I cried a lot, though in silence. I truly hoped that the driver had not noticed or recognized who I was. The ride lasted longer than I had expected and my overthinking mind had worried about being lost. If that happened though, I truly wished I never got to be found, especially by Damien. I breathed in and out after my crying session, watching as we sped into the moonless dark night. The Uber stopped me at the gate of the villa, I got out and walked towards the guards who had perplexed looks on their faces when they saw me. I knew my appearance must have said a lot, my make up had been smeared by tears, my outfit somewhat rumpled, my hair fell back from the up do Fiona had made, I did not know how and when that happened and then I had my shoes in hand too. There was a lot going on with me at that point and I could not care less what was going through their minds. "Mrs Kingston." They acknowledged me with nods as one of them pulled the gate open. I walked the distance to the house

Ariana's POV; I reached for my pink strawberry flavored lip gloss and rolled it all over my puckered lips as I patted my lips together making sure that it was evened out. I had little to no makeup on as I prepared for the day ahead of me. Just yesterday I had received an email along with a call to congratulate me on getting the job at Aiden's company, Avilla Corp. Words cannot describe how elated I was because I finally got a reason to leave this prison like house everyday. I opted for starting up immediately for this same reason. I reached for my bag after making sure my outfit-which comprised of a black and white long sleeved, below knee length, with a bow stylishly placed on the left side of my waist corporate dress and stilettoes with twisted straps-was in check. With all said and done, I touched up my hair one more time before picking up my matching white Louis Vuitton handbag as I strutted out of the room. I still had some time to get something light for breakfast so I hea

Damien's POV; I stood at the balcony of my bedroom staring up at the sky for a while with one hand in my pocket. I sipped on my whiskey and grimaced slightly at the strong taste it had. I had been reflecting on Aiden's call for a while and it was beginning to worry me. How on earth had my sister found out about this and how did it escape me that she did not like Ariana? And finally, how the hell did Aiden find out about it? I took another sip to calm my nerves. My mind went over to the beauty on the other side of the hall. We walked past each other like we were strangers, though we were strangers to each other somewhat but this time, it was so weird. I shook thoughts of her out of my head, I had more pressing matters to worry about now. I approached my bed and laid down in exhaustion. I had such a hectic day going from one place to another, reviewing files and let's not forget, attending numerous meetings. My life was stress filled and I did not need any extra from my sister a

I knocked and waited for a while but I did not hear an answer. Out of curiosity, I twisted the door knob and walked in and for the first time in about a month, I was going into this black and white themed bedroom. I stood in the center of the room looking around for Damien but he was not present so I walked towards the portrait situated at one end of the room, next to his bar. The portrait showed a desolate place, torn down by flames, it gave off a gloomy vibe and it somehow got me worried. I discarded the thought as soon as it came, I was an overthinker so I decided it was just my mind going down that path again. I spun around when I felt a presence in the room and shrieked. Damien was standing a little distance away from me, shirtless! I swallowed, taking in the beauty of his well sculpted abs and muscular upper body. I snapped out of my daze and spun back around facing the mini bar while shifting on one foot to the other."Put a shirt on!" I exclaimed, blushing at the thought of h

"Today on entertainment news, Billionaire business mogul, Damien Kingston is rumoured to have allegedly been involved in a contract marriage to his newly wedded wife. Our source says that they had seen the contract for themselves and that their marriage is a sham.This is coming just three months after his sudden proposal and two months after the extravagant wedding which seemed rushed by the way, all these facts point to a solid proof of their marriage possibly being a sham." The news anchor recited and I just wanted to shrink and hide away from everyone. I turned to Damien who was looking really furious. I got scared. "Damien, I promise, I did not tell anyone about our deal, I-" I said hurriedly before he cut me off. "This has nothing to do with you at all. I know exactly who did this." He clenched his jaw and fists simultaneously as he brought out his phone that had already started ringing. I picked up my phone and it was the same thing. Social media was in a frenzy over this