Caroline’s POV:A wave of dizziness overcame me as I struggled to process the truth of Alice’s true family. How could such a cruel, calculating woman give birth to one such as Alice. Why had she left Alice to be raised by Mia and Brook?Questions swarmed in my mind, unable to leave my racing thought
Caroline’s POV:George babbled softly, kicking his little feet and grabbing at my shirt. I smiled and patted his back, calming down his funny little behaviors. When I looked up, Harry was smiling at the both of us, warmth tinting his gaze. “He looks really happy with you,” he noted, a fondness clear
Caroline’s POV:“Then what happened?” I pressed softly. I felt a little guilty prying in like this, but at this far in, my curiosity couldn’t be sated. For his part, Harry didn’t appear to be offended by my request for more information. If anything, he almost seemed relieved that he could finally g
Caroline’s POV:A deep frown crossed over Harry’s visage as he eyed the caller ID warily. We both looked at one another, and Harry hesitated for a moment as his thumb hovered over the button to deny the call. In the end, however, he had to answer.“You should probably listen in on this,” he murmured
Caroline’s POV:Without missing a beat, I followed Harry’s instructions without question and ran back to the cottage with George in my arms. Mia and Brook were outside trying to peer at the encroaching helicopters when we arrived. They both looked incredibly confused and were startled by the fright
Caroline’s POV:“Are you insane?” he hissed, staring at me with incredulity. “That man is clearly dangerous. Who knows what could happen if you go out there?”I held up a hand to calm his nerves, making sure that all fear was absent from my expression. “It’s okay,” I assured him softly. “He won’t sh
Caroline’s POV:The only response I was met with by William was a long, tense silence. His eyes were cold and unreadable, and they made me unconsciously tremble with underlying fear. Suddenly, he mustered a smile, but it was one tainted with sadness and bitterness. He used his hand to cover his eye
Caroline’s POV:“William!” I screamed out in horror. “Are you crazy?” I knew I shouldn’t have upset him at that moment, but William wasn’t answering me. I wanted to smack him across the face, but halted myself just in time. Who knew what kind of retribution he would get on me if I decided to fight b
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I returned to the office building with a scowl written over my face. I came to stand outside my office, taking a deep breath to prepare myself, before barging through. “Alright, William, let’s not waste any—” I stopped when I was met with an empty room. My brow furrowed and
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:We woke up early the next day, where Selena complained of a light hangover. It was quickly rectified by some water and a light snack, and we spent the morning chatting over our shared interest in fashion. Though she did most of the talking, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Selena co
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:A crack of thunder echoed from outside my open window. I closed my book and took a look outside, only for the first droplets of rainfall to hit my nose. A yawn was drawn out of me as I closed my window, and I got ready for a nice rest in bed. Just as my eyes were beginning t
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The cut was accidentally caused in the brawl with the creeps that tried to take advantage of Selena. I had ignored that I’d been cut so deeply, too distracted by caring for Selena. Had she not spoken a word, I would have almost forgotten about it.“I can take care of it mysel
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I watched as Selena began to pace anxiously around the room. She held the phone in her hands like it was a bomb ready to explode at the slightest touch.“Selena, just take a seat,” I urged. “It’s just a call from Elbert. Just answer it and tell him that you’re okay.”“What am
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:The drive back to my home was stark silent. I suspected it was because of Selena’s embarrassment about being too in over her head and having to be rescued. For that reason, I didn’t push her to talk, merely continuing to chauffeur her to safety. When we arrived, I opened the
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I rolled down my window to catch a glimpse of what the men were saying to Selena.“Come on, baby girl,” one of the creeps said. “Let us take you home. We’ll show you a good time.”One of his lowlife friends snickered in agreement. “Yeah, babe. We’ll take you for a ride. It’s
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Thankfully Elbert had kept his word about having my car fixed. It was in the driveway in time for me to head home. The drive to the Lambert estate was a silent and uneventful one. My mind was filled with the images of the dinner catastrophe that had happened less than thirty
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:Selena touched the red mark on her cheek with a shaky hand, staring at her elder sibling in shock. “Elbert… you hit me,” she whispered in disbelief. The entire table was shocked into silence as Elbert struggled to get out a word. That disbelief slowly melded with a rising an