AUTHOR’S POV“You know what, we'll decide this later," Blaze said to Axel. They had been standing here for minutes now, talking about the funeral stuff and whether or not their father should be cremated and all whatnot. Blaze honestly couldn't care less about that, but he knew they had to decide soon.“Later, as in when?“ Axel asked. Blaze seemed absent-minded, but there was something he came to talk about, and he was still finding a way to lead up to it without looking greedy. “Maybe when Hunter's around. This involves all three of us, can't just jump to conclusions without asking Hunter's opinion.“ There, he had found a perfect excuse to get out of this conversation. Axel was boring him, and he would rather be sleeping now.“Hmm, guess you're right about that.“ Axel agreed. He saw the relieved expression on Blaze's face and nearly chuckled because he was just getting started.“I'm sure Hunter will have a say in how we're going to share Dad's property, too.“ He continued.“None of u
AUTHOR’S POVBlaze stared at the cameras playing before him, watching his workers do their jobs. Now, that was usually an entertaining way to spend his time, especially on dull days like this. However, today was different. He was finding it difficult to focus on anything. It was not a surprise, though, seeing how many things had been happening lately.It was afternoon, and Bill hadn't said anything about his mystery caller. Maybe Bill was slacking off again. Well, he would have to wait till evening. His eyes lingered on the hallway leading to his office; he could see the manager approaching his door. And he couldn't help but wonder what he wanted. Sure, Blaze wasn't doing anything anyway, but he despised being interrupted.He knew the knock was coming before it sounded, so he answered first. "Come in."The manager stepped in, adjusting his glasses. "Good afternoon, CEO," He said.Blaze raised an eyebrow. The man didn't usually come in with a greeting.. or did he? He couldn't be sure
AUTHOR’S POVAxel blinked again at the post he was staring at. He had been in this same position for up to ten minutes now, staring at the same picture that no doubt left the viewers in shock, and yet he was trying to convince himself that it wasn't true. But, of course, it was. The evidence was right there on his laptop's screen. Looking back at things, he guessed he shouldn't be so shocked since he had suspected some fishy business within the family, but still, he was surprised.Maybe it was the suddenness of it all, the way the picture just jumped out of the blue like someone had been carefully planning to release it at this moment. He puffed out his cheeks, shaking his head in pity. What else was to be expected of Blaze? His typical brother was doing forbidden things.Now it all clicked, his earlier suspicion and Blaze denying it all to pin it on Katie. He shouldn't have doubted what his guts told him, should have spoken about his suspicion of a relationship between them to the p
Chapter 53Author's pov"I know this paints me as a bad person, but it's not as bad as it looks," Blaze was seated across from his brothers, plates of untouched food on the dining table. He doubted anyone actually wanted to eat anyway."Actually, it paints you as a terrible person", Hunter chipped in, and Blaze looked at him exasperated. Not helping. "Am I allowed to explain?" He asked."Well, if there's a way to make it look proper for you to be lovers with your father's wife while he was alive, by all means, do so" Axel said. That was the most painful part of it all. "You both didn't even wait till Dad was dead; I mean, he was halfway to the grave already. Talk about being cruel.""Did Dad know?" Hunter asked in a low voice.Blaze suddenly wished he could say no. Anything to save his image in their eyes would do at the moment. He nodded slightly. "That was why he asked me at dinner the other day."Hunter gasped; Blaze's words were like a punch to his chest. He could only imagine t
Chapter 54AUTHOR’S POVIf anyone was lucky tonight, it was Seven for having the sense not to play that stupid capture game with Blaze. He guessed that Blaze was in a very bad mood, so Seven just opened the door before he could even knock and stepped aside for him to go in.Blaze was actually surprised, wondering if Bill had warned him. Just in time, he saw Bill standing a few steps away like he was waiting for Blaze all along."You're lucky,” He muttered, pushing past Seven to stand beside Bill. "It wouldn't have been funny if you failed again.""I know,” Bill said with a sly grin. "I had my best hackers on this one. Follow me."Blaze watched Bill turn, clenching his fists firmly. When he got just the right angle, he lunged forward and hit him squarely in the face. Bill blinked, staggering backward in alarm.Blaze clenched his fists again. "That's for letting Katie escape, and I'm not done with you yet." Then he stepped in front of Bill like he knew where his mystery caller was kept
KATIE’S POV"Standing idle, are we?" Milicent muttered as she walked towards me, wiping her hands against her apron. That was something she liked to do, even though there was never anything to wipe off."Everyone is already settled," I told her, eyes moving over the space of the bar I now worked at. So far, I haven't seen anyone walk through the door, so I figured I could take a little break.The job wasn't stressful for me; naturally, I would be buzzing around, but the pregnancy was making me tired more than usual. Still, I was at least grateful for the chance to work here. I hadn't told my employer about my pregnancy, and I was scared that if I did, he would not fire me. No one would employ someone like me because I would take an extended break after just months of work, leaving him to find someone else to substitute. They would instead get someone who would stay much longer without interruption.So far, it was just the doctor that knew of my pregnancy. It wasn't something I wanted
KATIE’S POVI glanced down and saw the tray on the floor. Glass cups shattered to pieces beside it, and their contents spilled. However, that disaster was nothing compared to the one in my heart. This was a foreign feeling to me, more painful than being sold away by my stepmother, more painful than being falsely accused of murder.I was vaguely aware of the eyes that were staring at me and the whispers that filled the room. They must be whispering about me, too. But none of that registered in my brain; all my attention was on the screen, and I watched Blaze tell our story the other way around.You beast, I thought, shaking with anger. Now, I was well and genuinely unredeemable. Worse than that was the fact that I was helpless in this situation. Not a say in the whole matter, not a way to defend myself. I never felt as powerless as I did at that moment.Then the television screen went blank, and I blinked. I could still see Blaze's image on it, printed in my mind. I wished I could rea
AUTHOR’S POVBlaze stared at the unknown number that was calling skeptically. He was starting to dread answering unknown callers, and he didn't want someone else to pop out of the blues with some hidden secret of his and give him more trouble. He had only barely escaped this one. His saving grace was that Axel already had everything ready by the time he got back from Bill's, as opposed to him saying it could wait till the next day.Well, since everything was set, he thought, why not just do it and get it over with? Then, some normalcy would be restored to his life. Maybe this person calling was one of the reporters who hadn't made it in time to witness and capture the live speech. He sighed, shifting away from Lily's embrace. She looked up at him, her almond eyes questioning, and he smiled apologetically. "I'll be back," he told her and exited the roomHe had been surprised to see her in the house, and of course, she had her questions. He has been able to offset that and use her to p