Scarlett's POVThe main gates to the Kingsley mansion opened when I managed to tame the guard into letting me in despite what seems to be Damon's instructions to call the main house first in order to be let in or not, and I pressed twice on the buzzer and knocked in the door then waited. When the door opened, Mary's wrinkled eyes were full of questions the second she saw me.“Hi Mary”, I smiled a little, and she gave a nod of acknowledgement before she stepped aside, inviting me in“Ms Crane”, she closed the door behind me. “What can I do for you?”“I'm here to see Damon, is he around?”“I'll go get him for you”, she turned on her heels, but I grabbed her arm to stop her“Um, Mary”, I started, and she turned to look at me. “I would like to apologize for my behavior and everything bad I did to you during that time Damon and I were still together. If I could, I would take back everything, I'm sorry”.“Thank you for your apology, I accept it”, she smiled a little. “Please take a seat as
Damon's POVI was still drying the dishes when Mom and Layla were in the lounge still going through the recipes for the feast they were planning to cook for the Christmas lunch next week and I felt a presence behind me and I already knew it was my father.“Even after all these years, you still resent me”, he said, and I turned to look at him, leaning with my back on the sink“I don't resent you”, I folded my arms, and he pocketed his hands“Then why are you acting like this?”, he questioned. “We can't even have a decent conversation like two adults because you're acting like a child”“We'll start having a decent conversation like adults when you start acting like one, and you stop treating me like a child”, I said, and he chuckled a little before shaking his head “What's this about Damon?”“Of course you're going to act like you don't know”“That's because I don't”“I know about your affairs”, I said and his face dropped, like he thought I didn't know. “So I also remind you with whom,
Layla's POV“Damon?”Groan“Damon, wake up”Exaggerated groan“What?”, he mumbled softly, his voice sounding sleepier than usual, and I turned the bedside lamp on“I can't sleep”“Do you have any idea what time it is?”, he turned so that his back faced me. “It's even still dark outside”“I'm aware it's 2am, I just can't sleep“You can watch me sleep then”, he turned to face me. “Can you please switch that light off? It's irritating my eyes”, he asked with his eyes forcibly shut, and I did as I was asked. He then wrapped his arms around me, pulling me close to him.“What are you thinking about?”, he whispered to my ear“Scarlett”, I breathed out, and he sighed heavily“I thought I told you she isn't going a problem anymore. She's out of our lives, for good”.“Why did she change her mind in the first place? She didn't want anything to do with Dylan the moment he was born, and now she thinks we're not fit enough to be his parents? What game is she playing?”“She was just under a lot of p
Layla's POVAfter dinner was served, I tried by all means to keep myself busy and avoid by all means to bumping into Troy or Adriana. He kept stealing glances at me during dinner and at a spilled of a second, Adriana nearly caught him looking at me, but he quickly looked away and by the time she looked up, she found my eyes on her and I gave a short smile before looking away.“Deniz, do you mind excusing us for a minute?”, Damon asked when he walked into the kitchen as I helped Deniz to serve dessert. “We'll take it from here, thanks”He dismissed her, and she nodded her head before excusing herself“Are you okay?”, he ran his hand up and down my arms from behind“I'm fine”, I gave a short smile, pouring the custard over the pudding in each dessert bowl.” I'm just trying to keep busy”.I felt his hand brush against mine, taking the custard and placed it on the counter“You're a nervous wreck Layla, you're jumpy, and you're shaking, plus your mind was all over the place during dinner”,
Damon's POV“I can't believe you guys made us watch an action movie”, Layla folded her arms in disappointment as we walked out of the cinema and all we laughed“I wasn't up for that high expectation romance bullshit”, I said playfully, causing her to poke me with her elbow playfully on my chest and I winced in fake pain“What did you want us to watch Lay since you're also terrified of horror movies?”, Troy asked when his laughter died down and Layla shrugged her shoulders lightly“Mystery, fantastic, adventure movies, anything”, she entwined her arm with mine“Action is more real man, it's like the thrill of it all. The explosions, the gunshots, the fist fighting, its just gets your blood pumping-”, Quinton started excitedly before Layla patted him on the shoulder.“We get it Q, don't hurt yourself”, she teased, and we all laughed again as Quinton side hugged her“I enjoyed this”, he said, and she hugged him back“I enjoyed this too”, she said as she turned to look at us walking behin
Damon's POVI turned to my side and reached out to Layla and this time she was still sleeping next to me, actually more like passed out. Her lips were slightly parted as she snored softly.I got up from the bed to take a shower and by the time I was done, she was now sleeping on top of the covers, cradling my pillow to her chest. I laughed at how adorable she looked while getting dressed and went downstairs for breakfast.I walked back in our room with a tray in hand, bringing her breakfast in bed, and she was still sleeping soundly. I placed the tray on the bed and leaned to kiss her awake, causing her to stir in her sleep and peel one eye open.“I bought you coffee”, I held the cup up so that she could see, and she breathed out a quiet laugh before forcing herself up“This is why I love you”, she took the cup in her hands and started sipping from it. “Thank you”“You look horrible”, I joked, and she tucked a few loose strands behind her ear and gave a short laugh“I feel horrible”,
Troy's POVThings between Layla and I were back to normal again, great actually. The awkwardness was gone and I was relieved. All I ever want for her is for her to be happy, and she is when she's with Damon, I'm okay with that really. I've put the kiss thing behind me, it was just a simple misunderstanding that she mistook me for Damon the night she kissed me. I wasn't even going to bring it up because I think it's for the best she doesn't remember what happened that night.Adriana was acting strange these past few days and when I decided to confront her about it, she told me it was nothing, but I could see she changed and wasn't the Adriana I knew. I decided not to push matters any further and figured she'll tell me what's wrong with her as time went by.One night, when I was still getting ready for bed she was sitting on the bed, staring into space as if something possessed her and she hardly even said two words to me from morning. She was acting really strange, and I didn't even wh
Daniel's POV"Daniel please", tears streamed down her face as her legs trembled in fear. Death was something else, especially when it's staring you right in the face."One question though", I took a sip of my brandy and turned back to her. "Was I never enough for you?", I asked, but she didn't answer me because she was scared for her life."It was one thing to leave me for Damon those years ago, but wanting to destroy him and his family just because you want him to suffer, I have to give it to you sweets", I rose my glass to her in a toast. "You're bitter""What did you expect me to do?", she spat. "Damon humiliated me in front of everyone when he called off the wedding, he made a mockery out of me and I wanted him to feel the pain I felt by destroying him and his beloved family""There she is", I laughed while clapping my hands. "That's the Amber I know, the conniving bitch", I said, and she held back a sob. "You only loved him for his money, and now that I think about it, that's the