Episode 2

...Aspen....

After the divorce, I was forced to buy a new house.

Luckily, Aziel didn't refuse to give me half of what was due to me for so many years of marriage.

At least with that money I was able to buy a small but nice house.

Upon arriving, my child ran inside, I followed him.

And while he played, I began to sort some boxes that were left loose.

As I did, I couldn't help but remember Aziel's words.

<>.

I began to cry silently, I didn't want my son to hear me.

When I calmed down, I looked for my phone and called my mom.

It rang once, twice, and three times.

But, Mom never answered.

I called Dad, and the result was the same.

I called Luke, and nothing.

I called the twins and they didn't answer either.

I shouldn't be surprised.

Their daughter just got divorced but, they're not even capable of answering a damn call.

I dried my tears, and composed myself, returning to my son.

But, I keep remembering, it's something I can't avoid.

<>.

Did these ten years together mean nothing to him?

Evidently not.

For him, I was just a mistake.

A mistake that ended in an unwanted pregnancy.

I remember perfectly that day, the first and only day that Aziel touched me.

It was exactly ten years ago, when I was barely seventeen years old.

My sister and Aziel had a relationship back then. Although nothing formal.

Dakota was twenty years old, while Aziel had just turned twenty-five.

That day, I was watching television in the living room, when I heard my sister come down with her suitcases packed, followed by Aziel, who was trying with all his might to prevent her from leaving.

That dialogue between those old lovers is still etched in my mind.

The way Aziel begged them not to abandon him.

The cruel way Dakota told him that she didn't love him, everything was intact in my memory.

It turns out that my sister had only used Aziel, while he was blindly in love with her.

And, when Dakota found the man of her dreams, she decided to go with him.

That man was an Italian, the only one who managed to make the unattainable Dakota fall at his feet.

That's how my sister left, leaving behind the broken hearts of everyone, especially Aziel's.

That same night, Aziel completely emptied the bar that was in my father's office.

He drank to excess.

I can still hear his laments.

<>.

<>.

<>.

All those words and more.

Words that he never said to me.

That night, I approached him.

He looked like an abandoned dog, his precious face full of tears.

His eyes red from so much drinking.

His voice hoarse from so much screaming and begging.

It hurt me so much to see him like that.

I helped him stabilize himself, and tried to take him to the guest room so he could rest but, even so, he kept crying.

<>

He repeated over and over.

He was so drunk that, the moment I put him in bed, he finally looked at me.

And all he could see, were my eyes.

Dark blue eyes like sapphires.

The same eye color as Dakota.

He stretched his hand towards my face, and with the greatest gentleness in the world, he caressed my cheek.

<>.

He had released in a whisper.

I felt my eyes fill with tears, he wasn't looking at me, he was looking at my sister. And that broke my heart.

<>.

He commented and then hugged me.

The aroma of alcohol flooded me, causing me rejection.

But, before I could push him away, Aziel stamped his lips on mine in a passionate kiss.

That was my first kiss.

I tried to pull him away, but he wouldn't let me.

I knew I should keep trying to push him away, I knew he wasn't looking at me. But, I couldn't do it.

Finally the man I loved was paying attention to me and I didn't want the moment to end.

That's how I gave myself to him.

I gave myself completely.

First kiss, first time, first everything.

When I woke up the next day, I was happy.

But, my happiness didn't last long.

Because when Aziel woke up, he looked at me with confusion and disgust.

<>.

I still remember how icy his voice was when referring to me.

The complete opposite of when he spoke to Dakota.

When he realized what we had done, he hated me even more.

<>.

His accusation, after years, still hurts.

Because it was true, I knew he thought I was Dakota. And I took advantage of that.

Thanks to my actions, Dad kicked me out of the house.

<>.

Those were my father's words, as he threw me into the street.

My brothers, mother, grandparents, everyone witnessed how my father repudiated me. None of them did anything to prevent it.

Everyone looked at me with disgust, as if I were the worst trash treading the earth.

After that, I stayed at my best friend's house, Carolina.

She is the only one who knows how bad Dakota is.

The only one who knows how cruel and indifferent everyone has been to me.

She was the only one who never turned her back on me.

A week had passed and that's when I found out I was pregnant.

I looked for Aziel, both his parents and his brothers closed the door in my face, calling me <>.

How dare they?

I tried to go back home, but not even the servants would let me pass.

Then, I had no option but to go to Aziel's university.

When I told him about the baby, he didn't believe me.

<>.

That's what he said.

With a broken heart, I returned to Carolina.

I started working because next year I had to enter university.

After eight months, Aziel arrived at Carolina's house, looking for me.

It turns out that his grandfather found out about my pregnancy, and forced him to marry me for the good of the baby.

That's why we got married.

There was never love on his part.

There never was and there never will be.

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