ANASTASIA For the first time in five years, I woke up with someone's arms wrapped around me and a banging headache. I immediately knew the headache was a result of my thoughtless drinking yesterday but I frowned at the strong sinewy arm that was over my belly, trying to recall what had occured las
He looked stunned which somehow surprised me. I just hope he wasn't doubting himself because he was just perfect last night. He shook his head, downed the remaining content in his cup. “I have something to tell you." I paused, my hand frozen from swirling the tea. “What do you have to tell me?" H
AIDEN I gritted my teeth, my grip on the steering wheel hard as I drove to the address he sent. My thoughts were in chaos, even though I knew I had lost Anastasia, she was still on my mind. I still beating myself up for not putting more effort into finding her the first time she left. I blamed mys
ANASTASIA "Amie…" I groaned as I called with a laugh. “Aren't you done? My hand hurts." Amie giggled, “Keep your face the way it was before now. I need to get your lips right." And so with a sigh, I raised my hands in the air and grinned widely. Why she wanted to paint me looking like this was be
ANASTASIA Clara's face turned to the side with the impact of the resounding slap that I just landed on her cheeks. She reeled backward, clutched her face and stared at the floor for a long while. That slap was the very least of all the things I wanted to do to her. I was literally holding myself
I guess they were both at fault in some ways but Clara shouldn't have. Oh, she shouldn't have. She went too far. She knew I got pregnant for him and she said nothing. If not for anything, at least for the baby's sake, she should have just told me the truth. But no, she watched me struggle to raise A
FIVE MONTHS LATERANASTASIA“Hey!" I waved at another of Amie's friend who just stepped in with her mom. “You're welcome," I walked up to her and her mom "Thank you for coming.”She smiled, "It was either I come or have Kayla cry in my ears all day.”We laughed and Kayla blushed. I closed the doo
The boy looked down at his sister and with a slight frown, he looked around, his eyes searching for what his sister wanted.I looked around and realized that there were no more candies. “There's no more candy,” I muttered.“There should be more in the pantry,” Dennis replied.“I'd go get some, wait
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