《A Night With My Boss》 Chapter 1 ¡± Chill man,¡± my best friend Liam said. ¡°How do you expect me to chill man, I just found out I am very crazy about her, I was so ignorant that I let her go and the worst part is I am getting married to that bitch next month,¡± I said in frustration. ¡°Ohe on man, you agreed to marry that bitch yourself Alex, no one forced you,¡± Liam said¡­¡­¡­¡­¡­.. ¡°Yea I know but I thought if I proposed to Skyler, she¡¯s gonna get furious and try to apologise to me,¡± I replied not sure if that made any sense. ¡°Well that was stupid because you are the one meant to apologize man, but you let your arrogance and wealth get to your head and that made you lose your love. you need to fix this,¡± he said and walked out of my house, I saw his car drive off¡­. *I know you guys are wondering what happened, well I will tell you the story¡­ Well, I am Alexandra Montero, CEO of the Montero group ofpanies and the richest billionaire in town.* *A big-time yboy who has got a lot of ws, being ignorant, arrogant and that made me lose the love of my life, Petra George, she was my assistant. I ended up falling in love with her but I didn¡¯t let her know about it. * *We went for a business meeting in a nearby town someday. It waste already and it was raining to the extent that I couldn¡¯t see to park at a hotel, so we could pass the night there. * *Unfortunately, all the rooms were upied and we had to share a room. I decided to take some shots of drink from the bar. Unfortunately, I drank too much and I got drunk. Waking up the next morning I saw myself naked with Petra by my side, I became a total jerk¡­* ¡°You forced yourself on me you stupid slut.¡± ¡°You know what you are fired and I never want to see your face again, you stupid fool,¡± I cursed¡­ *She didn¡¯t say a thing, she started weeping, got dressed and ran out, I didn¡¯t hear from her again¡­.* *Days passed into weeks and I couldn¡¯t get her off my mind¡­ I don¡¯t have the nerve to apologise. I am too rich and cute for that¡­* *Swears I just realised I am in love with her, I proposed to Skyler thinking if she heard about it she woulde to me but I was. *Skyler is a bitch, she has been In my neck for the past 5years now and all she cares about is money¡­.* {Back to the present} Am so confused right now, I don¡¯t even know what to do and my wedding is in a month¡¯s time¡­ ¡°Goshhhhhhhhhhhhhh,¡± I screamed and broke everything around me, I will just get recementster. { Ari }? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°Seriously baby we have to do something about those twoe on!! Alex is getting married next week and¡­¡± I stopped. ¡°And what?¡± he asked. ¡°And they love each other¡± I lied *I wanted to tell him that Pet is pregnant but I promised her not to tell him because he is Alex¡¯s best friend.* ¡°Are you sure my love?¡± Liam asked. ¡°Yes baby,¡± I replied, kissing him slightly on his lips. ¡°I tried talking to Alex but you know how he is?¡± Liam replied. ¡°Well we sure gonna do something about them but first let¡¯s focus..¡± I said kissing him. ¡°Hmmm, so my baby wants to y,¡± he teased, grabbing my ass¡­ ¡°Yes sir¡± I replied and he carried me off to the room I kissed him on his chest when I woke up, ¡°I gotta go baby¡± I said kissing him again. ¡°Come on, spend the weekend with me my love,¡± he whined. ¡°Have got ns with pet cutie,¡± I replied. ¡°If it¡¯s a pet then you are free, I don¡¯t want her to break me into two,¡± he said. Iughed, *He knows pet don¡¯t like me bailing out on her..* I went to shower got dressed and headed home. I met her crying looking into her phone, I know it¡¯s a picture of Alex and I will make sure I do something about it¡­ This pain is getting too much for her and I can¡¯t hear it. I drew closer to her and hugged her tightly, all will be well sweetie I whispered in her ear¡­ {Liam} ¡°Ok Alex stop this madness already, you get drunk every day and you can¡¯t even apologise to her, can¡¯t you see you are nuts?.¡± ¡°You know your ego will kill you someday? you are getting married next week bro, do you want to get married to someone you don¡¯t love and be miserable for the rest of your life?¡± I asked. ¡°Come on bro it¡¯s now or never¡­¡± ¡°Chill out and go talk to her tomorrow¡­.¡± I added. ¡°Tomorrow won¡¯t be possible bro, I am going to visit dad¡¯s tomb¡­ The day after tomorrow I guess..¡± Alex finally spoke up. ¡°That¡¯s your wedding eve bro..¡± I replied. ¡°And so what? I need to clear things up and there might not be a wedding anyways¡± he replied. ¡°Now that¡¯s the Alex I know¡± I replied, cheering him up¡­ Chapter 2 {Skyler} ¡°Who does Alex think he is, he is thinking of calling off the wedding because of that slut of a PA¡± ¡°arrrrghhhhhhh¡­¡± I screamed. ¡°Who told you that Skyler?¡± Eva asked. ¡°I went to his house to give him a surprise visit and I heard him talking to that fool Liam,¡± I shouted. ¡°Hey don¡¯t call Liam a fool, you know I kinda have a crush on him¡± Eva replied. ¡°Typical you Eva, he won¡¯t even look at you for once so stop dreaming¡­¡± I said. ¡°He is going to see her next tomorrow, I will make sure she disappears till the wedding is over, that fool can¡¯t steal my man away from me,¡± I added with a smirk. I ced a call to one of my men, ¡°yes boss¡± he answered from the other end of the phone. ¡°I will send u a picture now to find out where she lives and what her movements are like, you will kidnap her early in the morning to the warehouse, the day after tomorrow and I will tell u what to do next¡­¡± ¡°Ok ma¡¯am¡± he replied. With that, I disconnected the call¡­ ¡°You are such a bad baby doll,¡± Eva said. ¡°So are you, that¡¯s why you are my bestie¡± I winked at her. She strolled toward the bar and poured some drinks¡­¡± cheers to your first sess¡± she said and handed me a ss. ¡°Cheers,¡± I replied and smiled¡­ New day {Pet} ¡°So when are you going for your check-up sweetie?¡± Ari asked. ¡°Well it¡¯s tomorrow but I am not just feeling right about it, I feel kinda weird maybe I should just skip it,¡± I replied. ¡°No you shouldn¡¯t, all is going to be well, you need to check the baby¡¯s health, ok I wille with you,¡± Ari replied. ¡°Are you sure you want toe?¡± I asked ¡°Yes, bestie anything for you..¡± She replied and we hugged. ¡°I love you..¡± I whispered. {Alex} ¡°Father, it¡¯s been a while since you left us now. We miss you a lot.¡± ¡°Dad, I finally realised I am in love with her. I can¡¯t wait to see her tomorrow so I can apologise and things would be okay between us. I even wrote a speech and tried practising my dialogue with her tomorrow. That¡¯s how eager I am, papa. Let me read it to you¡­¡± *That tear in your eyes is because of me,* *That anguish and that pain* *Trust me I have suffered the same,* *As there is no gain,* *So, let go and start anew,* *Let go and give a smile, * *I promise this won¡¯t happen again* *I promise to keep you happy all the while* *I am sorry!* *Please forgive me!* *Petra George please forgive me and let me love you the way you deserve.* Just then a heavy wind blew, ¡°I love you Dad,¡± I said smiling in satisfaction. ¡°I wille backter to tell you how it went, old man¡­¡± I said smiling and walked out. *I just can¡¯t wait to see Petra tomorrow, she as always got a nice hot shape and she dresses to kill to work, swears that girl is endowed *I said inwardly then smiled out¡­ New day {Ari} ¡°Come on Pet, be quick we don¡¯t want to bete for your appointment with the doctor¡± I shouted¡­.. ¡°Coming Ari, I will be down in a jiffy but I still don¡¯t feel good about this,¡± she replied. ¡°Stop it girlie, am sure it¡¯s your pregnancy hormones that are making you feel that today isn¡¯t a good day¡± I replied Soon she came down, got into the car and we headed to the hospital. After about 30 minutes of driving we got there, we strolled into the doctor¡¯s office as we exchanged pleasantries and he checked her up confirming that everything is okay. ¡°Thanks, doc,¡± I said as we headed out. ¡°You see, everything¡¯s just great,¡± I said. She smiled and we entered the car, ¡°even at pregnancy you still look hot, no one can tell you are pregnant Missy..¡± ¡°Don¡¯t blow it woman?¡± she said and weughed¡­ We got home and I headed upstairs. Ding! dong! ding! dong! the sound of the doorbell could be heard ¡°I will get it,¡± Pet said¡­ ¡°Pet who is there?¡± I asked but there was no reply ¡°Pet are you there?¡± I shouted Then I was rmed, I ran downstairs and I saw her being forcefully dragged into a van, I ran after the van and quickly got its te number. ¡°Oh my God pet this can¡¯t be happening,¡± I quickly got my phone to call Liam when I saw him and Alexing¡­ ¡°Oh, Liam! Alex! please help¡± ¡°What¡¯s wrong?..¡± Liam asked ¡°Pet .. Pet . Petra.. was just kidnapped by only God knows who..¡± I said shaking ¡°What !!!¡± Alex screamed ¡°Calm down baby, tell me what happened..¡± Liam said I exined everything to them ¡°Was she sick or something?¡± Liam asked ¡°No, why?¡± I cried ¡°You just said you went for a check-up..¡± He replied ¡°Yes you need to save her, she will die if anything happens to her baby,¡± I said ¡°Baby!!!¡± They both said ¡°Yes baby,¡± I confirmed. ¡°Alex, Petra is carrying your child¡­.¡± I added. ¡°Oh my geez¡± Alex shouted hitting the wall ¡°What are we even doing here ain¡¯t we supposed to go to the police or something,¡± I asked ¡°I already called the detective, he will be here soon,¡± Liam said. {Alex} *Oh my gosh I am a bloody fool, now the love of my life has been kidnapped and she¡¯s pregnant with my child, I think I might go crazy.* *I will kill myself if anything happens to her, I just hope she and my baby are safe,* I picked up my phone and dialled mom¡¯s number¡­ ***Hey son*** ****call off the wedding now mom, I love someone else and she¡¯s carrying my child, the worst part she was just kidnapped **** **ok son, I would do that and just so you know I never really liked Skyler for you*** ***Yea mom I know, the detective just arrived, I will fill u inter***? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. Chapter 3 {Pet} *Everything happened so fast but one thing is for sure: I have been kidnapped, but who could want to kidnap me? , Am just so confused. * *They pushed me into a room and locked me up, not long after the door opened and she walked in* ¡°wait!!! what? Skyler!!!¡± I said out loud ¡°Yes baby doll it¡¯s me¡± ¡°But what have I done to you?¡± I asked ¡°Well turns out Alex found out he loves you and wasing to get you back today, I had to stop that from happening baby, else he will cancel the wedding¡­.¡± she saidCopyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°You low life bitch, you are so disgusting¡± I spat at her¡­.. ¡°Well we will see about that,¡± she replied. ¡°You know you are just so pathetic, you know I will beat you toma if at all you double-cross me that¡¯s why you sent some men after me, what a loser,¡± I said Just then Skyler phone rang, ¡°Stupid human with the stupid ringing tone,¡± I said hissing. ¡°What! no-no-no this can¡¯t be happening¡± she shouted. ¡°Am going to kill you Petra, am going to kill you,¡± she said shouting again as she stormed out of the room¡­ *What could be up with that bitch, I thought * ¡°Eva!!! Alex just called off the wedding,¡± I heard her cry from the other end of the door¡­ *Oh so I see, well! well! well! so much good news in this state¡­ * *Did Alex call off the wedding because of me? Does he truly love me? ¡­. * *No, I am not sure who am I kidding, maybe for some other reasons. I thought* {Alex} The detective came in, Ari said she copied the te number of the car and also she said pet has her location always on, so we tracked it all down and everything gives an exact location, so we are heading there now¡­.. *Soon we arrived. Oh my wait, this is Skyler¡¯s secret house, she used toe here if she wanted to run away from something¡­ Could it be that she kidnapped Pet but why?¡­* The detective and I went inside, Liam had to stay at home to calm Ari down¡­¡­ *If Skyler is truly the one behind this, then she¡¯s more than a psycho already.* {Skyler} ¡°Ma¡¯am the cops are here,¡± one of my guys said running in ¡°What!!!! Okay, we pass through the back door and escape then you throw the bomb inside the house, so she can burn into ashes with the house,¡± I said *She better die than take my man,* I quickly got out through the back door¡­.. Soon the job was done and the house was blown down, I could see Alex from my hiding ce crying¡­ Just then when I thought everything was finally over, I saw someone running out of the building towards the cops¡­.. ¡°Wait What!!!! Petra!!! How could this have happened? She¡¯s supposed to be burning now¡­..¡± ¡°Arrrrghhhhhh¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get out of here Skyler, the police will be unto you now,¡± Eva said. {Alex } The house blew up, I lost all hope and started crying when I saw my love running out, she reached out to me, I hugged her so tight, then she fainted¡­ I quickly rushed her to the hospital while the police went after that bitch¡­ ¡°She¡¯s okay sir, as a matter of fact, she¡¯s a strong woman,¡± the doctor said Just then Ari ran in with Liam We all walked into her ward¡­ ¡°Oh baby girl I got so scared,¡± Ari said crying ¡°Come her cutie it¡¯s okay,¡± Pet replied, hugging her¡­.. ¡°And my cutie?¡± Ari asked, touching Petra¡¯s stomach. ¡°She¡¯s also fine¡± Petra replied ¡°You are saying she like you know the baby gender already,¡± Ari said and they both startedughing. {PET} ¡°Are you just going to stand there,¡± I said, calling out to Alex¡­ ¡°Well Pet where do I start from, I am so sorry I know I offended you, but trust me I am so in love with you¡­.¡± ¡°Shhhhhhh it¡¯s okay, I cut him short¡­ Have forgiven you and I know you wereing to apologise, Skyler told me and that¡¯s the main reason why she kidnapped me¡­.¡± ¡°She even blew the ce on purpose but then¡± ¡­. shback ¡­ ¡°Someone help me,¡± I screamed as I felt the heat as the fire kept increasing, the worse the door was locked¡­ ¡°Just then the door opened,e on petra follow me there is an escape route at the back¡­¡± I followed her and we got outside¡­ ¡°Thanks, Eva but why did you save me,¡± I asked ¡°Firstly I am not a monster and secondly I know a pregnant woman when I see one even if your body doesn¡¯t show and also I can¡¯t bring myself to watch you and the angel inside of you die¡­¡± She said ¡°Thanks¡± I replied ¡°Well go through the sideway so it will lead you to the front because if you pass through this route, she will be suspicious of me¡­.¡± She said and ran off sh back ends Chapter 4 ( seeing her brought back memories ) {PET} Soon I was discharged and we drove back home¡­ ¡°We will leave you two alone,¡± Ari said and went up with Liam¡­ ¡°Am so sorry kitten,¡± Alex said and went down to his knees. ¡°I know I offended you, I said harsh words but am so sorry, I realised I am madly in love with you baby. Pls forgive me,¡± he begged. ¡°It¡¯s okay Alex,¡± I said and supported him¡­ ¡°Will you go out for dinner with me tonight plssss?¡­¡± He asked ¡°Okay fine,¡± I said He pulled me into a hug, it felt so warm and it made me remember how much I truly loved him¡­ ¡°So I guess all is well now,¡± we heard Liam voice from behind¡­ We chuckled, ¡°okay Liam let¡¯s get going now¡± Alex voiced out¡­ ¡°See you at 8 kittens,¡± he added and they left¡­ ¡°Oh girl you are blushing¡± Ari squealed ¡°Don¡¯t be a dramatic girl¡± ¡°He called you a kitten and he said see you by 8. What does that mean?¡± she asked ¡°Well we have a date,¡± I replied She started jumping around the house. *What a drama queen, I thought¡­ Then my mind drifted back to Eva, what has she got to be close to Skyler? seeing her made me realise just how much I have missed her¡­.* ¡°You are crying girl,¡± Ari said bringing me out of my thought ¡°No I am not,¡± I replied, cleaning my eyes¡­ ¡°You are thinking about Eva right?¡± she asked and I nodded ¡°Well what she did, really shows that there is still some good in her¡­..¡± ¡°How exactly did we drift apart this much,¡± I smiled out of tears. ¡°Come here girl, all will be well,¡± she replied, drawing me into a tight hug¡­¡­ {Alex} ¡°Hey man, you need to help me out,¡± I said to Liam. ¡°Really!! what¡¯s that?¡± he asked. ¡°Well dude I have a date with my kitten tonight,¡± I said. ¡°Wait man, your kitten?¡± Liam asked. ¡°Yea, Petra, dude¡±. ¡°Ohhh, Ik¡± he replied, ¡°We have a whole lot to prepare,¡± he added. ¡°Thanks, dude¡­¡± . {Skyler} ¡°I can¡¯t believe she didn¡¯t die and all my efforts went to waste, arrrrgh¡± I screamed, breaking things. ¡°Hey calm down babe,¡± Eva said. ¡°How the hell am I supposed to calm down when she¡¯s gonna have my man all to herself and I will be the loser, I have never lost before Eva¡­¡± ¡°Okay girl chill,¡± Eva said and poured a drink for me¡­ ¡°I can¡¯t chill girl, worst the police are unto me,¡± I said ¡°Well there should be a solution,¡± Eva said. ¡°Well that¡¯s only if I am not with the same identity anymore,¡± I replied. ¡°It¡¯s not like you will perform surgery on your whole body,¡± she said. ¡°That¡¯s a brilliant idea, Eva,¡± I squealed ¡°It is?¡± She asked ¡°Yes of course, when I change my body and identity that way they won¡¯t recognize me and I will be able to enter their life and destroy them¡­.¡± {Eva} ¡°Omg what is she thinking,¡± I thought ¡°How on earth did that even escape from my mouth? I just hope she doesn¡¯t do anything bad to her, if not I won¡¯t be able to forgive myself.¡± *I know we are not on good terms but I still love her and nothing is going to change that.* *I guess I just have to stick around with Skyler in order to save Louisa¡­ * {Pet} ¡°Pet you are seriously not going to wear a hoodie with joggers to a date,¡± Ari said. ¡°Come on Ari you know that my thing, joggers, ripped jeans, mini skirts and gowns, bum shorts with shirts you know¡­¡± ¡°Quite bbing and wear this,¡± she said, bringing out a long gown¡­ ¡°Hahaha you are very sick, you know I don¡¯t like wearing anything long and free¡­¡± ¡°But you are pregnant,¡± she said ¡°And so? Am not even heavy and my stomach isn¡¯t showing a bit¡± I replied. I walked into my closet to search for a simple, yet sexy gown and I found it, a simple blue gown, sexy but it¡¯s too long¡­? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°Wow that¡¯s perfect,¡± Ari said from behind. ¡°Ari, it¡¯s too long,¡± I said. ¡°go dress now or I¡¯ll kill you¡±¡­ Ari said I went into the changing room and wore the dress, then stepped outside¡­ ¡°Wow girl you look stunning and you don¡¯t even look pregnant.¡± ¡°Well you know I have a t tummy right from time and even mom used to say no one ever knew she was pregnant when she had and I and my sister, they only knew she gave birth¡­¡± ¡°Yes that¡¯s true¡­ Fix your makeup and I will go get you some ice cream,¡± she said and walked out¡­.. Soon the doorbell rang, I knew Alex was here already, 5 minster Ari came up to get me¡­ I climbed down the stairs and met Alex looking more handsome than ever¡­ ¡°Stop drooling girl, the stupid girl¡± Ari said pinching me¡­ ¡°You look beautiful,¡± Alexplimented him as he took my hands and headed for the door¡­ ¡°Hey you forgot something,¡± Ari said, bringing a bag. ¡°What¡¯s that?¡± I asked. ¡°Well I would be spending the weekend at Liam¡¯s ce and since you and Alex are on good terms now you can spend the weekend there,¡± she said. ¡°Wait for what!, it¡¯s okay I can manage at home.¡± ¡°Noo I can¡¯t let you spend the weekend alone, you know you are pregnant and you will need a helping hand,¡± she cut in *I would so kill this girl, * ¡°I said I¡­ ¡± ¡°It¡¯s not a bad idea, kitten,¡± Alex said, collecting the bag from her¡­ With that, he opened the door for us and we went out¡­¡­. Soon we arrived at a very ssy restaurant, Alex pulled out the chair for me like a gentleman we ordered and ate. We started talking, the night was very fun¡­ ¡°Petra, I love you,¡± he said. ¡°I love you too Alex,¡± I replied. He brought his face closer and he kissed me, I responded to the kiss, it was so magical¡­ ¡°Well! well! well! Alex.,¡± an unknown voice called. ¡°Lia how are you?¡± he stood up pecking her. she smiled flirty with him and that got me jealous¡­ ¡°Won¡¯t you introduce your new bitch to me,¡± she said. I can¡¯t take this anymore¡­ ¡°Hey girl, you might wanna watch it there cause i¡¯m not a bitch loser,¡± I hissed and walked out of the restaurant¡­ Chapter 5 {PETRA} ¡°Wait!!¡± I heard Alex calling but I just needed fresh air, so I stopped by the car¡­ ¡°I¡¯m so sorry, kitten,¡± he apologised. ¡°It¡¯s okay, can we go now? I¡¯m not feeling too well,¡± I said¡­ ¡°Are you okay? Are you feeling dizzy? Does your stomach hurt?¡± He panicked ¡°Am good, your question might make me feel dizzy though.¡± He smiled. ¡°Thanks for caring,¡± I said. ¡°I love you,¡± he said as he brought his face closer, he kissed me and I responded to the kiss like my life depends on it. ¡°I love you too,¡± I said, cutting the kiss¡­ We drove homeughing and whining He carried me up to his bedroom, helped me get my bath ready and cuddled me to sleep¡­ Next day I woke up to the sweet aroma of chicken wings. ¡°Good morning kitten¡± Alex pecked me. I love this new Alex so much. ¡°The morning,¡± I replied. ¡°Eat up, get ready, we are going to see my mom today, she wants to meet you.¡± He said. ¡°Ok, that¡¯s cool,¡± I said, rushing the food. ¡°Chill babe.¡± ¡°Sorry¡±, I said and went into the bathroom¡­ I got dressed and headed downstairs¡­ ¡°Petra, do you love me?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Of course¡±, I said. ¡°If I asked you to be my wife, what would you say?¡± he asked. ¡°Yes, of course,¡± I said and he nodded¡­ * * * *** *** *** Soon they arrived at Montero¡¯s mansion. A wow escaped from Pet mouth. ¡°You like what you see right?¡± Alex asked ¡°This is so beautiful,¡± sheplimented. ¡°Thanks¡±, he replied Soon the door sprang open showing a middle-ageddy running towards them. ¡°Oh my cutie you are here,¡± she said, hugging Petra. ¡°You look so beautiful darling,¡± sheplimented. ¡°Thanks, ma¡¯am.¡± ¡°Call me Kate¡± dearie. ¡°Ok ma¡¯am,¡± it slipped. Kate gave a re. ¡°Sorry Kate,¡± she immediately corrected.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°That¡¯s better hun,¡± she said walking her into the house. ¡°Mom you forgot about me¡± Alex called out. ¡°Well, you are a big boy, find your way inside the house,¡± Kate replied¡­ {Pet} The day with Kate was fun, she didn¡¯t let me do anything, she kept saying I shouldn¡¯t stress myself because of the baby, she¡¯s such an amazing woman¡­ ¡°You will visit me very often right?¡± she asked me as we got to the door. ¡°Yes Kate, I will¡± I replied and pecked her goodbye. ¡°Take care of yourself darling¡± she called out¡­ ¡°I will kate,¡± I said. Alex opened the car and we got in,¡­ ¡°You didn¡¯t have my time,¡± Alex whined. ¡°Are you jealous sweetie?¡± I asked ¡°Did you call me sweetie?¡± He asked ¡°Am sorry¡­¡± I said but he cut me off ¡°No no no I love It, don¡¯t ever call me Alex again,¡± he said and nted a kiss on my lips. ¡°I love you!¡± he whispered. ¡°I love you too¡±. I replied *Things are just happening, so fast and I am so happy. I have got the man of my dreams by my side, a babying but one thing is missing¡­ Or one person is missing in my life Loretta¡­ * ¡°Are you okay¡± Alex jerked me off my thoughts? ¡°Yes¡±, I replied. ¡°No you not, you have tears on your cheek and we have been home for over 5 mins and you didn¡¯t even know¡­ ¡± ¡°It¡¯s just something on my mind, thanks for today, I really need some space now,¡± I said as I stepped out of the car and walked to the poolside¡­.. I sat down looking at the water. *How did everything turn so sour between us lorett? we used to love each other so much, oh my! somethings are just bound to happen¡­..* Soon I slept off¡­ {Alex} *Everything went perfectly fine but I am so sure, she has something on her mind¡­ I guess she doesn¡¯t trust me enough to tell me¡­ * *I stepped outside to look for her and I met her sleeping by the poolside. Does she want to die of cold or what?¡­* I carried her gently to the room and ced her on the bed then covered her up¡­ *I will do anything and everything to make you happy my love¡­ * *I love you so much kitten, I love you¡­ * {Skyler } *I called every surgeon that will work on me. I need to change my entire body and put on some weight to have this sexy figure. After that I would find a way to destroy that idiot Petra, she¡¯s not going to have my man for herself ever and I mean never¡­.. * {Pet} I woke up the next morning and met myself on the bed. I smiled because I know this is what Alex is doing. Speaking of Alex, where is he because he is not here? I walked downstairs only to be greeted by a sweet aroma, so Alex is in the kitchen. I tiptoed to the kitchen and back hugged him. ¡°What is the CEO doing in the kitchen on a Sunday morning?¡± I asked ¡°Well, he is cooking for the Queen and princess,¡± he replied. ¡°What makes you believe my baby is a girl?¡± I asked ¡°Nothing,¡± he said ¡°If our baby is a boy, you will love him just as much right?¡± I asked ¡°Of course kitten,¡± he replied I sat down on a stool and he fed me ¡°This is so delicious, who taught you how to cook?¡± ¡°Well my mom¡± he replied ¡°That¡¯s great,¡± I replied¡­. ¡°Let¡¯s watch the TV babe,¡± he said I raced to the sitting room, ¡°careful their kitten¡± he shouted The day was so much fun we yed,ughed and did a lot of fun things together¡­ ¡°I wish you could stay with me¡­ ¡± He said we were already outside the house Ari and I shared ¡°No boss, Ari will kill me and I can¡¯t stay without her¡­¡± I replied. ¡°So what happens when we get married kitten?¡± he asked ¡°We will figure that out sweetie¡± I replied, with that, I kissed him goodnight¡­. Chapter 6 **Petra** I entered the house and it was dark everywhere. I tried on the switch but it wasn¡¯t working. ¡°Ari, Ariiiiii, Ariana, Girlfriend..¡± I shouted. ¡°Oh my gosh what¡¯s going on I am already freaking out¡±. Just then the lights went on and I saw everyone around me. ¡°Whose birthday is it?¡± I asked. Everyone startedughing, what the heck is wrong with these people.. I thought mentally palming myself. Just then I felt someone tap my back. I turned immediately and met Alex on his knee with a box. ¡°Wow¡­. Oh my gosh¡± I squealed. ¡°Kitten I¡¯ve been crazy about you every since the first day you stepped into my office for a job, I was just so stupid to notice it, you are unique and I would have loved something big for this asion but Ariana said you loved it simple¡± He said smiling widely then he became serious again. ¡°Mi Amor I promise to make you the happiest woman in the world, on earth itself if you say yes to me today, so Petra will you marry me? be my wife? Let me father all your children? And most especially treat you like the queen you are?¡±. ¡°Yes Yes Yes Alexandra Yes!!¡± I said jumping up and down is exciting. He stood up, carried me turning me around then he ced a soft kiss on my lips. ¡°I love u kitten¡± He said with love in his eyes. ¡°I love u too baby¡± We kissed again till Kate interrupted us. ¡°Awwnnnnnn those idiots made the sound So I just have to prepare for your wedding, it should be as soon as possible because you have to get married before you give birth¡± Kate said. Wait a minute, is Alex proposing because I am pregnant.. I felt my heart cling immediately. ¡°Ma¡¯am I would love to assist¡± Ari squealed, bringing me out of my thoughts. ¡°Of course dearie, I can¡¯t manage it on my own and don¡¯t call me ma¡¯am, just Kate¡±. ¡°Liam is my second son and since he loves you, you are also my daughter just like Petra is¡± She said hugging Ari. It¡¯s official Alex is marrying me because of the baby. What of that girl we even met at the restaurant? Oh my gosh I feel so stupid. ¡°In that case if we are your daughters we can call you mom right?¡± Ariana asked. ¡°Wow, that will be so sweet of you girls,¡± Kate replied, smiling out tears. ¡°It¡¯s okay mom¡± Ari said, hugging her and I joined in. Alex and Liam also joined and weughed. I think the press took a shot but who cares.. I was just so fulfilled or maybe not. First Alex is marrying me for the baby and secondly she¡¯s not here. Everything hurts, I let my tears flow out and I ran to the garden. **Alex** We we¡¯re all having a nice time after I proposed to my kitten but she started crying and ran out¡­ ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± I asked out loud. ¡°She probably remembered her again and she felt bad,¡± Ari said. ¡°Who is she? I don¡¯t understand,¡± I asked, confused. ¡°Well she will be at the garden should I go calm her down or you will?¡± Ari asked. ¡°I will¡± I said and ran after her, there she was sitting in a spot close to some flowers, tears were still running down her face. ¡°You know the doctor said you shouldn¡¯t cry so much, it will spoil your beautiful face¡± I teased and she smiled but it was short lived. ¡°I just miss her Alex¡±. ¡°Who?¡± I asked. ¡°My sister, we used to be real close, everything was so perfect but she loves partying, dad scolded her when she returned and said so many hateful words to her, he said she wasn¡¯t his daughter but that was a lie, she got furious and ran out of the house she was hit by a car, mom got really stressed about everything, she was actually sick before but didn¡¯t tell anyone, the shock gave her an attack and she passed out, she couldn¡¯t make it¡­¡± She paused sniffling more than before as the tears started afresh. ¡°Dad couldn¡¯t bear the fact that he caused her being ina and mom¡¯s death so he killed himself, I was left alone with her, one morning I was cleaning up the house when her boyfriend walked in, he started confessing that he had feelings for me, I was stunned and he caught me off guard by kissing me before I could push him off I saw her standing by the doorstep¡±. ¡°She was broken by what she saw , apparently she woke up the previous day and told the doctor not to inform me that she wanted it to be a surprise and she was surprised instead¡±. ¡°She didn¡¯t even let me exin.. Ari who has been friends with us right from childhood tried to talk to her but she cut off all ties with us and she hates me with passion, she didn¡¯t even get to find out that dad lied to her and she was truly his daughter¡­ I miss her, she concluded sobbing¡±. ¡°It¡¯s okay my love she wille around¡± I patted her. ¡°She won¡¯t Alex, it¡¯s been 4 years now and Lucia still hasn¡¯t heard me out¡± she said. ¡°Things would get better¡± I said and nted a kiss on her lips. ¡°Come on we are engaged and our wedding should be in 3 months time, you need to shop¡± I said. ¡°Oh about that Alex, I can¡¯t marry you,¡± She said. ¡°Whattt!!!!¡± ¡°I know you just want to get married to me because of the baby¡± She said. ¡°I can¡¯t believe you just said this I stated, I used my hands to ruffle my hair in frustration. ¡°Petra i love you damn it, ever since the first day i met you at the office, so where is thising from?¡± I cried in frustration. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± She said slowly. I saw a tear drop from her eye.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°You have to get a dress you know or i conclude you don¡¯t want to get married to me¡± I said. ¡°Oh really!!!¡± she eximed as her face brightened up. She threw her heels at me. ¡°Arrrgh!!!¡± I shouted and ran behind a tree, she stood up and ran after me.. ¡°Oh calm down sweetie we don¡¯t want to hurt our baby¡± I said. Sheughed and nodded. ¡°Okay piggyback?¡± I asked. ¡°Yea!!¡± she squealed and climbed on my back, weughed back into the house. Every other thing went well and everyone went home, it was time to go home. Liam drove mother home, I tucked her to bed, kissed her goodnight and headed home. I just love her. Chapter 7 (Undergoing surgery) Skyler Arrrrghhhhhh this people are really getting on my nerves, I just got a beep on my phone and the headline I saw was HEADLINE ¡°Billionaire yboy Finally Finds Love¡±. ¡°Omg Alexander Montero is getting married¡±. ¡°I wish to find someone who will love me this way¡±. ¡°Can you believe his nickname for her is kitten?¡±. Every headline with a photo of him proposing to that idiot and a family photo with his mum, best friend and that idiot¡¯s best friend also. I swear I won¡¯t let this happen, I won¡¯t. I dialled my surgeon¡¯s number. ¡± Yes ma¡¯am¡± he answered from the other end ¡°Prepare for my surgery I¡¯m ing over¡± ¡°But ma¡¯am..¡± He tried to protest ¡°Keep shut and do as I say!!¡± Imanded. ¡°What are you going to do now?¡± Eva asked, walking in. ¡°Nice question Eva, first I am going toplete my surgery before that wedding, then I will know what next¡± I smiled evilly.. **Eva** I don¡¯t know what¡¯s up but I know something is definitely wrong.. The skyler I know will try everything in her best to break them apart and I won¡¯t let that happen, I have to do something and I really need to act fast. ¡°Damn Eva, think of something¡± I sighed frustrated. I can¡¯t figure it out right now but I will surely make sure none of them gets hurt. You guys might be thinking like why does Eva want to save Petra and betray skyler? Well that question will be answeredter but not now¡­ **Ari** I was so happy everything has fallen into ce, the only person left is Lucia and I definitely need to meet her to clear the air up, she really needs to know the truth and Pet deserves to be happy. Right now we are at Kate¡¯s house nning the wedding. I will say only that I and Kate are nning the wedding because Pet has been digging in some ice creams. She has been having some carvings recently and she¡¯s getting emotional recently. I guess it¡¯s the pregnancy¡­. ¡°Alexxxxxxx!!¡± she screamed. ¡°Yes kitten, I will be down in a minute¡± He replied. She got down and she started crying. ¡°Are you with a woman there? Is that why you came one minutete? So you don¡¯t love me anymore right?¡± She bombarded him with questions. ¡°Noo baby, please don¡¯t cry sweetie it¡¯s nothing like that I was closing up some files¡± He exined.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org. ¡°So those files are more important than me right?¡± she cried even more. ¡°Alex is in for it today¡± Mom whispered and I smiled. ¡°Nooo baby I am so sorry¡± Alex said, holding his ears.. He nted a kiss on her lips and hugged her. ¡°Okay fine, you have to prepare me chicken soup, right?¡± She said, ¡°Yes ma¡¯am¡± He replied and carried her into the kitchen and ced her on the table then he began cooking. ¡®So sweet¡¯ I smiled, Then my mind drifted to Liam, I love him but we mostly have sex no fun, somethings I wonder if he truly loves me. ¡°What type of flowers do you think we should use?¡± Mom cut me short of my thoughts. ¡°White lilies, that¡¯s Pet¡¯s favourite flower¡± I answered. ¡°Okay then¡± She said, something about my face gave me away. ¡°Are you okay?¡± She asked with an inquisitive stare. I nodded I am far from okay but what exactly can I do about it?. Chapter 8 Kate With the way Ari looked, I am still not satisfied with her reply that she¡¯s okay. ¡°Ari dear, will you walk me to my room please?¡± I asked. ¡°Yes mom¡± she replied and followed me up. We got inside and I sat down on the bed, ¡°Sit down dear¡± I said tapping a space beside me. ¡°You called me mom and that means a lot, baby. I feel bad that you are not sharing what¡¯s going on in your life with me. I know you are sad¡± I added. ¡°Mom its just that I¡¯m confused, I love liam and seeing Pet and Alex now made me realize that maybe he doesn¡¯t truly love me, all we just do is have sex we have never had fun¡± She replied crying. ¡°Oh my deare here¡± I said hugging her ¡°Love is supposed to be fun, filled of life, sharing happiness and sorrows, you are too young to feel hurt, I¡¯m not saying this because Liam is my son but I think he loves you, you are also my daughter and I don¡¯t want you getting hurt¡±. ¡± Try to bring out the spark in your love dearie¡­ So do you have a spare key to his house?¡± ¡°Yes,¡± She replied. ¡°Head over to his house now and prepare a very romantic atmosphere for you both and also bring out the love¡± I said. ¡°Thanks mom you are the best¡± She squealed and ran out of the house. I have always wanted to have a girl, though I had a girl but she died¡­ Well I feel so fulfilled with her and Petra it¡¯s like my happiness came back¡­ ¡°Ari¡± I just love Kate she¡¯s so reliable for giving all sorts of advices, I ran downstairs got my car keys and headed to liam¡¯s house, I got there arranged the ce, prepared some food, light some candles, gave it a romantic setting with rose petals and just then I heard the door open. ¡°Hey baby!!!¡± I squealed. ¡°What are you doing here?¡± He asked with a look of shock. ¡°What do you mean, I came to give you a surprise? I even prepared something special,¡± I said, getting emotional. Just then a girl walked in, my jaw dropped. ¡°Kelly met Arianna, my girlfriend, Ari met Kelly, my bestie.. She just came to town and I thought she could stay over, he said I felt relieved. ¡°Hi, wee¡± I stretched my hands to her, but she just walked past me. ¡°Will you show me to my room liam?¡± She asked instead. Liam muttered sorry and he followed her. I really feel this girl is gonna be trouble. Soon Liam came down, am sorry baby he said and nted a kiss on my lips¡­ Oh wow he said heading to the dining room¡­ ¡°You like it?¡± I asked. ¡°I love it baby¡± He replied and nted a kiss on my lips, he sat down and got ready to devour his meal. ¡°Come here baby¡± He drew me to hisps, ¡°We are gonna eat like this¡± He said smiling at me. ¡°Oh my I forgot the sauce! let me go get it¡± I said and stood up, only for me to see the so-called Kelly sitting on hisps and eating. I lost my appetite immediately and headed upstairs to our room, only for me to see her bags there, what¡¯s really going on.. Just then he hugged me from behind. ¡°What¡¯s going on Liam? first she was on yourp and secondly her luggages is here?¡± I said crying, he tried to touch me again but I pped his hand off. ¡°I guess I¡¯m not needed here, I always knew you never loved me, it was all just about sex to you, goodbye!!¡± I said and walked out. I just can¡¯t believe it and here I was falling stupidly in love with him. I headed straight to Kate¡¯s house. ¡°Oh my baby!! Why the tears?¡± She questioned and hugged me.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. I exined everything to her and she sympathised with me. ¡°It¡¯s okay I will get to the bottom of this¡± She assured. **Kelly** I have always loved Liam since we became friends and he just introduced a piece of trash to me as his girlfriend, I saw the settings and decided to destroy it by sitting on hisp, beforeing downstairs I left the room he gave me and took my luggage to his, I¡¯m gonna show her who the boss is¡­ I saw her walking down in frustration and I went up to meet Liam. ¡°Oh my gosh, is she mad because of me? I¡¯m so sorry¡± I said. ¡°Kelly I love her and you just ruined it¡±. ¡°I just wanted to test her,¡± I said in a sober mood. ¡°Well your test just spoiled things!!¡± He shouted have never seen Liam this angry before he must really love her. ¡°You know that I love her so much and for that reason you have to leave, I will book a hotel for you¡± He said. ¡°Nooo you know it¡¯s too risky I¡¯m so sorry¡± I said, faking tears. He didn¡¯t say anything, he just grabbed his car keys and left. Chapter 9 **Liam** I don¡¯t know what was wrong with Kelly, why did she behave abnormally? Now Ari is mad at me. I rushed out of the house and headed to Alex¡¯s apartment, I got there eventually. ¡°Hey bro¡± He said when I got in. ¡°Bro I just fucked up¡± I put my head in my hands in despair. ¡°What¡¯s the deal man?¡±. ¡°Kelly called me this afternoon saying that she was around and needed my help to pick her from the airport¡±. ¡°I took her home thinking it wasn¡¯t gonna be safe for her at the hotel and since she said she was getting her house next week we drove home, only for me to meet Ari at home¡±. ¡°I introduced them but Kelly snubbed Ari¡± I exined every detail to him. ¡°Man you fucked up, you should have corrected everything when she snubbed Ari, and you shouldn¡¯t let her sit on yourps¡± ¡°But she¡¯s my female bestie,¡± I argued. ¡°Bestie that wants to y with you, don¡¯t forget she¡¯s also my friend and she has been into you since 8th grade¡±. ¡°Okay man since she¡¯s not into you, can she stay with you for the week¡± I said coyly. ¡°Noo dude!!! Do u want my kitten thinking otherwise?¡±. ¡°Okay fine she can stay with mom¡±. ¡°Oh that¡¯s great¡± I said and rushed back to my house. When I got home, I met Kelly in the sitting room. ¡°Hey Kelly you are gonna stay with Kate for the week before you get your apartment, so go get your things¡± I said Just then the door burst open. Damn this looks like trouble. An angry Petra entered inside.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°Sis seriously I can exin, yeah I know I was wrong but I just sorted things out she¡¯s going to go live with Kate now, Alex already called Kate, I truly love Ari I guess my work didn¡¯t make me have time and she started thinking otherwise, I swear I love her¡± I spoke really fast and stopped to catch my breath. ¡°Woah chill Liam, that was a great speech though¡± Pet said. ¡°Do you truly love me?¡± I heard Ariana¡¯s voice. ¡± Ari, I do I really do and I am sorry if i didn¡¯t show you my true emotions ever since¡± I said carrying her up and turning round with her, weughed like we were kids again. ¡°I love you baby¡± I said. ¡°I love you too,¡± She replied. We heard some sniffling only for us to turn and see Petra crying ¡°Don¡¯t me me that was so emotional¡± She said when she noticed our gaze. We both hugged her. Just then we heard some steps, we looked up and it was Kellying down with her luggages, I totally forgot about her. ¡°I was taking her to Kate¡¯s house,¡± I said. ¡°Okay let¡¯s all go then, Kate actually convinced us to live with her too, she really loves Ari¡± Petra said. ¡°Yea I noticed¡±. We all walked outside, Kelly was moving towards my car when Pet stopped her. ¡°Hey miss, ride with me, let¡¯s leave the two love birds alone¡± She said, she collected the car keys from Ari and they drove up with Ari and I driving behind them. ¡°Petra is crazy,¡± I said amidstughter. ¡°I love her that way, Kelly is in trouble if she tries any funny stuff¡±. **Petra** I heard when Ari was exining things to Kate, just then Kate pleaded with us to move in with her, we headed home to get a few things, then I was driving straight to Liam house when Alex called and exined everything and Kelly moved in with Kate. I drove into Liam¡¯s house, he panicked and started stating everything that happened in a rush, just then Ari walked in and they reconciled. I pulled into Kate mansion, the maids came out to carry the luggage and we all walked in, I sighted Alex on the couch. I walked towards him and knocked him on the head. ¡°Ouch!!!¡± he screamed. ¡°Couldn¡¯t you have just stood up to wee me?¡± I sobbed. ¡°Is the phone more important than I am?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m sorry babe¡± he pleaded ¡°let me treat you to an ice cream¡± He said and I squealed. ¡°We will be right back mom¡± We called as we walked out. My eye caught Kate feeding Ari some soup. The maids already showed Kelly to her room. Chapter 10 **Kelly** Argh I can¡¯t believe liam did this to me, after everything I did now I have to act sober and act for forgiveness, if not the n will get ruined and Skyler will kill me, yes you heard me right, Skyler sent me. She called me before she went into surgery and exined everything to me. I have always loved Liam, so I decided to use the opportunity with Liam and keep her updated while she undergoes her surgery. ¡°Ma¡¯am you are called for dinner¡±. ¡°I¡¯m not hungry thanks¡± I said sniffing and crying. I¡¯m sure she¡¯s going to go tell them and they wille check up on me. **Petra** Everything went well, we got back home in time for dinner, we we¡¯re all seated round the table but Kelly was nowhere around us. ¡°ra?¡± I called a maid.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org. ¡°Yes ma¡¯am¡±. ¡°Go tell Kelly dinner is served¡± I said. She went up and came back a few minutester.. ¡°She said she¡¯s not hungry ma¡¯am and it seems like she has been crying¡±. ¡°Ok you can go¡± I said and she walked out. ¡°I will go check up on her¡± I said and stood up. ¡°I wille with you,¡± Ari said. ¡°Let me alsoe,¡± Kate said. ¡°I guess we should all go then¡± Alex concluded. We got to her door and knocked on it, I could hear her crying. ¡°I said I¡¯m not hungry,¡± she said, still sobbing. ¡°Kelly it¡¯s me Petra please open the door¡± I said. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry for everything I caused between your friend and Liam. I guess I was just jealous because we used to be close, ¡°she said amidst tears. ¡°It¡¯s okay Kelly I understand, mistakes like that happen and trust me, I and liam have forgiven you nowe on¡± Ari said. Soon the door cracked open revealing Kelly she really had a red eye, Ari pulled her into a hug its okay Kelly she whispered. They pulled away Liam and Alex hugged Kelly, followed by I and Kate we all headed downstairs only for me to meet the shock of my life. ¡°Oh my gosh!!, Preston is that you?¡± I screamed running into his arms. I even forgot I was pregnant. ¡°Yes baby doll¡± He answered smiling. ¡°It¡¯s been a long while¡± I said ¡°I know my love but I needed to face my musical career you know¡± he said pecking me. ¡°Oh my sunshine don¡¯t be mad, Ariana baby. I love you so much baby , don¡¯t be mad at me. Cause I gotta make it, so baby don¡¯t be mad My dearie u always look ugly when you sad So just light up my day with your smile¡±. He sang. Ari ran straight up into his arms. ¡°I miss you presty¡± Ariana whispered. Omg God you are Preston George the idol, Kelly said Yea baby he replied Forgive my manner please am Preston George, Petra¡¯s twin brother he added ¡°Whatttt!!!¡± They all eximed, oh I forgot they don¡¯t know that I have a twin¡­.. **Alex** After everything upstairs and we headed downstairs a short drama took ce. I swear I was jealous of all the beautiful names he called Petra and the way he pecked her. I also noticed Liam will kill someone with the way he started singing for Ari¡­ ¡°Whatttt!!¡± we all eximed immediately he said he was Petra¡¯s twin. ¡°You didn¡¯t tell me you had a twin¡± I queried. ¡°Well you didn¡¯t ask and again this fool made me keep it a secret from whosoever cared to know¡± Petra pointed a finger at the smiling Preston. ¡°Dad never supported his musical career so he left home telling only I and Ari his whereabouts¡±. ¡°He made us swear not to tell anyone, not even our younger sister because she¡¯s the emotional type¡±. ¡°He promised toe back soon but he never returned nor called but each time I see him on Tv I know he is safe and I am always rxed¡± She finished her exnation quite out of breath. ¡°Oh wee to the family son¡± mom finally spoke up. ¡°I¡¯m a huge fan of yours she chipped in, can I get some autographs?¡± ¡°As many as you want ma¡¯am¡± He said. ¡°By the way Pet, how¡¯s mum? Dad? And my sweet Lucia?¡± He asked just then Petra started crying. Chapter 11 **Preston** Well let me introduce myself, my name is Preston Lucas George. I have always wanted to be a musical idol but dad never agreed to it, he wanted me to join the family business. So when I turned 18 I left home to build my career on my own, I only told Petra and Ariana about it and promised them toe back when the time is right, it¡¯s been eight years now. Justst week I was going through my phone and I saw my sister¡¯s picture with the news of her engagement. I decided it was the right time to return, I got information on where she was staying and decided to surprise her¡­ Well back to reality. ¡°By the way Petra how¡¯s mum and dad? With my sweet Lucia?¡± I asked and she started crying. ¡°Let¡¯s all sit down, we all are family so I guess it¡¯s high time we tell each other what¡¯s really going on¡± Ari said and we all sat down. ¡°Well Preston mom and dad died¡± Ari began the exnation because Petra started crying again. ¡°Two yearster after you left home, Lucia turned out to be you, she always wanted to party¡± Ariana exined everything that happened with Petra still crying. ¡°It¡¯s okay cutie¡± I stood up and hugged her. ¡°Lucia doesn¡¯t hate you okay, she¡¯s just too young to understand¡± I said, patting her. Kate stood up and hugged us, ¡°It¡¯s okay I promise to be your mom¡±. ¡°Thanks ma¡¯am¡± I said. ¡°You are getting married sis, tears will ruin your face and your baby won¡¯t want to look at you¡± I said. She smiled ¡°I miss you silly¡± she said as I kissed her on her forehead. **Ari** ¡°Well I guess it worked¡± I chipped in. ¡°What worked?¡± Preston asked. ¡°Well Petra wanted you to be the one that will walk her to the altar that¡¯s why she updated about her wedding on the¡±. ¡°She always watches your every show and she decided that if you didn¡¯t turn up a week before her wedding, she will fly over there and make sure she drags you here¡± I said and everyoneughed.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°Well you said mom and dad earlier, are you guys rted?¡± Liam asked. ¡°Well yes, actually I don¡¯t know my parents, I stayed with an old woman in the same neighbourhood with Petra when I was young ¡±. ¡°When I was twelve she died and The George¡¯s took me in and I became one of them. All the old woman told me was that she found me in a bush¡± I said. ¡°I don¡¯t really care, my parents if they are alive didn¡¯t care to find me¡± ¡°She saved me and since she didn¡¯t have a child of her own she took care of me.. She only found this locket round my neck¡± I said bluntly, opening my purse and bringing out the locket and a bracelet with my name inscribed on it as Ariana M . M. ¡°Oh My Goodness!!¡± Kate screamed. Chapter 12 **Ari** ¡°Oh my goodness!!!!¡± Kate screamed.. ¡°Mom, are you okay?¡± I asked. ¡°Oh my baby I thought you were dead¡± She said amidst tears. ¡°Monica dear it¡¯s you¡± She hugged me and continued crying. ¡°What do you mean mom?¡± Alex asked to collect the locket from her, he had a shocked expression and also hugged me. ¡°So you have been alive all this while?¡± He asked and I was just dumbfounded. ¡°Okay I don¡¯t understand any of this¡± I said shocked ¡°Your name is Ariana Monica Montero that¡¯s the M. M on your bracelet and have you even ever opened this locket because it as our family photograph in it, My child¡± ¡°It all happened when you were four months old we all decided to go on a family trip but on our way we had a ident, When I opened my eyes I was at the hospital your father had died, you were not found and since the car burnt down we all felt you were in it so the police dered you dead¡±. ¡°I cry every single night thinking I lost you my dear¡± She said. ¡°Oh my goodness!!!¡± I cried out hugging her. ¡°Mom? you are really my mom?¡± Kate nodded. ¡°Petra I have a mom¡± I said crying out tears. ¡°I have a mom, who left me as a kid, I have a mom who didn¡¯t even want to look for me, seriously?¡± I shouted as I ran out of the house. I could hear shouts and pleadings for me toe back, but I just want to be alone. I rushed into our old house andid on the bed crying. I had a mom all this while and I thought I wasn¡¯t needed. ¡°You never wanted to meet us or be my sister right?¡± I heard Petra¡¯s voice. ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked. ¡°I¡¯m not saying what happened is good but you won¡¯t have been part of my family, did you even think it would have been easy on her? Why are you being inconsiderate?¡±. She¡¯s right I think I just overreacted. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡± I whispered. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t be saying sorry to me, you should be apologising to mom¡± She said I nodded. ¡°I know it¡¯s hard on you, but even without knowing you are her daughter, she loved you¡± Pet said as she pulled me into a hug. ¡°Let¡¯s go back home¡± I said standing up and adjusting my makeup. 30minster¡­.. We got home, I ran inside, mom was sitting on the couch alongside everyone, she stood up immediately, I ran into her arms. ¡°I¡¯m sorry mom,¡± I pleaded, crying. ¡°It¡¯s okay baby¡± she coddled. Alex joined in the hug. We all hugged, just then Kelly spoke up, we all totally forgot about her. ¡°Since we all are speaking up, I have a confession to make¡­.¡±. ¡°Seeing all this reunion makes me wanna say this even though she might kill me when she finds out¡­¡± ¡°Liam, Skyler knew I loved you, so she actually made me an offer toe over here and destroy things here while she gets her surgery done, I¡¯m so sorry but she threatened to kill me¡± Kelly blurted out. ¡°Whatttt!!!!!¡± We all said in shock. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry¡± she said and went on her knees. ¡°It¡¯s okay Kelly, mom said walking towards her, if you are ready to change then we are good¡± She said hugging her. ¡°Yea wee to the family¡± Liam said and we allughed. ¡°Well I don¡¯t mean to spoil the moment but it¡¯ste I need to get back to the hotel¡± Preston said. ¡°No way brother inw, this house is big enough, you are staying here and no excuses¡± Alex said. ¡°But¡± Preston tried to protest ¡°No buts son, your showing up tonight reunited me with my daughter and I am grateful for that¡± mom said pecking my cheeks. ¡°Ok ma¡¯am, and Alex please brother inw makes me feel old¡± Preston said and we allughed. ¡°Well what do we do about skyler?¡± Kelly asked ¡°Well keep her updated, tell her everything that happened here I need to get a message across¡± Petra said and I know what she means. Yea that¡¯s right, the message really needs to get across¡± I chipped in. ¡°What are you girls up to?¡± Kelly asked ¡°Well you all will see¡± we said, pecking her and heading up. ¡°Ari I thought you would spend some time with mom, ¡± Kate called. ¡°Well mom we have all the time in the world and if you¡¯re interested today is girls night so you can cut in¡± I said.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°And Kelly when you are done, you are included sis¡± Petra said and we allughed. ¡°Well I have got nothing to do¡± she stood up and followed us including Kate, We all headed to the roomughing. Chapter 13 **Author¡¯s POV** Thedies went up to Kate¡¯s room for their girls night and the guys were left alone to chat. ¡°Well that other girl, Kelly, she¡¯s so pretty,¡± Preston said. ¡°Well you guys might get along really well, she¡¯s a nice person to be around with bro¡± Alex said. ¡°I will try my best¡± Preston said and Liam poured another drink for all of them. They drank till they fell asleep. ¡°Well your brother is really cute,¡± Kelly said to Petra. ¡°An I think someone is falling in love¡± Ari teased. ¡°Nooo I just¡­.. you know, it¡¯s just nothing actually¡± Kelly tried to defend herself. ¡°It¡¯s nothing girl, you guys make a perfect match¡± Petra said. ¡°Whatever you girls are doing, do it fast, I need grandchildren, only Pet has fulfilled my wish¡± Kate said and they all fell on the bedughing. ¡°I love u girls¡± Kate added. ¡°We love you too¡± they replied and fell asleep.All text ? N?velD(r)a''ma.Org. Next morning¡­. ¡°Wakey!! Wakey!!¡° The girls cried, sprinkling water on the guys. ¡°You girls will surely pay for this,¡± they screamed, pursuing them around the house, allughing and screaming. They all fell on the sofaughing. ¡°Okay you guys should go have your bath, we are all having a day out today, we will all go to the ice cream shop, then to the park then we will have our pic¡± Kate said. ¡°Wo that¡¯s great¡± Ari squealed. Just then Petra¡¯s phone beeped, she opened it and found a message. ¡°Skyler went to have a surgery and she¡¯s out and recovered, be careful because I don¡¯t know her next move but I will always keep you updated. Her new picture is attached below ¡­ I love you Pet and I¡¯m sorry for all the pain I caused, someone told me Preston is around, tell him I really miss him and I love him so much, tell Ari I¡¯m so sorry for shutting her out, I¡¯m really sorry, love you all, hope we unite soon¡­¡± Petra read out. ¡°Oh my goodness!!!¡± she screamed. ¡°That message must be from Lucia,¡± Ari said. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m sure it is,¡± Preston replied, hugging Petra and Ariana. ¡°So now all joys areplete, let¡¯s see Skyler new Identity anyways¡± Kate said and they all looked at the photo. ¡°Cute¡± Alex said and Petra shot him a re. ¡°Babe I only have eyes for you¡± Alex defended and they allughed out loud. ¡°Well well no matter what her game is let¡¯s all y along, we have to beat her at her own game¡± Liam said. ¡°I agree with you,¡± Petra said. They all agreed and everyone headed to their room to get ready for their outingughing. Chapter 14 **Author pov** ¡°Pet, you got something on your lips¡± Kelly said as they ate on the pic mat. ¡°Don¡¯t worry I will help you¡± Alex said, licking it off her lips, then sticking his tongue in her mouth as they started kissing. ¡°E¡± Ari whined just then liam shut her up with a kiss too. Kate hit both Liam and Alex in their heads. ¡°Ouchhhhh mom¡± They said together. ¡°I don¡¯t understand this P. D. A, Alex do you want to show us how you got my grandchild in Petra¡¯s womb or you are making another one?¡± She asked yfully. ¡°Both mom¡± Alex replied, causing another smack on his head but this time by Petra. ¡°Ou Cch kitten¡± Alex whined. ¡°And Liam, did you want to get my daughter pregnant in front of me?¡± Kate asked. ¡°Well mom you said earlier that you needed grandchildren¡± Ariana replied. Everyoneughed. ¡°Yo!! Bro if you do that with my sister in public again, I might just cut your balls off¡± Preston said. ¡°Woah bro noted¡± Alex replied and they allughed again. ¡°It¡¯s gettingte, let¡¯s get going,¡± Kate said. One hourter, they got home and everyone headed up. ¡°I¡¯m so exhausted,¡± Pet said as she walked up the stairs. ¡°Hey kel you wanna hang out for a while in the garden?¡± Preston called. ¡°Yea sure¡± Kelly replied and went with him. ¡°Those two surely like themselves¡± Kate whispered and they all chuckled. (At Skyler¡¯s ce) ¡°Oh my skyler you are looking great¡± Eva said. ¡°Yea the doctor really worked some magic¡± Skyler replied. ¡°Well I need to get to work, I need to get a job at thepany that is handling Alex¡¯s wedding . From there I will find a way to enter his house,¡± Skyler said and headed out. ¡°She just got back and the only thing on her mind is this¡± Eva said, sighing.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. (At the wedding nner office) . ¡°What did you call your name again?¡± thedy asked Skyler. ¡°Trisha Gonzales,¡± Skyler replied. ¡°Well Trisha I must say you are very talented and your designs really captured my heart¡± she said. ¡°Thanks ma¡¯am¡± Trisha/Skyler replied. ¡°I don¡¯t need to ask you to get back to me, because this is amazing so you are hired¡± she said. ¡°Thanks ma¡¯am¡± Trisha/skyler replied. ¡°Well just call me Mrs Rose, I am very familiar with my employees and you can start work tomorrow¡± she added. ¡°Thanks Mrs Rose, I will get going now¡± She said and walked out with a smirk stered on her face¡­ First phasepleted. ¡°Well, well, well today is just my lucky day¡± Skyler said to Eva as she walked back into the house. ¡°So how did it go?¡± Eva asked. ¡°Well I hired the best designer in Europe to sketch the best designs for me and I submitted it with my application at Rosie house of style, thepany handling Alex¡¯s wedding. She loved the design and she hired me, so I am starting work tomorrow,¡± Skyler said. ¡°Wait, but what are you going to do when you resume? I mean you can¡¯t design crap¡± Eva askedughing. ¡°Well that¡¯s why I flew the same designer in, she will stay here and sketch me some designs before I go to work. Use your brains¡± Skyler replied. ¡°And your name?¡± Eva asked. ¡°Trisha Gonzales,¡± Skyler replied. ¡°Wow, you are really prepared,¡± Eva added. ¡°Yeah,¡± Trisha/Skyler replied. (At the Montero mansion) . Mrs Rose walked into the Montero mansion. ¡°Wee Rosie!!¡± Kate greeted kissing her cheeks. ¡°Well I employed her under your instructions¡± Rose said. ¡°Thanks dear¡± Kate replied. ¡°Two can y the game,¡± Ari said, chuckling. ¡°Let the best yer win,¡± Alex added and they allughed. ¡°How did you even know she wasing to mypany?¡± Rose asked. ¡°Well a few hours ago I guess, we received a text stating she was heading for your office to get a job and that¡¯s when I called you to make sure she gets the job¡± Kate said. ¡°Wow she must really feel on top of the world right now¡± Rose said. ¡°Well we will beat her in her own game¡± Liam said and they allughed. ¡°I should get going now,¡± Rose said and headed out. Just then Kelly and Preston walked inughing. ¡°You guys really had fun didn¡¯t you¡± Petra said and everyone chuckled. ¡°So what¡¯s up with the witch?¡± Preston asked. ¡°Well we locked her in her own cage¡± Petra said and Ari exined everything that transpired between Skyler and Rose to them. ¡°Trisha Gonzales? seriously is that all she¡¯s got?¡± Kelly said and they all chuckled. Chapter 15 **Skyler/Trisha** ¡°Now that I have got my way into thepany I have to figure out a way to get into the Montero Mansion¡± I thought as I walked into thepany. ¡°Hello there Trisha¡± someone called and it turned out to be Rose. ¡°Good morning Mrs Rose¡± I greeted. ¡°Good morning Trisha, my personal assistant, called in sick and we are working on Alex Montero¡¯s wedding ceremony, can you fill in for her?¡± She said, ¡°Yes I would be d too, thanks so much for the opportunity¡± I replied trying to hide my excitement. ¡°It¡¯s okay dear, we are leaving in 5 mins¡± She said and walked out. I might have done some good deeds in myst life to deserve all this kind of luck, I smirked **Petra** ¡°Alexxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx¡± I screamed. He came rushing in with my pizza. ¡°Why didn¡¯t you answer me?¡± I asked. ¡°I was already a close kitten,¡± He replied. ¡°Maybe if you had answered me you would have understood the fact that I don¡¯t want pizza anymore but homemade noodles¡± I said. ¡°Whatttt!!! not again kitten, you asked for chicken soup first I made it and you said you wanted pizza now noodles?¡± he replied in frustration and I started crying. ¡°Oh no baby I am so sorry, please forgive me..¡± He pleaded. ¡°Okay I will go get the noodles now¡± he added and rushed downstairs. ¡°But it¡¯s not my fault, it¡¯s just keep craving and craving¡± I thought. Five minutester he came up with the noodles. ¡°Alex darling¡± I called softly. ¡°Yes kitten? please don¡¯t tell me you don¡¯t want the noodles anymore¡± He replied ¡°I just want tea,¡± I said. ¡°OK¡± he replied and went down to make it.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. He came up again with the tea and a bottle of water. ¡°I¡¯m not interested in the noodles and tea again baby, just give me the water,¡± I said. He sighed, handling me a ss, I gulped the water andy down. **Alex** Arrrghhhh Petra is a handful.. Thank goodness she¡¯s finally asleep, u won¡¯t believe I have been running round the house for an hour now, only for her to drink water and sleep. She looks extra cute while sleeping. I pecked her cheeks, covered her up and headed down. Arianna was running around with Liam, he finally caught up with her and started tickling her. Liam stopped. I could hear herugh out loud. They were really having fun. Just then Rosie walked in with Skyler or should I say Trisha that girl is so stupid anyway we all have to y along. ¡°Good morning¡± Mrs Rose I greeted. ¡°Good morning sir, ra called in sick so this is her recement Trisha¡± she said. ¡°It¡¯s alright Mrs rose, I will leave the business to thedies¡± I said and sat down. Liam came and sat beside me¡­ It¡¯s gonna be hot and interesting, he whispered and I smirked¡­ Chapter 16 ** Alex** ¡°So Trisha, what do you know about decorating and nning?¡± i asked ¡°Well sir, I know a lot,¡± she replied. ¡°Hmmm, your designs are great,¡± Imented. ¡°Let me show you the kitchen. I need some interior there¡± I said and stood up then she followed. ¡°You are really pretty I said immediately we got inside the kitchen with my hands trailing her skin, I could sense her shiver¡­ ¡°You like it?¡± I whispered and released my hot breath in her ear. ¡°Si¡­¡­ si¡­.. rr¡± she stammered. ¡°Let¡¯s get back to work now¡± I said and left her in the kitchen. That¡¯s exactly what I want, I want her to feel helpless and I am gonna y mind games with her. She came out minutester and I winked at her. Petra same came down an hourter dressing all hot as usual. ¡°Hey Mrs rose¡± she greeted. ¡°Where is ra?¡± She asked acting innocent. ¡°Well ra called in sick and this is her recement, I promise she¡¯s as good as ra¡± Mrs rose replied. ¡°Okay then let¡¯s round this off, we girls are going to get our nails done, including you mom, and the guys are just going to drive us there¡± Petra said. ¡°I will take Ari,¡± Liam said. ¡°I¡¯m taking you my kitten,¡± I said. ¡°I will take Kelly,¡± Preston added, descending from the stairs with Kelly. ¡°Oh you guys are funny, you want the driver to take mom or what? Well this is my decision. The driver is taking all of us in the limo. so get your ass up and let¡¯s get moving¡± she said withmandcing through her voice. ¡°I will go get my bag¡± mom said and headed upstairs. ¡°We shall leave now¡± Mrs Rose said. ¡°Walk them out and tell her something sexy¡± Petra whispered to me. ¡°I will walk you out¡± I called out. ¡°ma¡¯am may I talk to Trisha for a minute?¡± i asked when we got outside ¡°Yes sure¡± she said heading towards the car. ¡°You are so sexy baby¡± I said, hitting her ass. ¡°You are about to get married,¡± she whispered. ¡°I don¡¯t love her, she¡¯s no longer my taste, she¡¯s getting fat, You are such a beauty¡± I added and she blushed. ¡°I should get going, see you around,¡± she said. ¡°Hold on for a minute, give me your digits¡¯ ¡®I said, handing her my phone. She imputed it and I smiled. ¡°I will give u a call¡± i added then pecked her.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. Their car drove out of my sight and I ran in to wash my hands. ¡°Arrrghhh!!! I can¡¯t believe I had to touch her ass, so disgusting¡±. I could hear theirughter as I ran off. **Skyler /Trisha** I got home smiling sheepishly. I can¡¯t believe what happened between me and Alex today. ¡°Someone looks happy,¡± Eva said, cutting me off from my thoughts. ¡°Yeah Alex wants an affair with me¡± I blurted out. ¡°Are you sure you aren¡¯t sick? she asked. ¡± Nooo I mean it¡± just then my phone beeped and a message popped on. ¡°Hey cutie can¡¯t stop thinking about you since I saw you today, I wanna have your naked body on my bed. Yours truly Alex¡±. ¡°You see,¡± I said, showing her the message ¡°wow!¡± shemented. ¡°Good for you,¡± she added. ¡±Yeah baby I am so happy¡± I said and headed into my room. **Petra** After the whole drama, we went to fix our nails and we came back home. ¡°Hey baby give me your phone¡± I said to Alex and he handed it over. ¡°What did you use to save Skyler¡¯s number?¡± I asked. ¡°Devil¡± he replied and we all chuckled. I took his phone and sent a message to her, since I know he won¡¯t do it. ¡°Hey cutie can¡¯t stop thinking about you since I saw you today, I wanna have your naked body on my bed. Yours truly Alex¡±. I¡¯m sure she must have been so thrilled about it, what a fool.. I smirked. ¡°What did you do?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Nothing, just send her a simple love message,¡± I said. ¡°You know, you are really a handful,¡± he said and everyone chuckled. Chapter 17 **Skyler/Trisha** I felt so happy as I searched through my closet for a dress. I invited Alex over today. I finished dressing and soon I heard the doorbell, I¡¯m sure that¡¯s Alex, I sprayed some perfume and went to get the door. ¡°Hey!¡± He greeted and i pecked him ¡°Come in¡± I said and he joined me inside. ¡°Wee to my humble abode¡± I said ¡°It¡¯s nice¡± He replied and sat on the couch. ¡°Let me get u something to drink¡± I said and entered the kitchen, I poured two drinks and added some powder to his own, he¡¯s sure going to sleep and i am gonna have my way with him..(don¡¯t me me it was always my wish to have him when he is asleep, I know you might think I¡¯m a psycho but I must fulfil my wish and since he likes me now there shouldn¡¯t be any mishaps) I headed out and dropped the drinks. ¡°Trisha, do you have any spare charger? My battery is t and I need to get a message across to the office,¡± he said. ¡°Sure I will just go and get it upstairs¡± I said and went up. Soon I came back, we had our drinks and I noticed I started feeling a little bit dizzy. Wait did I just take the drink he is meant to take was myst thought. Alex I watched as she dosed off, the stupid bitch made my work here easy, when she went to get the drinks I followed her because I didn¡¯t trust her and to my surprise I saw her adding some powder to a drink and that was the exact cup she gave me, I made an excuse to make her go upstairs and swapped the drinks. Now it¡¯s time for what I came here for, I stood up and brought out the microchip cameras I bought¡­ I hid one in the sitting room, the other in her bedroom. I looked for her car keys and found them so I opened the car and kept thest one there with a tracker then I headed back inside. she was still sleeping¡­. I kept a note for her and walked out, got into my car and drove straight home. ****** I entered the house only to be met by their curious faces. ¡°How was it?¡± they all asked at once. ¡°Well I couldn¡¯t fix the cameras and I had to sleep with her¡± I lied. ¡°Whatttt!!!¡± Petra screamed. ¡°You did what?¡± she asked again, charging towards me with anger visible in her eyes. I had to hold myughter. She got to my front, held my shirt and started crying. ¡°Oh my kitten, I¡¯m sorry it was all a joke¡± I said. ¡°Are you sure you didn¡¯t sleep with her?¡± she asked. ¡°No I didn¡¯t, I swear¡± I said, cupping her face. ¡°Naughty goat¡±. She added. ¡°Arrgh, that hurts!!¡± I screamed. ¡°Did you capture the moment?¡±. I asked liam. ¡°All of it..¡± He replied. ¡°What moment?¡± She asked. ¡°The expression on your face when he said he slept with her, the way u cried, the punch you gave him and all I even have a video¡± Liam said and Pet threw him a pillow. ¡°Okay guys, stop it.¡± Kelly said. ¡°Let¡¯s see what you did, Alex¡±. Kelly added. We all headed to the study to check theputer we installed for the chips¡­ We connected it and beheld the full view of her house. ¡°Perfect !!!¡± Ari said. Skyler ¡°Oh my Goodness, how did I sleep? Did I take the wrong drink? Of course I did , if not there is no other way I could have fallen asleep¡±. I thought. ¡°Arrrghhh¡±. I screamed then my eye caught a note on the table. ¡°Dear Trisha, You slept off so I had to go, maybe you were stressed or something, we will meet up again some other time don¡¯t worry¡­ Alex¡±. An, but how could I make such a stupid mistake. **Kelly**Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. We were still in the study watching all of Skyler¡¯s reaction. I must say it was very hrious. We all keptughing and I caught Preston¡¯s eye staring at me which made me blush but I quickly looked away. I don¡¯t know what I feel but I find my heart beating anytime I look at him. At first I thought maybe because he is my best musical idol but I can¡¯t help it. Chapter 18 **Skyler** ¡°Yes ra told me¡± I spoke to one of my spies on the phone. ¡°Ma¡¯am they are cameras at your house, I saw them watching you just now.. Ma¡¯am they know you are Skyler and they are just ying a game with you¡± ra replied from the other end of the phone. ¡°Those Idiots.. I thought as much, why didn¡¯t Kelly tell me this?¡± I asked. ¡°Well I think she gave them the info maam, she¡¯s on their side¡± She replied. Ohhhh I see, that scumbag betrayed me. ¡°Thanks ra, keep me posted okay¡± I replied. ¡°Yes ma¡¯am¡± she said and hung up. Ohhhh those stupid fools, am gonna teach them a lesson they are never going to forget I thought as much because I gave him the right drink but I ended up drinking it. I rushed into my car and drove back home. Went into my room, packed my bags, dropped a note for Eva and left. I dialled Mrs Rose¡¯s number and told her I was going to visit my sick mom, then I called my thugs. ¡°Good afternoon boss¡±. ¡°I would send a picture to you now, kidnap her and bring her to the house address I would attach to it¡±. ¡°Yes ma¡¯am¡± he replied and I hanged up You all took me for a fool but what you don¡¯t know is I have ast card. Iughed **Montero¡¯s Mansion** ¡°What!! What just happened? Why did she rush in and pack her bags like that?¡± Ari asked. ¡°I don¡¯t get it, maybe I should try calling her,¡± Alex said. Just then Kate¡¯s phone rang. ¡°Hey Rose, ohhh yeah okay no problem¡± she said and hung up.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°Rose said Skyler called and told her that her mom was sick, so she had to go home¡± Kate said. ¡°Oh that exins it¡± Kelly replied. ¡°I¡¯m not feeling too well, I just feel something bad is gonna happen, there is a bad omen I don¡¯t know¡± Petra said shaking and panicking. ¡°Calm down babe nothing is gonna happen, everything is fine¡± Alex hugged her. ¡°I will go get some water,¡± Kelly said. ¡°When Petra says something is wrong something is always wrong she has that instinct¡± Ari said. ¡°Yes I can remember that¡± Preston said. ¡°Nothing is gonna happen, maybe it¡¯s just the pregnancy you know how she has been behaving¡± Liam said as Kelly walked in with the water. ¡°Okay let¡¯s go shopping would you?¡± Ari said. ¡°That would be nice, you girls should go and have some fun,¡± Alex said. Ari, Kelly and Petra went out to the mall to do some shopping¡­ ¡°I want to use the restroom now¡± Petra said and headed to the restroom. ¡°Don¡¯t you think she¡¯s taking too long? It¡¯s been 10 minutes now,¡± Kelly said. ¡°Yea sure, you are right let¡¯s go get her¡± they headed to the restroom and found the door opened. ¡°Petra??¡± Kelly called. ¡°Petra??¡± Ari called and her eye caught something on the floor. ¡°This is Petra bracelet, OH MY GOSH!, SHE WAS RIGHT ALL ALONG¡± Ari cried and they ran outside towards the car immediately. ¡°Wait!!!¡± Kelly shouted as she pointed towards Petra ying with a kid. ¡°Jeez !!! This girl will be the death of me, my mind was already thinking the worst had happened¡±. They walked towards Petra who was ying with a baby girl. ¡°Hey cutie¡± Ari smiled at the girl. Just then a couple approached. ¡°Thanks ma¡¯am we should be leaving now¡±. ¡°Come on Anna, say bye to Petra¡± The woman said. ¡°Bye miss Petra¡± the little girl said, pecking Petra and waving goodbye to Ari and Kelly as she left with her parents. ¡°Are you nut¡¯s Petra George? Ari questioned. ¡°You said you were pressed and we left you to use the restroom only for you not toe back¡­¡± Kelly added. ¡°We went looking for you only to find your bracelet on the floor, we thought something had happened to you¡± Ari finished angrily. ¡°Yeah i was pressed and i used the restroom but i started feeling uneasy again so i decided to step out, I met that little girl and I got carried away¡± She said quietly. ¡°I didn¡¯t even notice my bracelet fell off¡± Petra looked down sadly. ¡°Okay it¡¯s fine, I just got so scared¡± Ari said hugging her, Kelly joined in the hugging session and theyughed. ¡°Let¡¯s go home, we would shop some other time¡± Ari said and they all agreed. **Eva** ¡°Skyler??¡± I called her home. ¡°Skyler???¡± I called them and my eye caught a note on the desk. ¡°I¡¯m being monitored Eva there are cameras in my house so I have moved immediately to the house toward the end of the town. The one with a warehouse you can find me there bestie, I am going to use n B¡±. n B? Goshhhh. Chapter 19 **Eva** n B is ckmail, Alex has a secret and I am not sure he has told Petra about it yet. Skyler is so cunning and how she found out about this person I don¡¯t know, what she¡¯s going to do with her, I don¡¯t know either. But I can¡¯t be the one to give them this information to Petra. How exactly did Skyler even know about all this, definitely there is a spy but I can¡¯t warn them until I know who it is. Arggghhhhh, I don¡¯t just want anybody to get hurt. I took my purse from the couch and headed out to where Skyler is at. It¡¯s a one hour drive away from here, so I pulled over and got out of the car heading inside. ¡°Skyler¡± I called as i got inside ¡°Bestie,¡± She replied as I spotted her on a couch. ¡°What¡¯s this about finding you out and using n B?¡± I asked. ¡°Alex came over yesterday, I offered him a drink in which I added sleeping pills to his, but he told me he needed a charger so I went up to get one. I got back and we took our drinks but I was the one to fall asleep. Then I started to suspect,ter on ra called and told me everything¡± She exined. ¡°Wow!! But how did they find out?¡­ I¡± asked ¡°That¡¯s what I am yet to understand but I assure you, I am going to get back at them, I y to win not to lose. I already ordered my n B kidnap¡±. ¡°I am going to use her against Alex.. Just watch and see, ¡°she said. ¡°pour me some drink girl.. n B is perfect¡± I saidughing. **Ari** We arrived home and walked into the house. ¡°Hey!! You girls are back so early¡­. Liam¡± said ¡°Yes Petra scared us and we decided to leave¡± Kelly replied. ¡°Petra scared you? How?¡± Preston questioned. I sighed then exined everything to them. ¡°Woah kitten, at least you should have told them¡± Alex said while Petra just looked down sober. Just then my phone rang. I checked the caller ID but it was a private number, so I picked up the call. ¡°Hello¡±. ¡°Ari¡± a female voice I recognized spoke ¡°Louisa¡± I asked wanting to be sure ¡°Yes Ari, please listen carefully and don¡¯t say a thing until I¡¯m done, don¡¯t even put the phone on speaker¡± She sounded urgent. ¡°Okay¡± ¡°Skyler knows you have discovered her secret as Trisha, she knows about the cameras as well, she is a spy in that house, a maid called ra. I will advise you all to tread with caution and don¡¯t allow ra to know you found out the truth about her already¡­. Goodbye¡± she said, ending the call. ¡°Oh my goodness¡± I said looking up only to meet 4 pairs of questioning eyes. ¡°Let¡¯s go meet mom in her room, we will talk about it there¡± I said. We all headed upstairs and knocked on mom¡¯s door, she opened up and we entered¡­. I locked the door behind. ¡°What¡¯s up with you all?¡± Mom asked ¡°Ari has something to say¡± Kelly replied ¡°Louisa called and she told me some things about Skyler¡± I started talking and exined all to them. ¡°Oh my goodness!!! Oh my goodness!! Oh my goodness!!¡± Petra started panicking. Alex rushed to her side but she fell on his arms. Jezzzz she fainted. ¡°Petra!!¡± Alex called, tapping her. ¡°Lay her on the bed son, she¡¯s just over stressed¡± mom said ¡°Who wouldn¡¯t be after receiving such news¡± she added as i brought water to mop her head with. I sprinkled some on her face and she winced a little. ¡°Wee back,¡± Preston said, making us chuckle. ¡°I¡¯m just so tired, it¡¯s one thing after another¡± She sighed. ¡°Maybe getting married to Alex is not really a good idea after all,¡± She added. ¡°You didn¡¯t just say that, did you?¡± Alex questioned ¡°You just said you want to get married to me is not a good idea? Shouldn¡¯t I be the one to say that shit?¡± He was getting furious. ¡°Isn¡¯t that what Skyler really wants?¡±. Alex shouted, it¡¯s a good thing the room is soundproof. Petra started sobbing. ¡°Alex, stop , it¡¯s just her hormones,¡± Mom shouted. ¡°Oh please mom¡± Alex replied. ¡°She does stupid things and we all me it on hormones, the other day I prepared 5 different dishes for her and she just drank water and slept¡­. What kind of hormones is that?¡± He shouted walking out of the room in anger.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. Preston rushed after him¡­ It¡¯s sure gonna be hell out there because Preston is actually overprotective of his sister. I moved closer to Petra and engulfed her in a hug. ¡°Let it out girl¡± I said and she started crying more. Soon a maid started banging the door. Kelly walked to the door and opened it. ¡°Ma¡¯am Sir Alex and Sir Preston are fighting downstairs¡± She said. ¡°Oh my!!¡±. We all raced downstairs, Preston was beating Alex up real bad. ¡°Press stop!!¡± Petra shouted. Preston hanged his hand mid air as he was about to punch Alex again. He stood up from on top of Alex. I rushed to Alex but he stopped me, stood up and walked out. Mom just stood watching. ¡°Come Preston let me take care of your wounds¡± she finally said. ¡°You¡¯re not angry I beat Alex up?¡± Preston asked ¡°Well you are also my son right? And when a son beats his brother up for being stupid, it isn¡¯t that bad¡± She added with a smile. I looked at Pet but she was actually lost in her own thoughts. Before I could go to her, Liam already said something to her and she nodded. We would be right back Liam said and they walked out. I sighed in relief. ¡°At least Liam would make her feel better¡± I sat down on the couch with Kelly. ¡°I¡¯m just so tired from all this,¡±I said softly. ¡°Same here¡± She replied, breathing out. Soon mom came back with a now better Preston. They also sat down. ¡°I am sorry I beat up your brother¡± Ari.. Preston said breaking the silence ¡°Don¡¯t be stupid pres, you were my brother before he became my brother¡± I said. I stood up and walked over to the couch he sat down on. I ced my head on hisp, thenyed my remaining body on the couch. This used to be our routine before. Chapter 20 **Liam** ¡°I don¡¯t know what to do anymore Liam, I don¡¯t know why he is so angry with me all of a sudden¡± Petramented. ¡°Calm down pet, he is just being stupid¡± I replied trying to calm her down. ¡°Does he mean all he said?¡± She asked, sobbing. ¡°No, just calm down and rx,¡± I replied, helping hery on the bed. After so much tears she finally slept off, I just hope Alex knows what he is doing. Petra doesn¡¯t deserve this much stress, especially since she is pregnant. I could feel my phone ringing. I reached out to my pocket and sighed seeing the caller id. ¡°Hey bro¡± I heard his voice. ¡°Haven¡¯t you done enough damage? I cut him short. ¡± You have to understand,¡± he replied. ¡°I just hope you are doing the right thing man,¡± I said. ¡°Trust me bro¡± He replied. I sighed. ¡°How¡¯s she?¡± He asked. ¡°Not fine¡± I replied. ¡°Make sure she doesn¡¯t harm herself please¡± he pleaded. ¡°Fine¡± I replied and he hung up. I just hope you know what you are doing Alex, I just hope so, I thought. I could hear Petra sniff in her sleep, I just have a bad feeling about what Alex is doing. Ari entered alongside Preston, Kelly and Mom. ¡°She¡¯s asleep¡± Arimented sitting close to Petra on the bed. ¡°I don¡¯t know what hase over that son of mine¡± Mom said ¡°She¡¯s burning up, Kelly please get me water and a towel¡± Ari said quickly as she sat up. Kelly came back with the water and handed it over to Ari who started mopping her body while I called the doctor. ********************* ¡°She would be alright, she¡¯s just stressed, be thankful she¡¯s a strongdy. She might have developed a critical condition if she isn¡¯t strong. The rate by which she has been stressedtely is really harmful for her¡± the doctor concluded after her check up with Petra. ¡°Thanks doctor,¡± mom said as Kelly escorted the doctor out. ¡°I think I should take my sister back with me, I can¡¯t bear to lose her ¡± Preston finally spoke up. ¡°No way bro, everything is going to be alright¡± I quickly chirped in before he would think any further. ¡°Don¡¯t worry son, we would sort this out¡± Mother said she was nowying beside Petra on the bed. **Alex** I don¡¯t even know what to do, I am just growing so confused right now. Petra hates me forever and I go to prison without ever seeing my child. Or Petra hating me forever and still being able to see my child.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. Just then my phone rang. ¡°Well done Alex, continue doing as i say and everyone would be on a safe side¡± she said. ¡°Why are you doing this Skyler?¡± I asked. ¡°You were meant to get married to me Alex to me, but you cut it off because of that fool¡± she screamed ¡°I hate you¡± I said with so much venom in my voice. ¡°I love you too¡± she replied and hung up. ¡°What have I done to deserve all this, I am just so tired of this, just tired..¡± I sighed frustrated. ¡°I¡¯m so sorry Pet but I really have to do this, for your safety and for that of my baby¡±. I really need to find a way to get out of this mess but first I just need to dance to her tune. ¡°I can¡¯t even tell you anything because if I do then skyler would notice and this time she might just kill you¡± I said to myself. And if anything happens to you Petra, I might just kill myself. Just then another messagees in from Skyler. Oh my goodness, this is going to really break Petra, mom might even have my head on a chop board. I called skyler immediately. ¡°Skyler, are you crazy, there¡¯s no way in hell I¡¯m doing this!!¡± I shouted. ¡°We¡¯ll do it or your secret gets exposed, and you know what that means right?¡± she asked. ¡°Skyler, please don¡¯t do this,¡± I pleaded. ¡°Thirty minutes, you have thirty minutes to do what I asked, if not you are in trouble¡± She replied then hung up. ¡°Shit!!!¡± I cursed. I am so sorry my Kitten, I really don¡¯t mean to hurt you but I can¡¯t get out of this one. **PETRA** ¡°I have this strange feeling that something is up with Alex¡± I said to Kelly. I woke up a few minutes ago feeling restless. ¡°Why?¡± she asked. ¡°I have been feeling restless about him Kel..¡± I replied. ¡°Come on Pet, it¡¯s probably because you both had a fight¡± She replied. ¡°I would go tell everyone you are awake now¡± She added leaving my room. 10 minutester. For someone who wants to tell others that I¡¯m awake, Kelly is taking longer than usual. I decided to go downstairs myself when I heard them whispering. ¡°We need to stop her from checking any updates on her phone¡± I heard Ari¡¯s voice. ¡°Oh my poor baby, I¡¯m going to rip Alex¡¯s head off when I see him,¡± Kate said. I didn¡¯t wait to hear everything else as I quickly made my way back to my room. I got in, locked the door and quickly searched for my phone. I found it inside one of the drawers and switched it on. What exactly did Alex do to stop me from using my phone? I thought. ¡°Petra!¡± I heard Ari¡¯s voice as I saw an update on my phone. No this can¡¯t be true, Alex can¡¯t possibly go this far. ¡°Petra!¡± I heard Kate call and I opened the door. They all rushed in as their eyesnded on the phone with me. ¡°How could he?¡± was the only thing I could say as I read the headlines again. Allments from the news were painful but the wicked fact from it all is Alex, My love and the Father of my baby has done all this. What exactly have I done to him to deserve all this. I looked at my phone again and saw other pop ups. Truth about Petra George was revealed!!!. Chapter 21 **Petra** Petra George Actually ckmailed Our Billionaire Ceo With A Pregnancy That Isn¡¯t Even His. See Video Below; A lot of headlines came in but I decided to watch this one as a video. I clicked on it as I saw Alex speaking to a new presenter. ¡°Petra is just an opportunist, yes I made the one night mistake with her in which she ckmailed me to get married to her saying she¡¯s pregnant, causing me to break my rtionship with the love of my life, Skyler¡± I heard Alex say or should I say saw Alex say. I couldn¡¯t take it anymore, so I flung the phone against the wall. ¡°Why? why? Why does Alex have to do this?¡± I asked no one in particr as they all kept staring at me with Kate drawing me into a hug. ¡°I don¡¯t remember telling Alex I was even pregnant, so something is definitely wrong somewhere¡± I added ¡°Alex found out I was pregnant, only when I got kidnapped¡± I said Just then Mrs Rose, our wedding nner, called mom¡¯s phone. ¡°Mom I want to hear everything she says please¡± I said as mom nodded to my request, picking up the call. ¡°Hello Rose,¡± Kate said into the phone. ¡°Hello Kate, Alex called and asked to cut off every wedding preparations, hope all is well?¡± She said, also adding a question. ¡°Thanks Rose, I will get back to you¡± mom replied and hung up. ¡°It¡¯s obvious Alex just wanted to use me and there was no real love¡± I cried on mom¡¯s shoulder. ¡°Don¡¯t stress it honey, we will get to the bottom of this¡± she said stroking my hair. ¡°Could Alex truly be this heartless or there is something behind it¡± I thought to myself. ¡°I must find Alex wherever he is hiding and get to the bottom of this stupidity¡±.. I thought again. ¡°I am fine¡± I said, cleaning my tears and forcing a smile. ¡°You haven¡¯t eaten anything Pet, if not for yourself but for your baby sake please¡± Ari said and I nodded. ¡°I will go get you something to eat then¡± Kelly said standing up. ¡°It¡¯s okay baby, we will be fine¡± I thought as I rubbed my belly, trying to reassure myself and maybe my child too. I recall when Alex would rub my tummy at night and talk to our baby and now he is saying the baby actually isn¡¯t his. As much as it hurts to see all those headlines and those hate from peoplementing, something still tells me that a normal Alex wouldn¡¯t do that. ¡°But he is proud, he actually said hateful things to you after the night you both spent together and also when you called wanting to tell him about your baby¡± my subconscious told me. ¡°I know but all that was just a misunderstanding, we already settled things¡± I thought trying to convince myself. What was a misunderstanding?¡±Kate asked. ¡°Ooops i actually said that out loud¡±I thought. ¡± Yes you did¡± she Ari replied and i mentally facepalm myself. ¡°Where is Liam?¡± I asked , suddenly realising he is no longer in the room with us. ¡°He walked out earlier,¡± Preston replied. Just then Kelly walked in with my food. **Liam** ¡°Man are you crazy!!¡± I shouted punching Alex. The idiot messaged me earlier to meet him when Petra was reading the headlines. ¡°Man calm down¡± he managed to say trying to get up but i punched him again. ¡°Calm down!!! Did you just calm down, you idiot?¡± I shouted hitting the wall frustrated by his stupidity. ¡°I called you here so I can confide in you!!¡± he shouted, causing me to calm down a little. ¡°Yes I did all that Liam, but you know Skyler is ckmailing me don¡¯t you?!¡± he added. ¡°Stop this man, what level of ckmail would she be able to carry out on you?¡± I asked in disbelief. ¡°That night at school, remember that night we had this party at school and I got drunk?¡± he asked in tears. ¡°All my life I haven¡¯t seen my friend this vulnerable, this sad and it shows only one thing Skyler has really gotten to him this time¡±. I thought as I nodded to his question. ¡°That night I wasn¡¯t in my senses and I raped a girl?¡± he asked again. ¡°Yes Alex, I remember that night and how you almost killed yourself for doing that¡­ I replied. ¡± She died, Liam !!!! She died¡­.¡±he finally came out clean His words echo in my ear as I stare at him in shock. ¡± She died, Skyler knew about it that night as she asked me to go home and sober up while she erased every trace. Now shees up with a video that shows me being a monster Liam¡± He finally broke the shell as he fell on the floor. I don¡¯t care if she exposes me Liam, but then Petra would hate me, I would go to jail and won¡¯t see my child even before he/she is born Liam and the name my father managed to gain would be destroyed because of his son¡± he said crying. I stood still in shock. ¡°Skyler vows that after I go to jail, she would kill Petra and my child¡± he added ¡°Now I see why Alex has been like this, ever since that night he has been having some ws but I thought it was all because of his mistake. I never knew the girl died¡±. I thought as I bent to his level to hug him. ¡°At least this wouldfort him before we know what else to do¡±. ¡°Alex assessed through a lot in his life and this is just too much for him to bear¡±.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. 5 minutester ¡°How¡¯s my Kitten?¡± he asked, still sad. ¡°She would be alright, though you have to be careful with whatever thing you do¡± I said ¡°Just earlier the doctor said her stress is getting too much and any other person would have lost the baby, but thank goodness Pet is a strong woman¡± I added. ¡°I could see the sadness of him hurting her in his eye¡±. ¡°I would take care of her,¡± I said, reassuring him. Chapter 22 I still couldn¡¯t believe that he actually denied me and my baby on National TV. An opportunist?!. Those words kept ringing in my head. I rubbed my tummy, ¡°He doesn¡¯t deserve you or your mum, why would he say I ckmailed him ?.¡± All these while he has been faking his feelings. What about those happy moments we shared?. The ns of us taking care of the baby. It was all a lie. There¡¯s no point in staying here after all he has already cancelled the wedding, I deserve way better than a man who disgraced me on National TV. I want to question him so bad, scream at him , cry in his arms but I couldn¡¯t because he¡¯s not mine, after all I¡¯m just a secretary who got lucky, not even lucky because he doesn¡¯t want me, in the eyes of the world, I¡¯m the second woman who snatched someone¡¯s love of their life. I have his baby, I never for once regretted having this baby just because he decides to be stupid and immature. I will bring this child to the world and take care of it, acting as a mother and father figure. I took out my box from the wardrobe and started removing my clothes from the hangers to fold them into my box. This is too toxic for me. I grabbed my phone to call Preston. ¡°Hey, sis.¡± ¡°You good?.¡± He inquired. I could imagine his worried expression right now. ¡°Please,e and pick me up.¡±Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Why?.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t ask questions, okay!.¡± ¡°I need to know.¡± I sighed, ¡± I can¡¯t.. I need to leave¡­ make sure my child isn¡¯t born and brought up in a toxic environment or treated like an outsider just because of his mother¡¯s mistake.¡± ¡°Mistake, you say?.¡± ¡°If I didn¡¯t open my damn legs, I wouldn¡¯t be in this situation.¡± ¡°Stop putting the me on yourself, you don¡¯t have to leave¡­ just wait till he gets back and try to get the truth out of him.¡± He advised. ¡°What truth exactly?, Look!, I don¡¯t want to know why he did, the deed has already been done and he can¡¯t undo the damages caused, I don¡¯t want my kid to have such a man as his or her father.¡± ¡°At the end of the day, he¡¯s still the father.¡± ¡°Are you done?, When you are done with your talks, pleasee and pick me up, I will be waiting, hurry up.¡± I hung up before he had a chance to utter a word. I gently sat on my bed, his words kept reying in my head. So I am the bad guy in this game. We had sex and I got pregnant and he doesn¡¯t want to own up to it. He seriously thinks I¡¯m trying to tie him down or take half of his property with a child. I squeezed the bedsheet as I clenched my jaw. I breathed in and out, anger was thest thing I needed for my health. I didn¡¯t need stress at all. More reason why I have to leave this ce, if I see his face and keep seeing it, it will only make me hate him and make me an emotional mess. I calmly waited for Preston toe but I had a feeling that he wouldn¡¯t after all , he still believes that Alex has a reason for what he did. Blind Faith and Hope. I decided to not wait any longer and called a cab, I dragged my box and walked out of my room. My slow movement wasn¡¯t helping matters because I wanted to leave as soon as possible. If only Preston was here, he would have helped me to carry my box or something. The stairs even made it much more difficult, so I sessfully got downstairs. I paused to catch my breath, I wanted to take a seat but the earlier I left, the better. I was about to open the door when mum stopped me. ¡°Where do you think you are going with your box?.¡± Her words halted my action. I slowly turned around to see the curious look on her face. ¡°I can¡¯t stay anymore.¡± ¡°Oh, dear¡­ good thing, I decided toe check on you, you would have probably escaped without anybody¡¯s knowledge.¡± She spoke to herself as if I wasn¡¯t there. ¡°You can¡¯t leave¡­ I mean you need someone to take care of you in this condition.¡± ¡°I am sorry, mum but it¡¯s best , I leave , what am I doing here? His mistress doesn¡¯t have a purpose anymore.¡± I stated. ¡± Why would you call yourself his mistress, he¡¯s the reason you are in this situation, I won¡¯t even let him be with Skyler or whatever her name is called.¡± She confessed. I passed her a soft, weak smile. ¡± If Alex wants to marry her, he will do it regardless of anybody¡¯s opinion, I don¡¯t want my baby and I to be treated like a second ss citizen in his or her father¡¯s house, it¡¯s better I leave, I can¡¯t bear or face any more disgrace.¡± ¡± And you won¡¯t, trust me, I¡¯m his mother, he will listen to me, I will talk sense into his head, he has to handle his responsibility.¡± ¡°Mum, I appreciate your efforts but please, it¡¯s not worth the stress, just let me go before he gets back.¡± I begged. ¡°No way!, I want to see my grandchild and take good care of my grandchild.¡± She tantly refused. She wasn¡¯t going to let me leave , Preston had just one damn job. She took my box and kept it to her side. ¡°You are going to stay put until all of this blows over¡± She said as she made her way back to the living room. She sighed, ¡°Fine, let¡¯s have a civil conversation.¡± I forced a smile and decided to sit, I didn¡¯t like the stress either. ¡°Do you trust him?.¡± She threw the question at me. Silence took over before I replied, ¡± I do.¡± ¡°If you do then there¡¯s no need to leave.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t want to, I still can¡¯t believe it but he looked like he meant what he said in his interview.¡± ¡°He looked like¡­ just wait until he gets back, he must have a logical exnation for this. She assured me. Chapter 23 ~Alex¡¯s POV~ I could not stop thinking of how upset and angry she must be, the stress and the pain I put her through, the disgrace and humiliation and it¡¯s all because of Skyler. Actually, it¡¯s not because of her, if I didn¡¯t get into a rtionship with her in the first ce, I wouldn¡¯t be in this mess, if I didn¡¯t get drunk that day , I wouldn¡¯t be in this deep shit, if I only I had controlled myself and not raped her to death, my kitten wouldn¡¯t be in this mess with me. She doesn¡¯t deserve this, will she ever forgive me?. Different thoughts ran through, my head was getting blocked. What if she decides to leave the house and move to an unknown location. I won¡¯t be able to see my child or her again. I can¡¯t marry Skyler, no matter what. There must be a way. ¡°Stop overthinking, I will exin everything to her, to them.¡± Liam assured while his eyes were still fixed on the road. I sighed, ¡± That¡¯s if we meet her still at home.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t say that, she can¡¯t give up just like that.¡± ¡± Who wouldn¡¯t?, I said a lot of mean things about her.¡± ¡± I hope this stress doesn¡¯t push her into earlybour.¡± ¡°Stop panicking, everything will be fine, we will sort this out.¡± I didn¡¯t say a word, I was already feeling a slight headache. Skyler. When we got to the mansion, the gate opened and we drove in. I hesitated before stepping out of the car , will they understand?. Liam opened the door and we saw her sitting with my mum, her box was beside mum. She was already leaving. My heart dropped, if my mum wasn¡¯t at home , she would have sessfully left the house without a trace, she would probably change numbers and even her name. She avoided making eye contact with me but when she finally did, I regretted the words I said to the press. What is Skyler even doing to me?. Petra has gone through alot because of her, she doesn¡¯t deserve to be punished for my mistake. Her eyes made me confused, at first it held anger then it weakened and turned to that pain. I want to tell her how much I loved her and that I would never hurt her intentionally but I couldn¡¯t, she won¡¯t even listen to me , not after what I said. ~Petra~ I was still thinking of one thousand ways to leave this house when the door flung open with Liam and Alex. I instantly looked away, not wanting to make eye contact with a coward. ¡°What¡¯s with the box?.¡± Liam questioned. That¡¯s a question but just maybe if the question was asked by my dear Alex Montero, maybe it would have shown a little bit of concern and remorse. ¡°She wanted to leave but I stopped her.¡± Mum answered. Liam sighed and looked at me then at Alex with pity in his eyes. ¡°You already gave up huh?.¡± Alex finally spoke up. ¡°Why won¡¯t I? What do you really expect an opportunist to do?.¡± ¡°Petra , don¡¯t stress about it , you are pregnant.¡± Liam stated the obvious. ¡± And he should have known that before vomiting rubbish for the press.¡± I red at him. ¡± He should have known that the mother of his child doesn¡¯t need stress, oh, I¡¯m sorry, I forgot, it was never meant to happen, it was just a one night stand that is making your life a living nightmare.¡± ¡°Petra¡­.¡± Liam called but I ignored him. ¡± Mr Alexandra Montero, I¡¯m really sorry , I should have known my boundaries and my ce. I¡¯m sorry for ending your perfect rtionship with the love of your life, I¡¯m sorry for ckmailing you into marrying me¡­. I made a mistake.¡± I walked to meet mum so I could get my box but Liam seized it. ¡°You don¡¯t understand the reason why he did it.¡± Liam said. ¡± Then make me understand because I want to know why this man standing in front of me decided to use me wrongly of things I never did, I¡¯m really ashamed of the fact that you are the father of my child.¡± ¡°Kitten¡­¡± He tried to call my name. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare!.¡± I warned him. ¡°You have to calm down, consider the baby.¡± Mum brought me to sit down. I had shbacks of his hurtful statements on TV and the moment we shared together. ¡°He was forced to do it.¡± ¡°Huh?.¡± ¡°What?.¡± ¡°He was ckmailed by Skyler.¡± Liam confessed. I raised my head to look at Alex to maybe search for truth in his eyes and indeed it was there. ¡± I don¡¯t understand why and with what exactly?.¡± I threw questions. Liam sighed and looked at Alex, he gave him the go ahead, ¡± He raped a girl in his drunken state at a party.¡± I looked at him in shock, I couldn¡¯t be angry at him after all alcohol makes people do crazy things that they always regret afterwards. He kept silent but I knew that wasn¡¯t the whole truth. ¡°And?.¡± ¡°He raped her to death.¡± Mum¡¯s eyes popped out of the socket. ¡°Oh my God.¡¯ I covered my mouth with my hands as I looked at him. ¡°How¡¯s that possible? Did you hit her or what?.¡± ¡°I can¡¯t remember vividly but I remembered that she stopped breathing and I ran to Skyler for help and she lied to me that he will cover the trace meanwhile she recorded a video of the crime.¡± Alex confessed. She¡¯s such a snake. ¡± I can¡¯t believe she was actually your ex, she¡¯s such a devil.¡± Mum said. ¡± So she did that for future purposes, wow, she¡¯s really something.¡± ¡± She wants me to marry her or she will make sure I rot in jail.¡± ¡± How does she expect you to spend the rest of your life with someone as psychopathic and evil as her?¡± That part of me was right, I knew he wouldn¡¯t throw everything away just like that , he still cared. ¡± Kitten, I¡¯m so sorry for the words I said , I didn¡¯t mean any of that, I love you and I cherish our baby, you aren¡¯t an opportunist , you are the mother of my unborn kids and my soon to be wife, I will try to get us out of this mess, I promise.¡± I smiled at him, he ced a kiss on my tummy. ¡± That¡¯s the man, I know.¡± Liam said. ¡± So how are we going to fix this?.¡± I asked them. ¡± We can lure her in by deceiving her that you are gone and Alex wants her back then we will find a way to delete the evidence from her.¡± Liam answered. ¡± It won¡¯t be that easy, she¡¯s smart, you know.¡± Alex stated. ¡°I know, we will think of something except my kitten, don¡¯t stress too much about it okay, just take good care of our baby and everything will be alright.¡± He assured me. I couldn¡¯t stop smiling but everytime I remembered the trouble he was in, I had to stop. He stood the chance of going to jail, his family¡¯s name dragged to the mud, his unborn child would be called the son of a rapist but I knew there was light at the end of the tunnel. He led me upstairs to my room while Liam carried my box. ¡°Get some rest.¡± Liam told me before leaving. I turned to see him staring, ¡± I hope you mean so much to me, once this is over, I will correct the information I gave to the press, I promise, we just have toy low until we figure something out.¡± He ced a kiss on my forehead then my tummy, he gave me a forced smile, my eyes became teary. He¡¯s going through all these because of me. If we didn¡¯t have a one night stand, he wouldn¡¯t be in this situation but then, I¡¯m also grateful because I found peace and love in this wonderful man and he has given me a reason to keep smiling with his unborn child. He leaned in and I closed my eyes but I could feel we were touching noses, his lips rubbed against mine before enveloping it in a kiss. ¡± I love you and nothing is ever going to change and nothing is going toe between us, this is a phase and we will pass through it.¡± He assured me before leaving. I hope everything turns out fine. My phone rang and I checked to see it was Preston, I rolled my eyes before answering. ¡°Right timing.¡± ¡°Hey sis, I¡¯m on my way, do you still want to leave?.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t bother, I have changed my mind.¡± ¡°Wow, that¡¯s good news, in fact it¡¯s a miracle.¡± I could imagine the smile on his face. ¡°Yeah, whatever.¡± ¡°See ya in a minute.¡± He ended the call. I decided to take a nap before he would arrive but he was already here. ¡°When did you be sh?.¡± ¡°I was already close to the house when I called.¡± ¡°Oh.¡± ¡°I just wanted to take a nap.¡± ¡°Then, I should leave you.¡± ¡°Nah, did you get me anything?.¡± ¡°I got you fruits.¡± ¡± Thanks.¡± ¡°So has the whole dilemma been resolved?.¡± Worry was evident on his face. I sighed, ¡°It just got worse.¡± ¡°What do you mean?.¡± ¡°Alex is being ckmailed by Skyler.¡± ¡°The hell?!, How and why?!.¡± ¡°Apparently, his past is unto him.¡± ¡± Just go straight to the point.¡± He stated impatiently. I rolled my eyes at him and took the te of fruit sd and started eating. ¡°He killed a girl.¡± ¡°What?!.¡± ¡°Sorry, he didn¡¯t kill her, he raped her and she died.¡± ¡°Fuck!, That¡¯s so bad.¡± ¡°And Skyler knows?.¡± ¡°Yeah, pretty obvious¡± ¡°Does the police know about this?.¡± ¡°Not yet.¡± ¡°Okay, good.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing that¡¯s good.¡± ¡°If he doesn¡¯t marry her, she will tell the corps, she has the evidence.¡± ¡°She¡¯s such a sneaky bastard.¡± ¡°Has Louisa reached you?¡± He whispered. ¡°Oh my gosh, I totally forgot about our sister!.¡± ¡°She¡¯s fine, I spoke to her, not quite long.¡± ¡°Okay, good, I won¡¯t be able to handle any more issues.¡± ¡± And you won¡¯t.¡± He assured me. ¡± We will figure something out, you should take a nap, I will see Alex and Liam.¡± He stated before leaving.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. I smiled at his retreating figure, men always find a way to handle things. Skyler won¡¯t be the death of us. Chapter 24 I woke up hoping that it was all a nightmare ,¡± Good morning, baby.¡± I saw his sparkling white teeth sh me a smile. ¡°Morning..¡± I replied slowly. ¡°How was your night?.¡± ¡°Good, I guess, I couldn¡¯t stop thinking about the big issue we have.¡± I confessed. He sighed, ¡± I told you, you shouldn¡¯t worry, leave it to me and everything will be okay.¡± I passed him a faint smile, my phone pinged and I checked to see a message from Louisa. ¡± I¡¯ming right away, I have something to share with the family.¡± The feeling of worry overwhelmed me, was everything fine with her?. ¡± Babe, is everything alright?.¡± Alex brought me out of my thoughts. I shook my head, ¡± Ummm¡­ I don¡¯t know.. my sister ising and I think she has something to tell us.¡± and everything will go back to the way it was before, just me and Alex waiting for our baby to be born with no crazy ex lurking around but you know what they say, if wishes were horses, beggars will ride on them. ~EVA~ ¡°Good job, Alex, you have been a good boy, I will reward youter.¡± She ended the call with a creepy smile on her face. I read and watched the news and discovered that Alex denied my sister on National TV. I wasn¡¯t surprised, it was obviously Skyler who forced him into it. After all, she can do anything because of love. Psychopath. I was only concerned about my sister, how would she handle the news, she would be in massive shock. I immediately sent a text to my brother to make sure he was by her side before she would make any silly decision. ¡± What are you doing?.¡± Skyler inquisitively asked me. ¡°Texting someone.¡± I answered casually. One thing about Skyler, she¡¯s very smart, she can read bodynguage, another thing you shouldn¡¯t do in front of her is to be afraid or stutter. Even if you are doing something bad, y it off like it¡¯s nothing or else she will suspect. ¡± Why is that smile on your face? What have you done this time?.¡± I inquired as if I was unaware. ¡°Well, I just did something that¡¯s gonna make me get my man back.¡± She smirked. ¡°I¡¯m lost.¡± I squinted my eyes and raised my brow in confusion. She rolled her eyes, ¡± Eva, you really need to keep yourself updated.¡± ¡°Anyways, I¡¯m going to tell you regardless, I ckmailed Alex into ending things with that man thief.¡± She spat out in disgust. ¡± What kind of ckmail?.¡± ¡± Few years ago, he went to a party, got drunk and raped a girl, she was unconscious for awhile and he thought she was dead because his vision was blurry, he begged me to cover the traces and I promised to take care of her if she decided to work with me, she¡¯s alive and he doesn¡¯t know it.¡± ¡°Geez, you are so evil and I like it, I¡¯m very sure she must have had a miscarriage when she heard the news.¡± ¡± I hope she does because I just want her to die before I do it myself.¡± I was mentally stabbing her with a knife. I know she rightfully deserves Alex and all but he doesn¡¯t love her anymore, she should move on and stop being a psychopathic ex. ¡± I need to see her, I have a few things to discuss with her, you areing with me.¡± She stood up and left. Her words brought a sly smile to my face, awwn, poor Skyler, she thinks obviously going to choose her over my family. LOL. You know the saying, keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer, yeah, I¡¯m just as evil as her but I¡¯m doing it for a good course. She¡¯s definitely going to see me as a bad best friend and betrayal, but I don¡¯t care. It¡¯s high time I ended things with this bitch besides family first. Always. We got into her car and drove off to the girl¡¯s apartment. Her apartment was being guided by Skyler¡¯s Henchmen. A blondie with blue eyes came into disy, Alex must have thought she was Barbie so that¡¯s why he fucked her. The look of fear was in her eyes when she saw us. Skyler had a private conversation with her that I didn¡¯t bother to eavesdrop on because I was already two steps ahead of her. She wasn¡¯t going to be around for a whole week, that means I will be left in charge of her evil deeds. I secretly took a picture of her and sent it to Petra. I kept my phone on Do not disturb mode. Skyler turned back and I put on my nk face, if it was an amateur, they would have smiled at her, she would immediately figure out that you are onto something. ¡± Let¡¯s go.¡± She told me and I stood up to follow her. I nned toe back to talk to her in private when Skyler was gone. ¡± Hey, can you watch her while I¡¯m away? Alex shouldn¡¯t find out, he must be trying to figure out how to get out of this mess but I won¡¯t let him, I will guilt trap him and then kick that bitch of the house or even worse, eliminate her permanently.¡± Her words sent chills to my body. Wow, love can make people do the craziest things. I¡¯m not sure, it¡¯s love, it¡¯s obsession!. ¡°Yeah, she has been an obstacle for long, you should do something about it.¡± Imented.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°We will definitely do something about it.¡± We drove back to her house and she packed her stuff and left. I kept a tracking device on her to monitor and make sure she was out of the city. When she was finally out, I got into my car and sent a text to my sister. Skyler was dangerous, maybe there might be a secret camera in my car so I didn¡¯t want to make a call in my car to avoid messing up the n. I drove back to Emily¡¯s apartment. The guards didn¡¯t say a word because they have known me for long. ¡± Hi.¡± ¡°Oh, hello¡­.¡± She squinted her eyes at me. ¡°I¡¯m Eva, I was here a few minutes ago with Skyler.¡± ¡± Oh, wee¡­ you are here because?.¡± ¡± I¡¯m here because I need a favour from you.¡± ¡°Okay, I¡¯m listening, I¡¯m willing to help anybody that¡¯s a friend of Skyler, I owe her.¡± ¡± Actually, she owes you.¡± ¡± I don¡¯t understand.¡± She scrunched her brows in confusion. ¡°Don¡¯t worry, I will exin.¡± ¡± Skyler didn¡¯t save your life.¡± ¡± What are you talking about?, She did.¡± ¡°You were raped by a guy, not just any guy.¡± ¡± Alex Montero.¡± We called simultaneously but her voice held hatred. ¡± He ruined my life, if not for Skyler, I don¡¯t know what would have happened to me.¡± ¡± He didn¡¯t, she drugged him , it was a set up, Alex is Skyler¡¯s ex and she has been obsessed with him for long, she¡¯s angry over the fact that he left her for my sister.¡± The feeling of shock enveloped her. ¡°Your sister?.¡± ¡± Yes, my sister is pregnant with his child, she was once his personal assistant but they had a thing that led to another thing, now Skyler is unto them by using you.¡± ¡± What?.¡± ¡± Alex doesn¡¯t know that you are alive, if he knew, he would do every possible thing on this Earth to show you how sorry he is, he wasn¡¯t in his right state.¡± ¡± I know, he reeked of alcohol that night, after he raped me, she took me in.¡± ¡± I didn¡¯t have a family, I didn¡¯t want to go back to my boyfriend because he would definitely kick me, he didn¡¯t want me to go to the party in the first ce.¡± ¡± It was all Skyler¡¯s n and you have been her bait for long, he¡¯s been ckmailed, he thinks you are dead, if you can just show up with me , everything will be fine, Alex is way richer than Skyler, he will take care of you.¡± I promised her. ¡± Okay but why are you doing this? Isn¡¯t Skyler your best friend?.¡± ¡± She was, she was.¡± ¡± She killed my boyfriend, the only guy who actually loved me, he didn¡¯t deserve to die, I will never forgive her for what she did, she pretended and lied about the murder but it was pretty obvious she was the one.¡± ¡± I¡¯m so sorry.¡± ¡± Don¡¯t be, it¡¯s not your fault.¡± I smiled at her. ¡± So can youe with me to his house?.¡± ¡°Yeah, sure but I¡¯m not sure I¡¯m supposed to leave the house.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry, Skyler is out of town and we will be back before you know it.¡± We left and the guards didn¡¯t bother to ask a word, my car ss was tinted and she was disguised as well. I hesitated before getting out of the car, alot of truths will be revealed today including the fact that Eva is Louisa, Louisa is Eva and She¡¯s the bestfriend of Skyler. Skyler has always been the enemy, her heart is cold as ice, even a robot is better than her because I know it¡¯s numbness, she decides to deactivate her emotions, I know she still has a spot for emotion because she¡¯s driven by revenge caused by betrayal. After all, her boyfriend or ex fiance cheated on her with his PA, she should let go but she¡¯s obviously not doing that anytime soon. Well, if I was in her shoes, I wouldn¡¯t want to let go, getting hurt deeply by someone you love can turn you into a beast. Her actions were justifiable but she¡¯s taking it too far especially when my sister is involved. I wouldn¡¯t let her hurt someone I love especially after thest incident. Chapter 25 ~Eva¡¯s POV~ We drove into the Montero mansion, I parked the car and we walked to the door. Some of the servants were already whispering but I ignored them because I knew why. I rang the doorbell and a maid opened the door, her eyes shone when she saw me. I met Liam and Kate in the living room, their facial expressions were mixed with anger and confusion. ¡°What are you doing here?!.¡± Liam angrily asked. ¡°And who¡¯s she? Let me guess another toy that Skyler wants to use against my son.¡± Kate stated bitterly. ¡°I need to see Petra.¡± I ignored them. ¡°Why?, So you can pull out a gun and aim at her belly.¡± He frowned at me. ¡°Can you just let me see my sister?!.¡± I vented out and shock reced it. ¡°Is this a joke? An aplice of our enemy can¡¯t be rted to us.¡± ¡°I¡¯m rted to Petra, not you.¡± I red at him. ¡°Petra!.¡± I called out. It didn¡¯t take long before I saw hering downstairs slowly with Alex by her side supporting. ¡°Louisa.¡± She called out excitedly to the dismay of others. ¡°Eva, what are you doing here?.¡± Alex shed me a re. ¡°And why are you calling her Louisa?.¡± Liam¡¯s situation was getting worse in the sense of confusion and disbelief. I sighed, ¡± Eva is Skyler¡¯s best friend, Louisa is Petra¡¯s younger sister, I¡¯m Eva and I¡¯m also Louisa.¡± The bombshell I dropped totally blew them all except Petra. Alex¡¯s attention drew to Emily, he squinted his eyes at her and then fear and shame shed. His eyes shone, he was startled, he looked around the house avoiding her. ¡°Alex, what¡¯s wrong?.¡± Petra asked out of concern.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°The¡­. dead girl is here.¡± ¡°Wait, what?, I can see her too.¡± Petra said. ¡°You can¡­. that means she¡¯s alive.¡± He finally summoned the courage. ¡°Howe you are alive?.¡± ¡°Wow, what¡¯s going to be the next shocking revtion, today?.¡± Liam sarcasticallymented. I rolled my eyes and ignored him, ¡°Emily has been alive for a long time, your psycho ex has been keeping her so she can be her little toy.¡± ¡°There¡¯s more to Skyler than you know it, trust me, I have seen it.¡± Imented. ¡°Emily, I don¡¯t know if you will ever be able to forgive me¡­ I swear, I wasn¡¯t myself that night, the things I did, infact, I shouldn¡¯t try to justify my actions or me it on the alcohol, I ruined your life and I¡¯m sorry.¡± He sincerely apologised and she shed him a smile. ¡°You are forgiven.¡± ¡°You didn¡¯t actually ruin her life, Skyler did, she watched you that night but nothing, she waited for the perfect opportunity to strike and now that she has, it¡¯s our turn to strike as well.¡± ¡°Wait, how were you able to bring Emily?.¡± ¡°Skyler is out of town so I decided to make good use of this opportunity, she isn¡¯t aware that I¡¯m doing this.¡± ¡°Why are you even betraying her? Isn¡¯t she your best friend?.¡± ¡°She was¡­. until she chose to be overprotective and kill my boyfriend!¡­. even though he was abusive.¡± ¡°Well, she did that for a good cause.¡± ¡°I never asked her too and she tried to do the same thing. Guys stopped trying to date me because of my psychotic friend. I wonder how Alex was able to cope with her, I hate her, she¡¯s such a horrible person¡­ she takes revenge too far.¡± ¡°Well, you are the good one in the friendship, why didn¡¯t you change her?.¡± ¡°Please, trust me, I did but you can¡¯t, she¡¯s possessed with evil.¡± ¡°We have to n very fast, she still thinks she can use Emily to keep ckmailing me so we are going to y along, set her up and then get evidence that will take her to jail.¡± Alex stated excitedly. ¡°Woah¡­ calm your horses, it¡¯s not that easy, you can never know her next move, I¡¯m the one who¡¯s going to handle the situation, you will do exactly what she wants, we can¡¯t raise any form of suspicion, if not, Emily might be the one to bear the consequences.¡± Emily¡¯s countenance changed to that of fear, ¡°What if?, We keep Emily here for safety and let Skyler know that she¡¯s already bursted.¡± Petra suggested. ¡°Or we let the Police catch her in the act of almost murdering someone, trust me, she will surelye for Emily and I when she finds out that I betrayed her, we will keep a secret camera to watch on Emily, immediately, we notice any form of threat to life, we will call the police.¡± I stated. ¡°Louisa, are you sure about this? If we are together in this house, she won¡¯t be able to hurt us instead of going back. What if it goes wrong? What if she goes psychotic and tries to kill you?.¡± Petra asked out of fear. ¡°Don¡¯t stress yourself, she won¡¯t, she can only hurt me but she can¡¯t kill me, I won¡¯t let her.¡± ¡°By the way, how will she find out?.¡± Liam inquired. ¡°That, I don¡¯t know but we just keep ying along until she finds out.¡± I replied to him. ¡°I still think Emily should stay with us for safety.¡± Kate suggested. I looked at Emily, ¡°Will you feelfortable if you go back alone to the apartment?.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t think so.¡± She shook her head. ¡°Then, let her stay, I¡¯m going to inform the police about this, there will be tight security, she won¡¯t even be able to get passed.¡± Alex assured us. ¡°I hope so, she¡¯s smart, I¡¯m the only one who will face her, I have unfinished scores to settle with her after all.¡± ¡°Shouldn¡¯t I get my stuff?.¡± Emily asked. ¡°No, it¡¯s too risky, the guards must be suspicious that you aren¡¯t back yet and they will be even more suspicious when they see me packing your things so Alex will handle your clothing.¡± I shed him a smile and he mirrored it. ¡°By evening, when they notice she isn¡¯t back, they will surely inform Skyler and who took her out of the housest.¡± ¡°She won¡¯te immediately, she will wait for a like a day or two to see if Emily is back before she strikes, if Emily supposedlyes back, she will question her, not forgetting to instigate fear into her before finally killing her but when, she doesn¡¯t, she wille for me and that is exactly what I want.¡± Petra¡¯s POV I wasn¡¯t sure if I was to be happy that the object of ckmail is alive or the fact that my fiance has loved me and didn¡¯t say those words out of free will, or to be sad and scared over the fact that Louisa was in danger, I didn¡¯t want to let my sister leave, I wanted her to be around me, everybody was in serious danger but they didn¡¯t know it. I didn¡¯t bother to speak up because they would tell me not to worry but no matter how hard I tried, I was panicking. Skyler was definitely going toe for us, if I wasn¡¯t in this state, I would have been strong but I can¡¯t fight back. Chapter 26 Skyler ¡®How could she do this to me? Eva that bitch!!! She was the only one who knew Emily was still alive but I never disclosed the location to Eva, so how did she find out?¡¯ A lot of questions were running through my head as I watched Eva bring Emily into the dining room¡­.. Treason of the highest calibre. They are all oblivious of the hidden camera I had ced in between a flower vase in the dining room and other locations within the house. I had ra, the maid, imnt a camera in Emily¡¯s house as well so I could watch her every move but I didn¡¯t see this oneing¡­. Especially not from my best friend. Eva and I has gone a long way back like the soul sisters, ever since I met her at the Cafe during my college years and we just seemed to clicked from the first conversation and as fate had it she became my only friend I had, We did everything together not just because of the fact that we¡¯re roommates but because I can rte on a different level with her¡­. Shepletes my universe. Things started to change a little bit when she started dating Chase Beckmann the star quarterback of our university football team, she became too busy for me¡­. For us. She went to parties with him and only popr students were allowed, her grades dropped and overall he was a bad influence on her. I shed back to the time I tried to tell her about her new behaviour. ¡°I¡¯ve been wanting to tell you something Eva¡± I had said. ¡°Go on, I¡¯m listening¡± Eva said as she applied her make up preparing to go out with Chase for an all night party again. ¡°Don¡¯t you think you and Chase should slow down a bit, I mean you¡¯re faltering in your grades and it¡¯s obviously because of him. Look I care about you and I want the best for you alright-¡°. ¡°No you don¡¯t want the best for me Skyler, you¡¯re just jealous that I¡¯m having the time of my life with a hot guy. You¡¯re just bitter!¡± Eva interrupted with venom in her voice. That one cut me deep and I just lost my temperpletely. ¡°That guy is obviously a yer!! Everybody else sees it except you, you¡¯re blind to his antics¡± I used the same tone on her as well. ¡°Go get yourself a man so you can keep out of other people¡¯s business¡± Eva stormed out of the room without finishing her makeup. The choice of remaining single was a personal choice and she knew that was why she attacked me with my insecurities. After that argument I vowed not to pry into her business anymore and left her to her fate, as fate would have it I got into a rtionship with Alex and I wasn¡¯t the creepy singledy anymore, Eva and I started talking again after a sincere apology from me. Day after day my obsession with Eva grew even more to the point she was like a sister to me. We got into some sticky situations with our lecturers regrly and we got out of them without a scratch or giving sex in return. Eva¡¯s grades were back to top form and my and Alex¡¯s rtionship had been moving smoothly except for one thing. ¡°Where did you get that ck eye?¡± I asked Eva who hade homest night looking like a beaten up one eyed pirate. ¡°Oh uhhh¡­. Yeah about that¡­.. I uhh got into a fight with a crazy bitch at the parking lot, I beat her up but she left her mark¡± Eva stuttered, I had a feeling she was lying because she was averting her eyes from my stare when she was replying. ¡°Did Chase do this to you?¡± I asked angrily. ¡°What?? No¡­. No way he¡¯d do that to me, stop thinking rubbish¡± Eva tried to wave the issue off.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°Hmmmm, okay then but try to take some Meds for the pain¡± I said watching her apply anotheryer of makeup to cover the bruises on her face. Chase had a long history of abusing his girlfriends, one time he beat up his girlfriend so much that she was sent to the E. R this was why I didn¡¯t want Eva to have anything with him in the first ce and now she¡¯s regretting her choice but she¡¯s too proud to open up and say it or admit it when I tell her. ¡°I will, so are you going to the Frat party this weekend?¡± Eva asked to change the topic. ¡°Yeah I am, I heard it¡¯s an all nighter¡±. ¡°Is Alexing?¡±. ¡°Yeah he is, I¡¯m nning on making love with him at the party¡± I said excitedly, I¡¯ve been nning this for months now and I think it¡¯s about time me and Alex took our love life to another stage. ¡°Oh wow, I¡¯m so happy for you¡­.. Is it your first time?¡±. ¡°It¡¯s not my first time, but with him¡­. Yeah¡± I said shyly, I was so nervous about it. ¡°It¡¯s going to be alright everything will be fine¡± Eva¡¯s words reassured me, that¡¯s why I loved her. She always had a word of upliftment for me or said something that would make me feel better. The frat party was ced on a Saturday because the lecturers won¡¯t be there to spoil the fun and drinking spree that will ensue, Alex was looking dashing that day he wore a denim jacket that sat perfectly on his broad shoulders. After drooling over him for a minute I managed to get up from beside him and look for Eva, I saw her at the spiked punch table. ¡°Hey Eva, where have you been? I¡¯ve been looking everywhere for you¡±. ¡°I just arrived sorry, Chase had to uhhhhh do something with his car¡± Eva lied. ¡°Where¡¯s he now?¡± I asked, giving her a look of suspicion. Eva moved her eyes about nervously giving herself away. ¡°Enough about him let¡¯s go have some fun¡± Eva dragged me towards the dance floor, She reeked of tequ and punched. I followed her because she was obviously drunk and needed someone to take her out of there in case of emergency or vomiting. We swirled on the dance floor for some minutes, Eva danced like she never danced before¡­. drunk and with so much seductive swagger, The captain of our school football team Jasper Wayne came up from behind and started rocking her body ording to the slow Jamaican twerk beat that the DJ has now started ying. Chapter 27 Eva seemed not to have noticed Chase pushing people to make his way to the dance floor, neither did Jasper. Chasended a hook on Jace¡¯s jawline that sent him flying across the dance floor, everyone let out a long ¡°ooouuu¡±, The DJ stopped the song abruptly. ¡°Why were you dancing with him slut?¡± Chase shouted his question at her, grabbing her arm roughly. ¡°It¡¯s a party, aren¡¯t I allowed to dance with who I want? It¡¯s not as if I WAS KISSING HIM OR Anything!!¡± Eva shouted thest part because Chase¡¯s grip was hurting her, she struggled feebly against his grip and he wrenched her arm trying to drag her out of the party.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°Come with me slut, I will show you what happens when you dance around with other guys!!¡± Chase said trying to drag her outside, Eva managed to pull herself free from his hold. ¡°LEAVE ME ALONE YOU MONSTER!!!¡± Eva screamed at him, Next moment he hit her so hard that the poor girl slumped on the floor unconscious. ¡°That was unnecessary bro¡±. ¡°Damn he knocked out his girl¡±. ¡°Someone call 911¡±. Different murmurs were being said around the room but my body shook with so much rage I couldn¡¯t hear them, right now all I wanna do is to kill the monster in front of me. ¡°So you have been abusing her you MONSTER!¡±. ¡°Girls that act like sluts deserve to be treated like sluts¡± Chase said indifferently as if he hadn¡¯t just knocked out the girl he ims he loves. ¡®So that¡¯s why she was acting strange earlier and he¡¯s probably the reason why she drank too much¡¯. ¡°I¡¯ll make sure you regret this I swear!!!¡± I screamed at him in rage, I felt his backhand swipe past my face making me stumble a few feet back. Alex punched him the next instant, that¡¯s when people started separating thebatants. ¡°You better run as fast as you can Chase cause If I get a hold of you I¡¯m going to kill you I swear to God I will !!! ¡± I clutched my throbbing left eye as I swore for all eyes to see the deed that I will always hide in secret and keep from everyone including Eva the person I did it for, I nned and executed the death of Eva¡¯s douchebag abusive boyfriend Chase Beckmann. ¡°You¡¯re just big talk, I can¡¯t be killed by a weak bitch like you¡± as Chase spat the words Alex lunged at him againnding two more punches before the crowd separated them again. ¡°Better watch your mouth Chase or I¡¯m going to watch it for you¡± Alex was looking very angry which made him look two times hotter than before. Some people from the crowd escorted Chase out of the party while the others were still trying to revive Eva. ¡°Are you okay baby? Let me see that eye¡± I released my eye and let him examine it, it was throbbing and now it¡¯s watering up. ¡°That¡¯s bad, we need to get you to a clinic¡± His voice was filled with so much worry. I allowed him to carry me outside to his car then we drove off to the clinic. ¡°I hope Eva is going to be alright¡± I asked worried sick about my bestie. ¡°She¡¯ll be fine, she¡¯s being taken home right now. You should be worrying about yourself¡±. I could barely see the road ahead of me now, my eyes are watering more than before and it hurts when I roll my eyes in my sockets. ¡®That Chase, I¡¯m going to kill him!!¡¯ At the clinic the doctors took too much time examining my eye so Alex offered to drop me off at my hostel instead of the party insisting that I should rest and take care of the now asleep Eva. I wanted Alex to sleep over but I know that wasn¡¯t possible so I thought of a nasty trick to put him to the test. ¡°Thanks for dropping me off babe¡± I said when my hostel gate came into view. ¡°No problem dear, I would have thought that Chase a lesson-¡°. ¡°You did baby, hey why don¡¯t youe inside and share a ss with me before you go¡­.. I would love that¡±. ¡°Okay sweetie, one ss then I¡¯m out and you¡¯ll be off to bed¡±. We got inside and I rushed to my medicine box and grabbed two pills, one Viagra aphrodisiac and one xanax pill, thebination is bound to make Alex super high and very horny and with me not being with him at the party I know he would have no choice but to get a girl to satisfy his urges. Alex drank his orange juice oblivious of the pills I had crushed inside of his drink. ¡°Thanks for the juice babe, I guess I¡¯ll be seeing you tomorrow?¡± Alex asked, preparing to leave. ¡°Yes, I will call you tomorrow. ¡± He kissed me goodnight but it didn¡¯t light up for me yet. After hearing his car zoom down the street I went to see how Eva was holding up. I was surprised to hear her snoring peacefully. I wore a ck hoodie with ck sweatpants and headed back to the party hoping to catch Alexpromising our rtionship. When I got to the party it was sote that almost everybody had passed out, some in their own vomit, while some were sprawled around the house like refugees. A few people were still awake drunk dancing so I approached one of them if they saw Alex. They told me he was upstairs but warned me against going up there. ¡°If you go there, there¡¯s noing back,¡± one said. ¡°Yeah broooo, you can¡¯t unsee it¡± The other addedughing, it¡¯s obvious they were high to stupor and would definitely pass out soon. I couldn¡¯t see Liam anywhere so I went upstairs myself to scout for Alex. I stood at the door overhearing his conversation with Emily. ¡°Nobody is going to know Emily, please just this once¡± Alex¡¯s words slurred, a sign he was very high. ¡°But what about your girlfriend?¡± Emily asked, scared. ¡°She won¡¯t know about this, I won¡¯t tell her if you don¡¯t¡± ¡°I can¡¯t do it Alex, I just can¡¯t¡­. Let go of me!!¡± Emily struggled against Alex¡¯s firm grip with helplessness, the girl was drunk. Alex muffled her screams with his hand and undressed her halfway with the savageness of a caveman, he thrusted into her with the speed of a jack rabbit on heat, he kept on pounding her mercilessly as Emily struggled for air before falling limp and giving in to his masculinity. I stood by the half open door watching my boyfriend rape Emily, I stood by the half open door with my camcorder recording it all in 4K. Chapter 28 **Skyler** Emily was unconscious by the time Alex finished his shameful act, I shut off my camera and watched what would happen next. Alex became delirious with hypertension as he tried to revive Emily, I saw he was in a state of shock so now would be the best time to be the caring girlfriend. ¡°Alex what happened here?¡± I asked with mock surprise, Alex stared at me in disbelief and with so much shock that he couldn¡¯t even move his lips. ¡°I¡­ I¡­. We were dared to have sex¡­. I didn¡¯t want to do it but¡­ I was just so-¡± Alex stuttered helplessly. ¡°And now she¡¯s dead? Nobody is going to believe your story Alex¡±. ¡°I know¡­.. But it¡¯s the truth¡­.. Skyler, you have to believe me please!!¡± Alex was already crying now, the grown man was hysterical like a little child. I thought about the whole situation and there was only one option left. ¡°Alex, listen to me, you have to get out of here¡­. Leave town for a couple of months even¡±. ¡°Why¡­.. i can¡¯t leave her like this¡± Alex said sobbing. ¡°I will clean up this mess but you have to get out of here now. If I¡¯m caught I could say I saw her in this state but nobody would believe me if you¡¯re still here Alex so go¡­. GO NOW!!¡± Alex grabbed his jacket and car keys and headed for the door. ¡°Skyler, I can never repay you for this¡­ Thank you so much babe¡± Alex said before leaving me with the dead girl. I started cleaning up the scene of the crime, eradicating any evidence left by Alex or Emily. That was when I noticed Emily¡¯s chest moving up and down in a breathing motion. I quickly locked the door and started trying to revive her, I sprinkled some water down her nose and she choked back to life coughing. ¡°Where¡­.. Where am I?¡± She seemed quite unable to collect her thoughts. ¡°You¡¯re at the frat house party Em, and I have video evidence of the atrocity youmitted with my boyfriend¡± I told her acidly, I¡¯ve never liked Emily and what Alex did with her made me dislike her even more. ¡°I didn¡¯t want to do it, he forced himself on me!!!¡± Emily cried. ¡°Nobody is going to believe your shame story, Alex Montero has other things to do than to force himself on you¡± I said. ¡°What am I going to do now?¡± Emily said crying, it seems she has given up. ¡°Well the best thing is to run away, away from here, away from anyone who knows the truth, run as fast as you can and never tell anyone about what happened here¡±. ¡°Please help me out here, I don¡¯t know where to go neither do I have the money¡± Emily begged. ¡°If you stay, I¡¯ll be forced to upload the video and let everyone know about how much of a slut you are. So you better start thinking about a ce to go and if money is the issue I would give you that¡± My threats seem to be working cause now Emily started crying even more. ¡°I have a ce, it¡¯s far away from here. I need at least two thousand dors to get there..¡±. ¡°You have to leave tonight and it will be as if nothing ever happened, I¡¯ll be at the train station waiting for you with the money¡± I walked out of the room leaving her to her misery, I pondered on my test and how Alex failed it but now I have enough evidence to keep him with me FOREVER. It was past midnight when I saw Emilying with her box of things still sobbing a little bit, I pressed two thousand five hundred dors into her hand. ¡°I added an extra five hundred incase you got hungry or needed extra cash, did anybody see you?¡±.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°Nobody saw me, thank you so much Skyler. I appreciate your help¡± Emily said sincerely. ¡°Well better board your train now cause this is where I leave you¡± I hugged her like a friend then started off towards my hostel back to Eva and back to my boy toy Alex. The taxi dropped me off at 1:45 and I was so damn tired I couldn¡¯t make it up the stairs before I passed out in the hallway. The next few days passed like a breeze, people inquired about Emily but they were without a clue on her whereabouts, Alex was super happy that his name hadn¡¯t been soiled and he wasn¡¯t in prison for rape and murder. As for Eva she became withdrawn after what happened with Chase at the party and sometimes she shows signs that she misses him or yearns for his touch again. ¡°Hey E, are you going out tonight? I have two tickets to a movie tonight. Wannae?¡± I asked Eva who had been locking herself inside her room for the past few days. She gave me a shrug to say ¡®I don¡¯t know¡¯. ¡°You can¡¯t be locking yourself up in here forever, everybody is going to think Chase is the cause of it¡±. ¡°Isn¡¯t he the cause of it?¡± Eva asked coldly. ¡°That doesn¡¯t mean you should make it so obvious, and what¡¯s more you¡¯re acting cold towards me and your other friends¡± ¡°Everyone should leave me alone¡­. Including you¡± Eva said harshly. Chapter 29 I didn¡¯t bother with her anymore, I just let her do her thing and whenever she chose toe out of it she would. I went to the movies with Alex instead and he showered me with so much love and affection¡­ for the first time in a long time I was actually happy, happy for us, happy for the world to see. We made out in the cinema, made out in his car after the movie, made out when he dropped me off at my hostel. ¡°When will I get to see you again my love?¡± Alex asked, rubbing my chin affectionately. ¡°I don¡¯t know yet sweetie, I still have to take care of Eva and with examsing-¡± Alex shut me up with a passionate kiss which lingered for minutes before we broke apart panting hard. ¡°I have to go now, it¡¯s gettingte,¡± I said, smiling.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°I want you to have something before you go¡± Alex produced a red medium sized teddy with the words ¡°I will always love you¡± written on the chest in italic font. ¡°A Nnnn it¡¯s so cute, I love you so much Alex¡± I hugged him. ¡°I¡¯m d you like it, it will always be a reminder of our love¡± We kissed again before I exited his car with my new teddy, I was so eager to tell Eva all about my wonderful day with Alex, I rushed up the stairs with lightning speed almost tripping myself halfway. When I got into my room it was empty, Eva wasn¡¯t there and her bed had been arranged as if she hadn¡¯t slept on it that day, I searched the whole dorm for her but I couldn¡¯t find her so I started listing a few ces she could have gone to and Chase¡¯s house was leading the top ten so I decided to go look for her there. I arrived at Chase¡¯s extravagant crib close to eight o¡¯clock. If Eva had been here then Chase must¡¯ve been teaching her some kind of lesson so I came prepared ready to fight for my friend. I got inside without knocking because he left the door unlocked, when in the living room I shouted his name as loud as I could to get his attention, he came out a few secondster yawning. ¡°What are you doing in my house? It¡¯ste¡± He asked, rubbing his eyes. ¡°Where is Eva, what have you done to her?¡± I asked the two questions as one. ¡°I don¡¯t know where Eva is, I haven¡¯t seen her for days and I haven¡¯t done anything to your missing friend¡±. ¡°Don¡¯t give me that crap I know she¡¯s in here somewhere, you¡¯re probably hiding her and using her for your own pleasure you monster!!¡± I cried. ¡°Okay this joke is getting too crazy, I don¡¯t know what you¡¯re talking about and what¡¯s more I will not be used of such things in my HOUSE!!¡± Chase was getting irritated now, what was I thinkinging here without any means of protecting myself against this wild brute. ¡°If she¡¯s not here then where is she?¡± I stalling trying to think of a way to escape. ¡°I don¡¯t know!! Better get your facts right before barging into someone¡¯s house¡± Chase was advancing slowly now, I backed up slowly too. ¡°She¡¯ll never forgive you for what you did to her!! ¡°. ¡°Who cares about her forgiveness? All I care about right now is this incredible hottie standing in front of me¡± Chase said seductively,ing closer and closer. ¡°You¡¯re just a sick bastard Chase, first you used and abused my best friend and now you¡¯re trying to make me your victim¡± I was so angry right now. ¡°You don¡¯t have to be called a victim but if that¡¯s what you choose to call yourself it¡¯s fine by me¡± He has backed me into the kitchen now and there¡¯s no other way out other than going around him and he¡¯s not going to let me do that. ¡®I wish I had brought a gun¡¯ I thought to myself. ¡°Ever since our fight my body has been yearning for you Skyler, you¡¯re so fierce and vibrant it¡¯s turning me on ¡± I saw a boner elongating from his drawls. ¡°Don¡¯t sweat it kid, you can¡¯t have me¡± I said sarcastically. ¡°What I can¡¯t have, I collect by force¡± With that he made a move to grab my neck but I dodged and backed away from him again. ¡°Nice, I see you are pretty agile as well. But how long can you dodge huh?¡± He clutched at me again and this time I couldn¡¯t dodge on time, he caught me and pulled me against his chest. ¡°Alex can¡¯t handle your fire, let me show you I can love you better¡± His words sparked my anger like a matchstick soaked in petrol. I kicked his balls making him crumple on the floor in pain, I ran for the door but discovered it had been locked mysteriously. I turned around to see him limping towards me with anger and killer intent. ¡°You bitch!! I¡¯ll make sure you pay for this¡± He pounced on me and started choking me. I fought for air as his hands tightened around my neck, my vision started cking out slowly. My hands searched for a weapon or anything I could use to get him off me and I stumbled on a wooden decoration mantelpiece, I swung it as hard as I could and the sharp edge collided with his skull fracturing it in the process. Chase slumped on the floor lifeless, I disentangled myself from him and massaged my throat which was aching seriously. I went into the kitchen to drink some water to ease the painful throbbing in my throat. Chase was still on the floor when I came back from the kitchen. I checked his pulse, checked if he was breathing but I got nothing¡­.. I had killed Chase Beckmann. At first I panicked not knowing what to do then I decided the best thing to do is to get rid of the evidence and his body as soon as possible, I found a pair of leather gloves in his backyard shed with it I cleaned the damage we caused during our struggle and I loaded his body into his car and drove off to a bridge far outside campus. With the gloves on I arranged Chase¡¯s limp body in the drivers seat and pushed his car into the river so it will look like an ident more than a murder and I¡¯m thankful I didn¡¯t mark his body else it would be traced back to me. When I got back to my hostel I found Eva in high spirits which was a very surprising thing. ¡°Hey Skyler, where have you been?¡± Eva asked cheerfully. ¡°I was out uhh¡­. running a few errands¡± I lied. ¡°What¡¯s that mark on your neck?¡±. ¡°Oh, that? You know Alex and his love bites¡± I chuckled. ¡°Enough about me, where have you been? And why the good mood?¡± I was surprised. ¡°I went on a blind date with a guy I met online, it was at the jazz club and it was mad fun¡± Eva rapped on cheerfully, I¡¯m d to see her back to her normal self but the deed had already been done. ¡°Are you okay Skyler? You look lost¡± Eva¡¯s question snapped me back to life. ¡°Uh¡­. Oh I am just so happy for you, you¡¯ve finally gotten over that Chase¡± ¡°Yes I have, ugh I can¡¯t believe I fell for him in the first ce¡± Her words made me so happy. Eva became her normal cherry self and the killer of Chase was never discovered because the police thought it was an ident, and Eva and I became best friends once again¡­. Until her shocking betrayal. Chapter 30 Unknown POV After the big revtion of Eva being Louisa and Emily, the supposed dead girl being alive, things changed. The Montero¡¯s had peace for a while since Skyler was still on her trip, Emily was starting to enjoy living with her new family, everybody pretended to be happy but they all knew that war wasing but they didn¡¯t know when. Eva also had the time to n everything but nning isn¡¯t always plotting. ¡°You are back.¡± Eva forced a smile to wee her favourite villian. ¡°Yeah, I am, you missed me?.¡± A sly smile was visible on her face. ¡°You wish.¡± She rolled her eyes yfully. ¡°So, how was your trip?.¡± ¡°Quite boring without you but I tried to enjoy myself, I had toe back because I have a lot of things to finish.¡± ¡°Like what?.¡± Eva questioned innocently as she sipped her coffee. ¡°You don¡¯t need to bother about it.¡± ¡°Okay.¡±Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Have you been checking up on Emily?¡± ¡°Ummm¡­ not really.¡± ¡°She¡¯s not at her apartment.¡± ¡°Maybe she got tired of being an introvert.¡± ¡°That doesn¡¯t even rte, so she hasn¡¯t contacted you?.¡± ¡°No, you are closer to her than I am, why would I be the first person she would call?.¡± Eva said with a shrug hoping it would convince Skyler and it did cause now Skyler poured herself a cup of coffee and changed the subject. ¡°Speaking of people that haven¡¯t contacted me, I haven¡¯t heard from Alex for a while,¡± Skyler said thoughtfully. ¡°Called him yet?¡± ¡°No, he might be busy and he would have dropped by while I was away. Seen him by any chance?¡± Skyler was asking suspicious questions watching Eva¡¯s reaction throughout the process. ¡°No he didn¡¯t drop by, haven¡¯t seen him¡± Eva answered with a shake of head. ¡°That¡¯s strange, maybe he¡¯s with his abomination Petra¡± Eva fists clenched when she heard her sister being called an abomination. ¡°That¡¯s a vague suspicion Skyler, it¡¯s far from possible after what he said about her on television¡­.. You should call him to know the truth¡±. ¡°I think I¡¯ll do just that,¡± Skyler said, bringing her phone out of her bag, dialling Alex¡¯s number and putting it on loudspeaker. ¡°Hey honey, I was afraid you won¡¯t pick up¡±. ¡°Hi babe, are you back from your trip?¡± Alex said from the other end of the line. ¡°Yes yes, I have missed you and Eva so much but it seems like you¡¯re the only one who didn¡¯t miss me you never left a call¡±. ¡°I dropped byst week but I didn¡¯t see you home. I saw only Eva, didn¡¯t she pass the message?¡± Skyler looked straight into Eva¡¯s soul from across the kitchen table, Eva¡¯s eyes were filled with shock and fear. ¡°She did, she did. How could I forget about that? You dropped byst Thursday right?¡± ¡°Yes babe, I¡¯m d she told you¡± ¡°I¡¯ll be seeing you soon Alex, real soon¡± The coldness in her tone sent chills through Eva¡¯s body and Alex felt it too from the other side of the call. ¡°Babe what do you mean-¡± Skyler hung up, cutting him short. She looked at Eva for a while before approaching her slowly, drawing a line with her nail on the kitchen table as she prowled towards Eva. ¡°So who¡¯s lying between the two of you?¡± The coldness had intensified. ¡°I¡­. I¡­. Skyler it¡¯s not what you think¡±. ¡°Maybe the two of you are just confused liars who were oblivious of my camera I used in watching all your moves and cunning acts¡­.. I¡¯m disappointed in you Eva I took you as a sister¡± The pain I¡¯m Skyler¡¯s voice was evident because she was near tears now. ¡°I had to do it Sky, it¡¯s time you stop please just end all of this¡­.. I never took you for a viin you never were¡­¡­. So why now? Why Petra of all people?¡± Eva asked, crying. ¡°You only say those words because she¡¯s your sister, imagine a nobodying from nowhere to steal everything you¡¯ve suffered to build from scratch and tell me if you wouldn¡¯t take the same steps I did¡± Skyler was still walking towards her making Eva back up. ¡°There¡¯s another way to do this, revenge is not the only way¡±. ¡°If there is then tell me my friend, that¡¯s why you¡¯re my friend right? To help me in my dire time of need, tell me how can I solve Alex¡¯s mistake and what would I do about Petra¡¯s pregnancy?¡± Skyler asked, reaching her hand to Eva with tears in her eyes. Eva hesitated for a minute but when she saw how serious Skyler was about repentance she walked into Skyler¡¯s arms hugging her with the hope offorting her. ¡°Hey it¡¯s going to be okay, stop crying Skyler we¡¯ll figure-¡± Eva gasped as she felt a sharp pain from her left abdomen, she looked at Skyler¡¯s face and saw she was smiling devilishly as she withdrew the bloody pen knife from Eva¡¯s stomach. ¡°Do you think you and your bitch sister will be forgiven just like that?¡± Skyler asked,ughing evilly. Eva fell to the floor bleeding profusely from her wound, she felt herself growing weaker by the second and soon she¡¯ll ck out. ¡°Why¡­.. Sky¡­. Why? I thought¡­¡­ We¡­. were sisters¡± Eva managed to say mid gasps. ¡°Annnn, we were until you betrayed me with YOUR REAL SISTER!!¡± Skyler kicked her bleeding stomach making Eva wince in pain, Skyler kicked her repeatedly until she saw Eva was no longer moving. ¡°You would have been my favourite¡­. You WERE my favourite person in the world until you showed me you didn¡¯t deserve any of my love or kindness!!¡± She spat on Eva¡¯s dead body. ¡°One down three to go¡­ that slut Petra is next¡± Skyler exited the kitchen, went upstairs to pack her remaining things, loaded it in her car and drove off to her hideout to n her next moves because the police would be searching for Eva¡¯s murderer. Chapter 31 After she heard the car speed out the driveway Eva opened her eyes with a loud groan, ying dead was her best option but it wasn¡¯t the least painless, she was still bleeding and if she didn¡¯t get to the hospital soon she¡¯ll die. Eva crawled to her phone in the sitting room leaving a trail of red behind her, she dialled Alex¡¯s number. ¡°Hello Eva what¡¯s up?¡±Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°Skyler¡­ stabbed¡­.. im bleeding¡­ Help please¡± Eva fell unconscious for real this time. ¡°EVA!! HELLO!!¡± Alex shouted from the other side of the phone but got no response, he rushed out of his office leaving his board members dumbfounded that his PA would handle theter interrogation that woulde from them right now he has to save Eva. Alex called Liam when he was finally out of hispany building. ¡°Liam, I want you to go to my house right now to protect Petra and Emily. Skyler attempted to kill Eva and I¡¯m on my way to take her to hospital but I have a feeling Petra is next¡± Alex spoke with a tone of urgency which Liam understood well. ¡°Jesus Christ she has gone psycho-crazy-killer on this issue, I¡¯ll drop by your house soon, im at a conference which will be ending soon¡­. I¡¯ll be there in like an hour¡±. ¡°Liam!! This is a matter of life and death. Can¡¯t you leave there quicker than that?¡±. ¡°I¡¯ll do my best bro now you gotta go save Eva¡± He hung up, Alex drove faster than usual crossing the 80mph speed limit and this attracted a police patrol car, Alex led the race right up to Skyler¡¯s driveway. ¡°Why were you speeding sir? Hey!! Stop right there¡± One of the officers shouted as soon he saw Alex running into the house. ¡°Come help me officer, my sister inw has been wounded¡± Alex pleaded, they followed him inside and helped him carry Eva¡¯s unconscious body into the back seat of Alex range rover Evoque. The police officers escorted Alex to the hospital as well hoping to get the full story on what happened. ¡°How is she doing doc?¡± Alex asked when he saw the doctor after waiting for what seemed like forever for the diagnosis. ¡°She has lost a great deal of blood but a pint or two will rece the amount lost, luckily for her she doesn¡¯t have a rare blood type and we have some in our blood bank¡±. ¡°Thank goodness, thanks doc¡± Alex said in relief, the doctor left Alex and the two police officers alone and that was when he told them about Skyler and her evil revenge plot. ¡°Your wife needs protection sir, we have a killer on the loose¡± Said one of the policemen. ¡°She¡¯s my wife actually and yeah I know that that¡¯s why I sent my buddy Liam to my house right now¡±. ¡°What if Liam is working with your killer ex?¡± asked the other officer. ¡°I¡¯ve known Liam for years, he¡¯s my brother even-¡°. ¡°Legally he¡¯s not your brother, look I know you can swear with your life about his loyalty but going with facts here the police are the only people you can trust right now¡± They had a point but they were being annoying about it. ¡°So what do you suggest I do now officer¡± Alex drew the ¡°officer¡± to spite them and it worked brilliantly. ¡°I never knew rich people had problems, you people always act as if you don¡¯t have shiting out your ass too¡± The officer with blonde hair looked younger than his superior, he had a sharp mouth. ¡°Apparently we do that¡¯s why we pay taxes so that people like you can clean it up our shit¡± Alex said arrogantly. ¡°Oh yeah? Well-¡°. ¡°The best thing to do is to put your wife to be and every other person your ex might being for under close surveince and of course the police will be close by when anything strange urs¡± The other officer cut his junior short in his retort. ¡°it¡¯s good to see some people still dedicated to doing the right things at the right time¡­.. Unlike some others¡± Alex said with an irritating nce at the blonde haired policeman. ¡°We¡¯ll take our leave to report this in, please stop by the station soon to fill us in on the remaining details of today¡¯s happenings. Good day to you sir and goodbye¡± With that they gave a subtle salute and exited the waiting room leaving Alex alone to his thoughts. ¡®What has gotten into Skyler? Why did she stab Eva? Had she found out about Emily? How could she-¡® Alex¡¯s thoughts were interrupted by the emergence of a nurse in white and blue, she stopped and looked at Alex with admiring eyes before she shook her head as if she was phasing back into reality. ¡°Mr Alex Montero?¡­ The patient requests to see you¡± The nurse took another look at him before going, Alex entered the room Eva was admitted in. ¡°Hey Eva, how are you feeling?¡± Alex asked worriedly, Eva managed a small smile. ¡°Lucky for me Ie from a strong bloodline so stabs like this won¡¯t end me just like that¡±. ¡°How did this happen?¡±. ¡°She knows Alex, she knows it all. She has cameras hidden in different ces so she had been watching us the whole time and the trip was a lie too, I¡¯m not sure Skyler left the city for any manicure/spa vacation¡±. ¡°That mean she knows where Petra is and that Emily is staying with us?¡± Alex asked in surprise, this news shocked him more than the murder attempt. ¡°Yes Alex that¡¯s what I¡¯m saying, after stabbing me she said one down three to go that means she¡¯sing for Petra next then you before Emily¡± ¡°I¡¯ve told the police about the dilemma and they promised 24/7 surveince and security till Skyler is apprehended but we have to keep an eye out for her¡± Alex checked his watch, one hour must¡¯ve gone by by now. ¡°You¡¯re a strong girl Eva, you should be proud of yourself, right now just get some rest and let the doctor do his work. I need to get back home to your sister¡± Alex stood up and grabbed his coat about to leave. ¡°Alex, please promise me you will let nothing happen to my sister¡­.. Please¡± Eva pleaded with tears in her eyes. ¡°I swear to the heavens I will protect her, rest well Eva¡± He patted her arm and exited the ward in a hurry, he called Liam on his way out. ¡°What¡¯s the update Liam?¡±. ¡°No sign of Skyler yet, I got here fifteen minutes ago¡± Liam responded from the other end. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ve told the police about this and they are going to be on guard¡­. I¡¯m on my way to the station to make a proper report. Please take care of my pet¡±. ¡°No problem Alex, you better get here fast because she¡¯s demanding to see you¡±. ¡°Tell her I¡¯ll be there soon¡± Alex hung up the call, avoided the eyes of the creepy nurse and greeted the doctor on his way out. A war has just begun, a terrible bloody war and he knows better than anybody that Skyler will not go down without a fight. Chapter 32 Alex finished giving his report after two hours of long intensive interrogating by another set of policemen, they too gave him the same response the other officers gave saying they are going to be under the protection of the police until Skyler is caught. ¡°Right now that¡¯s the best option, leave the rest for thew, don¡¯t try to be a superhero¡± Said the officer. ¡°I¡¯m just so worried about my pregnant wife,¡± Alex said anxiously. ¡°Technically she¡¯s not your wife, you dismissed her as your lover on national television¡­. I mean we all watched it so what changed?¡± Asked another policeman, Alex could see the others in the station concurring as well to the question. There was no way he could avoid answering this one. ¡°My ex lied to me about my lover and I believed her fake stories but now that I know the truth I am willing to do anything for her after she forgave me and gave me another chance¡± Alex twisted the story for his own benefits, no need to tell them more than they need to know. ¡°You¡¯re lucky she has a good heart if it was me or some women I know they would¡¯ve rained insults on you the moment you try to apologise¡± A policewoman said from her desk which was kinda far from the conversation but she still chirped her opinion from across the room. ¡°Man you got a lover with a good heart, you better not hurt her again or else¡­¡­ I¡¯ll leave you with that¡± Another policewoman addedExclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°I will make sure of that¡± Alex said, putting on an awkward smile to show he was embarrassed by all this type of attention but the officers were not letting up. ¡°You nosy women should stay out of this!! Mr Montero I would stop by your address to observe which location would be best to set up our surveince hideout well before then it¡¯s best to keep this from the public eye because it¡¯s was a juicy story already without the attempted murder so if they hear about this the media would be all over your ass¡­. That¡¯s exactly why Skyler needs a perfect cover for her to achieve her mncholic goals¡± The sergeant drank his coffee after his small speech leaving Alex to face the predators in the form of officers that want to hear the full story and the gossip policewoman at the front desk. ¡°Mr Montero, are you leaving now? How about that meal you promised me?¡± The fat policewoman at the front desk asked, she was the one for food. ¡°I¡¯ll get you a surprise meal when next I visit the station Patricia I won¡¯t forget I promise¡± Alex gave her one of his best dashing smiles as if to reassure her. ¡°No problem sir, have a nice day¡± She waved him farewell. On his way back from the station Alex pondered about what Eva had told him earlier, ¡®Skyler the killer¡¯ He couldn¡¯t believe his college sweetheart had be such a menace over a short period of time, to the point she even nted hidden cameras in the house¡­ Who could have done that Alex wondered. He ran through a list of external outsiders who could be working for Skyler but he came up with nothing. ¡®All those people are innocent, they can¡¯t be working for Skyler¡¯ Thought Alex. He turned the car to a fast food drive thru window to order food for himself and Petra as apensation foring homete, he nned not to tell her the bad news yet. ¡°Honey you¡¯re back, how did your meeting go?¡± Petra asked Alex as he entered the house. ¡°It went well my dear, the board members loved the new innovations. Where¡¯s Liam?¡± ¡°Oh I guess he must have called you then, he¡¯s in the guest room go see him and I¡¯ll have dinner ready in a minute¡± ¡°Don¡¯t worry yourself pet I bought dinner for us, here go microwave the pie¡± Alex handed the polythene bags over to her. ¡°You came prepared,¡± Petra chuckled. ¡°It¡¯ste and I don¡¯t want to stress you out my love¡­ Where¡¯s Emily?¡± As soon as he said those words he heardughtering from the guest room, he looked at Petra questionly and she gave a sheepish smile. ¡°I¡¯ll be in the guest room, let me know when you¡¯re done microwaving dinner¡± Alex walked briskly into the guest room and he saw Emilyughing really hard on Liam¡¯sp with a ss of red wine in their hands. ¡°Oh hey Alex, what took you so long? I¡¯ve been waiting for ages¡± Liam said slightly slurring in his speech, he was a little bit drunk and Emily was too. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t miss me, you have a pretty dam to keep youpany¡± Alex gestured at Emily sitting on Liam¡¯sp. ¡°Liam has been the one keeping mepany, I haven¡¯t done nothing butugh all night¡± Emilyughed again as if to prove her point. ¡°Sorry to cut your fun short Em but me and Liam have some men talk to do, go help Petra with the dinner¡± ¡°Okay, let me know when you¡¯re about to go so I can see you off Liam¡± She pecked his jawline before heading for the kitchen while humming a tune which sounded a lot like a Nicki Minaj song. ¡°I see she has a fancy for funny guys like you¡± Alex said after Emily was out of earshot. ¡°She was kinda lonely staying upstairs all by herself, other than Petra that is¡± ¡°d to see she¡¯s having fun with you¡± Alex said, making Liam smile but it was short lived. ¡°How is Eva doing?¡± Liam asked solemnly, looking at Alex. ¡°The doctor said she lost a great deal of blood but she¡¯s strong and she¡¯ll be discharged soon we hope, did you tell Petra yet?¡± ¡°No no I didn¡¯t, I kept it discreet¡­.. So how did it happen?¡± Liam asked with his eyes shining. ¡°Skyler unexpectedly came back from her trip, she confessed to Eva that the trip was fake and she only travelled because she wanted to watch our moves from the hidden cameras she had someone nt in our house¡­ ¡± Alex paused because of the look on Liam¡¯s face and asked a lot of questions at once. ¡°Oh my gosh, do you think she¡¯s watching us right now?¡± Liam whispered looking over his shoulder as if they were being watched right now. ¡°Calm down buddy, I don¡¯t know yet but what¡¯s important right now is finding who nted the cameras, I haven¡¯t had a faintest clue on who it might be¡± Alex said furrowing his brow in thought. ¡°Hey, what about that maid that you said was acting suspicious one time¡­ What¡¯s her name now rion?¡± ¡°Her name is ra, you might be right¡­.. she was acting sus one time when we caught her trying to eavesdrop on our conversation¡­ Speaking of which I haven¡¯t seen her in a long time now¡± It¡¯s alling together now ra had been the agent all along, acting like a background character in a movie she used her unimportance to hers and Skyler¡¯s benefits, Nobody would have suspected her if only she hadn¡¯t given them a reason not to be trusted. ¡°I will make further investigations but for now don¡¯t let Petra know about any of these recent happenings, I will tell her Eva went for a wedding of an old friend in another state, Eva would have to lie as well because I¡¯m sure she wouldn¡¯t want her sister to worry about her during such times¡± ¡°I understand Alex with the pregnancy and all she might pass out if she hears her sister was almost murdered¡± Liam said understandably, as he finished his sentence Emily burst into the room with Petra following close behind. ¡°Dinner is set boys, Come let¡¯s go eat Liam you look skinny¡± Emily said making everyoneugh, She exited the room dragging confused Liam by his wrist. ¡°She has a thing for him doesn¡¯t she?¡± Alex asked Petra who was in his arms now. ¡°Yeah she does, ever since the revtion he¡¯s the only thing she talks about and she thinks he came to visit because of her¡­.. Why did hee anyways? it seemed like something urgent¡± Petra looked into Alex eyes making it harder to lie. ¡°Oh huh, well he¡­.. uh wanted to hear the news about my meeting firsthand¡± He lied, she could see he wasn¡¯t telling her something but she decided she would askter. Chapter 33 ¡°I¡¯ve been wondering, where is ra?¡± Alex asked her, d for a subject change. ¡°She was very ill so she went back to her hometown to get some local treatment, she said she can only recover there¡­. Anything wrong honey?¡± ¡°No dear everything is fine, I was just wondering why I haven¡¯t seen her since. I¡¯m starving dear I would love to eat now¡± Alex said rubbing his stomach for emphasis. ¡°Well go take off your suit, wash your hands ande join us at the table. We¡¯ll wait for you but you¡¯d better hurry up if you want to eat some of the scones I baked this afternoon,¡± Petra said, galloping to the dining room. ¡®So after her dirty deeds the cameras was thest job she had to do before running off to reduce suspicion, smart move Skyler you and your subordinates are ying this dangerous game well but two can y at that game¡¯ Alex thought to himself ways he can protect Petra from his evil psycho ex girlfriend, how can he find the cameras in the first ce? That¡¯s the most important thing he has to take out her eyes and ears if not they¡¯ll be two steps behind Skyler. The thing is where and how would they find it?. Skyler closed the curtains of the room she rented, it was a shabby hotel with good rooms and poor furnishing but it was the best option if she intends to stay off the grid cause by now the police would be looking for her, she offloaded her clothes, herptop, and a 4. 4 Semi automatic Desert Eagle handgun which she had bought from an illegal vendor. As she took her shower she reflected on the murder she hadmitted earlier today, Eva her very own best friend had betrayed her and she suffered for it so why is she feeling so sad about it? Why is her hand shaking when she touches the stainless steel of the shower handle? The whole thing reyed over and over again in her head and she med Petra as the cause of her mishaps, if she hadn¡¯t have that affair with Alex things would have been normal, Eva would be alive, Alex and her would be happy and Petra would find love and be happy too but no, Petra just had to fuck things up. Skyler made up her mind she was going to kill Petra in the most terrible way, stabbing her would be too boring, shooting her would be too quick, poisoning her would be too easy and even more boring, for Petra no death seemed good enough. After showering her hate for Petra quatripled, she was oozing out hatred like a heavy cologne choking innocent passersby, she was so engulfed in her thoughts of hatred that she didn¡¯t hear the knock on her door. The knock came again this time more pertinent. ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡± Skyler said, rousing from her thoughts. ¡°It¡¯s me, the hotel chef, I am here to know what you would like to eat, ma¡¯am¡± Said the voice from the other side. ¡°Give me a minute¡± She wore a robe over her still wet and dripping body then advanced to the door, she got a shock when she saw the brown skinned hunky stud standing at her door with his chef outfit a tad too small for hisrge toned biceps, Skyler stuttered what sounded like ¡°Oh My Lord¡± and the hot chef smiled biting his lips as he essed her wet body from head to toe. ¡°What would you like to eat, miss?¡± The chef asked again. ¡°Are you on the menu?¡± Skyler asked seductively. ¡°That can be arranged¡­.. For a good price¡± He said, showing her his set of perfect white teeth. ¡°Any amount spent on a chunk of chocte goodness like you is money well spent¡± She said pulling him inside, Alex had already chosen Petra over her so right now she wasn¡¯t anybody¡¯s property so she¡¯s free to do as she pleases but as of the moment she¡¯s the one about to be pleased. Revenge is sweet but revenge sex is even sweeter. Emily thought about Liam all day and night and in her thoughts everything came into a brighter light, his eyes, his hair, his perfect teeth and smile. To Emily Liam is an angel sent to remove the pain of her past from her broken life so she reverses him highly, she makes it obvious that she¡¯s in love with him but there¡¯s just one problem. ¡°So you¡¯re saying his girlfriend ising back from her trip soon?¡± Emily said quite unable to believe that her cupid was about to be reimed by his rightful owner. ¡°Yes I¡¯m pretty sure that¡¯s what I just said¡± Petra said quite confused.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°But you said she was going to be on her trip for a while so what changed?¡±. ¡°Well she said she might be done with her work over there sooner than she thought so¡­. wait is this about Liam?¡± Petra asked with an inquisitive eye. ¡°And what if it is?¡±. ¡°You have to stop this lust over someone else¡¯s man, It would lead you to destruction¡± Petra chided her. ¡°And who¡¯s going to destroy me? That feeble Arianna? Oh please!!¡± The sarcasm in her voice had a lot of incentive behind it. ¡°You can have any other guy but why Liam?¡±. ¡°I can¡¯t exin it alright, there¡¯s a way he makes me feel¡­ as if I¡¯m no longer a sinner-¡± ¡°Now I know that you are officially over your head, how can he make you feel that way? Is he an angel or something?¡± Petra saidughing. ¡°Wellugh all you want it changes nothing and besides I can tell Arianna doesn¡¯t give him 100% satisfaction in bed¡± Emily said rolling her eyes, Petra¡¯s mood turned serious after Emily¡¯sment. ¡°You don¡¯t know that¡­.. You can¡¯t know that unless you sleep with him, which you haven¡¯t done sincest time I checked!¡± Petra was getting furious now and it¡¯s not just because of pregnancy mood swings. ¡°Calm down alright sheesh, I haven¡¯t done that I know but I can tell from his behaviour that he has not been receiving the special treatment which he truly deserves¡± Emily purred thest part seductively to make her point clear. ¡°Okay now you¡¯re just being weird¡±. ¡°Call it whatever you want to call it but I believe the French people call it¡­.. Love¡­.¡± Petra was getting exasperated now and she made it obvious. ¡°Look I don¡¯t have time for this, I came here to ask you if you are going to apany me to the grocery store?¡±. ¡°No way I¡¯m letting you go grocery shopping with that bump on your stomach¡± Emily loved teasing Petra about her bump. ¡°I¡¯m pregnant but I¡¯m not handicapped!! Ever since ra went on sick leave you have been the one doing most of the chores-¡°. ¡°And I am notining about it am I?¡± Emily cut her short. ¡°You are such a sweet plum for that but I want to go out of the house and see the city, feel the outside breeze you know¡­. I just feel suffocated¡±. ¡°How won¡¯t you feel suffocated with thatputer monitor that¡¯s in your stomach?¡± They bothughed for a while before Emily finally agreed to take Petra to the grocery shop. ¡°Finally you are seeing the reason¡­.. Alex can be unreasonable at times. I mean why keep me indoors all day¡­.¡± Petra muttered to herself as she dressed up, rushing back and forth without a proper direction. As Petra dressed Emily¡¯s mind strayed again to Liam, wondering what he was doing at the moment. ¡°What are you smiling about?¡± Petra asked Emily who didn¡¯t know she was wearing a wide smile. ¡°Oh¡­.. Uhhh nothing it was a funny meme I saw¡± Emily lied about her thoughts, of course she had been thinking about Liam. ¡°You were thinking about him weren¡¯t you?¡± Petra eyed her suspiciously, Emily flinched before answering nervously. ¡°What!! No, I have other things on my mind, are you set to go?¡± Emily asked, hoping to change the subject. ¡°Yeah I just need to get my scarf¡±. ¡°It¡¯s a sunny day, what do you need a scarf for?¡±. ¡°It might get draughty¡±. ¡°You know what? Just act as if I never asked¡±. Chapter 34 Emily went downstairs and Petra followed her quite slowly moving one step at a time, panting and groping the hand rail as she descended. ¡°Come on, you slowpoke!! You¡¯re pregnant, not handicapped remember?¡± Emilyughed at her as she pathetically climbed down the stairs. ¡°Haha, very funny,¡± Petra replied in a sarcastic manner. ¡°Remind me not to ever get pregnant, it¡¯s already too much work watching over you so it¡¯s going to be even harder being the pregnant one¡± Emily teased Petra as she grabbed the keys from the counter and made her way to the car. ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going with those keys?¡± Emily asked her as she walked past. ¡°To the mall duhhh¡±. ¡°Let me drive the car as usual¡±. ¡°I can drive myself Emily¡­ I¡¯m not handicapped remember?¡± Petra used the line on her again. ¡°Well yed Mrs Montero, I see you have some fire in your spirit¡± Emily said, giving up atst, Petra can be adamant sometimes. ¡°Thank you, now buckle up and enjoy the ride¡±. The drive to the mall took longer than expected partially because Petra was driving like an old granny and the traffic wasn¡¯t helping matters at all. Emily had almost fallen asleep by the time the car came to a jittery stop. ¡°Uhhhh¡­. What happened? Oh we are finally here?¡± Emily rubbed her eyes as if she had been sleeping for a long time. ¡°I see you are feeling very jovial and in a mood to make jokes¡±. ¡°Ahhhhhe on loosen up a bit¡± Emily yfully punched her arm and Petra winced. ¡°Ow! That hurt¡± Petra rubbed her shoulder. ¡°You are no fun at all, this pregnancy is killing your vibes¡± Emily got out of the car before Petra could hit her with her bag. ¡°Slimy bastard!!¡±. While inside the mall Petra was gued with the terror of decision making, she could not choose between pork ormb, blue or green, soft or hard, even hot or cold. Emily got tired of walking around with her so she took a stroll amongst the other aisle and as she was about to turn round a corner she bumped into Liam, her guardian angel. ¡°Woah easy with the chest dude¡± She said boyishly making himugh exposing his fine set of whites. ¡®Okay I¡¯m wet¡¯ Emily bit her lip hard as their bodies contracted in a tight hug. ¡°Emily!! I didn¡¯t expect to see you here. Where¡¯s Petra?¡± Emily was lost staring at his face, quite unable to reply to him just yet. ¡°Well¡­. Uhmmm she¡¯s buying some kitchen utensils from the other aisle, she refused to let me do the shopping by myself¡±. ¡°Oh I see¡±. ¡°What are you doing here Liam?¡± Emily asked, eyeing his basket.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°I came here to get a pack of beer and some vegetables for the soup I¡¯m makingter tonight¡±. ¡°Oh I never knew you had culinary skills, I would like to taste your disaster¡± Emilyughed at the thought of seeing Liam in an apron. ¡°Well I might surprise you one of these days¡±. ¡°How about tonight? Come by our ce and cook it for everyone, Petra, Alex and me the chief judge¡± Emily pitched her shot nicely and she knew it was going to make a hit. ¡°Uhhmmmmm¡­.. I don¡¯t know¡­ Maybe I would drop by¡± Liam awkwardly scratched the back of his neck, he wasn¡¯t used to cooking for a mass of people mostly the Montero household and Emily. ¡°Come on it will be fun and besides Alex won¡¯t like to hear that his best friend refused to have dinner at his ce¡±. ¡°Okay now you got me in a tight spot, okay wait how about this? We go and eat at a restaurant you like and we¡¯ll have dinner another time ¡± Emily thought about this, just her and Liam alone eating at a restaurant she likes! What could be any better. ¡°Yeah sure that would be fun¡± Emily said smiling, her cheeks were redder than before. ¡°So I¡¯ll pick you up by five o¡¯clock?¡± Liam said checking his watch, it was almost as if he was expecting someone. ¡°Five is a little bit too early for a date don¡¯t you think?¡± Emily said not getting why a date that should be from 7 o¡¯clock till 10 starts from 5?. ¡°It¡¯s not a date Em, we¡¯re just eating at a restaurant together¡­. As friends¡¯ ¡® The words hit Emily like a cannonball to her chest, her demeanour changed and all of a sudden carrying the conversation on wasn¡¯t in her spirit anymore. ¡°Oh my gosh Liam is that you?¡± Petra said, wheeling her shopping cart towards their direction. Liam returned her smile with an even wider one. ¡°Hello Petra, how are you doing today? Vibrant as always I see¡± Liam greeted her back. ¡°Can¡¯t let pregnancy stop me from spreading love as usual¡±. ¡°You have a lot of shopping to do I see, why didn¡¯t you give her a hand Em?¡± Liam asked Emily yfully but she wasn¡¯t in the mood to y now. ¡°I was just leaving,¡± She said coldly, walking away from them. Liam and Petra looked at each other confused. ¡°Ain¡¯t that a sour puss?¡± Petra saidughing. ¡°She was smiling just a minute ago, I don¡¯t know what happened to her just now¡±. ¡°Well I¡¯m just about to go pay for these and head back home, It was nice to see you again Liam¡± Petra said, rolling her cart towards the cashier¡¯s counter. ¡°Please tell Emily I¡¯ming to pick her up by 5 o¡¯clock sharp, thanks¡± Liam waved a very dumbfounded Petra off. Chapter 35 Emily sulked all the way back home refusing to say any word about Liam or talk to Petra. Petra left her alone throughout the entire ride back home but she couldn¡¯t take it anymore when they got inside the house. ¡°Are you going to continue this immature game of yours?¡± Petra asked Emily with an angry face. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t understand! The person you love loves you back so you can¡¯t feel my pain¡± Emily cried at her, the words shocked Petra so much that she forgot that she was supposed to be angry. ¡°Oh my dear, is it about Liam?¡± Petra came to her side rubbing her backfortingly. ¡°Yes!! He asked me to go on a date with him but it¡¯s not actually a date, just two friends eating at a restaurant!!¡± Emily couldn¡¯t believe that she could be friendzoned, it was usually her friend zoning guys not the other way around. ¡°He has a girlfriend Em you can¡¯t just expect him to betray her love just like that¡±. ¡°I get what you¡¯re saying! So if I gradually show him that I am better than Arianna he would leave her for me¡± Emily said standing up suddenly making Petra jump in fright. ¡°I¡¯m not sure that¡¯s how it works¡±. ¡°What are you saying? It totally works, I mean it worked for you didn¡¯t it?¡±. ¡°Now that you mention it¡­.. Yeah it did¡± Petra said, giving up. ¡°But your case and mine are entirely different, you might end up pushing Liam away if you try too hard,¡± She added. ¡°Trust me Petra I won¡¯t try too hard¡±. ¡°He told me he woulde for you by 5 o¡¯clock sharp so I would better start getting ready if I was you¡±. Emily checked the time and saw that it was just an hour and a half away from 5 o¡¯clock so she ran upstairs and started preparing for the ¡®friendly date¡¯, what Emily wore was the opposite of what a friendly date appropriate dress was supposed to be like, a thin strap pencil gown which was far above her knees with a slit exposing her luscious thighs, the gown was embroidered with tiny ck diamonds which glittered round her shapely figure whenever she moved. ¡°Don¡¯t you think you are a bit overdressed for the asion? ¡± Petra said in awe. ¡°Don¡¯t talk like a mom Petra you¡¯re not fully one yet¡± Petra threw a pillow at her but she nimbly dodged, Petra was about to throw something else if the door bell hadn¡¯t rang. ¡°It must be my date,¡± Emily said, rearranging herself, adjusting her hair and checking her gown for creases. ¡°If only you paid this much attention to cleaning the house!¡± Petra said spitefully. Emily opened the door to see Liam in a T-shirt and Nike track pants which made him seem like an athlete even more. Liam was struck with awe of her beauty. She had applied light makeup but she was looking totally different from when he saw her earlier. She had taken her time on every little detail even down to her shoes being shiny ck like her diamond embroidered gown. ¡°Cat¡¯s got your tongue,¡± Emily said seductively. Liam gulped down a hard lump in his throat and let out a huge sigh, it was going to be a long evening. Liam adjusted his pants for the fourth time that evening, Emily was making it hard to breathe down there. His eyes raked her petite body up and down again as he drove towards an Italian restaurant on the other side of the town. ¡°I¡¯m going to roll up the windows if one more guy whistles at you¡± Liam threatened yfully as a guy whistled at Emily from across the traffic. ¡°Jealousy much? I like it when you¡¯re jealous, you look cute¡± Emily pouted at Liam like a small child as a mimicry of his current face. ¡°It¡¯s not jealousy, it¡¯s just that most of these men have wives at home and here they are whistling at you as if you¡¯re from the meat market¡±. ¡°Liar!! Don¡¯t try to disguise it, I know you think my dress is hot¡±. ¡°I do, you know what else I think? I think you¡¯re a bit overdressed for a friendly eat out¡±. ¡°Oh so that¡¯s what we are calling this huh?¡± Emily said, offended. ¡°It¡¯s not a date Em so get that thought out of your head¡± Liam reminded her. ¡°It was never there in the first ce!!¡±. ¡°You sound pissed, maybe some ice cream would help¡± Liam pulled the car to a halt. The restaurant wasn¡¯t very fancy but they cooked good food and that was the main reason Emily had chosen here because it brings back memories of when she used toe to her university days before¡­.. That happened. Liam ced their orders and poured out some wine for himself and his ¡°date¡± as they waited. The waiter returned with their food and they set to work with their meal before starting any conversation. ¡°How long have you been single?¡± She asked afterughing so hard at hisst joke which was about a frog and a dumb princess. ¡°Well I was single for about a year before I met Arianna, what about you?¡± Of course he was going to throw the question back at her: how did she not think of that? ¡°Well¡­. I¡¯ve been here and there but never been in a rtionship withmitment involved. My luck perhaps?¡± Emily gave a nervousugh, she hated talking about herself and she was two times nervous when the person she was talking to is Liam.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°I don¡¯t think so, I think you are scared ofmitment, falling in love isn¡¯t hard it¡¯s just something you don¡¯t want to do¡±. ¡°Okay Mr love therapist, did you ever think the reason might be because every guy I actually falls in love with is either taken or they can¡¯t date me because they are scared to hurt me?¡±. ¡°Truth be told, No I did not think of that¡­.. It would be alright Em your chosen one woulde¡± Liam rubbed her in an attempt tofort her but Emily was having wild thoughts. Chapter 36 ¡°I don¡¯t want to bore you with my sob stories-¡°. ¡°No actually I wanna hear them and I think I have some to share as well¡± Liam looked into her eyes in apassionate way that made Emily want to forget about girl code and make out with him right there and now¡­ If only that was possible. ¡°Okay but you go first¡± Emily said brightening up. ¡°Why me?¡± Liam asked, surprised. ¡°Firstly I¡¯m kind of shy and also I would like to hear your embarrassing stories¡±. ¡°You¡¯re a hard one to deal with¡±. ¡°My mom used to say that¡± Emily gulped another ss down and turned another ssful for herself, it was going to be a long evening for poor Liam. ¡°Well¡­.. I got an embarrassing moment from my past¡­ You don¡¯t want to hear it I swear¡± Liam was fighting the urge to burst outughing and that made Emily even more intrigued. ¡°Tell me please¡±. ¡°Fine¡­ Okay¡­ But just don¡¯t spill your drink out ofughter¡± Liam warned her,ughing still. ¡°Tell me I can¡¯t wait anymore¡±. ¡°In fifth grade I got beat up by a girl¡± Liam paused because Emily had spilled her drink out ofughter, it took her a while to calm down after drawing the attention of other customers. ¡°I¡¯m sorry¡­. I¡¯m sorry¡­.. I just can¡¯t¡­.. What?¡± She gasped trying to be serious once again but failed. ¡°Just listen alright, she was an eight grader and she was twice my size¡± Liam gestured with his hands. ¡°So you got beaten up by a fat girl?¡± Emily startedughing again. ¡°I am starting to regret telling you this¡± Liam wasn¡¯tughing anymore, he had just told her his most embarrassing moment and she justughed at him like he was a wimp for not hitting a girl. ¡°Liam I¡¯m so sorry I kind of lost it there, please go on I promise to take you seriously this time¡± Emily rearranged herposure quite embarrassed at herself forughing at her ¡°date¡± in such a manner. ¡®You just had tough like a jackass! Really Emily?¡¯ Emily gave herself a mental facepalm. ¡°It was lunch time and some pranksters had the habit of sticking a ¡®Kick me¡¯ sign on any unsuspecting victim, Caroline was the victim this time and she was out to punish the offender¡± Liam paused to check if Emily was paying attention. ¡°But you weren¡¯t the offender were you?¡± Emily urged him on. ¡°No I wasn¡¯t, she asked who stick the sign on her back and I was pointed out by the pranksters as the culprit, I thought she was only going to scold me or maybe call me names but she didn¡¯t do that instead she dived me to the ground and pummelling my face with ps and blows¡± Liam¡¯s face went red in embarrassment as he remembered the terrible experience.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°Oooouuuu, I didn¡¯t see that oneing¡± Emily covered her mouth with her palms cringing till the end of the description. ¡°She was a feisty one but why didn¡¯t you defend yourself?¡±. ¡°For one reason she¡¯s a girl and the other is because I knew that after the beating I was going to transfer all my painful aggression to the pranksters¡±. ¡°I like the chivalric mister Liam, did you beat the pranksters afterwards?¡± Emily said with her eyes shining in admiration. ¡°Yes I did, every single one of them¡± Liam made a cracking sound with his knuckles which made themugh. ¡°Now it¡¯s your turn, tell me your most embarrassing story¡± Liam looked deeply into her eyes, piercing her soul making it impossible to lie to him or try to fake a story. ¡°It¡¯s not just embarrassing¡­.. It¡¯s pain filled as well¡± Emily said sobering up. ¡°Go on, I¡¯m listening¡±. ¡°Okay¡­ Here it goes¡­¡± She took a deep breath trying to calm her jittery nerves. The story she was about to tell has haunted her for so long but she hasn¡¯t been able to open up to anybody. ¡°After Skyler paid me off I went to my aunt¡¯s ce in Nebraska, There I stayed lowkey and acted perfectly like a local of the town, I told my aunt about the rape and she promised to take me if only I got a job and started to fend for myself without getting into her way. I agreed to the terms and conditions partially because the money Skyler gave me was enough for me to fend for myself and also because I got a job in the first week I got into the town¡±. ¡°Charm will take you anywhere I see¡± Liammended her for making her smile but it was short lived. ¡°I became popr in the town because of my polite way of attending to customers and the vibes I spread out from the bar to the rest of the pub. I started earning more than my aunt so she started getting jealous. Anytime I asked her if there¡¯s any payment or anything she needs to be taken care of she will always say no and start talking about who¡¯s the head of the house h h h¡±. ¡°She was jealous of my poprity and whenever we went out together I always got more attention from men than her, it reached the tipping point when she saw her lover trying to force himself on me at a cinemadies bathroom¡± Emily¡¯s voice broke as she tried to swallow the lump building in her throat. ¡°Oh my goodness how did it happen?¡±. ¡°Me and my aunt went to a cinema to watch a movie. She was going with her lover and I was the third wheel. My aunt went to get some popcorn while I went to thedies bathroom to urinate before the movie started. Unknowingly to me I was being followed by her lover, he entered the bathroom with me and blocked the door with a chair¡­ He tried to rape me¡­ I fought back¡­ I didn¡¯t let him do it¡­.. My aunt caught him forcing himself on me but she didn¡¯t say the truth to the locals instead she said I forced myself on him and she told them about the rape incident which she had promised not to say anything about¡­..¡± Emily was crying now and Liam quickly handed her a handkerchief. ¡°Thanks¡­. The person I once loved became the most hated in the local area. I ran away from the town at night without saying goodbye to anybody¡­ It was so horrible, I was alone, cold and sombre¡­. ¡± She couldn¡¯t go on and Liam didn¡¯t urge her on, he waited patiently as she dabbed her eyes and wiped her face clear of any sign of tears. ¡°Who knew I¡¯d be crying on my first date? ¡± She said trying tough it off, it was a feeble attempt but Liam followed up with it. ¡°I guess you aren¡¯t really the emotional type huh?¡±. ¡°Even if I get punched in my nose I still wouldn¡¯t cry¡± Emilyughed again. ¡°I guess there are some things that hurt more than a nose punch¡­. ¡± Liam stared into her eyes again and for a moment everything stopped moving in Emily¡¯s radius, she felt the sudden urge to kiss him again. ¡°I¡¯m d I finally have someone to talk to after keeping it a secret for so long, thanks for listening to Liam¡± Emily smiled at Liam disarming him for a second or two before he regained his senses. ¡°Hey, what are friends for right?¡± Liam said winking at her, Emily felt the moment was right for her to confess her feelings but she was stopped by Liam¡¯s ringtone, The caller¡¯s name was disyed boldly on the screen. LOML. ¡°Hello kitty boo, how is it going?¡­.. Oh you are at the airport already? That¡¯s awesome!! I¡¯ming to pick you up right now¡±. Chapter 37 Emily watched as her perfect date got ruined by Arianna¡¯s return, Liam got up to leave but then a sudden thought came to her head. ¡°Liam, can Ie with you to the airport? I would like to be among the first people she sees when shees back and also send my regards from Petra¡­.. You can drop me off when we are going back¡± Liam felt something fishy but he disposed of the thought. ¡°Sure you cane¡± Liam wished he hadn¡¯t said that. Liam talked about Arianna all throughout the drive to the airport, what angered Emily more than that was the fact that she had to sit in the backseat while Arianna gets to be in the front observing Liam in all his angelic glory. Emily wasn¡¯t going down without a fight. ¡°So how was Miami like Arianna?¡± Emily asked coyly. ¡°It was fun, I enjoyed the weather, the culture and the vibe of the ce¡±.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°And the beach too?¡± Emily asked with a brow raised. ¡°Oh my gosh most especially the beach, I go there to get my tan on¡± Arianna said giggling. ¡°I¡¯m sure those guys were having a hard time applying the lotion without touching some areas¡± Emily emphasised on the touching part for her own benefit. ¡°I applied the lotion myself thank you! Besides that was the only time I got to show some skin but you look like someone who enjoys walking around half naked¡± Arianna turned in her seat to eye Emily¡¯s dress, Liam came to her defence. ¡°You shouldn¡¯t judge what a woman wears! It¡¯s her choice-¡°. ¡°Oh so you are on her side now?¡± Arianna eximed in surprise. ¡°I¡¯m not on anybody¡¯s side, all I¡¯m saying is that you wouldn¡¯t like it if somebody judged what you¡¯re wearing¡±. ¡°What were you two doing together anyways?¡±. ¡°We were eating at a restaurant-¡°. ¡°On a date huh!?¡±. ¡°No as friends, just two friends eating and chatting there¡¯s nothing involved, why don¡¯t you ever trust me¡­..¡±. ¡°I trust you but I don¡¯t trust her!!¡± Arianna pointed at Emily who was quietly enjoying the disaster she had caused. ¡°What did I do this time?¡± Emily entered the conversation again. ¡°Oh please spare me the fake innocence, I know this was supposed to be a friendly eat out but you dressed as if you were nning to seduce my man¡± Arianna said bitterly. ¡°What!? I had no intentions of doing that, if I was trying to seduce anybody it would be someone single not your man!¡±. ¡°Liar!! You were nning to seduce him just like you did to Alex!! I know all your slinky tricks¡± Arianna¡¯s words shattered Emily to pieces, her biggest insecurity, the most scarring moment of her life had just been used against her emotions. ¡°Stop the car! I¡¯m dropping off here¡± Emily said coldly with tears welling up her eyes. ¡°No I can¡¯t do that because your house is just a few blocks away¡±. ¡°I SAID STOP THE CAR!!¡± Emily¡¯s scream startled them out of their bones, the car stopped and Emily got out, Liam looked angrily at Arianna. ¡°Why did you have to say such a thing?¡± He scolded her. ¡°I don¡¯t know¡­ I¡¯m so sorry¡­.. I didn¡¯t want to lose you.. Arianna pleaded, getting all emotional. ¡°I¡¯m not the one you should apologise to!¡±. ¡°She wouldn¡¯t listen to me, please beg her for me¡­.. I was so stupid, I wasn¡¯t thinking straight¡­. Her gown was just so hot so I thought she was trying to get your attention¡±. ¡°Do you think she would have seeded if she tried? Babe what you said was very insensitive and I¡¯m sure you have damaged her self esteem right now by using her of trying to seduce Alex¡­.. Meanwhile she was the victim¡± Liam drove home in silence, he was very unhappy at the way things turned out. Emily walked a few miles before she found a cab, she regretted following Liam to pick up Arianna and now she despised her even more than ever. She had told Eva that she didn¡¯t want much people to know about the rape incident but Arianna was considered family amongst the Montero¡¯s household. Emily was done with love now but she still couldn¡¯t get him out of her mind, Liam still troubled her thoughts every second of the day she longed for him. Chapter 38 Skyler woke up feeling refreshed not just because of the mad sex she had with the hotel chefst night, because now she had a clear view on how she would go about with her assassination. ra was still away but she¡¯ll be making her return soon and from the way things looked from her hidden cameras Alex hadn¡¯t told Petra about Eva¡¯s death, just perfect¡­.. Petra won¡¯t be expecting her. ¡°Hello ra¡±. ¡°Hello Miss Skyler, how are you doing today?¡± ra asked from the other side of the phone. ¡°I told you to stop saying Miss, Just call me Skyler. I need you for something¡±. ¡°I keep forgetting sorry ma¡¯am, I thought nting the cameras was myst job?¡±. ¡°No it wasn¡¯t, this one will be thest one though¡­ all you have to do is just one simple task, you¡¯ll be well rewarded¡±. ¡°I like rewards, so what do you need me to do?¡±. ¡°Return to the house today and enter your maid role again, I will give you further instructions when you¡¯re inside¡±. ¡°Okay ma¡¯am, I will be there before noon today¡± with that the call ended, Skyler had made the first steps of preparation now the problem will be to avoid the police which might be watching over Petra, she decided the best time to strike would be nighttime. Petra was worried about her sister, one because she hadn¡¯t called her since she said was going to an impromptu wedding three days ago, knowing Eva she would have been chattering about the wedding, who¡¯s about to get married, the dress of the bride, the wedding location and all that but this one was just so sudden and out of the blue, something wasn¡¯t right and Petra is not receiving any answers from Alex.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Babe what about Skyler? Haven¡¯t heard anything about her for a while now¡± Petra asked as they had their shower together. ¡°Do we have to talk about this now?¡± Alex asked exasperated. ¡°Sure why not?¡±. ¡°Okay, Skyler called me to say that she was back from her trip but when I stopped by the house nobody was home, not even Eva¡±. ¡°Eva is still not returning her calls, I¡¯m getting worried Alex something bad must have happened to her cause I¡¯ve been calling her like a hundred times every day but no response or call returns¡¯ ¡® Petra said almost crying, pregnant women are always getting emotional over the tiniest issue. Alex rolled his eyes. ¡°She¡¯ll be back in a couple days as she said just let her enjoy herself for a while without you buzzing her phone every 3 minutes¡± It was a realistic fact but of course she would misunderstand it. ¡°So you¡¯re saying I¡¯m disturbing her?¡± She said getting teary again. ¡°No no babe that¡¯s not what i-¡± Alex said hurriedly but she cut him off. ¡°That¡¯s exactly what you¡¯re saying Alex and I find it very rude¡± she said crossing her arms across her plump chest, Alex gulped as he essed her body even though she was pregnant she was still a hottie¡­.. mostly with the hot water dripping down her body like that. ¡°You deserve an apology my queen, in what way should I apologise?¡± Alex asked in a tone that made Petra legs go weak, her shoulders shivered even though the shower degree was close to 60. ¡°I¡¯m sure you haven¡¯t forgotten how I like it¡± She could barely whisper, the sight of Alex¡¯s body sent a warm feeling to her vagina. ¡®Why is he soooooooo hot? Can¡¯t believe he¡¯s actually mine¡¯ Petra thought as Alex wrapped his arms round her waist and pulled her into an instantaneous intense tongue kiss, his hands exploring her hips down to her butt cheeks. As he increased her passion metre he also increased the intensity of the kiss by ying with her left nipple making her moan in his mouth. Petra made a small sound when the kiss ended, she wanted it tost forever if it was possible so she tried pulling him back for another round of makeout session. ¡°No can do honey, I¡¯m alreadyte for work but I¡¯m d to see you¡¯re not mad at me anymore¡± Alex said pulling himself out of her hold, she began whining like a small child. ¡°I wanna kiss you, I want u kiss yuu¡± She cried yfully. ¡°You¡¯ll have more kissing time when I get back from work okay?¡± Alex grabbed his towel and made for the door. ¡°Okay Zaddy¡± She purred seductively making Alex boner throb really hard. ¡°Ughhhhh, I know what you¡¯re trying to do and it won¡¯t work¡± Alex grunted trying to suppress his sexual urge. ¡°I¡¯m not trying to do anything Zaddy¡± She said in the same manner as before, Alex boner stretched out to full length and the veins on his cock throbbed really hard. His phone rang saving him because the next instant he would have forgotten about going to work and pin her to the wall¡­. RING!!! Alex dashed to his phone in his bedside drawer, it was his P. A calling. ¡°Good morning sir, you are 15 minuteste and the clients are already here waiting for you¡± ¡°Oh shit, can you stall them for like 10 minutes? I¡¯ll be there soon¡± ¡°I¡¯ll see what I can do¡± He hung up, Alex ran around the room dressed like he was a superhero about to go save someone or his deal. ¡°Slow down honey else you¡¯ll be dizzy¡± Petra said handing him his briefcase, Alex kissed her again. ¡°We¡¯ll finish what we had when Ie back I promise¡± with that he dashed out of the house, Petra wore a sad face. ¡®He forgot to tell me-¡® Her thoughts were interrupted by her phone ringing, she rushed to it thinking it was Eva but it was just Alex. ¡°Hello,¡± Petra said. ¡°I love you babe¡±. ¡°Love you too honey, pleasee back early¡±. ¡°I will try honey¡± Hangs up. Emily hadn¡¯te back from her morning grocery shopping, Petra felt weird letting her do things like that but Emily insisted that she wanted to help because she saw it was okay too. ra had returned from her recovery trip some days back but Petra was trying not to overwork her just after her recovery so she¡¯s strictly on kitchen duty and light house chores, ra was dusting the furniture now as Petra entered the sitting room. ¡°Good morning ma¡¯am, how are you doing today? I hope our baby is behaving well¡± ra greeted with a smile which Petra returned. ¡°She¡¯s doing well, did you know she kicked while I was asleepst night. She bumped me out of my nightmare¡± Petra saidughing. ¡°Hahaha haha, you got a lovely girl she takes after you¡±. ¡°I haven¡¯t been feeling lively these days, I feel like Alex has been hiding something from me but I don¡¯t know what¡±. ¡°Talk to him about it?¡±. ¡°He never tells me what I want to hear,¡± Petra said pouting, Emily entered with the grocery bags at that moment. ¡°ra takes these to the kitchen and whip up a quick breakfast for us, it¡¯s almost 9:00 o¡¯clock and we still haven¡¯t eaten anything most especially you Petra, you¡¯re eating for two remember¡± Emily barked orders at ra literally throwing the grocery bags at her. ¡°Yes miss Emily¡± ra exited with the bags. ¡°Rude much?¡± Petra said ring at Emily. ¡°I don¡¯t trust her one bit, I just don¡¯t know why but I don¡¯t feelfortable around her¡±. ¡°You¡¯re just paranoid, even though we caught her eavesdropping one time that doesn¡¯t mean she¡¯s not a good person¡±. ¡°Okay okay whatever you say, Alex gone to work yet?¡± Emily said intending to change the topic. ¡°Yeah he has, wanted to talk to him?¡±. ¡°Yeah I wanted to ask him if Liam would be dropping by today?¡±. ¡°Why don¡¯t you call Liam?¡± Petra asked, raising an eyebrow. ¡°I don¡¯t have his number,¡± Emily lied. ¡°Or you¡¯re just shy?¡± Petra teased. ¡°Stop it, have you heard from Eva since? I miss her¡±. ¡°I haven¡¯t heard from her since and she doesn¡¯t return my calls¡±. ¡°Are you sure she¡¯s alright?¡±. ¡°She said she¡¯ll be back soon so I¡¯m taking her word for it, the best thing is to wait¡± Petra said sighing, she too have been having weird feelings about Eva¡¯s sudden disappearance and Alex has been acting strange about it, that raises suspicions. Chapter 39 Alex¡¯s day sped off like a form one racing car, before he knew it it was already closing time. Alex decided that the best thing to do is to go see Eva in the hospital and tell her to return her sister¡¯s calls because Petra is getting paranoid about her disappearance so he drove to the hospital with a bouquet of fresh daisies. ¡°How is my girl doing?¡± Alex teased her as soon as he entered her room, Eva smiled showing her set of whites. ¡°I¡¯m doing pretty good I guess, how are you?¡± Eva replied. ¡°I¡¯ve been better, Petra is getting anxious about you. Why are you not returning her calls?¡±. ¡°I¡¯ve been scared to talk to her, I¡¯m afraid I might say something that will give me away. Lying to her ain¡¯t easy you know¡±. ¡°I know it¡¯s not easy,¡± Alex said as he reced the rose with the fresh daisies he brought. ¡°Are those for me? Alex you shouldn¡¯t have¡± Eva said smiling. ¡°It¡¯s no problem I just picked them up from the flora shop¡±. ¡°So what should I do now?¡± Eva asked pleadingly. ¡°Call her and give her an exnation for you not returning her calls¡±. ¡°You mean I should lie to her again?¡±. ¡°Yes!!¡±. ¡°That¡¯s hard on my conscience Alex¡± Eva said bowing her head in defeat. ¡°it¡¯s for your sister¡¯s safety you need to do it¡±. ¡°I guess I have no choice, I¡¯ll call her tonight and give her a believable exnation at least¡± Eva said shrugging. ¡°Hope the doctor has been nice to you?¡±. ¡°Yeah everybody here is alright except that one nurse that thinks I¡¯m your wife or something¡± Eva¡¯s face changed as she mentioned the nurse. ¡°I¡¯ll clear things out, you stay good alright? The doc said you¡¯d be out of her within four days¡±. ¡°Okay Alex, thanks for being there for me if not for you I would have been dead¡± Eva thanked him, Alex smiled modestly. ¡°You¡¯re my sister inw so I¡¯ll do anything to help you when you need it¡± Alex said, bringing Eva closer to tears. ¡°You¡¯re so kind, I really hope we get through this so that you and Petra can get married finally¡± Eva said, Alex said his goodbyes and called Liam as he exited the building. ¡°Hello bro¡± Liam greeted. ¡°Hey Liam, are you back from work yet?¡±. ¡°Yeah I¡¯m driving home right now, any problem?¡± Liam asked. ¡°Can you drop by my ceter, there¡¯s something I need to tell you¡±. ¡°And this can¡¯t be said over the phone?¡±. ¡°No it can¡¯t¡±. ¡°Okay I will be there by dinner time¡± Liam hanged up, Alex drove back home to his beloved Petra hoping to finish what they had this morning. ra¡¯s phone rang as she was cooking dinner for the Montero household, it was her evil boss Skyler calling. It was a surprise to her so she ran outside through the kitchen back door to take the call away from the eyes of Emily. ¡°Hello?¡±. ¡°Hello ra, hope you¡¯ve been well behaved and haven¡¯t raised any suspicions?¡± Skyler asked. ¡°Other than that insolent bitch Emily I haven¡¯t had any issues since my return¡± Emily wasn¡¯t ra¡¯s best friend. ¡°I willmence my n tonight, remember what I told you?¡±. ¡°Yes I do, after this Skyler I don¡¯t want to be part of this any more¡±. ¡°Just do this one right and you will be rewarded, you won¡¯t have to do that maid job anymore, you can buy that car you¡¯ve always wanted¡± Skyler added to convince her fully. ¡°Okay I understand, when do you want me to do it?¡± ra asked gravely. ¡°Do it by 8 and leave the house afterwards for like thirty minutes. That¡¯s all you need to do¡± ¡°Okay until then¡± ra hung up the call, she took a deep breath before going back inside the house to return to her normal duties. At the dinner table it was a picture filled with joy andughter, Liam was telling a joke from he and Alex¡¯s past, Emily wasughing too hard till she choked.? N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°Here drink some water¡± Liam passed her the ss of water, she drank it and calmed her choking down. ¡°I think I should stop talking now, I don¡¯t want anybody choking because of my jokes¡± Liam saidughing. ¡°Awe on now Liam we were enjoying your jokes¡± Petra said pouting yfully. ¡°Sorry dear but me and Liam have some discussion to do¡± Alex signalled for Liam to follow him to the sitting room. While in the sitting room Alex discussed ra ¡®s sudden reappearance and what it could possibly mean. ¡°She¡¯s definitely hiding something that¡¯s for sure¡± Liam said thoughtfully. ¡°I have a feeling she has a hand in nting the cameras¡±. ¡°She might be, there¡¯s every possibility. Look bro I know you¡¯re getting edgy and paranoid because of Skyler but the best thing is to calm down, you don¡¯t want Petra to panic do you?¡± Liam has a good point. ¡°I¡¯ll keep a close eye on her, it¡¯s gettingte, let me drop you off. I¡¯m itching for an evening drive¡­. where is my car key?¡± Alex rushed upstairs to get his keys, Emily entered the sitting room. ¡°You¡¯re about to leave?¡± Emily asked with puppy eyes. ¡°Yes dear, I¡¯ll be back here sooner than you think love¡± Liam said holding her hands, looking into her eyes deeply. ¡°I love you Liam, I fucking love you so much¡­ I just can¡¯t help myself. I¡¯ve fallen so deeply in love with you and I don¡¯t just think it¡¯s because I¡¯m drunk or anything but I wish you could leave that Arianna and love me instead¡±. ¡°I can¡¯t do that Em, you¡¯re a good girl and anybody would crave for your love but I¡¯m sorry I¡¯m not the guy for you¡­.. I¡¯m off the market¡± Emily burst into tears and Liam hugged her close and she cried on his chest soaking his shirt with tears. ¡°Ahhhh Mmmm¡± Alex cleared his throat noisily to get their attention. ¡°I¡¯ll see you again soon Em¡± Liam said, hugging her tightly as if he knew this was thest time he would be seeing her. After Alex had driven off Emily went to tell Petra about her kiss with Liam. ¡°So you really do like him huh?¡± Petra asked,ughing at her friend¡¯s flustered face. ¡°Well yeah isn¡¯t it obvious?¡± Emily¡¯s face was red as a strawberry. ¡°If so then take things to the next level with him but be wary of Arianna because she will be ready to fight for her man¡­ what do you n to do?¡±. ¡°Keep trying, that¡¯s what I n to do, I don¡¯t care if Ie off as cheap, I just want to bang his brains out on our first date¡± They bothughed at this then Petra gave a huge yawn. ¡°It¡¯s almost 8 I think it¡¯s time I turn in, Alex told me not to wait for him cause he will be backte¡± Emily assisted her in standing up cause Petra was looking weary and worn out, Emily tucked her in and came downstairs to wait for Alex¡¯s return. At quarter past eight Emily heard the back door closing, she thought it was raing back from her mysterious stroll so she went towards the kitchen hoping to give ra a thorough scolding but she got quite a shock when she got there. Dressed in a ck hoodie, ck sweatpants and a ck head warmer Skyler stared back in surprise but she recovered quickly. ¡°You only had one job, Emily, to stay away from the drama,¡± Skyler said menacingly. ¡°I couldn¡¯t stand by and let you seed Skyler, no amount of money in the world could have covered that shame I felt when I let you bribe me into running away from the truth!!¡± Emily snapped back at her ¡°What are you here to do? To do something bad to Petra I presume?¡±. ¡°What do you care about?¡±. ¡°I can¡¯t let you do that I¡¯m calling the police right now¡± Emily made a dash for her phone, Skyler grabbed a knife from the counter and ran after her. Emily dialled 911 as soon as she grabbed her phone, she felt a cold metal pierce her lower back and she let out a loud scream of agony. Skyler stabbed her again this time through her neck making her blood stter round the room, Emily fell to the ground with a thud. Skyler threw away the knife and ran for her life, she was sure Emily¡¯s scream would have been heard from a neighbour or the police would be close by if Emily¡¯s call had gone through. Skyler wasn¡¯t nning on killing anybody, she nned to pour corrosive on Petra¡¯s face and watch if Alex would want her after that but her ns had an unexpected hitch in the form of Emily being at the wrong ce at the wrong time. ¡®She deserves to die anyways, if she had stayed off grid as promised maybe she would have been alive¡¯ Skyler thought as she ran, her revenge had been spoiled today but tomorrow is another day. Petra woke up with a jump when she heard a female scream. She almost cked out because she stood up too fast so she had to rest on the door for a few seconds before heading downstairs, she heard footsteps then a door closing. ¡°Who¡¯s there?¡­¡­ Is that you ra?¡± She called as she went downstairs, a cold feeling crept up her spine as she saw the blood stains on the curtains tracing them into the sitting room where she found Emily¡¯s bloody corpse sprawled on the floor. Everything went ck as Petra fell to ground fainting from seeing such ghastly sight, as she slowly lose her consciousness she heard Alex¡¯s voice calling to her fleetingly ¡°Stay with me honey¡± but she couldn¡¯t help it, all of this had be too much for her to handle, her now awake subconscious asked questions¡­ What if this has something to do with Eva¡¯s disappearance?. Chapter 40 Petra was rushed to the hospital while the police were investigating the scene of the murder, Alex had his head in his hands through out the whole time thinking ¡®Where did we go wrong?¡¯. Liam entered wearing his pyjamas with a worried look on his face. ¡°I came as fast as I could-¡± Liam stopped in dead shock at the bloody massacre thatid in front of him, blood was everywhere stained from the ceiling down to the curtains, he closed his eyes with a cringe at the puddle of blood on the floor. ¡°WHAT HAPPENED HERE ALEX!!?¡± Liam asked Alex for the third time cause it seemed his friend could barely hear him cause he¡¯s lost in his thoughts, this time Alex came back to with a start. He shook his head and beckoned Liam to a chair next to him. ¡°Skyler struck again¡­.. but this time it¡¯s Emily¡± Alex said gravely. ¡°Nooooo!!¡­¡­ My precious Em¡­¡­ SKYLER DID THIS? But why¡­. Why¡­¡­.. Don¡¯t tell me that your hatred has blinded you Skyler¡± Liammented, Emily was someone he was finally getting close to, someone he would have gotten closer to if only he had met her sooner¡­¡­. If only she was still alive. ¡°I don¡¯t think she wasing for Em¡­.. Emily managed to call the police as soon as she saw Skyler sneaking in¡­.. The police heard her screaming when they picked up her call¡­.. She died protecting Petra¡­. She died protecting¡­. ¡± Alex stopped because he felt a huge lump in his throat, this was too much for him. It was only recently Emily decided to forgive Alex and it was because of Petra¡¯s counselling she managed to let go of the past but now it was short lived. Liam was silent for a while but the tears didn¡¯t stop flowing from his eyes. Alex can feel his pain knowing how Emily and Liam were beginning to have a spark but now that spark had suddenly been snuffed. ¡°What about your wife? Is she okay?. ¡± ¡° Liam managed to break the dead silence. ¡°She¡¯s fine, she has suffered a severe shock so she¡¯s unconscious for now. ¡± ¡°Emily¡¯s death wasn¡¯t in vain then¡­.. Liam ¡®s tears started afresh. ¡°No it wasn¡¯t, she died as a hero. ¡± Two detectives who were just investigating the crime scene came to give them a report about the murder. ¡°It¡¯s ate night for a murder, don¡¯t you think? This killer really wanted to do your wife in. ¡± Said Thomas, a tall , burly , over-serious detective who takes too much pride in his work, that¡¯s probably why he¡¯s considered the best in his field¡­.. Homicides.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°How do you mean detective?. ¡± Alex asked attentively, Liam too had stopped crying and was listening with rapt attention. ¡°Well for starters she got in through the back door. ¡± ¡°It was supposed to be locked, we usually lock it by 7:30. ¡± ¡°Your maid testified she forgot to lock it after going out to buy her Meds from a nearby drug store. ¡± ¡°Why couldn¡¯t she use the front door?. Alex asked, surprised. ¡°Beats me, anyways the victim saw her then try to make a quick move by calling the cops but the killer stabbed her when she had her back turned, the victim lets out a scream so she stabs again but this time it¡¯s her throat¡­. the knife sliced her vein making her blood to spray out everywhere, losing that much blood at that speed will lead to death within seconds¡­.. One question: who could have done such an evil thing?. ¡± Thomas ended his report with that question, throughout his 15 years in service he hasn¡¯te across a murder as grotesque as this one. ¡°My ex, Skyler¡­ She¡¯s the killer. ¡± Alex said slowly. ¡°We found the knife the killer used behind a chair in the sitting room and they are going to run some scans for fingerprints so we are yet to affirm the identity. ¡± Said the other detective. ¡°I¡¯m telling you she¡¯s the one!. ¡± Alex cried. ¡°She¡¯s only a suspect until the scan resultse in so be patient sir. ¡± Thomas said reassuringly. ¡°I SWEAR I¡¯M GOING TO KILL SKYLER WITH MY BARE HANDS!!!.¡± Liam shouted in full rage, he hadn¡¯t said a word since the detective started his report he was boiling in rage as he listened to the brutal, cruel manner which his lover was murdered¡­.. he hated himself for not staying over just to have protected her, he hated himself foring over and making Alex the only man in the house leave for a stroll and that gave Skyler the opportunity to do what she wanted. Liam swore to avenge his lover¡¯s death. ¡°Do that and spend the rest of your life in prison. ¡± Thomas said sarcastically. ¡°Calm your horses and let thew handle this,¡± he added. ¡°Where has that gotten us?, Nowhere!!. You promised to keep watch over my house in case something like this wouldn¡¯t happen. Well, look around mister IT ALREADY HAPPENED!!.¡± Alex was losing his cool now, the police are always thest to everything nowadays. ¡°It¡¯s toote to get all worked up about it now isn¡¯t it?, So what we need to do now is to devise a strategy to take her down.¡± Alex and Liam looked at each other in surprise because of the detective¡¯s words and the way he said it too. ¡°Did you just say, ¡°take her down¡±?¡± Liam asked, confused. ¡°Yes, I¡¯m pretty sure I said that.¡± Thomas said in the same manner. ¡°I thought the police would only arrest her, give her afortable cell and let her live the rest of her life behind bars?.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what the police would do but not me, I feel for you Mr Montero and you too sir you were her lover right?.¡± Thomas pointed at Liam. ¡°How did you know?.¡± Liam asked surprised at the right on point guess. Chapter 41 ¡°Judging from the way you were crying, I thought you were her brother or her lover. What I¡¯m trying to say is that this person is a serial killer that will kill again even after she had gotten her main target which is your wife, she might be the same person that attempted to kill your sister inw so she already has two murder charges on her¡­.. from the sight of this crime scene I can tell such person doesn¡¯t deserve a sweet life in a maximum security state prison¡­.. she deserves death but only a detective with my kind of rank can get away with shooting somebody on sight.¡± ¡°So what are you suggesting?.¡± Alex¡¯s eyes were shining with hope. ¡°Allow me to be your hand that will pull the trigger on such a monster, let me be the one to put such an evil spirit to sleep, Mr Montero I swear to carry the full responsibility as my duty to the force and my duty to a grieving friend.¡± Thomas thumped this chest with his fist as a sign of respect, Liam admired the detective¡¯s resolve somehow it made him feel better now as if he can finally breathe knowing Emily would be avenged. ¡°I will try my best to get her before the police do but if they do I can just kill her in the holding cell iming she tried to disarm me and escape. ¡± It was totally foolproof but there¡¯s one more problem. ¡°What about the cameras?.¡± Alex asked worriedly, he has been thinking of their possible locations and sometimes he even tried to look for them by himself but to no avail.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°We¡¯ve found two of them already, tomorrow we¡¯lle back for a thorough search but now it¡¯s gettingte. I suggest you sleep at his ce tonight while the medics get this ce cleaned up.¡± ¡°Put the maid in a cell she¡¯s not to be trusted till she is interrogated¡± Alex said. ¡°We don¡¯t need you to be telling us our job okay?.¡± The other detective said sourly. ¡°No need to worry Mr Montero she will be treated as a suspect in this matter and would be interrogated as one. ¡± ¡°Thank you, officer.¡± Alex grabbed a few of his things like toothbrush and the clothes he would wear tomorrow, he told the detectives a quick goodbye saying he will be stopping at the station tomorrow. Alex and Liam heaved a deep sigh of sadness, Liam had every reason to be sad and Alex was thinking ¡®it could¡¯ve been Petra¡¯ if only Emily hadn¡¯t been there to sacrifice herself. ¡°I don¡¯t trust the police to ever get here on time when something like this is about to happen, surveince my ass!!.¡± Liam said angrily. ¡°Detective Thomas swore to kill Skyler on sight so let¡¯s put our faith in him at least.¡± ¡°And what about the maid?¡±. ¡°Oh I have ns for her, I¡¯ll be conducting my own kind of interrogation tomorrow¡± Alex nned to threaten ra with her little nephew¡¯s life Ramirez, if she refuses to say the truth he¡¯s going to put a fake gun to Ramirez¡¯s head and torture her mentally until she gives up the information he¡¯s looking for¡­. all he needs now is for Thomas to give him the go ahead. Liam saw the look in his friend¡¯s eyes and knew he already had things set in motion so he felt a little bit relieved knowing that they will never stop fighting until Skyler is finally run to ground. **Skyler** I ran through hedges and people¡¯s backyards until I was out in the open, away from the sirens I¡¯ve been hearing for quite some time now¡­. the police were quick to react, it¡¯s almost as if they were waiting nearby. I entered a taxi and headed straight back to the hotel. I had my hands tucked in my hoodie pocket the whole time until I had to pay for my ride. ¡°Is that blood yours ma¡¯am?¡± The taxi driver asked, squinting at my bloody hand suspiciously. ¡°Yes, I had a nasty cut on my wrist just earlier¡± I lied. ¡°Oh my goodness I¡¯m so sorry, please get it looked at¡­. take care¡± He drove off, why can¡¯t taxi drivers ever mind their business?. When finally in thefort of my room I took my shower and reflected on what happened earlier this evening. ¡°It should have been Petra!! But Emily had to be there ugghhhhhhh!!¡± I said to nobody in particr, Petra should¡¯ve been the one dead right now not Emily, casualties of war I guess. I opened myptop to check what¡¯s going on and to my surprise three of my cameras were out ofmission now there¡¯s only three left, Stupid ra she was supposed to hide them in least obvious ces but her slow brain couldn¡¯tprehend that. I put my head in my hands trying to figure a way to n my next attack on Petra then something clicked in my mind. ¡°I was only sessful because Alex wasn¡¯t there when I broke in, so if Alex isn¡¯t there to protect her she¡¯s an easy target¡± I said to myself, getting Alex down wouldn¡¯t be an easy job but if I can execute my n properly things would go smoothly. As it stands the best way to do it is to sabotage him at his ce of work but all I need now is a helping hand, someone who is going to carry out the task for me cause I can¡¯t risk being seen by Alex around his ce of work. My thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door, my heart started pounding really fast thinking they had finallye for me. I heaved a huge sigh of relief when I saw it was only David, the hot chef of the hotel. ¡°Do you need anything Miss?¡± He asked in his polite manner when I opened the door. ¡°Yes as a matter of fact I do, can youe inside for a minute there¡¯s something I need you to do for me¡­.. Of course I know it¡¯s for a price¡± I said smiling mischievously, talking about a gift falling on yourps¡­ Or sliding in between them. Chapter 42 **Alex** I woke up from a traumatic sleep, I had a nightmare aboutst night murder but this time it was Petra that was murdered not Emily. I brushed my teeth and started preparing for work that¡¯s when it urred to me that I haven¡¯t seen Liam since I woke up this morning, I left the guest room to search for him and I saw him in the kitchen eating cereal straight from the box, his face had grown a stubble overnight and he was looking worse for wear almost as if he hadn¡¯t have any sleep at all. ¡°Good morning pal slept well?¡± I asked, trying to be cheerful. ¡°No I didn¡¯t¡­.. I kept seeing her¡­¡­ Emily¡­ Her dead body¡­.. How could Skyler do such a thing?¡± Tears rolled down his cheeks as hemented. ¡°Don¡¯t worry old boy the girl will be avenged¡± I said patting his back, I checked my watch and saw that I was gettingte. ¡°I need to get to work, I¡¯m going to see Petra at the hospital before I go. Are you not going to work?¡±. ¡°No¡­.. I¡¯m not going¡± Liam fetched a bottle of wine and poured himself a ss full. ¡°I know I¡¯m not supposed to ask but why?¡±. ¡°isn¡¯t it obvious? I¡¯m grieving¡­ i can¡¯t do anything productive in this state¡± Liam gulped his ss down and poured himself another cupful. I saw that my friend wasn¡¯t going to leave the house today so I left him alone to drown his sorrow with the bottle. ¡°Well I¡¯m off, if you need me just call okay? I¡¯ll be stopping by the station to see if there¡¯s any update about Skyler¡± I grabbed my briefcase preparing to take my leave. ¡°Send my regards to Petra¡± Liam said in between hups¡­.. he was drunk already. I got in my car and started the 10 minutes drive to the hospital, the announcer on air rapped out the daily news and one headline caught my attention. ¡°¡­. Murder in the Montero¡¯s home as a young girl was brutally¡­.. The whereabouts of the killer is unknown¡­ some sources say it¡¯s Mr Montero¡¯s ex lover¡­..¡± I turned off the radio cause the news was already getting on my nerves with their giveaway of excess information now everybody would have eyes on me and Petra. When I arrived at the hospital I avoided the stares from the doctors and nurses till I got into Petra¡¯s room. ¡°Good morning baby, how are you feeling?¡± I asked with a huge smile on his face but Petra wasn¡¯t in the mood to be cherry. ¡°I¡¯m not feeling any better until I know what is going on Alex! You¡¯ve been hiding a secret from me and I¡¯m sure it¡¯s because of that secret Emily got killed and Eva went missing¡± Petra vented her mind out, I¡¯ve never seen her this angry before. ¡°Babe calm down, I only did that to protect you and as for Eva if you want to see her so bad I can bring her in right now¡± Her face brightened up as I mentioned her sister¡¯s name but it was quickly reced by a look of doubt¡­ aggressive doubt. ¡°Liar!! you¡¯re just trying to change the topic¡± I opened the door and let Eva in, she was discharged yesterday before Petra was admitted to the hospital. The two sisters hugged each other in tears, talking so fast their words started stumbling on each other. ¡°Where have you been-¡°. ¡°How are you doing?¡±.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. When they have finally finished their moment I signaled to Eva to start telling Petra the truth all the way from the hidden cameras to the attempted murder down tost night. ¡°Emily¡¯s death was a bloody one, Skyler is such a brutal enemy that will stop at nothing till she devours what she wants¡± Eva said with fear in her voice it seems she had grown afraid of Skyler since theirst encounter. Petra stayed quiet for a few minutes unmoving as she digested all of this in, I snapped my fingers to bring her back to reality. ¡°Oh no Alex what are we going to do?¡± Petra started panicking, the look on her face showed frantic despair. ¡°The police have been searching all night for Skyler but to no avail, she will be caught eventually but right now the best thing is toy low for now and let them do their job¡± I tried to reassure Petra that everything was going to be okay but she wasn¡¯t believing it. ¡°I want to get out of here¡­. NOW!!!¡± Petra was overwhelmed with hypertension, her breathing became uneven, she became frantic and uneased. The nurse had heard her shout so she entered the room with a sedative loaded syringe. ¡°Don¡¯t knock me out¡­. No¡­.. No¡­.. Alex, please stop her!¡­. She might be working for Skyler or even worse Skyler mighte for me when I¡¯m asleep!!¡± Petra said as she fought with the nurse not allowing herself to be sedated, Petra broke the syringe and the nurse went to fetch another one in annoyance. The doctor entered and whispered some few words in my ear then exited. ¡°The doctor said you still need some rest and right now we are bothering you so please let them do their job¡± I pleaded, Petra can be so adamant at times and right now was one of those ¡®times¡¯. ¡°No!!¡± She crossed her arms in defiance, I looked to Eva for help and she understood. ¡°Petra it¡¯s okay, me and Alex will never let any harme to you so please just let them do their job¡­. besides it¡¯s not yet visiting hours¡± Eva patted Petra¡¯s arm to calm her nerves down and it seemed to be working cause now she had obviously rxed herself at Eva¡¯s reassuring words. ¡°Fine¡­.. Only because you said so Eva¡­ I don¡¯t trust Alex to be here if anything happens, please stay near me Eva¡± Petra was begging Eva to protect her instead of me? Now that¡¯s weird. ¡°I¡¯ll be two clicks away if you need anything just yell¡±. ¡°Dearest, we are working tooth and nail to take down Skyler so don¡¯t be afraid, okay?¡± I tried to do some reassurance too but Petra wasn¡¯t buying it. ¡°Oh please don¡¯t give me that crap, you weren¡¯t there when I needed you yesterday Alex¡­ What if I was the one stabbed? Do you think you¡¯d be back in time to save me?¡± Now the nurse entered again with another syringe but this time the nurse wasn¡¯t smiling at all, we said our goodbyes as she fell into a sedated sleep. ¡°You said you¡¯d be near at hand but where?¡± I was quite puzzled by Eva¡¯s previous statement. ¡°I¡¯ll be living in a motel two blocks from here, it¡¯s too dangerous to go back to either your house or Skyler¡¯s¡± She had a point. ¡°Okay but can I at least pay your booking fees? It¡¯s the least I can do¡± I just wanted to help in some way. ¡°Thanks but Preston already got it covered, he¡¯s the one who paid for the motel room. Hey don¡¯t look so glum Alex there are other things you need to do aside protecting Petra, in fact you have the most exciting part of the adventure which is working with the police to get Skyler down¡­. I kinda envy you because I wish to stick a knife through that bitch!!¡± A nurse walking past jumped back in surprise thinking she was the one Eva was calling a bitch, this made meugh. ¡°It¡¯s nice to see youugh again Alex, you¡¯ve been gloomy for too long¡± Eva gave me which was contagious cause I was now smiling back at her. ¡°Thanks Eva you¡¯ve done so much for me and your sister, I¡¯ll be back after work. Bye for now¡± I gave her a hug and some cash to buy food for Petra. As I drove to my office I couldn¡¯t help the feeling of uselessness that came over me. Last night if Emily hadn¡¯t encountered Skyler first Petra would¡¯ve been dead by now and I wouldn¡¯t have made it back in time to save her. Even taking Skyler down is going to be done by another hand and what would I be doing then? Nothing, I wanted to do something but what can I do? Nothing. As I got out of my car Petra¡¯s words ringed in my thoughts. ¡°Oh please don¡¯t give me that crap, you weren¡¯t there when I needed you yesterday Alex¡­ What if I was the one stabbed? Do you think you¡¯d be back in time to save me?¡±. Chapter 43 *Unknown Pov* Skyler was going through the n over again, this is the third time she was exining to David the chef. ¡°Do you understand now?¡± Skyler asked again exasperated, Alex would close from work in an hour and precious time was being wasted over a n. ¡°So you¡¯re saying all I have to do is to get into the garage, locate the car and do what?¡± David was scratching his head in confusion, for being so handsome and hot hecked brains¡­.. A whole lot of it. ¡°And cut his brakes you dimwit!!! Ahhhhh¡± Skyler has had enough now, she grabbed her car keys from the bedside drawer and dragged David out of the room. The n wasn¡¯t thatplicated as David makes it, it was quite simple if you didn¡¯t look at it from his point of view. Sneak into the staff¡¯s garage, locate Alex¡¯s car, go under it and cut the brakes, that doesn¡¯t sound so hard does it?. ¡°What¡¯s the colour of his car?¡± David asked to be sure.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°It¡¯s a blue Sedan, it¡¯s hard to miss because of its ssic look. So you know where the brake line is right?¡± Skyler asked him again, David ims he was a mechanic before following his culinary dreams. ¡°Don¡¯t underestimate me¡± David squinted his eyes at the tall building as they arrived at their destination, Skyler parked the car some metres away from the building. ¡°Okay so you go in through there, with your overalls you look more like a mechanic than ever so getting past the security guard won¡¯t be a problem and from there you know the rest. Meet me at that Caf¨¦ across the street when you¡¯re done¡± Skyler made out with him in the car before going to the caf¨¦ wearing dark shades and a cap to avoid detection. David entered the building after exining to the guard what his business was, he got directions from a hot receptionist. ¡°Hey there pretty, I¡¯m in a bit of a fix here I can¡¯t seem to find the Staff¡¯s garage and my client leaves soon¡± He winked at her making her blush. ¡°Well just go through that door then make a left till you see a flight of stairs and go downstairs, you¡¯d be at your destination handsome¡± She said smiling. ¡°Any destination with you is my destiny¡± With that he left the receptionist trying to catch her breath. David was shocked out of his soul by the size of the parking lot and the amount of blue cars there. He went to work anyway scanning from side to side for a blue sedan which was kind of hard because he kept seeing blue Lexuses instead, he finally found a blue sedan and he called Skyler to verify the te number. The call ended quickly partially because Skyler was impatient and because it was the right car. David brought out his tools and set to work, cutting his brake line was an easy job for a pro mech like him¡­.. even if he was retired. David walked in the cafe, he had already changed his clothes, Skyler pretended not to have noticed his presence until he was sitting opposite her. ¡°Have you done it?¡± She asked in a harsh whisper. ¡°Yeah I have, now would be a good time to talk about my payment¡±. ¡°Not right now there¡¯s something I need to do first¡±. ¡°I thought you¡¯ve gotten what you wanted now give me what I want!¡± David was getting furious, so he had risked his skin for nothing. ¡°Hey hey no need to raise your voice at me. What I¡¯m saying is that I need to test if you really cut his brakes, I wanna tail him a bit and see if he runs into a tree or something¡± Skyler smiled evilly at the thought of that. ¡°Oh so after you tail him-¡°. ¡°We head to the nearest gas station to use the ATM there, don¡¯t think I¡¯ve forgotten about you my David¡± Skyler looked at her watch and saw the time was drawing near for Alex to meet his doom. ¡°It¡¯s almost time, let¡¯s go!¡± They stood up from their seats, paid for the coffee and exited the caf¨¦ all in a hush-hush manner which puzzled the shop owner. They got in the car and waited for Alex to drive out, fifteen minutes passed and still no sign of Alex yet, Skyler was already starting to think he had discovered his brake problem. That¡¯s when he drove out and she tailed him closely. ¡°If you¡¯re tailing him shouldn¡¯t you be like some metres away to avoid raising suspicion¡± David said cautiously. ¡°I wanna spook him¡± Skylerughed menacingly as she stepped on the gas closing the gap even more. Alex recognized the car as soon as he had driven out of the building but he didn¡¯t know she was nning on giving him a hot pursuit. Alex increased his speed to 100mph trying to get away from his killer ex girlfriend, he saw a pedestrian crossing and tried to slow down but his brakes weren¡¯t responding, he stepped on them harder than before but still no response. ¡®Skyler what have you done?¡¯ he thought as he swerved dangerously to the right dodging the pedestrian, he swerved again to dodge a SUV on the side of the road. ¡®it¡¯s too dangerous to drive out here with no brakes I¡¯ll have more space on the freeway¡¯ Alex knew what he wanted to do when he was on the freeway and it seemed like his best option but he had only one shot. ¡°He¡¯s heading towards the freeway,¡± David told Skyler, because he could recognize this part of the city. ¡°I know that idiot! I want to see where he¡¯s headed¡± Skyler manoeuvred past different cars at top speed, David¡¯s heart pounded like the car¡¯s piston. Alex was looking for a body of water so he could crash into it, at least it¡¯s better than running into a tree at this speed. He scanned the sides of the freeway and he saw ake on his right, he steered his car left and right pretending to be out of control then veered his car off the road and he crashed into theke causing a big ssh. Almost instantly some cars stopped and the drivers were rushing to theke to help because the car was sinking at a rapid rate. Skyler saw Alex¡¯s car veer off the side of the road and crash into theke with a big ssh, she wanted to go to theke and confirm if he¡¯s dead but passersby were already rushing to the scene of the ident, besides Alex was driving at top speed a crash like that would definitely kill him or incapacitate him at least. ¡°Let¡¯s go to that gas station shall we?¡± Skyler said as she turned the car around. ¡°Damn that was cold Skyler, you didn¡¯t even look at his face for thest time?¡± David was surprised at Skyler demeanour, ever since the chase started she had turned into somebody else as if she had been possessed. ¡°What for? I¡¯m done with him since he chose that stupid slut over me!!¡± She gripped the steering wheel tightly and David saw her rage. ¡°I was just airing my opinion sheesh¡±. ¡°A word of advice Dave if you want to be alive to spend your payment money¡­¡­ Keep your opinions to yourself¡±. Alex¡¯s car was finally brought back to the surface but his body wasn¡¯t found. Chapter 44 unknown pov The news of Alex¡¯s disappearance got to Eva that evening. She was shocked to hear that Alex¡¯s body hasn¡¯t been found yet and she now had the difficult task of telling Petra that her husband which she had talked to that morning was now missing. ¡°Hey you, brought anything for me?. Petra asked as her sister took a seat in the hospital room. ¡°Something terrible had happened sis¡­.. it¡¯s Alex¡­.. he was reported missing earlier today, his car was found in ake but his body wasn¡¯t found¡± Eva was feeling sorry for her sister because she had been living without her boyfriend for some months and she knew how hard it was to live without your lover close to you, she observed Petra¡¯s reaction as she broke the news the way the police had told her. ¡°You say his car was found but his body wasn¡¯t?, well, that means he¡¯s not dead yet then¡± Petra was already crying but she was trying to be strong because of her sister, right now she was in the lowest depths of despair but she held on to a small glimmer of hope that Alex was still alive. Eva admired her sister¡¯s courage and wished there was some way she could help. ¡°So what are you going to do now?¡± Eva asked Petra. ¡°I¡¯m going to wait for my husband to return as he promised me. Petra smiled in her tears, making Eva cry too. They held each other andforted themselves the best way they could. ¡°Should I take you out of here?, this news must have drained you. ¡°Eva said sympathetically. ¡°No, I¡¯m going to wait for Alex here, I don¡¯t care how long it takes. I know he¡¯s going toe back no matter what¡± Eva saw she couldn¡¯t force her sister to go with her so she decided to spend the remaining part of the day with her. Liam was shaken by the news, his best friend is dead? It all seemed like a dream to him. He didn¡¯t believe it at first but when he saw that the policeman wasn¡¯t smiling he realised the gravity of the matter. He knew crying wasn¡¯t going to solve anything but he couldn¡¯t help it as he broke down in front of his girlfriend Arianna. Alex had been his buddy from day one and now he was gone¡­.. literally. ¡°Stop crying babe, please i can¡¯t bear to see you like this¡± She tried to quieten him down. ¡°I can¡¯t ¡­. he¡¯s my broooo¡­. he¡¯s-¡± Liam¡¯s voice broke halfway through the sentence, Arianna did the best she could tofort him but to no avail. He refused to eat his dinner, refused to speak to Arianna which made her puzzled, She finally decided to call Eva for help. ¡°Hello Eva it¡¯s me Ari¡±. ¡°Hey what¡¯s up?¡±. ¡°Well it¡¯s Liam, ever since he heard the news about Alex he refused to eat or speak to me¡­. I¡¯ve tried everything right now I don¡¯t know what to do¡± Ari said exasperated at everything in general. ¡°It¡¯s almost the same for Petra over here, she refuses to have any kind of conversation with me¡±. ¡°I have a feeling he¡¯s not dead but that is all wild hope if you ask me¡± Ari had almost given up on every possibility that Alex is alive but something tells her that Skyler is involved with his disappearance. ¡°Do you think Skyler had anything to do with it?¡± Eva brought the burning question out of her mind, the possibility is not all that far fetched because the police said his car brakes were cut and that¡¯s why the car crashed. Now the question is who cut the brakes?. ¡°I have every notion that she has something to do with this, I wouldn¡¯t put it past her¡±. ¡°But how can we prove it or even find her?¡±. ¡°The police said they are increasing the heat until they find her but we both know how that one will end but we don¡¯t have any other option till then¡± Arianna knew the police would be too slow and only the people who knew Skyler well would be able to trace her whereabouts and unfortunately one of them was out of the list. ¡°We can¡¯t just y sitting ducks till she¡¯s found!! We have to do something¡±. ¡°But what? There¡¯s nothing that we can do that the police aren¡¯t doing already¡±. ¡°Just take care of Liam I¡¯ll try to think of something, I have to go now Ari I really appreciate the talk¡±. ¡°Likewise¡± hangs up, it was a sour situation they had found themselves with no hope or way out of it. Ari returned to the sitting room where Liam was sobbing silently and resumed her ¡°trying to make him feel better¡± tactics. Skyler was restless not because of the fact that she had killed her ex lover but because of the fact that his body hasn¡¯t been found yet. She thought of ways Alex could have survived such a terrible crash and came up with nothing, the whole situationpletely dumbfounded her. ¡®How did you escape Alex?¡¯ She thought to herself as she watched the headline news, then it urred to her in a light bulb moment. ¡®He drove into the water so he could have a chance of surviving the crash¡­.. Smart¡¯ She had tomend Alex for his sharp wits and quick thinking, it¡¯s not every time Alex¡¯s brain worked that fast and this time it was actually necessary for his survival. Skyler tried to think of a new way to take out both Petra and Alex but her thoughts were interrupted by a knock on the door. ¡°Good evening miss, anything I can do for you?¡± David said in his formal courteous manner. ¡°Come on Dave there¡¯s something we need to discuss¡± David entered with a look of uncertainty on his face and fear in his eyes, Skyler couldn¡¯t me him for his reaction because she would have been acting the same way if she saw herself in this type of mood. ¡°Any problems?¡± David broke the silence. ¡°We have just one¡­.. major problem¡­.. The guy we chased isn¡¯t dead yet, his body wasn¡¯t found¡± Shock came over David¡¯s face as he heard that the cause of his sudden riches was still alive. ¡°But we saw his car crash! How did he survive that?¡± David couldn¡¯t believe it, he started to think maybe Skyler was pulling a fast one on him. ¡°I don¡¯t know how he survived it but his body wasn¡¯t found and the police are still searching for it¡±. ¡°They will find him eventually give them time because I don¡¯t understand how can anyone survive such a crash¡± David was sure Alex had died from the ghastly crash not just because of the intensity of the crash but because of the the rate the car sank afterwards so Alex couldn¡¯t have swam out on time before reaching the bottom that¡¯s if he wasn¡¯t knocked unconscious by the force of the crash. ¡°His body would have been found around the scene of the crash at least and I saw his airbags opened so that means he had bumped his head on impact so he might have been unconscious before his car sank¡± Skyler wasn¡¯t understanding this at all, is Alex suddenly a magician that he can disappear from such an ident? Quite puzzling. ¡°What do you suggest we do now?¡± Dave asked in confusion. ¡°We do some searching ourselves¡± it was a wild n because the police must have already scrounged the radius of the ident scene and they might still be lingering there. ¡°That¡¯s crazy! The police will arrest us in a snap¡­.. if the police can¡¯t find it then what good is the two of us?¡± Dave¡¯s question was a good question she had already asked herself before suggesting the search. ¡°We won¡¯t go today of course, it¡¯s too risky but tomorrow will be a better day tomence the search¡±. ¡°How long do you n on searching?¡±.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°Not long at all, just a quick scan of the area for clues or anything that can prove he¡¯s still alive¡±. ¡°Okay then I suggest we go when it¡¯s getting dark, can¡¯t risk being seen by the police or any of the hotel workers¡±. ¡°Now that¡¯s a good Dave, you deserve a reward¡± Skyler said sensually as she bent down slowly before him, unzipped his pants and brought out his meaty pole. Dave took in a deep breath and braced himself for his ¡®reward¡¯. Chapter 45 **Alex** Having the bright idea of faking my death was the easy part but carrying it out was harder than I thought, first thing was summoning the courage to veer off the road (that took a lot of willpower) then I had to go through the task of unbuckling my seat belt while the car was sinking fast, thank God for those swimming sses in high school because it took a lot of stamina to reach the shore that was a bit far from the crash, the swimming was so tedious I lost a shoe in the process with my wallet and a few other things that was inside my car. I set out into the streets looking for a way back but not home back to Petra or Eva, I had to see Liam he¡¯s the only person I can confide in about my ns. I was a long way from home and none of the pedestrians were friendly enough to give me some change so I could board a taxi even after I told them my ordeal so I had to move on foot but I was careful to avoid being spotted until I ran into detective Thomas as I was turning down an alleyway. ¡°Alex!! I thought you were dead¡± The detective was startled by my ghostly presence and he had a good reason to be. ¡°I had to fake my death, that was the only way I could avoid killing any pedestrian and avoiding Skyler who had cut my brakes before she started chasing me across the city at high speed¡±. ¡°Hmmmm it makes sense now, but how did she get into yourpany¡¯s parking lot?¡±. ¡°Through some external help I guess because the security guard knows Skyler and he has a strict order to throw her out if she dares to set a foot on that property¡± Joey the security guard was a good guy who hated Skyler¡¯s guts and despises her openly even so she can¡¯te close to thepany grounds without raising an rm. ¡°You put too much faith in people, that¡¯s your tragic w unfortunately I¡¯m not like that so your ¡®loyal guard¡¯ would be brought in for questioning tomorrow¡±. ¡°Do whatever you like but don¡¯t touch him, he¡¯s a good guy¡±.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°I give you my word Mr Montero, so what are you going to do now?¡±. ¡°I¡¯m going to do some incognito reconnaissance on Skyler¡¯s possible whereabouts and you detect there¡¯s something I need you to do for me not as a cop but as a friend.¡± I had to persuade him to help me out on this. ¡°Spill the beans.¡± Thomas said, listening intently all of a sudden. ¡°I need you alone to carry out a confidential investigation¡±. ¡°On what?¡±. ¡°On Skyler¡¯s recent bank transactions, the bank refused to release that information because Skyler had told not to, you are the only person I can trust to carry out this task.¡± ¡°What do you need me to do?.¡± Thomas was obviously interested now. ¡°I need you to hack into their system and trace herst payment or her most recent transaction, we could pin her down from there and I¡¯m 100% sure my recon mission will yield results as well.¡± ¡°You want just the two of us to handle this case huh?.¡± He asked with a brow raised. ¡°Yes I do, I don¡¯t want any more people to get dragged into this¡­.. I don¡¯t know who she might go for next; more people might die if they get involved.¡± ¡°I see your point Montero and I am willing to help you out. I will do what you ask and give you results next tomorrow and I will keep your status a secret but one thing is how can I contact you?. ¡± Thomas said after a long while of being silent, I was numb with relief when he said he would keep my status a secret. ¡°Give me your number, I will contact you with a payphone or my buddy Liam¡¯s, he¡¯s the only one who is going to know I¡¯m alive. ¡± Thomas handed me his contact card with a look of doubt. ¡°Are you sure you want to do this? I mean the police got this covered-¡°. ¡°I hate the feeling of watching from the sidelines knowing that I¡¯m the cause of this bloodshed but not being able to do anything about it!! I want to be the one to clean up my mess¡± I can¡¯t stand it anymore. I had to do something about this killer ex situation or else it¡¯s going to ruin my life or worse. ¡°I see, the feeling of protecting your wife is very strong in your heart¡­ I will help you with your task but remember what I told you?¡±. ¡°I should let you be the one to pull the trigger¡±. ¡°Good I see you have a retentive memory, I should be on my way now Mr Montero¡± He said about to leave but I needed one more favor. ¡°Can you spare me the 20 bucks I need to get a cab? I¡¯ve been walking all evening. My thighs ache so bad, there was nothing I longed for more than a hot shower and a long rest. Thomas smiled an understanding smile and handed me a hundred dor note, he walked away before I couldplete my ¡°Thank you¡±. Such a mysterious man. I walked a few kilometres more before I finally highlighted a cab, I got fresh clothes from a thrift store and got rid of my slime smelling suit. I know my wife and Liam would¡¯ve already heard about my ident so I know they are in for quite a shock when I reveal myself to them, as the taxi drove through the bright streets of the beautiful city my mind was tormented with the thoughts of my Petra, my heart was heavy with worry and I asked myself different questions that can¡¯t make much sense to me. ¡®What if Skyler had gotten to her before she came for you?¡¯ A voice said. ¡®Eva would not let anything happen to Petra¡¯ I retorted at the voice in my head. ¡®You know the truth Alex don¡¯t try to hide it, we both know if something had happened you wouldn¡¯t be there in time to stop it¡¯ The voice snickered back. ¡®That¡¯s not true!¡¯. ¡®Oh it is very true, just look at Emily¡¯s case for example if that had been Petra-¡®. ¡°I WOULD HAVE SAVED HER!!¡± I shouted aloud in the back seat of the cab, scaring the cab driver with such a sudden outburst, I apologised for my manners and resumed drifting in my thoughts. Yes I would have saved her then and I am going to protect her now my darling Petra. Chapter 46 **Alex** I arrived at my destination a little bitte and I was sure the participants would be sleeping already but I still rang the bell anyways but I got no response, I rang again a couple more times till I heard footsteps from inside the house. I hid a few metres away behind a small bush to see who ising, if it¡¯s Ari then I will remain hidden and ring the bell again till Liames out. As fate would have it it was Liam who came to get the door instead so I rushed out of my bush and dived him into a bear hug before he could process what was happening. ¡°Alex you¡¯re alive!!¡± Words cannot exin the happiness that was all over Liam¡¯s face but I told him to keep quiet.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°Shooshh!! I know you are happy to see me but can we go inside and talk now?¡± I said letting myself in, after a long while of walking like a vagabond I needed one thing more than anything in this world, Food. ¡°I¡¯m so hungry!!¡± I groaned alongside my stomach but my stomach made the louder grumble. ¡°I¡¯ll wake Ari to whip you something just now¡± He said about going upstairs for her but I stopped him. ¡°No need for that, just microwave anything from the fridge that I can eat, it¡¯s best no one knows I¡¯m alive¡­ at least for now¡±. ¡°Okay I will start doing that now,e to the kitchen we have a lot to talk about¡± We certainly do, it was over a te of Arianna¡¯s delicious apple pie and a ss of warm milk that I told Liam everything that had happened that day from the hospital visit in the morning, the sight of Skyler as I was driving out from work and the hot pursuit that led to the ident. ¡°It was a fucking sabotage! But who would allow Skyler into the staff¡¯s garage like that?¡± Liam finally said at the end of my tale, he had been listening without uttering a single word. ¡°That¡¯s what I want to find out but I think she had someone else do the job for her¡­ Like a mechanic or something¡± It is in Skyler¡¯s nature to n such a sabotage but she is not going to do the dirty work herself. ¡°I think your receptionist or security guard would know something about that, if an external personnel enters the building the security guard or the receptionist is their lighthouse for guidance or directions¡±. ¡°Or at least they can provide information if they had seen anything suspicious, you¡¯re right and since Skyler didn¡¯t do it herself then surely the handy man might need some help locating the parking lot. Where¡¯s your phone? I need to call someone¡± Detective Thomas needed this kind of information. ¡°Who do you wanna call?¡±. ¡°The detective he¡¯s the only one I can trust and I promised to contact him if I see anything suspicious¡±. ¡°Okay here you go¡± Liam handed me his phone, I brought out the card and dialled the detective¡¯s number. ¡°Hello Detective Thomas speaking¡± He answered quite quickly. ¡°Hello Thomas it¡¯s Alex Montero speaking¡±. ¡°Okay I see this is your friend¡¯s number?¡±. ¡°Yes it is, I¡¯ve got a lead on the Skyler case¡±. ¡°Spill¡±. ¡°Skyler couldn¡¯t have cut my brakes herself because for starters she can¡¯t get close to mypany building without raising an rm even though she had an inside person that person wouldn¡¯t have the knowledge of to cut a car¡¯s brake line neither would she¡± I felt out of breath because my heart was beating so fast anticipating his next reaction. ¡°Hmmmm go on¡± His nerves of steel attitude is pissing me off but I went on anyway. ¡°I want you to question my receptionist first before anybody else because if anyone new or unfamiliares into the building she surely would havee in contact with or at least noticed¡± Liam was all ears running waiting for the detective to reply but he kept quiet still. ¡°Okay I will do that tomorrow and I will fill you in whenever you can call¡± Thomas finally said. ¡°Gee thanks detective, I¡¯ll give you the details if I see anything¡±. ¡°Thanks for your cooperation¡± He hung up, Liam was bursting with excitement. ¡°So what do you n on doing on this recon mission?¡±. ¡°Well I n to discover where Skyler is hiding and end this terror myself or I¡¯ll let Thomas do it¡±. ¡°Where do you want to even start? Even the police couldn¡¯t pinpoint her location. How much luck do you think you¡¯ll have?¡± As soon as he asked that question I started to doubt my ability to find Skyler but I couldn¡¯t let the detective have all the fun. ¡°I¡¯ll start at the scene of the crime, the criminal always returns to the scene of the crime¡± Not my best lead but it¡¯s a start. ¡°isn¡¯t that too clich¨¦? She might be expecting that you know¡±. ¡°You could be right but I know Skyler, she would want to confirm if I made it out or not right now I¡¯m sure she¡¯s burning with anxiety about it.¡± Liam processed this before replying it seemed to me he was making a n. ¡°What are you thinking about buddy?¡± I asked. ¡°It¡¯s just that what if she had already gone there before you set out tomorrow¡±. ¡°The police won¡¯t leave there until dusk tomorrow, I would tell the detective to make them stay there for that long just to spook her froming close until it¡¯s free which is by night time¡± The cops won¡¯t leave the crime scene unprotected until I get there giving me enough time to find a good spot to hide. ¡°Okay bro, so is there anything I can do to help? Liam asked with his eyes shining like a toddler who had seen candy. ¡°Yeah you will be the person driving me to the crime scene and also my getaway driver who will tail Skyler after she had found the little clue I left her¡±. ¡°What clue is that?¡±. ¡°Oh it¡¯s one of my shoe that I left on the beach, I already lost one pair as I was swimming and I decided it would look less crazy if I walked around barefooted instead of one-shoe-a-feet¡± Liamughed at the thought of me walking around like that and after some seconds I too startedughing at my predicament. ¡°It¡¯s good to have you back Alex, I thought I had lost you¡­. I¡¯m sure Petra would be devastated at the news by the way when do you n to reveal yourself to her?¡±. ¡°I can¡¯t do that just yet not until I¡¯ve taken down Skyler, only then Petra can truly be safe¡± Liam gave a yawn I could see he was tired. ¡°Well I¡¯m off to bed you can sleep in the guest room but I¡¯ll have to lock you in so Arianna won¡¯t be suspicious¡± Liam¡¯s eyes were already closing and he had started to nod off into sleep if I hadn¡¯t woken him up. ¡°Thanks for the help buddy, let me head to the guest room now so you can go back to sleep¡± I helped him up and we went to the guest room, as the lock clicked into ce I suddenly felt all the tiredness I had battled with today and my body felt limp on the bed. Even as my mind slipped into the dream world I still thought about Petra and my espionage mission tomorrow. Chapter 47 **Skyler ** I woke up with a banging headache knowing it was from thest night drinking spree with David which had ended again in sex, he had started developing touchy feelings for me and I could see it in his eyes, feel it in his touch and even the way he talks about Alex. David again had tried to talk me out of conducting the search. ¡°Babe just forget about this guy he¡¯s dead already¡± He had said. ¡°I have to see proof that he¡¯s dead otherwise my mind won¡¯t be at peace¡±. ¡°But what about the police? They will still be there by tomorrow¡±. ¡°But not at night, they would have been gone by then¡±. ¡°And they would have searched the whole ce down by then¡­¡± His eyes twinkled in such a way that I couldn¡¯t resist kissing him, I just can¡¯t wait for all this to be over so we can run away and I can spoil this hunk of hot chocte with sex, money and some alcohol too. ¡°So can you shut up now?¡± I asked after we finally pulled apart. ¡°I¡¯m just worried about you pumpkin, I don¡¯t want you to get caught¡±. ¡°And I won¡¯t, trust me Davey¡± We resumed kissing again.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. I was roused from my thoughts by a knock on my door. I checked the time and saw that it was 12:34 pm!! I slept for more than 12 hours. The knock came again, this time more aggressive than the first one. I got up, wore my panties which were dangling on the side of the bed and put on my robe before getting to the door. ¡°You were still knocked out? I knew you had too many drinksst night¡± Dave scolded me as he entered, he scanned me up and down but it was my eyes that got his attention. ¡°I didn¡¯t know when I passed out but how are you doing Dave?¡± it wasn¡¯t my best look but I¡¯ve been worse. ¡°I¡¯m okay I just came here to check if you¡¯ve changed your mind¡± He said, eyeing me cautiously watching my reaction. ¡°I haven¡¯t changed my mind and if you¡¯re still thinking I will then you¡¯re wrong. Look if you don¡¯t want toe with me that¡¯s fine by me I can go alone anyways¡±. ¡°As if I¡¯d let you do that!! I¡¯ve got your back till the end Skyler don¡¯t forget that¡±. ¡°Clearly I didn¡¯t, so why the reluctance? You suddenly have somewhere else to be at that time?¡± He had been acting creepy since we got back from the pursuit yesterday and now it¡¯s getting worse with the obvious reluctance. ¡°I just wanted to be sure that you made up your mind¡­. I see you are¡± He said, raising his hands in a sign of defeat. ¡°Good so if you¡¯re with me then stop asking questions like that¡±. ¡°I should be on my way now,¡± David said about taking his leave. ¡°Why are your visits so short darling? I want you to stay longer¡±. ¡°It¡¯s my schedule, it has gotten tighter due to customer flow so I¡¯m working round the clock nowadays¡±. ¡°I didn¡¯t ask for your sob story anyways just be here by 7 o¡¯clock sharp, don¡¯t bete¡± I shut the door on him just before he could ask for a kiss, I can¡¯t kiss him when my mouth reeks of overnight alcohol. As I started freshening up I started to think of the possible ces Petra could be but I came up with nothing. I was so confused but I told myself my revenge cane whenever I pleased so why rush it? I needed to get rid of Alex so that Petra would be left unprotected and that¡¯s when I would strike her where it hurts most, strike her where she had struck me¡­. THE HEART!!. Dave arrived 15 minutes earlier than usual looking stunning and muscr in his bodice V neck he had chosen to wear for the asion, his cologne was exceptional tonight. Skylie Likey. ¡°You came earlier than usual now that¡¯s a pleasant surprise¡± I said, ushering him in. ¡°Well I want us to be done with this real quick and besides I haven¡¯t been with you all day¡± He pulled me into a surprise kiss which he instantly dominated me by forcing his tongue through my lips, he grabbed my ass and lifted me towards the bed. I knew how this was going to end but that¡¯s not what I want right now (as much as I want it) there¡¯s a job that needs to be done, I pushed him away from my body much to his surprise. ¡°We don¡¯t have time for any make out session right now so better save it forter¡± I said trying to catch my breath, he¡¯s such a good kisser. ¡°You take this way too seriously!! Try easing up a bit sheesh¡± He was obviously annoyed which made him look two times hotter but I could not rape his brains right now because of time. ¡°Yeah whatever, you¡¯ll get your kissy kissy time when we get back. Grab the keys you¡¯re the one driving¡± That eased his anger a little bit, he had been wanting to drive my car ever since the first day I came to this hotel. Dave still wasn¡¯t speaking to me when we stopped at a gas station for a refuel, this didn¡¯t bother me because I could satisfy his urges when we got back but he isn¡¯t patient enough to satisfy my curiosity first. ¡°Any reasons why you are not speaking to me?¡± I broke the long spell of silence atst. ¡°I¡¯m just feeling a bit reserved tonight¡± He answered coolly almost as if he had been nning to give me that answer all along. ¡°You¡¯ve never been reserved around me so why the sudden change?¡±. ¡°Look can we just focus on getting to the location where you can start your fruitless search¡± He replied so cooly as he drove at a high speed but it doesn¡¯t matter now because we were now on the freeway, I left him alone for the rest of the ride and focused my mind more on what to expect when I got there, more police maybe? Not so sure. We parked a few metres away from the river bank, there was still some police yellow tape around that area and a lot of footprints which looked recent. I told Dave to watch the car while I walked around the ident scene looking for clues and any possible way he could have escaped. I got an ominous feeling and It felt like someone was watching me from the shadows. I turned around and scanned the area for any hiding spots but there wasn¡¯t much to see in this darkness. I brought out my torch and walked along the river bank away from the ident scene. I was sure that my new behaviour would puzzle David but I didn¡¯t care. I wanted proof. Then I found it, the proof I had been looking for finally surfaced. Lying on the ground close to some river bank bushes was Alex¡¯s shoe!! I was sure it was his because he loves Ferragamo and it has the initials A. M on the side of the heel. I looked round for any more clues but it seemed that the waves had washed any footprint left by Alex but what happened was already clear to me now. ¡®So this is where you swam out from your sly dog¡¯. I thought I was being watched again so I spun around quickly but this time it was Dave who was waving at me from a distance, I checked my time and saw that it was gettingte so I took a picture of the shoe for proof and headed towards the car, I just can¡¯t wait to see the look on his face when I tell him Alex wasn¡¯t dead as he had hoped him to be. Chapter 48 **Alex** It was at 5pm we arrived at the ident scene thinking we were toote not knowing we were three hours early, we spent a lot of time waiting in the car. It was getting close to 8 o¡¯clock. That¡¯s when we saw her car parking a few meters away from the ident scene. Skyler came down from the vehicle but withpany so I disregarded any thought of executing a sneak attack. ¡°I¡¯m going closer to have a better look¡± I said to Liam who was watching intently from his pair of binocrs. ¡°Okay but stay out of sight¡± He said in a harsh whisper, I got out and ran a few yards so I could get closer to her and get a better view¡­.. Or maybend a shot. She wandered around the ident scene for a while then she started walking up the river bank heading towards where I¡¯m sure she¡¯ll definitely find my clue. She spent some minutes looking at the shoe and all these while I was contemting on shooting her from my hiding spot but I couldn¡¯t get a clear view on the target. She did something strange, after staring at the shoe she took a picture of it with her phone then she looked around again almost as if she knew someone was watching her before she hurried back to her car. I ran back to Liam as quick as I could, he started the car and started following her car at a steady speed that won¡¯t raise suspicion. As Liam drove on I called the detective to ask about the task he¡¯s working on. ¡°Hello detective Thomas here¡±.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Hey it¡¯s me again, any updates on the interrogation?¡±. ¡°Yes there is, I start by thanking you for your brilliant tip of interrogating the receptionist because she proved to be very helpful indeed¡±. ¡°Tell me about it¡± I was all ears. ¡°She hade in contact with a mechanic that day saying that his client was about to close but he didn¡¯t state who his client was or who he was working for ¡± He paused to check if I was still listening ¡°Go on¡±. ¡°He came out a few minutester and it seemed like he was in a rush to go home, we are trying to track his face from the security camera footage¡±. ¡°Wait, is this mechanic dark skinned by any chance?¡± It had urred to me at that moment who Skyler¡¯spany was. ¡°Yes he is and he¡¯s quite a huge fellow as well. You got any leads on your end?¡± The detective was catching on quite quickly. ¡°Yes I have, I am tailing both Skyler and the mechanic to see where they are headed or located at least¡±. ¡°Where are you now so I cane and help?¡±. ¡°This isn¡¯t your fight detective! let me finish this, let me correct my mistakes¡± I needed to take full responsibility for my actions and I was ready to take full responsibility as well. ¡°Don¡¯t do this Alex! You would-¡± I hung up the call before he could go any further then put Liam¡¯s phone on airne mode so that Thomas won¡¯t be able to call back. ¡°What do you mean by correcting your mistakes?¡± Liam asked as he swerved passed a reckless motorcycle rider, I didn¡¯t give him an oral response I just brandished the 45. Semi auto handgun I had bought from a gun shop earlier. ¡°You want her to go out with a bang huh?¡± He joked expecting a response from me but right now I was as cold as steel as I prepared my mind for the task at hand, life imprisonment meant nothing to me right now. After a very long drive their car finally halted at a run down shabby looking hotel, we waited for a few minutes before I got my gun ready and left Liam to keep watch while I carry out this dangerous mission. Finding Skyler¡¯s room wasn¡¯t hard because the hotel had a very small range of rooms and the receptionist wasn¡¯t at the desk when I got in so I took a peek into the book of records and saw her room number. I went down the hall to room 8 which she lodged and knocked on her door before trying the handle, to my surprise it was open. I got in and saw the devil who had almost ended my reputation, attempted two murders and killed her own pawn she had used to ckmail me. Skyler¡¯s face was ridden with shock as she saw me, I pointed the gun at her before she could make any move. ¡°Any silly action and I shoot!!¡± I said shutting the door behind me, it was just me and her now. ¡°What are you doing here Alex? And what¡¯s the gun for?¡± She said with her arms raised. ¡°Isn¡¯t it obvious? I¡¯m here to end your reign of terror!¡± I gripped the gun even tighter in an attempt to steal my jumping nerves. ¡°Of course you¡¯re here to kill me then marry that slut and live happily ever after¡±. ¡°Don¡¯t you dare call her a slut!!¡±. ¡°That¡¯s exactly what she is, I mean what else should I call her? Someone who was supposed to be just your employee turned into the firstdy of the house andpany!!¡±. ¡°You were a maniptor!! After using Emily for your evil deeds you killed her¡­. What would have happened if I had stuck with you? More lies and deceit¡± My hand was trembling now as I made up my mind to pull the trigger. ¡°I only lied to protect our rtionship from that vile demon and if you had yed along Emily wouldn¡¯t be dead and Petra would be a long story to us by now but no you just had to take her in and put me to the side instead¡± Skyler was crying now but even the devil can shed tears, I wasn¡¯t moved by her sympathetic act. ¡°Toote for wistful thinking now Skyler you have already sealed your fate¡± I cocked the gun ready to fire but I couldn¡¯t pull the trigger because someone grappled me from behind, I felt two strong arms squeeze around my rib cage tightly making it hard to breathe. ¡°Skyler ran!!¡± My assant shouted at Skyler who stood there in shock confused at what was happening. I spun around andnded an elbow to the attacker but he pulled me along with him as he hit the ground, he was on top of me in a sh trying to strangle the life out of me, my vision was getting blurry and I could sense my end drawing near so with my dying energy I reached for my gun lying a few feet away and shot my assant twice in his chest he fell on me with a heavy thud. The gunshots shocked Skyler out of her trance and she let out a panicked scream before running out of the room. I struggled to get the dead body off me but he was a heavy fellow so it took me some minutes before I broke free. When I got outside I saw Liam talking to detective Thomas. ¡°What are you doing here detective?¡± I asked in a harsh tone. ¡°Why are you holding a weapon and why is there blood on your shirt?¡± Thomas asked sternly, eyeing me. ¡°I wanted to kill Skyler but the mechanic got in the way!! I had to defend myself¡±. ¡°The police won¡¯t believe a word of that confession,¡± Thomas said, shaking his head. ¡°I don¡¯t care if they believe or not I¡¯m going after Skyler¡­.. How did you find us?¡±. ¡°I wanted to tell you on the phone that I¡¯ve run the checks and the transaction leads to this hotel but after hearing that you¡¯re tailing her I suspected you¡¯d be heading here so I drove here to try and stop you from sending yourself to jail but it seems I was toote¡± Thomas said looking at the gun in my hand. ¡°It was out of self defence!! He was trying to kill me and I had no other choice¡±. ¡°I can save you from jail Alex but only on one condition¡­. ¡°. Chapter 49 ¡°And what¡¯s that?¡± I asked, my heart pounding painfully from the suspense. ¡°You stay out of this and protect Petra, let me do the killing of Skyler and you save yourself from a life sentence¡± Thomas said, reaching his hand out to collect my gun which I reluctantly handed to him. ¡°Fine I will stay out of this but give me your word that Skyler will die by your hands¡¯ ¡® I had to make him promise or at least give me his word that Skyler would be given the punishment she deserved¡­ Death. ¡°I swear Alex she will die by my hands and from this weapon you handed me¡± Thomas put his hand to his chest as if he was swearing an oath. ¡°I would advise the two of you to leave the premises and leave the police to me, it¡¯s high time that you show yourself to your wife before she gets sick with worry¡± He added. ¡°I will do that soon detective and thanks again for your help I really appreciate it¡± I shook his hand and got into Liam¡¯s car ready to head back home. ¡°You better do something about that shirt¡± Thomas saidughing, Liam drove off in high speed eager to get away from there and even more eager to hear what happened. ¡°The mechanic grappled me from behind making me unable to fire my shot, he almost overpowered me but I managed to reach for my gun before he could squeeze the life out of me¡± I said rubbing my throat with the base of my palm. ¡°Damn! He must¡¯ve been a loyal dog for him to have protected Skyler like that¡± Liam said in surprise.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°Skyler ran out before I could get his heavy body off me¡±. ¡°She didn¡¯t take her car, if not I would¡¯ve seen her¡±. ¡°She went out through the back entrance I presume¡­. Only lord knows where she¡¯s headed now¡± I was worried about Petra so much now, I would be battered with despair if anything happened to Petra. Liam drove on in silence, it was a gloomy night and the line of events did not help matters at all. We got home atst drained and tired, I got rid of my shirt and washed off any remnants of blood before I entered the house. Arianna was surprised to see me shirtless and half soaked but she was in shock because of the fact that I was still alive. ¡°Alex!! Is this really you?¡± She gasped in surprise. ¡°In flesh and blood Ari¡± I said smiling. ¡°But I saw the news¡­.. The police said¡­.. I mean¡­ ¡± She stuttered confused. ¡°I drove into the water because that was the only way to stop my car after Skyler had cut the brakes and faking my death was my idea of doing some background investigation without being suspected by Skyler¡± I exined to her skipping the dangerous parts. ¡°Wow this is amazing! We have to tell Petra she has been worried sick¡±. ¡°We¡¯ll tell her together tonight but after I eat something and freshen up¡± I said heading up the stairs to the guest bathroom. ¡°That reminds me¡­. What happened to your shirt Alex?¡± Arianna asked the question I had been trying to avoid. ¡°I uhh¡­ stained it with some taco sauce so I had to leave it at the dry cleaners shop¡± I lied. ¡°Leave him alone Ari let¡¯s go set the table¡± Liam said pulling Arianna into the kitchen. As the warm water ran down my body I thought about earlier this evening, why didn¡¯t I pull the trigger as soon as I saw her? That would have been better than the way things went. To be fair I didn¡¯t expect the mechanic to be close by and I guess she was stalling with her words andments. ¡®You should have shot her¡¯ The voice in my head said harshly. ¡°I know but I needed to know what changed her¡­¡± I said to my reflection in the mirror. ¡®Isn¡¯t it obvious? It was her desire for you that turned her into this hateful monster, you would do the same too if your darling Petra was suddenly stolen by someone else¡¯ The voice said sarcastically. ¡°She was nning on ckmailing me with Emily¡¯s video so she wasn¡¯t entirely innocent¡± I replied. ¡®That was only to protect what was dear to her and that is your love which apparently you had given to somebody else¡­ besides she would never do anything to drag your name in the mud¡¯. ¡°She¡¯s a murderer!!¡± I shouted at my reflection much to Liam¡¯s surprise who had just walked in. ¡°Are you alright buddy?¡± Liam asked worriedly. ¡°Yeah I¡¯m fine, I was just arguing with my subconscious about the whole Skyler issue¡±. ¡°What was the argument about?¡±. ¡°It was saying I am the one to me for making Skyler turn into a psychotic killer, if only I hadn¡¯t gotten into an affair with Petra all this wouldn¡¯t have happened¡± Imented with my head in my hands. ¡°If you hadn¡¯t had that affair with Petra would you have lived happily with Skyler? How long will it be before she uses the video to ckmail you to do her bidding? Buddy you¡¯re not to me on this one, I¡¯ve been with girls who had been so close to me but after break up they still got over me and moved on¡­.. Skyler could have moved on without any bloodshed but she wanted war and that¡¯s what she¡¯s getting¡± Liam was right, Skyler wasn¡¯t innocent as a matter of fact she was evil down to her heart. ¡°You¡¯re right buddy, thanks for the advice I really needed. ¡°Now let¡¯s go eat then we¡¯ll call your beloved wife for a little chat¡± We proceeded downstairs where I had an amazing dinner which filled my starving bowels, Liam was in a mood to chat tonight and his jokes were just as funny as ever but I could see that he was obviously doing this to relieve the pressure and eased the mood of the night¡­.. Smart guy. It was finally time for me to call Petra, Arianna called Eva and told her to give the phone to Petra because there was someone that needed to talk to her. ¡°Hello?¡± Petra¡¯s voice was weak and low. ¡°Hello my pet¡± I said with tears flowing down my cheeks. ¡°Alex? Is that you?¡± Her voice was getting louder now. ¡°Yes darling it is¡­ Did you miss me?¡±. ¡°I don¡¯t believe it!! How can you still be alive? The police said the chances of you surviving were slim¡± she rushed her words in excitement. ¡°Let me switch it to video call¡± I hit the switch button and Petra¡¯s beautiful face came into view, she gasped in surprise when she saw me and she started crying too. ¡°I thought you were dead Alex¡­ I was so sacred¡± She sobbed continuously and Eva kept the tissues iing. ¡°I survived my love, without a scratch. I¡¯ming to get you out of there baby and that¡¯s when I¡¯ll exin everything to you darling¡±. ¡°I want to hold you in my arms Alex¡­. I thought I had lost you even though a part of me felt you were going toe back¡±. ¡°Thank you for taking care of her Eva, you¡¯ve been such a helpful sister to her and a wonderful friend to me as well¡± I said to Eva, making her smile excessively. ¡°Just doing my sisterly duties, when will youe Alex? I¡¯m tired of this hospital cell¡± Eva said. ¡°It¡¯s not a cell Eva and I¡¯ll be there by 11 o¡¯clock sharp because right now I need some rest¡­ are you okay pet?¡± I asked because she had stopped crying and she was nowughing hysterically. ¡°I don¡¯t know why I¡¯mughing dearest, it must be from the relief of seeing you alive¡± Petraughed again. ¡°Well keep that smile on until Ie tomorrow, I¡¯ll see you soon my love¡±. ¡°Okay baby. I love you¡± She blew a kiss at me. ¡°I love you more honey¡± I blew her a kiss back before ending the video call. I thanked Liam and Arianna for their hospitality and went upstairs hoping to get some rest after a hectic day but I was still ravaged with thoughts of Skyler and whichever evil plot she had in mind for me and Petra. As I closed my eyes I couldn¡¯t shake the feeling of foreboding that came over me. I should have known then that my idea to pick Petra up by that time was such a terrible idea. Chapter 50 Skyler was mortified, she was devastated, she was in recluse shock, words are not sufficient enough to exin how she was feeling right now as she ran through alleys and dark smelly streets. Alex had tried to kill her but killed her boy lover instead¡­ David was dead now. ¡®I had underestimated Alex¡¯s abilities, he managed to pin down my location before the police did and attempted to kill me before they could arrest me¡­¡¯ Her mind coted facts and figures as she ran on, looking for a good ce to spend the night because right now she had no money on her and she had left her belongings in her room. ¡®Petra must die now!! Too many people have been murdered in her name but the problem is how can I find her?¡¯ Petra obviously won¡¯t be at Alex¡¯s house, that¡¯s one thing Skyler knew for sure. The idea popped out of her head like an over ripe zit. ¡°She has a twin right? I¡¯m sure he would know where to find Petra¡± She got the location of Preston¡¯spany from one of thepany¡¯s ads on the walls of the street and made up her mind to head there tomorrow morning but the pressing matter at hand is where to spend the night. She managed to fit herself in the back of a pick up truck and use a sheet of nylon to cover herself, it was there on her makeshift bed she decided she would kill Petra even if it meant killing herself. Skyler woke up looking like a rabbit¡¯s chew toy, she managed to straighten her hair with some water then set out towards Preston & Co innovativepany, it wasn¡¯t as big as Alex¡¯s so there won¡¯t be any parking lot special for only staff. It was still kind of early so the streets hadn¡¯t started their usual buzz of traffic so it was easy for Skyler to pass public ces without being recognized. She arrived at the parking lot opposite the Preston & Co building and waited for her victim to drive in. Preston drove into the parking lot in high spirits, he was happy because his sister was going to be discharged today atst and he had heard the news from Liam that Alex is alive so he wasn¡¯t expecting it when someone entered his back seat as soon as he parked his car. ¡°Don¡¯t move Preston or this shard would drive through your neck¡± Skyler pressed the ss shard harder on his skin as if to make her point clear. ¡°Ahhhh¡­.. Skyler? What are you doing here?¡± Preston eyed the ss carefully. ¡°I¡¯m here for information only, if you tell me what I want nobody would get hurt¡­. Can¡¯t say the same for your twin though¡± Skyler added mischievously, Preston fidgeted as soon as she mentioned his twin. ¡°If you¡¯re looking for information about Petra then you¡¯vee to the wrong guy cause I will never sell out my¡­. Ahhhhhhh¡± Preston¡¯s speech was interrupted because Skyler had stabbed his right thigh with the ss shard before returning it to his neck again blood stained. ¡°I believe I¡¯m talking to the right guy and just in case you think I¡¯m joking with you that was to show you I ain¡¯t here for games, Now tell me where can I find Petra?¡±. ¡°Ahhhhh¡­ Fine I¡¯ll tell you¡­. I¡¯ll tell you¡­. Ahhhh fuck I¡¯m bleeding¡± Preston grasped his right thigh in pain, the wound wasn¡¯t too deep but it hurt like hell. ¡°I don¡¯t have a lot of time here Preston so you better start talking¡±. ¡°Okay! Okay, she¡¯s at Saint Paul hospital. That¡¯s where Eva is too¡±. ¡°Eva is alive?¡± Skyler asked in surprise. ¡°Yeah she didn¡¯t die when you tried to kill her¡± Preston eyed her from the rear view mirror. ¡°Well, well well isn¡¯t that a pleasant surprise, I¡¯ll need a ride to Saint Paul hospital and your car fits my taste so get out¡± Preston thought Skyler was joking until she pressed the ss deeper into his neck, she took money from his wallet and his phone too so that he won¡¯t be able to warn Petra about hering. After she had driven off Preston wondered how he was going to warn his sister about Skyler without a phone, he limped out of the parking lot and his co workers who were outside rushed to his aid. They called 911 for him so that he could give the description of the car thief which he did. Preston pleaded with the policeman that his sister should be escorted out of that hospital with an entourage of police officers. Skyler had driven straight to a drive thru to get some food which she ate in the car in an abandoned alley, after that she drove into a gun shop. ¡°Give me one of your best Magnum pistols. ¡± She said as she waltzed in the shop, the shopkeeper looked at her cautiously. ¡°People hardly buy Magnum handguns¡­. Who are you nning to murder?¡± He asked with suspicious eyes. ¡°Just a slut who stole something from me and if you want to call the police you can go ahead, I already know I¡¯m going to jail after this anyways¡±. ¡°I like your spirit girl, you¡¯re ready to ept whatever the consequences just to fight for what you love¡­.. I haven¡¯t seen a thing like this in years¡¯ ¡® The shopkeeper admired her witty courage and something tells him she¡¯s at the end of her resolve. ¡°So are you going to sell me the Magnum or what?¡± She crossed her arms. ¡°Of course I would give it to you, the finest and the strongest one for that matter, this baby will send her victim into aa no matter where he¡¯s shot, the cylinder is a huge barrel and it has a huge chamber for loading the bullets so it¡¯s eight shots instead of the usual six. Like that huh?¡± He asked Skyler after seeing her lustful eyes on the gun ¡°She¡¯s a beauty isn¡¯t she?¡± He added. ¡°Yes, so how much do you want for her and her bullets too?¡±. She had lost her home to Petra, her reputation, her future with Alex and even the little affair she had with Dave was short lived because of Petra, Skyler couldn¡¯t take it anymore. She couldn¡¯t just stand by and let one person take away all what she had toiled for, ckmailed for just like that. Petra¡¯s pregnancy wasn¡¯t making the case any easier or less bitter because it was the object of attraction both from the audience and from Alex himself, it seemed like the audience had finally forgiven Petra and no longer views her as a boyfriend snatcher and instead they had made Skyler the viin trying to spoil Petra¡¯s happiness as if Petra hadn¡¯t stolen hers first. She drove on in rage, her hatred boiling in a cauldron of bitterness, there was no stopping her now, nobody could change her mind on this one now. ¡®PETRA MUST DIE¡¯ The words rang back and forth in her head as she avoided traffic, drove past red lights and almost ran over a small dog. Petra and Eva talked about Alex all through the night and now the conversation continued in the morning with Petra obviously pleased that Alex is back. ¡°I can¡¯t believe that he¡¯s actually alive. I mean the news and all¡± Eva said for the seventh time, she didn¡¯t believe that people can die ande back to life mostly if they had such a ghastly ident like Alex did. ¡°But you saw it with your own eyes on FaceTime yesterday and it was with Arianna¡¯s phone meaning he¡¯s with Liam already¡­ I¡¯m so d that he¡¯s safe¡± Petra¡¯s eyes glistened with tears, she had almost lost hope that Alex woulde back but just at thest point as she was about to give up her faith moved a mountain. ¡°Don¡¯t start crying again sis, you don¡¯t want him toe see you with puffy eyes¡± Eva chided her yfully. ¡°That¡¯s true I don¡¯t want that at all¡±. ¡°So rx and wait for boo toe pick you up¡± They bothughed but their joy was short lived because a police officer entered and gave a stout salute. ¡°We got a call from your brother Preston requesting that you¡¯re taken out of here at once ¡± The officer said with a serious frown stuck to his face. ¡°Really? Why?¡± Petra asked, confused.Text ? by N0ve/lDrama.Org. ¡°We are not allowed to state the reason until you¡¯re out of here safely¡±. ¡°But her husband ising to pick her up-¡± ¡°Mr Montero would be given your new location when he gets here but for now we have to escort you out of the premises¡± The officer was almost like a robot. ¡°Okay fine but give us some minutes, I need to get her dressed¡± Eva told the officer and he gave a stout salute before going outside the room. ¡°Well then isn¡¯t this a surprise?¡± Petra said, still shocked by the message from the robotic officer. ¡°It must be for a good reason since it¡¯s from Preston but I only wonder why he didn¡¯t call instead?¡± Eva said as she dressed Petra up in a fashionable gown for pregnant women. ¡°I wonder that too and why are you being extra with this anyways?¡± Petra asked after Eva tried to make her wear earrings. ¡°Because there¡¯s a whole team of press members outside this building wanting to hear ¡®Petra¡¯s experience¡¯ so you have to look your best if you n on going out there¡±. Petra was escorted outside by two officers and instantly she was crowded by different people with cameras and some with microphones and small recorders talking at the same time, Petra told her escorts that she would like to answer some questions. ¡°Miss Petra my name is Jessica Jones and I am from Channel 5 news, can you please tell us how it feels like to be the heir bearer of the Monteropany?¡± A tall woman with her cameraman close behind her asked. ¡°Well what me and Alex had was a little bit forbidden at first but over time our love grew like a beautiful flower, I am proud to be carrying the heir of the Montero lineage and I am d to be part of an amazing family¡± Petra said smiling obviously happy at the attention and the opportunity to speak her innermost feelings to the general public. ¡°Some people think you have wronged his ex-girlfriend, do you think you have offended her by taking away her happiness?¡± Another reporter asked drawing closer to hear her reply. ¡°I did not snatch away Alex from her, he came to me instead I brought up the issue about his girlfriend and he made it clear that he wasn¡¯t happy with her¡±. Chapter 51 ¡°What is the way forward for you now?¡± The same reporter asked again. ¡°The way forward is settling down with Alex after all this is over and raising our kid or kids in a peaceful environment, too much to ask am I right?¡± Petra made everybodyugh, even the policemen who were keeping the swarm of reporters at bay. ¡°Skyler is currently hunting you down right? How does it feel to be the prey?¡± One sandy haired reporter asked. ¡°It doesn¡¯t feel good at all¡­.. To be constantly watched by someone somewhere¡­. It isn¡¯t a good experience¡± Petra was obviously shaken by thatst question and Detective Thomas was getting a little bit impatient, he cut the next reporter off mid question. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough questions for one day! Make way! Move! let¡¯s go Mrs Montero I¡¯ll exin everything to you along the way¡± He pushed his way past the sea of reporters who were still flickering their cameras and some still asking random questions. Skyler had watched Petra QA with the reporters a few yards away, she watched in disgust how Petra justified her actions by saying Alex wasn¡¯t happy with her that¡¯s why he dumped her for Petra. ¡®As if you weren¡¯t the one who seduced him you filthy slut!! Your day of reckoning hase!¡¯ She moved along with the crowd of reporters carefully concealing herself, hiding her weapon under her shirt. Thomas saw her, at first he wasn¡¯t sure it was her but he knew that killer intent can¡¯t be from just anyone. Thomas tried to clear the crowd so he could have a clear line of fire but he was toote, a loud crack was heard and Petra fell to the ground with a grunt of defeat. Skyler was already crying by the time she had drawn her weapon. All she wanted was her happiness, a home, to live a peaceful life like Petra had spoken of but it wasn¡¯t possible now¡­. It was all lost. She had already sealed her fate, as soon as she pulled the trigger it would all end¡­ Petra¡¯s life¡­.. Her own life as well. Her vision was blurry from the tears but she knew she was pointing her gun at Petra, she squeezed the trigger hard and blinked as a loud crack sounded off from the weapon in her hand, she heard her victim grunt then saw her fall with a heavy thud. It was done now, the deed had been done and there was nothing else to do now other than epting the consequences of her actions. Sheughed with so much mncholic satisfaction knowing that she did not leave this earth alone. Thomas shot Skyler twice in her chest and the third bullet went through her head, her body slumped to the ground as she breathed herst but that her face was stuck in that mncholicughter. Eva fainted as soon as she saw her sister was shot, Petra was rushed back inside the hospital for immediate treatment while Eva was being revived. ¡°Hello I would like to speak to Mr Montero please¡± Thomas said as Liam picked up his call. ¡°ALEX IT¡¯S FOR YOU!¡± Liam gave the phone to Alex after a minute of searching. ¡°Hello, are you a detective?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Yes it is, there is a problem that needs your presence here at Saint Paul hospital¡±. ¡°What happened?¡± Alex asked urgently. ¡°It¡¯s your wife¡­.. She was shot¡± The other side was silent for a while before Alex answered. ¡°Is she¡­ dead?¡± Alex asked feebly. ¡°Not at the moment but we need you here sir¡±. ¡°I¡¯ll be there soon¡±. Alex got there quicker than expected and he didn¡¯te alone, Liam and Arianna came with food as well for Eva. Thomas gave Alex a brief about what happened to Petra and he was absolutely furious because Thomas had sworn to protect Petra as well as kill Skyler before things got dangerous. ¡°How could you let her get shot Thomas!!¡± Alex spat angrily at the detective. ¡°She had her weapon already drawn before I could pull my gun out of my holster, she had pulled the trigger but I shot her almost the same instant¡­ She had the upper hand right from the start and she knew she wasn¡¯t going to get away with this one so she came to throw her life away!¡± Thomas was out of breath after this long speech. Alex wasn¡¯t hearing it; hended a hook across the detective¡¯s face and sent him flying across the room. Liam pulled Alex back to prevent him from causing more damage. ¡°I totally deserved that and maybe even more but this is not going to help anybody most especially your wife¡± Thomas said as he cupped his bleeding nose with his palm. ¡°It¡¯s helping me! Talk about my wife again and I swear I will end you right here and now¡± Alex eyes burned with killer intent as he struggled against Liam¡¯s grip trying to lunge at the detective. ¡°I helped you carry out your revenge and this is how you repay me? And you talk about honesty being the best policy meanwhile you¡¯re just another hypocrite!!¡± A nurse led the detective out of the room to tend to his wound while Liam tried to calm Alex down. ¡°Take it easy bro, I know it¡¯s a very trying time for you right now but you shouldn¡¯t be punching anybody man¡­ Try to rx¡± Liam said soothingly. ¡°Easy for you to say you¡¯re not the one passing through the ¡®trying time¡¯, I¡¯m so worried about my unborn child and Petra¡± Alex put his head in his hands and wept like a little child who had lost his mother in a mall, Eva and the others tried to console him but without much sess. The doctor interrupted theirmenting. ¡°Excuse me, are you the husband?¡± The doctor asked Alex who stood up as he heard the word ¡®husband¡¯. ¡°Yes doctor I am, how is she?¡± Alex asked tongue in cheek not knowing what to expect. She couldn¡¯t make it? Sorry but we lost the baby? Alex¡¯s mind was running through different questions at once. ¡°We¡¯ve stopped the bleeding and we¡¯ve managed to stabilise her breathing¡­.. But there¡¯s one problem¡­.. The baby¡± The doctor touched his spectacles before continuing as if the news was too heavy to say.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°What about the baby?¡± Alex asked frantically searching for answers on the doctor¡¯s face. ¡°Well your wife was shot on her shoulder a little bit above the right breast, she suffered a severe shock and now she¡¯s in aa and the baby is due for birth, if we leave the baby in there he/she would die within two days. We are left with no choice other than to cut her stomach and bring the baby out and tomence this operation we need the husband¡¯s consent¡± The doctor waited for Alex to process this slowly without rushing him for a reply. ¡°Sure doctor you can go ahead with the operation, anything to keep my wife and baby alive¡± The doctor gave him a form to fill before leaving, as he filled the form Alex mind troubled him a lot. ¡®If only I had gotten here quicker!! Why did I choose toe here at 11 o¡¯clock? Of course Skyler on the run must¡¯ve thought of a way to find Petra. I was so stupid!!¡¯ He squeezed the pen subconsciously and Liam took it from his grip. ¡°Your wife and child are going to be alright just have faith Alex¡± Liam patted his shoulder reassuringly, it gave him hope to believe and for the first time in a very long time Alex prayed. ¡®I don¡¯t know if you can hear me lord but please save my wife and child¡­.. I don¡¯t know what I¡¯ll do if I lost one of them or lost them both¡­. Please hear my humble cry and save my family¡¯. Chapter 52 Skyler was mortified, she was devastated, she was in recluse shock, words are not sufficient enough to exin how she was feeling right now as she ran through alleys and dark smelly streets. Alex had tried to kill her but killed her boy lover instead¡­ David was dead now. ¡®I had underestimated Alex¡¯s abilities, he managed to pin down my location before the police did and attempted to kill me before they could arrest me¡­¡¯ Her mind coted facts and figures as she ran on, looking for a good ce to spend the night because right now she had no money on her and she had left her belongings in her room. ¡®Petra must die now!! Too many people have been murdered in her name but the problem is how can I find her?¡¯ Petra obviously won¡¯t be at Alex¡¯s house, that¡¯s one thing Skyler knew for sure. The idea popped out of her head like an over ripe zit. ¡°She has a twin right? I¡¯m sure he would know where to find Petra¡± She got the location of Preston¡¯spany from one of thepany¡¯s ads on the walls of the street and made up her mind to head there tomorrow morning but the pressing matter at hand is where to spend the night. She managed to fit herself in the back of a pick up truck and use a sheet of nylon to cover herself, it was there on her makeshift bed she decided she would kill Petra even if it meant killing herself. Skyler woke up looking like a rabbit¡¯s chew toy, she managed to straighten her hair with some water then set out towards Preston & Co innovativepany, it wasn¡¯t as big as Alex¡¯s so there won¡¯t be any parking lot special for only staff. It was still kind of early so the streets hadn¡¯t started their usual buzz of traffic so it was easy for Skyler to pass public ces without being recognized. She arrived at the parking lot opposite the Preston & Co building and waited for her victim to drive in. Preston drove into the parking lot in high spirits, he was happy because his sister was going to be discharged today atst and he had heard the news from Liam that Alex is alive so he wasn¡¯t expecting it when someone entered his back seat as soon as he parked his car. ¡°Don¡¯t move Preston or this shard would drive through your neck¡± Skyler pressed the ss shard harder on his skin as if to make her point clear. ¡°Ahhhh¡­.. Skyler? What are you doing here?¡± Preston eyed the ss carefully. ¡°I¡¯m here for information only, if you tell me what I want nobody would get hurt¡­. Can¡¯t say the same for your twin though¡± Skyler added mischievously, Preston fidgeted as soon as she mentioned his twin. ¡°If you¡¯re looking for information about Petra then you¡¯vee to the wrong guy cause I will never sell out my¡­. Ahhhhhhh¡± Preston¡¯s speech was interrupted because Skyler had stabbed his right thigh with the ss shard before returning it to his neck again blood stained. ¡°I believe I¡¯m talking to the right guy and just in case you think I¡¯m joking with you that was to show you I ain¡¯t here for games, Now tell me where can I find Petra?¡±. ¡°Ahhhhh¡­ Fine I¡¯ll tell you¡­. I¡¯ll tell you¡­. Ahhhh fuck I¡¯m bleeding¡± Preston grasped his right thigh in pain, the wound wasn¡¯t too deep but it hurt like hell. ¡°I don¡¯t have a lot of time here Preston so you better start talking¡±. ¡°Okay! Okay, she¡¯s at Saint Paul hospital. That¡¯s where Eva is too¡±. ¡°Eva is alive?¡± Skyler asked in surprise. ¡°Yeah she didn¡¯t die when you tried to kill her¡± Preston eyed her from the rear view mirror. ¡°Well, well well isn¡¯t that a pleasant surprise, I¡¯ll need a ride to Saint Paul hospital and your car fits my taste so get out¡± Preston thought Skyler was joking until she pressed the ss deeper into his neck, she took money from his wallet and his phone too so that he won¡¯t be able to warn Petra about hering. After she had driven off Preston wondered how he was going to warn his sister about Skyler without a phone, he limped out of the parking lot and his co workers who were outside rushed to his aid. They called 911 for him so that he could give the description of the car thief which he did. Preston pleaded with the policeman that his sister should be escorted out of that hospital with an entourage of police officers. Skyler had driven straight to a drive thru to get some food which she ate in the car in an abandoned alley, after that she drove into a gun shop. ¡°Give me one of your best Magnum pistols. ¡± She said as she waltzed in the shop, the shopkeeper looked at her cautiously. ¡°People hardly buy Magnum handguns¡­. Who are you nning to murder?¡± He asked with suspicious eyes. ¡°Just a slut who stole something from me and if you want to call the police you can go ahead, I already know I¡¯m going to jail after this anyways¡±. ¡°I like your spirit girl, you¡¯re ready to ept whatever the consequences just to fight for what you love¡­.. I haven¡¯t seen a thing like this in years¡¯ ¡® The shopkeeper admired her witty courage and something tells him she¡¯s at the end of her resolve. ¡°So are you going to sell me the Magnum or what?¡± She crossed her arms. ¡°Of course I would give it to you, the finest and the strongest one for that matter, this baby will send her victim into aa no matter where he¡¯s shot, the cylinder is a huge barrel and it has a huge chamber for loading the bullets so it¡¯s eight shots instead of the usual six. Like that huh?¡± He asked Skyler after seeing her lustful eyes on the gun ¡°She¡¯s a beauty isn¡¯t she?¡± He added. ¡°Yes, so how much do you want for her and her bullets too?¡±. She had lost her home to Petra, her reputation, her future with Alex and even the little affair she had with Dave was short lived because of Petra, Skyler couldn¡¯t take it anymore. She couldn¡¯t just stand by and let one person take away all what she had toiled for, ckmailed for just like that. Petra¡¯s pregnancy wasn¡¯t making the case any easier or less bitter because it was the object of attraction both from the audience and from Alex himself, it seemed like the audience had finally forgiven Petra and no longer views her as a boyfriend snatcher and instead they had made Skyler the viin trying to spoil Petra¡¯s happiness as if Petra hadn¡¯t stolen hers first. She drove on in rage, her hatred boiling in a cauldron of bitterness, there was no stopping her now, nobody could change her mind on this one now. ¡®PETRA MUST DIE¡¯ The words rang back and forth in her head as she avoided traffic, drove past red lights and almost ran over a small dog. Petra and Eva talked about Alex all through the night and now the conversation continued in the morning with Petra obviously pleased that Alex is back. ¡°I can¡¯t believe that he¡¯s actually alive. I mean the news and all¡± Eva said for the seventh time, she didn¡¯t believe that people can die ande back to life mostly if they had such a ghastly ident like Alex did. ¡°But you saw it with your own eyes on FaceTime yesterday and it was with Arianna¡¯s phone meaning he¡¯s with Liam already¡­ I¡¯m so d that he¡¯s safe¡± Petra¡¯s eyes glistened with tears, she had almost lost hope that Alex woulde back but just at thest point as she was about to give up her faith moved a mountain.Exclusive content from N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Don¡¯t start crying again sis, you don¡¯t want him toe see you with puffy eyes¡± Eva chided her yfully. ¡°That¡¯s true I don¡¯t want that at all¡±. ¡°So rx and wait for boo toe pick you up¡± They bothughed but their joy was short lived because a police officer entered and gave a stout salute. ¡°We got a call from your brother Preston requesting that you¡¯re taken out of here at once ¡± The officer said with a serious frown stuck to his face. ¡°Really? Why?¡± Petra asked, confused. ¡°We are not allowed to state the reason until you¡¯re out of here safely¡±. ¡°But her husband ising to pick her up-¡± ¡°Mr Montero would be given your new location when he gets here but for now we have to escort you out of the premises¡± The officer was almost like a robot. Chapter 53 ¡°Okay fine but give us some minutes, I need to get her dressed¡± Eva told the officer and he gave a stout salute before going outside the room. ¡°Well then isn¡¯t this a surprise?¡± Petra said, still shocked by the message from the robotic officer. ¡°It must be for a good reason since it¡¯s from Preston but I only wonder why he didn¡¯t call instead?¡± Eva said as she dressed Petra up in a fashionable gown for pregnant women. ¡°I wonder that too and why are you being extra with this anyways?¡± Petra asked after Eva tried to make her wear earrings. ¡°Because there¡¯s a whole team of press members outside this building wanting to hear ¡®Petra¡¯s experience¡¯ so you have to look your best if you n on going out there¡±. Petra was escorted outside by two officers and instantly she was crowded by different people with cameras and some with microphones and small recorders talking at the same time, Petra told her escorts that she would like to answer some questions. ¡°Miss Petra my name is Jessica Jones and I am from Channel 5 news, can you please tell us how it feels like to be the heir bearer of the Monteropany?¡± A tall woman with her cameraman close behind her asked. ¡°Well what me and Alex had was a little bit forbidden at first but over time our love grew like a beautiful flower, I am proud to be carrying the heir of the Montero lineage and I am d to be part of an amazing family¡± Petra said smiling obviously happy at the attention and the opportunity to speak her innermost feelings to the general public. ¡°Some people think you have wronged his ex-girlfriend, do you think you have offended her by taking away her happiness?¡± Another reporter asked drawing closer to hear her reply. ¡°I did not snatch away Alex from her, he came to me instead I brought up the issue about his girlfriend and he made it clear that he wasn¡¯t happy with her¡±. ¡°What is the way forward for you now?¡± The same reporter asked again. ¡°The way forward is settling down with Alex after all this is over and raising our kid or kids in a peaceful environment, too much to ask am I right?¡± Petra made everybodyugh, even the policemen who were keeping the swarm of reporters at bay. ¡°Skyler is currently hunting you down right? How does it feel to be the prey?¡± One sandy haired reporter asked. ¡°It doesn¡¯t feel good at all¡­.. To be constantly watched by someone somewhere¡­. It isn¡¯t a good experience¡± Petra was obviously shaken by thatst question and Detective Thomas was getting a little bit impatient, he cut the next reporter off mid question. ¡°Alright, that¡¯s enough questions for one day! Make way! Move! let¡¯s go Mrs Montero I¡¯ll exin everything to you along the way¡± He pushed his way past the sea of reporters who were still flickering their cameras and some still asking random questions. Skyler had watched Petra QA with the reporters a few yards away, she watched in disgust how Petra justified her actions by saying Alex wasn¡¯t happy with her that¡¯s why he dumped her for Petra. ¡®As if you weren¡¯t the one who seduced him you filthy slut!! Your day of reckoning hase!¡¯ She moved along with the crowd of reporters carefully concealing herself, hiding her weapon under her shirt. Thomas saw her, at first he wasn¡¯t sure it was her but he knew that killer intent can¡¯t be from just anyone. Thomas tried to clear the crowd so he could have a clear line of fire but he was toote, a loud crack was heard and Petra fell to the ground with a grunt of defeat. Skyler was already crying by the time she had drawn her weapon. All she wanted was her happiness, a home, to live a peaceful life like Petra had spoken of but it wasn¡¯t possible now¡­. It was all lost. She had already sealed her fate, as soon as she pulled the trigger it would all end¡­ Petra¡¯s life¡­.. Her own life as well. Her vision was blurry from the tears but she knew she was pointing her gun at Petra, she squeezed the trigger hard and blinked as a loud crack sounded off from the weapon in her hand, she heard her victim grunt then saw her fall with a heavy thud. It was done now, the deed had been done and there was nothing else to do now other than epting the consequences of her actions. Sheughed with so much mncholic satisfaction knowing that she did not leave this earth alone. Thomas shot Skyler twice in her chest and the third bullet went through her head, her body slumped to the ground as she breathed herst but that her face was stuck in that mncholicughter. Eva fainted as soon as she saw her sister was shot, Petra was rushed back inside the hospital for immediate treatment while Eva was being revived. ¡°Hello I would like to speak to Mr Montero please¡± Thomas said as Liam picked up his call. ¡°ALEX IT¡¯S FOR YOU!¡± Liam gave the phone to Alex after a minute of searching. ¡°Hello, are you a detective?¡± Alex asked. ¡°Yes it is, there is a problem that needs your presence here at Saint Paul hospital¡±. ¡°What happened?¡± Alex asked urgently.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. ¡°It¡¯s your wife¡­.. She was shot¡± The other side was silent for a while before Alex answered. ¡°Is she¡­ dead?¡± Alex asked feebly. ¡°Not at the moment but we need you here sir¡±. ¡°I¡¯ll be there soon¡±. Alex got there quicker than expected and he didn¡¯te alone, Liam and Arianna came with food as well for Eva. Thomas gave Alex a brief about what happened to Petra and he was absolutely furious because Thomas had sworn to protect Petra as well as kill Skyler before things got dangerous. ¡°How could you let her get shot Thomas!!¡± Alex spat angrily at the detective. ¡°She had her weapon already drawn before I could pull my gun out of my holster, she had pulled the trigger but I shot her almost the same instant¡­ She had the upper hand right from the start and she knew she wasn¡¯t going to get away with this one so she came to throw her life away!¡± Thomas was out of breath after this long speech. Alex wasn¡¯t hearing it; hended a hook across the detective¡¯s face and sent him flying across the room. Liam pulled Alex back to prevent him from causing more damage. ¡°I totally deserved that and maybe even more but this is not going to help anybody most especially your wife¡± Thomas said as he cupped his bleeding nose with his palm. ¡°It¡¯s helping me! Talk about my wife again and I swear I will end you right here and now¡± Alex eyes burned with killer intent as he struggled against Liam¡¯s grip trying to lunge at the detective. ¡°I helped you carry out your revenge and this is how you repay me? And you talk about honesty being the best policy meanwhile you¡¯re just another hypocrite!!¡± A nurse led the detective out of the room to tend to his wound while Liam tried to calm Alex down. ¡°Take it easy bro, I know it¡¯s a very trying time for you right now but you shouldn¡¯t be punching anybody man¡­ Try to rx¡± Liam said soothingly. ¡°Easy for you to say you¡¯re not the one passing through the ¡®trying time¡¯, I¡¯m so worried about my unborn child and Petra¡± Alex put his head in his hands and wept like a little child who had lost his mother in a mall, Eva and the others tried to console him but without much sess. The doctor interrupted theirmenting. ¡°Excuse me, are you the husband?¡± The doctor asked Alex who stood up as he heard the word ¡®husband¡¯. ¡°Yes doctor I am, how is she?¡± Alex asked tongue in cheek not knowing what to expect. She couldn¡¯t make it? Sorry but we lost the baby? Alex¡¯s mind was running through different questions at once. ¡°We¡¯ve stopped the bleeding and we¡¯ve managed to stabilise her breathing¡­.. But there¡¯s one problem¡­.. The baby¡± The doctor touched his spectacles before continuing as if the news was too heavy to say. ¡°What about the baby?¡± Alex asked frantically searching for answers on the doctor¡¯s face. ¡°Well your wife was shot on her shoulder a little bit above the right breast, she suffered a severe shock and now she¡¯s in aa and the baby is due for birth, if we leave the baby in there he/she would die within two days. We are left with no choice other than to cut her stomach and bring the baby out and tomence this operation we need the husband¡¯s consent¡± The doctor waited for Alex to process this slowly without rushing him for a reply. ¡°Sure doctor you can go ahead with the operation, anything to keep my wife and baby alive¡± The doctor gave him a form to fill before leaving, as he filled the form Alex mind troubled him a lot. ¡®If only I had gotten here quicker!! Why did I choose toe here at 11 o¡¯clock? Of course Skyler on the run must¡¯ve thought of a way to find Petra. I was so stupid!!¡¯ He squeezed the pen subconsciously and Liam took it from his grip. ¡°Your wife and child are going to be alright just have faith Alex¡± Liam patted his shoulder reassuringly, it gave him hope to believe and for the first time in a very long time Alex prayed. ¡®I don¡¯t know if you can hear me lord but please save my wife and child¡­.. I don¡¯t know what I¡¯ll do if I lost one of them or lost them both¡­. Please hear my humble cry and save my family¡¯. Chapter 54 **Alex** The operation was sessful and my baby boy was born but his mother was still in aa. He had beautiful eyes but his other features were from me. My eyes beheld the feeble child with tears of joy, we had made it atst¡­ No more Skyler¡­.. No more murders¡­ I only wish Skyler was awake to witness the beautiful sight of her new born baby. Everybody heaved a huge sigh of relief after the child was taken into the incubator, Petra would be ina for a while so incubating the child was the only option though my mother wanted to take care of the baby by herself. We were roused from our celebratory mood by the arrival of Preston, who I hadn¡¯t seen in a while now. The most surprising thing was the crutches he was carrying. ¡°Where is she? Where¡¯s my sister?¡± Preston asked, looking at everyone¡¯s face searching for an answer. ¡°Skyler shot her but the doctor said she¡¯ll be fine though she would be stuck in aa for now¡± Eva told Preston. ¡°I was toote¡­. I could¡¯ve saved her if only I hadn¡¯t cared about myself more than her!!¡± Prestonmented. ¡°What do you mean?¡± I asked inquisitively. ¡°Skyler hijacked me at a parking lot this morning, she put a shard of ss to my neck threatening to slice my throat if I don¡¯t give her information about Petra¡¯s whereabouts, at first I refused but she stabbed my leg and said my throat is next if I don¡¯t¡­..¡± Preston¡¯s voice broke because he had started crying, the experience must have been too much for him. He showed us his leg and we saw that it was wrapped with a bandage. ¡°She stole my car, my money and my phone making me unable to call Petra to warn her about Skyler¡¯sing. My colleagues rushed me to a clinic and I used one of their phones to inform the police and told them to escort Petra out of here¡­. I guess they took too much time mobilizing men for the job¡± Preston finally ended his story in tears, we were all in dumbfounded shock after hearing such a queer tale. ¡°You did the best you could do son and it paid off as well because Petra didn¡¯t die but Skyler did so it wasn¡¯t all for waste¡± My mother consoled Preston but to no avail the poor guy still felt it was his fault. ¡°What if Skyler¡¯s shot had killed her? The blood would be on my hands because I gave out the information¡± Preston started crying again. ¡°This is not a time to be sad man, Petra is alive and your nephew just entered this world so you wouldn¡¯t want them to see you with tears in your eyes right?¡± Preston cocked his head in attention as I mentioned the baby. ¡°My sister has given birth?¡± He asked without most surprise in his voice. ¡°Yes!! She gave birth through a caesarean section though so they are sewing her up as we speak but the baby is safe in an incubator and that¡¯s where he¡¯ll stay until his motheres out of hera¡±. ¡°Can I see him?¡± Preston had stopped crying and his once teary face was reced with a look of new found joy and hope. Me and Eva escorted him into the incubation ward where the incubators were kept and we pointed him out of the crowd, Preston smiled widely when he noticed the resemnce between the two of us. ¡°Wow he¡¯s the replica of you Alex¡± Preston said in awe. ¡°I said the same thing too when I saw him,¡± Eva added. ¡°You guys are making me blush, I just can¡¯t wait for his mother to see our handsomed¡­.. Whenever she wakes up¡± Our heads dipped as our minds drifted to Petra in the ICU. ¡°I just hope she¡¯ll be okay,¡± Eva said, breaking the ominous silence. ¡°Petra is strong. I¡¯m sure she will stir sooner orter, now let¡¯s go back to the others in the waiting room¡± Preston spoke highly of Petra a lot and it made me admire her even more. I searched the hospital for Detective Thomas hoping to set things right with him, I had acted out of misconduct earlier because of my anger. I found him chatting with the nurse that treated his wound. At first he acted as if I wasn¡¯t there but when he saw that I wasn¡¯t going anywhere any time soon he finally decided to hear me out. ¡°Look I¡¯m sorry for the way I acted earlier but you should try to understand me here, see it from my point of view. If your wife got shot, how would you react? What would you do when you see the person who had sworn to protect her?¡± My actions were justifiable so of course I was going to plead the fifth. ¡°I was beginning to think that you didn¡¯t have the guts to see my face again hahaha, I¡¯m not holding anything against you Alex hell I¡¯m not even going to press charges¡­.. I totally understand your viewpoint so why would I be mad at you?¡± Thomas was sincere with his words and he offered a hug as a sign of reconciliation. I was so happy that he didn¡¯t go all offensive on me. ¡°So everything is finally over huh?¡± Thomas asked as he drank water from the hospital dispenser. ¡°Yeah things ended quite sweetly¡­.. But not entirely¡±. ¡°Having any regrets?¡± Thomas must have noticed my downed expression. ¡°Yeah¡­ Somehow I feel she didn¡¯t deserve to die you know¡­. If only she had let go of her revenge plot and decided to move on with her life maybe things would have ended differently¡±. ¡°You may be right Alex but she had already made up her mind about what she wanted to do¡± Thomas said gravely. ¡°What do you mean detective?¡±.Copyright by N?v/elDrama.Org. ¡°After pulling the trigger she didn¡¯t even try to run, she just stood thereughing with so much evil satisfaction. I had no regrets pulling the trigger because she had already given in to that hatred¡­. It ate her uppletely from the inside out, she knew she was going to die but she didn¡¯t care as long as Petra died along with her¡± Thomas finished his startling speech, I was scared at Skyler¡¯s reaction before she was shot¡­ Laughter before death¡­ She knew what she was in for. ¡°You still fulfilled your promise detective and I respect that, if my wife had died I would have had the constion that her soul was avenged by a just man¡± The detective smiled at my words trying to be modest as always. ¡°I was just preventing you from going to jail¡± Thomas joked and we bothughed heartily. ¡°It¡¯s about time I head back to the station and I have to give a report on this case¡±. ¡°Oh that¡¯s okay, can we get a few drinks sometime?¡± I asked expecting a negative answer but that wasn¡¯t the case this time around. ¡°Sure, that would be nice after the trauma of what happened¡­.. It¡¯s nice to be friends with you Alex, I¡¯ve never had a real friend before onlyrades¡± Thomas was getting all emotional and that was a surprise to see the straight faced detective break down like this. Chapter 55 ¡°Consider me your first real friend then, words cannot exin how grateful I am to you for the help you gave me when I was tracking down Skyler¡­.. I couldn¡¯t have done it without you¡± If not for the detective I would have gone to jail way before Skyler would be brought to justice, he was the one who gave me the money I used to board a cab, he took the risk and hacked into Skyler¡¯s bank ount and pinpointed her location even way before I got any leads on her. Thomas was the hand karma used to pull the trigger and ended Skyler¡¯s tyranny that left blood in its trail. ¡°I was just helping out a friend so it wasn¡¯t that much of a big deal¡± Thomas said modestly, he¡¯s always being modest. He gave a salute then headed back to his office in the police station, I went back to the others in the waiting room praying for Petra. Two days after Petra was shot and things eased up a bit for everybody¡­ except me. I went to see her every day after work and her condition was neither deteriorating or getting better, she was just there unconscious, unable to speak or hear me. I still talk to her nheless. ¡°Hey baby, what¡¯s up?¡± I said as I entered her room, I switched the flowers in her base with the fresh ones I bought and made myselffortable in a chair close to her bed. ¡°I got roses this time I know how much you love the colour red so I brought red roses to give that passionate vibrance you like¡± I said knowing I will get no reply other than the ¡®beep beep¡¯ of the machines, the whirling of the fan in motion. I knew she wasn¡¯t going to suddenly wake up and sniff the flowers and say ¡°They are so lovely darling¡± in her sweet charming manner but I still kept talking anyway. ¡°Handling the press has been hard without your help, they have been asking questions that I know only you can answer¡­. Well I can¡¯t waste any more tears crying right?¡± As much as I tried to control myself I could not stop the tears that were rolling down my cheeks. One of the press reporters asked one question that made me worry. ¡°What if Petra doesn¡¯t wake up? What would be the future for you and the baby?¡± The reporter had asked the question innocently but it tore my soul to pieces. I was so devastated I couldn¡¯t say anything afterwards so I skipped the rest of the questioning much to the surprise of the rest of the reporters. I managed to clear my doubts aside with our baby as a hope that she is going to wake up before the child is taken out of the incubator. ¡°Preston¡¯s leg is getting better though he¡¯ll be using his crutches for a while but he will walk without them sooner than we think¡± I was interrupted by the arrival of Eva who brought a teddy with the words ¡®Wee home¡¯ written on it. ¡°Hello Alex, it¡¯s a pleasant surprise to see you here because you just went ghost on us after-¡°. ¡°I was busy with work. I¡¯m sorry, How are you doing Eva?¡±. ¡°I¡¯m doing good, what about you?¡± She was obviously surprised at my giddy nature. ¡°I¡¯ve been busy busy all the time answering the the press unending questions and catching up on the work I¡¯ve missed for the past few days¡± I replied in a robotic manner because right now all I wanted was some time alone with Petra but apparently I¡¯m not going to get that now that Eva is here but I still talked to her though, we discussed about a wide variety of things and in the end I ended up feeling better because of herpany, I wasn¡¯t suffering alone I had people who understood my pain and the kind of loss I feel. Seconds turned into minutes, Minutes turned into hours, Hours turned into days and days into weeks but Petra still hadn¡¯t woken up yet. At first I was still full of brimming hope that she will wake up soon but now my faith wan thin as the time progressed, The doctor said all is in God¡¯s hands now because there was nothing else they could do to make her wake up, the baby was kept in the incubator until his mother makes a sign of consciousness. It was the third week of hera and I came for my usual after work visit. ¡°I¡¯m here again babyyyy¡± I said trying to cheer myself up by talking in the usual way she likes but I wasn¡¯t feeling any vibe at all from the antics. I didn¡¯t say much after that. I just sat in my usual position on the chair opposite her, staring at nothing, just listening to the machine¡¯s beep and reminiscing of the times I had spent with Petra. I wasn¡¯t aware that the doctor had now entered the room. ¡°Mr Montero you¡¯re here again¡± The doctor greeted me as soon as I noticed his presence, I gave him a weak smile which was short lived. ¡°I¡¯m not going to lose faith doc, not by a long shot¡±. ¡°Your faith will not be in vain I pray, your son is being fed now, I came here to ask if you¡¯d like to see him?¡± The baby is being fed form until he can get his breast milk from his mother, as I witnessed that wonderful sight I made a strange request. ¡°Can I take him to see his mother in the other room?¡± I asked the maternal nurse. ¡°Yeah sure, but don¡¯t take long¡± She said handing me my son, I looked at his eyes and I saw Petra in them, I saw hope in my eyes and I was filled with a strange warm feeling. I took him inside Petra¡¯s room and started talking to him yfully. ¡°That¡¯s your mommy little fe, say hi to mommy¡± His head tilted to her direction as if he understood what I was saying, he looked at Petra long and hard then he started crying. ¡°Hey don¡¯t cry, it¡¯s okay mommy is only sleeping she will y with you soon¡­.. You¡¯re my little man and men don¡¯t cry¡± I said yfully trying to shush him but his crying got louder and I¡¯m sure the nurse would be on her way here to snatch him back. Petra had stirred!!, at first I wasn¡¯t sure if she had moved her hand subconsciously but now she stirred again, awakened by the sound of her son¡¯s cry. With a smile on her face and tears of joy, the whole Alex Montero¡¯s family was finally in peace and reunited in love and harmony.Exclusive content ? by N?(v)el/Dr/ama.Org. THE END The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!