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Loving Lucas Davenport

Loving Lucas Davenport

Cirie C.Leilani

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Lucas: "You need the money, and I need a wife to shut my grandmother up. We're a perfect match-don't overthink it." Sophia: "You really know how to sweep a girl off her feet. Where's the romance?" Lucas: "I'm offering a solution, not a fairy tale." And that's how Sophia Lane got married to the Cruel CEO of Davenport and Co multi billion company, because of money and a burning hope to save her younger brother and selling her happiness as well. But will she be able to tame the heart of her husband who is dead set on finding the woman Sofia Lang, who saved his grandmother from imminent death, but is unaware that he had already found her. And when Lucas finds out the truth, can his sincerity be enough to heal the heart of an angel he broke intentionally. Find out in Loving Lucas Davenport.

Chapter 1 Lightning Storm

Chapter 1: Lightning Storm

SOPHIA

I can't take this anymore. I think to myself as I stared at the dark cloudy night sky, my vision getting blurry with tears and rain pelting down my face, soaking me to the bones, causing shivers down my body.

The head bridge was empty at this point at night. Everyone eager to get home and snuggle in the arms of their loved ones. The only loved one I had was stuck in a hospital attached to machines. Not sure if he was going to make it through the night.

My little brother, he didn't deserve this curse of having me as a sister. My parents didn't deserve the curse as well and now they are paying for it, buried six feet underground.

I didn't know what to do, dying now seemed perfect for me. I didn't want to live in a world where my last surviving family member was no more.

Death seemed so much sweeter now. My brain supplied to me as I tried to climb over the edge, before leaping to my death.

I hope my body is never found. I said to myself closing my eyes as I took the next step.

Just another and everything will be all over.

Boom!

Lightening strike accompanied with the sound of metal being slammed into shook me awake as I stared at the car over the edge sinking rapidly into the water. And with that, I could see the hands pressed against the window, someone banging on it.

Nobody has noticed the car that was being sunk as everyone was gathered against the truck which was upside down and a car as well under it as they worked harder to bring out the people in it.

Clenching my fist in anger. This was supposed to be the day I died. I could just jump off and die, someone will get to the lady, it doesn't have to be me. I said to myself.

Closing my eyes was the biggest mistake I made as I could remember vividly my little brother pushing me off the track as the car meant to kill me slammed into him, sending him rolling down the pavement, eyes opened and blood trailing down the road making a trail to his broken body.

Opening my eyes, I sobbed as I jumped into the water, headed for the far. Thankfully it was sinking slow but steady so the lady inside wasn't drowning yet.

The hope in her eyes ignited as she saw me appear at my window as I helped my breath and used my elbow to slam into the window.

Once,

Twice

Thrice

It broke, water rushing in rapidly sinking the car faster as I opened the car door, before we were both submerged completely in the water.

It was only a matter of time of getting her out and out to the surface before we both lost our Oxygen that was limited.

Her leg was stuck in the breaks underneath the wheels as I worked hard to force her foot out of it. I hoped I didn't break her bone as I grabbed onto her and using my legs to kick us up, I struggled to get her out of the water, pulling her to dry land as we both coughed out the water that we had in our lungs.

Laying beside her trying to catch my breath, I took in the lady appearance. It was not that hard to see that she was an older woman with white hair that was clinging to her face, and her make up washed off revealing her natural beauty.

Compared to her I was a ghost, pale skin, mascara from crying making me look ugly and a white dress soaking to my body and no shoes.

I had no idea when I had lost my shoes, my feet all blistered up.

"Over there. I see someone." Someone yelled as flash lights were switched on in our direction as a new commotion was beginning. I could see and hear the sounds of the ambulance and I knew that the lady was going to be saved.

"You will be saved now. You are in good hands." I said to her struggling to stand up as she looked at me and said,

"Who are you? What's your name?" She asked as I furrowed my brows. Was there a need to tell her name. I didn't need the accolades. She stopped my suicide. I can't try it tonight again. The place wouldn't be free again for days later on.

"Nothing important. Someone like you shouldn't die so quickly. You have a lot to live for." I said patting her hands as I wanted to turn away and leave before they could get to us.

The irony. A suicidal person convincing someone to live..

"Please?!" Her voice broke, as she tried to lift herself from the ground. But exhaustion was plastered on her face as I could see she was struggling.

The heartbreak in her eyes were too much to handle. It was almost as if she knew who I was and was trying to help me because she could see the shitty things I had been through.

"Sophia Lane. That's my name." That was the last thing I said to her before disappearing into the woods near the road.

There I waited as the paramedics ran to her with a gurney as they helped her carefully on the gurney.

"Where is your daughter ma?!" One of the paramedic yelled, his flashlight scanning the place to see if he could get a glimpse of me.

I hid further, not moving as I didn't want to give out my location. I wanted to know what the old lady would say.

Would she deny being saved by someone. Or would she even remember me? She did had a nasty gasp on her head.

"My daughter is...gone " she said as the paramedics glanced at each other.

" Let's get her to the hospital. We will tell the cops about the lady missing. Hopefully she went to get help for her mum." The paramedic said as they rolled her away to the ambulance.

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