I sit parked before the house, my engine running. She should be inside, just on the other side of those walls with my baby. I take a deep breath to steady my pounding heart, but nothing will calm the steady beating, not until I see her and she is back in my arms. I've waited three months for this, and I don't want to wait a moment longer. So I turn the engine off and step out of the car.
The cool night air tickles me as I walk with heavy steps towards her door. I raise my hands to knock and pause. What if she isn’t here? What if he just lied to me to get my help? No, she has to be here; this is the house in the video with the red shutters and white fence. She’s inside. All I have to do is ring the doorbell. I reach out and press it. It rings in the house for a second before I hear footsteps coming to the door.
“Shanna, I told you to take the back entrance.” Her sweet voice permeates the air.
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GioHolding her in my arms after so long feels surreal. After months of looking, I started to think that I would never find her, or it would be when my child had grown. Well, children, since she’s having twins. I smileOne child with her is a dream come true, creating life with the woman I love. I never expected she would be having twins. I am so happy I could burst. Not only do I have my woman back in my arms, but we're having not one but two babies, and Gianna is finally onboard. That part matters less to me, but I know how important it is to Fenice.I pull away and look at her as she sits before me, her belly still exposed. My heart is so whole.“Can we be together? She’s okay with it?” She whispers.“You heard her yourself, or do I need to call her back?”She shakes her head as her eyes water.“Stop crying. I am yours, and y
Cole. I watch my father's car from a distance as he pulls off the room onto a dirt path. My men, who have been following him for the last four months, said he usually comes to this place twice a month. It’s an hour's drive from Dallas, in a scarcely populated woodland area often used for hunting. Nothing suspicious about that, except he changes his car at least twice on the trip before he arrives. If he were only hunting, he would have no reason to change his car. So that must mean he’s hiding something up here. William discovered it was purchased a couple of months after the fire and was bought by a shell company and not owned outright, which makes it even more suspicious. So far, we have been watching from afar, but I’ve grown impatient with how slow this process is going, so I plan to do a little more digging today and find out what he's hiding. I pull off to the side of the road to park my car, planning
GioRing, ring, ringI groan at the sound of the phone ringing. I open my eyes and glance at the clock. It’s nine in the morning. It’s probably Jillian calling. I took the month off work after we arrived two days ago. I've missed the last three months taking care of her and bonding with the twins, so I want to do that over the next couple of months. I left Jillian a message to that effect, and I'm sure she's calling to chew me out now. Unfortunately for her, I'm not in the mood to get cursed at. I grab my phone about to end the call when I see Gia’s name. She rarely calls this early, so something must be up.“Hey sweetie, is something wrong?”“Everything is great. I’m getting married. My best friend is home, and I have siblings on the way. I'm so excited!"“That’s great, sweetie, but why are you calling this early?”“Oh,
Brandi "Are you okay? Do you want me to carry you?" Tes asks as I step out of his car. He's been like this since we were in Puerto Rico, fussing over me and the babies, which is sweet but also annoying. "I'm fine and I can walk." "Are you sure?" "Yes." I snap answer a bit too harsh. I take a deep breath. "I'm sorry Fenice. It's just been a while since I've been an expectant father." "I know, and I know you're only doing this because you love us. But I'm okay." I take his hand as I turn to look at the restaurant. It's my favorite restaurant which we've been to multiple times but today I'm seeing Gia tonight for the first time since I've been back because she's been busy with work. Although we've spoken over the phone and she seems fine with us being together. I'm still nervous that she may see me pregnant and change her mind or, worse, turn to those pills again. "Are you ready?" Tes asks pulling me from my th
ColeI rub the last of the rope on the pocket knife I always carry in my boots. Dad's people took my gun and my phone, but fortunately for me, they didn't find my knife or who knows how long I would be stuck here. My hands and legs finally free, I stand and head over to the window and peer out into the woodland growing darker with each second. Two days have passed since I've been locked in this room. The woman who knocked me out comes here once a day after nightfall to bring me food and water. I don't know what dad is planning to do to me, so I should get out of here and get help from William and Gio to get Uncle Sly out. They are probably wondering where I am, but since William told me to watch and not make trouble, I doubt they'll figure out I'm here.I head up the steps, looking for the handle, but find nothing. I run my hand over the door and feel nothing but a smooth surface. Shit, it's like I feared. It only opens from the outside, which means I'll have to
“I’m sorry our engagement party was ruined because of that idiot.”“It’s okay. You have the rest of our lives to make it up to me, but Cole. Tes, I know you don’t like him but he’s family.”“He brought us back together. I’m grateful to him and I promise I’ll bring him back safely. Just try to relax. I’ll be back soon.”“He had you arrested, and now he has Cole. What if something happens and one of you gets hurt or worse?”“Nothing will happen to me or Cole.”“What about me?” William asks. I glare at him as he chuckles.“But.”“Fenice, I need you to trust me. Nothing will prevent me from coming home to you and our twins. I promise. We’re about to board the helicopter. I have to go.&r
BrandiI awake early the next morning and smile as I feel Tes' hand wrapped around me with his palm resting on my stomach. I roll over slowly and see him sleeping soundly. I trace the lines of his face, taking in every detail. I still can’t believe this is going to be my life. Wake up to the man I love and our children. A life simple, filled with meals together, romantic dates, and laughter.I smile and press a kiss on his lips, then turn to slip out of bed when I feel him pull me back into his arms and kiss me on my neck repeatedly before capturing my lips. He kisses me deeply and pulls away.“Good Morning. Where are you off to?” He says before moving to kiss my neck.“I was going to make my fiance breakfast.” I moan softly as he slips his hands under my shirt and massages my nipple.“What a coincidence I want to have my f
Giovanni“We’ve searched these five areas over the last four months and found nothing.” One of William’s men points at the list of French’s property. We’ve been searching for Sylvester for the last four months. On the list, twelve are crossed out and only two remain, yet we still have not found him or any clue of where he could be.“ We’ll start searching his Mount Vista property tomorrow and then we’ll search the property in Utah.”“How long will that take?” I ask.“About two weeks for each.”“Okay.” I ease back into the chair and rub my temple. This is harder than I thought it would be.“You okay, man?” William asks after dismissing Mike from the room.“It’s been four months and we haven’t fo