~SIERRA~I couldn't believe it. Ava was calling me a monster. I cleared my throat, as I didn't know how to respond to her. “This is the reason I stopped talking to her, when Lucas died, she blamed me instead of her cousin; she's Damian's puppet.” Lily tried to defend me."Oh, family comes first. I'm sorry you were not able to protect yours, that's the reason Lucas died.”“Don’t you dare mention Lucas’s name ever.” Lily gritted her teeth.“Or what? You can't do anything to me, it's impossible. Lucas is dead, there's no use holding on to him, he's dead, he will never come back.” Ava provoked, and Lily slammed the table and stood up. My guards luckily held her. “Ow, you want to hit me?” Ava challenged."Ava, please just go.”"Well, I'm suddenly in the mood for a cup of coffee. You called me here, so yes, let's drink,” Ava teased. I shook my head, as I didn't know how else to stop her. “Fine, I'll leave, but you should be prepared, Sierra. I will not give up until we have custody,” she sa
~SIERRA~No, it didn't make sense. How could Lily be involved in my father's death? “Ms Reid?” The detective’s voice shook me out of my thoughts.“Yes, I'm here.”"Alright, what do you think of Miss Lily?” I didn't know how to answer his question. I was never really close to Damian's friends; I had never even met them by that time, so the question of whether Lily was involved in his death was not for me to answer. I didn't want to make fake accusations, so I told him I didn't know. “That's okay,” he said, he was about to end the call, but I recalled Nana, who was also on the list.“Did you interrogate Nana?” I asked."No, we haven't, we won't interrogate Ms. Nana for now until we figure out the suspicious moves she has been making,” he explained, and I understood, but again, I was reminded of my grandmother. No matter how I tried to convince myself that she would never do something that would hurt me and my children, the doubt was there: why was she at that old house if she had nothin
~SIERRA~“Oh my god, Mamma!” Ingrid screamed, she was as shocked as everyone. Atlas just said something in a loud voice. I caught the tear that escaped my eye and sniffed before I walked in and pretended to have just gotten there. “Mommy, Atlas finally spoke,” Nathan said. As soon as he saw me, I smiled and pretended to not have heard him.“Wow, is that true?” I asked and kissed his cheeks, then Ingrid, before I picked Atlas."Yes, Mommy, ask Uncle Gilbert.” Ingrid agreed, and I turned to Gilbert. I just smiled while he came to me and kissed my cheek. It was weird, but we were in front of the kids, so I didn't complain.“Atlas, how are you?” I faced him. I expected him to respond in a loud tone, but he only nodded to tell me he was okay, then asked me how I was doing in a voice again."Atlas, talk to Mommy, you were just loud a minute ago,” Ingrid complained.“Maybe his voice comes and goes, leave him,” Nathan said.“How can it come and go? He just doesn’t want to talk to Mommy,” Ing
GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2017~SIERRA~I took a sip of my drink before my eyes roamed. Everything about the day was perfect, sunny, classy restaurant, expensive wine, and soft country music in the background—perfect for a date, right? Only it wasn’t a date—well, maybe for my husband, but not for me. I placed my glass down on the table as my gaze fell on a couple who I presumed to be on their first date or maybe just trying to have lunch. He pulled a chair out for her, and she muttered something in his ear, which he giggled at, and he took his seat across from her. He took her hands into his, sweetly looking at her, and he started talking. My eyes wandered back to my husband, who was deep in conversation with his friends. When I looked at the two women, my husband’s friends' wives, I started to regret coming here. They were engaged in a conversation, talking about business and fashion; I didn’t know anything about it. I looked back at my husband; I was sure he had forgotten I was even here
GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2017~SIERRA~“Sierra, she’s back, everything between us ends today,” he said calmly.“Who?”"Oh, come on, you know who, don’t act stupid,” he said, sounding irritated. “The woman at the restaurant is Cassie?” I pretended to be clueless. I didn't want a divorce."Yes, and she’s back, you know what that means, right?” He looked at me, seeking confirmation, but I played dumbfounded.“What happens to us, what we’ve built?” “There’s no us Sierra, when are you going to get that through your head? I’ve never lied to you about my feelings for Cassie,” he said with no emotion in his eyes.“But you married me, I’m your wife now,” I muttered in a low tone. As much as I wanted to shout, I still felt a lot of pain.“That’s why I’m suggesting a divorce. You will be compensated for the years you’ve been with me,” he said, and just as I was about to plead, the door opened and a middle-aged man walked in. By his dress code, I easily figured him to be a doctor.“Mrs. Winters, how ar
GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2017~SIERRA~“We still don’t have a name, but hopefully we will make one soon,” I told her, and she nodded. “Why are you sleeping here? You can come with us and have the guest room, or why don’t you go to your grandmother? Does she know you’re here?” She asked."No, I’m fine here, thank you so much, Lily. My grandmother doesn’t know I’m here.”“You didn’t get a chance to call her?”“No, I would rather not,” I said and she nodded.“Should I come pick you up tomorrow?”"No, it is fine, I’ll find my way. Thank you so much, Lily,” I declined, as I didn't want to invade her busy schedule.“Okay, I’ll see you tomorrow then. Call me if you need anything. I have to go now,” she kissed my cheeks before leaving.When she closed the door, I felt lonely. I have always been alone. Damian never reciprocated my love, but just the thought of him being my husband filled that loneliness, now that he mentioned divorcing me, the loneliness was here. “He’s just nervous, he will come ar
GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2017~DAMIAN~When Sierra insisted on following me on a lunch date with my friends, I was hesitant. My friends never liked her—only Lily, but the rest didn’t. Wanting to teach her a lesson for being clingy, I agreed.We arrived, and as usual, my friends and I started talking about law. While Ava and Lily talked about women's things—brands, clothes, or whatever women talk about—Sierra looked completely lost, just like I expected. Everything went well, and then Cassie appeared. Of course, Ava mentioned that Cassie would return, I just didn’t know she was already in town. She called me days ago to tell me about her divorce. I just wanted to be there for her, I even offered her the CEO position of my company, as it would take a weight off my shoulders. Managing a business, being a lawyer, and being Sierra’s husband was draining.My heart felt at ease seeing her again until Sierra ruined it with her fake discomfort. Angry, I asked her for divorce just for the doctor to co
GEORGIA, ATLANTA 2017~DAMIAN~I woke up earlier than usual. I looked at the beautiful woman who was in a deep sleep. The sheet barely covered her body, her perfect ass was exposed, and I beat myself for even doubting or caring for Sierra’s leave last night. I carefully crawled on the bed to her side and started kissing her legs and she giggled.“Damian… I’m still not awake,” she said, half asleep.“I know, I’m just trying to cover up your body, I don’t want the people on TV to start gawking at my woman,” I said. She let out a small, attractive laugh. After securely covering her body with the sheet, I removed strands of her hair from her face. I tugged it behind her ear and kissed her cheek. When I was done, I got up and walked to the bathroom.I was already naked, so I just headed straight to the shower. I let the tap run as my hands ran through my hair. I took a bath net and started washing my body. When I was done, I closed my eyes to wash off the soap and that’s when I saw her