Checkmate

Prologue

I found myself in one of the most awkward situations possible, right in front of the man who has been sleeping with my wife. Yes, well awkward did not cover it. The air was hot and humid and I could feel the sweat dripping off the back of my neck into my Armani suit. The air was suffocating even with the air-condition blowing cold air inside, I felt tight. All the while he sat there with zero emotion on his face, no remorse, the office is spacious and knowing exactly who he is was no threat. I am the son of the wealthiest man in the world, nothing intimidated me, but rumors had it this man was a small-town country boy who came out of nothing and build himself up from the ground right alongside his wife and daughter. All the while they stood by his side, he has been f*****g my wife. The left side wall was covered in pictures of his family, and his wife is absolutely breathtaking. Long blonde hair, big blue eyes and her smile lit up the whole picture. But who really caught my eye was the sweet little girl who sat on this fuckers’ lap? She was the mirror image of her mother, but there was something so cute about her, it almost brought a smile to my face almost. Four pictures of the family hang up against his wall, and the pride in his eyes. I leaned back, scratching my chin. I have started growing a beard lately, but the f*****g itch wouldn’t stop. According to my fathers research his wife is a well renowned neurosurgeon and brilliantly intelligent. He met her once before and she’s truly incredible. His daughter nobody met before, she stays out of the spotlight and according to resources she has her mother’s beauty and brains. She won multiple talent awards, but never signed with any record labels even when offered she chose to be in the background making things happen from the background. My father was getting irritated, it was written all over him so he leaned forward “do either of you have anything to say? I mean you’re both married, and as far as my knowledge goes I do know that my son has his issues and has been a man w***e, who humiliated my whole family, but he has been getting his s**t together and stayed faithful to you Rachael.” She kept her head down and didn’t dare speak a word, I mean it’s all true I might be a man w***e. But as soon as I commit towards something I am loyal and faithful and after the scandal which landed me on the front page of every single news paper and magazine. I swore to my family that I would change and I did. For the most part, everybody stayed quiet. When we all heard laughter, Rachael immediately dropped her hand from her lover’s shoulder, this man became extremely uncomfortable in a spilt second. The door flew open and the most beautiful f*****g woman my eyes have ever seen came walking in, dressed in sneakers and tight as f**k jeans. They hugged every single small curve. Her extremely long hair came down to mid-thigh in soft waves, she wore a tank top which showcased her small middle and stretched tightly around her breast. f**k, she’s a goddess. Her eyes big and beautiful and her smile just lit up the whole room. Those gorgeous baby blues solely focused on one man. The fucker who f****d my wife. She walked up to him, not once making eye contact with any of us. Except for Rachael “good morning, Rachael” my wife couldn’t even look her in the eyes just moved out of her way. Her reply came out as a whisper “good morning, Keira-lee” if this gorgeous blonde noticed she didn’t pay any attention her excitement came rolling off of her in waves and was almost contagious. “Good morning daddy” she gave him the biggest smile as he got up and engulfed her in a tight hug “good morning my little love bug, what are you doing here?” her excitement took over as she reached into her purse and pulled out a silver box gently rapped up in red ribbon. I instinctively leaned forward curios about this whole interaction. So, this is his daughter the one with the rare beauty, the cute little girl on all the pictures. f**k, she’s so pretty. She pushed the box forward with a lot of enthusiasm, “Look what I bought mom for your 22-year wedding anniversary” his whole demeanor changed. And I realized she had no idea her father was f*****g other women. I turned to my father who sat on my right and he had the exact same idea. “Open it daddy, do you think mommy would like it? I had it made, but I designed it, and yours to but you aren’t allowed to see yours yet.” He turned pale white as he opened it, and a small smile crossed his face. I leaned forward and it was a small silver neckless with Jackson 22 Gabriella on it, it was sweet and I could tell he felt like s**t. “Your mom is going to love this.” His eyes were soft when he looked at his daughter and any i***t could tell they had an extraordinary relationship just by the way he looked at her. Her smile widened “what did you get mommy?” his smile faded and was that a blush what the f**k is this man blushing? Her eyes went wide and I wanted to burst out laughing, she clearly didn’t “you forgot? Daddy it’s a big one 22 years. Dad, come on, I am so disappointed right now.” And that much was clear her whole face said it. She clearly didn’t hide emotions well; he cleared his throat and I looked over at Racheal who now moved to the corner clearly uncomfortable with this whole interaction her lover was having with his daughter. “Daddy didn’t forget, I am just really busy. And ordered something, hopefully it would arrive before tomorrow.” f*****g liar, he forgot because he was too busy f*****g someone else’s wife to care about his own. But she believed him, her smile came back “that’s okay, if it doesn’t come on time, you can give her my present, I’ll go buy her favorite shoes she’s been eyeing for a while now.” She checked her watch “I have to go, if I want to grab them, I don’t know how late the shop will close” She gave him a big kiss which turned into him grabbing her and sitting her on his lap “not until your old man got some cuddles,” She started laughing loudly as he tickled and kissed her. He blew bubbles on her tummy as if she was still a kid. But she didn’t mind, my eyes wandered over to my wife who had a small smile on her lips. This was obviously nothing new. She said her goodbyes and told him how much she loved him. His eyes were warm “I love you more than all the stars in the sky, the sand on the beaches and more than all the galaxies.” She blew him a kiss and closed the door on her way out. Not paying attention to anyone, her eyes just on the man who betrayed his family. But I turned to my father and we both had the same plan, lightbulb moment. His smirk matched mine. “Jackson, have you ever heard of the saying the son will pay for his fathers’ sins?” His eyes widened and I could tell he knew where we were going with this. “No, not my daughter. You can ruin me publicly humiliate me. But no one takes my baby.” My father leaned back,” does your wife know?” He looked down and I could see real emotion there “yes, she wanted to file for divorce as soon as she found out, but Keira was still in college and I didn’t want her to lose focus during finals” There was no doubt he loved his daughter more than anything so I am a d**k, what do you expect. “Well then, if you don’t want to play. I can take you out of the game by making this public and your baby would have to find out about your infidelity through the media, the ball is in your court. I could easily ruin the superhero exterior together with your perfect little family. Your choice.” I got up, tied the buttons on my suit and fixed my cufflinks. We both turned towards the door before my father stood and took a good look at the pictures. “Blackwell, think carefully about what you’re about to do when it comes to your w***e. A woman like your wife is hard to find, someone prepared to build something with you. You came out of nothing and would still be nothing if it weren’t for her. It’s rare to find a woman willing to stand by your side when you have nothing to offer. You are about too through it all away for a nice piece of ass, but she will grow old to. And you will miss the woman who truly loved you and supported you. Your wife is beautiful she’ll move on. And you will have a w***e on your hands who don’t understand the word loyal or faithful. My father always said no one wants to marry a slut, but a man would break up his whole family for a slut. You are intelligent figure it out” I turned and saw my future ex wife her eyes were rock hard, “and I’ll see you in court” I knew he would take us up on the offer. He loved his daughter to much for everything with her to fall apart, but I had no idea what would wait for me. Because I would fall just as hard as he did, even harder.