Theodore's PovAlina continued to look at me skeptically as we took our place in the private area that I had booked for us. Only the two of us. She didn't know that yet. She wouldn't have accompanied me otherwise. I just wanted to spend some time with her and get in her good books. If she finds out I technically lied, then she would get my head for it. My kitten had grown claws over the time and had learned how to bite. Which I was proud of since she could now stand up for herself and knows that she doesn't deserve bullshit. But for now, it wasn't really adding up in my favor. “When is your client coming?” she asked after the waiter brought the menu for us and I didn't miss the way his gaze lingered on her for more than a few seconds. My hand clenched under the table. Alina skinned through the menu and I took my phone out.“Let me check with him,” she nodded. I fake dialed a number before putting the phone on my ear. I had to make it look realistic. “Hello Mr. Worthing. How are you d

Alina's Pov “Stop fucking looking at her if you value your job!” Theodore seethed and I flinched in my place. The last thing I needed right now was drama. I glared in his direction but he was just looking at the guy, probably planning ways to bury him. I grabbed a hold of his hand under the table, having his eyes meet mine for a few seconds. Discreetly, I signaled him to stop him from making a scene. He turned back to face the guy, whose name I was still unaware of considering I'm new here. “Leave,” he spat, as the guy faced Theodore uncomfortably.“I….I beg your pardon?” He stuttered. “I said get out of this room!” Theodore's voice boomed as I closed my eyes, flinching at the impact. Shaking, the guy did get up and left. “If anyone here fails to respect my employees, or try anything out of the office boundaries will be thrown out immediately,” he announced, basically telling everyone in hidden words that I was off limits. And I knew that drama was coming up next, knowing the rumors

Alina's Pov Elliot was on his one knee, looking handsome as ever when he looked at me lovingly. His eyes shone in delight as he slipped the diamond ring on my ring finger and I looked at it with the biggest smile on my face. He wasted no time in getting up from his position, picking me up in his arms and twirling me around in the air. My hands locked behind his neck as I looked at him with the biggest smile I had ever given in my entire life. “Cut!” We heard the camera man say and I sighed before Elliot finally placed me down on the ground. “Brilliant! Fabulous!” The guy from earlier, who's name I learned was Eric, clapped his hand twice in appreciation while making his way towards the two of us. “Stacy. You are a natural. Really. I mean acting is almost second nature to Elliot, but you,” he showed his teeth in a big smile. “You were really the stud here,” now I was thinking he was just exaggerating because we literally had no dialogues. All I had to do was say yes to the proposal

Theodore's PovIn one swift move I had captured Alina's lips with mine, making me taste the heaven I was dying to taste. But the next second, I was shoved back roughly before a tight slap sounded in the confines of my room, making my head whip to the side. That was one hell of a slap, I had to say. And powerful enough to sting my cheek. I'm sure it might have turned red. I sighed knowing I fucked up. Again. Shit! My eyes collided back with Alina's to find tears glistening in them. And the sight was enough to make me feel like the ground was snatched from beneath my feet. I couldn't control my emotions, the fear of losing her blinded me so fucking much, it made me pull up a stupid stunt like this. To say I regretted it would be an understatement. It was like my heart was opened and stabbed multiple times. Why the fuck do I have to be an inpatient bastard all the time.But I couldn't let her go. Let her move on from me. It just wasn't an option. But I guess, my haphazardness made the

Theodore's Pov I stood impatiently outside the emergency room where the doctor was currently running some tests and checks on Alina. Thea had gone to take a call and I had obviously taken care of all the bills. My heart was beating anxiously fast as I prayed to God for everything to be fine with Alina. Then my eyes fell on him. The little boy sitting on the hospital bench with a deep frown worried for his mother. My hands turned clammy as I took him in detail. My hair, my eyes, my nose, my face cut. He had exactly everything the same. It didn't take a genius to connect the dots. My stomach churned painfully because I had honestly no idea of how I should talk to him. He was mine. My boy. My son. Alina bore the burden of raising him alone, enduring countless hardships that were the result of the hell I unleashed upon my woman. The mere thought tears my heart in two, drowning me in an ocean of guilt. How could I have been so reckless, so callous, to cast aside my own flesh and blood, m