lucien was doing it! He wasn't ready to play fair. In the end, I reached o
"Which truth, Ms Vale?"The judge's question echoed through the courtroom like a gong. My head turned to the judge but I couldn't move my tongue. My throat tightened as if invisible hands were squeezing the breath out of me. The "truth." If I spoke it aloud, I would have to step back into a pas
Lucien's POVThey ran away.The fools.They actually believed that changing cities would stop me from reaching my child.I gave them fifteen days. I allowed them two weeks to settle and breathe, cultivating a false sense of safety. But now I am back to give them a surprise.They deserve it. "Thank







