Chapter 2 – Moving DayAxel KingPOVI walk over to my brother’s house early the next morning. I was hungover I have a pair of shaves to cover my eyes from the demon king’s ball of fire.I walk into the house and walk in their guest bathroom I take a dump.The door opens and my sister-in-law is staring at me.I let out a scream. “Why are you watching me take the kids to the pool?” I ask her covering myself.What the hell is wrong with this family? “Axel what are you doing here at seven in the freaking morning?” she frowns.“Beckett asked Damon and I to help him move and I’m hitching a ride with my brother…” I smile sweetly.She rolls her eyes. “Why are you in our bathroom? I thought someone broke in.” she says moving away.“Yeah, someone would break in and use your bathroom to take a dump?” I ask sarcastically.She rolls her eyes and closes the door.I yawn and continue my business. Once I’m done, I join my brother’s family for breakfast.“You Beckett was messing with you didn’t rea
Chapter 3 – AccidentAnastasia BeatonPOVBeckett and Damon just left my apartment, I couldn’t stop the tears from falling. They didn’t want to help me. They know how much I love their brother and they still won’t help me. I’ve known them for years and Damon has never snapped at me before. What am I supposed to do now?How am I ever going to find out if Axel loves me back? I’ve been in love with Axel from the second I saw him at the academy, it wasn’t because he was hot, yes, his looks helped, but Axel is the kindest soul at least he was then to me at least. I struggled at the academy and Axel would stay with me in the gym and help me where I was lacking, I passed the academy because of him.Axel is very different from his brothers, he didn’t believe in love, or he just never felt love before. I don’t know what to do. How will I find out if Axel has any feelings for me without telling him about my feelings for him? I couldn’t believe he would think I would hate him, there’s no way any
Chapter 4 – Meeting RiverAxel KingPOVOne thing I love most about my family is their love for me and how much they support me. they would drop anything they were doing to be here for me. Sadie wasn’t feeling well today yet she is sitting beside me trying to comfort me, while my child and her mother is fighting for their lives, or who I believe is my child.I don’t know how I’m supposed to raise that little girl? I don’t even know how to take care of myself… My mom does my laundry, my mom still makes me lunch, supper, and breakfast.How will I take care of this baby on the days she’s supposed to be with me? How am I supposed to take care of a little life?When the doctor came and told me the baby is okay, I let out a sigh of relief. Then hearing she made it as well made me feel better as well.Following the nurse to where the little girl was nerve wrecking. My nerves were shot, was I really cut out to be a father? I was better as the fun uncle than a father.After doing the DNA swab
Chapter 5 – Olivia’s deathOne week laterAnastasia BeatonPOVIt’s been a week and just found out yesterday, Axel had a baby, to say my heart was broken was an understatement. The family has been very quiet about the whole thing, no one knows the baby’s name or who the mother is. The only reason I knew about the baby was because he applied for leave from work, he isn’t going to be here for the next two months. He is taking paternity leave.The mere thought of Axel as a father shocks me, not only that I didn’t know he was in a relationship. or that he was expecting a baby. even when I tried to speak to Ava, Axel’s mom. She kept everything hush hush, she wouldn’t tell me a thing, I didn’t even know if the baby was a boy or a girl.I finally understand how Gracie must have felt when Beckett and Sadie announced that she’s pregnant. This was a terrible feeling, your soul crushing and your heart smashed into pieces.I kept my composure at work but when I got home yesterday, I broke down, I
Chapter 6 – First day alone with RiverThree weeks laterAxel KingPOVI sit on the sofa in my apartment, it’s the first day alone with River and I’m starting to feel the pressure. She’s done nothing but sleep for the last hour, yet I keep checking her pulse. When her chest doesn’t rise when I’m looking. I’ve never been so nervous in my life.She’s currently sleeping on my knees because I don’t want to put her to bed. I’m scared to leave her alone. I don’t want her out of my eyesight. The doctors said she’s healthy, but I still don’t trust it, I do believe them, it’s just two weeks ago was her mother’s funeral. And since then, I’ve been keeping a closer eye on River than necessary. She’s my all, I would die if anything happened to my little girl.For Olivia’s funeral my entire family took the day off from work and attended her funeral. My father planned the whole thing and paid for everything as well. It was a small funeral, and it was only my family. We buried her here so we could vi
Chapter 7 – Anastasia’s dateAnastasia BeatonPOVGracie called me in excitement last night telling me Axel’s daughter’s mother had passed on. She heard from someone, that she was driving while a drunken driver drove her off the road injuring her. they had to do an emergency C-section on her, to save the baby. a week later she succumbed to her injuries and died during surgery.I obviously didn’t understand why she was excited. But when she started telling this was my chance to get close to Axel I finally understood. I obviously rejected her idea.I might love Axel, but I wasn’t going to pounce on him when he was still mourning her death. And I’ve already given up on being with Axel.Which was why I was getting a blind date set up by my older brother. The man was a forensic scientist who works with my brother. His name was Reed Barnes.I ran into a bit of a problem what does one wear to a date? I didn’t have any girl friends other than Gracie and she’s not speaking to me after I declin
Chapter 8 – Day after the wedding Four months later Axel King POV Even before I opened my eyes, I knew I was screwed. My body ached and my brain felt like it was about to explode out of my skull. I didn’t dare open my eyes, scared I’d burn to hell. Fuck I felt like a Demon going to be burned by the sun… So, this is what if felt to be a Demon? I watch too much Demon Slayer. I try to sit up without opening my eyes. That’s when I finally realized there was a warm body beside me. I frown. What the hell? I took a woman home last night? I bring my free hand to head and run it through my hair. What happened last night? Right Beckett wedding? Shit did I clean out the bar? I opened my eyes and I saw a girl lying next to me, I don’t remember what happened. Shit she’s a red head. Her long hair covers her face. Damn this was a night I would have wanted to remember. From what I’ve heard red heads were freaks in bed. I looked around the room and frowned why was I in a hotel room? I shook my
Chapter 9 – Murder CaseAxel KingPOVWhen I walk into the house, I’ve this ominous feeling. The place is creeping with cops. I bite my lip before walking up to my partner Atlas.“What’s going on?” I ask him.“It’s crazy, a girl was raped and killed. We were called because of the murder, but cyber is taking the lead.” He says causing my heart to skip a beat.She was going to be here? I didn’t expect her to be called. Or that we would ever work together again, we just left each other an hour ago, I didn’t know what to say to her. What was I supposed to say to her?“Yo King what’s up with you?” Atlas asks snapping his fingers in my face.I push him off glaring at him.“Come on let’s go and check out the scene.” I tell him walking toward the stairs.He bumps into me walking beside me. “The girl was only eighteen. From what I’ve heard there has been a string of rapes recently and the cyber team has been working on this case because they’ve discovered video tapes of the rapes on the dark w