TalonAfter years of ups and downs, heartbreaks and makeups, we finally made it. Our love story has come full circle and I couldn't be happier to have Naya by my side. She was everything to me. Life was a lot better with her around. I could’ve never imagined that things would be subtle between us. Judging by the way we met, I had never thought that we would ever be together, forever. I was happy that we finally got to end up together after everything that had happened in the past. The villains in our lives were all eliminated, and we did it all because we stood by each other. It was difficult in the beginning as all I could think about was my hatred towards Naya. I could remember how I couldn't even stare at her in the face. The fact that thing took a turn made me realize that we were meant for each other.We've been through so much together, from the moment we first laid eyes on each other in the weirdest position to our emotionless wedding day. Our first wedding was a disaster,
NAYA’S POV:“You’re…not very attractive, Naya. You’re quite ugly, and it’s embarrassing to be seen as your boyfriend. My friends laugh at you, and kind of make these jokes about me. I don’t think this is working anymore. I think it’s best we just split, you know?”His words wafted through my earlobes, mixing together with whatever it is words mix with, then settling in my brain at a pace that’s too fast. Just too fast. I blinked. I blinked again. With a violent shake of the head, I blinked my brain into functioning again. What? Not very attractive? Ugly?“Huh?" My heart ached.Gale, my boyfriend of 3 years, stared at me hard, his mouth opening and closing as though he was a baby. Pain flashed through his warm brown eyes before he cast them to the ground.It was at that moment that his words hit harder than I’d expected. I waited though, waited for him tell me it was a stupid joke, the most expensive one ever.However, the punchline never came. “Look, I've been able to keep up with it
NAYA’S POV:Cool air slapped over my skin, forcing me to relax onto this soft thing my body was on. Cindy must have taken me home. This feels softer than my bed, though, I thought, as I stretched. Maybe I was in her room.With a little twist of the body, I felt the blanket on my body slip off, allowing the wind to graze my skin more. Needing reassurance of where I ended up for the night, I pulled my eyes apart and immediately cussed for making such a foolish mistake. The dim light of the room I was lying in stung my eyes with such vehemence that had me shutting them almost immediately, a groan escaping from my lips.As though summoned by the sight of light, a headache like never before sank into all the parts of my head, forcing me to twist and turn and-I hadn't noticed it because I thought I might have been in my room but now with the headache, inability to open my eyes and the air, it settles.I was stark naked.Placing one tender hand over my chest, my head went blank — headache
NAYA’S POV: The world is such a dark dark place, I was thinking. But within that darkness, there is a little number of people who twinkle still, giving hope to rest of the world who have lost their-“Hey!"My eyes shut and open again, eyes blinking up. Whatever thought I was thinking, it was just the night sky laced with droplets of stars I had been looking at.“Hey."My gaze focused on the face of a man who was standing incredibly close to me. A stranger standing too close.“I'm relieved you're awake. Here, let me help you up," he said, placing one firm hand on my shoulder, the other wrapping around the upper of my back, and in seconds, he was lifting me up.My first thought as I stood on ginger feet after he got me up was, “That's quite impressive. You must have done this a number of times." The second was, “Who are you? And why were you standing close?"He heard me.“Pardon me for the awkward position. My name is Manuel. You almost walked into my car and I think I must have scrape
TALON'S P.O.VMy assistant, Manuel, could be such a shithead some days and today was one of those days. I couldn’t believe the idiot hit a lady while on the way and she passed out. Now, he was calling me while I was working, probably trying to give me an update about the lady. Growling angrily under my breath, I snatched my ringing phone up to answer the call, “What?” I snapped. “We are at the hospital, sir,” he replied briskly, not put off by the obvious anger in my voice. “How is she?” I asked. “She’s fine, sir,” he answered, calmly. His calm attitude was getting on my nerves. “I didn’t hit her. She passed out from the shock and sustained just a minor injury which the nurses are taking care of.”“Very good. Make sure everything is settled before coming back here. Is that clear?” I demanded. “Of course, sir.”I paused at his tone, a frown etched on my forehead as I observed how hideous he sounded. I would have asked him what was wrong, but it was none of my business. I was his e
TALON'S P.O.V“Model has turned down offer.”One more look at my assistant's message and I was filled with rage and agitation that had me smashing my phone on my car floor. My breath came out in short, loud pants and my entire frame was shaking with fury. My hands were clenched into a tight fist as I glared at my phone that was now on the car floor.What the hell? How could she just wake up on the day we are supposed to get married and turn down the offer? I had placed my hopes on this! As a matter of fact, I already paid her half the price and I was going to pay her the remaining half after our agreement was completed and now, she’s just backing out? What am I going to do now? I already had so much hope riding on this! The plan was to get married to her, introduce her to my father as my wife, get my inheritance and divorce her after sometime. Now, I had to start searching for a replacement? I had to get married to someone one way or another. Not getting married means forfeiting my i
NAYA’S POVAs Cindy walked out of the room, a man strolled in. I was immediately taken aback by the amount of sexiness and confidence the man exuded. He was tall – over six feet, handsome with his hair slicked back. His eyes were sharp and determined and gave him an aura of mystery. He had a stern frown on his face as he walked in, holding a bunch of papers in his hand. And when he opened his mouth to talk, his voice, though cold, was the sexiest tone I had ever heard. “These are the terms of our marriage contract. Sign it, or you’d lose whatever is left of your pathetic life.”I blinked at him once. Then, twice. Ugh? Did I hear him right? A marriage contract? Hold up, maybe the doctor was wrong and I’m suffering from a serious concussion. Or maybe the accident affected me so bad that I’m starting to hear things. The man glared hard at me, obviously irritated by my confused silence. He whirled around, facing Manuel who had immediately rose to his feet. “Is she also deaf and dumb?” he
CHAPTER 7NAYA'S P.O.VI sat in front of the mirror, stiff and motionless. I stare at my reflection in the mirror and despite the beautiful white gown I’m dressed in or the jewelries I’m adorned in or the wonderful make-up on my face, my eyes still look dead and broken. I was getting married to Talon. This was hours after I agreed to sign the contract. He wanted to rush the marriage and I wasn’t shocked, considering the motive behind it. I wondered how he explained this to his parents. Did he tell them we were in love? What possible explanation would he have given them for rushing the marriage like this?I shook my head. Shopping for this wedding was a nightmare. Talon hired a wedding planner who was basically a pain in my ass. She dragged me to the worst places for dress fittings, shoes shopping. They forced me to sit down and pick a theme even after I told them I didn’t care and that they could pick whatever theme they wanted. The stress of the wedding was really not something I w