WINTER:Maybe it was my anger that made me open my mouth. The kind of anger that I rarely felt. “You want to know the answer?”“That’s why I am asking, Miss Winter.”“Does it matter so much?”“Yes, because I want you to be happy with Liam even if it means I won't be. Your happiness will be mine, too, Miss Winter.”My eyes teared up. Dammit. Why was I getting emotional? Was it because this man did not deserve to be in pain? “I hate it when you are like this, Hawk. Do you know that? I hate why you want my happiness to be on top.”“All I wanted is for you to free yourself from any burden.”“You're not a burden!” I chastised. “Liam is happy to be with you. Do not think of such evil thoughts.”Why would he be a burden when he was there when I needed to rush Liam to the hospital? Why would he be a burden when he saved me from dying of exhaustion because Liam wouldn't be crying nonstop the whole evening? Not only was he my personal bodyguard, but he volunteered to be Liam's babysitter whe
WINTER:I stared at Cali in disbelief. “Why would I do that, you ask? Are you freaking serious? Do you like it when the world knows about Liam? You never respected my decision, Calcifer! You never changed.” I exclaimed and stood, pacing back and forth.I glanced at the screen. He was staring at me with a relaxed expression. There was not even any evidence that he was panicking because of the article. Perhaps you're overreacting, Winter. What if it's high time that the world will know about Liam?What would I benefit from if they knew about Liam? Nothing!"I never respected your decision, you say. If I did not respect your decision, Winter, I would be coming to your house to see you and my son. You said you want me to distance myself. And I did. How come I never respected your decision? Which part did I not respect your decision? It was you who first called."And I did not, you won't call me? I mean you won't contact your son?The only thing that I was grateful for was that Liam seem
WINTER:Each passing day had become worse. After the press found out that Liam and I existed in Cali’s life, the press was able to locate our address and were now camping outside the house, waiting for me to step outside and wait for my statement.There were also some angry “fans” of Cali who sent me a letter demanding that I must die for taking away their beloved Cali. Only a few individuals knew that I existed in his life before. Not only was our wedding rushed, but both families had agreed to make it private so that only the investors of both our companies would know about our wedding. I wondered if Carmela had received the same hate when she married Cali. Unlike me, the woman wanted the world to know that they had married since she was too proud of her achievement. “Miss Winter,” a servant called while approaching me. Glancing over my shoulder, she was wearing a worried expression on her face. I was in the swimming pool, with no desire to swim at all. I just wanted to stare a
WINTER:My heart skipped a bit upon seeing the man. He wore a face mask covering part of his face. Who was he? A reporter? Where was the security? Hawk! My bodyguard's name first came into my mind. Hawk! Seize this man! I wanted to scream, but I lost my voice. I did not know what I should do in the first place. A thief in broad daylight? I asked in my mind. In the background, Cali was still trying to grab my attention, but I could no longer manage to answer him. When he continued to make me talk, I left the call open, as I wanted to focus on the man in front of me. The man looked around. He wore a facemask helping him so that no one would be able to recognize him instantly. And when his gaze landed in my direction, I hid in one of the biggest flower plants in the garden instantly and waited for him to think that no one saw him.What was he doing here? Why did he look familiar? His eyes…it seemed that I had seen them already. Believing he was perfectly safe, he slowly walked a
WINTER:As I waited for Samson to answer me, the other part of my mind refused to believe that Samson was that kind of man. We only just played during Family Day, so why did he betray me? Did he buy it for the press? How much did he pay for it?The last thing I remember, is Cali said Samson was the most loyal man he ever met…I guessed my ex-husband was wrong this time. “Samson?”Recognition hit his eyes. “You! Miss Winter? Is that you?”I put both of my hands on my hips. The servants kept on restraining him. “Yes, me. What’s the problem?”“You are Mr. Calcifer’s wife! I'm glad I found you!”My cheeks flamed. “I am not his wife. I am his ex-wife.” I cleared my throat when I remembered what we were talking about. “Let's go back to know what we are talking about.”“Oh. That must be the reason,” he retorted, not really answering what I said. “The reason for what?”Samson cried in pain when the maids pushed him to the ground. “Miss Winter, this man was trying to make you lower your gr
WINTER:“And this one, Miss Winter.” Samson scrolled another picture of his gallery. It was another picture of Cali, inside his shower room, fully clothed, but his body all wet. His clothes were all on, but I couldn't help but dream while running my hands all over him. He was sexy and hot, and I just wanted to lick him all over like what I did to him…the night I finally gave my body to him. He looked like an ice cream in a cone waiting to be licked. I sighed softly. I wanted to keep him for myself.Shame on you, Winter. Just a simple picture and you’re now ogling at your ex-husband? What the heck was wrong with you?Shame flooded my whole body.What the heck was I thinking? I mentally slapped myself. Then, I made my expression serious. “What will I do with the pics? Don't you think I believe your words? Coming over here. Jumping over the wall just to give me these pictures? I don't believe it. Cali and I were talking earlier.” He should have given me these earlier. But why now?
WINTER:This was not the first time that Hawk offered me to kill someone in my stead. And each time he did that, it always brought shivers running down my spine. It was scary how this man loved. If no one would stop him from his killing spree, then who would? I inhaled deeply. There was so much more to life than killing someone because something got out of hand. “Don’t put blood on your hands for my sake. It’s not worth it. Killing someone is not worth it regardless of your reasons, Hawk. Don't do it for me. Don't do it for someone else.”“It is worth it, Miss Winter. You are always worth it. I am willing to be killed and get killed for you.” He watched his hands and fear gripped in his eyes as if he remembered the sin he did a couple of years ago. The sin that he was trying to forget was now coming back to him. “I…already killed someone.” It was not bragging on his part. It was more like recalling a nightmare. His body shivered at the memory. I engulfed him with a hug. He stiff
WINTER: If I was surprised to see Nathalia, Hawk was too. Then, it changed into something else. Something more like fear? His breathing labored as if he had seen a ghost with whom he was running away. He looked everywhere. Then his eyes landed on me. He stared at me as if he was asking for some help. My gaze landed on the groceries on the floor. He dropped them when Nathalia ran to him."Mommy, what are they doing?" Liam asked when his eyes were glued to the two's hugging form. I cleared my throat and had the urge to close Liam's eyes using mine, but realized Nathalia was not doing anything wrong with my bodyguard. Her only issue was clinging to him like a gecko. Desperately as if she did not want to let go of Hawk. "Ahm...they are hugging?"Hearing my statement, Hawk released Nathalia as if he were burned. His eyes were back to me as if he did not know how he would explain this. Nathalia pouted, then straightened herself. "You are hurting my feelings, Hawk. This is not how I am