My body craves him. My mind resists him. My heart fears him. Noah Hayes is a sinful temptation with a sex appeal, unlike any man I’ve ever met. He’s also twice my age...and my new boss. After years of working a job I despised, for the sake of a family I was forced to support, I had enough. Finding a new job should have been simple, but working as a nanny for billionaire Noah Hayes is anything but. He may be arrogant and self-involved, but I can’t stop myself from wanting him. When I find myself in his arms and in his bed, I allow myself a moment to hope. But how could I have known what was coming for us...and how it would break us?
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was now certain that she was completely drunk. She saw an object in double and her eyes were dizzy. She belched and took the last drop of the alcohol, gulping it down.The club house was noisy and the dancers were having fun. But what mattered to Arianna was completely different. She hadn't come for fun seeking but to forget her misery and heartbreak.
She was supposed to be a bride the next morning, walking down the aisle with her heartthrob and best friend for five years. They had anticipated that day to come but in less than twenty four hours, the hope of seeing that day come true was trashed.
The memory of what she saw played itself again in her head "...oh my days!...fuck me harder Ethan baby...oh...good...faster...oh...yeah...I love you Ethan…"
Arianna shook her head as if by doing so, the memory of it would disappear. She cleaned the tears off her face. Why can't she just forget, she's been in the club house for a few hours now, trying to forget that ugly scene she stumbled upon.
But the more she tried to forget, the harder it became. She tried standing up but ended up sinking back into her seat. She summoned up her strength and stood up.
She needed to visit the washroom and after that, find a way of helping herself out of the club house. Her legs were heavy and as she walked, her knees wobbled.
Just before turning, she sighted a tall figure walking into one of the rooms and she followed. She went in just before he shut the door and rested her back on the door.
"Hey handsome. Why don't you make me happy?" She smirked and threw herself into his arms. She started kissing him, an act that the man was reluctant to get down with.
Few hours later, Arianna opened her eyes with a panting headache. She glanced around the dark room and wondered how she got in there.
A vague memory of how the evening went popped up in her head and she gasped. She turned to look at her side and saw a man sleeping peacefully.
What the hell had she done? She stood up with great difficulty. She doesn't need to be told that she has lost her most cherished possession: her virginity.
The pain she felt between her thighs was proof enough that she had been violated. She endured the pain and put on her jeans and blouse and pulled out a $100 note, stuck it in the man's hand.
The room is dark, thank goodness she didn't get to see how the man looks. He's a good gigolo but she couldn't pay him well for his services.
She sneaked out of the room and went away. She went straight to her mini apartment to get a few things and leave Z- city but was dazed when the lock to her apartment had been changed.
It was barely dawn and she couldn't ask her neighbours what or who changed her lock. But then,she decided to fetch her phone and called the agent handling her apartment.
When she got her phone, she saw there had been a text message. It was from Ethan. She glanced and read the content "don't bother why the lock was changed, I did it"
Arianna simply turned and left her apartment and everything she's got in it and went to another city.
Two months later, Arianna woke up and felt lazy to get out of bed. She wondered why she caught a fever so soon, just arriving at a new city.
She decided to visit the hospital and met a young doctor, he was the one on call and after examining Arianna, he sent her to the laboratory for a test.
When the result was brought, the doctor handed it over to her and she glanced over it. Her hands shook when she saw the test result.
Pregnancy Test -positive!
What!
Four years later
Arianna came back from work and her son ran to hug her. She lifted him off his feet and kissed his cute temple.
"Welcome Mummy" the little boy chimed, excited at the sight of his mother. "Missed you Eli" Arianna chimed, holding him firm and sitting on the sofa.
"Thank you, Mrs Brook for always looking after him" Arianna said, appreciating Eli's nanny.
Mrs Brook had looked after Eli since he was a baby. She's best referred to as his second mother. Arianna was his birth mother but Mrs Brook raised him.
"You're welcome," Mrs Brook replied. She Soon said goodbye to Arianna and went home. She's done with the day's job the moment Arianna comes back.
Arianna got a job with a company and she's been employed to work as a junior jewellery designer. She's been working there after Eli was born but then, it seemed her time in the company had ended.
The company has been sold out to a new owner and all the employees have been paid off. She was paid three times her salary and her appointment terminated.
"How was school today,Eli?" Arianna asked. The little boy got off her thighs and ran off to bring his books. Arianna saw how smartly he ran off and smiled.
He's her consolation and the reason why she didn't get hurt again after what happened a few years ago. Each time she looks at her son, she's glad and happy that she was blessed with such an amazing son.
"Mummy, I got all the marks in the class exercise. My teacher said I'm the best" Eli chimed, emptying his bag and bringing out his workbook.
"Wow, you are the best Eli" Arianna praised him. The little boy was happy that his mother was as excited as him in his class work.
"Eli, we are leaving for Z- city tomorrow" Arianna broke the news to him. The boy paused and next jumped up in excitement.
"That means, I'm getting to meet my daddy. '' He asked rhetorically.
THREE MONTHS LATERI’d dreamed of how my life might one day be. How I’d gather the courage to become more than I am. More than I dreamed for my business, for my daughter. I just always envisioned that over time, I’d do it all by myself. Yet, three months ago, when Damon approached me at my company function—he changed my life for the better.Seventeen years… it took me seventeen years to realize that loving someone other than myself isn’t as scary as I thought it would be. He’s everything I’ve ever wanted in a man and so much more and though there are times that he’s completely arrogant, and I want to shake him… I wouldn’t change things for the world. I can feel his footsteps behind me before I hear him. The soft touch of his hand on my shoulder causes a smile to cross my lips as I gaze out across the city in front of me. Sophia hasn’t been exactly forthcoming with building a relationship with her father, but on nights like tonight w
I never imagined that things would go the way they did with Sophia. Then again, I never imagined that Damon would just come waltzing back into my life like a hurricane trying to take down everything in his path. Honestly, I should have known better than to lie to Sophia. She’s a bright girl, and as much as I wish she didn’t take everything to heart… she always does.Taking a seat at a nearby table, I watch Damon sit across from me with a mix of overwhelming confusion and concern laced within his eyes.“You want to start from the beginning?” he asks, causing me to chuckle lightly as I shake my head.“I guess… when Sophia was younger and asked me about you, I made up a story. I was embarrassed and didn’t want to tell her I had a one-night stand. Was that a good story to tell? No, but I was ashamed, and I never wanted her to feel like she wasn’t wanted.” He’s looking at me, but not the way I thought he would. While his face is unreadable, his eyes give him
"Mom?"A frail voice whispers behind us, and just as Hailey releases me, I feel the aching absence of our closeness. My eyes dart to the door, which had been closed mere moments ago, as the woman who spoke steps forward. Dressed in a blue sleeveless dress with a daring slit, her hair and eyes mirror my own. And in that moment, I realize with a crushing weight that I’m looking at my daughter. It’s nothing like one had imagined the revelation of a lost child."Who is this man?" Her eyes blaze with anger and accusation, piercing right through me. In that instant, my mind goes blank, and I become paralyzed. I yearn for a miraculous escape by simply sinking into the ground, fleeing this scene of humiliation that I never expected."Your father, Sophia," Hailey says, her voice trembling slightly as she keeps her hands firmly clasped behind her back, her gaze locked onto me as if daring me to explain.I feel the bitter sting of shame as my daughter’s disapproval
Just as I’m about to slap him for being a dick, I see it. Something of a grimace crosses his face. A shadow of doubt, perhaps? A speck of confusion laced within deep blue eyes that stares at me wider than they had only moments ago. I can’t really blame him for some of what transpired over my life. He didn’t know about our daughter, and even though I did look for him at one point in time, I didn’t pursue that idea any further since.“We have a child?” he finally mutters, shaking his head.“No, I have a daughter,” I correct. Perhaps it’s bitchy of me, but she is my daughter, even if he helped create her. She doesn’t know him and perhaps one day they can get to know each other, but right now… she doesn’t know him. And I don’t know if she could handle having this dropped on her right now while in her senior year of high school. It’s a lot for a kid her age to digest.His eyes narrow, laced with what looks like irritation and anger.“That’s not a choic
PRESENT DAY“I’m sorry… but I have to ask… do you also go by Damon?”Fuck, she recognizes me.I’m the master at playing games. It’s a skill I learned from her. This game started the minute she gave me a fake name and then left me in a hotel room after the best night of my life. A night that I haven’t been able to forget.But what is wrong with this woman and splashing drinks on people? She’s drawing attention to us fast. It doesn’t look good that the host of the party is throwing drinks on people. God, this is a blog-worthy story, and I wouldn’t be surprised to see myself on TV tomorrow or, worse still—on every social media platform I open.She notices people staring at us, curiosity and judgment plastered on their faces, so she grabs my hand and pulls me out into the hall. Her touch does something to me. It’s sensual, electrifying, and it took me seventeen years to feel it again. But her anger confuses me. S
SEVENTEEN YEARS AGO The room is hot. Everyone is in a frenzy, dancing to loud music, and all I can do is sit and watch people dance to the beat of their own tune while sipping my drink. As much as I want to leave, I don’t. Lisa would hunt me down and probably chop my head off if I did. Hell, it took everything she had to get me out here tonight. And she didn’t even explain what kind of party it was… but I quickly realized when we showed up, wondering why she put me in white, only to find out that it was a themed all-white party. As much as she has tried to encourage me to join her, I don’t. Instead, I watch her dance with a group of people I’ve never met while I hold up my position and dread every second of being here.I know my friend is a social butterfly, but I didn’t realize how much of a butterfly she really was until tonight. All these people are unfamiliar to me, but Lisa talks to them like she’s known them for ages
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