Chapter 78: Chapter 78

Shantel sat on a chair in her modeling studio as a makeup artist applied some foundation on her face. She was being prepared for her modeling shoot.

After thirty minutes, Shantel stared at her reflection after the makeup artist was done. "Becca, my lips are not reddish enough," she said.

"Oh, okay. I'll apply more," Becca replied as she picked up the red lipstick. She was about to apply the lipstick on Shantel before Maya burst into the studio.

"Shan, Shan. You've got to see this," she said rushing towards her.

Shantel waved Becca aside. "What is it?" She demanded.

Maya got closer to her and handed her phone to Shantel. Shantel stared at her. "What is it?" She reiterated.

"Have a look for yourself," Maya replied.

Reluctantly, Shantel took the phone and played the video that displayed on the screen. It was on one of these multiple bloggers page.

"As we all know, the trending news of Cole Darrel, the billionaire alpha of the Dark Moon, along with others is still the very hot topic of the public. Curious netizens wanting to know more behind the story of Cole Darrel, his anonymous woman and the mysterious boy that looks like him and the story given to us by Shantel Jackson, the alleged girlfriend of Cole Darrel.

Crazy thing now is, netizens have dug out a video from the moon goddess knows where and it is quite a shocking video. What this video will reveal will have you thinking if really Shantel is the girlfriend of Cole Darrel. Watch this video carefully. This is a clip from a court case between the alpha of the Dark Moon pack and the anonymous woman," the blogger said and a video surfaced.

It was a video of Cole and Amy in court, battling for the custody of his child. Shantel gasped in shock.

"In this video, it is clear that Cole is in court demanding for his child, which is the lookalike kid in those pictures trending. The child is even present in this clip. Netizens are beginning to wonder if Cole Darrel was in a secret marriage with this woman and they had a child. Some say they might have gone to the court to have a divorce. Most netizens are in support of Cole's affair with this woman, while some aren't. At this point, we do not know if Shantel Jackson is really telling us the truth or she's looking for a way to get hooked with this hottie. All in all, Cole Darrel has not come out to clarify things, so, our fingers are crossed, while we wait for more information. Till next... "

Shantel didn't wait for the blogger to finish as she groaned and angrily smashed Maya's phone on the mirror.

"What the heck?!" Maya yelled.

"I can't believe this is happening. This is definitely not happening!" Shantel said in pain and anxiety as she stood up from the chair.

"You just broke my fucking phone!" Maya yelled again.

"I'll get you a new one!" Shantel yelled back and Maya stared angrily at her.

"I should never have shown you,"

Shantel mellowed. "Look, I should never have thrown your phone. I did that in a fit of rage. I'll get you a new one today," she said and Maya just stared at her. "I'm just so angry," she grunted in anger.

Maya understood her. "You need to calm down,"

"I'm his fucking girlfriend and now, they think some lowlife is his wife?!" Shantel was displeased.

"You should talk to him,"

"I'll call grandfather instead," Shantel responded, talking about Cole's father.

Just then, she noticed Becca was still with them. "And what are you still doing here?" She demanded.

"You asked me to apply more lipstick, so I was waiting... "

"Get out, " Shantel cut her short.

"But miss, the shoot is in five minutes," Becca protested.

"I said get out!" She yelled in anger and Becca scurried out of the room.

Shantel went over to the dressing mirror and picked up her phone. She dialed Mr Darrel's number. He picked after the third ring.

"Father, tell me what I'm hearing isn't true," she said blatantly.

"Which is?" Mr Darrel asked.

"That Cole has a son," she said and he was quiet at the other end. Shantel's heart skipped the more. "Father, does Cole have a son?" She asked.

"Yes," Mr Darrel replied and Shantel swallowed hard.

"And you didn't tell me?"

"Shantel, this is between Cole and you. Sort it out amongst yourselves," he replied and dropped the call.

Shantel was very bittered. "Maya, tell Ryan to book me the next available flight to New Orleans asap," she said.

•

"Where are you taking me?" Amy asked curiously and in excitement as Cole held her hand, leading her somewhere. She was blindfolded and couldn't tell where they were. Earlier today, he had sent her a dress, promising he was going to pick her up by Eight Pm and he did.

Surprisingly, he had her blindfolded. She was dressed in a dark blue Cinderella dress with no sleeves and silvery heels. Long diamond earrings glittered on her ears, matching the necklace on her neck. He wore a black midnight suit.

He chuckled. "Almost there, love," he said and then, finally came to an halt. Amy could feel something moving beneath her feet as Cole took off the blindfold. She gasped as she saw that they were on a yacht and on the ocean. There was a dinner table at the center of the yacht.

"Cole," she said in awe, feeling teary as she placed her hands on her face.

He picked up a bouquet on the table and handed it over to her. "For my beautiful lady," he said.

She smiled. "Thank you. They are so lovely,"

He smiled back. "I had them picked from my mother's garden,"

She gasped and then remembered the ones he sent to her office. "Including those?" She asked and he nodded. She heaved a sigh of relief. "Thank goodness I didn't throw them out,"

He chuckled. "I saw them on the kitchen counter,"

She smiled back. They were standing close to the rails of the yacht and Amy closed her eyes as she looked at the vast sea.

"What are you thinking?" He asked.

"If I have this much right to be happy," she replied.

He looked at her lovingly. "You deserve to be happy and you have every right to be," he said.

She looked at him and he took her hand. "You're my queen, love and if it takes for me to die, just for you to be happy, I will not hesitate,"

She placed her finger on his lips. "Do not talk about death. My happiness lies with you and Tris,"

He drew nearer to her. "If you ever think of leaving me, I'll burn the world to find you,"

She smiled at his words and his lips lowered towards her, she closed her eyes and his hand held the side of her face as he kissed her. A kiss to live for and a kiss to die for.