|Penelope’s POV|“Hi Mr Niklaus, or should I say, Dear Betrothed, how was your day? We have a lot of explanation and discussion to do.” I stated calmly, my facial expression as calm as a brewing storm, I looked at my husband flabbergasted like a rat caught under a headlight, he was shivering while his lips quivered but he could not form a coherent speech, and his eyes flickered at the file I was hiding, upon seeing that, his eyes closed while he mumbled an audible ‘fuck’.“Oh, now that is confirmed that you haven't lost your voice and that you can very much speak, so start before I lose my shit, I have seen all the things written there but I would still like to hear from your point of view so I can conclude that the contract was fabricated, I don’t want to believe that you instigated this whole thing because I have a load of fortune attached to my name.” I croaked out, barely recognizing my voice, I blinked my eyelid rapidly, trying to push back the river bank that was brewing in my e
|Hunter’s POV|“The suspense is killing me Bella, I don’t know what her decision is, she is not even yelling at me and that is a bad omen, I prefer it when she yells at me, at least I get to know that I don’t have to watch my back while I am sleeping, I have a feeling that she might probably strangle me in my sleep,” I whined, stomping my foot on the floor like a kid whose candy was snatched, but I don’t give two fucks right now because I think I have been demoted from a husband to a housemate.“Ouch, that doesn’t really look good though, and I have nothing to say, you should have told her earlier or probably destroyed the evidence.” She scolded, clenching my teeth together while thinking of what I could probably do to get her to yell at me.“So, in other words, you have got no valuable advice for me? Then get the hell out of here and stop scolding me, let me call other sensible people for advice, I could use Big Drive and Gabriel in this situation. Thanks for all the kind words you
|Penelope’s POV|“I think we’ve had enough of this, it is very painful and sad to find out but the deed has been done, and it can’t be undone, the only solution is to move on from this, I forgive you. As for the fortune or inheritance attached to my name, we can always give it to children, right?” I gritted out, clenching my teeth but I know we have tried, I see then hesitation and protest whenever I go into the nursery to sleep, but he had no choice and no control over what happened.“Are you serious? So you mean I do not necessarily have to sleep without not watching my back thinking you would strangle me in my sleep or blow out my brains while I am sleeping? Oh, does that mean we get to cuddle?” He asked, his eyes lit up like a kid who was given a new toy, bouncing his knees in anticipation, the joy radiating all over his face could be detected even by a blind man.“How did I not come up with this earlier, I could have done those two and put myself out of the misery of thinking ab
|Penelope’s POV|“Who is this?” I gritted my teeth while looking at the strange number calling for the third time after endless search for my baby and not seeing her yet, Hunter already left to check the cameras, leaving me with a gun in case I need one.“Oh, you will find out dear, if you want your child alive, without the knowledge of your husband as we don’t want any complications, so do well to make sure you don’t tell him anything, I will know the moment you say a word to me, and once you do that, the next message you will get will have an image attachment of your child’s corpse, and by the way, I don’t make empty threats. I would advise you to take my words carefully.” An automated voice from the other side of the phone instructed, I could hear the faint sound of a baby’s cries that were undoubtedly mine.“Okay, where should I meet up with you? I won't tell my husband but you need to assure me that you would deliver the child back here, or we make a bargain, I bring my child ba
|Penelope’s POV|“What did you come up with? We will find her, don’t worry, you look like a crazed woman right now.” I chuckled awkwardly while looking at the crazed look on her face and her bloodshot eyes indicating how tired she was and it was barely twenty-four hours.“I think Liam is the one behind this, undoubtedly, I told you he is been acting suspiciously and trust me when I say he is the only one who can enter your house without your knowledge, let us not forget the fact that he is also one of the best assassins we have ever trained, I know I should be ashamed to say this but I haven’t been able to beat him in a combat before, and that is a bad sign……….. because that only means that it is only either Hunter or someone more powerful would be able to take him down.” She slumped on the chair while easing more into a relaxed position, I inched closer to her.“Wait, how sure are you? We have to work with a piece of accurate information, we don’t want to risk framing the wrong per
|Penelope’s POV|“Why do I have a feeling that you have something in mind, and I have a feeling that it wouldn’t be something good,” Big Drive walked into the room, looking exhausted as fuck, the dark bags underneath his eyes was all I needed for the confirmation that he hasn’t been sleeping.“And you look like shit, I would think it was your wife abducted if I didn’t know better, we would find her very soon, but I won't be double tasking myself, don’t make me attend your funeral while celebrating my child’s comeback,” I warned sternly while pointing my index finger to him, attempting to shut him up and distract him.“You are not getting rid of me any time soon so that you know. I still need to produce heirs and heiress that would protect you children, I would lie if I said serving you hasn’t been an honour to me, I know Don might come off as wicked to another person, but trust me, he is a good person ion this wicked world we are, I would admit the fact that he has become softer but t
|Hunter’s POV|“Don, we found her already, I went to the surveillance room to check if there was anything suspicious, but on getting there, I found Donna breastfeeding a baby in a pink blanket that was undeniably Sloane, she then rocked her to sleep before closing the door. Although I feel like something is suspicious because she looked at her with one kind of longing look I couldn’t discern, it was a goodbye look.” Gabriel informed me, his orbs staring intensely back at me while I tried to comprehend what was truly going on, I needed to see for myself even though I knew he wouldn’t lie to me.I took long strides in the direction of the nursery, trying my best not to wake Duke up, my head spun at the possibility of my wife doing something as stupid as that, and to my relief and disappointment, I found Sloane sleeping soundly in her baby bed, my eyes roamed round her body to see if there was any cut of scratch on her body, I sighed heavily after realizing that she smelt fresh which mig
|Penelope’s POV|“Oh my God, who do we have here? The legendary female hacker?” A voice sounded so distant, yet so familiar, I tried to shake my head out of the trance or probably the injection effect because that was the last thing I saw and felt before I fell into an unending abyss of darkness.“Hmm,” I cried out weakly as I shivered from the bucket of icy water thrown at me, my eyes fluttered weakly but I couldn’t conjure the image of the person standing in front of me, all I could see were blurry images of a tall figure while a taunting laugh left his lips.“And if this isn’t the legendary Penelope Kings, the most beloved child of a Mafia family that was killed in an arson accident.” He chuckled, at the mention of my origin which not many people know about filtered into my ears, I fought harder to open my eyes, at this point, I almost pat myself on the back after seeing that I was progressing, because I could now see the silhouette of the owner of the familiar voice, but the perso
|Penelope’s POV| “Care to tell me what is going on between Snake and my sister? I knew they could not tolerate themselves before but I can't say anything about that since I was out for a long period.” He rasped, his breath sending shivers down my spine and making the hairs on my skin stand erect. “Maybe you should ask your sister, but I don’t want you to discourage her or say something bad about Snake, I know they may have difficulties in their relationship at first, but who doesn’t? Trust me, he is the best one for your sister and I can tell that he would never let anything happen to her, he is a very possessive one.” I pointed out while rubbing his chin and looking at our kids who seemed to be growing too fast because it was almost their first birthday. “Snake is not a good person, he is more cruel and canny than I am. I know he is the best option for her, but he has some traits that I don’t think Bella would be able to cope with, and I would not take it lightly with him if he hur
|Author's POV|“How is he doing? Is he stable now?”Penelope is anxiously waiting in the hospital, her heart pounding with worry. The doctor, with a gentle smile, walks into the room and sits down next to her. They take a deep breath and begin to explain."Penelope, I have some incredible news to share with you. Hunter narrowly escaped a gunshot that came dangerously close to piercing his heart. It was a truly close call, but thanks to the skill and expertise of our medical team, he is going to be okay." The doctor she had come to recognize gave her a warm smile.The doctor goes on to explain how the bullet grazed Hunter's chest, causing a superficial wound but miraculously missing any vital organs. He describes the meticulous surgery that was performed to remove any fragments and ensure his safety.As the doctor speaks, Penelope's worry begins to fade, replaced by relief and gratitude. She can't help but feel a surge of emotions, from shock and fear to overwhelming joy that Hunter wil
/Snake’s POV/“Little Tiger? You need to stop, or else you will kill him, he has to atone for his sins, so he doesn't deserve to die now.” I whispered into her ears before snatching her by the waist, firmly holding her curvy body before throwing her on my shoulder like a bag of potatoes, ignoring her sexy protests.“You asshole, drop me this instant!” She screeched, pounding on his back furiously, but a loud swat vibrated in the room, I had just spanked her, and my lips stretched into a smile before looking at the area where her brother was being operated on.“What the heck did you just do?” She stuttered, glaring holes into my butt, I had to stop myself from laughing so hard because I know she would give me a tough time the moment I dropped her.“You left me with no choice, I had to at least do something to shut you up, I would have preferred a kiss but I am sure you will killMe if I do that, ” I shrugged, watching as she became mute all of a sudden, if I had known that that was the
/Penelope's POV/“Oh my, isn’t this the legendary self-taught hacker? She looks beaten though, but it makes her look more feral. I am contemplating on taking this one for myself.” He faced my brother directly asking him for a Favour.“Oh No, I don’t think I want to realease her yet, I have a personal beef with her also.” He replied him, Snake’s face fell immediately.“We both have the same mission, to ruin her right? I assume you just want to torture her and kill her, I have so many things I want to do her, making her husband watch all I am going to do to her is more fun, don't you think?” He asked my idiotic brother, he contemplated before giving a nod but holding his hands out to stop him.“So what the heck do you want to do? Please let's get the shit over with…” Hubter snarled at the both of them, Snake eyes flickered at his direction, but he stopped “Let us have the fun now. How would you like to punish him???? You can always suggest different ways, what I want to do now is start
/Penelope's POV/“Yeah, all thanks to Hunter. You would probably be dead or running errands for small bosses, but you are about to kill this person who helped you, oh please. Add ingrate to your public profile so people would know who are what you truly are.” I scoffed, waiting for his response, His nose flared at the disrespect, flashing his non-existent fangs at me, I rolled my eyes and flipped him off.“And guess who is here? The fun is about to start!” He informed me while looking out the window, my heart rate spiked up the moment I heard the engine of the van approaching, the devious grin on his face was what made me afraid because he truly looked like a predator now.“I would love to see a reunion before doing the dramatic entry, I know he would be very surprised,” He reasoned, packing up his kinds of stuff to exit, but I won't let him slide easily.“Surprised?! That is a fucking outrageous because I can count eight words that would describe what he would feel at that moment, Be
/Penelope’s POV/I jolted up immediately at the sudden ice water splashed on me, you would think I would have gotten used to it, I felt thousands of needles pricking my skin as the water dripped from me, and my teeth chattered in a way it had never done before, not even when it was snowing down crystals of ice cube.Flipping my finger hair to the side, the wet strands stuck on my face, but that didn’t stop me from glaring murderously at the culprit, he gave me a bored look as if he had just done one of the most normal things in the world, clenching my bound fist, I closed my eyes while thinking about what a day this has been, I concluded that it is always the bad days that have lingered hours.“I guess your mouth doesn’t work anymore, you just had to involve icy water, well that makes it better because I would prefer that to hear your disgusting voice.” I snarled at him, baring my teeth, but I bet I looked more funny than threatening with the wet strands that stuck to my body and the
|Hunter’s POV|“Don’t forget that a single mistake would cause your wife to be dead in a few seconds, so travel alone, make sure there are no trackers on you.” The reply came in less than a minutes making my heart pound furiously.“How am I going to picked up? I thought you gave an order that you don’t want anyone tracking me, I am sorry but I won't be able to hold off my men from springing action at the abduction of their Don. My suggestion is I can give an order for them to remain in the mansion while I leave, I would go farther, so you can pick me up at the lake since I assume you know my house area so well, that should not be a difficult task for you.” I texted him back, not wanting my men to know what was really happening with us and our oplans since we had agreed to keep it silent.“I think there might be a problem, what if someone rats us out about the both of us meeting?” I vocalized, ignoring the thud and the blood rushing in my veins wildly.“Fuck. How did I not think of th
|Hunter’s POV|“Who are these?” I questioned after seeing the three people that walked in, the two men echoed ‘Don’. My gaze narrowed at the nerdy lady that walked inside with a shy yet confident demeanour, I was expecting her to greet but she only gave a side eye as an acknowledgement, I pursed my lips while I looked at him, and his playful grin made me raise my eyebrows up in question, hoping it wasn’t what I am thinking because I won't hesitate to blow this head because he had the effrontery to bring in his whore while he had been flirting with my sister.“Who are you?” Bella asked the nerdy lady, her hardened gaze gave me chills, she looked up before removing her glasses and extending her hands towards Bella, her green eyes caught my attention, it was hard for me not to identify the similarities between her and snake, especially with her uncanny color of eyes.“Hi, I guess you are the woman I was told about, you are so pretty and it is nice to meet you, you have a very pretty eye
|Snake’s POV|“I need to inform my mom to take my profile off those dating sites, I have seen my wife,” I answered the both of them looking at the way her cheek turned red immediately, I think my favourite thing in this world is riling her up, and it is so unfortunate that she doesn’t like me, although I am sure she would come to terms with that very soon when she realizes that she is my newest obsession and there is nothing that would stop me from possessing her. Not even herself.“Now I know that you are truly delusional, you think I will be your wife truly? Are you serious? You better leave your name on the sites who knows if you will meet someone who will be able to cope with your attitude and ugly face.” She scowled at him, baring her teeth but all he did was raise his head in question.“That is new, you are the first person to tell me that I have an ugly face, I have always known about having an ugly personality because that is what people talk about most before they talk about