MANUEL'S POV
I saw her eyes widened in horror.
"Manuel,you can't be serious "she scoffed in disbelief .
"Am not kidding.I think it's time to end things between us.It's not working.It hasn't been for a long time now. "I told her.
"Manuel,the only reason it hasn't been working between us is because you have refused to touch me.You haven't made love to me ever.But am here.Am ready to give myself to you completely.If you'll let me"she drawled out sex
SAMANTHA'SPOVwhenIhadgottenacallfromRick'sphoneat1aminthemorning,Ihadnoideathatitwouldbethis.HereIwasnursingRick'swoundsthathadbeeninflictedonhimbyManuelmyboss.Henarratedthewholeeventaccountingfromthemomenthehadproposedtohisgirlfriend.Hetoldmethathedidn'texpecttosee Manuelthereandwhenhehadtappedhimontheshoulder,turninghehadbeensurprisedtoseeitwashimandwithoutwaitingtohearhis 
MANUEL'SPOVshefeltsogood.shewastightandwelcomingtome.Irevelinginthewayherbodyopenedupformealmostlikeshehadbeenwaitingformeallherlife.Aflickerofamemoryhitme.Itwasofawomen'smoansasIdrivedeeperanddeeperintoher.Herbrunettehairhadcoveredherface.Butwhatstuckwasthebutterflytattooontheleftsideofherbreast.ThememoryfadedbeforeIcouldmakesenseofit.Allthatwasstaringbackatmewasthec
MAEVE'SPOV"Pleaseitwasjustamomentarilyfeelingofweakness!"Ibegged."Noyoudon'tgettogivemethatexcuse.Canyouhearyourself?Doyouseriouslyexpectmetobelievethatyoubothfellintobed"hesaid,pointingstraightatmeangrily."YounevertouchedmewhatwasIsupposedtodo.Staycelibateallmylife?!"Icriedinfrustrationthrowingmyarmsupintheair.Hescoffed."AndhereIthoughtthatIwrongedyoubut&
SAMANTHA'SPOVAfterthatday,IhadtriedmybesttoavoidManuelasmuchasIcouldlimitingourinteractionstowhenitwasunavoidablebecauseitwasbusiness.Manuelhadfrustratinglyquietaswellwhichwasn'thelpingmatters.HereIwassippingadrinkwhilemythoughtrevolvedbacktoManuelandhispassionatelovemaking.Icouldn'tgethimoutofmyheadanditwasfrustratinglyclearthatIcaredmorethanIwantedtoabouthim."Samanthayouneedtostop&
MANUEL'SPOVIstilledasIreadthroughthetextthatManuelhadsentovertomejustwhenIwasabouttostormintoSamantha'sofficetodemandwhyshehadbeenavoidingme."Ifoundher"Thetexthadread.Idialedhisphone.Hepickedupafterthefirstring."Manuel,it'sgoodnews.Ifoundher!"hesaidexcitedly.Weeksbackasmymemoryslowlyreturnedthejumbleduppieces&nb
SAMANTHA'S POV I was still reeling from the shock of Manuel's discovery. I had never planned to hide the truth from him but it was something I had to do. His memories was back now so it seemed. And it was only a matter of time before he would find out about the kids. I had to do something but the only thing that came to mind was telling him.I didn't want his life to be disrupted and I didn't want my kids to feel rejected. I thought as I paced the full length of my office twiddling with my fingers. I tried to come up with a solution but none came to mind. The rest of the day, I couldn't concentrate either.Standing outside the office at the end of the day,I frowned as I massaged the kinks from my neck from overworking myself just to get the worry off my mind. I called Martha earlier in the day to inform her that I would be late tonight. I wanted her to tuck in the kids for me.As I stood on the sidewalk, waiting for a cab. A black SUV zoomed past. With heightened eyesight, I read
MANUEL'S POVWhen the call had come in and I saw it was from Samantha, I had been reluctant to pick it up. But something kept nagging me at the back of my mind.Tapping on the message. I read it through the Capitalized contents."HELP ME. TRACK MY LOCATION "I tried dialing her over and over again but it was unavailable. My heart picked up a few beats. I felt my breathing hitch at the thought of something happening to Samantha. I tracked her location on the map and found her at the far end of the city . I frowned.What was Samantha doing in an abandoned part of town and that too at this time of the day?What confirmed my doubts was the call from an unknown number."Hello "I answered hesitantly. There was a long pause."Manuel, It's me Rick"the male voice finally spoke."Rick?"I said unable to hide the disbelief in my voice."Yeah, I know it's not ideal but let's not make it any more awkward than it has to be."Why..."I began."I think there's something wrong with Sama
SAMANTHA'S POV"You want me to do what?"I asked in disbelief hoping that I had heard it wrong. "You heard me "he responded.I let out a chuckle.You can't expect me to take you seriously. How the heck would I be able to get that huge sum of money?"I told him."Come on,6 million cannot be that much to you "he joked."Wel,l don't have that kind of money and even if I did, do you think that I would be able to release them to you?"I responded.He chuckled, getting up from his chair he turned to leave."Well,you'll have to come up with that money if you do not want anything bad to happen to you" he threatened giving me a smile that exposed his gold-plated teeth.I felt goosebumps trail my skin at the sound of the imminent threat in his tone. I knew he meant it. After he walked out, Two men walked in and strapped me to a titanium chair. They pulled out their sheers and one by one they picked at my fingernails as the sounds of my screams resounded all around the metal room beggin