"Don't try to run away again, Mackenzie. You can't. You WILL not. I will chase you, capture you, and make you surrender till every part of your mind, body, and soul is mine, and mine alone." ~•~ All Mackenzie Torsney ever wanted as a loving wife was the love of her husband, and the acceptance of her mother-in-law. However, all her efforts were paid back with betrayal when she caught her husband in bed with another woman on the day she was diagnosed with a brain tumor. Devastated, Mackenzie goes to a bar to drown her pain in a bottle. There, she meets a handsome stranger, who she begs to have sex with. All hell lets loose when she finds out the handsome stranger is the most influential Axford, her husband's brother! And she is pregnant for him! Mackenzie is forced to flee from the city, from the Axfords. She would do anything to keep her twin babies away from their greedy billionaire claws. She can run, but she can't hide. Nobody hides from Chase Axford, especially not a woman he desires with every fiber of his being.
View More“Do you need some help, sis?” Emily asked as if she had not asked just a minute ago. Calista was ready to fight her off with a saucepan. She could bloody well cook if she wanted to without everyone breathing down on her neck. Spaghetti could not be that hard to prepare.Her little sister was not so little anymore at twenty and Cameron had interrupted her interesting conversation earlier in the day to inform her that Emily was coming home for a school break. She was studying Photography and Media Coverage as a mini course in NYU and was in her final year. Where was Cameron? It was his idea to have a family dinner at the house they had all grown up in as a way of welcoming Emily back home. Calista would have been content with soaking up in her French double bath tub but family came first and she missed her grandfather. The old man practically lived alone except you counted the number of servants at his beck and call. Calista was about to add to her list of unreplied texts to he
Calista sat in front of the great doors of her art gallery, hesitant to use the doorknob. It had been a while since she had touched a paintbrush m, talk more of going to work. Cameron and her little sister, Emily were constantly at her neck to move on with her life and this was her trying. Grief had eaten her up for two years and she felt guilty to put it all in the past. Moving on was like saying that the accident that had claimed her fiance’s life hadn’t happened, that she had not lost the two most important people in her life. To distract herself from those dark emotions, she checked the time on her phone. Belfer, her grandfather’s driver, had dropped her off more than thirty minutes but she could not gather the courage she needed to start all over again. “You can do this, damn it,” she scolded herself and pushed the doors open. She had forbidden anyone from pushing her wheelchair after she had recovered from the physical injuries. She had sustained a dislocation in her arm and
TWENTY YEARS LATER “Since when is a club the best place to discuss business?” Cameron admonished his best friend, Kail who was playing with the buttons of his car radio nonstop. “You’ll see but for God’s sake, do you only listen to all this opera shit?” The soft classical music playing within his car fizzled into the background as Cameron parked his car. He got down from his car, closely followed by Kail. They had been friends since their college days and now did business with each other from time to time. Once in, Kail took the lead, weaving his way through the many bodies into the building. Loud speakers were stationed at every dollar, blasting loud trendy dance music. Cameron was mindful of the clingy strippers, frowning at anyone who got too close. “Now what?” he tackled Kail when they were at the bar. The bartender, a bulky man with a dyed goatee spun around at the sound of new customers, holding a bottle and a shaker in each hand. “Now, we have a drink. The usual, Steve
TWO YEARS LATER~•~ "Five! Four! Three! Two! One! Happy New year!" Calista and Cameron screamed at the top of their lungs, jumping and huggoing each other while bursting with excitement. Chase and Mackenzie were not left out of the celebration. Chase hugged Mackenzie tight as they stood on the balcony of their cottage - the family's latest property in North Dakota - watching the fire works light up the sky. Little baby Emily cried in Mackenzie's arms. Mackenzie looked down at her daughter's dark eyes and blew her kisses. Soon, the baby started to smile. "Mummy, do you think Emily would have loved to scream with us?" Calista asked, tiptoeing just so she could see her little sister. Cameron turned to look at everyone, and stood beside his father. The more he grew, the more he turned into a spitting image of Chase. His father had often joked that by the time Cameron was Chase's present age, they wouldn't be able to tell their pictures apart. Emily was the only one who had resemblanc
The last few hours had been nothing but pure bliss for Mackenzie. She had never thought - not in ten light years - that she would be under the same roof with both her children, and the man she loved with everything, Chase, and they would be regarded as one…a family. She had always dreamed of it, but had given herself a million reasons to believe it could never happen. This time was different. This time, she was going to wallow in all the love she could get, because she absolutely deserved it all. As she sat on the stool and dapped her cheeks with her powder, she glanced over to her side and watched the video playing on her screen. It was from a local news tabloid, saying Selene had been arrested in her penthouse that morning, with charges of kidnap, arson and other criminal activities. She shook her head and looked back at her beautiful face. The glamourous emerald pendant that rested on her neck helped to highlight the hazel brown of her eyes, and Mackenzie found herself lost in h
As expected, Richard was discharged from the hospital the next day. He returned to meet the children, Mackenzie and Chase at home. Mackenzie had prepared lunch just in time for his arrival, and had made sure to prepare his favorite dish; lasagna. She was happy, for the first time in forever, her family was together, and she could be sure that she was safe. The children spent a greater part of their day helping their father and other stewards arrange their room. This time, Chase made sure Calista and Cameron got separate beds and wardrobes, enough room for all their things. While Cameron picked out a blue bed frame, and wanted his part of the room painted blue and furnished with blue furniture, Calista picked the color white for everything. Chase was happy to join in the painting, so the kids had to stay in the new play room while waiting for their walls to dry. At noon, Chase drove to the hospital to pick up his father and West. He was seated at the back seat of his car when he go
The next few minutes were spent trying to convince Chase to move Mackenzie and the kids over to Axford Villa.Now that Eleanor and Jeffrey would be leaving, Richard did not want to be left alone, especially with the scent of their betrayal still fresh. If he was ever going to get over it, he needed his family - the one that truly loved him, and the one he could trust, by his side. Alas, after seeing the true pain his father was in, and knowing Eleanor and Jeffrey would no longer be present, and receiving a nod of agreement from Mackenzie - of course - Chase agreed to his father's wishes and decided he would head back to his pent house and pack their things as soon as he was done seeing West. Felicity arrived in the hospital and stayed with Mackenzie and the kids while Chase left to speak to his cousin. Calista was sleeping in Mackenzie's arms while Cameron shared the bed with his grand father. "So, I guess you'll be moving in with him now, one big family." Felicity said aloud, caus
They arrived at the hospital less than twenty minutes later and Calista was rushed to the ER on a stretcher. Chase and Mackenzie remained by her side every step of the way, not leaving her for a single second. While Chase held her right hand and stood by her right, Mackenzie held on to her left hand.She still had tears in her eyes, and despite the huge brown blanket worn over her shoulders, shook violently with cold. While she was being examinded by the doctor for any external injuries or after effects of the shock, Mackenzie could no longer hold back the tears in her eyes. Sure, Calista was with them now, but what if…what if they had failed? What if she had been taken away? What if something bad had happened?Her father always said having a child means having your heart on legs. She fully understood his words now.Chase noticed this and put his hand over her shoulder. He pulled her closer to himself and rubbed his nose against the skin of her neck, soothing her, calming her. He to
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