CHAPTER TWENTY FIVE
LILY
I hear the fireworks explode in the background behind us but then again I am not sure if I am imagining it or if it Is actually this magical.
The world seems to stand still, narrowing to a singular point of connection. The world around us melts away, leaving only the two of us, suspended in a realm that I do not quite understand.
His lips are softly placed on mine as we are involved in this dance of longing and surrender. I feel myself leaning in closer, my body is yearning for more of his.
What am I doing? I keep letting these words echo in my thoughts but for some reason I can not pull away from him. It feels like a gentle exploration, a delicate mingling of souls. Our mouths move in synchronization, a harmonious duet composed of emotion and desire. I can taste the sweetness of anticipation on his lips, a mixture of vulnerability and ardor.
 
CHAPTER TWENTY SIXNICKOLASAs I walk back to my room I replay all the events of the day in my head, from the moment we left the boat to the shopping, the visit to Ingrid, the park visit and of course the kiss.With every passing moment I feel myself becoming more and more vulnerable with her. This girl is playing a game here, am I really stupid enough to be falling for it? Maybe she actually does wish to make amends I can never be fully sure.I get into my room and head straight to the mini bar in the room to pour myself a glass of whiskey. At this moment I need something to calm my nerves because I know if I keep on thinking of this for long I will lose my mind.I see what Ingrid was talking about now, taking a sip of the whiskey I realize. I never stopped loving her.I had successfully bottled up all those feelings all this time just for the sake of my revenge and now that she is right here in my grasp, I hesitate.The multiple parts of my mind are engaged in a deep battle, all of
CHAPTER TWENTY SEVENLILYI do not think I have ever seen him so angry as I did last night. I knew he hated me but I had no idea it ran this deep.As I pack my things into my bag and prepare to leave I can not help but think about what might have caused this switch. I mean one minute we are having the most beautiful time with each other, sharing the most intimate moment I think I have ever had with a person.All through the night I could not sleep for fear of him barging in again and this time doing something else. I feel the fear coursing through my body even now as I sit waiting for the cab that I ordered.So this was his plan all along. Get me all comfortable with him and then explode with no form of explanation? No this can not just be it. There must be more to it.I get the call from the driver and I head out of the room, leaving everything that we got the previous day behind and going with only what I came with.I get outside and the morning sky is still dark but I certainly am
CHAPTER TWENTY EIGHTNICKOLAS“You are welcome and it is a pleasure doing business with you too.” i say, as I get off the phone. That was the confirmation I have been waiting for since yesterday night. I can feel a huge smile growing on my face as I imagine the turmoil the Blake’s household will be in when they find out what has happened.Since Robert wants to play dirty, It is time to show him that two can play that game and I can roll in the mud as much as he wanted to.I pick up my phone and I dial Scot’s number and he picks up.“Do you know what time it is? Scot says. He is still sleepy eyed and I can hear it in his voice.“I couldn’t sleep last night, I was so mad about what you told me.”“Yeah I figured immediately you ended the call. I had to force myself to sleep though because I have to be at work this morning.”“I could not just let him take a huge swing at us like that and go free Scot.”“What did you do?” he asks. I can see from the tone in his voice that he is wide awake
CHAPTER TWENTY NINELILYI can not believe my ears. What did Nickolas just say? My dad? Kill someone? It is not possible. I know he can come off as a horrible person but that bit is not just possible. What is all this talk about the drugs and all of this hatred between them?My mind is spinning at this point, nothing makes sense anymore. Why would he kill Nickolas' father? I thought they were friends, business partners. Oh dear God. There is something going on here that I do not quite understand.“Dad. What the hell is he talking about?”“I have no idea either.”“You stand here and still deny it. Why am I even surprised?” Nick says. The anger I see in his eyes now is similar to what I saw last night. Deep hatred runs through his body and I am still here left wondering who to trust and who not to.Everything seems upside down at the moment.“Edward has gone to draft the papers.” I say out loud to no one in particular. “That means the warehouse attack is true. Does that mean the drugs a
CHAPTER THIRTYNICKOLASI pull up at my house still grinning. I can not seem to erase the look on Robert’s face when I walked in. The mixture of shock and eventual anger was epic. I should have done it sooner. I get out of the car, lock the door and get into my house, taking off my shirt immediately. I can not still be distracted by this happiness I now feel, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done. This is just one battle that has been won in this long war of ours and I need to always be on my toes. Lily’s face pops into my head as I step into the shower. She appeared extremely shocked to see me, it looked like she honestly didn’t know a single thing about what was going on. I shake the thought out of my head as I continue bathing. She is still one of them after all and when push comes to shove she will always choose them, just like she did all those years ago. I can not allow her pretty face to distract me like it had done on the boat cruise. All feelings for her defi
CHAPTER THIRTY ONELILYAs I see him burst into the room, for some strange reason I can no longer hold back the tears that I have been trying my best to keep at bay all this time. Looking up to his face I just feel this need for him to hold me and tell me everything's alright.He rushes towards me and holds me firmly as I sit down on the floor wrapped in my blankets. The tears rolled down my eyes like a water pipe that had just been burst.“It will all be alright, Lily.”I hear him say these words over and over again as his hands pat my back, doing his best to calm me down.I feel so pathetic at this moment, I know I need someone but that person can not be him. Not after everything he has done. He most definitely is not the person for me to trust, afterall he knew about it all this time and didn’t say a word to me.Summoning all the strength in me, I wrestle myself from his embrace and push him away. This feeling of weakness has to be transformed into something I can work with and the
CHAPTER THIRTY TWONICKOLASI keep on looking at her as she realizes exactly who I am talking about.“NO. Are you trying to tell me? Her?”I nod my head in approval“Yes. Ingrid is your mother.”“Wait a second. That means when we went to see her you knew and didn’t say anything to me.”“I felt that would be a lot to talk about at the time.”I know that if I tell her the exact reason why I could not tell her at that time she is going to hate me for life. Seeing her right now I can see how effective my revenge would have been. Robert took the glory from me by telling her but this is still how it would have played out if I had told her.So why am I feeling this way? This guilt creeping up on me as I look at her scattered hair and the messed up mascara on her face as she wipes her nose with my handkerchief. Why do I feel this need to console her?All through the drive here this thought was on my mind. I should be happy right now but for some strange reason I am not. Here I am consoling t
CHAPTER THIRTY THREELILYLooking out the window as we drive down to Ingrid’s house, I can not stop thinking. Thinking about everything, Life in general has not been fair to me. I must have been a really horrible person in my past life, that must be why I am suffering from all of this emotional trauma right now.Hearing bits of Nickolas' convo earlier, I know he is hiding things from me and not telling me the whole truth, Just another thing for me to add to my list of things I do not know I guess.I hate this feeling that is creeping up on me; the feeling of helplessness.“Are you okay?” Nickolas asks me.“I am okay.”I say this even though I know I am far from it and by the look I see him giving me from the corner of my eye I know he does not buy my story one bit.“It will be fine.” He says this and lays his hand on my thighs.I do not move as he does this because a part of me thinks this is a mistake. Maybe he was reaching for the gear shift and then he put his hands on me. I realiz