Tracy's POV"Hey Garvin, why are you back so early?" I questioned. He had a mischievous grin, and I could tell that whatever brought him back could not wait."I have something to show you," he grinned even more comprehensively."What's that," I inquired, crossing my arms around my chest"It's important," he expressed, pulling out his laptop and placing it on the table, gesturing to me to sit. "What is-"Shush," he cut me off, placing a longer over my lips."Alright then, no questions," I mumbled.Whatever we watched was colored in black and white, with blurry films everywhere. The lights that flickered, that podium... I recognized this place."Garvin, is this CCTV footage?" I blurted, unable to contain my curiosity."Jeez, Tracy, can't you just watch.""Ohh," I mouthed.The models paced up and down the runaway, swaying their hips as they walked. I had to commend Myself, Stewart; his models were indeed professionals. Watching the event from this angle gave it a whole new feel. Maybe t
Gavin's POVI watched as her eyes widened, and her mouth fell open. Her lips moved, but no words came out of them."A fly might get in there," I pointed out.Her eyes blinked severally before finally moving in the direction of my voice. "I -I am sorry. I just," she stuttered, making confused hand gestures."You thought I was outside?" I helped complete her sentence, raising my eyebrow at her. She nodded in response. "Let's just say I had a surprise in store for you,""And this is it?" She gestured at the entire table, finally finding her voice."Good to know that you can still talk," for a while there, I thought you had gone mute. "Haha, nice joke." She rolled her eyes."Are you going to stand there and watch, or are you going to dig in and enjoy the meal before you," I teased, going round the table to pull out a chair for her."Right," she expressed, taking her chair directly opposite me, "thank you," she muttered."Could you help me take a picture of the meal?" I pleaded, not want
Tracy's POV I sat in my office chair, unable to concentrate on the dozen of work piled on my table. My ocean-blue painted office no longer seemed like the creative space I had designed it to be. Garvin has been acting weird ever since the event. And no matter how hard I tried not to think about it, my mind kept drifting to it, causing my stomach to clench. "Ma'am, you have a flower coming from someone," my secretary announced, pulling me out of my thoughts. _Oh my goodness, are they from Kia? It's been a week since I watched the CCTV footage and saw Kia looking all majestic in it._ "Do you know who they are from?" I enquired, my voice almost breathless. "I have no idea, but it has a card," she pointed out, "I will take my leave now, ma'am," "Yeah, sure," I nodded, my gaze not entirely leaving the flower. It is most likely from Kia. My heart did summersaults at the mere thought of it. Who knows what he wrote on the card? He has the most perfect writing, and I know this beca
Kia's POV.Beads of sweat formed on my forehead as I jerked up again to the dreams that had haunted my sleep for the past two weeks.Ever since my return to the pack, I had avoided every form of contact with the Elders and pack members in general.The only people aware of my return were my house staff, which was, the security, Kyle and Haati.Glancing at my clock, it was already past four a.m. Stepping out of the shower, throwing on a tank top and a pair of black shorts. I jogged out of my house and into the streets.this would be the first time since the two weeks of my return. Everyone wanted to pry into my private life, and I wasn't just ready for their multiple questions.I did not flinch at the surprised looks and whisperers coming from everyone in the pack. For some reason, they looked surprise
Garvin's POVFollowing everything on the list had been both mental and financial.Everything I did seemed to look like a joke of some sort to Tracy. She had never for once dropped a decent compliment in my gestures. She waved them off and laughed at them, teinbg me how ridiculous I looked.On the other hand, our accounts continued to trend in the streets of social mediaLeaning on my chair in the office. Toying with my phone as I thought of the perfect caption for the following badge of pictures I was about to upload.The search engine-generated captions seemed a little bit cheesy and cringe-worthy and would come off as an imposter post. I scrolled tirelessly till my eyes landed on the one I felt was perfect. It read,_minding all that is mine_'_Bingo_,' I snapped. It was a su
Tracy's POV"Omg, this post is so funny", my secretary laughed, her laughter feeling the entire room despite being separated from me by a wall."I know, right I have been laughing my ass off all morning," one of the other workers joined her. Their back-and-forth over some posts has been happening for a few hours now."Take a look at this one too."_I can't take it any longer._"Don't you have work to do," I thundered, sounding like a joy kill."I'm sorry, ma'am." She apologised, the shoes clicking on the floor as her friend scurried away._What was it about Instagram that made everyone go bonkers? And even more disturbing, why does Garvin want me to avoid it?__Tracy, you will not let your curiosity get the best of you,"_ I warned myself. I am reaching for the pile of documents dumped on me, but my secretary sits there and discusses the media happenings. At this point, I was beginning to reconsider my career choices.Sales this week have been above the charts if I were to be correct a
Tracy's POV...His familiar scent of sandalwood and cigarettes filled the room, announcing his presence as he stepped in."The place is beautiful as you described," he smiled, sitting opposite me. "And you, Tracy, you look just as stunning he beamed at me"Thank you," I managed a smile, Not in the mood for his compliments."You seem moody, though," he pointed out, examining my face closely."Not really," I expressed."Mm-hmm," he hummed, still peering into my eyes."What?" I asked, suddenly feeling uncomfortable at the intensity of his gaze."I know that look on your face," he smiled, leaning into his chair."What look,""Something is bothering you again, or maybe... someone?" He smirked._look at him acting all innocent._
Garvin's POV. I sat rooted to the spot as I watched Tracy leave the restaurant. Everything that happened still seemed like a movie. I knew I was wrong to have created the account without her permission, but I didn't think she would take it as she did. Only the moon goddess knows what plan she has up her sleeves. Tapping away on my phone, Lisa's number wasn't reachable, and I finally decided to stand up and go after her. I gestured to the waiter for the bill, but Tracy had already handled it, so I tipped him instead. Limping out of the restaurant and into my car, I was driving at a ridiculously high speed till I got into my house. Dashing out of the car and into the house, "Lisa!!," I called out the minute I came in. "Sir, Garvin, you called me?" "Where is Tracy?" I inquired. "She has left," "What do you mean she has left," "Sir Garvin, Miss Tracy has left, and she left with Kian," she said sadly, "what went wrong? Did it happen between you both?" She added, peering into
Kia's POVThe elders were still very much in shock that I had a son."Honestly, exactly how long is it going to take them to get used to it?""We have to run a DNA test immediately," one of them said."Get on with it already! How many times have you said that?" I asked. "Or are you scared of finding out the truth?"He bared his teeth at me, but I smiled smoothly. I had nothing to fear since I had done all my preparations and I knew the truth.My confidence was probably disarming to them, but they still went ahead with the DNA test."Come along, boy," one of them said to Kian.I looked to my side at him. "Go on now. They won't hurt you. You'll be back with us before you know it." He nodded silently and went along with the elder."Are you sure this is not a bit too rushed?" Tracy asked."I'm sure," I said. "I guess what, I've never been happier in my life." I leaned in and kissed her on her cheek.She seemed a little nervous accepting the kiss from me. I could see clearly in her look th
Kia's POVEven after waiting for someone, he did not show up, and I began to wonder whether something was wrong. The boy had finished telling me his story, and now it was my turn. He looked at me expectantly."Before we have this very serious conversation," I said, "since he is not here, I think we would just do it without him."I looked at him seriously. "Now, are we going to have to do it a second time because he is not here? Because you have two people to apologize to.""No," she said. "Never mind that.""All right," I said."I'm sorry," she said."Sorry for what?" Kian asked her.A single tear streamed down her cheek as she spoke. "Your father is Kia here," she pointed a finger at me. "I've kept the two of you separated for so long now, and I'm very sorry about it."He looked stunned, but I wasn't surprised at all. After all, I had figured it out myself.She looked at me, her eyes pleading. "I'm so sorry," she said. "I am ready to accept whatever punishment you have for me," she s
Garvin's POVArriving at the hospital, I found myself walking straight towards Tracy's ward. Right now, I hardly knew what I wanted or why I was here. What I did know was that I had only an hour to spend. After that, I'll go back to the office to see how far we are with the documents and the secretary.I felt really excited to give the secretary the job of spying on the elders because I knew that it would surely be very fun."Yes, and then I will order her to deny any connections with me immediately if she gets caught," I thought, the plan making more and more sense in my mind. The more I thought about it, the more excited I became."Who knows? They might have information about who sent her to them," I thought. The thoughts were very exciting to me.Shaking all of them out of my mind, I focused on the task at hand. Right now, I was in the hospital to find Tracy, wasn't I? To confront her about the life-changing news that she had hidden from me for so long.She was going to pay for it
Kia's POVI kept on checking my watch, waiting for Garvin to come before I broached the subject with her. After all, it would not be a bad idea for me to finish the topic once and for all when he was here. It was going to be a very nice party, and I was probably going to enjoy it.No, I realized, looking at her face. I was not going to enjoy anything about the Great reveal. It was going to hurt to hear it from her that I was the father of the boy. And him coming here could make the environment a lot more tense than it should be.Tracy was looking at me. I could feel her eyes. I wondered whether I should glance up to meet them and whether she would see the betrayal in mine. I had been waiting to confront the topic ever since, but now I found myself backing out. Later, there was no rush, after all.She was looking at me, staring intently, so much that I had to look up at her.Our eyes met, and I couldn't help but feel a crushing sorrow mixed with disappointment at the crimes she had com
Garvin's POVI tried to collect my thoughts and keep my composure while sitting in the office. The files that I had to keep on signing were a consistent source of annoyance, especially now that my mind was in another place. Now, I had a lot of things to worry about apart from the inconsequential office work."What are those elders up to?" I thought, knowing that they would not come here for something as trivial as Tracy. Last I checked, they did not really care.The door opened, making me really consider getting another secretary for myself. Somebody that was more docile, somebody that was polite and cautious enough to freaking knock on the door before entering."Yes, do you want anything?" I asked, not in any way hiding the irritation in my voice."There are a few more documents for you," she said in a little voice, as if that would pacify me."Are they for me to sign again?" I asked."No," she said, "they are for you to read."My eyes narrowed as I observed her. "Are you seriously go
Kia's POVI waited patiently for the boy to begin telling us what he had in mind. Maybe it had to do with what he said, that he would rather talk to his mommy about.He hesitated, looking at me, feeling his eyes resting on me. I looked away for a while, wondering about the best way to deal with the situation. I was definitely going to hear what he wanted to say, even if I had decided to let them have their peaceful private conversation. Now that I knew I was his father, I couldn't keep myself out of his life for much longer."I should stop pretending," I thought, looking at them, and showing that I knew he was looking at me."Oh, is it a private conversation?" I asked."I told you before, I want to talk to only mommy about it," he said."Fair enough," I said, "after all, I am just a distant relative." I zeroed my eyes in on Tracy, and as she opened her mouth, not waiting for her to say anything, I got up and walked out of the room. Calmly, I would just have to listen from outside the
Kia's POVWhen she gave me the confirmation that she was able to finish her food, I found myself relaxing. Well, that meant that she'd gain a lot of strength and then I could ask her a lot of questions, didn't it?He ate calmly, and I watched her intently, not knowing what I was looking for. Soon, all of a sudden, she started to choke."Dammit, I should have thought about that," I thought, getting up immediately, looking around for water. Surely, there was a sink in here.After scanning the entire room with my eyes, I found out that there was none."I'm pretty sure that hospital wards are supposed to contain sinks for water," I said, even as I stormed out of the room in search. "Like, what are they supposed to do if the patient suddenly wanted to vomit or to clean up his face? There needed to be a sink in it.""Or is this place a very cheap one?" I asked, trying to figure it out. "If it was cheap, then it made sense why they were not able to provide all the rooms with all the necessar
Kia's PovEntering the room, I immediately fixed my gaze on her. I wanted to know whether she was awake or asleep. Honestly, I did not know which one I wanted more at this point. I definitely wanted to talk to her and pour out my frustration, but at the same time, I wanted to run away from that conversation as far as possible. Kian jumped on her bed with a happy expression on his face. 'No boy, you don't want to wake her up if she is still sleeping.' I said in my head, the words refusing to come out. Maybe I wanted her to wake up after all. She did not react, meaning that she was still sleeping. At least I had some time to prepare my mind.I looked down at the bag in my hand. It contained the food I had bought from the restaurant. It is sure to calm me down, I thought. I came nearer and sat on her bed, observing her as she slept just as I had done for the past couple of days. Shaking my head in disappointment, I left and pulled out a chair from a corner of the ward. I looked aroun
Kia's POVEven I couldn't figure out the reason why I was on my way to get every pasta by myself instead of just ordering it online. Or maybe I should give it to a servant to get it; any one of those options will do, but I found myself going personally."Do I just want to get out of our presence for a while?" I asked, featuring her face, my mind stuck on the face that had hidden away so many secrets from me. Who knew how many were still hidden?"Uncle, you're not focusing on your driving," Kian said. I noticed that the car was driving slower and slower because I was applying pressure to the brakes subconsciously. In addition, the car was already turning towards a gutter."I'm sorry," I said sheepishly as I adjusted the car. "Maybe I just need a little rest.""Not just rest, you need plenty of rest," he said, his voice cheerful. The joy in his voice almost made me happy. Almost."I think that is the restaurant we are looking for," he said, pointing.Through the rearview mirror, I could