Landon’s POVWe had been waiting for hours for the man to get back but he had not done that. We were starving.My strength was failing me as all I could do was try to keep my eyes open. The left side of my face had swollen after that slap he had given me and it hurt so much that swallowing was even a chore,I struggled to my feet when our stomachs growled more times than normal.I had just woken up after falling asleep hungry to see that he was not yet back. We had little energy to do anything. We could not even talk anymore. We started to hear sounds outside as it scared us half to death. We looked at the door since the room didn’t have any windows. I went to the door to open it and surprisingly it opened. I walked out of it to see that there was a gate blocking me off from the main rooms. “The door is open,” I mumbled to the two of them who gestured for me to come back inside, which I did.“He might be waiting there to hit you again,” Layla said. “You have to be careful.”“My han
Chapter 95Travis’s POVI was seething with rage at how my plans had been ruined once again. I watched the children coming out of the house as they were being led by the officers.“No,” I gasped in anger. I grabbed a stone to hit on the ground before wondering what I was going to do next. I should have transferred them to another location when I had the chance.Suddenly I saw her, beautiful as always, getting out of the van and running towards the children.She had betrayed me. She had turned me into a fugitive. She was my enemy and not Asher. Asher had been a part of the plan but since she was not dealing with him then she was my next target. She was the one I needed to deal with and no one else.I watched everything in slow motion as my brain slowed the whole scene before me. I had to find a way to get her back.“But what if she doesn’t want me back?” I asked myself as I got a gun out of my jacket which I had been hiding for a long time. The gun had been gotten in case I needed it
Chapter 96Zendaya’s POVI was tearing up and grateful for how everything had gone. I couldn’t contain my feelings as I hugged him and kissed him. I was so happy I knew there was nothing I could do which would be enough to tell him how much he meant to me. I loved him for all he had done for me. He was a life saver. “Are you okay?” He asked as I nodded. While everyone clapped for us and cheered, I let my feelings flow as I kissed him without even thinking about it. He was taken aback by this but he didn’t stop me.We were entangled in each other, kissing and holding each other like it didn’t matter as I loved him for how he had saved my children’s life. He had saved them from being past tense, he had been a life saver.“You two should get a room,” Layla said as I chuckled and pulled away from him.“Thank you,” I smiled at him as he gave me a flirt run which made me blush and turned away to stop myself from behaving like a teenager.I watched him bend to the children’s height as ever
Chapter 97When I got there I found them standing on the front porch waiting for me to arrive.I wondered what was going on as I approached them. This time they were not glaring into my soul with demonic eyes. They were smiling and had a warm aura around them.I hugged Zendaya and the children before being led into the house.The smell of freshly baked pie and roasted chicken hit my nose.What had they done while I was away?I entered to see flowers on the floor with a large banner painted with the words ‘We are sorry’ written over it. “What is this?” I asked Zendaya who smiled.“Well, the kids are apologizing to you for being such a nuisance the last time they came over here and they are apologizing for not accepting you into their lives before.”“Oh,” I smiled. “Well, I forgive them.”They all stared at me with shock on their faces.“What?” I laughed. “I’m your father. You don’t expect me to hate you for being hard on me. I was hard on your mother and I deserved every treatment you
Chapter 98Asher’s POVWhile driving home I could only think back on the celebrations I had witnessed. It was a beautiful thing I had seen. I wanted to get back to that kind of house everyday.I wanted to be greeted like that everyday I would come home. I wanted to come back to a house filled with kids and joy. Seeing their little faces I was already missing them. However I was still married and I had to be with the devil's advocate at home.I had no choice. I geared up internally as I knew there would be war at home when I would reach there.As we reached home I knew something was about to happen.The second I stepped into the house, she jumped on me with curses and insults.“Very stupid idiot!” She yelled with her friend Iris by her side raining insults on me. “You’ve been out with that hoe I see. Your so called stupid children have been taking your attention from me I see.”I was annoyed by this as I came into view to see them blocking my way up to my room.“Where have you been?” S
Chapter 99Zendaya’s POVDays after things had died down a bit, I woke up from a nightmare which had me sweating profusely.In the nightmare, I had walked into the former house to see Travis strangling someone on the couch. I entered to see that it was Asher. Right in front of me he died and when Asher looked at me he had a maniacal look about him.He grabbed me by the neck as he pushed me to the wall ready to take my life.“I told you I’d get you,” he said just as he cracked my neck causing me to jump out of bed with a gasp.I held onto my neck, checking if anything was broken but I was fine. I looked to the window to see the sun brimming in with enough energy to melt snow.I walked to it, shutting it down while closing the curtain. I needed some peace and quiet.Taking up my phone, I found another message from Travis as I froze again. Why was he tormenting me regularly? What did he want? We were through, he should have moved on just as I am trying to do that.Every single day he te
Chapter 100Travis’s POVI watched her leave the apartment in a car as I cleaned the tears from my eyes. She was not going to escape me this time. She had made my last mission a failure, but this time I was going to be the one who would destroy her.Whatever she thought she was doing I was two steps ahead of her. I had special plans for her this time.I would take care of her and then I would take care of Asher. The children could remain orphans for all I care. They were nothing to me.But as for Zendaya, she was going to pay for what she had turned me into.Downing the contents of the liquor, I got ready to tail her as my phone rang.“Hello?” I said.“Where are you?” Rowan’s voice deepened.“I’m tailing her right now. She thinks she can get away from me. She’s mistaken.”“Jesus Christ, Travis. You’re going to get yourself killed. You just returned to the country last night and you’ve already started tailing her. You’re still a wanted man there, don’t forget. You’ve got to be careful
Chapter 101Zendaya’s POVI was walking out of the spa, having a blissful morning while looking at the people around with their flowers and their beautiful hair. I could not see how anything could ruin this beautiful day for me.I decided to stop by a mirror store to see the new designer's mirror. It looked beautiful with the new designs on them.My eyes instantly looked at the reflection of a green car in the mirror which had been following for some time now.I wondered if it was one of those top secret securities that Asher had hired for me.I rolled my eyes as I walked away from the store while the man called me to come and buy from him.As I walked to the car park, I noticed that the car was following me in a creepy way. It was almost like I found a reflection of Travis in it.I instantly got scared as I ran forward for my life.Almost immediately, I heard a rev as the car picked up speed while I ran with everything in me.“Help!” I yelled while running in the car park but there w