Never Again 🌷 •EVELYN / ROSE• That was probably the longest drive of my life, in these twenty-four hours my life had turned upside down. First my kids got hospitalized and my daughter's condition was critical when a guy with eyes familiar to my kids, declared his claim on my kids. He thought I was a fool or he was mistaken that I was weak. I could be anything but that, in these five years I've learned to cope with my unknown past, I know how to connect dots. And after connecting everything that happened in these past few weeks after Mr. Knight entered my life, it led to a conclusion. Xavier Knight is indeed related to my past, but to what extent, I didn't know until tonight. How could I be so foolish to not acknowledge the feelings, his look, that unknown connection to his son and the familiarity between my kids and him. I knew, I was afraid to voice out the truth, but somewhere back in my mind, I know who he is to my kids. But, for now I don't know what he is to me. Ther
Never Again 🌷 E V E L Y N• I was being dragged, again. The bulky man held my forearm really tight and continued tracking me out of the cell and through the narrow passage I was pretty sure my blood circulation had stopped by now. "Rose!" Alex screamed when a man slapped him hard on the face. It made my blood at another level. "Leave him the fuck alone out of this!" I yelled to the top of my voice as I pushed my nails in the wrist of my captor. The man dragging me, pushed open the metal door before we entered. He shoved me, not so gently on a wooden chair and tied my arms and legs, they did the same with Alex and he was crying uncontrollably. It made my heart break again and again. Screaming in my head, 'Where the fuck are you Blake?!' Trying to wriggle out of the ropes. I tried hard but all the energy was drained from my body. I didn't have the energy to lift my finger, I just threw my head back and closed my eyes tightly. Looking sideways, "Alex," I called him as he looke
Never Again 🌷 Xavier and Mason immediately contacted their detective and the Hawaii police. Evelyn texted the cottage's address to Xavier, according to which they reached the cottage. The detective had asked for a backup which was secretly following them at a distance of a kilometre. Xavier was about to break the door using his foot, when Mason grabbed his arm and pulled him behind, "Don't be a fool Xavier, they can't know our arrival." Nodding his head, they both let the detective and Hawaii police enter the abandoned cottage. There were numerous narrow passages and it was really hard to know where they kept Alexander and Evelyn, until, "Stay away from my son!" Yelled Evelyn. Following the voice, the police increased their pace as they made their presence known to the criminals, warning: "FREEZE! THIS IS HAWAII POLICE." Savannah's eyes widened as she exclaimed in disbelief whilst looking at Evelyn, "You played us!" "You are a criminal." Spat Chris. "I'm not gonna let you
Never Again 🌷 “I fell in love with his soul, before I could even touch his skin.” ~•~ •E V E L Y N• -TWO YEARS LATER- It had been two years after that horrified day, two years for Marcus' wedding, two years being mother to three amazing kids, two years since Xavier started acting like him and me as hus, to win my trust back. And in these two years, he never touched me without my permission. I still get scared remembering the day when I thought I lost my kid, my son, my happiness, Alexander. Yes, Savannah did pull the trigger, but Xavier pushed the gun away from Alex and he missed it by an inch, or else… Breathing out, I suddenly remembered the day when Alex asked me if I could be his mother too, if he could call me Mom too. That day was the best day of my life, we both had tears in our eyes. Of course, I wanted him to call me Mom, but when he wanted to. His face held so much emotion, and Xavier actually shed some tears when he heard Alex calling me Mom, he was finally reli
Never Again 🌷 “And SOMETIMES, against all odds, against all logic, we still H O P E.” ~•~ E V E L Y N • “Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day.” I couldn't remember where I read that, but when I wake up, I expect things to be good. If they are not then I try to set about trying to make them as good as I can 'cause I know I'm going to have to live that day anyway. So why not try to make the most of it if you can? Some days, they pan out a little better than others, but you still gotta always just try. Sitting beside my car window while the sun embraced me in its warmth, keeping me alive and enthusiastic for the whole day. I love the feeling of the fresh air on my face and wind blowing through my hair. "Eve. Eve. Evelyn!" My chain of thoughts broke when Kat's voice pierced into my ears as she lightly patted my arm. Moving out of trance, and taking in the surroundings, I realised we had already reached Walker Industries. Panic whirled in
Never Again 🌷 “Rewinding time is not possible, but 'do-over' is, sometimes we get another chance to do something right the second time that we got it wrong the first time.” ~•~ •E V E L Y N• |FIVE YEARS AGO| "You're not supposed to sell your daughter! How could you do this to me, Dad?!" I screamed at him, throwing the vase that was placed in the nightstand. The veins in my head were palpating because of the rage that I was feeling, and was seconds away from killing someone. "Please Eve, just listen to me for once." He tried to calm me by rubbing my arm but my rage didn't fade away. "Listen to you? I'm not listening to your bullshit! And keep me the hell away from your business."I almost growled, trying my best to keep my demeanor in check. "Evelyn!" Marcus, my elder brother yelled at me as he stood at the entrance of my room, looking at me with disappointment. He never raised his voice at me, and today was the first time in the eighteen years of my life that he has ever yel
Never Again 🌷 “Sometimes the best thing you can do is not think, not wonder, not imagine, not obsess. Just breath, and have faith that everything will work out for the best.” ~•~ •E V E L Y N• The day wasn't peaceful for Xavier Knight as the faded memories of my betrayal were floating right in front of him. He masked the anger on his face gracefully as he averted his eyes from my face. By losing the extra pounds gave him a more chiselled face than before, that was what you first noticed about him: a hard, chiselled face, like that of some ancient Greek statue. The way his white shirt had covered his forearms was telling me that he had spent his share of time in the gym. And, then, finally, there was his eyes…. His forest green eyes that horrified me in the last five years. They were dark pools of immeasurable depth, pools of agony that you could drown yourself in and never again come up for air. Once messy dusty brown hair was now perfectly blended in gel to his right side, an
Never Again 🌷 “Characterize people by their actions and you will never be fooled by their words.” ~•~ •E V E L Y N• "Are you two hundred percent sure it was him?" Kat asked the same question for the tenth time and I narrowed my eyes at her. "Yes Kat. I'm definitely sure." Rolling my eyes at her as I thought even if I hadn't heard his name, I'd still recognise those alluring eyes anywhere. Whenever my situation got worse, it would be his face that would appear in front of my eyes, telling me that Karma was definitely biting my ass off. "I ain't getting the job, right?" I sighed, eating the last slice of pizza left. "Lying is against my morals, darling." She said, amusement dancing in her eyes, but as she looked at my face, Kat got equally worried. Kat had always been my constant support since the day I met her, and I can't pay her back, at least not in this lifetime. But now, I desperately need a job. To regain my self-respect, my personality, to be independent. "Eve, look at