[ Sophia ]"Daniel, let's go inside. Aaron and Daisy must be up by now." I said to Daniel in whose arms I was cuddling for last couple of hours.The morning sunrays falling over our faces forced us to go back inside the house."Can we just stay here for a little while? I mean I prefer you being in my arms than anything else. I missed your body against mine, your vibrant smile and your sweet voice." He said in my ear and nuzzled his neck in the hollow of my neck."Your arms are my heaven, Daniel but we have been sitting here for last two hours. Don't you want to have a hearty breakfast with all of us?" I asked him while trying to control myself from moaning."I need you, Soph." He whispered in a hushed voice and slowly crawled his hand under my sweater. I shuddered as soon as his cold fingers came in contact with my warm skin."But..we're..not..alone in this..house."I tried to surpress my moan as his hand moved upward and stopped just below my breasts while his other hand slipped under
[ Sophia ]"Shall we go in the living room now?" I asked craning my head a little to glance at Daniel who had his eyes closed."Can we stay here for five minutes more? I like us here, naked and in each other's arms." His grip on my waist tightened more, soft butterflies erupted in my belly but we had to get up."It's past eight, Daniel. You know your brother more than me. He has no filter in his vocabulary and he's definitely going to tease us." I said."Then let him. We're not doing anything wrong. We're doing what married couples do inside their bedroom and their guests has no right to poke their nose in their hosts' personal life." He replied nonchalantly."Hey, Aaron is your brother." I slapped his chest," And I need to use the bathroom or my bladder will burst in next two minutes." I protested and this time it worked. He loosened his grip on me and I chose the moment to slip out of the blankets."I like this view more than anything in this world." He smirked, his eyes raking on m
[ Daniel ]The decision my grandfather made, it disturbed my mental peace. He was adamant to disown my parents which would lead to their worse days and it was the last thing I wished for them.I admit that they did horrible things to me and my brother, at a point, they were even ready to remove me from their way but despite their flaws, they were still my parents and seeing them suffering for rest of their lives, it didn't fit well with me.I couldn't enjoy the power and immense wealth when they live a life of adversity but my grandpa was one of a stubborn man. If he made his mind about something, it was impossible for anyone to move his determination."Daniel, what are you doing here at this hour?" Sophia's soft voice snapped me out of my deep thoughts. I looked around and found I spent the whole evening strolling by the lakeside and now, the temperature had fallen to a point when I felt my bone clattering with cold but the next moment, a blanket was being wrapped around my shoulders
[ Sophia ]Love is an emotion that makes us feel so many things, it teaches us many things, good or bad, bright or dark, pain and joy. I found myself lucky to experience the ultimate depth of love.Love is a vague idea but I don't wish to go in its multiple layers as I was happy in what I learnt by loving Daniel Ashton, the man who taught me the undefine definition of love.Sometimes, I wonder what would I had become if Daniel wasn't in my life.I am happy in what I have today. It has been ten years since I walk down the aisle with so many uncertainties and fears of my own about the marriage but the man waiting for me at the end of the aisle proved me wrong and I felt thankful to my stars that I didn't turn down the proposal.I feel complete in my own little world with the most amazing husband and a little sunshine with her father's raven black hairs and charcoal black eyes, a unique feature on her beautiful round face. She's tucking on my dress which force me to look down at her. A h
[ Sophia ]I don't want to be the one!I never imagined my life to come on this turn where I found no way to escape my fixed destiny.All I ever dreamt to pursue my masters's degree at Cambridge and start a new life somewhere far from this city which only gave me deep scars to remember but like I said, destiny always played dirty tricks on me.I never imagined in my wildest dream that the old Mr. Henry Ashton would propose a marriage between his grandson and me.I only helped him when his blood pressure dropped after the Sunday prayer at the Church.I was present in the church's cemetery to spend some time with my deceased parents when I spotted him sweating and asking for help.I just gave him some water and stayed with him until security guards came to take him to the hospital.My destiny was written at the very moment.Last night I was informed by my adoptive parents that they fixed my marriage with none other than the elder son of Ashton family.Ashtons!Seriously!God please make the
[ Sophia ]When I returned home,Lily,my adoptive mother greeted me as soon as I entered from the front the door."Sophia my honey how's it going? Did they like you?"Mom asked me impatiently.The gleam in her face was worth seeing.I pursed my lips and raised my head to look at the so-called mother in front of me,still not able to believe that she would force me to do such a thing I had not given a thought.I said coldly,"You practically threw your own daughter for the sake of some cash?"Hurt clearly visible in my words.I felt betrayed by her own family."Sophia watch your tongue when you speak to us, how did you talk to your mother? If I and and your father didn't adopt you, you would have starved to death on the street long ago. After all, you are now the daughter of us and you have to payback for our kindness that we showed you for years,"The facade of a caring mother flew out of the window now replaced by menace."What if you take all the benefits,you don't want to suffer a little
[ Daniel ]I stared out of the glass wall of my office which is on the 38th floor of the Ashton Tower.The sun is slowly setting behind the skyscrapers.It is my daily routine since I joined my family business and now I feel my days incomplete without enjoying the golden red sky and the hot molten lava resembled sun hiding in the veil of darkness for the night.But today,I wasn't enjoying this beautifully scenario.My mind is constantly drifting back to the certain brunette with hazel eyes who would become my in less than two week's time.I couldn't figure out my feelings.Commitments and relationships were never in the picture for me as I was brought up by my parents for a single motive, to take over our family business and expand it overseas.My grandfather built it from scraps and now it is one of the top ten companies of Europe.I'll be turning 28 tomorrow and my grandfather decided to break the news of my marriage during my birthday celebration by throwing my engagement party.Engagem
[ Sophia ]It is a sunny afternoon today.Despite coming home at eight in the night after the exhausting ring hunt and then the dress selection for tonight, I talked with Mason over the phone until past midnight giving myself only a few hours of sleep.Currently I am sitting in front of my dresser,surrounded by a half dozen girls who are sent by Mrs. Ashton's personal stylist to decorate me for the big event--The Engagement.My eyes are burning due to lack of sleep,all I just want to snuggle under my warm blanket and sleep for hours until I feel recharged.But I received a strict warning from Lily and a remidner from Mrs. Ashton that I must not look less than the Princess of England herself.I rolled my eyes on Lily's exaggerating comment when she barged inside my room at six in the morning.I feel my freedom slipping away and I couldn't do anything to escape this charade."Ma,am would you like your hairs to be tied or we can simply go with open braided hairs?"One of the girls,who were w