LOGINLazar’s POVMy children’s tenth birthday made me realize that there was nothing I wouldn’t do for my family. There was no sacrifice too big.“Daddy, this is so amazing! Thank you!” Aiden yelled when he opened the video game I got him.“There’s more where that came from, honey.” I smiled at him.Amelia opened her dollhouse and gasped. She was a real feminine girl. Even at ten, she was still obsessed with dolls and I didn’t discourage her at all. I would always support my children no matter what they did. As long as it wasn’t something that wouldn’t harm them.“Thank you so much.” She gave me a hug and I lifted her up in the air.We posed for pictures and Miriam kept smiling really widely.“You look like the birthday girl,” I whispered in her ear at some point and she giggled.“Mock me all you want but nothing can stop my excitement today.”Our friends were all present and it felt amazing. Too good to be true. Just at that very moment, there was a loud gunshot in the air and almost ever
Miriam’s POV“Lazar, you’re back?” I asked in shock. “When did you arrive?”I was still in shock so it felt completely unreal when he enveloped me in a tight hug. Even though this was exactly what I had been praying for, it seemed unreal seeing it unfold right in front of my eyes.“Yes, I am, baby. I have missed you so much,” he said out loud but in my ears he whispered, “I’m so sorry, babe. I will explain everything to you later.”Without any further hesitation, I grabbed his face and kissed him deeply. The kids yelled and giggled but I ignored them.“Eww, mom and dad! Kissing is so gross!”“Well, I have missed your father so much. Don’t judge me if I want to kiss him.”“You can kiss him but not in front of us.” They said before running off to play with their iPads.“Come on, let’s go upstairs so we can talk privately.”***The next couple of minutes were spent calling our family and friends that knew about his absence to tell them that he was back. They were all relieved and happy t
Miriam’s POVEverything was going normally. The party planner had sent out the invites and started decorating our backyard in preparation for the party tomorrow.The twins had been informed of the new development and they squealed in excitement. I told them to write a wishlist of whatever they wanted for their birthday.“Anything?” They asked simultaneously with huge smiles on their faces.“Yes, anything for the both of you!”“Oh my God! Thank you mummy.” Amelia hugged me and I tried to pick her up but she was just too heavy.“You babies are getting too big for me to carry.”“Aww. Mom! Please don’t call us babies anymore. Our friends are going to be here tomorrow. If you call us babies, they won’t stop teasing us about it.”“You guys are my babies,” I said with emphasis on the word ‘are’. “But since you guys insist, I won’t say anything like that in front of your friends.”“Thank you, Mom.”“Now, go ahead and write your lists before I change my mind,” I teased them and they scampered
Lazar’s POVLilian kept switching up on me and it was starting to get exhausting trying to keep up. One night, I decided it was time to leave.After being unable to call anyone or leave the house for a long time, I was starting to have hallucinations of my family. What if something had happened to them while I was hiding out here?What if the people who wanted the drugs have already traveled down to torture my family? The thought of it alone was what pushed me out of my hiding place despite the high risk attached to it.The last time I went out at night, I had gotten jumped, on top of the excruciating, painful, infected wound on my shoulder.It was going to be even more dangerous this time because I had the package on me. I couldn’t leave it at Lilian’s place so it was my only other option. The journey back to civilization was a stressful one to say the least. Everything hurts. It had been yes, as my body has experienced this amount of pain. I wasn’t getting any younger so it wasn’t
Miriam’s POVI told them everything that happened. About how I got a call from Anita, explaining what was going on to me.“I don’t understand. How did Anita know that you were the one calling?” Serena asked“Apparently, she saw that my number kept calling him over and over so she decided to steal the phone and check who was calling.”“So your number wasn’t saved on his phone?”“No it was but with an alias. It’s something he did to protect his friends and loved ones. Anyway, she checked the number on her phone and found out it was mine. That was when she decided to call me.”“I don’t get it… she decided to just casually check? Is this how close she is to the syndicate?” Sara looked confused.“I don’t totally get it either but it seems so.”I was feeling less sad and more energized now that I had rested and also gotten a new lead on the situation at hand.“You’ve relayed everything to Rosodov right?”“Yes, but he couldn’t talk much.”“It’s been like that these days,” Sara said before si
Lazar’s POVI was a new man here. Nobody knew who I was or what I came to do. The plan was simple. Go to Australia for a month, get my new shipment and return home just in time to celebrate my children’s birthday.Halfway through the mission, I encountered an unforeseen problem. Someone else had eyes on my package.“Why don’t you just have a word with them?” Rosodov suggested when I told him about the new development on the phone.“Who? You mean The Changers?” I asked him with a scoff.“Yes.”“They are not the type of people you reason with, Rosodov. I have been avoiding doing business with them for a while now for a reason.”“So, what’s the plan? Ignore them? This isn’t your territory. You need to be careful.”“I know I do but I need this shipment. There’s no two ways about it.”“Just be careful.”That was the last time we spoke. That was also the last time I had my phone with me. Somehow, I lost it on the beach. It was so unlike me to do something like that.It didn’t matter, though
Miriam’s POVMy routine for the next couple of days waa simple. Wake up, get ready for work, have Lazar drive me to the office. After work, he picks me up. On the days that I had Jiu Jitsu, he would take me by himself and wait till I was done. The other days, we would drive straight home, have dinn
Lazar’s POV“Where is Delvano?” I yelled out loud to no one in particular.“I’m here, Don.”I turned around to look at him and it was evident that he was guilty. I didn’t give a shit about that right now.“So you knew about the fire?” I barked and he barely flinched.“Yes, I did,” he replied.“Why
Miriam’s POV“You want me to learn jiu-jitsu?”I thought he was joking when he dragged me down to the gym. It wasn’t until he started introducing me to the instructor did I realize how serious he actually was.“Hello, Miss. Have you trained before?” She asked with a warm smile.“No, I haven’t.”“Th
Miriam’s POVThe house felt strangely quiet when I stepped inside which was unusual as Lazar was always at home whenever I arrived from work.I sighed softly and closed the door behind me. My heart felt heavy but also… full. A weird mix. Like two emotions fighting inside me, one afraid, one hopefu







