AUTHOR’S POVBlaze squinted against the rays of sunshine coming through the half-open window. He groaned and shifted on the bed. Immediately, he did that. He was assaulted by a sharp pain at the side of his head. He didn't recall having a splitting headache, neither did he recall how he ended up in his bed. He heard shallow breaths and turned his head in the direction the sound came from, slowly this time.He was met with Lily's smiling face. "Morning darling," she whispered, running her fingers down his bare chest.Which reminded him, where did his shirt go? He felt like someone picked him up and turned him upside down through the night. Everything felt wrong, down to his wife lying beside him. He felt incredibly annoyed that she was fully clothed while he was not"What happened?" Even his voice sounded wrong. Maybe he was in the wrong body.Oh great, where did that thought come from? Now, he was feeling like fifteen-year-old Hunter. Fuck."What do you think?" Lily asked, sitting up
AUTHOR’S POV"Why do I have a feeling this meeting's about Katie?" Bill asked, leading Blaze to the balcony.Blaze shot him a surprised glance. Was he so predictable now? For that reason alone, he wished there was another reason he had come, but no such luck."Affirmative," he replied. "I found her."Bill looked interested. How come someone he couldn't find had been tracked down? Or has he gotten someone else to do the job?"And you're telling me because?" He asked. Do you remember when they agreed that he should report to him? This was strange."It's complicated," Blaze replied. Again, how much could he tell him? The part about him trying to speak to Katie, but she ran away? No, he'd rather keep that to himself. "She got away, and I need you to find her again.""I'm loving the circle she's leading us," Bill said sarcastically. "Why are you still searching for her? I thought she's been proven innocent.""Personal reasons, but I need you to find. I have a location."Bill nodded at him
KATIE’S POVI pulled the satin headband over my forehead and slipped into my running shoes. Doc had told me not to break out of the routine no matter how I felt. She said it would help a lot.I made sure I didn't miss a single day. I hadn't come this far to lose the child now."Oi Katie," the old woman who lives across the street hailed as I jogged past. I lifted a hand to wave at her, and the woman beckoned me closer. "Doesn't it get lonely in that house of yours?" the woman asked.I shrugged. "Well, yes, it does get boring, but I have to trim down the work to avoid any chances of miscarriage.""Oh, sure, dear, I know the story.""Besides, I do get some visitors once in a while," I continued. A smile tugged at my face as I remembered a bunch of my coworkers who came to check up on me four days ago. It felt good to have people who actually cared about me around.They had even brought a few "get well soon" gifts for me. When Vivian called to tell me that I could take my time, even st
AUTHOR’S POVShe spotted Blaze the moment she entered the restaurant. He sat at a table in a corner, backing her so she couldn't see the expression on his face, but she didn't really want to, anyway. His presence alone was enough to leave her disoriented. He still had the same aura around him.She headed towards him, but then someone entered her path. "Tessa, you're here," Jonah said, smiling brightly. "But you're not in uniform. I'm guessing you're not here to work, right ?"Shaking her head. "I want to meet someone."Jonah followed her line of sight to the man who kept coming back and frowned. He still wasn't comfortable around him. "You know that guy?" he asked.Katie nodded, noticing Jonathan's unfriendly expression. "What's the matter?" she asked."It's just... he keeps coming for your number since that first day and days after, and then he left for a week. I thought he wasn't going to come back, but here he is. So, I'm guessing he's spoken to you.""And I'm hoping you didn't give
KATIE’S POVBlaze watched Zuhra walk out with a frown on his face. I guessed he was wondering what he did to make her stare at him that way. "Who's she?" I was surprised he actually asked me that. I thought he'd brush it off as a psycho girl. "She's a friend." Blaze raised an eyebrow. "And what did you tell her to have her glaring at me like that?" Pfft. Like he was important enough for me to rat out all about him to my friends. Now that I thought of it, it wasn't a bad idea to paint the revered Blaze Griffin in a new light in their eyes. "We were supposed to go out this morning, and instead, I'm here talking with you. She's pissed, obviously." "Then I should feel honoured, right?" Blaze sounded amused. He picked up his glass of water and took a sip, maintaining eye contact with me as he did so. I watched his lips leave the cup, remembering the feel of them on mine. I noticed that Blaze made no physical contact with me since we started talking, and that was strange too. Maybe he
KATIE’S POV"It's not that deep, Zuhra," I said, hurrying to redeem myself in her sight."What's he here for? Does he want to take you back, or does he want to claim the child?" The heartbreak on Zura's face was evidence of how much this was hurting her. "I wish you wouldn't jump to conclusions so easily. He just came to say hi, to see how I'm doing," I told her. She didn't look like she believed a word of what I said."That's how they all come. And soon you will leave with him, is that the plan? This guy abandoned you, Katie. From all the time I know you, you have never spoken of him, so I know you guys didn't part in a good way. He left you with his child to fend for yourself, and you're speaking to him?"I tried not to let her words get to me, but the way she put it made me feel like a very naive person. "It's not like that. You don't know the whole story, okay? Things happened. He... he doesn't know I have his child."Zura turned her head with a wry smile. "And why doesn't he kno
AUTHOR’S POV"She's yours," echoed like a royal decree in Blaze's ears all night, and strangely, they brought a sense of joy with them. Who would have thought that Katie would be carrying his child?It was so obvious now that Katie told him, and it was odd that he didn't draw the connection at first; he assumed she might be with someone else, seeking an escape from the drama of the past months. The faint pangs of jealousy eased away the moment she made that statement.His phone rang, interrupting his thoughts. It was his manager, and he hoped nothing was awry at work."Good..." his manager began."Get straight to the point," he interrupted."Well," his manager grunted, clearly displeased that his greetings were cut short. "some clients have been asking to speak with you, and that meeting we rescheduled, they're not happy about it. They've given us today as a request."He realized this small company was pressing him to give them a piece of his mind. "Then tell them if they no longer wa
AUTHOR’S POVZuhra smirked at him. "Yes, you should feel threatened because in case she didn't tell you, you're dealing with competition." She smiled when Blaze furrowed his brows in confusion."Competition?" Blaze asked."Exactly, 'cause I'm not just Tessa's friend, I'm her girlfriend. You can't just come up from nowhere and whisk her away. So, in case you thought you could wash her away with your lies and false charm, you are mistaken."Fury flashed in Blaze's eyes as he took in what she said. Katie wasn't gay, he could remember, so what was this about a girlfriend? But that was not the real problem. Despite the jealousy that clawed its way through his stomach, he maintained calm."What did Tessa tell you?" he asked, wondering if his theory of Katie ratting all about him to her friends was true."I know you're the father of the child she's carrying, and you had the guts to abandon her." Zuhra banged her hand on the table, and from the corner of her eyes, she could see a few people f