LOGINAlexia Ross, a young woman with a traumatic past, is devastated when she discovers that her boyfriend has been cheating on her. Seeking refuge, she escapes to Paradise Island, vowing to swear off love. However, she soon encounters the enigmatic Benedict Hastings, who seems determined to help her heal her broken heart. Will she accept his help and learn to trust and love again, or is she right to be wary? Is their meeting merely coincidental, or is it the work of fate?
View More"How could you do this to me?" I yelled, my body trembling with uncontrollable
My boyfriend jumped away from the girl he had been holding, rushing to cover up himself. Tears began to well up in my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. I turned to the girl he was having sex with a moment ago and froze, staring at her for a long time, hoping my eyes were playing tricks on me. "You… you’re cheating on me with your sister! That is disgusting!" I scrunched my face in disbelief. I couldn’t believe what I was witnessing, the love of my life, the person with whom I had planned my future, was cheating on me with his sister, of all people. "How stupid can you be? I am not his sister!" Anastasia said with a smug smile. She laughed wickedly as she snuggled deeper into the bed, the bed I had shared with David for the past two years. "What do you mean you’re not his sister? You've been acting like it for the past six years! Someone better start talking before I lose my cool and explode!" I said, pacing back and forth. I was confused, angry, and slightly relieved to know they weren't at least committing incest in my bed for God knows how long, because I would literally puke. “Babe, I can explain," David said, making me turn to face him. He rushed toward me after finally putting on some sweatpants. I stopped pacing and stared at him coldly, hoping to show no emotion other than cold indifference. I couldn't let him see how broken I felt, in fact, I definitely wouldn't. He stopped short, his hand frozen midair, rubbing the back of his neck instead, too cowardly to meet my eyes. The way he avoided eye contact, finding the ground more interesting, said it all. He wasn't expecting me to stand there waiting for an explanation; he probably wanted me to have a big outburst and storm out, giving him the chance to come up with some shitty excuse while I was away trying to calm down. Or maybe he didn't even want to explain , he just needed me to storm out and give him peace. “Please go right ahead, explain why I just finished watching you have sex with your so-called sister on our bed," I said, glaring at him. He didn't say anything, just scratched his head, leaving me angrier. "COME ON, speak already or are you dumb now? You know what, I am a generous girlfriend, so I will wait for one of your bullshit excuses,” I said, sitting on the chair, reminding myself not to touch that bed. But as I sat on it, a shiver ran down my spine. I seriously hoped that they didn't ruin this chair as well. Does it even make a difference? I have been sleeping on a bed of lies for two years. "Come on, my love, tell her the truth,tell her that you have been playing her all this time," Anastasia said with a mischievous smile. David glared at her for a few seconds before clearing his throat and stuttering. “Come on, BABE, spit it out or do you need more time to think of more lies, like everything you have been telling me since the beginning of our relationship?” I said, waiting for him to say something. He disappointed me by opening and closing his mouth like a goldfish. Looking at him now made me feel like slapping myself. How could I be so naive and stupid to think that he loves me? No one loves me, so why did I think an idiot with a dozen red flags would? "How much did you hear?" he finally said, his eyes holding remorse, but I knew it was only because he was caught nothing more. I thought about everything I did today: how I worked overtime for days just so I could leave work early to surprise him for our anniversary and his birthday. How I walked into the house that was already open and saw a candle-lit dinner set up. How I stupidly thought that he did it all for me. How I ended up being disappointed and found out the ugly truth because one of the glasses was already used and it had a red stain of lipstick on it. I remembered everything I heard when I walked up the stairs, passing by pieces of clothing that I don't own and have never seen in my life. “Did you like your present?" she asked in a coy voice, her high-pitched tone making her sound weird, but he didn't seem to mind. He took her hand and kissed it to answer her question, which made her laugh and snuggle closer to him while he stroked her hair ,something he had never done to me. “When are you going to break up with her? It's been two years; aren't you done with her?” she said, but he didn't answer he just continued stroking her hair. “Soon," was his only reply, which was enough for Anastasia to shut up and for my heart to feel like it was being pierced by a thousand knives before breaking and shattering into tiny pieces ,too tiny to fix. “We will be together soon, my love,“ he said and planted a kiss on her lips. He kissed her with so much passion that he had never, throughout our relationship, shown to me. “Well, pretty much; I just heard everything you said after you guys had sex,” I said, glaring at him. He actually had the nerve to look relieved, which hurt me more than what I heard before. What did he say to her that he didn't want me to know? I turned to Anastasia, who was now sipping champagne that I didn't even know was in the room. With the smug and triumphant look on her face, it was obvious that if I asked her what they talked about, she would gladly tell me. With a smile on her face, she looked ready to tell me right now without me even asking. “Okay," the last thing I thought he was going to say was the first thing that came out of his mouth. I felt tears blur my eyes and a burning sensation in my throat. A stupid part of me thought he would say something like, ‘I am being blackmailed’ or ‘I was drunk, but I still love you’ so there would be hope that we could move past this. There was nothing but silence after his answer, and that stupid part of me died a slow and painful death while my blood began to boil. I don't know what is happening; all I know is my hand is moving from my side to my dressing table, picking the first thing I touch, and flinging it. A crash. A scream. And then silence. "What did you do!!!"“What do you mean that you’re done… and that you’re leaving? When did you decide this?”“How long have you been thinking about this? Have you been planning to leave me this entire time?” Mia asks accusingly, and I stay silent.To be honest, the thought came only just now… well, after my talk with Ryan.“Hi Ryan… um, before the whole mess at the club, Mia gave me your number, just in case I wanted to have sex with you… well, not like I want to have sex with you.”“But I’m not saying I don’t want to have sex with you either. I mean—since you were pretending to be interested in me, I’m sure you don’t actually want to have sex with me.”“But I’m not assuming! I hate when people do that. So if you did want to have sex with me, that’s totally fine… but I don’t mean fine like we should—I just mean it would be fine if you wanted to. But if you don’t, that’s totally fine as well.”“I feel like I’ve used the word sex too much, and I’m pretty sure I’ve been rambling, so… do me a favor and ignore
“What do you mean that you’re done… and that you’re leaving? When did you decide this?”“How long have you been thinking about this? Have you been planning to leave me this entire time?” Mia asks accusingly, and I stay silent.To be honest, the thought came only just now… well, after my talk with Ryan.“Hi Ryan… um, before the whole mess at the club, Mia gave me your number, just in case I wanted to have sex with you… well, not like I want to have sex with you.”“But I’m not saying I don’t want to have sex with you either. I mean—since you were pretending to be interested in me, I’m sure you don’t actually want to have sex with me.”“But I’m not assuming! I hate when people do that. So if you did want to have sex with me, that’s totally fine… but I don’t mean fine like we should—I just mean it would be fine if you wanted to. But if you don’t, that’s totally fine as well.”“I feel like I’ve used the word sex too much, and I’m pretty sure I’ve been rambling, so… do me a favor and ignore
“Oh my God, girl, I hate you. Like, I *seriously* hate you. You're dead to me—do you get that, biatch?” Mia continued her dramatic rant as she drove me and Denise back to her apartment after my discharge. Luckily for us, Denise’s shift had ended about an hour later, so we all agreed to kick off our sleepover early.“Deni girl, don’t you hate this biatch too?” Mia asked, full-on theater mode.They both burst into hysterical laughter as they continue their exaggerated conversion “Yeah,” Denise chimed in, grinning. “She owes me for not introducing us sooner!”I rolled my eyes and playfully shoved her. “Traitors, both of you.”“You said it *Deni girl*,” Mia exclaimed, throwing a dramatic look my way. “Like, seriously, Lexi—how could you keep such a gem away from me? We’re both gems, and we deserve to shine together!” She winked at Denise, who responded by blowing her a kiss.I looked between the two of them, smiling at how quickly they were bonding. “Really? If both of you are gems, th
I took a few deep breaths, the sharp sting of pain anchoring me to reality, before cautiously pushing myself up from the hospital bed. My body protested with every movement—burning ribs, a lingering headache from the mild concussion, and the dull ache of scraped skin. Each time I tried to stand, my ribs reminded me with a harsh stab of pain. They’d been weakened long before the crash; the impact had simply taken advantage of their fragility. Before surgery, under anesthesia, I had felt invincible, but now every inch of my body reminded me that I was anything but.With painstaking effort, I made my way to the center of the room. Denise had gone to fetch my discharge papers and the few belongings I needed for the ride home. I knew I had only a moment—a small, precious window to enact my plan before she returned.Steadying myself on trembling legs, I inch-walked across the linoleum floor. The cool tiles pressed against my socks, offering a weird kind of comfort. In a daze of pain and adr
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