(Lexi’s POV)Lexa halted abruptly as she stepped out of the bathroom when she saw me beside our sleeping sister in bed. Her face looked startled, seeing me, and my proof was that her hand remained to hold the towel in her head for a few seconds.“Do I look like a ghost to you?” I grinned, covering half of Aliyah’s body with the blanket.“They provided us with everything,” she sighed, looking at our pajamas in the same style, but hers was floral pink, and mine was white.“Yeah,” I blinked, staring at the tiny prints on my sleepwear. “Elenita said the Mars are always like this.”She continued drying her hair with the towel as she walked toward the dresser and opened the drawer to get the hairdryer.“Why do you look surprised?” I eyed her suspiciously, watching her sit in front of the mirror and turn on the hair blower.“This isn’t Finn’s room.” Her lips curved into a naughty smile. “What are you doing here? Give me nieces or nephews already.”“Lexa!” My eyes widened, pretending to be sh
(Lexi’s POV)No matter how early Lexa and I woke up to help in the kitchen, Elenita was already there, giving orders to the maids and preparing breakfast as if there was a feast. Glancing at the clock on the wall, I was sure it was only five in the morning, but they were moving around quickly like they were in a restaurant.“Good morning!” Angela greeted cheerily as she opened the refrigerator. “My children are asking for eggs... lots of eggs!" “What’s his request this time?” Elenita asked, taking aprons and giving them to us.Lexa took the aprons from her and gave one to me, but when our eyes met, like me, she was unsure what to do in a large kitchen crowded with four women and three maids assisting Elenita.“Nothing in particular, but my loving husband requested a cup of coffee,” Angela took a cup and poured coffee into it. When it was ready, one maidservant took the cup and placed it on a tray. “Thank you. He’s in the study room.”“Tell Sky there’s such a thing as sleep,” she sne
(Frank’s POV)Sky was almost done reading the last document when I entered the study room. His eyebrows knitted for a second but returned his eyes to the paper, taking his pen and approving the proposal. I sat on the couch; my eyes were bored at the glass I held in both hands.“What happened to the energy drink?” He chuckled as he closed the folder, placing it on top of the others.I raised the tall glass of orange juice instead of answering him.“You should have asked Elenita for a cup of coffee,” he smirked, leaning on the backrest of his swivel chair. “And my brother?”“Already energized with his own drink called Lexi,” I scoffed and sipped my juice. “After kissing Lexi, he seemed ready for another long day.”“Lexi has a sister, you know,” Sky grinned, standing up and giving me the access card to Finn’s office.The head of the security personnel changed all the locks in his office and his adjoining studio apartment and delivered the access cards and keys last night. When Angela cam
(Lexi’s POV)My body and soul were floating in the clouds, smiling like crazy, even if I were alone in the pantry. I never imagined stirring coffee would be such a delightful activity, or maybe the shimmering diamond in my engagement ring made it endearing.“Mmmm…” Finn breathed in, standing behind me and sliding his arms around my waist.“Mmmm, what?” I smiled, tilting my head to glance at him. “You love the smell, right?” I muttered, lifting the cup and closing my eyes as my nose lusted at the aroma of the brewed coffee.He chuckled. “Coffee… Well, no matter what, it smells coffee, but you…” My body tingled when he brushed my hair to my shoulder and pressed his lips at the back of my neck. “You, my Lexi, smell better…way better. You’re heaven.”I sighed in pleasure, melting again in his arms. I put down the cup before the hot coffee spilled on me and turned to him. I wrapped my arms around his neck, raising my heels as I welcomed his passionate kiss.“Finn…” I moaned his name, movin
(Lexi’s POV)Wordless, my eyes widened, horrified seeing the beautiful doll standing in the doorway, pointing a gun at Finn.As my eyes were pinned on the gun, I now remembered that Finn’s previous secretary noted in her planner about Travis Sweets Bakeshop, reminding the new secretary to inform the young Mr. Mars and alert Frank to call the police about her. She had not mentioned anything in her planner except that. I opened my mouth, filling my lungs with air because I could not breathe, wanting to give myself a beating for forgetting such an important thing. How could I be so stupid not to remember getting the last names of the women calling and sending me email messages for Finn?Chelsea… Of course, Chelsea Travis!My heart stopped beating in fear as I cast back my mind to the threats sent to my email almost three months ago. This was why I told Finn we should head to the office instead of their home because I had to check on this matter but could not recall the details. However
(Lexa’s POV)Anya’s office door was slightly ajar, but I still knocked softly on the door to let her know I was here. Before I left yesterday, I gave her my resignation letter, but she was adamant about accepting it, telling me to sleep on it. She looked busy reading documents, but this was an important matter. I had to talk to her, so she could find someone to replace me.“Come in, Lexa.” Anya raised her head and smiled at me. She sat upright, propping her elbows on the table and clasping her hands. “How’s the engagement party?”“It was sooo romantic,” I smiled, remembering Finn’s effort to make it special for my twin sister. “You should have come last night.”“Ha! If you only knew I wished to come last night, but Dylan and I had to deal with our children.” She shook her head as she chuckled. “Sometimes I envy Anj how she managed five kids and another one coming. We only have two, but it looked like a war was happening when they began quarreling.”“Another one coming?” I raised my ey
(Finn’s POV)“Stop it already, Chelsea.”I stepped forward, wanting everything to stop now. If Lexi gets hurt, I don’t know what to do and will never forgive Chelsea and myself. My fiancée grabbed my arm, preventing me from advancing toward our attacker.“Finn, please, no,” Lexi whispered as she cried, her eyes begging me.I was never a big fan of superheroes, but at this moment, I wished I had the power to protect Lexi but glad that she was standing behind me and had a problem getting stuck to where she stood whenever she was too nervous. My eyes closed, realizing I was not ready to embrace death yet, and for a long second, many questions flooded my thoughts. Have I told mom I had forgiven her already?I saw Olivia early this morning, but when I saw her, I jokingly threatened her that I would bully the guy courting her instead of hugging and kissing my sister. She went back to her room, growling at me, telling me she would hate me forever if I did that.I could not recall thanking
(Frank’s POV)I was never late.As soon as I left Lexi in Finn’s place, I called the Mars’ private security personnel to find him. Finn told me he was on his way to Sky right before I checked the adjoining studio apartment to his office, but when his older brother told me he didn’t come, I ran as fast as I could while calling the security team's head, alerting him of the possible danger.As I ran, crossing the hallway connecting the two buildings and hoping to reach Sky on the other side talking to his armed guards, I could not help cursing Finn for not liking to have bodyguards around him. Despite Steve’s efforts to explain to him when he was still alive that he wasn’t like other ordinary kids and didn’t like the idea that he could get hurt or kidnapped when he was younger, Finn would only tell him he loved the freedom of walking around the school or public places without getting anyone’s attention on him.He was the only Mars without security detailing him, and though Sky had attemp