[Gabriel]"Listen Ava don't insert any damn...." The phone beeped, cutting off my voice. Fuck!! I looked at the phone, only to see that the damn call had been disconnected.My entire mind has been a complete mess since we touched down Zurich just thirty minutes ago, and I don't think I have ever held onto the steering wheel while driving like a crazy person like I am doing right now! What fucking flash drive was she talking about.I groaned as I dialed her number only to have it go straight to voicemail. This is not happening. Please, it can't be what I'm thinking! Who the fuck is this? What fucking flash drive! I groaned as I stepped on the gas, throwing my phone aside"Get the fuck out of my way if you don't want both of us to end up in hell right now!" I cursed loudly, swirling my steering as I made a U-turn to avoid the fucking car that I almost crashed into.My hand dug into my scalp as I cursed loudly, just where the fuck is Logan, and why was he not picking up his phone too?M
[Ava] "Logan please!!" I muttered as I stared at my brother at the door, refusing to take my gaze away from Gabriel. My body quivered, ice-cold dread seeping into my veins, freezing my limps. My entire world was telescoping into a single, suffocating reality: Gabriel, Remi, the knife lodged in Remi's tummy, held up by Gabriel. Logan walked into the room before I could take another step, while I held my laptop tightly and clutched my other hand protectively to my tummy. I couldn't take my eyes off Gabriel, I was trying everything I could to read where his eyes would deny any of this, but all I could see was fucking guilt. "Gabriel, how are you here, and what the fuck is going on?" Logan snapped again, staring from me to Gabriel, and for the first time, I took my eyes off Gabriel and turned my attention to my brother, tears rolling down my cheek "Logan... who... who is this?" I asked my brother as I pointed at Gabriel. Logan looked at me with a furrowed brow, and before he could sa
[Gabriel]"Tell me, were you...were you the boyfriend Remi had five years ago?" Ava asked, her gaze fixed on mine. I opened my mouth to speak, but nothing came out. I shoved my hand into my scalp, my heart racing like a wild animal. I have never felt so helpless in my whole life."Princess, I—I..." I lowered my gaze, unable to form a complete sentence as tears pricked the corners of my eyes. My eyes snapped towards her as I heard her body thud forcefully to the ground. My legs tried to move on their own only for Logan to drag me back, and I watched as Ashley rushed towards her.I looked at my woman quivering like a watered leaf, her whole body tensing as she dragged Ashley down, whispering some inaudible words to her, and in an instant Ashley looked up at us, signaling us to leave. I shook my head at her, there's no way I'm stepping out of this room, not now or ever."Gabriel!!" Logan's voice came through as he held my hand, motioning with his chin for us to step out. Before I could p
[Ava]"Ava, please stop, where are you running to!!" Ashley ran after me as I dashed out of the house, I needed to be anywhere far away from those two strangers that I thought I knew. My entire body tensed up, my heart pounding hard in my chest. This is so messed up."Ava!!" Ashley yelled my name, her hand grabbing my shoulder to keep me from running. I stared back at her, I just needed to be alone right now "Ashley!!" tears streamed down my face as I stared back at her"Please, I'm begging you, calm down let's go in, it's freaking cold out here!!" Ashley pleaded, but I shook my head, pulling my arm from her grasp."Ash, I can't go in there," my lips quivered as I stared at the flash drive in my hand. I just want to be anywhere away from this house and the two men in there."It's almost midnight, please I'm begging, I understand how you feel right now, and I am as speechless as you are, but we need to go in!" Ashley held my hand, tears welling up at the corners of her eyes, but ther
[Ava]"Princess!!" Gabriel held his hand on the table, trying to regain himself. I stood still, staring up at him."Baby!!" My heart skipped as Gabriel began walking towards me. I had all the opportunities to leave and run back upstairs, but my legs had a mind of their own and remained glued to the floor as Gabriel hovered over me.I took a deep breath as I slowly looked up and met his gaze. His eyelids dropped, weighing down the corners of his eyes like anchors. He caged me up, his hand on either side of the counter as he stared deeply into my eyes. The memory of the video immediately flashed before my eyes again, and a heavyweight crushed my chest, making it difficult for me to breathe."Move!!" I cursed myself inwardly for how weak my voice sounded just having him so close. I reminded myself repeatedly of who he was and what he had done. He killed her, he killed my best friend."Please, Princess!" Gabriel whispered, his eyes fixed on mine as he tightly shut his eyes before snappin
[Ava]"Hey sunshine," I froze and felt my heart sink, even without looking I already knew who it was. I slowly looked up, putting down my coffee, and there he was standing in front of me with a smile on his lips, dressed in a tuxedo with his silver orbs fixed on mine. "Hi... hello," I stuttered, swallowing the sudden lump that formed in my throat as I stared at Caleb."Are you okay?" Caleb asked, taking a seat opposite mine and reaching out to take my hand in his. I stared directly into his eyes. My heart stung as his hand touched mine. Of course, I'm not fine, I'm seated right here trying to clear my mind because I just found out that my boyfriend is behind your sister's death."I'm...I'm okay, how are you... I mean, why are you here?" I stuttered, biting down on my lower lip, trying to calm the turmoil brewing inside of me."Sunshine what's wrong? You don't look good, please talk to me is everything okay?" Caleb asked again, a look of concern etched on his forehead. I nodded at hi
[Ava]"Hey, are you okay?" Caleb glanced at me, his eyes darting between me and the road as he extended a hand in my direction. I nodded hastily, waving him off but he persisted, handing me a bottled water. I uncapped it and gulped down half of the contents, exhaling deeply as the cool liquid soothed my parched throatCaleb's eyes locked onto mine for a second, his expression concerned. "I'm sorry, are you okay now?" He asked softly, I offered him a reassuring smile and a gentle nod, tucking the bottled water between my legs as I released a slow deep breathThat was unexpected, God!! Not here, what am I supposed to say? I could feel heat coursing through my cheeks as I wished he would just forget whatever he asked right now, but my hopes were dashed when his voice came once more. "Did I say something I shouldn’t have?" Caleb asked, my brows furrowing as I turned towards him"No...I mean..." I cursed myself inwardly as I stuttered. Put yourself the fuck together Ava"You don't seem ok
[Ava]We got out of the car, and every breath I took felt like a suffocating weight crushing my lungs as we walked slowly into the cemetery. I knew my way around because I always visited her.We walked slowly, and I tilted my neck to look at Caleb, who was holding the cake box while I held the bouquet. As we got closer to Remi's grave, I noticed Caleb's forehead creasing into a big frownTime seemed to warp and distort, stretching out seconds into agonizing minutes as we got closer. We paused in our tracks as we stood before her grave. My heart skipped a thousand beats as my eyes wandered up to her name elegantly etched into the granite headstone.The entire environment spun around me like a carnival ride, making me disoriented and dizzy. I felt as if my entire being was leaving my body as pain and guilt coursed through my body"Are you okay?" Caleb's voice almost made me jump, jolting me out of my reverie. I stared up at him, seeing that he had placed down the cupcake he had in his
[Ava] In less than two hours, we were all in front of the police station. Gabriel arrived thirty minutes after I called him and explained everything to him. And when he arrived, Mrs. Carla asked him if he was the Gabriel who we talked about in the recording the one her daughter knew five years back Gabriel went ahead and explained some things to her and she hasn't said a word since then "This way, Ma'am!" Gabriel held my hand tightly as he led us all into the police station. My heart was hammering in my chest, and the look on Mrs. Carla's face was one I couldn't understand. Gabriel and I walked right after Mrs. Carla and Ashley followed behind us. Logan was supposed to be here, but he said he had something important to deal with at the office. I watched Gabriel pull out his phone and press it against his ear. "We’re here!" Gabriel said and hung up, tucking his phone back into his pocket and staring back at me. "Are you okay?" Gabriel asked, pulling me into his arm "I'm fi
[Ava] "There's something you should listen to!" My heart hammered against my ribcage. I stared at Ashley and she gave me a firm nod as if she knew how much I needed it. I took a deep breath and pulled my phone from my bag, turning towards Mrs. Carla who was still standing and confused about what I was saying. "Big Auntie, please sit," I held her hand and led her to the couch. She sat down and I plopped down beside me. Her eyes did not leave mine, her brows were creasing even further I cleared my throat, fidgeting with my gown as I swiped up my phone to find the saved recordings. "You can do this, Ava!" My inner voice chimed in, soothing my racing heart that was hammering against my chest. My hand hovered over my screen, I took a long deep breath, pressed the play button of the recording, and increased the volume loud enough for her to hear. I watched as Mrs. Carla's brow furrowed, I gulped down hard, my eyes fixed intently on hers "What kind of human are you, Caleb? How
[Ava]"Ava," Big Auntie called, her eyes laced with concern as she took my hand In hers"How are you? What happened?" I opened my mouth to speak but shut it back, her eyes moved from me to Ashley, and she paused as if taking in Ashley's appearance."You...you came here the other night with a guy and said..." Ashley interrupted her before she could finish"Yes, ma'am, we came to see if Ava was here when we couldn't find her.""Please come in, is everything okay? What happened? They said you were last seen with my son but I tried calling him too but up until today his number is not connecting!" Big Auntie voiced out as she opened the door for us, I gulped down hard as we walked into the house"Auntie, Ava!" My eyes darted to the side of the room where Cassie was running towards me. A smile curled at my lips as I opened up my arms for her. She hugged me tightly, and I lowered myself to her height, ruffling her hair softly."My Cassie, how are you doing baby?" I cooed, pulling out her lo
[Ava]I could hear Caleb's voice, smiling and grinning to my face as he matched my tummy continuously with his booth, I was pleading for him to let me go that he would hurt my child, his hand clamped around his tummy where I had mistakenly shut him"Please stop, you are going to hurt my baby..." I tried to wrap my hand around my tummy, with tears streaming down my cheeks, my whole body quivered, I could hear my name being called from a distance"Ava!!!" The voice sounded more vivid to my ear, causing my eyes to snap open with force. I shot up from the bed, sweat dripping from my forehead as my heart hammered against my chest."Mama, are you alright?" My gaze shifted to Logan, who was sitting at the side of my bed, and it dawned on me that I was having a nightmare, my hand immediately wrapped around my tummy bf Gabriel's words echoed in my head again, our baby is no more Tears streamed down my cheeks as I stared around but Gabriel was not anywhere near "Ava calm down!" Logan drew clo
[Gabriel]"Does this sound familiar?" I groaned out watching as all the color in Caleb's face drained immediately, I watched his eyes widen, his jaw clenching and unclenching as I played the recording from the beginningMy hand tightened on the phone, I was trying all I could to keep my cool."Fuck!!" I cursed just as the recording got to the part that triggered something inside me, I sprang up from my chair, throwing the phone at Jaxon as I charged towards Caleb. My fist flew towards his face, connecting with a loud crack. I pulled back, my hand coiling for another, as I threw another and another until I heard the sound of his bones cracking"How dare you?" I fumed, taking a step back but the fucker had the guts to still smile at me, he stared at me twitching his nose as he spat out blood"Guess the bitch was smarter than I thought!" Caleb mumbled, groaning out loud with the smile that was still plastered on his face"Amateur," Caleb mumbled staring deep into my eyes. "Five fucking y
[Gabriel]"I will always love you princess!" I mumbled under my breath, my chest tightened, my hands itching to grab and break something. The pounding in my skull matched the beat of my pulse. My body coiled, about to snap, and I knew the only way to calm the storm was to let it loose.I swallowed hard, holding Ava tight to my body as she quivered. Her hand tightened on mine, and I could feel her fingers digging into my skin."Hmm," Ava hummed, my hand tightened on hers, placing a soft kiss on her neckI carefully placed her down on the bed as I noticed soft snores escaping her lips. I stared at her lips which were curved upwards. My hands moved to her cheeks and I wiped away the tears that were still streaming down her cheeks."I will deal with him princess, I may hand him over to the police like you want, but I will do whatever I want after that or I won't be satisfied!" I mumbled under my breath, tucking a few strands of her hair at the back of her ear, plopping down, I placed a so
[Ava]"Our baby didn't make it, you miscarried!" The words echoed in my head like a mantra, my eyes were wide open, my hand clutched protectively against my tummy, and I felt my breath hitch as if the air had been sucked out of the room. For a moment, I couldn't move or think. Five weeks pregnant, the words echoed in my head over and over. I Miscarried"Deep breath, Princess!" I heard Gabriel's voice, his hand moving up and down my back, my vision blurred, the room faded into nothing, and the air became thick and choking. I couldn't speak. All I could feel was the sharp ache of something I never got the chance to know being ripped out of meI was pregnant? I had a life growing inside of me, was that the constant nausea that I had been experiencing for the past few days? Was this why I felt so disgusted when I saw certain foods? I had a life in me but my baby is no more. I lost my child because of Caleb. Tears blurred my vision, I opened my mouth to say something, but nothing came out
[Gabriel]"What do you intend to do to him? You heard everything!" Logan asked, and I shut my eyes for a second, my fingers curling, nails digging into my palm as the recording replayed in my head over and over."My woman needs to get better first, man. I really can't think straight at the moment, but one thing is certain, my hand will get stained." Logan's eyes narrowed slightly, a smirk curved on his lips and he nodded. He could tell I was serious about it.~~~~~~~~It's been two days since we came back from the hospital, we ended up spending four more days before we got discharged, and my baby was recovering faster than I expected, I had not left her side for a minute, and I wasn't planning to until I was sure she was fine"So, are you going to talk to me now? If Caleb ran off, then let me know so we can report him to the cops, I have the evidence of his confession, if you arrested him then tell me, I deserve to know!" Ava snapped at me I did not allow her to speak about anything
[Gabriel]"Is everything okay? What's wrong?" Logan's hoarse voice snapped towards me, I gritted my teeth hard, cursing under my breath as I stared at Logan, his eyes were brimming deep red, my eyes shifted towards Ava, who had her gaze fixed on me as well."Is that the results, what's wrong?" Logan asked yet again making my jaw clench hard"Nothing serious, he just filled me in on some details and her prescriptions!" I lied, but there was no way I was fucking letting Ava know about this in her current condition, she needs to get better, and I will find a better way to tell her everything."But, you..." Logan's words trailed off as he met my intense gaze, I tiltled my neck a bit and he sure understood that I wanted him to shut the fuck up as he clamped his mouth shut, but I didn't miss the look in Ava's eyes as she stared from me to the file in my hand"That's a relief!" Logan said through gritted teeth. "But there's something you should listen to!" My gaze returned to Logan, and he e