تسجيل الدخولCHAPTER 115~KIM~Richard walked in with Elena at the last minute.The sight of them walking in and demanding to know hit me in the face. It brought back memories—the reality that I was brought here to produce a baby for them.Neither visited in the two weeks I was here, unconscious and now they were here, as though they came to collect tax from a market woman.I took a look at the stick.The single red line staring at me.My heart went in two different directions.I handed the stick to Jerry, who took a brief look and handed it to Elena.“Well, I guess she’s not.” Elena returned the stick to me and walked out of the room.Richard was quiet.The hurt in his eyes was too evident, and seeing him in pain was a slight source of happiness to me, but it did not change the fact that my heart was broken, finding out that there was no baby.After the encounter with Nana, I was really excited about the baby.Jerry looked relieved that there wasn’t one and the emotions in the room were quite ove
CHAPTER 114~RICHARD~I heaved a sigh of relief when she threw down the knife. I hurriedly kicked it away from her and opened my arms wide enough for her to collapse in.“It’s okay. I’m here. You’re okay.” I pacified her.Elena cried her eyes out for about fifteen minutes, while I pleaded and tried to calm her down.It took another ten minutes to get her seated on the couch. I carried her in my arms like a baby, settled her and went back into the kitchen to get a glass of water.The silence in the atmosphere was awkward. There was no telling what she was thinking and I could not take my eyes off her for fear of what she would do next.She placed the cup gently on the table.“Are you still going?” she probed.“Of course not. I’m not.” I sat with her and pulled her into an embrace. “I’m here.”For the next four days, I tried to do everything to keep her happy. We had every meal together, took walks on the beach and watched every sunrise together.Our life was shaping up to be perfect,
CHAPTER 113~RICHARD~“He still isn’t here, Elena,” I stormed into the room, complaining.“That’s weird. He has direct instructions.” She replied.Her reply made it sound like we were in sync, like we wanted the same thing, but I couldn’t help notice she had her legs folded on the bed as she painted her toenails in clear gel.“The entire week you’ve assured me he would come get us. Everyday, I stay by the window watching and there is no sign of him,” I took a few steps forward,“You don’t at all seem bothered that someone disregarded your direct instructions and has been playing with you for one whole week, which is why I have to ask, Elena, what direct instruction does the driver have?”She raised her head, took a glance at me and closed the nail polish, placing it gently on the bedside drawer.“He knows to come get us when he gets my signal.” She replied, staring right into my eyes as she said so.“And have you given the signal?”I obviously knew the answer to that by now, but just
CHAPTER 112~KIM~“Nana!”I opened my eyes, screaming at the top of my voice, when a hand pressed me down.“Hey! Hey! It’s ok.”The familiar sound of his voice calmed me down enough to wait until my eyes were fully opened.“It’s okay. I’m here.” He gently stroked my head.“Jerry?”I remembered this room.How could I forget?How quickly roles had reversed.The last time I remembered, Jerry was in this very bed, fighting for his life. Somehow, he was now sitting beside me, while I was lying in the same bed, fighting for my life.Jerry looked completely healthy.Not a single sign of a broken bone. He looked nothing like the man that was dying the last time I saw him.It begged the question; “How long was I unconscious for?”“That’s not important right now.” He held my hand, rubbing it gently.It was as though he was trying to distract me from something.“I know it’s not important, but I still want to know. How long?” I insisted.“Kim, the most important thing is you’re awake now. Nothing
CHAPTER 111~KIM~“Where is Alpha Fell?”I ignored all the pleasantries that were rendered by the staff and went straight to interrogating them as soon as I walked into the infirmary.“He’s not here.” Someone managed to answer.The rest of them were clearly terrified by my abrupt entrance and demeanor, but I couldn’t care any less.“Where is Elena then?”This time, I did not wait for them to respond to the question.I charged in Jerry’s room where she was supposed to be, but instead of Elena, I met Jerry, choking in his bed. Literally fighting for his life.“Jerry!” I rushed to his bed side.He was dying. I could see it.It was the very thing I was afraid of.The stage where all his organs were manifesting the trauma he had gone through and they were shutting down.Even though I had not practiced nursing enough, I knew enough to know that medically, there was nothing that could be done for him, so I didn’t scream.I stood there, watching him, tears streaming down my cheeks.He was hel
CHAPTER 110~RICHARD~“It’s almost sunrise, but I’m sure you’d still love to get some sleep.” Elena said, moving up the stairs.“I think I’ll stay here. Maybe watch the sunrise.” I replied.The penthouse had a basic structure.It had four bedrooms and two floors. Three of the rooms were on the second floor and downstairs was a living area, an open-air kitchen which doubled as the dining room and a bedroom, which her parents had converted to a library.There were not a lot of walls, since half of it was glass to allow for a good view of the beach and the trees that went with the wind in a way that was soothing.The few walls that existed around the kitchen area and the wall that held the entrance door were painted in plain white and the black curtains with faint gold embroidery designs made for all the compliments the paint needed.“Very well then,” Elenna replied and then left.I wasn’t sure what was going on, but what I knew was that I didn’t like it one single bit.Watching the wave
CHAPTER 6: The Necklace Lie~ Kim ~The world stopped.I stared at Elena, waiting for her to laugh. Waiting for her to correct herself. Waiting for something that would make this make sense.But she just stood there, perfectly composed, her blue eyes wide and innocent as a doe's."Excuse me?" My voi
CHAPTER 5: ELENA’S NECKLACE~ Kim ~The world tilted pleasantly as Richard's face drew closer to mine. Scotch had a way of making everything feel inevitable, like gravity itself was pulling us together. His hands were warm against my face, his thumbs brushing the curve of my cheekbones with a gentl
CHAPTER 4: The Consummation Clause~ Kim ~Dinner that night was torture.The entire family had gathered — my parents, Elena, Richard, and Richard's mother, Catherine Fell. She was an elegant woman in her sixties with silver hair styled in a classic updo and sharp green eyes that seemed to see ever
CHAPTER 3: The Wolf's Den ~ Kim ~ My feet moved before my brain could talk me out of it. I walked toward the cabin, drawn by curiosity and something else I couldn't name. Why had Richard chosen this exact spot? Was it coincidence? The cabin was beautiful up close. It looked like a sanctuary. A







