One last time

Dilan laid beside lily staring at her while she slept peacefully. He touched her skin which was still hot, he picked up his phone immediately and dialed Darrel.

"Her body is still hot Darrel"

"I send Rhys to pick up the drugs you'll have to administer to her" he replied and cut the line. After a few minutes there was a knock on the door, Dilan opened it and Rhys handed over to him the drugs Darrel had recommended for lily with a glass of water in his hands. Dilan took them

"I don't want any disturbance no matter who" Dilan ordered. Rhys bowed and left.

Dilan went beside lily and tapped her gently, her eyes opened

"Come and take your drugs"

She stared at him

"Why are you looking at me like that?" he asked

He made to touch her but she shifted immediately. He grabbed her before she could run and kissed her on her lips,

"You like it?" he asked with a smile on his face when he noticed that she didn't struggle with him. Her face flared.

He took out her drugs and sat her down next to him. He gently placed the drugs inside her mouth and gave her the water to drink.

Her face turned bitter.

"Next time you don't get sick on your honeymoon," Dilan said.

Lily blinked severally. She still felt weak, so she lay on the bed closing her eyes but she felt a hand wrap around her waist.

She opened her eyes, she caught Dilan glancing at her intensely. She made to remove his hands but he refused

"Dilan...."

He kissed her forehead

"Go to sleep"

As if she was being hypnotized she closed her eyelids and fell into a deep slumber.

"Am tired of this phoenix, you better fix a date for our wedding or I will"

Phoenix who sat down on the couch listening to Sasha rant looked at her.

"What else do you want? you have a brilliant son and there's no amount too big for you. Phoenix let's get married, it hurts me to see my friends show off their rings while I claim to have a son and am not married" she sobbed.

Phoenix stood up and walked out.

"Just get this into your head Phoenix. We're getting married on the 21st of next month" she yelled in anger.

Phoenix walked out without uttering a word. The thought of getting married to Sasha was like venom in his blood, she was killing him every day. He would wake up every day to her shouting, all she wanted was for them to get married and he knew she'll stop at nothing till she got what she wanted.

He began to think of the last time he had spent with Betty before his life became as miserable as it is right now. He knew his dreams of ever getting married to Betty were crushed forever and nothing in this world could be done to get her back.

He remembered the words he had told her before they had left her house and how excited he was when she had agreed to it. All of it was crushed to the ground, and the times he spent with Betty began to replay in his mind. A tear fell from his eyes and he smiled. He looked above the clouds, it was already getting dark and the stars were already peaking out.

"Just this last time Betty," he said in a low and pained voice.

For months this was the first time he had mentioned her name and the sound of it seemed to have bruised him badly. It seemed his whole being yielded to Sasha's offer and there was no objection coming from Noah Thor and his family. The last piece of him still holding on was his heart, but it seemed every second was like a hopeless turn out for him. He just wished to see her face again

"One last time"