LOGINReed's point of view Lisa's eyes widened. “You wouldn’t dare.”A dry laugh escaped me.“Really?” I looked straight into her eyes..“Take another step and find out.”She didn’t move,.instead, tears appeared..I stared at her in disbelief..How does she do that? How does she summon tears whenever the conversation stops going her way? I turned away before irritation turned into something uglier. “Be gone before I come downstairs again.” I started climbing the stairs. “If I still find you in this here when I return, I’ll personally drag you out.”A sob echoed behind me. “Fine…” I didn’t stop. “I’ll leave tomorrow morning…just let me stay tonight. I won’t disturb you…I won’t even make a sound. Pretend I’m not here… I’ll stay in one room and disappear as early as possible tomorrow.”I paused halfway up the stairs and looked back. “If you don’t, I’ll pay for a hotel myself… because no woman stays overnight in this house.” I held her gaze. “No woman except the one I love… or my family.”The word
Reed's Point of View"Чёрт возьми..." The Russian curse tore from my throat before I even realized I'd spoken. Ten minutes…I had been gone for ten miserable minutes. Nova was laughing, stealing popcorn from my bowl, pouting because I wouldn't let her eat nothing but junk food for another day. Ten minutes later...She had looked at me as though I had murdered every dream she'd ever carried.I gripped the steering wheel until my knuckles turned white. "How the hell did she leave without anyone knowing?!" I barked into the phone…silence came, then useless apologies. "I don't want apologies!" My voice exploded through the car. "I want answers!"The gates opened, I didn't even wait for the car to stop rolling before jumping out. The guards stiffened, every one of them suddenly found the ground fascinating. "What exactly do I pay you people for?" I snapped. "A woman walks out of my house in tears and none of you can explain why?"Nobody answered, my voice kept bursting in the air, but not a
Lisa's point of view "The bitch is gone. I twirled around the living room. "And the queen has taken over." A laugh bubbled out of me. "The real queen."A low chuckle answered from the other end of the call. "Good." His voice became colder. "Now listen to me carefully."I straightened immediately. "If you do exactly as I say, within three or four days Reed will be the one chasing after you."A smile stretched across my face. "That's exactly what I want." I crossed one leg over the other. "I didn't come this far just to mess things up..""Good." There was a pause, then his tone sharpened. "Lisa, get rid of all the evidence." The smile faded from my lips as he repeated himself, dragging each word like I was deaf the first time. "I said get rid of every piece of evidence."I rolled my eyes. "I will.""Don't just tear the magazine, burn every page…to the very last piece and flush it down the drain. It must disappear." He didn't wait for me to answer. "The fake pregnancy bump." My eyes dro
Kael's point of view It took me half an hour to drive into the hospital’s parking lot. Ten seconds later, I stormed into my specialist's office, the doctor looked up and his face immediately lit up."Mr. Donovan!" He stood with a broad smile."Congratulations! I assume your wife has already shared the wonderful news…."I grabbed his shirt. The chair crashed backward, his back slammed against the wall and the smile in his face vanished instantly. "What..." he gasped."What is going on?".I shoved the DNA reports into his face.."Explain."His eyes darted across the papers, his expression changed, then he slowly looked back at me. "Mr. Donovan..."I smiled. "You know," I said quietly, "you're beginning to convince me you have a death wish."The color drained from his face. "I... I don't understand.""Of course you don't." I released him, my fingers tapping the DNA result on his desk. "Let's make this simple."The doctor swallowed. "Perhaps... Perhaps you should sit."I remained standing
Kael's point of view "Please... Kael.. please..." Victoria's voice cracked until it barely sounded human. "I did everything you asked me to do... I swear I did." Tears streamed down her face as she clawed at my wrist. "Mr. Charles scammed me., I didn't know..."My fingers only tightened around her throat, slamming her back harder against the wall. Her eyes bulged, air left her mouth in broken gasps."It... it was Nova's fault..." she wheezed. "How... How was I supposed to know she was Sugar? You've been married to her for five years and even you didn't know..."Everything inside me stopped, then exploded. My grip tightened so violently the picture frame beside us rattled against the wall, the veins along my forearm swelled.Sugar? The Icon everyone in the world, including me will kill to have ... .the legend with the remarkable fingers and knowledge ... .that woman had ... .been Nova, my quiet little wife? The woman who could barely raise her eyes to me? The woman who always stood b
Nova's point of view "What are you doing here?" Her voice was sharp and loud.I blinked, then let out a short laugh. "Oh."I tilted my head. "Miss Expensive Attitude. …I should ask how your ill- mannered self landed here, ruining my day!"She looked around the apartment before returning her gaze to me..her lips curled.."You haven't said anything reasonable. What the fuck are you doing in my husband's house?"For a second… I honestly thought I'd heard wrong and I laughed again. "You must have finally gone mad." I pointed toward the door."Get out now!" The woman from the resort, the same one that kept bothering me, shook her head. "Pity," she murmured. "I was hoping my husband would hire someone smarter."I folded my arms. "So you think I'm the cleaner now?"Her gaze slid lazily over me, a fake smile appeared on her lips. “ I know you… You are the little office girl always hanging around my husband."My eyes narrowed.."Office girl?""Poor thing." She sighed dramatically. "So he really
Nova's point of view “You really should be ashamed of yourself, Nova.” Margaret’s voice sliced through the air before I could even react to the pain on my cheek.“Sleeping outside your husband’s house and coming back looking like…” she paused, her lips curling in disgust, “this….a filthy trash!”T
Nova's point of view The door of his sitting room barely clicked shut before his mouth crashed down on mine, kissing, biting and nibbling on my lips. He kissed like he’d invented it. And I followed his lead like I had no choice in the matter. He dragged his mouth away from mine, swore as he turne
Nova's point of view I sat across from the doctor, barely hearing him. My fingers dug into the edge of the chair, my heartbeat loud enough to drown everything around me.“Mrs Nova? Are you listening to me?” The doctor’s calm voice sliced through the fog that clouded my brain.I shook my head, swal
Nova's point of view My fingers trembled slightly as I adjusted the lace that clung against my thighs. I held my breath, listening to the soft ticking of the clock echoing through the dim room. “Nova, you’ve got this,” I whispered to myself, pressing my palm against my chest trying to steady the







