LESLIE’S POV Before I even get to feel bad for standing Travis up the entire afternoon, he slams the car door shut with a brute force that shakes the car and then he stalks forward like a cat. A big angry one. With his eyes set intently on me, he closes up the gap between us in seconds. “Travis
TRAVIS’ POVLeslie is still fast asleep by the time we arrive at her home. I already pulled the car seat back the moment I heard her soft snores while I was still driving, so she’s well relaxed in that position and comfortable too. We arrived at her home minutes ago but I can’t bring myself to wake
BEVERLY'S POV The only good thing about being pregnant is that I can get my way with anyone, especially Kian. But unlike that one good thing, there are too many bad things to count. The morning sickness, the bile that always rises to my throat when I sight certain food, the mood swings and then th
LESLIE'S POVI am attacked by memories of the last time I was in Kian’s house. The pain, hurt and tears still feel fresh like it was just yesterday. I can still see myself dragging my heavy box through the rain, a broken woman who had nothing but the will to get away from the reality of her life bef
Kian coughs at the words, seemingly choking on his saliva when he attempts to swallow. Beverly’s eyes grow wide while my own reaction is silence that makes me freeze on the spot. Moving into Kian’s room? That isn’t part of the plan. Kian and I didn’t even share a room when we were married even thou
LESLIE’S POVSince I arrived at work during lunch break, I made use of the time to catch up on the work I missed since yesterday. I cleared off the thoughts of the new development between Kian and I and instead focused on making up for the lost hours of work. The members of my design team have all
KIAN’S POV For the first time since the divorce, my chest feels light. It started the second I got that call from Leslie this morning and now my mood has been uplifted just by the thought of being around her again for the next few days. I’ll admit, I didn’t expect things to go so well after Bever
“Oh, I didn’t come here for business. We can’t let personal matters come in between business now, can we?” I chuckle, genuinely amused. “Yeah right. Like you didn’t threaten to end a partnership that both the families began before the companies were handed over to anyone of us. All because of so
CHAPTER 99 ~SOPHIE~ The moment Sebastian disappeared down the street, a crushing silence fell over me, broken only by the unsteady rhythm of my breathing. My fingers twitched at my sides, my entire body locked in place as if moving would make the moment real, as if accepting that he had been
CHAPTER 98 ~SOPHIE~ In between the endless nightmares that were triggered by the events of the past week and waiting for Travis to reach out to me again, I had been pushed to the edge of insanity. I thought it couldn’t get any worse, but it did. It got worse. And now I was bolting out
CHAPTER 97 ~JUSTIN~ I’ve never been anyone’s first choice. Never. No matter how hard I tried, Jac always had the spotlight. He was the golden boy, the prodigy, the one with all the medals and accolades. Meanwhile, I was the kid bringing home crayon sketches and piano recitals that no one car
CHAPTER 96 ~SOPHIE~ There were many questions; like how on earth she was in a place that was at least an hour's drive from her family’s mansion, and why she was chugging down cheap beer when I have only ever seen her enjoy the finest wine. The longer we stood there, wordlessly staring at ea
CHAPTER 95 [ Punching Bag ] ~ELAINE~ (6) The moment I slipped through the gates and caught sight of my father’s car parked neatly in the driveway, dread curled deep in the pit of my stomach. I stopped dead in my tracks, my pulse quickening. They were home. They were never supposed to be hom
CHAPTER 94 [ The One Who Needs Saving ] ~SOPHIE~ I didn’t even blink when the words fell out of Justin’s mouth like he'd been holding them in for years. I just sat there, watching him like he had told me the most obvious thing in the world. If I felt remotely surprised, it was simply because I
CHAPTER 93 [ I’m Gay ] ~SOPHIE~ My scream echoed down the street, loud enough to wake the dead or at least give someone a mild heart attack. But the hand gripping my shoulder was barely even settled before instinct took over. I spun around, grabbing the wrist tightly and twisting it with all the
CHAPTER 92 [ Little Contradictions ] ~SOPHIE~ The faint neon lights from the cinema flickered on and off as I stood by the curb, watching the stream of people moving in and out of the building. I couldn’t remember the last time I watched a movie—couldn’t even remember the last time I did somethi
CHAPTER 91 [ The Man I thought I knew ] ~SOPHIE~ He said no. I never imagined that would be his answer. I sat there, stunned into silence, blinking at him like I hadn't heard him right. His fingers were still wrapped around my wrist, firm and unyielding as if he could anchor me to him by sheer