Richard's POV“ He is dead” Darren squatted down, his hands roaming the stranger's body who we knew absolutely nothing about, but we had at least gotten a name of the culprit. Ryan stood in shock, not moving an inch, nor was he saying a word. “ He mentioned Aurora right before he ended up dead, didn't he?” He sounded doubtful. At least, I wasn't the only one who had heard that. My ears weren't malfunctioning, and I had heard it correctly. “Yes, I did.”That left us with one question which was, which Aurora exactly was he talking about because the one who had walked in with my aunt had looked like she didn't have any malicious intentions so what exactly was going on? “ Do you think it is the same Aurora we know? I don't really know but still…” I was at a loss at what to do, and now….“ Where is she foremost? We need to track her down and get her to say what she knows and if she kidnapped kelvin. Hmmm” Ryan scoffed. “ We might have to feed her carcass to the bird”. It was a threat t
Richard's POVI bit so hard into my lips that the taste of blood filled it, with a hand weaving through my hair, I was frustrated. Another dead end but I knew that I couldn't give up, not when Kelvin was out there. Fuck. I cursed, kicking hard against the stone stomped hard in front of me with arms akimbo. I needed to think. Think Richard, you have to do that. I chide myself, whispering still to myself. With a long last glance at the house that reminded me of all that I wanted to forget, I swept a long glance through it before walking in strides to the car.“ How are you feeling?”“ Numb” I answered innocently, my mind was a mess. A wrecking mess that threatened to go off at any time and I needed to get out of here. Ryan's hands strayed to my shoulders, squeezing it hard. “ He is fine. Kevin is okay” he assured me. I was still and silent because I couldn't say a thing. Nothing makes any sense to me at the moment. “We have to leave. Time is precious, and we have to put it to work”
Reina's POVA tear slipped out of my eyes unconsciously when the word I had been told sipped into me. Gently, but I heard each one of them. With hands interlocked with Richard's, I whispered to him. “Kelvin is alive” “ He is,” he whispered back at me. A smile ignited his face.“What else is in there? I mean, do you know what it could be? I am thinking endlessly about it and I can't just keep calm” I rattled to him. Taking feeble steps out of the morgue, I gazed straight at the sun which kept beating over me. “ Are you sure you would want to do this? We don't know what is in there and I don't want anything affecting your mood” I shrugged him off, what exactly was he talking about? “ Our son is alive and that is all that matters. I want to take a look at it,” I convinced myself. My hands tightened around the bag as the word dawned into me. Kelvin was fine and Ariana was gone. I didn't understand why I felt numb. I was supposed to be happy that she wasn't here anymore and be happy
Richard's POV“I am fine,” I assured Reina while we were driving down to the Kourtney's, just to make sure that Kelvin was home and he was there. That he was doing fine, just like they had said also. “ Richard…”“ Reina…!” I snapped with hands on the steering wheels when I took a deep breath. I was messed up, and I wasn't supposed to act this way. “ I am sorry. Gosh, I am and…”“ It is fine” she squeezed my shoulder blade hard before directing my gaze back to the light which had turned green. “ Let's go home, make sure that the kids are fine and then we will go home”“ Home?” Home was anywhere she was. Wherever was home to her was where I wanted to be. She was my home. Fuck this messed up version of me right now, but I would do everything to have her with me. Back at our home. together. “ Richard… I am going back home with you. Our home. Where I am supposed to be” I blinked back the tears in my eyes, the one that I didn't even know was there. When exactly had it come up that I didn
Richard's POVNo one had told me how emotional it was going to be sending off my family, but this was traumatizing. I was going to keep it locked in for a long while, especially since I had shed a tear or two and Reina had kept on pointing that at me as we made our way to the house. Our home. “They will be fine” She sneered at me. “ I think that I should be the one telling you that because I could swear you need it more than me. I bet that if I wasn't there. You would have been wailing non-stop” she mocked. I toughened up because I shouldn't have shown any sign of weakness at the airport, but this was Reina, and she had seen me in worse state and worse times, so I couldn't see anything wrong with that. “ At Least it shows how much I love them and there is nothing wrong with that” I let out a sigh when our home came in view, and she held my hands tight. “I bet Daisy cannot wait to see me. I am going to talk to her about how you have been hard on me on our way here, and she is sur
Reina's POV The dry chokes that turned into full-blown tears drained me as I let him weep on my shoulders. All of his high resolve, his gentle sneering. His cool act that he had been putting up for a while now crumbling when he was in my arms, weeping. “ Everything will be fine” my hands drifted to the plush doll he was holding. His grip on it was so tight that there was no way anyone could take it out. When he was done, he pulled away, his eyes boring into mine. “ Thank you. For this. For letting me do this. Thank you” “It is what I am supposed to do. Make sure that you are fine. That is something I should always do”.I swallowed because it seemed like he didn't believe me, or rather he was still getting over what had just happened “ You aren't entitled to it. I am supposed to be the strong man and not to weep on your shoulders but now… I have messed it up”Placing my index finger on his lips, I nodded at him not to say a word. “Can you be still? I mean, with everything going on
Richard's POV“Yes…” I tapped into the phone as my brows dipped while wondering what exactly it was that she must have called me for. A raspy breath ensued with a gentle snap before I heard a tap on the table. “ Mr. Gray, there is a man in here. I don't know, but he came pretty early asking to meet with your wife, and he has been in there for a while. I have been hearing raised tones for a while now, and so I thought it would be best if I informed you”Something slashed through my heart with my heartbeat accelerating by each second that passed.I asked. “ Does this man have a name? Anything at all would do”“ Martin” something sparked within me as the car came to a stop. My heart ignited with the honking of cars behind me as I swept my gaze around. Swerving off course, I couldn't care about what anyone thought presently as all that was in my mind was how to get across to the Gray's corporation to meet Reina. “ Reina!” My scream bounced off against the wall as my hands gripped the k
Reina’s POV“We can stay back if you are not okay with it” Richard whispered for what felt like the umpteenth time to me, while sniffing on my shoulders. Wincing gently when he bit on my shoulders, I smiled at him, while taking a good look at myself. “You look splendid already, why are you still staring at the mirror when I am supposed to be your mirror?”My teeth dug into my lips, a blush creeping over my face. He was leaning against the door frame, funny how he moved so fast, and I hadn't taken note of it. “Then tell me why exactly is my mirror wanting to strip me naked?” I folded my arms underneath my boobs, probing that. I couldn't ascertain why since he kept touching me and telling me that we could stay home, while telling me his wishes of how he couldn't wait to strip me of the clothes I had on, but something told me he wanted to rip it off instead. “You can't blame me” his scent permeated into my nostrils. His lips hovering on my shoulder blade. A moan escaped my mouth wh
Ryan's POV “Am I doing too much?” I questioned Richard who stood by my side. I had on a sea green suit and a blue lapel which was to match with the gown she had on, but she wasn't here yet. I didn't know what to do, if I was going to cry, but I wanted to do this clear headed and without shedding a tear. It wouldn't make me masculine like I was supposed to be. She shouldn't see me tearing up. Richard stood by my side, in a peach suit to match Reina's own. “You doing too much would be you tearing up when she shows up to the aisle, please don't do that. You did before and it wasn't easy for me to stop you, don't make me do that again” he pleaded. I bore a hole in him at the words he had just spoken. He wasn't supposed to say that .He was still going to rub it over my face. “You did the same to me, remember?” he quizzed when he saw the look on my face. “So I don't really think I am doing anything wrong by telling you what I just did” I shook my head, not wanting to listen to him.
Nina’s POV “ You don't get it Reina” I hadn't known when exactly this had happened, but it was too much. I had given up on Christopher right now because I had no other option, but that was because my mum looked so happy with him. I knew he was young, well, too young if I am asked, but my mother being happy was everything to me and I wanted her to be. “ You both were going at it raw, what did you expect? A truckload of gifts?”Wait, what? “ I am almost in tears right now,” I explained. I just couldn't explain it, but I was really tearing up. She stood up, patting me on the back. “ It's the hormones, you are actually tearing up” “I am pregnant, just a month to our wedding and I don't know how to tell him, the wedding gown won't fit” “ The designer can always work on it, we can have her do that” “ But still, I am not ready for this. I don't know if I want this child, it is too much for me to bear right now, what exactly am I to do?” I questioned. I had to think about this. All t
Ryan's POV That name didn't ring a bell at all, why would somebody who wasn't affiliated to them do something like that? Or was it that we didn't know what exactly we were searching for? “ I can't really say” We both got into the Porsche as I answered.“ There is no one else that would be able to give an answer except her, but I don't know where she is”“ Who?” “ Her mother of course, I am so sure Nina doesn't know anyone by that name, and it will be so awkward bringing that up to her, we need to be certain. We don't want her suspecting us now, would we?” A part of me was glad that I didn't have to do this anymore, it would have pricked me a bit to know that. Richard was a drive away from the bar when my phone rang out. “ Ryan, where are you?” I could sense the urgency in her tone as she asked. I swallowed, gazing at Richard whose eyes were probing to know what's wrong when I answered. “ With Richard, is something wrong?” “ Yes, can you come over? I am at the morgue and I di
Nina's POV I had never felt this jittery in years, months even with how tense I was, I thought I was going to mess things up. “ You have to calm down, he is just your mother's spouse” That brings us back to why we were here, my mother's spouse, the one she said she wanted to introduce to me. I had wanted to be here first, just to get along foremost before passing it on to anybody what exactly he looked like, but my mother had insisted I came with Reina. She was better than me, as it was to be expected, and she was here to keep me in place or so I had thought. “ Something bulging your mind?” I shook my head when she asked. We had just gotten to the spot, fine dining with a reservation so difficult to get even if you were well known, but we seemed to be here, my mum had said this was the designated venue, and so we had to be here on time. “ It's now or never” the door opened with a slight push from me and we were in. It didn't take so long to find the booth that we were looking
Ryan's POV A smile crested over my face while I hummed alongside to perfect by Ed Sheeran, that was how my life was like currently, it was going the right path that I wanted it to be. Stepping on the gas, I couldn't keep thinking of how everything was just the way it should be presently, but there was merely a problem and that one had to be taken care of. I slammed the brakes in front of Richard's company, swept my gaze around when I stepped out of the car, beaming at the CCTV camera that told me he had his eyes glued on it. I figured him letting out a string of curses at what I had just done, before turning his attention back to his pile of documents. When he wasn't with Reina and the kids, playing the obsessed husband, he had his head into his documents trying to work even harder. Stepping into the elevator, I waited for it to drop me in front of his office and when I did, I pushed the door open. “ You should take a breath, you are always working” I pointed at him when I was
Nina's POV I beamed at the hand that had wrapped itself around me, before kissing me noisily. Pushing him off gently, I let out a plea. “ Let me sleep a bit, hmm” I pleaded while trying to shut my eyes a bit when the scent of freshly baked potatoes and cabbage lamb roast stew had me opening them in a sec. “ You surely do know how to get me” I gave him a slight jab at the arm before staring around, my mouth watered at the sight before me. “A little bit burnt, but I guess it's the intentions that matters” Ryan said while being nervous. I could tell because he was unusually jittery, which wasn't a fine attribute of his person, unless he had done something wrong, or he intended to do something that has him this way, I hope it was the latter because I could do without any huge thing at the moment. “ Spill” I urged, taking a scoop of the delicious goodness in front of me. A moan escaped my lips sending a little tingle in-between my legs when he stared at me like I was the most delic
Nina's POV “ Mother” I ran across the pavement after slamming the door shut, accepting the hand she had given me. “ Nina” she enclosed me into her arms, savoring the moment. “ Are you okay? I heard about the verdict?” I bobbed at her, giving her an answer. “ It was nothing, I feel better now, and I am glad that I had to watch” She searched my eyes probing before she pulled away, grasping my hands in hers as she sauntered off with me in suite. “ Is something wrong?” She shook her head. We were at our house, the one where everything had gone down, where I had been poisoned, where I had come to seek refuge after Ryan, and where my father had decided to get. We had memories from this house, a lot of it and I would have kept them all if the very last wasn't as painful as it had been. She smiled briefly before shaking her head. “ Would you want anything else? I am bringing down the house”“ Mother” I exhaled. That must have caused a lot of decisions and I didn't really know if
Nina's POV My hands squeezed around Reina as as we waited for the judge's verdict, my heart slammed so hard as she made a point on how he had committed murder, and had burnt an orphanage killing kids as well. Everyone had watched the video and it had been brutal. So brutal that I had shut my eyes through it all. “ Brian is sentenced to death by shooting for mass murder, and it should be carried out immediately” she snapped the pen she held into two. He stood up, eyes bloodshot as he glared at the judge. My heart spiked as I recalled what he had done the last time, thinking of how he might make a repeat of the same thing, it was going to be heart-wrenching. “ You won't be able to kill me. You won't be able to, what makes you any different from me? You do the same thing as I do, and you are still alive, you can't!” My eyes brimmed with tears in them, as Ryan punched a hand up in the air, his eyes were on me as he mouthed out. “ We did it” I knew he was also trying to tell me abou
Ryan's POV My eyes slithered into red when I saw him pinning her against the wall. “ Fuck” I cursed, pushing against the chair in my way before shoving the door open. It came open in a crank and shoving him away from her, I threw a punch into his face. He collided against the wall, before aiming one at me. He threw one on my face, which I returned before we were pulled away. “ I will make sure you live the rest of your life behind bars” I yelled at him, venomously. Even if it was going to take my last breath, I was going to make that happen. Nina stood at the far edge, a hand around her neck as she took in gasps of air, pulling off the jacket I had on, I threw it over her before guiding her out. I made sure we were safe in the car before zooming off. I didn't know what I was going to know if he had hurt her more than this, maybe send his body rolling, I would have made him regret every single thing about his life. I might have ended up punching him to death, the rage in me st