Chapter 36Kenya POVFull two days passed and I decided to boycott my phone and avoid Luke like a plague of an ugly disease. His words haunted me every waking moment of the day, and I resented it when he started creeping into my dreams with a diamond ring and whatever shit he thought he was doing to my subconscious.The thoughts of him were troublesome enough during the day, but at night; they were plain cruel. I still didn’t know what to make of his confession, but hearing him say the words “collateral” and admitting to using me to get the upper hand at his feud with Carter… Yeah well, that made me want to punch a hole into the door. That made me want to punch a hole into the wall.I may have been willing to get seduced and charmed by all his man-wits and play princess in his rotten fairy tale, but not after he used me to hurt Royal. That was damn low and reacting to his simple deep timbre was a blow to my ego. The man clearly wanted to keep his fingers into many pots, and I refused
ROYAL POVFuck the fucking fuck! That was not supposed to happen. Kenya was not supposed to see me with Kimberly, especially half naked with nothing but a pair of briefs on. I watched tensely as she picked Luc into her arms and then walked silently towards the door. The duo didn’t even look back until they disappeared through the front door. “We’ll, that was quite a little… dramatic.” Kimberly drawled before laughing beside me, and I wanted nothing more than wringing her neck. I pulled my hand from hers- more like yanked it, then walked back to the couch and plopped onto it defeatedly. “I want you to carry your things and leave.” I said with finality, not wanting to hear anything about the snake that slithered whenever she moved. “Kicking me out already?” She folded her arms across her chest causing the hem of the shirt to ride up her thigh. I clenched her jaw and then got up, then walked slowly towards her. “My son and his mother just saw you naked, in my shirt, and in my hou
Luke POVI stood in the living room of my condo overlooking the Nashville skyline, with Smokey whiskey sloshing painfully into my stomach. Regret was hot and thick inside of me, making me requestile every single thing that had happened. Things were going exactly how I wanted them to go, yet a part of me was whining about the missing piece that was suddenly lacking from me.The look Kenya gave me yesterday knocked some sauce into my thick skull, and I found myself wondering if this whole revenge thing was worth it.I hated to admit it; it was starting to feel pointless… Futile! So what if Royal screwed my ex-fiancé? It’s not like it was him who approached her. She did. Because she was a bitch of the old days.My thoughts were interrupted by the sound of the bell ringing at my door. I signed before pulling my hand from out of my pocket, then walked through the living room, placing the flute onto the decorative shelf and heading for the door. My biggest mistake was not checking who i
EDEN POV The auditions wrapped up with a bang, and by the time we left the center, I was a mess. My heart was filled with all kinds of emotions after having participated in the entire auditioning, watching the scriptwriters narrate the entire thing, and Luke in all his mastery. It was as if I stepped into my own stories and watched them come alive, and I did not hold myself at one point and just cried. They were not bitter tears. I promise they weren’t. They were tears full of happiness and disbelief that me, the forsaken, unloved girl who had her heart turned into charcoal after loving so hard, who had her world destroyed over night was reaching new heights like I did. I may have hated Luke for everything he had done so far, considering we had not even completed a full month ‘knowing’ each other; but in that very moment, all i could feel inside of me was plain gratitude towards. Gratitude that he recognised me in a pool of other authors and decided to bring my name to the spotli
“Kiss me. Make me believe it, and I will consider forgiving you.” The dripped down her lips like sweet honey, and warmth blossombed inside of me. I didn’t remember the last time a woman gave me an order in bed; I was the one to lead, the one to give orders. Yet here I said with my mouth drooling from the confidence Kenya exuded. Obeying, I leaned into her and sealed my lips over hers, ripping a tiny moan of appreciation. My tongue probed the seams of her lips, demanding entry into her seeet mouth. Sweat tribbled down my spine when her hot, wet slippery tongue massaged mine lovingly, making stars mar the back of my eyes. My hand reached out to cup her cheek, and I kissed her with all the energy inside of me. She groaned in the back of her throat before roughly pushing me back. I fell on my back, lips spread and eyes snapped wide as I watched her climb on top of me, eyes feral from unblemished desire. She locked me between her hips before she assaulted me with a bruising kiss. My h
LUKE POV By the time we left the coffee shop, it felt like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders. I felt lighter, greeter than I was. But what actually made me want to laugh out loud was the satisfaction at the thought of Kenya being less mad at me. I didn’t know if I should be laughing or slapping mysylef in the face for actually feeling whatever it was I was feeling for the little vixen. But watching her settled in the passenger’s seat with that small smile on her face as she watched the passing scenery… I somehow felt content, like there was a gaping hole that’s been filled inside of me. We drove the remaining distance in comfortable silence, with me occasionally stealing glances at her. The entire time I kept telling myself that all was good; now that she was less mad at me. We arrived at my condo when the sun was about to set, and I guided her through, with my hand resting at her lower back. We entered inside the house, and decency threatened to leave through
KENYA POVI was not surprised to see myself waking up in Luke’s bed the following morning. Intsead, a smooth chuckle fell off my lips as I swung my leg off the bed, then winced at the burn between my legs. It was faint, yet a perfect reminder of what had transpired last night.Glaring around, I looked for my bag, then walked out of the bedrrom, padding barefooted on the wooden floors until I reached the living room. The rest of our clothing was scattered on the smooth rug, along with my bag. I grasped it, searched for my phone and found at least a dozen missed calls from Anna. Guilt gnawed inside of me.I like Luke in his million dollar dick, but what I didn’t like was it kind of clouded my brain. With a sig, I dialed her number and pressed the phone onto my ear. She responded and exploded.I winced at her loud voice and removed the phone from my ear and waited until she was all down to earth.“Sorry I couldn’t call last night. And yes maam, I am safe and still very much alve and brea
RIFTAN POVShe was back.I could feel the warmth of her laugh as she conversed softly with her beta and some ladies, casually sipping tea. The wash of her stare would brush my side intermintedly, letting me know she was aware of my existence as I was hers.But something didn’t feel right. She laughed and talked like Eden, but it felt like a piece of her was missing, like she was here, yet she wasn’t.“A penny for your thoughts?” Khalil drawled slipping beside me and yanking the glass of whiskey from my hand, downing the brown liquid in one swig and then wincing at the burn of the fire sloshing down his throat and into his stomach.“I am still trying to figure out why Eden insisted on keeping you here.” I muttered below my breath causing him to scoff.“Seriously brother, I have atoned for my sins, paid a heavy price for trying to put up a fight against your little mate. I wouldn’t have volunteered on saving her. Besides…” A smile slithered on his lips;“She has warmed up to me pretty q