HAZEL"I have fallen in love with Miranda," I admitted to myself with my eyes closed. I could not deny it anymore. It was true that I did not trust Miranda or any other woman for that matter. Perhaps my mom had a little bit of my trust but I was skeptical about women in general. Hence, I did my best to avoid them. Having experienced firsthand, the hurt that could result from trusting a woman, I did not want to put myself in that position anymore.This was what I told myself as I fought my feelings for Miranda. She made me feel emotions I didn't want to and that fueled my determination to offer her a contract.However, when she hugged me and told me she wanted to go swimming with her husband, nothing else mattered. I could no longer hold myself back, so I took her, and it was magical.Thanks to her, I felt like a teenager again. I had loved Shayla, in my own way. But with Miranda, I felt like there was a fire burning in my heart that only she could quench.Everything about her excite
HAZEL"This is Ramos' granny," I said to Miranda as I tried to figure out what she was trying to do.She gasped in surprise, "Ramos....the...pervert?"I nodded and she turned to face the old woman, "But...you're so nice....how can such a person be related to you?"And what is wrong with my grandson? "The woman snapped.Miranda sighed, "He was a total jerk to me. I came out to swim with my husband at the pool but he harassed me sexually."The woman furrowed her brows, "What?""He grabbed my butt and tried to kiss me," Miranda continued. "That's why my husband got upset and punched him. What husband would watch his wife being treated like that?"The old woman shook her head, "How can this be? What you are telling me is different from what I was told. Besides, Ramos might be a handful but he respects married women. He knows how I feel about marriage so I doubt he would try to disappoint me."Miranda smiled, "Wow! I don't think you know your grandson very well, granny. It's quite unfortun
HAZEL Miranda came out of her room, dressed in a black, sexy gown. She had added a little makeup to her face, making her look more hot and beautiful.I saw her putting her can of pepper spray into her bag and scoffed, "And what is that for? Don't you trust in your husband's capability?"She smiled, "It's not that I don't trust your capabilities. I feel very safe with you by my side, that goes without saying. However, I seem to have fallen in love with this thing, that I can't bring myself to part with it."I shook my head and chuckled, "Have it your way then, weirdo."We left the resort together and I took Miranda on a drive. She seemed so excited and raised her hands up, enjoying the evening breeze as our car raced.Her red, wavy locks flew behind her as the wind blew against it. This sight was so pleasing to the eyes that looking away was very difficult.I stopped the car in the parking lot of a luxurious restaurant and led her inside so we could have dinner.After our meals were s
MIRANDA For the first time since I had met Hazel, I saw fear in his eyes.He let go of my hand and balled his fists as he assumed a fighting stance.When Ramos' dogs began to approach, my eyes lit up as I remembered the pepper spray I had put inside my bag. Back then, I didn't think it would come in handy but I just carried it because it gave me a sense of security without Hazel.Who knew I would need it so soon? Taking it out of my bag, I sprayed it at the men who had approached us. They cried out, falling to the ground as they had not expected it.Merely inhaling it made me feel very uncomfortable, I could not imagine how much pain the eyes of the men were in.Hazel turned and briefly smiled at me as he proceeded to kick the men who had already fallen to their knees.Despite seeing his men on the ground, Ramos did not make any move but just kept smiling at us with his arms folded.Hazel was still kicking the rest of his men when six black jeeps suddenly pulled up behind Ramos. Men
MIRANDA Hazel and I both came out of hiding, picked up sticks for protection, and began to run out of the woods.Fortunately, we did not meet any of them and finally reached the road. We both sighed in relief and threw our sticks when we saw a cab.We got into the cab after Hazel instructed the driver to take us to the restaurant where we had parked our car.Once we got there, he took out his wallet and paid the driver. We made a few inquiries at the restaurant and found out about a hotel that was close by.Hazel drove our car to the hotel and booked a room. Once we were inside, I sat on the bed and checked my bag which had gotten wet.Our phones had both gotten wet and gone off and I couldn't walk properly because of the thorns stuck to the sole of my feet. I had also dropped my pepper spray before we jumped and felt bad about leaving it behind."Let me have your phone," Hazel told me. I gave it to him and he opened both our phones and went to the balcony, placing the phone parts in
HAZELI walked to the balcony and called someone I hadn't spoken to in a while."If you're calling me today, then the world must be about to come to an end," President Rowland said to me when he answered my call."Good evening, old man," I addressed him as fondly as I used to.He laughed, "I see you still take pleasure in getting on my nerves. So tell me, what gives?""I'm afraid this isn't a courtesy call, Godfather." I went ahead and explained everything that Miranda and I had experienced in Caracas to President Rowland.He became my godfather when I was eighteen. At the time, he was not the president of my country but just a businessman.My father had just revealed his lover whom he had been cheating on my mother with, and it turned out that they'd had a son together for years. His company, which was his' and my mother's sweat was sold to Tim Rowland who was a wealthy businessman. Even though it was a small company then, I sought to buy it back because it had my mother's sweat.I a
MIRANDAAfter Ramos threatened to break down the door and finally kicked it, I gathered the sheets with my fists, feeling chilled to the bone as my teeth chattered in fear.The sound of gunshots made me cover my ears with my hands. My heart raced as my lips pressed into a thin line, while I closed my eyes.Then suddenly it became quiet. I hugged my knees while still sitting on the bed, barely feeling the impact of the injury under my feet because fear gnawed at me.I suddenly heard a knock on the door and a familiar voice say, "Open up."My heart skipped a beat as the voice sounded so much like Hazel's."Was that Hazel?" I wondered."Open up, Miranda, it's me." It was indeed Hazel.My eyes lit up and I got off the bed and ran toward the door to open it. I suddenly stopped when I recalled Ramos' voice from earlier. What if one of Ramos' men was pretending to speak like Hazel? It was a long stretch but not impossible."Is it really you, Hazel?" I asked...."I heard Ramos'......""It's you
MIRANDA I never knew being bathed by a man could feel so amazing; especially a man like Hazel Duke. Once we were done, he carried me out of the Jacuzzi and patted my body dry with a towel. Afterward, he took me back to the bedroom and placed me on the bed."Don't move," he ordered when I tried to get up. I had completely forgotten that my feet were still sore."Tell me which of these two clothes you would like to put on." He showed me a robe and my favorite pajamas."I'll go with the pink," I replied pointing at the pajamas.He returned the robe and helped me put on the pajamas. Afterward, he changed out of his towel, putting on a black robe before lying beside me on the bed.After a brief moment of silence, he said, "Let me call the doctor and find out if he is close."After speaking to the doctor, he assured me that he would arrive in no time."Thank you," I replied."You're welcome. Tell me, Miranda, before you were brought to me to become my wife, what was your dream?" He sudden