Alexa’s POVLucien grabs my arm. “We need to talk, Alexa...”I fling his arm off of mine. I’m about to say something in anger when I see Trevor walk in sleepily, his nanny not far behind. She looks at all of us curiously, as if sensing the tension in the room. She averts her gaze. “Um...hi. He just woke up, he was calling for you.” She retreats and shuts the door.“Mama,” he calls out to me in a groggy voice. I grab my purse and crouch, waiting for him to come into my arms.As he walks up to me, he spots Lucien standing in the corner. He walks up to him instead and hands him the candy in his hand.It's hard to conceal the disappointment on my face as I watch them.“Take this,” he outstretches his little hand towards him. Lucien crouches in front of him, and in that moment, I can't look past their similarities. Their black hair, bluish-grey eyes, boyish smile...Lucien takes it from him. “Thank you so much, Trevor. Why are you giving me candy, though? It’s not my birthday yet.”Trevor
Lucien’s POVI watch with slouched shoulders and sad eyes as the car drives off, feeling an emptiness in my heart much bigger than when I set out. I wanted to be with her and her son, everything felt right about that. I stare off into the distance until the car disappears from sight. Then my phone buzzes in my pocket, pulling me from my thoughts.I pick it up, “Hello,” I say in a flat tone, a bored look in my eyes.“Lucien...”I sigh and massage my temples, “What is it, Letty?” It was bad enough that I had to deal with her every day at home, but having to endure her unnecessary attitude even when I was miles away was exhausting.“Lucien, I’ve been trying to call you all day. You weren’t picking up your phone,” she says in a whiny voice, which seemed especially whiny today, or maybe I was just irritable.“I was at a meeting, Letty. An important meeting I told you about before I left the house. The same one I explicitly told you I didn’t want to be bothered at...”“Babe, I can’t help bu
Lucien’s POVI freeze at first at her words, my mind digs through all my memories, but nothing comes up. Pregnant? It was absurd. “You’re lying, Letty. You’re not pregnant!” I say in a harsh tone.“I am pregnant, Lucien,” her voice is strong and unflinching. “I am carrying our child in my womb, Lucien.”I scoff, “I haven’t touched you in a long time, Letty. We’ve gone long months without sex. If you think you’re pregnant, you may want to think harder about who the father may be.”She grows quiet all of a sudden and then in a really small voice, “We made love to each other a month ago,” she confesses.I have no memory of it. Letty and I haven’t been intimate for a longer period of time than was normal for a couple living together.“It was really hot sex...” She chuckles as if stifling a blush, “You were like a stallion starved, you turned me in many ways than I could count. It was long, passionate all night...”“Stop it, Letty,” I interjected sharply. “That’s e...” and then I recalled
Alexa’s POVThe hallway of the hospital, although familiar because I’ve been here a lot of times before today, felt much bigger and colder. The smell of different drugs intoxicating the air made me feel nauseous, like the first time I walked through those doors. A little trip through memory lane, and I pull myself to the present as I just realized that I don’t know where the hell I’m going.“Alexa...” I hear my name from what sounds like a distance but is just right behind me, and I pull myself back to the moment. I turn around to peer at Drake, he has a look of worry on his face.“Alexa, are you okay?” he asks, peering at me. “It seems like we are going the wrong way, and we need to retrace our steps or maybe ask for directions because the drugs are messing up my sense of smell.” He glances around, his nose scrunches up in disgust.I nod, “Yeah, I think we should ask for directions. I can’t believe I got us lost in this place.”He suddenly pulls me close. I didn’t feel Drake besides
Letty’s POVI am on the call, listening silently to the conversation between Lucien and his mother. I have a very satisfied smile on my lips as I listen to her rant. I couldn’t lie, the woman loved me. There were very few people who would fiercely come to the defense of a stranger over their own child.“Are we really pregnant?” my wolf asks in a soft voice. “It doesn’t feel like we are. I...”“Let it go, Lyla. Let me handle it,” I say in an assuring voice. I was already making plans, huge plans already set in motion. I just need the opportunity. Lucien was a roller-coaster of emotions, he is bound to drink again. Now all I need is to wait patiently for him to let his guard down. An extra dose than required and intense lovemaking with a man who thinks he’s with his ex is sure to do the trick.“Do you remember the last time we did it? It was unsuccessful. We can’t lie...”“Well, Lyla, you know what they say about a woman with a dream. She will do anything to make it work, absolutely any
Alexa's POV“Umm, Alexa. Next week will be great. Liaise with my receptionist at the front desk, she will give you days when I’ll be free next week...”I merely nod, not trusting myself to speak.“Remember, early detection will help with the cure,” he explains to me.I am far too deep in my head to speak, “Of course, thank you, Doctor.”“You take care of yourself, Miss Dawn,” he tells me.I manage a small smile, “I will.”As I walk out the door, a beautiful sight greets me. Drake is sitting on the waiting chair, with his head against the wall, fast asleep. On his thigh is Trevor, who’s asleep too. Drake has his hands protectively around him, like they were father and son.I’m moved to tears despite my predicament, they are too perfect. I watch them for a while, taking the image of them to memory. The possibilities are endless, what could be, only if I let it.I am cruel, too cruel for being unable to love him. Drake is everything that any woman could want, he is more than a father to
The phone rings again, and I see that he's still calling, so I let it go to voicemail. I am not in the mood to have this conversation with him, especially at this time of night. I was not cut out for this, so I let it ring. When he gets tired, he will stop calling, or so I thought.The calls didn't stop, so I picked it up with enough rage at being denied my sleep."Lucien, I'm going to say this once for your benefit: stop calling me. I want to go to bed, and please never call me again. I don't ever want to speak to you. You're the last person I would want to talk to, so please do me a favor, stop calling and delete my number. Thank you.""Please, Alexa, just hold on a moment and hear me out. Don't cut the call. I'm so sorry for ambushing you with the questions tonight...""And I don't care for your apology. I just want to go to bed, so leave me alone." I'm furious now and standing my ground."Alexa, I'm sorry..." his voice breaks, and for the first time, I can't hear the confidence in
Alexa povWith the surgery and work, there is so much on my mind, not to mention the fact that Lucien is a constant figure, making things easier for me. And now here's my kid who won't let the matter go. Well, he's four and never really had this, so how can I blame him?"So when is Lucien gonna come around again?" He asks so innocently, it's adorable, the kind that makes you forget you were pissed in the first place. "Am I gonna see him again?" With a hint of sadness in his voice and head dropped, he throws this question open to us both. Now, I personally want to shut this down, but at the same time, I don't want to hurt my boy, so I let Drake go first."Hey buddy, of course, we're going to see him again. I have some business with him, so he will be coming around much more often, and you can see him as much as you want. How does that sound?" Drake says smoothly without a glitch.He wasn't expecting the leap and hug from Trevor, but he welcomed it and returned it."Thank you, I'll be s
Alexa’s POVI don’t know how long I can put up with these declarations as they are beginning to affect me more than I can explain or handle, not to talk of Elena on the other end with her threats to completely assassinate my character without regard if I don’t leave Drake and inform Lucien’s wife that I’m after her husband. The whole situation is driving me crazy. Drake is right by her side, asking if I’m okay, and to that, I reply I’m fine. I’m rubbing my forehead so hard now I won’t be surprised if I took off my skin anytime soon.“Alexa, are you sure you’re fine? I could send Elena to get you something,” Drake leaned in to talk to me, but I could see Elena’s reaction, and I can’t decide if it’s because she heard her name or because he leaned in.“You need to focus on the deal, Drake, and ignore me.”“You know I can’t do that, you don’t look well.”“And I wonder why that is?” I shoot him a rhetorical look.“Come on, Alexa, that’s not fair.”“Not fair is having to sit through this af
“Okay Alexa you can do this, come on girl don’t let what these men and that stupid Elena both get to you and turn you into a savage. Your bigger than all that. Better than all that and you are going to show them that they can not do anything to change that because you are always going to rise above the occasion”.The pep talk had gone on for a few minutes because I have to give myself the much needed assurance that I can take what they are throwing at me and come out on top of it all without a scratch. I take a look at my hands one more time and we’ll maybe in this case without mute scratches as they had already drawn first blood.I can still Remember Lucien’s stricken face when I rejected him again and the pain he felt although he deserved it I could not still but feel a bit bad for him. But however, it all happened for the best and now he knows that he cannot be toying with me anyhow.I think I am all set now to leave and with one last look before I hear a chime from my cellphone. I
Alexa's POVI run out of the room, wiping the now cool tea off my body. It stings like hell back there, and I know that bitch Elena got her fill from watching the hot tea nearly burn my skin. I hear footsteps after a push from the room door, but I don’t check to see who it is because what I need most at that moment is a nice relaxing bath when the day ends. But for now, I'll settle for a clean towel to wipe this stain off me. There should be some in the locker room.“Alexa, wait.”I recognize the voice, and it's one of the last people I want to deal with in that moment. I try to ignore him.“Alexa, I know you can hear me.”“Alexa, please wait a minute. Let me help you.”“Lucien, stay away from me.” He grabs my hand and forces me to stop. “Lucien, I swear to God, if you don’t let me go, this might be the last time you use your hands.”“I don’t want any help, especially from you, Lucien. Please, for the love of God, leave me alone.”“Alexa, come on. I know you don’t mean it that way.”“
Lucien stares in disbelief at Drake. He can't believe that he is threatening to go that far, even though he knows he has no moral standing as he issued the first threat. However, this direct attack is too much. It would be one thing if he told his parents after achieving his mission to get Alexa back because he would be ready to face them. But for them to hear it from someone else while still actively pursuing would be chaotic, especially with his mom, whom he knows would not take the news kindly."I can't believe you would go so far as to jilt my folks so that you can keep me away from Alexa," Drake says with a light laugh. He somewhat admires the audacity of Drake to want to out him this way."Well, better believe it.""You really have some balls there.""And you are selfish and unkind to Alexa, bothering her with the calls, the gifts, the threats to this deal. You are so self-serving, and she does not deserve all this in her life.""You know nothing about me, Drake.""Oh yeah, I do
Lucien “You know, Drake, you should mind your goddamn business.”“Not when that business concerns me, I wouldn’t.” Drake gets in my face, and I step up too, not about to back down. “So, you better tell me what exactly is your deal here making absurd demands and making threats because I assure you that I do not respond well to threats, so do mind your words and what you say or do next time, okay, Bob?”“Oh, big man, I’m so scared of you; I’m shaking in my shoes. You talk tough a lot for someone who is depending on me at the moment, and you better listen to me because this might get ugly fast.”“Well, that’s depending on whether you back off on all this shit and stop making stupid demands and bothering Alexa with the call, the gifts, and basically with trying to force me to give her to you like she is some sort of object that I can just hand over to you.”“It’s not like that, you imbecile! I don’t see her as some object that should be passed around.”“Then what is it you want because y
Lucien“I can’t believe that bastard cut the call on me. Who the hell does he think he is? I won't let it bother me because when it’s all said and done, Alexa and I will be together, and Drake will not be able to do anything about it. So I won’t let inconsequential people bother my peace of mind this morning.” I just realized that I have been talking out loud in my office, and thankfully no one is there to notice my outburst.I take a moment to look through my office view and admire the city’s skyline as it helps to calm me down whenever I’m having moments like this. Breathe in and out. I get back to my desk and remember that I sent something to Alexa this morning and ponder if I should reach out now or wait for a little while. If I do now, I may come off too strong, and if I don’t, it may become stale. I decide to reach out because what’s the worst that could happen.“Hey Alexa,” I type and hit send. And now I wait.She doesn’t respond, and after a few minutes, I message her again. “
Alexa's POVAfter dropping off the documents with the finance department and giving them their orders, I head back to my office to get the little I can done and treat myself to brunch a bit later. I don’t show it, but I'm famished, and all I can think about at that moment is food. I'm a bit grateful that Drake doesn't have any more work cut out for him at the moment. Well, except the big question, which I still have to answer. I'm extremely grateful that he's not taking every moment of our time to notice and bug me about it. Time spent in his presence is fun and relaxing. I actually like spending time with him, and he's a great guy. I don't want to carry all my baggage and wreck that. This is just one of those thoughts that plague you when you're hungry, I guess, so I have to wrap this up and eat. ASAP. I'm just rounding up, and the intercom starts buzzing. I don’t answer at first because I don’t want anyone to know I'm in my office, and two, if it's Drake, I don't have the willpower
Drake's POVThe light filters through the blinds, and the room comes alive. I don’t need to check the time to know it’s half past 6, but I’ve already been awake for half an hour, lost in thought about my conversation with Alexa last night. She assured me that everything was alright and I had nothing to worry about, but I couldn't shake off the feeling. Anything that involved her made me feel this way. I knew it was Lucien. Only he could provoke her that way at that hour.I shake off the raging feeling and continue with my morning ritual before getting ready for work. Skipping breakfast is not the norm, but right now, I have no appetite for it. As I arrive at the office, Ken is the first person to approach me.“So boss, what’s good? You look like you're ready to rip into anything that comes an inch near you.”“So how come you can come talk to me?” I reply, maintaining my stride to get to my office.“Well, that’s because I’ve been around you long enough to know that you could never harm
Alexa povWith the surgery and work, there is so much on my mind, not to mention the fact that Lucien is a constant figure, making things easier for me. And now here's my kid who won't let the matter go. Well, he's four and never really had this, so how can I blame him?"So when is Lucien gonna come around again?" He asks so innocently, it's adorable, the kind that makes you forget you were pissed in the first place. "Am I gonna see him again?" With a hint of sadness in his voice and head dropped, he throws this question open to us both. Now, I personally want to shut this down, but at the same time, I don't want to hurt my boy, so I let Drake go first."Hey buddy, of course, we're going to see him again. I have some business with him, so he will be coming around much more often, and you can see him as much as you want. How does that sound?" Drake says smoothly without a glitch.He wasn't expecting the leap and hug from Trevor, but he welcomed it and returned it."Thank you, I'll be s