William’s POV:“There must be more to it,” I said urgently. I was hoping that their claim was just a farce to frighten me. Caroline surely couldn’t be dying. If she was, I would do anything to make sure she would live. I would accept any punishment, even death, just as long as Caroline would surviv
William’s POV:When I awoke, I was lying spread out on a bed. I tried to move my limbs, but they were held in place by belts that restrained them to the bedposts. “What?” I muttered dazedly, trying to piece together what was going on. I yanked at the belts, but they wouldn’t budge.When I looked ar
Caroline’s POV:It had only been days since I successfully escaped from William’s claws and left for another country with Martin. With the help of the Watson Family’s connections, I was able to afford a ticket to a country that would be able to perform my surgery.As we were staying at our hotel, Ma
Caroline’s POV:What I felt next was… nothing. There was no pain, no sadness, and no fear. When I finally became aware of myself, I realized I was in the hospital room, but not in the way that I initially thought.When I looked down, I saw my body on the hospital gurney, completely still and lifeles
William’s POV:I was left trapped in that room for a couple of days. Or was it a week? Longer, perhaps? My sense of time was warped beyond recognition by that point and I could no longer tell minutes from hours.I had fought and struggled whenever I’d regained consciousness for the first couple days
William’s POV:It seemed that the whole world was against me. Everywhere I turned was one tale of bad news after another. First it was this bogus lie about Caroline, but now I was hit with the very real reality that my son may be in danger.“What happened, Gerald?” I demanded, coming up to him.Gera
William’s POV:I stumbled back and collapsed in my seat, in complete shock.“Who was she?” I asked at last. It was only right that I learned who Sophia had stolen her from. Had she died of grief at her lost child? I felt only remorse for never being able to meet her.The doctor slowly looked over my
Caroline’s POV:When I awoke, I was trapped in complete darkness. I couldn’t open my eyes, but I heard the sound of someone walking back and forth. I had the urge to call out to them, but all that left me was a soft groan.The footsteps stopped in their tracks. They wandered over to me, but I couldn
Caroline/ Evelyn’s POV:I felt only discomfort at William’s words. The mask was off, and there was no pretending that I wasn’t the woman he thought I was. He used Daniel to lure me out of the woodworks, and now utilized his own son as a way to keep in contact with me. The aspects of myself I had wor
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