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Aaron closed his eyes for a while, as her teeth graze against his collar bone.  Salina pulled his hair capturing his lips.

His eyes cold as she opened the first button of her shirt which she was wearing. Her eyes drilling on his. Her lips turned up into an impression of smile.

This is the hallway anyone could walk in on them. What kind of ploy is this? His finger went to her hair pulled her face up.
His lips touching her, she breathed out only to feel a sharp pain. She looked at him.

"Salina" His voice husky.

His finger touched her shoulder gliding over her shirt reaching her waist. He pulled her closer.

Salina looked away feeling his hand inside her shirt.

'Is not it what I wanted then why?'

He pressed a kiss on her neck slowly opening the next button. Salina bite her lips closing her eyes. Then he went for the button deliberately touching her skin slowly. He is good at this.

When he reached for the button , she looked at him. His eyes on her face the whole time. She narrowed her eyes, her facial expression remain blank. Popping the last button he pulled her closer pressing her almost naked torso against his. His finger slowly slide up.

Her heart thudded , when he unclasp her brassier. He buried his face on her shoulder. His hand  moving forward right  below her breast. She pushed away.

She was waiting for him to stop knowing it was the hall way but for some odd reason Aaron just stare at her. His hand went behind her head yanking her closer his lips crashed her, in a forceful demanding kiss. His tongue touching her lips asking for permission, she gasped when his finger touched her nipple. His finger went on a circular motion. As his tongue invade her mouth. He slowly careful moment make her numb. She moaned breathless her cheeks flushed, her pupil dilated.

"Let me.." Her voice breathless. He stopped chuckling.

"Go ahead" She swallowed.  Why the hell is she loosing herself? It just an act you had to. The more good she feel the more self loathe she feel. It would have been better if it hurts. She breathed out standing up.

Aaron just looked at her as she dropped her shirt then her brassier. She smirked getting down between his legs. Her finger tremble a bit as she touched between his leg only to feel something hard.

She chuckled. Her face softly rubbed over his pant. Aaron exhaled. His face which usually is cold or emotionless, flushed. She would have thought he was blushing if that was possible. She was wearing a shorts sliding it down. Salina put her legs around his waist, Her finger struggle with his pant before she pulled out his penis. Her hand went up and down. His closed his eyes, breathing out slowly. After a while, she directly guiding it at her entrance. It hurts like hell. His eyes snapped open. She tried to move but it was becoming impossible.

"Stop it" His grabbed her leg tightly, stopping her.

"What the hell are you doing?" He grit his teeth.

"Why is not it fun?" She chuckled though all she feel was a sharp pain. She would have cried if she was not struggling like that. Why was she even putting herself through this? She just does not want to enjoy this.

"I want it rough.." He glare at her, his hand holding her down making it impossible for her to move.

"Taking it a little rough  and deliberately hurting yourself to the point of bleeding is different thing, Salina" His jaw clenched, trying to control himself. She was way to tight. He pushed her down hovering over her.

"But you were enjoying it, did not you?" She stated licking her lips. His glare at her, her hand above her head, his one hand locked it their. She gasped, his lips directly went to her chest. His lips went to her erected nipple.  His teeth grazed against her skin. She shiver her back ached losing herself in the sensation.

"You were saying something?" He asked his voice soft. She breathed out feeling his finger around her sensitive nerve. Her leg clenched. He slowly rubbed her clitoris, she moaned.

"Don't stop"

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Salina looked up, sleep was like a far away dream, her whole body aching. A reminder at what exactly happened. The ache between her legs was real too. Her eyes lazily wander to the man sitting on the edge of the bed without shirt. She chuckled a tear slide down her cheek.

"Did you like my surprise?" She asked her voice soft. She was not trying to mock him or anything. She genuinely wanted to know.

Salina went towards him, pressing her naked front against his back. His body stiffen up. Her eyes wander to his phone, he was clearly reading the breaking news she made. Her eyes glide over those words, the news paper deliberately question her character. She should feel satisfaction yet all there was a hollow emptiness. He was holding onto his phone as if he wanted to break it. Her lips brushing against his ear.

He turn towards her his eyes red almost. She smiled, a shiver run down her spine.

"What is this? Salina" He asked his voice controlled.

"Did you forget how to read after last night?"She chuckled mocking him. His face turned icy. She swallowed rolling her eyes  if only she could see his distorted face. Will that give her some relief she wander for a second. He breathed out his eyes focusing on the news.

This was trending, how Salina Henderson got caught cheating on her husband Aaron Alvis Valentine with his own brother Adriel Alvis Valentine? The moment Adriel was declared to be the Managing Director, Salina make him her target to reach to the top. Now that her husband have nothing to give? What will happen......? There where more bullshit about her character and Adriel's choice while all the way portraying Aaron as the victim.

"What's the point of this?" He asked. His head throbbing, his brother why? 

"Is this some kind of joke to you?" He asked again while she stare at the photo used it was from the party she organized.

"Of course Aaron after all you are the biggest joke in my life" She laughed.

"Salina" He snapped his voice held a warning for her to call off everything before he decided too.

"Why are you angry? Babe. Are not I am great wife? Look I did something you could have never done youself" Aaron stare at her. She smiled her eyes wander only to find nothing. She stood up stark naked. Was he still second guessing her plan?

"Did you plan everything from that party?" She bend down to use his shirt but his question make her roll her eyes.

"Off course. Did you actually think I would let your father bully me without doing anything about it?" She raised her eyebrow. It was a blant lie she did took that photo but she was still not sure how to use it. He make her do that.

She walked upto him putting her hand around him.

"I would love to see his face. Pity that he is not here. Or should I personally visit him while confirming the news?" She smiled letting him go, straighten up.

"Clear it all up, Salina before.."

"Before what? Aaron" She chuckled.

"Did you forget that you don't have much choice?" Aaron sighed his face devoid of emotions. Why can't he look more distorted? Angry or even hurt, she just wanted to feel relief. Why can't he even give her that? Hit her, scream at her, yell at her anything, so that she could feel something. She desperately wanted to feel something even if pain or she is afraid that she will stop feeling at all.

"You have two options Aaron, either you divorce me and prove them that you are the victim of being cheated  that will eliminate Adriel as the successor, or you could keep up this farce and let go your only chance to ever be the successor that you desperately worked hard on."

"What will it be? After all is not it why you played with my life. I am making sure you get what you want" She glare at him but smiled after a while. Her lips falter only for a second.

"Don't you care what happened to your reputation?" He looked up.It does not matter what happened to her whether she is called a whore or a money hungry bitch as long as she could get away from him. That's what she thought.

"I was ready to die just to get away from you. At least I am still alive after this" She shrugged her shoulder casually yet those words hurt her. Did he really take her attempted suicide as nothing?

"If only she had died. Is not it what you are thinking? Poor you I still alive"

"I would not have saved you if I wanted you dead" Aaron rubbed his face breathing out. Salina rolled her eyes what wrong with him? She went toward him falling down the bed giggling almost.

"You do know I could ask Austin to prove all of this is a baseless claim, Don't you?" He give her a side glance.

"Why do think it's a lie?" She pop up on her one hand.

"Because that' my brother and you are my wife" He grit his teeth.

"Do you want pictures of us on my bed room?" He glare at her before sighing.

"Salina, I know nothing happened" He spoke those words calmly.

"Why? Don't tell me you trust me after all I would have cheated on you a long time ago with Jeremy if that girl whatever her name was did not step in" She chuckled.

He just stare at her. Salina grinned but slowly her lips dropped. What the hell is he thinking? Sure she know her decision was wrong but it's not like she could take the normal way with him.

"Just choose" She snapped he hold her hand pulling her closer. His front pressed against her naked body. He cupped her cheeks. Salina did not struggled in fact she pressed herself against him brushing her lips with his. She cupped his cheeks.

"Think carefully Aaron"

"Why did have to be Adriel?" His question just make her chuckle.

"Because you hate him that's why he was the best option. If only we did have sex, I would have send you that video" His finger tighten around her.

"You just admitted it"

She know that and she did not know why she accepted it?

"Did you record it?" Salina smiled her eyes remain dull.

"I did" Aaron let her go with a smile. She chuckled. Why did she accept it? Why?

"Even then I would make a choice just to make you happy, Salina" He looked at her in a odd way she can't describe whether it was hatred or just plain indifference. Yet she grit her teeth making her happy as if.

She know he will hurt her and it's fine as long as he lose something anything even if it's the most insignificant one.

Salina rolled her eyes.

"It's not the first time" Her voice was just a whispered but she feel restricted as if someone pressing something on her chest. He just chuckled at her words, his finger touched her face lift up, her lips tremble yet she smirked, her eyes followed his cold eyes, soften.

Aaron brushed his lips against her, his mumbled words freeze her as she trembled her eyes widen as she pushed him away shaking. He held her face pressing a kiss not letting her move away. She struggling yet nothing came out of her mouth. He let her go only for her to fall down, she stand up with wobbly leg, bile rose up from her stomach as she rushed towards the bathroom fumbling with the handle.

Aaron just observe her his face relaxed yet nothing seems to change nothing at all. Her reaction was not something he was expecting or was he? He shake his head picking up his phone.

It took a while before the other side answered.

"Austin I would really like to see you now. Come to my house" He cut the call sighing.

"Salina, Austin will be here in a while. I hope to see you down there. You do understand what I am saying don't you?" He did not wait for her answer knowing she will not.

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Aaron went to another bathroom. He had breakfast when Austin entered, Salina was still no where to be seen.

"Call her down" He asked thee butler who nod his head and went to call her. Austin looks a bit out of place.

"I don't know where should I start explaining but whatever was in that paper..."

"We will talk at once when she comes down" Aaron cut him off. Austin sighed.

"Look whatever in that paper was. It was all a misunderstanding. I would never do something like this to you, Aaron. You had to belief me" Aaron smiled before chuckling. It slowly turned into a full blown laugh. Believe? It was the most absurd thing he ever heard.

"On what basis should I believe you?" Aaron asked with a smile, his eyes icy as if he was having fun conversation but was he really? Austin paused, he was sure that he does not want any answer to that question. Even so he wanted to tell him reassure him at least.

"Because you are my brother" Austin stated for the sake of seeing his reaction. The smile which was usually there attach to his lips dropped. Aaron give him a blank look.

"Brother huh?" Aaron looked away his jaw clenched.

"Funny thing you are saying now, Adriel Alvis Valentine" He mocked him but it was not funny.

"Brother huh ?" He bitterly repeat those same words.

"You and Clarissa has a funny way to show that" Austin frowned, it's not like he went out of his way to be brotherly or anything but Aaron was and will always be his little brother. Even if he exclude himself, Clarissa always treated them equally.

"What are you trying to say?" His question remain unanswered.

"Exactly what I just said. Why the hell are you trying to play innocent? When you never ever treated me like a brother. I was just your  replacement for everyone who you left behind. Now you are playing brother?" He shake his head chuckling.

"Aaron?" Austin freeze for a moment when he stopped smiling, his heart ached. He feel like he saw something he never will. But it did not last longer. Aaron went back to his usual self. But the feeling that he wanted to reassure him still remain.

"Where is my wife?" He asked the butler shook his head. His eyes turned cold.

"She did not want to.."

"It's not like she has an option" He pinched the bridge of his nose annoyed now.

"Aaron" He bluntly ignored Austin's call walking up the staircase. Salina was staring at the wall blankly she was dress in a top and pant.

"Did not you want to know my decision that you put so much effort into?" He stated rather coolly when she did not react Aaron snapped. He took a step forward grabbing a hold on her hand. Salina face turned pale.

"Let me go" She struggling yet he dragged her down. Austin was shocked at the scene before him.

Aaron let her go when they reached down stair, she was trembling as if something happened.

Salina swallows her face paled, she was not crying yet why does it feel like tears are not enough to describe what she was going through?

Austin took a step forward.

"Look I don't know what exactly happened but.."

"Exactly you don't know and you never tried either, Adriel" Austin glare at him

"But this is not how you should be treating her" Austin went towards Salina who forced a smile as if everything was fine.

"Are you alright?"  She swallowed nodding her her head. She was anything but alright.

"Off course she is. Did you think I am some kind of monster that I will hurt her?"

"The way you dragged her down I doubt it"

"It's because she did not want to come down. After all she needs to take responsibility for her deeds"Austin frowned.

"What are you talking about? Was it not a misunderstanding caused by the media?" Aaron chuckled.

"Do you really think they will know you will come to our house while I was away particularly on that day? Are you that  stupid Adriel?" Aaron mocked him. Austin had a hunch but he was not sure media would be involved.

"You gave me choices, Sally" Salina gulped a lump blinking her eyes.

"After agonizing over it, I have decided to give you what you want" He smiled though his eyes remain unnerving.

"I will give up my long dream of becoming The Managing Director of our hospital. Something for which I have given up almost everything in my life" Aaron stare at  Salina while she glare at him.

"Aaron..You" Austin looked confused, he was not even sure what was going on neither did he know that he was snatching his brother's dream.

"But for that to happen you have to make a choice Salina" His voice icy, it was like a warning that he won't give a much of a choice, she knew after what he said.

"All you have to do is stay with me for the rest of your life without trying to do this kind of prank" Salina chuckled as if someone holding a knife infront of her neck. He was not giving her much choice.

Aaron looked at the butler who forwarded his phone.

"Hello!" Her heart cracked Salina stare at the phone.

"Hello! Dad?" She breathed out blinking her eyes suffocation built up.

"Aaiden?" She whispered biting her lips yet she could not call out his name. What if he cut the call what if he did not recognised her voice? Where will she go? Will she be able to take it? Her eyes snapped to Aaron who just blankly stare at her before answering.

"Do you want to come back home?" She could not believe her ear. Salina know he was manipulation her but the thought she would see her baby, she can't describe what she was feeling.

"W..Would not mommy hate it?" His broken whispered hurt her even more. No never how could she ever hate him. He is her baby.

"Aaiden, Do you want to come home?" Aaron voice dismissed his question.

"Yes" Salina stare at the phone when Aaron cut the call. Austin feel sick to his stomach.

"I will let him come home, if you behave for.." He paused as if thinking about something.

"Four years, how's that?" She grit her teeth blinking her eyes. It been a while she feel something burn her eyes.

"Don't you think I am being generous?" Aaron was being himself nothing else why does she feel like this she needs to stop herself falling for the same thing again and again. But her son? She needs to see him once just once hold him tell him that he might be the only man left in her life whom she loves more then anything. Does she really have to give up everything just to get that chance? No she can't let her emotions run wild.

"What is the second option?" She asked as calmly as she could.

"Aaiden.." Aaron did not get to complete his words when Salina utter those words.

"He is already dead for me" She gritted her teeth her face paled. When Aaron hold up the phone it was not disconnected, she feel choked. Her eyes widen, Salina rushed forward. He deliberately disconnected the call.

"I..I did not mean it, please. Aaiden" Her face paled when he cupped her cheek.

"Your second option will be absolute freedom from me, Sally but  you won't be seeing Aaiden ever again. And I will make sure he hates you" Her heart feel heavy as she recognise the same familiar suffocation.

"What the fuck are you saying? Who is Aaiden?" Austin blurted out feeling completely at loss. He know who Aadian is but could not help himself asking that question.

"My son" She grit her teeth breathing out. Austin feel cold sipping in his vein when he realised what he was getting on?

"Did you separate a mother from her child?" Austin asked bitterly he was iching to do something unreasonable.

"He did" Salina chuckled yet a tear slip past her barrier.

"And your whole family just watched without doing anything, they let it happen. They might even me mocking me behind my back" Salina laughed sniffing. She choked on her sob tears rolling down her cheek. Here he is playing with her emotions again.

Austin walked straight up to Aaron punching him across his face.

"Have you lost your mind?" He asked his voice low.

"You have no right to ask me that" He pulled back wiping the blood, his eyes never leaving her.

"Choose Salina"

"What the fuck are you saying? You bloody lunatic. She won't be choosing anything and you will be returning her son to her. Before I put you in jail"

"Salina pack your bag we are getting out of here"

"You could definitely put me in jail but I have every right to keep away my son from his mother. Don't I? Salina" His voice was dismissive. She flinched closing her eyes before opening them.

"Choose"

They were silent after that. She chuckled shaking her head.

"Choose the second option" Austin said calmly he does not care about anything but he know something he needs to do something that will be pulling out her from the mess his brother desperately wanted her in. It was quite clear from his point of view what the second option implies even so she needs to do that.

She just smiled tears streaming down her cheeks. She can't stop anymore.

"Do you hate me that much that you will decided to give up your dream just to cage me in this madness you have created?" She asked her voice soft it was as if she had given up her will to fight him anymore.

He glare at her.

"You asked for it, Sally" Salina glare at him with hatred tears streaming down her face a sob wreck through her as she stuffed her hand to hold back her voice.

" You have no right to cry after all you were the one who started this mess. Don't cry just because it did not end up your way" His voice icy as he glare at her something akin to anger mixed with what? Austin could not know.

"I already made my choice Salina. It would be better if you do too"

"I don't know what the hell is going on between you two but I will not let something like this to happen even if it means I will have to confirm those absurd misunderstanding" Austin spat those words holding Salina's hand.

"Let me take you away" Aaron glare at Austin.

"You won't be doing something like this" His jaw clenched.

"I would" He won't let her be a victim. His mother was enough not her too.

"Salina three days, that's all you have if you don't come back with an answer. I will take it that you choose the second option and proceed accordingly" She could listen his every words as sob wrecked through her body. A shiver run down her spine, she choked as his word from before ring back like a warning.

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Hello dear readers,

I am sorry even though that does not justify my absences. I would like to go on and tell you every detail but that would be like making excuses and I can't do that to everyone waiting. All I can say is that my life messed up quite a lot with work and my unsteady health. But I will try my best to at least update once or twice a month. And complete all the on going stories.

I truly feel grateful for everyone who was asking about me and my health. I doing fine now, thank you and I hope everyone and their family are healthy and safe. 

Until next time