LOGINDAMIEN“What the hell have you done, Elena? How could you shoot her here? On our wedding day?” I yelled at the top of my voice but she looked completely unfazed.I began to wonder if she was the loose canon here because there was no way a sane person would opt to take a life on their wedding day. Worst of all, at the wedding venue. That was utter madness… but maybe that was why I liked her.“Don't act like you haven't shot someone before, Damien”“You didn't just shoot her, Elena. You killed her. She'd dead” I corrected but she only scoffed and I watched in both awe and disbelief. “So what if she's dead? I know you've got contacts. So call one of them and pay them to clean this mess up. You've got the money” she winked at me with a smile like there wasn't blood spread almost everywhere on the wall and floor.Lifting her wedding up, she crossed over Beth's lifeless body and picked up her bouquet of flowers. Then she turned around to look at me. “Come on, Damien. Make the call alread
BETHThe glass of wine in my hand was crushed to bits the longer I stared at the screen before me. My heart churned with pain as I took in the breaking news being transmitted but another emotion slowly surfaced to the top and soon, I was enveloped into its grippling clasp. I was furious. So furious that I could burn down a house just to get revenge on Damien for lying to me.He promised me on the day he slept with me. He told me he would make me his for showing him the sort of person Sophia truly was and I believed him. I foolishly fell for his words and believed he was finally going to show the public that I was his. I had no idea he was only using me and all along, his hungry eyes were set on Sophia’s sister, Elena. Now they were getting married and obviously, that meant I was nothing to Damien Locke anymore. He only used me to spy on Sophia and had now discarded me.“Shit you’re bleeding!” One of the bartenders panicked when he saw my hand but I didn’t even feel the pain as my
SOPHIAI was up before my alarm rang and my eyes stung since I didn’t sleep. Aiden woke up just as I walked out of his bathroom wearing his robe and he sat up in bed.“You’re awake already,” He noted and I nodded while using a spare towel to dry my hair up.“Yeah. I’ll make breakfast since I’ve taken my bath. You should take your bath too.” I returned and he held his hand out.I walked up to him, my hand held out too and he took it. Then he pulled me down to sit with him and I did. He kissed me briefly on the lips before we pressed our foreheads against each other.“I know you didn’t sleep last night.” He told me and that made me pull away to look at him.“You know I couldn't sleep?” “Yes. There was no way I wouldn’t know when you kept tossing on the bed,” He smiled while giving me an endearing look and I palmed my face in embarrassment. I should have realized that turning around nonstop would have bothered him through the night.“I couldn’t sleep either so don’t feel bad,” I pulled
SOPHIAMy mind was a mess. Many questions and assumptions ran through like a train that had lost control and still, I had no idea what to think. What the hell was Elena thinking? Why would she choose to do something so dangerous when I was even trying to make her realize she was taking the path to self ruin?“It’s late and there’s literally nothing we can do by this time. All we can do is stay calm tonight and wait until morning” Aiden advised while he picked the fragments of glasses scattered across the floor in the living room.I was seated on the couch rocking back and forth while trying to get a grasp of the whole catastrophic situation because Aiden insisted I stay clear of the floor until he was done cleaning up.“I just… I can’t believe Elena will do something like that. I never thought she would stoop so low,” I shared my shock but Aiden shrugged as he picked up the last piece of glass.“She’s done many horrible things, Sophia. This is obviously nothing to her because all she
SOPHIA“Alright, that's it for today, Janet. See you tomorrow” I chirped while I shut my laptop down.“Uh, I think it would be nice if you could tell everyone goodbye too before you leave, Miss Hale” she advised and it was a good idea. So I stood up and gestured at her to lead the way. Which she did. Together, we walked into the large cafeteria where they were all having their dinner and they instantly had smiles on their faces once they saw me.“Hello everyone, bet you all had a good day” I greeted them and they responded with an excited chorus.“So I'm closing up for today but you'll see me tomorrow. I just came over to say goodnight to my family” I announced and a little girl ran over to me.I'd taken her and her mother in after the father pushed them out in the middle of the night. She was still struggling to make ends meet by working as a barista in a small corner coffee shop. So giving her accommodation was the best support I could give.“This is for you, aunt Sophia,” her six
DAMIENI had my phone in my hand when Elena kept calling the previous night. I didn't want to speak to her because I had no time to entertain her or give her the attention she loved getting.So I ignored her… but after speaking to her at the moment, I realized I shouldn't have ignored her.“You what?” I sprang out of my couch once her words came from over the phone and I heard her breathing heavily while the sound of things smashing followed too.“Sophia! She fucking did this. She told my parents everything and now, they have disowned me. I'm no longer the CEO either. All because of her and that bastard called Aiden!” She screamed frantically while she kept breaking things and I could sense how angry she was. We both never saw this coming so her reaction was valid… especially knowing that Sophia was the cause.“Where are you now?” I asked her and the sound of things smashing stopped.“Why do you want to know?” she asked, breathing heavily over the phone.“Oh, you’d prefer we speak ov







