Chapter 25Damon "What's so interesting about me?!" I asked. I did not like the suspicious look in his eyes, one minute he was calm and attentive and now he looked like a lion about to feed on his prey. He stood up from his seat opposite me and walked closer to where I was, leaning on the desk and gazed intensely at me."You see, while Peter, who you just accused, actually had an alibi, and not just one, because he was out with friends and quite a lot of people confirmed that, you on the other hand have none," he pointed out. And we were back to this again! Why was it so hard for them to see that I could not even imagine hurting Vanessa. They thought so little of me and it seems there was this mistrust that came with my wealth. I thought detective Cole would know better than to have such ideas but apparently I was wrong. Gosh! I could not imagine how I looked right now in his eyes. Here I was trying to convince him that someone else was responsible for this, when he always had h
Chapter 26Damon The first thing that came to my mind was calling detective Cole, of course I knew how to track a call, that was like computer 101, but I had to let him know because right now I needed all the help I could get and I have to do this the right way.Tracking the call illegally would not go down well with the police department, plus I had to hope for another call, one that was actually long enough for me to track. I tried to think of all these instead of the voice replaying in my head over and over again. Whoever called tried to make sure their voice was not recognizable, hence the reason it was distorted, but I had a strong feeling that I had been wrong about Peter. Whoever was behind this has something more personal to do with me. I was at the centre of this. This person knew me more than I imagined, this was someone very close to me that obviously felt neglected or abandoned. "Who could that be Damon?" Jennifer asked.She came down a few minutes ago and I could see
Chapter 27Vanessa Nothing has been the same since my conversation with Jessica. It was like the atmosphere around here took a sharp turn for the worse.It was not like I was exactly happy before or anything like that, it's just that now I was more anxious than I have ever been. I was conscious of every move and every little thing around me. Mr psycho certainly did not help in making me feel any better. He was so distant nowadays, grunting a few orders now and then or leaving me to my fate if I refuse to do something. True to my word, I have not eaten since the other day but I could feel myself getting weaker with every moment that passed. Something that has now become a normal thing was the voices I usually hear behind the door. Certainly all was not well between employer and employee and they were quite loud about it, but all I could fathom was that they were in constant disagreement but I could hardly hear what exactly they were arguing about. I sigh when I recall the second t
Chapter 28Vanessa I have been asleep for as long as I could remember. It was nice to be able to sleep on my bed again, in my home, with the people I love around me.It had been 2 days since I was rescued but sometimes I still feel like I was back there, in pain, fearing for my life. Fortunately, that was all behind me now. The two people that put me in that position had paid their dues. Mr Psycho was shot twice, in the leg and his arm, but he will survive and he will be going to prison for a very long time. He is wanted for very serious crimes before this and from the look of things, he might never come out of prison.Jessica was not so lucky. She was shot in the head by the sniper and died before she could even receive any medical treatment. I felt bad for her, but I shudder to think that if she wasn't dead, then I might have been dead by now. Just then I heard a gentle knock on the door. "It's Damon, are you up?" He asked."Yes, Come in," I said.As he came in I was glad I co
Chapter 1 Vanessa's POVI was on a horse, a beautiful white horse but I was not the one riding it. I had my arm tightly clutched to the rider like my life depended on it.I couldn't see the rider's face but I knew he was male and he had thick brown hair and fine muscles and he was wearing a very familiar perfume… but I just couldn't place exactly how I knew it at this point in time.All of a sudden a red car came behind us in hot pursuit. It looked very scary and had a very scary driver too. She was female, with hair as red as the car she was recklessly driving. Still somehow the weirdest part was that she could never get to us no matter how she tried to maneuver her vehicle.This exact scene continued till I started getting weary of it and was seriously wondering when it would all come to an end, then all of a sudden the all too familiar sound of my alarm clock filled every corner of the tiny room.I shot up immediately, sweating profusely and breathing heavily. I checked the time,
Chapter 2Vanessa's POVI wanted the ground to open up at that moment but alas, I was no magician!I felt dizzy but had to compose myself. Why was this happening to me? I wanted to smile and say congratulations but I could never fake a smile even if my life depended on it."Uh?" Was the lame response I could manage."This is Jessica, Jessica Mathias, the one I told you about, remember?" He tried to explain.What is he talking about?! The one he told me about… I thought I was the only one, I wanted to be the only one! How could I ever compete with this beauty?!Now that I think about it I remember him talking about Jessica but they broke up and that was the last I heard about her. Their relationship was crazy and toxic so I was absolutely glad when I heard about the break up and I told him it was good riddance that she was gone… Except she wasn't really gone as she was standing right here in the flesh before my very eyes.Not only was she here, she had a ring on her finger…. She had
Chapter 3Damon's POVThe mansion was as breathtaking as ever but somehow it all felt kind of strange to me now.I've been away for so long but I could not call my house my home anymore... I had to share it now with Jessica."Darling, this place is gorgeous!" She screamed, stepping into the mansion and admiring the rich designs."Thanks," I said. "But we would have to change some things around here soon, I don't like some of the designs," she announced."Hold on! I like everything just the way it is," I objected.I tried to steal a glance at Vanessa who has been quiet since we stepped into the house. We picked out everything in this house together and it was perfect.I knew she wouldn't like us changing anything here and I didn't want that either. We had so many awesome memories together in this place and I felt I was betraying it all by even just the mere thought of Jessica in this place.Now she wants to redecorate?! Well that is something Jessica won't definitely have, no matter h
Chapter 4Vanessa's POVThe drive back to my little apartment was a complete blur. I was in a state of disarray and I couldn't run to anyone for comfort… That was Damon's job… to comfort me whenever I was down, but now he's most probably in the warm embrace of another woman, completely oblivious to the massive heartbreak I was dying of.When I got back I discovered that my apartment looked as terrible as I felt, how wonderful!I just wanted to go back to bed and sleep away my sorrows, but who was I kidding?! In my current state, sleep was the last thing I could do.Just then my phone rang, I checked the screen… just when I thought my day couldn't get any worse behold it was Peter calling.I contemplated not picking up the call, to let it go to voicemail and forget about it, but then I would be punishing him and he didn't deserve it, he didn't deserve any of this, he didn't deserve me."Hey babe," I said, after I finally decided to pick up the call."Hi Vanessa, how are you doing?" Pet