SAMANTHA'S POV
"What the hell is your problem?! you're such a shitty driver!"Rick screamed at the passing car that had almost run us over.
"It's okay. Rick" I tried to calm him down.
"It is not okay. That reckless driver would have almost killed us had it not been for my lightning reflexes "he said annoyed.
I couldn't hide the laughter that had slipped out of my mouth.
"What?" he turned to face me, staring back at me like I had a mental issue.
"It's all right. You just have to chill. We're okay" I told him.
Letting out a deep breath, he calmed down.
Turning to me now, he gripped my hand excitedly.
"So you were telling me
MANUEL'S POVI was looking forward to having a good day today only to be greeted by bickering as I walked past the hallway to my office. The door to my new personal assistant named Miss Samantha's office had been slightly ajar.I couldn't help but walk through to avoid any sort of danger only to find Samantha and Maeve in a very heated conversation.I frowned."Who had let Mave in?"I thought. I made a mental note to inform all my staff about her unannounced visits."What are you doing here?"I turned to Maeve."Baby, Your new employee here and I were just having a simple chat. "she chuckled stretching out a hand to pat Samantha's shoulder.I haven't known Samantha for that long but it was very evident that she was very uncomfortable. From the way she clasped and unclasped her fists at her sides, to the way her eyes pooled with tears threatening to fall. I knew that Maeve must have said something like she always does."Maeve, I need to talk to you, "I told her before walking out signal
SAMANTHA'S POVAs I calmed my nerves down, my mind recalled the last few minutes of this morning .Did he remember something?was that why he asked me that question? What was I going to do if he remembered?I had tried to see the extent of his memory but it seemed that that night had been completely erased from his mind. How the hell was that possible?It didn't make any sense.The rest of the day blurred by as I tried to forget everything about that night like I always did. I was still at my desk working to finish up the rest of the work I had to do. Sometime that day I called the nanny to babysit the kids for me because I knew the work I was doing was surely going to run late.I was interrupted by a knock on the door. It was a slow rasp then progressed into an impatient knock."Come in "I called out.In slipped, Olivia.The boss's assistant. My brow arched as I watched her tiptoe to get to me almost like she was a thief in the night I couldn't hide the smile that appeared on my lips.
MANUEL'S POVI couldn't stop. I couldn't control myself. I knew that the few bottles of alcohol I had had was still in my system but this was more than that. Samantha always had a way to pull this kind of reaction out of me.As I slid my hand higher taunting her, she let out a moan . I growled in response sinking my lips into her neck and nibbling. I couldn't get enough of her. She was like a drug.My hand found her entrance and she let out a soft moan as I ran a finger into her panties. Her response was to pull me closer into her, wrapping her arms around my neck. That gave me the strength to pull her deeper into me letting her feel how much I craved her.She threw her head back in ecstasy as I slipped one finger into her. I groaned as my blood boiled hotter. I trailed kisses down to her chest. Annoyed at the shirt that hindered me f
SAMANTHA'S POVI had to get out of there as soon as possibleSo once I was safely outside, I walked briskly into the elevator and ran ever faster to my car.The drive back to the house was a blur. I had no way of articulating what had just happened at the office. I sped back through every street light breaking every traffic law that I could. It was only when I was leaning back on my door safely in the confines of my apartment that I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding.Gripping my neck as if to cover up the shame of his bites and kisses on my neck, I slid down to my haunches and cried into my arms. I cried for all the lost years, for him not recognizing and remembering me."Was I that forgettable? Was I some random one-night stand he could chuck away or have his w
MAEVE'S POVI watched as the little boy ran into Samantha's arms. I couldn't believe my eyes. She had a child. It was self-evident that the child was Manuel's. He had the same dark blue eyes that Manuel had. My heart broke at the realization.I shrieked in horror."You had a child?!"She covered his ears with her hands, dropping him back on his feet,she ruffled his hair."Baby, why don't you go on up to your room, I'll be there to tuck you in, okay? This nice lady and I are just having a little chat" she cooed.I watched as the child looked from her to me skeptically."Hey, lady, don't yell at my mum," he said before running back into his room.The smile on Samant
MANUEL'SPOVIsawhereyeswidenedinhorror."Manuel,youcan'tbeserious"shescoffedindisbelief."Amnotkidding.Ithinkit'stimetoendthingsbetweenus.It'snotworking.Ithasn'tbeenforalongtimenow."Itoldher."Manuel,theonlyreasonithasn'tbeenworkingbetweenusisbecauseyouhaverefusedtotouchme.Youhaven'tmadelovetomeever.Butamhere.Amreadytogivemyselftoyoucompletely.Ifyou'llletme"shedrawledoutsex
SAMANTHA'SPOVwhenIhadgottenacallfromRick'sphoneat1aminthemorning,Ihadnoideathatitwouldbethis.HereIwasnursingRick'swoundsthathadbeeninflictedonhimbyManuelmyboss.Henarratedthewholeeventaccountingfromthemomenthehadproposedtohisgirlfriend.Hetoldmethathedidn'texpecttosee Manuelthereandwhenhehadtappedhimontheshoulder,turninghehadbeensurprisedtoseeitwashimandwithoutwaitingtohearhis 
MANUEL'SPOVshefeltsogood.shewastightandwelcomingtome.Irevelinginthewayherbodyopenedupformealmostlikeshehadbeenwaitingformeallherlife.Aflickerofamemoryhitme.Itwasofawomen'smoansasIdrivedeeperanddeeperintoher.Herbrunettehairhadcoveredherface.Butwhatstuckwasthebutterflytattooontheleftsideofherbreast.ThememoryfadedbeforeIcouldmakesenseofit.Allthatwasstaringbackatmewasthec
EPILOGUEOn the 24th of August,my beautiful daughter Ava was born.At the right time too."she's so lovely"Martha,my new mother said as tears welled up in her eyes."Isn't she?"Manuel said softly as he stretched out his hands to envelope the beautiful tiny creature in his hands."Daddy let me see,let me see!"Nova chirped jumping up and down just to get a good look of her baby sister."Yes!I finally have a sister.Thank you mummy!"she said excitedly.I laughed.Manuel planted a soft kiss on my forehead."You did great Samantha thank you for eveything.Thank you for coming into my life."He said softly settling in the chair beside my bed with the baby in his arms."She's so tiny dad"Dax said in disbelief.I laughed. "Yes she is darling."He responded."Its amazing. Were we really this tiny too when we were little?"Finn added. My heart filled with joy looking at my family. Martha stood at Manuel's side with the baby in her arms and a warm smile on her face.While my kids surro
SAMANTHA POVMy mind trailed back to all the seasons in our lives that seemed difficult that we never imagined we would scale through but we did.And I was eternally grateful to having the fate to meet Manuel in my life.He was indeed a blessing in my life.We had fought multiple times.***FLASHBACK***"There is no way that I will have a relationship in secret and I will never stand here and watch as other men sniff after what's mine"He told me grimly ."I'm not an object!"I shouted.He arched a brow at me."No matter what you do now,you can't take it back.You're mine"he stated matter of factly."You're not saying that you love me but that I need to stay with you forever "I said."You're mated to me now.No man would be foolish enough to come close to you not when you belong to me now."he said,pulling on his pants.I opened my mouth to speak but we were interrupted by the soft knock on the door."Mommy!"Nova's voice called out.I wrapped my robe tighter around my body.Walking
MANUEL'S POV We had come a long way.There was a lot of past behind us.I recalled all the moments I feared we wouldn't make it last. ***FLASHBACK*** How long will you keep up this act?"I asked. "Am sorry,what act?"She asked feigning innocence. I groaned in frustration. "You do not know what I went through there.They helped me and I couldn't just let your jealously get the best of you and have you laying baseless accusations against someone that had done absolutely nothing to you"I spoke. I watched as her expression changed with each word I spoke. "Jealousy? Baseless accusations?"she repeated. I groaned out. "You know that's not what I meant by that.I just..." She turned to walk away.My hand snaked out to grip her arm. "Manuel,let me go."She told me trying to struggle out of my grasp. "Don't walk away from me when am talking to you."I warned holding her tighter. "Manuel,let me go!"She cried. I saw tears pooled around her eyes as she struggled to break free. I dragged her
SAMANTHA'S POV Five months later..."Why would you say that?"I heard his voice say in a hushed whisper."Is mummy sleeping?"Nova said. "Look..Look..."Finn cried."Samantha?"Manuel spoke up "Doctor!she's awake!she's awake!"I heard him calling out.The first thing I noticed when I opened my eyes was the intense glare of the overhead lightning.I raised my hand to cover my eyes until my eyes adjusted to the light.When the doctor were done with their tests and my vitals were checked,I watched the relief on all their faces.From Micheal and a beautiful female who was glued to his side.I couldn't hide the smile that crept up on my face which he returned with a boyish grin.My kids ran up to me.And with Manuel's help I was able to get them all on my bed.I was seated with my unbelievably huge belly inbetween my thighs.I had been told that I was asleep for over five months and that there had been any sort of hope of me recovering. And that it was a Miracle that I had survived even
MANUEL'S POV One second.Two seconds passed but still nothing.My heart oundedbin my chest as I waited for the people to speak. The council looked smug on their table as they watched the tumult of emotions that passed through my face as I watched the crowd."Alpha Manuel!"Someone shouted from the crowd."Long live Alpha Manuel!"Another rose to cheer.And the rest stood chanting.Soon the room is filled with eruptions of cheers and claps as they chorused their answer. "Long live Alpha Manuel!"They chanted in harmony."Order!order this minute!"The speaker rose shouting at the top of his lungs until the rook went silent again."You have all made your choice and we have all taken it into consideration. But until we have reached a final consensus,Alpha Manuel will be stripped of the Alpha Position and his Beta Rdyer will resume duties in his place until the trial is finalised."the man declared.The room erupted in an uproar of angry emotions."How dare you!"I shouted stilling the
MANUEL'S POV "What is this Manuel?"I cried."Where have you been?!"He said through gritted teeth."What is that supposed to mean?Are you monitoring my whereabouts now?"I asked in disbelief."Just tell me where you were Dammit!"He said.I jerked backwards at his raised voiceHe took steps backwards pacing away from me,running a hand through his hair. "Why are you getting angry at me for?"She cried. "You ...you've been having an affair all this while and I didnt know.How couldn't I have known."I told her. Her mouth grew agape in feigned shock.I felt my blood boil mat the thought that she thought she could deceive me ."Where is all this coming from Manuel?"HShe asked.I couldn't let her know that it was Maeve because it wasn't. All Maeve did was comform a suspicion that I've had for the longest time."That's not important. What's important is the fact that you've been secretive,absent and distant for a while now"I told her.She raised her hand up in exasperation."Th
SAMANTHA'S POV "I don't think it would be easy to be able to find out the culprits"Steve said as he sat across from her sipping his coffee.We were seated in a coffee shop at the far end of town for a stakeout.We had found a recurring name in my mom's journal,Zain.My mom had described him as a nut-head that had wanted her mated to him.He had gone as far as going to her parents to get them arranged to be wed but she had blatantly turned him down stating that she loved my father who had appeared strategically in her life at the time.And after much difficulty they were wedded .On their wedding day he had barged into her dressing room and threatened her to leave with him but she had refused.He had vowed that day that their marriage wouldn't last and that if It wasn't him that no-one would have her and that she should bid her time well and that the click had already began ticking.He had been dragged out because he had refused their offer of being escorted out.It did sound like the
MANUEL'S POV "Why the hell did you not take care of this Manuel?You didn't even tell me?!"Rdyer scolded.I walked past him,pushing the door open to walk into my office as he trailed behind me."Everything that I did,I did for all of us."I responded settling back in my cushioned chair."But still...Manuel what the hell were you thinking?Did you really think that you were going to keep this a secret forever?"He chastised leaning closer."I was hoping that nobody found out about it.Thats why I dont understand how it was revealed and..."I explained. "...And you know that no matter what truce you may have called with the council,they were going to flick around this piece of information like vultures prey looking for their next dead meat"Rdyer finished.He slammed his fist on the desk with a bang.Unfazed I stared at the dent that he had made on my furniture."Manuel it's not about you killing him.Everyone knew he deserved it but you had to know that eventually the truth would be rev
SAMANTHA'S POV"Manuel Wait!Stop!"I said moving my lips away from his,moving my head to the side.His hand gripped my jaw stilling my movement. "Samantha please let me.I love you.And I want to show you"he pleaded.I stared into his eyes watching his dark beautiful orbs glistening with desire. Desire for me.I nodded.He let out a sigh of relief,bringing his lips down towards my lips.Bringing his lips dangerously close to my lips,he nibbled on my lower lips waiting.The pain in my arm was forgotten as he pinned me closer to his body,bringing my belly closer to fill his need for me.I tried to side step him but wasn't successful, instead he lifted me up unto the desk, prying my thighs apart he slipped in between them wrapping my legs around his waist to cage me in.he growled impatiently slamming his lips unto mine.He rode my skirt higher up to reveal my red lace panties.His eyes lingered for a while before ripping them off."Manuel!"I exclaimed."I love the way you say my na