Juujuu_Sky

[MATURE CONTENT]

*Slow burn*


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Life has unexpected ways of turning things from 0 to 180 degrees in just a matter of seconds. 

Charlotte was mourning her husband's sudden demise with the only daughter they had, Aurora. And as if the pain of losing him wasn't enough, Derek, the boss of the dead man, came out of nowhere, to demand a mind blowing amount as a debt the man owed him. But meanwhile, he would take Aurora, their only daughter, with him, till Charlotte paid every penny. 

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Derek, a young man who had been through a painful experience, numbing his emotions in the process, found out that the man who betrayed him had a family somewhere, enjoying life. He vowed to kill them all. But ended up sparing their lives, taking Aurora, his only daughter, with him.


But wait, why has Aurora started to feel that Derek is not as scary as he looks? Why does she feel like she can bring life and light into his seemingly lonely, dark life? 

Will Derek open up to this foreign feeling that has started to trigger certain emotions in him?

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Excerpt

She was in deep thoughts when she heard shuffling sounds and her head quickly snapped to the direction of the man. He was on his feet now, his gaze not leaving them. 

Charlotte and Aurora both scampered back in fear. He stared at them for some few seconds and wordlessly turned and walked towards the door. 

Aurora's eyes widened a bit. Wait, was it...was it over? Had he agreed to her mother's pleas? Was he going to leave them alone now? 

She was about to breathe when she heard a deep, gruff voice.

"Get the girl."

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Six Ways To Sunday

Derek got home around 9pm. Be was exhausted from all the happenings in the day. Deciding to relax and not think about anything again, he went to his room and changed into grey gym pants and headed for the gym.

Since it was on the same floor, he didn't wear anything on top. He just took a white towel and a water bottle. He did some push ups and heavy lifts for some minutes before heading back to his room, straight into the shower and then he headed down to see what he could eat.

It was really late so he didn't want to eat the meal Esther had set to warm in the microwave for him. He told her to toss it into the fridge for the next day and made himself some ginger and aloe vera smoothie.

Esther always cringed at that smoothie Derek sometimes made for himself. She could never get used to that bitter taste of aloe vera. And combining that with ginger? Yikes! She always wanted to puke just by the thought of that liquid near her mouth.

136. His mother's favourite