Staring into empty space, my gaze fixed on the ground, a whirlwind of thoughts churned through my head. As Cassius's mother landed a slap on me, I wanted to return it, but I tried hard to hold myself back as many eyes were watching. Maybe I shouldn't have come here in the first place; now I've experienced the worst embarrassment of my life. But why exactly did Mary do that to me? Why was she trying so hard to make me look like a bad person? I thought I was the only one who changed, but it seems she also did, and she's just like her parents. "Next," I jolted back to reality at the voice of the attendant. I raised my head only to find the person ahead of me already attended to and gone. Now it's my turn. I grabbed my box and walked closer to the attendant, handing over my documents. "LA," I stated, my voice barely above a whisper. She looked at me before stamping my ticket. Taking it back, I made my way toward the boarding gate. As I couldn't hold it anymore, I decided to leave
With only the two of us on his private plane, I flashed him a wide smile as I slowly unzipped my dress at the back. As it slipped off my shoulders, falling to the ground, Cassius' gaze intensified as he looked at me lustfully. His hungry eyes trailed down every single movement of my hand as if he were undressing me with his eyes. I removed my bra, revealing my breasts. His hungry gaze and the way he licked his lips, his eyes totally glued to my chest, made me smirk as I knew he was growing impatient. "Your turn." "Sure." One by one, he unbuttoned his shirt and shrugged it off, revealing his well-built body with a chiseled six-pack. My eyes trailed down to the lower side of his stomach where I saw a tattoo, and I wondered when he got that. Moving closer to him, I gently traced it with my index finger and felt some roughness, as if there were some sort of scars under it. I raised my head and looked at him, wanting him to tell me what this was. "I had kidney failure. It was quit
Arriving in LA, Cassius and I went our separate ways. As I was about to head home, I suddenly remembered that I wanted to meet Mary's dad. I debated whether I should go home first and meet him another time or handle everything today. "If I decide to procrastinate, I might not have time again, and I really need to know the truth," I thought, as I dipped my hand inside my bag and dialed Mary's father's number. I knew it was early in the morning, but he should still be available. After the fifth attempt, he finally picked up the call. “Hello?” “Hi, this is Emelia.” As soon as I introduced myself, he paused for a second. “Please give me a second,” he said, and I wondered why he needed a moment. I waited on the line for a while, hearing some creaking sounds as if he was opening a door secretly. I wondered if he didn't want Lydia to know I had called. “I'm sorry, just trying to move away from my wife.” “It's fine. I actually have something I wanted to discuss with you. Can yo
*****A WEEK LATER******"So, you just arrived?""No, it's been a while now. I'm already at home.""And you can't call me to let me know you're back?""I have kids. Moreover, do you inform me before you bolted away to follow the woman you claimed you would never accept back? You left me alone there. Do you even know what I experienced at the hands of her so-called friends?""Why? Did something happened?""Don't even get me started. That lady is totally crazy." As he began to recount his bad day with May, the door opened and Mary walked in with the security following her in, carrying her boxes."How about I call you back later?" I ended the call as I walked down the stairs to hug her and welcome her back, but she just rolled her eyes at me and walked past me without a word.My eyes followed her as she climbed the stairs and headed to the bedroom, the security slightly giving me a slight bow before following her in.I heaved heavily as I also made my way after them and headed to the bedr
MAVERICK'S POV"Thanks a lot," I said gratefully to the cop, my head slightly bowed as we exited the station.I reassured them that Cassius was just a friend playing a prank on them. Although that doesn't sound believable, they had no other options since I told them we’re not filing any charges against him.I could see David already seething in anger for not filing a charge against him. But little did he know that even if I did, he might have been released almost immediately.Approaching David, I slung my arm around his neck, trapping him under my arm, and he struggled against my grip, gesturing for me to release him, but I didn't.“Why the heck didn't you tell me you were coming?” I questioned.“Ah, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Can you please let me go immediately? You are choking me,” he pleaded, but I maintained my hold.“How about you tell me the real reason why you left your school and returned back here when you are not on break?” I pressed.David was my younger brother from the same m
I fixated on the road as I drove back home, my grip on thr steering wheel tighten with each passing mile. My mind wandered everywhere as I tried to think of the reasons why Emelia might have cheated on me, wondering if I might be the one at fault. Despite racking my brain, I still couldn't think of a single genuine reason why she would do that to me.I loved her a lot, as she and the kids were my whole world. I trusted her a lot, which is why I never once thought that she might cheat on me or crave the man she claimed to hate.Had I misjudged her, or perhaps was there something I was missing? All this seemed confusing.“Maverick,” I was jolted back to reality by Emelia's voice. I turned toward her, meeting her worried dark hazel gaze.“I've been calling you for a while now, but you seem to have a lot on your mind,” she said. I couldn't respond as we were in the presence of the kids.Without replying, I returned my focus in the road, feeling her piercing gaze on me. She adjusted in her
“Then if it is, let us get married,” I said, leaning back from her forehead.My gaze locked with her eyes, which widened in surprise, followed by a warm smile that lit up her face as she covered her mouth with her hand. She quickly leaned closer, wrapped her arms around me, and hugged me tightly.“Yes, I will. I will marry you,” she said happily. A smile graced my face, as I had been really scared of what her response might be.I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her back. “From now on, no matter what happens, you must tell me everything.”“I promise I won't hide anything from you again,” she promised as I gently caressed the back of her wavy hair.I disengaged from the hug, walked to the bed, brought out my phone, and deleted the video. I sent a message to whoever sent the video, promising to find them.Returning to Emelia's side and I pulled her into a tight hug again. Disengaging, I leaned closer to kiss her, and just then the door opened as Jersey entered.“Maverick!!! David…D
I sipped my drink, the cool liquid sliding down my throat as I watched the stripper dancing. The loud sound of music filled the dimly lit room, creating an atmosphere that I can use to clear my head. Having many things going in my mind, this was the only thing that could give me comfort. I placed the glass on the table in front of me as I leaned back against the plush leather seat. With my left hand, I reached for the sleek black briefcase next to me and opened it, revealing a stack of hundred dollar bills. I brought out a bundle and tossed it towards the stripper. The money fluttered through the air and landed at her feet. She stopped dancing and glanced at me as her eyes caught my silent command ‘strip,’ the loud music can't allow her to hear what I said but she could read my lips.she began to slip out of her pants, exposing her neatly shaved pussy. Her hand moved back to where she unhooked her bra and my hungry eyes totally fixed on her chest. But upon removing her bra, my mood