Zendaya’s POVMy birthday showed up a few days later as Asher burst into my room while I was still asleep to sing a happy birthday song for me with the children by his side.I smiled seeing the children try their best to stay on pitch as a table was placed across my midsection and food brought from the trolley Asher had brought in.He placed the food on the table with the children laughing and talking about how he had nearly burnt down the kitchen making the food.It was beautiful having to talk to this beautiful family. It was even better knowing that I belonged to it. We talked a lot about how we wanted the party to go even when I told them to surprise me.While eating, I had something on the side of my lips which Asher got for me by wiping it with a finger tip. It made my insides shiver as I blushed, looking away from him.The urge to fall into his arms and kiss him was high.But no. I had to hold myself from doing that. We were not there yet. I wanted to build a relationship with
Asher’s POVI didn’t know why she was wobbling around but I thought it was weird. “Are you okay?” I asked her as she smiled at me before falling into my arms. That was when I knew it was a serious issue.“Zen!” I yelled just as the butler ran outside to meet me. “Call the ambulance!” I yelled getting the man to run into the house to call them.I didn’t know what to do as I knew the ambulance would take so much time.I noticed a little blood from her lips and I knew if I waited any longer it could get into something more serious.Taking her up, I ran for the available car, dropping her in the passenger's seat while buckling her up.“Sir…” the butler ran out but I was already in my car, driving out of the open gate.I sped along the empty road putting on my siren. It was a presidential car and when I hit the highway, the entire police cars around followed me behind with some overtaking to clear the way for me.I reached the hospital in time, the officers helping me take her into a war
Asher’s POVWe ended up going to Iris’s family house as I barged in with the police getting in and making sure the coast was clear.When it was clear, I entered to see her with her fiancé who was there by coincidence.Delia came down from the stairs to see me and immediately widened her eyes in shock. She had not expected to see me and I was even more surprised.“What in the world?” I muttered under my breath. But I should not be surprised. They were best friends. It wasn’t like this was new.“What are you doing here?” Delia asked in shock seeing the officers beside me. “I didn’t do anything so what’s with the officers?”“We are not here for you,” I said looking at Iris. “Officers, arrest her.”“Why are you arresting me?!” Iris yelled as the officers cuffed her while reading the normal police message for her.“Please don’t hurt her,” her fiancé said as he was pushed to his seat. Delia tried to intervene with the officers pushing her back.“I was only following Delia’s orders!” Iris ye
Zendaya’s POVThe moment I saw light, I knew I had survived something terrible. My insides churned as they notified me of what I had gone through earlier.The feeling I had felt while being with Asher during that night came back again as I felt it. I had felt my insides bleed and tear apart. I wondered whether it was what I had eaten or the stress of going around that mall with Aurora that had made me that weak.“You’re awake,” the doctor said to me while checking my drugs as I nodded.“Where is Asher?” I asked as he smiled.“He is not here,” the doctor said.I started to cry. I could remember everything. My memories were back and I felt so bad for what I had done to Asher. Even when the memory for others had come back, he had not been in the mix. I felt terrible for being that person who would have to say the truth but I could not lie to him at the time.I had seen how dejected he looked after I told him that I could not remember him. He had been broken. He had told me everything t
Zendaya’s POV“So if you can repeat some of those things again that would be great,” the inspector said to me as I nodded.“Sure. What do you want to know?” I answered, sitting up.“Can you tell us what you know about the place you were staying in?”“Like I said earlier, I don’t know. When I was kidnapped I was drugged to sleep. I woke up and found myself in a room with no window but a small air vent at the top of the building.”“Okay, that’s going to be hard to locate. And who was your captor?”“It was a man that I had never seen before. His legs were really skinny but his arms were very large like he was a bodybuilder. But Delia came in there a couple of times to see me and threaten me.”“Did she ever say she was going to kill you?”“No, she did say she would collect a ransom from Asher but I didn’t know if she did so or not.”“You said you stayed there for a few days. When did she shoot you?”“I can’t really say, I just know that she came over one night very furious about her conver
Asher’s POVWhen the plates had been cleaned by the maids and I was laying in my chair with Zendaya, she looked at me with loving eyes.I had fallen in love with those eyes and up till this day they never failed to seduce me.“I’ve got a question for you,” she said.“Shoot.”“What would you be doing while I recuperate? What are your plans?” She asked. “I already know that I had been the one holding you back from doing anything for the past how many weeks. “It’s been a let down but the kidnapping and my brain issues have put your whole life on pause. That’s why I’m asking, what are your plans.”“For now,” I sighed. “I just want the people responsible for your pain to pay for it.”I said it with so much bitterness that I wanted her to know I meant what I said. They had caused enough bitterness to my family.Delia and Iris. One had snapped her and shot her while the other had poisoned her. I wanted them all to pay. I didn’t want any mercy from the law, they would stay in dark cells, on
Zendaya’s POVI was being treated like a queen in the mansion as I slowly recovered. Asher did things for me which he had not done before like rubbing my legs and even feeding me which I found silly.I would protest saying that I wasn’t handicapped and he would playfully slap my hand away anytime I would try to take the spoon to feed myself.We spent more quality time these days than we had spent before with cuddles and hugs. This made me feel horny inside as I had missed his touch, but anytime I would bring it up, he would refuse, telling me that I had to recover first.Aurora was also available to me these days as she would come over to help me take care of the children while we talked about so many things. We tried catching up and it was fun having someone that we could talk to about our childhood.“How did we stay apart for so long?” I asked after noticing that our relationship had gotten stronger that we could not stay a day without talking to each other.“I have no idea,” she l
Delia’s POVI knew something was wrong when I woke up roughly. I didn’t know why I was being pushed to wake up.I was carted out of the bed I was sleeping in and thrown to the ground which had me waking up by force.Before I could see what was going on, I was greeted by slaps from my father who was in front of me. That was the wake up call I didn’t know I needed as I cried to my feet, wondering why he would do such a thing.“What have you done?!” The man yelled at me as I wondered why he would ask me such after hitting me. “Talk to me before I slap you again.”“That is not how you wake someone up, especially not me. I might not be in my husband's house but I am still the First Lady and I accord some respect for my…”I did not finish my statement before he smacked me again, this time the hit had me falling to the floor as I fell across the room.“Say that nonsense to me one more time and I will make sure you don’t have anything to call your own,” he threatened. The pain was so much I