Jane POV.
It was my wedding anniversary. A three-year journey with Damien Blair. Getting married to Damien was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have always had this fairy tail since when I was young, to have a grand wedding and a perfect home. With Damien everything became easy
I clocked off work and made a quick stop at the store to pick up the cake I had ordered a few days before now. After a few hours of driving, I finally approached the house, one of the biggest mansions, centered at the top of a hill in New Yor
"Babe!" I gently pushed the door open, walking into the empty living room. I felt a bit disappointed, realizing my husband hadn't returned from work. I dropped the cake on the dining table before I found my way up the stairs
"Ahn! Oh, mine!" My steps halted. "Oh! Just like that!" It was not just an ordinary sound, more like the one where two people are making out. I didn't want to believe what I heard, maybe my ear was beginning to hear other things. Grudgingly I moved my feet forward, heavy and weak
"Yeah! Keep going! I love you!" The sound became very close, it was my husband's voice. "Ha- I gaped with my mouth open, my whole body shivering as I quickly grabbed the stairs wheel. Never in a million years would I think my husband was cheating on me. He has always been an example of a perfect man, loving and showering me with flowers and gifts. Maybe he did all of that so I wouldn't suspect him
I raised my hand and wanted to push the door, but I resisted. Confrontation was not something I felt at that moment; I did not want to see the cheating bastard. I turned and then rushed out of the house with tears in my eyes. Without hesitating, I got in the car, driving on the street in a high speedometer leading to the highway. My phone kept buzzing halfway into the drive. I glanced at it, and lo, it was my husband, Damien
"What does he want!" I sneered, increasing the speed of the car. He kept buzzing my phone, and after the third time I picked it up, it was a FaceTime cal
"Hey, Jenny," his pretty face revealed on the other side of the phone. "Guess what?" He smiled
My eyes popped out; for a second, it felt like I was hallucinating. My husband was in his suit, sitting in his office
"Is everything all right? Why are you looking this way?" He further asked. I couldn't say a word, I was too stunned to speak. In a second, my head was processing so many questions that my mouth couldn't say. "What is happening? Why is he suddenly at the office? I heard that sound."
I couldn't wrap my head around all that was happening. I heard him; I mean, we are just two people who live in the house, so it is him. "How he is at the office now? Or is he aware that I came to the house? Is he putting up a show just so I could doubt what I heard?" Honestly, I was getting close to being insane at this poin
" Well, Your man got the deal! We won!" His voice brought me back into reality.
"What do you think you are doing?" I finally asked, my eyes fixed on my phone screen, forgetting the fact that was on the highway driving
"What do you mean?" He inquired, curiosity on his fac
"What do I mean?" I chuckled dryly. "Playing with my intelligence, Hun? You fucking cheater!
"Pim!" A vehicle horn accelerated towards me. I quickly moved the steering wheel, driving to the other lane as I continued in the same speedometer
"Jess!, Jane! Where are you?" He jotted up the chair "What the fuck was that?
"Get off my phone! You fucking cheating bastard!" I hissed and ended the call. Raising my eyes on the road, my heart almost pulled out, seeing a vehicle accelerating towards losing its balanc
"Oh shit!" I stepped my leg so hard on the break, trying to pull over, but it wouldn't respond. I held the car steering with every bit of grip in me moving around a circle. At this point, nothing was working anymore. The break failed me, nothing was working, even I couldn't save myself and gradually the two vehicles were close
Just in the Twink of an eye, the other car collided with mine with full force, making it flip over multiple times before coming to rest on its roof. Smoke filled the whole atmosphere, looking up at the sky with tears dropping at the corner of my eyes, my whole life flashed through my eyes again
The smile on my face while walking on the aisle in my white wedding dress, the smile in Damien's eyes while we shared the wedding vows. Just like it wrinkled through my eyes, gradually it disappeared into thin air. Everything crumbled, black dots filled my eye
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"Beep! Beep!" The sound wouldn't stop in my ear; as annoying as it was, I couldn't tell what sound it was exactl
"Beep beep." I tried to glance in that direction, but I couldn't. My eyes felt heavy, more like a load was placed on it. After so many struggles, I finally flipped it ope
I found myself in a strange room with familiar settings. From the white painted ceiling to the big television ongoing with some sort of new, to the machine equipment and then landing on a strange fac
"Miss, can you see me?" The feminine voice asked as she jotted up. Her voice held with excitement and worry; she didn't in any way seem familiar, but I could tell she was worried sick about me, so I gently nodded, answering her question
"Thank Goodness! Doctor!" She rushed out.
"Hello Mrs Jane, how are you feeling?" The doctor asked, unwrapping the telescope around his neck.
"Good," I managed to respond, wondering how he knew my name.
I struggled to speak, my throat dry and scratchy. “Where… where am I? How long have I been here
" you are indeed a fighter. You have been with us for Eight weeks- “You were in a fatal accident. We didn’t think you’d make it
Eight weeks!The car accident felt like yesterday and it has been two months
"And I'm happy to inform you that your baby is saf
"Baby?!- my eyes widened in shock, my voice trembling. I had no idea I was pregnant. As I placed my hand on my forehead, struggling to wrap my head around what the doctor said, my eyes caught the television news. My eyes locked on the screen as familiar names and faces appeare
“Did anyone… Did my family come? My parents? My siblings?” I managed to as
The doctor hesitated, “No one came forward,” he admitted softly. “But there’s been a man, a stranger, who’s been here almost every day since you were brought in. He’s the one who brought you to the hospital. He never left your side
My lips parted in confusion and for a moment I appreciated the strange ma
It was eight weeks already now and my own family hadn’t come. Not a single soul had thought to look for me. Tears welled in my eyes, but before I could let them fall, the sound of the television caught my attention agai
“Damien Blair announced his engagement with Mae Lawson after ending his previous marriag
My heart sank as I murmured under my breath. My husband and my stepsister are getting married.
Jane Pov My chest pounded louder as I felt the world collapsing around me. The thought of my stepsister and my husband holding a wedding made my breath hitch in pain.The memories that happened eight weeks ago played in my ears.“No…” I choked, shaking my head in disbelief. “No! This can’t be real!”In a few minutes, I started yanking the IV drips from my arm, ignoring the sharp sting of the needles. “I have to go! I have to stop this!” I cried, my voice breaking with pain as the doctor's eyes widened in shock, preventing me from moving an inch.“Mrs. Jane. Calm your nerves.” He said in a smoothing tone but I wasn't ready to listen. Before I could pull myself out of bed, the door swung open, and a man stepped inside. He was tall and broad shouldered, his presence commanding silence all over the room. His face was hard, locked by dark hair and piercing eyes that held a concerned look on.“Stop,” he said firmly, crossing the room in quick strides. He gently but firmly grasped my wris
Jane PovThe warm sun shone on my face as I stood outside my parent's home, my gear ponding in my chest. Today was my day off and even though the strange man had advised me to stay back and get on with myself before making issues complicated again, I had insisted on coming here.Pleading for him to please stay out of it now.It has been weeks since I last stepped into this place but it felt like yesterday.There was never a reason to laugh anyways. Always being mistreated and used. My fingers nervously raised over the doorbell as I pressed on it. The chime echoed faintly Inside, followed by little voices. The door opened, and I found myself face to face with my stepmother.“Jane,” the woman said, her eyes narrowing in surprise and disgust filling it back . “What are you doing here?” I forced myself to keep my voice steady. “I need to speak with my father.” She hesitated, but then stepped aside, muttering something under her breath. I stepped inside, the familiar scent of the hous
Jane Pov SIX YEARS AFTER The sound of the private jet was soothing as I gazed out at the clouds passing by. I leaned back against the leather seat, a small smile plastered on my lips.Six years ago, I was broken and disgraced. But with the help of the man who had become my closest confidant, I had risen from the ruins. Now, I was no longer the Jane who cried on park benches or begged for scraps of love from people who didn’t deserve me. I was Jane Harrison, CEO of one of the largest oil companies in San Francisco CA, a mother to a beautiful daughter, and a woman who had reclaimed her power. All just because of one good man.Nate.My phone buzzed, pulling me from my thoughts. I glanced at the screen and smiled when I saw the name. Answering the call, I leaned back, my voice warm and steady. “What is it, Nate? Don’t tell me you’re already missing me.” Nate scoffed, a teasing laugh came through the line. “As much as I’d love to say that, we have meetings lined up, boss lady. Th
Jane's POVThe night is so vividly remembered: darkness, black, devouring the last remnant of comforting city light as I drove home alone down the dark country roads from work. My head reeled on the happenings of the day—the whisper of deception and shadow of my broken past. I had hardly noticed the gentle purr of the car engine above the din in my head before the car's headlights flashed on and a fear that could not be dispelled surrounded me in an instant. I was shaken before I knew it, with a clasp of hardened hand on my car door.The consequence was instantaneous—a shove that shoved the car into the ditch. My heart jumped into my chest and I clasped with a grip at the wheel, but in the blink of an eye wild chaos had been loosed. The steering wheel tore with brute ferocity as I attempted to sever the brakes, and before I could even know what was occurring, the car veered wildly and crashed nose-first into the darkness. I woke up in fright. My head was pounding, and my eyes hurt wit
Jane's POV I awoke in a shuddering, antiseptic hospital bed from the black, desolate warehouse horror ripped from me. The even rhythm of the heart monitor and distant whine of the ceiling fluorescent light my only witnesses to my fleeting sanctuary. My body and psychic barriers were broken, and respiratory rate informed me too of something I'd just learned. I remained steadfast for what seemed like an eternity, gazing blankly at the white ceiling as pieces and crumbs of Mae's words gradually began filtering into my mind. Her speculations—that maybe my mother's untimely death when we were kids hadn't been an accident, that it had been something Damien's boozy, irresponsible driving had accidentally caused, worst of all, something my own dad Zack had been privy to some kind of conspiracy—had destroyed the gossamer strands of faith I did have. Betrayal grief seeped into bone marrow with pain from wounds. The door groaned and Nate pulled himself through it with a gentle insistence
Jane's POV I awoke in a shuddering, antiseptic hospital bed from the black, desolate warehouse horror ripped from me. The even rhythm of the heart monitor and distant whine of the ceiling fluorescent light my only witnesses to my fleeting sanctuary. My body and psychic barriers were broken, and respiratory rate informed me too of something I'd just learned. I remained steadfast for what seemed like an eternity, gazing blankly at the white ceiling as pieces and crumbs of Mae's words gradually began filtering into my mind. Her speculations—that maybe my mother's untimely death when we were kids hadn't been an accident, that it had been something Damien's boozy, irresponsible driving had accidentally caused, worst of all, something my own dad Zack had been privy to some kind of conspiracy—had destroyed the gossamer strands of faith I did have. Betrayal grief seeped into bone marrow with pain from wounds. The door groaned and Nate pulled himself through it with a gentle insistence
Jane's POVThe night is so vividly remembered: darkness, black, devouring the last remnant of comforting city light as I drove home alone down the dark country roads from work. My head reeled on the happenings of the day—the whisper of deception and shadow of my broken past. I had hardly noticed the gentle purr of the car engine above the din in my head before the car's headlights flashed on and a fear that could not be dispelled surrounded me in an instant. I was shaken before I knew it, with a clasp of hardened hand on my car door.The consequence was instantaneous—a shove that shoved the car into the ditch. My heart jumped into my chest and I clasped with a grip at the wheel, but in the blink of an eye wild chaos had been loosed. The steering wheel tore with brute ferocity as I attempted to sever the brakes, and before I could even know what was occurring, the car veered wildly and crashed nose-first into the darkness. I woke up in fright. My head was pounding, and my eyes hurt wit
Jane Pov SIX YEARS AFTER The sound of the private jet was soothing as I gazed out at the clouds passing by. I leaned back against the leather seat, a small smile plastered on my lips.Six years ago, I was broken and disgraced. But with the help of the man who had become my closest confidant, I had risen from the ruins. Now, I was no longer the Jane who cried on park benches or begged for scraps of love from people who didn’t deserve me. I was Jane Harrison, CEO of one of the largest oil companies in San Francisco CA, a mother to a beautiful daughter, and a woman who had reclaimed her power. All just because of one good man.Nate.My phone buzzed, pulling me from my thoughts. I glanced at the screen and smiled when I saw the name. Answering the call, I leaned back, my voice warm and steady. “What is it, Nate? Don’t tell me you’re already missing me.” Nate scoffed, a teasing laugh came through the line. “As much as I’d love to say that, we have meetings lined up, boss lady. Th
Jane PovThe warm sun shone on my face as I stood outside my parent's home, my gear ponding in my chest. Today was my day off and even though the strange man had advised me to stay back and get on with myself before making issues complicated again, I had insisted on coming here.Pleading for him to please stay out of it now.It has been weeks since I last stepped into this place but it felt like yesterday.There was never a reason to laugh anyways. Always being mistreated and used. My fingers nervously raised over the doorbell as I pressed on it. The chime echoed faintly Inside, followed by little voices. The door opened, and I found myself face to face with my stepmother.“Jane,” the woman said, her eyes narrowing in surprise and disgust filling it back . “What are you doing here?” I forced myself to keep my voice steady. “I need to speak with my father.” She hesitated, but then stepped aside, muttering something under her breath. I stepped inside, the familiar scent of the hous
Jane Pov My chest pounded louder as I felt the world collapsing around me. The thought of my stepsister and my husband holding a wedding made my breath hitch in pain.The memories that happened eight weeks ago played in my ears.“No…” I choked, shaking my head in disbelief. “No! This can’t be real!”In a few minutes, I started yanking the IV drips from my arm, ignoring the sharp sting of the needles. “I have to go! I have to stop this!” I cried, my voice breaking with pain as the doctor's eyes widened in shock, preventing me from moving an inch.“Mrs. Jane. Calm your nerves.” He said in a smoothing tone but I wasn't ready to listen. Before I could pull myself out of bed, the door swung open, and a man stepped inside. He was tall and broad shouldered, his presence commanding silence all over the room. His face was hard, locked by dark hair and piercing eyes that held a concerned look on.“Stop,” he said firmly, crossing the room in quick strides. He gently but firmly grasped my wris
Jane POV.It was my wedding anniversary. A three-year journey with Damien Blair. Getting married to Damien was the best thing that ever happened to me. I have always had this fairy tail since when I was young, to have a grand wedding and a perfect home. With Damien everything became easyI clocked off work and made a quick stop at the store to pick up the cake I had ordered a few days before now. After a few hours of driving, I finally approached the house, one of the biggest mansions, centered at the top of a hill in New Yor"Babe!" I gently pushed the door open, walking into the empty living room. I felt a bit disappointed, realizing my husband hadn't returned from work. I dropped the cake on the dining table before I found my way up the stairs"Ahn! Oh, mine!" My steps halted. "Oh! Just like that!" It was not just an ordinary sound, more like the one where two people are making out. I didn't want to believe what I heard, maybe my ear was beginning to hear other things. Gr