LOGINElena’s POVNow it all makes sense.Her weakness. Her constant fatigue. The fact that she wasn’t as active as she used to be for the past weeks.I start to cry harder.How did I let this go this far? How did I neglect my children? So many things happened and I didn’t focus on them. I was so wrapped up in all the drama regarding Tristan, that I failed to see what’s really important.M y heart breaks. I look down at Sophie and guilt just eats away at me. Liam holds my hand like he can feel it, but I can’t take comfort in anything because I know that it’s all my fault.“She has a twin,” I say, my desperation making my heart shake. “Maybe Liam can donate.”She shakes her head. “Unfortunately, he won’t be able to. We will test the father and mother.&rd
Elena’s POVTime has completely slowed down for me.Ever since the disaster at the play, I don’t think time has flowed right, even though I still remember everything that happened right after Sophie collapsed.The whole stadium was in a panic. Sophie’s teacher rushed to the stage and gets to her. Liam broke through the curtains and attends to his sister. Alexander and I got up from the crowd, racing towards the stage. I caught her in my arms, patting her cheeks, trying to make her open her eyes.Sophie managed to do that. Her eyes fluttered open. She felt so light and frail in my arms. Her skin was pale, her lips almost blue. I cried her name out and called out for Alexander to call an ambulance.“Mommy,” she said. “I can’t feel my body.”That was what slowed time down for me.
Third Person POV“Mira? What brings you here?”Benjamin is shocked to find Mira knocking on the door of his apartment at four in the afternoon. Even more shocked to see that Ethan is with her, wearing big headphones and singing along to some music that Mira put on so that he won’t hear a thing.Good thing that his wife isn’t here. She’s on a business trip. Which means that if Mira does decide to repay him, he will be right here….But Mira puts a stop to that fantasy real quick.“I need your help,” she says, cutting him off. “Can we come in? But you need to remember that this is strictly business, and I don’t want any fooling around. If Ethan hears or sees something, he’s going to report to Tristan.”Benjamin looks at her, then at the kid. All his desires fall flat. He just sighs and opens the door. “Lucky the wife isn’t here. But what do you want? What’s going on?”“Go play in the living room, Ethan,” Mira says to the child, who immediately obliges and brings his toys out of his backp
Third Person POVAfter the release of the video, three days pass.Then four. Then five. Until a whole week passes.Tristan has found normalcy again. Or at least, he has a good semblance of it as long as he ignores a lot of things going on.Mira continues to pester her at home about the investigation and her video, even though his private investigator has found nothing yet. To him, she seems scared. About what, he doesn’t know. And he doubts he will ever ask. That’s just what Mira is now, always scared and complaining and asking how everything affects her.He’s just doing well ignoring it and trying to keep himself in the right direction.Right now, he just wants to focus on his life: his business and his family.He still gives Mira everything she wants. He even offers to take her to her checkups, but
Tristan’s POV“New footage about the Blake Industries robbery has been released, and the real culprit behind it has been revealed to be the victim’s own aunt.”Chaos just erupted in the house. New reports just got released, and all I can feel is dread mixed with a dose of relief.Dread because I have no idea what this means for my sales.And relief because at least now, I know that we’re approaching the end.The truth has finally been released.Elena will be set free.Free from all the issues. Free from all the mess. Free from me.Me. The person who got her here in the first place.Not a very long time has passed, I know. It’s only been a couple of days. But guilt has been eating away at me. Every time I look in the mirror and see the scabs and the bruises on my face, I start to wish that Alexander could’ve done more. I start to hope that if I see him again, he better make sure to hurt me well.Because I don’t think I will ever forgive myself for what I did to Elena.It’s not just the
Elena’s POV“But Alexander isn’t here,” India says nervously. “He had to attend an important meeting. He wanted to stay and make sure that your conference went fine, and I just sent him real time updates….”India starts to blabber. I have never seen her this nervous before. I try to put my hands on her shoulders to calm her down, but she keeps talking.“Alexander will kill me if I don’t keep you safe,” she says in a rush. “That’s the one thing he told me to do today. And now these people are in here and the idiots downstairs didn’t even check before getting them here!”“India,” I begin soothingly. “It’s fine. I’m just going to talk to them—”“There she is!”Dad spots me.He starts to march towards me, and I just let them. At least we’d be confined here in the conference room in case they do something embarrassing. I motion India to leave and close the door as soon as they come in, and she does just that, locking us both inside the room.Margaret glances back at the door like she wants
Elena’s POVThe man’s nostrils flare, his eyes wide and bloodshot. Only now am I realizing that he looks unhinged, and I find myself vaguely wondering why I even followed him in the first place.I raise my hands in surrender. I don’t know what else to do. I have no idea if he wants to hurt me, but
Elena’s POVChaos starts to ensue, erupting around me like a bunch of ripe volcanoes.Liam shoves Tristan. Sophie tries to stop him, yelling, “He didn’t mean it, he didn’t mean it!”But none of that is enough. I can’t get up. Penny is the only one helping me, and Alexander is busy trying to take Li
Elena’s POV“Alexander!”My scream echoes in my ringing ears. Time slows down, almost sputtering to a halt, and as I rush towards Alexander, it feels as though my limbs are traveling through amber. Slugging. Unable to reach him in time.Grace gasps. I know she didn’t mean to do it. She’s out for me
Elena’s POV“What?” I splutter. “But we have so much unfinished business here. Tomorrow?”“Yes, tomorrow.” Grandpa Harold confirms. “Let the unfinished business be unfinished. Let these bad people try to come and find us in Milan. We’re better off there. We’re not in any unfamiliar territory. But h







