Bound to the Broken Billionaire

Aaliyah Pov.

"Harry," I called as I walked into his apartment, the spare keys ringing on my finger as I tucked my black curly hair behind my ear.

Happy was an understatement because I was overjoyed to know he had returned from his long trip.

We have not seen each other in two months, but it feels like a year, I can not do things without him. I’ll say you should not blame me, he was the only one I had. In terms of my family, he was like a knight in shining armor.

As I approached his living room, I noticed a foul odor. The sitting room was disorganized, and I noticed his boxers on the floor.

Huh! He just arrived, and things are already like this.

"Why does he have to be so dirty?" I nagged, adjusting my maxi skirt to get a hold of the clothing.

I am going to scold you to death today. Harry Lincoln.

"Harry," I called again as I approached his room, but all I heard were faint voices I could not understand. As I opened the door, my eyes widened in surprise and I hissed. "Shit!" I cursed inwardly and closed my eyes to process what I had just seen.

It felt like I was having hallucinations.

"No, no, no, no," I said repeatedly, shaking my head, trying not to admit what I had just seen as I reopened them to recovered back from what I just saw, the most people I’ll never thought it’ll be.

My stepsister and my boyfriend?

I understand that all of this could be a dream. I pinched myself, but I did not feel the pain for once. My hand went completely numb. I was experiencing something worse than a pinch.

I got them! They were having sex in his room, pain is a less word to discribe how I feel right now. My heart felt shredded into pieces.

Harry repositioned himself with Eve on his chest. They appeared innocent, and they even sneered at me as if what they did was nothing.

I could not believe Eve would do this to me. Even if she hated me, it was not to this degree. This was the main reason I disliked having a stepmother; they were always unlucky, but some were patient and sweet.

I suppose mine was different. Maria and her daughter were determined to destroy my entire life. I was being mistreated and exploited anyway. My father knew about it but remained silent. I despised him because he was the cause of his and my mother's divorce.

Maybe that was my thought, but it was clear that he was the cause. My mother had never remarried following their divorce, and he was here with their daughter while my mother was in the hospital with a fatal illness.

And now this?

"Why did not you knock as you were about to enter?" "Have you suddenly forgotten your manners?" Harry asked, and I gasped in disbelief.

Did Harry just say this out loud? Did I just hear him say I have no manner of approach? Wow.

"This is not the first time I have come in without knocking, so why are you upset about it? Is it due to this? Harry!''I yelled with anguish. "You have been cheating on me with my step sister and show no remorse! You are a cheat!" I screamed out in pain.

"Yes, I cheat. I admit it, but I can just make it clear to you, Liya. I never loved you." He revealed, and my world fell apart in an instant. At that point, all I could feel was pain.

"What!" My voice was now raspy.

"Yes! Why are you surprised? I have never loved you. My heart has always belonged to Eve, but I approached you to get what I wanted, and now." He smiled softly and kissed Eve's lips. "I got exactly what I wanted."

Are my eyes tricking me?

"You? You?." I clutched my hands tightly, holding back my tears. "Harry, you used me!"I cried out, and he raised his hands as a surrender gesture.

"I did not say that, but that is what it is. I used you back then. I had changed my mind at first because you were this caring lover girl who was desperate for attention because she never received it.”

“I found out that my love here was the apple of your parents' eye. They cared deeply for her, which was exactly what I needed. You were just a net for catching my bait. Thank you, Aliyah Esiet; I can finally be with who I love rather than who I do not care about." He smirked, and my eyes hurt.

What exactly was going on here? Jeez!

A bead of sweat appeared on my face. Damn, I felt heat everywhere. I was suddenly so hot that I could not stop myself.

I tried to think of the right words to say, but nothing came out. My tongue had been twisted. I felt like I was going insane and that if I did not leave right away, I would die.

My entire world crumbled. I assumed I had someone good. Someone who valued my existence, but then there was a fuss. I was constantly being used and played! Why?

Why did I have bad luck here? Why was I always the one who got nothing but pain?

Eve received my father's love and attention! He got everything she wanted quickly, but I was always the third wheel between them. He never listened to me even once. And now she has my boyfriend again. Why was I forsaken?

Was I cursed during my childbirth?

I started breathing heavily. I was on the verge of tears, but I won't. I am not going to let them see those tears. Not from me any more. I was no longer the 18-year-old lady. I have grown to be independent and capable of enduring pain, but this pain was simply too much for me to bear.

I turned my back and left the room. The tears I was trying to hold at the time lost control and flowed freely without stopping.

I was manipulated, betrayed, hurt, and cheated.