All Chapters of Betrayed Princess: Reborn in Vengeance : Chapter 11 - Chapter 20

NORMANI.I wondered if George got hurt when I kissed Shawn. Perhaps he felt as if a blade was jabbed through his heart like I did when I saw him with Becky. Because to be honest, I doubt that he felt any pain. Afterall, he had Becky and Shawn wasn't even mine.Someone like Shawn probably has numerous women by his side and I was one of those flings who threw herself at him. Regardless, Estella seemed to be so happy with the move. She even forced me to go with her to the club.“It is the first strike, Normani. Celebrate a little,” she had said, curling her lips into that mischief-laced grin of hers. Man slander? Call Estella, she was always there to support.But I didn’t feel like I had accomplished anything. Getting George and Becky humiliated? Sure. But did it fix the crack in me? The one they helped put there? No. It didn’t even come close. I felt broken. Cheated on and I wasted years in jail for a man who gives no care for me.Still, Estella had a way of making me forget my cold res

NORMANI.I was about to leave the restroom when I heard Estelle’s voice. I could hear her speak to one of her boyfriend’s in Spanish. It was her voice for sure. This was the ladies’ bathroom, of course she would be here.Shit!Shawn was pressed tightly behind me, and I could feel his breathe behind my neck.“Don’t come out,” I whispered and turned to him, hand on his chest, and the thought of what we did still got me flushed from what we just did. My voice came out sharper than I intended.He frowned, brushing my hair from my cheek. “Why?”I shook my head. “You don’t need to know.”The truth was, I didn’t want Estelle to know I had just slept with a man I barely knew—in a public restroom no less. The shame settled fast. It crawled up my throat and wrapped around my spine strongly.I was a princess. Not just in title, but in the way I was raised. Duty. Morals. Discipline. I lived every second of my life according to those rules. And now here I was, breathless, hair messy, thighs still

SHAWN.I drove back home. How could she chase me that way? Maybe I shouldn't have told her she didn't look good in makeup. Did I annoy her that way? That must be the reason she chased me.She looked so good, I just couldn't bring myself to tell her that. That should be the reason George came back for her. That bastard even said he had seen her nakedness. Did he have to say that?I could have said I had seen her naked too, but I didn't want to disrespect her. Even if I had, I would never say such words. George was such a bastard.However, I couldn't help but notice that there was more to George than the eyes met.Why would he and Becky offer to purchase Fluxx?Fluxx was a growing tech company, but after the failure of their last development, they chose to sell the company. Their name was sort of ruined and shareholders had backed down from them. George and Becky, who are always greedy for money, came and bought some shares even before it was put up for sale, which was somewhat of a los

GEORGE.I was pissed. Beyond pissed even.Inside the house, the air was thick with smoke and my anger. I paced the room like a caged animal, the cigarette burning between my fingers as I inhaled deeply, exhaling a thick cloud of frustration in the form of smoke.Of all the damn men in the world, why did it have to be him?Shawn.That bastard. Was it because he was handsome? Only if Normani knew how dangerous he was. She wouldn't be deceived by his handsome face.The thought of Normani choosing Shawn was like poison in my veins, burning slowly but deadly and painful. Every time I closed my eyes, I saw them together, and it tore at me. Killed me softly from the inside. I clenched my fist so hard my knuckles cracked white and my mind raced with rage.“This isn’t over,” I muttered to myself.“It’s just a little setback. I just need to re-strategize.”I didn't do anything wrong. I had to do what it took to be a great man. I had to.Normani wasn’t over me. She couldn’t be. She was hurt, sur

SHAWN.I could feel that she wanted me just as much as I wanted her. The energy that seeped from her gave her away. I saw the way her breath caught when I stepped close, the slight twitch in her fingers when our eyes met. She wanted me. I didn’t need to guess; her desires were like a quiet pulse I could hear even in silence. But she was resisting me.And to be honest, that was what fascinated me. I had been around countless women, some bold, some shy, some indifferent but she was different. She was the first who seemed to want me yet still managed to hold herself back. That kind of self-control intrigued me almost as much as it annoyed me. I couldn’t tell if it was stubbornness or something deeper, but whatever it was, I knew that I didn't want it to last forever.However, I was not here to break her resistance yet, anyway. I had a bigger mission. Normani’s office wasn’t just an office. It was the hideout and it all made sense that the office of the CEO was where the gold was buried.