*****DARELL’S POV*****"Last night was absolutely incredible, my love, and I hope you also enjoyed every bit of it. Thank you for such wonderful memories; I will cherish every moment of it. Ah, and by the time you are seeing this message, I won't be by your side anymore. But trust me, it will only be for a short while. I promise I'll be back in nine months with our precious little bundle of joy. I can't wait for you to meet our baby. Until then, think of me every day– Forever yours, Amaya."Anger filled me, and I felt my blood boiling as I crumpled the paper in my fist.That sly bitch! How dare she trick me?I should have trusted my gut when she suddenly agreed to sign the divorce papers and acted all innocent. I can't believe I let her fool me again.Darrell, how could you be so stupid.In anger, I used my arm to sweep everything across the surface of the dressing mirror, sending bottles of cologne, lotion, and everything else crashing to the floor in a symphony of destruction.The
I pushed him aside and fully entered the room, only to meet Hailey now lying peacefully on her back and steady like she was in the deepest and most comfortable sleep of her life. Her face was serene with no trace of the agony I'd witnessed moments not long ago. The sweat was gone. The tears were also gone.Confusion clouded me, and I quickly rushed closer to her, turning her on her side again to look at the mark, but… the mark… was completely gone, as if it wasn't there in the first place."No way," I whispered, searching the other parts of her body. Her hand, her neck."No, no, no. It was right here. There was a mark, and it…”“Aunt Carmen,” Hailey’s sleepy voice made me jump back. “Is there anything wrong?”She was staring at me with those grey eyes that were filled with curiosity and questions.I stared at her with mouth hanging, still shocked from everything that has happened within few minutes.“A...re..re you alright?” I asked. My heart was still racing, but I tried to sound no
******CARMEN'S POV******“I love you," he whispered against my neck, his breath warm and familiar as he slowly slid into me.My fingers dug into his back as I arched beneath him, pressing my body tighter against his, my toes curling into the sheets.But just as I parted my lips to whisper his name, a faint sound cut through the walls of our bedroom. My breath hitched, and I froze, every muscle in my body tensing."Stop," I murmured, placing a hand against his chest.Liam immediately stilled, his dark eyes searching my face with concern. "What's wrong, sweetheart?”I held my breath, trying to listen more to the sound that I thought I had heard just now."Did you hear that?" I whispered."Hear what?" Liam's brow furrowed."I… I thought I heard Hailey crying," I said, although I wasn't sure since I couldn't hear it again."In the middle of the night?" he asked, drawing in a deep breath like he was trying not to sigh. "Well, I didn’t hear anything. And if she's really crying, it's probabl
"Have you been working here for a long time?" I asked, desperate for a distraction. "I don't remember seeing you before."Jude paused, studying my face as he wondered why exactly I was asking that question. "I mean you seem to have been around here for a while and I was here briefly, about seven years ago. Just for a month. So I don't remember seeing you around."I asked, knowing it was quite weird to have someone as old as him as the head of security of this house.“Are you perhaps...?"Fuck!“ Yes, I am.” I said, knowing what he wanted to asked.But his reaction after I said that shocked me.Jude expression changed and then he smiled at me as he gave me a slight bow.What....what is this?I quickly looked around, feeling embarrassed to have someone as elderly as him to bow his head for me.And why was he acting like this?"Oh goddess, what are you doing?" I rushed forward, trying to stop him. "Please don't…""I've heard a lot about you," he said, straightening. "From Aiden."I look
*****EMMA'S POV*****The towering gates of the Supreme Alpha's mansion loomed before me like the jaws of some ancient beast, ready to swallow me whole and I could hear my own heart beating faster as if I was about to enter into a lion den.My left hand clenched into a white-knuckled fist while my right hand gripped the handle of my box so tightly I could feel the indentations pressing into my palm. Never in my wildest nightmares had I imagined I'd willingly step foot in this mansion again. Not after leaving with a broken heart. Not after he welcomed her into what should have been our home.These walls held too many ghosts, too many memories that I'd spent years trying to bury. Yet here I stood, like a moth drawn to the very flame that had already burned me once."Yes! Finally!" Ayla squealed in my mind, her excitement making my temples throb. "I can't believe we're back here. Back to our rightful home."Home? Is she for real right now?I pressed my fingers to my forehead, feeling a
“Ping!The sound cut through the oppressive silence of my office like a blade and I walked back to my table, picking up my phone, only to see Emma's message glowing against the dark screen.“Pick up my call."I exhaled slowly as I could practically taste her fury through the phone and I knew if I picked up her call right now, our conversation was definitely not going to end well.Maybe we could have a proper conversation when she calm down.I wanted to drop my phone back and her message came in again.“ Pick my call right now!”Is she really going to be like this?She has been sending constant messages since morning.Ping!"Pick it up and tell me why the fuck you had Alex deported and have me banned from leaving the country for financial fraud."Financial fraud?I frowned, staring at the screen as I wondered when exactly was that about. Then I remembered the order I gave like four days ago. But seriously, is that the only thing that could charge her with? I thought I’d specificall