Adrian P.O.V
I've always gotten everything I wanted in life, from money to power, I had the finest of it all.
At 25, I'm one of the most successful businessmen in the country. Two years ago, my dad entrusted me with the full responsibility of the company, and today, it's one of the leading corporations in the USA. But the best part of my life is the love of my life, Jessica Martin. She's everything a man could ever ask for.
I've known Jessica since we were about 5 years old, but at 12, I moved to a boarding school in London. Despite the distance, Jessica and I always stayed in contact, and she supported me through every up and down.
During vacations, we always made sure to spend time together. I even remember Sarah, who used to be a good friend of ours. But after I moved to London, she started ignoring Jessica and even asked her to stay away from me. Jessica always told me how Sarah bullied her in high school.
As time went on, Jessica only grew more beautiful, both inside and out. Two years ago, after I took over the company, I asked her to be my girlfriend. With her, my life felt complete, she was not only pretty but also incredibly intelligent and talented. She was one of the top students in school and even got a scholarship to Harvard, but she chose to follow her passion for modeling. Today, she's one of the highest-paid models in the industry.
My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on my office door. Without looking up, I told the person to come in.
I heard the click of heels on the floor and caught the familiar scent of perfume. Jessica walked towards me and sat on my desk.
"Good afternoon, love," I said, moving closer and taking her hands in mine.
"Hey, babe," she replied seductively, placing her other hand on my chest.
"How was your day?" I asked. She started telling me about her photoshoot that morning while I admired the beauty sitting before me. She looked amazing in that fitted white dress, her blond mid-length hair perfectly styled and falling onto her shoulders. As a model, she had a flawlessly toned body. She was perfect, and I was the luckiest man to have her in my life.
"Adrian, what are you wearing to your parents' wedding anniversary?"
"I want our outfits to coordinate since that's when you'll tell your parents about us," she said as she adjusted my tie.
"Well, you don't need to worry about that, love. My secretary has taken care of our outfits. You'll get the dress by tomorrow," I replied.
"Aww, thank you so much," she said happily. "Now, if you're done with work, can we go home?"
"Sure, babe. Let me just call my secretary," I said, moving toward the phone to inform Josh of my departure.
I put on my coat, took Jessica's hand, and we interlocked our fingers as we walked toward the elevator.
I headed to my black Bugatti Veyron, opening the door for Jessica before jogging to the driver's seat. After starting the car, I soon stopped at a lavish Italian restaurant for dinner.
We chose a seat in the corner of the restaurant, ordered wine, and started discussing our future plans. The waiter arrived to take our dinner order. Due to her strict diet, Jessica ordered a salad, while I decided on Spaghetti Bolognese.
"Do you think your parents will accept our relationship?" Jessica asked while sipping her wine.
"I don't think your mother is fond of me," she added as I narrowed my eyes.
"Why do you feel that way, Jess?"
"Ever since you came back from London, I've tried to talk to her, but she always ends up bringing up Sarah in the conversation."
"She keeps telling me how sweet and kind Sarah is and how the three of us should hang out together like old times," Jessica said in a sad tone.
My jaw clenched at the mention of Sarah's name. What she did to Jessica was enough for me to hate her for the rest of my life.
"Sarah doesn't deserve to be our friend after what she did to you when I was gone. My mom doesn't know how ugly her true face is. Once she finds out, she'll stop talking about her," I replied angrily.
Even remembering how Sarah treated Jessica made my blood boil. Because of her, Jessica had to endure so many difficulties and traumas.
"Relax, babe. She's gone now. We don't have to worry about her," Jessica assured me, caressing my hand.
I smiled at her as the waiter brought our dinner. We ate while discussing the arrangements for my parents' anniversary party. Once we were done, I paid the bill, and we drove back to my penthouse.
I moved out of my parent's house two years ago and bought my place. After Jessica and I started dating, I asked her to move in with me. She's partially moved in, but she hasn't fully moved in yet.
*** WARNING: ADULT CONTENT ***
As soon as we entered the penthouse, I slammed my lips against Jessica's. I grabbed her hair, causing her to tilt her head back, and I started kissing her neck hungrily, making her moan loudly.
Soon, we ended up on the couch. By this time, I had successfully removed her dress. She lay beneath me in her black lingerie, looking at me seductively as she started unbuttoning my shirt. Once she removed my shirt, followed by my pants, she took my member in her hand and began stroking it.
She teased me, licking my erection, and I groaned loudly. She smirked at my reaction and swiftly took all of it into her mouth.
She kept sucking and teasing me with her tongue. I moved my hands to her bra and removed it in one go.
Once she finished, I pushed her back on the couch and tore off her panties. I slid inside her and started thrusting hard.
The room filled with our loud moans.
We ended up going for a second round and then showered together. Afterwards, we were so exhausted that we went straight to bed. I hugged her tightly in my arms, and soon, we both fell asleep.
Sarah’s POVEster’s Apartment, New YorkThe city beyond the window of Ester's apartment has started to sparkle, covered with a soft amber glow as the sun was setting down the buildings.The apartment's scent was a mixture of peonies and vanilla candles, and small pieces of ivory lace, blush-toned satin, ribbons, along with-half-drank lattes were scattered all over the floor.Noah was outside on the balcony, his body wrapped around the fairy lights, and he was jokingly swearing as he corrected them every few minutes. His humming, comically off-key, drifted in like background music.Ester was half in bridal crisis mode, half in a giddy glow of anticipation, tapping between Pinterest boards and scrawled notes in her wedding planner.I sat cross-legged on the rug, holding up a mock bouquet for her opinion. "You realize you're like, three tiers deep in florals at this point, right?""Sarah, flowers are very important," she said, taking the bouquet from me. "Besides, you should consider you
Sarah’s POVA Few months later – New YorkLife had started to feel quiet again. In the best way.The kind of quiet that meant peace, not isolation. The kind that crept in with soft mornings, sunlight on coffee mugs, and Gabriel’s early babbles echoing through the apartment before the world was fully awake.We had fallen into our own rhythm, me,Alessandro and Gabriel.The days started with Alessandro kissing my forehead while I groggily reached for tea. Gabriel would be in his high chair, stuffing tiny fists with banana pieces and giggling at nothing in particular.I’d answer emails while Alessandro made breakfast, classical music humming in the background. Nothing extraordinary.But everything I had ever hoped for.And in all that soft, golden stillness, Adrian’s shadow didn’t even touch the edge of this life anymore.It was like he had never existed.It was healing, the kind that didn’t require grand gestures. Just space to breathe. Just room to feel again.Ester came over almost ev
Adrian’s POVFew Months LaterThe walls are too white.Too quiet.They buzz when the light hits them, like they’re judging me. Or maybe I’m judging myself.No.I’m not the villain here.They made me into one.I ignored the scrape of concrete beneath my bare feet as I paced the length of the cell once more.Just to show that this place wasnt permanent I clawed my hands against the cinderblock wall earlier leaving them raw.It isn’t.It can’t be.I wasn’t supposed to end up here.She was supposed to understand.Sarah.She was mine.Remembering her I landed hard on the side of the cot, my head cradled in my hands. Her visage stuck in my mind, serene and determined in the courtroom, sharing her truth as if it were holy literature.Lies soaked in emotion. But they believed her. Of course, they did.A woman cries, and the world kneels. A man cries, and he’s a monster.No one cared that I was falling apart too.That I didn’t mean for things to go that far.She was my wife.She moaned, she
Sarah’s POVSame NightThe city’s quiet hum outside my apartment windows tonight wasn’t so loud. For once, it wasn’t pressing right in on me. It also wasn’t reminding me about everything I was trying to forget.It was just… there, background noise to a life that finally felt like it might belong to me again.Dinner had been simple, easy. Alessandro and I ate on the couch since Gabriel babbled in his high chair between us, so he gleefully smeared food all over his tray like it was his personal canvas. He laughed at his mess like it was the best part of the day.While Gabriel chattered away in his high chair positioned between us, Alessandro and I had no choice but to eat on the couch. With a smile on his face, he plastered food all over his tray as if it were a masterpiece waiting to be painted.And maybe it was.Maybe this was our nature.Once we settled Gabriel into bed, his small fingers grasped his frayed stuffed bunny, and I lingered by the crib longer than necessaryJust… watchin
Alessandro’s POVJail Facility, New YorkThe sterile drone of the visitation room droned in my ears like an invisible, annoying insect. I sat motionless, my elbows resting on the chilly metal table, my hands clasped together in anticipation.I envisioned this meeting in countless ways. I had envisioned anger.Aggression. Contentment.Yet now that I found myself here, what I experienced was something completely differentI wanted to see him.I wanted to see what was left of him when the spotlight was gone. When his kingdom had crumbled.When the door clanged open, and Adrian was marched inside, I didn’t know what I expected.But I didn’t expect him to still look so… polished.Crisp prison-issued shirt tucked in neatly. Hair still combed back. Chin lifted in that same rehearsed defiance.He walked in like he still believed this wasn’t real. Like someone would come along any minute now and explain it had all been a big misunderstanding.And yet, his eyes.His eyes were frantic.I didn’t
Sarah’s POVSame Day EveningThe sky’s colours reversed from dark to a vibrant navy blue that calms you when you’ve had a long day. The soft sound of the city beneath, which was none the wiser about what had transpired hours before in that room.Adrian’s fate was sealed. The gavel had fallen.And I thought, naively, that relief would hit me like a wave. That some kind of peace would come rushing in to sweep away the weight.But peace, I realised, wasn’t loud or dramatic. It didn’t knock the wind out of you. It was subtle.Like suddenly noticing that the air isn’t as heavy, even if your body doesn’t quite know how to relax just yet.Gabriel had fallen asleep early; maybe he felt the shift in me. Like whatever I had been holding in had worn him down, too. Alessandro had gone out to wrap up a few things with the lawyers. Ester had made soup and left strict instructions to call if I needed anything.Which, knowing her, meant “when,” not “if.”I was in the living room, wrapped around a mug