DAWN POV
Last night had been a little tat-bit interesting! If not crazy!The divulgence that Elizabeth dropped on us before excusing herself as if nothing happened turned the whole manor upside down. My father screamed at Janelle demanding answers if Hunter was really his son, although she insisted he was, she couldn’t really keep up with the three angry testosterone breathing down on her. So her tongue slipped and she ended up saying what she shouldn’t have!And after that, I didn’t even want to stay any longer!A sense of relief I have never known had washed over me so calmly, knowing that the chances of kicking her out of this manor were high. I had climbed to my bedroom with a waltzed in my steps, and when I arrived, I had hugged my woman and dozed off, while the rest of the house raged and glasses and brooms greeted each other in the air! Although I could hear screams coming from the first floor, I did sleep soundly, and peacefully!ThLIZA POVThe scenery blurred into nothing as the Rolls Royce swerved swiftly and smoothly through the heavy and dense morning traffic. My mind was reeling and running a mile per second as I tried to find all the possible reasons as to why, and how such an accident occurred in the first place.The tension and turmoil raging inside me were seen at the rapid bouncing off my knee, which traveled to my fingers that were tapping hurriedly yet softly on my belly. I needed to stay calm, I had to stay calm to deal with this situation.I peeled my eyes off the window and glanced at my companion on my side, who was painfully quiet. He seemed to be lost in very deep thought and I knew better than to disturb him. For a chatterbox like Hunter to be so quiet and still, meant nothing was really merry and okay! A pang of guilt stabbed me in my chest when I realized I might have added to the situation.Although it was bad, I am glad he was on the way to discovering the truth
DAWN POVArriving in New York, the drive to the company didn’t take an eternity like always! My mind was occupied with one thing only: saving the whole drama! Just the thought of what had happened left a bitter taste in my mouth and made my stomach churn painfully! I knew damn well what this may mean to me, and I wasn’t going to go down easy!It may have not been a foreign fact to everyone that I was the only heir of Blade Inc., but that knowledge alone wasn’t enough to stop the hungry power-starved hyenas from drooling and lusting after everything that was left under my control by my mother and her parents and ancestors before them. I was well aware of how some of the higher-ups carried themselves around me, and how they disregarded me as a nothing, instead of their boss!I know it wasn’t something to fear, especially because THIS was inside the business world! And as Elizabeth says, this world is cruel, messy, and full of schemes that w
DAWN POV“Why in the world would she do something like that?”Adamson intoned in a clipped voice full of suppressed emotions. It didn’t take an idiot to hear the pain he was trying so hard to keep down. As much I resented the simple idea of it, he still was my father, and I had his blood coursing through my veins, thus there was nothing he was going to do to fool me. The feeling of betrayal and heartbreak hovered above him like a cloud of bad omen, and it was so evident even if he tried to put up a strong façade!I slowly helped him down and walked from him with my eyes still glued to the screen which was full of articles written about me, my dad, my family!And the comments were sickening!It was sad how the public by swayed by just a bunch of honied words and then they were full mode aggressive and ready to tear everything down, without actually knowing the whole story. And the fact they didn't even give a shit was just
LIZA POVAfter hanging up the call with Dawn, I threw a nervous glance to the other side of the jet where Hunter was perched relaxingly in his seat with earphones plugged in and his body moving slightly with the rhythm of the music he was listening to. His eyes were fixed on the outside where he stared out blankly without even blinking. The little movements were the only thing that assured me he was still breathing and pretty much alive. Trust me you’d even prick his eye with a needle and he wouldn’t blind!An exhausted puff of breath escaped my lips as my phone fell on my lap, and my heavy head leaned back until it hit the headrest which felt like some kind of a magical cushion against my tired shoulders and sore neck. It hasn’t been full 24 hours after the explosion, but believe me when I tell you I was filled to the forehead with everything that has happened thus far. Chunk a bucket full of worms written 'I AM JANELLE' across their bodies and all the d
DAWN POVWith my whole being buried in the pilgrimage of saving the company from drowning in the quicksand, time didn't wait for me to catch a breather or just relax, and before I knew it, a whole month had flashed by!Things were so hectic and riotous with the investigations and curbing the loss which resulted from Janelle's melodrama, and all I could manage were small sneaks to LA just to cuddle Elizabeth and breathe in a fresh scent of life she always blessed me with, and I would rather it was pretty maddening. I didn't just want a few hours with her, I wanted my whole life and my every day to revolve around her, and being roped down by something created by that skank made me want to yank my hair from its roots!The little Tigress has grown on me so much that I couldn’t afford to go a day without seeing her, touching her, and feeling her. I don’t know what it is she fed me but I would take it with a damn drum if I had to. And for this whole durati
LIZA POVWith the due date drawing nigh, life became a mission impossible, harder than I had ever hoped for. Moving around became a pain in the ass because of my oh-so sore and painful body and swollen feet. I missed out on a lot of things I found solitude and confinement in because I was so big that I had to be carried around. Imagine being pulled out of the tub after bathing because I couldn’t do it myself! Sucks right?I really had to give up the idea of bathtubs because of the very said reasons. And if I were, to be honest, showers were only fun with Dawn around!And with him still preoccupied with the affairs of Blade Inc. and saving it from the cruel fate that was bestowed upon it by that wingless witch, he really didn’t have time to come pamper me, although my poor man did find and schedule even a few hours to be with me, at least once in a week. It was so humbling to see him trying to squeeze me in despite his busy schedule, and I couldn’t ask for more. With the evident diffi
DAWN POVThe meeting commenced as soon as Elizabeth and I took our respective seats at the head of the table. Cortez and his team had a presentation prepared to fill us in on the occurrences of pre-and post-explosion; and the more he flipped that little remote through pictures and clips containing the evidence of everything that transpired, the more bloated I became. I kept rising further and further in my seat, and Elizabeth’s hand was the only thing that was gluing me down to sanity! Had she not been here, I would have exploded a long time ago and ripped the motherfuckers off their high horses.THAT SON OF A BITCH!I cursed under my breath as I shifted in my seat, my face so stoic I felt like I was going to crack a took from how hard I had my teeth clenched!“Get Hunter here. He has some explaining to do!” I cut off Cortez who was standing in front of the screen, mid-sentence. Ander shot out of his seat and took off with Gail behind him. A smooth hand landed on mine and I looked to
DAWN POVAs soon as the words left Gail’s mouth; I swear all the reigns of hell broke loose!In all my life, ever since I descended to this unfortunate earth, I have never felt that kind of panic! Like ever. I was so shaken it was as if the baby would drop at the very instant. And God help me if that happened; I am sure I was going to pee my pants right in front of everyone!After the announcement, all I could think of was getting Liza to the hospital, or somewhere suitable for her to bring our baby to the world. Every word that was said after that all sounded like a hollow stream and everything that happened was blurr. Nothing in this world mattered! Not the riches and the unwavering hatred, nothing!Now here we were, nine hours later in the hospital with her dressed in a long white hospital gown, her big belly pushed outwards with me hugging her from behind. Her tummy was cradled safely in my hands as I tried to lift the weight from her. She was debilitated, definitely out of it and