It was three in the wee hour of dawn when she woke up to an uncharacteristic kick of pains around her pelvic area that is unlike the ones she’s gotten used to. She ignored it for a few minutes thinking that it would ultimately go away but when the contractions became too frequent, that’s when she sat up on bed wincing in indescribable pain. “Daemon! Daemon!” She shook his arm to wake him up.“Yes, yes. What is it?” he asked after turning on the lights and searching for her eyes.“I think I’m laboring. Aw!” she shrieked when another wave of awful cramps assaulted her groin and back. Beads of sweat started forming on her face and her neck. “What?! Okay, breathe in, breathe out. We’ll go to the hospital now.”He carried her and ran outside the room shouting for the car to get ready. “Are you okay?” he held her hands while wiping the sweat and tears off her face. “You will be okay, I promise. Henry, take the quickest route! I want to be there in five minutes!”They were parking in fr
Everyone is already asleep in the mansion except Devon who is sitting on the bed silently rocking the baby to sleep while crying.Daemon hasn't come home since last night after they have been discharged from the hospital. What was supposed to be a celebration for the coming home of Daemon's twin son turned out to be total waste when she emerged from the car with one baby wrapped in a pink saddle.Everyone is silent. The guards looked, the helpers stared and murmured, and Daemon's men looked from afar, confused how one of the two babies only survived. The party poppers went off and blue confetti rained down upon them. The entire mansion is decorated with blue balloons, blue designs, and blue everything. Feeling out of place, Devon hugged the baby closer to her chest. Head down, she went upstairs to their room and laid the baby gently to the crib filled with dangling car and gun toys. Her baby is unwelcome in a house that longs for a son.She's mortified too. She’s expecting a twin bu
Threatening her to get their baby adopted by Maddy made Devon entertain the wild thoughts in her head. She is a mother and it’s only right and instinctual for her to keep Emily.She had withdrawn from his grasp and would only constantly stay by the baby’s side protecting her and even preventing anyone from holding her.A rumor began circulating in the mansion and into the other parts of the district about a mafia’s wife getting crazy over losing her twin son. On the other hand, Daemon’s power started declining, winning less gang fights and losing business deals to other groups in black market. The Farrows maintained their wealth and control over their territory and began reaching out to Devon. One night, the Farrows ambushed Daemon on the way home. “Henry, what is happening? Where is Daemon?” she asked, clutching the baby in her arms when Henry suddenly barged inside the room to wake her. It’s like a déjà vu. Everyone is in chaos again. Cars are getting in and out of the garage and
“Hey Ava! Table 10. The same guy from yesterday! Hurry up!” Jessica shouted from the other end of the burger shop they’re working as waitresses. “Okay! Coming!” She shook her head and quickly finished cleaning the table. The man Jessica is talking about is the same creepy man who kept on staring at her yesterday. He ordered all the food in their menu but didn’t eat any of it. All he did the whole time he was there was stare at her and observe her every movement. After mentally noting that he is just another one of their hundreds of customers every day, she prepared a smile on her face and walked to the lone man on the farthest end of the resto just to find him already looking at her way. She studied his appearance in a subtle way. Black leather jacket over white shirt, black jeans, and rubber shoes. Pretty ordinary attire for the biggest diamond stone she had ever seen on his ring. She almost rolled her eyes. A married man and yet had the gall to openly flirt with other women. “E
“What?” she asked, frowning. “What are you talking about? And did you call me Devon? Whoever is that woman, I’m not her so let go of me now.”Her voice is firm, unshaken by the lethal glint in his eyes. This man is harboring a deep resentment for whoever that Devon is. Living alone taught her to fight for herself because no one will do it. No one’s got your back. Everybody has their noses on their own businesses. She has been harassed by men but they were never successful to crush her spirit. She will always stand her ground. They both stared at each other. No one is definitely backing down, certainly not her. After a while of showdown, the man slowly released her arm and sat down but his eyes were still on fire suspecting her. “You are Devon. I’m sure of it. You look so much like her,” he said after sipping on his coffee. “You may have successfully hidden yourself from me for years but you can’t run from me this time. I’m keeping my eyes on you closely.”Alarmed, she scanned the ar
“Is he inside?” she asked Jessica after she requested her to go out to see if the coast is clear. The coast meaning the demon named Daemon. Jessica ruffled her hair and shook her head. “He’s not outside. I asked Mark. His friend already left the town.”Ava breathed a sigh of relief. “Thank god! I thought I’ll be dealing with that demon again.” She closed her locker and combed her hair to put it in a bun. “Gosh, I cannot take to see him after he ruined my day yesterday. I thought he’s stalking me again every time I see tall men in black jackets.”“Now dear, he’s gone so you can go back to your work peacefully.”“I know, I know and may he never come back.”She suited herself and started serving while humming. It feels so good moving, doing your thing without a man creepily staring at you from a distance. Lunch came which is considered the rush hour of the day. A group of men barged in and occupied the three tables, scattering the rest of the available seats on their way. She breathed
“Thank you.” She managed to say after a moment of hesitation.“I thought…” her voice trailed off. Would she have the gall to say it in his face that she’s glad that she thought and wished that he would not come back?“You thought I’m not coming back,” he finished her sentence for her without looking back. Daemon’s expression is seriously alarming while he looks at the arrays of picture frames hanging on the wall, particularly on a photo they took during a company outing on a beach.“Thank you for doing that earlier. Levi could be really dangerous but I didn’t realize he could do that. You know, he’s been quite friendly to me, to Mark, and to everyone.”“So that is a common occurrence?” He glanced at her. “And you’re letting him? And I didn’t get a pass?”“What?” she asked, perplexed. “Do you mean to say I should also let you break my neck just because I’m friendly towards him?” “Sounds fair to me except you should let me replace that part of breaking your neck.”“With what?” Her eye
Ava stayed up all night contemplating what to do. She reckoned that Daemon is just that guy who is allergic to the word ‘no’. He is the type of guy on first blind dates that would like to have sex with you right away.“Not effin’ gonna happen,” she murmured and covered her face with the blanket to try to get some sleep. It’s been five hours already that she’s just on the bed, tossing and spinning around but she can’t get to make herself fall to that beloved goddess of sleep.“Am I afraid?” She shook her head. “No, definitely not. Those are just empty words. What is he? A president? He can’t decide on my life and my decisions! I’m going to sleep now!”Minutes later, she found herself in the kitchen drinking her coffee and winding up how miserable her life was. She’s an orphan, obviously no parents and no siblings with no known relatives. A lonely bitch is all she will ever be known for living in a cramped apartment inside one of the most dangerous districts in the state. He remembere