SKY POVThe rest of the night was filled with agonizing thoughts of my very seemingly impossibly future. I tried to piece together the fragments of ideas in my head, trying to see if it was probable to even let this kid come into this world. But the more I thought of it, the more nauseated I became. All I wanted was to curl in the ball and die right there. At least this big mess would come to an abrupt end.The girls left in the middle of the night because I was an ugly mess of tears and snorting, and there was nothing they could possibly say or do to calm me down. Diego told them I had to adjust my feelings and have the rest of the night to myself, and the girls agreed to give me the time I needed. I had thought I would fall asleep as soon as they hit the door but sleep refused to come, so I spent the rest of the night tossing and turning in the bed, listening to Diego’s ugly snores as he frolicked in the realms of his dreams.The next morning, there was no difference between a panda
SKY POVThe ride to the Campbell manor was short and very haste. And before I could even settle with my mind, we pulled into the giant private estate and drove down a long, narrow paved road that delved deeper into the vast, enormous yard. I watched as the car rolled past the trees, causing my mind to go down memory lane. Although I didn’t have happy memories of this place, I had one person who made all the pain worth it.Heavy sadness settled in my heart when my mind reminded me that the very same person who made me smile when I was young, was the very current epitome of my pain, situated right at the heart of my heartache. The main reason why I was so conflicted, hurting almost every second of my day. Sooner than I had hoped, we rolled in front of my childhood home and watched Tobias as he stepped forward to open the door. “Hey,” Arthur called out, I peeled my eyes from the door and settled them on him.“We’re here with you. Nothing is going to happen.” His reassurance almost had t
KAYDEN POV“And that’s our cue to leave,” Cassie mumbled softly under her breath before pushing her seat back and standing up. I was still awestruck by Sky's sudden outburst that my tongue felt heavy. But I wouldn't lie and say I wasn't moved by her brave declaration of our love in front of her senseless family. To think that they would orchestrate such a thing was still beyond my understanding. What did they take us for? What did they take me for? Some prize to their daughter who clearly wanted nothing to do with me?“Oh, Cassie. We can still continue with our dinner plans, I mean there's so much to talk about.”“That’s right Mrs. Smith. Don’t loud the bad apple to sour your taste.” Marcus added up to his wife’s crazy rumbling causing the food in my mouth to turn bitter in an instant. Exasperatedly, I threw the cutlery onto the plate and got to my feet as well. Arthur followed suit.“Excuse me.” I didn’t wait for their approval as I tore off from the dinner table and took off after Sk
SKY POVI couldn’t take it anymore!This immense pain that continued searing deep inside me day and night, making me feel like my own soul was slowly detaching from my body in the most gruesome way possible; leaving as a ghost shell of my former being, I just couldn’t take it anymore. I was tired of drowning in the lake of my own tears and feeling like nothing but a pile of waste on this earth.“You should drink something.” Cassie smoothed out gently by my side while continuing to rub my arm. I had no energy left to fight anything or anyone. But in all my life, I have never felt so neglected as this. I knew nobody ever held me in the highest regard but this… this was extra.Cassie’s voice rang painfully in my ear as she addressed some maids to brew something for me. I sat there trying to figure out what the hell had just happened. How could I be so stupid to think that a few words would suddenly flip things aside and force the universe to smile down on me? In a room full of people, t
KAYDEN POVEverything hurt.My brain, my heart, and even my bloody toes hurt. I tried to find ways to distract myself from everything that was going on around me but there was no perfect distraction to totally capture my mind until I had forgotten all there was about Samantha, as well as her phantoms and wantons.I had reached a point where I was convinced that everyone wasn't being entirely honest with me, that everything and everyone was out to get onto my nerves on because no matter what I did, there was just something or someone to stand in my way and make me lose my shit. There was no way I could possibly stomach everything that Arthur had told me and be cool with it.If per say all he said was true, that Samantha indeed fell out of love with me, why the hell couldn’t she bitch up and be upfront about it? Why let me suffer all these years, crying over the ghost of her and hoping she would show up? I mean she did eventually, but not in the way I hoped she would. I have always been
KAYDEN POV“My husband and daughter.” The words rippled against my ears, creating a holographic echo that rumbled inside of my mind until they forged a series of unintelligible, incoherent mumbling that wanted to know WHAT IN THE ACTUAL FUCK was going onACTUAL FUCK . I opened my mouth to respond, only to pinch it shut again because there were no words formed, just awkward puffs of hot breath as I tried to breathe down the suffocating buyer's remorse. My chest filled up with a pressuring force that created an illusion that I was sinking, drowning in deep, black water. My vision gave out and distorted until all I could see were blurred figures, coaxing me to shut my eyes and reopen them again.“Her name is Gianna De Luca, the only daughter of Leonardo and Samantha.” The smile etched on her face as she continued was one that resonated from the depths of her being. It was as if she was talking about some kind of god who descended to earth, to make her life magical. I fought hard to voic
SKY POVIt was hurting.The mere thought that I had lost the battle even before I could fight was so gruesome that I had a hard time believing it. Of course, I knew that the ol’ little Skylar was never a match to her undemandingly unflawed sister, but I had a hope, a little glimmer of hope that danced inside of me, like a candle in the dark illuminating my very dark world; that maybe, just maybe Kayden will put even an ounce of effort and fight for what we had. Whatever it is we had.I guess I may have overestimated myself and my feelings for him, thought and believed upon myself that he will stand by me as I did him, and not be swayed by the dire temptation that made him lose focus. But the idea of everything that we had, those little moments where he held me close to his body and looked at me like I was the only thing in this world, in his world, they were hard and made all of this sixty-four dollar distressingly unbearable. From a very prime age, I never thought I would have a sho
KAYDEN POV“Where are you going?”I asked as soon as my eyes landed on Kennedy who was searching his pockets for something, all dressed up well and clearly evident that he was off to somewhere. He raised his head to look at me, but then broke the gaze before continuing his search.“On a date with my boyfriend.” He didn’t let out much, so all I could do was nod at him.“How has he been?” I asked walking further into his room. Something about the way he was closed off was unnerving and rather shady, almost as if he was hiding something from me. And speaking of which, all of the guys, Jord, Dwight, Brandon; they were all off. I mean we were all friends and each one of us had our own lives which I couldn't bring myself to interfere, but the way they were distant made me wonder what the hell was going on. Whenever I called them to talk about something, it was either they couldn't talk at the moment because they were busy, or made excuses like bad network reception and shit. It was so out
EPILOGUE ~A YEAR LATER~SKY POV“Are you ready?” Arthur’s rough gravel voice called out from behind me causing my eyes to move from my reflection and land on his in the mirror. Dressed in an emerald green suit, he looked like a model who jumped straight off the photo shoot booth and came here to bless my day. Even though he had faint gray hairs in his thick mane, he looked his part and he knew how to pull one just the right way. I smiled heartily and stepped out of my seat, then walked to him and gave him a big hug.“You look amazing.” He said before accepting my hug, then rocked me side to side for a good minute and pushed back,“Kayden is going to lose it.” He said causing me to chuckle. “Now you're only exaggerating.” “He is not.” Samantha stepped from behind Arthur, dressed in an olive green gown that hugged her body well, only to split in half when it reached her thigh and pooled around her legs. To say she was beautiful would be an understatement.“Everyone is beginning to th
SKY POV~TWO MONTHS LATER~“One more surprise, Kayden, I swear you will marry yourself.”I huffed trying to push my big tummy forward and cradled my waist with my hands from my behind, then annoyingly stared at my husband-slash-fiancée who came out of the living room trying to hide his laughter, but only to fail miserably upon my clearly unfazed expression. He walked into the lobby to find me waiting for him, glaring at him and wanting nothing but to hurt his pretty face.“And I promise, this is the last time.” He tried to smooth as he walked passed me and placed himself right at my behind, with his front pressed against my back. I fought the urge to lean back into his hold and decided to stand my ground. I wasn't going to allow myself to be swayed.“Come here.” He didn’t wait for me to refute, no. Instead, he rounded his arms around me and supported my tummy from beneath, then gently lifted the bulging weight that was seriously going to kill me one of these days. I was well at the 39
KAYDEN POV“SURPRIIIIIIIIIIIISE.”The rest of the squad cheered as soon as I yanked off the blindfold from her face. She remained stoic for a few heartbeats before her mind slit back to the present, then started laughing and crying at the same time as she received hugs from the girls. The boys knew that stepping close to my woman was a big no-no, and that my pregnant woman was as unreachable as the stars. So they did all they could and stole kisses on her cheeks, which was still unacceptable, but then again, I decided to let them have their moment since they were enjoying this more than they probably should. 30 minutes later, we were seated on the floor watching as she opened bazillion presents bought by our friends. Honestly, I didn’t know they would go above and beyond for this thing, especially when I have all organized it in a short period of time. It didn't even take the full 24 hours but they were all in. “I kind of knew it was coming so I started preparing gifts,” Oli reveale
SKY POVThe painful memories as well as the haunting shadows of agony were slowly swept away by the firm tides of time, and every day my body changed visibly and profoundly as the lives inside of me grew bigger and bigger. My daily life was impacted extremely and I knew it intimately I was going to have one hell of a hard time bringing the cubbies to life.It was safe to say the pregnancy wasn't all bananas as I had hoped, but with all that pain and struggle came love I never knew was possible. Kayden was aware of my struggles and how the pregnancy was taking a toll not just on my body, but on my mind as well, and my man did all he that was in his power to share the burden with me. As much as it hurts every day considering how big I was, I was really not complaining because this time, I got a very fair share of a partner who supported me greatly.He was with me all day long and gave up half of his work life just to be by my side. At first, it was just a milder thing but when time went
SKY POVThe day flew by faster than I had anticipated. Cassie insisted on going here and there without getting rest and by now, I was beaten up so bad that all I wanted was to soak my feet in a tub of warm water and take a small nap. I was really tired and all of these seemed rather pointless.I get that she wanted to spend some time with me, do the girls’ things and shit, but I was so tired, especially after loitering the whole day. But then again, the look on her face made it all worth it. I don’t remember the last time she was this happy, so outgoing with a buoyant smile on her face. So I just let her have her moment and didn’t fight her.As promised, Kayden showed up after a short while to find us seated in a coffee shop with some dessert in front of us. As soon as he stepped into the building, I felt this magnetic pull that had me gazing in his way and there he was, dominating the small space looking like something sculpted by the gods themselves. He was dressed neatly in a blu
KAYDEN POVWaking up the way I did had to be, hands down, the best way a man can ever do. For the rest of the day, I had a slight jump in my steps and a burst of laughter in my voice. And there could ever be the only reason why I looked like I had a loose screw in my head. Skylar Babe Smith. It was safe to say that, that little sweetheart made me the happiest version of myself. And with every day that passed, there was no believing that I had the opportunity to be the one that woke up beside her in the morning. The way I was, the way I was smiling from time to time, I am damn sure I looked nothing like the usual sour wolf who wore an angry scowl for more than half of my life. And frankly, I didn’t care. I may have tried to keep my cool, and be the badass man I used to be, but it was just too impossible. And concealing the feeling I had didn't sound much like a thrilling idea. I was happy, and the whole world deserved to know because just a mere thought of that little vixen had my he
SKY POVThe morning sun streaked across the room, bathing the surrounding with its glorious halo signaling the birth of the new day. A hot, soft yet heavy arm snaked around my waist, absent-mindedly pulling me closer to a wall of muscles and cocooning my back in a rampage of loving heat. A soft giggle escaped my lips when I felt a hot velvety rod nuzzled between the cradle of my naked butt cheeks, and the wild vixen in me prompted me to shift a little, just to get it moving.My moves were rewarded by a small groan and shallow breathing, as he continued frolicking around the comfort of his subconscious. The arm securing me in his hold tightened around me, and I fought a little to turn so that I could face him and stare at him sleeping happily. Gazing at his hard, yet soft features, my mind was suddenly flooded with all kinds of thoughts, especially the occurrences that had gone down the past few weeks.All the pain, all the hurt, only because of one big misunderstanding?That had to be
KAYDEN POVAlmost before her feet could touch the ground underneath the car body, I was right in front of her already hoisting her up in my hold. A small giggle tore from her lips as she circled her arms around my neck, her head resting on my shoulder. If I was not already madly in love with her right now, I swear I would have fallen right at that moment.“I can walk you know?” She said in a little voice, and I was happy that she wasn’t fighting me on this one. I gave her a slight nod as I continued my strides toward the house, being careful not to rock her body and God forbid, hurt my babies inside of her body. To think that there were little almost-humans baking in there, it was something so surreal that made me shudder whenever I thought of it. This beautiful woman was making my life complete in all the ways I never knew I lacked.“Kayden, come on. I am pregnant, not dying of stage 76 cancer.” She retorted and it was my turn to laugh. She can be so hilarious when she wants.“I neve
SKY POV*TWO WEEKS LATER*“I STILL DON’T LIKE YOU!!!” Diego exclaimed before slamming the door right on Kayden’s back, wrenching a burst of laughter from out of me. He returned from the door with a sly grin on his face before plopping himself right next to me where I was nuzzled cozily with blankets and shit.“Cut him some slack, will ya?” I threw a small cushion that was stuffed behind me to support my back, at him, and he expertly caught it before leaning back into the chair. “I don’t think I am ready to tell him that I have forgiven him.” He confessed causing my lips to drop in a lope-sided smirk.“So you are just going to keep him on his toes and have him guessing?” “That’s kind of a point yeah.” He huffed before staring blankly into the space.“He is the father of my god-kids, and yes he is really trying to make up for all the shit, and honestly, I am moved.” He clutched his chest and then let out a loud huff, facing me. I couldn’t help but snort out a very unbecoming sound.“