AIDEN Slowly, I sat up as I returned from the heavenly that filled me with the feeling of having Ana in my arms. My mind was a fog that refused to clear up as I stared at the door she had fled out of and slammed close. I had desperately wanted our reconciliation, I wanted our love to blossom again
I shook my head and looked ahead in the distance at the men that had rose early to get to work as I remembered the dark days after she left and I added in a small voice. “Everything fell apart after that.” Martin remained silent and I could practically feel the guilt and regret emanating from him.
ANASTASIA I couldn't sleep a wink after I returned to my flooded room. You'd have thought that the flooded room would bother but it was the last thing on my mind as I laid in the bed that thankfully hadn't been submerged in the pool of water. There was nowhere else I could go to sleep in the middle
I waited to hear Aiden's voice but he said nothing. There was a long silence that I almost thought they had finished talking until the other voice spoke up again. I now assumed that the owner of the voice was Martin. He said, “I can still help, if you let me.” “How would you do that?" Aiden asked
ANASTASIA The lodge keeper appeared at my door, around midday after the plumber left and asked, his face etched with worry, “Are you okay? The plumber said you were crying." I had forced out a laugh. "I knew he panicked. I'm fine. It's just my period. I get so emotional whenever the time comes.”
The next day at work, I finally summoned up the courage to talk to Aiden, about everything. I prepared myself to own up and apologize for how I wronged him and hurt him and how I would love to make things right. When I reached work that morning, I didn't see him come up but when I asked, Rachel tol
ANASTASIA My palms flew to my mouth to silence my gasps. As I watched the lady continue to move ontop of Aiden, I took staggering steps back until my back came in contact with the wall on the other side of the hallway. I dragged my shivering hand away from my mouth, to my chest, where it stayed fo
“Hey. You guys are still around?" I blurted the first words that came to my head as I stepped aside for them to come in and I was thankful to God that my voice didn't quiver like it normally would have. “Yeah, we are putting in our best in the project the boss asked us to work on. Who doesn't want
AUTHOR'S POVAna exhaled loudly as she stepped into Dennis’ ward and took her seat by his side. She brought out a book and began to read.Occasionally, she'd open up her phone to watch Justin sleep or play around the house while the nanny got busy or just snuggled in one of the sofas to read, keepi
AUTHOR'S POVSharon is found not guilty of direct involvement in Amie's death, but guilty of conspiracy. She was lucky enough to get a lighter sentence, a shorter jail term. Her attorney made sure of that and it was all thanks to her father.Despite how disappointed her father was in everything that
AUTHOR'S POV“Stop!” Her voice quivered as she yelled to the taxi driver.That was enough for Ana to return.“What have I done?” Her breath trembled as she threw the door open and hurried out of the taxi. Her hands trembled as she stumbled onto the pavement.“Dennis!" She yelled as her knees fell to
AUTHOR'S POVAfter Aiden heard those words, he did not think twice before he walked out of the courtroom.Sharon's heart broke as she watched Aiden storm out. Was he so repelled by her that he couldn't even stand to watch her trial? A tear rolled down her face and she quickly wiped it before her fat
AIDENOvertime, Amie's case garnered lots of media attention. Every news channel had a picture of the poor girl as they talked about her unfair death and how everyone responsible must be punished accordingly.In the midst of it all, the spotlight shifted from Amie to Sharon and I. Somehow, words had
DENNISAna got admitted to a mental health crisis center, and I spent most of my days there. Even though I try to equally share my time between work, Justin and Amie, I found myself spending the most time here.Work was going absolutely fine. I now made way more than I used to before I got duped, bu
AIDENThe detective sent me the address of the hospital Sharon was rushed to.In the room, Sharon was curled around herself as far as the cuffs that connected her hand to the bed railing could allow.She quickly sat up when she saw me enter the room. “Aiden,“ she breathed, eyes wide with fear.“So n
AIDENI was taken aback by his words, he already knew?Dennis was also in on the investigation. He just wasn't as active as I was. So it should be no surprise that he'd heard. Besides, it was his daughter's case afterall. He had every right to know.But I chose to ignore his harsh words. I was still
AIDEN“It's okay,“ Sharon said as she curled her arms around my shoulders. “You really need to stop beating yourself up over this, babe. It wasn't your fault and throwing yourself into this whole investigation wouldn't help.““I need to find the culprits, Sharon. I need to find who did this. It's th