Nicky, you are the best bich!! In my whole fuckin life!!” I uttered with a huge smile, clinging onto her like an earthworm.
“Yes, Ora and you are the best lazy bich that I can never stop loving!!” Nicky slurps in the last drop of her 10th canned beer. The only one that we could afford at that moment, we are two broke people living together. Abandoned by our parents but not orphaned. Our lives have been a mess, she is an illegitimate daughter of the second wealthy family in Ireland. But her life wasn't filled with riches. She is the type that I will say, “She was born with a silver spoon but still eats with a plastic spoon”.
“Ora,” she muttered in a low voice, staring at me sternly.
“Ummm,” I moaned. I couldn't see clearly at this moment. My eyes were blurry because I had pulled off my medicated glasses. I borged loudly next to her mouth.
“Fuck!! That stinks, bitch arse!!!" Nicky blurted out, pushing my face away from hers.
I pulled her shoulder closer to mine, forcing her to face me.
"Did you seriously call me a stinking bitch? "I thought you said you loved me?" I asked, my voice filled with hurt.
“I love you but not your alcoholic stinking mouth!!” She pushed me away, crawling to the fridge to bring more canned beers.
The room was messy with our clothes scattered on the floor and my travelling box on the floor. I just landed from London, I rushed over to her place first. I couldn't face my adoptive parents right now. I escaped from their nagging, promising them I was coming to Ireland tomorrow.
“Ora, should I book a flight for you back to London?” She asked suddenly, crawling back to me.
“Why?”
“Bitch!! You still don’t know why your fucking parents called you back here.” Nicky shrugs, looking at me with pity. Even in her drunk state, she still loves me. It shows clearly that she cares a lot about me.
“It's my wild guess though!! What if they are calling you back to get married to an arranged partner? Or about to sell you to one big shot in Ireland.”
“And you will experience an exciting romance with your partner.”
Nicky said, laughing loudly. Her sexy dimple flashing at me. It tickled my heart how pretty she is. Nicky has been my very best friend from the orphanage till our Adulthood. She has a father but she grew up in the orphanage, he doesn't want her to show up in his house as his daughter. He slept with her mother hoping for a male child but it turns out to be a female so he abandoned them. While I was adopted by the Grey family to ward off evil spirits hanging on their biological daughter. Our lifes is a wild mess so we stick together to find solace.
“Nicky, if i was a guy I would have gotten married to you.” I blurted out sweetly, she smiled nervously avoiding my intent gaze.
“Umm, but I will reject you if you are a guy. You are not my type!!” Nicky snapped, she grabbed the beer and opened it. She passes it to me with a smile.
“Drink baby girl!! Don't worry if we get to 30 without getting married or meeting Mr right. We will have to live together and have kids. We will be super single hot moms.”
Nicky promised, hugging me tightly, I gently pulled her away. Her breath stinks from the alcohol. I felt very nauseated as I inhaled her alcohol filled breath.
Pushing her away. I jolted out to the restroom, opening the toilet seat. I throw up every fucking thing hanging on my throat.
The doorbell suddenly rang, I turned on the faucet to rinse my mouth.
“Ora, go check the fucking door!!” She screamed at me.
“The fried chicken I ordered must have arrived!!”
“This pig, she never stops eating!! Why don't you get the door by yourself!!” I murmured. I gasped as I gazed into the mirror taking in my disheveled reflection.
Makeup smeared and my hair tangled. My red lipstick painted around my lip like I made a horny kiss with a man.
“Aurora, you are a hot mess!!”
I sluggishly washed my face,but it is still not getting better. I can't see myself properly, my vision keeps getting blurry.
The floor opened into two, like it was divided by Moses in the Bible stories.
I crawled out of the bathroom because I was afraid that if I took another step, I would fall and break my teeth before I got sober.
I scampered over to the door and grasped the knob. I leaned heavily on it as I stood up.
I twisted the door knob, and peeped around. There was not a single soul in the corridor. I crawled out and took the fried chicken carefully placed at the door. I sat on the floor opening the fried chicken, grabbing one and hid it in my pocket. Since Nicky bought it she will request for the lion share, so I had to hide some of it.
We are crazy right? Yes!! That's our law!! Whoever buys it gets the lion share.
Suddenly I heard a loud scream, I turned sharply. The voice came from the stairs, I tried to ignore it but it came back the second time.
I stumbled out heading to the stairs, my legs wobbling as I grasped the stair railing to steady myself.
As I looked down, my gaze fell on two men.
“Who is there?” I screamed.
The men looked up at me, I shifted my gaze to the floor. A man was blindfolded, lying on the floor lifeless with blood oozing out of his head.
My mind struggled to process the scene, the men seemed unfazed by my Presence. I stood staring at them as our eyes met.
The men's voices were hushed, but their murmuring sent chills down my spine.
I tried to step back but my legs were glued to the ground, I couldn't move an inch. The drunk me couldn't process their faces properly.
The men's eyes locked into mine, we just stood there staring at each other, like it was a staring competition.
Rylan’s POVWe got to my office and I followed the exclusive elevator with Asher. “Should I call her in?” He asked as we got to my office floor. I nodded and went into my office.I sat behind my desk, my iPad in my hand, scrolling through new proposals from Grey’s fashion subsidiary. My mind wasn’t even on the numbers, but the designs were very familiar to me like I had seen them somewhere. The figures were just a blur of words. Fiona had allowed them to send it to my office, I wondered what she was planning now?The knock broke the stillness.Asher pushed the door, and Orla followed him. She was carrying crutches to support her walking. This was what her mom wanted to happen to Aurora.Orla stepped in closer like she owned the room. She wore a cream-colored suit, her red nails catching the light. Her heels clicked against the marble floor until she stopped right across me and her hands on the table.“Mr. Grey,” she said smoothly. “I hope you have a few minutes. This is… delicate.”
Rylan’s POVThe cool night air hit my face as I stepped out of the hospital. I didn’t look back. My chest felt tight, and my head was full of noise even though I made no sound. I stayed longer in AURORA ward but she refused to talk.to.me. She kept silent for 3 hours. I knew she was still mad about the Lizzy incident.Asher stood by the car, holding the back door open. I slid into the seat without a word. The smell of rain surrounded me, it was a bit relaxing. Asher closed the door gently, then got into the driver’s seat.Through the window, the hospital lights glowed faintly. My mind kept going back to the hallway, Onika’s nervous eyes and her half-truths, and then the tall figure slipping out of Aurora’s ward. Dylan!! I knew it was him. But why did Onika Onika stop me from.seeing them? She purposely skipped Aurora's ward, I had to act like I didn't know her ward. Do they have a secret that I don't know? I picked up my iPad, and checked Aurora's recent movement. I got the maid Rhoda
Footsteps echoed down the corridor, sharp and familiar. I heard a knock on the door and I turned, Rylan was already stepping inside the room.He stopped in front of us, his expression unreadable.Rylan’s tall frame filled the narrow corridor, blocking the dim hospital light behind him. His black suit hugged to his broad shoulders, damp from the drizzle outside. He held his iPad in one hand, the other clenched at his side. His eyes, those intense brown eyes. Now I know why Aurora's eyes once shone when she talked about him. His eyes moved between me and the doctor, his stares cutting through our skin.I never saw him like this, without an expression. Is it that he doesn't like Aurora at all? But his cold made me feel small in his presence. He has the AURA of my dad.He began typing, his long fingers moving swiftly across the glass screen. The faint tap-tap-tap of his typing was quite intense. When he was done, he turned the iPad toward me.“Where is she? Is she okay?”I forced a smil
Onika’s POVI sat on the hard plastic chair outside Aurora’s room, my arms wrapped around myself. The image of her collapsing in the classroom wouldn’t stop replaying in my mind. Her eyes wide and distant, her body crumpling like a doll’s.The Doctors were still checking her, so I waited outside. I had never felt so helpless.I stood up and moved closer to the door, staring through the small glass window. Aurora lay pale and still under the white sheets, her chest rising slowly. I pressed my palm to the cool surface of the door, swallowing the lump in my throat.Footsteps echoed down the corridor, I wasn't looking there. Then I heard that most annoying voice that always made my skin crawl. “Onika?” I turned and froze, Dylan. His expression was unreadable as he approached- tall, broad-shouldered, his jaw tight. The same dark eyes as Rylan’s, but darker and sharper. He stopped just a few feet from me, his hands shoved into his pockets.“I’m here to see her,” he said, voice low but st
Aurora’s POVThe classroom smelled faintly of paper and chalk, the kind of scent that clings to old books. I had a lot on my mind, but coming to this hall where people talked quietly always calmed my mind. Alex was seated at the front roll, he has been giving me quiet treatment since he found out I was married to our Lecturer Rylan. He wasn't quiet back then, why now?Only Aubrey was seated by my side with her hearing aid in her eyes. She was very happy because it was Rylan's product. “Aurora, you are so lucky to be married to Rylan Blackwood. Do you know his family is as rich as this country?” She asked, smiling sheepishly.She cut me off from my thoughts, “No, I don't. I have never heard that.” I said, with a slight smile.She held my shoulders, her eyes shining wide. “You really don't know? Aurora, how don't you know? You are a wealthy heirs wife. Do you know what that means?”I shook my head, if only she knew the Blackwood family was a shit hole.“How did you get to know. Such a
AT THE BLACKWOOD COMPANY HEADQUARTERS — Raine’s POVThe building was nearly silent at this hour, MY mind was far away. I was thinking of how to stop Dylan from always trying to get Aurora. I don't want my son in that bloody story. Aurora has a lot going on in her life, she doesn't deserve my son. I stayed by the window until I saw Fiona and Laden coming into the building. “Not again,” I whispered.“What is it?” my secretary Hanni asked, as he heard my low voice.“It's that bitch Fiona,” I said in a low tone. “I really hate that woman, I just don't want her coming here. Am sure she is here about that incident at her house. Why did I ever accept to work with her?”“Let me send her away?” Hanni asked as he stood up.“If you do that, she will scream my name so everybody will gather around. She has a lot of secrets about the Blackhood family. We can't let her reveal it now until I get the company in hand.” I said, and he excused himself and left to call them in.After 5 minutes Fiona an