Madison clutched at the sheets she lay in, her hands shaking as she tried to control her breathing. She had woken up with a start from a nightmare she was having, and now she just couldn't stop herself from thinking so much about it. She didn't remember the full details of the dream, but it had brought tears to her eyes, and even till now they wouldn't stop coming. It had put Madison in a sombre mood and made her start to think of so many things; her family, New York, her baby…Her hand instinctively came to rest on her stomach where the small baby bump had been, and Madison shut her eyes tightly, her body racking with sobs as she began to cry. She felt…sorry for herself, for everything. Every time she reminisced about the past, she wondered if things could have gone differently. She missed those days where she didn't have a care in the world. Those days when she could wake up and not have to worry about anything at all - what to eat, or how to pay bills. Those days when she could

Damien was irritatedly angry for a lot of reasons - One of them was the fact that Madison might have been pregnant, but still she broke up with him. He couldn't even begin to fathom why she would keep something like that from him. Another reason why Damien was angry was another torturing thought that haunted him. The uncertain thought that the baby might not be his had his chest squeezing in pain. The thought first surfaced when his mother had asked about Madison two days ago when he had a hangover, and at first he had only been annoyed, but as his mother kept on mentioning her name, he couldn't help but feel angry. He wasn't even sure why he was so angry. Was it because she had kept the news about the baby from him? Or the thought that there was a chance that she had cheated on him? Not even a chance, she had blatantly told him to his face. Right before they had broken up, he had caught her with the other guy so many times and she looked… Fuck! He was so angry… angry with Madi

“Hello Madison Connor.”Madison nearly dropped her phone in shock at the sound of that all too familiar voice, she just heard. Shakily, she moved her phone from her ear to check if she had dialed the wrong number, but sure enough, Alvarez's name on the screen stared right back at her, and she swallowed a heavy lump.She placed the phone back on her ear and tightened her hold on the cell, at the same time fuming with an unexplainable anger. Why would Damien pick up Alvarez's phone? Obviously he knew she was the one calling, since her name must have flashed on the screen so why? It was bad enough that he had humiliated her publicly. He had sent her out of his club, and he had even ignored all her plea letters completely, but now he was picking up Alvarez's call? This was the height of it all, Madison told herself shutting her eyes, with her jaw ticking as she reminded herself of what was important at the moment.Trying so hard to control herself, Madison swallowed, and then said, “W

Today was the day Damien had been waiting on for about a week now. It was the day he would finally acquire the properties he longed for. Not for his personal gain, but a step closer in his revenge plan on the Connors, and it was safe to say that he was pretty excited about it. Which of course explained why he was taking his time to get ready today. He took his time to pick out an outfit, took his time to get ready in the bathroom, took his time to decide what to have for breakfast, amongst other things.Damien rarely had breakfast in the mornings before leaving for work. Most times he would just get something at a restaurant on his way to work, or he would skip it entirely and have a filling lunch, but he was feeling good so he decided he would today. He had already called his secretary to move any other meetings he had today and reserve the morning for his meeting with only Mr Paul, his lawyer. Smiling to himself, Damien put his briefcase down and sat at the dining table to have b

Damien's hands on the steering wheel tightened as he stepped harder on the gas. He was driving to Katherine's house already and he was still quite furious. What right did she think she had that she would dare divert his letters? He was so pissed off that he forgot about the fact that he had been working for almost twelve hours, straight and he had been tired. He forgot about the fact that ten minutes ago he was fatigued and hungry due to the lack of sleep and what he needed at the moment was a good rest, but this revelation had made him forget about all of that. As he made a turn in the road his mind went back to Alvarez's words. If Alvarez had not made that joke he would never have guessed, and it all made so much sense. Damien hissed, anger rushing through him. All this time, Madison had been angry with him for something he had no idea about, and he thought her reaction had been unprovoked. For her to reach out to him… it had to mean something.Finally he reached Katherine's hou