~DAMIAN~Cassie covered her mouth and walked to the couch. She started to sob, and I rolled my eyes. “Do you think it was easy for me to wake up naked, next to him?” She cried."Cassie," I said and walked to her.“And I tried to talk to you, but you dismissed me.” She started to cry. I took a tissue and gave it to her. Maybe she never cheated on me, but the damage was done. “You told me you were engaged to someone else, that's the only reason I married him,” she said, and I scratched my head. The time I found her with another man, I didn't want to look stupid. That's why I told her I was engaged already—that's why I ended up marrying Sierra to prove to her that I was really engaged.“You know what? It's already late. I have to go now. We can continue talking about this later, okay?” I said to her, and she nodded.“It's fine, I'll wait for you,” she wiped her tears, but it didn't touch me, as I knew she was trying to manipulate me. I knew Cassie well, and manipulation is the game she l
~DAMIAN~The little girl turned to me and smiled, she opened her arms as if waiting for me to hug her. I carefully approached her while she flushed her smile, she was exactly Sierra. I never thought one could resemble someone like this, but a voice made us stop as we were inches from each other.“Mommy!” The little girl turned and ran into Sierra's arms. Well, there goes my DNA.“Ingrid,” she said, picking her up. “How are you? I hope you haven’t given Aunt Ava any trouble.”"I did not and I didn’t talk about N...”“Good girl, now run to the car, the driver is waiting for you.”"Okay, mommy, can I greet Uncle Damian and say goodbye?”“Ingrid…”"Please, mommy,” the little girl pleaded as she put her hands together."Okay, but it’s just for a minute.” Sierra didn’t sound happy, and I understood her.“I promise, Uncle Damian!” She turned to me and ran into my arms. I kneeled to level with her.“Hey angel,” I said as I took her in my arms, but as our skin came into contact, I froze. I clo
~DAMIAN~It took me ten minutes to get to the bar, it was the most classic, with a decent number of people. I knew I had privacy here. I hated to be here, as it belonged to Cruz. Remember the man I found Sierra with? Remember the time I fought him and was banned for three weeks? They had passed, so I knew I was welcome here—I had a club VIP member card. I scoffed, then got out of the car and headed in. A waitress came to greet me. Yes, this was not just a bar, it had a back restaurant for those who wanted to eat. I silently followed her as she led me to a table.“Mr. Winters, Mr. James, what can I get you?” She asked as we reached the table. I sat across from James, who had a smirk on his face.&
~DAMIAN~I gulped down my drink in one go and exhaled at the burning of the alcohol down my throat. “You say you've seen her countless times,” I said, and he raised a brow. “Where?” I asked as I wanted to be sure he wasn't stalking her or doing all sorts of creepy things."Oh, don't worry, I haven't gone close to her,” he said, but I shook my head—I couldn't trust James. “You know she never even entertained me,” he sipped on his glass.“I know, but since you said countless times, I want to know where and why.” I looked at his face, and he looked at me too."Okay, I admit I might have stalked her, but that was it. I didn't go close to her or cause any harm.”“You what?!”“I sent one of my men to follow her, she was with one of your employees, yes, your financial manager.”“Ethan?”“Mr. Woods,” he confirmed, and I shook my head. How did he know everything about my company? “But I promise I won't follow her again, last time my man did, she looked terrified, and I hate to scare her.” The
~DAMIAN~It was the next morning. I was still in bed on my back, staring at the ceiling. I was practising all I was going to say to Sierra when we met today. This was my chance, and I didn't want anything to go wrong. Although the thought of Cassie in my life was discouraging, I prayed she would understand because as soon as Cassie gives birth to that child, I will run a DNA test, and if it proves to be mine, I will care for the baby and her, but not as a couple. I didn't yet know how I would make her understand, so I prayed for a miracle.Finally, after putting my thoughts together, I got up and walked to the shower. There was no time to run, as Sierra had already sent me a message. We were meeting at eight, and it was already seven. After the shower, I wore my professional clothes as I didn't want to make Cassie suspicious--if she found out I was meeting Sierra, it would be another problem, and I didn’t want anything to stress me—I needed to be in a good mood, as maybe Sierra was wi
~DAMIAN~“He entered into a deal with a mafia, the deal was for your father to be exporting his drugs since your father owned the means of transport,” I explained, and she looked at me confused but was listening. I told her how Mr. Reid came to me with the contract, and I asked him not to sign it, then he took it back, and how after a few days, he came back and asked me to finalize it as he was signing it. “I tried to stop him, but he didn't listen.”“How did my father end up owing him? If I heard correctly he should be the one owing my father, not the other way round,” Sierra asked, and I took a deep breath before I explained what happened next.“They worked together for a year with no problems, then your father's plane, crushed with his drugs. He asked your father to pay for the damages, which he did, but then your father wanted to back out because he saw how he was asked to pay for damages, and that's when the misunderstanding started.”“And?”“And he started threatening your fathe
GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2013~AUTHORS’ PERSPECTIVE~"Okay, meet me for a drink, then we can talk.”“I'm not meeting you now or ever, the only time I'll see you is in court, James.”“You are planning to go to the police?” James asked in a panicked tone.“Yes,” Damian angrily replied, “my parents' death won't go in vain, you will be punished.”“You know if you go to the police, then we will all be arrested, if I go down, you'll go down with me, you are responsible for their death, as much as I am,” James told him, which got Damian thinking for a second.“You tricked me!” Damian growled.“I only did what was necessary, I understand you are angry now, but still, you owe me. You owe me until your last breath, Damian, you signed for it.”“I don't fucking owe you. Listen, if you ever call this number or try to disturb me, I will report you to the police. I don't care if I get arrested too, but I will make sure you rot in jail. You and I know the type of business you run, so if I were you, I would ta
~GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2013~~AUTHORS’ PERSPECTIVE~Damian couldn't believe that his girlfriend would cheat on him. He rushed out of the hotel, and Lily followed behind him. "Damian, wait, you need to calm down,” Lily said, and Damian turned and faced her.“How can I calm down, Lily? I just found my girlfriend in another man's arms.”“I know, and I'm sorry I called you, I shouldn't have told you, I should have kept it to myself,” Lily regretted.“It's okay, Lily. Thank you for telling me, at least you saved me from a cheat. I was about to propose to her,” Damian said, rubbing the wrinkles that had formed on his forehead.“Well, at least one good came out of it, but are you okay? Should I come with you?”“I’m fine, thank you, Lily. Well, didn't you say you were meeting Lucas? Go to him, I'll be fine,” Damian said, and he continued walking, but Lily followed behind him.“Damian, I can help make food or...”“Can you stop following me?!” Damian shouted, then calmed himself down when he saw Lil