~SIERRA~
“He what? And why didn't you tell me about this?” I asked and took steps towards them.
“We were not sure, but now we are because we found him with your photo,” he said, and he gave me a picture. It was of me when I was still in school. I got rid of all those pictures; how did he get ahold of this?
“Who sent you?” I turned to the man, his head was facing the floor as if he had no strength.
~NOTE: THIS IS CONTINUING FROM A NEW DAY (SUNDAY); LAST TWO CHAPTERS OF SIERRA'S VIEW WAS FOR SATURDAY NIGHT!~~DAMIAN~“Carl, I know what I did, haven't I paid enough? Why do you keep coming back?”“Hey, calm down. I just called to check on you. Well, it seems I'm not needed anymore. Well, I'll pretend to know my place and mind my business, which is your ex-wife.”“Leave Sierra alone, she didn't do anything to you!” I yelled.“You are right, okay, I will leave her alone,” he mockingly said, my hands formed into fists as I raged in anger.“Carl…”"Okay, fine, I won't bother her, I have something else to worry about now. Have a lovely day,” he said, ending the call. I threw the phone on the bed and walked to the wardrobe. I took my suit and wore it. It was time to choose a necktie. I opened my drawer of neckties, and my eyes fell on the one that was Sierra's favorite. Even back then when I didn't pay any attention to her. I still recall her telling me it was her favorite. I took it and
~DAMIAN~“Who’s he?” I swallowed my saliva.“Mr. Fosters said he’s here in place of him,” Jane answered, and I nodded, my eyes still fixed on them.When they reached our side, he held his hand out for a handshake and said, "Mr. Winters, good to finally meet you.” I didn’t take it; my attention was on Sierra, who was typing on her phone.“Sierra, how are you?” I greeted Sierra, and she nodded."Well, shall we start the meeting? I don’t have much time,” Mr. Foster's son said, and I turned to him."Yes, sure, I’m Jane, Mr. Winters' PA, please follow me,” Jane answered, pointing in the direction of the meeting room. I was silently looking at him and gesturing for him to follow Jane with my eyes. He turned and looked at Sierra, who excused herself to attend to her ringing phone. He smiled before he turned to me, cleared his throat, and followed Jane. I took a deep breath as soon as they disappeared and turned to Sierra, who now walked to me as she was done with her call.“Mr. Winters,” she
~DAMIAN~My hands formed into a fist. Was I too late?“Look at you, I'm just playing,” Cassie said, and I felt my muscles relax. I stood to my feet as Cassie approached.“Why would you play with Sierra's name?” I angrily asked. Cassie laughed and walked past Ethan.&ldq
~DAMIAN~I couldn't believe it. How could she be pregnant? Yes, we had sex, but that was like weeks ago, and she promised me that she was on a pill. How could she let this happen?“You are what?”“I'm pregnant, you don't look too happy, isn't this the best news?” She looked confused."Cassie, you told me you were on a pill.”“Yes, I forgot to take it, it's not as effective as they say.”"No, Cassie, you are always careful, how could you forget to take it?”“Okay fine I didn't forget, I intentionally didn't take it. I want a family, and…”“Cassie?” I sidestepped. “I thought you said you didn't want a child,” I reminded her. Years ago, I tried to have a baby with her, but she refused, she said she was not ready to be a mother.“That was before Damian,” she said, trying to touch my hands, but I moved. “Damian, no, no, you are not going to do what you did to Sierra, I won't let you do that, I won't let you take my child from me.” She panicked, and I scratched my forehead.“Cassie, no, I w
~SIERRA~“Mommy, please get up!” I was half asleep so I could hear my triplets call me, but I was too tired.I pulled the blanket over my body. “Two more minutes, please,” I said. I've never overslept, I was always the first to wake up. I didn't sleep at all last night. I was up talking to the tracker, who was trying to get something but failed. The only thing left now was for me to go and see that prisoner. I don't care what the officers have to do, they have to make him talk.“Kids, your mommy is too tired, let’s go have breakfast. I made cereal, your favorite?” Lana said.
~SIERRA~“Cassie, hi, what are you doing here?” I cleared my throat and pretended like I wasn't trying to leave a minute ago.“Excuse me?”“I do not mean to sound rude, but you don't work here, and even if you did, don't you think it's too early for you to be here?”
~SIERRA~“No, I shouldn't jump to any conclusions.“ I calmed myself down. It was obvious now that my grandmother might be behind those messages since she lived with me, so it could be easy to send them, but why? Why would she do it? “Did she attack herself? Maybe she did it to trap me here.” I slightly pulled my hair. I was confused.“Ms. Reid, is everything okay?” Lana poked her head out of the car and asked, which shook me out of my thoughts."Detective, expect us, I want to talk to him,” I told him, and when he agreed, I ended the call. I got inside the car and gave my driver the prison address. My driver started th
~SIERRA~I calmed myself and said, “So you do know something, and you chose to hide it from me?”“It is for a good reason, please sit down,” she said, and I shook my head.“I'm fine standing, now tell me, why have you been sending me those messages?” I asked and walked towards her, she was still in her wheelchair. “Is your leg even hurt, or was this part of your game?” I bent and purposely touched her lap, a
FLORIDA, ST. AUGUSTINE 2023~DAMIAN~Ingrid did a good job keeping Sierra out, as it has been over two hours and they haven't returned to the house yet.The sun was setting and everything was perfect; we didn't need to do much, just the colorful lights, as the house was clean already.“Bottle is here,” Nathan excitedly said as he brought the bottle of juice. The bottle was the same as the one for champagne, and since they were too young for alcohol and Sierra was in that condition, we decided to settle for juice.“They are coming,” Atlas, who had been at the window, alerted us, and I quickly stood to my feet and hid the little box."Okay, wish me luck,” I said, and they both nodded, then Atlas switched off the light so that the candles could stand out.“Let us know when she says yes,” they said in unison before they hid behind the sofa.I was nervous. I've never been this nervous, even when I was handling court cases. I never got nervous, but Sierra, God, her reaction scared me.As I
FLORIDA, ST. AUGUSTINE 2023~DAMIAN~Whoever said love was a drug was damn right because I was high on it. Watching someone sleep for over an hour and simply enjoying the view is crazy because for the past week that's all I've been doing—watching Sierra sleep. It somehow gave me peace.After Sierra was released from the hospital, we stayed a week so I could sort everything.Ethan took over the head at the Winters, Sierra, and Thomas caught up as he left the detective work since Sam was not happy with it. Sierra gave them one of her restaurants in Texas, and they moved there—living in Sierra's home while Jane and her family moved into Sierra's mansion, the one in Georgia. Beatrice and Lana took mine as I wanted to express my gratitude for helping Sierra raise my children.After sorting everything, I booked tickets to Florida for a vacation since the holidays were in a month. We were still choosing a place to settle and start a family, as Georgia and Texas held bad memories, so we were
~DAMIAN~The first days we used protection, but after a few, we just couldn't control ourselves as we would get in the moment and only think of protection afterward. I didn't need protection; Sierra was my wife, but she always brought it up.Well, I was just so happy that we were going to have a baby—that Sierra gave me another chance.I walked to her bedside, kneeled, and started apologizing.“I'm sorry, I...”“It's okay; I know you did it to protect me.”“Still I hurt you; I should have told you; I shouldn't have pushed you away like that.”“And I understand; I forgive you; I do.” She was now holding my hands. “Please get up.”“Sierra I…”“Now Damian,” she demanded, and so I was left with no choice but to get up.“I'm really sorry; I promise that was not my intention; I was just trying to protect you and our kids. Ava called me; she threatened me.” She nodded her head in understanding and then squeezed my hand in a comforting manner.“Do you want to feel her heartbeat?” she asked, a
~DAMIAN~ “I was not planning to kill you, but...” Ava said as she walked close to Sierra, the burning matchstick still in between her fingers. My hands were now in the air, pleading with her. “Please… Whatever I have done, please just... Just let Sierra go, punish...punish me.” "Oh, sweet Damian, my cousin is in love,” she mockingly said, “but this is not about you; it's about her, her mother!” she yelled. “Actually,” she calmed herself, “it's about the both of you; your father did my mother dirty and her mother did my mother dirty, and so you are both going to pay.” It was not the Ava I knew; this woman sounded crazy. “Ava…” “Kneel!” I didn't want to argue, as I knew trying to reason would not work, so I kneeled my eyes on Sierra and the matchstick between Ava's fingers. “Good,” she mockingly said and blew to the matchstick so the fire could go as it was below her finger. “Do you want to hear a little story?” She asked as if I had a choice. Then she started talking about h
~DAMIAN~“Speed up!” I yelled, and Thomas agreed with me as he asked the driver to drive faster. Each second we were wasting was ticking as Sierra's life was in danger.When Atlas returned, he told me about the people who kidnapped him and how they told him that I was his father. I knew it wasn't the right time, but I took him upstairs to his siblings and told them the truth—that I was their father and that Sierra and I were once together.I didn't tell them about the contract as I thought it might be complicated for them, and so I told them about making a horrible mistake that made Sierra walk away. They were understanding, as they didn't judge; instead, they were happy that I was their father.I was not in a better mood, so I forced them to eat and helped them get ready for bed before I left Mrs. Woods with them as Jane had to get home to her baby. Sam and Thomas stayed downstairs with the officers, who came to help check for clues, and waited in case the kidnappers called—they thou
~SIERRA~Ava explained planning Damian’s parents' deaths because, as she said, the company and everything the Winters owned belonged to her. She explained how she got Damian on a drug so he would have terrible headaches. “I haven't been giving it to him lately, so he seems to be overcoming it,” she added. Then she explained using Carl to have her revenge on Mr. Reid since Damian’s parents were out of her way now."Oh, and the second man who left my mother couldn't be found. Turns out my so-called father wasn't useless as he took him down, leaving his son and wife in the streets.”“Son?”"Yes, your brother.”“What?!”“Ow, don't tell me the detective hasn't told you that you're his sister; that's why he has been protective over you; it's because you're his little sister.”“What?!” again I asked, as this was too much. How was it possible that Detective Thomas was my brother? Okay, nothing was making sense.“The man your father was cheating with was Thomas’s father.” She said, but I shook
~SIERRA~I haven't seen Ava since forever; she said to be in New York working with patients. How was it that she was here? My eyes roamed the room, and I realized, unlike where Lily took me, this place seemed like a home as I was on a sofa. I was almost relaxed, but when I saw that both my legs and hands were tied, I panicked.“W-what's going on? Why am I here? And…”“This is not the time for questions, Sierra; trust me.” Ava cut me as she picked a glass of wine on the table and took a sip before she placed it down and then stared at me.I still didn't understand what was happening, but something was clear: Ava tied my legs and hands, which meant she was the one who caused that accident; she was the one who kidnapped me.“Ava I…”“I will shut your mouth for you if you don't shut it; it's me to talk, not you.” She calmly said, and I nodded my head. Then she stood up with the glass of wine in her hands and said, "See, years ago, Rosemarie was just an innocent girl who didn't know the w
~SIERRA~I cleaned my cheeks and then walked toward my car. My driver was standing out as he opened the door for me. “To the station,” I told him as he waited for my instruction."Yes, ma’am,” he said and then started the car.Again, I found my hand traveling down to my flat belly. I never planned for this, and now that Damian didn't want the child, I was not going to keep it. I haven't seen myself pregnant for over five years, especially with Damian's child again.Or maybe he knew that I fell pregnant and he was doing the same thing he did years ago, running away. I closed my eyes and tried to focus. No, I couldn't let this distract me; I won't let it get in my way of finally having peace.“Ms. Reid,” the driver's voice shook me out of my thoughts. I then realized we had arrived at the station. “Should I come in with you?” He asked as he opened the door for me. I shook my head and told him to wait for me there; he just worked for me; I didn't need him to mix with my problems.When I
~SIERRA~No, this was not happening; I won't let it happen again. So I banged once more and the door flew open, and Damian, who looked healthy like he was not just in a coma, opened and asked me to come in. I could tell by his facial expression that something was wrong.“Do you want anything?” He asked as I took a seat on the sofa. No, I was calm. I was not the same Sierra from years ago who burst when he started acting like this. I was a mature, respectful woman. I couldn't act on my emotions, so I asked him for a glass of water.He walked away to the kitchen, and my eyes couldn't help but roam the area; it was just the same as I left it, in Cassie's style.“Water,” Damian's voice made me turn to him. I took the glass from his hand and thanked him, then placed it on the table.“Okay,” I cleared my throat as he looked restless like he wanted me to leave. “The doctor called me and told me you left without his consent.”"Yeah, I'm feeling fine; why should he keep me there?” He sounded r