로그인Alexander:“Daddy, sleep with us too,” Elias said obliviously. “Huh?” I asked, pretending not to hear him well at first because I refused to believe that he just asked me to share a bed with him and the nanny and not his mother. I stared at my son and he stared back. The nanny looked at the exchange like she wanted the floor to open and swallow her whole. “Elias…”“No,” the nanny cut me off before I could speak, her voice sharp with embarrassment. She turned to Elias. “Why would you ask your father such a question?” Elias blinked, unfazed. “Because I want him here.”The nanny’s cheeks go red. She shook her head. “That cannot…”Elias pointed to one side of the bed. “Miss Luisa is here.” Then he pointed to the other side, like his demonstration was making sense. “Daddy goes here.”My jaw tightened. The nanny shot me an apologetic look. “I’m sorry, sir.” She started climbing off the bed. “I’ll just leave…”I frowned, my gaze settling on the nanny. “What type of trash have you been
HARPER:I wrapped a towel around Elias’s wet body. My mind still drifting back to Liam especially his threat. I wasn’t so sure he was really going to go ahead with his threat but it wasn’t something I could risk. One week. That was all he had given me. One week to find whatever file he wanted from Alexander’s study. My stomach turned. The study might as well have been a vault. Alexander doesn’t ally anyone inside and even if somehow I got through the door, Liam had never told me exactly what I was looking for. The entire thing was impossible. Yet, Liam didn’t sound worried at all and that confidence unsettled me even more than the threat itself. “Ouch,” Elias screamed, snapping me from my thoughts. I had wrapped the towels around him too tight without thinking.“So sorry baby,” I whispered, loosening it a little. His face relaxed but he didn’t say anything else. I grabbed his arms and lead him into his room. His night wear were already on the bed…. A soft blue silk trouser and top
HARPER:I should leave. The thought came to me… the only thing that kept my feet rooted to the spot were the questions that kept on repeating inside my head, who took Ethan’s picture? Who dared use my son against me?That photograph wasn’t random. It wasn’t a coincidence. Someone had been watching us… Ethan and until I knew who and why, I wasn’t going anywhere. After waiting for long hours and my thoughts seeming to drown me, I decided to inspect the room. The living room took up most of the space. A bookshelf lined on the wall with a few paintings hung crookedly. My eyes dropped to a hallway with two doors. One was slightly open. I pushed it wider, revealing a study. Large oak desk. Floor to ceiling bookshelves… I walked further inside, my eyes drifting across the desk. “What the hell?” I gasped. Sitting on the corner of the desk was the ugliest toy I had ever seen. It looked like someone had attempted to combine a rabbit and a demon and the result was horrifying. One eye was rea
HARPER:“Hello?” I called as I entered the room. There was no answer. “Is anyone there?”Still no answer. The cabin wasn’t large. A small sitting area occupied most of the space with a wooden table, a few chairs and a fireplace against one wall. Everything looked suspiciously normal. My heart raced in my chest. What if this was actually a trap? I took a step forward and another. You can still go back, I told myself. The room appeared empty then movement caught my eye. I froze. I turned as a figure stepped out from the shadowed corner near the fireplace. The air caught in my throat. “James?” I screamed. Alexander’s assistant looked up from the glass bottle in his hand. He was pouring himself wine. Like actually pouring himself fucking wine?“What the hell?” the words tumble out of me. James' eyes caught mine, his eyes glinting with malice. The corner of his mouth turned up into a smirk. “Oh,” he exclaimed. “You’re here.” I blinked. Once. Twice. Was he serious? That’s all he had
HARPER:Fuck. Why was James here? How did he know Daniel’s home? Had he found something about me?Was this the end?“Harper,” Daniel’s voice snapped me from the racing thoughts in my head. “We need to move.”My heart started beating fast… way too fast. This could not be happening. “Oh Gods” I whispered, the words escaping before I could stop them. “Harper.”“Oh God.” I said again, louder this time, laced with panic. “Harper.”“I heard you the first time!” I snapped. Daniel pinched the bridge of his nose, a gesture I was beginning to recognize as his tell, the sign that I was pushing him to the edge of his very limited patience. He stepped toward me, packing my stuff into my bag and pushed it into my hands. “There is a back exit. Come with me.”I was already moving, my body responding before my brain caught up. Daniel practically shoved me toward the hallway, his hand firm against my shoulder blade, propelling me forward. “Don’t stop.”I nodded. I couldn’t even if I wanted to. My
HARPER:“I will be spending the day with my son,” Rowena announced, smoothing down her designer dress. “We need more bonding time.”My hands curled into fists at my sides. My son. Funny how she said those words confidently considering she stole him. “That’s wonderful, ma’am,” I tried to steady my voice. “I hope you both have a great day.”“Of course, we will,” She replied, rolling her eyes like how dare I think the day would go otherwise. I swallowed. I wasn’t worried about whether the date would go well. All I cared about was Elias… I just wanted him to be okay. I didn’t want anything to happen to him. There was no way I could protect him when I wouldn’t be there. My chest tightened. Elias finally came out of his room, putting on a black suit and white shirt. A smile curled up on my face at how handsome he looked. He walked toward me and stopped. His tiny hand slipped into mine. I looked down. His big brown eyes stared up at me. Then he leaned closer, his small body pressing ag
HARPER: "I can do whatever I want to everyone in this house." Rowena planted her hands on her hips. "Alexander is my husband. He loves me. He would never choose anyone over me or Elias." I glared at her. "Actually..." She waved me off, turning toward James. "Let's test your theory." James shift
HARPER:James stood in the doorway, his eyes taking in everything. Me on the floor and Elias wrapped in my hands crying. Rowena seething with rage. The atmosphere spoke for itself. “Perfect timing,” Rowena said and pointed directly at me. “Get her out, James”James frowned, eyes widening in shock
HARPER:8:00pm. It was late. Elias should already be asleep but according to the head maid, bedtime has become a battle lately. He was finding it hard to sleep. I stopped outside Elias’s bedroom and knocked gently. No response. A small smile touched my lips. He was either sleeping or pretending
HARPER: Alexander pushed open the door of the study and walked in. I didn't follow immediately. I stood frozen outside watching the spot he had just left. What did he want? The head maid's warning echoed in my skull. Never enter this room. Too late now. There were two possibilities I coul







