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
ROYAL POVI shut the door harder than I should have, ran a hand through my hair and tried to ease a calming breath into my lungs. I unbuttoned my suit jacket and then pranced into the coffee shop, nodding to a few acquainances that waved and greeted. Resentment was liquid in my chest, the venom bubbling in my mouth as I tried to go over my speech the umpteenth time. I was going to keep this as humanly civil as I can. No fists, or losing my cool. But that wasn’t a promise. I was this close to losing every single strand of control inside of me and doing something that would either end with me dead or behind the bars; and I had no nerve to even care!Hell, even right now, I could see myself gravitating to the sweet murder that threatened to yank at my sanity with every passing second. I was escorted to my seat where I dropped and ordered a glass of water. Coffee would made my heart palpitate, and anything with alcohol would send me over the edge. I waited, scrolling through my phone a
Paradise IVKENYA POVYears ago, I used to find bliss in quite a few things. One of those being a rolled-up dollar bill and white powder in a club drumming with loud music…Meaningless sex…Recklessness. That felt like ages ago. Being a mom modeled you in quite a different way you started to view the world differently. Lately, ever since Little Luc dropped from the sky with his wings tugged on his hack, my happiness has come from simple, simple things. Be it a stroll in the park, the sound of his little laugh, and sleeping next to Anna at night. That plus pouring my heart into the keyboard and typing down the musings of my brain. Life was peaceful the way it was, and yes; there were shitty bumps here and there, but I would choose this life over everything else.“Are you done brooding over that loser and ready to get back to living?” My gaze narrowed at Anna who was curled on the couch with a book in her hand. For a reader like her, she sure hated fiction and focused on the whole p