LOGIN~ZAYDEN
Guilt slammed into me like an avalanche, and my knees buckled under the weight.My chest was tight, and it felt as though someone was pulling on my heart and ripping into it in such a savage way that made pain lance through my entire body.Dahlia was trembling with pain and rage, and her expression was twisted with betrayal. The look of utter devastation, the way she was still holding on to her kids like they were a lifeline, like she needed to protect the~DAHLIA"Mummy, when are you going to have another baby? I want a sister, like Aunt Nyssa's baby," Ava said, all of a sudden, and I froze. We were right in the middle of eating dinner. My eyes immediately flashed over to Zayden, and there was an amused, smug look on his face. I rolled my eyes at him and turned back to face my daughter. "Ava darling, it's not polite to speak while eating. So just eat your food, okay?" I stated, trying to deflect. But my daughter was determined to get through with the conversation. "When are you and daddy going to have another baby? I want a sister. A small sister. Axel wants a sister too. Right, Axel?" she turned to her twin brother for support, and he nodded vigorously to his sister's words. I sighed and placed my spoon down gently. "Ava, honey. Your father and I have a lot of things on our plate, and a baby is not one of them. Let's wait a little bit, okay?"I
~DAHLIA"Come on baby. This is a joyous occasion. Why are you crying?" Zayden asked as he handed me another handkerchief. I could not help but wonder how many handkerchiefs he brought with him, and how he knew I was going to be going through them so fast.I blew my nose into the handkerchief, sniffed loudly and looked up at him with what I was sure was red and puffy eyes. "These are not sad tears. I'm happy. These are happy tears. Tears of joy," I said, my voice coming out a little bit choked. My mate nodded as he gently took my hand in his, and started to rub circles on them. "I understand baby. I do. But people have been giving you weird looks. Just try to tone down the tears a little bit, okay? You can cry all you want on the drive back home. I have more handkerchiefs."His words made me laugh, but I also rolled my eyes at the people giving me weird look statement. "Fuck them. Let them look at me as much
~NYSSADahlia and I stared at each other for a long time, even after she was seated. It was just us in the living room, and there was a tense, awkward silence between us. I should apologise. I wanted to. I hated how worried and angry she was because of me, but for some reason, I was hesitant to speak first. I wanted her to apologise to me too. I get that she was mad at me for switching my phone off and making everyone panic, but her words were too harsh. And they hurt me. So we sat there, just staring at each other with similar expressions of regret and guilt on both our faces. Dahlia was the one who spoke first."I'm sorry. I... I didn't mean to say such hurtful words. I was just so scared. I don't think I have ever been this terrified in my life. And I was guilty too. I could not stop thinking about how I should have convinced you harder, how I should have begged you to keep the baby. But I didn't. Instead, I left
~ZAYDENDahlia was about to storm out of the gate when I caught up to her. My hand wrapped around her wrist, stopping her from walking away. "Hey. Calm down, baby. What's going on?" I asked as I turned her around to face me. There was tears in her eyes, and her face was red with anger as she met my gaze. It was rare for her to be this pissed, and seeing her like this unnerved me a lot. Before she could say anything, I dragged her into a hug, gently patting her on the back. None of us said anything. I held her as she sobbed into my chest, her arms wrapped around me so tightly, it was almost as if she thought I was going to run away from her or something. When she seemed to have calm down, I gently pulled away from the hug. Then I grabbed her shoulders, leaning down to meet her red rimmed eyes. "Hey. Talk to me, baby. What happened between you and Nyssa? Why are you not at the hospital? Where is Ava and Axel?" I aske
~NYSSAWhy the hell was Dahlia screaming like she had just seen a ghost?"For fucks sake, can you please stop yelling?!" I snapped, and my voice was loud enough to cut her off. "Nyssa? Is that you?" she called out, moving away from the doorway and walking towards me. I rolled my eyes as I plopped back on the couch, rubbing the back of my eyes. "Who else was it supposed to be? Did you think I was an intruder?" I responded sharply. I had just woken up after being asleep for what I was sure had been hours, and all I wanted was a glass of cold water. Instead I was being screamed at, and now I was too exhausted to go all the way to the kitchen for the water. So I remained where I was. Dahlia dropped the bags she had been carrying with a thud, and walked towards me. Her hands were curled into fists as she stood before me, and her lips was trembling with effort as she tried not to cry. "When d
~DAHLIAWhen my phone rang, I grabbed it immediately, my heart slamming so hard against my rib cage. It was Zayden. I picked the call, hope leaping out from my innermost core and filling my veins, replacing the blood in my body. "Have you found her?" I asked, not giving him a chance to speak first. My mate heaved a deep breath at my question, and I knew from the way he hesitated that Nyssa was still no where to be found. My heart dropped into my stomach, and the hope in my blood immediately turned into a slush of panic. Dread. "I'm sorry, love. We will find her though. I just called to ask if everything is okay with you and the kids."A deflated sigh slipped past my lips. "The kids are okay. Asleep at the moment. Ava is not showing any signs of discomfort or anything, so I'm pretty sure she's alright.""Good. Please do not worry about Nyssa, okay? She's going to be alright." I
~ZAYDENMy phone rang again, and this time, I did not look at the caller ID before I picked the call and slammed the phone to my ear. “What?!” I barked, too angry about the information about Dahlia to give a shit. My assistant cleared his throat before he spoke.
~ ZAYDEN There was a sharp knock on my office door, and my assistant stepped in after I gave my consent. “You called for me,” Leo said as he stopped before my desk. I ignored him, still deep in thought. I twirled my wrist watch around my fingers as I though hard about the decision I was about to
~ DAHLIA“How long will you be away from your kids, Dahlia?”Derek's words, minutes after he had said them, resounded in my head. And each time the words repeated in my brain, the more it broke me. They landed against my skin like stones, and my breath hitched as I tried to
~ ZAYDEN“What the fuck, Dahlia?” I gaped at her, unable to believe my ears. She frowned at me. “Is there a problem?” she asked, and the question made me really angry. She was going to pretend that she didn’t understand the implications of the words she just said?







