Damon's POVI stared at him in shock. He is still alive? I saw him in the car when it fell off the cliff. I even saw his grave.'Damon, I know you have a lot of questions to ask. I'm all ears' he said.'OK, how come you're alive? I watched you die' I asked after recovering from the shock I had.'Did you really watch me die?' He asked smiling.'Not exactly, but you fell off the cliff with the rest of them' I said.'I did fall but.....'FLASHBACKIsaac's POVAfter the car slipped off the edge of the cliff, it landed on some rocks close to the ocean. The car was already wrecked and the fuel tank was leaking.I was still awake. I looked around me to check if the rest were awake but they weren't. I tried to move but I couldn't because sonething was weighing my legs down.Just then, I heard sirens, I tried to call for help but my throat felt dry. Just then, I lost consciousness.I woke up and found myself on an hospital bed. The person that saved me was a policeman and he was on patrol when
NEXT DAYDamon's POVI woke up feeling refreshed. I was supposed to go back home tomorrow but I changed it to today because I wanted to surprise my Coralline. I bet she would be missing me now.I took my bath and got dressed in a black suit and shoes. I went downstairs and quickly had my breakfast. I was about to leave the building when I received a call from one of the guards at home.'Good morning boss' he greeted when I received the call.'Morning. Is everything alright there?' I asked.'No boss. There's a very big problem' he said.'What's wrong?' I asked again.'It's about Ma'am Coralline. She went missing yesterday afternoon' he said'How did that happen? Wasn't she at home all day?' I asked angrily.'No sir. She wasn't feeling alright so Kyle drove her to the hospital. But she didn't come back, just a haggard looking Kyle and the car was also gone' he explained.'Jake has started again' I thought'Why are you just telling me this today when she went missing yesterday?' I asked
Coralline's POVShe fired the gun. I pushed Damon out of the way, wrapped ny arms around my tummy protectively and closed my eyes, waiting for the pain to take effect but I didn't feel anything.I slowly opened my eyes when I heard someone grunting in pain. I looked over to see John sprawled on the floor while spitting out blood, and the policemen were holding Vivian down while she screamed at them to let her go.I rushed over to him panicked. I placed my hand on the gunshot wound on his chest.'Why did you do that? Why did you take the shot?' I asked worriedly.'Well I had to pay for my sins somehow. I'm truly sorry for everything I've done Cora. Can you find a place in your heart to forgive me?' he asked'Now is not the time for that, you need to get treated. Call an ambulance' I screamed.Damon dailed their line and came over to were I was. I still held my position with my hand applying pressure on his chest to stop the excessive bleeding.'Just say you forgive me. That's the most
EIGHT MONTHS LATERCoralline's POV( In the labour room)'Push ma'am, you need to push'I could hear the doctor and nurses ordering me. I felt like clawing out their eyes with my nails.They think it easy that is why they are ordering me around like this.Still i tried my best to push but the excruciating pain I felt made me stop. Then I turned to Damonwho was standing beside me and holding my hands. He looked really nervous with beads of sweat forming on his forehead.'Damon, I can't do this. I am going to die if I continue and the baby will to. I can't do this anymore Damon. I am tired' l said with tears streaming down my face.'You won't die. Nothing will happen to you and the baby. You just have to push a little harder babe. We are almost there. Just a little more' He said.Damon's words of encouragement helped me and I pushed with all my might. Just then, I heard the cry of a baby. Is it finally out?'You did great Ma'am. It's a boy' I heard the doctor saying but I didn't reply
I heard voices disturbing my sleep so I opened my eyes to see who it was. When I opened my eyes; staring down at mine with smiles tugging at the corner of their lips.'Congratulations' they said. It was my Dad, Monica and Sophie. I was happy that they all came to visit me at the hospital.I stared at my father and he looked like he would cry any moment from now. He lifted the baby from the cot and stared at him in admiration.'What is his name? 'he asked.'Victor. Victor silas Gonzales 'I said smiling.That did it. All the tears he was holding in fell freely. 'If your mom was still alive, she would be really happy to witness this moment'. He said.'Dad, don't ruin the moment. This is a time for us to be happy not think about the past. I'm sure if mom was still alive, she would want you to move on' I consoled.'You' re right. I should be happy for you instead. Congratulations again. I can't believe I'm a grandpa now' He said happily.'Me neither' I replied'You both are so immersed in
Coralline's POVIt all came as a shock to me. Damon was quick enough to catch her before she landed on the floor. He carried her up.'Let's take her to the hospital' my dad said.I carried Victor and trailed behind them as they took her to the car. We settled inside the car and Damon drove off.When we got to the hospital, nurses quickly attended to us because Damon was there. They placed her on a stretcher and took her to an operating room. I followed them closely with tears blinding my eyes, but a nurse stopped me.'You can't go in there ma'am she said.'No, let me go. I want to see how she's doing.' I said trying to struggle out of her grip.'No you can't ma'am. You have to wait out here' she explained but I wasn't having it.'Baby, calm down. She'll be alright. Just wait outside' I heard Damon's soothing voice and I calmed down immediately.He took Victor from me and gave him to my father, then he took my hands and led me to a chair.'Sit' he urged and I complied.'Everything wil
DAYS LATERMonica's POVI woke up early to prepare for work. I have been absent for a few days now and I can't afford to miss work any longer because I have noone to depend on any longer.Though I still have Coralline who's taking care of me, I don't want to be a burden to her. I took my time in putting on my office attire.I work at a fashion designing company. I'm really good at designing female wears. I'm not bragging but I'm the best fashion designer.I got into my car and zoomed off to work. I got down and stated at the building. I took a deep breath before entering inside.Fuck, thus was what I was avoiding. All eyes were on me. Some were filled with pity while the rest were filled with scorn but I decided to ignore them.I'm not here for them. I'm here to work. I kept walking while ignoring their glares and went into my office.I arranged it because it has been a while since I used it. After that, l went for the meeting. They were going to choose tge best clothing design and ma
Coralline's POVI was at the office trying to get some work done when I got a call from Monica.'Hello Monica' l said after picking the call.'Coralline' She said tearfully.Wait, is she crying?'Monica, what's wrong? Why are you crying?' I asked her.'Coralline can we meet? I can't talk through the phone' She said.I glanced at my wrist watch. It isn't time for me to clock out yet.'How about in the evening. I'm still at the office' I said.'Okay. I'll be waiting' She said and ended the call.What happened this time? Or is she still having a hard time in dealing with her father's death? I hope not. She should move on already.Time went by quickly and before l lnew it, it was already time for me to leave.I called Damon and told him to pick Victor from his school because I wanted to go visit Monica and he complied.I packed my belongings and left for her residence. Monica lives in a small apartment. She moved out of our house two years ago because according to her, she wanted to figur
Coralline's POVI stared in shock as I saw Sophie's pale face. Jake was still holding her while the police officers pointed their guns at him.'Sophie!!' I called and tried to run to her but Damon held me back.'Stay here Cora and let the police men do their work.' He told me and I fought to remain calm.One of the police officers said'Give it up Jake. You have no place to hide now.Just leave the girl alone and....''No way."?' He shouted cutting him off.'If any of you tries anything stupid, I'll tear her throat off.' He said pointing a broken bottle on her neck.I gasped and tears fell freely from my face.'Please Jake, let her go and I'll give you everything that you want. I'll give up all my wealth. Please just let her go' I pleaded.'It's already too late for that Coralline. You shod have agreed to my terms when I was asking nicely but instead, you tried to out smart me. Now, you're going to pay for your mistakes with the life of your best friend.' He said and lifted the his ar
Monica's POVI stared at her in suspicion while she looked serious. I checked to see if there's any ounce of lie in what she just told me but there wasn't.She wasn't even smiling.'Why are you lying?' I asked hoping she was just playing with me.'Why eould I be lying about something as serious as that?' She asked back.'But... but.... dad said that she slipped and fell down the stairs.' I said.'Your father lied to you. He murdered your mother because she found out that he planned Coralline and Damon's parents death. She wanted to report him but he got to her first.' She explained.I stared at her refusing to believe her claims.'Why should I believe you? What if you're just trying to pull I and my father apart?' I asked her.'I didn't expect you to believe me. You can just ask you father for the truth, he's right here.' She said nodding towards someone behind me.I looked over and saw dad staring at me.'Dad, is she telling the truth?' I asked hoping he would deny it but he didn't a
Sophie's POVI watched as he paced around angrily.'Fuck fuck. This isn't how I planned it. Why hasn't he brought the boy to me?? Or did the plan fail? No I shouldn't think about the plan failing. I need to check.' He said.He brought out his phone and dailed a number. He waited for the person at the other end to pick up the call but it went straight to voicemail.He tried countless times but it was still the same result. After seeing that his attempts were futile, he grabbed his hair in frustration and smashed the vase close to him into different pieces. I gasped in shock and pain when one of the shards pierced my knee.'What the hell is wrong with you?' I asked angrily.His angry eyes shifted to mine.'What did you just say to me?' He asked taking slow predatory steps towards me.I stood my ground and refused to be intimidated by him.'I said what the hell is wrong..' I wasn't able to finish my sentence when he suddenly grabbed me by my neck.'I heard you loud and clear. You don't h
Damon's POVI followed the police as they entered the house. There was no sign of Jake or Monica. We searched everywhere but we couldn't find Sophie nor the antidote.It seemed like they knew we were coming and escaped because their belongings are still here. I punched the wall angrily and grabbed my hair in frustration.We are back to square one now and this time, it is worse because we've angered Jake. I better go back to the hospital now.Only God knows what would happen to them if I'm not around.I left the house, entered my car and zoomed off ignoring Silas who was calling after me.I need to get to them fast.Jake's POVWe stopped at my second hideout and I rushed out angrily. I can't believe she tried to outsmart me. That crazy bitch.'Dad, what do we do now?' Monica asked but l ignored her.Coralline didn't like it when I was playing nice. She wants it the hard way and that's what I'll give her. She would regret not agreeing to my request.I smiled evily when I got an idea. I
Monica's POVI stared at him as he smiled happily.'So how did it go? What did she say?' I asked him.'What do you think?? She agreed as expected.' He said.'I can't believe she would be that gullible.' I said.'She's his mother. She would do anything for her son. Plus she isn't as smart as Damon or her father.' He said.'Are you sure that she would agree to your conditions. What if she tries to outsmart you like Damon did the last time?' I asked worriedly.'She won't because she would be the one at the losing end and she knows that. So she won't try anything stupid.' He said.'Okay. If you say so. Have you seen a lady that looks like her? Her replacement?' I asked.'Yes I have. If Coralline tries to pull a fast one on me, she would still lose. Her replacement would do all the work for me. Coralline has Damon wrapped up around her finger, so I'm sure that her replacement would be able to do the same.' He said.'Okay. So now, we'll have to wait till tomo...' I wasn't able to finish my
Coralline's POVI stared at my phone in hesitation. Why did he call me instead? I thought he would have called dad or Damon.'You have to pick the call Cora. But remember to keep the call going, just do anything you can to waste his time so that we can be able to trace his number.' Dad said.I nodded and took a deep breath before picking the call. I put the call on loud speaker so they would be able to hear what I was saying.'Hello' I said.'Hello Coralline.' He said.'Who's this?' I asked acting like I didn't know he was the one.'Have you forgotten about me that fast? If I can remember clearly, we met three years ago. Wait, maybe you can't remember because to you, I'm already a dead man.' He said chuckling.'Jake Humphrey.' I said.'Bravo. You got my name in just one guess. You're getting smarter than you were years ago.' He said.'What do you want Jake?' I asked.'Funny that you're still asking that. Who doesn't know what I want?' He said.I sneered inwardly. What a greedy pig.'W
NEXT DAYDamon's POVI looked over to see Coralline resting her head on Victor's bed. It seemed like she was asleep. I sighed and walked towards her.I carried her and placed her on the couch I was sitting on. I watched her face for a while. It seems like she had been crying because she had dark circles around her eyes.The door was suddenly pushed open and Silas walked in. His eyes wandered around the room and when they landed on Victor's pale figure, he rushed towards him.He crouched near his bed and placed his hands on him. I could hear him sobbing. I walked towards him and placed my hands on his back as a way of comforting him.'Damon, what happened to him. Why is he suddenly lying on thd hospital bed?' He asked me.I sighed and said'Monica did this. She poisoned Victor.' I said.His teary eyes suddenly changed into a frown.'So she was really working with her father? That means she knows where he is.' He said.'Yes. It's pretty obvious now.' I said.'Where is she? Where is that
Monica's POVIt didn't take time before I reached dad's hideout. I jumped out of the car immediately and went into the house.I spotted dad at the living room and went to hug him happily. I had really missed him.'You're finally here.' He said.'Yes dad. So how did I do?' I asked.'You did great. I'm really proud of you.' He said giving me a thumbs up.I smiled happily. If I knew it would lead to this, I would have done it earlier.'So dad, what's your next move? I'm sure they already know that you're alive and now that I have shown myself, no where is safe for me.' I said.'I have already planned on what to do already. Damon is going to come crawling to me when he finds out.' He said smiling.'Finds out what?' I asked confused.'I have the antidote to the poison you fed Victor with.' He said smiling mischievously.'So?? He can easily buy another antidote. He's wealthy remember' I said.'You see Monica, the poison I gave you is very rare and it will be hard for him to find an antidote
She stared at me in shock after I was done with my explanation. I waited for her to say something or even be angry with me but she did nothing.She just stared at me and it was already getting uncomfortable for me because I was expecting a reaction from her.'Baby, say something.' I said after sometime but she didn't reply.'Anything.' I said again and she scoffed.'What do you expect me to say? Why didn't you tell me these before? If you had, we would have been able to avoid what happened this morning. And knowing Monica, she would be long gone. We don't even have a lead. The only lead we had poisoned our son and escaped. This is all you fault.' She said angrily.'Baby, now isn't the right time to start casting blames. We need to...''Need to what??' She asked cutting me off angrily.'What else do you want me to do instead of casting blames? I'm you wife for God's sake and you were keeping secrets from me. You even told my father things that was related to me instead of coming to me