Chapter No.2

Juliet Diaz: -

I was so excited about my brother’s arrival today, which is why I took a half day from work and returned home with flowers, some groceries to cook dinner, and a few helium balloons. I haven’t seen my brother for the past year which is why I was so excited to meet him today but as soon as I entered the apartment that I shared with my boyfriend I stopped dead in my tracks with tears in my eyes, when I saw him fucking none other than my best friend Monique.

They both were lying naked on my bed, with their moans echoing in the bedroom, the bedroom that I shared with my boyfriend Gabriel.

“What the hell is going on over here?!” I cried and yelled out in anger and a heartbroken voice.

“Oh my God, Juliet! What are you doing over here?” Gabriel pulled away from Monique in shock with his eyes opened wide as he stared at me while Monique sat there with a bitchy grin on her face, not even bothering to cover her nakedness.

“How could you? How could you do this to me, you lying, cheating, asshole?” I cried, hitting his chest with my fist “ I loved you. I loved you so much and this is what you give me in return? Why? Why did you do this to me? And, especially with my best friend?” I then turned my attention to my friend.

“And you? How could you do that? I never considered you as my best friend but my sister then how could you do this to me? Doesn’t our friendship matter to you at all?” I asked, and in response, she stayed silent, with that stupid grin still plastered on her face. Like she was feeling a little bit guilty or bad.

I was like in an utmost state of disbelief and shock, the following moments were a blur to me as if I was just a passer-by in the scene. The feelings that shook my mind within me were as anguishing as the next moment of my life. Such efforts to rationalize were in vain; there was no excuse for the betrayal of Gabriel.

“You know what? I can’t be here anymore. This is over.” I said, wiping my tears while trying to act strong “You and me, we are over. I am breaking up with you.” With that said I took off the pendant Gabriel gave me and threw it on his face in anger “You both can go to hell for all I care.” I spat and went running out of my apartment with tears streaming down my cheek.

Once I reached my car and settled on the driver’s seat, only then did I let myself break down and sob, clenching my heart that was aching badly from the heartbreak. Gabriel and I have been dating for the past three years, only to find out that he was cheating on me with none other than my best friend Monique.

I needed my brother right now because he has always been there for me whenever I needed him the most and right now I really needed him. I wiped my tears and placed my foot on the accelerator as I brought the engine to life. I was driving towards the airport to pick up my brother when my phone decided to ring, flashing my brother’s name on the screen which made me frown. Shouldn’t he be on the plane right now then how come he is calling me?

“Hey, Zach? How come you are calling from the plane? Is your flight landed already?” I asked, trying to keep my voice confident and strong but I knew I was failing miserably. Zacharias is a soldier who can detect everything in a heartbeat.

“Hey, little sis. Is everything alright? Were you crying?” he asked, his voice laced with worry.

“I am alright. It’s nothing.” I replied, “You didn’t answer my question.”

“I know I promised to be there for your birthday this year but please forgive me. I am so sorry, Juliet, but due to some emergency I have been appointed to this mission so I have to leave for the mission soon. Please forgive me. I really want to be there with you but I can’t.” Zach apologized, if my heart wasn’t broken already, it was more broken now because I was looking forward to meeting my brother, especially right now but I can’t worry about him when he is going on a mission.

“It’s alright, Zach. I understand and I am so glad and proud to know that our country comes first for you, like it should.” I tell him in an understanding tone “We will meet after you return, and it will only be possible if you stay out of danger and take care of yourself because I love you. After our parent's death, you are my only family, the family that I don’t want to lose.”

“I know, baby sister. I promise to come and meet you first thing after I return from this mission, alright?” he said and I hummed when he went silent and asked, “Are you sure that everything is alright, Juliet?”

“Yes, brother.” I answered “I am driving right now so I will call you later, okay? Goodbye!” I hung up in a hurry when the emotions were taking over me. I don’t know when I began to cry, causing my vision to go blurry I didn’t see the truck coming my way, and before I could process it, everything went dark in front of my eyes and felt unbearable pain burning all over my body like my spirit was leaving my body and this was my last day of the life.

“NOOOO!!!” I woke up screaming with tears of fear in my eyes, breathing heavily with my hand clenching something soft. I looked around the unfamiliar surroundings until my eyes landed on the most amazing, hot, sexy, and handsome man.

The same man who makes my heart race just with one single sight of him, the same man I have been crushing on since childhood, the same man I spent the most beautiful night of my life three years ago. The man is none other than Nicholas Carrington, my brother’s best friend and the forbidden love of my life.

“Relax, you are safe now. I am here. It’s alright.” Nicholas was by my side in a heartbeat, while trying to comfort me by taking my hand in his with a concerned look on his face.

“Nic…Nicholas? What am I doing over here? What happened to me?” I asked with a frown until I remembered that the dream I just saw wasn’t a dream but a memory “I…I was in an accident. I thought I died then how come I am here?” I murmured, with trembling lips.