All Chapters of Done With My Ex, Moving To The Next : Chapter 1 - Chapter 10

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Cryptic Pregnancy

Cryptic Pregnancy ~STELLA~ I'd have chosen death over my marriage. The last time I'd seen my husband was three months ago. He’d walked in, grabbed his already packed suitcase, and headed back outside to the waiting car. No goodbye. No explanation. Just nothing aside from the fact that days before that, he had told me he would be going on a business trip. And that was all. “It should be your honeymoon, shouldn’t it?” Rhys, his half-brother, asked, stopping before he crossed into the living room. I forced a small laugh. He was right. A honeymoon was supposed to last for months after a wedding, depending on how the couple wanted it. It was supposed to be filled with memories, laughter, and two people learning about each other, but mine was nothing like that. “Dylan just has a lot on his plate,” I let my hair fall over my cheek to hide the healed scar of Dylan's abuse. “He already booked reservations for us at a lot of fancy places.” The lie came out smoother than I intended. He

Truth At A Cost

Truth At A Cost ~STELLA~ Two weeks ago, I'd wanted this baby gone. Now every morning, my hand found my stomach before I was even fully awake. Somewhere between the fear and the silence, the baby had stopped feeling like Dylan's. It had started feeling like mine. Dylan’s message had disappeared less than five minutes after I saw it. He hadn’t given any sort of explanation… or apology. No second message either, and it somehow served as just another reminder that my ‘husband’ existed only when he wanted to. “Stella.” Valerie’s voice pulled me from my thoughts. I looked up from the passenger seat. “What?” She held her phone in her hand, her eyebrows slightly raised. She had some sort of excitement on her face. “He found something.” My heart raced at those words. After nearly two weeks of searching, Valerie finally convinced an old cybersecurity friend of hers to help us trace Dylan's last active location. If Dylan was still in London, and we saw him at the hospital two weeks ago,

Wandering From Pity

Wandering From Pity ~RHYS~ If I hadn't walked in at the time I did, it'd have been too late. “Your name again?” The doctor asked, scribbling something in his clipboard. “Rhys.” I folded my arms, glancing at Stella as she was fast asleep. “If I may ask, what's your relationship with our patient?” His eyes met mine. “She’s my…” The door pulled open, saving me from calling her my ‘brother’s wife’. Her best friend, Valerie, ran in desperately, despite the nurses trying to stop her. I didn't need instincts to know terrible things would happen the moment Stella found out Dylan and Taylor weren't who the world thought they were. “How long has she been unconscious?” Valerie panicked as she watched over her. Seven damn hours. The doctor asked me a few questions and examined her before leaving. “When she wakes up, please don't tell her anything yet. We need to explain everything ourselves and make sure she's stable enough to handle it.” With that statement, the little color on Valerie'

Forbidden Sparks And Rebellion

Forbidden Sparks And Rebellion ~STELLA~ The courtroom remained silent as the judge looked over the final documents placed before him. My heart pounded against my chest. I wasn't afraid of what came next because Dylan and I were already standing at the end of everything we had once called a marriage. The judge adjusted his glasses before speaking. “After reviewing the divorce petition, the evidence presented, and the testimonies provided by both parties, this court has reached its final decision.” My hands tightened together beneath the table. “The marriage between Stella Scott and Dylan Lindesy is hereby dissolved, effective immediately. Both parties are legally declared divorced.” A strange feeling settled in my chest. It was the feeling of freedom. “The properties acquired during the course of the marriage shall be divided according to the ruling of this court. The marital residence shall remain under Miss Stella Scott’s ownership. Any shared assets acquired shall be distribu

Trust Ruins

Trust Ruins ~STELLA~ “If that's what he wants, then so be it.” I looked away from the mirror, avoiding my saggy eye bags. “What exactly does he want?” Valerie’s palm pressed against her forehead. “He wants what he'd always gotten from me. Submission.” I blinked, locking our eyes as she looked away from the wheel. “And he wants it now, even if it's going to get me dead.” I allowed silence to settle between us. Last night, Rhys had left my place after someone called to inform him that Dylan’s case had been corrupted and he'd bribed his way out. “They're doing this for the money he paid them.” Tears filled my eyes as I spoke. “But I'm really not going to turn back to him, Val. The moment we get back to that house, you're going to take the photos of him there while I pack up my remaining stuff.” We should have done this yesterday, but she and Desmond had left in haste. If we didn't meet Dylan there, our plans would still go the same. Dylan would suffer for everything he made me pas

An Open Eye Stabbed

An Open Eye Stabbed ~STELLA~ I could finally breathe when the sack was pulled off my head. The men dragged me out of the car into a warehouse… an abandoned one. As they pushed me to the ground, I looked around, hoping Valerie was here too, but no, she wasn't. “And look who we have here.” Taylor appeared from one dark corner of the building, his tone laced with mockery. My eyes burned with tears because I just wanted her safe. The last thing I cared about was whatever he'd do to me. “You see, wifey.” He crouched before me, taking my chin with a finger. I looked into his eyes. “Where's that sassy gaze from the last time at court? Hmm?” He sniggered ferociously. I couldn't say a word because this time, I wasn't the only one involved—Valerie was involved in my mess too. God… “Tay—” I opened my mouth to say something, but he turned towards one of those masked men who'd pushed me in. “Bring in the surprise for our wifey here.” He got up, gently rubbing his palms against each other a

Unspoken Scars And Desires

Unspoken Scars and Desires ~STELLA~ It'd been a whole year since Wales. One full year since the vans happened. I made it. I cleared my name from the internet but with a scar I would never heal from. A scar that haunted me till this very moment. Tears ran down my eyes as I stood at the same spot, the same as last year. I couldn't hold back. I held a bouquet of our favorite flower in one hand—scented white roses and her favorite fiction novel in the other. Living felt illegal, now that she was gone. I dropped the flower and book on her grave, tears falling down my eyes as I found her picture engraved on the built wall behind the grave. She was smiling. Like she always had. When I made it back, she didn't. They'd taken Valerie away from me, knowing she was all I had. My knees hit the ground, hot sobs breaking from my lips. It should have been me instead. She didn't have to face such cruelty for my sake. Valerie had done nothing to deserve Desmond's betrayal. I didn't care if oth

"Some Things."

“Some Things” ~RHYS~ Blaze. That name suited her in every way a man could think of. I walked side by side with her till we got to the apartment block. We were still neighbours, after all. “Are you good, Blaze?” I asked her, my hand finding her shoulder gently as I guided her into her apartment. I was like her personal chef, driver too, more like her bodyguard—an overzealous one, at that. I think she'd called me ‘over-protective’ too. Just one year could change a lot of things. I began to find myself caring too hard. I hated that I didn't know how to stop. It was her. While she cried earlier today at her bestfriend's grave, a part of me broke even harder. It hurt that I couldn't do anything about it. The regret settled in. That day, she'd cried her heart out…begging me to save her best friend instead as I arrived at the warehouse where Taylor had ordered his men to beat her up. With blood dripping from her forehead, she’d begged, “Valerie. Go for her. I'll be okay.” But I could

A Wish

A Wish ~STELLA~ Three months ago, an emergency quit notice had been served to all tenants of our residence. I glared at the email on my screen. I had been searching for a new apartment, preferably one closer to the Fashion Academy I now attended. Every agent I called or reached out to had said the same thing: “We only have shared apartments around that area.” I didn't want a shared apartment… for any reason. “Are you agreeing to it?” Rhys asked, his voice breaking through the haze in my head. He owned a one-million-dollar mansion, not so close but around the Fashion Academy I attended. I'd also gotten my admission, thanks to him, and among the many things just a snap of his fingers could do, I didn't want my accommodation from him. “No, I'll keep looking for an apartment,” I refuted for like the umpteenth time, even though my hope of finding one had already started flickering. “But what happens when you don't find one and everyone is to vacate the premises in a week?” “I'd

Lust Without Reins

Lust Without Reins ~STELLA~ A few days after turning twenty-six, I moved into Rhys Adrian's home, one of the biggest mansions in town. I didn't want to cross into his house now that we were more exposed to public view. Although there was a side gate from the guesthouse I lived in into his mansion, I made sure I visited only once or twice a week. It'd been two weeks since moving in here. In the last week, I didn't stop by or cross into here at all. I walked into the foyer, ignoring its not-so-surprising-anymore design because I'd seen it a couple times before now. I crept my way to his kitchen; I was going to make a homemade dish for dinner. I'd offered to make dinner for us this evening, so I hurried into the guesthouse to freshen up as soon as a new friend dropped me off. Rhys and I hadn't talked so often since I moved in. Somehow, my time at the academy no longer allowed me. It was either he dropped me off and didn't get to pick me up at the end of the day, or he didn't ge

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