Chapter: 142I hesitated, with my heart racing. I was aware I shouldn't get close to anyone in this new project let alone build attachment as I was willing to risk my life and put an end to this, but Iskander's sincerity was undeniable."Iskander," I called out with a whisper, my eyes searching his face. "You've already done so much for me. I don't know what I would have done without you."I stepped closer, my body drawn towards his like a magnet. I could feel the warmth radiating from him, the strength in his arms. The moment seemed to slow down, as the world around us began fading into the background."I know I shouldn't," I said, with my voice low, I was feeling things I couldn't explain. "but I can't fight this anymore."Iskander's hand cupped my face, his thumb brushing against my cheek.I leaned in and closed the distance between us with my lips finding his in a kiss that was both gentle and passionate. I could feel the surprise in his body, a momentary hesitation that quickly dissolved into
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Chapter: 141The bright and sunny sky with the fresh warm air greeted me as I stepped out of the plane, holding Austin tightly in my arms. My heart, still beating rapidly from the events that I had just experienced, my heartbeat began to slow down. I couldn't believe we had made it out alive, let alone escaped to a place of safety. Glancing over my shoulder, I saw Iskander guiding the babysitter towards the terminal. The sight of him, rugged and determined, filled me with a sense of relief and gratitude As I made my way through the airport, the sight of normalcy around me contrasted sharply with the chaos and danger I had faced back in Hawaii. Yet, even as the adrenaline began to subside, my mind was already fixating on one thing which was retribution."Enough," I muttered under my breath, a strong determination replacing the fear that had gripped me earlier. "I'm going to find out why Sarah is after me, and I'm going to end it."Austin's soft coo snapped me back to reality. I glanced down at his
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Chapter: 140The babysitter laughed with her bandaged arm at Austin. “He's always looking for one reason to cry,” she said. “No, he's just unhappy that his mother is crying, that's how he consoles her,” He said.We drove for hours, through the city and then out into the countryside. The babysitter was quiet, her eyes closed as she rested. I tried to stay alert with Iskander, scanning the landscape for any sign of danger. But the soldiers seemed confident that we were safe, and eventually, my nerves began to settle. As we drove further and further from the city, I started to relax. The soldiers were highly skilled, and I felt confident that they would keep us safe. I looked over at the babysitter, who was still sleeping peacefully. I felt a wave of gratitude wash over me. She was safe, and I was glad she survived, I didn't want her to be part of something she knew nothing about, and being the victim through death would make me hate myself.We pulled into a street and the soldiers led us through a
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Chapter: 139Iskander kept mute for a while, then he sighed. “All right, who is this soldier you seem to trust so much,” he said looking at me.“Soldier Bellion” I replied immediately. “You trust him? You just met him”. Iskander said looking like I said something wrong. “She is a female actually, But I address her by her third name since her first is Sarah.” I stopped to catch my breath. “Since Sarah is trying to kill me, we had to use another name” I added. “I see,” Iskander said slowly. Just then Soldier Bellion walked in, she reduced her pace as she stared at Iskander critically. “Is he your brother?” She asked as she stood between the both of us. “No no, he is not” I quickly responded. “I am so sorry,” Soldier Bellion said. “This is a first,” I said grinning. “First what?...” Soldier Bellion asked. “So you see the question usually goes ‘Is he your husband’ This is a first to be ‘Is he your brother?’ I explained softly to her. “I understand now” she nodded. “He is my bodyguard,” I told her. I
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Chapter: 138"I'm with some soldiers," I say, trying to keep my voice calm. "They're taking me somewhere safe.""Where are you?" Iskander asks again, his voice insistent. "I need to know where you are."I take a deep breath and tell him the location. I can hear him let out a sigh of relief. "I'm on my way," he says. "Just hold on."I nod, even though he can't see me. I'm just relieved that both of them were fine.The Soldiers guard me and Austin to their Barracks. They leave me with guards and a female soldier who attends to me. I could tell Austin was hungry. “Please Ma, can I get a spot to breastfeed my baby” I ask as Austin begins to whimper and stretch his arms towards my chest.“Surely there is, follow me,” she said with a smile. She walked me into a room that seemed like a dormitory. “You must be hungry, I'd get you something” she spoke with sympathy. “Oh no, it's fine I'm okay” I quickly replied not wanting to bother her. “You are a breastfeeding mother, I've been a mother too and if your
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Chapter: 137My heart suddenly went cold as tears streamed through my eyes. I heard Iskanders Car explode over the phone. For some reason, my eardrums seemed to be functioning. I looked down at Austin, whose blanket was adjusted for him to breathe. My son seemed to understand the situation as he didn't try to play or grab anything. He just fell asleep. I wanted to break down and curse out loud, why me? Why do I always have to be on the run?Suddenly I spot five cars from the side window. I needed no soothsayer, to let me know they were after me. My engine roared as I increased my speed and sped off, taking off one arm regularly to secure Austin.The trees and houses by the road almost felt like I was in the car race which I played as a kid. The wind was whizzing by as I raced down the road. I could feel my heart pounding in my chest, my breath coming in gasps. I've never driven so fast in my life, but I know I have to get away from the men who are after me. I can see them in the rearview mirror,
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Chapter: 80“So..we’re pregnant” Damien repeated, I swallowed hard. Roseline squealed at the top of her lungs, Sara, their mother felt too joyous to eat as they both rushed towards her for an embrace.I sat there, in silence, it couldn’t be shocking, yet, I felt my heart sink, my body had become numb as I watched them celebrate.“We need to throw a big party!” Roseline said.“Yes..the biggest” Sara agreed as they both had their time, hugging her while Damien smiled at her, planting a kiss on her forehead.I took my food into a tray, hoping they wouldn’t notice me disappear into my abode.I laid in my room, eating my meal as I held up my book, reading in silence. Hoping for a peaceful night.Then I started hearing more squealing“There are more people in the house now?” I muttered, rolling my eyes.They seemed to have invited people, she wasn’t even married to him and they were celebrating the day as though they were a married couple.I looked at my book, ‘That should have been me’ I thought, pla
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Chapter: 79“I love you Abigail” he muttered as his head fell on my chest.I felt my chest heave as his face plopped sideways.“Damien” I called out to him, my voice a bit hoarse from doing a lot all day as he laid on my chest, his breath steady on my neck as he slept peacefully.After a while, I pulled myself away from him, just enough for me to slip out of his reach.‘I’m sure it’s the drug still in the system’ I thought to myself as I laid on the couch and closed my eyes.The next morning, I felt a shadow looming over me, I had overslept once again.“Frieda..your shadow is blocking the light” I muttered, half asleep.“It’s not Frieda” his deep voice echoed.“Damien” I said, forcing my eyelids apart to see his arms folded as he looked at me.“Why are you so shocked?” He asked.“I thought you’d be off to work already” I stated, standing from the couch.“Why am I here?” He asked again.It was no suprise that he didn’t remember anything from last night.“You don’t remember what happened?” I asked.
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Chapter: 78“I didn’t know you had such allergies” she said, trying to defend herself.I almost scoffed looking at her, her faked expression of concern and hurt.“Just let me be” I heard from downstairs. Feeling unbothered, I walked up the stairs, closed the door behind me and slipped out of the dress I had worn yesterday, I felt worn out, I had been caring for him all night without sleep, I needed to unwind and have a good rest.“Leave me be!” He ordered, the moment he entered the room, locking the door behind him.‘Shoot, I’m still bare’ I thought to myself as I took on my robe, taking it over my body.Fortunately, he didn’t even notice me, he went straight to the bed, plopping his body for the soft, warm feeling the king sized bed had to give.I tiptoed to the bathroom, wishing and hoping to be invisible.“Abigail” he called out in a calm, seductive tone. He had just come out of the hospital, how could he sound so good?I propped my brain back to reality.“Forget I was ever here, I just need
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Chapter: 77“Damien can’t just get a fever…except..she give him something he’s allergic to” I muttered.****I suddenly recalled our days together before we got married, it was a cold night, Damien had gone drinking with people he considered his friends, he came back to my apartment instead of going straight home.“Babe, are you okay?” I asked him as he staggered into my arms.“Woah” I said, trying to hold up his weight, putting my hand behind his waist, supporting him.“What happened?” I asked, the moment we had gotten inside.He had too much to drink, placing him on the couch, I looked at his condition, he was pale.“Why did you drink so much?” I asked, going to the kitchen as I brought up some water.I proceeded to place my hand on his forehead “He’s running a fever” I muttered.“Why? Why’s he sick?” I muttered, taking up a towel and putting it in the cold water, placing it back on his head.I repeated the process for a while but the results were the same, a burning fever, an agonizing groan o
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Chapter: 76After spending some time at the park with Aaron, it was finally time to go home.“We’ll catch up more soon” I said as I embraced him.“Yeah, we will” he answered with a smile as he let go of me.‘Maybe Damien will be home by now’ I thought to myself as I walked past the hefty men that stood guard at the gate.“Where could she have gone?” Damien asked, pacing back and forth.I walked through the front door, going unnoticed as he threw a tantrum about finding his mistress, just as I walked past him, Frieda stopped me in my tracks.“What is it?” I whispered, noticing the tense air.“Master Damien’s been looking for you” she said. I raised a brow, did she know what she had just said?“Why would he look for me?” I asked, almost confused.“I don’t know..he’s been asking for you all day, since he got back” she answered.“What of Jenna, any news?” I asked once more.“No..nothing…just go to him first, he seems perplexed” she added.“Damien..what’s going on?” I asked.Judging from his expressio
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Chapter: 75“I’m so sorry I overslept” I apologized, taking off the drapes as I climbed brown from the bed.“It’s not over sleeping..you’ve been working hard and today we all wanted to give you a break” Frieda said calmly, walking in front of me.I smiled back at her, and went straight to the kitchen to see what had been made.“Just sit at the dining instead..” she offered, instead of having me go there.After breakfast I noticed that I sat alone in the huge dining room, I wiped my mouth and felt satisfied.“While Damien’s out looking for his lover, I can do what I want” I muttered as I helped wash the plates I had used.There’s was nothing much to do around the house, and that meant that I could stroll out of the house.‘I should probably call that mysterious man’ I thought to myself as I got dressed to leave.“Hello..” I said on the phone, holding it with one hand as I helped myself with my dress with the other.“Abigail Conner, you called quite earlier than I thought you would” he said.“Who a
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Chapter: 117Mia's POV:Zayn regarded me for a moment too long. “Oh, you're serious?” He asked, his eyes widening slightly. “What in the world? How the hell does someone have not one but three mates? At the same time?”“I know, it's insane,” I said. “Did I also tell you that I was previously married? And that he was my first mate?”Zayn shook his head. “You might just be the moon goddess’ favorite with the way she’s handing you, mates, like it's the lottery.” He said.“I have no idea either,” I pushed off from the couch I was sitting on and slapped my palms together getting Genevieve and Talia's attention. “We need to wrap it up, we have a few other places to go.”“Is Genevieve coming?” Talia asked, looking at me and then Genevieve. I looked at her. I had pulled her out of work for what wasn't technically an emergency so it would be unfair to ask her to stay when she has other things to do.Genevieve gave her a sad look. “I'm having a good time with you, Talia. But, unfortunately —” Genevieve look
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Chapter: 116Mia's POV:I didn't think impressing a middle schooler would be as simple as Genevieve showing up.Genevieve sauntered to a stop in front of us. She hugged me. “I got your text. What's the emergency?”Talia was bubbling quietly with excitement. I grabbed both her shoulders and pulled her to stand between us. “This. I want to go shopping with her. But, I also think you'll be a better judge of what she gets. I'm not wrong.”“She's pretty,” Genevieve said, studying her face.“I'm a huge fan,” Talia finally squealed out. “I have pictures of you from magazines on my wall. I can't believe you're real.”Genevieve stared at her for moments then she patted her hair. “I like this one. I'm guessing distant, cold Zayn is your brother?” She asked.“You know him?” Talia looked like a five-year-old whose brain was about to blow up from so much information.“The dude is Mai's assistant. Of course, I know him.”“He never mentioned you,” Talia replied, dejectedly.“Of course, he didn't. He's a little m
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Chapter: 115Mia's POV:“Is Talia at school?” I asked, starting the car.“Yes, probably. Why are you asking?” Zayn asked.“Nothing,” I replied.“Mia,” Zayn called.I began to hum, increasing the volume of the music. It didn't take long for Zayn to understand where we were going.“Oh, gods, no.” He said, sinking into his seat.We pulled over in front of the middle school. “Oh, yes. We're getting Talia out of there.” I said.“What happened to don't skip school and all of that other bullshit you go on about?” Zayn asked.“Well, the rules can screw themselves. Only for today.” I undid my seatbelt and opened the door. “Come on.”Zayn reluctantly followed after me. We met the principal and Talia was asked to come to the office.She walked in, confused and relieved to see Zayn. She looked at me and then her brother. “What's going on?” She asked.“Your aunt is here to take you,” The principal said with a smile.“My aunt?” Talia looked at me again. Her brother gave her a sign. “Oh, yes, my aunt. Why are yo
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Chapter: 114Mia's POV:Zayn slept on the couch.I made a mental note to get an extra mattress from when guests crash over and I can't share my bed. Around a little after 8AM, I was making coffee and breakfast when he stirred.He sat up, his hair an unruly mess atop his head. He blinked, looked around, and then rubbed his face, sighing as he remembered what happened mere hours ago.After he was done crying, he told me everything. Why did he stop going to school? His father's beatings had started growing more frequent. Once, he tried to hit Talia and Zayn had used himself as a human shield.Whenever he brought money home, his father —Mike— was happy and nonviolent. So, Zayn figured that was the one way to keep him like that.He started doing odd jobs — washing cars, mowing lawns, doing laundry, walking dogs, assignments. He did quite a lot of things. But, they just weren't enough to placate his father and still feed them.That was when he decided to work at the diner. I hired him on his second mont
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Chapter: 113Mia's POV:There was a knock on the door. The pounding continued until I crawled out of bed, wrapped myself in my robe and checked the time. It was midnight.Who could be here by this time? I thought as I walked to the front door.I saw the blue and red lights flashing. I unlocked the door quickly. It was the police. “What's happening?” I asked, my heart dropping.Another case better not be happening again. It had just been a few weeks since we solved Pedro's case.“Do you know Zayn Mando?” The police officer asked. My heaft raced.“Oh, my, did anything happen to him? Is he alright?” I asked, taking a step forward.“He's fine. He's in the backseat.” The officer pointed over his shoulder at the cop car. The lights were still turned on and I could make out a shadow in the back seat.“What happened?” I asked again.“Zayn claims that you're his guidance counselor and mentor, and since we haven't been able to reach his legal guardian, we came to you. We would have called you directly from
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Chapter: 112Mia's POV:“What? I like gummy bears so what?” Genevieve said with a shrug. She grabbed a bowl and emptied one of the packets in it. After taking a bite of one, she held the bowl to us. “Want some?”I grabbed one of them and tossed it into my mouth. “It’s a sugar rush,” I said, going around to get started on another dish.“Exactly,” Genevieve said, her body doing a happy dance.We spent the next hour talking and cooking. We baked a cake and some chocolate chips. After that, we gathered in the living room and spent ten minutes trying to decide what to watch.After a while, we were full and Felicity was beginning to drift to sleep. Genevieve grabbed her wine glass and hit it lightly with her fork.“Attention, attention, ladies.” She said. I smiled. “For the highlight of tonight, I want to celebrate the girls I've become friends with in Lycan Ville.”Felicity blinked awake while Melanie looked sharp. “But first, before I get into some chummy speech of thick and thin and how we managed to
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