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VALERIE. Somehow, I was expecting that reaction from him. I’m not sure why, but I wasn’t expecting him to be ecstatic over the news and, in a way, I’m glad I was prepared. Being a doctor, I’ve come across a huge variety of reactions from couples, or even single mothers. Accidental pregnancies are
“Za…” I trail off when he wraps his arms around me tightly and rests his head against my shoulder, taking a deep breath. I lean back against him, placing my hand over his arms as I reach up with my other hand, placing it on his muscular bicep. “You didn’t come back,” I murmur. “I’ll always come ba
ZADE. “Survival training.” “Survival?” Valerie asks me as she rubs her arms, glancing at the dark looming forest behind me. “Yeah, this will last three or four hours. The first thing I want to work on with you is your stamina, resistance, vigilance, and observance.” She nods, although I’m sure t
“No…” she breathes. My gaze dips to her breasts and I slip my hand under her top, stroking her stomach, before moving my gun down her cheek. “Your body says otherwise,” I taunt, caressing her skin with my gun. “That was too fast. I was doing my best…” “You took a blade and poison, use them. Since
ZADE. ‘Argh! I thought I had shaken you off!’ She struggles against me, trying to break free, but I simply tighten my hold. “You would be dead by now. Again. You aren’t paying attention to your surroundings.” I say quietly. ‘I was!’ She answers as she tries to elbow me hard in the waist, but in
VALERIE. My entire body is screaming in pain and fatigue. I have never run so much in my life and according to him, he went ‘easy’ on me. Easy? Yeah, right! That was not easy! I have been on my feet in the hospital for hours on end on countless occasions, but this? This is exhaustion on another l
VALERIE. “Which is what we’re saying,” Zade counters almost mockingly as he flips the bread knife he’s holding lazily between his fingers as he’s relaxed back in his seat. “I’ll be fine,” I say. Zade looks at me for a second, almost as if observing me. “So then, go back there. Try to carry on as
ZADE. Pregnant. An odd emotion rushes through me as I stare at her. She looks uncertain, and uneasy, even as if waiting to see my reaction. She’s pregnant, meaning I have a kid on the way. Fuck. This is real, and that means the responsibilities that I now have are growing too. She’s pregnant… “
“So where is she now?” Xander asks, and I glance at him.“Under my watch, until I get an answer regarding that attack,” I answer quietly as a woman from the stage crawls to the edge, giving Xander an up-close view of her breasts. He leans forward, placing a few hundred-dollar bills in her between he
~ ZION ~The women clad in risque lingerie twirl around the poles, their shimmering bodies illuminated by the purple and pink lighting of the strip club.I don’t spare them more than a glance, my eyes roaming instead over the seated men - searching for the one I’m here for. It doesn’t take long to f
I hear footsteps and wipe my eyes furiously and take a deep breath, refusing to let him see how I feel. He steps into the room, hands in pocket, carrying an arrogance as he looks me over.“I have questions.”“You kidnapped me!” I snarl.“You’re not a kid. Sit down.”“I don’t listen to-”The next thi
~ MILENA ~The bullet pierces through his chest and I gasp, my heart shattering as I watch the blood drip down his white shirt. It hurts, so fucking much. Not that I shot him, not that I know he could have dodged it if he had moved, but it’s the shock in those bright blue eyes when he realised I sho
Staring back at me in photo after photo is none other than the man I love, the man I have lived with for nearly a year. The man who killed my brother.One and the very same.“No… NO!” I scream, kicking the photos away from me. Is this a sick joke? I jump out of bed, rush to the bathroom and manage t
~ MILENA ~My eyes open, my vision blurry. I rub my eyes. I know I’m in a bed. It feels familiar, and for a moment I wonder if I’m back at my place but… my bed isn’t this large or comfortable.I sit up and look around, my heart hammering as realisation settles in. I know why it feels so… homely.Thi
“Excuse me, sir, she’ll be free to go tomorrow. But she will need to take some blood thinners and some pain relief tablets for the next two weeks.”I nod. I didn’t tell them I didn’t know her… after all, my questions are pending and she has the answers.This was not how I was expecting my night to e
~ ZION ~Not this time.I raise my gun, pressing it to her forehead roughly. She stumbles backwards trying to put space between us, but with her injured leg she’s not as slick and I almost reach out to steady her, then remind myself who she is.She is one of them.And she’s here for a reason.Do the
My heart skips a beat.He’s always been clever, but the conviction with how he said that one sentence… as if he was completely certain. But I’m not going to admit that.I chuckle humourlessly. “And why would you think I was the one who was behind that?”“You don’t wear a seatbelt, Milena. You were w