Silence fell on the dining table as the children ate silently but the glances they kept stealing at Amy said it all. Amber sat at the far corner trying to come into terms with what her brother had told her. Amy could literally taste the awkward atmosphere in the room. After the emotional breakdown she experienced in the room earlier, no one said a word to the other.“Mommy, are you back for good, or are you going to leave us again?” Dylan asked, his eyes sharp as he looked at her. The bitterness in his voice was not concealable to anyone who heard his statement.Amy swallowed hard at the boy's hurt voice, making her feel her heart twist in guilt? She dared not lock eyes with the boy lest tears roll down uncontrollably.“Dylan! Table manners, eat your food, you'll have time to discuss everything there is to know after dinner,” Liam jumped in quickly, not sure why he felt agitated at his son's attitude. It had been hard for the kids to stay for almost two years without seeing her. Bu
Liam pushed the door to the hospital ward room open, coffee in his hand. He had spent the whole night there waiting for Kyla to wake up. His eyes rested on the cold looking shuffled bed, making him fall in panic. “Ky… Amy? Amy?” He called in panic as he set his coffee on the bedside table, quickly taking long strides towards the bathroom to search for her.“Love? Amy?” He called, but he was met by an echoing silence in the bathroom. Liam felt his heart drop to his stomach, frightened. He quickly rushed through the corridors, only to collide with none other than Steven Vane.“Where are you running to? Where's my daughter?” Mr. Vane asked, his face cold and emotionless. He took an immediate flight as soon as he got the call about his daughter's whereabouts.“Mr. Vane? Um… Kyla is in her room, room 12,” Liam stuttered praying that by then he would have found her. He knew after he informed her father about her whereabouts, he would fly overnight. And here he was, yet Amy appeared to have
Cold and still was her body felt like, her stand still mind echoing her stiff muscles. Amy cracked her eyes open, slowly adjusting to the bright light in the room which penetrated her pupils. Her eyes caught muffled sounds talking from a distance, making her panic. Quickly looking around, she was no longer in the dump looking room. Nor were Isabelle or Blake anywhere to be found, she couldn't help but feel confused. It felt so real, yet here she was in an elegant looking room. Amy sat up, feeling her head protest as it stung painfully, making it hard for her to think of anything. Slowly getting to her feet, she stood up, but not for long as she felt a gush of dizziness swirl her back on the bed.Just then, the door opened, making her strain to sit up and see whoever it was. “Jesus Christ, hunnie, what are you doing?” Her father's voice came before he helped her sit up on the bed.“Dad? What happened? Why am I here? I remember being in… aah!” Amy moaned out in pain as her head throb
Liam turned to Amber, whose attention was fixed on opening the envelope. “It's nothing I guess, dad just gave it to me before I left years back,” Liam replied, brushing the matter off.Silence fell as Amber pulled out the documents reading through the documents carefully. “Li? Did you say dad gave you this?” She asked, turning to look at him as he raised his brow at her nodding. “Yes, what is it?” Liam asked the surprise on his sister's face, getting his attention. “I think you should see this,” Amber replied, handing him one of the documents.Liam checked the documents carefully, feeling as if his eyes were playing tricks on him. In his hands was a signed divorce agreement between him and Isabelle. This only meant that he had no ties with her.“How? How is this possible?” Liam mumbled trying to come to terms with what he was seeing. How did his dad even get Isabelle to sign the divorce agreement? “And that's not all, look at these two,” Amber said, handing him additional documen
As the cars sped off through the highway, Amy couldn't help but feel anxious. She looked at her father who sat silently beside her as he kept glancing at his wristwatch from time to time. “Dad, where are we going?” Amy asked, knitting her brows at the unfamiliar streets of New Jersey.“Where we should have gone back after the conference, home,” her father replied, placing his hand on her comfortingly.Amy looked at him confused, feeling her heart twist at the thought of never being able to see the kids again. “But dad, I want to see the kids,” she protested, looking at him, her eyes teary.“Those are Liam's kids sweetheart, we have to go home,” Mr. Vane huffed out in frustration at his daughter's insistence.Amy felt her mind fill with mixed emotions, making her feel overwhelmed as she thought of those kids. The feeling of nostalgia creeping up her throat. “Stop the car! Stop the car now!” She screamed out, holding her head. At the moment her mind couldn't register what was going o
Caught up with his phone call, Liam slammed his fist on the desk in frustration. He needed answers, not reasons regarding his wife. “Fuck!” He cursed, feeling his fist sting painfully from the impact. The sound of sobbing caught his attention, making him furrow his brows worriedly. He recalled hearing the doorbell ring moments ago while he was still on his phone call. He stepped out of his study slowly, his heart beating violently as if threatening to break out of its cage.Liam stood in the hallway, his eyes resting on Amber, who hugged none other than Kyla. The sight of her taking his breath away for a second. “Kyla?” He muttered before he could even contain his surprise.As if through magic, the sound of his voice rested into Kyla's ears, bringing her out of her excited mood. She opened her eyes to look over her shoulder before she settled her gaze on Liam. He had not changed that much even after the years, but her heart twisted at remembering how cold he treated her. Liam felt
Amber stormed into the room following behind him, her face covered with astonishment. Liam turned to look at her, trying to mask his emotions. “Are you crazy? I know Kyla wanted to take the kids, but how could you just let her go? Weren't you supposed to convince her to stay?” Amber asked, looking at her brother in disbelief.Liam shrugged his shoulders, understanding his sister's frustration. “Amber, she wanted to leave, and she still hasn't forgiven me, but not to worry we're going after them,” he explained, smiling slightly.Amber's eyes widened in realization. “Did you put a tracker on them? Li, are you crazy!” She asked, looking at him in shock.Liam shook his head, “no they're going to New York, of course they'll stay at Vane's residence.” “What are you saying Li, you want us to go to New York?” Amber asked, looking at him, her eyes searching his face for any signs he was pulling her leg.“Yes, I think it's high time we go see dad too, Amber don't you think so, it's been long
Amber fidgeted with her fingers feeling uneasy as the flight had taken off minutes ago. She never had issues with flying, but this time she felt queasy. Liam, on the other hand, kept staring at his phone as if waiting for an important call. “Heard anything from them?” Amber asked, forcing a tight smile to grace her lips.Liam turned quickly at the sudden voice that interrupted his thoughts. He had been waiting for the kid's call, but it appeared they didn't miss him. His gaze rested on his sister, making his eyes widen. Instead of answering her question, he quickly unbuckled and ran to her side in panic. “Amber? Are you feeling okay?” He asked caringly as he saw her face was pale, sick.Amber nodded, but she felt her head become heavy making her rest her head on the seat. “Urm…” she moaned sluggishly, her speech coming out slurred as she tried to lick her dry lips.Liam shook her, seeing her close her eyes slowly before quickly unbuckling her. “Sweetie? Amber? Don't close your ey
The cool evening breeze of Miami Beach hit her barely covered skin. It had been a long night of after-party and bidding goodbye as they prepared to travel. Kyla stirred in bed, her eyes opening slightly as a smile graced her lips. She couldn't help but feel her heart reap in joy as she remembered the previous event of her wedding. If she thought it would be good, then she was mistaken, everything exceeded her expectations. It was nothing short of pure Bliss and exceptional. Kyla straightened her arm, only for it to fall on the cold empty spot of her husband's side. They lay all night, tossing and turning in the sheets. Making love through the remaining hours of the night, through their tiredness, until all Kyla could remember was her passing out. She sat up looking at the open window which ushered in the cool breeze from the sea. She hadn't had time to enjoy the beach, as they arrived during the night. Setting her bare feet to the cold floor, she shivered as she walked to the bath
“Hurry or we're going to be late,” Amber almost screamed at her husband who was struggling to keep his tie straight.“Hunnie, can't you see I'm trying to keep this damn thing straight!” Justus replied in his defense, his tone full of annoyance, but Amber laughed at him in return.Justus huffed out loud giving up on his quest making him shrug his shoulders in defeat. A loud cry resonated in the room making Amber close her eyes tightly. Any other day would be okay to hear the pleasant sounds of baby Kendra, but today was just not the day.Justus muffled his chuckle, but Amber didn't miss it, making her throw him a look angrily.“You're enjoying this, right?” Amber asked, looking at him sharply.“Hunnie, I'm not enjoying anything but my little princess seems to be feeling worse than me,” Justus teased, raising his brow at her.It's been four months since Amber delivered a bouncing baby girl. She could never forget that day for anything, from the grand hall to the last bit of her deliver
Kyla tapped on the accept button, hating that she couldn't get rid of the foul feeling that stuck to her stomach. “Hello, Jus, what's up?” Kyla asked, her eyes brows knitted together in confusion.“Kyla, it's Liam, he's in trouble, the meeting went sideways, please come to the address I'll send you,” Justus said, getting straight to the point, panic evident in his voice.Kyla felt her body tremble and feel weak at the same time. Her legs failing to support her, making her buckle, almost sending her to the ground. She glanced at the phone, which appeared to have been disconnected.“What! Amber, I have to go, Liam's in trouble!” Kyla said in panic as she headed out, Amber hot on her heel as she struggled to catch up.“What happened? Wait for me, Kyla,” Amber said behind her, making Kyla slow down to help her down.They boarded the car quickly to the location sent, Kyla tapped her fingers on her thigh restlessly. She couldn't help but feel her heart beat fast in her stomach. She had nev
The party slowed down as nightfall neared everyone in the rush to get back to their places or other things.Kyla spotted Amber and Justus on one corner, already inseparable after their blissful moment. Kyla felt hands engulf her waist from behind. The familiar tingles telling her who it was before she could even see his face. “Why do you look jealous of Amber and Justus, Love?” Liam asked, whispering into her ears.“I just feel happy for them, at least Amber had her husband all evening unlike me,” Kyla said hinting on how busy he had been all evening.“Love, you know I love you right, I can't promise I'll spend the night with you, I have a meeting that was just set up impromptu,” Liam said making Kyla feel her heart dampen. She turned slowly, looking at him for any signs of teasing but found none.“Babe, are you seriously telling me, you'll be occupied tonight? What time will you be back?” Kyla asked, pouting as she looked at him.“I don't know for sure, but Justus will be accompany
“Surprise!” Many voices shouted at once making Kyla and Liam halt suddenly in shock. Kyla was aware of what was happening, but she didn't expect something this grand would be done within a short time. Liam looked around, feeling his legs get weak at the beautiful scenery of what was once in ashes. As the lights came on Liam chuckled on seeing his family already present. It appeared everyone was aware except him, the burner with his late dad's name moved him to tears.‘IN LOVING MEMORY OF DANIEL STORM: HIS LEGACY WILL LIVE ON’Clapping came from every corner of the cheerful hall. “Babe, I hope you like it,” Kyla muttered beside her husband, throwing her dad a knowing look.Liam turned around hugging Kyla tightly before holding her at an arm's length and placing a kiss on her forehead.“I love it, thanks love, I love you so much,” Liam said, looking around, his eyes full of admiration.Kyla smiled broadly as she hugged him tightly, her heart beating fast in gratitude. The overwhelme
Liam sat up carefully looking at them, concern swimming in his eyes.“What is it champ?” Liam asked worriedly as Kyla sat on the bed next to him. It was unsure for Dean or the twins to wake up crying in the middle of the night for nothing.Dean, overwhelmed by whatever he was going through, cried even harder as Kyla hugged him comfortingly. Kyla placed her hand on his forehead to check if he was hot or sick, but everything appeared fine.“Tell us what's wrong baby, did you have a nightmare?” Kyla said, feeling her heart twist at seeing him like that.Dean nodded fresh tears brimming in his eyes. “Mommy, is being dead a bad thing?” Dean asked, looking at his mother curiously, his glassy eyes filled with tears. Kyla and Liam looked at each other both in surprise and confusion. “Why would you ask that, champ? Where did you hear the word from?” Liam asked, worry evident in his voice. No parent would imagine their child asking them about death. “I heard uncle saying that my parents are
Feeling tense and uncertain Kyla retired to her room as soon as dinner was over. She hasn't stopped contemplating on how to tell Liam about their unborn baby. She paced around the room picking her on her nails nervously. Lost in thought, she jumped slightly at the feel of familiar hands around her waist. “What's up love, what are you thinking about?” Liam asked, placing his head between her neck and shoulder.Kyla felt her stomach muscles tense at the thought that Liam could feel she was expectant. “Love, if this is about what the kids said…”“There'ssomethingihavebeenkeepingfromyou,” Kyla said so fast that she had to catch her breath. If Liam wasn't keen to listen he wouldn't have grasped anything she said.“What? I didn't get you,” Liam said, standing before her, his gaze fixed on her. Kyla fixated her eyes on his chest, unable to maintain eye contact. She didn't know how to say the words out slowly, they could seem like just two words, but she couldn't understand why it was so
She huffed out loudly trying to get the fatigue that hang on her like a branch. Being in the hospital for days hadn't done her any good. Liam sat next to her driving her home, from the look on his cringed forehead one could tell he looked tired. Kyla looked at him intensely making his eyes brows knit before smiling slightly.“What is love, out with it,” he asked his eyes still fixed on the road, but he couldn't miss the flushed look on Kyla's face.“What? What are you talking about?” Kyla asked biting back the smile that spread on her lips uncontrollably.“You've been staring at me for minutes love, is there something you want to say?” Liam insisted, throwing her a side glance with his eyebrow raised before focusing back on the road. He could have sworn he felt the way her gaze boreholes on his face. She appeared lost in thought for quite some time.“Well, it's nothing babe, I was just thinking of how amazing you are,” Kyla answered, hiding the blush that graced her cheeks.“Mmm ama
Kyla cracked her eyes open slightly, furrowing her brows from the bright white light in the room. It took her a while to process what was happening. Her dad! “Dad?” Kyla muttered, but her voice came out croaky and strained. She tried calling, but no sound came out this time, her throat feeling as if someone had dragged bags of sand through it. Kyla couldn't push the image of seeing her dad lying on the floor bleeding. She had to go see him no matter what. He had to have survived for the sake of her sanity. Something heavy on her bed side made her freeze as she tried to sit up. Kyla popped her head letting her eyes search for whatever it was that was restricting her movement. Her eyes rested on Liam who appeared to have fallen asleep with his brows knitted in worry. Kyla stirred trying to stay in a comfortable position as she watched him carefully. He had really gone through a lot in the past few days. She couldn't trade him for anything in the world. Liam could have sworn h