LOGINCHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-TWOEthan's POVI remained standing in front of the large screen in my office long after Breed had finished speaking because the face looking back at me from the photograph refused to leave my mind, and the longer I stared at it, the clearer the memories became until I finally accepted that I had not mistaken him for someone else.Breed quietly watched me without interrupting.He knew me well enough to understand that I would speak when I was ready.After several long moments, I finally let out a slow breath."I know him."Breed nodded."I thought you might."I looked back at the photograph before carefully placing it on my desk."His name is Victor."Breed immediately opened his notebook."Tell me everything you remember."I walked toward the window and folded my arms across my chest."Victor worked for my father many years ago.""He wasn't a member of the family, but he spent so much time around us that everyone in the house knew his face.""He drove m
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY-ONEEthan's POVThe atmosphere inside my office remained unusually quiet throughout the morning because none of us had been able to stop thinking about the little girl who had disappeared from her home only a few hours earlier, and although Breed's team had already begun searching every possible location, I could not ignore the feeling that our enemy had become far more dangerous than any of us had imagined.The kidnapping of Willy had been planned with frightening precision.The false custody application had been carefully prepared long before it reached my hands.Now an innocent child had been dragged into the middle of a fight that never belonged to her.It was becoming painfully clear that the person hiding behind all these attacks no longer cared who got hurt.I stood beside the window with a cup of untouched coffee while watching the people moving around the company courtyard below.Normally, I enjoyed looking at the employees as they began another
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTYBreed's POVI had learned a long time ago that the most dangerous people were rarely the ones who spoke the loudest because the smartest enemies preferred to remain invisible while letting other people carry out their plans, and after listening to the woman's confession inside the café, I became more convinced than ever that we still had not found the person who had been working against Boss and his family from the very beginning.The woman had admitted that she lied.She had admitted that she accepted money.She had admitted that she was never related to Willy.Even so, she had also admitted something much more important.She had never met the person who hired her.That was the part that refused to leave my mind.When Boss finally stepped out of the café, I quietly walked beside him while several members of my security team remained in different vehicles parked along the street.Boss looked at me."I want to know who is behind this."I nodded without he
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND NINETEENEthan's POVSleep barely visited me that night because every time I closed my eyes, another problem seemed to find its way into my thoughts, making it impossible for my mind to rest after everything that had happened over the past few weeks.The kidnapping.The cancelled wedding.The custody application.Every time I believed my family had finally reached the end of our struggles, another storm appeared without warning.I stood beside the bedroom window long before sunrise while quietly watching the first light spread across the garden, hoping the peaceful morning would somehow calm the uneasiness growing inside my heart.Behind me, Sophia and Willy were still asleep.Willy had moved closer during the night without realizing it, holding tightly to Sophia's hand as though he was afraid she might disappear if he let go.The sight made me smile.No matter what happened, I would protect them.That was a promise I had already made to myself.My phone sudden
Chapter 118Ethan's POVThe house gradually became quiet after breakfast because everyone tried their best to continue with the day as though nothing had happened, but the thick brown envelope lying on the coffee table refused to let any of us forget that another problem had found its way into our lives.I stood by the window with both hands inside my pockets while staring at the garden outside.Only a few days earlier, the same garden had been decorated for our wedding.Now it had become another reminder that every time Sophia and I tried to move forward, something always appeared to pull us back.I heard footsteps behind me before Breed entered my study carrying a laptop and several files.His expression was as serious as ever."I've started looking into the documents."I turned to face him."What have you found?"He placed everything on my desk before opening one of the files."At first, I thought this was a simple application filed by someone acting on emotion."He slowly shook hi
CHAPTER ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTEENSophia's POVThe following morning felt much quieter than the day before because the fear that had filled our home after Willy disappeared had finally begun to fade, allowing everyone to breathe a little easier even though none of us had completely recovered from everything that had happened.The wedding decorations had already been taken down.The fresh flowers had been removed from the garden.The beautiful white chairs that had been arranged so carefully were gone.Only a few empty spaces remained, reminding us of the celebration that had never taken place.Even so, I believed we would have another chance.As long as we were together, another wedding could always be planned.No one could replace the people I loved.I walked into the living room carrying a tray filled with breakfast while Lexa and Alex argued playfully over which cartoon they wanted to watch.Willy sat quietly beside Ethan.He had barely left Ethan's side since returning home, and e
CHAPTER SevenEthan’s POVI was stil in the office checking Sophia through the CCTV when my phone rang.At first, I almost ignored it, I jus wanted my eyes fixed on Sophia, but when I saw the caller ID, I answered immediately.It was Willy’s school, I had a bad feeling because why would they be call
CHAPTER THREESophia’s POVBy the time I returned to the hotel, I felt exhausted.Not jus physically but emotionally .Everything that happened at the company kept replaying inside my head.Seeing Ethan again, hearing his voice, the anger in his eyes and importantly, the little boy who called hi
CHAPTER TWOSophia’s POVBefore I could even take a step back, he was already in front of me.His hand landed against the wall beside my head, not touching me, but he was close enough to trap me completely, leaving only a narrow space between us that made it hard to breathe properly.My heart jumpe
PROLOGUESophia’s POVMy hands would not stop shaking.I looked down at the pregnancy test again and smiled, it was positive which means I was pregnant.After staring at it for almost five minutes, I grabbed my bag and rushed out of the hospital, I could not wait to tell Ethan.The whole drive to h







