CHAPTER 116BRIANNA’S POVI woke up feeling like I was hit by a bus. Every part of my body ached and cramped, especially my head and neck.A breathy wince escaped my lips as I tried to wriggle on the bed but found it almost impossible. My heavy eyelids fluttered open only to be greeted by a blinding white light that hurt my eyes and made my vision blurry. I blinked several times before my vision slowly adjusted to the light.The beeping of the heart monitor and various medical monitors that displayed vital signs nearby, and the sterile smell of antiseptic mingled with the faint scent of fresh linen was enough to tell me I was in a hospital. But I couldn’t remember how I got here.I swallowed hard and my throat hurt from the impact. Everywhere hurt. Even my breathing hurt. I felt so weak I could assume I was paralyzed. I tried to lift my head to look around, but a sharp pain made a loud groan escape my mouth, and my head fell back onto the pillow. That was when I realized my neck was
CHAPTER 117BRIANNA’S POV“Brianna…” he came so close I could feel his painful breath on my face. “I wouldn’t do anything to hurt you…ever….I’ll even sacrifice my life for you if I have to. Please believe me….I beg you… I didn’t know my uncle would turn out like that. I didn’t know he would say such cruel things to you. If I knew, I wouldn’t have invited him. I swear…”“Please stop Sebastian…” I pleaded with a voice barely above a whisper.He was making me feel things worse than guilt and pain. And I swear if he continued I wasn’t sure I could handle it any longer.I wanted to look away to avoid his gaze. But remembering that sharp pain that made me groan loudly when I tried to lift my head earlier, I had to think again. Left with no other choice, I shut my eyes. I shut them so tightly they hurt. But I can manage the pain.“You shouldn’t have come. You shouldn’t be wasting your time here with me. Your uncle was right. People like me have no place in your life? I am nothing but a sex
CHAPTER 118 BRIANNA’S POV “No…no…Sebastian,” I muttered several times, finding it hard to believe what he just said. “You can’t cut any ties with anyone most especially your family member for my sake. I don’t want you ruining the relationship you have with him all because of me…” “Brianna listen…hey….” I wished I could shake my head at the moment. I wished I could shake his hand off my cheek. I wished I could cover my ears with my hands. I didn’t want to listen to anything else he had to say. He cut ties with his uncle, someone he said he had a lot of fun with growing up. The person who made those cute shirts with his face on them for him and single-handedly sponsored his 14th birthday and so much more. He had known his uncle for as long as he could remember but only knew me for not more than seven months. Who am I to make him kick him out in the middle of the night and cut all ties with him? His uncle already hated me and didn’t give a shit about me. Sebastian hav
CHAPTER 119BRIANNA’S POVMy lips fell open and my heart split in my chest. Three hundred and sixty-five days weren’t enough for me to get through the shock he just put me through. This was the shock of my life.I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry. Or do both. I couldn’t believe he’ll propose to me in the state I was, all immobilized and crippled with bandages and plasters all over me. I couldn’t believe he’d propose after all my efforts to push him away and make him fall out of love with me. He was a strong and patient man for not giving up on me. For having kept up with all my bullshit over these months.That was why he called me his fiancée at the dinner table when he tried to defend me from his uncle. Did he plan on proposing to me yesterday at the dinner table…in front of his uncle? Oh my goodness! The thought of that made my head want to blow. Surely, he wanted to.My eyes flicked from the ring to his face which had a dreamy smile etched on it. His eyes screamed, “Please s
CHAPTER 120BRIANNA’S POVIt’s been more than two weeks since I returned from the hospital. Ever since I did, Sebastian has treated me like I was a golden egg.He gave strict orders to the maids never to let me do anything. They helped me bathe, and change my neck brace, bandages and clothes. They spoon-fed me, brushed my hair, and his guards even carried me to my room when I was too tired to use the crutches. Sebastian had to relocate me to one of the guestrooms downstairs so I wouldn’t have to deal with the difficulty of going upstairs.Though it’s been more than two weeks now, getting to a month, I was still learning to walk properly on the crutches. If anyone had told me I would be using crutches someday, I would have never believed them. I would have laughed and thought they were joking. But look at me. I whiffed out a dry laugh. How ironic.Sebastian has been doing his best. He handled the hospital bills which I knew was a huge sum even though he wouldn’t let me know. He was
CHAPTER 121BRIANNA’S POVWhat the maid said felt like a blow to the face. With Aunt Gigi around, it was so embarrassing I wished I had a shell I could retract into. Though Aunt Gigi pretended not to hear it and focused on her drink, I know she did. What did these maids see me as? A baby? A helpless invalid? It’s not like I had a severe stroke or was entirely paralyzed. Some parts of my body were still working fine.I know Sebastian gave the order, but at this moment, they couldn’t do that. Not with Aunt Gigi around. We needed privacy because we would be talking about a lot of things. Why didn’t the maids think of that before saying what they said?“That won’t be necessary,” I forced an awkward smile. “My aunt and I need some privacy. And my left hand is working just fine. I can manage with it. It’s just biscuits and juice. I don’t need a fork and knife. Okay?”“Are you sure Miss Brianna?” The other maid asked adamantly. “We were given strict orders by Alpha Sebastian. If he happens
CHAPTER 122BRIANNA’S POVPressing my lips together, I let out a heavy sigh and squeezed my eyes close for a moment. That was a part of my life I wanted to forget and never talk about. But if I wanted Aunt Gigi to understand how I ended up there. How Hermes and I’s relationship turned out then I needed to tell her everything. I just hope she’ll have the heart to bear it. I have known her to be soft-hearted and too emotional she can break down in the slightest of distress. Maybe even more emotional than me.“Are you okay?” She asked, giving me a questionable look. “Did something happen…”“The marriage with Hermes never worked out,” I revealed, leaving her frozen on the spot, her eyes popping and lips flying open in shock. “Hermes wasn’t the person we all believed him to be. He’s a monster…a psychopath. The devil incarnate…”Aunt Gigi stared at me with eyes that blinked rapidly, too surprised to say a word or even breath.My shoulders dropped and I closed my eyes tightly to hold back t
CHAPTER 123BRIANNA’S POV“You must understand. I can’t risk all that happening,” I shrugged and kept a bitter expression. I reacted the same way after Sebastian made that silly rule known to me while I was in the cell. Aunt Gigi snorted in bewilderment. She glanced and moved around uncomfortably in her seat.“We must involve the police in this. They must know that our young female Omegas are being exploited for prostitution and sold into slavery. This is a crime at its worst. We can’t let it keep happening.”“There was a time I thought of that. As much as I wanted to do it, I couldn’t and didn’t even know how to do it,” I confessed in despair, crushing the little hope she had. “Sebastian once mentioned the auction was traditional and held at high standards across all kingdoms. Whether or not they liked it, attendance was mandatory and they were to participate. What makes you think the police could kick against something all the Alpha kings are in full support of? The police are jus