BRADEscaping home from that shit hole I call a workplace was the only thing that kept me sane and going. Just an evening to unwind, think about how to use this huge mistake Nolan just made by canceling the launch to my favor, and how to win Alanna, on our date tomorrow. This last time, I wasn’t able to have sex with her, but I best believe that I would tomorrow and nothing is going to come in my way.Or so I thought.I was still enjoying the comfort of my space when I heard a knock on my door. It was odd because, at this time of the day, I rarely get uninvited guests, I took out my phone and pulled up my mobile CCTV and saw it was Chloe. I sighed, “What the hell does she want here?” I sluggishly made my way to the door and buzzed her in. She appeared to be agitated and freaking out, which wasn't strange when it comes to Chloe, but she doesn't just show up in my house unannounced, it was part of our rules. “I thought we agreed on no surprise visit,” I mumbled, as I paced after
CHAPTER 48ALANNA(FIVE YEARS AGO)I stared at the man I had just gotten married to, it was not any form of a romantic ceremony, there were just two witnesses, his parents and his assistant who stood in place of my family since my family had not attended our wedding claiming I betrayed Chloe.The memory of that night was still hazy to me, I didn't remember a single thing, except being given a drink by Chloe.“You drugged me,” I had accused her, but Mum yanked me from the floor while I was weeping, and shoved me to the couch. “Are you crazy?” she yelled, “How can you say that about your sister,” “She forced me to drink a glass of wine and after that, I couldn't remember anything,” I tried to defend myself. “Did I also force you to sleep with my boyfriend, why would I drug you and make you sleep with my boyfriend, the man I want to get married to,” Chloe cried out, tossing her shoes towards me, I dodged them by a millisecond. Now here I was in a room alone, with a man, I had nev
NOLANMy mind is messing with me, my head is fucking with me.Growing up I had seen so many of my baby and toddler pictures and right now it felt like I was looking at one of them.Just that there was a male and a female version of that toddler picture in front of me. I stared down at them and my eyes trailed up a bit to Alanna, she was bewildered. She was speechless.“Mummy, is this your friend?” the little girl asked in what must be the most adorable voice I have heard in all my life. “No, he is just leaving,” she answered, her gaze not leaving me, as we kept staring at each other. Hell, no.I wasn’t going anywhere, I am not even going to move an inch. Not without answers.Are they…. It can't be? What the fuck? Are these my kids, Alanna has two kids, did she get married after she left me? but why do they look so much like me?Is my mind fucking with me? Or is this another function of my active imagination? “Nolan, can you please leave my house? Anything you want to discuss
BRADToday is the day, my eyes flung open as I jolted from my bed, Chloe was still sleeping beside me, this was the first night she was sleeping over. Of course, Nolan wouldn't care, if, for anything, he would want to get rid of her soon and what better way to get rid of an unwanted spouse than to catch them in the act of infidelity? Her eyes flickered open, as soon as I got out of the bed, she was naked underneath the sheets and I didn't want to get aroused by the sight of that. “Where are you going, it is the weekend, and I am sure Nolan isn't looking for me,” she picked up her phone from the nightstand and scrolled through it for a moment, “As expected, there is no call here from him,”“I need to get prepared for my date,” Her eyes widened, I could see the rage in her eyes, “What do you mean date?” she asked, not waiting for my response she continued, “I thought we agreed you weren't going to see anyone as long as we were still fucking,”Yes, that was our terms or fucking,
ALANNAI didn't want to go on the date, I know I said I wanted to move on from Nolan, but right now I had a thousand thoughts running through my mind.“Mummy, who is that man who came to the house?” the ever-inquisitive Lucy had asked, right when I was tucking them to sleep, the night before.I sighed, not sure what I was supposed to tell them, was I going to lie to my kids, I wasn't also ready to tell them the truth because that was something I couldn't explain to them.“He is just someone I work with,” I lied, praying to whatever deity I believe in that they do not press on with the question. “Lucy said you were crying after he left, did he hurt you mummy? I want to go beat him,” Lucas in his sensitive and overly protective childlike voice mutters with concern etched all over his face.“No, he did not, Lucy, what did I tell you about spying on mummy?”“Lucas also spied on you,” Lucy blurted out, I smiled. “Don't worry darling mummy can take care of herself,”Now here I was seated
ALANNAHow the hell did I get myself into this mess?"I said, stay out of it Brad," Nolan growled, his voice laced with a dangerous edge."Or what? Are you gonna psychoanalyze me again?" Brad scoffed, his face contorted in a sneer.This was bad. Really bad. My heart hammered against my ribs, a frantic drum solo in my chest. I opened my mouth to intervene, but the words died in my throat before I could force them out.It all happened so fast. In a blink, Nolan's fist clenched tight and whipped through the air. The sickening crunch of bone on flesh echoed in the tense silence as his fist connected with Brad's jaw. Brad crumpled to the floor like a ragdoll, a choked cry escaping his lips.My breath hitched. "Nolan!" I screamed the words a panicked shriek.Ignoring me, Nolan loomed over Brad, his chest heaving. "Now, do I have your attention, Alanna?" he spat, his voice dripping with venom.Before I could reply, Brad surged to his feet, fuelled by rage. He swung wildly, his fist connecting
NOLANCan your whole life change in a second?Yes, it can.When you get your dream job, when you propose to your long-term girlfriend, when you quit that job or move to that new country, it can all change your life.But for me, it changed when I realized I was a father, not just a father to a child but to children.Alanna walks in, slamming the door to my face and I am not sure how I want to feel about what I had just found out, I am a dad.I have two lovely children who grew up not knowing I existed. My mind is a whirlwind of emotion, I didn't leave her house. I wanted to, I did, but I came back the next day. That was when I saw her, dressed all fancy and probably going out for a date. I didn't want to stalk her, I didn't mean to, but I couldn't help myself.“You always know how to keep a level head Nolan and act on logic,” this had been one testament I had constantly got about myself, my ability to think rationally and not act on impulse but, I was losing it. Alanna is driv
ALANNA. “I want a divorce, Nolan,” I finally uttered the words in my mind and his expression shifted from dark to perplexity in a few seconds. There was silence for a few seconds as he stared at me, trying to figure out if I was lying or playing around. I am not the girl who gets picked up in the club and ends up having a one-night stand with a random stranger. I don't find it appalling, I think of it as romantic, falling in love with a stranger with just a glance. I love the idea of love at first sight but I guess the jokes were on me since I'd never gotten to experience that. Well, I fell in love with my husband at first glance but he didn't with me. That is why when I glanced at Nolan, the man I call my husband, his dark gaze piercing through mine, I didn't see love in his eyes, instead, it was disgust and irritation. And I didn't want that anymore. I didn't want any of that again. Gathering all the courage I could muster, I sucked in a breath as I peered at him. “Are you cra