Love In The Shadows

On one of those days, memories of her father kept coming, which led her into her father’s chambers. “Oh, dad… I wish you were here, what do I do?” As she slowly walked around the room, she remembered a song her father usually sang with her. As it came to mind, she started singing with a bright smile repeatedly because it reminded her of her father. Something about the Lyrics hit differently, which caused her to pay more attention to it. She ran through the lyrics slowly and then realized the song wasn’t just an ordinary song but contained directions to a secret underground vault in the farmhouse. As she followed keenly, the lyrics led her to a notepad hidden in a safe. This notepad contained the way out of her dilemma. Details of assets, investments, and debtors her father left behind as he couldn’t trust anyone with it and hoped that one day, she could find it. She began to research the names on the list and gathered all the information she could get about each. She realized they we

Every day with Levi made her fall deeper in love with all of him. She knew more about his likes and dislikes, their connection deepened, and he just couldn’t get enough of her, amazed by every curve and every imperfection and she did the same in him, she introduced him to her friends they went on amazing dates together and made memories. On a very special evening, he planned a rooftop date filled with roses beneath the stars. The romantic atmosphere for a passionate moment with their desires and emotions, they shared an intimate night, they lay intertwined in each other's arms, their passion and desire for each other cumulating in the moment. In the morning he surprised her with breakfast in bed and as they both enjoyed the morning delights, they both reminisced about the incredible night they had shared. She had to leave for the mall to get some things, but Levi didn’t want to let her go just yet with a parting kiss both knew duty called and she had to go. At the mall, Bethany meet

Two weeks into her relocation to Australia, Bethany discovers she has fallen pregnant. The news was accompanied by mixed feelings as she wasn’t sure of how she was going to start a new life with an unplanned baby. The feeling of guilt crept in more and more by the day as she drowned herself in her sorrow, how could a baby come from such a situation, how would she handle pregnancy in such an unstable state, too many questions. Determined to pick up the pieces of her life and be that Strong Independent woman once more as this time she owed it to her child, she begins the journey by first taking care of her child and herself and enrolling in therapy. Her brother Nathaniel had also changed his identity and moved to Australia as well, he wasn’t always present, but he was a great source of support to mother and child at the time. Embracing her stretchmarks and every part of her body changes during this amazing process. She just wished Levi was there to share every moment with this amazing

Bethany Carter finds herself between a rock and a hard place. Who would she choose? Levi or Andrew. Andrew on the other hand became her best friend, someone she could rely on whenever she needed one, her son has grown to love him, and she just didn’t want to risk their friendship with the decision she had to make. Whatever decision she would make would be in the interest of her son. As a parent, as much as she wanted to be happy, she also wanted the same for her child and would put him first. Would Levi be a good father to their son, will he hurt her again? She kept on asking herself those questions to avoid getting hurt again. She knew her decision would either make or break her son Levi finds out he has a son with Bethany, when he found out, he just couldn’t believe how he could love someone so easily without having to try he loved his son so much and could already slay the world for this small being this made him much more persistent. He had a rough childhood being raised by a sin

“I need to speak to Catherina; I think she can help me”. He left without informing Bethany about where he was going. Soon he arrived at Catherina’s.“Ding dong”…..the sound of the doorbell resonates through Catherina’s house.A little boy runs to take the door, “hello there, my mummy says I can’t take the door except she asks me to, but she’s in the shower and I can’t leave you out here so I might be in trouble now. How may I help you?”“I’m here to see Catherina” Levi answered, “do you know my mummy?”Levi hesitates for a while, as a memory of his son begins to reawaken, if his son was alive, they’d be almost the same age. He then stoops down to talk to the child.“Yes dear, I know your mummy” he said.“Is my mummy your friend?” The child asked.Levi couldn’t help but get emotional at that point and so he draws the child close goes on his knees and hugs him tightly. “She is my sister” he replied“Who are you talking to bab…” she was stunned as she walked in on Levi in her sitting ro