"You can't keep dancing with the Devil and wonder why you're still in hell. It was my fault to trust you again." I created this hell for myself. "In the end, it's her over me." Tears of betrayal slide down my cheeks, and Denzel looks at me desperately. However, I don't care. I feel so much at once that I feel nothing at all. I should've killed him when I had the chance. ****** Naomi West fled her wedding to the ruthless and domineering billionaire of the state. Five years later, she has to come back home for work. But on top of being constantly at threats and stalked by a creepy fan, things take a different turn when she encounters Denzel Flynn, her ex. And Naomi must do all she can to keep Denzel away from her son. However, Denzel has other plans for Naomi. He will do anything to get her and his son back in his life, even if it means getting rid of her lover, Marcus. And as they come together to solve their grudges, their enemies hide in the shadows, waiting to strike. And their friends abandon them. Naomi and Denzel can only rely on each other. But how can Naomi trust Denzel when she's just a substitute for his ex? When he possesses no genuine feelings for her? Will the history from five years ago repeat itself and force her to lose everything again?
"Naomi, I'm leaving."
His bluntness astounds me and leaves me speechless. I stand before Denzel, my soon-to-be husband, in my wedding gown. I eye him up and down and my heart sinks.
"Why aren't you dressed?" My voice comes out sharper than I intend. I feel pathetic inside but it appears as if I'm angry at him.
"We've to postpone the wedding. I have an important business to tend to." Denzel's words come out in a hurry. It feels as if he just can't wait to leave.
"What is so important that you're postponing our wedding?" My tone keeps getting harsher.
There's a lengthy pause before any of us speaks.
"I've found her."
The tears involuntarily slither down my cheeks. The ache in my chest intensifies and her name clouds in front of my eyes. Layla.
I angrily stomp towards him. I put my hand on his shoulder and turn him sideways to bring us eye to eye. My face feels hot from anger but his only shows urgency-urgency to get away from me to get to her.
"Why? What does she mean to you that you're so eager to cast me away and run to her?" I burst out.
"She means something to me!"
Anger flashes in his electric blue eyes for once. It's probably the first time I've witnessed the great Denzel Flynn losing his cool, and it breaks my heart. My next question comes out in a hushed, broken voice.
"And I don't?"
Denzel doesn't say anything. He approaches me carefully and perches a kiss on my head.
"I promise I'll make everything right when I return." He doesn't wait for a response and jogs out of the room, leaving me to my destructive thoughts
I've been planning for this day since the first time we met. But, in spite of the many preparations and planning, this day still came to suck in the end.
It's been around a year since Layla disappeared but Denzel managed to find her. In the past, when people mentioned that he loved his ex more than me, I didn't mind. Of course, I'd never imagined that he'd choose the ex over me.
And for the first time in a whole year, I doubt if he'd ever loved me. Or was I just another distraction from the pain of losing his beloved ex?
My knees buckle but before I can fall, a pair of arms wrap around me. And I instantly give in to the warmth of my best friend.
"Shh...it's okay." Marcus coos me as if I'm an infant as I cry into his warmth. He's my closest confidant.
I begin to utter incognizable sentences into his chest. He calms me down. Marcus was outside the door all this time and heard everything Denzel had said.
"I wanted to punch that smug face of his so bad, I can finally do it now without getting you mad." I snort at his comment. Marcus and Denzel have visible tension between them, neither of them likes the other. They only try to act civil for my sake.
I'm distracted for solely a moment before I remember Denzel and what just happened.
"Marcus...it hurts. It hurts so bad. He never loved me." I whine through my cries. The pain is heartbreaking, nothing painful I've been through in my life can amount to this feeling of betrayal.
Marcus brushes my hair and speaks softly. "Will you stay here and wait for him?"
I blink, wiping my cheeks. I haven't thought of that. I don't know what I want anymore since the wedding has been postponed. There is no choice for me but to wait for him.
Denzel Flynn is the sort of man no one would willingly mess with in their right mind. He's the youngest billionaire in Vancouver, someone who destroys establishments as easily as toys and has ties with the underworld.
Marcus appears flushed and calculating wordlessly. And then, he begins out of nowhere.
"What if..." Marcus trods on with his words carefully as if the wrong choice of words can lead him to jail. "You have a choice now. Would you like to leave with me, Naomi?"
He gazes down at me hopefully and I stand there dumbstruck with terror.
Chapter 1 Prologue
19/05/2024
Chapter 2 An Opportunity Knocking At My Door
19/05/2024
Chapter 3 A Nameless Parcel With No Return Address
19/05/2024
Chapter 4 Caged In The Devil's Arms
19/05/2024
Chapter 5 Naomi Has My Son!
19/05/2024
Chapter 6 The Worthless Brother-In-Law
19/05/2024
Chapter 7 I Almost Killed Someone!
19/05/2024
Chapter 8 The Trickster Got Tricked
19/05/2024
Chapter 9 Giving The Devil A Shower
19/05/2024
Chapter 10 The Downside Of Being A Single Mother
19/05/2024
Chapter 11 When A Father And Son Meet
25/05/2024
Chapter 12 Asking The Devil For A Favour
29/05/2024
Chapter 13 The Rival In Love Leaves
30/05/2024
Chapter 14 Activity At Ben's Kindergarten (1)
30/05/2024
Chapter 15 Activity At Ben's Kindergarten (2)
01/06/2024
Chapter 16 A Serial Killer In The House
01/06/2024
Chapter 17 The Villain's Backstory
02/06/2024
Chapter 18 The Lady With Golden Hair
02/06/2024
Chapter 19 Another Nameless Parcel
03/06/2024
Chapter 20 Barging Into Someone's Home Isn't Legal
03/06/2024
Chapter 21 The Two Fools Believed A White Lie
04/06/2024
Chapter 22 Past Grudges Coming Back To Life
04/06/2024
Chapter 23 Asking For The Impossible
12/06/2024
Chapter 24 Daddy's Leaving
12/06/2024
Chapter 25 The Lion In Sheep's Clothing
12/06/2024
Chapter 26 With Friends Like You, Who Needs Enemies
12/06/2024
Chapter 27 My Blind Date Is My Type
08/11/2024
Chapter 28 The Devil Claims His Right
08/11/2024
Chapter 29 Denzel's Biggest Nightmare
08/11/2024
Chapter 30 A Bitter Memory From Past
08/11/2024