~DAMIAN~
I woke up with a stinging pain. “Fuck!” I cursed as I examined my head and walked to the bathroom. I don't even know why I drank when I knew this was what it would give me the next morning.
After Sierra ended the call in my ear last night, even when I told her I loved her, I couldn't help but drink. It helped me forget about her for a few minutes, but now the alcohol was out of my system, and I couldn't help but think of Sierra again. I don't know what was wrong with me or why she suddenly became everything I thought of. I can't even go a second without a thought of her.
~DAMIAN~I couldn't believe it was Sierra. I never knew five years could change a person the way it did for Sierra. She was just a sweet, loving woman when she became tough and bossy.“Do I need to remind you that I own this company?” “And it would be nothing without, I'm the reason you can still call it a company. That aside, what did you want to talk about?” She coldly responded. I didn't know what to say because she was right—this wouldn't be a company without her.“Why did you end the call in my ear last night even after I told you that I love you?” I changed the topic.“Because it's my phone, and I chose who to speak to,” she said, and continued to scan through the document. I took steps toward her. “So you're telling me that you don't want to talk to me?” I asked, and she stood up, faced me, and answered.“Yes, do you want me to spell it for you? I don't want to talk to you, why don't you get that and focus on your marriage?” She calmly said. “What marriage?”“I don't know, w
~SIERRA~I don't know why I felt uneasy when Damian chased after Cassie. “I thought he was begging for a second chance,” I said to myself as I paced around. What bothered me the most was his guts. How could he ask me for the reason I ended the call? Was I obligated to answer his calls?“Sierra, what's wrong?” Lily's voice shook me out of my thoughts.“Nothing, how are you?” I walked to my chair.“I'm good,” she said as she walked in. “But are you good?” she suspiciously asked.“Yes, I'm fine, Lily,” I said and cleared my voice. “What—what did you want?” I pretended to work on my computer.“Nothing, I just came to remind you of lunch, remember?”“Oh yes, don't worry, I'll be there, it's at one, right?”“Twelve, I'll come and get you,” she said, and I smiled and nodded. “Okay, I guess I'll see you later,” she said, and turned to walk out but stopped. “Are you sure you're okay? I mean, I saw Cassie...”“I'm fine, Lily, I'm just a bit busy. See you at lunch, okay?” I was not in the mood
~SIERRA~When we arrived at the bar, Ethan parked, and we got out of the car and walked in.I was not a bar person, but with the recent stress and the threats, I needed to unwind.“We are having fun tonight,” Lily whispered in my ear, and I faked a smile as I looked around. There was no doubt the bar was for classy people, everything was expensive, and the watches, diamond earrings, and necklaces the people wore were proof of that.
~SIERRA~I closed my eyes as the images of my kids played in my head. They only had me, I knew Gilbert was there, but they were too young to become orphans.‘Maybe I should tell Damian,’ I thought, opening my eyes. I reached for my phone intending to call Damian, he was the father. I know he didn't want anything to do with them, but if I was going to die, then I had to tell them.As I struggled to take my phone from the table, some
~SIERRA~“What are you saying, Lily? I mean, Damian is anything but planning an attack, no, it must be a mix-up.”“Oh Sierra, I know Damian well, and I know he's capable of this. I'm going to your house now, I'll see you there,” she said, ending the call. I stood frozen as I thought of what she told me. How could Damian plan this, and for what possible reasons? I was still standing by the exit door thinking when I heard my driver's voice.
~SIERRA~I carefully looked at the man's tattooed facial features.“If you would like to see the man, I can arrange it for you, otherwise, I'll be going there tomorrow to try and get something out of him.”"Yes, I would like to see him,” I said."Alright, I will arrange
~SIERRA~ I turned to confirm, and it was him, Damian, but what was he doing here? Because, remembering our years together, Damian never did yoga. What changed? I couldn't let him be my partner, just yesterday he saved me, and today again he wants to do something nice for me. No, I didn't want to end up falling for him again. I turned to the coach and said, "No, it's fine, I can manage. I have done yoga since I was a child, and…” “I tell you, Ms. Reid, this is a great opportunity for you because we are not only doing exercises, we are having a life session with the best yoga coach. She will share lifetime tips for yoga lovers, and I'm sure you love yoga,” the coach said. A live session with a coach sounded tempting, but I couldn't let that bring me close to Damian. Yes, he saved me, but that
~DAMIAN~When I got up and saw that Sierra was not there, I panicked and rushed downstairs. I was relieved to hear from the receptionist that Sierra had left, I thought she was kidnapped. I almost paid the hotel bill, but the receptionist informed me that Sierra had already paid. I was so angry because I never liked her to pay for anything.Yesterday was hard for her, so I knew she might be at a yoga studio because, in the years of our marriage, she always ran to yoga whenever I made her angry, so I took my car and drove straight to a yoga studio which was close to her house. After she refused my help and promised to have breakfast with me, I drove to my cousin's house, Ava, to avoid Cassie. I didn't want to deal with Cassie so early. I spent my whole day w