AVERY’s POV
When I woke up I had severe body pains and my eyes were heavy.
“Oh, my God my head is going to fall! What happened?”
I removed the sheets from my body and immediately I saw my naked body. I flinched and put my hand over my hand. I quickly remembered my time with Axell. How I followed him to his house got drunk and begged him to fuck me. I almost ran mad just thinking about it
“No way, No way, No way! Oh, God, please!”
I quickly jumped up from the bed, put on my clothes, and when I looked on the shelf next to me there was a little note with my name on it. I quickly grabbed it and checked for the content inside.
“Thanks for last night, Sweet Avery”
I fell to the ground and almost shed tears.
“He gotta be joking! Sweet, Avery?!!! That is all? What does he mean thanks for last night like he had sex with a slut! He had his way with me and just left? Oh, no”
I ran out of the building, and there was no one else. I saw my car parked in front of the gate. I quickly got in and drove away very fast.
When I got home I went straight to my room and I saw Logan and Camila on the bed sound asleep.
I tried to be as quiet as possible. I checked the time and it was 9 am on Saturday.
“Thank God I don't have to go to work”
I whispered under my breath and I walked
I got into the shower and stood for about 3 minutes reminiscing on all that just happened and I was more than angry at myself for allowing it to happen.
I dressed up and walked down to the kitchen to prepare breakfast. Something to keep my mind off that bastard, Axell.
“Mummy, is that you?”
“Hey, my love. Are you awake? How was your night my boy?”
“Where have you been? Aunt Camila said you want to church but I know she lied”
“How do you know that?”
“I can't remember the last time you went to church, mummy. Can you? You don't have to tell
me where you were, but I am glad that you are back”
I stared at his little sleepy face and played with his hair. I hugged and kissed his lips.
The day Shawn left me heavily pregnant in the rain after denying the pregnancy I promised myself never to let any other man come close to me but I failed! I failed woefully! A man I barely knew! Fuck!
“Is this a family reunion without me?”
Camila outside just outside the kitchen.
Logan ran outside to the Television while Camila looked at me like she knew something was wrong.
“Spill it!”
“I fucked up! I messed up big time!”
I narrated the whole thing to her and she was as shocked as I was when I realized what I did. Including the part of Scofield.
“You mean you did it? With a stranger? And about Scofield, I think you should sue him. Imagine what would have happened if that man hadn't come in time!”
“Yes! With a hot, charming, handsome..”
“Avery, I think you are missing the point!”
“Oh, yes! I need to shower with holy water and ask Mary the mother of Jesus for forgiveness. And I can not use him. It will be his words against mine. He has money and influence, but who am I? A single mother who just got laid by a ghost!”
“What?!”
We chuckled carefully but deep down I felt used and betrayed by a stranger I hope never to see again.
(6 MONTHS LATER)
AXELL’s POV
“Is everything set?”
“Yes, sir. We just have a little problem at hand”
“What might that be?”
“We got a call this morning from Mexico and one of the men said Paolo has been asking for you all over”
“Is that the problem? Carlos, what did I tell you about not bothering yourself with small fries? Paolo will only get himself killed if he keeps searching for me”
I didn't leave Mexico and the dangerous life over there just to get my hands dirty again.
“Hey, my man! You look great. Now, give me a smile befitting of a CEO”
Bryson, my best friend and right-hand man, is always fond of giving me unnecessary praise.
“Bryson, not today, man. There are a lot of things to do and on top of that, Carlos just told me Paolo has been sniffing! He probably has his men on my tail right now!”
“Paolo? That bastard doesn't get tired, does he? I think I know who might be helping him”
He twisted his neck, pouted his lips, and stared at me.
“Don't look at me like that, okay?”
“If you had listened when I told you to dump that bitch but you never did! And now she is our biggest threat! I still don't understand why you picked Las Vegas of all places to come to!”
“Bryson, we are not hiding, are we? So we can stay wherever the fuck we want! And fuck that bitch! I should have killed her when I had the opportunity to”
I hit the table with my hands angrily then lit up a smoke. I sat on a desk inside my room smoking while Bryson and Carlos, one of my bodyguards just stared at me.
“Ah, Axell, about the lady from the party the other night. Have you heard from her or something?”
I paused for a moment and stared at him then I scoffed.
“Will it be bad if I haven't? Because I haven't and I don't feel bad about it.. But there is something. Wait, what lady? I have met a lot within the space of 6 months in Vegas”
“What is it? Have you fallen for your mysterious one-night stand? You know the one I am talking about! The one from the party, Avery, right?”
“Fallen?”
I chuckled and puffed a smoke.
“Falling for a lady is not in my books presently. I admit I enjoyed every bit of her the last time and I wouldn't mind keeping her as a plaything but nothing too serious of course”
“Are you sure, Axell?”
“Remember the last girl I tried taking seriously after Lucrecia?”
“No. Wait, there was another girl? I do not recall!”
“Exactly! Because she is dead! Let us go”
“What? Dead?”
“Bryson calm your balls down, okay? Is going to be a long day”
We walked and got into the car.
“I just wish you didn't just leave that lady all alone in that house after that night. Man, you sure had her through the whole night. She was screaming it was so crazy, man”
“Bet it was! I will see her sooner than she expects”
“What do you mean by that?”
Bryson quickly asked out of curiosity.
“You will see”
While talking I heard a gunshot. Bryson and I jumped out of the car but there was no sight of the shooter.
“Hey, Carlos are you alright? Carlos—”
I looked into the car and I saw blood pouring from his head.
“Bryson, they got Carlos. Fuvk!”
Bryson pulled Carlos's lifeless body out of the car and I laughed loudly.
“They just drew the battle line!”
I exclaimed loudly.
“Put your hands on your head or you are going down next! Axell!”
A sharp but thick voice yelled from behind me.
AXELL’s POVAvery called and told me that she and Shawn are planning on running a DNA test on Shawn and Logan. “Has it gotten to that?”“Yes, it is, Axell. I have always had my doubts. No one in my family or Shawn’s is colorblind, so how is Logan colorblind?”“Avery, so if the father isn't Shawn then who is?”“I don't know, Axell, but I would be so glad if he isn't. You wanna come along with us to get the results?”“Have you both run the test? We will give the doctors samples today”I followed her and we did all the necessary things. We got back and I told her I needed to fly to Mexico to meet with the godfathers with some evidence against Lucrecia and Paolo, so they would be punished.She insisted on coming with me, and we took Logan along. It was more like a family trip, and I’d promised Logan that I would fly him in my private jet.Everyone else followed, Bryson and Camila.We stayed at the same penthouse that I and Bryson stayed over the last time. Paolo had no idea when we arri
AVERY’s POVHe stared at me with a face full of surprise, but I overheard all he said last night, and I cried so much in my sleep. I also had a dream of waving and saying goodbye to my parents. I had finally found their killer, so I had fulfilled my biggest heart desire.“Avery..”“All these times, Axell, you were the one behind their death and you never said a word! You are a beast!”“Babe, please hear me out, please. I.. I.. I am also a victim. My parents were killed and I needed to avenge them. Your parents were no saints either. They had a hand in my parent's death, but I didn't kill them, Paolo did”I stared at him. How was I supposed to react? I can't believe I lost my memory for weeks and let Shawn get close to me. I didn't remember anyone, including my son. I can't believe I pushed Axell down through the balcony. What if something bad had happened to him?I stared at him and how helpless he looked. In my sleep, I heard him cry himself to sleep. When I woke up I saw him holding
AXELL’s POVI had several cuts, and I struggled to get back on my feet. I think I broke my leg.“Avery!”I screamed but there was no answer.Did she run away? That was the first thought that came to my head.I saw Logan running toward me, and I told him to go get Bryson and Camila.I was bleeding so much and I couldn't stand on my feet.My guards arrived and they lifted me up to the car.I saw Bryson walking down the stairs with Avery in his hands.“What.. What happened to her..”I tried getting out of the car but fell on my knees.The guards held me back up, but I was determined to go to Avery.“Hey man, I think she passed out when she watched you fall. We need to get the both of you to the hospital right now, get in”“Bryson.. How..”“Axell, get in the car now. You need to see a doctor”I got in and he followed behind us with Camila and Logan.When we arrived I pleaded with them to first attend Avery, but they said we were both important.We got treated in the same ward and were lef
SHAWN’s POVThe truth is I never expected a day like this to come. When I received the call from Camila asking me to come to the hospital I was surprised. Feels like Avery never really moved on from me. She must still be crazy over me. I will use this to my advantage. That dude of hers is popular and has lots of money, I will make sure to extort him using Avery.She has always been very useful to me ever since we met. I saw someone better and I left her pregnant, it was wrong of me, but it isn't new, and I am back now. I saw her son, Logan, or should I say our son. I am not here for him though, I am here to make my life better, so he can wait.“Avery, is there anything you want?”“No. Who are you to me?”Camila was behind me, so I wasn't free enough.“Well, I am..”“He is a friend to you.. A friend”Camila quickly said and I nodded too. This bitch. ****************It was late and I left. I promised to come to see her the next day and she agreed.The next day I came and the day after
AXELL’s POVI was so close to tears, but I had to be strong. I held Logan in my arms, he had been crying heavily upon realizing that his mother didn't recognize him. I can not believe this. How did she forget about all of us including her name? I stared at the doctor and he said we should all follow him to his office.“Mum.. Mummy..”Logan pointed with tears rolling down his cheeks at Avery who kept staring at us in awe.“It is fine, baby. It is fine”I patted on his back and calmed him down.When we got to the doctor’s office, I could see the pain in his eyes. He probably didn't expect that himself.“Mr Axell I can imagine how you and your family must be feeling right now”Camila was wailing heavily, Bryson hugged her and tried to keep her calm.“Logan, mummy will be fine and back, okay? I will make sure of that, huh?”The doctor said and Logan nodded. “Doctor, what is the way forward right now? She doesn't remember anyone, not even her name”“I know that Mr Axell. I guess she was
AXELL’s POV“She came around and told me about my doctor's appointment, which I agreed to go with her. She angrily left the room and said she would wait for me outside, but then I heard a loud thud outside the room. When I ran out I was lying unconscious down the stairs. I think she slipped”She said with a little tear rolling down her cheeks.I looked away, but then..“Wait. The farmhouse doesn't have stairs, does it?”She shook her head.“I wasn't in the farmhouse. I was in your room..”“In my room doing what?”I angrily said to her, and she moved away from me.“I thought about doing some cleaning for you..”“I have enough help around the house to take care of that, you bitch!!!”I screamed and Bryson held me back.“Calm down, man”“If she wasn't in my room, Avery wouldn't have gone into the house and she wouldn't be in this situation now! I also blame myself because I told her to go get you! Ever since you came into our lives..”I fell to the ground again and tears rolled down my c