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Chapter 11: She's pregnant with my child, dad.

Seven hells, Arya would say. But this. This is eleven hells. My breath catches in my throat, and when I finally breath out, it feels like something fell right back into position, clogging my throat. I glance across my shoulder, without focusing on him. My heartbeat drumming in my ears, I waved, wearing a thin smile. Moderate, and modest. Just the right mask for my accelerated heartbeat." You're going to fine," I assure myself, but half of the words falls out of my hearing shot within. Like I no longer believe myself.Keeping a straight face, I tried to seem as far off detached as possible. But he is here... scanning my expression. Probing me for answers with the glide of his gaze, and the rest way they sweep over me, reminds me of that hot Las Vegas night.“ Hello,” he said flatly, and lowered his gaze back on his phone. Seemingly bored, disenchanted, and unimpressed. Alexander grunted, in disapproval. And stirring uncomfortably, Luthor glanced at me, staring me dead in the eyes. “

Chapter 12: Worried about getting caught

“ What?!” My brows furrowed, eyes twitching the same time my muscles contract, heart running a lone marathon. “ Is this some kind of revenge or what?”I try to quiet the storm inside me, but anger claws on my skin, partly shooting darts into my heart, persistent and unrelenting. Its surge keeps me seething within while wearing an expressionless look. “ Just when I thought we were having a moment of healing…” I shake my head, like an attempt to dislodge what he had just said. He catches up to the look on my face and shrugged like he's saying: I said what I said. What's anyone going to do about it?Either the universe has conspired to make me more miserable than I am already, or Luthor has become my bane. The devil himself.Alexander's eyes shifted between us, studying and scanning. I let out a deep breath, ready to explain the situation. “ Please, ignore him…”His sudden outburst of laughter keeps me stalled, looking confused like I have been handed the wrong script in a movie.“ Yo

Chapter 13: A deal with the devil

“ Just give me a moment. I have little to pack,” I said, right in front of the door, before I bolted inside and shut the door on his face. I take a moment to calm my heartbeat. He's across the door. I can feel him looking straight in my direction. But I can't let him in. Not after what I almost did in the car.For a moment, I had lost control and had let him slide his hand down to fondle me. I was about to grab him below when I flipped back the switch on my sanity.I can't be in here with him. Not when Adam isn't home.Less than an hour later, I was dragging out my bags. One after another, until it's all out.“ Alright!” I clapped, avoiding his gaze. “ That is all.”“ You forgot one more thing,” he said lazily, running his hand in his hair. I turn, confused for a moment. “ What exactly?”“ The bag you brought to Vegas. It is not here.”“ Hello!” I waved. “ Could you stop this nonsense already?” I stomped into the car, seething. It takes a while before he joins me, looking frustratin

Chapter 14: A dirty past stalks her

I felt cold shivers wash down my spine long after he was gone. My heartbeat is over the roof, but I clench my fists and walk back to the dinning table, seemingly fine. Luthor is still seated, picking his food. I hoped for silence, but his icy tone slashed the silence without mercy. " I warned you. How do you like the turn of events?”“ I would like you to eat your food peacefully,” I retorted, shaking off the building dizziness in my eyes, I stayed long enough to eat enough, but every bite feels like it's sliding through my throat into a hole and falling right out. My stomach feels like it could begin to grumble in a minute after I leave this table, so I eat more. Just for the purpose of keeping full, with my attention fixed on the dishes as if it could reverse the ordeal.Assessing me for a long while, Luthor leaves the table, and that's when tears sting my eyes.I recall him talking about his father's dirty business. Alexander Kingston is definitely not only a business name. That ic

Chapter 15: Becoming the character in her head

My breath catches in my throat the same time I noticed a spike in my heartbeat. I felt every thing around me take a pause. My fingers are twitching. My muscles are contracting painfully, but I need to stay calm. Any image of me this way: broken, unsure, out of character; will go viral like a Guinness world record holder. Only that mine would be a mess to talk about.“ How did you find out?” I spoke flatly, keeping my stirring emotions under check, and my gaze even. “ Does it matter how I knew? The best thing you ever did or yourself was escaping from Declan Mount.”“ How did you know?” I repeated, this time, a little more colder than before, triggered by his avoidance of the question.He sniggered, looking around while randomly raising his glass in the direction of whomever raised theirs to him. “ You may not know, but I know a lot about you than you could possibly tell…” I gripped his tux before he could step away from me. My hand had moved reflexively before I had the chance to re

Chapter 16: Truth or Dare

Her first question whipped my senses, and stormed right into my deepest darkest thoughts. The image of Luthor and I on the beach flashed before my eyes. Her hand is coiled around his elbow, like a possessive girlfriend. Her eyes drifts between us as we stand across each other, glowing with mischief, a sly smile plastered on her lips, tilting a corner. I followed her gaze without flinching. But my legs had grown hot in the platform heels I'm putting on. She had called the rule in a breath. Suspecting the mischief glittering in her eyes and smile, I chose truth, because of the onlookers. Murmurs quickly spread.“ This is definitely going to be interesting,” someone chimed happily behind me.“ For real. Can't wait to see where this goes.”I roll my eyes. It's not the first time I'm in the midst of a crowd that can't wait to pull someone apart with wild sentiments and pick the pieces still.For several reasons, beads of sweat have begun to form at the back of my neck, yet, I stood right

Chapter 17: His dirty daddy mission

I flatlined for a moment. He wouldn't stoop so low. But how can I confirm the truth when Luthor is gone to God knows. The whole night in the bougainvillea was like time in a slow motion. I stirred in discomfort, tossing from one end of the bed to another. My throat is dry from swallowing more often. My mind is afloat.I keep telling myself Alexander knows about his son and I. And then I would stir from deep brooding of whether his sudden mission abroad is a set up as well.I got up and paced in the room, walking from one corner to another. A quick insight would gush in and I would spin and begin all over. By damn, my makeup was askew, hair disheveled, and mood mess up and revolting. I had two options. Either I returned to the house, or I remain here and avoid Luthor until his father returns. I'm still contemplating on my best bid when a knock comes, and Luthor let himself in before I could get a dress over my lingerie I had won to bed.“ Oh god,” he gasped, and combed his hair backw

Chapter 18: Between her and the blonde: which one comes tonight

“ What kind of devil are you?!” I got up, and strutted away, but he grabs my hand before I could make it past him. “ You don't want me, and you don't want me to be with another. What kind of a witch are you?”Fists clenched, muscles stretched, I fumed inside, biting my lower lips. “ What? Have you lost your tongue?” He scowled, but the next second, he leaned in to kiss me. I push him away and smacked his cheeks. Twice. “ This is your father's home. Show some respect to him. How can you bring a woman here to sleep with her…”“ Corrections, Moraine. I merely invited her over. She's not here yet. Why are you burning red?”I hissed and kicked off his hands, and flounced back to my room. The second I shut the door, my knees buckled. That graze of his hand against me. His firm hold around my wrist. It had lit a fire that threatened to consume me right there. I could only mask it with anger.But just when I thought it was over, he knocked. “ Come on, Moraine. Let me in.” “ Go away!”“ Y

Chapter 19: Caught in the devil's net

“ What's the meaning of this?” I snarled, recognising the exact time and day the record came from.“ Let me see…uhhmmm…that there, to you, means a mistake. But not to me. It was the best moment of my life. You fucking took my virginity, Moraine! You can't just act like nothing happened between us…”“ How come?” My voice dropped in my own ears with a discernible tremor, ignoring what he has just said, with my heart writhing in a blend of anger and panic.He has us on tape. Not just any tape. That's like a full video. Throat blocked, like a clog in a drain, I strained to get my saliva down in a gulp. I feel my hands tremble, while my gaze remains steady, fixed on him.“ How come…how's it even possible —”“ My bodycam. I had it on while you were riding me to the clouds, too distracted to notice. Even I didn't know until recently. I thought you would like to be reminded of what it felt like being with me since you seem to suffer a memory loss.”I bit the corner of my lips, my anger dissi

Chapter 20: Between her legs

“ How crazy can he be?” I queried myself at first. On one hand, I hadn't understood why a female lead in a movie would be my stunt double. Doesn't make sense!On the other hand, the comment about our resemblance had begun to sink in. I didn't notice, but my mind became a chaotic struggle between why he used someone that looks like me, and why I'm needed at all if he already had a replacement for me. But above all, I had begun to think about the deal: it can't be good.And it was confirmed. Crystal clear.“ I knew it!”Luthor wouldn't make me an offer if it would be easy to execute my part of the bargain. “ How could I be so stupid?!” I thought, and face palmed right after I had thrown the script at him. With the room full, and my presence unwelcomed, the action garnered more attention than a record breaking victory would. Eyes turned my way with a combination of disapproval, disdain and an unmistakable line of " get lost" boldly inscribed on foreheads that furrowed in fine annoyan

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