Staring at empty space, Valentino tried to wrap his head around what had happened a few days back. Despite everything he'd done to Alexandre, he'd been willing to forgive him without hesitation. Valentino didn't want to believe it. How could Alexandre forgive him so easily?
"I can't believe you asked your brother to whip you" Noelle said from her position on one of the couches in Corey's sitting room. Val ignored her, his gaze directed at nowhere in particular. She sighed.
"I hope you know that he means it. He forgives you. You need to forgive yourself and let go of your self hatred. It really isn't healthy" she told him.
He lowered his gaze.She was right, but what if they were both wrong?What if Alex actually wanted payback and would get it by pretending to forgive him. Valentino felt so confused. Noelle pinched Val on the arm and he winced, glaring at her playfully. "Ow! What
Alexandre stared at the ceiling, unable to sleep. It was barely few minutes past ten and he was having trouble sleeping. He didn't know what it was, but something kept bugging him. He heaved a sigh, laying on his side. It didn't help that he kept tossing and turning. The ringing of his phone awoke him. So, he sat up, pushing his messy hair away from his face. He picked the call and brought the phone to his ear. "Sir"Dre frowned at the sound of the chief security's voice."My apologies for waking you up from your night's rest" he said."You don't need to apologise, Dante. I wasn't asleep" Dre replied."There's a woman at the gate. She said she needs your help. She has an injured male in her car" Dante stated.Dre frowned, his brows creasing up as he rose to his feet. "Alright, I'm on my way" he said as he started to make his way out of his room."Dre?"He turned bac
SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, "Lizzy! I missed you!" Lilly piped as she ran into Ellise's embrace. She'd travelled to Canada several months ago to complete her treatments. With how strong and gorgeous she was looking at the moment, it was evident that she was feeling very much better."How are you?" Ellise asked.She grinned."I'm okay. Where are the others? Why isn't Lexa here to welcome me home?" She pouted. "Oh, actually there are a lot of surprises waiting for you"Her adorable blue eyes shone with excitement."Really? I can't wait"Ellise chuckled and took her hand, leading her to the sitting room. The lights went on and everyone yelled 'Welcome home, princess Lilliana!" She squealed in delight and embraced her mother. Alicia kissed her forehead, a giant smile on her face."Thanks, mum" she said, before embracing her father."Mummy
"Come with me, boys" Alicia said to her sons as soon as Dmitri left with Lilly.The triplets exchanged glances before following their mother to her bedroom. "Sit down" she said and they all obeyed."Care to explain what's going on? You're starting to freak me out. Should I be worried about something you're not telling me?" She said.The three of them remained silent, not wanting to scare their mother. "Do I have to beg?"Valentino broke the silence first."No, mum. It's just that...we think Baron would likely attack tonight" he said.Mrs Montero looked like she was going to pass out. She'd suddenly turned pale."Mum, you should sit down" Xanthis said."How do you know that?" She asked, steadying herself."Strangely, we all can feel it. An insider just confirmed it" Xandre said."Is that why you wanted Lilly out of the house?"Xanthis nodded."Well, if he's attacking tonight... don't you think that N
Baron staggered backwards, sweat covering his skin. His eyes had suddenly turned bloodshot. "W-What did you do to me? How dare you..."He sank to his knees, coughing up blood. "No" he gasped."I found out about your diabetic condition which you managed to hide for quite a long time" Xanthis said and Baron scowled at him."Not everyone is your victim. You're no match for the Monteros. Your time has expired, Baron" Xanthis said.Valentino smirked, grabbing a whip. "There's something I've always wanted to do" he said, ripping off Baron's shirt.He began to whip Baron who couldn't hold back his scream. There was a certain joy that it gave the brothers."Karma has bitten you in the ass. Rot in hell, bastard" Alexandre said and Ellise grinned.Baron lay on the bloodied floor gasping for breath. He grabbed a gun and brought it to his temple."Oh no, you don't. You can't die so easily" Valentino said, kicking th
Although the wedding was three months ago, to Ellise, it felt like yesterday. Her heart still fluttered with happiness each time she remembered that she was finally married to the love her life. Everything was finally normal. Life was good. Alexandre had given up his title as a mafia boss. He didn't want anything to endanger his family, so he quit and handed it over to Dominic. Dre was at the moment, taking full control of three major Montero firms. Xanthis and Valentino were also taking control over the remaining five Montero firms. The company was growing progressively and Ellise had become a nurse. Everything was going fine until challenges started to appear all of a sudden. Dre and his wife had just had dinner and they were both reclining on the love seat when the door bell rang. They both exchanged confused glances since it was already quite late and they weren't expecting visitors. Dre stood up to open the do
There at the entrance of the building, stood a tall lady. She had platinum blonde hair with heavy make up on her face. Her red dress exposed a lot of cleavage, leaving most of the length of her thighs and legs in full display.Her grey eyes were stone cold and her lips were curved in a mischievous smirk. Her hand was resting on her protruding stomach. She looked like a model. She was beautiful, almost so perfect... Ellise was starting to feel intimidated. "Here he comes, the father of my child" she drawled, ignoring Ellise's presence.Dre stiffened beside her, his brows furrowed."I don't know you. I have nothing to do with you. The question is, why are you doing this?" Dre said, before Ellise could say anything."Well, are you going to let me in or not?"Dre hesitated, not moving from his spot in front of the entrance door."Okay, I'll just take my leave" she shrugged and began to walk away.
Ellise stared blankly at the walls of her matrimonial bedroom, several thoughts surfacing in her mind. The look of anger on her husband's face, which stemmed from his helplessness made her worried. She felt like there was something he was not telling her and it was frightening her."Ellie?" She looked up at the sound of her husband's voice. There was a slight frown on his face and as he placed his hands on her shoulder, she felt herself slowly relaxing."I know you're worried and anxious about Nadia's appearance into our lives, but you don't have to be. She's just another challenge we need to overcome" he said, his tongue swiping over his lower lip. It was a distraction which she nearly fell for. Staring at him, she knew he wasn't just stressed.Something was bugging him, something big. She could tell by looking deep into his emerald eyes. It felt like déjà vu once again. There was so much similarities
It had been four days since Nadia moved in to Dre's home. The tension in the house was stifling."What part of I don't want that horrible looking coffee, do you not understand?! I need cream latté. You should get me omelettes too, swine" Nadine said to Cecilia who had a disgusted look on her face. Ellise who'd been making a call to Xanthis was making her way down the stairs when she heard Nadia's rude statement."Hey, Ellise?" Xanthis said from the phone. He'd apparently picked the call but she was no longer interested in it."I'll call you later" she said and cut the call. With anger pulsing through her, she walked up to Nadine."What the hell is wrong with you?! You just show up and begin to order people around?! Are you crazy?! She's older than you! You have no right to do that to her! She's not your slave or something! If you want something, go and get it yourself, bitch" she snapped.Nadia whistled under