I opened my eyes slowly, the world was still a blur around me. A shadow loomed over, and as my vision cleared, I saw Damien's concerned face. He sat beside me as he looked at me with worry.Tears welled up in my eyes as he wrapped his arms around me, holding me close."It's okay," he whispered his voice a soothing balm to my frazzled nerves.I nodded weakly, my heart heavy with the weight of recent events. Damien's embrace offered solace, I felt so much at peace with him, as I held on to him tightly.“What happened?” I asked him, confused how I got to be on the bed."You fainted," Damien said gently, his words punctuating the silence that enveloped us, as the memory of what happened flashed through my brain.Ava's betrayal and my being stressed and disappointed in her must have made me exhausted to the point of fainting.I nodded again, I remember the memory of my collapse at the entrance of the Black mansion. "Ariana, you've been stressed out for days," Damien continued, his voice t

It was settled, and I didn’t argue with Damien, though I wasn’t happy about the plan to kill Lucas, I hoped it didn’t come to that.The rest of the days, I spent in bed, while Damien was off on his own to where I didn't know, I could see how broken he was, and I couldn't blame him.All he wants is to keep me safe, that was all that mattered to him and I understood, he lost his mother and brother and that had traumatized him for years, the fear of losing me was heavy on his shoulders and he couldn't bear to think of it.How life had changed, Susan was a distant memory, and sometimes I hoped not to see them again, but something told me I would buy it led me to ask myself, my mother was a smart woman and I wondered what she would do in this situation.And I knew the answer, she would kill Lucas, that was what she did to those who threatened her and the thought of it sent a chill down my spine. I couldn't hold it, I was scared of death. I wish was a way to make this easier for all of us.

Ariana POVI stood behind Damien, as I watched him roared, in pain. It wasn’t a normal pain it was the pain that came from a man who had lost his loved one.As I stood there, watching Damien on his knees, screaming in anguish, my heart clenched at his evident pain. "Damien, please tell me it isn't what I think. Tell me, please," I pleaded, desperation lacing my voice. At the sound of my voice he turned to face me, His eyes, bloodshot and devoid of tears, met mine, conveying a depth of sorrow I couldn't fathom. I felt bad, I wished this was a dream I could wake from.Brian was all. he had of his family, and to add to that he couldn't get over losing his mom and brother and now Brim to add to that killed Lucas, I wished it wasnt true, seeing him suffering like this did something to me."He killed my father, that swine killed my father, shot him in the head " Damien growled, his words laced with a mix of rage and grief. The realization hit me like a sledgehammer, leaving me reeling in

I was living in my best days, though we were in hiding but what mattered to me was that I was in love with this man. I never thought that he would want to propose and it was the best day of my life.What mattered was that we were happy, the night was cold and his arms kept me warm. Life felt like a dream but it was how calm things wete, that scared me the most, it felt like the calm before the calm before the storm.The next morning came, and I woke up feeling so heavy, very aware that the baby would come any day from now, and I was anxious and scared. I could see Damien was scared too but he covered it up by encouraging me with a bright smile on his face.“Hey babe, ready for the morning,” he said with a smile and I smiled brightly back at him.“What do you have in mind, because I know I will always be ready,” I teased and he looked at me with a smirk on His face.With his help he got me out of bed, he looked happy and so did I, this was our day and we were going to live it.“You kno

I looked at her, over the past few months, I could see how she had lost weight, she wore leather trousers and a leather jacket.I took a step back, standing between me and my children, as she walked closer to us.“Hmmm, look at them, so tiny and fragile,” she teased but I didn’t find her joke funny as I stared at her.My heart was beating fast, wondering how she had found us here, and how she had gotten here. “What?…aren’t you gonna let me my nephew and niece,” she said and I glared at her.“What are you doing here, how did you find us?” I asked her as I watched her suspiciously, she smirked as she looked at me.“Hmmm, you haven’t changed always throwing words around that pissed me off even the more,” she gritted through her teeth as she looked at me.“I’m pretty sure no one knew where I was so answer me,” I snared at her, and in a brief second she pulled out a gun. And pointed it at me.“Yell again, and you will lose one of these little beans,” she said with a smirk as I looked at h