Lorenzo's POV “ What are you talking about?” I questioned, trying to ascertain that what I had heard wasn't false and indeed someone had shown up for Alexis. “ She said I shouldn't give up her identity, and that is precisely what I am doing, all you have to know is that the operation would be carried out soon, and Alexis will be safe”Chad gave me a squeeze on the shoulders, I couldn't help, but think it would be Talia, it had to be her. I edged closer, eyes fixated on him. “ Are you sure you aren't going to tell me who it is? By chance, does she have tattoos, purple orbs and…” He flickered his eyes infuriated. “ Are you trying to get me to speak against my wish?” I nudged his arms. “ It isn't like you haven't before, you have always been doing so, so what difference is it going to make?” Chad dragged in a breath, before glancing away. “ No!” He affirmed, storming off leaving me stunned. He was definitely not one who abided by the rules, so what exactly was going on now? When
Lorenzo's POV Drago? I knew that I should be expecting that at any time soon, he was certainly going to come in here, but I didn't expect that to be soon. My brows puckered as I sauntered in, with a flick of the knob, I stepped in, my eyes stormy as I took in his sight. He stood to his full height, from the couch, aside from the little white hair that had stumbled on his cheek, Drago looked the same to me. His eyes held a sudden smile when he saw me, before he placed a hand out, was he really expecting me to hug him? To hold him to myself? Really? “ What exactly are you doing here?” I found myself asking, pissed off as hell because I couldn't think about what would be the possible reason he would be here. I could recall that I had cut ties with him, was that not enough? “ Lorenzo…” he averted his head to the ground before staring back up at me. “ You are back” “ I am not back for you, why are you here?” I asked again, my voice rushing in octaves. I waited for him to give an a
Daphne's POV I had told myself countless times that this was wrong, it was so wrong that I wasn't supposed to even be here in the first place, but I couldn't help myself at all. I had paced up and down countless times, reminding myself repeatedly that what Lorenzo had said was wrong, that I wasn't the mother to his kids, that I wasn't the one he loved almost blindly, that he loved with his life. I had done so much research about her, and had found out that he loved her even more than himself. He had killed, and made whoever hurt her pay, and anyone would want to be loved that much, but I didn't want to believe that I was her. If I turned out to be her, whatever father had told me all of these times would turn out to be fake, and it wasn't going to be nice. Father wouldn't lie to me, he wouldn't hurt me. He loved me, but I found out that when I hadn't taken the pills, I had conflicted feelings, like everything was wrong with me, and I knew something was wrong. I found myself her
Daphne's POV I forced the tears back down at his question, before turning around to take a glance at him. “ Is there anything prohibiting me from stepping in here?” I asked, I was trying so hard to keep myself in, to hide the fact that it had been years. I have missed him, missed him so much that it was going to be difficult to keep this feeling to myself, but I knew that I had to. I needed to know what father had mapped out, I couldn't let Lorenzo know that I knew about him, nor could I let him know that I had gotten my memories back. It was my way of protecting him from father. “ I can see that you have seen it” he strolled to the canvas that held the painting. I could recall that this wasn't where it was, this wasn't where he had painted me. It was at the company, his father's, and somehow he had brought it here, was that how much he loved me?I couldn't help but ponder on the thought that I had meant that much to him. Enough for him to bring it here, that he couldn't think
Daphne's POV My fingers relaxed on the trigger, just enough to make him step away, but it seems I had forgotten how much of a psychopath Lorenzo was and that it hadn't changed a bit. “ Do it” his lips curled into a smile as he dared. “ I would love to die by your hands anyway, if I am dead, at least you will be there for our kids” he said to me. I scoffed at how blunt he was barely able to bear myself to pull the trigger, my hands relaxed on the trigger before I placed it down. “What is wrong? You don't have bullets in yours? I can hand you mine, dying in your hands would be much better than dying in anyone else's hands, Daphne”. “ Fuck off’’ I pushed against his chest, trying to hide the tears that attempted to race out. “ Don't come close to me” He stepped closer, bridging the gap between us, he held my head, lifting my chin with a finger before clasping his lips against mine. I fought, bite into his lips, scared that I might enjoy it a tad bit too much, and he would catch on
Footsteps traipsed down the hall, each heavy and determined as they waded through the sea of people to the VIP floor. They have been given one instruction, and that was to make sure they get their first lady down. Her presence was paramount, and she had been gone long enough.They had stalked outside for hours, and after seeing Lorenzo had gone out, had decided to come in. There would be no one to protect her, and before she could scream or make a move, that would be gone. Helena had her hand stroking Alexis' hair gently, her eyes strayed to Jaden and Avery who were fast asleep on the couch as she let out a gush of air. She couldn't place her hands on why she felt this way, her heart ached so hard that it didn't seem normal anymore. On a last thought, she forced herself up, deciding to meet with Chad, and get a checkup. She had barely taken a step out, when she saw them and her heart flipped, she knew…she always could tell who they were because she had spent the last years with
When he was at his tether’s end, kneeling on the pavement as a gun was pulled to his head, he had found himself praying for her safety, found himself praying that even as he paid the price for their love, she would always remain happy, but it seemed that wasn't it. Shortly after he had squeezed his eyes shut, waiting for the bullet to go through his head, then he would go numb in seconds, bullets rang out, shooting everyone who held him down. He was forced to pull his eyes open as he tried to witness what exactly was happening when voices chorused out. “ Sorry we are late, your highness” he had been stunned, had even glanced behind him just to make sure that he was the one they were talking to, and only after he was told how he had been misplaced did he feel a tear slip down his cheek. He had gone through training while keeping her close to his heart, Jack knew that he wasn't supposed to check up on her, wasn't supposed to come close to her, but he couldn't stop himself from doing
Lorenzo's POV I halted, glancing at Tristan who had just relayed the one news that I never thought I was going to hear today. Was today going to be even any better than I thought it would be? “ She was taken by the Governor, and on their way to the state house was intercepted by a young man,” “ And what did you do?” His head was averted to the ground, I took in air. It was none of his fault, had never been but still, I hoped that he was going to have whisked her away. “ Where is she?” He handed me a crisp note. “ He said I should hand you this if you come. Sent one of his men over, and also said he would explain when you come”I waited for a while before accepting the note. It indicated that whoever it was didn't want to make an enemy of me, but I couldn't still help but wonder who it was? A secret admirer, maybe. I let my heart settle a bit, watched the kids who were still sleeping gently before paving my step through. “ Get two of our best men to watch over the kids, I have
Lorenzo's POV “ She wouldn't like this,” Don Dawson said to me as I offered him the drink I had managed to win at an auction. “ I know right? Daphne would hate it if she knows that I am here with you, but it doesn't seem like I have a choice here” He shook his head to the side, snapping them gently before he uncorked the wine, the pop going off as I glanced at it, he poured a bit into a glass which he handed to me, and another which he kept for himself. “ She actually told me to settle things with you, smooth things out, she had said,” he gave the only reason which I could say made sense. That she had an idea about what exactly was happening, because if she hadn't found me in bed with her, I knew she would have blown up my phone with calls right about now, and I was loving it. It showed that I was loved just as much as I loved her, with how she didn't hide at all to show that. I bobbed my head, gulping down the drink in a go when it hit the back of my throat, I swallowed, letti
Lorenzo's POVWhen she had asked, wanting to make sure that I was fine, I didn't know what else to say aside from the fact that I was fine.I didn't want her to worry, I didn't want the crest on her face to deepen, I hated to see her worry, so I just couldn't bring myself to give her an answer that would break her again. When we had walked into the decorator greenhouse, the makeshift one that I had ordered to be made before all the ruckus happened, I found myself saying the word that I hadn't even practiced for. I had thought about this moment for years, kept it in mind for hours, thought about her expression when she saw it, but none of them had prepared me for when I was there, kneeling before her. I found myself stuttering, the words I didn't plan came out of my mouth instead, was I perhaps tense? I probably was, but it helped me get away of the thoughts that my father was dead. The doctor had given a heart attack as the answer, and we hadn't pushed on, neither had the workers
Daphne's POV My hands held Alexis, as my hands went on his back, smoothening it gently, Lorenzo was still, not saying a word, but I knew he had a lot in mind. My hand held his hands, squeezing it gently, as I tried to get him back to me when he gave a small smile at me, his eyes deepened as he stared at me. “ I am fine” he assured me, that I wondered if he knew if he had any idea that his face was a sharp contrast to what he had just said. “ It is fine to let the tears down if you want to” His lips curved into a small smile, which did little to help, before he glanced outside. “ Chad will be waiting for us, we have to be sure that everything is fine, and whatever is it wouldn't harm him, you know with everything that has been happening” I nodded, bobbed my head in understanding at what he had just said. It was going to be fine. “ Wouldn't you go back? To take him to the morgue?” He bobbed. “ I will have to do that tomorrow, I would prefer that we bury him tomorrow, but first
Daphne's POV I racked my brain, trying to ascertain that it wasn't who I was thinking, he wouldn't have been so stupid, he wouldn't do something like that. “ Daphne…. Daphne..” Irene's voice pulled me out. I threw her a glance, when footsteps glided in, and my father rushed in, rage stomped over his face. “ You said something about Alexis missing, have you seen him? Where exactly would he be? Do you think it would be from my side or Lorenzo's?” He tried to make certain that we would curtail this problem. I knew there was just a person, one person in Brooklyn but this wasn't how I wanted it to end, I didn't want to give him an easy death, he didn't deserve that. I needed Drago to be in pain, I needed him to pray for death, but he wouldn't see, I wanted him to watch my face as he died, I wanted to see his car slide down the bridge as mine had done. What exactly had been my offense? His son loved me.“ Drago” I uttered, loud enough to his hearing. “ He is the one who has him” Hi
Lorenzo's POV I traipsed into the lift a happier man that I thought I was going to be, I watched gently as she sat on the chair, holding the kids firmly, before dropping the bags on the table. I couldn't have been happier, she was back in my life and back to me. I didn't know if I was thinking too fast, but I found myself inching to give her the ring I had gone to customize before the accident happened. I hadn't forgotten, nor forgiven Drago but I didn't want to think about him, not with this new joy that I felt. “ Do you think that I should apply it in, now?” “ Mother, I will help you with it,” Avery offered. “ I will do so also” Alexis offered also, and I was relegated to the background. It had barely grazed her arms, so Chad had said, but we had to be careful. It was so close to her arm socket, that if the bullet had gone in even further, it might have caused her an arm. I didn't know what to say, but I kept taking in air, and found myself saying prayers also. Of course,
Daphne's POV I tried to force my eyes open but it stuck adamantly, I let out a hiss before trying again before whistling out in pain. I hated how I felt, it seemed as though I had been rammed over by a lorry and thrown over here, I tried to push myself up but I just couldn't. Sighing in resignation, I tried once more, gentle at first and the sharp ray of lighting that flashed through caused me to clasp it shot again. I gnashed, took in air before I flickered them open once more,this time swerving a glance around. I was stunned when warmths sipped into me. Flipping my head to the side, my eyes watered when I noticed Avery by one side, and Alexis by another, and Lorenzo holding my hands. I bit hard into my cheek, taking in the pain while I tried to force myself not to shed a tear. This was everything that I wanted, everything that I had imagined, my family back with me. I laid back, letting the warmth cascade down to my side, let it drap itself around me when I ran my hands thro
Lorenzo's POV Broken, I had never been this broken as I clung onto her, tears racing down my face while I glanced around, an empty shell. Hands held me, voices echoed around me, pleading for me to let go, but I just couldn't, I held her, squeezed my hands around her, pleading for her to come back to me. “ Lorenzo” Jack's voice thundered above me, as he shook my shoulders. I flipped my head around, barely considering his face before I stared at my hands. Coated with blood, my beloved blood, and I forced myself up. “ Where are you taking her?” Dawson's voice drilled into me, he forced himself forward, as he stretched his hands at me. “ You will get out of my front, or else, I will shoot you the fuck now” I warned, my eyes glazed with rage. “ Drop her down, she is mine and…” “ Father” a hand held his shoulder. “ Let him go with her. She will be safe with him” I didn't so much as spare him a glance as I sauntered through, my eyes darkened with rage before settling her on the seat.
Lorenzo's POV I knew that something was up, I knew there was something Daphne wasn't telling me, and although I had tried countless times not to think about it, I was so sure that it made sense now. I had felt her salty tears, the one that ran down my back countless times, and even when I thought that it was from the fact that she was enjoying it, my two senses told me that she wasn't okay somehow, but she wouldn't just say. I couldn't push her either, I was never going to do that, not when she was hiding the fact that she was Daphne so good that I didn't know what to say nor do. I had tried numerous ways that I knew about just to have her to talk, but we were tight lipped,still insisting that she was Talia and not Daphne. Now, with the card in my hands, I didn't know what to say. My heart was in shreds as I glanced at it, the names fading the more I glanced at it. I swallowed, in a world of my own, when I noticed a hand shook my shoulders. “ Get back here man, I have been call
Daphne's POV His lips slid into my mouth, making me miss all the times that we hadn't had time together. His teeth bit into my tongue, possessively, fiercely, while I fought for him to let go. My cunt pooled before he could slip a finger in, while I ached my back properly, giving him a proper view of my face. I held myself, my hands by my side as I forced myself not to run my hands on his face. I inched to do so, wanted to do so, found myself inching and aiming to do so, but I just couldn't. He pulled away gauging my expression. “ What?” I asked, his eyes softened as I stared into them. His hands drew pretty lines over my face, his love filled eyes pierced through me as he exhaled. “ You look so beautiful, so beautiful that I wouldn't mind gazing at you for the rest of my life, and I also wouldn't mind giving you my heart. I want you to own it all” My heart slammed at his words, as I drowned in them. They sounded perfect to me. I sniffed in, keeping my emotions at bay, befor