Novels by Stasiawrites

ALEXA POV*"I don't want to see you with that guy named Travis."I stopped halfway through taking off my shoes, my hand frozen on the strap. For a moment I thought I had heard him wrong."What did you say?"Victor was standing in the middle of our living room with his arms crossed over his chest. The room smelled faintly of beer and something sour. Thankfully, he wasn't stumbling drunk like at the hospital, but his eyes were bloodshot and his jaw was tight."You heard me, Alexa," he said coldly. "I don't want him having any contact with my family. Not with Lily. Not with you."My fingers tightened around my bag strap. "Why? Give me one real reason.""Because I said so. That's reason enough. I'm your husband.""You're my husband, not my owner, Victor. Where do you know Travis Cole from and why is this even an issue?""It doesn't matter where I know him from.""It matters to me! You're telling me to keep my daughter away from the man who paid her hospital bill and sat with her for hours

ALEXA POV"Mommy! Look!"I rushed into the hospital room, my heart jumping into my throat. For one horrible second I thought something had happened again. But Lily was sitting up in her hospital bed, tearing through a shiny gift bag, her face lit up."Look what he got me!" she giggled.She pulled out the stuffed animal first. A unicorn, with a soft white body, rainbow mane, little silver horn. My heart skipped a beat. It was the exact one she had been begging me for every single time we walked past the toy aisle at Target for the past three months. I blinked hard. Of all the things he could have brought, he somehow picked the one thing she wanted most.Lily hugged it tight against her chest. "It's my favorite! How did you know?!"Travis stood by the window, his hands in his pockets, watching her with a soft smile. "The nurse said you liked unicorns," he said.I frowned, that didn't make sense. Lily was admitted two hours ago and the nurses on this floor didn't know her."The nurse to

ALEXA POV"What did you just say?" I asked.The second I said it, his expression changed. The shock on his face disappeared and was replaced by a blank mask,he turned and walked out of the hospital hallway toward the elevators."Victor, wait!"He didn't stop. I hurried after him and caught up just before the elevator doors opened and grabbed his arm. "What did you take from that room?" I asked, breathing hard.He looked at me with a completely blank expression. "I don't know what you're talking about.""The card. It was on the table and now it's gone."Victor shook his head, . "Alexa, you're stressed because of Lily. You're imagining things. You've been here for hours.""I know what I saw."His hand slipped into his right pocket. He always touched his right pocket when he lied. A nervous habit from when we first got married. My stomach tightened."Give it back."He stared at me for a long moment, debating, hen he pulled the business card from his pocket and held it between two finge

ALEXA POV"Mommy!"I turned at the sound of Lily's voice.A second later, tires screeched against the asphalt and Lily's pink bicycle was lying twisted in the middle of the road and she was several feet away from it.My heart stopped."Lily!"I ran to her and dropped to my knees. "Baby, look at Mommy."She didn't move."Lily, please. Open your eyes."My hands shook as I gently touched her shoulders. Nothing.No, no, no. This couldn't be happening.A car door slammed and someone hurried toward us."Oh God. I'm so sorry."I looked up and a man stood beside the car, staring at Lily with pure horror on his face."You hit my daughter!" My voice broke. "Someone please call an ambulance!""Ma'am, I'm really sorry." He dropped to his knees and tried reaching toward her."Don't touch her!" I slapped his hand away. "Don't you dare touch her!"He pulled back immediately. "I'm calling an ambulance." He yanked out his phone, his fingers shook so badly he nearly dropped it.I turned back to Lily. "