Catherine’s POV “Barbados gave you such a great tan,” Grandma beamed, caressing my cheek. “You look so radiant and lovely, my dear.”“Thank you, ma,” I smiled back, to which she nodded then pulled away.Alessandro and I came back from Barbados yesterday and presently, we were having lunch with Grandma on the veranda of her place.Tilting my head sideways, I smiled at my dashing fiancé, Alessandro, whose hand had been on my lap ever since I took my seat.Thankfully, he was only stroking it softly and lovingly instead of passionately, which would ignite some salacious emotions within me.And getting wet in front of Grandma was the least thing I wanted at that moment.“Grandma, we have something to show you,” Alessandro began, gazing into my eyes, his lips bearing a proud smile.Mirroring his smile, I placed my left hand on the table and watched as the plain expression on Grandma's face morphed into surprise tinged with elation, as she took my hand.“You are engaged!” She squealed, to w

Catherine’s POV As Alessandro and I exited the venue of the party, Alessandro's driver, Javier, flung the limousine door open.I climbed in first and took my seat on one of the cushioned benches, my heart hammering against my ribs in fervid anticipation.Sexual excitement coursed through me as he sat down beside me and gave me a smirk.Without wasting time, he cupped my face and joined our lips in a passionate kiss that had me shivering with erotic hunger.Moaning, I slipped my tongue in his mouth and attempted to win the battle of tongues for once, but Alessandro seamlessly won, as his hands dropped from my face to unzip my dress.“You are so horny,” I whispered into the kiss, to which he nodded, his hands drawing fluttery circles behind my back, as I unbuttoned his coat and he freed himself out of it.His waistcoat went next, followed by his shirt getting unbuttoned. When I attempted to peel it off him, he held my hands and shook his head.“Enough about me,” He said. “Let's focus

Catherine’s POV “Ooh, this smells good, mummy,” Leo uttered, as he trekked into the kitchen. “Gooder than the one Daddy and Liam made.”“Hey,” Liam made a noise of protest as he entered the kitchen. “Me and daddy made good sausage rolls. Even mummy said it, right?” He gave me a look of expectation.Smiling, I nodded. “Sure, baby. It was very nice. And Leo, it's better not gooder, hm?”“Okay, mummy,” He pouted. “I want to bake doughnuts too. Can I?”“Yes, you can,” I nodded, grabbing his apron from the rack and putting it on him. “There you go. Do you want to help mummy too, Liam?”“Yes, mummy,” Liam nodded, and I helped him don his own apron also.Two weeks had passed since Alessandro and I got engaged and a month had passed since the twins and I moved to his mansion.Currently, he was on a business retreat at Australia for three days while I had just gotten off my morning shift, hours ago.The whole setting of Alessandro's place had changed in the last five years, take for example,

Catherine’s POV Three days had passed since Laura escaped from prison, and ever since then, I had been unable to get a full night's rest.I had even resorted to sleeping pills in order to be able to focus properly on surgeries and the rest of my work, yet my effort had been futile as I would sleep for like a minute only to wake up from a nightmare, drenched in sweat.As for the twins, I had withdrawn them from school some days ago, and had hired a teacher to come over to teach them as I didn't want them out of my sight for even a minute.It took a great dose of persuasion from Alessandro before I allowed them to go over to Grandma's place when I went to work, two days ago, yesterday, and even today.Two days ago, Alessandro had decided to tighten the security of the mansion by hiring more security men and installing CCTVs at every part of the house. However that did little to put the worry burning within me to rest.Many gory imaginations had played out in my mind for the past couple

Catherine’s POV I smiled as I maneuvered my car into the vast expanse of Alessandro's estate. That day, I was happy beyond words because Laura had been recaptured and was now back in prison.According to Attorney Santos, this time she had been placed in jail with notorious serial killers and cannibals which meant that she would be in hell on earth.Suddenly, I heard a loud explosion before the mansion was enveloped with wild flames of fire. Gasping, I exited the car, with my heart hammering against my chest in trepidation.Before I could take two more steps, the whole building collapsed and became gutted by fire completely, causing my legs to buckle beneath me.An alarm went off in my head and I screamed my lungs out.“My kids are in there!” I hollered, tears running down my face as I ran into the fire. Although it burned and tore my clothes, I didn't care because all that mattered to me was saving Leo and Liam.“Mummy, help!” I heard them call from a distance, and my heart cut into