LOGINKylie's POV
Liam wasn't only a gaslighter but a manipulator.
“Kylie I don't love Aurora anymore it's you I want, give me a chance to prove it to you"
He sounded demanding and persuasive.i was in a dilemma.i had to choose between my happiness and Liam.
“Liam I have a contract to sign"
“Ooh,you can go ahead and sign alright or loose your new lover and your wack fashion business"
He held me back but this time more threatening. I could already hear my name through the hall way. I had received ten missed calls from Yamah.
“Get off me you bitch"
I unapologetically pushed him away. I had lost so many opportunities for Liam but not this time.
“Pathetic" he smirked
There it was my contract deal sealed in gold,I never knew there was life outside married.i worshipped Liam like a god despite his ignorance towards me. Now it's finally here and he wants me to give it up for him, Not this time.
" Kylie I called you severally, what happened? Are you sure you are okay?”
" Yes I'm fine Yamah”
Ohh my sweet Yamah, always gave me a thousand reasons to believe in love again but the devil himself would always be a barrier. He was ready to expose me,to ruin me. He gave me the stink eye as I stood near the contract.i couldn't do it,I would loose everything but Yamah.
“the contract signing has been postponed until 30 days”
There was rampage in the building, yamah looked at me in disbelief but I had to I couldn't afford to loose him. I saw his text flash over my phone.
“Meet me at Yamah's bedroom"
Why would Liam be taking me to Yamah's bedroom.
“Yamah I will be back soon"
He gave me warm kiss on my forehead assuring me that whatever might be the problem will be fixed.
“Liam why are we here in my bosses’s bedroom..you should know he's of higher rank than you"
“And that's why you choose him over me Kylie,I knew you never loved me. You used me for my mon…"
“Can you just shut up Liam"
I couldn't let him finish,he said unbearable things which made me pained the more.
“Just sign this"
Those were the exact words I said to him to get him sign the contract,now he used it on me to make me feel the past.
“What Liam"
“Sign this document as the lead fashionist,you know if you sign we can over throw Yamah,we work as buddies and live happily ever after"
“You devil"
For a second I thought he was about to leave but I was wrong. He locked the door, started undressing without a word.
“Liam.. what…. what are you doing?”
" We are getting my document signed,that's what we are doing"
He pressed me two hands on my back bending me over.
“You either choose one,sign this document or get fucked raw and you know what that means,you get pregnant for me and with evidence"
I could not hold my tears,If I signed he would be part of the group and bring Yamah down and if I didn't sign I would get pregnant for Liam and loose Yamah.
" Get off me Liam”
I tried to be defensive but he was way stronger.
" I rather die than sign that document”
He couldn't even wait till my next sentence and he chained my two legs and hands apart from eachother. Liam was a beast, every time he slept with me in our marriage he only thought of Aurora but this was different. He was aggressive and repulsive. He had sex with me like he had craved it for years.
" Liam please easy, Yamah will soon hear us”
" To hell with Yamah”
He banged me harder and harder till I cried my eyes out,I wasn't a virgin but I saw blood stains on the sheet. He explored every part of my body like It was the first time.
“Liam wait"
I could hear Yamah coming towards the room.
“Why is my room locked, security?" Yamah's voice stern.
“Liam please hide"
Keys were already chuckling
“Liam please"
He still gave me the nasty look which made me tensed even more.
“Aurora?"
He finally opened the door
“Why are the sheets messy and why are you undressed?"
I had no option than to start kissing him to stall for the moment.
“I need you now Yamah"
Yamah was a man of good repute he wouldn't sleep with any lady until marriage.
" Kylie I can't sleep with you till we are married”
Damnit if he wouldn't sleep with me they would be a higher chance I would get pregnant for Liam.
" Yamah please just this once”
" Kylie I love you okay”
Everywhere went mute even the birds of trees.
" Kylie I don't want to love with your body,I want to love you for you”.
I heard never heard this genuine words ever since my marriage. This was not just a cross, it was a battle.
Kylie’s POVI never knew hospital were terrifying when it was time to deliver.Yamah sat in the chair beside my hospital bed, leaning forward, elbows on his knees, fingers clasped tightly together. He hadn’t said much since we arrived. He just kept watching me like if he removed his eyes from me, something would go wrong.“You’re okay,” he kept saying.I wasn’t sure if he was reassuring me or himself.The contractions came in waves. Each one sharper than the last. I gripped the sheets and tried to breathe the way the nurse instructed, but my thoughts louder than the pain.His hair,his eyes. What if the features were clear.The nurse checked me again and gave Yamah a polite but firm look.“Sir, we’ll need you to step outside for a while.”His head snapped up. “Why?”“Hospital policy.”He hesitated.I swallowed and forced myself to speak.“It’s fine. I’ll be okay.”He looked at me like he didn’t believe that.“Kylie—”“Please.”My voice cracked.He studied my face for a second longer th
Kylie’s POVI don’t know how long I stood there.The mirror had become a habit lately. I always observed how the baby was kicking but then my body didn’t feel like it belonged to me anymore.I traced my fingers slowly over the curve of my stomach. Alive in a way that felt both miraculous and terrifying.“In no time,” I whispered to my reflection, “you’ll be here soon.”The words trembled more than I expected.The baby shifted slightly under my palm, and I inhaled sharply. Every movement reminded me that this wasn’t theoretical anymore. There would be a face. Eyes. nose and Fingers. Who would he resemble. That was what scared me the most.I leaned closer to the mirror, studying my own features. My nose. My mouth. My eyes.Would the baby have his eyes or mine?The thought tightened something in my chest. It would be the hair first. Everyone notices hair. If it came out thick and dark like Liam’s…My throat dried.The DNA test said one thing but my heart knew the truth.Behind me, the
Yamah’s POVThe moment she saw the name, I knew I had run out of time.“Kira?” Kylie’s voice wasn’t loud. It was worse. Calm. Measured. Thinking.Liam was still catching his breath across the room, but suddenly he didn’t matter. The air shifted. The danger wasn’t him anymore.It was the phone in my hand.“Who is Kira?” she asked again.I locked the screen.“No one important.”Her eyes didn’t leave my face. She wasn’t the same girl who used to accept my answers just because I sounded confident. She had started watching me. Studying me.“Kira isn’t no one,” she said quietly. “You don’t tense up for no one.”I forced a small exhale. Controlled. “It’s business.”“At this hour?”“Yes.”She stepped closer. Not aggressively. Intentionally.“You don’t look at business like that,” she said.Like what?Like I had just seen a ghost.Liam gave a weak laugh from the side. “Oh, this is interesting.”“Stay out of it,” I said sharply without looking at him.But Kylie heard the shift in my tone. She a
Kylie’s POVI was still staring at the ring on my finger when Yamah pulled me gently toward him.“You’re thinking too much,” he murmured.“I just got engaged to the most powerful man in the city,” I replied lightly. His lips curved slightly. “You didn’t get engaged to just me. You got engaged to power.”There was something about the way he said that. Calm but Possessive in a way that almost felt safe.He brushed his thumb along my jaw and leaned in more. The kiss started slow. I tried to lose myself in it. Tried to silence the tiny voice in my head that kept whispering that the baby in my stomach was Liam's. His hands rested at my waist, steady, firm. Mine moved to his shoulders. For a moment, everything outside the room disappeared.Then his phone vibrated but he ignored it. I pulled back slightly. “You’re not going to check that?”“It can wait,” he said.The phone vibrated again.And again.That was when he sighed and reached for it lazily.But before he could turn the screen awa
CHAPTER 35Kylie’s POVI barely slept the night before the DNA test.Every time I closed my eyes, I saw Yamah, Loving me without questions. And then Liam’s face followed right after with anger and hurt. Desperate to prove that the child inside me was his.My chest felt tight and heavy. Like I was standing at the edge of a cliff with nowhere safe to fall.Morning came earlier than I expected. Liam arrived early, exactly as he had threatened. He did not even knock properly. Just walked in with that same stubborn energy, like I owed him answers.“Get ready,” he said. “We’re leaving now.”I forced a small smile. “Good morning to you too”“This isn’t a joke, Kylie.”His voice softened slightly when he looked at my stomach. But the tension in his eyes never disappeared.We drove to the hospital in silence.The air inside the car felt thick. Liam kept glancing at me like he was already preparing for victory. Like he was certain the results would bring me back to him.When we arrived, the ho
Klington’s POV The air outside the prison gates tasted different.I should have felt relieved, but instead there was only pressure sitting inside my chest like there was unfinished business.Kylie walked beside me quietly. She looked tense and distracted, like her thoughts were running faster than her steps. I watched her carefully. She bailed me even when she barely knew me. That alone said a lot about her character.A good heart in a dangerous world.We reached the car park and stopped beside her vehicle. She turned to me quietly. “So… will you help me?” she asked again, her voice cautious.I leaned against the car and crossed my arms. “You really believe your best friend could be a killer?”Her eyes hardened slightly. “I don’t want to believe it. But I can’t ignore the signs either.”I studied her face. too pure for the chaos surrounding her.That was when something inside me shifted.Maybe it was guilt.Maybe it was the fact that she had taken a risk for me when she didn’t have to
Kylie’s POVI was halfway to the door when it happened.My hand was already on my bag, keys cold against my fingers, my mind fixed on one thing only: Liam. Then the door opened.Not gently. Not casually.It swung inward and men poured into the living room. Four of them. Big, deliberate steps. Dark
Kylie’s POVThe house felt calm and lazy.Yamar was stretched out on the couch, one arm behind my head, the other lazily scrolling through his phone. I was curled up near him, my legs tucked under me, half-listening to the television, half-lost in my thoughts. Nothing special was happening on a nor
Kylie’s POVThe phone screen flickered with the news alert. My hands shook as I read the headline: “Aurora Nobi Found Dead in Her Home.”“What? What? No, no, no!” I screamed, pressing the phone against my chest. My heart raced. My knees buckled as the world around me seemed to tilt. Aurora… dead?I
Liam’s POVThe drive to Aurora’s house felt heavier than usual. I glanced at Klington , sitting rigidly beside me, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, though I knew his mind was spinning a thousand directions. He had made it clear he wanted her dead. I nodded along, careful to hide my own thoughts. I







