POV: Raphael“No… No… No… No!I can’t do this mom, I can’t deal with you today, not now, Mom, not today.” I told her with a frustrated sigh as I sat up in my seat and looked up at the two people I never planned to deal with today. The last thing I want is to have another fight with my mom.Yeah, I know it’s inevitable because Mom can be so overwhelming and annoying. But give me a break, at least not today. I’ve been through so much today already that I can’t deal with her. Especially now that she has that glow in her eyes that tells me that she is up to no good, she has some mischief up her sleeves. “Not today, Mom!Not today!What the hell are you doing here, what do you want from me?” I asked her in a tired tone, my hand going through my hair in frustration. “Oh, come off it son. You can’t deny me the chance to rub it in your face and float about your failed relationship after you two humiliated me and made me look like a fool in front of your grandfather. You thought I wou
POV: Raphael“She is mine, Raphael. She was betrothed to the first grandson of the Hawkins, and that happens to be me!” Someone responded from behind me, sounding even more annoying than Mom. I turned to see Nathan and Ethan standing behind me with a few boys on each person’s side.Before I could register what was happening in my brain, Nate closed the gap between us and punched me in the face, hitting me so hard that I fell to the couch. I could feel the spot he hit getting harder, turning into a lump. The taste of blood in my tongue is enough to make me realize that my lips have been broken. Miguel wanted to attack him, but I raised my hand in warning, stopping him from making a hasty decision that could be detrimental to us. Carl and the guys are out, I guess that is why they are all allowed into my house without proper interrogation. I sat there and glared furiously at him, my gaze deadly. He walked over and sat next to me, a proud smile on his face.“That’s for invading my h
POV: Raphael“You wouldn’t dare!” Nate retorted.“Say one more condescending word about my sister or my family and you will find out,” Miguel added with an evil smile plastered on his face. I never knew that he could be this mean until now. I wonder if he is just trying to support me or if there is something to it. Could it be that they have a score to settle before now?“I know how you make your money, Nathan Hawkins. I am dying to show the world just what an asshole you really are. Why don’t you dare me and find out what I’m capable of,” he told him once more, daring him to make a silly move. I watched as Nathan ground his face and stared at him curiously, wondering what he was talking about. Then one of their boys whispered something to Ethan, and in turn, Ethan whispered to Nathan as well, and realization dawned on him. I knew the moment he realized what was going on. His curiosity turned to anger immediately and his face turned vicious as he stared at Miguel. It looked as if
POV: Victoria“Do you know what I love most about you two beautiful babies?” Mom asks us excitedly, a bright smile plastered on her face. “It’s the fact that you love me and call me mom. You trust and depend on me for everything, that is why I adore you two. Do you remember how I used to be there by your bed when you were babies? You could never go to bed without me, you could never leave my side for even one minute.” She let out excitedly as she combed Claire’s hair with a smile on her face.We have been lying in one place for more than one day now. I don’t know how long the drugs are supposed to last, but glad mom and that mean guy she calls Allen have not thought of giving us more drugs to keep us looking as limp as vegetables. But Mom has refused to leave our side for even one second. She sat on our beds taking turns on each bed as she talked about our childhood. Claire and I are in pain, we still can’t move, and Mom is acting like a freaking lunatic. She treats us like litt
POV: Victoria“Keep this up, my daughters, and maybe, just maybe, you might walk out of here alive in a couple of years,” she told us excitedly, as if living in this place for the next few years is normal. “I was hoping to bring in two more daughters to be my daughters. How would you love to have more sisters?” She asked in that same excitement as she strolled out of the room. I did not say a word or even attempt to turn my neck until I heard the lock of the door clinking twice to indicate that the door had been locked from the other side.“Are you insane, do you want to die so soon?!” I asked Claire in anger, trying so hard to stop myself from yelling at her. “How are you turning your neck and pretending to be stiff at the same time?” she asked in surprise as I turned to face her. “I don’t know if they got my dosage wrong, but I could feel my toes and fingers from the moment we were thrown into the car. I focus deeply on the part of my body I want to move and it happens, albe
POV: MiguelI was pacing the room after they left. I still can’t believe that I just witnessed Raphael’s mom and his girlfriend acting like real ass bitches and calling my sister mean names. I’m not angry at their words, I’m just wondering why he is still with my sister when it’s obvious that he cannot protect her. If they are saying these horrible things about her in my face, then what have they been doing to her all this while that she has no one to speak up for her?She must have been through hell and back. No wonder she was sobbing so hard when I revealed to her that we are siblings. If only If been able to find her sooner, if only I’d been here to fight off these bitches and teach everyone that hurt her a lesson. To think that he is still fighting to be with a girl even after his mom has made it clear to him that he would never be with her. Is he trying to make her life more miserable?“Relax Miguel, you can sit down now, they will not be coming back here anytime soon they
POV: MiguelAs if on cue, she sobbed even harder this time and I couldn’t help it anymore. I forgot everything I wanted to say, and I started consoling her, begging her to stop crying. I stopped hearing her voice, and I thought she had finally stopped. But the next voice I heard was not hers and I was startled by his firm and stern tone,“Where is our daughter, and what problem are you talking about?” Dad asks in a very angry tone, making me feel guilty for calling Mom and not him. I could hear Mom’s voice in the background, and I knew that she must be struggling with Dad to get back her phone.“Let me speak with my son; I want to meet my daughter; I want to know where she is.” She yelled at him. “Speak, son, we can both hear you now,” Dad told her as he put the phone on speaker so they could both hear what I had to say. “Mom, you need to calm down; she is missing again; she was taken away by the same woman who stole her from the hospital. But we are going to find her. Tomorrow
POV: Miguel“How could I be joking with such a sensitive matter when my sister’s life is in danger, Mom?This is Eloise Kendall; she is not Austin’s wife anymore; she is his ex-wife. Austin Kendall is currently married to her sister, Vera Kendall. She is the owner of Kendall’s group of companies, and she is a kidnapper, murderer, and a freaking lunatic. How could you know someone like her, Mom? How did you get to meet someone so crazy?“Did you know that she was diagnosed with Endometriosis, did you know that she can never have a child of her own?If you know her too well, Mom, why didn’t you call the cops on her when you found out she had kids? Were you covering up for her, too? Are you part of the people hiding her secret and covering up for her?Oh no!Hold on a minute, Mom!Did you do this on purpose? Did you give my sister to that mad woman because you didn’t want her to get married to the Hawkins? Were you really hiding her from the Hawkins?” I asked in anger and confusio