Lauren's POV The room seemed to freeze, the weight of his words hanging in the air. Alexander’s jaw tightened, his gaze dropping to where Liam’s hand rested on my hip. What? Fiancée? The word echoed in my mind as I stared back at Liam. My gaze flicked to Sophia, whose smile seemed to stretch w
Before I could react, I was yanked forward, my back slamming into the cold wall. Panic surged as a hand clamped over my mouth, and I froze, unable to move. His presence was suffocating—his grip like steel, trapping me in place. "You’re planning to marry Liam?" His voice sliced through the tension—
Lauren's POV I didn’t want to hear another word from him. Not from Alexander. Not now. His voice, his lies—everything about him suffocated me. Without thinking, I shoved past him, my heart pounding like a trapped bird. The past had already taken too much from me, and I wasn’t about to let him dr
“Enough,” my voice hardened, slapping the papers onto his desk to his brooding smirk. “What exactly do you want from me?” I demanded, planting my hands to his massive desk. He leaned back in his chair, his expression unreadable. The sharp line of his jaw clenched slightly, and for a brief moment,
Alexander The door clicked shut behind her, and my pulse thundered in my ears. Lauren. She was here. Standing in front of me, as defiant and maddening as ever. Rising from my desk, I met her gaze. “These matters don’t concern you,” she snapped, her voice sharp and dismissive. “The agreement is
I quickly sent a message to Owen. “Bad uncle made Mom mad again today! I don’t want a daddy who makes Mommy mad!” He messaged me back right away. “He’s moody today. It’s Sophia’s fault. She’s the bad mom,” Owen said. I could tell he was upset, too. But then he said something that made me stop. “
Alexander It was hard to focus on Sophia with the low hum of tension filling the air from the two little bodies next to me. My eyes slithered to them, like two puffed up puppies as soon as Sphia appeared. I almost smirked. They had the same furrowed face. “What bring you here, love,” I said, try
Abigail’s voice broke through my thoughts, as she chatted with Owen. “No, seriously, this is the best birthday I’ve ever had!” She grinning, her excitement genuine, her eyes sparkling with something I hadn’t expected. I raised an eyebrow, “It’s your birthday today?” She blinked, clearly taken ab
More silence. The air was thick with it, pressing in on us from every side. The seconds stretched into eternity. Finally, he spoke. His voice was strained, barely audible, as if the words were tearing themselves from him. “Lauren…” His breath hitched. “Why didn’t you tell me?” he asked, his voice
Lauren I stared at the medical chart, my eyes scanning the numbers again, hoping they would somehow make sense. It couldn’t be right. It just couldn’t. I had my suspicions, sure. The kids, we all seemed to feel this... offness. But this? This was impossible. I ran my fingers over the chart, my
“Come on,” she pulled with a smile. We took off, Owen’s weight was heavier than it should’ve been, his steps sluggish and uncoordinated as we half-carried him to the car. He must have been hurting more then he let on. I could feel the bile rising in my throat as I glanced at him, buckling him int
Lauren I could feel the adrenaline pumping through my veins as I gripped Abigail’s hand tighter, both of us running through the airport crowd, scanning the rows of bustling people, hoping to find Owen. This feeling was familiar, yet it never felt more wrong. Not after what almost happened to Abig
“I’m sure,” the Beta replied. “We’ve checked everywhere. It’s like he vanished into thin air.” I swallowed hard, trying to keep my voice steady. “I’m on my way back. I’ll—” “No,” the Beta interrupted. “Don’t come back. It’s too dangerous. Stay where you are, he was going to the airport so keep an
Lauren I stood by the door of our little house, Abigail’s hand gripping mine tightly. Daphne stood infront of us, looking as heart broken as I thought she would. “Are you sure?” She asked again for the tenth time now. I nodded, giving her one last hug. “I am, thanks for everything, Daphne. Real
The uncertainty hung in the air, but something else was there too. Something that felt like the ground shifting beneath us. I couldn’t quite put it into words, but I knew—this had to happen. “Okay.” I nodded, holding out my fist for him to bump, which he did. “Here’s the plan.” Sneaking into Alexa
Abigail The house was too quiet. The kind of quiet that made your skin prickle and your thoughts grow louder than they should be. I sat cross-legged on the thick carpet of my bedroom, staring at the ceiling, my fingers twisting a strand of my hair over and over again. Then I heard the glass frame
I couldn’t. I wouldn’t. But the ache in my chest whispered that I might already regret it. Alexander Her words echoed in my mind, a relentless torment I couldn’t escape. Abigail is Liam’s. Her and Liam, marriage. ‘I’m staying with him.’ Lies. They had to be lies. Lauren wouldn’t—couldn’t—choose