POV: Miguel “Do you know who I am?” I asked again, my stern gaze fixed on him. He squinted his eyes to stare at me closely, his forehead creasing in thought. He is obviously thinking about it deeply, wondering who I am. His face doesn’t even look as if he has a wild guess, he looked completely lost, giving me a look that say that there is no way in hell that he would know someone like me.I still stood outside the grand Kendall mansion, my heart racing with anger, livid anger. I can’t believe that I’m still left standing outside like a fucking nobody. When I pressed this doorbell, I was hoping to be recognized as the twin brother of the child they had stolen. I nearly heaved a sigh of relief when Austin Kendall opened the door himself. But here he is, his expression was one of suspicion as if I were a thief or a fucking nuisance.“Who the hell are you?” he repeated, eyeing me like a criminal. Frustration boiled within me, I couldn't believe he was still repeating the same question to
POV: Miguel “Pay Daddy and let me make you a happy man, my love. Who needs Victoria when you can have all of this and more,” she lets out excitedly, coming to stand in front of me.“Why don’t you be a good boy and pay the damn money!” She added annoyingly, rubbing her hand on my head and caressing my cheeks and moving down to my chest. I caught her hand before she could go any further and I twisted her hand to her back, making her yell in pain and call out to her parents and the guards, crying out for help.“Who the hell do you even think that you are?Do you know what I can do to you and your parents?Have you ever tried to investigate my family background, do you know what I am capable of?” I screamed at her, holding her hand backward until the guards pulled her out of my hand. Even after I was pulled away, I continued moving in her direction to strangle her to death. How did they raise her to be so evil and manipulative?If she could be this mean to me that she is meeting for the
POV: Victoria “Miguel Myers…” I thought to myself as I smiled brightly, thinking of his smile, his beautiful smile. I sat on my bed, a soft smile dancing on my lips as I replayed the day’s events in her mind. Meeting Miguel Myers had been unexpected but delightful, so amazing. He had listened to me, like truly listened, as I poured out my thoughts and feelings, something I hadn’t realized I craved until now. The way he engaged with me, nodding and responding with genuine interest, made me feel valued. His eyes, those beautiful eyes that made me feel as if I was looking into a mirror. I can’t forget him so soon, I can’t get thoughts of him out of my head, he’s just so amazing and special. My new special bestie.Tomorrow, we are set to have lunch together, and the anticipation bubbled within me. I just can’t wait to be with him all day again, it's amazing how we share so many similarities. I wonder if we would be ordering for the same foods and drinks. I would love to know what he lik
POV: Victoria “What is it with you and these boys, why won’t you stop hanging out with these boys that are taking you away from your family?First, it was Raphael Hawkins, he’s the reason why we are hiding out in the middle of nowhere, he brought us here and now your father thinks that we are cowards!” She let out furiously. “How about you be grateful for once Mom!He saved you and Claire from Dad, he is the reason why Dad didn’t hurt us at the hospital and even when we got back home. He is the reason why we are alive mom, he saved us!” I shot back angrily, glaring daggers at her. She was taken aback by my outburst, I guess she is used to me being the calm one among her kids. I never get this upset, I try not to. But this time, I couldn’t hold it in any longer and her er expression softened slightly, but the tension remained. “You need to focus on Claire. She’s the one who’s suffering, not you. You should be doing everything you can to bring her home. She is your only sister and s
POV: Victoria “What is wrong mom, are you okay?” I asked her in a panic as I rushed to her side and tried to see if she was still breathing. She looked as if she was suddenly possessed by a strange spirit, I had never seen her react this way before. Could this be because I mentioned my friend's name?I know that it was the moment I mentioned my new friend's name, Miguel Myers, that mom's face drained of color, and for a heartbeat, it seemed as if the air had been sucked from the room like she wasn’t breathing.“Mom, wake up, breathe!Breathe Mom, you need to breathe right now before you pass out. Breathe Mom, breathe!” I yelled in panic as I rushed to my mom's side, feeling for a pulse. She sat frozen, eyes wide as if she had just seen a ghost. I shook her vehemently, yelling for the maids and calling for help as I tried to restore her back to her normal self. After what felt like an eternity, she gasped for breath, inhaling sharply as color returned to her cheeks. I sighed in reli
POV: Eloise “Then tell me! Just tell me what’s going on!” she begged me, my heart racing. She looked into my eyes, looking so sad. She stretched her hand and placed it on my shoulder, for a brief moment it looked as if she wanted to say something to me, but she hesitated and withdrew her hand from my shoulder, turning away from me and sobbing into her palms, looking so pitiful and pathetic.I have the urge to tell her the truth, I really want to but I can’t do it. It would break her heart and crush her spirit. God, she would hate me for the rest of her life, she would never speak with me again and I will go back to being childless and lonely again. “I can’t… I can’t, I just don’t want to talk about it. It’s too dangerous and it’s now in my past. Just stop asking questions and listen to me, Victoria. Listen to your mother, for once, listen to me.” I told her firmly, turning to look into her eyes, her teary sad eyes that break my heart to look at. She looked devastated, I could tell t
POV: Eloise “No more questions, Vee, I’m suddenly feeling very weak and sleepy. Could you walk me to my room so I can take a nap?” I asked her, smiling warmly as I caressed the back of her palm. She looked back at me and helped me up the stairs to my room. I think she believes me, at least she pretends to. She doesn’t look too furious, so I’m guessing that she hasn’t been told the truth yet. So if I can just keep her by my side, keep her away from him, and keep a close eye on her, she will not find out the truth.I made her believe it was all a lie, I told her father was just trying to cheat them off their inheritance and that is why he made up lies about their background to make them look like gold diggers. It’s not all a lie actually, he is trying to take everything I worked so hard for, he wants to disown the girls and keep everything for himself and his jealous, hateful wife and daughter.“We will make him pay, mom. When I turn twenty-five next week, we will seize back everything
POV: EloiseIt felt like the universe was against me, I felt like I’d done something terrible as a child and God deemed it fit to punish me by making me childless for the rest of my life. I was so angry and frustrated that I had to distance myself from family and friends because they were beginning to think that I was crazy.I was at a point in my life where nothing seemed right, I was slowly slipping into depression and also causing pain to everyone around me too. And to make it even worse, Austin chose this trying period of my life to cheat on me with my sister. I was out there looking for a solution for us, whereas Austin was busy fooling around with my sister Vera. I think I chased him into the arms of my sister because I took out my frustration on him.But that’s not a good treason to cheat, is it?I was determined to forget all about him and just get on with the adoption process and get me a child that I would love with all my heart, a child that would keep me company and take a
POV: RaphaelIt took a few days for the girls to get back on their feet. Turns out the poison Eloise used on them is a deadly chemical that could turn them invalid for the rest of their lives if not handled properly. If they had stayed there longer for her to administer another dosage, it would have been detrimental to their health. Good thing we got to them on time, good thing we took her out before she could hurt them more than she already has, especially Victoria who is a few weeks pregnant with my child. She had no idea she was pregnant, I had no fucking idea. It was discovered during her body exam at the hospital, and I couldn’t be happier in my life. This changes everything…It doesn’t just validate our relationship; it’s going to keep every other man away from her; it will be the one reason why I will fight everyone, including my grandfather, just to keep her. I couldn’t take my eyes away from her, even when she fell asleep on the hospital bed. It’s amazing to know that a lit
POV: VictoriaSo it turns out that Eloise Kendall was still lying and playing games with us down to the last minute. After the building exploded, Raphael got up as fast as he could and ran up to me, making sure I was okay. Miguel was here the next second, and they smothered me with love and care, checking to see if I was not hurt. “Claire…My sister…Where is my sister, where is Claire?” I managed to ask in my confused state, turning around to find her. They heard me asking for her, and they turned around with me, searching for her. We spotted her in Dominic’s arms as he struggled to get her to wake up.“No! No! No! No!Claire!Wake up!Claire!” I called out to her, struggling to get up but failing miserably as usual. Raphael took one look at me, and he turned in my direction, and he knew I needed my sister. “Stay with her; keep her safe!” he told Miguel as he left my side and ran to Claire’s side, administering mouth-to-mouth while Dominic called out to her, yelling at the top of h
POV: Victoria“Move away from here; she has a bomb; she is going to kill us all!” I yelled in Carl’s direction as I saw him approaching us slowly, thinking that my Mom was not seeing him. Of course, she is seeing him through the device in her hand; she knew the moment they took off the power grid that they were here. She came up to us and smiled excitedly, clapping her hands as if it were the happiest day of her life.“The guys are here to save you. Your Prince Charming has arrived, and they came prepared to save you. Are you not excited?” She asked us, smiling so happily. I turned to Claire in fear, and she had the same look of fear on her face, too. “Let them go, Mom; they don’t have to die because of us,” I begged her.“Of course, they do. Why the hell would you ever think that they deserve to live, why would you think that?” she asked me angrily.“I have been waiting for them for so long, they are the reason why we are still here. Of course, they would get what they deserve; the
POV: Raphael“How is he?” I asked Miguel a few minutes later after he spoke to the guys he put in charge of his parents. We have been waiting for their report and for a minute there we thought that something bad has happened, we thought they were under another attack from Eloise. We were contemplating whether or not to cancel the mission tomorrow and go back to Havana to save the Myers and get them out of town before coming back to face Eloise. But the call came in just a few minutes before we made the decision to cancel the mission. Turns out that the guys are even more efficient than we thought. Immediately after Shaun came out from surgery, they moved him and the Myers out of the hospital and took them to a safe house outside the city. “You did good, guys; I’m proud of you. Where are they now? Where did you take them?” he asked the boys after confirming that they were safe. “I’m sorry boss, but we can’t disclose our location to anyone yet, not even you, Mr Myers.” They told him
POV: RaphaelWe were all awake all night, going over the plans over and over again, looking for any flaws. Dominic and I did not have any misunderstanding as we worked together, in fact, you will never know that we even had a fight before we started. Saving the girls is more important to us and that’s what we focused on.We could not walk up to the front gate together because that was where she was expecting us to follow. We flew a drone over the property, and we saw that half of her security guards were stationed at the entrance, waiting patiently for us. I’m sure that she must be expecting us to show up at her gate any moment from now. I mean, she wasn’t expecting us to back down, was she?“Get the helo ready, we leave two hours after the ground team,” I instructed Carl. We decided to split the teams into two so one team could create a diversion while the second team sneaks into the house and saves the girls. We agreed to use a helicopter to drop a few guys on the building while th
POV: Raphael“If you are here to give me attitude and make my job more difficult for me, I suggest you get the fuck out of here right now. I’m too busy to deal with your attitude, Raphael, I mean it!” He told me furiously, glaring daggers at me. It’s obvious to everyone looking that this guy is angry with me for a completely different reason. I mean, he cannot be this furious because I said I wasn’t helping, right?“I’ll do anything to save Victoria, even if it means putting up with your bullshit!” I told him, repeating my earlier response and ignoring his earlier comments about my attitude.“Are you testing my patience? Are you trying to piss me off?” he yelled at me, letting the others turn to us curiously as they wondered what was going on between us. I turned to face him and he came to stand in front of me, glaring at me as if he wanted to punch me.“If you have something to say, why don’t you say it to my fucking face, Dominic. You keep saying you have moved past my betrayal, but
POV: Raphael“Shaun, what is going on over there, Are you hurt?” Miguel asked him in a panicked tone as he got up immediately and viewed his body to see where he was shot. I’d already seen it when the nurse took his phone but I didn’t say anything because I don’t want to get him more worried and upset than he is presently. He was shot in the chest and stomach, and I could tell that he is in pain, but he is just faking it to put Miguel’s mind at ease. It would break Everyone if something bad happens to him. I know I only just met the guy today, but trust me, I would feel it too because he is such a great guy and he doesn’t deserve to die. I see him like Carl, he is loyal to a fault, just like Carl. I could see it in his eyes that he would do anything to protect the Myer’s, even putting his life at risk for them. He is still bleeding from the gunshots, the bullet has not been taken out and the bleeding has not stopped. He must have lost a lot of blood while waiting for Juliette Mye
POV: Raphael“If you had a way of getting them back all this while, why haven’t you done so yet, why are they still being held hostage, Mr perfect plans?” Dominic retorted angrily.“ It’s your perfect plans that got me into trouble with Carlos Gonzalez in the first place, remember?” He asked again, scoffing at my words. I wanted to refute his decision one more time, but he stopped me with a wave of his hand, dismissing what I had to say as if it didn’t matter. “Save it, Ralph, I don’t want to hear it!” He told me angrily, glaring at me. “Tomorrow, I’m saving the girls and bringing them home to their family and loved ones. You can keep planning and stalling for as long as you want, I don’t care. But I’ll advise you to stay the fuck out of my way before you get hurt!” he warned me, walking past me and heading back outside. He turned around when he got to the door and he turned to Miguel and said,“I'm going out there to make plans on how to save your sister and my woman. You can
POV: RaphaelI didn’t want to deal with Dominic now because I knew that he must be so furious with me for keeping him in the dark all this while. I have not been sending updates to him as he instructed. I’ve been too busy to even think about him. As expected, he was angry with me, and his tone was so rude when I called to inform him that Miguel and I were crashing at his house tonight. I thought he was just being unnecessarily angry. I mean, I know I didn’t call him to give him updates, but he should have called me to, right?When he didn’t hear from either me, Carl, or even Miguel, he should have known that something was wrong, and he should have called to find out what was happening. He knows the enemy we are facing is so cunning and evil. He should have called us to check up on us and see if we were okay. But he didn’t call either, and now he is pissed at me for nothing.I was getting ready to give him a piece of my mind, but when I set my eyes on him, I immediately felt guilt