Juss’ Pov "Think you can run?" Marco whispered in my ear, making my skin crawl. “Marco, I don’t have the time for your shenanigans. Can you leave now?” “You think I will leave you just like that, when I know you’re carrying my own child?” He scoffed. “Marco, can you just leave?” I tried to pull away, but he pulled me even closer. “How did you even get past security? Who gave you my address? What more do you want from me?” I heard the door open and shut and I didn't have to look to know it was Eggust. Fate had a thing against me. I knew what Eggust would assume he'd seen when he walked in though it wasn't close to the truth, but I was in a load of trouble. Suppressing the urge to roll my eyes at the cliché situation, I pushed Marco away from me. Eggust didn't even acknowledge Marco. He trained his eyes on me, practically breathing fire. "I'm not the father of your child?" he demanded in a misleadingly calm voice. Oh boy! So he had heard that part too. I cou

Eggust’s Pov "How long is it going to take?" I asked Ezekiel with barely controlled anger. I wasn't mad at him, of course. I was mad at the bastard who had the audacity to stalk Juss and send her those creepy messages. I was also discontented with the fact that the investigation wasn't going fast enough. I wanted to find the culprit as soon as possible and I was not going to hand him over to the police. This person was obviously one of those women I had hooked up with that ended up being obsessed with me. I mean, everyone I ever hooked up with ended up becoming obsessed with me, so it was difficult to tell which one was responsible for stalking Juss. Plus she had to be either smart or very rich, that my team have not been able to find her. I dropped a list of all the girls I had hooked up with, just as Ezekiel instructed. They weren’t many, and I had a good memory as well. “Vanessa, Olivia, Katherine, Mia, Laila and Courtney.” Ezekiel r

Hera’s Pov I woke up all giggly this morning. Looking forward to executing my next plan. It was one which I knew wouldn’t fail. The sun seemed brighter and even my cousin’s moderate apartment seemed like a five-star hotel to me. After the incident with her mum, which I apparently caused, Mia decided to get her own apartment. She moved out of her mum’s and it was only logical for me to follow her. I was getting tired of my aunt. I still hadn’t gotten a job after stopping the one at the hospital, for no reason, not like I tried to look for another one, either way, she’d been nagging me about it. So the best bet was to move out with Mia. I couldn't believe my luck! Just when I started cursing my stars and wallowing in self-pity, a bag of gold fell right into my lap. I really needed to learn how to be patient sometimes. But first things first; I needed to tell Eggust's mother about the baby, and in order to do that, I need proof. Not just a photo of Juss a

Juss’ Pov I couldn't believe my eyes as I stared at Marlani. I wanted so badly to believe it was only a dream and it wasn’t Marlani that was standing right in front of me, staring into my eyes, but it wasn’t a dream and it was her. My mind drifted to Eggust, had he been so excited that he mistakenly blurted out to his mum we were together? Or did he tell her because he just wanted us to get past this stage? He just asked me to be his girlfriend, perhaps he asked for her blessings, which I was certain she hadn’t come to give. My mind buzzed with a train of thoughts as I stared at the woman in front of me. I avoided her gaze due to the shame I felt. I had committed the worst crime on earth, and I doubted Marlani would ever forgive me. All my fears had come through. The little voice that had been warning me that things wouldn't be perfect for long, had been right all along; every garden had a snake. I stared at Marlani in shock as she stood on my doorstep glowering a

Marlani’s Pov “I know, give him a chance, he will come around, I promise.” I said to Eggust's dad who was on the phone complaining about Eggust’s attitude recently. I tried to make him calm down, but when Sylvester was upset, only Sylvester could make himself calm. After he hung up the call, I tried to reach Eggust, but I still couldn’t. It hit the voicemail as it had been doing for the last few weeks. Something was up with Eggust, I could tell. As a mother, I knew it wasn’t something trivial. If Juss was here, maybe she would have helped talk some sense into him. He always listened to her, sometimes, more than he listened to me. I tried calling her as well, but her number was not reachable. I realized she had changed her line. “Damn you both, Juss and Eggust!” I couldn’t understand why the two most important people in my life suddenly decided to go awol, leaving me to worry about them. I wasn’t worried about Eggust as much as I was Juss, be