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TiffanyI woke up feeling cozy and warm, as though I was wrapped in the softest blanket in the world. My senses were overwhelmed by the faint scent of something musky and masculine, wrapping around me like an invisible cocoon. It was soothing, comforting even, and for a moment, I stayed still, savoring the feeling. I wanted to stay here forever, shielded from the cold, the chaos, and everything outside this perfect little bubble.But as the moments passed, I realized something was…off. The warmth wasn’t coming from a blanket at all. It was firmer than that, solid and unyielding. My heart skipped as I shifted slightly, and the realization hit me like a bolt of lightning. I wasn’t curled up in a blanket. I was curled up against a male chest.My breath caught as my eyes fluttered open. Though my vision was still hazy from sleep, I could make out a strong, muscular arm draped over me. Even without seeing his face, I knew who it was. My body betrayed me immediately, responding with a hea
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Orchard Call me a worrywart or whatever, I was dead worried about my mother. To the point that my only small consolation was Iris's smaller hand on my thigh the entire fast-paced ride to the hospital. Did I run several red lights? Yes. Was I secretly hoping that no police officer would stop me simply because of that? Yes. Was I silently praying that I wouldn't run into law enforcement at any point in my journey? Yes. At some point, I heard the sound of sirens piercing into my ears. My heart was gripped so harshly with fear, running several hundred miles an hour until I was nearly overtaken by vertigo. Strangely and to my surprise, luckily it was an ambulance that, in the end, overtook me. Well, there was only one thing that meant: I wasn’t driving fast enough. I stepped my foot rather harshly on the gas, burning a bit of small gas from my wife, but in the end, she said nothing. She only gripped my leg tighter. In the end, we got to the hospital in one piece, and to my utmost happin
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Dave’s Pov I leaned back in my car seat, watching Tiffany from the corner of my eye. She was humming a song as she sipped her coffee, her face glowed with happiness. I had done my part well this morning, flowers on the breakfast table, her favorite pancakes, and sweet words whispered into her ear. She didn’t suspect a thing.She looked at me and smiled. “You’ve been so sweet lately, Dave. It means a lot.”I reached over, brushed a strand of hair from her face, and gave her my best loving smile. “You deserve it, Tiff. Anything for you.”That was the truth, or at least part of it. She did deserve happiness, but not for the reasons she thought. You see, Tiffany had something I needed: her family’s money was a ticket to the life I’d always wanted. All I had to do was play the role of the perfect husband for a little while longer.When we arrived at her office, I leaned over to kiss her cheek. “I’ll pick you up at six. Don’t work too hard.”She grinned, stepped out of the car, and waved a
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IrisI couldn’t sleep. Something about the over-excitement I felt was vastly different from our honeymoon. I simply spent all my time drawing circles on Orchard’s naked chest, just because I didn’t want him to wake up, and then began drawing the same circles on the pillow. Eventually, what probably felt like just an hour passed before my alarm for 5:00 a.m. blared out. In the end, the alarm didn’t wake me up—Orchard did. "Guess what?" he began, playing around with a few locks of my hair. "That it’s still night?" I mumbled into the pillow. "No," he mustered with a chuckle in his voice. "It’s 10:00 a.m. My pilot called—he wants to know when we’re going to be ready to go. I told him an hour. That was 20 minutes ago." My eyes snapped open, and without wasting much time, I bolted into the bathroom. All the while, Orchard’s smile pleased him far too much. "I’m behind! I’m going to get you for this!" I yelled at him before slamming the bathroom door playfully in his face. Aft
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IrisWe had, in fact, been to Italy before. It was a few weeks after the wedding but never quite to the Cannes. It was mostly Milan and Rome, staying over three days each and then moving on to the next big city on our list. Not exactly something I would recommend, but at the time, I was excited to travel. I was ecstatic to see the world, but even though I knew little of the man that stood beside me then, now it was different. Far too different. So different an environment that I was blushing as I came off the plane and then into the car. We were all led to a lovely hotel resort overlooking the beautiful Mediterranean with a beachfront, vast private property, and ample space. Incidentally, I noticed that the majority of the resort was empty, save for a few people lying around. "Odd," I said. "Where are all the people?" "Go away," Orchard mumbled beside me as he opened the windows to the room, the suite we had been given. "Why? Orchard?" I walked over to him, just as I caught si
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Dave’s PovThe moment the car pulled up and stopped, something inside me felt off. It was like a knot twisting tighter and tighter in my chest. I stood there, staring at it, trying to see through the heavily tinted windows. Who was inside? Why weren’t they coming out? My legs were restless, my fingers tapping against my thigh as I waited.The car didn’t move. It just sat there. Silent. Still.I glanced at Lisa, who was standing a little away from me, her arms crossed tightly over her chest. Her face was tense, but she wouldn’t look at me. That only made the knot in my chest twist harder.“What’s going on here, Lisa?” She didn’t answer.I clenched my fists, the heat rising in me as the seconds dragged on. Who was in that car? The longer it sat there, the more suspicious it felt. I tried to peer closer, but those windows were so dark, it was like looking into a void.“Is someone going to come out, or what?” I muttered, half to myself, half to Lisa.No response.I turned back to the car
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Tiffany"I have bad news," my mom said to me over the phone. "Let me guess," I said, shoving my third bikini into my suitcase. "Dad is not letting me take the jet." I rolled my eyes. "True," Mom said. "Your father also does not approve of you suddenly leaving. In fact, he hates it, and he wants you back in the office first thing tomorrow morning. He's not willing to give you a day off." "Now," I said, "let me talk to him myself." I plopped down on my bed, the feeling of excitement soon fading away and leaving nothing but problems. "I don’t approve," was the first thing Father said to me. "Well, good morning to you too, Dad," I rolled my eyes. "It's fine. If you won’t give us the private jet, it’s okay," I said, even though I knew how badly I wanted to arrive in Italy in style. Desperately, in fact, in style. "To go anywhere?" Dad said. "This is not the time. Now is absolutely not the time for you to go doing God knows what in Europe." "It’s called a break from work,"
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DaveIt was all well and good so long as she didn’t notice how much money I was spending. Given the fact that this one did not come from my pocket but from the company’s, it was fine. Tiffany, however, was too glassy-eyed, so glad that she did not stop chatting by the time the plane touched down and through the entire ride to the resort. It took quite a lot of convincing, especially given the fact that the rich Hector had booked the majority of it. Most of the restaurants were also booked for the entire week—most of everything was booked—but with a little bit of wiggle room, I did find myself in opposite places of his, so long as me and my business were not on the top floor of the resort. Eventually, I was able to secure a rather good-looking suite on the third floor overlooking the beach, much to the delight of Tiffany, who wouldn’t stop gushing about everything. We hadn’t spent up to five minutes in the room before she bolted out the door, screeching something about seeing somet
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OrchardIris made the most adorable pregnant woman ever. Maybe it was just my sentiment—I would always believe that. Maybe it was still my sentiment to want her to have another baby just because she made the most adorable pregnant woman ever. And perhaps those sentiments couldn’t be shared with her. But when it always came down to the delivery room, I found myself pacing. "It’s a normal reaction," the nurses said. "It’s normal," they said eventually. "Why don’t you come hold her hand?" the half-face-covered nurse stretched out a hand. "Are you okay?" I whispered in her ear. "Oh yeah, I’m amazing," she mumbled. "But sure, if we want to make this mountain out of a molehill, we can. Besides, I already requested an epidural," she rolled her eyes at me. "Maybe you’re just being dramatic," she waved me off. Maybe I was. Maybe I was just shy. After all, it wasn’t every day a man got to witness this perfect being born. "Okay, I feel something," she gripped my hand. The secon
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Orchard Nothing, except the mild silence of the humidifier beside my bed, the steady beeping of the heart monitor, and, of course, the gentle hum of the air conditioner, filled the room. Aside from having to convince my wife—well, I wasn’t sure what we were now, but we surely were something—convincing her to go home, take a shower, get dressed, and look prettier the day after was more than enough. The same could apply to Mom. Partly, it was because of the text message I had received from Dad. “Is it all right if I come see you?” he had texted earlier. “Me telling you no isn’t going to change your mind, so why bother?” I texted back. And, as they say, speak of the devil, and he shall appear. An hour later, Dad walked into my hospital room as though he owned the place—which was mildly accurate. He was one of those with the largest holdings in the hospital. Or, well, he had some of the largest holdings in the hospital. While he didn’t own it specifically, neither did I, but he d
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IrisHarold couldn’t be fast enough. Or maybe it was the fact that the speed limit was simply too slow, and Harold was dancing just at the edge. Either way, I kept pounding my heel against the floor of the car while biting my lips, and it seemed the buildings were moving apart too slowly. “I’m going as fast as I can, Mrs. Hector,” Harold said, and turned towards the rearview mirror, his eyes darting towards me. “I’m driving as fast as I can,” he said again, his eyes meeting mine this time. “We’ll be there soon.” His eyes crinkled at the edges, smiling at me. He offered little comfort, I thought to myself, as my face strangely cracked into a small smile. “Thank you,” I said, letting out a huff of air and pulling my fingers together, trying to calm them from the shaking earlier. Who’d have thought talking to the stepmother who effectively bullied you your whole life would cause some form of shakiness? Eventually, we reached the hospital in one piece—mostly. I bolted straight u
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IrisPerhaps it was not just me but the entire court, but everyone seemed to let out a breath of relief. I caught sight of Karen sitting somewhere at the back of the room.Simply, I got sight of her because I was jittery, my eyes darting all over the place.Perhaps I was so eager to keep my eyes off Dave that I simply couldn’t look at the person—the wicked person—he had become. He was so unrecognizable.He was not the man I had known all my life; he was not the man I had fallen in love with. No. Buried far from those things were the sweet smiles he had given me when I was younger and the messages of conviction. *"You’re the only woman I could ever marry,"* he had said. Well, perhaps that part was true. I was the only one he married—but probably not the only one he could love. No. His love went to other places; his love had a knack for doing that, going to various places. But none of that mattered for the children. At least that chapter was closed. I raised my eyes to the prose
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Iris’ Pov I got the call from the police station. They told me Dave wanted to see me. I didn’t want to go. After everything he’d done, why would I? But then, Orchard’s mum, Halle, said she’d come with me. I needed her support, so I agreed.When we got to the station, my hands were shaking. Halle held my arm gently, and we walked in together. They led us to the room where Dave was sitting. “Iris,” he said, “you came.”I didn’t sit down. I just looked at him, feeling all the anger rise inside me. “You better pray Orchard wakes up,” I said, “if she doesn’t, you’ll regret ever knowing me.”Dave smirked. “I don’t care what happens to me. If Orchard dies, I’m justified.”I couldn’t believe what I was hearing. Justified? For what? Before I could say anything else, Halle held me.“There’s no use talking to a man like him,” he’s lost his mind. Let’s go, Iris.”Just as we turned to leave, a cop walked into the room. He had a file in his hand and a serious look on his face.“We found new evide
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Iris’ PovI sat in the cold, hard chair outside the operating room, my breaths were shallow and uneven. It felt like I had been holding my breath the entire time.Orchard was in there, fighting for his life. The doctors had rushed him in as soon as we arrived at the hospital, I wanted to believe he would make it, but the blood, there had been so much blood. I couldn’t stop seeing it.My hands wouldn’t stop shaking. I joined them together, pressing them tightly against my lap, trying to steady them, but it didn’t work. My clothes still smelled like blood and sweat, and I hated it.“Iris,” a soft voice said beside me.I looked up to see Orchard’s mother. I had called her as soon as I arrived. She placed a hand on my shoulder.“He’s strong,” she said, though her voice cracked. “He’s going to make it.”I nodded, but I couldn’t speak. I couldn’t find any words.The hallway was too quiet, the kind of silence that only made things worse. Every time the doors to the operating room swung open,
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Dave’s PovThe sound of the gunshot still rang in my ears as I stumbled back, my breath coming in short, ragged gasps. The scene before me felt surreal, like something out of a nightmare I couldn’t wake up from. Orchard was on the floor, blood spreading around him like a dark, growing shadow. Iris knelt beside him, screaming his name, her hands pressed desperately against his chest as if she could stop the life from slipping out of him.“Orchard! Stay with me! Please!” she sobbed, tears streaming down her face. Her voice was filled with panic, raw and heart-wrenching.And I just stood there, frozen. My hand was still gripping the gun, my knuckles white. I couldn’t move, couldn’t think. All I could do was stare at the chaos I had caused.What have I done?The question repeated over and over in my mind, but I couldn’t find an answer. I hadn’t planned for this to happen, not like this. I just wanted to scare them, to make them pay attention, to make her listen to me. But now… now it was
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Iris’ Pov The gun pressed against my head was a constant reminder of how close I was to disaster. I could see the anger in Dave’s eyes, the wild, unpredictable rage that told me he wasn’t bluffing. He was mad enough to do anything. The memory of the day he shot my stepsister, suddenly hit me. The look on his face then was the same as now. No hesitation, no regret. Just pure fury.I knew better than to argue with him. If I made one wrong move, one wrong word, this could end horribly. I forced myself to take a shaky breath, trying to calm the panic that threatened to overwhelm me.“Dave,”please, let’s not do this. Name your price. Whatever you want, we’ll do it. Just… just let us go.”For a moment, he didn’t say anything. He just stared at me, his grip on the gun tightening and loosening, like he was considering his options.Then he laughed, a bitter, hollow sound that made my stomach twist. “Name my price?” he said mockingly. “It’s too late for that, Iris. Don’t you get it? There’s n
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Iris’ Pov My body stirred, waking me from a restless dream. At first, I didn’t understand why I woke up, but then I felt a familiar discomfort in my stomach.I sighed quietly and got out of bed, careful not to wake Orchard. The room was dark, lit only by the faint light of the moon that filtered through the curtains. I paused for a moment, listening to his steady breathing, and then padded softly toward the bathroom.The bathroom tiles were cold under my bare feet, and I shivered slightly as I finished and washed my hands. I thought I would just crawl back into bed and try to sleep again, but as I stepped out of the bathroom, I realized how dry my throat felt. My mouth felt like sandpaper, and my lips were cracked.“I need some water,” I murmured to myself, my voice barely above a whisper.The thought of going downstairs in the middle of the night wasn’t appealing, but I knew I wouldn’t be able to sleep if I didn’t quench my thirst. So, I turned toward the stairs, walking as quietly
