LOGINI loved Liam with everything I had, waiting for the day he'd finally accept me wholeheartedly as his wife. I watched him bring his mistress to our home without complaining. And I had no intention to complain as our marriage was obviously an arranged one even though I loved him. Hence I waited patiently for the day he'd finally see through my sincerity and show me even the tiniest bit of affection. However, five years down the line, nothing had changed. Liam was still the same, bringing his mistress into our home, and frolicking around the city with her. I endured it all for the sake of Grandma Helen. But when Grandma Helen died, I had no reason to remain in the marriage anymore and must give him a divorce. I gave you enough chance to love me as your woman but since you couldn't do that, I’d be gone from your life for good.
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A deep frown settled on my forehead accompanied by a tightened fist to keep my emotions in check. But how long would I be able to do that? I was completely shattered inside.
My eyes were red-shot, but my black shade did well to hide it. I couldn't hold myself back as I blew my nose into the little piece of fabric I held in my hand.
Since Grandma Helen died, it was as though a huge part of me had gone with her.
Grandma was my life savior. She was like my guardian angel sent to me in my time of need. If not for her many years ago, I have no idea where I’d have been by now.
Grandma Helen had been in the mortuary for three months now following Liam's order and today was the day she'd finally be laid to rest
Hot tears welled up in my eyes, growing into an intense cry.
Just then, a voice came behind me.
"You don't have to cry so much Kayla, grandma Helen was already so old, it was time for her to die and God already tried for her, she lived till 97, get a hold of yourself." That was Ellie; Ethan's wife. She had always been like that when it comes to Grandma Helen. But I couldn't believe she'd say such a thing at her funeral.
I refused to spare her even a glance as tears continued to stream down my eyes.
I already missed Grandma so much and in severe pain, how could Ellie say such things? No wonder they never got along when she was still alive.
Several minutes later, the burial ceremony was over. Grandma Helen had gone to the other side of the world. Leaving me behind.
With more tears dripping down my face I waved her my final goodbye. And finally, I was ready to leave.
My eyes looked around the crowd, searching for that one person, but it seemed he didn't attend his own Grandmother's burial. Or might I say he didn't wait for it to be over before he left. As I had seen him here earlier.
I shook my head and made to finally take my leave now, but just as I was about to come out of the cemetery, my eyes caught on someone who made my heart skipped several beats, and a huge amount of adrenaline released into my being.
How dare she come here? Grandma Helen even hated her.
It was Lyra, Liam's mistress. Liam named her his childhood friend, but they had done so many despicable things that broke me many times. All the while still referring to her as 'just his childhood friend'
Grandma Helen had no idea what her Grandson had been doing to me in our marriage. What was the point telling her? It'd have only added to her worries, she was already old and battling high blood pressure. I wouldn't want to kill my grandma Helen with my marital problem. Hence I kept it all to myself.
If she knew, she'd have scolded him, but would that change anything? The answer was no as Liam would never let Lyra go.
It was as though Lyra were a part of Liam, someone he could never do away with. Even at his office when Grandma Helen had sent me there some months ago, I met them almost into each other's skin, leaning into each other so intimately they could be misunderstood as husband and wife.
Well, my marriage to Liam was arranged by Grandma Helen. But I had always loved Liam. The first time I met him after he came back from his studies abroad, I fell in love with him.
His masculine nature had me in rage and even till today. Liam was not just handsome, but gorgeous. He had me drooling over his blue eyes and his entire body.
Liam was well built, his muscled chest protruding out through his shirt, and his cologne had my whole being melting at his sight. I needed him, I wanted him. Every night I go to sleep with him on my mind.
Then I told myself if I could have this man then I've gotten everything I needed in life. Even in the day, I dreamt about Liam. I got lost so many times at the sight of him and Grandma Helen would call me back from my reverie.
Only to wake up one morning and she announced my marriage to Liam. I had made it in life. I couldn't sleep for days. I was marched in delight and extreme happiness.
Even though Liam didn’t seem to like me that much or wasn't that pleased with me as his wife-to-be, I believed I was going to make him love me with time.
I wasn't that bad myself. I was petite, had hazel eyes and my skin was just as perfect. I had a round face, a flat tummy, and a body that could be described as perfect.
But five years later, he hasn't even gotten a bit close to me to think of ever developing any feelings for me.
All I could remember in our five years of marriage was how he went around with his childhood friend, who, of course, was his mistress.
Liam had done nothing but make me feel outrageously alone in our marriage.
Growing up, my moment of great bond and beautiful life was cut short when I lost the most important people in my life to the cold hand of death. How I survived it was still a mystery to me and everybody who witnessed it.
Fifteen years ago, on a Saturday morning, I clocked eleven _ it was my birthday. Even though I didn't want a big celebration, my parent were adamant on taking us out for a big birthday party. If I had known it was going to claim their lives, I’d have refused at all costs.
I and my two brothers were seated at the back seat of our Lexus, with my parents at the front conversing happily. Time seemed to freeze as my parents suddenly became quiet, inside the car was filled with tension and anxiety as I raised my head to see Dad floundering to evade the huge gigantic trailer hauling its way towards us.
It sped as though it was on a mission to crush us all. Just as my instinct predicted, I watched as my whole family lay lifeless before my very own eyes within a split second.
I had blood dripping down my forehead as I managed to crawl out, coughing profusely while crying for help on the deserted road, all the while my body shaking from trauma.
My wailing voice rolled until the paramedics arrived.
My parents and my two siblings were pronounced dead on the spot.
In a twinkle of an eye, I had lost everyone in my life, including my two lovely brothers. My playmates. Everyone in my life were gone.
After the burial of my parents and my brothers. I had refused to leave the funeral home. All I did every day was cried my eyes out till I was almost blinded by tears. As if that even matters to me, I just kept crying until an old woman came to me.
Seemed she wasn't around at the time of the burial and had just arrived to pay her respects.
Chapter One Hundred and Sixty-TwoKayla’s POVThe days passed quietly after I left the hospital. Too quietly.The city outside was loud and alive, full of the kind of chaos that used to comfort me. But inside Liam’s house, the silence was thick, almost deliberate. It followed me through every hallway and every shadow. Even when the windows were open and sunlight poured in, the air still felt heavy.Liam had changed.He was careful now, almost painfully so. He no longer barked orders or spoke in the sharp, clipped tone that once made me shrink inside myself. Instead, his voice was softer, gentler, and his eyes—those deep, blue eyes that had once been cold as winter—now carried something fragile. Guilt, maybe. Or longing.He didn’t try to touch me. He kept his distance, as if afraid that one wrong move would break the thin thread of peace holding us together.Every morning, he made me tea and left it by my bedside before going to work. He didn’t say anything about the nightmares that wo
Kayla’s POVLight consumed everything. It wasn’t the warm kind of light that promised peace; it was fierce, burning through me until every nerve screamed. For a moment, I thought it would kill me, strip me down to nothing but ash and memory. Then, just as suddenly, the brightness dimmed.I opened my eyes to silence.The world around me was unrecognizable. The metal walls, the alarms, the cold corridors—all gone. In their place was a vast white space that stretched endlessly in every direction. No shadows. No sound. Just emptiness.I pressed my palm to the ground, but there was no texture. It was like touching light itself. I didn’t know if I was standing on something solid or floating in the middle of nowhere.“Hello?” My voice echoed softly, like it didn’t belong to me. “Is anyone here?”Nothing. Only the faint hum of air that didn’t feel real.Then I heard it—a single, steady heartbeat. My heartbeat. But it was faint, uneven, like something inside me was struggling to keep going.I
Kayla’s POVThe world was chaos. Sirens screamed, red lights flashed like indignant beating hearts, and smoke was whirling away broken glass and spurting wires. I leaned my back against the wall with the railing of metal in my hands to keep myself erect as the earth shook under my feet.Damien’s hand grabbed mine, his grip firm and warm, dragging me behind a row of overturned crates. “Stay down,” he said, his voice low and commanding.I could barely breathe. My pulse was pounding too loudly in my ears, drowning out the distant shouting. My double’s laughter cut through everything else, soft and echoing, curling around me like a poison.When I looked up, she was standing in the middle of the corridor, framed by the flickering lights. She looked exactly like me but sharper, colder, her beauty tinged with something inhuman. The curve of her lips held the cruel satisfaction of a hunter watching its prey.“You can run all you want, Kayla,” she said, her voice smooth and mocking. “But you w
Kayla’s POVThe blackness was closing in on me as an organism. I was sitting on the cold floor and drew my knees close to my chest and the pounding of my heart was so fierce that it was beating in my ears. The silence was intolerable, with the dull buzz of electricity and the plop, plop, plop of the drip of water somewhere in the background of the walls.I counted my breaths to keep myself from unraveling. One. Two. Three.When the lights finally flickered back on, they were dimmer than before, their pale glow painting long shadows across the sterile room. My eyes darted to the mirror on the far wall—the one where my reflection had smiled at me before. But now, it was empty. Just glass and silence.I forced myself to stand, even though my legs trembled under my weight. The machines that had once monitored me were now off, their screens black. On the table beside them was a small silver tray that hadn’t been there before.And on it, a folded note.My fingers shook as I picked it up. Th
Kayla’s POVWhen I opened my eyes, the world felt… wrong.The ceiling above me was too white, too perfect, the sterile glow of fluorescent lights humming quietly. The smell of antiseptic filled my nose, and for a moment, I thought I was in a hospital. But when I turned my head, my breath caught.This wasn’t any hospital I remembered. The walls were windowless. The only exit was a single steel door, locked from the outside. Machines hummed softly beside my bed, their wires tangled around my wrists like restraints.Panic surged through me. I sat up sharply, ripping the cords free, my chest heaving. My voice came out hoarse. “Damien?”No answer.I swung my legs over the edge of the bed, my bare feet touching the cold floor. The faint reflection on the polished surface sent a chill up my spine—it was me, but not me. My reflection lagged, blinking half a second slower than I did.My throat tightened. “No,” I whispered. “You’re not real. You can’t be.”A soft click broke the silence. The st
Kayla’s POVI woke to the sound of rain tapping against the window, each drop slow and deliberate, like the world was holding its breath with me. My body felt heavy, as though the night itself had seeped into my bones. I didn’t remember falling asleep. The last thing I recalled was Damien’s voice whispering my name, his hand tangled with mine as the storm gathered around us.But now the room was cold and empty.The faint flicker of candlelight illuminated the cracked walls. The air smelled of damp earth and smoke. We had taken shelter in an abandoned cabin deep in the woods after the car failed us. Damien had worked through the night to board the broken windows, to make me feel safe. But safety was an illusion, one that cracked a little more each time she whispered in my ear.“You can’t keep pretending I’m not real.”I pressed my palms to my ears, but the voice came from inside me. No sound escaped my lips, but she laughed anyway, her amusement echoing through my mind.The door creake






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