Lexi’s POVLaying on the bed, I was devastated and as much as I tried to keep my mind off Ivan, to keep my mind off the fact that something bad might’ve happened to him.Unable to sleep, I kept my eyes open till Camille’s bedside alarm rang, indicating that it’s morning already.Making my way out of the bedroom, I went towards my phone to check if there was a call or text from Ivan but my phone was as empty as I left it.There was nothing from him. My heart was pounding so fast, my hands were shaking and I was shivering as fear engulfed me.Ivan would never go a whole night without checking up on me even if he’s angry with me ever since we worked things out.I was going crazy with fear and thoughts started running through my mind, thoughts that felt real and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn’t stop it.What if something bad had happened to Ivan?Crying, I called his number again in hopes that there would be better luck this time and if there’s none I had already made up my mind to
Ivan’s POVMy head hurts because when I opened my eyes I was staring directly into a bright light and I also seemed to be moving but I wasn’t walking.What is going on? Where am I and how did I get here?Questions flooded my mind and I tried to stand but I was too weak and not a single bone in my body moved as I attempted to stand.I soon got to know that I was in a hospital when I heard the loud siren of the ambulance and I also saw men and women wearing scrubs.My vision was a little bit blurry at first but soon it started getting clearer than when I first opened my eyes and I started making sense of the faces around me.Groaning, I tried to remember what might’ve happened for me to have ended up in a hospital but nothing came. I got nothing and everything was just a blur.All that I seemed to remember was the fact that I was in my car, I was driving home and I seemed really eager and excited to get home but no matter how hard I tried I couldn’t remember what was getting me so excit
WARNING: This will be in Celine’s POV for more and a better understanding of what’s going through her head.———————————————Celine’s POVIt was shocking to hear Ivan ask about who Lexi is considering how much he loves her and just some days ago he had scolded me because of her.Smirking, I stole a glance at Charlotte who gave me a knowing stare. It feels like a dream come true because now with him forgetting about Lexi, it will be really easy to control him.To have him just at the tip of my fingers because according to him I’m the important one and he’ll do anything I say.“Who is Lexi and is she someone I know?” Ivan asked again, the shock on everyone’s face grew deeper.“And why does she have to be here?” He asked again, his voice putting a halt to all of my thoughts and causing relief like an ocean to wash through me.I’ve been waiting for a moment like this all of my life and I didn’t even have to do anything for the moment to just come to me.“Are you serious or you’re just fuck
Lexi’s POV“The deal is off, you can’t keep asking me to calm down when your big plan is to make me stay indoors without doing anything!” I yelled, turning the plate of food Camille had served me over.My anger piqued and nothing I did to calm myself down was working. I felt irritable, I’ve been going in and out of the bathroom vomiting because I’m carrying a child and I still haven’t heard a word from my husband but Camille wouldn’t stop asking me to just wait.Wait for a miracle that doesn’t seem to be happening anytime soon. I feel stressed, I feel too tired to do anything but not too tired to find out the whereabouts of my husband.“What kind of a mother does it make me knowing that the father of my child has been MIA for a full day now and probably in danger but I’m not doing anything about it?” I asked in a yell.I looked down at my belly and although it’s not really big yet, it looked like I ate too much food when I haven’t even eaten anything yet.I’d thought that Ivan was goi
Lexi’s POVI drove to the hospital as fast as I could and I felt like a mentally deranged woman as questions about Ivan and everyone around him came flooding at me.What was I going to say was my excuse for not being there for him a full day?How could I still claim to love him without making full enquiries about what had happened for him not to check up on me?Chewing my nails, I let the tears that I’ve been holding back trickle down my eyes as I continued driving.My vision had become blurry and everything around me felt faint, my head felt really light and I felt like I was going to pass out but I held myself back.Getting to the hospital, I stepped out of the car to see Ansel and Reece outside the building and before I could think, I ran into their arms.“Where is he?” I enquired but they only stared at each other before staring back at me, “I… I’m… I’m sorry, I had no idea and…” I was trying to explain myself but I knew that they might not believe me so I went to search the car f
Lexi’s POVWhat? He did not just ask me who I am?Pulling away from him, I couldn’t believe my ears and at first I wanted to think that he was joking but he had his serious expression on.“Ivan?” I called and he averted his gaze from his mother to meet mine, “you’re joking.” I laughed nervously.I wanted to get closer to him but he pulled away from me, his gaze fixed on mine questionably. I looked back at Celine and Charlotte and they only smirked at me.Something doesn’t feel right and I should’ve known that even Celine agreed to let me come see him.I couldn’t believe that a big part of me was grateful to her for letting me come in here only for it to be followed by a huge disgrace.I could see the disdain and the pure hate in her eyes as Charlotte approached me. I opened my mouth to talk but words failed me.I couldn’t get anything out of my mouth as I watched Celine and Charlotte make their way to Ivan’s side.“Do I know her?” Ivan’s voice put a halt to my thoughts and I turned my
Lexi’s POVThe sound of the knock on my car window jolted me out of my thoughts and I lifted my head from the steering wheel to check who it was.Groaning, I prayed that I wouldn’t be getting a ticket and for the first time in my life something I prayed for actually happened, except I didn’t quite want to see the face that was outside my window.“Roll the window down.” Camille mouthed to me but I only rolled my eyes.What was she doing here when she was the one who ruined all of my chances with Ivan?Turning my head back to look at her, her eyes pleaded for me to just roll down my car window and listen to what she has to say but I was too mad to do that.I was too angry to listen to her talk because if I actually did roll my window down and start hearing my best friend talk, I might have to spend the rest of my life in jail because I wouldn’t be able to hold myself back.Igniting the car engine with my eyes still fixed on Camille, I placed my hand on the gear and before she could blin
Ivan’s POVI’d tried really hard to get the thought of the girl, Lexi, that came to the hospital to see me, apparently, out of my head but it seemed like the more I tried, the more I set the ground up for failure.She looked familiar to me without a doubt, her eyes were ones that I knew damn well that I’ve seen before, her beautiful brown hair was so mesmerizing and I knew that I definitely must’ve seen it somewhere.But where and how?The smell of her perfume, the way her lips turned to her pout when Celine insulted her, everything was so familiar but the more I tried to remember the more my head aches and all I ever get was a blur.Who is this girl and why does her presence bother yet comforts me so much?Shaking my head, I couldn’t believe that I was thinking about a stranger like this so I just shrugged it off and decided to convince myself.“She’s probably one of those girls you’ve fucked, don’t think too much about her; she’s not special.” I told myself but I knew that it was a
Lexi’s POVTHREE YEARS LATER.“Food is ready!” I called out to the men while Camille, Reece and I set the table. I knew they weren’t going to answer me because of the game that they were watching.“I can bet you a hundred dollars that they wouldn’t leave that couch even if they were dying of hunger.” Reece sighed and Camille quickly agreed but I only smiled.“I’ll take that bet from both of you so if I get them to stand up, I get a hundred bucks each from you guys?” I asked and they agreed.Not calling them anymore, I went about setting the table and after a while I decided to lean against the wall, cleaning off the sweat on my forehead and rubbing my belly.“He just kicked! The baby just kicked!” I screamed with a wince as the men flew up from the couch, Camille’s boyfriend inclusive with Ivan leading the army.My eyes lit up and an eyebrow raised, Cassian caught on immediately and told the rest that I was lying, they were about to return to the sitting room when we insisted that the
Lexi’s POV“You can keep tapping your feet but that wouldn’t stop this wedding from taking place.” Reeces voice jolted me out of my thoughts as I turned to face her.“My offer still stands, I’ll rip this gown apart and take the kids and we’ll run away from here if you’re not sure about this.” Camille blurted but Reece smacked her.“She wants this,” Reece responded, “she’s just nervous and it happens to a lot of people.” She explained but Camille only shrugged.She was right, I was nervous and although there wouldn’t be many people, just a few of Ivan’s clients, people from his work, Camille and her boyfriend, Ansel, Reece and the kids.Those aren’t faces that I haven’t seen before but still the more I think about the fact that today is my wedding day, the more nervous I get.It’s a joyous day of course and I’ve been looking forward to it since Ivan asked me to marry him, I still didn’t know how to feel because I’ve always talked about this day with my parents.My father always spoke a
Ivan’s POV“Hi princess, Hey champ.” Andrei greeted with a smile on his face as he crouched in front of Adeline and Cassian.“I’m sorry it took so long for us to meet but Uhm,” he continued, lifting his gaze to meet “I’m glad we finally got to meet.” He added as he extended his hand for a shake but they hugged him instead.“If you’re brothers, how come you don’t look alike?” Adeline asked, I wasn’t expecting anything less than that from her.Andrei and I laughed before finally explaining to them that we aren’t real brothers but foster brothers. It took a while for it to finally sink in but they soon got it.“But despite that, he’s still family and I love him so much.” I finished with a smile and they both nodded. I could tell Andrei was holding back tears and I wanted to shorten the meeting but he insisted on getting to know them more.Moving away so that I was going to give them the privacy that they needed, I walked over to Lexi who was still admiring her ring. I’ve always wanted th
Lexi’s POVCamille squealed before I could bring myself to say anything, her voice jolted me out of my own thoughts and I turned back to look at Ivan.Excitement washed through me, I opened my mouth to speak but I couldn’t form a coherent word so I just shut it back.Ivan’s eyebrow raised, he was waiting for my answer, “I believe the word you’re looking for is, Yes, Ivan, let’s get married.” Camille whispered behind me and I shoved her away.I wanted to get married too, getting into a real marriage with Ivan would definitely mean my biggest dream had come true but I didn’t want to make the decision alone.I knew that they loved him so much and they’d literally ask if I’m insane to be asking them a question like that but I turned in their direction and knelt in front of them.“So?” I asked, tears welling up in my eyes and I was trying all of my best to not let the tears fall, “do you think your dad is worth marrying?” I asked, laughing.Cassian and Adeline also bursted out laughing bef
Lexi’s POV“I missed you too.” I responded as I hugged him, I didn’t want anything to interrupt this moment and I just wanted to be holding him forever.“Want me to show you how much I missed you?” He asked and I smiled, I didn’t need a soothsayer to tell me what he meant by that and my god, do I want it just as much!He took my face in his hand and kissed me, slipping his tongue between my lips, teasing and making me shiver in pleasure.He nibbled at my tongue and I moaned in his mouth, my hands moved to his chest as I felt his heart pounding. He caught my hand and began to move it down until I could feel his hard cock.“You probably already know this,” he whispered into my mouth, “this is what you do to me, you know how hard it was for me to not be able to do things that I want to you?” He asked and I smiled.Leaning against him, my hands seemed to have a mind of their own as they began to unbutton his pants. All I could feel right now was waiting and urgency as I undid his trousers
Ivan’s POVAndrei, Reece, Ansel and the undercover policemen came right in just about the same time that I knocked the gun off Darren’s hands.“What the hell took you so long?!” I snapped as Andrei made a call for paramedics. Cassian and Adeline’s eyes were closed and even Lexi had passed out already.We got into Andrei’s car, leaving the police at the scene of the crime while we followed the ambulance to the hospital.I was in pain but the pain was nothing compared to the kind of relief that I felt knowing that everything was finally over.“Will they be fine?” I asked, my eyes not leaving the ambulance in front of us and Andrei nodded. I never would’ve thought that he was actually going to help me out in all of this.“I just thought you should know that it also took you so long to call for help.” He rolled his eyes as he stepped on the accelerator when he noticed that he was losing the ambulance we were following.Smiling, I rested my back against the chair and closed my eyes. It's f
Lexi’s POV“What? No! Darren, you can’t do that, please.” I begged, wanting to crawl over to my kids but the men’s knives on both their necks and Celine’s gun pointed in the direction of Adeline caused me to stop.“Don’t pull that trigger, Celine, you got what you want and they’re innocent, they’re still too young, they don’t deserve this.” I sniffled, Cassian and Adeline’s eyes closed and they both looked tired.It’s been a week and the only thing they’ve been taking since I joined them was water, my babies were weak and seeing them in that situation caused fear to ripple through me.What if they died now? What if Celine didn’t pull the trigger and they drop dead out of weakness.I shook my head to get the horrible questions that were racing through my mind, an act I regretted almost immediately because my head started pounding.My vision had become blurry and I could barely see or hear anything clearly. My stomach hurt and I tried to apply pressure on it so that it would at-least st
Lexi’s POVI watched as Ivan handed all of the papers he came with to her. I had no idea that this was going to happen, that he was just going to give away his blood and sweat because he wanted to save us.The pain I was feeling was starting to become unbearable and I clutched my stomach as it felt like someone was twisting my insides with a very sharp dagger.“Why?” I finally asked as I lifted my gaze, stopping the exchange that was about to happen between Celine and Ivan.“Why are you both doing this?” I demanded, it all just didn’t make any sense to me that Celine was using the kids and I as leverage to get Ivan.The fact that she asked him to propose to her and threatened to kill us if he doesn’t just to prove that she could get him too.It all just seemed stupid but I also knew that sensible would’ve never really been a part of a psychopath’s dictionary.“If you aren’t going to think about me, Darren, at-least think about the children.” I continued, I have no idea what I think I
Ivan’s POVThe closer I got to the location, the harder my heart pounded and the more difficult it got for me to breathe.Checking my phone to be absolutely sure that I was in the right place, I lifted my gaze to take a good look at the old building in front of me.My phone chimed and I looked at my side mirror to see Andrei’s car and four other cars packed behind me. I recognized Ansel’s car too.No one would have known that they were with me so I summoned all of my strengths, drew in a deep breath and got out of the car to see a man waiting for me right outside the old building.“Your phone?” His voice was husky and slightly intimidating and without any questions, I handed him my phone.I’d already cleared all chats between me, Andrei, Reece and Ansel and I’d already cleared my call logs too just in case they wanted to go through my phone.“Where is my family?” I asked, swallowing the lump that had formed at the back of my throat as I forced it down with saliva.Not saying anything,