When they were brought to the orphanage. The orphanage director changed their names for their protection. Concealing their identities will remove all traces that would be use by the murderers to track them. "Who are you?" Although his brother was the only living person who knew about her nickname, she still wanted to check. She didn't want to be reckless. "Jadey, it's Colton," Jade's brother excitedly replied. Jade was silent and hadn't replied. Colton could sense her reluctance and said a lot of things particularly the naughty things she did when she was a little girl that only her brother knew about. One of them was the time Colton caught her numerous times sneaking in the middle of night just to eat ice cream. She pleaded with him not to tell their parents about her sneaking in the night just to eat ice cream. Her parents forbid her to eat sweets as she became hyperactive and couldn't keep up with her. "Brother," Jade became emotional and her voice trembled. She clutched t
After the day they were back in Austria. Jade received a call from Colton and asked to see her. "Colton, I am already here," Jade said to Colton over the phone while she anxiously looked around. Not knowing how she would react to seeing her brother after a long, long years of separation made her jittery. A handsome gentleman in a bespoke three piece suit was making his way to her. Jade stared at the man, he was the spitting image of their father. No doubt that the man approaching her was her brother. "Colton," Jade whispered, she looked at the man with blurry eyes as tears gathered around her eyes. "Jadey?" Colton looked at the beautiful woman in front of her who looked like his mother. While Colton looked like his father he had his mother's gray eyes and Jade had her father's blue eyes. Colton didn't give a thought about the people around them. He hugged Jade and twirled around just like he always does to her when they were younger. Jade giggled with tears in her eyes. She f
For almost two weeks Tyler didn't come home. He and General Max had been planning how to foil the plan of the rebels within their ranks. All the information gathered by Jade was used. The enemy had no idea that they were being hacked by Jade. Her skill in hacking was a top notch, entering their system without noticing it. On the other hand, Jade and Colton always see each other. "I'm alone in my apartment, you can live with me if you want," Colton said while they were having their meals. Jade cocked her head up and gulped. "What? You don't like to live with me?" Colton noticed her reluctance and was badly hurt. He wanted to be with her to make up the time they missed. But here she was, unwilling to live with him. "No… I don't mean that…" Jade shook her head incessantly while lowering her head."Then, why are you reluctant?" Colton smirked as he suddenly thought something. "You have a boyfriend?" Jade raised her head abruptly with wide eyes and open mouth. "I don't have a boyf
It didn't sit well on Tyler that she had avoided his touch as if he was carrying deadly virus. With a dark countenance he eyed her. "Go and freshen up, we are going out for dinner." Jade wasn't able to stop her eyebrow cocking up and asked, "What's the occasion?" "Do we need an occasion to dine outside?" Tyler sneered, answering her question with a question. Jade shrugged her shoulders and turned to go upstairs. While she was trudging to their bedroom, Jade tried hard to find the reason why he was taking her out for dinner. It wasn't her birthday and neither he, Tyler had just celebrated his birthday weeks ago. She gave up when she couldn't find a plausible reason. Tyler rubbed the spot between his eyebrows as he watched his wife having no idea what the occasion was. They have been married for a month today and he had come home to take her out for dinner. So, it was just him who remembered their monthsary. His mood was dampened even more as Jade seemed not to be excited see
In a blink of an eye, Tyler's mouth covered Jade's mouth. Jade couldn't make out if it was his kiss or the wine she tasted from his mouth that intoxicated her.It was their second kiss. The first was initiated by her just to escape the danger she was in at that time. But now, Tyler started it under the influence of alcohol. If he wasn't under the influence of alcohol he wouldn't do it. That alone woke up Jade from daze and pushed Tyler away. Nevertheless, even in his state Tyler was way stronger than her. He didn't let go of her lips. He explored and plundered her sweet mouth as if there was no tomorrow. "Tyler," Jade murmured against his lips, her heart beating like a small animal fighting to free itself from a net. "Mm," he hummed in her mouth, not stopping from ravishing her mouth. Jade had to stop him. She was sure that when he became sober, all the blame would be upon her. She was the sober one between the two of them and it should be her to stop this thing from getting a
The car was already moving when Jade finally recovered from her shock.She couldn't believe it. Tyler exposed their relationship. "You shouldn't have told her about us," Jade couldn't suppress her anger as she talked to him. Tyler was surprised to see her angry. No matter what he did to her in the past she never showed her anger. "I did that to protect you," Tyler didn't like that woman casting an accusatory glance and remarks at Jade. Jade gritted her teeth while she fisted her hands. Revealing their marriage just made things worse. She will be seen as someone who ruined a relationship. A woman who stole someone's fiancée. If she only knew that Tyler's girlfriend was a famous ballerina she would have a second thought on marrying him for protection and revenge.She was sure that she could find another way to exact vengeance and be out of danger. She reprimanded herself for being impulsive when she sensed danger. "I don't need it, I just need you to keep quiet at that time," Ja
Tyler didn't talk to her when they were eating and Jade was unwilling to talk either. So the only noise in the dining room was the intermittent soft clinking of cutleries. When they were about to go to bed, Jade could not stand the deafening silence and decided to talk. "What is the progress of the mission?" She asked about it as that was their only common ground. "Plans completed and implementation will be the day after tomorrow," Tyler replied as he sat at the edge of the bed. "Do you have a target date to crush the rebellion?" Jade needs to know it because her freedom is connected to this mission. "Five to six months," he frowned and asked, "Why are you asking?" "When everything is over, both of us will regain our freedom," Jade's cheerful tone unknowingly irritated Tyler. Tyler stood up and strode to the balcony. He stared at nothing. Jade shrugged her shoulders. Only a few months from now, she wouldn't be seeing his mood swings. Jade slid under the covers. Few seconds af
In a flash, time flew by and it was time to clock out when Jade received a text message from Luke and replied to his message. Soon after she sent her reply, her phone beeped, notifying her of the received text message. [I'll wait for you to come home. Be home at 9pm. Hubby] "Control freak," Jade muttered under her breath. Despite being annoyed at his message, Jade didn't forget to register his name on her phonebook. At exactly 7 in the evening, Jade was already in the restaurant. She was ushered by a receptionist to a private room. Luke was dashing in his three piece charcoal custom tailored suit. Remembering those gentle hazel green eyes gazing at her with such tenderness when she was a young girl, her eyes lit up and warmth flooded her heart. Her Luke hadn't changed. He was still as gentle as he used to be. Luke drew a chair for her and mouthed "Thank you" before taking her seat. During their conversation, Jade secretly wished that he would mention about the orphanage but