CHAPTER 7

JAVON

FIVE YEARS AGO.

“When will the plane arrive?”

I'd been standing here for almost an hour and the sun was taking a very hard hit on me.

Evan removed the phone from his ear and turned to me.

“That was the pilot. He's going to be here very soon."

He better be. I couldn't wait to be home. For almost ten months, I'd left the house to take care of some business in China. It was unavoidable and I had to leave without saying anything to Giai.

We hadn't been in touch at that time because we didn't talk normally, even when I was at home, and me being halfway across the world wasn't going to make me start.

The pilot finally came around and we boarded. As the plane took off, I fought the sleep that had been attacking me since I left the hotel.

“How’s she doing?”

Evan looked up from his laptop.

“Who, Alpha?"

“My wife. How is she doing?”

“She’s doing okay so far. She has Bella by her side."

She's only ever had Bella.

“What about her parents? Has she gone to see them?”

He sighed and clo