(Akira’s POV).I got out from the shower, feeling refreshed after several hours of sleep. Did not realise I could have that deep sleep on a moving plane. What happened to my motion sickness?Looking at my reflection on the mirror, I gasped seeing those bite marks on my neck and my breast. Sebastian seemed to like marking my body so much.Sex was no longer something I was afraid of doing with him. A little painful at times but my body seemed to respond well with his movements. I smiled to myself remembering his whispered words of love for me.Would this love of his for me last long? I was not sure of that. A man like Sebastian Strauss could have any woman he wanted. I still wondered why he chose me.I sighed and tried to cover it with whatever powder and concealer I brought with me in my bag. “He is so annoying”After wearing my jeans and shirt, I walked out from the shower. “Sebastian, have you seen my phone?”“I think I saw it somewhere on the table” He helped me look for it and han
(Akira’s POV).We arrived at the entrance of the safe house, where Vivian was supposed to be kept safe. The gate to the place was wide opened, by force. It looked like someone had pushed it open most likely by running it through with a large vehicle.I only had one person in mind. Vivian’s husband. Who else could it be?“Akira, stay in the car. Let Jack and I go in first”“What? No. I’m going in. Look, that’s my car. Molly drove it here. She is not answering my call, Sebastian. She might be in trouble. You have no idea what Vivian’s husband is capable of”“Akira, it is dangerous. I know. Honey, just stay in the car” he said before exiting the car with Jack and left me in the car with the driver.“Let me guess. You are not going to let me out, won’t you?” I said to the driver who then locked the car not letting me to exit. A well-built physique man that looked not at all friendly.I sighed not liking the situation much. It was not just Vivian that I was worried about. Molly could act
(Author’s POV).In a designer’s shop made for the rich and famous, Suzanne Cage was carrying new and exclusive dresses only made for those rich families. A tradition for the people in Amberose City to dress exclusively for the coming new year eve party.A party held by the Strauss family with only special invites given to those worthy of their friendship. The Cage family was one of them.“I want this dress in three colours, wrapped nicely” Suzanne then pointed to matching high heels with crystals decorated its strap. “I want two of those and that one too”“Yes, Miss Cage. How about this latest design from the handbag collection? You’ll be the first to own them” the shop assistant smiled happily knowing she would be compensated handsomely when serving the Cage family during their shopping spree.She did not mind how horrible she was being treated by Suzanne Cage. The commission she would earn in serving her rich clients would give her a decent meal to eat for a month. Perhaps, she cou
(Sebastian’s POV).The Strauss family seemed to be accepting Akira in my life well. However, the meeting I had with them was without the presence of my mother. She had distanced herself from most of Strauss family members after her separation from my father.They did not like her much and had called her the other woman who had destroyed my father’s first marriage to another woman of the Strauss family’s choice. I could not blame them for not liking my mother. She was indeed a difficult person to comprehend.Despite all her flaws, my father loved her very much. He had accepted her for who she was. And that included loving her even after she had cheated on him with another man.But that affair was kept a secret. My father did not want others to hate her more.At times I wondered what was it that made my father loved my mother that much. She had done nothing much to keep our family together. She had even left me when I was just a child around Samuel’s age. Having her back in my life aga
(Akira’s POV).I reached the office with many eyes staring at me. Who would not be staring at me with a muscular man accompanying me all the way from the lobby to my office?Yeah, the bodyguard, who I still did not know the name, was following me like a puppy.Sebastian had insisted on me having him around for protection. He just could not take no for an answer.“Akira, my dear. You are back” Henry greeted me and gave me a brief hug, “So, who is this man? I’m sure he is not Sebastian”I looked at the bodyguard and sighed, “He came with the package with Sebastian. A bodyguard with a name which he has not told me yet”“Tev” the bodyguard looked at me with a neutral expression of not either smiling or angry.“Oh, you can talk” I pretended to be surprised. It had no effect on him. Fine.“I’m happy to see you alive. In one piece”“Henry, I’m fine. Sebastian is annoying but he is not a killer” I took a glance at Tev and sighed looking at the black circle surrounding his left eye, “Alright,
(Akira’s POV).What was I doing? I should not have gone to see Charles. Not when I should be at home having dinner with Sebastian, my lovely neighbours and Milky.But I knew if I did not end my relationship with Charles, he would not stop to want to meet me. I needed to end this phase with him, so that I could be with my son and perhaps try to be with Sebastian.After entering the café, I looked around for Charles as I also looked around to ensure Sebastian’s bodyguard Tev, would not come look for me. It was not an easy thing to get away from him. Fortunately, I had Molly to disguise to be me and confused Tev along the way.I needed to be quick. That man would come look for me soon.“Akira” I heard Charles voice and looked up to see him seated at the corner of the café wearing a cap. A disguise that even I, did not notice him. He had some facial hair grown on his chin. A look I was not familiar with.I walked swiftly to where he was seated and whispered, “You need to be quick. I don’
(Akira’s POV).What should I do next? Charles had offered me an interesting option to get shared custody of my child.He found a way for me to be with little Samuel. Not full custody but perhaps some visitation rights. It was better than nothing.We were sure that Sebastian would use my mental hospital records to prove I was unfit to be with my son. But I had ways to destroy those records and Charles was prepared to help me.A tempting idea. Something I could do. But somehow, my heart felt otherwise.I stared at a blank space not knowing what to do next. I did not even realise the rain was pouring down heavily. My mind was thinking of my never-ending future fighting custody for my son with Sebastian and his family.It would surely not be an easy task. It would be messy and would take years to settle. Sebastian Straus was indeed a powerful and influential man.That was then, Charles proposed marriage. A union that could get me the protection from the royal family of the Norrington. I
(Akira’s POV).I walked inside my home not wanting to look back at his car not even once. It would break my heart knowing I had screwed up. I did not know what was wrong with me.Why was I still having doubts to be with Sebastian? Molly had repeatedly said being with Sebastian would solve my problem to be with my son.But I felt otherwise. I felt trapped in a world he created for me to be his prisoner. And I loved my freedom very much.“Akira, you are back” I smiled seeing my lovely neighbour Moira came walking towards me, giving me a brief hug. “We were worried about you. You were supposed to come back in time for dinner”“Oh goodness. Akira dear, you are back” her husband Frank came walking towards me using a cane. His knees were not doing so great after the minor car accident he had a few years ago.At the age of seventy, they were looking pretty good for their age. Young at heart as many would have called them. I was blessed to have such lovely and supportive neighbours who have
(Akira’s POV).Three years together.I never expected for our relationship to last that long. And to my surprise, Sebastian was a devoted father to our children. They loved him and I loved him more each day, with my whole heart.“Honey, I kind of miss our children”“Sebastian..” I laughed softly and rested my head on his shoulders, “They are just away for less than two hours. Let’s spend tonight, for us”He smiled and kissed my head before both of us looked up to the sky watching over the starry night. The night was calming with cool breeze brushing my cheeks. I sighed as I wrapped my arms around his waist, loving his scent, “Do you think your parents can handle our children? The girls are quite a lot to deal with. They will drive Donna insane. Remember what they did to her the last time?”“You mean when they used her lipsticks to draw on her walls?” Sebastian chuckled and brought me closer in his embrace, “Don’t worry, Honey. My father is there watching over them. And my sister is t
(Akira’s POV).‘BANG!’I turned my head sharply after hearing the whizzing sound of the gunshot that whipped past my eyes. The loud sound of the gunshot was making my ear drums ringing so loudly. I lost focused and almost tripped down to the floor.Sebastian caught my arm and held me close to his body, “I got you, Honey. It is going to be alright. Look at me, Honey. Look at me”I blinked my eyes before my vision was focused on his face. I smiled seeing he was alright, “He missed”The smile on his face was not the usual ones I see on him. There was something wrong.“Honey, I want you to run. Don’t look back. Keep running”I shook my head and held his hand. It was then I felt something wet on my palm. Blood!“Sebastian, you got s-shot! No! No!” I held his body close to mine in a reflex to protect him against harm.“Sebastian, that was just a warning shot. The next one will be the one that will end your f*cking life!” It was Charles’ threatening words. I turned to face him and stood in
(Author’s POV).Kimberly sighed in annoyance and faced Charles, “Can’t you see I’m busy? I’m looking for my soulmate. He is hiding somewhere. Sebastian loves to play games when we were younger. I’ll tell you a secret”She tiptoed and whispered to Charles, “I’m a very good seeker. I know he is hiding behind that rock. I’m just waiting for him to come out”“You are insane, do you realise that?”Kimberly laughed and patted Charles chest teasingly, “It takes one crazy person to know another. But I wonder, who is crazier? You do realise your plan to kidnap a pregnant woman with a child is a stupid plan. No offense”“And your plan to make Sebastian falls in love with you is just a dream that would never come true” Charles smirked at Kimberly and looked at the rock formation where Kimberly said Sebastian was probably hiding, “As for me, Akira loves me. I just need her to be brave to take a leap of faith with me. She is just afraid, but I will make her realise that her love for me is still t
(Akira’s POV).I smiled while hearing the voice I had missed so much. Tears fell on my cheeks, almost making me choke from them, “My baby. How are you? Where are you? Are you hurt?”“Mommy, where are you? Are you coming to get me?”“Baby, I’m coming to you. It is not going to be long. Are you alright? Did she hurt you?”I took a glance at Charles and smiled of happiness being able to hear my son’s voice again. He smiled back at me and stopped the car at the traffic light that was turning red. Lifting his fingers, he wiped my tears away as I continued talking to my son.For a moment, I was touched by his kindness and love for me. But I knew things were not going to be well for us. My love was for Sebastian, and I could not wait to see him safe again.“Sammy, where is Daddy? Is he with you?” My words were obviously not to Charles liking. He ran his fingers across his hair before he calmly continued driving.“I don’t know, Mommy. Daddy asked me to run as fast as I can, away from Kimberl
(Author’s POV).“Daddy, you are here! I know you will come for me” Samuel’s excitement to see his father again had made him forget that they still had Kimberly as the problem, somewhere in the house.“Sammy, we need to be quiet” Sebastian whispered to his son with a smile of content. He was relieved to see his son not physically injured. But frowned seeing his shirt was a little torn, “Are you alright? Did Kim hurt you?”The boy walked closer to his father and whispered, “I think Kimberly is not well, Daddy. She is acting weird. Is Mommy alright, Daddy? Kimberly said you need to go away with Mommy because Mommy is not well”Sebastian exhaled his breath shakily, controlling his heightened anger on Kimberly. She had fed his son with lies. “Mommy is fine, Sammy. I need you to be brave. I need you to run as fast as you can. I think I know this place. There should be houses nearby. It is going to be a little scary out there, but I need you to be brave and call for help”“I’m not leaving y
(Sebastian’s POV).I closed my eyes and held my breath. Channelled my anger towards Kimberly for the pain she had cause both Akira and me. It became unforgivable when she involved my son in that crazy scheme of hers wanting us to be together.I was not going to lose control of my body for her. Not again.“You are playing hard to get, Bastian. I can go on and make you hard for me” she teased with her tongue licking the top of my hardness. She was not going to give up and I was losing her dangerous game.I tried hard to let the rope tied on my hand loosen up. My efforts were just making my wrist felt pain and I could guess they were already bleeding.Kimberly stood up and moved her body in a seductive way. I did not know what suddenly happened to me. My sight was getting blurry and my eyelids heavy. “What did you do to me, Kim?”“I did not do anything. But I’m not sure if the men I hired earlier did something to you” she smiled and slowly lowered her dress to her waist showing her nake
(Sebastian’s POV).I held my breath, feeling Kimberly’s lips on my skin as it moved to my sensitive spot on my neck. I closed my eyes and held on to the thought that my Akira was waiting for me to come home.A mistake was done before, and I was not going to break her heart again.“Bastian, I know you want it. I know you. Free your mind and remember those days when we were so happy together” she blew her warm breath in my ears as her hand touched my body, slowly unbuttoning my shirt. “Let loose. Let me satisfy your desire”She moaned as she placed her hand under my shirt and caressed my chest. I took a deep breath to calm my breathing not wanting to lose to her touch. “Oh, Bastian. I miss this. Smile for me”My hands were tied behind the chair that I was seated. I could not move as she sat on my lap, moving her body on my legs. She whispered before she sucked on my earlobe, gently, “I’m going to make you hard for me tonight. I’m going to make you remember tonight forever as I let you
(Sebastian’s POV).I stood at the door of my room looking at the mother of my children. She was not willing to let me go. But we had not much of a choice. Kimberly had to stop the madness in her head.I was the only one she wanted. And I needed to act fast. She need to be stopped before she hurts anyone.“Honey, I’ll be fine. I’ll bring our son home. I need you to trust me. I love you, always” I cupped her face and lowered my head to kiss her. We had the time to ourselves before I decided to go.Feeling inside of her again was amazing. It had helped cleared my mind. But it was not enough to cool down the anger I had for Kimberly.“Don’t go. Don’t leave me here. Please, Sebastian” her trembling hands gripped on to my shirt while she kissed me. When my tongue slipped into her sweet tasting mouth, I was lost for words.All I wanted was to feel inside of her again. It was never enough. I wanted more of her.It was so instantaneous, and our urgent tongue wrestled for dominance. The next t
(Akira’s POV).With the search team moving their operation at Sebastian’s house, I was practically living there. Everyone played their part in locating my son. Not a minute spared to rest. Sebastian made sure their time was devoted on our search for Samuel.Three days was too much for me to bear not being able to see, hear or touch my son. I missed him so much.“Melina, what are you doing out there in the cold. Come inside, my dear” my grandfather came walking towards me using his cane. I was happy to see strength coming back on his knees. I knew Lady Violet was part of that recovery.He was looking much better than when I first saw him months ago. “Grandpa, you need to rest”“I am fine. Come with me and let’s have a good hot chocolate. Violet made them” I took his hand and walked with him to the kitchen.There were several people in the house. Police, private investigators, search team and our families. Mine and his.We did not like the idea of having Sebastian’s parents staying at