FAZER LOGINOlivia Barnett POVFour pairs of eyes stared at me while they groaned their disappointment.Josh mimicked the disappointed look on his children’s faces, earning my glare. “Don’t aggravate the situation,” I warned him, and he turned to the children to quiet them.“Shhh.” He told them and spread his arms wide.I quirked a brow when Ivy and Zoe walked on their knees on the bed to reach their father. When his arms wrapped around them, they began to complain.“There is no wedding?” Zoe whined, pursing her lips in a pout.“Yes.” Josh agreed. “Not now.”Ivy looked crestfallen, too.“But you kissed!” Zoe demanded. Her voice sounded like I had shortchanged all of them.That I busted all their plans. But I was surprised when Josh said something that sounded more like a promise, which made my heart beat faster. I only gave him two months to prove himself. I never assured him of anything. But it seemed he was so sure.“There will be a wedding, children, just not now.”“Why?” Zoe wailed. Among the
Olivia Barnett POV“I don’t really have that much choice, do I? The children are going to stay here for two months.”Josh hugged me tight and ignored what I said.His delight shone in his eyes.I could feel happiness radiating through his body, but I couldn't join in his celebration because exhaustion had taken its toll on my body.My knees gave out. My body became limp so suddenly, and the last thing I remembered was falling right into Josh’s arms while he called out my name with a sense of urgency.And then, oblivion finally took over.Sunlight filtering through the window woke me up, but I wasn’t openin
Olivia Barnett POVI was mad. No. I was furious.How can he do this to me?Was the fifteen years I endured loving him not enough. Did he want more?I already spent almost half of my life loving him and what did I get in return?Heartbreak. Disappointment. Rejection and Cruelty.“What more do you want from me, you bastard?” I hissed.I grabbed the lapels of his shirt and pulled his face toward me, but that was a wrong move because closer, I could smell his natural manly scent and his minty breath that frazzled my nerves uncontrollably.And more impor
Josh Morgan SterlingI tasted her pain, and that made me want to hit myself repeatedly.How could I have hurt her like this?At first, Olivia resisted. Her body thrashed and she pushed at my chest with her palms. But I wrapped my arms around her, holding her close, but not too tight. I do not want to crush her.She struggled. Olivia won’t be subdued.“I love you.” I told her in a strangled voice.Olivia’s face twisted. Like I expected, the expression on her face told me she did not believe a word.“Liar!” She muttered contemptuously.
Josh Morgan Sterling POVThe moment she stepped out of the hospital suite, I knew I messed up.I shook my head, regret washing over me at the realization that I failed her.I wanted to knuckle my head. There was no explanation to how I had acted. Why was it so hard to just admit it? Why can’t I just say it?But I was afraid. I was scared stiff she wouldn’t believe a word.I had hurt her too many times in the past. Would she still believe me when I tell her that I love her? That I had always loved her.Disgust for myself filled me. I stepped back, muscles tensing as self-loathing filled me. “Daddy? Why is Mommy crying?” Zoe asked.I shut my eyes. My heart sank at the realization that the kids saw everything. They saw their mother’s pain, something which I caused.I felt little hands pulling at my sleeves. I looked down at Zoe’s frowning face and realized that I can’t let this go on. I can’t let Olivia misunderstand me all the time.“You are a coward, Daddy!” I felt ashamed when
Olivia Barnett POVThree pairs of little black eyes stared into us. Josh and I faced each other awkwardly at having been caught doing the nasty. Ugh!Josh groaned in frustration. It was what I felt, too, though I was ashamed to admit it because that would be confronting feelings I had long buried in the deepest parts of me. That was how I survived the last five years. I stopped being a woman because three little human beings needed me first. They needed a mother, not someone pining for a love lost.My pain, the betrayal, the loneliness, I had swept them all under the bed so I could focus on my task as a mother. Nothing else mattered but my children. They are my first priority.“Daddy, are you kissing mommy?” Zoe’s question broke into my thoughts. I had not realized that in my preoccupation with the past, the silence dragged around us. I looked at my daughter. She was staring at her father wide-eyed, a smile of approval curving her lips. “Do you love our Mommy?” Leo asked. This
Olivia Barnett POVEveryone gasped when they heard Daisy, but they all turned their heads away, and their bodies shrank back a little as if they feared her.And who wouldn&r
Josh Morgan Sterling POVI lost her. Again.My chest heaved as I watched Olivia tend to Zeke Alexander, how she almost threw me off just so she could get back to him and mak
Olivia Barnett POVA look of pure hatred crossed over my features. This time, I did not try to cover up the knowledge that I knew of his plans for the children and me five years ago.“No, Via. You don’t understand.”A bitter smile curled my lips spitefully. The look on his face as he tried to implo
Olivia Barnett POVI had not expected the open admission, and it made my resolve buckle inside. One thing that I hated most.I thought I was already on top of my game.







