Danielle's POV.Cindy ran after me on foot, so did Jayden and Katherine. "Why did you let her go?" I heard them scolding the gatekeeper but I didn't stop moving. I increased my speed.What now? They were probably going to involve the police. Or lawyers. I just hoped that the results would come out i
Danielle's POV.I returned to Jayden's house to meet just the gatekeeper who panicked when he saw me. "Please tell me you have the boy," he pleaded. "I'll be fired if you don't.""Here..." I parked at a corner, opened the door and handed the child over. "I have the boy. You can tell whatever heroic
Danielle's POV.What the fuck? I stood transfixed, watching Cindy as she listened to Katherine. She was just as shocked."What kind of jewel are we talking about?" Cindy asked in response, gazing at me."The diamond necklace I put around his neck. She stole it.""What's she saying?" I asked in a whi
Jayden's POV.When I saw Danielle with the child in her hands, I had mixed feelings. I wished her baby hadn't died, I wished she hadn't walked out of my life. I wondered why she had the baby in her hands and I couldn't help but notice that they shared a slight resemblance.She then said what she nee
Jayden's POV.Katherine had always disliked my sister, why did she call her? Something was definitely not right. "What's your plan, Katherine?" She said she had a plan. That sounded scary. "What do you think?" She said in response, sighing. "First she steals my baby, then she steals a six figure w
Katherine’s POV."Hi, daddy..." My voice was sensual and erotic."Damn it, baby, your voice." The older man on the other end replied with a husky tone. "You have made me so hard, now tell me what you want.""How are you doing, my big man?""I'm well, princess. Just missing you so much."I took multi
Danielle's POV.After I returned from the hospital, fell asleep again. Although it was already dawn, the drug from yesterday still had an effect on me.I was awoken by a knock on the door. "Jayden?" I blurted drowsily. "Are you back?"A soft giggle came from the other side of the door. Cindy walked
Danielle's POV.Everyday, for four days, I called the hospital for feedback. They asked me to call again the next day. The first thing that struck my mind when I woke up that morning was the result. I grabbed my phone and called the lady. My voice showed how anxious I was. "Hi, dear. I know it's a
Katherine's POV*Two Years Later*The air felt thick and heavy as I stood by the window of the rundown motel. The curtains were thin, barely hiding me from the outside world. Every sound made me jump—a car door slamming, the shuffle of footsteps on the gravel outside. My world had come crashing down
Danielle's POV The day started like any other. I was sitting in the living room, flipping through some documents for work, when my phone buzzed on the coffee table. I reached for it, not thinking much of it, but when I saw the name on the screen, my heart stopped for a moment.It was my adoptive mo
Jayden's POVThe house was finally quiet. The chaos of the last few weeks was settling down, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I could breathe. Danielle had put our son to bed, and now we were alone. Just the two of us. It felt like the right moment—no interruptions, no lingering da
Danielle's POVLucas asked to meet up after work so we could have a drink or two and talk about ‘Stuff’ he didn't bother to explain. When I arrived, Lucas was already sitting by the window, his profile outlined by the soft glow of the street lights outside. He wasn’t drinking his coffee—he just sta
Katherine's POV I sat in the corner of a damp, crumbling room, listening to the faint hum of the city outside. My crew—what little of it remained—was scattered, arrested, or hiding like rats in the walls. Everything I’d built was gone, torn apart piece by piece by Danielle’s real parents.I had not
Katherine's POV I sat in front of the mirror, the harsh lighting of the room illuminating every detail of my face. It had been a long time since I’d looked at myself this closely, and the reflection staring back at me no longer seemed like my own. I had to do this. I had to be unrecognizable when
Katherine's POV Danielle found her real parents. Billionaire philanthropists. Nothing stung more than this new revelation.I was still going to strike. It wasn’t just about getting Jayden back. That ship had sailed a long time ago. It was making them see what they thought they had and losing it.Ze
Danielle's POV had been waiting for this moment for so long that it almost didn’t feel real. The text from Daniel earlier that day had confirmed everything I’d been hoping for: my biological parents had agreed to meet with me. They’d found me, after all these years, and now, everything was about to
Danielle's POVI was sitting at the kitchen table, trying to focus on the stack of paperwork in front of me. It had been a long, exhausting day, and there was still so much to get through. The files I was sorting through seemed to blur together, all the words merging into one long, unending line of