Making his cold heart soft episode 75

💫💫 MAKING HIS COLD 💧 HEART 💘 SOFT ✨
💫(The Princess 👸 In Disguise)👀
Written ✍️ by Oluwatosin Ayomi ❤️💎

💢💢💢Chapter 75💢💢💢

✍️ CHAPTER TITLE ✍️: PAINS…

It was a warm night. Her eyes closing while putting Damien to sleep, before her body when it couldn’t battle with the sleep relaxed sleepily on his shoulder.

After the crash on him, what happened later was history as Vera slept off instantly.

It was the ray of light that interrupted her sleep the next morning. Rolling her tender body on the bed, her hand raised to cover her eyes from being disturbed by brightness.

If one sleeps and wakes up they try to remember what took place last night, after which one gets familiar with their environment. If a sweet dream was had, you’ll mesmerized over it at first before the reality will flutter your whole body.

‘Damien invited her to his room, they shared a hug, Annabel interrupted them, and she went to see Annabel, but then had an encounter with Smart. She came back and was massaging Damien’s head. Damien woke up and made her to sleep next to him.’

She remembered, everything that happened. And the moment her eyes snapped open, Vera jumped up from the bed. Wanting to observe her environment and confirm if all that happened was not a dream, but what indeed took place.
*
Damien was done with his morning bath, so he walked into the room with a towel tied around his waist. His wet eyes diverted to the bedside where the princess was still sleeping peacefully.

He strolled closer to the bed and stood still with his both hands wrapped around his wet chest. All that happened were memories that he had a good time thinking about them. It was true, everything was true and it wasn’t a dream.

In some situation, what isn’t planned but it happened suddenly usually disrupts our plans. Such is not the case when it comes to him finding out about the priprincess and her adventures just to be close to him.

More as if he wanted to scan her face until it looked at him, Damien stared deeply at her face. His eyes trailed from her closed eyes to her lips which were partly open. She looks delicate and adorable in this state. Her hair which he had given some special treatment last night was starting to look rough because she slept with it, but that didn’t hide her beauty from his eyes.

It was not needed to meet with a soothsayer who would explain to him about the woman present in his eyes having a sweet nature because it was already realized by him.

Damien still doesn’t know how everything will end up in the future. It’s a battle between him and Crystal. A battle which he may win this time around, but what if Crystal wins and ends up taking his life?

He wasn’t wishing for any evil upon himself but while thinking positively, also think about the negativity, because goodness doesn’t always prevail over evil.

Maybe he should have added it to his promise to Vera that if he came out of this problem alive, he would be back for her. She would put her mind on him, but here is he doubting what the future has in store for him.

Damien had woken up early to start today’s executions. He has like two to three shots to take today, and he can’t miss them because he already promised to be there.

He had granted an interview which was for him to take a shot with a popular female model, the one with whom he has always rejected a deal with, but wanting to confirm Vera’s assumption over Crystal’s happiness for ruining his affection towards other women, Damien decided to grant the offer.

He’s sure that many headlights would have surfaced already and many more will still drop before this day runs out. Damien wouldn’t mind it, at least that might help to tamper Crystal’s peace wherever she’s busy hiding. A place where she has hidden herself all these years and made it difficult to find her.

Speaking of Crystal’s hideout, what about Smith? Smith had dropped a death message and nothing has been heard from him since then.
Damien had pulled up some hideouts which were to be assigned to monitor Smith’s house, so he would be aware whenever he returned.

If only, if only he had taken a step like Caleb instructed the first time he doubted Smith’s loyalty to him and all the possibility of him working for Crystal.

It’s not too late to get it all fixed, everything will have a new turn soon. The artist has sent a message that he was done with the drawing, and without asking to see it by himself, Damien ordered for it to be sent to John.
The reason why it was made was to help John in his investigation, so he was the one who deserved to look at Crystal’s wicked face.

“Hum…” Damien hummed, realizing he had lost himself in thought where he was busy staring, and immediately walked away from there.

Heading into his closet and after minutes, he returned to the room and which he was fully dressed.

Grabbing the same comb he had used for Vera yesterday from where it was kept, he crutched down at where his dressing mirror was placed and started combing his hair, having it in his mind to give it a good look.

He was still busy doing that when he heard a ruffling movement from the bedside, alerting him that the princess had woken up.

“Good morning, Vera.” Damien greeted without turning to look at her. There was no need to look before confirming that she was awake, and was indeed staring at his back.

“Good morning, master Damien,” Vera greeted shyly, attracted by his calm voice that firstly greeted her, before his masculine body even crossed her mind.

“I hope you slept well?” He asked again, making a straight line in between his hair with the comb. Damien combed the left part of his hair till it reached perfection. He enjoys dressing himself up because he thinks no one else can do it to his own expectations.

It’s only when he’s going for shots that he normally gives the privilege for others to dress him up. He allows it to happen, but he doesn’t enjoy it.

“Yes, the room was cold. Thank you,” Vera answered, smuggling her body away from the bed and getting up from there. Both hands raised, as she stretched her body tiredly. What does the time say? Hoping that she hasn’t slept for a longer period, now that Damien woke up before her.

“I guess… What are your plans for the day? Are you still leaving or do you have another plan of staying back to massage my head?” He asked tauntingly. Satisfied that his hair was good-looking enough, his fingers picked up his earrings and he fixed them immediately, then he turned around to grace her presence.

“There’s no need for that, Scott will come around to fix it when I’m done,” Damien informed, stopping her from arranging the bed which Vera felt it was her responsibility to do since she spent the night there.

“You are one of the nicest humans, do you know that?” Damien asked after admiring her, picking up his shoes and going along with them to the couch.

Vera fused her mouth, not good enough to hide her nervousness because of the question Damien had thrown at her. What was he trying to achieve by asking such question?

“You don’t know?” Fixing his shoelaces and at the same time gisting with her. “If I hadn’t met you before and the fact that you presently resemble Caleb’s girlfriend, I would not have believed that you are a princess,” Damien shared.

‘She’s not his girlfriend’ Vera wanted to say but at the same time, she doesn’t feel the need to tell him about it.

“Ever work you’ve done while staying here before I got to know the truth, you were able to do them because I didn’t know your identity.” He continued speaking.

”No princess would be so humble to do all that. But I wonder where you’ve kept the pride that allows influencial people to feel at the top of the world.” When he was done fixing the laces, Damien put on his shoes, before he then relaxed his back against the couch.

“I used to have it until love snatched it away from me,” Vera affirmed, going against Damien and folding the blanket properly.

On hearing that, Damien could only sigh. Had she just said it to his face again that she loved him?

“I asked earlier but you didn’t answer. Are you still leaving today?” Damien waved the heaviness he felt on his chest away and decided to ask.

“I’m sure Andromeda had run my battery down with several calls. I can’t wait to meet with my family again, staying away for months is not easy,” came Vera’s reply, and it made Damien sigh again. He could notice the pain that was laced in her voice as she told that to him.

Even if she didn’t answer his question directly, her reply represented what she had in mind well.

“Annabel must have been waiting for you to come out of the room, then she would jump on you,” Damien said, then he smiled.

“I’m surprised that she hasn’t come to check on us. She must have been to my room,” Vera opened up, feeling emotional because she would have to bid them goodbye soon.

It’s no longer remaining days before she would leave. It’s no longer a night, but in a few hours she would go away from here and only return if destiny planned it that way.

“After what she saw yesterday, she would not bump in,” Damien shamelessly said, Vera’s heart skipped a beat, and she had to quickly hide the nervousness that she was feeling.

“Where are you going to, Damien?” She asked, not having a problem calling him by his name without any formalities in it.

“I’m having three shots today, which I need to attend to. One of which is taking my first ever shot with a female model. I’ve never done that before,” Damien shared, frowning at the thought of it but he still managed to take it off his mind.

“I hope the pay is worth it. The model must have been excited to break record with you,” She bitterly said. The smile she gave afterward didn’t come from the state of her being glad about it, instead, she felt jealous of it.

“I’ll be sure to tell her that my butler is the only reason why she would be having a chance to take shots with me if she passes her boundaries around me,” Damien recited, his tone holding a threat and his eyes were not calm at all.

“I would be gone before you’re back,” Vera after arranging the bed which they both slept on took a space on it to relax her butt.

Read – Under the moon light episode 21 – 22

“When I can’t withstand the absence of your presence anymore I’ll come to find you,” Damien replied, standing up from the couch then he walked over to where she was sitting.

His height made him look like a giant because Vera looks short under his view. Damien didn’t waste another minute before he pulled her up from the bed, then he kept her in his arms.

He doesn’t have another minute to spare in the mansion. If he should stay longer than he has done, he would not be able to complete all the tasks that he has drafted out for the day.

Caleb must be downstairs waiting for him, as they both agreed to resume work earlier. That’s why he needs to speed up everything here and join him downstairs.

“I’m sorry I couldn’t realize your presence earlier,” Damien apologized, his hands moving around her back as they tried to make her feel comfortable in his arms.

“Please take care of yourself and don’t give up on me yet, because I’ll be back to get you,” He promised again, placing his two palms by the side of her hair, then he raised it to meet his eyes.

“Don’t let it drop,” he cautioned, making use of a finger to wipe the tears that were stored below her eyelids. Why should she cry? He has promised to ensure everything is fine when he’s back.

“Are you missing me already?” Damien asked, smiling brightly at her as he locked eyes with her. His charming grey eyes stared into her beautiful brown eyes, and they could see the love that was stored in them for him.

Not wanting to hide her emotion, Vera nodded her head in a yes, and Damien smiled softly before pulling her back into his arms.

It was not difficult for him to admit that he loved the feeling that comes whenever their skin touched each other. Even if it isn’t much yet, Damien could feel his love for her in him.

The sudden urge for him not to let her go, and the longing for her presence around him. One thing he was using to hide his pain was the fact that he could meet up with her if he wanted to.

“I’ll miss you too, but I promise that things won’t be this difficult in the future. I’ll fix everything as soon as I can,” the cold-hearted man promised, holding her close to himself tenderly, he pecked her hair all over.

Minutes passed by and they were still in that position, with none of them wanting to leave the other.
Vera’s hands clutched to his body, as the moment was too overwhelming for her to think of letting him go, but she has to do so eventually.

*

“How long does John say it would take before he’s done?” Caleb questioned, busy thinking about what was going on currently without settling his mind on the way out of it.

“I didn’t ask him. I’m more bothered about the photoshoot right now,” Damien simply replied, ever since they left the mansion, where he watched Vera’s hands that were clutched to his chest drop, the sadness he had been feeling could not be hidden.

“What did you discuss with the butler last night?” Caleb curiously asked. He couldn’t get to say ‘goodbye’ to the princess because he hates doing that. The only thing he could do was to make sure her reason for staying away from her family didn’t go in vain.

Caleb wondered if Vera was aware that him and her twin sister were friends. Who was he kidding? She visited the mansion with him and she must have seen Andromeda.

“Not the butler, she’s a princess.” Damien cautioned.
”Frequent discussion about the future and the assurance of coming for her when I’m done with Crystal,” He shared, not wanting to go much details that would Caleb to taunt him. Taking the next turn while gazing at everyone he came across.

Caleb decided to come with him for the photoshoot, the reason being that he wanted to witness how the photoshoot process would go.

“You know if not because I’m here to witness this, I would not believe that you’re the one speaking,” Caleb shrugged his shoulder, a smile leaving his lips as he was glad about the new development Damien was having. Caleb has always prayed for it to happen.

“What can I say? The butler came into my life,” He replied, confirming what Caleb had said because even he was surprised about how everything unfolded.

Years back he had sworn never to have anything to do with women again. He loathes them and drives them all away from him. He thought that everything would be that way forever but suddenly, the princess started changing his mindset and long-term decisions.

The number of times he has rejected many photoshoots that included him being with a woman can’t be rightly guessed.

Even Caleb almost lost his company because of that, as a deceitful businesswoman tricked him into pardoning a loan if he could get Damien to make shots with her female model.
Damien Stewart granting shots with her female models would earn her company a big honor and she needed it so badly.

“Natasha must have burnt her cheeks with blushes,” Caleb said sarcastically, eyeing the female model, her gaze could be noticed on Damien, and she didn’t bother to hide it.

“Who cares if she burnt to death?” Damien replied angrily, and Caleb had a good laugh hearing that.

*

“I can follow you home and the driver will bring me back later,” Annabel persisted, clinging tightly to Vera’s chest and not ever wanting to let go.

“I’m not going home yet Annabel. I have to go change my dress, and I don’t want to worry about your safety,” Vera cajoled. Damien had asked the driver to drop her wherever she wanted, and that truly was kind of him.

Even if she would be leaving with a heavy heart, it was better than leaving with an empty heart. Her purpose for coming here was fulfilled and she could achieve her aim.

Several times she has cried, especially when Damien left a peck on her head before he left without turning to grace the sight of her again.

Each time she thinks about him, her heart races more than usual, and in return, she sighs.

“Please don’t go,” Annabel started crying, not minding the guards around who were watching her share an intimate moment with the butler.

Although she might share a close relationship with the butler, but was clinging tightly to him necessary? It’s not a normal act for the guards to think of.

“I’ll be back, and you can always tell Damien to bring you to see me,” Vera resisted the urge to cry and instead say. No matter how it’s presented, it’s always painful to say goodbye.

“I’ll miss you,” Annabel said amidst the tears. Relishing the moments that they’ve spent together and breaking down again.

Who will look after her like Vera has done? How would she sleep peacefully at night without her there to pet her? Will she be the only one taking care of her bird now? No one to have a late-night talk with anymore…

Her heart breaks at the realization of that and if clinging could join one’s bodies together, Annabel and Vera would have become one.

“Oh, my sweet Annabel! I’ll miss you more and more. Be a good girl and always protect yourself,” Vera advised, leaving traces of her lips on her hair as she pecked her severally without bothering about the many eyes that were gawking at them.

“Uhmmm….” Annabel’s voice hitched, she was trying her best to stop crying but the tears kept on coming.

“I have to go now, don’t forget all I’ve told you. A new butler will be employed soon, please be careful around him because he’s going to be a man this time around,” Vera grinned after saying, wanting Annabel to laugh over her silly joke but she didn’t.

After a lot of pleads and sweet words, Annabel finally detached her body from Vera’s. The redness in her eyes because she had cried so much didn’t make Vera happy when their eyes finally met.

Pulling her for another hug, before letting go of her hand that clutched to hers, Vera smiled sincerely at her in pain before she entered the car that had been waiting for her.

The moment the door closed and she was in the car, Vera cried silently. While the car drove out, Annabel bursted into tears, she felt pains all over her body and could not hide it.

Crashing onto the ground without bothering if her knees would peel off by that action, Annabel hit her knuckles against the hard ground.

Tears rushed down from her eyes as one of her hands clutched to her chest while the other vented her pain on the tiled ground, with her voice screaming in agony.

‘Vera has gone’ a loud reminder in her mind and she immediately yelled painfully.

*
Where the broken lady was busy feasting out her pains, the cold eyes which was staring behind the wall sighed.

He looked at the entrance of the gate to see the car driving out of it. After which his eyes trailed back to the young Ms that was busy groaning over the butler’s resignation.

Why was she so pained by it? And being so mad over it that she didn’t care about their servants seeing her like that?

His wandering mind couldn’t stop thinking, and wanting to be the next shoulder that she would lean on, he walked out of his hidden place.

Walking amidst the eyes of his fellow workers as all of them stayed away from the Ms, where as the masters who could console her had gone out for work, it’s his responsibility to look after her in their absence.

When he got to where she knelt on the ground crying, his lips made a fuse, not happy to see her getting upset over the butler leaving. What sort of relationship did she share with the butler? Is there any secret that he doesn’t know about?

To Be Continued…
A warm hug🙈
So now Vera has gone😰
I’m so sad for Annabel 😩💔
Who’s that man? 🙄