~ COLTON ~- - - - - TWO WEEKS LATER - - - - -The dawn was breaking and the sun was still low on the horizon. Colton’s eyes slowly opened and he saw Sierra’s face right in front of him. A smile curved up his lips instinctively. Waking up next to her, seeing her face first thing in the morning, these were the little pleasures in life that Colton wouldn’t take for granted. He was staring at her for the longest time, noting her beautiful features and how lucky he was to have her. Colton’s finger slowly reached up and he began caressing her face. Meanwhile, Sierra was still fast asleep. It was about six in the morning and she was exhausted. Being eight months pregnant was no easy thing. Sierra was tired all the time, sometimes getting heartburn and feeling difficulty breathing. But still, even at eight months pregnant, Sierra was still the most beautiful girl in the world for Colton. Her skin was glowing, her nose was as cute as a button, and her lips were just begging to be kissed. Co
~ SIERRA ~Sierra couldn’t believe her eyes and ears. She thought this must be a dream. Something like this could only come out of a movie. But no matter how many times she blinked, Colton was still there in front of her, holding out a ring.“Colton…”“Yeah?”A smile curved up Sierra’s lips and her eyes turned glassy. This was really real. Colton had turned every fantasy, every dream she ever had about love and turned it into reality. Their story wasn’t perfect by any means, but it was real and it was the most beautiful thing in the world. “What do you say, princess?” Colton asked again, holding onto her gaze.“Of course, I’ll marry you…” Sierra said through the tears. Her voice came out in a whisper and her heart was racing. “A hundred million times yes!”The biggest smile formed on Colton’s face as he put the ring on her finger and stood up straighter, pulling her into a kiss. At the same time, she was also pulling him towards her. Their lips crashed onto each other like waves to t
~ SIERRA ~* BANG! BANG! BANG! *The knocking on the door went louder. Colton immediately got up and reached for his shirt. Sierra sat up too and Colton picked up her dress from the floor, throwing it at her.“Yo, Colton!” a voice was heard yelling from the outside. “I think you have something of mine and I’m gonna need it back!”Colton and Sierra shared a knowing look. That was Raphael!“Shit!” Colton muttered and haphazardly put his pants back on. Sierra was also rushing to put her dress on. Her heart was racing like a train and a pit was forming in her stomach.* BANG! BANG! BANG! *“Come out, the two of you!”Raphael’s voice was heard again and the hair in Sierra’s neck stood up. Her trauma triggers were on high alert. Just when everything was going so perfectly, Raphael always found a way to torture her.Sierra froze up in fear while Colton went to get his phone. He opened the app to show him the house’s CCTV footage and he saw Raphael’s face in front of the door. Luckily, the do
~ SIERRA ~Everyone’s eyes were now turned to Henri. He was walking while pointing his cane towards Raphael. His eyes were burning with rage.“Henri?” Raphael gaped.“Dad…?” Sierra was shocked too.“What are you doing here?” Raphael asked.“What you said back in my office didn’t sit right with me. So I followed you,” Henri answered. Standing in front of Raphael, he pointed a finger to his chest. “You’re not going to blow up my daughter, I can tell you that!”Raphael staggered back and clenched his jaw shut. Henri turned his face towards the plane and started walking closer. He locked eyes with Sierra who was sitting in the cockpit. His eyes turned sad and tender.“Sierra, sweetheart, please…” he pleaded. “Just come out. Come home with me…”Sierra stared at her dad for a long time. Tears were brimming in her eyes. Colton turned to her and she reached for his hand, gripping it tightly. With her other hand, she pressed the radio button.“Dad, I’m only going with Colton or I’m not going a
~ COLTON ~The police siren rang loudly in the background as Colton speeded away. Sitting in the passenger seat, Sierra was groaning and writhing in pain, and blood kept dripping from the side of her stomach. Damon glanced at her every chance he could, and every time he saw the blood pooling on the seat and dripping to the floor, he felt sick to his stomach.“Col…” Sierra tried to speak, but she was too weak.“Yes, princess, I’m right here,” he shakily put a hand on her, while still trying to focus on the road. “Co…”“Ssh, don’t speak, it’s okay,” he cooed. “You’ll be alright, I promise,”Colton’s eyes were welling up with tears. His voice cracked as he spoke. He couldn’t bear looking at her like this, writhing in blood and pain. And not just that, he didn’t even want to think about the baby. If something happened to her or to the baby, he wouldn’t know how to live with himself.Luckily for Colton, after a short drive down the hill, he saw a small hospital with an ER sign. Using all
~ SIERRA ~Dark. There was nothing but darkness for miles. Sierra couldn’t see anything in front of her. The last thing she remembered was seeing Raphael holding a gun to Colton's back and she jumped as fast as she could. The loud piercing sound of the gun cut through the air and that was it. Everything turned dark after that. Sierra didn’t know how long she was out for. Sometimes she’d see flashes of light. She could also see the faces of people leaning in front of her. First, it was Colton, but then there were people that she didn’t know. Seeing that they were wearing masks and uniforms, maybe they were nurses or doctors. They were also speaking in French. She didn't know what they were saying, but they looked worried, so she got worried too."Colton..." she kept calling for him. "The baby..."Colton and the baby were the only things in her mind. Sierra didn't even care that she was bleeding out, lying on an operating table. She kept calling for his name over and over, until the nu
~ SIERRA ~- - - - - TWO WEEKS LATER - - - - -“Breaking news! Last night, in a surprising turn of events, members of the Rothschild family, Raphael Rothschild and his father, Nathanael Rothschild, one of the wealthiest and most prominent families in New York City, were arrested by the CIA in relation to a shooting incident in France…”Sierra was sitting on the couch in Colton’s penthouse apartment when she saw the news on the TV. Baby Sebastian was asleep in her arms and she was rocking him back and forth slowly. She reached for the remote and raised the volume up, but not too much because she didn’t want to wake the baby up.“The CIA was first tipped off by the French National Police when a shooting occurred in the outskirts of Paris several weeks ago. In the shooting, Raphael Rothschild, the youngest son of the Rothschild family was injured, along with twenty other men of Russian origin. At first, the French police arrested Henri Ascott, another prominent man of New York City’s eli
~ SIERRA ~- - - - - ONE MONTH LATER - - - - -“Attention everyone!” Colton said as he clinked his champagne glass with the knife. He was standing in the middle of the long table and Sierra was seated next to him. All around them were beautiful flower arrangements, candles, and a gorgeous feast. They were enjoying a wonderful birthday lunch for Sierra in Colton’s summer home in the Hamptons. All of their closest friends and family were in attendance, including Henri, baby Sebastian, Rosie, Ethan, Levi, Jackson, and of course, Winnie.“I just wanna raise a toast to my beautiful fiancee on her birthday today,” Colton said as he turned to Sierra. Everyone’s eyes were on them and they were ooh-ing and aah-ing. “Baby girl, you’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me. I don’t know if any of you know this, but Sierra and I first met on her birthday two years ago. Thank you for falling out of that window and letting me catch you,” Sierra let out a laugh and everyone else did too. “I lo