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AlyssaThe next morning, I was completely locked in. I paid so much attention when the attendant was giving me details on how to look like a completely different person.I even took notes of some of the things she said because I was taking this very seriously.This had to be perfect.I wanted to prove Duncan wrong because I knew that with what he said, he’d expect that I’d back out but I definitely don’t plan on backing out.Chapter 97Alyssa That morning I was awakened by a knock on my door. I wanted to ignore it because I planned on sleeping in today. I wasn’t going to work anymore and I didn’t have anything planned for the entire day. The best thing I could do for myself was to sleep in.And wake up as late as possible, when I wasn’t certain that Duncan had already left for work. I wasn’t planning on seeing him or even having a conversation with him till I was ready to go home. I barely had a one-minute conversation with him yesterday and I remembered how much my heart ached before I was finally able to sleep.I was the only one going through it. For all I knew, none of this was affecting him because he seemed normal and unaffected.But the knock was consistent, I thought whoever was knocking would have gotten the idea that I didn’t want to open the door and leave.I had to lazily get out of bed and drag my feet towards the door to see who was knocking. I opened the door slowly and found Sara and
Chapter 96Alyssa At this point, I didn’t even care anymore and I couldn’t pretend. I was done trying to do anything for Duncan, since he was always right and he knew what he was doing so why would I get involved in something that doesn’t concern me?What was I even trying to do?“This is all crazy but why do you even care about this Lyra issue to begin with? I think we should let it be.” I said calmly. Why act as if I care about the whole situation, especially with everything that was going on in my life right now? “What do you mean we should let it be? After everything we’ve been through to get the truth? What happened?” Jessica asked with a confused look on her face. I shrugged and picked up my glass and took a little sip. My heart was aching so badly, and I was desperately trying to distract myself from how bad I felt. This all went down to Duncan, and everything he put me through, I just couldn’t care.“Are you not going to say anything?” Jessica asked, snapping me out of m
Chapter 95Alyssa Jessica was exactly what I needed to clear my head so I jumped up and got dressed immediately after she sent the address.I wasn’t so sure that I was ready to tell her or anyone else about Duncan, especially because I didn’t really tell her much about what was going on so it was going to be a lot to fill her in.I didn’t want to think about that too much. I just needed to distract myself from thinking about my present situation and she seemed like the best option.After I got dressed, I walked downstairs and was about to book an Uber to the restaurant where Jessica was when two guards approached me.I ignored them at first because I didn’t actually think that they were for me till one of them spoke.“Are you going somewhere, miss?” One of the guards asked.The question caught me off guard because when did Duncan’s guards start asking me about my whereabouts?“What sort of question is that? And what does it look like I'm doing?” I was already getting pissed because t
Chapter 94AlyssaAs soon as I got into my room, I shut the door behind me and burst out crying. I tried holding it in to reassure myself that Duncan wasn’t worth it.But it was too painful, it was like I lost control of my body. The tears kept on falling freely from my eyes. No matter what I tried, I couldn’t stop crying. I couldn’t stop crying.I continued crying for what felt like hours, till my eyes were so sore that tears couldn’t fall again. Only then, did I seem to get a grip of myself. I slowly stood up from the floor where I was and walked to the shower.I was acting like a ghost, it was like I had finally lost the will to do anything. I wondered if I was ever going to be happy again.I couldn’t even think about what my next move was going to be. Was I really going back home? After everything I thought I had here, Duncan just proved that I never meant as much as I thought I did to him. I intentionally took a cold shower to snap me out of it and soothe my nerves. My head w
Chapter 93Duncan How did she find out?I knew Alyssa was going to find out sooner or later, but I didn’t think it was going to be this soon. Not especially after everything that just happened. We both need their time to process things and now this.I couldn’t give her a reply. I couldn’t even look into her eyes because different things were going through my mind, and I already felt like the villain in the story, which only made it worse. I knew she didn’t understand why I was doing what I was doing. And I didn’t expect to understand it right now because she was quite emotional and that was why she was speaking the way she was.But I understood what I was trying to avoid, and I was doing this with her best interest at heart. She might not understand it now but she would eventually. It was already getting too far. She even wanted to go as far as declining her father’s request to come back home because of me. How on earth was I supposed to explain to my best friend that I was th
Chapter 92Alyssa The pain was unbearable. It was so painful that I couldn’t even utter a word as I watched him walk out of my room. I couldn’t believe Duncan did this to me yet again. We were finally on good terms, which encouraged me to conclude that leaving wasn’t a good decision.But he basically just laughed in my face at what he just said to me. Was I confused? I mustered the courage to tell him exactly how I felt because I felt there was no point in hiding it anymore. That's what he could say to me?That I wasn’t sure of what I was saying? So I didn’t know what love was? After everything we’ve been through together?My chest was aching so bad that I fell to my knees. Tears fell freely from my eyes, and I couldn’t even hold them back. I was deeply hurt, and I didn’t even know how to explain the way I felt but I knew it was hurting so badly. His words replayed in my head over and over again. My chest kept on aching like it was about to rip apart. I placed my hand on my chest
Chapter 48Alyssa I was wise enough not to take their words for bluff. “You heard what he said and you better not try to play any funny games with us. If you try anything funny, I personally wouldn’t hesitate to shoot you.” The driver said with a cold glare on his face.If the passenger definitel
Chapter 47Alyssa I felt a sense of relief when it finally came off. My throat felt dry; I needed water or something to drink to ease the dryness and burning.Getting it off was enough progress. At least they were nice enough to take it off. It seemed like the man in the passenger seat was nicer t
ALYSSA The moment he stepped out and shut the door behind him, I almost followed behind him but I stopped at the door.My body reacted before my brain did. I thought he brought me here so I could be around him all the time, but we barely spent ten minutes here, and he had to go. He emphasized how
DUNCAN“If you walk out of that door, my death would be on you.” Her tone sounded firm and cold, freezing me in my tracks. Was she threatening me now?My hand slowly slid off the handle and I turned gently to look at her. She stood calmly at the center of the room. Her countenance remained calm y







