ADORA'S POV.As we were thrown from the car, I clung tightly to Uncle Luke, knowing him to be my father's closest friend and a beloved figure in my life. Unlike my mother, Uncle Luke had always treated me with kindness and respect, never speaking ill of me behind my back. I had witnessed the deep trust my father placed in him, and I knew Uncle Luke to be a decent man in every sense of the word."Go on with your mother, I'll go find your father, okay?" Uncle Luke inquired, his concern evident in his tone. I nodded silently, unsure of what to make of the situation. As he knelt down beside me, ruffling my hair gently, I felt a sense of reassurance wash over me, grateful for his presence in such uncertain times."I'll take good care of her, don't worry. Go on and do whatever it is that you have to do," Mother responded with a smile on her face. Despite her reassurance, I couldn't shake the feeling of dissatisfaction and unease that gnawed at me, sensing that something was amiss."Can
REYNOLDS’ POV.I was suddenly awakened by a jolt, that I must have drifted off to sleep. As I turned to my side, my eyes met Adora, who was holding my hands tightly next to hers. Feeling her grip relax, I decided to leave the room momentarily and summon a maid to keep an eye on her. Adora had clung to me so tightly that I felt it best to have someone else there while I took a break.Sitting by her side, I observed as she mumbled a few words, expressing her desire to be alive again and to have a mother like Kayla. Moved by her words, I tried my best to comfort her, staying close by her bedside. Eventually, my exhaustion caught up with me, and I found myself drifting off to sleep beside her, still holding onto the hope that she would find peace.My heart thudded heavily against my chest, and I felt a surge of worry wash over me. Adora, being such a young child, shouldn't have to endure such distressing experiences. My concern was not only for myself but also for everyone else inv
Reynolds' POV."You stay right by the door and don't let her out of your sight, not even for a moment! We can't afford any mistakes."Luke sighed in resignation as we exchanged a solemn glance. None of us were pleased with the situation, but there was no other choice. I couldn't shake off the bitterness that welled up within me, knowing that Adora had to be kept away from the unfolding crisis. It left a bitter taste in my mouth, down to the very core of my being.I watched as Luke and Adora left the room, leaving me alone with the doctor. Turning to face him, I felt a knot form in my stomach as I braced myself for the worst."What's wrong?" I asked, my voice barely above a whisper, my throat constricted with fear."It's Kayla... I don't know how it happened, but she's been poisoned with wolfsbane, directly into her veins. It wasn't there before," the doctor revealed, his words hitting me like a punch to the gut. My mind raced with disbelief and anger. How could this have happened u
REYNOLDS' POV."Locate her immediately and forcefully escort her to my presence!" I shouted furiously, my voice echoing off the walls as Luke respectfully nodded and exited the room with a slight bow. Regret flooded over me like a wave as I acknowledged my error in failing to conceal our bodies, but in the heat of the moment, under such intense pressure, can anyone truly blame me? My panic was consuming, dominating every rational thought within me.I ran my hands down to her temples; she was no longer burning up like before; whatever it was, she seemed better. I felt a lump form in my throat as I gulped nervously, biting down on my lips once more. She trembled ever so slightly, a delicate shiver running through her body, but otherwise, she remained composed. My fingertip delicately traced the contours of her lower lip, each curve an indication to her flawless beauty, causing my heart to race against my ribcage with an almost deafening intensity.Awareness flooded over me like a su
REYNOLDS' POV.She remained silent, refusing to speak, leaving me uncertain about who her heroic display was intended for. Despite infuriating me, she continued to act as if everyone should bow down to her."Please, let's not make this more difficult than it needs to be," I said sarcastically, but she didn't even flinch. It was as if she was putting on a brave front, though I could see through the cracks in her facade. While I wasn't one to be harsh with women, everyone knew my reputation, and nobody dared to challenge me. However, it seemed that was about to change."What's her name?" I inquired of Luke, who appeared equally as angry as I felt."Stella," he blurted out, and I nodded, acknowledging the name. I lowered myself to her level, crouching down with one knee on the floor and the other bent slightly as I gently lifted her chin with my index finger."Now, Stella, don't be such a pain," I began, my tone firm but tinged with frustration. "Tell me, what makes you think you're
Reynolds' pov."What did you mean by that?" I demanded, but before I could receive an answer, another burst of laughter escaped her lips, fueling my frustration to its breaking point.With a surge of determination, I lunged towards her, my hands outstretched in the direction of her neck. As if on cue, the door swung open, revealing Ava's sudden entrance into the room.Her expression betrayed a flicker of surprise, quickly masked behind a veil of composure. However, I caught a glimpse of her true emotions as she involuntarily flinched at the scene unfolding before her."Ava, perfect timing, come over here," I beckoned, my tone betraying a sense of urgency."I'm sorry, I really should go check on Adora... There are things I need to take care of," Ava responded, her words dripping with insincerity. The more she spoke, the more apparent it became that she was hiding something. Her excuses grated on my nerves, fueling my suspicion that she was up to no good. Despite her attempts to play
REYNOLDS' POV."Why are your fingers turning purple?!" I exclaimed, pulling Ava closer to me while she struggled to break free from my grip. She tried to push me away, her arms tense as she attempted to keep whatever she was hiding out of my sight."I accidentally got food colouring on them, that's all... please, just let me go!" Ava insisted, but her explanation didn't add up. She had never been one to cook, let alone use food colouring in any of her endeavours."The scent in the air... it's like wolfsbane, Ava," I remarked, my tone demanding answers. "This is your chance to come clean, and my last attempt to handle this peacefully. So, what did you do, Ava?!" My voice rose with frustration, echoing through the room."Sort out your own mess and don't drag me into your silly games!" Ava snapped defensively, her tone revealing that something was definitely off."Don't you dare move a muscle. You're going to explain how you're connected to this woman and what really happened," I comman
Reynolds' POV."Oh, so now you want to play make-believe?" Ava retorted, her frustration evident. "Can't you see it? Isn't it obvious already? It's Kayla's plan. She probably had herself drugged with wolfsbane just to frame me as the suspect. And then she planted this false nurse to testify against me!!" "Where is Kayla now, huh? She isn't dead, is she? Always finding a way to get into double trouble, and she never ends up dead. And yet you would take her side over mine and cast me aside," Ava complained bitterly, her words dripping with resentment as she vented about what she perceived as trivial matters."She almost died! She barely escaped with her life. I will not play this game with you, Ava!" I cautioned sternly, my voice low and chilly, sending a shiver down Ava's spine as she realized the gravity of the situation."Go on, blame me like always. There's never a good side to me in your eyes, is there? You always manage to paint me as the devil every damn time," Ava complained
KAYLA'S POV."She's pregnant!" the physicians exclaimed as Reynold batted his eyelashes in my direction, a twisted expression on his face as he approached."She's what again? You had better be sure of your words." He issued a warning, and the doctors nodded and smiled."This is my job, and I really do assure you that not a single mistake would happen from my end, so yes, I know what I'm saying, and Miss Kayla here is pregnant." The motor replied once more, and I sat transfixed in my chair, unsure what to say."Are we having a baby?." Reynold inquired as he walked closer to him, his face devoid of expression, which disturbed me."Kayla! Did you hear that? We're having a baby!" He roared again, this time flooded all over me, and a sigh from my lips as he drew me into a warm hit, dropping on his feet, pulling closer to my tummy, and placing a peck there."I'll leave you two now to your privacy, but it is important that she needs treatments, and certain tests also need to be run." The doc
ALPHA REYNOLDS' POV."What do you mean by that?." I inquired, drawing closer to her as every conceivable wave of panic overtook me. Listening to her riles me up; as much as I doubted Ava's ability to be a mother, I also doubted her as someone and something else entirely."Why are you so surprised?! I would never have given a fuck about having children; you saw it with Jackson, and I was never pregnant either, and I guarantee you, there are things you can do, but you will never get the truth out of me." Ava explainedAs I approached her, I heard a high-pitched noise in my head."Oh, you had better start talking now; you think I'd give two fucks about you? After all of these sicknesses, did you pull a stunt? I asked, trying so hard to keep my rose buried, and it broke me down. "All I need is your word, and I will tell you everything, but first you have to promise I will not be harmed in any way."/I was desperate, but it still looked like a deception to me. Everything about her and the
ALPHA REYNOLDS' POV."Oh you poor thing, I am sorry. I should have been with you, stayed by your side. I'm sorry, Kayla. If you can hear me, then I want you to know that I am sorry for having the slightest doubt that you could have gone away on your own accord"" I'm sorry for making myself into a bloody, ungrateful person, a maniac at that. I'm sorry for not putting in more effort to find you. I am sorry for every fucked up thing that had happened."I wrapped my arms firmly around hers, not sure I could keep up anymore; I was insanely in love with her; I knew it the moment she left, the minute I held the letter in my hands, that I couldn't exist without her; I knew it the moment I cast my gaze over her, that nothing else mattered except her, and after hearing what Wilson had to say.I was determined to hold her in high regard; perhaps Wilson was spiteful and intended to get under my skin, but that didn't change the fact that what he said was nothing but the blatant truth, which left
ALPHA REYNOLDS' POV.As I felt sick to my nerves, a disgusted expression spread across my face."We can explain; it's not what you think to calm down Reynolds," she said, her voice breaking as she said."Explain what!" You bloody ingrate, you bounce around, pretending like I've been the worst to you, and you've got the bloody nerve to come up here and let yourself get fucked. Are you fucking crazy?""What the fuck is wrong with you?" I inquired as she shook with terror; the more she maintained her fake attitudes, the more enraged I became. I despise liars, cheaters, and backstabbers."I know you've been up to no good all along, so how about we do this the bloody easy way? Now tell me, where the hell is Kayla?" I asked, enraged.I was indignant and suspicious because of the way she spoke and acted throughout, yet all I had in my thoughts were ideas. With her, I knew I had to play smartly."I don't know what you are talking about." She lied, exactly like I had expected her to. I glanced
REYNOLDS' POV.I was no longer sure, what it I needed to day or do, I lit on the end again, free in a longer puff, it had been two weeks since Kayla had gone missing, nothing had been found so far, no traces on the men or maybe either, it turned out the man had spotted the blind suits perfectly well, his face was hidden.The registered plate numbers were all fake, but then again were safe, to be honest, that was all I needed, but for Kayla, it ruined me each minute as it passed by, nothing was working, nothing was gelling out, and it made me feel utterly useless.Like I had not mattered at all, seeing hid she had left, without dashing goodbye, left a more, my search for her had also proved to be futile, as receiving the pain for the second time, I had been forced to go through it when was kidnapped, or even had left with Kayla and I searched for her,How was it that I could find anything and everything from everyone else but I could not search to find people who mattered to me? I was
REYNOLDS' POV.Anger brewed in me for the second time yet again, Possibly, what was the whole talk about, my kid getting into trouble from someone else and I had bloody done nothing about it, I had remained stuck up and watched how she got herself into trouble, how much of a fucking dumb ass was I really…“ I need you to tell me, how many times has this happened to you?” I asked and she lifted her palms again, her mouth seeming surprised that she had told me about it out of mistake.And that made me even more worried, that something as such had happened and I bore no knowledge about it.“I need answers now! I have to know the truth, how many times have you been taken against your will?” I asked, my voice laced with rage, but that had not stopped me from thinking of a single thing, I knew what I wanted to know and it kept getting on my ears.“I promised Kayla I would not say a thing.” there it was, the question that made me by the edge, what had bloody transpired that she had wanted t
REYNOLDS' POV.I ran as fast as I could down the stairs and headed straight up for the entrance. There she was waiting with a smile on her face.“my little princess,” I called out towards her fondly, tucked her by my side and lifted her into the air,“What is this really about?” I asked Luke with a frown, he seemed a bit bothered and gestured for us to walk up the stairs.“Let's head on to my room. we'll talk there.” Luke responded, although I knew I wanted an immediate explanation, a sensible one it still has not fared out as I wanted it to do, I never thought of bringing anything or anyone who was a problem. but it dealt me a huge blow when it got down to me, shattered all veins in me when I got a call from the school saying Adora was still up and no one came for her.“stay here okay?” I'll get a maid to attend to you “ I spoke to her.“Where is Kayla? She was to pick me and Kayla never forgets about me like mommy does.” I gave her a wide smile and it warmed my heart that Finally,
AVA'S POV.Anger brewed the more within me as I pushed open the door, I knew they were together, I found out the truth already, I knew about their affair, but when I found out she sounded all peaceful and innocent like she was never going to repeat it, she had begged for a chance at the life of her child, she had pleaded with me for two weeks, saying she wanted to be with her child…Rather than that, she had gotten herself winded back up with Reynolds, and just when I thought I was the bad person, it turned out she was even more sneaky of a bitch than I was…She was so fucked up, totally crazy and she had gotten the guts the mind, the fucking audacity to speak in such manners to me. Was she fucking kidding me?.The words made me bitter or blew me off the trail, I could not help it as I thought back to the spot.“get, the fuck! Away from her!.” I yelled at the top of my lungs as Reynold moved away from the end, fury building up continuously in me, oh they had outdone themselves, tested
REYNOLDS' POV.Fuck…. I was hard on her, all the way, it was insane. I had such immediate sexual attraction just after some talks and feasting my eyes over her.I ran my tongue over my lower lips as I pulled closer towards her.Her eyes trailed at my full length, I saw the glint in her eyes, she was crazy for it, she wanted it, I knew it, slowly she reached for me, my dick twitched the more from excitement,It was pleasant for me. The feeling.The warmth flowed through me, down to the cap as blood surged towards the point, causing me to be more erect than I was….. I wanted her.She climbed on her knees, propped her body up and laid her hands firmly on my butt, pulled me closer while she stared at me with an even brighter glint.“what?” I asked her slowly as a wicked smile formed against her lips.She tugged hard at my butt, pulled me closer and ran her tongue slowly over the cap of my cock leaving me somewhat shivery. I loved how intense the feeling I got was.Slowly, carefully she pu