تسجيل الدخولANIKA’S POV“Hey, Princess?”Liam looked surprised that I was actually waiting for him at the door. I told him I was going to work today. I did, but I just happened to come back early so that I could surprise him.I walked up to him and wrapped my hand around his neck “hey there baby”His eyes darkened immediately once I used that pet name that I knew was his weakness…“Babe, what is…?”I stood on my tippy toes and planted my lips on his silencing whatever I have to say next. He did not waste any time, his hands settled on my hips, pulling me in, impossibly closer while deepening the kiss, tracing every nook and cranny of my mouth.We pulled away, with a sting of saliva still connecting us together while he looked down at me with heated eyes.“What was that for?” he asked.“I want you”Three words, and I had set off a monster.Liam lifted me up and I whelped, wrapping my legs around his waist while he carried me into the room, not stooping for anything,When he finally put me down, he
ANIKA’S POV“I can’t eat anymore Liam, I am going to burst,” I said, pushing the spoon away with a dramatic sigh.It had been more than a week since we were back from the hospital, and Liam had dedicated every waking moment to being my personal nurse, caretaker, and all-in-one man.If I was hungry, he was there.If I needed a drink, there he was.If I wanted another blanket, he already had one draped over me before I could even ask.Sometimes I was convinced he could somehow read my mind because every single time I thought about needing something, Liam would appear with it before the words even left my mouth.It was nice. The way he fussed over me and ran around like a little puppy doing everything in his power to make me feel as comfortable as possible made my heart ache in the sweetest way.But...As adorable as it was, I was slowly beginning to lose my mind. “Are you sure?” he asked, still holding the spoon hopefully.I nodded.“Definitely.”“One more bite.”I groaned dramatically
LIAM’S POV“How is she?”Felicia asked, looking more worried than ever.They had been coming to see Anika those four days when she was in coma, but they had to go home to eat and take a bath, but I could not leave her side.I ran my hand through my hair, frustrated. This time, I could not even fake a smile, no matter how hard I tried… I just didn’t have it in me.“She is miserable, Felicia, and I don’t know what I can do.”Jonathan had his hand on my shoulder.“It will be fine.”I really hope so.I heaved a sigh, rubbing the back of my neck as I stared blankly at the hospital floor.“I don’t know… lately it just seems like it is one thing after the other. Every time I think things are finally getting better, something else happens.” My voice cracked despite my efforts to keep it steady. “I just want her to be happy… I don’t know, it’s just hard.”Felicia's expression softened, but the worry never left her face.“You have to be strong for her, Liam. Anika needs your support now more th
ANIKA’S POVI woke up to the too bright light from the window nearly blinding my eyes.My head hurt like a bitch, and the too strong smell of bleach threatened to choke me. I felt disoriented, everything around me felt unfamiliar.The steady beeping of a machine.The white ceiling above me.For a few seconds, I just laid there, blinking slowly as I tried to make sense of where I was.The last thing that I remembered...I was having a little argument with Liam and then...I frowned.As I tried to remember what happened after that, my head seriously hurt.It was like someone was driving nails into my skull every time I forced myself to think too hard, and so I just decided to stop.I squeezed my eyes shut.Something warm immediately wrapped around my hand."Don't do that Princess, you will hurt yourself..."Liam.I slowly turned my head.He was on me immediately, holding me so softly like he was scared I was going to break into a million pieces.His hands carefully supported my back as
LIAM’S POVI drove faster than I had ever done in my entire life.I, Liam Danson, the man who was too much of a stickler to the rules, was definitely driving at a speed that was way above what was considered legal, but I did not have it in me to care right now.My grip tightened around the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white.I only had one aim in mind, and that was to get to Anika.The GPS had stopped working almost twenty minutes ago.The road became narrower, disappearing into thick trees that swallowed every trace of civilization.There were no houses.No signboards.No other cars except from mine.It was like I had driven into another world.When I finally saw the villa, I almost missed it.The building was hidden behind rows of tall trees and overgrown bushes. From the outside, it looked abandoned.There was no house number.No mailbox either.Nothing that suggested people actually lived there.It was obvious why I was not able to get any clue where Anika was, this pla
LIAM’S POV“Seriously Liam, are you going to be this miserable all of the time?” Jonathan asked.Both he and Felicia had been coming over every single day for the last couple of days since I got that damn letter...The one letter that broke my heart into a million pieces and left me moving about the house like a ghost, a hollow shell of a man.Every room reminded me of her. Every corner held memories I couldn't escape from. Even the silence in the house felt different now, heavier somehow, like it knew she was gone.Nothing felt right anymore.The couch where she would curl up with her sketchbook to draw all of her newest designs.The kitchen, she was always snacking on something.The bedroom...I hadn't slept there since she left.“Leave me alone,” I said and took a swig of the orange juice in my hand straight from the bottle.This was fucking nuts, the fact that I could not even drink away from my problems. Ever since what happened the last time that I got drunk, I made a promise to
ANIKA’S POV“I’m on my way Anika, stay safe until I get there.”I nodded even though he couldn’t see me. My fingers tightened around my phone like it was the only thing grounding me right now. “I can’t wait Liam,” I said softly, and then I hung up.For a moment, I just stood there in the middle of
Anika“I did not know that what you were going through all of this all this time.”I smiled softly at Felicia. She was my best friend—well, to be fair, she was my only friend. Fierce, bold, loyal to a fault. The kind of person who would burn bridges for you without a second thought. I think the onl
ANIKA’S POVCan I not get a moment of peace?I mean seriously, that was not too much to ask for. Because tell me why at 10pm, just when I was finally falling asleep, my door banged open. My body jolted upright thinking it was some kind of actual burglar, but I only relaxed when I saw that it was ju
ANIKA’S POVI hid the divorce papers in the middle of a thick stack of other documents.My fingers trembled slightly as I aligned the edges, making sure the pages looked perfectly normal. Contracts. Approval forms. Internal reports. The usual boring paperwork that Simon signed every single day with







