OWEN'S POVMy gaze darkened as I set my eyes on Caleb. How dare he act in front of me? Like nothing happened?“Owen! You're awake!” He said as he walked up to me and I noticed his eyes twitch when he saw Charlotte on my lap.I felt a squeeze on my arm and I knew Charlotte was trying to remind me to stay calm. I immediately forced a smile on my face as I looked at Caleb.“I'm so happy to see you, man! It's been what? A month? I can't believe you finally got out of that coma.”The fact that he's acting as though his betrayal hadn’t nearly cost me everything; my life, my family, my inheritance, makes me want to pull my hair out.The more I looked at him, the more I realized that his gaze was calculative, not caring or relieved.“Yeah,” I managed to say while keeping my voice steady. “Finally woke up.”“We were all so worried about you, man. You had us all on edge.” He said while pretending to be genuinely concerned, my stomach turned as he spoke, but I had to play along for now."Yeah, i
CHARLOTTE'S POV“Let's go to prison.” I suddenly said and Owen jerked up in surprise to look at me.“What?” He asked, his hand frozen midair as he stared at me like I had two heads.“I'm serious! Let's commit a serious crime and spend a few years behind bars. I bet it'll be fun.” I replied as I continued folding our clothes while he arranged them inside the large closet.“Charlotte, did you drink something?” He asked as he turned to look at me and I shrugged, a small smile on my face.“Yeah, I'm drunk. I'm drunk on your love.” I dramatically placed my wrist on my head as I leaned backward, and he chuckled.“I'll take it that you're very excited about the new house.” He said as he shook his head and continued with the arrangement.“Of course, I'm excited! This place is so cozy. It feels like we're on our honeymoon.” I said as I stood up and twirled around for a while.A smile formed on my face when I heard my favorite classical music, Fur Elise by Alexander Joseph, start to play, and I
OWEN'S POVIt was so much fun to sing and dance with Charlotte to her favorite song. The way she swung her body in rhythm, the way she purposely sang off-key, it made me feel so alive.Her laughter was infectious, and I found myself smiling like an idiot, as I flung all seriousness out the window.We sang together happily and she even yelled the lyrics out in excitement, making my heart burst with joy. I never wanted this moment to end.Going to see Michael wasn't something I wanted. I hated him with everything I had in me. I loathed him for everything that he had put my sunshine through.But I didn't have a choice. We needed him.She believed that convincing Michael to testify against Caleb would be a boost to the evidence we have against him and I knew she was right.But knowing Michael, it won't be an easy task.Suddenly, she screamed and I looked in front of me to see a truck heading our way. I couldn't stop to think, I had to protect my wife.“Hang on!” I shouted as I immediately
CHARLOTTE'S POVI'm getting very pissed off right now.Michael sat there in front of us with an unbothered look, his gaze flickering between me and Owen.He had a smug look on his face and it only made me frustrated. How can someone be so thick-skinned?I thought that he could be reasoned with, that maybe, just maybe, there was some part of him that was still good.I thought that he'd understood the danger that Caleb was not only to us but to him as well.But all I saw was a stupid man who was hell-bent on destroying himself.“Michael, Why don't you understand? Stop being so selfish and try to listen to what we have to say.” I pleaded as I managed to keep my voice steady despite the storm raging inside of me“Caleb is using you. If you testify, we can put an end to this, and you won’t have to worry about being used by him anymore.” Owen added, and I nodded in response, and he laughed, a deep, unsettling sound that made my skin crawl.“You think I’m afraid of Caleb? He’s the only one w
OWEN'S POV“Will you marry me, Charlotte? For real, this time.” I asked as I raised the box a bit and just as she was about to respond, I heard Michael speak.“No.”“Shut the hell up, Michael; I'm proposing to my wife, not you,” I said as I glared at him before returning my gaze to Charlotte, and she stared at me with tears gleaming in her eyes.“Yes,” She whispered, barely able to contain her excitement. “Yes, of course, I will marry you.”A wide grin spread across my face, and I slipped the ring onto her finger. The moment my hand intertwined with hers, it felt like the world was finally right again, like everything had fallen into place.I got up and she threw herself in my arms while I held her tightly, not letting her go. Because we were at the door, the officers on duty saw my proposal and started to clap for us.This was nice. In your face, Michael.We finally pulled away and she laughed as I tucked a strand of hair behind her ears.“Seriously, you… you never cease to amuse me.
CHARLOTTE'S POV“Shouldn't we go check out what happened outside?” I asked as I traced circles on his bare chest and he groaned as he wrapped his arms around me.“It can always wait. I'm still trying to recover.” He muttered and I scoffed as I looked at him.“I'm the one that's still trying to recover. You almost wrecked me.” I grumbled and he chuckled as he flicked my head gently.“Who was the one that kept begging for more? You called for this, Cupcake, so don't try to complain now.” He replied and I pouted in response.“I don't think I can walk,” I complained again and he simply shrugged.“I'll carry you. That's what these hands are for. I'll be your legs till you can finally walk again. Is that okay?” He asked as he peeked to look at my face and I quickly wiped the smile off my face.“It's still not fair…” I lamented as his hands rubbed my back gently.“Nothing is fair in this world, my love. Someone is after us, is that fair? Look at our car, it's damaged beyond repair. Is that f
CHARLOTTE'S POVOwen's grip on my hand tightened as we followed Ethan into another car. Confusion and worry almost got the better part of me but I felt relieved knowing that I wasn't alone.Owen and I got into the car and I couldn't help the scary feeling bubbling inside of me. Something wasn't right.“Ethan, I'll ask one more time, what the hell is going on?” Owen asked and I could hear the anger in his voice.“Do something for me, Owen. Drive after I leave. And make sure to keep a far distance from my car. You'll understand soon enough. Just listen to me this once, okay?” Ethan pleaded and when Owen sighed and nodded, he immediately took off to his car and got in, driving away immediately.Owen turned the car on and drove after Ethan, making sure to keep a distance just like Ethan had told him to.I turned to glance at him and his brows were furrowed as he gripped the steering wheel while following Ethan’s car ahead.I knew he was just as confused as I was, and it made me sad knowin
OWEN'S POVI was confused and so was Charlotte. We both sat together in Roselia's house as we stared at the man we thought was dead in front of us.“How is this even possible?”“I saw the car explode! You were in that car!” Charlotte yelled in shock as she stared at him like he was a ghost.“Ethan, we deserve an explanation. We couldn't have cried for nothing.” I mumbled angrily and I could see that he was trying to hide a smirk.“You cried for me? I'm emotional-”“I'll rip your throat off this instant if you don't start explaining right now.” I threatened and he raised his hands in surrender as he took a seat beside his girlfriend.“Alright, here's the easiest way to explain it. You know fast and furious? I think it was the second season or something. Where Han was in the car and it exploded. He came back in season eight without a scratch. Remember that?” Ethan asked and I just stared at him in confusion.“What does fast and furious have to do with this?” I asked and he facepalmed as