LOGINStepping out on the porch of a grand looking duplex, painted brown, we were met by a lovely looking lady. “ Honey, meet Mrs. Copeland. Head of internal security, Devinsky Royale.”He bows lightly to her, " Mrs. Copeland...my wife."My brows arch. I blink away the surprise and made a courteous bow.“ Nice to meet you, Mrs. Copeland.” I extended my hand and she politely took it, lips tilted in a heartwarming smile which melted in her eyes, glimmering a memorable brown.Inside, we meet a speechless Steven standing by a heap of folders. “ How dutiful. Working from home.” I commented.He forced a smile. “ It's my job, Mrs. Devinsky.” He replied, his eyes intermittently drifting off to Aaron's face, with a noticeable flicker in his gaze.I chuckled dryly, stifling a laugh. “ Mrs. Devinsky? Honestly?” I said, taking off my gloves. “ No offense, Mr. Copeland, I came over to check on you because it is becoming apparent that you do not remember whom Mr. Devinsky is married to.”He tilts his he
(Nicki)Being put in a position where I rewind the tape, and walk back to moments I discovered that a precious life has dissolved within me, isn't the best experience, but I have been through worse.“ Can we forget about it for now? I hate to remember it.”I begged him, but wasn't expecting he would give up on the quest quickly. Relieved, I prepared to go home with him, but he had something urgent to do at the headquarters.“ We can go together.”“ Excuse me, did I not mention that your police is on standby already?” He joked, gesturing outside the door, with his voice lowered for a dramatic effect.“ Then we can all go there together.”He gives it a thought, but my insistence got us crammed in the vehicle. One vehicle, despite the troupe that had assembled in front of the hospital.Mostly standard issued SUVs.All are his guards. I look back at the line of vehicles at the back, and turn to the front, wondering if something was up. “ Did you have an emergency?”“ Yes,” he replied wit
"How is she?” I asked for the umpteenth time, after hours of pacing on the a hospital corridor. I didn't care to check the name of the hospital when we drove in. I needed the closest and the first guard to rush to my aid had gone straight, following the hospital sign of a snake around a stick.“ She's awake and fine,” the doctor spoke carefully, eyes searching mine, possibly matching my face against some celebrity she has met somewhere on some occasion. I get that all the time. Most people suffer a concussion the second they meet me in person, and every attempt to piece my identity together begins with naming every other male celebrity I practically know nothing about.I sighed, beating off the annoyance at the inopportuned timing. “ I don't have the patience right now,” I complained inwardly, with my gaze sharpening on her.“ No concussion, so you don't have to worry.” She cleared the air hastily, misplacing it for the reason why I'm probably looking grumpy right now.“ Thanks…”“ U
(Aaron)“ Get a hold of yourself!” I heard the sharp rebuke and snapped my attention in the direction. “ You?!” I queried, flabbergasted. “ Why are you here?” I asked, getting up from the table. I had been staring at the remnants of my child's body. What remained of her burnt body. My attention had been fixated on her to the extent I couldn't differentiate between Steven's voice and that of my butler. It takes his sharp rebuke to snap me back to the present.He met my question with a frozen stare. I exhaled, near exhausted. Now, I have to offer an explanation for my manner.“ Steven has been trying to set a meeting between lady Samantha and I. You know how it is. I kinda lost it for a moment.”He humphed, and let down his shoulders. “ You should have called instead.”“ I did. You never answered. Nicki got your location from Mrs. Copeland.” He explained without an attempt to veil his clear disapproval and irritation at whatever I had done to get him this tense.“ Don't tell me she's
" A car crash?” He quizzed and got up at once. “ Get her to a hospital right away!” His order was firm and sharp. With a shaky breath and trembling hands, he got dressed up at once. “ Oh God, please no…” I heard him mumble as he sped up, pulling his pants up in a rush. Shirt and blazer comes over his broad shoulders on the run, and standing by the door, he glanced back at my dazed figure on the bed, with noticeable fear in his eyes. “ Nicki, stay here. I will be back. Samantha and Anna got into an accident on their way back.” He explained and rushed out, before I could ask any more questions.Propped up initially, the announcement shoots me to my feet, heartbeat pounding in my ears. I get up and get dressed, pacing in the room without a destination in mind. His command was clear. I should stay here.But my mind had gone ahead of him. While my shells remained.With the slow progression of the evening, the walls grew dark with twisted images that splashed my guilt to my face. Everywher
Samantha shoots up to her feet, fists clenched in rage. “ Don't you dare call my daughter that again!”“ Mm-hmmm!” He nodded, without a trace of sympathy for her or remorse for what he had indirectly called his daughter. “ You don't know when to stop and that's your problem, Samantha.” He clicked his tongue, eyes layered with criticism.“How the fuck did you think that you could use a child to manipulate me and change my will?” He rebuked her and turned sharply towards his grandmother. “ And you…do you have any right to judge me? Your decision to separate my father from the love of his life and their child is the same reason he alienated our mother and her children for the rest of his life. You were one of those who drove him off that cliff. You will do well to remember that.”He moved towards the girl, and removes her hands from both ears. “ Forgive your father for his harsh words. As an apology, I will loosen up a bit. How would you like to live from now on?”She lit up like a fireb







