"You conniving bitch, I've had enough of you! Your face makes me sick! Just fricking go to hell, Lana!" The anger in his eyes, the disgust on his face... These were everything Lana was used to,. but her heart still bled at those words. 23yr old , Lana Fernandez wanted nothing more than the love of her husband but this seems like a dream that can never be accomplished. Her husband, Damien Romero only married her at the insistence of his grandmother because she saved his life but his heart will always belong to his ex-lover Rina... or so he thought. Trapped in a loveless marriage to be an afterthought, to a woman she'd never measure up to, and mistreated by both her husband and his family, Lana seeks a divorce after the loss of her baby. Determined to forget him completely, she returns to her life and suddenly, Damien sees she's not who he thinks she is. The woman who was thought to be a gold digger and a low life was actually a Billionaire Heiress! And as ugly truths rear up their ugly heads, Damien realises he wants her back and she's actually the key to his sanity. But will Lana help him discover the peace he seeks? Or will she let him be devoured by the very pain he caused her?
Lihat lebih banyakChapter one
"We're here, Madam" The driver's clear voice, interrupted Lana's thoughts and her eyes snapped open. She had been lost in thoughts and didn't realize they were already home. "Oh thanks Diego" Lana said as she snapped out of her thoughts as the driver went round the side of the car to open the door for her. She gave him a charming smile which slowly faded as she stared at the huge mansion which stood in front of her. Placing her bag on her shoulder, she wearily walked into the house, the full skirts of her white dress, almost sweeping the floor. Maids bowed and greeted her as they held the door open for her. Lana failed to see the concerned looks they gave her and themselves. She wearily made her way up the grand stairs that led to her bedroom. Her head was filled with various thoughts but the one that stood out the most were the words she heard about an hour ago. At the doctor's office. "Congratulations, Mrs Romero. You're pregnant!" The doctor had said heartily as Lana's eyes widened with a mixture of fear and joy. "I...I'm pregnant?" She breathed softly, her hands immediately going to her stomach, caressing it carefully. A life was was growing inside her. There was a child inside her! She was shocked and frozen with joy but at the same time sad. Shocked because she could not believe the one time she and her husband, Damien made love, a child was actually conceived. Sad, because she did not know how he was going to react to this news or even if it will change anything between them. Damien had gotten married to her at the insistence of his grandmother, Laura, who had been under her care. "You're marrying her, Damien! She's your life saver!" She had urged Damien soon after he recovered from the strange illness that nearly took his life. Everyone thought he was going to die because he needed a special blood type in order for surgery to be performed on him and Laura could not find a donor. None of his family members agreed to donate. They felt he was going to die anyways, so what was the use? Lana had opted because she had that blood type and because she could not stand Laura been so sad everyday. Laura had felt like dying. She told Lana if her precious baby died , she would too. Lana also did it because she was secretly in love with Damien and she would never allow him to die if she could help it. There was no way this world would be the same if she could not behold his beautiful golden looks with his long blonde hair, steely grey eyes, chiseled face and smooth jawline. Lana had just donated because she loved him. She never expected Laura to try to make them get married. When Damien had agreed, Lana was shocked because she knew he had a girlfriend whom he loved very much, which made her feel like she'd never meet up to his standards and she'd never have his heart. But he had chosen her? Blinded by joy and love, she had agreed to the marriage and had her worst nightmare unleashed before her eyes. Damien, her husband, despised her. He only seemed to stare at her with pure anger, his lips never giving her the loving smile of a husband. They had separate bedrooms, because Damien told her, there was no way he was waking up to her everyday, in his bed. "I'm only married to you because of my grandmother. You have no idea how much I despise that. Do not expect anything else from me!" He had fired at her with his grey eyes, void of emotion and his voice cold, the day she asked him why he was in the guest bedroom He never touched her. Never. In all their three years of marriage. Until that night, two months ago, when he arrived home drunk. Lana was surprised because Damien rarely drinks and even if he did, there was no way he was getting wasted. She had helped him to his bedroom and suddenly, she found herself pinned to the bed, and Damien towering over her. His eyes were hazy and he looked at her like she was a meal to be devoured. "Stop, you're drunk! Let me help you so you can settle down for the night" she tried to wriggle out of his grasp but it was firm and she gasped when he suddenly kissed her, pressing down against her body. She could feel his hardness on her thighs, the warmth of it also. His hands were hot, light and quick. Within minutes, Lana could feel his touch on her innermost core. She gasped and wriggled in pleasure as he touched her and nibbled her ear at the same time, giving tantalizing bites on it as well as on her neck. Lana felt like her whole body was on fire. The pleasure was so intense and when he slid into her, she cried out from the pain mixed with pleasure and grabbed his shoulders with both hands. Damien didn't stop, his waist kept crashing down on hers and her moans reverbrated round the mansion. "Rina!" As Lana thrashed about on the bed, her body sated from the pleasure of the climax she had just experienced, her eyes flew open immediately and she went stiff as she realized the name he had called was not hers . Rina. That was the name of his ex-lover. Her nemesis. The woman she'd never measure up to. The pleasure forgotten, Lana's heart clenched as she looked at his sleeping form on the bed. Even unconsciously, Rina was the only one he could think about. She had gotten out of his bed that night and made her way to her room, thinking he'd give her an explanation the next morning. Although, no explanation was needed. She was his wife and it's normal for married couples to make love. But the next morning, the maids informed her, he had left for a business trip. And Damien had not been home since then. She hated the way the house was without him. Even though he always acted like she didn't exist, she still loved to see him walking around the house or get the maids to give her his lunch to bring to him, although he never appreciated it. She sighed and realized that she had been standing on the stairway for a long time. "What's wrong with me?" She groaned as she made to continue walking up the stairs but a noise above caught her ear. She glanced up and listened intently. It was coming from Damien's room Joy surged through her and she glanced back to look at the maids who had been standing, watching her lost in thoughts. "The master is back?!" She asked, as a wide smile broke out on her face "Then why didn't you tell me?!" "N..no madam wait!" The head maid called out but it was too late as Lana picked up her skirts and ran up the stairs to Damien's bedroom. He never liked to be disturbed by anyone, especially by her but she felt that this occasion calls for it. She was pregnant and it was only right for the father of her child to know. She opened her bag and grabbed the pregnancy results. Clutching it with both hands, she reached for the door handle and pushed it open in one swift move "Damien..." His name died on her lips as she beheld the scene in front of her. A woman was sitting primly on his bed in nothing but lacy white underwear. Lana froze and did a double take. Rina.Chapter Two Hundred And FiftyThe two moved down the alleyway and into another much darker one. There was a lone door in the rough wall, above which an electric bulb flickered ominously.Maya carefully rapped on the door, and the two waited in silence, their hearts beating wildly in them.Noah was getting more and more dizzy. He leaned against the wall and eventually his head on it as he fought against the pain wracking his entire body. Maya rapped on the door once more, sharper this time."Vanny, open the freaking door. Its me, Maya." She hissed silently, the words resounding in the dark alleyway.After a couple of moments of silence, the locks on the door could be heard as they were drawn aside. A chain was let down and the door creaked slowly open, just a crack.Vanny was standing just behind the door, silhouetted against the dim light in the room.He had only opened the door a little way out of caution, and some locks were still intact."What the fuck are you doing here?" He grow
Chapter Two Hundred And Forty-NineMaya eventually turned the car off the road and unto a side road. She drove slowly and steadily down the road, the tires crushing waste beneath it as it rolled on.The night was a dark one. With the moon gone on vacation behind the stormy clouds.Maya had to turn on the car's headlights. It illuminated the path in front of them, and the car picked up pace.Maya was grateful that there was no downpour or else the roads would have been worse.She was not used to this part of the city. Infact, it irked her to even be in a place like this.Normally, she had no business in this area but she'd had no other choice.Time and again, she had told that little fool, Vanny, to move out of the area and into a better part of the city.He never listened but somehow, Maya was grateful that he hadn't.Vanny was the truck driver who had been a part of the siphoning operation in Romero.For days now, the police had no idea where he was and poor Gary was still the only o
Chapter Two Hundred And Forty-EightNoah laid back on his seat, his forehead slick with sweat mixed with blood.It was a good thing he'd put on his seat belt, and now he held on to it like his life depends on it.Maya flew down the highway like the car was on fire. She swerved and cut corners, driving at break neck speed.Every now and then, she'd glance fearfully at the rear view mirror, hoping against hope that no strange cars were following them. Her heart beat spiked up at each glance and slowed down in relief when she returned her gaze to the road.Suddenly, she braked sharply when she realized she was about to slam into the rear of a car in front of her.She'd been so engrossed with looking out for any strange cars that she'd not noticed the cars ahead stopping at a red light."Oh my God. Oh my god," she chanted in relief. Her eyes were wide with fear and her pulse was beating wildly at the base of her neck.She'd stopped just in the nick of time before anything happened, but
Chapter Two Hundred And Forty-Seven"What?!"Aryan spat out the word in anger. He was seated in his car in the underground parking lot of Zaire's hideout."I...I'm sorry sir," the voice on the other said in a trembling whisper. It was the driver of the SUV which had crashed by the road.He was sitting in front of an officer, in the central police station, his neck held in place by a brace.The other two men had been taken away to the hospital, because they were still unconscious.One had a bullet wound in his side and was in a critical condition, the other just passed out from a serious blow to the head. The driver was lucky to escape the crash with just his injury.That Damien Romero was a menace.They had been told they were going for a rich kid, who probably had never met harm in his life. They never expected the man to fight back the way he did, even after being hit with a car.He winced and turned away from the police man so he lowered his voice all the more, "We thought he..
Chapter Two Hundred And Forty-SixHe moved purposefully and calmly, retrieving his key from his pockets as he made to turn in at his gate. That cocky bastard! He didn't leave after all.Maya was filled with fear and outrage.She was about to push open the door of the car so she could confront him, when the headlights of a car suddenly blared up.Maya froze, momentarily blinded by the lights. She glanced at the SUV with tinted windows, sitting a few feet away from Noah, engine loud and running.She looked at the car, then back at Noah, a fearful premonition dawning on her.Noah did not seem to notice the car's headlight which was trained on him. He approached his little gate and reached for the keyhole.The SUV moved.In the twinkling of an eye, it made for Noah and there was a sickening bang then thud as Noah flew into the air.Maya placed a hand over her mouth as she stifled a scream. Oh my God, Noah!Noah lay on the ground, barely moving and Maya was rooted to her seat, unable to
Chapter Two Hundred And Forty-FiveMaya sat behind the steering of her car, peering impatiently through the windshield in front of her.She was outside Noah's place and had been waiting for the past two hours.Her neck and eyes hurt and she just wanted to get back home and have a long soak in a bubble bath to smoothen out those muscles.But she could not leave.At least, not yet.Not until she was sure that Noah was not really here.She bit her thumb nervously as her mind went back to the discussion she'd had with him the previous day.She had warned him about Scar.She just had to. "How could he be so foolish, putting himself in this kind of trouble as soon as he arrives in the city?" She mused to herself, gripping the steering wheel in deep thought. It really wasn't his fault, though. He knew nothing about Scar, nor did he have any idea who ran the city.But if only he'd looked away, if he'd turned a blind eye when he saw the falsified documents, then they wouldn't be in this mess
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