《The Billionaire Contracted Wife》


 CHAPTER ONE

    Life is not as easy as we think it is. For others maybe, like those people who were born rich, they make think differently but for people like me, who are born ordinary and do not live in opulence, this is not the case.


    Always struggling for everyday living, always thinking about how to stay alive each day. But can¡¯t evenin because nothing can be changed anyway.


    I was not born wealthy, and I have a broken family. Treasures and possessions were nothing special to me but mere decorations. I can say that love is the real gem. But when ites to our family, it is the hardest thing that we can¡¯t acquire. Love? We don¡¯t have that. I don¡¯t know why. But maybe it¡¯s just not for us. A great treasure that we never had for ages now, and maybe until the end.


    My dad left me when I was just 8 years old and eventually found someone else and married her yearster. Mom, however, was still clinging to the idea that we will still get back together to what we used to be. And that¡¯s an absurd idea that will never happen. After months of living just with her and without dad, I slowly became physically insightful but painfully invisible. I was merely living up to her shadows. Knowing nothing but to just hide and live in the darkness.


    But despite living in this bittersweet situation of mine, I ought to make this life worthy and happy just how it should be. I don¡¯t want to hide forever. I¡¯m tired of hiding. I just want to live my life to the fullest, be contented, and be happy. That¡¯s exactly how it should be. My life is more than what I deserved.


    So without depending too much on them, I strived hard for myself. I have lived on my own when I turned 16. I don¡¯t want to be a burden to my mom anymore, even though I know that she doesn¡¯t care.


    Trying to at least erase several wistful remnants of my past, I put up a pretty facade. Within the smiles, I made each day were the tears I never shed at night. The mask that I wear every day is the only thing that keeps me alive today.


    Often misunderstood, I was thought of as a happy-go-lucky since I was a teenager. Thanks to my parents for giving me such a wonderful attitude to be a great pretender and hide what I feel and who I am. They mistook pain for pleasure and silent sobs for courage. And I became what they expected of me. I pretended that I¡¯m happy. I pretended as I care. But I don¡¯t.


    For numerous years I spent in this crazy world, nobody has seen the girl behind this mask that I kept wearing ¡ª even my so-called friends. I¡¯m trying my absolute best to hide it as much possible as I can.


    ¡°You know what Kein, you should tell your parents about it,¡± my friend La told me.


    We are currently in my apartment right now fixing my things and cleaning my room because I was so busy that I don¡¯t even have the time to do it.


    ¡°There is no way I would tell them. And they don¡¯t seem to mind if I say so. Theydon¡¯tevengiveadamnaboutme.¡±


    ¡°You wouldn¡¯t know if you don¡¯t try..¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s why I didn¡¯t bother to try asking for their help because I already know the answer. I just gotta take my life into my own hands.¡±


    I¡¯m having a mid-life crisis right now. I¡¯m busy thinking about where to get money to pay the rent of my apartment. I haven¡¯t paid myndlord for almost 2 months now because I got fired from the restaurant I was recently working for no reason. It¡¯s already my 3rd job for this month. AndInevestlongatanyofmyjobs.I¡¯mnotsure;I¡¯mtrying,butitappearsthatbadluckisfollowingme.


    ¡°Yeah whatever, says the girl who doesn¡¯t have any kind of n for the future. You are already 26 and you don¡¯t even have a boyfriend, girl.¡±


    It was true, I didn¡¯t have any set ns for the future. It was very tough for me since my parents got divorced. I had a boyfriend once, and wested for almost 5 years but we broke up because he cheated on me with some girl whom he met in a bar. That mother fucker.


    ¡°For now I don¡¯t. But just because I don¡¯t have any ns, for now, doesn¡¯t mean I don¡¯t have a n for my future also. Besides, having a boyfriend in this kind of situation will do nothing good for me. Well, there is actually, headache.¡± Iughed at thest sentence I said.


    ¡°You sounded like you are so smart.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s because I am.¡±


    We bothughed as we continue to finish fixing and cleaning everything.


    ¡°So what¡¯s your n now by the way?¡± she asked while trying to get a bottle of water from the refrigerator.


    ¡°Haven¡¯t thought of it yet but maybe I¡¯ll just look for another job.¡±


    ¡°Want me toe with you?¡±


    ¡°I appreciate your effort La but no thanks. You¡¯ll just exhaust yourself..


    ¡°Well if you say so. Anyways, don¡¯t bete for our gig tomorrow okay. Maddy the monster will get mad at you if you¡¯llete again,¡± she said andughed.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. I won¡¯t bete. I will be there half an hour early as you guys.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    I looked up at the clock, it was around 5 pm now. dly, we already finished everything.


    Labidfarewelltoreturnhomebecausesheappearstobegoingsomewhereelse. After she left, I took a quick shower then threw myself on the bed. I need to get a night of sleep because I¡¯m so tired. I grabbed the clock sitting on the table, set the rm to wake me up. I just need to rest to freshen up and enlighten myself. I had two rm clocks, one in my room and one right next to the couch outside my bedroom. There are days that I fell asleep on the couch becausewhenIgethomeatnight,I¡¯msotiredfromworkthatIcan¡¯tgostraighttomybedroom.


    I fell asleep as soon as I closed my eyes.

 CHAPTER TWO

    My rm went off right at what I set to. I didn¡¯t want to get up though, I felt sozy even though I slept for almost 10 hours. Once again I took a shower and fix myself, putting my hair up in a ponytail, put on light makeup, and make my way out to the bus after locking my apartment.


    Right after arriving from the bus station, I sat on the bench. I don¡¯t know if where to start finding a stable job. Tsk. Life sucks. I was starting at nothingness when someone approached me.


    ¡°Raszhiel? Raszhiel Kein Moncada?¡± she asked while trying to recognize my face.


    ¡°Yes it is me, Raszhiel Kein Moncada, and you are?¡± I answered while still trying to figure out who she was.


    I don¡¯t know her name, but I do recognize her by face. I think she was my batchmate in high school or maybe in college.


    ¡°It¡¯s me, Emily. Emily Ferrer. It¡¯s so good to see you. How are you?¡± she asked as she sat beside me.


    ¡°Oh! I¡¯m good, how about you?¡± I smiled though I still don¡¯t remember her.


    ¡°I¡¯m doing great. What are you doing here? Are you off to work?¡±


    ¡°Nah! I just got fired yesterday. I¡¯m trying to find another one.¡± I exin.


    ¡°Oh is that so? What a coincidence, I have someone I know who¡¯s looking for a person who is willing to work in apany.¡±


    ¡°Really? What position are they hiring?¡± I excitedly asked her.


    That¡¯s a piece of great news for me. If I get hired, I will be able to pay my apartment¡¯s rent and I would also get a stable job, hopefully.


    ¡°Don¡¯t have any idea about that, but you can email or text her about the details. Here.¡±


    She gave me a piece of paper. It was a business card of someone. Maybe it¡¯s her friend whom she said earlier.


    ¡°Aw thank you. I¡¯m really having a hard time finding a job. Thank goodness you saw me and offer this. You¡¯re like an angel to me.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re wee. You know what I¡¯m so happy that we met together after all these years.¡±


    ¡°Yes, a long time has passed. Why are you here anyway?¡±


    ¡± I¡¯m going to work.¡±


    ¡°Wow. Lucky you.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, I¡¯m now working as a doctor. Anyways, I gotta go. I¡¯ll bete for work as I have so many patients to take care of these days.


    Message me on Instagram, okay. It¡¯s Mels_Ferrer or text and call me at this number¡± she then gave her number.


    She is a lucky person, indeed. Having a stable job these days is also considered as being lucky. It¡¯s not something that all people can have, just like me.


    ¡°Well do.¡± She got on the bus as soon as it stops rights in front of us. She waved to me in the window and so do i.


    I left the bus station and hurriedly went to a cafe nearby. I ordered atte and sandwich since I wasn¡¯t able to eat breakfast at home because I forgot. While waiting for my order to arrive, I took the business card from my bag and read what¡¯s written in it. It¡¯s the name of Emily¡¯s friend, her number, and her email address. I took out my phone in my bag and started to type a message and send it to her. I texted her about what Emily said. Minutester I received a call from an unknown number. I hurriedly answered it and a woman from the other line spoke.


    ¡°Hello Good morning, is this Miss Raszhiel? Emily told me that you were looking for a job. Are you avable right now? Can we meet up so that we can discuss about it?¡± Said the woman on the other line.


    I told her I¡¯m avable right now. Luckily, she said she was nearby the cafe I was in right now. She told me to wait for her and she hang up.


    Wow. Just wow! I hope finding a job was always this simple and easy. Even though I don¡¯t know if I will get epted or not. But it¡¯sfineifIdon¡¯tgetthejob.At the very least, I still did my absolute best. Maybe it¡¯s not just for me.


    A few minutester, a woman who may be the same age as mine approaches me. She is wearing a white dress top with a zer and ssic heels not higher than 3 inches. She looks dazzling.


    ¡°Hi! It¡¯s Raszhiel Kein Moncada, right?¡± asked the woman who had just arrived. I stand up and offered by hand and introduced myself.


    ¡°Yes ma¡¯am.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m Zera Leonardo, just call me Zera, and not ma¡¯am, it feels like I¡¯m too old to be called ma¡¯am.¡± sheughed a little and also extended her hand for a handshake.


    We then sat down after a short introduction. I asked her if she would like to have something but she decline.


    ¡°Well, about the job Emily said, can you please give more details about it.¡±


    ¡°Oh yes. Apparently, my boss is looking for someone who can work with him. You will receive a sry of 250 thousand a week.¡±


    My eyes widen as I heard the sry. Holy molly! 250 thousand a week? That¡¯s 5th times of my monthly sry when I was still working in a restaurant.


    ¡°Are you serious? 250 thousand a week? What kind of a a job is it?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯m serious and it will be given to you every week. You will also be given a weekly allowance, a car so you don¡¯t have tomute when you want to go somewhere, and a ce to stay. But those things will be discussed privately by you and my boss if you agree to get the job.¡±


    Despitebeingshockedandawedbythesituation,Imanagedtoremaincalminordernottoembarrassmyself.


    ¡°Why privately? Isn¡¯t it the responsibility of human resources to evaluate new applicants? What kind of position in thepany are you looking for? A secretary? And why is the sry so high? Imagine, it¡¯s 250 thousand a week plus there are so many benefits.¡±


    ¡°Hmm, didn¡¯t Emily tell you about the job?¡± she asked.


    I shook my head as a sign that she didn¡¯t. From what I have remembered she said she doesn¡¯t have any idea about the job. If it is prostitution then I would rather die.


    ¡°Okay. You will be a contract wife.¡±


    ¡°Oh. A contract wife,¡± I said as I nodded.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    ¡°A what?!¡± Shocked by what I¡¯ve heard, I became enraged and shouted it.


    People in the cafe look at me with much shock and curiosity because of my reaction. Who will not? A job was offered to me, and I was about to ept it because of the sry and the benefits but what¡¯s the fuss all about. Being a contract wife? That¡¯s gotta be a joke.


    ¡°I thought Emily already told you that¡¯s why I got straight to the point.¡±


    ¡°Are you serious? I mean you¡¯re offering me a job and it is to be a contract wife. Is it even legal? And who¡¯s the boss that you are talking about?¡±


    ¡°Yes, I am. And it¡¯s legal. Once you get hired, you will receive a contract and that will be signed right in front of my boss.¡±


    ¡°What about the man that will be my husband. I mean you said that it¡¯s your boss.¡±


    ¡± Yes, he is my boss and I¡¯m one of his employees. He is the boss of thepany I am currently working for right now,¡± she exined to me.


    ¡°So are you willing to take the job? Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯s safe and legal. You have just to y as his wife for a month or a year maybe, it depends on the contract that you will sign.¡± she added.


    I¡¯m still in the middle of nothingness. I can¡¯t even decide whether to take the job or not. If I¡¯ll take it, I will be able to pay my rent, also, I will have a stable job and that¡¯s to be the wife of someone I haven¡¯t met. And if I don¡¯t, I will struggle to find another job.


    ¡°Can I still think about it? I mean, it¡¯s not an easy job I¡¯m going to get into. It¡¯s absurd. My life is at stake here.¡±


    ¡°I know. I¡¯ll give you a day to think about it. And if you¡¯ve already made up your mind, just call me again. And by the way, my boss name is Cayne Shelton.¡±


    We both said goodbyes as soon as we finished talking. I walked out of the cafe dazed. I¡¯m still reeling from my earlier conversation with Zera.


    I decided to go home because it¡¯s already past noon. I¡¯ll think about it at home.


    Hmm. Cayne Shelton. The name sounds familiar to me though I don¡¯t know if I heard it somewhere.Content (C) N?v/elDra/ma.Org.

 CHAPTER THREE

    When I arrived home I saw my friends waiting for me. Oh, shoot! I forgot. We have ns. I looked at my friends. They stood with their arms crossed and serious looks on their faces. They all look so ridiculous. I can¡¯t help butugh and rolled my area at them.


    ¡°Don¡¯t you dare gave us an attitude you bitch!¡± Shain growled, sounding like an overbearing parent.


    ¡°What are you doing in my apartment again?¡± I asked them cing my hands on my hips.


    ¡°Oh hell,¡± Tiff said, tossing her long weave over her shoulder. Her ghetto was about toe out. ¡°We should be asking you that.¡±


    ¡°Didn¡¯t we agreed to thisst week, noters, but here you are didn¡¯t even budge and did note,¡± Mira said.


    We made a nst week that we will be having a morning gig at Shain¡¯s house. It was something that we do once a month. It¡¯s like a squad morning party.


    ¡°Okay okay. I¡¯m sorry, I forgot. I got pre-upied about finding a new job.¡± I said as I looked over to find La, but I can¡¯t find her.


    ¡°I¡¯m here you little itchy bitchy,¡± said the woman I¡¯ve been trying to look. She walked straight out of my room.


    ¡°So tell us, where have you been that we couldn¡¯t d even contact you?¡± Tiff asked.


    ¡°Hmm. As I was saying, I was out trying to find a new job.¡± I exined.


    Mira and Shain stayed quiet, silently ring at me, while Tiff is the one interrogating me.


    ¡°And then?¡± Tiff asked again.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Luckily, I found one.¡±


    ¡°Oh lucky you. In just half a day, you already have a job. So tell us, what kind of job is it that you have to diss out our gig?¡± Tiff once again. This woman is a question-asker machine. I¡¯m starting to hate this girl, as a joke.


    ¡°A contract wife¡± I bluntly said that shock them and made their eyes bigger than it is.


    ¡°What the fuck?!¡± Mira shouted. I blink. For how many years I had known Mira, this is the very first time I heard her cuss.


    Everybody was shocked at her reaction and Tiff almost fell from the sofa because of what I said.


    ¡°What contract wife? To whom?¡± La ask.


    I started to walk towards them and also sat on the sofa.


    ¡°I haven¡¯t decided yet if I will take the job or not,¡± I said as I sat down on the sofa beside Tiff.


    ¡°Why? Is it because the man you¡¯re about to marry is already an oldie? That¡¯s an ew! ¡± Shain said and made a face like she was about to vomit. I red at her for what she said.


    ¡°Can you please stop it?¡± I said.


    ¡°What? I¡¯m just saying my opinion girl. I also wouldn¡¯t take that kind of job even if he offers me a million dors, duh! Imagine, you will be sleeping together with a granny.¡± she added.


    ¡°So why can¡¯t you take it? I thought you badly need a job?¡± asked La.


    ¡°Okay, so the job is to be a contract wife. Zera said that I will be given a sry weekly worth 250 thousand, a weekly allowance, a car, and a ce to stay in.¡± I exined to them.


    They all looked at me wearing their serious faces.


    ¡°You are not kidding, right? And who¡¯s Zera?¡± It¡¯s Tiff.


    ¡°I hope I do but I don¡¯t. And Zera is an employee of the person that I am going to marry¡±


    ¡°So, who¡¯s this person anyway? I¡¯m really curious to know this guy. Like, why can¡¯t he marry his girlfriend.¡± Mira said.


    ¡°As if he has one, what if he doesn¡¯t,¡± La answered.


    ¡°Zera said the guys¡¯ name is Cayne Shelton. It sounds familiar to me but I don¡¯t know him.¡± I said.


    They all look at me with so much shock ness on their faces. What¡¯s the problem with these girls? They all look hrious with their reactions.


    ¡°Holy motherfucker, son of a bitch!¡± Mira cursed as if it was herst day on earth.


    ¡°Hey! You cursed a lot now huh. What has gotten into you?¡± I said trying to stand up and nning to go to my room but they all stopped me.


    ¡°You said Cayne Shelton right? Are you serious that you don¡¯t know him? Seriously?¡± Tiff asks unbelievably.


    I nodded as a sign of saying yes to her question.


    ¡°Girl, you just hit a jackpot!¡± La grumbled.


    ¡°What are you all talking about? What jackpot?¡± I asked as I¡¯ve known nothing.


    ¡°Are you dumb? Or just in stupid? It¡¯s Cayne Shelton, you moron!¡± Shain exaggeratedly said.


    ¡°Oh yes, Cayne Shelton is his name. So what now? Is he some kind of a tycoon? A billionaire or so whatever?¡± I said and rolled my eyes at them.


    My god! Their reactions are irritating me and it¡¯s killing me to hell. So what if he¡¯s Cayne Shelton? I don¡¯t even know him. Not even a single thing.


    ¡°Because he is you dumbass,¡± Mira grumbled irritatedly.


    I looked at them with so much shock.


    ¡°Eyes here you itchy bitchy.¡± La said, holding out her phone with a news of Weekly News. The front-page picture was a man in his ck suit holding the door of his Lamborghini. He has this strict and sexy aura revolving all over his body. He looks so damn hot!


    And I suddenly remember him.


    ¡°Oh my God!¡± I said as I put both of my hands on my mouth.


    ¡°Yes, it¡¯s oh my god. It¡¯s Cayne fuckin Shelton,¡± Tiff breathed, shaking her head. ¡°He is one fine ass piece of white chocte.¡± She fanned herself.


    ¡°Damn right.¡± Shaina agreed looking at me in envy.


    ¡°Fuck, I wish it was me. I could¡¯ve said yes instantly to that girl employee of him.¡± La fudged with an envious voice.


    ¡°Let me tell you bitches, if it was me I would done some things to him. Very awesome and amazing things.¡± Mira said andughed. We alsoughed at what she said except Tiff.


    ¡°Eww, Mira.¡± She jeered, swatting her in the arm.


    ¡°Bitch, shut the fuck up,¡± Shain said while grinning. ¡°I know you want to jump the bones off that hot ass billionaire if you could.¡±


    Tiff just shooked her head at her, looking thoroughly embarrassed.


    Things fell back into a yful conversation. They were all joking and acting silly.


    My friends left my apartment when I suddenly received a call from a unknown number. I grabbed my phone to answer it.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°Hey Miss Raszhiel,¡± the other line answered.


    It¡¯s Zera.


    ¡°Oh yes.¡±


    She ask me if I have already made up my mind. I also told her that I will take the job and she said that we will be meeting at the cafe near the bus station tomorrow to discuss about the contract then signed them. I answered yes and then she hangs up.


    So, this is no turning back now.

 CHAPTER FOUR

    I took a shower and got dressed. I dressed down in a T-shirt, fitted jeans, and white sneakers. I don¡¯t need to wear fancy clothes and unt them because we¡¯ll only talk about the job and then sign the contract.


    After what happened yesterday about the talk we had with my friends, I have decided to take the job. I have no reason to back out.


    And they all gave me shit advices and talk about shit things like what should I do on our first night, what should I wear, including nighties and whatever. In short, they all made fun of me. Those motherfuckers.


    I was busy fixing myself when I heard the doorbell rang. I hurriedlyb my hair and went out of my room. When I opened the door, I saw a man wearing a formal suit. It¡¯s a somber Italian suit. Wow!


    ¡°Good evening madam.¡± greeted the man in front of me. I guess he is in his 40¡¯s, I guess.


    ¡°Yes? How may I help you, sir?¡± I asked him?


    ¡°I¡¯m Lucas, and I will be driving you tonight to the mansion.¡±


    I raised an eyebrow in response to what he said. What mansion is he saying? I think he got the wrong person.


    ¡°I beg your pardon sir but I don¡¯t know what you are talking about. What mansion? I think you got the wrong person and the wrong apartment.¡±


    I was about to close the apartment door but he stopped me.


    ¡°Now what?¡±


    Instead of answering my question, he just smiled at me and said that he will be waiting outside then left. I don¡¯t know but I found myself getting my things on the couch and I followed him outside. I saw him standing right next to the car. And it¡¯s not an ordinary car for Pete¡¯s sake. It¡¯s a Lykan Hypersport.


    Wow! Just Wow! I am just very amazed. Imagine being the fortunate owner of this high-priced automobile? Just imagine, that car cost 3. 4 million dors. It¡¯s million dors. This is so not true.


    ¡°Wow, this is amazing! I could already die just by sitting in this very expensive and fancy car,¡±


    The guy named Lucas justughed at what I said then opened the door for me.


    ¡°AreyoucertainI¡¯mtheoneyou¡¯relookingfor?I mean, I don¡¯t have any rich friends or acquaintances who own this kind of car.¡± I asked while trying to get inside the car.


    ¡°I¡¯m very certain of it madam,¡± he replied.


    ItookalookaroundthecarwhenIgotin.It¡¯sstillhardformetobelieve. Words can¡¯t even describe how nice it is. It¡¯s like I¡¯m in heaven. Having a ride in the first car in the world to have headlights encrusted with diamonds. It has a twin-turbo mid-rear mounted 3. 8-liter engine that produces 780 horsepower and a 708 pound-feet of torque.


    By all that power means the car can reach speeds of up to 240 mph! How cool is that, right? And I will have a ride in it now. My God! It¡¯s jaw-dropping.


    The car started to move and the man inside is just there in the front seat not saying anything. I still have a lot of questions to ask. It¡¯s not bad to ask questions.


    ¡°Ahm! Excuse me, sir? But can I ask a question?¡±


    I didn¡¯t receive an answer but I guess it¡¯s a yes. After all, silence means yes, right.


    ¡°Did Zera tell you toe to fetch me? If yes, I mean, we talked earlier on the phone and we agreed that we would meet at the cafe near the bus station.¡±


    I still didn¡¯t receive an answer. Okay? So now he¡¯s ying as a deaf man. Looks like I¡¯ll just enjoy my ride to the ce that I don¡¯t know where.


    We went out of the city and it¡¯s been half an hour since we left my apartment. Minutester, we arrived at our destination. And we are in front of a gate. It was like a giant gate, covered with green gasses but it doesn¡¯t look creepy at all. It actually made the gate looks so excellent and extravagant.


    The gate suddenly opened and the car continues to move inside. Secondster we arrived at the mansion. I was awed and captivated by the scenario. I have never seen a mansion like this big and amazing. It¡¯s breathtaking.


    Lucas came out of the car and opened up the back door. I stepped out and a maid approach me and showed me the way inside the mansion.


    No words can describe how amazing the inside was. It¡¯s bewildered. The chandeliers are so damn big and it¡¯s shining like it¡¯s telling me to rob them. The antiques were also breathed taking. Having a home like this is one of my dreams. Enchanting!


    ¡°So, you¡¯re finally here now.¡± A manly voice came out walking at the long staircase. He was wearing a simple white shirt and faded jeans. His aura is extra sexy and gorgeous in person. Cayne Shelton.


    ¡°You probably want to close your mouth now, your saliva is already dripping all over the floor. I know I¡¯m hot, but don¡¯t be too obvious,¡± He said while smirking at me.


    I touched my mouth to check if it¡¯s true that I¡¯m drooling, but turns out it wasn¡¯t. I looked at him and gave him a death re and he chuckled.


    Shit! Even his chuckle is so sexy.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t drooling, you jerk.¡± He justughed at what I said to him.


    ¡°What a dirty mouth you have. You look extra hot to me.¡±


    ¡°And you look like a motherfucking moron.¡± I cursed at him again, this time It was like a whisper into thin air.


    I know it¡¯s the first that we met and I¡¯m at his house, not thinking if I could be able to go out alive or not for what I have been saying to him but gosh!


    ¡°I can still hear you, honey. Anyways, let us get down to business shall we?¡± He said then walk away.


    He sat down on a single space sofa and I also sat down right in front of him.


    ¡°So, my employee already told you about the job and gave you details. Now, here is the contract. Read it and sign if you are willing to take the job.¡± He said while handling me a brown envelope.


    I opened it and read what¡¯s written in the contract. It is being stated about my weekly sry worth 250 thousand, my weekly allowance worth 250 thousand also, my personal car, driver and bodyguards and also the ce that I will be staying, which here in the mansion. It is also stated in the contract the terms and conditions of our marriage.


    First is we should get married, secretly.


    Second, we should sleep in the same room and the same bed.


    Third, I am allowed to go out and do my thing as long as I have my bodyguards with me.


    Fourth, we should act as a loving wife and husband in front of his parents, his friends, and to my friends especially when we are at thepany.


    Fifth, don¡¯t ask any questions about him.


    And there is more to read on the said terms and conditions. It was also stated that I shouldn¡¯t disclose any information regarding the contract to anyone. But I told him I already told my friends and he said it¡¯s okay as long as I didn¡¯t tell the other part of the story which we will be talking about right after I sign the contract.


    I looked at him as I¡¯ve finished reading everything. And I was taken aback seeing him looking at me intently right straight to my eyes. I suddenly got conscious.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    ¡°Why? Is something wrong with my face?¡± I asked him.


    He then sat carefully before answering.


    ¡°No, are you finish reading everything?


    ¡°Yes. About the terms and conditions written in the contract, I think I would disagree with the second one, the third and fourth one. The rest, I¡¯m okay with it. ¡± I said while cing the contract on a table.


    ¡°I would disagree with that idea of yours. My parents are secretlying here without any prior notice, so we shouldn¡¯t sleep in different rooms.¡± He said with a stoned face.


    ¡°Why?¡± I asked him with so much curiosity.


    ¡°Rule number 5, don¡¯t ask any questions about me.¡±


    ¡°Okay. So we should sleep in the same room, but with different beds. I would rather agree to that idea,¡± I said. He also agreed to what I said and then wrote something in the contract.


    ¡°Another one, why should we act as loving husband and wife in front of anybody. Duh!¡± I added.


    ¡°Just to let them know and show them that we are really in love.¡±


    I justughed at what he said. In love my ass.


    ¡°I also don¡¯t want to have body guards, I¡¯m not kinda used to it. I would agree to have a driver but not having a bodyguard.¡± He also agreed to it and erased the ones that I don¡¯t like on the contract.


    We also talk about things that would be beneficial to the both of us when we will meet his parents and friends.


    We finished discussing about the contract then I signed it. He told me to pack my things at the apartment because I will be living in the mansion starting tomorrow. He said that he already paid myndlord already about the 2 months that I haven¡¯t been able to pay because he knew that I will take the job.


    Then his driver Lucas drive me home to my apartment.

 CHAPTER FIVE

    ¡°Wait, what?!¡± Tiff, Mira, La, and Shaina shouted in chorus.


    I had finally arrived home to pack my things but I saw them inside my apartment. I already told them the shocking news that they wanted to hear. They all wore a matching look of shock and envy.


    ¡°You¡¯re moving in with Cayne Shelton?¡± Tiff yelled, looking like she was gonna passed out.


    ¡°You little bitch,¡± Shaina said, taking a little pillow from my couch and throw it at me, grinning like a maniac. ¡°You¡¯ve been jumping the bones off with that guy, are you?


    I opened my mouth to protest but wasn¡¯t able to when I heard a low chuckle behind all of us.


    All five of us snapped around to see Cayne leaning against my door frame. He was looking especially gorgeous as always. Mira took a seat, squeezing her eyes together. La¡¯s eyes grew wide and her cheeks turned pink. Tiff was looking like she wanted to do the nastiest things with Cayne.


    Sexy or not, I did not approve nor allowed him to storm into my apartment and lounging around like he owned the ce.


    ¡± How the hell did you get into my apartment?¡± I snapped at him while walking towards him.


    He didn¡¯t answer, he just watched in amusement as I walk closer until I stood right in front of him.


    ¡°Well?¡± I pressed.


    ¡°What are you¨C¡± I shrieked.


    Cayne¡¯s strong hand pulled me forward. I felt a soft, warm pressure on my forehead. It¡¯s his lips.


    I heard gasped behind me and knew that my friends were still watching. I also gasped in shock ness. I didn¡¯t care though, I looked up at him still wearing a shock reaction. He smirked at me and backed away. My forehead still burning from where his lips had made contact with my skin.


    ¡°Girl, aren¡¯t you gonna introduce him to us? Or not?¡± Mira asked, staring between Cayne and me.


    My senses came back to normal.


    ¡°Oh yeah, of course. Cayne, these are my friends Tiff, Mira, La, and Shain. And guys, this is Cayne Shelton, my Uhm, my husband.¡±


    ¡°Oooh, girl I knew it!¡± Tiff squealed like a high school girl, dancing around. I shook my head in embarrassment, peeking at Cayne¡¯s who is staring intently at me.


    ¡°Oh my God! Did you too already did the thing?¡± La gasped, turning my attention to her.


    ¡°Hey, we didn¡¯t. Stop it. It¡¯s embarrassing you know.¡± I yelped, my face warmed. Jeez, this is so embarrassing.


    ¡°She¡¯s right,¡± Cayne spoke up, standing beside me and taking my hand. Shit! What is he doing?


    ¡°We haven¡¯t screwed each other yet.¡± He rose our intertwined hands up, and he kissed my hand, looking right at me as he did.


    ¡°He is so ducking sexy,¡± Mira breathed to Shaina and Tiff who were both watching me and Cayne like we were in a movie.


    ¡°I assume you¡¯ve packed your things and are ready to leave.¡± He looked at me for confirmation.


    ¡°Uhmm,¡± I looked at my suitcase. It wasn¡¯t like I will be staying with him forever. I think I will justst for month, maybe. This should be enough for the time being.


    ¡°Yeah I¡¯m ready,¡± I said while grabbing for my suitcase, but Cayne snatched it up before I could. I smiled at him as a sign of thank you and turn my attention towards my friends who were busy looking at us like we were doing a romantic movie.


    ¡°Uhm, I¡¯ll be leaving now.¡± They all nodded and the five of us shared a group hug.


    ¡°I¡¯ll invite you over soon if Cayne would give me the permission.¡± I said to them and we all look at Cayne trying to wait for an answer.


    ¡°Of course you can.¡± He smiled and we also smiled by his answer.


    We waved goodbye one more time and I left with Cayne. He was carrying my suitcase down the long corridor like it weighed nothing.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    I stared at him. His face, his hair, his lips and those eyes. So beautiful and blue, and it staring right at me. I then came back back to my senses. Shit! I was caught off guard. I blushed and looked down.


    Then I though again of his lips on my forehead and in my hands. I suddenly felt a tingling sensation all over my body. Like it¡¯s wanting for more. Fuck!


    I took a peeked at him again, unable to help myself. And he was already looking at me with a cocky grin.


    ¡°Loving the scene, eh?¡± He was grinning from ear to ear. I turned my look away and I can feel that my cheeks are getting hot.


    ¡°No, I just looked at you hoping that you won¡¯t drop my suitcase,¡± I fibbed, looking away. He would be so perfect if it weren¡¯t because of his cocky and arrogant attitude.


    Heughed. ¡°You¡¯re a terrible liar.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m not lying.¡± We had finally stepped outside and a limousine was waiting at a curb.


    Oh my God! I still haven¡¯t recovered about the Lykan Hypersport earlier and now, a limousine. I guess I need to get used to this luxury life of him.


    Lucas is waiting at us. ¡°I don¡¯t find you looking attractive at all,¡± I finished, looking straight ahead.


    Cayne warmth was suddenly gone and I stop. I looked behind me and saw a few paces of him behind me. I looked at him in surprise, his expression was unfathomable.


    ¡°What?¡± I asked him. Thinking maybe he¡¯d pissed on himself or something else.


    ¡°You don¡¯t find me attractive?¡± he rose one eyebrow, looking like he didn¡¯t believe me.


    ¡°Hmm, interesting. You looked pretty damn convincing when we were at your apartment.¡±


    I rolled my eyes at him. ¡°It¡¯s called acting.¡±


    He walked slowly to me until my back was pressed up against the limousine. He turned and handed to his driver Lucas, my suitcase. Then then driver went to put up my suitcase in the trunk, leaving me. Wayne leaned towards me. My heartbeat picked up as I leaned away. I heard a soft click and J realized he had opened the door of the limousine.


    ¡°After you,¡± he said, smirking like he could hear my heart pounding.


    I hurriedly climbed inside then scooted in slid all the way to the window, sitting as far away as possible.


    ¡°To the mansion, Lucas.¡± He said yo his driver.


    ¡°Yes, sir,¡± Lucas answered.


    As the car drove smoothly, Cayne turn to look at me, one brow raised.


    ¡°Why are you sitting so far away?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Because there is no reason for us to be close, it¡¯s just the two of us here so there¡¯s no need to pretend,¡± I said, rolling my eyes at him


    He just chuckled and scooted closer until his thigh was touching mine. The heat from his thigh burn into mine, setting my body ame. And sadly for me, there was nowhere else to go.


    I was contemting jumping from the window to see myself from this, when suddenly his hand caught my chin and he pulled up to look at him.


    ¡°What the hell are you doing?¡± I asked trying to break away. His grip was gentle but firm.


    ¡°I think we should practice to kiss,¡± he whispered, his breathe caressed my skin. I shivered. ¡°We have to make our kissing look as natural as possible.¡±,


    ¡°No, I don¡¯t want to kiss you.¡± I lied. My entire body was thrilled at the idea of kissing him.


    ¡°You said you weren¡¯t attracted to me, right?¡± He smirked. ¡°If you are not attracted to me this shouldn¡¯t be a big deal.¡±


    My breathing was erratic as his face came closer. His eyes, so vivid and clear that burned into mine. My heart was doing this crazy gymnastics routine as his lips trying to brushed across mine. Without thinking about my action, my eyes automatically close. J was waiting for his lips to touch mine. But instead, I felt his lips softly brushed against the corner of my mouth. I opened my eyes to see his amused smirk.


    ¡°I knew you were attracted to me,¡± pulling me into a hug. My heart was still pounding and my lips were still aching. My cheeks are burning because of embarrassment. Shit! This damn temptation of my body.

 CHAPTER SIX

    I woke up the next morning in a big size bed. The chandelier hung gracefully overhead. I still can¡¯t believe that I¡¯m now living and experiencing this luxury life. I rolled over to get more sleep but I was taken aback when I came face to face with a sleeping Cayne in front of me. I yelped and scooted away. He then opened his eyes, looked at me, and sighed then closed his eyes again.


    ¡°I¡¯m not inside you yet, so I don¡¯t understand why you are yelping so early in the morning.¡± He grinned a little.


    ¡°Jerk, as if I would let you inside me. Why are we in the same bed, anyways?¡± I panicked. ¡°Did we¨C?¡± Oh my God! Shit! Did I just give myself to this jerk? ButIwasn¡¯tdrunkyesterday,sowhydon¡¯tIrememberanything?


    He opened his eyes then look straight at me. ¡°Did we what?¡± His eyes were shining in amusement.


    ¡°You know, the thing,¡± I said.


    ¡°What thing? I don¡¯t understand you?¡±


    ¡°Uhm, you know, nasty thing.¡± I blushed. My face was hot because of so much embarrassment. This guy really knows how to boil the heat inside of me. I should do something about it.


    I desperately try to remember what truly happened.


    Heughed. Hisughed bounce off the walls and his cheeks flush from how hard he wasughing. He looked so damn hot and sexy when heughs like that.


    ¡°No, love, we didn¡¯t have sex.¡± He was grinning like a maniac.


    My cheeks went red because of what he said.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say the word, you know.¡± I shyly said.


    He justughed again. ¡°Okay, okay. We didn¡¯t do the thing that you were thinking,¡± He was grinning like a maniac. ¡°But we can do something about it if you want.¡± His grin changed into something softer and fishy. He started to move closer and pulled me closer toward him. I can feel the heat of his body because he was wearing nothing in his upper. His eyes sparkled and his gaze suddenlynded on my lips. He bit his lips like he was a crazy dog wanting to bite me. His expression says it all, he wanted to take me right now. My heart fluttered but I need to stop myself.


    Imustnotfallforthesamedeceptionagain.Mydouchebagexdumpedmethreeyearsago.I¡¯mdImade a good decision and didn¡¯t give myself to him at that time. I believe I would have died as a result of big regrets I had done so.


    ¡°No thanks,¡± I said quickly, rushing out of bed and run to the bathroom. I can still feel his hot gaze while I¡¯m running and if it feels very weird.


    I closed the bathroom door and locked it because honestly, I don¡¯t want him ¡®identally¡¯ walking in and seeing me naked inside the bathroom. That would be too embarrassing and awkward. How mortifying would that be right?


    I brushed my teeth and when I was done I turned on the shower.


    I stripped myself and hopped into the shower. The water started to ssh all over my body. It was so warm. As I showered, I suddenly remembered what happened yesterday.


    *FLASHBACK*


    After the limo ride where Cayne had desperately made me want him to kiss me, we had arrived at his house. As soon as we went inside, I looked around and my eyes are zing with amazement. I still couldn¡¯t get over how amazing and beautiful this ce is. I could live here forever.


    A tall, well-built man came and took my suitcase from Cayne¡¯s hand, murmuring, ¡°Wee home, Cayne and Madam.¡±


    The man looked at me with a hard stare. I refused to shrink back under his gaze, I gave him a hard stare right back. The man suddenly grin and said ¡°Cayne, aren¡¯t you gonna introduced me to this beautiful youngdy?¡± He had a slight British ent.


    ¡°Oh. Raszhiel, this is my personal butler, Andrew. Andrew, this is my wife, Raszhiel.¡±


    The man grinned widely, a dramatic change considering how he had just been ring at me moments before. Creepy. I think this one is bipr.


    ¡°Nice to meet you, Raszhiel,¡± he said, holding out his hand.


    ¡°Nice to meet you too, Andrew.¡± I smiled.


    ¡°I¡¯ll just put your suitcase away from you.¡± He smiled at us onest time and walked away.


    ¡°He seems nice, but a bit creepy,¡± I said to Cayne.


    He just nodded, a sad far away looked in this eyes. ¡°He has served my family for almost thirty years. I¡¯ve known him since I was born.¡±


    I was surprised by what he said. Thirty years? The fudge? But he didn¡¯t look a day over thirty himself.


    ¡°How old is he?¡± I wondered aloud.


    ¡°Fifty-seven.¡± My jaw dropped in shock. Cayne smirked at my reaction.


    ¡°He¡¯s still in good health though.¡±


    ¡°Yeah, tell me about it.¡±


    Liam then showed me around the mansion because thest time I went here I wasn¡¯t able to roam and you¡¯re around. Ten bedrooms, thirteen bathrooms, a huge living room, an enormous kitchen, a dining room that went off for days, a home theatre, and a huge patio that overlooked his gigantic swimming pool. I was breathless as I tried to grasp the fact that I would be staying in this fantastic and luxurious ce.


    ¡°And this is your room,¡± Cayne said, pushing the door open. The room was very huge. It was twice the size of my apartment.


    I looked around in amazement as Cayne said, ¡± And if you need anything feel free to ask ande to me.¡±


    I turned around and saw that he was grinning, holding his arms open like he was expecting me to run into them. When I didn¡¯t he pouted.


    ¡°You¡¯re no fun, babe.¡±


    I shrugged and replied. ¡°I am not your babe.¡±


    He pulled me into his arms and held me tight. ¡°Yes you are,¡± he whispered in my ears. ¡°You just don¡¯t see it yet.¡±


    I escaped his arms and stood far away from him. ¡°I¡¯m not gonna be anyone¡¯s babe ever again,¡± I said quietly. ¡°I know what men are now.¡±


    Cayne has seemed to hear me. His liquid blue eyes stared into me as he said, ¡°Not all of us are the same.¡±


    ¡°Oh please, spare me with your words,¡± I rolled my eyes. ¡°You¡¯re an infamous billionaire and a yboy. Who knows how many women out there who had sex with you.¡± I shook my head.


    He sighed. ¡°Okay. I¡¯ve had sex with few women, I admit, but I don¡¯t do sex with just anyone. And besides, who¡¯s to say I can¡¯t change If I met the right woman.¡± He looked right at me.


    I suddenly realized how dark it was getting and I shook my head, shaking off his intense gaze.


    ¡°I¡¯m tired. I¡¯ll go get a shower and rest.¡± I said to him and left.


    When I went out of the bathroom I did not see any Cayne. Thank goodness. What I saw is a bottle of vodka beside the vanity mirror. Wow. What in the world did the vodka doing in a vanity mirror. I then started to open the vodka. I drank a little but I feel a little tipsy already. I went toy down on my bed, desperately trying to sleep, but I couldn¡¯t. It feels weird and different. The bed was too big for me. I wasn¡¯t so used to sleeping in bed as huge as this. I sighed and turned around. Then I groaned and turned the other way.


    Sigh, turn, groan, turn. This happens for a while until Cayne opens the door, shining light into the room.


    I shrieked in shock and blushed as I look at him. Who wouldn¡¯t? He is shirtless for Pete¡¯s sake. His arms were toned and his abs were like heaven. My eyes trailed down to his yummy six-pack abs and the V that leads to his¡ª Shit! I should look away. Look away, Raszhiel. Goddamit! I looked away, blushing furiously.


    ¡°What are you doing, bursting into my room like that?¡± I hissed, still trying my best not to look at him.


    ¡°You were groaning and sighing and the bed kept on creaking when you move. I thought there was a guy in here. I was ready to kick his ass off.¡±


    I looked at him, my mind was a little fuddled but I talked past the mush in my brain. How the hell he heard me groan and sigh in this huge room? And even the creaking of the bed? My God.


    ¡°Even if there were a guy in here, you don¡¯t have the right to kick his ass off. We¡¯re not together, remember? We are just pretending.¡±


    He looked at me, not saying anything. Finally, he smirked.


    ¡°I think your drank and can¡¯t sleep, eh, ?¡± He started, walking into the room.


    ¡°How did you know?¡± I was surprised at how clearly he could see right through me.


    ¡°Because I can smell the aroma of the vodka and, you¡¯re even grumpier than usual.¡± He smirked and closed the door. The room went into sudden darkness. I blinked twice, trying to adjust my eyes to the darkness.


    I felt the bed dip and suddenly arms were around my waist. My eyes widened and Cayne pulled my back close to him. I could feel the toned hardness of his body. All of his body.


    ¡°Cayne,¡± I shrieked, sounding whiny but I didn¡¯t care. This was just so embarrassing and awkward.


    ¡°Shut up and just go to sleep. I won¡¯t do anything bad.¡± He said softly. And somehow, despite how awkward I felt, I wasfortable in his strong arms. Safe and secure. And then suddenly, I drifted off before I even realized it.


    *FLASHBACK ENDS


    *


    I was jolted back to reality by a hectic pounding on the door.


    ¡°Raszhiel?¡± I heard Cayne calling my name through the door. ¡°Are you okay in there?


    I rolled my eyes but didn¡¯t answer.


    ¡°You¡¯d better be not rolling your eyes at me,¡± he growled.


    ¡°Raszhiel Kein, if you don¡¯t answer me and I will force myself to go inside.¡±


    My eyes widened at the thought of that. I was paralyzed with embarrassment at the thought of him getting inside while I¡¯m taking a shower.


    ¡°I¡¯m fine, Cayne.¡± I turned off the shower.


    ¡°Good.¡± I could hear a smile in his voice. ¡°Hurry up.¡±


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said meekly, I turned on the shower again and then turned it off and stepped out. I put on a plush robe and went out of the bathroom. The bed was fixed mad I ck box caught my attention. It was on my bed. There was a single card sitting atop it, the card read;


    ¡°Just put it on,C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    ¨C Cayne.¡±


    ¡°I blinked at the card and look at the ck box. I opened it and it was a thigh-length deep red dress. The tag read ¡°Gi¡±. When I pulled the dress out I realized that we¡¯re shoes underneath it. Taking a closer look, I saw that they were the ssic red and ck Louboutins.


    My mouth dropped. This outfit coated thousands of dors.


    I did my makeup. It was perfection. Not too much, not too little. I slipped on the dress. It clung to me in all right ces. When U slipped on the Loubs my legs seems to instantly be longer. I let my hair down and brushed it.


    A knocked sounded at the door.


    ¡± Come in,¡± I called.


    Cayne walked in smiling. I watched him in a full-length mirror as his smile suddenly fell. He then stared at me, his eyes moved up and down my body like I was a masterpiece. I was caught in his gaze like a rabbit caught in the eyes of a lion.


    He walked forward and wrapped his arms around me, pulling my back against him.


    ¡°What¡¯s this fuss all about?¡± I asked him


    He ignored my question. ¡°You look amazing.¡±


    ¡°Whatever.¡± I rolled my eyes at him.


    ¡°Be prepared, you¡¯ll be meeting my parents.¡± He said that shocked me to death.


    Oh my God! So this is what all about? Shit! I¡¯m not even prepared.

 CHAPTER SEVEN

    Meeting Cayne¡¯s parents were the perfect definition of the word ¡®awkward¡¯. However, his father eventually took a great liking to me. His mother on the other hand seemed to hate me. We were sitting around in a spacious living room. To my horror, Cayne introduced me as his wife that shocked her mother. She looked at me with so much disgrace and like she wanted to tear me to death.


    ¡°Cayne, what do you mean wife?¡± His mother asked with a horrifying voice.


    ¡°You heard me, mom,¡± Cayne answered annoyingly.


    ¡°But why didn¡¯t you tell us. We are your parents. How could you do this to us?¡± She says acting hurt.


    ¡°It¡¯s because I know you would stop it. And I wouldn¡¯t let that happen, that¡¯s why we secretly married.¡±


    ¡°What about Anica?¡± His mother asked.


    Anica? Anica rk? The girl I sawst time in a newspaper with Cayne. She¡¯s his secretary, right? My God. He¡¯s dating his employee


    I internally rolled my eyes and just basically pretended that she wasn¡¯t saying anything. If she thought bringing up Anica would piss me to death, she had another thinging. My God. I don¡¯t even feel a single pain in my chest for what she had said. The hell I care with them. She wasn¡¯t in the loop and didn¡¯t know that I and her dear baby boy weren¡¯t really together.


    ¡°You know I really didn¡¯t date Anica, mom,¡± Cayne looked extremely annoyed.


    ¡°Well, I always thought you should. She is a wonderfuldy after all.¡± His mother shot a look at me and force a smile. ¡°So, Raszhiel darling, what do you do for a living?¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m still trying to find one, ma¡¯am,¡± I said.


    ¡°So you mean, you are jobless?¡± She said sarcastically.


    ¡°Yes, I am. But as I¡¯ve said, ma¡¯am. I¡¯m still trying to look for one.¡± It took every ounce of strength in my body to refrain myself from rolling my eyes.


    ¡°But she¡¯s nning to work in Anton¡¯s Inc. As a fashion designer,¡± Cayne said that made me look at him.


    Fashion designer his ass.


    ¡°Really? So you will work with Richie, I¡¯ve heard that he had so many affairs with his female workers. It makes me wonder how will you be able to get hired.¡±


    I raised my eyebrows at what she said. Wow. His mother has an evil tongue.


    ¡°Mom!¡± Cayne yelled, his face was livid as he stared at his mother.


    ¡°Monique, that¡¯s enough,¡± Cayne¡¯s father- who preferred to be called Julio ¨C intervened. He frowned as well, matching Cayne¡¯s frown.


    I stood up and look at her. I¡¯m a very nice person to those people who are also nice to me. But what his mother said is below the belt. Like she was insulting my capability as a woman.


    ¡°I think I will be hired fairly ma¡¯am. I¡¯m talented and have the skills of an employee that apany is looking for. And I don¡¯t need to sleep with anyone just to get anything. That includes your son ma¡¯am. So if you think that Cayne and I have been humping like rabbits, you¡¯re wrong. I don¡¯t want anything from your wealth and if you don¡¯t like me for your son, you can take him if you want. I¡¯m not stopping you.¡± I said with my face held high and walk away.


    After I walked out I went to the garden to take some fresh air. Then Cayne suddenly came out of nowhere.


    ¡°Sorry about my mom,¡± he apologized, shaking his head and looking very embarrassed. ¡°I didn¡¯t know she was gonna¨C¡±


    ¡°No, it¡¯s okay,¡± I interrupted him. ¡°She was just looking out for you. Can¡¯t be mad at her for that.¡±


    Cayne smiled and suddenly his expression changed. Uh oh. I know that kind of look. We walked closer to me slowly. I tried to back up, but my back already hit the wall. He ced his hand on the other side of my head and then leaned forward.


    ¡°Tell me something, Raszhiel.¡±


    My heart went crazy in my chest, flipping and jumping and dancing wildly. And then his breath caressed my skin, I burned with the sensation it gives me.


    ¡°What?¡± I said. I was so pleased that my voice didn¡¯t tremble.


    He cocked his head and asked, ¡°How do you feel about me?¡±


    How unexpected. I scanned my mind, searching for the answer.


    ¡°I feel grateful for you because you offered me a nice job.¡± I chuckled nervously.


    He shook his head. ¡°I didn¡¯t ask if you were grateful to me. I¡¯m asking what you felt about me.¡±


    I looked at him for a moment until finally, I had my answer.


    ¡°I think you¡¯re a flirt. I also think that you want to have some sex with me.¡± I frowned.


    ¡°True and true,¡± Cayne smiled. ¡°I suppose do flirt a lot. But I make sure that women arefortable with my presence. And yes, I guess it¡¯s very obvious that I want to have sex with you.¡± He smirked. ¡°That¡¯s no secret.¡±


    ¡°Well, I¡¯m not one of your bimbos, Cayne. I¡¯m only here for the job. So I felt sorry for you.¡±


    He looked straight at me. I think I was melting under his intense gaze. I couldn¡¯t understand how eyes that were closer to ice than fire could leave my skin burning. I could understand why there are so many girls willing to jump off into the bed with him. He was sexiness personified. He is every girl¡¯s dream and fantasy. Everything you wanted to show off to everyone. But still, I couldn¡¯t let myself fall for that. I wouldn¡¯t let myself be another notch under his belt. Not again. I was once fooled by my past lover. I should have cut his dick for what he did. He¡¯s a in stupid asshole and a motherfucker. Thinking about him and what he did makes my blood boil.


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna go now,¡± I whispered, slipping by him.


    I fled as quickly as possible. Cayne Shelton is gonna be the death of me.


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª-


    The next morning I woke early, took a shower, and wore sweatpants and a crop top. I was just lying down on the edge of my bed, reading because I have nothing to do and I was so bored, when a soft knock sounded on my door. I got up and went to open it. A smiling Monique was in front of me. Oh no. Not so early, please. She grinned at me and squeeze her way in. My God! Cayne¡¯s mother is something. She looked at what I was wearing and shook her head.


    ¡°No, no, no! That simply won¡¯t do.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± I looked down at my outfit and look back at her.


    ¡°Cayne and Julio are meeting some important investors for Shelton¡¯s Corp. And as far as I don¡¯t want to, you¡¯ll being with them so you should wear a decent outfit youngdy.¡±


    ¡°What? Why? Can¡¯t I just stay here?¡± I shrieked.


    She looked at me while raising her eyebrows. I think she¡¯s ready to bite the hell out of me. She then smiled.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know what you did to my son and what has gotten into him to marry a woman like you. But honestly, when I first saw you I knew you are one of those little dirty letches who¡¯s trying to leech off my son¡¯s wealth,¡± She said while walking towards me, looking at me from head to toe like I¡¯m a very low person. Her face then slowly turned serious as she spoke again. ¡°You have to learn how to conduct yourself at one of these events now, after all, your his wife, right?¡±Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    It was pretty funny how she thinks that Cayne and I are married. I¡¯m pretty sure Cayne is incapable of feeling anything other than lust. Guys like him wanted to stick it anywhere and everywhere.


    Her mother was shoving a bag and I hadn¡¯t noticed she was carrying it when she entered my room.


    ¡°Here, put this one. I don¡¯t want my son to be ridiculous in front of a lot of people because of you. You are not beautiful enough for me, that¡¯s why I brought this dress to light up your face.¡±


    I didn¡¯t say anything. I¡¯m a little bit hurt by what she had said. I stripped off and put on the clothes that Cayne¡¯s mother bought me. It was a thigh-length business-style ck dress. But it wasn¡¯t boring, this dress was a knockout. The way it clung to me was loose enough to show that I am ady but tight enough to show my womanly curves. The neckline was neither too low nor too high. The heels that she bought weren¡¯t sky scrapping heels, but they were more like a business-type.


    I coughed and Cayne¡¯s mother turned away her gaze from the book that I was reading earlier. She looked at me.


    ¡°Mmm-hmm,¡± She nodded herself. ¡°Much better, you look like a decent person now.¡± She sarcastically said.


    She dragged me out of the room even before I could even go to the vanity mirror to put even a little makeup.


    My god. I think I will have to make my patience longer with this woman.

 CHAPTER EIGHT

    Cayne kept on sneaking nces at me as the limo drove steadily down the road. His mother sat beside me, smiling like a Cheshire cat. Cayne, on the other hand, sat beside his father who was engrossed in the newspaper article he was reading. We would asionally catch her wife¡¯s eye and give her a wink that causes her to giggle like a teenage high school girl.


    When the car stop, we immediately got out. Cayne hurriedly rushes to my side. He held his hand for me and I took it. As we walk inside the fancy restaurant, I began to feel nervous and conscious about myself. I was out of my element. Decked out in Chanel and Versace with a Valentino coat slung over my shoulder.


    Cayne looked at me and smiled. ¡°Chill, just go with the flow. Pretend like we are like a real married couple. Just like what you did to mom and dad earlier.¡±


    I nodded. Cayne always seemed to know when I was ufortable. It was like he could right through my soul. I let out a deep breath that I was holding out for a while because of extreme nervousness.


    The hostess led us to the table full of businessmen who were talkingfortably amongst themselves.


    ¡°Well, look who¡¯s here,¡± a short fat man with a French ent greeted us. ¡°Julio, Monique, Cayne, and¡­?¡± He trailed off, looking at me.


    ¡°Oh. Everyone, I would like you to meet my wife, Raszhiel Kein Moncada.¡± Liam introduced me. I gave a little wave to them and greeted them back. They were a little bit shock about Cayne¡¯s introduction to me.


    ¡°Wife, you mean? We didn¡¯t know you had a beautiful wife Cayne,¡± said by the next to the fat French. He was about the same age as Cayne. ¡°I¡¯m Nichs, by the way. Nichs Prudente.¡±C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    ¡°Enchant¨¦, Raszhiel, the names Alvin,¡± Alvin shook my hand and smiled warmly.


    Cayne pulled out my chair. I was seated next to Nichs. Who was looking intently at me.


    After our food was served to us, the businessmen jump straight to their conversation. Surprisingly, Cayne had all the best ideas. All the men, except Nichs of course, who was older than the two of them, seemed to trust and respect him.


    Midway through our lunch, I felt a tap on my hand. I turned and met Nichs¡¯s eyes. He jerked his chin in the direction of the bathrooms. He got up swiftly and left. Uh? What does he mean? He wants me to follow him to the bathroom?


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± I whispered to Cayne.


    He nodded and turn back to the conversation about their investments. I went in the direction of the bathroom and looked around. Did he go to the men¡¯s bathroom or the other one? I crinkled my nose. I really hoped he didn¡¯t go into the men¡¯s ¡ª


    My thought was cut off when the door to the side of the building opened and a gust of wind nearly knocked me down. A hand shout out and caught my wrist, pulling me outside. I couldn¡¯t grasp or scream. I could only think the worst. What if Nichs was some creepy pervert who had pulled me out here so he could have his way of me?


    I was suddenly standing in front of Nichs who were just looking straight at me. It was only 11 something in the afternoon but I could still feel the early morning breeze that is so sweet and calm. So maybe I had exaggerated the gust of wind just a little. But in my defense, I thought I was gonna get raped.


    Nichs had a cigarette burning between his lips. I wrinkled my nose and backed away.


    His mouth curled up in what I think, was supposed to be a smile.


    ¡°Why did you want to see me?¡± I asked him, shifting nervously.


    Something about him was intimidating. He isn¡¯t warm and friendly like Cayne. I can feel in his presence the aura of negativity. Or is it just me?


    He was silent for a moment, just stared at me, ¡°I just wanted to warn you,¡± he finally murmured.


    ¡°Warn me?¡± My mind automatically shifted to nk. I hoped he didn¡¯t think I cared.


    ¡°Yes, about Anica.¡±


    Anica? Cayne¡¯s secretary. The girl that Cayne¡¯s mother talking about?


    ¡°What about her?¡±


    Nichs blew out a puff of smoke and threw his cancer stick to the ground and stepped on it.


    ¡°Yesterday, Anica stopped by the cafe to pick up her usual like she always does. She always asks for me to be her waiter, because she thinks that the rest of my father¡¯s employees was ipetent. So I went to take her order, as always. She asked me if Cayne was free or not. I already knew about you because I saw youst time in Cayne¡¯s car, so I had you check a little. Turns out he introduce you as his wife. So I told her that he was with you. I honestly didn¡¯t expect her to be pissed. She just suddenly stood up and left and didn¡¯t even bother to order.¡±


    I blinked at him. ¡°And so? Why does she get pissed and left? What¡¯s so scary about that?¡±


    He looked down at his shoes, furrowing his eyebrows. He seemed to be fighting himself. He finally looked back at me.


    ¡°Look, I know you and Cayne aren¡¯t really together. I¡¯ve been his best friend since we were kids, he doesn¡¯t tell me everything but I know him more than anyone else. But I know about his sexual rendezvous with girls and also with Anica.¡± He shook his head. ¡°I already warned him about her, but he didn¡¯t listen. And now Anica thinks that you two are really together. Anica has a history of rubbing off people she thinks to stand between her and what she wants.¡±


    Rub off? Did he mean Anica had people killed?


    ¡°I¡¯ve known her a long time now. Way longer than I¡¯ve known Cayne. And I know if she thinks a woman is trying to take the man she wants, it doesn¡¯t end well,¡± Nichs said slowly. ¡°If I were you, I¡¯d stop with your n. Leave Cayne alone so you won¡¯t get hurt. Anica is dangerous. I¡¯d hate to see something terrible that might happen to you.¡± Then he opened the side door and left. As for me, I was speechless at what he said.


    ¡ª¡ª


    3rd Person¡¯s POV


    ¡°So you want me to kill her?¡± the man asked, looking at the picture in his hand.


    The woman nodded vehemently, her brte curls bouncing.


    ¡°May I asked the reason?¡± The man half smirked.


    ¡°She took what is definitely mine,¡± she hissed, her pretty-faced contorted in rage.


    The guys nodded, he heard that before.


    ¡°You have the money?¡±


    The woman handed her the envelope. He opened up and counted the money inside. He nodded in satisfaction and ces the envelope in his coat pocket.


    ¡°I¡¯ll take care of your little problem.¡± He looked at her. ¡°Are you sure you want to do this?¡±


    ¡°Oh yes, kill that bitch already.¡± The woman¡¯s lips pulled in a cruel grin.


    ¡°And make sure you tell her who sent you.¡±

 CHAPTER NINE

    Sometimester I ended up back in the room I was staying in at Cayne¡¯s house¡ª after a shopping spree with Cayne¡¯s mother. I was wearing Versace jeans and a Chanel sweatshirt with the symbol of the crossed C¡¯s on my chest.


    La was sitting in my bed, she had nned to visit me without informing the girls because she said she misses me a lot. In our squad, La and I are the very close ones. I told her about what happened in the restaurant, her mouth was agape, and her eyes were wide.


    ¡°She¡¯s gonna kill you?¡± she screamed.


    ¡°Shhh,¡± I shushed her. I walked to the door and took a quick peek. dly, no one was snooping around. I closed the door and whirled around to re at her. ¡°Dammit, La, you will get us killed you know. You gotta be quiet.


    ¡°Why?¡± She hissed quietly. ¡°Shouldn¡¯t you tell Cayne about it?¡±


    I hooked my head before she¡¯d even finished speaking.


    ¡°No, no, not yet. We¡¯re not sure if she¡¯s really trying to kill me yet.¡± I paused. ¡°If things start to get bad and serious, I¡¯ll tell him. But as for now, no.¡±


    La didn¡¯t seem to agree, but she still nodded.


    ¡°How are you going to keep yourself safe until then?¡± she asked, worried.


    I grinned and shed a can at her, ¡°Pepper spray,¡± I said simply.


    ¡°Really? A pepper spray?¡± She asked annoyed.


    A sudden knocked on the door and secondster it opened, revealing Cayne who was dressed in blue jeans and a white shirt. Again, he made an outfit so simple look like the sexiest thing on the. He looked at La wearing a guilty expression and he looked at my innocent expression with distrustful eyes.


    ¡°Cayne,¡± I said, flinching at how high my voice was. I¡¯ve always been terrible at covering myself. I couldn¡¯t lie. And sometimes, it bes a terrible problem. ¡°What are you doing here? I thought you were going to the office today.¡±


    ¡°I did.¡± He looked over my shoulder and smiled at La.


    ¡°You¡¯re Raszhiel¡¯s friend, La right?¡±


    I heard her squeak and I knew her face must have been redder than Santa¡¯s suit.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    ¡°Yes, La. Nice to meet you.¡± She extended her hand to Cayne. Cayne also did the same.


    ¡°Well, Anica¡¯s downstairs,¡± Liam said, his lips were pressed in a thin line.


    I tilted my head to the side in my surprise. Anica rk is here now? Why had she decided toe now? I was already looking left and right to make sure I didn¡¯t get murdered, and now she¡¯s here?


    I let out a deep sigh, ¡°Can I just stay here?¡±


    ¡°No, you should at least say hi.¡± He said.


    ¡°Why would I say hi to your secretary?¡±


    ¡°You have to. I¡¯m gonna introduce you to her as my wife so she won¡¯t bother me anymore,¡± He said annoyingly. ¡°And mom¡¯s downstairs, you know her. She likes Anica, even though she¡¯s my secretary when ites to her visiting me, she considers her as someone special.¡±


    I let out a deep sigh. We all shuffled downstairs. Cayne took my hand and squeezed it as we walked down the corridor leading to the living room.


    ¡°Are you okay?¡± he whispered.


    I looked at him in surprise, ¡°Yes of course, why?¡±


    ¡°You look¡­..¡± he struggled to find the right word, ¡°distressed,¡± he finally said.


    Wow. He was a lot smarter than his pretty-boy looks ever let on. I hate to lie. Like I said, I was very terrible at it. But at this moment, I had to.


    I force a smile and said, ¡°I¡¯m fine. The dinner with your colleagues just took a lot out of me, that¡¯s all.¡±


    He looked like he didn¡¯t believe me, but said nothing.


    Anica is sitting beside Cayne¡¯s mother. Cayne, La, and I walked in. La sits shyly on a single couch.


    ¡°Hey, lover boy,¡± Anica greeted Cayne flirtatiously. ¡°Hi, uhm Raszhiel, right? Tita already told me about you.¡±


    Cayne nodded once, looking bored. Anica looked crestfallen and I know why. I guess she was used to guys fawning all over her. So, for Cayne to treat her like she didn¡¯t even exist had to drive her crazy. This pissed me off. I think she is nning so badly. Is he trying to take Cayne from me? He wasn¡¯t mine, but fuck, she doesn¡¯t know that.


    ¡°So what bring you here? Aren¡¯t you supposed to be at the office, working?¡± Cayne asked after we¡¯d taken our seats.


    ¡°Of course she is visiting you, honey.¡± Cayne¡¯s mother answered on behalf of Anica. La- bless her soul- look incredibly ufortable.


    She¡¯s just looking at me, then to Cayne, and then to Anica and Cayne¡¯s mother.


    ¡°Well, I just wanted to check out on you. If you were doing great,¡± she smiled. She looks like an angel to me when she smiles but I don¡¯t know on the inside. What Nichs said about her in the restaurant bothers me a lot. I don¡¯t know if I should believe him or not.


    ¡°Of course I¡¯m doing great,¡± Cayne looked at me while he said that. ¡°You saw me already at the office earlier, no need to check out on me because I have a beautiful wife that will do that from now on.¡± He smiled sweetly.


    Everyone is looking at me. Cayne, La, Anica, and Cayne¡¯s mother ¡ª the whole fucking room turned and stared at me.


    I just smiled at them. A real smile as I thought. This would be the perfect time to rub of to her face that I am not affected at all.


    ¡°This is great,¡± she shrieked, reaching over and hugged me. I was slightly taken aback by what she had done.


    When sheet me go, I saw Cayne¡¯s raised eyebrow from the corner of my eye. La looked shocked, worried at the same time. ¡°I can help you about Cayne¡¯s likes and dislikes. You know, I¡¯m not just his secretary, I am more than what you think.¡± She smiled as if she¡¯s trying to tell me that she knows Cayne¡¯s better than I am. The looks on her face is kinda creepy.


    My problem with Anica is getting bigger now because she may or may not be trying to kill me.


    ¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª¨C


    After Anica and La left, which was around nine o¡¯clock, I slumped on the couch, physically and mentally exhausted.


    Cayne sat beside me and stared at me. After a while, I spoke.


    ¡°What?¡± I snapped in annoyance.


    ¡°There¡¯s something you¡¯re not telling me, Raszhiel,¡± he murmured.


    ¡°There¡¯s a lot of things I¡¯m not telling you.¡± I covered my nervousness with an attitude. ¡°We only meet four days ago.¡±


    It was surreal to believe because it had only been four days since Cayne and I had met and now here I was. Living in a castle-like mansion, wearing expensive designer clothes, and talking to one of the gorgeous men on the.


    Cayne¡¯s lips pulled down to the corner. It was amazing how he could still manage to look amazing while scowling.


    ¡°Don¡¯t y dumb, Kein. We both know that you are lying. I¡¯m not stupid enough to not notice anything. What is it that you aren¡¯t telling me?¡± I looked at him when he called my second name. It feels so different. La and my parents were the only persons who call me by my second name. And now, Cayne. It gives chills all over my body.


    I justughed, the sound was a little breathy and nervous.


    ¡°Honestly, Cayne, I don¡¯t know what you are talking about.¡±


    He just stared at me. I remember how he kept telling me how a bad liar I was. How he could see right through me. And I knew for sure that he could see right through my facade. I have to get out. Now!


    I jumped up to leave, but Cayne has seemed to guess my n. He grabbed my wrist and pulled me back down. I struggled in his strong yet gentle hands to no avail. He was just too strong.


    I pouted and he chuckled. ¡°Hope you didn¡¯t have a hot date.¡±


    ¡°I did.¡±


    ¡°What?¡± His eyes burned with anger. What¡¯s wrong with this man. I couldn¡¯t understand him sometimes. He¡¯s making me think that he actually is into me.


    I sighed. ¡°Yep, with my bed,¡±


    ¡°Oh.¡± His mood brighten up and grinned widely. ¡°Of course, you shouldn¡¯t fall in love with any other guy when I¡¯m around,¡± he said cockily. ¡°I mean, why would you want someone else when you could have this.¡± He gestured vainly to himself.


    I rolled my eyes. Okay, he looked so damn hot today with those blue jeans and a simple white shirt. So what he had his eyes so blue they made the skim dim inparison? So what underneath those clothes was that this guy was packing major muscle? So what? He was just a cocky asshole and I hate cocky assholes. He yed girls like a violinist yed by a violin. And that¡¯s what he was doing to me. ying me. He wanted to get me in bed to tell everyone that he finally screwed the ck chick who was hard to get. Well, he wouldn¡¯t get the chance. I am not nning to give my virginity to him. No fucking way.


    ¡°Cayne, can you let me go, please? I¡¯m tired.¡±


    He looked at me, and, undoubtedly, saw my tired-looking expression. I am very tired, truly. Today had been a long day.


    He nodded and let me go, his face is unreadable. I left and didn¡¯t look back because I already know that his eyes were on me.


    ¡ª¡ª¨C


    3rd Person¡¯s POV


    He watched as she got out on the bed,pletely unaware that she was being watched. He snapped a few pictures with his camera and walked away quickly before anyone could catch him there. He had to admit, this job made him feel guilty. And by this job he didn¡¯t mean being a hitman. He¡¯d kill countless people in his times. No, it wasn¡¯t the job that made him feel guilty, it was her. The girl.


    She reminded him of someone, someone whom he loved, someone who is long gone. He shook his head. He needs to do it. And he needs to do it soon.


    ¡ª¡ª¨C


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I felt like I was being watched so I ended up closing the curtains shut beforeying down to bed again.


    Again, like the first night, I couldn¡¯t sleep again. I frowned. I don¡¯t want to ask Cayne to sleep with me. That would just be¡­.. random and¡­.. weird.


    But eventually, the door opened and other he stood, shirtless and sexy before my eyes.


    He smiled and said nothing, only climbed into the bed beside me and held me close to him. It feels weird. I don¡¯t know. But I just feelfortable when he is beside me. I know it¡¯s wrong because I was the one who insisted in the contract that we should sleep in different rooms and beds. And yes we do sleep differently, sometimes. But damn, I can¡¯t help myself.


    Without even realizing it, I doze off to sleep.

 CHAPTER TEN

    When I left the house the next morning, I felt a tingling sensation all over my skin. It was that tingling sensation you felt when you knew you were being watched. That tingle that shot you from head to toe.


    I had convinced Cayne to let me walk and find a work but he said that he already found me one which is in a fashion linepany just here in Man which is the Anton¡¯s Inc. This is where Mira is also working as fashion designer. I am really not an expert when ites to fashion and designs but I know a little bit thing about it. We fought a little about it but I ended taking the job, because honestly, I don¡¯t wanna stay all day in the house doing nothing. I know I have a bigger sry now but still I need to give myself something to work on. Not just by being a contract wife. And not because I lived with a billionaire didn¡¯t mean I was gonna milk it for all it worth. I am an independent person. I know someday that I could go there on my own.


    But as I walked, the sensation of being watched grew stronger. Chills ran down by my spine.


    I quickly entered Anton¡¯s Inc. and headed to the 18th floor because Cayne said this is where my office is located. After arriving, I hurriedly shut down the door.


    Could Lucas have been right? Could Anica be really trying to kill me? No, no, no. Of course not. Anica could do a lot of things but I don¡¯t think that murder can be one.


    I shook my head. I shouldn¡¯t think of it. Maybe I¡¯m just being paranoid. I started to look around my office. It was very nice. It has a simple ck and white painting, the interior were also very clean and refreshing. I looked at the outside of the building. Woah! The view is breathe-taking. You could really see the whole view of Man. I think it¡¯s more beautiful when it¡¯s night. You can only see the sparkle of lights of the houses and other huge buildings.


    I was so busy looking outside when I heard a bang at my door that made me jumped in shocked, fearing the worse.


    ¡°Bitch, you better open this door!¡± I heard Mira yell, undoubtedly attracting attention.


    I hurriedly open the door and pulled her inside. I poked my head out and said, ¡°Sorry,¡± to the small crowd that had formed around my office door. When they dispersed, I shut the door closed and turn to Mira


    ¡°What the hell, Mira?¡± I snapped. ¡°You¡¯re gonna get me fired on my very first day on work.¡±


    ¡°Fuck being fired,¡± Mira snapped back, clearly pissed. ¡°When are you going to tell me that someone is trying to kill you?¡± My eyes grew wide to what she said. Oh no, La! That filthy mouth of hers really needs to be cut.


    ¡°La came by today. I could tell she was worried about something and when I asked her she denied. But unfortunately, she slipped. That the girl named Anica wants to kill you. The girl is Cayne¡¯s secretary, right?¡± She shooked her head in an agitated manner. ¡°Damn, you should have told me.¡±


    ¡°I would¡¯ve,¡± I finally stammered out after a few seconds of silence. ¡°It¡¯s just that you¡¯re a little bit¡­ rash. You always do things without thinking. La isn¡¯t as¡­.. wild as you do, so I told her instead of you, Tiff and Shaina.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re damn right I¡¯m rash, Raszhiel. Someone is trying to kill you for crying out loud!¡± Mira is obviously very exasperated. ¡°What if something bad happens to you and we know nothing. My God. Are you even thinking? So what does Cayne doing in this kind of situation? He should stop that crazy secretary bitch.¡±


    I shifted from aide to side to under her intense gaze.


    ¡°You didn¡¯t tell him, didn¡¯t you?¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    I frowned and that seemed to be the only answer she needed.


    ¡°Seriously? Are you crazy? You¡¯re with the guy who could easily put an end to this problem and yet you didn¡¯t tell him.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m still not sure if Nichs is telling the truth.¡±


    ¡°Now who¡¯s this Nichs guy?¡±


    ¡°He¡¯s Cayne friend. He¡¯s the one who told me about Ancia. I didn¡¯t tell Cayne because I¡¯m still not sure if Anica is really trying to kill me, okay?¡± I protested.


    ¡°So, what are you trying to imply. You gonna tell him once your dead? What the hell is wrong with you Raszhiel? Your safety and life is at stake here.¡± Mira snapped, livid.


    ¡°Are you waiting for someone to show up at your office with a gun and kill you here?¡±


    My frowned deepened as I listened.


    ¡°Listen, honey, you gotta tell Cayne about this. Maybe he can help, or better yet he can resolve the issue,¡± then looked over her shoulder at me. ¡°If you don¡¯t tell him then I will.¡±


    ¡ª¡ª¨C


    3rd PERSON POV


    She left Anton¡¯s Inc. and was walking back to the Shelton¡¯s manor as if she were distracted. She¡¯d constantly look back, as though she could feel her eyes on her.


    The way she walked, the stubborn set of her mouth and the fire in her eyes.


    She is so much like her, his subconscious whispered.


    He shook his head and continued to watch her. He shoved his hand into the pocket of his coat and felt the envelope, overflowing with money. It¡¯s time.


    ¡ª-


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I arrived at Shelton¡¯s residence way earlier that Cayne and his parents. His parents decided to stay with us at the mansion because his mother wanted to keep a close eye on me. And right now, I¡¯m all alone.


    I wasn¡¯t sure whether I should feel relieved or afraid. I felt a little relieved. Relieved that I didn¡¯t have to face Cayne just yet. But at the same time, being here alone is nerve wrecking.


    I took a shower and got dressed in a sweatpants and a loose fitting shirt. When I walked in the kitchen, I saw a note sitting on the ind waiting for me. When I opened it, money fell out.


    ¡°I¡¯ve gone home for the night.¡± It said.


    ¡°There¡¯s money inside it, which you could already know by now. It¡¯s an advance payment.


    Cayne, Madam, and Sire went out for some business and be back by 9pm tonight.¡±


    ¨C Andrew


    I looked at the clock. It was only 7:00. So I have to stay here alone for two hours? I was tempted to pick up my cellphone and call my friends over, but that was just so silly of me. I shouldn¡¯t feel afraid of being alone.


    I ended up making myself something to eat and leaving the money inside the note. I didn¡¯t really want to spend the money, even if it came from a billionaire.


    After I finished eating, I heard a loud buzz of the doorbell. I nced at the clock. It was 7:40. So obviously, it isn¡¯t Cayne and his parents. Besides, they wouldn¡¯t used a doorbell because it¡¯s their house and they have their own keys.


    I warily walked to the door and opened it.


    A tall handsome man stood before me. He¡¯s the same age as me I guess, with shaggy brown hair and deep sea green eyes.


    ¡°Yes?¡± I asked timidly.


    ¡°My car broke down,¡± he said to me. He spoke with an English ent. ¡°I was wondering if I could used your phone. I just need to make a call.¡±


    ¡°Don¡¯t you have a phone with you?¡± I look at him distrustful.


    ¡°It¡¯s dead,¡± he answered, showing me his dead screen as a proof.


    My phone was upstairs charging. The only phone around was the telephone at the kitchen.


    ¡°There¡¯s a telephone in the kitchen.¡±


    I opened the door wider. Letting him in.

 CHAPTER ELEVEN

    I honestly have to say, I was weary letting strangers in. Oddly enough, I kept on thinking of Snow White. How the queen disguised herself as a merchant and showed up at the door. And Snow White- being kind hearted to the point of foolishness- let her in. And the result of her foolishness was that she was poisoned and put into a temporary sleep.


    As I was thinking this, the man came from the kitchen.


    ¡°Thanks,¡± he said, leaning against the wall casually.


    I swallowed. The way he moved so¡­ calcted. So cunning. Something uneasy stirred in the pit of my stomach. I nce at the clock. It was eight o¡¯clock sharp.


    Nervously, I toyed with the ribbon that tied my hair back in a loose ponytail. The man only watched me as I do it. I saw glimpse of sadness in his eyes. Or it was just me. Was I just imagining the look of sadness in his green eyes.


    ¡°So, you¡¯re Cayne Shelton¡¯s new love,¡± he said quietly, his voice was so silky and so velvety that not even a king¡¯s fine robes couldpare.


    I sighed before answering him. ¡°Yes, I guess.¡±


    He pursed his lips, looking pained.


    ¡°Hey, are you okay?¡± I got up slowly walking towards him, weighing my every step I took with caution.


    He looked at me, his eyes were holding mine. I could sense the sadness that is written in his eyes, almost like it was my own.


    I suddenly came back to my senses when I heard the sound of a car pulling into the driveway that filled my ears and I unconsciously turned away from the man in front of me and looked out the window. I saw Cayne¡¯s father helping his wife getting out of the car and Cayne is standing close by,ughing. They were back an hour earlier that they were supposed to be.


    I turned back and suddenly the man so close to me. His eyes was trying mine, holding them in his intense gaze.


    ¡°Too much kindness is a bad thing, Ms. Moncada,¡± he said. I blinked and wondered why he knew my name. But then again I remembered what Nichs told me at the restaurant. I took a quick step backwards.


    Chills we¡¯re all over my body as I look at him with so much horror. Is this the time where I gonna get killed?


    He smirked. Like an evil one. I can see in his looks that he is ready to kill the hell out of me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯m still not gonna kill you now, I¡¯m just here to give you a warning. Stay. Away. From. Cayne Shelton, or else you¡¯ll get yourself killed.¡± I felt like I froze in so much nervousness.


    Then I heard the lock clicked and the door opened, he ran quickly and quietly like an assassin. My hair swirled around my face and in horror I realized he took my ribbon.


    I hurriedly went out of the kitchen and went to the living room where Cayne and his parents are, unconscious. They all looked at me.


    ¡°Raszhiel, are you alright? You look so pale and you¡¯re shaking, aren¡¯t you feeling well?¡± Cayne murmured, staring at me in worry. He walked towards me and held me. ¡°You¡¯re also cold, what happened to you?¡±


    I saw Cayne¡¯s mother eyes rolled. ¡°She¡¯s just trying to make you worry sick. My God. You¡¯re acting sucks, honey. I can see through your eyes that you¡¯re faking it.¡±


    ¡°Stop in, Monique. Don¡¯t be like that to your daughter inw.¡± Cayne father hissed that made her looked at me in so much anger.


    ¡°Daughter inw my ass. I don¡¯t like her for my son. Anica is way much better than her. This girl has no ss and manner. She didn¡¯t even greeted us when she saw as arrived.¡± She said and left. I just sigh to what she said. She really don¡¯t like me huh.


    Cayne father Julio looked at me and said sorry in behalf of her wife. I just smiled at him and said it¡¯s okay.


    I told Cayne that I need to talk him. I think it¡¯s about time that I tell him about what Nichs said. I don¡¯t wanna live my life in fear. And we went to my room. I swallowed and threw him the most sarcastic, bitchy expression I could muster.


    ¡°Gee, thanks a bunch.¡±


    He grinned cockily. ¡°I knew you preferred it when I tell you how attractive you are.¡± He paused and his eyes widened in excitement as a thought urred to him. ¡°Is that why you brought me to your room? We¡¯re you nning on seducing me? C¡¯mon honey, you know you don¡¯t have to do that. I can give you my body for all you want. After all, it¡¯s all yours.¡± He grinned. I rolled my eyes at him.


    ¡°No. Never. No chill.¡± His grinned vanished.


    I frowned. I hadn¡¯t wanted it toe to this, but Mari was right.


    ¡°Cayne, I think Anica is after me.¡± I said.


    He looked at me in so much curiosity.


    ¡°What do you mean Anica is after you? You mean she¡¯s stalking you?¡±


    ¡°No, I think she¡¯s trying to kill me.¡±


    Cayne¡¯s expression went from curiosity, to nk, to shocked then to anger in just a matter of seconds.


    ¡°She¡¯s what?¡± He¡¯s fuming mad. I can sense how angry he was. I have never seen him this angry. He was usually so calm and cocky. This side of him is so unnerving.


    ¡°At the restaurant we wentst time, when you were talking to some of your business matters, Nichs pulled me outside and told me how Anica was jealous of the time you¡¯ve been spending with me. Nichs also told her that I¡¯m your wife. He said she was angry and fuming mad when he told her. He also said that she had a history of killing people who she thinks stands between her and what she wants.¡± I said. He just listens quietly to what I¡¯m saying.


    ¡°Then right after you came home earlier, this English guy showed up in front of your house and his car broke down and ask some help. I let hime in because he said that he wants to borrow a phone to call someone. At first I thought it was just nothing. He didn¡¯t do anything but I got his vibe all over me. I think he¡¯s the person who was hired to kill me.¡±


    ¡°Are you sure? Maybe you¡¯re just paranoid or something Raszhiel. Anica won¡¯t do things like that.¡± He said. Still unable to believe what I¡¯m saying.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m sure of it. He even knew my name.¡±


    Cayne voice was strained as he said, ¡°This English man that you were saying, what did he looked like?¡±


    ¡°He had shaggy brown hair and green eyes,¡± I tired to remember him further. ¡°He had a lighting bolt tattoo on his right hand.¡±


    Cayne¡¯s expression became suddenly unfathomable as he murmured. ¡°I see. Don¡¯t worry. I¡¯ll handle it. Just don¡¯t let it worry you.¡±


    He then turned aways and left. The way his eyes had burned and the quiet anger in his voice sent chills down to my spine. It was so obvious that Cayne Shelton was not an enemy you wanted to have.


    *********


    3rd Person¡¯s POV


    Cayne stepped out of Raszhiel¡¯s room, pissed. His breathing was erratic and his heart was pounding. When Raszhiel brought him to her room he though that; she¡¯s finally gonna let him tap that. And honestly, he had no problem with that. He was more than prepared to give her the kind of sex she¡¯d dream about and crave for the next century. But when she told him about Anica, he doesn¡¯t believe at first, but when he recognized the man that Raszhiel said, he got furious.


    He shook his head and headed into his room. He grabbed his phone. He dialed a number and waited as it rang. It went to a voicemail.


    ¡°Hey it¡¯s me Nichs, I¡¯m not in right now, but you know what to do.¡± His voice was monotonous.


    ¡°Hey dude, fuck you for not telling me. Call me back, we need to talk.¡± He clench his hand into a fist and said, ¡°Lincoln is back, and he¡¯s after Raszhiel.¡±


    ********


    Sneaking from Shelton¡¯s residence was easy. And once he was far enough away, he replied everything.


    The way she¡¯d look at him as she opened the door. The way her big browned eyes had look into his. Never before he had felt this way about someone he was assigned to kill.


    When she turned her back to look out of the window, he had his dagger ready. He was ready to take her life and finished everything. Yes, he said at first that he just wanted to warn her. But seeing her looking out for someone makes him do the mission. But, for some reason, his hand refused. He couldn¡¯t bring himself to bring his hand down and kill her. It would¡¯ve been easy that time.


    He sighed as he walked away. The cool October night air whipping his hair back. He held a single pink ribbon in his hand, clutching it like his life depends on it. She has no idea. Literally no idea how she affects me, how her presence distracts the hell out of me.

 CHAPTER TWELVE

    ¡°I still can¡¯t believe that you kept this from us!¡± Shain mouthed, fuming. ¡°I mean, my main bitch has some dry face ass bitch trying to kill her because she wants some of Cayne¡¯s D? Hell no! I don¡¯t think so. I¡¯ll cut that bitch. I¡¯ll fuckin¡­¡±


    ¡°Yes! That fucking whore bones needs to be break. How dare her try to kill you? Na ah! I¡¯ll kill that motherfucker first.¡± Tiff hissed.


    As they prattled on in gruesome detail how they nned to kill Anica, Mira leaned over and whispered. ¡°Okay, so maybe you were right when you said that we shouldn¡¯t tell Shain and Tiff about it.¡±


    I red at her. ¡°You think?¡±


    ¡°Can the two of you please calm down? People are staring at us, you know,¡± La said soothingly, ncing around Starbucks and smiling apologetically at all the eyes in us.


    Tiff grumbled some explicit words under her breath, but seemed to have settled down, the same goes to Shain who still wearing her dead eye look bitch face on me.


    Mira looked at me and ask the big question. ¡°So did you tell Cayne already?¡±


    I nodded slowly and she let out a relief sigh.


    ¡°Thank God. I though I was gonna have to corner him at his office and tell him. Not that I would have a problem with that.¡± Mira looked like he was salivating as she pictured Cayne.


    I rolled my eyes and continued. ¡°He told me not to worry about anything else. He said that he will handle it. ¡±


    ¡°Did he tell you how?¡± La asked, cocking her head to the side.


    I shook my head. I suddenly remembered how Cayne¡¯s face had lookedst night. It was so dark and intense. Chills roll over my body as I try to recall the moment.


    ¡°I¡¯m not worried though,¡± I told them. ¡°I have a feeling that Cayne¡¯s in the process of handling it right now.¡±


    ********


    3rd Person POV


    ¡°I¡¯d never thought that I¡¯d hear that name again,¡± Julio, Cayne¡¯s father said quietly, looking at Cayne sadly. Cayne just had exin the situation to his father who was shock to put it mildly.


    ¡°And are you sure it was really Lincoln? I mean it couldn¡¯t be him. It has to be someone else.¡± Julio pressed.


    Cayne nodded. When Raszhiel had described the tattoo on his hand he knew immediately who they were up against. He¡¯d never forget Lincoln Montefalco.


    He clenched his hand into a fist and said, ¡°Dad, if Anica has anything to do with this-¡±


    ¡°Then necessary actions will be taken. But I hope it¡¯s really not Anica. I couldn¡¯t imagine her doing that kind of thing,¡± Julio interrupted his son, his mind already miles away. ¡°We need to prove first that Anica is the one responsible for this.¡±


    Cayne nodded, his eyebrows furrowing.


    ¡°Yes, I know. But that could take a while. She might put limit with her actions for us to not be able to notice it. Until then, I think we should try finding Lincoln.¡±


    His father nodded in agreement. ¡°Until then, Anica should still continue being your secretary. But you have to keep an eye on her.¡±


    Cayne nodded again. He would find Lincoln and put him behind the bars with Anica if she is truly involved in this. I will out them to the ce where they belong. Although they hadn¡¯t known each other for long, Cayne had a soft heart for Raszhiel. Messing with her is like messing with him. And no one messes with Cayne Shelton and got away. No one.


    He knows it¡¯s kinda wrong but he feels something inside of him that makes him want to protect Raszhiel. Maybe because he¡¯s in love with her? He shooked his head. He shouldn¡¯t be. It¡¯s wrong. He can¡¯t fall I love with her. That¡¯spletely insane.


    ********


    Raszhiel POV


    I was walking hometer that night alone after work. My boss and my co-workers had nned to make a wee party for me for my second day because they said that it¡¯s rude for them not to wee me. They were all nice and friendly.


    Mira had literally begged to drive me home, but I declined. I told her the same thing that I told Cayne- that I shouldn¡¯t and wouldn¡¯t live in fear.


    I was only about two minutes away from Shelton¡¯s residence when someone appeared in front of me. He literally seemed to appeared out of thin air. One moment it was just me, all by myself, walking alone, and secondster he was there. He was leaning against the streetlight pole, dressed head to toe in ck.


    I stopped and blinked. He wore the same expression he had worn when we first met yesterday night- sadness.


    ¡°You¡¯re the guy fromst night.¡±


    Duh! My subconscious taunted me. Way to state the obvious, Raszhiel.


    He sighed and walked inched closer. His movements caught my attention and I inched back in response.


    ¡°I really don¡¯t want to do this,¡± His voice was sorrowful, pleading, ¡°but I have to¡­.¡±


    I shook my head before he¡¯d finished.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to do anything you don¡¯t want to do,¡± I said, my voice as was pleading as what his had been. I was pleading for my life.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to to this.¡± His behavior was quiet erratic.


    Heughed without humor and reach into his coat pocket, pulling out a gun. He pointed it right straight of me, the wistful expression never leaving his eyes.


    ¡°You¡¯re so young,¡± he whispered, swallowing. ¡°When you were eighteen, fresh out of high school, you just so happens to be be friends with Antoee Lolita¡¯s daughter, La, who was more than willing to adopt you as her daughter. You were living your life peacefully, but then you met Cayne Shelton. One of the wealthiest man in the world.¡± Heughed bitterly.


    ¡°If it wasn¡¯t because of him, I wouldn¡¯t have to do this, and I shouldn¡¯t have met you. You¡¯ve had a lot of luck. She was lucky too. Luck and beauty were in her side- just like you.¡±


    He was rambling, sounding more and more insane as he spoke. A loud click caught my attention and I returned my focus on his steady hand and the gun pointing at me.


    I was just standing with my mind all nk. Looking at him, pleading, teary eyes and my body was shaking because of so much fear and nervousness.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°I don¡¯t want to, but I have to.¡±


    I was frozen in fear. My limbs became weak, I tried not show any weakness but failed, but tried again. And without even realizing what I was doing, I did something that surprised the hell out of me. I surged forward and close the gap between us.


    He gave a surprised grunt as I knocked him down. I rolled off of him and ran faster. I ran as if there was no tomorrow for me. Yes, there will definitely no tomorrow for me if he catch me up. Suddenly, I was tackled from the side, my attacker and I rolled into bushes.


    I kicked and scrambled him, wing at his eyes and his cheeks as he held me down.


    He cursed and said, ¡°Raszhiel, fuck, calm down, it¡¯s me.¡±


    I stopped struggling and focused on the person hovering me. His blonde hair was luminous, even in the dark. His blue eyes shone down on mine, only this time they were not mischievous- they were deadly.


    ¡°Cayne,¡± I whispered in relief. I never thought I¡¯d be so d to see him in my life.


    He rose, pulling me up with him. He pulled me along, looking in the direction where that man had been. But the street were empty except for the two of us, standing side by side. It was as if my almost assassin had never been there at all.


    ********


    3rd Person POV


    ¡°What¡¯s taking you so long?¡± Anica snapped at him through the other side of his phone. He could not see her, yet he could imagine how her face looked at the moment-stiff and contorted in anger.


    ¡°Killing the girl will be harder than it seems,¡± Lincoln said calmly. Anica was on a speaker phone and Lincoln was cleaning his gun.


    She sighed in frustration. ¡°Can you pleased speed this up. I want her dead, ASAP!¡±


    Lincoln pursed his lips. He knew what he had to do but whenever he imagined her face again¡­.


    ¡°Okay,¡± he agreed half-heartedly. ¡°You¡¯re right. I¡¯ll end her life soon enough.¡±

 CHAPTER THIRTEEN

    ¡°Are you sure you¡¯re okay?¡± Cayne asked me for the millionth time. It was all I could do to refrain from turning my eyes to the sky and ask God toe and take me now. I know he was worried and wallowing in guilt over me almost getting killed and him almost not being there on time.


    ¡°Jesus Christ let her breathe,¡± Nichs cried out in annoyance, rolling his eyes.


    ¡°Here darling, have some tea,¡± Said Monique handling me a cup of tea. ¡°I¡¯m very sorry for what I¡¯ve said thest time. I really did not know that Anica we¡¯re that kind of person.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay auntie.¡± I smiled and nodded.


    ¡°I told you to let me drive you home,¡± Mira shouted at me, her hands is shaking. ¡°Didn¡¯t I, Tiff?¡± She looked at Tiff for confirmation and she nodded once.


    ¡°I know that,¡± I snapped. I realized how much of a bitch I was being and took a few deep breathed to calm myself. ¡°I just can¡¯t live in a world where I¡¯m constantly living in fear, being afraid always. I guess in a way I was resisting because I won¡¯t live like that.¡± And because I don¡¯t want to be seem weak, I mentally added.


    Cayne seemed to hear my thoughts and looked at me, seemingly searching for something. When he found it, he nodded slowly.


    ¡°I understand that, Raszhiel, but I can¡¯t have you risking yourself like this again,¡± Cayne said quietly, closing his eyes and pinching the bridge of his nose with his thumb and forefinger.


    Everyone in the room, Nichs, Tiff, Mira, Shaina, La, Cayne, and his mother and father, ¨C all nodded their heads in agreement.


    ¡°So from now on, I will have Lucas drive you home from work.¡± I opened my mouth to protest, but he just raised a hand to cut me off.


    ¡°End of discussion,¡± he said sternly.


    I just sighed and let it go. Looking around and into the eyes of everyone sorrounding me, I knew I had lost this argument.


    *******


    When everything had died down and everyone had finally left, I found myself on the balcony in my nightgown and robe.


    I looked up at the moon- it was full and bright tonight- and I thought of the man again. His shaggy brown hair and sad sea green eyes. The tattoo of lightning on his hand. I shuddered as it finally dawned on me and how closed I¡¯de to death tonight. I would¡¯ve never gotten to tell the ones I loved goodbye.


    As I thought of that, Cayne¡¯s face popped into my head. And I know most people would think it was because I had feelings for him, but that was simply not the case. I thought of him because I would¡¯ve never gotten the chance to tell him how thankful I am. For his kindness, for saving my life and for offering me a job that made me survive from my sufferings. Cocky asshole or not, I¡¯m very grateful I met. Even though he is one of the reason why my life is at stake now.


    ¡°Raszhiel?¡± I turned at the sound of the voice and my eyes met Cayne. He was still dress in his Armani suit and Gi shoes. I was surprised because he hadn¡¯t change yet. It was ten something by now.


    ¡°Cayne,¡± I addressed him quietly. He smiled softly and walk to stand right beside me. We looked at the moon together for a short time and he finally turned to me and looked me in the eyes.


    ¡°Why are you still awake?¡± He wondered quietly.


    I kept my eyes on the moon, not meeting his eyes .


    ¡°I can¡¯t sleep,¡± I answered.


    We stared at the moon together inn solemn silence for the longest time until fatigue came over me.


    ¡°You¡¯re tired,¡± Cayne said matter of factly.


    I saw him purse his lips. ¡°I couldn¡¯t sleep either.¡±


    I nodded and walked back inside, Cayne trailed behind me. He slid the door closed quietly and walked me to my room.


    When we got there I¡¯m not gonna lie, I felt awkward. I wasn¡¯t sure if I wanted to be alone that time. And with Cayne around I felt much safer. But I couldn¡¯t ask him to sleep with me. That would too ridiculous. I was cringing in embarrassment as I thought of it. I could only hope that he would decide stay on his own.


    He cupped the back of his neck with his hand and said, ¡°I really don¡¯t want to leave you.¡± He frowned. ¡°With everything that happened, leaving you alone here is a bad idea, so I think I should stay here with you.¡± He looked at me for approval, looking oddly nervous.


    I swallowed and nodded. It wasn¡¯t like he hadn¡¯t slept in my bed before. Why was I so nervous.


    Maybe because I already love him? No, no, it¡¯s not because of it. It shouldn¡¯t be true.


    As Cayne and Iy side by side, my heart strangely wouldn¡¯t stop pounding. This pounding was different than the normal heart pounding experienced when he as close. Where my heart raced because he was so handsome. And then again I began to wonder if maybe I was¡­.


    ¡°Raszhiel, could you do me a favor tomorrow?¡± Cayne asked suddenly.


    I supposed I did owe him. He was currently helping me from his psychotic assistant.


    I nodded then said, ¡°Sure,¡± when I realized he couldn¡¯t see me in the dark.


    ¡°Every year my family holds a Halloween Masquerade Ball. It¡¯s pretty popr and people love it so much.¡± He said. And he wasn¡¯t kidding about that. The Shelton¡¯s Halloween is the town¡¯s favorite subject from October and halfway through November.


    ¡°Yes, I¡¯ve heard of it,¡± I said to him. ¡°What do you want me to do?¡±


    ¡°Well, for the next week or so, my mother will be very busy with the preparations and she¡¯ll need some help. And I would really appreciate it if you could give her a hand.¡±


    I knew what he was truly saying. He¡¯d fell morefortable if I¡¯ll stay somewhere he would know. Somewhere sorrounded by people whom he trusts.


    ¡°Yes of course, I¡¯ll help her.¡± I smiled to him.


    ¡°Thank you,¡± he said gratefully. Then he pulled me to him so my head was on his chest. Andfortable, safe and warm, I fell asleep.


    ******


    3rd Person POV


    ¡°Seriously? How hard is it to kill that motherfucking bitch?¡± Anica yelled at him, her face is livid.


    ¡°I told you. I would be very difficult to kill her, Cayne is always with her.¡± He responded calmly.


    He had to admit, he don¡¯t have a n on attacking her. She was just full of surprised. It made his heart race in good and bad way. Good because it felt like flying and abd because he should not feel like this.


    Cayne and Nichs were also nuisance. He knew it was stupid to pissed of Shelton- especially Cayne- but he needed the money. And while, admittedly, he could¡¯ve taken another job, this was the one that called to him. And now he knew why.


    It was her.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    As Anica yelled at him because of his ipetence, he thought of Raszhiel. He reached into his pocket and his fingers immediately came in contact with her silk ribbon. His heart lifted for the second time that night.

 CHAPTER FOURTEEN

    ¡°Oh, Raszhiel, I¡¯m so grateful for your help today,¡± Cayne¡¯s mother said while smiling widely to me. ¡°You know, things can get so stressful when we n the Halloween Masquerade Ball.¡± She frowned. ¡°I¡¯m shuddering while thinking about the Christmas Party, and then the New Year¡¯s party.¡± She ced her forefingers on the temple of her and took deep breaths muttering. ¡± Deep breaths, Monique. Just deep breaths.¡±


    I smiled at her. ¡°No worries, Auntie. It was my pleasure helping you fix things here at the party. If you want, I will help you n and organize the New year and Christmas party.¡± She smiled at me. If it¡¯s not too much of an imposition, I¡¯d love that.¡±


    Iughed. ¡°No imposition at all, Mrs. Shelton.¡±


    ¡°Oh please, Raszhiel. Just call me mommy already. I already considered you as my daughter.¡± She shook her head and took a step towards me. She then hugged me. ¡°I¡¯m really sorry for what I¡¯ve acted thest time, I hope you already forgiven me.¡±


    ¡°No worries, Mrs.¡ª- I mean, Mom,¡± I shyly said. I¡¯m still not used to it. ¡°Besides, it¡¯s all in the past now. We should move forward and forget what happened in the past. Build new memories, the good ones.¡±


    She grinned at me, shing her white teeth and said, ¡°Yes of course, so now. Shall we get back to work?¡±


    ¡°Yes, we should.¡± I responded.


    *******


    Cayne¡¯s POV


    ¡°I can¡¯t believe you were able to convince Raszhiel not toe to work today.¡± Rechie Anton scoffed at Cayne. He is the owner of the Anton¡¯s Inc. in which Raszhiel is currently working as a fashion designer. He sat in the chair right across from Cayne, ring at him belligerently over the oak desk.


    ¡°Raszhiel¡¯s safety is in question,¡± Cayne responded looking at Rechie. ¡°Her work can wait. You¡¯re his boss, you should at least care for her safety.¡±


    ¡°Of course I care,¡± Rechie snarled incredulously. ¡°And you don¡¯t know anything about me. How can you categorize my feelings and care for my employee. Raszhiel worked here because of you, she may be started working here for 3 days by now but I know how passionate she is when ites to her work. She gives importance to everything.¡±


    Cayne raised one perfect eyebrow. ¡°You¡¯re giving too much attention to her. Don¡¯t you even dare, Rechie.¡±


    Rechie¡¯s nostrils red both in indignation and then heughed hard. Cayne just remained quiet. ¡°C¡¯mon dude. What the hell is wrong with you? I find her appealing but what you are thinking is very wrong. Very hell no.¡±


    Cayne smirked and said, ¡°That¡¯s what I thought. I understand why you find her appealing. She has a quiet personality.¡±


    ¡°You sound like you really love your wife,¡± Rechie said, which made him think of it. Is he? He shook his head.


    I don¡¯t know if I¡¯d call wanting someone in my bed to be in love. He thought of it.


    ¡°Anyways, why did you ask for me here anyway?¡± Rechie asked him.


    ¡°I need your help.¡± He stated simply. Rechie eyed him with mistrust.


    ¡°Oh! The great Cayne Shelton is asking for my help. That¡¯s new huh. How could you possibly think I would help you.¡± Rechie scoffed, not believing his ears.


    ¡°Don¡¯t be a damn Rechie. I know you¡¯ll help me.¡±


    ******


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    ¡°Shain, I really don¡¯t think this is a good idea,¡± Iined.


    ¡°Bitch, it¡¯s a wonderful idea.¡± She rolled her eyes.


    After Cayne¡¯s mom had called all the caterers, interviewed three DJ¡¯s, talked to the party nner, and went to numerous stores in search of the perfect Halloween decorations, Shain came over and stole me away. I¡¯d been running all over the town all day and really did not want to be whisked away. But once Shain wanted something, there was no use fighting.


    And now, we were in her car. On our way to Cayne¡¯s office. So Shain could see this ¡°Anica bitch¡± in her words exactly with her own eyes.


    ¡°Besides, don¡¯t you wanna see bae?¡± She asked, grinning at me.


    ¡°Whose bae?¡± I asked her.


    She rolled her eyes. ¡°Duh bitch, of course your husband.¡±


    I rolled my eyes. I couldn¡¯t tell Shain that Cayne wasn¡¯t really my bae. Cayne was only pretending to be a bae because of his own reason. And that¡¯s something that I really don¡¯t know.


    When we finally arrived at Shelton¡¯spany, I remained still. She looked at me and rolled her eyes.


    ¡°Raszhiel, c¡¯mon out and show me the bitch. I just wanna see what we¡¯re up against. I¡¯m gonna pimp smack her unless she asks for it.¡±


    I just sighed and got out of the car. There was really no use in trying to fight Shain.


    We walked to the elevator and Shain asked what floor was the office of Cayne. I answered her then she pushed the button to Cayne¡¯s office, we were silent the whole time. The elevator then gave a soft ding and we stepped out.


    Anica looked up, she was smiling at Shain but her smile suddenly faded away when she looked at me.


    ¡°I¡¯m here to see my husband,¡± I said to her coolly. Shain just stared at her with her lips pursed.


    Anica frowned and nodded stiffly. ¡°Of course you are,¡± she muttered dryly, ring at me.


    ¡°But unfortunately, Mr. Shelton is currently not here.¡± I raised my eyebrow.


    ¡°What do you mean he¡¯s not here?¡± I asked.


    ¡°He¡¯s with Mr. Rechie Anton.¡± Again, I raised my eyebrow. He¡¯s with my boss? Why?


    ¡°Oh, okay. Please tell him that I, her WIFE, stopped by.¡± I intentionally told my wife to pissed her off. She rolled her eyes and nodded, it was very clear that she was not gonna tell Cayne that we were here.


    And I know it was stupid as hell. And I know I shouldn¡¯t try to be a smart ass with the person who was trying to kill me. But my inner bitch got the hell out of me.


    I smiled sweetly at her and said, ¡°Oh never mind. I¡¯ll just tell him when hees to bed tonight.¡±


    And then I turned on my heel and left with a gaping Shain following close behind me.


    We walked towards the elevator then went down the building. We then travelled home, to Shelton¡¯s mansion.


    ¡°You are a badass!¡± Shain shouted at me as he parked outside of the mansion. ¡°I mean I was waiting for her to say something so I could smack that bitch, but you girl handled that.¡± I grimaced and shook my head.


    ¡°I probably should¡¯ve kept my mouth shut though,¡± I sighed and leaned back in my seat.


    ¡°Hey, you¡¯ve got a backbone girl. The way Rita and Dan raised you.¡± Shain was on a first name basis with my parents who I hadn¡¯t spoken to for a very long time now.


    ¡°Yeah right.¡± I said, sighing.


    ¡°My god! That Anica bitch reaction is very priceless. Serves her right though.¡± She said,


    ¡°I don¡¯t think so. I think I just triggered her more.¡± I shook my head.


    ¡°Then I¡¯ll smack down her ass,¡± she said while making a punch in the air. ¡°Anyways, you should get some rest now.¡± She told me quietly, interrupting my inner monologue.


    She was right. I¡¯m really exhausted right now. I nodded to her.


    ¡°Be careful on your way back,¡± I said to her. I opened the car door and walked towards the door. She waited until I had opened the front door with the key that Cayne¡¯s mother had given me, then she drove off.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    I went directly to my room and took a shower to freshen up myself. After taking a shower, I fixed myself and went to bed. Hourster, Cayne came home. He went to my room and found me lying on my bed, reading a book. He busted to the door and fell onto my bed.


    I looked at him. His eyes were closed and his lips were parted, his blonde hair askew. He looked like heaven.


    I wanted to kiss him.


    His blue eyes snapped open all of the sudden and then he looked at me. It was as if he could sense my feelings.


    ¡°I¡¯m not that tired to have sex with you, if that¡¯s what you want.¡± He grinned.


    I frowned at him. Does he always have to ruin the moments with his big ass mouth?


    I rolled my eyes and saved the page of the book that I was reading. He rolled over and nestled against the pillow.


    I reached over and turned off the lights. I rxed against the pillows and soon I heard Cayne snoring softly. I looked at him and realized he was still wearing his suit.


    I smiled softly and removed his jacket and his tie and his shirt, putting them aside.


    I have to admit, taking off his clothes makes my heart pound. It was very silly of me and I knew it.


    I fought it and I would continue to fight for it. There is no way I would let myself be fooled again. I shouldn¡¯t fall for him.


    ******


    3rd Person POV


    ¡°I want her dead and I want her dead RIGHT NOW!!!!¡± Anica yelled in his face.


    ¡°And how would you proposed for me to be able to kill her right now?¡± He asked, annoyed.


    He already had enough of this woman. ¡°She¡¯s being protected at all angles. By Nichs, then Anton and worst, Cayne Shelton.¡± He spat out the names, hatred in his core.


    ¡°We have to take advantage of the Masquerade Ball that they are nning.¡± She said, Although Anica spoke quietly, his ears- which were trained to hear basically everything- heard her clearly.


    He grinned. ¡°I think I have an idea.¡±

 CHAPTER FIFTEEN

    The big day had arrived, October 31st, The Halloween Masquerade Ball. The day of ghosts and ghouls and candy¡¯s.


    Cayne¡¯s mom had gone through the liberty of buying me a costume. And I had it on already.


    I wore a long, flowing white halter top dress. The fabric was a good choice, it¡¯s soft and beautiful. I wore a gold bracelet on the upper arm of a snake. I wore a short, ck wig that hung just above my shoulders and a golden headpiece that- from the weight- had to be made with real gold and diamonds. I wore a typical Egyptian cat eye with light golden eyeshadow. My face now seemed to have an Egyptian glow. I even wore sandals that came up to my knee.


    I grinned at my reflection. I had to admit it, I looked very hot. There was a soft knock at the door and La peeked her head in. She slipped into the room, dressed as an attractive vampire. Women would hate her just by her looks right now. She is a very beautiful and hot vampire.


    ¡°Whoah, Raszhiel,¡± she breathed, gaping at me. ¡°You look hot. Girl, I know Cayne must want to hit that.¡±


    I grinned at her. ¡°You look pretty hot and sexy as a vampire too.¡±


    She rolled her eyes and said, ¡°Oh shut up bitch. The guests have arrived, it¡¯s like an arena in there. I mean there are literally thousands of people right now downstairs.¡±


    I frowned, feeling slightly nervous. ¡°Well, let¡¯s get down there and get ¡¯em,¡± I said, shaking off my nervousness.


    ******


    3rd Person POV


    Lincoln stood in the back with the table overflowing with food. He kept an eye on both Nichs and Cayne while simultaneously scanning the room of Raszhiel. He didn¡¯t see her, though. And it made him anxious.


    Minutester, he finally saw her. She was walking down the stairs gracefully, linked arm in arm with some brown haireddy dressed as a vampire.


    His first thought was, ¡°She¡¯s so beautiful.¡±


    She was dressed as Cleopatra, only she should¡¯ve been Isis or Aphrodite. She looked more like a goddess than a human.


    Anica came slinking over to him, her eyes were on Raszhiel just like everyone else.


    Cayne¡¯s jaw was cked just like Nichs- who was always internally dead- was gaping at Raszhiel like she was a religion he was more than willing to convert to.


    ¡°Tonight is the night. You and I will both get what we want,¡± Anica said softly in his ears. ¡°You get Cleopatra¡¯s knock off and I¡¯ll get the 1950¡¯s gangster.¡± She grinned like an evil witch and bounced off.


    Lincoln smiled as Raszhielughed when Nichs kissed her hand, driving Cayne to yell at him. Lincoln could even hear him even from a distance.


    ¡°Don¡¯t kiss her hand, motherfucker. She¡¯s mine.¡±


    Lincoln chuckled. Poor naive Cayne. He should enjoy these next few hours with Raszhiel because after tonight, he¡¯d never see her again.


    *******


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    We walked outside the room and went downstairs. My whole body is shaking with nervousness. We then arrived in front of a long staircase. Looking down, I saw thousands of people. Talking,ughing and enjoying the party. We both walked at a very long staircase, people¡¯s eyes were on me, like I was an ice cream.


    La was right, the mansion was packed, crowded with customized men, women and children.


    I am enjoying the party but as time went on, I became more and more tired. I had been asked to dance so many times that I had already lost a count. I had eaten two pieces of pumpkin pie,plimented numerous people on their customs and smiled so much that my face right now is already aching.


    Minutester, I ended up on the balcony. I was ecstatic to be away from the craziness of the party inside. Cayne kept on ncing at me, but the women swarming around him made it nearly impossible for him to leave.


    I smiled. He did look extremely sexy dressed as a 1950¡¯s gangster. Not that I¡¯m interested in him or something.


    The door of the balcony opened then it closed again. I smiled and turned around, expecting to see Cayne. Instead of blue eyes, I met a pair of piercing sad gray eyes.


    My breath stopped for a minute. I knew exactly who I was facing. Lincoln.


    He removed his mask and sure enough the light from the party inside illuminated the nes of his face, exposing his always sad, wistful expression. I suddenly felt afraid of his presence.


    ¡°How did you get in here?¡± I stammered, my voice barely a whisper.


    He cocked his head to the side and said, ¡°Anica.¡±


    I nodded and swallowed, feeling a little sick.


    ¡°So¡­.. you¡¯re gonna kill me now?¡±


    Dammit, Raszhiel! Why would you ask him that? Are you stupid? My inner self ranted.


    Heughed for the first time. The sound was low, hearty and deep.


    ¡°Anica and I came to an¡­. agreement. I¡¯m no longer killing you.¡±


    I looked at him, not daring to believe my ears.


    ¡°You¡¯re not?¡± My voice was quiet and tentative.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    He shook his head and answered, ¡°However, since I¡¯m sparing your life, I must ask something of you.¡±


    I didn¡¯t want my life to be on the line again. I just nodded.


    He held out his hand and said, ¡°Come with me. We¡¯ll only be gone for a few minutes.¡±


    I wasn¡¯t so sure if I¡¯d trust him. At the same time though, I¡¯m thinking about the thought. If I don¡¯t want toe with him, he might put my life on the rocks again and kill me now, and I didn¡¯t want that.


    So I took his hand with so much hesitation and nervousness. I was so scared when he pulled me close to him, jumping into the darkness with me in his arms.

 CHAPTER SIXTEEN

    I was feeling a little shaky as Lincoln led me to the forest. I thought of how the huntsman had led Snow White into the forest and cut out her heart.


    It made me nervous.


    But still, I walked with him. We were side by side. He kept a firm grip on my wrist as we walked.


    ¡°Where are you taking me?¡± I asked him, finally breaking the dead silence.


    He nced at me and sighed, saying nothing.


    I swallowed, my throat is now dry, kicking myself for agreeing to this. How more stupid could I be?


    He finally stopped and let me go.


    We were surrounded by flowers. All of them are swaying gently in the breeze, seemingly radiant in the moonlight.


    I looked around the surroundings, awed by the view, it was single handedly the most beautiful ce I¡¯d ever seen.


    ¡°What is this ce?¡± I gasped, gaping at the scenery.


    ¡°This,¡± -his deep voice spoke from behind me- ¡°is where I fell in love for the first time.¡±


    I looked at him and found him watching me. His gaze was intense, unwavering.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I was pleased that my voice didn¡¯t shake.


    Lincoln gestured to me to sit down on the grass. It would ruin the dress though and La and Shain will kill me and grill me about ruining a custom made dress from Louis Vuitton, but I am now in the forest with the man who¡¯s trying to kill me- this dress was the least of my worries.


    I took off the gold and diamond encrusted headpiece I was wearing and sat down on the cool grass. He sat down beside me. I felt a little scared because I don¡¯t know if I¡¯ll being back to the party alive or not.


    ¡°I wasn¡¯t really a killer,¡± he began softly, closing his eyes. ¡°I was just once a normal guy, living a normal life and in love.¡±He chuckled slowly, a far away look in his eyes.


    ¡°Her name was Agatha and she was so beautiful, just like you. The most beautiful woman I have ever seen in my entire life.¡± He looked at me sadly.


    ¡°Was?¡± I asked quietly.


    He was quiet for a moment before he spoke again.


    ¡°This is the ce where I first met her, she was crying. She was sitting right where you are now. I asked her what¡¯s wrong but she told me it was nothing.¡± He said.


    She even told me, ¡°I just find it cleansing for the sould to cry every once in a while. To let all the things that holds you go down.¡±


    He smiled fondly. ¡°And from that moment, I knew for myself that I love her. We went here every day just to see each other. And every time I saw her, I always fell deeply in love with her,¡±


    ¡°And then it happened, she had been talking to me about how she felt that she was being followed. So I let her stay with me, to keep an eye on her. Months went by and she was safe, but she still stayed with me. We then preferred to live together and I love waking up beside her every morning. ¡± He continued. I can feel through his words how he really loves the girl named Agatha. Like he was her life.


    ¡°But one day I came home from work and I called out for her, she didn¡¯t respond. I thought she just took a shower but when I started knocking at the door, no one was answering. That¡¯s when I started to get worried. She was always at home by the time I woulde in. So I tried calling her phone, thinking maybe she just went out to buy something and maybe lost track of the time.¡± He closed his eyes, swallowing hard. When he spoke again, his voice was so low that I had to lean forward and close to him just to hear what he was saying.


    ¡°I suddenly heard a rustling from our bedroom, and I smiled thinking she was there and everything was fine. I slipped my hand in my pocket, making sure that the box containing the engagement ring that I was gonna give her was there. I was nning to propose to her at that time. I wanted to surprise her,¡± his hand suddenly formed a fist. A hard one. I can still even see the veins on his hands even though it was so dark.


    ¡°I was the one who got surprised by what I saw when I switched on the lights,¡± he continued. ¡°I was standing in blood, not just anyone¡¯s blood, but her blood. Her body was crumpled on the floor. Her eyes which were once full of wonder and light were lifeless.¡±


    He hung his head, my hand hovering above his shoulder. I was torn. How should Ifort him?


    He raised his head and I quickly let my hand fall, listening quietly as he continued.


    ¡°Written in her blood on the wall were the words, ¡°Gregorio always get what he wants.¡±


    ¡°Gregorio,¡± I whispered the name, nodding to myself. Is he the famous mobster here? But he got killedst year¡­.¡± I tried off and looked at Lincoln who was smiling his signature smile of sadness.


    ¡°You did that? You¡¯re the one who killed him?¡± I gasped.


    ¡°I had to avenge Agatha¡¯s death. I made that bastard suffer. He¡¯s a motherfucker,¡± he spat, rage on his face.


    ¡°After her death, my world copsed. I felt like I fell into a dark ce. Never loved anyone else. I kill people because of Agatha¡¯s death. So what? The one that mattered to me the most was no longer living, no longer able tough and smile. If a woman who was gentle and kind like Agatha could be killed, then so could everyone else.¡± He took a deep breath. Letting it fill his lungspletely, before finally exhaling.


    ¡°Evil isn¡¯t born, Raszhiel, it¡¯s being made.¡±


    I swallowed. I suddenly felt bad for this man. Now I know why he always looks so sad. The nervousness that I¡¯m feeling the whole time suddenly left. All that was left was pity for him.


    That woman-Agatha- she had meant the world for him. I could see through his eyes when he spoke her name. And to suddenly snatch her away from him¡­..


    I put my hand on his arm. He whipped around and looked at me, shocked, recing the sadness in his features.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I said quietly. There was nothing more I could say just to lessen the burden that he is feeling right now. I feel bad for him, but I don¡¯t know how tofort him.


    He looked at me for a long time with a strange expression.


    ¡°What?¡± I asked, getting rather ufortable.


    ¡°Nothing.¡± He turned away. ¡°Now you know why the lives of others means no value to me.¡±


    ¡°Then why did you change your mind? Why didn¡¯t you kill me?¡± Those words suddenly slipped in my mouth, he then turned to look at me. And I wanted to kill myself for always being so stupid and ask questions which could out my life on the line.


    ¡°Because,¡± he finally said before staring at my eyes for a long line. ¡°You remind me of her.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    I quickly turn my gaze at him.


    I reminded him of Agatha? That¡¯s why he hadn¡¯t killed me? I blinked at him and turned my gaze away.


    ¡°I know it¡¯s something¡­. Odd. It¡¯s odd for me too. The first time I saw you, I hoped against hope that maybe she hadn¡¯t really died. That maybe somehow, it was all a terrible, twisted nightmare.¡± His English ent was soothing as he spoke.


    I was quite, a little creeped out at being told I looked like the dead woman who he was once madly in love with.


    ¡°Won¡¯t Anica throw a temper tantrum if you don¡¯t kill me?¡± I wondered looking at him. ¡°She¡¯ll kill you for sure.¡±


    ¡°You know I wasn¡¯t supposed to bring you out here. The n was to bring you somewhere else. She doesn¡¯t care where it is, as long as you are gone and can¡¯t stand between her and Cayne.¡±


    It was hard to miss the bitterness and quiet rage in his voice and face when he said Cayne¡¯s name.


    ¡°However, you¡¯d hate me if I did and¡­..¡± he looked at me. ¡°I don¡¯t want you to hate me.¡±


    His voice was too low, barely even a whisper.


    I stood up, barely picking up my headpiece.


    ¡°You should probably take me back,¡± I said, looking down at him. ¡°Cayne is probably going out of his mind with worry.¡±


    Lincoln¡¯s mouth turned downward in a bitter scowl, but he nodded. He stood up and led the way back.


    I think my life is safe now huh. Thanks to Agatha. I owe her my life.

 CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

    When we finally went back to the party, the party was already winding down. The guests were leaving.


    I turned to Lincoln and smiled.


    ¡°I¡¯d never thought I¡¯d be saying this to you, but thanks. Actually, I had fun with you.¡± He tilted his head to the side in shock.


    ¡°Really? You did?¡± He said, not believing his own ears.


    I smiled at him widely. ¡°Really. So I guess it¡¯s goodbye now?¡±


    He nodded and went to walk outside. Leaving me standing and looking around.


    I then walked away and entered the mansion. I bumped into someone and when I looked up, I saw Mira and Tiff. They looked at me with their eyes widening.


    ¡°Oh, hi.¡± I greeted them awkwardly. I don¡¯t know, I just suddenly felt a little awkward.


    ¡°Raszhiel, where have you been? Tiff yelled, her eyes grew even wider with false worry. ¡°Cayne was looking everywhere for you.¡±


    ¡°Oh,¡± I responded, thinking about how pissed Cayne would be after he got over the euphoric fact that I am safe.


    I frowned. Maybe he¡¯s fuming mad right now. ¡°I should probably go find him now then. And apologized for making him worry too much.¡±


    ¡°You better do that girl. Earlier when he found out that you were not at the party, my god! I think he wanted to kill Anica already. Thank goodness you¡¯re safe.¡± Mira said.


    We heard scoffing from behind. When we turned our gaze to that person, it was Anica. Wearing a ck long dress that fits her body. Dressed as a witch. I must admit, she looks so hot. But still, she¡¯s a witch.


    She¡¯s ring at me like she wanted to burn and eat me alive. She then scoffed again in disgust and walked off.


    That evil bitch!


    ¡°Don¡¯t mind that witchy bitchy. She can¡¯t hurt you here. Not on our watch.¡± Tiff said.


    ¡°Thanks guys.¡± I responded and they both nodded.


    I forced a smile and nodded also, turned around and stepped inside the house.


    I was instantly greeted by La¡¯s fucking loud mouth.


    ¡°You bitchy itchy! I thought you were fucking dead,¡± she yelled looking pissed. Shain was also yelling at me. My earlobes are gonna get broken if they don¡¯t stop now.


    ¡°All right guys, let¡¯s rx now, okay?¡± Nichs said soothingly.


    ¡°Nichs is right.¡± Cayne said, suddenly stepping into the room.


    His custom was rumpled and his hair was disheveled. But he still managed to look stunningly handsome even though he looked like he¡¯d been through hell.


    ¡°Can everyone please leave? I¡¯d like to talk to Raszhiel,¡± he looked at me intently. ¡°Alone.¡±


    I was about to get my ass handed to me. Everyone else seemed to sense that as well.


    Julio and Monique, Cayne¡¯s parents, headed upstairs. La, Mira, Tiff, Shain and Nichs bidded their goodbye¡¯s and headed home.


    I walked towards the sofa, keeping my back to him. I put down the gold and diamond encrusted headpiece.


    I kept my back to him for a long time, too afraid to face his anger. I could see his blue eyes burning into me.


    And finally m, I¡¯d had enough of silence.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    ¡°Just say something,¡± I said, turning myself to him.


    ¡°What do you want me to say?¡± He asked in a low voice, his voice was surprisingly calm.


    ¡°I don¡¯t know. Yell at me, scream at me. Do something.¡± Cayne walked towards me until his shoes were flush into my sandals.


    I swallowed hard, my heart was pounding as he reached out to touch my cheek. His hand was warm and gentle. His fingers gently stroked my cheek as he looked at me in the eyes for what seemed like an eternity. And suddenly, I was in his arms and he was holding me dangerously close.


    I knew he could feel every frantic beat my heart made. How could he not? Every line of my body was pressed against his.


    ¡°I was so worried about you,¡± he said softly in my ears.


    I gave an involuntary shiver and he chuckled, his breath tickling my ears.


    He pulled away and cupped both of my cheeks in his powerful yet gentle hands.


    ¡°I¡¯m so d that you¡¯re fine. Did he hurt you?¡± He asked, checking me out.


    ¡°No, he didn¡¯t. I¡¯m fine. He was actually¡­. so nice to me.¡± He nodded, his lips pulling into a thin line.


    ¡°Of course you¡¯re fine. I¡¯m d to hear that he didn¡¯t do a thing to you. Even though I know that he wouldn¡¯t really do such a thing, but, I just wanted to make sure,¡± he murmured to himself.


    I looked at him and the realization dawned on me that Cayne knew about Agatha.


    Before I could ask though, he smiled gently.


    ¡°You must be tired,¡± he said softly and quietly. ¡°Go get some rest.¡±


    And then his soft, warm lips touch my cheek.


    My heart was in my throat as I nodded and turned to go upstairs.


    ************


    3rd Person POV


    ¡°I thought we already talked about this!¡± Anica yelled at Lincoln, her face twisted in rage. ¡°You would¡¯ve gotten what you wanted. You could¡¯ve had her for the rest of your life. All you have to do is to take her and leave.¡± Her face was fuming mad, as if she¡¯s ready to kill him at the very moment.


    ¡°But I wouldn¡¯t really have her, would I? She would loathe me the entire time and I don¡¯t want that to happen.¡± He looked at the brte before him. ¡°If you want Cayne, win him over with who you are as a person. If he doesn¡¯t love you, then he doesn¡¯t love you. And just move one and find someone better. Someone who deserves you and appreciates you the most.¡±


    Anica¡¯s lips curled back over her teeth in an animal-like snarl. And Lincoln knew that her heart was even more tainted than his. She was lost in a bigger, darker part of herself.


    ¡°Since you won¡¯t take care of her, I¡¯ll find someone who will.¡± And she stormed out.

 CHAPTER EIGHTEEN

    I went shopping with the squad. It was so fun that I thought I would lose all my energy. Shain looks a bit tired though because she went to a bar when she left the mansion yesterday.


    We continued shopping and we found a dress which looked exactly like the dress I was wearing at the party yesterday night. It was made of swirling white fabric and a beautifulce bodice.


    Minutester we found our self in Acrytic Cafe, Mira and La sitting beside while Tiff and Shain sat across us. After ordering, Shain turned to looked at me.


    ¡°So, Kein, what exactly happened yesterday?¡± She suddenly asked.


    I sighed and shbacks starteding to my mind of what happened yesterday.


    ¡°Nothing special. As you can see guys, I came home safe and sound. Without any bruises or scars. So, yeah.¡± I answered, shrugging both of my shoulders.


    ¡°Marrying a sessful billionaire. I gotta say, you got it hard girl.¡± She smiled. ¡°I mean who knew you could end up with Shayne Shelton. And being his wife in an instant?¡± She cocked her head to the side. ¡°There are sides of you that I think I still don¡¯t know, eh?¡±


    I raised my eyebrows at what she said. It¡¯s like she¡¯s insulting me, or is it just me who interpreted it wrong.


    I saw La softly tapped Shain¡¯s legs. ¡°We were gonna ask about what happened yesterday night Shain. Not to interrogate her about her ending to be a billionaire¡¯s wife.¡±


    ¡°Yeah. It¡¯s like you¡¯re questioning her being Cayne¡¯s wife. Like it was something suspicious. Duh! Girl, Raszhiel is beautiful and hot as hell, no wonder Cayne notices her.¡± Tiff scoffed at Shain.


    Shainughed. ¡°Chill guys, I¡¯m not questioning why she ended up being Cayne¡¯s wife. I was just¡­ Curious.¡± She then looked at me. ¡°Because you know, it just happened suddenly.¡±


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. You don¡¯t have to exin everything to us,¡± Mira spoke. ¡°I know you have your reasons. Shain was just curious about the situation. We are just worried about you.¡± She smiled.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay. I understand, but you don¡¯t have to worry about me. I¡¯m fine. We got married because we wanted to.¡± I answered while smiling at them.


    ¡°So¡­.¡± La¡¯s voice trailed off.


    We all looked at her. Waiting for her to continue her sentence.


    ¡°So?¡± I asked.


    ¡°You know, I¡¯m sure you¡¯re too prude to let him have sex with you. I mean you and your ex-motherfucking-boyfriend dated for three years and you didn¡¯t have sex with him. Which I think obviously the reason why he broke up with you and went to find some crazy ass mother fucking bitch.¡± I smiled bitterly to myself about what she had said.


    Yeah, I think so too that the reason why my ex boyfriend broke up with me is because for almost three years that we were together, I still haven¡¯t given myself to him. And that is something that I never regretted in my entire life. If I had given myself to him at that time. I would have died by now because of hatred for myself.


    ¡°So, what do you want to say?¡±


    ¡°Did you two happen already?¡± Tiff is the one who asked the question which made me stand up straight. Luckily, the waiter came and served our food.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    After serving our order, the waiter then left. I looked at them and smiled blissfully.


    It¡¯s time to prank these bitches.


    They all looked at me awed and eyes wide.


    ¡°Oh my god! What the hell, Raszhiel?¡± Shain snapped the hell out of me.


    ¡°Did you two did it already? Oh my god!¡± Tiff second the motion.


    ¡°Actually, we even did it not just once¡­.. but many times.¡± I smiled at them willingly. They all looked surprised.


    I wanted tough at their reactions. But I am still enjoying pissing them off.


    ¡°How could you do that? Girl, we did a bitch code that you need to tell us first if you¡¯re gonna do it with a guy.¡±Mira¡¯s face curled up.


    ¡°Actually, the first time I met Cayne I immediately knew that he was the one. And after side by sideparison between him and my ex boyfriend, that mother fucking ex of mine doesn¡¯t evene close. And one night with Cayne seemed a little bit¡­.. short? I mean, we enjoyed it very much. So we did go for more. ¡± I smiled blissfully, as if I were remembering the night that happened to us. ¡°And let me just say, I¡¯m happy that I waited and did not give my virginity to that ex of mine. And Cayne¡­. He knows exactly what I want.¡± I smiled again right at them.


    They were still shocked at what I¡¯m saying. Mira gasped when I said that we did it more than once. And La was looking at me like she was embarrassed, her cheeks were flushed pink.


    I grinned. Everything was going along wonderfully.


    They are still not saying anything. They just looked at me, waiting to say something more.


    ¡°Chill guys,¡± Iughed hard at their reactions.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± Shain asked.


    ¡°It was just a joke you know,¡± Iughed very hard. Their eyebrows rose up. Asking what I really mean. ¡°You should¡¯ve seen your faces. It was priceless, you know.¡±


    I continued tough so hard that I even snapped at the table in front of me.


    ¡°You mean you haven¡¯t given yourself to him yet?¡± Tiff asked the obvious question.


    ¡°Of course no you silly bitch.¡± I responded.


    They all breathe in relief.


    ¡°I thought you really did! I was gonna ask you how it feels, you know.¡± Mira said. I looked at her in disbelief.


    ¡°The fuck Mira?¡± La snapped.


    ¡°Really. Duh!¡± We allughed at her reaction.


    I hope this day never ends. No problems. Just fun and happy moments. I hope so.

 CHAPTER NINETEEN

    When I got back to Shelton¡¯s residence, Cayne was waiting outside. He was wrapped up in his favorite ck Versace coat and the matching Versace scarf.


    It was strange how I knew these things were his favorite. It was almost like we were really together. I shook that thought off as I walked towards him, smiling like my heart wasn¡¯t bruising my chest with everybored beat.


    ¡°What are you doing out here?¡± I asked, crossing my arms over my chest for warmth. I missed summer already.


    ¡°Well, I have the rest of the day off. And I figured out, what better to do with my day off than spend it with you.¡± He smiled angelically.


    I was shocked and I just gaped at him, surprised.


    He grinned, then took off his scarf and wrapped it around my neck. And suddenly, I don¡¯t feel cold anymore.


    He held out his arm and I took it. He led me to white carriage pulled by four horses that stood proudly that I didn¡¯t even notice when I arrived earlier that it was there. A man wearing a top hat and a suit that reminded me of something from the 1850¡¯s grinned at me warmly.


    I looked at Cayne in shock.


    ¡°What¡¯s all this fuss?¡± I asked him.


    ¡°Last night, before we went to sleep I asked you what was something you always wanted to do. And you said that you wanted to have a carriage ride. So, I got this for you.¡± I was shocked yet again. I remember tellingst night before we drifted off to sleep, but it didn¡¯t cross my mind that he would actually do something like this for me.


    It¡¯s so sweet of him.


    ¡°I didn¡¯t actually think you were paying attention.¡± I giggled.


    ¡°I pay attention to everything you say .¡± He replied soflty.


    I looked at him closely. He was swallowing hard and his cheeks were pink.


    Is Cayne Shelton-the biggestdies man on the- actually blushing right now?


    ¡°Okay, now let¡¯s get you on the carriage,¡± Cayne said quickly, looking awkward.


    The man dressed in old clothing held out his hand and helped me up. I sat down and Cayne followed. Very clumsily. He fell down in the seat beside me, then cursed silently.


    I giggled again. I have never seen him being clumsy before for how many weeks already that I spent with him. It was actually endearing.


    Cayne sat close by me and spread a thick, warm nket across ourps.


    The man look at us and smiled.


    ¡°Cozy?¡± He asked. I nodded and smiled back.


    As we rode by all the mansions- some which were already decorated for Christmas- Cayne¡¯s hand found mine. His hands were big and warm and it sent butterflies swarming in my stomach.


    We were silent the entire ride but I enjoyed the scenery. After the ride, the guy turned around and smiled at us.


    ¡°Hope you lovebirds enjoyed the ride.¡± Cayne nodded.


    ¡°Thank you.¡± I smiled.


    After we got off the carriage and walked away, I heard the man murmuring, ¡°True love, it gets me everytime.¡±


    It was already dark as we walked to the front door. I pondered the man¡¯s murmur. Did it really look like Cayne and I were in love? Maybe Cayne was just too good as an actor. I mean, duh! We were just pretending, right? Weren¡¯t we?


    I mean, it¡¯s true that my heart reacts wildly whenever he smiles or touches me, but who wouldn¡¯t overreact? It¡¯s Cayne Shelton for Pete¡¯s sake. If you looked up the definition of sexy and handsome, Cayne¡¯s picture would definitely pop up. So just because my heart races whenever he¡¯s near me didn¡¯t mean I wanted to be with him. Didn¡¯t I?


    ¡°Did you enjoy it?¡± He asked, suddenly looking at me.


    ¡°Huh?¡± I blinked, snapping out my thoughts.


    ¡°The carriage ride, did you enjoy it?¡± He chuckled.


    ¡°Oh, yeah,¡± I grinned at him. ¡°It was very nice of you to do that for me. I really appreciate it. Thank you.¡±


    His cheeks turn pink again. He said nothing as he opened the door and we stepped inside.


    We are now walking to our designated rooms. I wasn¡¯t about to open the door when Cayne grabbed my wrist.


    I looked at him and saw that he was oddly nervous.


    ¡°Um¡­. I wondered if you could stay in my room tonight? With me?¡± His voice has a veiled shyness to it.


    I was shocked. From all of the stories I¡¯ve heard about Cayne, he never allowed women he had flings with to enter his room. Based on the stories I¡¯ve heard, he would take them to another room in the house, but never in his room.


    So for him to ask me to stay in his room, with him, of course, it was a major decision.


    I tried thinking for an answer that I think I will not regret the most. And when I finally found the answer to his question, I looked at him and nodded and he sighed in relief.


    He led me all the way past all the rooms and up three flights of stairs. We ended up with a room with wooden double doors which was located in a different wing from all of the other rooms.


    He pushed open the giant door and revealed a room wayrger than the one I was staying in. I gasped at the view. It was pretty much a house, if I would describe it in my own definition.


    His room was filled of ck and white designs. The color of the walls and things were also ck and white. It looks very neat and clean. I gaped at the room as Cayne closed the door behind us.


    ¡°Your room is¡­ huge,¡± I gasped. ¡°How can you sleep in this very big room of yours. My god! It¡¯s like the whole squad can live here.¡±


    He chuckled and I jumped a little in surprise. He was right behind me and was so close. I hadn¡¯t expected him to be that close to me.


    I took off the scarf he had given me earlier and handed it to him. Then I took off my jacket and slung it across the back of thefy chair sitting in his room.


    ¡°I¡¯m just gonna go get a shower,¡± I said to him, inching out of the room.


    I walked to my room and took a few of my necessities before I went to take a shower.


    After my shower, I went to Cayne¡¯s room. The room was dark except for the window which was open. The window stretched from one corner of the wall all the way from the other side. The city lights were visible and just beyond that was a balcony.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Climbing all those damn stairs was all worth it because of this view.


    Cayne was standing there, staring out the window. Little droplets of water were falling from his blonde hair.


    He turned and smiled at me, running a hand through his wet hair. He looked at my legs- no¡­ He stared at them. I then realized how short my shorts were. But the way he was looking at me sent my pulse mming against my chest and jack hammering against my neck.


    I swallowed, but yed it cool, walked to stand beside him and looked out of the window.


    ¡°You have the best view in town, I think,¡± I said softly, gazing at the gorgeous scenery before me.


    ¡°Yeah, I do,¡± he responded, looking right at me. His gaze was so intense.


    I swallowed again, trying so hard to ignore the warmth building in my stomach.


    ¡°You know, I¡¯ve heard stories that you, Cayne Shelton, doesn¡¯t allow women to enter his bedroom,¡± I began, changing the subject.


    ¡°No, I usually don¡¯t,¡± he answered.


    ¡°What made you decide to invite me in here?¡±


    He was quiet for a moment as he pondered my question.


    ¡°You¡¯re not like¡­¡­ another woman,¡± He said slowly.


    ¡°The women whom I brought in this house, I just used them. They held no true appeal to me, just lust. But you¡­.¡±


    He chuckled softly, shaking his head while my heart throbbed.


    ¡°You¡¯re so damn feisty and aggravating. And you don¡¯t want me to have sex with you which obviously makes me want you more. I mean, it¡¯s not the only thing I wanted from you in the first ce. It¡¯s not it.¡± It felt like my body was on fire and Cayne Shelton is the cause of it.


    ¡°I tried to deny it for a long time now. But the simple fact is,¡± -he took a big gust of air before letting it go slowly- ¡°I like you, Raszhiel. I like you a lot. You made me do things that I haven¡¯t done before in my entire life.¡± He stared at me intently and I feel like I¡¯m going crazy because of the way he did it.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± I ask, feeling my heartbeat that beats so fast because of his sudden confession.


    ¡°I know it sounds crazy, alright? I mean yeah, I don¡¯t want us to pretend any more. I want you to be mine, my wife for real now and not just in the contract.,¡± he came closer, resting his hand on my arm and using his thumb to trace patterns there.


    ¡°I want,¡± he whispered as his lips got closer. ¡°I want to be with you, for real now. And I hope you feel the same way too.¡±


    My heart keeps on beating so fast like a crazy dog. Do I really want that too? I mean I know for myself that I¡¯m feeling something for him but I¡¯m still confused as to what is it. I mean, am I ready to trust a man again? Could I?


    I sighed, trying to focus my mind on thinking for an answer. What should I do?


    Then I looked at him. He is also looking at me, waiting for me to answer his question.


    ¡°Yes, I want that too,¡± I whispered.


    He smiled. Then his lips suddenly crushed down to mine. They moved against mine urgently and I could tell that he had wanted to do this for a long time now. My heart was beating in a jagged rhythm and when I ced my hand in his chest, I felt his heart was pounding so hard just like mine.


    When his lips released mine, he ced his forehead against mine.


    ¡°Finally,¡± he whispered.


    I closed my eyes, feeling the moment.


    I hope I won¡¯t regret this decision of mine.

 TWENTY

    Afterst night¡¯s confession and a kiss that had literally made me feel like I was gonna getbust, we kissed again. And again, and again until we satisfied ourselves and doze off to sleep.


    When I woke up, I was in apletefort. It feels like I was meant to wake up in his arms like this.


    I looked up at his sleeping face. He looked like an archangel. His blonde hair disheveled, his lips slightly parted.


    My heartbeat quicken at the sight of him beside me. His arms suddenly tightened around my waist and his eyes opened. And suddenly, I feel like drowning in his deep eyes, all coherent thoughts gone. All I could think is how amazingly blue his eyes were.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± he said, his voice gruff from sleep. His just-woke up-voice is so sexy. I could barely muster a response.


    ¡°Good morning,¡± I responded breathlessly.


    He grinned and ced his lips on my cheeks, grinning madly. I suddenly felt butterflies in my stomach. Like it was flying back and forth because of his sudden action. My cheeks flush pink.


    I sat up and excuse myself to go to the bathroom. Instead of using the one in his room, I decided to walk to the one across the wall. I needed the walk. To hide the excitement and new feeling that gotten inside me. Because if I don¡¯t, I think I¡¯m gonna get crazy.


    **********


    3rd Person POV


    Anica mmed the palm of her hand on the table in her frustration. He had invited her.


    Today is the day where all the men in thepany could bring their wives and girlfriends to see them work. And words are spiraling down that Cayne will bring the girl, her wife, Raszhiel, that was all over the tabloids.N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    Anica could already see the paparazzi hanging around outside, lying in wait for Cayne and his wife.


    She swallowed back the bile rising in her throat. Her hands suddenly form a fist. And her anger is ranging inside her. Like she was ready enough to kill the girl that was swarming around the guy she loved the most.


    At first, she didn¡¯t believe that Cayne suddenly married unknown woman for an unknown reason. She thinks that the reason he did it is because he wanted to get rid of her. She had to admit that she was crazy down to hell for Cayne. She even gave herself to him even though she knew that he was a yboy.


    But the fact that he seemed to have actually feelings for this girl is giving her a headache and a feeling of killing someone on her own. Using her was one thing, but getting attached very hard. It would never work. Not when she¡¯s around. She¡¯s gonna make sure that they both not gonna end with each other.


    People won¡¯t agree with that kind of rtionship. Seeing the both of them together is aplete disgust to her.


    She thought of herself that she would help him see the light though. That Cayne belongs to her and not to that Raszhiel girl. And once his mind is clear and realized that she¡¯s more appropriate and important to him, she would dly do everything. So that they wouldst forever.


    She smiled in anticipation at the thought. She couldn¡¯t wait any longer.


    *********


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I was nervous. I pulled at a $1, 000 Gi jacket Cayne¡¯s mother had bought me when she went shoppingst night. She also bought me a new wardrobe which cause a hundred dors. Imagine? A wardrobe. For a hundred dors. That¡¯s absurd.


    I was also wearing a Versace jeans and a brand new pair of Jimmy Choo¡¯s.


    My hair hung down my back, I smoothed it down. I¡¯m so nervous. It feels like I wanted to vomit but I don¡¯t want to. And the answer to my nervousness was just before me.


    On the television, a ginger haired woman with a bright smile and a perfect white teeth was reporting the news live.


    ¡°Hello. I¡¯m Kuzy Daz from New Live Report and I¡¯m standing in front of Shelton¡¯s Corporation. For those who doesn¡¯t know, Shelton Corporation is apany owned by Mr. Cayne Shelton. He became a billionaire at a very young age of him. He also owns clubs namely Rackatoon, Muchzga, Laazar, Vhermin and Layton which has many branches around the world. He is also a co-owners of almost all cosmetic lines. Later on, we will be able to see Mr. Shelton¡¯s wife which is now talk of the down. For more updates, watch us alter as we delivered you the most exciting and anticipating news of the town.¡± The news anchor reported.


    I just listen to what the news in saying. And I felt more nervous knowing the fact that I will being with him in a party. And being introduced as her wife.


    God! What should I do.

 TWENTY ONE

    ¡°Ugh, Cayne, this is really not necessary now,¡± I whined like a four year old, trying to shield my eye from the ring shes of paparazzi cameras.


    Lately, Cayne and I have been all over the news. We had been in every popr magazine known worldwide. It¡¯s like our rtionship was a pretty big deal.


    And the reason why I was whining andining is because Cayne wanted to meet my parents. Which is really an absurd idea. I haven¡¯t seen them for ages now. And I don¡¯t want to know how their life is now because I¡¯m not interested.


    After our very heated office make out two weeks ago- a make out so intense that I was literally close to giving up my virginity to him, before pulling away and telling him no- we had spent everyday together ever since. And then he popped the dreaded question. ¡± Why don¡¯t we go meet your parents?¡±


    I told him that I don¡¯t know where both of them live now because they were separated for a long time but he said he already got that. He said he got it worked out, thanks to Lucas , his driver and personal assistant, I guess.


    I knew it was only fair for him to meet my parents because I already met him, but for my side it isn¡¯t really necessary. I have already drawn in my mind for a long time now that I don¡¯t have parents because of what they did.


    I don¡¯t know if they knew about my rtionship with Cayne Shelton, even though it¡¯s all over the news now.


    We were now walking hand in hand towards his limo. Lucas had the door open for us.


    The paparazzi shoved their faces against the thick ss of the car, looking oddly inhumane as they did.


    When the car started moving, I frowned at him.


    ¡°Do we really have to do this today?¡± I groaned. But he just grinned angelically.


    ¡°Yes we should. You already met my parents, and I think it¡¯s time for me to meet yours too. I just wanted to get their blessings.¡±


    I rolled my eyes to what he had said. Blessing my foot. As if they care who I am with or whom I will marry. They left me without thinking if I¡¯ll survive without them or not.


    To be honest, I¡¯m not worried because Cayne will meet my parents. The thing that I am worried about the most is myself. What will be my reaction? I don¡¯t know what I will feel. Should I be happy? Or be angry? I don¡¯t know.


    ¡°Besides,¡± Cayne continued, ignoring my scowl. ¡°My parents wanted to invite your family to have Thanksgiving with us,¡± If I hadn¡¯t been sitting, I would have fainted by now.


    ¡°W-what?¡±


    Cayne grinned. ¡°Don¡¯t be too nervous, honey. We can handle meeting your parents.¡±


    I shook my head slightly, trying to clear my thoughts as we pulled into a driveway of a fancy restaurant.


    As we got down from the car and walked inside the restaurant, my heart beat faster than it¡¯s usual beating.


    Cayne¡¯s hand held mine and it made me feel like superman. I took a deep breath as we walked towards a table with two grown ups sittingfortably. My parents.


    Seeing both of them makes my heart boil with so many emotions. I don¡¯t know what to do. It feels like I wanted to cry and hug them both, but on the other side I wanted to yell at them and be angry.


    When they notice that we are approaching them, they both stand and smile at us.


    I breathe and calm myself. The woman, my mother, 5¡¯5 with dark hair that caressed her corbone and skin like dark brown, shed a huge smile and reached to hug me tightly.


    I was frozen by her sudden action towards me.


    ¡°Oh, Kein, I miss you so much,¡± she breathed.


    I just nodded.


    ¡°You¡¯ve grown so fast, honey.¡± A man in his 50¡¯s spoke. My father. He went to hug me also.


    When they already let me go, they both looked over my shoulder. I also looked back and saw Cayne standing behind us. Smiling.


    I went to his side.


    Even though I don¡¯t want to meet my parents, I still want Cayne to officially meet them to end it all. Honestly, I don¡¯t want to have any connections with them. If it isn¡¯t because of Cayne, I would rather die than meet them.


    ¡°Oh, I want you to meet my husband, Cayne Shelton. Cayne, meet my.. urm.. parents.¡±


    Cayne went to my parents to give them a hug.


    ¡°It was nice to finally meet you ma¡¯am, sir.¡± Cayne introduces himself with a wide smile.


    ¡°It was an honor to finally meet our daughter¡¯s husband.¡± My father replied.


    ¡°Please just call me Mama Mercy,¡± my mother grinned widely at Cayne.


    After the short introduction between my parents and Cayne, we then seated at a round table. My mother was sitting beside my father and Cayne was sitting beside me.


    My parents were happily chatting with Cayne while I was silent the whole time. I just don¡¯t feel the area by that time. It feels like I don¡¯t belong there or something.


    When Cayne noticed that I wasn¡¯t talking, he reached for my hand and slightly touched it. I suddenly looked at him and he smiled at me. I also smiled at him and mouthed that I¡¯m fine.


    ¡°So, how long has it been since you two got married?¡± My mother asked.


    ¡°Just recently Mama Mercy. It was just a simple marriage though. Both of my parents didn¡¯t even know that I got married to your daughter.¡± Cayne smiled while pressing my hand gently as he looked at me.


    ¡°Oh. And why is that?¡± My father asked, raising an eyebrow.


    ¡°Why do you care?¡± It was a sudden question that came out from my mouth without even thinking. It¡¯s like I wanted to ask for it for a long time.


    ¡°Kein!¡± My mother raised a voice to me.


    ¡°What? You think it¡¯s just fine for me for you both to show up here like nothing happened?¡± I also raised my voice.


    ¡°How dare you raise your voice to me that way. Is that how we raised you?¡± Iughed at what she had said.


    ¡°Oh c¡¯mon. How the hell can you say about raising me? You both left me, remember? You dad left us for someone else, and you mom left me because of dad.¡± I shouted. Mixed emotions were boiling inside me. Like if I wouldn¡¯t say those things I would explode anytime.


    ¡°But we didn¡¯t do it for ourselves.¡± My father responded. I looked at him with so much disgrace.


    ¡°Oh yeah? Are you joking? You didn¡¯t do it for yourselves? Then to whom?¡±


    He didn¡¯t answer. He kept quiet.


    My tears suddenly fell down one by one. Cayne held my back.


    ¡°You shouldn¡¯t have shown yourself here. Where did you even get the guts to face me.¡± I then stood up and walked outside the restaurant.


    I even heard my mother calling me but I didn¡¯t bother to face back because I am badly hurt. I might say worse things to them if I stay any longer.


    I went inside the car and secondster Cayne followed inside without saying anything.


    The car started moving to Shelton¡¯s residence. And both of us didn¡¯t bother to say anything. I think Cayne wanted to ask many questions but he still seemed to hold it because I might burst into tears.


    Minutes of travel, we finally arrived at the mansion and I went to my room. Once I closed the door, my tears started falling. One by one. And pain is almost killing me.C0pyright ? 2024 N?v)(elDrama.Org.


    How could they?


    **********


    3rd Person POV


    Anica had her lower lip stuck out in a pout, her eyes wide and pleading.


    ¡°Please, Daddy?¡± She begged the older man sitting in front of her.


    He sat beside his desk, rayed back in a huge chair, frowning at his daughter.


    ¡°We can¡¯t risk that,¡± he firmly responded. ¡°You said Lincoln isn¡¯t willing to kill her because it resembles his first love. And if Lincoln is watching over her, then it might get you in trouble if he finds out what you did to her.¡± He shuddered.


    Anica frowned. She knew Lincoln¡¯s name struck fear in the heart of every mobster and crime lord in the city, but she still needed this done.


    ¡°You¡¯ll just have to do it quickly. No one will ever find out, not even Lincoln. C¡¯mon dad. Don¡¯t you want me to be happy?¡±


    ¡°No,¡± he said, finality in his voice. ¡°Just find someone else honey. Someone who will love you for who you are. There¡¯s a lot of guys out there who¡¯re better than Cayne Shelton.¡±


    ¡°No, no one is much better than Cayne. He¡¯s mine from the very start.¡± She gritted her teeth.


    ¡°Honey¨C¡±


    ¡°Fine,¡± she snapped her feet. ¡°If you don¡¯t wanna help me, then. I¡¯ll do it myself then.¡± She then stamped out of the room and mmed the door behind her.


    Okay. No one will help me. I¡¯ll kill that bitch with my own hand then.


    No! I must excel another n. I can¡¯t let this happen no.  please!


    Time for n B.

 TWENTY TWO

    A week had past before my confrontation with my parents, and after that day Cayne didn¡¯t talk or ask a single thing about them to me. I think he already understand that I¡¯m not yet okay about the situation.


    ¡°There¡¯s so much to do,¡± Monique, Cayne mother said in a high panicky voice. She was currently running in all directions, trying to get everything perfect.


    Christmas is approaching fast and Monique was out of her mind decorating every inch of the mansion. She wanted everything to be perfect.


    ¡°Mom, maybe you should rest a bit,¡± Cayne spoke up, looking worried.


    ¡°No, no, no,¡± she snapped in agitation, unpacking a box of decorations. ¡°I don¡¯t have much time. Christmas is here before we knew it. And I¡¯m sote.¡± She grumbled to herself.


    ¡°Do you need help?¡± I ask softly.


    She looked at me and grinned.


    ¡°No, I¡¯m fine. Go y with Cayne.¡± She shooed me away.


    My cheeks grew warm as I thought of how dirty it sounded. And Cayne seemed to sense my thought like he always did and wiggled his eyebrows mischievously, his grin wicked.


    ¡°Yeah,e y with me, Raszhiel,¡± he said suggestively.


    I rolled my eyes as I walked over to him. He grabbed my hand immediately, and kissed the palm of my hand tenderly. He never even broke an eye contact.


    My heart raced fast as he led me towards the staircase, trying to lead me upstairs. We hadn¡¯t had sex yet and I guess Cayne was patiently waiting for it to happened, but things between us were very intense. And I didn¡¯t know if how much longer I could hold out.


    We were stopped in our tracks when one of the maids called us. Cayne groaned in frustration and faced the maid.


    ¡°What? You better have a good reason for interrupting.¡± I giggled and soflty pinched his hand.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry to interrupt you sir but you have a guest waiting in the living room.¡± Cayne arched an eyebrow.


    ¡°A guess? I¡¯m not expecting anyone toe.¡± Cayne answered.


    ¡°Maybe it¡¯s my boss? Or your secretary?¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    He just nodded and we headed to the living room. When we got there, a man standing facing the other side of the room.


    ¡°Good afternoon, how may I help you?¡± Cayne asked.


    The man then faced us and to my shocked I dropped my hand that clings from Cayne¡¯s arms. My mouth gaped. I can¡¯t believe it.


    I can¡¯t forget this man. Because even though he cheated on me when we¡¯re together for almost three years I must admit that I loved him.


    His eyes flickered to Cayne, and to me and back again, then he smiled.


    ¡°It¡¯s been a long time, Kenny.¡± He smiled widely to me.


    Cayne is just looking at us, confuse of what¡¯s happening.


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± I asked when I got back to my senses.


    ¡°Who¡¯s he?¡± Cayne ask in confusion.


    ¡°Oh, my bad! I¡¯m sorry for being rude and did not introduced myself first. I¡¯m Ethan, Ethan Travos. Kenny¡¯s ex-boyfriend.¡± He introduces himself with a grinned and held a hand to have a handshake with Cayne.


    But Cayne just arched an eyebrow and doesn¡¯t seem to reach out for a handshake so I touched his back soflty. I could feel the hard muscles of his back through his thin T-shirt, I bit my lip, my heart karate kicked against my chest, trying to get free.


    He deeply sighed and held out a hand.


    ¡°It¡¯s not nice to finally meet you. I¡¯m Cayne Shelton, her husband.¡± He smiled wickedly like he won the battle.


    ¡°Yeah, I heard about you from Kenny¡¯s friend.¡± He nodded.


    ¡°So? What brought brought you here?¡± Cayne asked.


    ¡°Im here to talk to Kenny.¡±


    ¡°Sure, go ahead,¡± Cayne responded.


    ¡°Alone,¡± Ethan emphasized.


    ¡°No,¡± he answer, his voice hard.


    I blinked. What the hell could he possibly wanted to talk about?


    I couldn¡¯t see Cayne¡¯s face but I saw his back stiffen.


    ¡°Why? Don¡¯t you trust her?¡± He grinned wickedly again.


    Cayne hand form into a fist. I touched it absentmindedly. He turned to look at me.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay,¡± I said, nodded at him reassuringly. I¡¯ll go talk to him. Don¡¯t worry, it¡¯ll be over for a moment.¡±


    Cayne frowned. He obviously didn¡¯t like the idea, but he nodded once.


    I grabbed my coat from the coat rack. After putting it on, I turned to Cayne and stretched up to the tips of my toe. I stretched my neck and he be bent down. His lips were gentle on mine, his fingers tickled my hips.


    We were in that kind of position when Ethan pretended to cough to ruin our moment.


    I giggled to Cayne and pulled away reluctantly.


    ¡°I¡¯ll be back,¡± I promised, touching his cheeks.


    Cayne nodded but red at Ethan. I walked towards Ethan. I took a deep breath, steeling myself as I stepped out into the cold December morning.

 TWENTY THREE

    Cayne¡¯s POV


    Cayne hot anxious when he saw Raszhiel¡¯s ex-boyfriend. When he introduces himself as her ex, he suddenly felt like he wanted to punch him, very hard. He hated his guts.


    He hated the idea that kind of jerk cheated and hurt her in the past.


    He had been unwilling to admit that he¡¯s in love with her. At first, he just wanted to get rid of Anica because he got annoyed by his mother¡¯s suggestion that he should date Anica. Having a girlfriend won¡¯t stop his mother from insisting on dating data so he nned to get a wife. That¡¯s when he asked one of his employee to find someone to pretend as his wife.


    But didn¡¯t know that he would end up loving the girl. He realized that he¡¯s in love with her on Halloween party, when he thought Lincoln- the name venomously- had kidnapped her. His heart felt empty, cold when he thought she was out of his life forever.


    And that¡¯s when he knew that, yeah, he did like her. So, the thought of her ex-boyfriend showing up out of nowhere, asking to speak to her alone made him feel something he hadn¡¯t feel in a very long time.


    Jealousy.


    They had only been together for not so long now, a month, maybe. But is the kind of man who rarely fall for a girl, and when he did fall, he fuckin copsed.


    And he just copsed pretty damned hard for Raszhiel. And between keeping a close eyes on Anica and keeping that ass bag, Ethan, away from Raszhiel, Cayne was pretty sure he¡¯d go prematurely gray.


    He saw the way Ethan look at Raszhiel and he didn¡¯t fucking like it. He is more than willing to give him a ck eye, a busted lip and a broken rib if he even so much as tried to touch a hair on Raszhiel¡¯s head.


    ¡°You look livid,¡± said by a bored voice behind him.


    Cayne turned and came face to face with his friend Nichs. His expression was bored.


    ¡°Not livid at all,¡± he lied cheerfully.


    Nichs looked like he didn¡¯t believe him, but shrugged.


    ¡°She hadn¡¯t made anymore moves, she tried to go and ask help for her father, but after a visit from Lincoln and Rechie he saw things our ways,¡± Nichs informed him.


    Cayne nodded, his lips tightening when Lincoln¡¯s name was brought up.


    ¡°Good.¡±


    He called Lucas, and he walked in. Took one look at him and Nichs and nodded.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    ¡°Is it time for Phase 2 already?¡±


    ¡°Yes it is. Call my father and tell him to alert the others.¡±


    ¡°Right away.¡± Lucas turned on his heel and turned away.


    Cayne turned and look out the clear window and at Raszhiel. He promised her that he¡¯d take care of everything and the mess that he caused. And that¡¯s what exactly he is doing right now.


    He¡¯d take care of Anica and next is her ex-boyfriend. And when he¡¯s done with them, they will live happily as he expected it to happened.


    **********


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I looked at Ethan and was taken aback when he¡¯s looking at me also, intently. I felt awkward. But no one shoved our gazed away with each other. I felt nervous, but this nervousness isn¡¯t the same feeling that I used to feel way back then. This isn¡¯t the case of butterflies.


    I felt so nervous because this is the first time that we will be able to talk, one-on-one, for a very long time after we broke up.


    And we had been friends once, best of friends exactly, when we finally went into a rtionship. And that¡¯s what sadden me the most when remembering our rtionship. I used to like him a lot. And I really didn¡¯t thought that he would cheat on me.


    How sad, I thought.


    ¡°So, how have you been?¡± He blurted out.


    I blinked at him. I was caught off guard. I hadn¡¯t expected this though.


    I sighed, shifting my gaze skyward and silently asking the Lord to give me strength because in that very moment I wanted to hit him, hard. I wanted to punch him in the mouth.


    Not because he broke my heart that seemed to be an eternity ago, but because he is stupid.


    ¡°Is this what you wanted to talk? To ask if how have I¡¯ve been? Well, if that¡¯s the case then I¡¯m fine. Very much.¡± My voice uncharacteristically harsh.


    ¡°Look, Kenny, I¡¯m sorry. The girl that I used to cheat on you turns out that she didn¡¯t really love me.¡± He said and took one step towards me. But then I suddenly took one step backwards.


    He swallowed and looked at me.


    ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Kenny. For what I did. But it¡¯s already in the past. I want you back.¡±


    I just stared at him. Was he kidding me? After mangaling my heart and left it in pieces, he wanted me back?


    After cheating on me and dumping me an hour before our anniversary he had the nerve toe here, stand before me and say he wanted me back.


    My next move was involuntary. I pulled my arm back, curling my hand into a tight fist and punch him. There was a meaty thwak!- sound and he groaned, clutching his jaw.


    ¡°No,¡± I said simply. ¡°You had your chance but you blew it away. I already love someone.¡±


    I was surprised to what I have said. Did I really meant to say I love Cayne already? Or is it just my ego?


    I didn¡¯t have the chance to ponder over it because Ethan lifted himself up and he red at me.


    ¡°You won¡¯t be able to keep him,¡± he spat, blood flying out of his mouth. ¡°Not even when you don¡¯t fucked.¡±


    Iughed in his face. Iughed at how pathetic he was. Iughed as I wondered what I have saw in him. Iughed as I realized how stupid I am for falling in love with a guy who had this kind of attitude.


    ¡°Goodbye, Ethan.¡± I turned to walk away.


    ¡°No, we¡¯re not done talking yet.¡± He shouted grabbing my hand with brute force.


    ¡°Ow,¡± I cried out involuntarily, before struggling to get free. He smirked at me. I don¡¯t think I could ever forget how he looked in that very moment, wild, craze.


    ¡°Let me go, Ethan.¡± When he realized that he is grabbing me very tight, she soflty get rid of his hand from mine.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry.¡± He apologized.


    ¡°Fuck you! I don¡¯t need your sorry.¡± I said harshly. I don¡¯t care if he¡¯ll hit me right at the moment, but I know he wouldn¡¯t.


    ¡°What do you want me to do for you toe back to me.¡± He pleaded.


    ¡°No, you don¡¯t need to do anything, Ethan. Just leave, and nevere back. And do not ever show your face in front of me, ever again.¡± I said and walk away.


    ¡°I will win you back Kenny. I promised. I will never stop until you¡¯re mine again. Remember that.¡±


    I even heard him shout but did not even budge to stop. I just closed my eyes and continue to walk inside the mansion.

 TWENTY FOUR

    After an intense conversation with Ethan, I went inside the mansion. I saw Cayne and Nichs talking seriously. I pretended to cough to catch their attention. And they did. They both turned to me and I smiled to the both of them.


    After a minutes of being inside, Nichs left. Cayne and I were now in his room. I was sitting up, propped against the pillow. Cayne was resting his head against my chest, his arms sprawled over my waist.


    I stroked his hair and he closed his eyes, sighing in contentment.


    ¡°Can I ask you something, Raszhiel?¡± He asked me, his eyes were still closed.


    ¡°You just did,¡± I told him. Fighting a smile.


    Cayne opened his eyes and rolled them before sitting up looking at me, very intently.


    ¡°You know what I meant.¡± Iughed and nodded.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    ¡°Okay,¡± I said, looking at him.


    ¡°Do you love me? Or do you like me now?¡± His gaze were intense, his blue eyes shining unto mine.


    I was shock. Frankly a little a bit awkward and embarrassed.


    ¡°Why do you ask?¡±


    ¡°I heard you told Ethan that you already loved someone else,¡± My eyes widen to what he had said.


    He¡¯s not their when Ethan and I talk. Then why the hell he heard our conversation? I looked at him and raised an eyebrow.


    Heughed andb my hair.


    ¡°Well, it¡¯s my house remember? I have my ways.¡± He smiled.


    ¡°I was worried about you, so I installed a CCTV and some sound hearing device all over the house. Just to make sure that you¡¯re safe.¡± I nodded, thoroughly embarrassed but at the same time feel a tingling sensation in my body.


    I was just touched by his sudden concern towards me. It made my heart melt.


    He titled his head to the side.


    ¡°Is it me that you¡¯re referring to?¡±


    I just nodded awkwardly. It¡¯s my first time telling my true feelings about him. It just felt a little weird and new to me.


    ¡°You love me.¡± It wasn¡¯t a question, it was a statement. He knew.


    ¡°Yes.¡±


    I couldn¡¯t just bring myself to say it, how could I? Thest time I told a guy that I love him, he cheated on me. And I¡¯m referring to Ethan.


    Still, some part of me is telling me that Cayne is different. But is he?


    His eyes gentled and smiled at me softly. He leaned forward and kissed my lips. Not once, not twice but many times.


    ¡°You don¡¯t have to say the exact word now,¡± he whispered against my lips. ¡°But I just want you to know that I feel the same way.


    I couldn¡¯t speak, I just pulled him close to me and kissed him passionately. A kissed that I don¡¯t wanna end.


    I am definitely and hardly falling in love with him. I knew that for sure. But I couldn¡¯t just bring myself to say it now. Not now. I just wanted to be sure of it. So that one day, I would not make the same mistake again. And if I did already decided whether to say it or not. I will not regret that kind of decision, ever again.


    Maybe one day I could. But for now, I just wanted to be contented and keep things the way it is now. Slowly but surely.

 TWENTY FIVE

    Four days had gone since Ethan visited me. And four days had gone since I heard Cayne said that he love me.


    Cayne had gotten an expected business call and had to go to New York. Something about checking one of the club that he owns.


    He begged me to go with him.


    ¡°It¡¯ll be boring to go without you, love,¡± he said while pouting. ¡°Pleasee with me.¡±


    He had dropped down on a knees, looking up at me pleadingly through his surprisingly longshes.


    I rolled my eyes and sigh in exasperation.


    ¡°Fine,¡± I groaned.


    ¡°Yay!¡± He shouted childishly, standing up and wrapping his arms around me tightly.


    And that¡¯s how I ended up in New York with him. Lucas had alsoe with us to drive the limousine he owns in New York.


    We were on our way to a famous za Hotel in New York.


    ¡°I¡¯m d you¡¯re here with me,¡± Cayne said suddenly.


    When I look at him in surprise, he smiled and continued.


    ¡°These trips are normally so boring, but with you here and finally now happy.¡±


    I knew he was talking more than just the business trip. I knew he meant that I¡¯d somehow brought sunshine in his life. Was here really in love with me?


    Before I could muster a reply, the limousine stop and Lucas said. ¡°We¡¯re here.¡±


    Can look away and nodded. ¡± Thank you Lucas.¡±


    Lucas got out of the car, came around in open my door. I hopped outside thanking him, like I always did. Cayne also slid out gracefully.


    One of the workers- a man in suit who I assume was the manager- rush towards us and said. ¡°Mr. Shelton and Mrs. Shelton, Wee to New York. We¡¯re d you¡¯ve chosen the za. I¡¯m Ronald. Your secretary just checked in.¡± I got a little awkward when the man called me Mrs. Shelton. It was like a music to my ears.


    But wait I realized something and then I stiffened. Anica is here?


    I saw Cayne¡¯s lips tighten. If I hadn¡¯t known his face so well, I wouldn¡¯t even notice.


    He just nodded stiffly and one of the hotel workers took our bags.


    ¡°You called yesterday and we have cleared our best room for you. The Edwardian suite has a king size bed, arge bathroom, and a separate living area what and a sofa and a butler service,¡± Ronald exin as we walked inside.


    The hotel was huge. It was beautiful and amazing. I stared around in awe.


    Cayne clutch my hand firmly as we walk up to the front desk and said. The man walk the stand behind the front desk and said,¡±Since you¡¯re staying two nights, you¡¯ll be paying 4, 000 dors.¡±


    My jaw drop to what the man had said. I mean, I know Cayne is a billionaire, but $2, 000 a night is a steep.


    Cayne didn¡¯t even flinch of the price, he just pulled out his credit card and paid the man in the front desk. The manager type something on hisputer and nodded, handling Cayne his credit card. He then handed the key to us.


    ¡°Enjoy your stay here in za Hotel Mr and Mrs. Shelton.¡± He flush a smile at me. ¡°And don¡¯t forget to check out our restaurant and our bar.¡±


    Cayne just nodded, I just smile and told him thanks. Cayne took my hand and we headed to our room.


    **********


    Anica POV


    Anica paced around her room. She had the average za Hotel suite which costs 850 dors a night. Nothingpared to the Edwardian suite.


    She look at her reflection in the mirror, smiling softly. He¡¯s gonna be hers tonight


    They were in New York thousands and thousands of kilometers away from that Raszhiel bitch.


    Anica had to admit this business trip couldn¡¯t¡¯vee at a better time.


    She knew that away from Raszhiel, his head would be clear. And he would realized a thing. Not being distracted by that bitch.


    She look at her curves in her tight red dress, her long brte hair trailed down her back. She gave herself onest smile before leaving her room.


    She had a feeling that we will be sleeping in the Edwardian suite tonight.


    She smiled wickedly and crazily as she thought of it.


    ********


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    ¡°I honestly didn¡¯t know she wasing,¡± Cayne said to me, pacing the room in front of me.


    I was sitting on a king size bed, watching him. He looks like he is in so much stress. He is waiting, anxiously for Nichs to call back.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Raszhiel. She can¡¯te anywhere near you,¡± Cayne promised me.


    He finally stopped pacing and sat down beside me, bringing my body close to his and hugged me tightly.


    Honestly, I wasn¡¯t scared of Anica. Not at all. I wanted to try that bitch to try me so that I could have an excuse to rearrange her face.


    But I knew Cayne is worried that she would try to hurt me.


    The phone rang and Cayne quickly pick it up.


    ¡°Nichs,¡± he said. ¡°Yes, she¡¯s here.¡±


    Nichs said something on the other end. And whatever he just said made Cayne nod in agreement.


    ¡°I have a meeting tomorrow at 3;00.¡± Cayne shot a look at me, his lips tighten and said, ¡°Can you have him here by then?¡±


    After a long silence, Cayne nodded.


    ¡°Good,¡± He visibly rxed.


    He hung up and looked at me, his eyes tight.


    ¡°Lincoln will be here to keep you safe until I get back.¡± He said the words so soflty, but his blue eyes were so cold as ice.


    Wait? What? Lincoln?


    ¡°What do you mean Lincoln will keep me safe?¡± I asked in a bit of curiosity.Published by N?v''elD/rama.Org.


    I mean, I knew Lincoln wouldn¡¯t hurt me because I got to know his other side during the Halloween party. But what if? Just what if, he took sides again with Anica.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. He won¡¯t hurt you just like what you are thinking right now.¡± He reassured me.


    ¡°Why do you hate and trust Lincoln so much?¡± I finally asked. I couldn¡¯t ignore the way he seethed every time the others name is being mentioned.


    Cayne¡¯s full lips turned down at the corners before he smiled mischievously.


    ¡°I¡¯ll tell you if you go out with me tonight.¡± I rolled my eyes at him. Like he even had to ask.


    ¡°Of course,¡± I said to him grinning.


    ¡°I¡¯ll exin my situation with Lincoln over dinner,¡± he was smiling but it didn¡¯t reaches his eyes.


    I sighed and pushed myself back off the bed. I walked over to my suitcase and began unzipping when Cayne suddenly spoke behind me.


    ¡°Uhm, I know this is kind of wrong but please ept this.¡± He said handling out an envelope.


    ¡°What¡¯s this?¡± I responded as I held out.


    When I opened it, my mouthed gaped. It was an envelope full of money. And I think it has thousands of dors.


    ¡°Uhm yeah. That¡¯s¡­. uh. your sry for the past few weeks which you pretended to be my wife.¡± He scrub the back of his head.


    I arched an eyebrow. Yeah I remember. For how many weeks, I haven¡¯t took the money his driver sh butler Lucas gave me which is supposedly be my sry.


    ¡°No I don¡¯t need that.¡± I said giving him back the envelope full of money.


    ¡°No, it¡¯s yours okay.¡±


    ¡°No,¡± I said sternly.


    I cannot ept that kinda big money.


    ¡°But¡­..¡± I cutt him off when I stand up and kissed him on the lips.


    ¡°Hush now. I don¡¯t wanna ept that money. Yes that¡¯s mamy sry but I don¡¯t need that now. All I need is you.¡± I smiled to him and he also smiled at me.


    Then again, we kissed.

 TWENTY SIX

    3rd Person POV


    Anica had just found his room. She straighten her dress and smooth hair before knocking.


    And finally he opened the door. Cayne stood, tall, blonde and handsome as ever before her. He was dressed nicely in a ck pants that fits him well and white shirt that fit him snuggly, emphasizing his muscr chest.


    He look so good. Like really really good.


    ¡°Anica,¡± he said stiffly, frowning at her.


    ¡°Hey.¡± She smiled. ¡°You look good. Where are you headed?¡±


    ¡°What are you doing here?¡± Cayne snapped, ring at her. ¡°I told you. Your assistance is not needed her nor wanted.¡±


    ¡°Oh please, honey,¡± sheughed. ¡°You didn¡¯t seem to mind my presence a month ago.¡±


    ¡°I told you, it was just a mistake. A big mistake right after it happened and right now I have realized it already, so please leave. Before I could do something that you¡¯ll regret.¡± He said coldly towards her. But Anica didn¡¯t seem to mind it and smiled widely to him.


    ¡°I¡¯ll bet I could,¡± she stepped forward. ¡°You¡¯ve got to realize something good, that you really belong with me and marrying her was just a big mistake that you made.¡± Sheughed.


    ¡°No,¡± he answered sternly, ring at her. ¡°You¡¯re crazy Anica.¡±


    Anicaughed cut off abruptly and she stared at him in disbelief when she saw he was serious.


    ¡°You¡¯re not serious, I know that. I know you just married her because you wanted to be jealous. And you nailed it, very hard, honey.¡± You¡¯re not serious about it.¡±


    ¡°What if I am.¡±


    Anica¡¯s blood boiled.


    ¡°You don¡¯t belong to her.¡± She screamed, her face a mask. of disgust.


    ¡°If you¡¯re trying to convince me to let go of Raszhiel, then it¡¯s definitely toote for you to do that and even in the first ce you won¡¯t be able to make me do that.¡± He said softly, shaking his head. ¡°She¡¯s all I¡¯ll ever wanted and more. I don¡¯t care what you say and do in your god-damned life. Because I know I will be living a beautiful life that I could ever imagine. And that¡¯s with Raszhiel and no other woman.¡±


    Anica is pissed to what she is hearing. She stepped away from him and shook her head.


    ¡°No, it can¡¯t be. She is just tainting you,¡± she said sadly.


    ¡°She¡¯s brainwashing you so that she could take. you away from me.¡±


    Cayne shook his head.


    ¡°Leave, Anica,¡± he said, he was about to close the door when Anica said something.


    ¡°If you can¡¯t be with me for the rest of our lives, then it¡¯s better if I¡¯ll end her life myself then. Just wait. You¡¯ll regret this one day.¡± She said and stamped out of the room.


    ****************************************************


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I was wearing a ck long sleeve sheerce panel dress. Thece was on the sleeves and it fits my body like glove. I wore a ck patent leather tform heels that did wonders for my legs.


    I had lipstick and few other things stuffed into ck leather bucket bag. I slung the Burberry London ck wool double-breasted, fur cored coat.


    Which ording to the price tags, the costs of all this outfits are $24, 500 dors, altogether.


    My make up was also on fleek. It¡¯s a wless natural look. My hair flowing past my shoulder.


    I walked out of the bathroom and stepped into the living area where Cayne is waiting for me. He turned to look at me and my jaw literally drop just by looking at him.


    Handsome. Gorgeous. Dazzling.


    He isn¡¯t wearing a suite, but he is dressed nicely. More than a prince charming in his simple ck pants and white shirt.


    Those jeans he is wearing fit him well, not too tight and not too loose. The white shirt fitted snuggly against his muscr body. He wore a in expensive Italian shoes and an expensive leather jacket.


    Minutes of checking him out, I realized that we were both stating each other in jaw dropping reactions. And it feels like I wasn¡¯t breathing. I took a deep breath and he smirked, reading my mind like he always seemed to do.


    He walked until he stood right in front of me. He snaked his strong arms around my waist and pulled me closed to him.


    His eyes sparkled as he said, ¡°You look so beautiful, love.¡± He kissed my forehead. Butterflies suddenly started flying inside my stomach to his sudden sweetness. ¡°You look amazing. It¡¯s gonna be hard to keep away my eyes and hands of you.¡±


    ¡°You look handsome too, Cayne.¡± I said as I caressed his face.


    ¡°Fuck!¡± He suddenly said that made me shocked.


    ¡°What is it? Is something wrong?¡± I asked panicking.


    ¡°No, but you¡¯re making me hard.¡± Then he looked downwards. I also looked downwards and find out that his little junior is really hard as stone.


    My cheeks flush pink and warmed of his silly action. Heughed and brought his lips to mine eagerly. He kissed me in such way that he had not been holding me, my knees would have given up.


    ¡°Where are we going anyway?¡± I asked breathlessly when we finally pulled away from a deep kissed.


    He took my coat and held it open for me. I put my arms inside and slid on my shoulders.


    ¡°We¡¯re going to the one of the best restaurant here in New York,¡± he said while buttoning the jacket for me as I smoothed my hair. When he was finish, he stood up and smiled at me softly, touching my cheek.


    The look in his eyes scared me. It wasn¡¯t the kind of look that would¡¯ve scared a normal woman in her right mind, but it sent rm all over my body.


    The look he was giving me was pure adoration and love.


    No one had ever looked at me that way before. Not even Ethan. And it scared me. I shook my head. Maybe I was just imagining things.


    ¡°So where are you taking me now?¡± I ask to change the subject.


    ¡°The Oroa,¡± he smiled, his hand never leaving my cheek. ¡°It¡¯s a great restaurant.¡±


    ¡°To the Oroa off we go then.¡± I said as we stepped out of our room.


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    Cayne sat beside me on the swings. He¡¯s pushing me and I giggled like a kid for a few minutes, and now everything had winded down.


    We sat on the swings and quietly, his hands were on mine. He raised my hand to his mouth and kissed it, our eyes met. He stared at me with the same expression he used earlier. Like I was perfect. My cheeks heated.


    ¡°Stop stating at me like that,¡± I whispered.


    He raised his eyebrow and looked at me.


    ¡°Look at you like what?


    ¡°Like you¡­ adore me.¡± I said looking away.


    He chuckled. ¡°I didn¡¯t realized you could see through me so easily.¡± He shook his head.


    ¡°Well, you make it so pretty obvious.¡± I said, fighting a smile when I saw his embarrassment.


    Then I remembered something and looked at him seriously.


    ¡°So¡­¡±


    ¡°So what?¡± He asked as he caressed my hair.


    ¡°So, about Lincoln?¡± He sighed and looked straight ahead, his lips pursed.


    ¡°Well, Lincoln and I were once friends,¡± his voice was soft. ¡°It¡¯s the three of us actually, Lincoln, Nichs and me. Later on, Lincoln met Agatha and fell in love. I never met her, but Lincoln is so much ready for us to meet her.¡±


    ¡°The he told me how Agatha got scared because someone is following her and stalking her. He begged me to look into it and I did. I found out that Gregorio- the most fearsome mobster in the city was after her.¡±


    Cayne sighed and squeezed his eyes but shut as if he were in pain. I held onto his hand tighter as he continued.


    ¡°I look further into it and found out that Agatha was betrothed to Gregorio. So I warned Lincoln about it. But didn¡¯t believe me. He said he found her dead in his apartment, and if she is really betrothed to Gregorio, he wouldn¡¯t have killed her. He got mad at me because I was an ass for not respecting her memory and and said that he doesn¡¯t want to see me anymore.¡±


    We were quite for a very long time after Cayne had finished talking. There was only the chill of December wind and the quiteness of our breaths.


    ¡°And that¡¯s when I tried to talk to Lincoln when I heard about the man you said that ask for your help in the mansion. I knew for sure it was him, and I was curious why the hell he¡¯d do that.¡±


    ¡°And?¡±


    ¡°And that¡¯s when he said that he wouldn¡¯t hurt you because of one reason,¡± He looked at me, very intense. Like he was about to pull me closer but didn¡¯t. ¡°You really look like her.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry,¡± I finally said. I knew that he meant that I really look like Agatha. I lean forward and kiss his cheeks. He smiled sadly.


    ¡°It¡¯s okay.¡±


    We were quite for a very long time again, before he finally broke the silence.


    ¡°I love you, Raszhiel,¡± he said, his gaze unwavering. It stared past my face and into my soul.


    I was shock. He already said it wholeheartedly. And it feels like all my vital organs mmed against the front of my stomach and it was suddenly so hard to breathe.


    But the thing that surprised me the most was my response.


    ¡°I love you too.¡± I know it¡¯s very hard to believe because our rtionship started as a joke. I pretended to be his wife but now I¡¯m saying I love you to him.


    His eyes lit up and he smashed his lips unto mine, kissing me like tomorrow was never gonnae.

 TWENTY SEVEN

    Everything happened just as Cayne said it would. Cayne finally got dressed, wearing asleep ck Armani suit, Gi shoes and his favorite Gi scarf.


    There was a knock at the door and Cayne went to open it with me trailing behind him.


    Lincoln stood there, his green eyes as cold as he stared at Cayne.


    ¡°Well, if it isn¡¯t the great Cayne Shelton,¡± he said sarcastically, eyeing him with distaste.


    Cayne ignored him and looked at me.


    ¡°I¡¯ve got to go now, I¡¯ll bete for my meeting,¡± he said, kissing me.


    He grabbed his briefcase and look at Lincoln reluctantly.


    ¡°Take care of her. If you don¡¯t, I¡¯ll kill you.¡± And the weird thing is that Cayne was pretty damn serious of his tone.


    He shove past Lincoln and secondster, he was gone. And just like that, Lincoln¡¯s attitude suddenly changed.


    ¡°Cayne said that if I¡¯lle inside your room, he¡¯ll chop my head off, so I guess we¡¯re going out.¡± I smiled and nodded. I went back inside to grab my coat and left with guy who was almost my assassin.


    ****************************************************


    3rd Person POV


    After her confrontation with Cayne, Anica took the next ne back home, and called someone and told the person from the other line that they should meet. ASAP.


    When she arrived from the ce that she will be meeting with someone, they wasted no time. She got straight to business.


    ¡°She has to go. Now!¡±


    The person in front of her look at her and pressed it¡¯s lips together.


    ¡°You and I are in the utter agreement,¡± she said seethingly. ¡°Ethan called of our engagement just this morning. He said that he still love Raszhiel.¡±


    Anica shook her head. That¡¯s right. She¡¯s talking to Ethan¡¯s supposedly soon-to-be-wife, ra, but then again got ruined by that bitch. She got someone investigate Raszhiel and found out that he had an ex-boyfriend. And the timing was sure in her because she got a news that his ex wanted to get back from Raszhiel. That¡¯s when she contacted ra.


    What did all these attractive and eligible men see in this bitch? Lincoln, Ethan and now Cayne.


    What the hell does she have that she hasn¡¯t?


    ¡°I heard that Cayne had gotten her a new car and personal driver,¡± Anica said.


    ra looked at her, confused.


    ¡°Yeah, so?¡±


    Anica smiled evily and wickedly. ¡°So, we¡¯ll tamper the brakes of the car.¡± ra jaw dropped.


    ¡°Whoa, whoa,¡± she cried mouth agape. ¡°I don¡¯t wanna kill her, I mean that¡¯s a crazy idea. I don¡¯t wanna be a fucking criminal just because of that bitch.¡±


    ¡°Who said we¡¯re gonna kill her?¡± Anica snapped, rolling her eyes. ¡°Her driver I think is experience enough to protect. Knowing Cayne, he wouldn¡¯t let some random guy to be that bitch bodyguard. Besides, the car is bulletproof.¡± She spat.


    ra frowned and nod, assessing.


    ¡°Okay, so you mean we¡¯re just gonna scare her?¡±


    Anica nodded. ¡°Exactly, just get her roughed up a bit. And our message will be sent. I¡¯m sure she¡¯s not that dumb not to understand it.¡±


    ra grinned. ¡°Let¡¯s do it then.¡±


    ****************************************************


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    ¡°Cayne already told me about you and his¡­ um.. situation.¡± I said. I let out a deep breath that I didn¡¯t thought I was holding for a long time now.


    He rose an eyebrow while simultaneously cocking his head to the side.


    ¡°Our situation?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Yeah, he told me why he hates you so much, and so do you towards him.¡±


    ¡°Ah, yeah,¡± he just simply nodded.


    ¡°He told me that you were once best friends, Nichs, him and you.¡±


    ¡°We were.¡± A sh of trademark sadness in his face.


    ¡°But after Agatha died, you got angry to him for some reason.¡±


    He shed a look at me. Then he look back at the sea of many people. We were on the top of a tall building, staring at the people who were like ants beneath us.


    I wasn¡¯t pretty sure if this is legal, but I like the view so I wasn¡¯tining.


    ¡°Did he also tell you why we became friends?¡± he asked, turning quickly to face me.


    I shook my head when I realized he didn¡¯t.


    He snorted, ¡°Figures,¡± he muttered. ¡°He was always been the gentleman.¡±


    And now my curiosity had gotten strong and all I want to do is to know hey they met. Cayne doesn¡¯t even talk about his past.


    ¡°When we were young, were ten years old by that time when we got kidnapped. It was actually Cayne whom they wanted to kidnapped because he¡¯s rich, and it was a kidnapped for ransom. I was just ying at the park that time when I saw what happened, and Nichs was also there with Cayne. I got scared so I screamed and shouted in fear, two men came to me.¡±


    He was so serious when he talks about his past at the same time a small curves in his lips appeared, like he was about to smile.


    ¡°The kidnappers asked for 3 million dors. It seems like a lot of money for us, but for Shelton¡¯s family? It¡¯s no big deal. And that¡¯s where we started to go out like friends, the three of us.¡± He smiled. His smile is genuine.


    ¡°Cayne said you hated him after he told you that Agatha and Gregorio were engaged,¡± I said softly.


    Lincoln turned to look at me, his expression unfathomable.


    ¡°I have my reason.¡±


    ¡°There¡¯s more to the story?¡±


    ¡°I hated Cayne because of what happened the day before Agatha died,¡± he said, his voice was too low that I could barely hear him. ¡°I ask if Cayne if I could have someone protect her. They were born rich on the very start, so I know that Cayne had no say in anything. But his father disagree, because that time he said that time Gregorio was also threatening him about his wife.¡± He looks down at the New Yorkers walking, busy with their lives.


    ¡°But then she died. Cayne showed up in my door, saying that he found out that Agatha was engaged to Gregorio. I lost it on him. I thought he was disrespecting Agatha¡¯s death.¡±


    I felt sad for him. And then I showed up as a doppelganger of Agatha, I thought sullenly.


    ¡°I think you should set things with Cayne,¡± he nced at me, then the people below us and back.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    ¡°Even if I wanted to, I don¡¯t know how and where to begin,¡± he responded.


    ¡°I always find it easy to begin with exining why you were angry,¡± I said helpfully, looking at him seriously.


    He smiled. ¡°Thanks, I¡¯ll think about it.¡±


    And that was enough for me. All I really wanted is to see them reunite again.


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    3rd Person POV


    It waste that night when they finally arrived at Shelton¡¯s manor. It was quite except for the soft cking of Anica¡¯s high heeled shoes and ra¡¯sbored, nervous breath.


    In Anica¡¯s hand were pliers. She walked towards the Audi, the car that Cayne had gotten for Raszhiel.


    She opened the car door with something and started to cut off the brake. The brake was on her hand and the job was almost done, just one more touch.


    She handed ra the pliers and ra a little fool took it. How easy she was to be manipted.


    After Anica was sure that ra¡¯s fingerprint were on the pliers, she took it. She had worn a gloves to protect herself.


    ¡°Do we have everything we need?¡± ra asked.


    Anica opened her mouth to say something, yes, she had everything she needed, when she heard a slight shuffling.


    Her head snapped and she met the eyes of a two women. The woman Raszhiel had bought in Cayne¡¯s office and a girl who also works at Rechiepany. With research that she had gathered, she knew the two girls were Raszhiel¡¯s friends, Shain and Tiff.


    Shain¡¯s eyes widen as he looked at the gloves that Anica is wearing and the pliers in her hand and the newly cut brake. She backed away, ready to leave. Tiff stiffened to what she had saw and is also ready to run away.


    But no, Anica wouldn¡¯t let that happened. She pulled out a sniper gun, it gleamed brightly, even in the limited light and she pulled the trigger.


    Shain fell immediately and so do Tiff. ra gasped in horror. She was shaking.


    ¡°What the hell did you do Anica?¡± ra asked inplete horror.


    ¡°It¡¯s because they¡¯ll gonna ruin my ns. You see cutting out the brakes on Raszhiel¡¯s car is not what I have nned for her.¡± Anica smiled evily. ¡°I have something far more gruesome in mind.¡±


    ¡°This is not what we talked about. You said we will just gonna scare her.¡± She said in disbelief.


    ¡°Of course, and this is my warning to her.¡±


    ¡°You¡¯re crazy,¡± she gasped, shaking her head.


    ¡°And you¡¯re useless,¡± Anica responded and shoot ra in the head.


    ra¡¯s body jerk, her eyes widen as she fell into the ground limply. She ced the gun and the pliers in ra¡¯s hand, sitting the brakes nearby.


    She looked into ra¡¯s lifeless eyes and wished they were Raszhiel¡¯s.


    Soon, she thought.


    She stood up and exited quickly. Undoubtedly, one of the maids heard the noise in the garage and went on her way to check it. And screamed when she saw people lying on the garage, full of blood.


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    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    Cayne was shaking me, trying to wake me up. I groaned and opened my eyes. When I looked at him, his eyes were different. Like it was sad and it has something of a feeling of a pity.


    I sat up and tried to focus my eyes. I could see now clearly that Cayne is looking at me in a sad emotion.


    I suddenly felt scared and a little horror in my heart.


    ¡°What happened?¡± I gasped, my voice thick with sleep.


    ¡°Raszhiel,¡± he said my name soflty, looking like he was lost of words.


    My heart beats race faster and faster as seconds and seconds passed by.


    ¡°Cayne, please, tell me. What happened?¡± I asked, my voice hard.


    He took a deep breath and said, ¡°One of the maids found two of your friends body on the garage, Shain and Tiff with someone else body. Tiff was ina and Shain¡­¡± he just looked at me.


    My mouth dropped in shock. Managing myself to focus by the sudden news. ¡°What do you mean?¡±


    ¡°It is being said that the body that of the person that was found together with the two of them were Ethan¡¯s ex-fiance.¡±


    I couldn¡¯t think of anything. Tiff is ina, but Shain is dead. When I realized everything, I stated to cried out hard.


    No, no. It can¡¯t be. Please God. Tell me I¡¯m dreaming.

 TWENTY EIGHT

    Never in a million years I had imagine that I¡¯d be at Shain¡¯s funeral. Tiff still haven¡¯t recovered froma and I made sure to visit her very often.


    Ethan stood on one side of me, and Cayne on the other. Mira and La is sniffing.


    We all had been good friends. How did life gotten so fucked up. I sniffed, on the verge of crying. Cayne¡¯s hand tighten on mine, strengthening me.


    ra¡¯s body, who was Ethan¡¯s ex-fiance, were taken by her parents to their hometown. Her funeral was already done yesterday. They said that ra got angry because Ethan hade to me and confess his feelings, so she cut the brakes of my car.


    Shain and Tiff came to the mansion that time because they thought I was there and when they saw what happened, she shot them. Then I think, consumed with guilt she shot herself.


    It¡¯s very hard to believe. Like, it was so sudden. Why does she have to kill Shain. And Ethan also said that it was hard to believe that Ca killed herself, because first, she hated guns, and couldn¡¯t even stand anyway near it, and secondly, he said that she couldn¡¯t never taken a life. Not even her own. But turns out that she killed herself.


    Something¡¯s isn¡¯t right. Like something is missing in the puzzle and didn¡¯t add up.


    Shain¡¯s sister stood beside their parents and to the other side is La and Mira. Shain¡¯s parents grief striken faces sent my heart dropping all over again. I couldn¡¯t tell them I was very sorry for what happen to her.


    I knew it¡¯s all my fault. If it isn¡¯t because of me, none of these would¡¯ve happened.


    Minutester, after the funeral service of Shain, Nichs took me to the hospital where Tiff is. She was lying in the bed for almost a week now and just didn¡¯t look like herself. When I took a step forward to her, there was no warm, sisterly smile to greet me.


    I missed her. I missed her more than words I could possibly say.


    I wanted my friend back. I wanted my sister back.


    Then, tears started to stream in my cheeks as I sat in the bed beside her. One by one. There was only the sound of her heart monitor and my ragged breathing as I cried.


    I stoked her hair and desperately prayed for a miracle like I had been doing for a past week.


    ¡°C¡¯mon Tiff, let¡¯s go home. La, and Mira is also waiting for you, you know. Stand up. I¡¯m not used seeing you like this,¡± I continued to cried, looking at her.


    ¡°I know you¡¯re strong and you could fight this. I also know that God wouldn¡¯t also take you away from. I won¡¯t be able to live if you¡¯ll also end up like Shain. Please Tiff, stand up and let¡¯s go home. Let¡¯s go clubbing like we always do.¡± I out my hand on hers, and I stayed that way for a long time.


    Praying and hoping for her to wake up and get well soon.


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    3rd Person POV


    ¡°You little fool,¡± her father hissed, pacing back and forth. ¡°You don¡¯t know what you¡¯ve started. If Lincoln will find out what you did¡­ and if Cayne finds out, they¡¯ll gonna dismantle you themselves.¡±N?vel(D)rama.Org''s content.


    ¡°Yeah whatever. I can take care of myself, father. You don¡¯t wanna help me, so I did things on my own.¡± Anica replied, staring at him impassively.


    ¡°Lincoln came here, you know. I think he has an idea that you¡¯re the one who did it.¡± He let out a sigh.


    ¡°Listen, we were the best mafia in town since Gregorio and his boys. However, if Lincoln and Cayne finds out and get involved in this, I¡¯m sorry to say but I can¡¯t help you with it. Murdering someone in Shelton¡¯s garage! What were you thinking? And it¡¯s not just one person, it¡¯s three of them. Thankfully, the other one survive and in aa but if she woke up, you¡¯ll be dead.¡± He shook his head angrily.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I can handle it myself. They won¡¯t be able to know that it was me. And the girl you were talking that on aa, she won¡¯t be able tost a day now, I¡¯ll make I¡¯ll end her up just the way I did to ra and that bitch¡¯s friend.¡± She smiled wickedly as she thought of it.


    Soon, it will be you Raszhiel. I told you, don¡¯t mess with me. Mine is mine.

 TWENTY NINE

    I stormed into Shelton¡¯s Corp. I stomped my way into the elevator,. pressing the button into the top floor with excessive force.


    When I was finally in the floor of Cayne¡¯s office, he was standing there, waiting for the elevator.


    He stared at me, clearly surprised. He titled his head to see my pissed and and angry expression.


    ¡°Love?¡±


    I pushed him, and there I saw the woman that I¡¯ve been looking for. A smirk was on her face as she look at me.


    In vengeance, I raced towards her and hit her right in the nose. Immediate pain shot from my clenched fist and up my arm, but I didn¡¯t bother. I punch her over and over.


    Ethan¡¯s ex fiance and Shain doesn¡¯t deserve to be murdered. And poor Tiff was just in the wrong ce and wrong time. She didn¡¯t deserve to be put in aa.


    Suddenly strong arms were around my waist, pulling me off to Anica.


    Now that I was focused, I could clearly see now that Anica¡¯s desk chair was toppled over and the papers on her desk scattered. But she managed to stood up, her face blooded and bruise.


    Cayne was holding me close to him, his arms restraining me as I struggle to wiggle out of his grip.


    ¡°You bitch,¡± she shrieked, trying to lunge at me, but Nichs was suddenly there, his face impassive as he held her back.


    ¡°You killed Shain and ra!¡± I shouted.


    She looked shocked, her face got red as she snuck a nce Cayne.


    ¡°No, I didn¡¯t. How dare you used me!¡± She shouted back.


    ¡°You fucking liar!¡± I was very pissed, my whole body trembling, I was aching to hit her again.


    ¡°What do you mean, she¡¯s the one who killed them? I mean she¡¯s with us in New York, remember?¡± Cayne said with curiosity as he tried to hug me.


    I shook my head. ¡°No, Tiff¡¯s awake,¡± I snapped, not taking off my eyes at Anica. ¡°She told me what they saw. You framed ra. Then you killed her and Shain. How dare you! Fuck you!¡± I shouted at her and struggled again in Cayne¡¯s arms and tried to punch her again.


    Her eyes widen but then she shook her head. ¡°No, you¡¯re fucking lying, and so do your friend. How can I kill someone whom I hadn¡¯t met before? I don¡¯t know about that ra girl you are talking about. You¡¯re crazy.¡±


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna make you pay for what you did.¡± I said and shrugged Cayne¡¯s arms off me, storming away.


    I waited for the elevator to opened. And when it did I hurriedly step and was surprised when I saw Cayneing stand beside me.


    I sniffed. I didn¡¯t even realized that I was crying. His eyes were around me in an instant. I pulled myself together as the elevator doors open and leaned back to look at him.


    ¡°I¡¯m sorry for kicking that bitch¡¯s ass in your office,¡± I apologized.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    He chuckled,¡± There¡¯s no need for you to apologized. ¡°You look sexy as hell for kicking her and punching her ass.¡± He winked.


    My face warmed and rolled my eyes at him. He definitely knew how to change my mood.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry. Nichs and Lucas is already working on it. Soon enough, we will be able to know if Anica is really the person behind the death of your friend.¡± He said as he pulled to hug me.


    I just nodded. Cayne told me that he was about toe fetch me because we will be going somewhere. But then I came.


    When we were already outside thepany, Lucas was waiting for us. He opened the door for me to enter. Then the car started moving to it¡¯s destination.


    Minutester, we were standing in front of a house. A tiny, warm looking ce that seemed to radiate love out of every corner.


    ¡°Why are we here?¡± I asked, feeling beyond confused.


    ¡°We¡¯ve been working on a n. My father, Rechie, Nichs, Lincoln and Lucas. And it was to keep you safe from Anica until we had found some evidence. But after what you gave to her which is a much needed punch in the nose. I¡¯m afraid I don¡¯t know what moves she¡¯ll make even more.¡± He frowned.


    I shuddered as I caught the underlying message in Cayne¡¯s words. Anica is unpredictable now.


    ¡°However, one thing that life though me was to always step one ahead of my enemy.¡± He knocked on the front door.


    Almost immediately, a beautiful curly blonde hair opened the door. Her twinkled as she pulled him into a hug.


    ¡°You idiot,¡± she said grinning, ¡°Why haven¡¯t youe and visit me often?¡±


    ¡± I was very busy, Lily, and yeah, I missed you too.¡± He rolled his eyes as if he were annoyed, but there was a smile on his face.


    ¡°Of course you are, and I missed you too.¡± She said, fixing her blue eyes on mine. A color of exact shade and hue as Cayne¡¯s.


    ¡°Lily, this is my wife, Raszhiel. Love, meet my sister, Lily.¡±


    ***************************************************


    3rd Person POV


    Anica wiped away the veryst blood on the corner of her lips. She looked at herself in the mirror, anger immediately took her. Her nose was broken and her lip was busted, she looked like mess and hell.


    She grumbled against her breathe, pissed. That bitch had made a big mistake, she thought, opening the drawer and pulling out her spare gun.


    She marched into her father¡¯s office. As he turned to look at her, he was surprised and came face to face with his father with a gun pointing at him.


    ¡°Anica?¡± He asked inplete shock. ¡°What the hell are you doing? Out that gun down.¡±


    ¡°I tried to give you a choice, whether to help me or not, but you chose the wrong decision.¡± Her voice were low, but it can be sense that she ispletely pissed and angry, dangerous.


    ¡°Calm down honey.¡±


    ¡°No! You¡¯re my father and I¡¯m your daughter. You¡¯re supposed to help me. So now, I¡¯m gonna do things on my own way. Goodbye, father.¡±


    She said as she pulled the trigger of the gun that she was holding. Blood snapped all over her body.

 THIRTY

    Cayne¡¯s seemed much more rxed after meeting with her sister Lily. He was more like himself, a lot less worried which I was happy to see.


    We¡¯ve been also having a very active sex life. I was pleased and hally on how normal this seemed to me.


    ¡°Anyways, I will be leaving for an hour to get something.¡± He said, slowlybing my hair.


    ¡°Where?¡±


    ¡°That¡¯s a surprise, love.¡± He winked at me that made me blushed.


    ¡°Surprised my foot.¡± I said while giggling.


    ¡°And Lily, I think will be back for a few hours also after finishing her shoot.¡± I nodded. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, there¡¯s a maid here that will be staying with you.¡±


    Her sister left for work. I¡¯m not surprised when she said that she worked as a model, because she really look like one.


    ¡°Don¡¯t opened the door for anyone okay?¡±


    ¡°Yes sure.¡±N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    I was about to ask something when he crushed his lips onto mine, his arms pulled me closer to him.


    My question can wait, I thought as I let him take me away from a sudden sensation.


    ****************************************************


    Cayne¡¯s POV


    I went outside to give Raszhiel a surprise. Her friend, Tiff got discharged from the hospital and I was nning to take her to my sister¡¯s house where Raszhiel is now staying.


    But when I was on my way to the hospital, I got a sudden call from an unknown number.


    He looked at his phone ringing with one perfect brow raised, confusion is shining in his eyes.


    When he answered the call, a man from the other line spoke.


    ¡°You have to get the girl,¡± he said panting.


    ¡°Who¡¯s this?¡± He asked inplete confusion.


    ¡°It¡¯s Joaquin,¡± his eyes went wide.


    ¡°What do you mean?¡± he stopped the car, and sudden emotions came into his heart. He panicked immediately.


    ¡°Anica almost killed me, and she¡¯s after your girl. You have¡­¡ª-¡± Cayne cut off the call. He didn¡¯t need to hear anymore, he turned the car back again to her sisters house. He had to get there on time. He had to.


    If something bad happened to her. He¡¯ll die.


    ****************************************************


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I was focused on watching Agents of Shield and I was really into it. I was on the very first episode but I got hooked.


    Cayne had left half an hour ago and I was left with a housekeeper. She was cleaning and I could hear the sound of her voice humming softly in the kitchen.


    I was so into the show when I heard a loud thud from the kitchen. I got up, hoping that the housekeeper hadn¡¯t fainted. And when I went into the kitchen, she was on the floor. All I could ever see was her feet, because the ind of the kitchen counter was covering the rest of her body.


    I rushed to her quickly and saw blood puring from the back of her head.


    I got scared and was about to back away when Inded in a strong pair of arms. But those strong pair of arms weren¡¯t the same one that I was thinking. It held me tightly.


    So I struggled to get free, but the arms wouldn¡¯t budge. I wed at the person behind me, I fought as much as possible, but the arms around me grew tighter.


    Then it shove something to cover my nose and mouth. I involuntary breathe to get some air. As soon as I did, I began to felt dizzy and soon hold my eyes to open as possible. I don¡¯t wanna close my eyes from that very moment. I tried to fight it hard.


    But against my will, I sumbed into darkness.

 THIRTY ONE

    Cayne rushed inside, mewed dammed on breaking the door. As soon as he went inside, his eyes search everywhere.


    He walked briskly. He found no Raszhiel. But what he found are two people trying to kick each other¡¯s asses, martial arts styles on the television.


    He frowned. His mind went nk all of the sudden. He tried to focus and highten his instincts. And he knew that something isn¡¯t right.


    Raszhiel had to be safe. She has to be. Or else.


    He couldn¡¯t imagine his life without her. She can¡¯t be gone. Not now that he finally confess his feelings to her.


    He walked slowly to the kitchen area, he saw the housekeeper, lying face down the floor.


    And he saw the hair bow Raszhiel had worn in her hair that morning, lying simply on the ground, with blood.


    His heart turned to ice as furry so deep, it was lethal that it took his whole body.


    Oh god please no.


    ****************************************************


    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    When I opened my eyes, I met aplete darkness. My had was spinning, probably from the toxic fumes I had taken when a strong arms had restrained me.


    I bolted up as memories hits me, I immediately felt so dizzy. But I tries to fought it, trying to see something in the pitch ck darkness that sorrounded me.


    When my eyes finally adjusted to the darkness, I tired to walked towards the door. I stood steadily and tried to get my bearings.


    But the door swung opened and I blinked as the sudden darkness suddenly turned into lights. It struck my eyes.


    ¡°I see that you¡¯re finally awake now,¡± said by the voice that I recognize so well.


    ¡°Anica,¡± My voice was hoarse.


    She reached over the corner and a light flickered on. She was dress in a long, stylish beige trench coat and Louboutins that were the same color as her coat. She had a shiny silver pistol on her hand and a wicked smile in her face.


    ¡°I hope my arrival wasn¡¯t too appealing,¡± she said. ¡°Things between you and Cayne were getting too lovey-dovey, so I had to intervene.¡±


    ¡°Where are we?¡± I hissed, venom in my voice.


    ¡°Well? Guess where?¡± Sheughed evily. ¡°This is the warehouse that my father owns. And this is the ce that you¡¯ll gonna die with my own hands.¡± She paused, looking throughtfull. ¡°I know that it¡¯ll be a matter of time before Cayne gets here, but who cares. You¡¯ll be dead by the time he gets here, so what the hell.¡± She pointed the gun at me.


    Icy fear settled over my body. Her eyes were cold, unfocused. No doubt she was painting a pretty picture where she would be Cayne¡¯s trophy wife.


    ¡°Why?¡±


    She looked at me, confused but then fade away. b


    ¡°You know why,¡± she said. ¡°Before you came along I had a real shot. But when when you came along, it¡¯s like I don¡¯t exist anymore.¡± She looked at me with so much disgrace and then scoffed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what¡¯s so special in you. I don¡¯t understand why can¡¯t he looked at me they way he looked at you. I did everything for him. I also gave myself just to make him happy and satisfies him.¡±


    ¡°So you think killing me gonna solve everything?¡± I asked her, looking at her seriously. ¡°You think Cayne¡¯s gonna love you after this? He¡¯ll gonna know this for sure.¡±


    ¡°He won¡¯t have a choice,¡± she hissed venomously. ¡°I¡¯ll make him love me¨C¡± she suddenly stopped talking, looking at something. She nodded, lowering her arm that held the gun.


    ¡°I¡¯lle back for youter,¡± she said, turning out the lights and then shut the door locked.


    I knew I don¡¯t have a long time, but I had to get a way out of here before shees back.


    I hurriedly walked towards the door and tried to open it, but it was locked on the outside.


    I turned my gaze all over the ce and lucky for me, I found a window that had been covered with old boxes. The sun shines through brightly as I struggled to pry it open.


    I had to hurry and escape before Anica could came back. I don¡¯t want to die like this. This is not the kind of death that I wanted.


    Then finally, it popped opened. My heart reached in happiness and excitement. I lifted myself up on one of the boxes and climb through the window.


    As soon as my feet touches the ground, I run. The warehouse was sorrounded by tall trees. I was d that the sun was shining brightly and it¡¯s not night time. The woods and the dark were a crazy assbination.


    I had been running my heart out all the time when I finally came to a halt. I saw three big men and Anica standing not too far away from me, talking.


    I quickly hid behind a big and tall tree. Thank goodness I was wearing a dark color shirt so that they couldn¡¯t easily see me. I tired to control my erratic breathing.


    ¡°If they¡¯re on there way here, then we should move her,¡± she said.


    ¡°Why are you still toying her? We could just kill her right at this moment, and it would solve your problem.¡± One of the men said.


    ¡°Yeah, I agree with him, but before that, let us taste her first. She looks yummy, you know.¡± Said by another guy, while licking his lip like a maniac. ¡°She might escape if we wait here any longer.¡±


    ¡°Oh I n for her to,¡± she said chillingly, causing me to freeze. ¡°And if she does, she¡¯ll end up here.¡±


    And then she fired a shot that hit the tree right behind me. I knew that my cover was blown and I bolted.


    I could hear the footsteps behind me, pursuing me as I run through the forest as fast as my legs would allow me.


    Another shot rocketed in the forest, but this time it hit me in the shoulder. I cried out in pain but I kept on running. I shouldn¡¯t stop now, I shouldn¡¯t¡ª+


    My body suddenly sank forward, copsing on the cool, hard earth. Anica came into view, kneeled over me, smiling angelically before she hit me on the head with the butt of her gun that drove me into the darkness.


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    Cayne¡¯s POV


    ¡°FUCK!¡± I shouted inplete madness. It¡¯s already an hour since Raszhiel was kidnapped and we still don¡¯t know where to find her.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    ¡°Calm down, dude.¡± Nichs said trying to focus on what he did doing.


    ¡°How could I?¡± What if something bad happened to her.¡± I said as I walked back and forth.


    ¡°Nothing bad gonna happened to her, Shelton.¡± Lincoln said then stand up to grab sa cigarette.


    I was still walking back and forth and Nichs is checking all possible leads that could lead us to Raszhiel when my phone suddenly rings.


    I hurriedly took it from my panty and again, an unregistered number had appeared.


    ¡°Hello?¡±


    ¡°I think I know where my daughter took the girl.¡± Said from the other line. It was Joaquin, Anica¡¯s father.


    ¡°Where?¡±


    ¡°My warehouse, not far away from the city. I¡¯ll send you the address.¡± He said then the call ended.


    Secondster, my phone beeped and I read the message.


    ¡°I¡¯m gonna kill that bitch when I catch her.¡± Lincoln said as he took the gun from the table.


    ¡°Let¡¯s go.¡±


    Just wait, Love. I¡¯ming. I¡¯lle save you.

 THIRTY TWO

    I woke up with arms tied behind my back. They were sore and stiff as if it had been that way for a quiet long time. I opened my eyes groggily. I was sitting in a hard chair.


    My shoulders feels like burning, as if it is on fire. I flinched at the sharp pain, focusing my eyes on the sorroundings.


    ¡°Awake you are now huh,¡± Anica said. I snapped to the direction where she was standing. She was lounging gracefully in a long couch, blinkingzily at me. She was like a Cleopatra watching a peasant.


    ¡°You shot me,¡± I said, slightly bewildered.


    ¡°Well, yeah, I had to subdue you,¡± she said as if it made sense. ¡°I couldn¡¯t just let you escape you know. I¡¯m not that stupid.¡±


    She walked towards me with a gun in her hand, toying it.


    ¡°Do you think Cayne would definitelye?¡± She asked. ¡°I know for sure he wouldn¡¯t. Because if he did, he¡¯s here by now. But look, there¡¯s no one.¡±


    My hands-which were reaching something behind my back- finally met something sharp and was slowly trying not cut the rope that bind me.


    ¡°Is that what you think?¡± I asked trying to distract her as I continue to to slowly free myself from the rope. ¡°How can you honestly think that Cayne would still want you after you kill me.¡±


    Anica looked at me, I can see in her eyes that she is considering my question.


    ¡°Yeah, he¡¯ll be mad at first,¡± she mused. ¡°But I¡¯ll make him understand. It wasn¡¯t necessary to eliminate you, but you¡¯re a hindrance to our happiness.¡±


    I was halfway out, just a little more.


    ¡°But if you truly love him, you should be happy if he loves someone else.¡± She snorted daintily. ¡°That¡¯s an illusion. If you really love someone, you should want that person to just be with you and only you alone.¡±


    When my hands were finally free, I wasted no time. I jumped, catching Anica by surprise.


    I knocked her t on her ass, causing her to lose a grip on the gun that she was holding. The anger in her eyes was a clear sign. I leaped far away from her.


    I ran outside and was greeted by a man withrge muscles. He looked at me in surprise, but before he could tense up to chase me, I ran faster as I could.


    ¡°You fucking idiot!¡± Anica cursed at him. ¡°Go get her. Now!¡±


    And then I heard a pursuit, not just one set of footsteps but several of them. I ran faster, moving my feet with all the energy that I had in me. I shouldn¡¯t be caught again this time, or else I¡¯ll end up like Shain.


    A shot rang out and I ducked behind a tree and hid. I peeped and saw Anica and her men far behind.N?velDrama.Org is the owner.


    Anica¡¯s face were twisted in anger, her cheeks bright red.


    ¡°This way,¡± she said. Heading the in the opposite direction in which where I was hiding.


    My breathing was heavy. I reached in my jeans and felt a very sharp amount of pain. I sighed and looked back to the direction where Anica headed. They were gone.


    I stood shakily. Now all that the adrenaline was gone, I could feel the terrible pain all over my body. My limbs were sore, my head was pounding, and my shoulder is crying out of pain caused by the shot of a gun. And now my stomachs trembling because of hunger.


    Oh god please. Let me live. I continued to run for my life.


    After hours of stumbling, around in the woods I finally came across a house. I walked up the steps, stopping hesitantly at the door. And then I finally mustered up a courage to knock, it opened itself.


    Horror filled my heart as I remember the scene on a television. It feels like this. But I have to be brave. I tried to focus myself to think of a something. Then I remembered that I needed a phone. I cupped my pants and luckily, my phone was there. But when I tried to open it. It won¡¯t.


    Dead battery. I frowned.


    I hurriedly went all over the ce to find a charger, and when I found one. I wasted no time. I waited for about a minutes until my phone swung open.


    I hurriedly dialed Cayne¡¯s number. On the first ring he didn¡¯t answered. I got frustrated. What if Anica catch me before I could call him.


    I tried to call him again for the second time but he still didn¡¯t answer. I¡¯m starting to lose my hope with the situation.


    I let out a deep sigh and manage to calm myself. Later again, I dialed his number.


    Please Cayne, please. Please answer the god-damned phone of yours. Seconds of ringing he finally answered. I sighed in relief.


    ¡°If this is something about thepany I told you I¡¯ll handle it next time,¡± he said. His voice was hoarse.


    ¡°Cayne, it¡¯s me.¡± I whispered. Trying to catch my breath in relief.


    ¡°Raszhiel?¡± He said in disbelief, ¡°Where are you? Are you okay?¡± He asked, panicking.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry I¡¯m fine. I¡¯m in an old house. I don¡¯t know where exactly is the ce but as what Anica said, it was in her father¡¯s abandoned building.¡± I said, still trying to catch my breath.


    ¡°Are you still in the building?¡±


    ¡°No. I¡¯m in an old house, deep into the woods.¡± I said as I sniffed. I was crying, very scared of what might happen next.


    ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I¡¯lle over and save you. Don¡¯t be scared okay?¡± He reassured me. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, love, I will be there very soon.¡±


    Before I could muster to answer, I felt a creeping sensation, like I was being watched.


    As I turned around, I came face to face with a grinning Anica.


    ¡°Raszhiel, you look terrible,¡± she said sweetly. ¡°Must be that handsome husband of yours. He¡¯s just a bad news for you. Why don¡¯t you hang up on him?¡± She raised her gun and pointed it on me, her smile never wavering. ¡°We can have a little girl talk.

 THIRTY THREE

    He had found Raszhiel¡¯s location. Thanks to Lincoln and Nichs. Cayne¡¯s heart were filled with so much horror. When Raszhiel called him he got relief. But when he heard Anica¡¯s voice on the other line, he got so nervous.


    He prayed as they continue to search the deep woods. The whole team was there, searching for an old house that Raszhiel had described.


    ¡°How long?¡± He asked.


    ¡°Five minutes,¡± the man replied, never looking back as he lead the way.


    Five minutes. All he need is five more minutes. He prayed Raszhiel could hold on by the time he could arrive.


    Please be safe, love. Please wait for me.


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    Raszhiel¡¯s POV


    I dodged as she tried to shot me, using the counter where I used to hold unto.


    By now, I knew Cayne, Lincoln and Nichs is on there way here. I just need to hold for myself a little longer. Lucky for me, I had taught myself when I was in highschool about self defense. I just need to get the gun away from her, and that I think would be a great advantage for me.


    I could hear clearly the sound of her shoes cking softly on the wooden polished floor.


    I stayed hidden and crouched, not even daring to breathe as she try to get closer.


    ¡°I already knew your there, bitch,¡± she said mockingly. ¡°Don¡¯t you think that you¡¯re just prolonging the inevitable? If youe out now, I promise you it¡¯ll be quick.¡±


    And then her leg came into view. I grabbed it without hesitation, earning a surprised shriek form her. I yanked her leg, knocking her off bnce. The sound of the gun skid across the room and out Anica¡¯s hands were like music to my ears.


    I scrambled to get to my feet, making a run for the gun. She grunted and stumbled to her feet. I was almost inch away from the gun when she tackled me, knocking both of us to the ground.


    I reached for her gun. It was only few inches away from her. And she was also reaching for it. I stop reaching and throw my elbow back, hitting her on the nose.


    She fell back, her weight on my back was removed. I hurriedly grab the gun and quickly turn to face her, pointing it directly at her.


    Sheughed evily. ¡°What you gonna do? You gonna shoot me?¡± She asked holding her nose.


    Blood were sweeping in her nose down to her body.


    ¡°I will if I have to,¡± I responded calmly, getting to my feet slowly.


    ¡°Why don¡¯t you do it then?¡± She said trying to look a step forward to me. I backed away.


    Sheughed wickedly. ¡°Poor you. I know you couldn¡¯t do it.¡±


    ¡°I don¡¯t need to kill you, but if you try to make a move again. I promised I will shoot you.¡± Her eyes gleamed and it focused on something behind me.


    I was tempted to turn around but I still did. I saw Cayne. Then a sudden realization hit me, Anica hurriedly went and took the gun away from my hand and pointed it one me.


    Cayne hurriedly went in front of me. Trying to cover me by his his body.


    ¡°Stop it already, Anica.¡± He said trying to calm her.


    ¡°No, you stop it. You¡¯re not supposed to be here. All I need is that bitch to be gone.¡± She said, shivering.


    ¡°This is not you, Anica. Please, don¡¯t make any more mistakes. You already ended two lives.¡±


    ¡°Fuck them! If they didn¡¯t mess with my n they¡¯re supposed to be alive. It¡¯s not my fault that they were that dumb and got fooled easily.¡±


    She¡¯s wiping the blood that continued to drop on her nose. Little did she know that Lincoln was slowly walking behind him. Cayne was just distracting her.


    ¡°Okay. Okay. Just put the gun down. We can talk about this.¡± He said trying to calm her again.


    ¡°No! There¡¯s nothing to talk about now. It¡¯s toote already, just leave so that I could kill that bitch.¡± She shouted very loud. ¡°I gave you everything, even myself. But when that bitch showed up, it¡¯s like I don¡¯t even exist anymore. What so important and good about her. I could give everything.¡± She screamed like a crazy woman.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org.


    I could feel how hurt she was. And I could also sense that she truly love Cayne, but in a wrong way and wrong time. I feel pity for her.


    ¡°So, if I can¡¯t have you for myself. I¡¯ll better kill that bitch first,¡± She was about to pulled the trigger when Lincoln stumbled behind her. They both knock off the ground.


    Anica tried to struggle and Cayne help Lincoln to stop her. She wiggled very hard to get away from the two of them.


    She kicked Lincoln on the legs and she punched Cayne on the stomach. They both arched inplete pain. She was about to shoot me, when Lincoln pulled a gun on his waist and pointed the gun at her. Pulled the trigger and hit her on the head.


    I got shocked from what I saw. Blood dripped all over the floor. Anica¡¯s body were lying in the ground, wiggling. Cayne hurriedly came to me and hug me.


    He touched my trembling body. ¡°It¡¯s okay now, love. It¡¯s over now.¡±


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    It¡¯s been 4 months since the incident happened, my life was slowly turning back to normal again. I am steadily regaining control of my life between me and Cayne gotten much better.


    Cayne¡¯s had also convinced me to talked to my parents. And after what had happened to my life, the pain, and hardships that I have encountered. I have realized that life is so important. So I decided to let go of all the bad things and memories and forgave my parents. After all, it¡¯s all in the past now.


    And honestly, I couldn¡¯t be much more happier. It felt good to be sorrounded by people I loved. I smiled as I looked around one by one, on thier faces. I suddenly felt sad when I remembered Shain.


    Cayne¡¯s arms suddenly wrapped over my body. He hugged me tightly and kissed me on the head.


    We had nned to get married, again, legally, on church, with our loved ones. And I was so excited for that day toe.


    I finally can¡¯t wait to be called as, Mrs. Raszhiel Kein Shelton.


    Cayne pulled me even more tighter, then he smashed his lips unto mine. Then a different sensation glided all over my body.


    He pulled away as he said the words that made me feel like I was the most precious and beautiful gem on earth.


    ¡°I love you, love. I love you, Mrs. Raszhiel Kein Shelton.¡±


    I giggled. ¡°I¡¯m not yet Mrs. Shelton, and I love you more, love.¡±


    Soon, new chapter of our life will opened. Not just for ourselves, but also for out marriage life.


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