Noelle slowly sat down on a chair in the dinning room, her eyes drooping sleepily. She hadn't been getting any sleep lately, ever since she was stalked. She would always get nightmares each time she fell asleep. She couldn't keep going on like this, but she couldn't help it. She was on edge.
Rubbing her eyes with her left hand, she brought the cup of coffee to her lips and sipped the hot liquid. Just then, the door opened and Valentino stumbled in. His eyes were bloodshot and he looked very tired. His eyes held dark bags and his hair was a horrible mess. She guessed that she wasn't the only one bothered. He hadn't been doing well either. Most nights, he would have night terrors and nightmares. With everything he had gone through, Noelle really didn't know how he was coping. He wouldn't say anything. He always had a blank expression on his face. "Morning" she greeted."Morning" he replied, hisThe constant threats coming from Emperor X still wouldn't die down and everyone in the Montero household was on edge. Ellise was worried about her boyfriend who seemed to be even more stressed as the days went by."I understand that you're concerned about all this, but you should know that we're working on it. The bastard seems to know how to play his game right and that's what makes it even more annoying" Dre said to Ellise, leaning back on his chair. Ellise was in Dre's study alongside Dominic and Dmitri who was sitting on one of the couches. She sighed, flopping down on the couch."Dominic, you have been receiving threat letters, haven't you?" She asked, her gaze meeting his.His eyes went wide."Yeah, Jade told me. Whoever emperor X is, he isn't giving up. What do we do? Everything is not alright. For starters, we know that Valentino is running away from something or someone. Could it be that emperor X is also after him?" Ellise s
Corey was a really nice guy and Noelle was convinced that he was a very close friend to Valentino. Although they were safe at the moment, she still didn't feel certain that they were safe. As far as she knew, Baron was very dangerous and she was almost certain that he wasn't done with them yet. Noelle wondered how Val had managed to endure being under him. Brianna, Corey's girlfriend was nice too. She was a regular visitor to her boyfriend's home and they all seemed to be getting along quite well."Hey, Noelle" Brianna said when Noelle opened the door to the sound of her knocking on the door."Hey, Bree. Come in" she responded.She grinned and stepped in.They settled down on the bed and began to chat about random stuff."So, you and Valentino" she said, wriggling her eyebrows.Noelle raised a brow."What about us?""You seem to have something nice going on between you two""I do
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