Nicole Rogers is the daughter of Queens' most powerful man, who she hasn't seen for a long time.
But that all changes when she is forced to go back home after said man has an accident.
Upon arrival she runs into the last person she thought she'd eve...
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I hardly slept throughout the night as my thoughts plagued my mind.
Couldn’t. Bucky's words from earlier bounced around in my head as I did.
How can he be claiming all of that, when he married his ex-wife, Leah?
How can he even think that it's okay to bring up all of our past when it's clearly a sore subject for both of us? Does he not realize what it has cost me and my parents?
Why the hell does he keep bringing it up?
I was beginning to believe that something I didn't know happened that day. That there was a reason why it did. But why is he only trying to tell me now? What changed?
I had to find out.
***
I laid in bed until late morning, then, once confirming that Bucky had left, I slid out of bed, and made my way to my shower.
I scrubbed myself raw, before getting out, and heading into the closet to get dressed.
I dressed casually, in a pair of sleek, high-waisted, dark-washed jeans, a khaki silk blouse, and a pair of beige heels.
Deciding to only put minimal makeup on, and my hair up in an elegant twist before I made my way down the stairs.
I found the house eerily silent.
I decided that today instead of going out, that I would check out the house.
Up until now, I hadn't exactly seen anything besides my room, the living room, kitchen, and wine cellar.
So, I took my time, going through each room of the house.
The second and third floors are mainly full of guest rooms, a library, and a solarium.
The first floor had another solarium, but this one was nothing compared to the one on the third floor.
There was yet another library, and a large office.
I had tried to go into one of the doors but it was heavily locked.
Besides that there was the garage, which was a different building, and the security room.
Aside from that were two more rooms, which doubled as a smoke room and wine room. The smoke room had large leather arm chairs and leather loveseats.
While the wine room was monochromatically decorated, and held a white overstuffed sectional, along with two wingbacks.
Kelsey told me that there was a gym downstairs, complete with a sauna, and pool.
I checked those out too, before heading upstairs to look through my closet for a pair of lounge wear.
