After a one night stand orchestrated by her wicked stepsister and manipulative father, Ana finds out she's pregnant with a strangers child. Forced out of her home, Ana learns to fend for herself and her new born baby and nurture the thirst for revenge growing in her heart. When she finally runs into the stranger years later, she doesn't remember who he is or what he did to her. Greyson Williams is a cold, tactical and ruthless businessman with a big influence in the country. When he meets the woman he had sex with years before, he is suspicious of what she really wants for him. But the more he watches her, the more he falls for her. Ana wants nothing from him but Greyson has other plans. It's not long before feelings come in the way and with the help of his little wingman, he finds his way into Ana's heart and helps her in her quest for revenge.
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I woke up to a sharp throbbing in my skull and the urge to throw up.
Groaning, I tried to sit up and realized that a heavy arm was pinning me to the bed.
I froze in my tracks, my thoughts coming to a screeching halt, and slowly looked to my left.
Sleeping peacefully beside me was the most handsome man I have ever seen; naked, beautiful and without a care in the world.
The memories from last night immediately came crashing back.
EIGHT HOURS EARLIER
"C'mon, Ana, we won, we got the contract. We should celebrate!" my stepsister, Jenny, groaned, pushing two shots of tequila into my hands, "stop being so uptight for once in your life and have some fun."
I frowned and took the shots from her, downing it immediately, just to prove a point that I could let my hair down and have some fun.
She grinned wide at me and under the bright purple lights of the exclusive club, she looked almost evil.
I shook my head to get rid of those thoughts.
While I didn't have the best relationship with her, I knew that she would never go out of her way to harm me.
After the third shot, my head began to spin.
I slid out of the barstool, my legs wobbling and giving out. I would have fallen flat on my face if Jenny hadn't grabbed me and held me up against her.
"I feel funny," I murmured, the room spinning around me.
I felt worse than funny. I felt hot. Breathless... Horny.
"Gosh, you're hopelessly lightweight, Anastasia." Jenny said, her voice dripping with annoyance.
I brought a hand to my head to try to steady myself as she began leading me out of the club.
"Don't worry, I'll help you back to your room so that you can sleep this off," she promised. "It 2001, isn't it?"
The rest of the night was a blur.
Her leading me up to my room. Unlocking the door and pushing me in. Me stumbling to my bed, my breath racing, heart pumping. Needy and desperate for someone's touch. For a release. Finding a man in my bed. Kissing him. Having sex with him.
Oh God.
I swallowed as the memory came slamming back to me and I sat up quickly, finding my clothes and putting them back on. I found my purse sitting on the bedside table and feeling horrible for basically assaulting a stranger last night, I left some cash on the table for him as compensation.
I snuck out of the room and realized that I had actually slept in room 2002 and my room 2001 was right beside this one.
Jenny must have mistakenly gotten the numbers mixed up while trying to help me.
God, I'm never drinking again.
I decided to take a taxi back home, seeing as we had already accomplished what we came to the hotel to do.
While in the taxi, I brought out my phone to text Jenny and inform her that I would be heading back home but I quickly found at that my battery was dead. I shrugged, deciding it was still too early for someone like her anyway. She liked to sleep in and I didn't want to disturb her.
I didn't want to make a sound as I slipped back into the mansion. Knowing my father and stepmother, they'd probably be at work or on another vacation in an exotic island on the other side of the world.
I quickly went to my room and took a warm bath, letting myself soak in the water for a while. It was very relaxing and I found myself thinking back to last night, bits and pieces of the night coming back to me.
It had been a mistake, a horrible mistake, but that didn't take away the fact he had been the best lay I have ever had. It's not like I had a large body count to compare him to, but I couldn't deny the fact that I had enjoyed my time with him.
Oh God, I sank into the water, suddenly feeling hot and embarrassed.
I hope he doesn't remember my face. I just want to put the night behind me.
I exited the bath, dried my hair and slipped into fresh clothes, feeling better already.
I was walking down the stairs, intent on getting breakfast when a familiar voice stopped me in my tracks.
"Did you do what we asked?" My stepmother asked, her voice cold and cynical like always.
"Yes!" Jenny squealed. "I can't believe the plan worked perfectly," Jenny was saying excitedly.
I didn't even know that she had left the hotel already.
I shrugged, seeing as it was no big deal anyway, but the next words that came out of my father's mouth stopped me in my tracks immediately.
"She would never have gone into his bed if you hadn't drugged her drink," my father said and my lungs closed in on me.
"She thinks we got the deal because of her negotiating skills," Jenny said, "the bitch doesn't know that we offered her up for sex to bag the deal."
WHAT?!
I stumbled back, nearly falling to the ground, cold sweat breaking out on my face.
That can't be true. They can't- They couldn't have done that.
"I told you, didn't I?" My stepmother snorted. "We should just sell her off, seeing as she's not contributing anything to the company anyway. She has to earn her keep."
"If I had known that was all it took to get the job done, I would have done this a long time ago," he scoffed and I couldn't stop myself from the hot jolt of anger that exploded out of me.
I screamed so loud, my voice cracked and I stomped down the stairs, shaking with uncontrollably anger.
My eyes zeroed in on each of them, pain and fury cracking my voice. "How could you?!"
Ana's pov:His home looked even more exquisite than the hotel. Shiny floors, high ceilings, expensive diamond chandeliers.Sophia squeezed my hand and clung to my side as John led us through the house. She was unusually quiet and timid but I couldn't fault her with that because I also felt intimidated by the home... As if walking on such a pristine surface was a sacrilege."Mr Greyson is working in his study." John informed us. "Do well to not disturb him unless it's very important. He hates being disturbed."I kept that in mind as we began to walk.John gave us a detailed rundown of the various parts of the house and finally, he took me to the state of the art kitchen that looked like it should belong to a world renowned chef instead of little ol' me.The counters and floors sparkled. There were high-end equipments and none of the silverware or glass set was smudged. Everything looked stainless.Gosh. Mr Greyson must be a neat freak and a perfectionist because not a single thing was
Ana's pov:"Goodnight mummy. Goodnight daddy," Sophia said as we both kissed her forehead and tucked her in with her favorite plush toy.We always tucked her in together and played our parts at being a pseudo family. It was a game that both Sophia and Tylor loved but I worried that it would give them the wrong idea and further encourage Tylor."What's the condition?" I asked Tylor as soon as we closed the door to Sophia's room after making sure she was sleeping soundly."You have to stay away from Greyson." He said with a straight face.I rolled my eyes. "Kind of hard to do because I work for him now.""I know but–" he let out an exasperated breath and raked his hand through his hair. "If it has nothing to do with the job, keep your distance from him. Don't go close to him. Don't let him get close to you. And–""That's four conditions, Tylor." I groaned."This one's important. Hear me out," he said, walking close to me until he was a hair's breath from me. He looked into my eyes inten
Ana's Pov:Lucas came to my rescue, albeit unknowingly."And speaking of permissions, father, I want Sophia to go to the same school with me."Greyson didn't even think about it. "Of course," he said and continued eating.For the umpteenth time today, my mouth hung open. I was right when I thought that Lucas's wishes were never really denied. He doesn't even request it. He just demands for something and it's as good as his. I don't think the little guy has ever heard the word 'no' before. At least, not from his father.Tylor exclaimed, "that won't be necessary. I have arranged the best family-teaching tutor for her. He came highly recommended from a friend.""Please, daddy!" Sophia turned the full force of her pleading gaze on him. "I want to make more friends in school. And I want to be with Lucas. Please daddy! Please mummy!""I don't know, sweetie..." I started, "we just got back to the states and we haven't settled in properly–""She can begin classes next month after you two have
Greyson's pov:"I'm here for dinner."Ana looked at me as if I just declared that I would go hula hooping on the moon with a narwhal.Her mouth hung open, her eyes wide like saucers.Seeing as she was a little short for words, I stepped into her apartment and looked around the tiny little foyer. I recognized my son's faux leather coat hanging on the coat hanger.The smell of food, delicious and savoury, filled the entire apartment and assaulted my nostrils.So this was why the little rascal decided to leave with her. He wanted home cooked food.Speaking of the devil, he strolled into the foyer, a slightly annoyed expression clear on his face. He looked at me calmly, his eyes conveying a message; "what are you doing here?"I gave him a look of my own; "same thing you're doing here."I turned and took off my coat, hanging it neatly on the coat hanger before it dawned on Ana that I wasn't joking when I said that I'd stay for dinner."B... But– I'm supposed to start my job tomorrow, not t
Chapter 7:"Would you like me to drive you somewhere you can get some chocolate?""No, go to your home. I want to have home-made cakes for dinner."I had a hard time saying no to regular people, so the thought of saying no to him sounded a lot harder, especially because he looked like someone that was not used to being denied.We sat in awkward silence in my car as I drove back to my apartment. I caught him looking curiously at me a few times from the rearview mirror. He would pry his lips open as if to say something to me, then shake his head, thinking better of it and remaining silent.He was probably as awkward as I was but the little ice prince hid it well with his frosty, put together appearance."What's your name, little guy?" I asked as an attempt to break the ice.He took the bait easily. "Lucas," he said, tipping his chin up an inch. "My name is Lucas.""Well, Lucas, it's nice to formally make your acquaintance. I'm Anastasia, but my people call me Ana."He only shrugged and
Silence ensued after his last statement.I couldn't find another job to support me on such short notice. This job will have to do, even if it's for only a short period of time until I find a better one. Hopefully, working for a literal ice statue wouldn't be so hard."Take her to complete the paperwork and give her a tour of the building," the man said to his butler.The butler –I didn't quite catch his name, so I'm just going to call him Alfred– nodded, looking pleased for whatever reason and led me out of the office. He had an aristocratic air about him, very elegant and posh, as if he had been serving royals for decades and was now like one of them.I completed signing the necessary legal documents but a clause on one of the financial documents made me pause. On the position I had been offered, it still said 'manager' not 'secretary', but that wasn't even the shocking part. I knew the price range for a managerial position for someone like me with little or no experience. However, w
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