Mason Steele lives a playboy lifestyle that does not involve falling in love with the beautiful women he sleeps with. But when he sees April, he immediately knows he wants to spend the rest of his life with her. April has heard terrible things about Mason. She has numerous reasons not to get close to him, but her heart seems to think otherwise. Can she stop herself from falling for the man who comes with danger?
View MoreTrue to his word, Mason showed up a few minutes later with red roses. Snatching the red roses from him, I pulled him into the house and pushed him against the wall, before kissing him hard. He took over, leading me to the couch and kissed me. When his hand went under my bra, I pushed it away, laughing. “Not here.”I had made the rule that none of us should get intimate on the couch. If I didn’t follow it, I couldn’t enforce it on the others. The thought of having different people have sex on the place I knew we’d spend a lot of time on didn’t sit well with me.“Bedroom?” he asked.“Let’s go to your house.”“I need you now,” he whined. He looked adorable when he did that. I giggled when he tickled me, before quickly getting away from the couch. Mason sat up and tried to touch me but I ran to my bedroom to get my stuff. He followed me there.“I like what you have done to the place,” he commented.“Thank you,” I said.I was hunched over the bed, stuffing some clothes into a backpack. He
Mason spent the night at the apartment and left early the next morning. He had an urgent meeting to attend to. Bea and Maria had gone for a run when the doorbell rang. After the whole Carolina debacle, my level of trust for humans had gone really low so I had to find out who was out there before opening the door.“Who’s there?” I asked, standing near the door.Silence.“Okay. I won’t open.”“It’s me,” my body stiffened when I heard that voice. I pulled the door open so hard it nearly fell off. “Your mother.”“How could you do that to me, mum?” I yelled at her.“Can I please come in?” she asked.“Why? So you can betray me again? No, I don’t think so.”“I’m so sorry dear. I really didn’t intend for any of that to happen. I swear I believed Carolina when she said she wanted us to make up. I didn’t know she’d do something like that.”“Didn’t I tell you she couldn’t be trusted? Carolina is not your friend. The woman wants to destroy me.”“Everything isn’t about you,” my mother said. She pu
“I swear I didn’t do it, officer.” I told detective Carver for the umpteenth time. I seated across from him in the interrogation room. “My mother gave it to me.”“Your mother is nowhere to be seen so we can’t believe that,” he said. “Until she turns up and supports your version of the story, we’ll hold you.”“You can’t do this to me,” I insisted. “Doesn’t my word count for anything?”“As long as you were found with the item in question, it doesn’t count for much. Whether your mother gave it to you or not, it doesn’t belong to her. What if you two tried to rob Mrs. Mendoza and it failed? As long as Mrs. Mendoza says the item was stolen, you’re not in the clear.”I couldn’t believe my mother had taken off after what she’d done? Had she really betrayed me to work with Carolina? No that was hard to believe. My mother was a scum bug but I didn’t think she’d do something like that to me. “I need to make a call,” I told the officer.“You’ll be able to do that later,” he said. “Now stand up
Chapter 30April’s POV“Wow, this place is so cool.” Maria said, looking around the apartment mason had helped us move in to. He had wanted me to start living alone but I knew I couldn’t afford it yet, so I had to live with my friends who also needed a place to stay. Mason talked to one of his employees who had a friend with a low cost apartment building.The place had a light brown themed interior. The furniture was brown but the walls and curtains were lighter. The living area and kitchen were fairly small but bigger than those in Waters’ building. I chose the best bedroom which overlooked the city.I’d barely settled in when my phone started ringing. I groaned upon seeing the caller ID. Mum. After our last encounter, I didn’t feel like talking to her. But when she called again, I started to get worried. What if Carolina’s people had done something to her?“Hello.”“How are you?” she asked. My eyes narrowed. Her tone was nice, which surprised me since she had been treating me quite
Carolina’s POVThe day I married that late bastard Davido Mendoza was the day I swore never to do chores again. Now I was stuck in a jail cell washing plates because Aracely Narvaez had never forgiven me for taking him away from her. She even blamed me for killing the infamous drug lord, which may or may not be true. I won’t confirm it here. All I can say is I felt totally done with his controlling shit right before he died. I guess karma is real, because I found myself in the same prison with my worst nightmare. I was pretty sure that Alaine had bribed someone to have me wait for my trial in prison and also be ineligible for bail. In a very short time, a lot of people I’d wrong in the past came up with their own stories, hence trumping my charges. Now, I looked like a serial beater. Over 20 people had come up in less than five hours. Sure, I had beaten up many in my lifetime but I was sure some of those 20 had been paid to lie. Then to make things worse, I got put in the same cell
I didn’t say anything when Dave returned after ending his call. I continued to watch as the television hosts discussed the breaking story. Apparently Carolina and Alaine had found themselves vying the same spot at a country club. Carolina had tried to command the younger woman to vacate the place but Alaine refused, prompting her to resort to violence. A trending social media video showered Carolina grabbing Alaine’s hair and pulling it before slapping her. Alaine lost balance and fell down before starting to cry.“I like that girl,” I told Dave. “I hope she sues Carolina’s stupid ass for all it’s worth.”Dave turned sharply. It looked like he wanted to say something but decided to keep quiet instead. My eyes moved to his fist which was unclenching. I pretended to not have noticed anything and continued to watch the program in silence. Something was fishy but I couldn’t put my finger on it.During the commercial break, Dave’s phone rang. The first thing he glanced at was my face, be
I pretended to be happy as we celebrated my birthday in the confines of Dave's apartment. Dave was acting weird, occasionally going to receive calls from the bathroom. He and I never had secrets before, but it seemed he had changed a lot.While having the meal he prepared for me, the door bell rang. Dave quickly stood up and went to open it, making sure to block me from seeing the person on the other side. “Why do you want to arrest her?” I heard him ask. Curious, I stood up and went to the door. A dark cop was standing there, walkie talkie in hand. “April Hartfield?”I nodded. “How can I help you?”“Could you please come with me to the station? We've received a complaint about you.”“Excuse me?”“Mr. Waters has accused you of slander,” the man said. “I'm not arresting you. We just have a few questions for you.”“Where's the warrant? You're not taking my girlfriend anywhere. Today is her birthday.”“Unfortunately, the law doesn't care if today's her birthday.”“It's okay, Dave. I'll
“Hello ladies,” Mason said, stepping out of the shadows. As he came into focus, I stormed out of the room since it was the only way to stay away from trouble. Carolina had no issue with snapping my neck at the slightest provocation.A minute later Jenny came into the dressing room.“How could you!”“I’m sorry,” she said, removing her glasses and placing them on the table. “Mason offered a sum I couldn’t refuse, and we all know we need the money. What’s your problem with him anyway? I thought all was going well.”I sighed and slumped into a plastic chair by the wall. “I just don’t want to see him anymore. Besides, you should be able to give us client details before we perform. I believe we have a right to that.”“See? This is why I advise you to never mix business with pleasure. It can only lead to bad things.”“Wow,” I said, rolling my eyes. “And now everything is my fault.”Suddenly, the door burst open and Kara walked into the room, followed by Bea and Maria. Kara threw me a dirty g
I've never wanted an elevator to move fast enough. Surprisingly, Carolina didn't say anything until we reached the ground floor. During the short elevator ride, she just stared at me with a smirk on her face. It scared me more than words could. "Leave my mother alone," I warned her as I stepped out of the elevator. She followed me, her heels clicking against the floor."I will," She said. "If you leave Mason Steele alone. Spend at least two weeks without interacting with him and I'll let your mother go. For now, she'll continue to be my dearest friend."She walked away after speaking. Some nurses who were coming out of one of the rooms gasped when they saw her. Carolina ignored everyone around her, looking straight ahead as she made her way out of the building.A horde of paparazzi was waiting outside, but her bodyguard pushed them aside like flies as they went back to their jet. "Hey you," Dave said from behind me. Walking forward, he wrapped his arms around me and I felt like a we
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