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Leah's POV My heart beats at an abnormal rate as I watch Xavier walk to the elevator. Even in his scary state, he looks incredibly hot and the reminder of carrying his child warms my heart as I hold my tummy forgetting that I am still at the office for a moment. I walk to the car park silently planning how I will open up to Xavier tonight. The thought is making me uncomfortable but I can't keep feeling this way. He might not trust me in the future. I have to come clean and he has to hear it from me. With that conviction, I pull out my phone and text him. "Can we talk this evening?"I enter the car and sit as I wait for his response. "Are you ready to go Ma'am?""No, not yet, just a moment."Staring at my phone for a new text, I discover that he hasn't responded and my heart sinks.Maybe he is just busy.Not convinced enough, I send a follow-up message. "I have some news to share. But first I need to tell you something else. Please respond."Nothing.Tears threaten to spill, as I f
Xavier's POV I stare at Kendra as she drops a bomb on me. Standing confidently outside my office she smiles as though she just gave me news about Christmas. What does she mean Leah is pregnant?I am not shocked because we talked about it and I really want a child. Yes, the baby boy will save my company but what if it turns out to be a girl? I haven't thought about it along those lines and I feel like an asshole for thinking of my flesh and blood as a way of stabilizing my wealth."I know." I lie straight to her face without even thinking twice about it."Do you?" she asks while cocking her eyebrow as if calling me for my bullshit but that's my business and I don't want anyone else in it."Is that why you rushed all the way here? To tell me that my wife is pregnant?" "Yes, it's great news. I wanted to share it with you in person."A few weeks ago I would have even smiled back at her because I was quite fond of her but not anymore. I am more aware of her intentions since Leah mentione
Leah's POV A feeling of horror is what I feel the moment my eyes snap open finding myself in a hospital bed. As I look at the doctors and Xavier, everything that happened previously hit me in a split second and I realize I haven't yet told him about my pregnancy and I don't want him to hear about our baby from the doctors. But looking at their faces right now makes me even more worried.Did something happen? How did I find myself in the hospital?As if to answer my question, a flood of memories from the previous night flooded my mind.Oh no!“I am sorry Mr and Mrs Kings, but we couldn't save the baby. From the results we can see that she took strong alcohol on an empty stomach and when she passed out someone wrongly administered Diclofenac…..” I don’t even finish hearing his statement and my mind zones off.Tears run down my face as I don't even know where to start.Xavier will never forgive me. Not only did I recklessly lose the child, but I also have a mountain of secrets piled up.
Xavier's POV Two weeks have passed since I found my wife in a coma. It saddens me that we had lost our child and not only because the child was going to stabilize my legacy. As I sit in my office, I can't help but think about how Leah is doing back at home. Avoiding the pain that comes with it, I haven't decided what to do or how to react because a part of me feels like punishing her for being reckless. Fighting within myself, the vibration of my phone pulls me out of my zone. I stare at the screen and Santino's name pops up sending a rush of anger inside me. I ignore it.But he doesn't stop calling, and after the fifth ring, I decided to pick up."Xev man, look I am so sorry about what happened. It is all my fault for bringing Sandra over. I am truly sorry."For a long time now, I have never allowed anyone to be as close to me as Santino and he too is only close enough to speak freely around me. But after the stunt his fuck buddy pulled, I cut him off."Look, give me a chance to ma
Xavier's POV Walking into the meeting, I am fueled by anger. For a moment I wonder if at all they are the same ones behind my father's death and lord help me if I find even one thread of the truth. I find everyone sitting in their usual spots and I take my seat at the head. My eyes meet with Dante and I can see the hate in his eyes but where his feelings end is where mine begin. They will all pay. "Good morning.""Good morning.""Let me not waste anyone's time, I am sure we are all busy.’’‘’Yes, please do share what the purpose of the meeting is.”’ Dante says in a mocking tone.Motherfucker! ‘’I am not here to discuss, I am here to notify everyone here that as we speak right now the administration at the hospital is changing and Doctor Kendra who most of you are familiar with is fired.’’‘’What do you mean?!’’ Dante asks, slightly rising from his seat. Bingo! The reaction I was looking forward to. ‘’Why? You don’t like the idea?’’‘’You are ungrateful, you will pay for this!’’
Leah's POV I stare in horror as Xavier points the gun right into John's heart. My greatest fear has been getting him involved in my mess and no matter how hard I have tried it has been difficult because these people just won't let me be. As soon as Dave picked me up a few hours ago, I was so disturbed that my thoughts were not in place. I didn't even realize that I was in a moving car until my phone vibration brought me back to reality. Staring at my screen, I realize the one calling me is Sandra and I frown. I am not ready to speak to her. Her influence contributed to the loss of my child but then she meant well so I shouldn't blame her too much. The constant debate keeps me locked in a web of confusion. "Hello?""Hi hun, how are you today?""I just lost my child Sandra, how do you think I am?""I know and you don't know how sorry I am. There is nothing I can do to make it up to you?""How about giving me a new baby?""Why not just make a new one?" she laughs.Her free spirit des
Xavier's POV Five Kidnappings. Five fucking Kidnappings is what Leah has experienced in less than a year of being married to me. Even the First Lady doesn't get in danger this much. As soon as I received the call that she had been kidnapped, my heart nearly stopped. Every fiber of my being was consumed with the thought of getting her back safely. After all the unresolved issues I thought we should stay happy for a while and address them later. I can't imagine the possibility of life without her. This moment made me realize that I love her. Whatever secrets she may have, I can forgive her. Just stay alive, please. "I need you to find her and bring her back!" I bark into the phone, my voice betraying the fear I felt inside. "We're on it," Santino assures me. "We'll use every resource at our disposal and we are tapping her location through her ring." But I don't feel reassured. Who did this? We have too many enemies. I can't even pinpoint the one behind this but that is secondary. I
Leah's POV Disbelief, pain, and suffering are what I have experienced the past few hours and the saddest thing is I can't seem to remember. Xavier has been shot and I feel terribly weak. Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, John shows up right when we are so close to escaping. As he points the gun at Xavier, my mind thinks of so many scenarios, and none of them are positive. I don't know where the strength comes from but enough is enough, I will be damned if I will let anyone hurt me or my husband again. I am tired of playing the victim. laying like a little princess who always needs to be rescued and taken advantage of.As the two men stare at each other, they don’t see me move swiftly and grab the gun from John pointing it right at him.‘’Why the fuck are you back in my life?’’The last time we had an encounter he was on the verge of death and I saved his ass by trying to keep blood off Xavier’s hands but I regret it.‘’Woah, easy there princess’’ he mocks me. ‘’We don’t