I looked at him. I realised he never told me what we’re doing at some sort of hiking trail. Fuck this is so much work, why can’t he just take me eating like normal men do. I had an intense workout with my self-defence trainer last night. I’ve got fucking bruises on my arms and legs... The bruises on my ribs don’t look at bad as the rest of my body. Beck knows about my classes so he wasn’t surprised when I came home looking like I lost a fucking fight.He smiled and then looked back at the road. I did not say anything and looked back out of the window. "What are we doing at a hiking trail?" I ask him praying we’re just checking the view. I was in shape sure but fuck I was sore."We're going to hike for a few hours. There’s something I want to show you." he says excitedlyI groan inwardly “Awesome…” I smile. “This is one of the best places to hike in Chicago. It’s called the Lakefront trail. I really hope you like it. I’ve never been, this will be my first time as well.” he says hope
Chapter 30Gracie AlmadaPOVI stand with the rest of the station, we all here to support Beckett. The waiting room filled with firefighters, we all filled with the smell of smoke and dirty from the ash, but we couldn’t care less.I bite my thumb nail, the stress of not knowing what’s going on with Beckett is getting to me, I couldn’t stop the tears from falling.I want Beckett to be alright so we can be together. I couldn’t help but think whether his girlfriend is with his parents. I couldn’t help but wonder if his parents approve of her, whether she has lunch and dinners with them. If Damon, Beckett’s older brother likes her, he is hard to please is what I’ve heard from Anastasia. He likes Ana but if he doesn’t like someone he wouldn’t give them the time of day. Which was why I was praying he didn’t like Beckett’s girlfriend.Did that make me a bad person for wanting to be with the man I loved? Of course not."You all from the fire department?" I turn to see Damon King, or should I
Chapter 30.5Sadie WildePOVThe doctor lead Tia and I to where Dante was. He only walked us until by the door, letting us in.Tia and I walk into Dante’s room, I smile when I see him awake and well. I couldn’t explain how relieved I am to see him awake.“Tia, Sadie.” He smiles. He coughs. “Sorry, my chest hurts a little.” He whispers. Rubbing his chest.I nod.Tia walks up to him and holds his hand. She kisses his cheek and hands.I smile when I see her doing that. Dante looks at my best friend lovingly. “Baby I’m okay…” he tells her.When he starts coughing again, he places the mask back on his face.Tia fusses over him, I could see him loving it. He made a couple of nurses jokes about her taking care of him.“How is Beckett?” he asks after a while.I look at him and shake my head. “He hasn’t woken up yet, from what his brother told us, he hasn’t woken us yet, they don’t know why he’s in a coma they’re running tests to find out why.” I told him what Damon told me.I watch Dante shak
Chapter 31 Sadie Wilde POV I sat outside Beckett’s hospital room, waiting to hear any news from his brother or the doctors. I have not gone home since I heard about Beckett. I’ve biting my news for any news, any updates on his condition. Yesterday it did not sound good. We heard back from Dante’s doctors, he is to make a full recovery, he is awake and complaining about the hospital food already. Sitting outside Beckett’s room alone with my thoughts makes me anxious. I can’t stop my mind from running in circles. I know his parents are in there with him, I’ve lost colleagues before it comes with the job, but the thought of losing Beckett King, feels so heart wrenching and heart breaking, I can’t imagine the world losing a man like Beckett. Beckett’s brother has been keeping me out of his parents’ sights because he did not want the questions, even though the waiting room is filled with firefighters. The warehouse fire was left to another station to take care of, they only just got t
At some point I started caring for Beck, I only want the best for him. I truly cared for Beck. I did. He was one of the few people I did truly care for. After I spoke to Beck a little about just about anything that came to mind... Beck’s younger brother walked into the room, in his uniform. “Hi, sorry I didn’t know someone was in here..” He greets. I smile. “Axel King.” I nod. I stand, I go to walk over to the door, to give him some privacy. “No, please stay…” he sounds like his begging I frown and turn to him. “You want me to stay?” I ask. "I wasn’t going to come, but Damon said I should. I felt relieved when I saw you here. I don’t like seeing him like this." He does not look over at the bed. He looks at the ceiling. I look at Axel for a second thinking about what to say to comfort him... Then I respond. "Yes, I understand. It must be hard for you to see Beck like this." I nod in understanding. He takes a seat on the floor, well technically that was not a seat. "Yeah." He n
Chapter 32Sadie WildePOV*RING**RING*My phone ring pierces my skull.I sigh when they do not put down. I search for my phone. without opening my eyes, I answer the phone.“What?!” I ask.“That’s no way to speak to your future husband…” Hunters voice freezes my fucking blood.I blocked the number he called me from the last time. Fuck!“Fuck off!” I shout at him, I jump up. I’m now sitting up, my eyes wide open, I’m pissed off. I am stressed about Beckett. I do not have time for his bullshit. I’m not scared of him, he is on the other side of the country. I don’t care how far away it is, he is in Boston, he can’t hurt me now.“Oh she’s all of a sudden brave is she? It will not last long. Do not worry that little head of yours, I’ll properly give you some manner soon. I can’t wait to see you my love.” He actually sounds excited.That sick fuck!“Fuck you, you sick fuck!” I say before hanging up.I would fucking murder him when I fucking see him again.He has no idea just how much ange
Chapter 33Third personPOVJessica and Damon King sit in his office as he goes over a few files. Jessica sits eating a bag of nuts. Jessica was waiting for her ultrasound appointment time so she decided to spend some time with her husband.“I like her.” she randomly mentions.Damon looks up from his files and frowns. “Who?” he asks.“Sadie…” Jessica says before chucking few nuts in her mouth.“The girl Beckett is seeing?” Damon asks.Jessica nods. “Yes, Sadie, I like her…”“You barely know her, you’ve barely known her for like two seconds, you can’t possibly like her already.” Damon gruntsJessica rolls her eyes. “I like her, I think she is a great fit for Beckett. Not that I know a whole lot about her. but I do know they work together and that she is a firefighter.” Jessica says.Damon frowns and looks at Jessica. “A firefighter?” Damon asks.“Yes, we were speaking yesterday and she mentioned that she was a firefighter. I’m sure she said she was a firefighter.” Jessica says recounti
Chapter 34Beckett KingPOVSadie and I have been together for a few months now. She has no idea just how much I love, her in fact she has no idea that I love her. I haven’t said anything to her because I knew exactly how she would react if I did tell her I loved her. Last night when she drunkenly told me she loved me, I was over the moon. I can’t wait until sober her realizes she loves me, when she’s ready, we could finally be truly together, to be able to call her mine out loud. I want to do something special for her tonight, show her just how much I appreciate her. I'm so freaking nervous. I’m not going to tell her I love her. But I was planning on showing her just how much I do. I didn’t want to tell her just yet; I was scared I would scare her away. Even if I did tell her. What if she thinks I'm lying? Sadie never says the L word unless she’s talking about food or her best friend. I was so scared I would mess things up between us, I didn’t want to do that, I had no idea what to
Epilogue two - Meeting after ten yearsEighteen years laterRiver was currently driving to a shoot, and she switched on the radio of her car. She was running late because she’s always late. But she really tried to be on time this time. It’s been hard since moving to LA and being without her family.Her favourite song came on and it brought her back to when she met the guy she’s been in love with since she was a little girl. He was her cousin’s best friend. Joshua Riddle… Joshua moved away when I was fifteen, and that was ten years ago, I haven’t seen him since.{Song – Leave me in the dark by Alexander Stewart.}And she started thinking about the past…+++++++ fifteen years ago, +++++++"So, who do you like of all the girls in our class?" Barrett asks.I hide behind the door listening to them talk. I like Josh and I didn’t want him to like any of the other girls in our class."Leigh’s cute…" Andrew says.I roll my eyes all the guys liked Leigh because of her blonde hair and her blue e
Epilogue 5 years later Axel and Anastasia’s house "Mommy, Mommy. Daddy, Daddy wake up its my and Colby’s birthday" Halston shouts running into her parents’ room, waking her parents in the process. She jumps on their bed. Axel was less than pleased with this daughter. He was dead tired and butt naked under the sheets. "Halston, I’ve told you a hundred times. You’re not allowed in mommy and daddy’s room so early in the morning. I'm going to count to three if you’re still here when I count to three, we’re not going out today." Axel said in a stern tone, he rarely used on his girls, but he needed to teach Halston some boundaries. What if Ana and him were doing it when she came in? Ana smiled at Axel but didn’t say anything. she hugged her youngest daughter. "Hallz bellz happy birthday." She gives her a kiss. She gets out of bed and leads her daughter out of the room. She winks at Axel before making her way out of the room. All the King children slept over last night. The house was
Chapter 36 – I LOVE YOU.Anastasia KingPOVWhen I woke up, I knew I was in a hospital. When I tried to sit up, I couldn’t, what alarmed me was my flat stomach.“Beaton you’re away.” Axel says in surprise…I look up to see him rushing to me.“The babies?” I asked. Nearly chocked.He smiles. “They’re fine, they’ve been transferred to the hospital Damon works at. My mother and father went with to make sure they were fine.” he explains.I let out sigh of relief. Then I remember what got me into this mess in the first place. “Axel, It’s Gracie, you need to arrest her, she plans to kill Sadie, you need to protect Sadie.” I say hurriedly.His eyed darken. “Your best friend Gracie?” he asks in a low tone of voice.I nod. “I heard her over the phone asking if they were sure Sadie was dead. I’m sure it’s her.” I tell him.He nods but doesn’t say anything… It takes him a minute… “Now tell me what happened from the very beginning…” he tells me.I start to speak when he stops me. “Wait let me cal
Chapter 35 - Anastasia is found.Two hours earlier…Axel KingPOVI look at the asshole in front of me, giving me attitude. I wanted nothing more than to strangle him, even if he didn’t know where Beaton was, he deserved everything coming.I open his file. “So, Gavin Granger…” I pause looking at him. “You know you’re going away for a very long time… You’ll die in here, there’s no way you’ll see the outside of a jail sell for the rest of your sick life.” I tell him calmly.I promised how the police chief I wouldn’t kill the guy or blow this case. We’ve been working on getting these guys for months. I wanted nothing more than to nail them, knowing they know where Anastasia is, is the only reason I haven’t tried to kill him yet.“You want to know something funny?” he asks with a smirk on his face.I humor him. “What?” I sit back crossing my arms.“You’re going to regret this… I’ll be out of here in an hour tops.” He crosses his arms mimicking me.My smile widens. “God you’re stupid…” I t
Chapter 34 – She escapes.Gracie AlmadaPOVMy burner ringing causes me to frown. Who would call me on this cell? I don’t have any numbers saved. I haven’t even given the number to anyone yet.I was planning to call Gavin later with it. that was the only reason I had it with me.I answer, but I couldn’t hear a word the other person was saying on the other line. Frustrated I nearly strangle Francis.So, I walked out of the cabin, I make my way further away.“What did you say?” when I finally have signal, I ask.“Gavin and the rest have been arrested. I cleared all contact between the two of you. You need to lay low for a couple of days. Make sure the girl doesn’t have anything on her that can be traced. We can’t let them find you. I’ll deal with Gavin…” She hangs up soon after.I frown and throw the phone against a tree. That stupid idiot! He got himself arrested! Why would he go on a job now when the police are all over?I knew he was useless. I wasn’t done using him yet and he got hi
Chapter 33 – The arrest. Gracie Almada POV What’s taking them so long? Why aren’t they here yet? Anastasia’s brothers and Axel just left my apartment. Glad I wasn’t dumb enough to actually bring her here. Gavin’s bright idea to bring her here was wrong. I knew Axel would come to me. Honestly, I didn’t think he loved Anastasia that much. The panicked look on his face told me he loved her a lot. Which worried me. He wasn’t going to give up until he found her. I clench my fists in anger. If she wasn’t a damn busy body. Listening in on my phone call. She thinks I didn’t notice her behind me when she tried to back away? I don’t know how much she heard, but the way she rushed out of here, I knew she knew I wanted to kill Sadie. She couldn’t live. I was going to wait until she gave birth to kill her, but I couldn’t wait any longer. If she told anybody I would be as good as dead. If it wasn’t for my fast thinking and asking Gavin to get her before she got to her dad’s place she would h
Chapter 32 – Axel can’t find Ana. Axel King POV We had to call it in… Anastasia is now a missing person’s case. Anastasia Beaton – King is missing without a trace. Because she’s a cop as well they’re having other stations help look for her. I know we’ll find her. We have to find her. Anastasia is pregnant. but she’s still a cop. She’s still a cop through and through. She can handle it herself. At the same time that’s what worries me most. I keep asking myself. Why did she ask to meet me? Everything that happened today worried me. Her phone was found on the side of the road. She’s just gone missing into thin air. There’s no trace of her. The team seems to think the rapist took her. It had to have been them, said Lucy. She said that they’d been following her for months. So, it had to have been them. I’m worried for Beaton, she’s at least six months pregnant. I know she could defend herself in normal circumstances but she’s pregnant. I’m worried she might get hurt protecting the b
Chapter 31 – Ana overhears Gracie on the phone…Anastasia KingPOVGracie and I have been hanging out at her apartment for about an hour now, we’ve talking about what we’ve got planned for the future. Gracie has plans to be an EMT now because she doesn’t like the station, she’s at. I one hundred percent support her in whatever she chooses to do. That’s what friends are for.We went shopping this morning. I got a couple of things for the twins now that I know the genders. I got a couple of pillows and blankets. What shocked me most was how happy Gracie seemed today. I think she’s got a boyfriend. She wouldn’t tell me, but I’m not going to push her into telling me, I’ll wait until she’s ready. She went crazy with shopping she got a couple of sexy lingerie and a bunch of low-cut dresses and went to get her hair done.It was a bit weird for me, because I couldn’t step into the salon without feeling the urge to throw up, so I waited in the car. Her hair looks really great. She bleached her
Chapter 30 – Sadie is hurt.One week laterAxel KingPOVI’ve been feeling down lately, while not down, upset. Since seeing Beaton with that guy, these weird thoughts keep running through my mind. Like confronting her and asking her who the hell that guy is. Locking her in the house and never letting her leave. You know those kinds of thoughts.“Yo, Axel check this out.” Lucy calls from across the room. I look over and see her eyeing her computer screens.I walk over. “What’s up?” I asked her.“I found this guy. He dated five of the victims. He is pretty crafty; he deleted all the posts with him in it. I found him while checking their friends’ social media. How he deleted it from the victims’ pages is beyond me. They’ve got to have someone tech savvy amongst them…” Lucy goes on to talk but I’m eyeing the punk on the screen. He is with two of the victims.“Who is this punk?” I ask.“The names Hank Walters. He’s got no criminal history, the only link we have is that he knew five of the