Blind Spot by Sakshi C (the reader ebook TXT) 📕

Her family was living a happy life. Louis told her that her dad had recently bought another farm to expand his business. He had thrown a party to celebrate that. Inessa's heart ached. He had just lost his son-in-law and his daughter was being framed for it. Anya was out on a trip with her boyfriend as usual and her step-mother was enjoying her moments of fame after being associated with the Lavignes. Now it was a different matter that Lavignes had severed the relationship from their side. Because of her.

Inessa wanted to paint. Her hands were itching. The painting was her only solace. But she had no colors nor canvas. The woman had millions in her bank but she wasn't in a position to use them. 

So she settled for sketches. There was a pen stand on her table and a diary. Andrei and she used to do it together. They would sit against a giant apple tree and draw on sunny days while munching on the ripe juicy apples that would fall from above. It was their favorite pastime. How simple and beautiful those times were. She missed her childhood. She missed Andrei.     

She drew Andrei, she drew their time together when they were mere children. It somehow eased the excruciating pain in her heart. It felt good. Her lips quivered as fat dollops of tears stained the thin sheet of paper. Remembering his was both painful and relieving. He was in her every good memory. If only she could undo everything.  

Her fingers stopped sketching when she suddenly felt someone's presence in the room. Her head snapped in the direction and found Danzel leaning against the doorframe. Her brows creased in annoyance. How long was he watching her for? Lost in her thought, she hadn't heard when he opened the door and got in.

She quickly wiped her tears and gazed back at him. His inscrutable eyes stared at her for a good minute. Inessa felt uncomfortable, it looked as if he was trying to see her soul through her eyes. She wanted him to remove his gaze and looked anywhere but at her.

Her wish was granted when a few moments later, the same girl appeared out of nowhere. 

She was wearing a maroon color strapless gown that with a slit up to her knee. It is then she raised they were going to a fancy event. Danzel was also wearing a tuxedo. His hair was neatly gelled back. The man looked like a gentleman. The only accessory that gave his deadly form away was the diamond stud that he wore in his left ear. It made him look deadly attractive.    

"What is taking you so long? What happened?" the girl queried, looking at Danzel before she shifted her gaze on Inessa.

Her brows scrunched in confusion.  

"Who is she?" Sydney asked Danzel while looking at Inessa with a faint smile on her face. 

Bot girls noticed the resemblance they held with each other. 

"I will be back in a while. Stay inside," Danzel ignored her question and kept his gaze locked on Inessa. It was a warning to not even think of running. 

Having said that, Danzel turned on his heel and walked off. Sydney followed him closely in her high heels. 

Inessa went to her balcony and spotted them climbing into his Bugatti. The duo sped off after a few moments.

Inessa came back to her room and plopped down in her bed. She was starving. She always felt hungry nowadays.

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Danzel sipped on his wine and looked around the hall. The room looked lifeless. Many beautiful faces had graced the event. Danzel would have taken one or two of them to a nearby hotel and fucked them senseless if it was a month ago but now things had changed. None of those faces captivated his eyes now nor excited him.

She had, unknowingly, staked her claim on his body and soul and now the only warmth his body carved was of her. Despite every allegation, accusation, he was still stuck on her. Despite having her so many times, he wasn't able to stop from wanting more. She was his deepest craving. And this craving had grown into a fierce madness after tasting her, consuming him from inside out. 

In just one night, she had reduced an obedient son, a reverend brother into an obsessive beast who could claim countless lives just to keep her with him.    

No matter how pretty these faces surrounding him were, they all paled in comparison to a mute girl he had lost his heart to.

Inessa, she was it.   

This party suckass and he wanted to go back home to her. 

A famous Opera singer was singing on the stage whereas the attendees were chatting away in groups. Danzel himself was a part of a group that was engaged in a political conversation. Sydney had locked her arm around his elbow. She was feigning interest but Danzel was distracted. He couldn't even act interested as his mind always drifted back to her. 

"What do you think, Mr. Lavigne, who is going to win this time?" one of the men asked him. 

"I think we should wait for the results. No matter who wins, we will find a way to mold him according to our interest," blessed his presence of mind, no one could detect he had overlooked the whole conversation and was just shooting in the dark. The people around him hummed in agreement.

He was counting minutes.

"Do you wanna go out and have some good time?" Sydney put her palm on his chest and winked at him.        It had been a long they have had sex. She had other partners but Danzel was something else. He was a beast in the bed. A beast she loved to be devoured by. 

Danzel looked away from her, "I am not in the mood, Sydney," he rejected her proposal in heartbeat. 

"I can set your mood," her voice had turned sultry as her hand slowly started creeping down his chest. Danzel stopped her by grabbing her hand and fixing her with a fierce glare. 

"It appears to me that you have forgotten your place. Don't force me to remind you, Sydney. You won't like it," he squeezed her hand painfully. She tried to break free but he didn't allow it. Her face contorted in pain and tears glistened her eyes and it is then he let go of her hand with a shove.