BAILEE Camera. The cameras were still working. “Alex,” I croaked out, terror coating the single syllable as my eyes traveled up as I searched for the small camera. Left, right… there. The small device was pointed right at us, and I didn’t know if Alex was watching from the other side, but I kne
ALEXANDER “First floor clear.” The team said into my ear, and I ground my teeth together, watching the screens. I had already told them that. Caleb and Bailee were upstairs in my office. He had her backed against the far wall and was holding his knife out toward her. She looked terrified, and I
BAILEE "You won't find it," I said, jumping when he spun on me, knife waving in the air. "Whatever you're looking for, you won't find it." "Don't worry, Bailee. We'll be getting out of here in just a minute. I just need proof that he's been stealing from his company, and we will be on our way." Ca
ALEXANDER I saw the moment he noticed me. His nostrils flared, and he moved the knife down from Bailee's chin just as I collided with him. It happened so fast, and I thought I had time. I thought I had time. The red and blue flashing lights bounced off every surface as they grew nearer, illumi
BAILEE “Ms. Evans,” The on-call OB greeted me, and I nodded. “Yes.” “Good news! I reviewed the ultrasound, and your baby is doing just fine.” She smiled at me warmly, and I took in a shocked breath. The baby was fine? I didn’t realize how affected I was by the encounter until my eyes filled
BAILEE - Four months later A loud buzzing filled the room as I sat in the cold, hard chair before me. The other visitors did the same, the room filling with the loud sound of the chair’s legs squeaking and grinding against the floor as they were pulled back. I jumped at the sound of the large m
ALEXANDER Deep in my chest, I could feel something was wrong. Bailee's panic and pain seemed to somehow reach me through our connection. I was extremely aware of it and was on my feet before the door to the visitor’s room opened. Bailee’s eyes were red, and her face was splotchy as if she had been
BAILEE Ben sat staring at my round stomach as I rubbed it. I hadn’t figured out yet if I was having muscle spasms or if the baby had started kicking, but I was excited either way. He or she was growing and growing fast. I always heard people say you get bigger faster with your second kid, and t
EPILOGUE “Go, go, go!” Sebastian screamed from next to me, standing and leaning over the person in front of him as if Ben could hear him over the crowd and the glass. Then again, with how loud the man was, he just might. I had only known Bash in passing from when I worked for Ben as his assista
HAVEN ONE MONTH LATER My eyes kept moving from the woman before me to the clock on the wall behind her. I wanted to be here, but I had more important places to be. She had run over with her last client, which made us run over and caused me to be late for an important game. Ben had been stressin
BEN Haven was empty for the next few weeks as she flew back and forth, cleaning out the house her ex-husband had left her. It had been Cynthia’s home, too, and Haven had been taking extra care and devotion to ensuring things were handled and gone through properly. I had gone with her a few times,
HAVEN Her hand was cold, and I adjusted her blanket to cover her arm. The lawyers had come in and refused to admit any fault of the hospital, even though Cynthia had her ID on her and even knew one of the paramedics who brought her in for them to have given the hospital her name. They should ha
HAVEN Sitting in the airport in the middle of the night with a toddler who got angry each time the loudspeaker called for another flight and disturbed her sleep was not what I had been prepared for. My mind was a foggy mess. All I could picture was Cynthia falling down the stairs. How long had sh
BEN Being excited about an ex getting involved in my life might not have been the best thing when things were already tense, but fuck did it feel good to know I did indeed have friends in high places and they were watching my back. Was I still expecting them to hold it over me and try to get me t
BEN It was odd pulling up to the house and finding there wasn’t a single paparazzi in sight. After today’s news, I expected them to be ready to break down my gate for a story, but no one was there. Instead, a blacked-out SUV sat across the street, and my stomach twisted when I realized it was pro
HAVEN I needed to get out of the house. Staying inside was driving me crazy, and I couldn’t take it anymore. My last job interview was a week ago, and while I keep applying, no one wants to hire the woman all over the tabloids with a sex tape. Our PR team managed to get it taken down, but it stil
BEN “Rangers player Benjamin Evans is today’s hot topic. Now fans were petitioning for him to be traded for his performance last season. Even I wanted him gone, and I’ve followed his career since he was being scouted.” The reporters around him laughed, and I gritted my jaw. “I know. I remember hi