LOGINAshley’s POVI was already up from the bed. I know it was Duke who brought me home, after arguing with Thomas about it. I should reward Joana for what she did. She’s become a brave lady. I heard everything they were talking about. I didn’t say anything; I kept pretending to be asleep because I miss Duke so much. It’s wrong of me to have hated him so much. I know Regina wouldn't have wanted her parents fighting. I miss his warmth, his scent, his kisses, his hugs, I miss everything about him. We got home and Mama was at the front door. I really love seeing her there. She has this warmth and feeling, having motherly love. Thomas loves her so much. Duke got me to my room, laid me gently on my bed, and kissed me. If I wasn’t mistaken I had him say. “I’m sorry Ashley. I love you.”I have been half asleep all this time. I was aware of everything that was happening but I really needed to sleep. When Duke calls me by my name, he means what he’s saying or he’s truly sorry. I have no gru
Duke’s POV I couldn’t believe myself. What have I done to the love of my life? I have consciously and unconsciously abandoned her. I kept telling her to trust me yet I kept hiding secrets from her. Ashley is an open book. There’s nothing she doesn’t tell me. If there is, she might have forgotten or it skipped her mind. “Is she alright?”Joana asked me as I held Ashley up, my hand on her waist and under her legs, her hands were on my neck, and her face was in my neck. She loves doing that. “She’s okay. I need to get her home.”“No you don’t.”This guy. I really wish someone would tell him I’m not the one to play with. “She doesn’t want you at her place, so you’re not taking her home.”“What if I were taking her to my place?”“What wouldn’t happen either. She doesn’t want to be there.”“Is that so?”“Very so.”This guy seems to think he knows a lot about Ashley and me. But I bet he knows nothing. “Well, I don’t see her in your hands. What are you going to do then? Snitch her off m
Ashley’s POVI felt really bad for letting Thomas talk down at Duke. But he had it coming. He should talk to me like that in front of the business partners. I explained everything to them to their understanding. After I found out about the trafficking business my father was involved. I confronted Amal about it. Even though she’s not in a good place, she still had the sense to give me the best advice. She told me it wasn’t as bad as I saw it, that I can still have control of it. I can interview the workers and see who wants to work there and get paid. Those who don’t want to be involved in the pleasure part can be servers in bars or security. Either way, I will still get workers. She also told me about The Mechanics, who could get me workers and customers. I struck a deal with them, they got me what I want and I paid them what they want, but we would run the business on my own terms. I read out the rules of the club. The important ones were, no harassing workers, like the servers,
Ashley’s POVI got up this morning, feeling goofy. The morning light was struggling its way through the curtain lines, and the air was fresh and sweet. The weather wasn’t funky but I felt good about today. I got up from bed, prayed about my day and my dead baby, Regina. “I hope you’re in a better place and you know that mummy loves you so much.”After my prayers, I got ready for work. I got upstairs, went straight to the kitchen, and saw that Thomas was ready to go, but he was eating and talking at the same time. “You don’t eat with your mouth open, that’s a bad habit, Tom.”“Eyyyy, Mama, you said I’m your favorite person. You have to feed me right, you know.”“I will do that and teach you good habits too.”I would say Thomas is bothering Mama, but she doesn’t seem to be bothered. I think she likes the disturbance. “Good morning Mama.”“Good morning ma’am.”“Mama. We talked about this, Ashley, please.”“I’m sorry, Ashley. I’m just used to calling my employers Ma’am or Sir.”“Who
Ashley’s POVI lost my baby. The one person who was giving me hope, helping me to push forward, to try and make meaning out of my miserable existence. She’s gone. “I’m so sorry Mrs Cortez. I still insist that we take you to the hospital for a proper check-up ma’am.”I narrowed my eyes to Joana’s direction, where she was standing behind me, then back to the doctor attending to me at my office. “I’ll be fine. Thank you.”He wanted to persuade me but Joana stopped him. “Will that be all?”I like that she did that. I don’t want to think too much about it. It’s a good thing I lost my baby. No one wants to be known for being a child of a human trafficker and I damn well don’t want to bring a child into this world that will suffer for her parents’ mistake. The doctor gave Joana some drugs to make sure I take. After they left Joana saw them out and came back to the office with lunch and the drugs. “I dismissed the meeting and asked them to be back tomorrow.”“Thank you Joana, you’re the
Ashley’s POV “Yes, that’s how we go with it. We take the strip club, make it a place for our pleasures and a meeting club.”I walked in the minute Mr. Vandercage was talking about a strip club. Strip club? What the fuck is he planning?“A strip club? Really? That’s the best you can come up with?”“Miss Ashley? I didn’t know you would be available for this meeting, welcome.”“You are welcoming me? To my own company? How fucking stupid is that?”Since I found out that I was pregnant, I’ve become more aggressive and harsh with my words. I don’t care whether they hurt you or not, so that you could get my point. Joana is a testimony to that. “You all sit here, let this fucking riff rat sit on my chair, talk business with you in my absence? And you want me to trust you?”One of my company’s partners wanted to speak but I cut him off with a devilish look. “I didn’t expect much. You, get the fuck out of my seat!”Referring to Mr. Vandercage, without caring that he was a powerful and wealth
Ashley’s POV“Ahhh, my head hurts. Where am I?”“Hey, baby love. It’s alright. You’re at the hospital.”How did I end up in the hospital? THREE HOURS AGOThroughout today, I’ve been getting calls and texts from Selina. What does she want from me? It wouldn’t be different from the others, but why i
Ashley’s POVI woke up and didn’t see Duke on the bed, he wasn’t in the bathroom, or even in the house. That was when I remembered him telling me to turn on the TV in the morning. “My name is Daniela Austin, and today I’ve got some big and surprising news for you all. As of yesterday, we knew Sant
Duke’s POV“Why would you speak to your mother that way? That was so rude Duke. You need to go back and apologize to her.”I don’t understand why Ashley would take my mother’s side after she just insulted and spoke to her rudely. “She was rude and shouldn’t have spoken to you that way, she knows b
We are both naked on the bed, I really couldn’t wait to get my dick sinking deep in her pussy, but she’s nervous and I really want her to enjoy every single bit of this lovemaking. “Are you ready?”“You know I’ve heard from my friends that it hurts the first time.”“Yes it does, but you will enjoy







