Se connecterEILEEN POV:He had been a parasite living off his parents before, and then he thought I was soft enough to allow it as well. In his dreams. “Are you calling him a golddigger?” Her voice raised over the conventional levels of societal politeness. “No, I am calling him a spineless freak who kidnapped my two children and my sister all in an attempt to get a few million dollars from me.”I heard an audible gasp coming from behind me. Dan hadn’t expected me to speak up. Silence. “A few million dollars?” His father whispered. “Did you think he wanted to see my daughter?” I questioned. “You’ve raised him for twenty years… Has Arthur ever thought of anyone but himself?”No response.“But he is the father of your child…”I couldn’t deny that. Be it for better or worse, he had contributed to Bethany coming to this world. She was my present from the universe.“He is the sperm donor, but not Bethany’s father.”Her eyes widened. “You can’t keep the child from him.”“Oh, I had no intention of
EILEEN POV:“Do you have time to come with me?”Dan smiled. “I am not straying from your side from now on,” he swore. My eyes widened and belatedly, I realized that he too felt guilty for being absent. “And what about Samantha?” I questioned. “I found a good team for her. Reliable men that will keep her safe and her life private. I don’t need to be around any longer.”I doubted Samantha wanted to keep him around for that. Of course, the people Dan found were amazing, but she wanted to spend time with him. “Arthur will hopefully be in jail and I won’t need you around all the time. Don’t blame yourself for doing your job, Dan. You are our friend, too. I want you to have a life of your own… a life that doesn’t just revolve around your work.”His brows furrowed. “We will see about that.”I shook my head because I knew he didn’t consider his work for Dominic and the family as that. In a way, it was great to be protected by the proverbial older brother, but on the other, I found my hear
EILEEN POV:No matter how much I wanted to go home with my family, the medical team deemed that everyone needed to be monitored for forty-eight hours before we were allowed out. Dominic thought it was the best course of action, as well. He took work calls in the VIP ward hallway while I went from one room to the next, keeping track of Harry, Bethany, and Lucy simultaneously. Greg was going in and out, keeping his distance whenever there was some article he had to take down about the situation. His phone was constantly ringing, and Lucy looked mildly irritated with him. “Can you wait outside?” she groaned when the ringing hurt her ear. I bit my lip, holding back my laugh as Greg stared at her helplessly for a moment before rushing out of the room. “You know he can’t help it,” I said softly, caressing her arm. Lucy sighed. “I know. He keeps hovering and breathing down the nurses neck every time they come in to check. He has so much work, but he insists on staying,” she groaned. So,
Dominic sighed. “Was he lying?” The question was rhetorical. “He was right. I wanted to win against him in the name of protecting you and Bethany. But in the end, I was incapable of doing so. I turned it into a pissing contest instead of doing it the right way…”I wouldn’t be honest if I said I hadn’t blamed him. For a second, while I faced Arthur, I had wondered what would happen if Dominic hadn’t stepped in. But in the next second, I remembered that Arthur would have dragged me to court and tried to take Bethany away from me regardless of what I had done. His motivation was not only to get money from me. No. Now, I had reason to believe that he took pleasure in tormenting me. He wanted me on pins and needles so that he could crawl back when his money ran out. “You did everything you could.”Dominic shook his head. “It wasn’t enough.”I heard the defeat in his voice. His shoulders sagged.“Why did you think I would leave though?” It made sense that I thought he would leave. But I
“He has been fed from the bottle and checked. Don’t worry, he looks fine,” the nurse reassured. “If you need to talk, we are all here for you,” she added after a beat. I jerked my head and winced when the needle that was too big for Harry inched closer to him. “Can you soothe him?” she questioned. I nodded hurriedly and caressed his cheek, speaking to him in soft tones and hoping it wouldn’t hurt too much. Just like his other shots, his expression pinched and he sniffed. But the needle was already pulled out and fat tears blurred his face. His cries were soft and my heart ached. He clearly couldn’t understand what had been said, but someone he did. And he still didn’t cry loudly. My poor baby. “Please follow me. We have to do X-Rays next.”If the situation weren’t dire, I would admire the contraptions necessary to keep a baby stationary for one of those tests. I watched from a distance as she was twisted and turned. He didn’t cry. His eyes wandered around, searching for somethin
“How… Why did you follow?” I asked slowly. “She grabbed Harry and Bethany and threatened to hurt them if he was pursued,” she said softly. “I… I just followed them without thinking. If Harry and Bethany were in the car without me… I can’t imagine.” She shook her head, as if trying to shake the images off. “I’m sorry.”She blinked in surprise. “Why are you sorry?”“I’ve brought you nothing but trouble. I’m sorry, Lucy.” How could I thank her enough for throwing herself in the line of fire? But I could apologize for dragging her into the mess that was my life. And it was my own making too. And now she had to clean up after me. “That’s my niece and nephew!” she insisted. “I didn’t grab that knife and stab him because I was busy holding onto Bethany and Harry while he weaved through traffic.”Yes, there were no baby seats. She was right. I was overwhelmed with gratitude. “Did he do anything?” I was afraid to ask. Lucy contemplated the answer for a long time. “Apart from reminiscing
DOMINIC POV:“Dominic!” Lucy called loudly, snapping me out of my fantasy.She had been talking, but I hadn’t heard a single word. Something about taking a bath.“Sorry, I zoned out for a minute,” I admitted, flashing her a wry smile.“Yeah, that smile doesn’t work on me, mister,” she giggled. “All
DOMINIC POV:I made my way through my door and into the shower in record time. I had a habit of hopping into the shower right after the hot tub, but in this instance, I needed a release. Lately, the shower had been my constant companion.I was rock hard already. I had touched and seen Eileen. I gro
DOMINIC POV:I pressed play, and the movie started. I was holding her hand and keeping distance in the beginning, but by the end of it, Eileen was in my lap, and my hold on her was tight.“Did you like the movie?” she asked when the ending credits came on.“I enjoyed holding you,” I replied truthfu
EILEEN POV:I looked up and found him eyeing us lovingly.“I know it’s late, but I was wondering if you’d like to sit in the hot tub for a bit?”“That sounds lovely,” I whispered. I carefully removed Harry from my breast and laid him down on the crib. Dominic swooped in and kissed me in the dim blu







