OWEN'S POV“Little angel, listen to me and stay calm. Do you know where you are?” I said into the phone and Charlotte stared at me wide-eyed.“Yes. A big hotel. There is a very loud sound and people are shouting. I'm scared, handsome uncle.” She cried and just as I was about to respond, she hung up.“Dang it! Ethan, make him talk before I get back.” I ordered as I rushed out of the warehouse, and Charlotte followed behind me, her expression full of panic and worry. I turned to her and held her shoulders.“Wifey, listen to me, you have to go home and wait for me, okay? I'll be back before you know it.” I said quickly and she shook her head as she held my arms.“No, I can't go back home! I have to come with you. That's my cousin we're talking about!” She yelled.“Listen to me! We're wasting time! Just go home okay? Please.” I pleaded but she wouldn't listen as she started to cry.“Please hubby, I'm begging you, let me come with you. I won't rest till I see they're fine.” She cried and I
OWEN'S POV“Little angel, listen to me and stay calm. Do you know where you are?” I said into the phone and Charlotte stared at me wide-eyed.“Yes. A big hotel. There is a very loud sound and people are shouting. I'm scared, handsome uncle.” She cried and just as I was about to respond, she hung up.“Dang it! Ethan, make him talk before I get back.” I ordered as I rushed out of the warehouse, and Charlotte followed behind me, her expression full of panic and worry. I turned to her and held her shoulders.“Wifey, listen to me, you have to go home and wait for me, okay? I'll be back before you know it.” I said quickly and she shook her head as she held my arms.“No, I can't go back home! I have to come with you. That's my cousin we're talking about!” She yelled.“Listen to me! We're wasting time! Just go home okay? Please.” I pleaded but she wouldn't listen as she started to cry.“Please hubby, I'm begging you, let me come with you. I won't rest till I see they're fine.” She cried and I
CHARLOTTE'S POVIt felt like the world had regained its color and like my heart had started working again. I pulled away from Ricky as I spun around and my heart pounded wildly as I looked towards the direction that I heard his voice come from.And truly, as I looked through the haze and smoke, I saw him walking towards me; I saw Owen. His clothes were tattered, his body covered in black dust and he had a few visible bruises.But he was alive.A sob escaped from my lips and my legs finally moved on their own as I ran towards him, a wave of relief washing over me.“Oh my gosh, Owen!” He smiled at me as I threw myself at him and wrapped my arms around his neck while I buried my face against his chest.He stumbled back slightly from the impact but quickly regained his stance as he held me close and his arms tightened around me as though he’d never let go.“Owen… Oh my God, I thought… I thought you were…” My words trailed off as I let out broken sobs, and I could feel his hand slip under
OWEN'S POV“Y'all seriously gotta stop risking your lives and getting into trouble. Look at you, all tattered and covered in soot, I wonder how Charlotte still finds you attractive. Look at how she's clinging to you like a koala!” I heard Ethan say as he threw a small phone over to me and I caught it swiftly.“He's my knight in shining armor. You should have seen the way he walked out of the burning building like a hero. That is the most attractive I've seen today.” Charlotte replied as she caressed my face and I placed a soft kiss on her nose.“You're under a damn spell, Charlotte. Open your eyes.” He said with a disappointed sigh and I couldn't help but chuckle.“Should I tell Rose the same thing?” I asked as I walked in with Charlotte in my arms and he sneered as he walked in with us.“At least I don't go head first into dangerous scenarios. She loves me for me.” He replied with a sassy tone and I rolled my eyes.“When are you gonna leave? Unless you wanna watch what adults do when
CHARLOTTE'S POVI sat on the bed with my head in my hand while Owen paced around in front of me, naked. I was trying to think and be hurt but he's making it hard for me.“Put on something for heaven's sake. I'm trying to be mad but you're making it hard for me!” I snapped and he grinned sheepishly as he walked to the closet and put his boxers on.“Thank you!” I said in frustration as I got up and paced around, my mind racing wildly with the information I just heard. How could this be possible?“Okay, let's just take a chill pill, okay? How about I go back and ask Michael for more explanation on this, then we can start from there. You'll stay at home and wait for me, Is that okay?” He held my shoulders to calm me down but I was having none of it.“No, that is not okay! Why do I get to stay at home? I'm coming with you. You can't keep me in the dark on something like this!” I yelled and he slowly ran his fingers through my hair.“I'm not trying to keep you in the dark, princess. I just
CHARLOTTE'S POV “Mr Sam, Please don't do this! I'll pay you all your money I promise!” I frantically begged as the huge man approached me, a lustful look plastered on his face and he licked his lips as he crouched in front of me.“Do you know how pleasant you look when you cry? So beautiful and ready for me.” My insides churned with disgust at his words and all I wanted to do was spit on his face. So I did. His face flushed with anger and he smacked my face so hard that my nose bled and my mouth was filled with blood. He pulled my hair harshly and smacked me again and it felt like my skull had been split open. The walls spun around me and everything was turning black. When he noticed that I was losing consciousness, he pushed me away and cleaned the spit off his face. “You better be grateful I'm in a good mood today. You'd have been reunited with your dead parents today.” He spat on my face and left the house with the rest of his boys and I passed out.Hours later, I woke up to a s
OWEN'S POVMy phone kept buzzing on the table and I flung it away in anger. I was in the middle of an important meeting yet my father kept on calling me just to annoy me. Caleb snorted beside me and I glared at him. He raised his hands in surrender, trying to suppress his laughter and focus on the meeting.Sometimes I wish I was like him, so calm and collected. I shook my head and focused on the meeting, feeling my anger increase as the worker presenting kept spewing nonsense. I banged the table hard as I stood up and everyone flinched in fear.“Is this what I pay you to do? How many months have we been working on this project huh? Why can't you guys ever get anything right!?” I yelled, anger and frustration written all over my face as everyone bowed their heads in fear. Caleb sighed and placed his hand on my shoulder, urging me to calm down.“This meeting is postponed, the next time we'll be meeting here, you better have something better to present. Or your sack letter will be presen
CHARLOTTE'S POV“Let's break up Charlotte.” My head rang at the words he said and it felt like a bomb had been dropped inside my heart. “What did you say?” I asked as I took a step back, wondering if I had heard wrongly. “You're joking right? What do you mean? Why? What did I do wrong? What happened? Did-” “Just stop Charlotte. You did nothing okay?” He said with a frustrated expression and I stood there frozen and dumbfounded. This is a lie right? I'm definitely dreaming. I closed my eyes and slapped myself hard to wake myself up from this dream and when the pain resonated on my face as I opened my eyes, I realized it was not a dream. This was real. “Micheal…” I said as my voice cracked and I cleared my throat to stable myself. “At least tell me why. What I did wrong. Tell me where I failed as a good girlfriend. I can fix us. I'll work on myself so I can be better for you. Just tell me…”“I-” He started and looked away with guilt all over his face. “I found someone else. She was