"Do you really want us to leave together? Are you ready to give up everything for me?" he asked, still in disbelief, as if he couldn't believe what he was hearing."If you come with me, yes. I'll go anywhere, just don't leave me," I assured him.He finally understood that I wasn't joking. A small gl
Four years later.It wasn't easy to understand why people leave your life, taking with them the memories of what you shared and the dreams of what will never be. The pain of abandonment would never truly disappear; it would just find a quiet corner in your heart. Sometimes, you would be reminded it
I wouldn't say that I'd forgiven Amanda nor that I gave her any kind of refuge—just the little one. Amanda visited occasionally, and Alice knew she was her mother. She made sure to send money every month to cover Alice's expenses. The plan was for her to take Alice back one day... That was the plan.
My weekdays usually went like this: I'd wake up early to make breakfast for Alice and myself, drive her to preschool, and then head to work. I had landed a well-paying job at a company where I'd been for a couple of years. For now, I was working in the Human Resources department.After work, I'd pic
I must have been in luck today. We managed to pick up my dress, and it fit like a glove. Lunch had been fantastic, and now, Matt and I were in the department store, browsing the wedding gift registry.Matt stood next to me as we scanned the options on the monitor that the sales associate was showing
I hadn't slept all night, couldn't even enjoy breakfast, and I found it impossible to focus on Jenna's happiness today. I was, after all, in her hotel suite, where her bridesmaids were being prepped and pampered for the wedding.There she was, in a silky white robe that said "Bride" across the back,
Would having triple the number of guests at the reception compared to the church have ruined the newlyweds' night? Not at all. They gave their speeches, dinner was served, though I barely touched it, I took Alice around the play area at least five times with the other kids, and I even accepted a few
What were the chances that Matt would propose and Lucius Brown would show up at the same wedding? They should have been zero. Still, luck had never been my friend, and this time was no exception. I blinked several times, hoping Lucius would disappear again, but he didn't.He stood there in the crowd
I glanced briefly toward my brothers. One was drowning in tears, and the other stared blankly into the distance, looking more lost than I'd ever seen him. They were like children, paralyzed, waiting for a call from their father that would never come."Richard and Julian are here too," I informed him
The chaotic shuffle of medical staff filled my father's room, mingling with the sound of Richard's quiet sobs as he clung to the side of the bed. Julian stood beside him, murmuring words of comfort, one hand resting on his shoulder. But none of that could drown out the piercing cries of Victoria."W
The infamous Jason must have something special. It was the only explanation I could fathom for Emma's state and why Sara had come to trust him so much. My grip tightened involuntarily on the steering wheel. Realizing it, I forced myself to ease up and focus on the present."Don't dwell on those thou
Lawrence Lewis's P.O.V.It was hard to imagine my marriage to Emma getting any worse. The circumstances surrounding it were already enough to guarantee emotional disaster for both of us. Still, nothing could've prepared me for how dire her condition truly was.I wasn't just talking about the convers
I arrived at my parents' house, greeted immediately by the warm, savory aroma of roasting chicken wafting from the kitchen. Mom was there, dutifully watching over the oven like it held the secrets of the universe. I dropped my briefcase on the couch and made my way to her, barely stepping into the k
I gave up. There was no point in denying what was painfully obvious at this stage. Instead of arguing, I just looked at Amber with a defeated expression, and she sighed."Of all people," she began, "I never thought Lawrence would be the most calculating and ambitious of the group." She raised a fing
His lips were on mine, his hands gripped my hips, and his strength guided the rhythm of his movements inside me. The pleasure coursing through my body was undeniable—until an irritating, insistent noise shattered everything, yanking me out of my bliss.I opened my eyes, greeted by the harsh assault
"We could do it without clothes," my friend suggested slyly.I glanced at his face—handsome, exactly the type that would usually ignite something in me. But here's the catch: I couldn't even remember his name, I wasn't as into him as I should've been for a suggestion like that, and I definitely knew
My love life was an absolute mess. That much was certain. But one of the few things that kept me going was the tiny glimmer of hope that Lawrence's wedding wouldn't actually happen. If, however, Lawrence and Emma were in love—or worse, if she was pregnant—that hope would vanish entirely.And so, her