CHAPTER FORTY | CARLOS AND BIANCA VIVIAN ADDAMS I smile and peck him on the cheek as a sign of gratitude. I am really grateful for how understanding he is. Just then, I hear a gunshot and AJ falls to the ground with a thud. A terrible scream comes out of me before I know it. A hand circles around my waist and pulls me to their body. A handkerchief is forced on my nose and mouth as I struggle against the hold of my captor. I try not to breathe it but I have no choice and soon, I'm out. I wake up some hours later at an unfamiliar warehouse. “Where the fuck am I?" “Where are meant to be." A voice answers from the back.I look around again, trying to fully take in my surroundings to find any possible escape route. Dust hangs heavily in the air, and the sounds of nothingness reverberate off the crumbling walls. In quiet nooks, abandoned machinery rusts, and broken windows show a world that has moved on. Here, time seems to have stopped, preserved in the ruins of an abandoned missio
VIVIAN ADDAMS I arrive from my job as a waitress only to be greeted by silence. No hugs, no welcoming smile, nothing. I am not surprised though, in fact, I am already used to it. That is how it has been for as long as I can remember. I am already used to being alone and not having anyone to rely on. Sitting on the couch, I think about my miserable life. Ever since my parent's death, It seems like I ran out of joy. My parents died when I was only ten years old. Then my grandmother took custody of me. It's safe to say that the old witch didn't give two shits about me. She blamed me for the death of my parents and didn't miss any chance to verbally and physically abuse me. The only reason she even took custody of me in the first place is because of the money my parents left for me in their will. She was hoping to lay her filthy old hands on it. She couldn't though, because the money couldn't be touched until I turned eighteen. My grandma waited patiently, just waiting for the day I
CHAPTER ONE | MY NAME VIVIAN ADDAMS I wake up as early as usual.With a smile on my face, I move to the bathroom to take my bath. I have been working in the Knight's mansion for two years now. Every day, I wake up and prepare to serve my master, Lucas Knight. My life has been perfect, and it will continue to be perfect as long as I am near the love of my life. I sigh in satisfaction and scream into my pillow, the thought of seeing Lucas's gorgeous face again exciting me. Knowing that I can't afford to be late, I jump off my bed and run to my tiny bathroom to have my bath. After taking my bath, I head to the kitchen to make Luke's breakfast, and as usual, I make it with love. Pure love. Just as I finish making breakfast, Luke comes into the kitchen for his coffee. Unfortunately for me, I am not allowed to make his coffee. Apparently, he only drinks coffee made by himself. “Good morning Master Knight." I politely greet him. As usual, he doesn't spear me a single glance. I sig
CHAPTER TWO | BIANCA PROBLEMS LUCAS KNIGHT I call Bianca again, hoping that she would pick up her phone. She has been ignoring me for a while now, and honestly, I don't fucking blame her. It's all my fucking fault, I treated her like shit. Bianca and I have been friends right from a very young age, and we did everything together, even when she had a boyfriend. I took her to every single company and family event as my date...a friendly date. About a month ago, I went to a club with Bianca and some other close friends of mine. We all got drunk and everything was perfectly fine until Bianca suddenly confessed her love for me and attacked me with unwanted kisses. I would have been flattered and turned her down nicely if her fiance wasn't there. I left the club with a bruised face because the finance thought that I had been sleeping with his fiancee. In anger, I said some things I didn't mean to her. I knew I should have kept my mouth shut when she confessed her love to me, but I c
CHAPTER THREE | THE EVENT LUCAS KNIGHT If I knew that she was in my study, then I wouldn't have said those mean things about her. Even though what I said was true, and I have every right to say it, I didn't want her to hear. She is doing me a fucking favour, and here I am busy badmouthing her. The hurt expression on her face didn't help with the guilt I am feeling. Even though I want to apologize, I can't. While growing up, my Grandfather thought me to never apologize to my employees. He believed that a boss is always right and that the employer should be the one to apologize for being the way they are. This is how I have been acting with my workers at the company, but I never felt guilty about it. I do not understand why I am suddenly feeling guilty about something that I have been doing for a very long time now. I open my mouth to apologize but stop myself from doing so. What the fuck is wrong with me, I can't apologize to a common maid like her. Vivian leaves my study af
CHAPTER FOUR | MINE! LUCAS KNIGHT“Why the hell are you winking at my man?" Vivian growls. What the fuck! “What the hell do you think you're doing Vivian? She wasn't even looking this way." I deadpan. “Oh babe, you don't have to be humble. We both know that she was staring at you. She is obviously in love with you." I mentally facepalm. Luckily for me, the place we are in isn't crowded. If not, she would have been drawing a lot of attention to me...us. Taking my hands, Vivian drags me to the lady and her lover. She stops right in front of her and places her hands on her hips. “What do you think you are doing?" She demands. “Ummmm, what are...what do you mean?" The lady asks, looking genuinely lost. “Oh, so that is how it is going to be right?" She says, scoffing in disbelief and switching from her left foot to her right foot. “I don't know what you are talking about." The lady replies sincerely. “Why the hell were you ogling me man." “Who? Me?" The lady asks, turning her ba
CHAPTER FIVE | BEST NIGHT OF MY LIFE VIVIAN ADDAMS “Hey babe," I greet the love of my life with a huge smile. “Good morning." “Morning," he replies, turning away from me, his eyes still tightly shut. I frown in response, wanting him to always face me. I giggle and kiss him on the back of his neck, and his back tense in response. Slowly, Lucas Knight turns around until he is staring directly into my eyes.His eyes widen dramatically and I giggle at how cute he looks. The shock he is feeling is evident on his face. My bed hair must be a shock to him. “Don't mind my hair babe, I will tame it very soon." I pat his forehead reassuringly. He flinches back when I touch him, and I giggle in amusement. He is so dramatic. Luke's eyes widen even further, and he looks like he has just remembered something very important. His mouth opens in shock, and he moves away from me. “What is wrong babe?" I whisper. “Oh no...no...no...no...no...no." He yells. Slowly and cautiously, he raises
CHAPTER SIX | LUNATICLUCAS KNIGHT “Babe, what is wrong? Do I do anything wrong?" Vivian asks, getting off the bed and moving towards me. She tries to touch me but I move away from her. This is probably the worse day of my life. I can't believe I hooked up with this lunatic. If only I didn't get drunk...I am never drinking in my life again. “Don't you like what you see?" She asks, stepping back and turning around so that I can fully see her stark naked body. I won't lie, she is so fucking hot, and I am fully turned on. But no matter how good she looks, I won't think with my dick again. I already made a big mistake, I won't be making another one. “You did not seem to hate what you are seeing last night, so why are you acting like this?" She mumbles. Once again, she is trying to think for me. She just randomly comes up with her explanation for everything. I literally just told her to get out of my life and the first thing she thinks about is that I don't like what I see. It ma