Ana Reign is having the most difficult time deciding on whether to support her parents or to support her lover. It was easier when all she wanted to do was support her parents and make them happy but that was when she was oblivious to the fact that her parents were only using her. Betrayal is definitely inevitable, but who will she Betray? Her parents or her lover?
Ana's Point of View
"No I won't, and please don't push it. I seriously can't believe these people," I said, with disgust on my face.
"Oh come on Ana, we are not asking you to do anything out of the ordinary."
"Ordinary dad? So you're saying that it is normal for you to push me to make friends with a creepy stalker."
"Creepy stalker! Why would you even call him that? He looks harmless to me," Mom interrupted.
"Mum, please don't say that. You don't even know him." I can't believe my parents are the ones saying this after everything we have been through.
"Look guys, let's calm down, I know you still remember what happened to Leo. I can't just go about hanging out with a stranger who is so creepy. Think about it guys, there is something weird about that guy!"
"Hey, stop cooking up excuses, he seems like a decent guy to me. Just get to know him. It is for your good."
"Martha, tell your daughter she has to get to know that guy," Father said, as he stormed out.
What is really special about this guy? Why is it really important that my parents go to Amok?
"Mom, please listen to me."
"No, you listen to us. Why are you so paranoid? The guy likes you, end of story. Just give him a chance."
"Are you trying to be funny, mum?"
"Look at me, do I look likable or even alluring in any way? I have seen him five times now, and there was never a time he attempted talking to me, and you say he likes me?"
"No Mum, I beg to differ, that is not a way to show a girl you like her and I know for a fact that I am not attractive in any way, so don't patronise me."
"If both of you don't tell me the actual reason you want me with this guy, then I'm sorry, but this conversation is over." I slammed, feeling my head spinning.
I heard my mum squealing my name as I sprinted to the room, but I didn't stop, I couldn't stand them anymore. I didn't even know I was crying until I felt my wet chin.
How can a man be attracted to this? I looked at myself in the mirror, with my bloodshot eyes and wet cheeks, so drab and unattractive.
"Likes me indeed. Try another line, mum."
After lying in bed for a while thinking about everything that has happened so far, I decided to give my best friend, "Monica," a call.
She picked up after the 4th ring.
"Hey girl, How are you doing?" Nika asked, With her energetic voice.
"I am not fine Nika, My parents are driving me crazy.
"How so?"
"They have been constantly on my case, and desperately pushing me to make friends with a guy I just met," I explained, to the one person who understands me.
"Wow! A guy, huh? Give me all the details now will you?"
"Oh stop it, it's nothing exciting. Anyway, he came to the coffee shop five days ago, so I went to take his order, only for him to just stare. He didn't even say a word to me, Nika.
"Since then, he has kept showing up every day, staring at me and saying nothing. To make matters worse, he followed me home today without my knowledge. That was when my parents saw him."
"But the way they are insisting I get to know him begs the question. It makes me feel as if they knew him before, and they have something to hide."
"Personally, I feel like he's a creepy stalker."
"Why is he acting weird? If he likes you, then he should go ahead and say it, and stop acting childish."
"But on a serious note, apart from his creepy nature, do you like him? What does he look like? She asked As I heard her chuckle.
"Nothing you say should surprise me anymore. So you seriously want to know what he looks like, even when I say he's creepy?
"But of course, I love sweet gossip," she laughed.
"Whatever. Anyway, he is so damn handsome. He has blue eyes with a hint of silver in them."
"With long blonde hair, perfect white teeth, a pointed nose, great biceps and the perfect height. If you take away the creepiness from him, he is perfect."
"With all his attributes, I think we can overlook his weirdness."
"You're crazy, Nika," I said smiling.
"I think maybe you should talk to him the next time you see him if he can't talk to you.
"Are you trying to have a laugh? Because it's working, you are outrageous. Do I look like someone who can talk to a guy?"
"You are right, but I also think you can learn. You used to be more fun and more endearing before now."
"Whatever girl, I need to go to bed and I think you should too."
"Fine, take care, Love you!"
"Love you too," I said as I hung up.
She is quite right, I used to be more fun. But I feel bad having fun without my brother.
I can't get the sight of his brutalized dead body out of my head, he didn't deserve that.
I slept off with my brother's thoughts in my head as usual, and I woke up with a banging headache.
I hesitantly dragged myself out of bed and took a shower. A good shower always does the trick.
After my shower, I rummaged through my wardrobe for something to wear. All my brother's clothes don't smell like him anymore, but I wear them regardless.
After dressing up and putting my hair in a messy bun, I decided to sneak out of the house, because I didn't want another debate with my parents.
"Are you sneaking out, Ana?" I heard my mum say from somewhere around the kitchen.
"Of course not, mum. I didn't know you were up, and I didn't want to disturb any of you," I lied blatantly, but they gave me no choice.
"If you say so, won't you have breakfast?" She smiled sweetly at me whilst asking as though yesterday never happened.
"No mum, I am fine. I will have something at the coffee shop. I am late already."
"Okay then, have a nice day." She said and gave me a kiss on my forehead. She is acting very strangely. I am just glad she didn't bring up last night's conversation.
The shop is packed and swamped as usual, we're just two of us here attending to the customers.
Tommy and I are not the best of friends. However, we have a great working relationship.
I could be the reason we are not great friends. Making friends is not my strong suit. I don't even think I have any strong suit.
The morning rush has finally piped down, and I finally have time to catch my breath.
The shop is hollow at this point, with just two clients scattered around having coffee and minding their business.
With no clients to serve, I now have time to check my phone, seeing that I am already getting bored.
I was laughing out loud at a hilarious video I was watching when I heard the bell at the front door jingle.
Cheering up to see who had just entered, I was met with piercing blue eyes staring at me, making me shy and nervous.
He walked towards me like a predator that carries so much poise. I couldn't look away, he was just so captivating.
"Come sit with me," he said.
Melanie married Ashton out of gratitude, but she quickly found herself entangled in a web of relentless challenges. Despite these struggles, she stayed true to her commitment to the marriage. In the hospital room, Ashton indifferently attempted to draw her blood, disregarding her discomfort. This callous act was a harsh revelation for Melanie, awakening her to the grim reality of their relationship. Resolved to prioritize her own welfare, she decided to sever ties. With newfound resolve, Melanie filed for divorce. In the process, she unveiled her concealed identities, leaving everyone in shock. Throughout these turbulent times, Melanie realized that Derek, Ashton’s uncle, had been discreetly protecting her all along.
Warning! Mature Contents! ***Excerpt*** "You belong to me, Sheila. I alone am capable of making you feel this way. Your moans and body belong to me. Your soul and your body are all mine!" *** Alpha Killian Reid, the most dreaded Alpha in all of the North, wealthy, powerful and widely feared in the supernatural world, was the envy of all other packs. He was thought to have it all... power, fame, wealth and favour from the moon goddess, little was it known to his rivals that he has been under a curse, which has been kept a secret for so many years, and only the one with the gift of the moon goddess can lift the curse. Sheila, the daughter of Alpha Lucius who was an arch enemy to Killian, had grown up with so much hatred, detest and maltreatment from her father. She was the fated mate to Alpha Killian. He refused to reject her, yet he loathed her and treated her poorly, because he was in love with another woman, Thea. But one of these two women was the cure to his curse, while the other was an enemy within. How would he find out? Let's find out in this heart racing piece, filled with suspense, steamy romance and betrayal.
Lindsey's fiancé was the devil's first son. Not only did he lie to her but he also slept with her stepmother, conspired to take away her family fortune, and then set her up to have sex with a total stranger. To get her lick back, Lindsey decided to find a man to disrupt her engagement party and humiliate the cheating bastard. Never did she imagine that she would bump into a strikingly handsome stranger who was all that she was currently looking for. At the engagement party, he boldly declared that she was his woman. Lindsey thought he was just a broke man who wanted to leech off her. But once they began their fake relationship, she realized that good luck kept coming her way. She thought they would part ways after the engagement party, but this man kept to her side. "We gotta stick together, Lindsey. Remember, I'm now your fiancé. " "Domenic, you're with me because of my money, aren't you?" Lindsey asked, narrowing her eyes at him. Domenic was taken aback by that accusation. How could he, the heir of the Walsh family and CEO of Vitality Group, be with her for money? He controlled more than half of the city's economy. Money wasn't a problem for him! The two got closer and closer. One day, Lindsey finally realized that Domenic was actually the stranger she had slept with months ago. Would this realization change things between them? For the better or worse?
After two years of marriage, Sadie was finally pregnant. Filled with hope and joy, she was blindsided when Noah asked for a divorce. During a failed attempt on her life, Sadie found herself lying in a pool of blood, desperately calling Noah to ask him to save her and the baby. But her calls went unanswered. Shattered by his betrayal, she left the country. Time passed, and Sadie was about to be wed for a second time. Noah appeared in a frenzy and fell to his knees. "How dare you marry someone else after bearing my child?"
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