Chapter 19Alexander's POV I looked at her. She looked serious. Her eyes stayed on me. Her lips moved, but no sound came first.“I’m pregnant.” she finally said the heavy words.I blinked and my chest stopped for a second. I didn’t expect it. I didn’t even know what to say. I stood there, just staring at her face. I couldn’t speak.She looked down, like she was scared, like she was waiting for me to shout or walk away.I took a deep breath and then I sighed.“Don’t abort it,” I said.She looked up fast. “What?”“I said don’t abort the baby,” I said again. “Keep it. I don’t care if it’s not mine.”Her mouth opened slightly. “But… it’s not your baby. I didn’t even…”“I know it’s not mine,” I said. “But I don’t want you to get rid of it.”She kept quiet but I walked closer and sat beside her.“Listen,” I said. “Nobody has to know the baby isn’t mine, not my parents, not my friends, nt the media, nobody.”She opened her mouth again but didn’t say anything.“I’ll take responsibility,” I s
Chapter 20I stared at him. My mouth slightly opened. Did he just ask that? Did he just say he wants to kiss me?He looked at me again. “Can I kiss you?” he asked again as if reading my mind.I didn’t know what to say. My body froze for a second. Then, before I could think too much, I nodded.I agreed to him kissing me, maybe I wanted it too, maybe I didn’t want to stop it.He smiled a little and pulled me gently. I ended up sitting on his lap. My heart was beating fast. My heart rate has not been normal for the past few hours. My hands didn’t know where to stay, maybe it should stay on his neck or wrapped around his waist.It was not as if I was new to all these but doing it with a man I don't know anything about was….He looked at me closely. His eyes were serious as his face came close. His lips touched mine gently at first, just light.I didn’t look at him. I couldn’t.He touched my cheek with his hand. His thumb rubbed my skin softly and gently ignited fire all over my body.“You
Chapter 21Alexander POVI stood in front of the mirror. I just stood there and stared. I didn’t move. I just looked at myself. My face, my eyes, my mouth. I slowly touched my lips with my fingers and a slow smile lit up my lips."Did I really fall for her?" I asked myself.I laughed a little. Is that even possible? Falling for her? Even if it were true, I don't believe I have fallen for someone in the spanse of two day's. It was unbelievable."This was supposed to be a quiet trip for me . It was supposed to be just rest, no stress, noise, no five hours-board meeting, no paperwork to attend to, no emails to read and approve, no appointment but rest, just the beach, the water, the wind. That’s all I came for," I said.But now everything has changed. I didn’t plan this. I didn’t see it coming. I didn’t expect her to. If anyone had told me I will coming back to New York with a wife, I would have gone as far as locking the person up for a conspiracy but here we are, I am married, my paren
Chapter 1: Shattered Dreams~Sara Pov~The Taxi stopped at the right place and the driver's voice saying we were here jolted me out of my daze. I looked out of the window and my eyes lit up with happiness on seeing the familiar place, David, my Boyfriend's home. I wonder how he would react seeing me travel from New York to Los Angeles just to see him. picturing his reaction—the way he'd light up when he saw me standing there, I couldn't help the mischievous smile that popped up on my face. David always said I planned things like surprises, and he wasn't wrong. This was going to be his best Christmas present ever.I stepped out of the car; my suitcase dragged along with me. The biting cold of the winter's eve wouldn't even be felt on my skin, all that filled my heart was anticipation. Three years—that was how long we had lasted. Three years of laughter and shared secrets and whispers of dreams. Three years planning our life: a house, children, everything.Now, everything has fallen i
Chapter 2: Holiday Heartbreak ~Sara Pov~I looked at him with shock and horror. What is going on?! Emma's smile was wider now, her voice bright and taunting. "You really didn't expect that, right?" she said, the words dripping with false sympathy.My eyes flashed with anger, "Shut up!" I bellowed, startling myself at the venom.I looked on as David took a step forward, his hands wanting to hold me but I dodge his hands. Then he sighed softly, "Sara, don't make a scene, okay?” "Make a scene?" My laughter was wild and broken. "You're telling me not to make a scene? You've been cheating on me for a year, David! A whole year! And I had no idea because I trusted you. I loved you!” "Well, maybe you shouldn't have," he snapped, his voice suddenly sharp. I froze at his words which cut me like a knife. "What… what is that supposed to mean?"His face turned cold and indifferent, "It means this isn't all my fault, Sara!" he said, his voice rising. "You're not exactly perfect, you know. Yo
Chapter 3: A Lonely Christmas~Sara Pov~I just kept running.The air slammed against my lungs, icy cold air slammed at my face, but I just didn't give a damn. The city lights blurred together through the tears streaming down my face. My heart thudded in my chest, I felt pain like never before. Its felt so painful. My heels clicked noisily against the pavement, and then one gave way and twisted my ankle, making me stop dead in my tracks. I hobbled up onto the sidewalk and dropped down onto my knees as finally the weight of everything crashed down.And then I just broke.I curled into myself, my arms wrapping around my legs as sobs tore from my chest. It was raw like an animal in pain. I didn't care who saw me—didn't care how I looked. The hurt was too much, too big to hold in.I replayed his words in my head, each one a little sharper than the last.The vision of Emma's smug face, her cruel smile, everything just twisted my gut into a sickening knot. I buried my face against my knee
Chapter 4: Drunk: Done Crying! ~Sara Pov~It had been three days since I arrived at the resort, three days of sun, sea, and solitude. The Maldives was just as beautiful as I had imagined, the water so clear you could see the coral beneath, the sand soft and warm beneath your feet.But no matter how stunning the surroundings were, no matter how much I tried to relax, I couldn’t stop my mind from wandering back to him.David’s face haunted me, his cold heartless words playing on repeat in my head.“Why did he say that?” This question had been on my mind. Even now, walking along the beach, the memory of those words made my chest ache. I shook my head, trying to push the thought away. I’d spent too many tears on him already. I was here to heal, to move on, and I wasn’t going to let him ruin this trip for me.The waves lapped gently at my feet as I walked along the shoreline, the salty breeze tugging at my hair. The resort was alive with the sound of laughter and music, the holiday spiri
Chapter 5: What Have I Done?~Sara Pov~The resort hallway swayed in front of me like I was walking through a dream. Or maybe a nightmare. My feet dragged against the tiled floor as I clutched the wall for support. The alcohol buzzed in my veins, loud and relentless, muting every other sound around me.I couldn’t think straight, couldn’t even remember how I got here. My room was somewhere in this hallway, but all the numbers looked the same.“330… or was it 332?” I muttered under my breath, squinting at the door in front of me.Everything felt heavy. My arms, my legs, my heart. It was as if the weight of the night, the betrayal, the humiliation, the pain. Everything had lodged itself deep inside me, and no amount of whiskey could burn it away.I pressed a hand to the door, leaning into it as I turned the handle. It clicked open with ease.“Finally,” I muttered, stumbling inside. The warm air wrapped around me, and I let the door swing shut behind me with a soft thud.The room was dim,
Chapter 21Alexander POVI stood in front of the mirror. I just stood there and stared. I didn’t move. I just looked at myself. My face, my eyes, my mouth. I slowly touched my lips with my fingers and a slow smile lit up my lips."Did I really fall for her?" I asked myself.I laughed a little. Is that even possible? Falling for her? Even if it were true, I don't believe I have fallen for someone in the spanse of two day's. It was unbelievable."This was supposed to be a quiet trip for me . It was supposed to be just rest, no stress, noise, no five hours-board meeting, no paperwork to attend to, no emails to read and approve, no appointment but rest, just the beach, the water, the wind. That’s all I came for," I said.But now everything has changed. I didn’t plan this. I didn’t see it coming. I didn’t expect her to. If anyone had told me I will coming back to New York with a wife, I would have gone as far as locking the person up for a conspiracy but here we are, I am married, my paren
Chapter 20I stared at him. My mouth slightly opened. Did he just ask that? Did he just say he wants to kiss me?He looked at me again. “Can I kiss you?” he asked again as if reading my mind.I didn’t know what to say. My body froze for a second. Then, before I could think too much, I nodded.I agreed to him kissing me, maybe I wanted it too, maybe I didn’t want to stop it.He smiled a little and pulled me gently. I ended up sitting on his lap. My heart was beating fast. My heart rate has not been normal for the past few hours. My hands didn’t know where to stay, maybe it should stay on his neck or wrapped around his waist.It was not as if I was new to all these but doing it with a man I don't know anything about was….He looked at me closely. His eyes were serious as his face came close. His lips touched mine gently at first, just light.I didn’t look at him. I couldn’t.He touched my cheek with his hand. His thumb rubbed my skin softly and gently ignited fire all over my body.“You
Chapter 19Alexander's POV I looked at her. She looked serious. Her eyes stayed on me. Her lips moved, but no sound came first.“I’m pregnant.” she finally said the heavy words.I blinked and my chest stopped for a second. I didn’t expect it. I didn’t even know what to say. I stood there, just staring at her face. I couldn’t speak.She looked down, like she was scared, like she was waiting for me to shout or walk away.I took a deep breath and then I sighed.“Don’t abort it,” I said.She looked up fast. “What?”“I said don’t abort the baby,” I said again. “Keep it. I don’t care if it’s not mine.”Her mouth opened slightly. “But… it’s not your baby. I didn’t even…”“I know it’s not mine,” I said. “But I don’t want you to get rid of it.”She kept quiet but I walked closer and sat beside her.“Listen,” I said. “Nobody has to know the baby isn’t mine, not my parents, not my friends, nt the media, nobody.”She opened her mouth again but didn’t say anything.“I’ll take responsibility,” I s
Chapter 18Sara's POV Alexander held my hand tight. He didn’t let go as we walked to the room. We didn’t talk on the way. I just kept thinking about his mom and his family. The way they all turned up for his unexpected wedding and made it something memorable and fantastic, about the way his mother smiled and heartwarming welcoming. About the card she gave me even though it was not necessary, but giving it to me meant something to me, it melted my heart that she really cared and would love me to always call and talk to her, about the way they all welcomed me like I was already one of them even though they never knew me with Alexander from the start.When we got inside the room, I sat on the bed slowly. My legs felt weak, the pregnancy was taking its toll on me. I had forgotten I was pregnant and stood all through the evening ceremony. my heart was beating fast all of a sudden and to be honest I didn’t know why.Alexander came and squatted in front of me. He looked into my eyes. He smi
Chapter 17Sara's POV I didn’t know what to say. My mouth stayed open and my heart beat fast. I just stood there and stared at her. Alexander’s mother had really asked me when I would have a baby. A baby? I hadn’t even gotten over the wedding. I was still thinking about the sudden arranged wedding ceremony, the dress, the guests, the vows. Now she was talking about children?Who the hell does that? Well I guess she doesn't know anything about me and her son…had it been she knows all this was just a facade and something born out of my recklessness, she would not ask for a child.I tried to speak, but nothing came out. My mind could not even process a lie to her. I could not blame myself for acting dumb, the question came as a shock to me. I could not process anything at all.Alexander stepped in fast. “Mom,” he said. “You’re going too fast. Don't you think you are asking a big question? That’s between us. Let’s not rush anything. Okay when she takes in, we will inform you okay, be res
Chapter 16Alexander's POVThe pastor said I could kiss the bride. I didn’t wait. I leaned in and kissed her. I felt her freeze. She didn’t move. She didn’t push me away either but I pulled back slowly. I smirked a little. I liked the way she reacted.I looked at her. She looked at me for a second. Then she looked away fast. She didn’t want to meet my eyes. I didn’t say anything. I just turned to face the people.Everyone started clapping. Some people shouted "congratulations." Others smiled. Some were taking pictures. I saw lights flashing. There were so many eyes on us. I didn’t like attention, but today was different. I had to stay in control. I had to act like everything was fine.Sara looked at her hand. She kept staring at the ring. I looked at her. She didn’t say anything. I wondered why she kept looking at it like that. I wanted to ask but I didn’t.One of the hotel staff came to us. He asked us to come to the lounge. I nodded. I turned to Sara."Let’s go," I said. "We should
Chapter 15Sara's POVThe way he stared at me made me feel strange. I looked down, but I still felt his eyes on me. My heart beat fast. I did not know why. He came closer but I stayed still. He touched my hair and he moved one strand to the back of my ear. I looked up."You are beautiful," he said.I didn’t know what to say. I just stared at him. I felt my face grow warm but shy me looked away.There was a knock on the door. I stepped back and he turned around and walked to the door. He looked back at me.The lady who had dropped the wedding gown earlier walked into the room, she smiled widely as soon as she saw him.“I knew I picked the perfect design and style for you, it looks beautiful and fitted on you." The lady walked towards me and took my hands, she twirled me to turn my back towards her.“Well now…what next?” I asked, turning back towards her."We will spend the rest of the hours dressing you up for your perfect wedding, I and my team will doll you up, you won't recognize yo
CHAPTER 14ALEXANDER’S POVI stood there very quiet and still. I didn’t say anything but inside, I was boiling. I didn’t speak. I didn’t move, all I did was just keep thinking.My parents.No! Not my parents. It was my mother.This was all my mother. She was the one behind all this; the sudden wedding in the Maldives out of nowhere. This Maldives plan and this whole setup. It had her name written all over it.I looked at Sara. It was just me and her in the room now, the manager and his worker had left a while ago to finish the preparation of our wedding. I waited for her to speak but she didn’t.She was too quiet, too quiet, probably lost in thoughts, she was not saying a word.She was staring at the wedding gown. She kept on doing that– Just staring and not saying a word.I looked at her again but still nothing.“Are you okay?” I asked but no answer.Well…I waited thinking she was trying to process all this but all I got was still silence.Then I looked at the gown again. It looked l
Chapter 13Sara POVWe were still trying to process what just happened right now and what the confetti thrown at us really meant when a lady stepped forward. Apparently she was dressed as a worker which meant only one thing, she was working in the Maldives.She was holding something. I blinked as she stopped in front of me. It was a white box. I didn’t know what was inside the box, but I had a strange feeling in my chest.“Miss, this is your wedding gown,” she said and smiled wide.Seeing I didn't believe her, she proceeded to open the box. I blinked and I moved closer to her and peered inside the box. Lo and behold, It was a wedding dress.I looked at the gown, then looked at her, then back at the gown again. My mouth opened, but no sound came out. Even if I had something to say, I was not sure I could speak, my mouth just kept on hanging wide open.“What… What do you mean? Who is this wedding gown for? The last time I checked I don't remember getting married and ordering a wedding g