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Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 51: For the baby
I sat upright, heart pounding, taking in the surroundings: messed living room, random bottles around and on the floor. Panic ended my sleep.“Alexa!” I screamed, vaulting to my feet. I ran toward the kitchen where I heard her voice. That is where I turned, and my stomach sank at what I saw:She lay on the counter pale and quivering with eyes wide open, and blood was trickling down her legs to make a pool on the floor.“Gideon,” she breathed, her voice a mere whisper, horror written across her face.“Stay steady!” I rushed to her side, my heart racing fast. “We need to take you to the hospital.”I'd scooped her up before she could do anything more than protest-her body went limp against me-thought and whispered, “I have you”. And now, moving on swift legs, I hauled out of the house into the cool slap of the evening air.I tied her into the passenger's seat. My shaking hand trembled as it tried closing over her seatbelt. "Hold on," I kept insisting as I quickly get into the driver's se
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 52: Domineering
Amethyst POVI hadn't been awake for three days since I'd let the fever conquer me, and now I was slogging through a thick veil of sleep once more; there on my shoulders rested the unbearable weight of the world; also there, persistent in reminder, was the tick-tock of the clock insisting that I wasn't able to stay away from that office for even one hour longer. I sat up in bed and, feeling the coolness of the wooden floor under my feet, breathed deeply into the fresh air of early morning.I forced myself through morning routine, steady and silent. My face looked out at me from the glass: a little gaunt from lack of sleep, maybe, but full of promise. A little bit of makeup could cover over hints of illness; the rest I put on in my most favorite tailored blazer with its little armor to get through what I knew must wait outside. I regarded the woman in the glass there. I could handle it today. I would.There was only a little bread and coffee for breakfast-and then I snatched the comput
Last Updated : 2024-10-29Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 53: Under her Influence
GIDEON’S POVI paused, gauging her reaction. Alexa's expression shifted from anger to a mix of confusion and hurt. “Amethyst? Really? You’re still involved with her?”I shook my head, frustration rising from beneath. "It's not like that, Alexa. She is a shareholder now, and if I do not do this right, we could lose everything. I am not in love with her; it is just business.".“Then why does it feel like you’re choosing her over me?” she pressed, her voice trembling. “Why does it seem like I’m just an obligation to you?”“That's not true! Here am I? Rushed you to the hospital? Am fighting for us. But I need you to trust me”,I implored, my voice as steady as possible. “It's about our future, our baby.”She gazed away, with tears beginning to well up in her eyes. "It's hard to trust when I see you caught up with her. What if she manipulates you into doing something you don't want?I reached out and squeezed her hand lightly. "I swear to you, that'll never happen. I don't love Amethyst, Al
Last Updated : 2024-10-30Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 54: Pure Business
AMETHYST POVI took a deep breath and inside me, excitement was bursting. "It's time I remind Gideon who I really am," I said, my voice steady.Victoria raised an eyebrow, her playful demeanor returning. “Just remember, no falling back into old habits with him. You’ve come too far to let that happen.”I laughed, shaking my head. "There's just no room in my heart anymore for Gideon. Than he does, if anyone, Nicolai has shot at it.".Victoria smiled and winked at me. "Good luck, then. You got this!" Her words sparked new confidence within me; I could feel warmth seeping inside me. We hugged her quickly and each headed our separate ways for me to prepare at home.Upon arriving, I found Marta, whom I knew well; on her face was evident distress and concern. "Mrs. Amadeus, may I borrow some money? My mother is in the hospital"."How much do you need?" I asked, dreading what I was to hear.“Fifty thousand” she said her voice shaking.Without hesitation, I pulled out a check and handed it to
Last Updated : 2024-10-30Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 55: Witness
I felt the adrenaline with those words. "What do you mean? What lead?"The security guard-the man who has access to the CCTV footage from the night your mother died. I have succeeded in finding his address, but I sense that he's probably gone on the run. And here I stand at your house with this letter, along with his photo. We shall track him down and get our answers"."Okay," I said, my heart pounding. "I'll be right back."I hung up and turned around to Gideon, who sat still at the table, his face telling a story of worry. "Is everything alright?" he asked, furrowing his brow."Just a. family matter," I replied, forcing a smile. "I have to run. Catch you next time about our plans."Gideon nodded, a flash of understanding passing between us. “Take care, Amethyst.As I left the restaurant, however, the hurry conquered the eagerness of the evening.I left with my head reeling. I didn't feel that the answers Nicolai was searching for were going to change everything for me but for the ta
Last Updated : 2024-10-30Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 56: Justice
I looked at the drawing, my breath caught in my throat. It was almost as if having a glimpse from a distorted mirror. So similar, and yet eerily so. The fine features, cold eyes that calculating confidence I had seen in Mrs. Sanchez. My whole world tilted on its axis."Is this.?" I began, my voice steady despite the tempest raging inside.Nicolai stepped closer and looked at the drawing carefully. "It cannot be a coincidence. This woman was behind your mother's death. We need to find out who she is."The security man nodded; fear crept over his eyes, though. "I swear I never knew who she was when I accepted the money. I took it for just being a paid mute over an event that I just happened to be an eyewitness to."."I saw how she and her husband killed Ms. Amadeus,” he said.I cut him off, my determination radiating through the room. "I'm right. I'm done playing their game. I have the evidence I need, and I'm filing for a warrant for their arrest. They will pay for what they did."His
Last Updated : 2024-10-30Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 57: Pay the price
“Nicolai, what’s the update?” I asked, urgency lacing my voice.“Amethyst, it’s happening sooner than expected. The warrant has been approved. The police will be at your company shortly to make the arrest. Are you prepared for this?” His tone was serious, yet a hint of encouragement underlined his words.“I’m ready,” I replied, determination solidifying my resolve. “Just tell me when they arrive.”“Stay near the entrance. Keep your composure. This will be a shock for them,” he instructed. I could almost hear his heart racing through the phone, mirroring my own.After I hung up, I paced my office, anticipation swirling in my gut. Victoria watched me, her expression a mix of excitement and apprehension. “What are you thinking?”“I can’t believe this is finally happening,” I said, glancing out the window at the bustling street below. “After all these years of lying and manipulation, they will finally face justice.”A few moments later, the door swung open, and a couple of police officers
Last Updated : 2024-10-31Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 58: Celebration
Days passed since the arrest of the Sanchez couple, and a sense of relief washed over me. Justice had finally been served, yet I felt an unsettling void. With my mother’s murderers behind bars, I grappled with the aftermath and the next steps I had to take.Then Nicolai stepped in, his unwavering support shining through the tumult. “How about we celebrate?” he suggested one afternoon, a glimmer of excitement in his eyes. “A dinner date?”I hesitated for a moment, the idea both thrilling and daunting. But gratitude swelled within me. Nicolai had helped me find closure, and perhaps a date would help me step out of the shadows of my grief. “I’d love that,” I replied, my heart racing with a mix of nerves and anticipation.He offered to pick me up, and I spent the following hours preparing. In my room, I sifted through my wardrobe, finally settling on a sleek, midnight-blue dress that hugged my figure perfectly. As I applied a light touch of makeup, I caught a glimpse of my reflection. I l
Last Updated : 2024-10-31
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Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 116: Stop Acting
The door to my office slammed behind Nicolai, his presence still lingering in the air like a storm cloud. I stood there, fists clenched, heart racing, as the sound of his footsteps echoed down the hallway. For a moment, I thought I might collapse under the weight of his words. “You owe me, Amethyst. You’re not getting out of this.”I tried to steady my breathing, tried to push the anger and frustration aside. I was done with him. Done.But even as I forced my thoughts to calm, I could feel the storm inside me building. Nicolai hadn’t come to talk—he had come to control, to make sure I stayed trapped in a deal I had made in a moment of weakness. He wasn’t going to let me walk away, but that didn’t mean I had to roll over and let him take everything.I grabbed my coat, my movements sharp and deliberate as I marched out of my office, my heels clicking on the floor with the same intensity that burned in my chest. As I reached the elevator, I couldn’t shake the feeling that Nicolai’s eyes
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 115: Owed him
As the finality of the words echoed in my mind, I slammed the phone down onto the passenger seat, my breath coming in sharp, uneven bursts. The engine hummed louder in the quiet, but it did nothing to drown out the storm brewing in my chest. My grip on the wheel tightened until my knuckles were white, the car speeding through the dark streets as though the road could outrun my thoughts.Gideon. Nicolai. Both of them seemed to be haunting me, lurking at the edges of my mind, tugging at the threads of my past like they thought they had any claim to me. But they didn’t. I wouldn’t let them.I had promised Nicolai I would marry him. I hated how his words echoed in my mind, how they pushed into my thoughts no matter how hard I tried to ignore them. He had helped me bring justice to my mother, had fought alongside me when I needed it most. And in exchange, I had given my word—my promise—that I would marry him. A deal sealed in the chaos of a moment, but a deal nonetheless.I closed my eyes
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 114: No weakness
As I drove through the empty streets, the cool night air creeping through the cracked window, I focused on keeping my grip firm on the steering wheel. The hum of the engine was a dull noise against the thundering thoughts in my head. My pulse still raced from the confrontation with Nicolai, but my mind was more preoccupied with the man who had shown up uninvited: Gideon.I shook my head, trying to clear the confusion swirling in my chest. It had been so long since I’d seen him, and yet, here he was, right when I least expected it.Gideon. I could still feel the weight of his gaze, the way his presence seemed to fill every space between us. But no matter how much he tried to be the hero in my life, I wouldn’t let him back in. Not after everything.The past was filled with too many scars, too many broken promises, for me to entertain the idea of letting him slip back into my life. What he did to me, what we had, couldn’t be undone. I wasn’t some helpless girl waiting for him to save me
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 113: Not with them
Nicolai groaned, shaking his head, clearly dazed from the punch. Blood dripped from his split lip as he glared up at Gideon, struggling to get to his feet. “You think you can just show up and play the hero? You don’t know what’s going on, Gideon.”“I don’t need to know the details,” Gideon shot back, taking a step closer to Nicolai, his presence towering over him. “I just know you’ve hurt her enough. And I’m not going to stand by and let it happen again.”I stood frozen, still reeling from the shock of the scene unfolding in front of me. Gideon. Gideon was the one who had intervened. It had been so long since I’d seen him, let alone spoken to him, and now here he was, protecting me—when I least expected it.Nicolai, still on his knees, wiped the blood from his chin and glared up at both of us, his voice dripping with venom. “This isn’t over,” he spat. “
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 112: Protector
“Meet me at Marble diner,” I replied.Later that evening, I found myself waiting in a quiet café downtown, the place I had arranged to meet Nicolai. It was a small, secluded spot—ideal for a conversation I had no intention of backing down from.My phone buzzed in my pocket. Nicolai’s name flashed on the screen. My thumb hovered over the notification for a long moment. Should I answer? Should I make him wait?Finally, I clicked open the message.I’m here.I took a deep breath and stood, my posture straight, my expression set. No hesitation. I wasn’t about to let my emotions get the best of me.It didn’t take long before he appeared, cutting through the crowd like he owned the room. Nicolai’s eyes locked with mine instantly. Despite everything, I could still feel the old pull between us—but it was no longer enough to make me falter.He reached the table, his usual confident stride faltering for a split second when he saw the steel in my gaze. I didn’t move as he sat down across from me.
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 111: Photograph
Days had passed since that conversation with Nicolai. The days felt like a blur, a haze of conflicting emotions and unanswered questions swirling in my mind. Every time I tried to focus on something, my thoughts inevitably drifted back to the phone call with Gideon, and the way Nicolai’s voice had cracked with emotion when I’d confronted him.It was almost like I was living in two worlds. There was the world with Nicolai, where everything felt so close to being perfect, where I wanted to believe in us again. And then there was the world with Gideon, a world full of regret, accusations, and a past I couldn’t seem to outrun.I tried to push it all aside, to focus on the present. I had to move on. I couldn’t let Gideon’s words—or Nicolai’s mistakes—ruin everything.But when I arrived home that evening, something felt off.I pulled my car into the driveway, the sound of the tires crunching on the gravel a familiar comfort. I grabbed my purse and walked towards the door, my mind still tang
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 110: Ex's Baggage
The days that followed were suffocating, each moment heavier than the last. Alexa moved through the house like a shadow, her presence only a reminder of what we had lost, what I had lost. She continued her routine—making breakfast, cleaning, pretending that the life we had built together was still intact. But the more I watched her, the more I realized it was all just a charade.I stayed distant. I couldn’t bring myself to be near her, not after what had been said, not after the truth had finally come out. I kept to myself, retreating into the silence of my own mind, where the weight of the last few days pressed down on me like a physical force. The house felt colder than it ever had before, as if it were rejecting me, as if I were rejecting it. And Alexa? She felt like a stranger now.One morning, I found her sitting at the kitchen table, the same spot where we used to share coffee and talk about our days. Her hands were wrapped around a cup, her eyes distant, lost in thought. I stoo
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 109: Divorce papers
“Alright,” I said, the words slipping out like a vow I’d made to the devil himself. “But after this, it’s really over. No coming back. No regrets.”The relief that flashed across her face was brief, almost imperceptible, but I caught it. And then it was gone, replaced by the resolve that had brought her here in the first place. She pulled out the papers from the pocket of her robe and set them on the desk with a crisp rustle. The sound echoed in the room, loud and final. I glanced at them, the ink on the page both freedom and a death sentence.With a steady hand, she signed her name, the motion so deliberate, so final, that it made my stomach twist. My heart squeezed in a way that made no sense, as if the world were shifting beneath me, changing forever.“It’s done,” she said, her voice barely above a whisper.The weight of those words settled deep into my bones, and I stood there, rooted to the spot, as she turned and walked out of the room. The silence she left behind was deafening,
Kneel Before Me, Ex-husband Chapter 108: Alexa's Condition
The tension in my chest was suffocating as I stared at the bartender, the question ringing in my ears: Was it worth fighting for?My jaw clenched, the stinging ache of regret and desire coiling deep inside me. I took a deep, shaky breath and looked at the amber liquid in my glass, the fire of the whiskey biting at my throat, numbing the chaos in my mind.Amethyst. Her name brought an ache that felt like it would crack my chest open. She deserved so much better than me. And yet, the thought of losing her forever was unbearable.I knew it was stupid, reckless even, but I couldn’t stop myself. I would fight for her, no matter how many times Nicolai pushed his way into her life, no matter how many times I screwed up. She was worth every battle, every scar. But I was running out of chances, out of time.“It’s worth fighting for,” I finally admitted, my voice barely more than a whisper, raw and vulnerable. “But I don’t know i
