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[Vivienne]For the last two days, I’ve been coming to pick Axel up.Thankfully, I haven’t run into either Astrid or Caden while doing so—and I’ve been clinging to that tiny stroke of luck like a lifeline.Today, I’m hoping for the same miracle when a sleek black car pulls up beside mine.The moment I glance over and see Alexander stepping out, that hope shakes a little.I almost imagined him to be Caden.Shit, I really need to stop thinking about him.My brows pull together in confusion anyway, however. “What? What are you doing here?”He flashes one of those charming, too-smooth smiles. “The same thing you are.”Like that should explain everything.“I don’t understand.”He looks at me—really looks at me—with a kind of amusement that instantly puts me on edge. And then he chuckles, low and annoyingly pleased with himself. “Oh boy… looks like you’ve been kept in the dark.”My frown deepens, and I hate the way he’s drawing this out. Like this is some kind of game and I’m the last one to
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[Caden]The look on Vivienne’s face is one of pure shock.And honestly? I can’t blame her.If I were in her place—caught red-handed with the boy who just called her mom—I’d be just as stunned too.But that’s not what I’m focused on right now.Right now, I’m stuck trying to process the truth that just unfolded in front of my eyes. Trying to wrap my head around what I just witnessed. Trying—and failing—to make sense of it.When Astrid came to my office two days ago, rambling about Vivienne and questioning her reasons for being at the school, I brushed it off. I believed Vivienne. She was calm, collected. There was no reason to doubt her. No cracks in her story.We both lost our child. We both knew what it meant to hold onto grief by the edges, to survive on scraps of hope. For me, it was Benjamin—the son of Samuel and Sasha. For Vivienne, it was her brother’s boy. Or so I thought.I understood her. At least, I thought I did. Her need. Her effort to build something steady, something clos
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[Vivienne]“Is he mine?”That’s what he asked.That’s what he wants to know.The fact that he was able to piece together the whole truth in just mere seconds baffles me.But maybe I shouldn’t be that surprised either.If you put Axel and Caden in one room, you could clearly see the similarities in their faces—the texture of their hair, the shape of their eyes and lips, and even that small dimple on their chin.Even if I want to, I can’t deny it.Because he knows. He knows and he still wants to know. Maybe he wants to hear the truth from my mouth. Or maybe he wants me to speak the truth after years of lies I’ve told the world.But instead of doing so, I turn to Alexander instead.“Can you please take the kids home?”“But Vivienne—” he tries to say something, probably warning me against what he thinks I’m about to do, but I cut him off.“Just go. Take both of them. We’ll see you at home.”Alexander nods, hopefully trusting me to handle this mess on my own, and reaches for Axel.However,
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[Caden]Axel beams like it’s Christmas morning. His little hand wraps around Benjamin’s again, and they both nod enthusiastically like I just handed them a treasure map and told them we’re off to find gold.I smile. At least, I think I do. At least enough for them to believe everything’s okay.But nothing is okay. Not even close.As I usher them toward the car, I can feel her eyes on me—Vivienne. The silence behind me weighs heavier than the truth I just unearthed. And that’s saying something.Because the truth?The truth is like a blade in the center of my chest, twisting slowly every time Axel looks at me like I’m a stranger.Because I am. I am a stranger.To my own damn son.He’s mine. I don’t need a test, I don’t need confirmation—I can feel it in my bones, in my gut, in the way his laugh dug itself under my skin the moment I heard it. That little boy is mine. And she didn’t tell me. Not when she had the chance. Not when it would’ve mattered.Why? Why would she do this to me? Why
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[Vivienne]Was I ever planning to tell him the truth?Well, I don’t know. Maybe. Maybe not?I mean, how does it matter anyway? He never wanted the kid in the first place—he made sure to tell me that much.Not once, but twice, he asked me to get rid of my pregnancy. So why, oh why, in any reality of this world, would he be interested in that kid again?To be honest? I don’t understand his anger at all. What is he so upset about? That I hid the truth from him about our child? Well, newsflash, Mr. Lawrence: if it were left to you, Axel wouldn’t have made it into the world in the first place—let alone for you to be mad about it.But I don’t tell him that. Not because I’m somehow afraid of him, but because the kids are here, and there’s no way I’m going to involve them in this mess. Sure, they’re inevitably part of this anyway, but for as long as I can shield them from the truth—or at least the harshness of it—I will do so with everything I have.So what do I do?I look back at Caden, then
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[Caden]Vivienne looks at me like I haven’t just told the truth—but slapped her across the face with it.Her eyes widen, her jaw drops slightly open. And then, just like that, the fire returns.“That’s not what I meant,” she snaps, eyes like daggers locked on mine. “I just don’t want to go to your home. That’s all. And before you ask why, let me tell you—I have my reasons. I hate that place you call home. I hate you. And I’d hate myself too if I ever stepped foot in that house again.”Somehow, while she spits out every word, my eyes fix on her mouth.She’s furious, clearly. But so am I.So the question is—who’s going to break first?“Fine,” I mutter, mostly because something clicks in my head that should’ve clicked years ago. Not that I’m about to let her know that. She already said she hates me—the last thing I need is her storming off before I even get the truth I came here for. “But we’re not going to your place either.”She crosses her arms. “Well then, I guess we’re stuck now.”S
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[Vivienne]Due to the heavy traffic, the two-hour drive turns into four.By the time we make it to my grandparents’ estate, the sky has already partly darkened.I’m waiting for Caden to pass a comment any moment now.But as he pulls the car into the driveway and gets out to open the doors for the boys, nothing comes out of his mouth.I don’t know what to think, or say, or how to act.This is the first time I’ve brought him not just to any place, but to what I consider my true safe place.This is where I spent my days and nights during and after my pregnancy. This is the place I hid from the world, raising my kid alone.And now he’s here.I swallow hard.I glance toward him. He’s crouched down, helping Benjamin out of the car with a gentleness that knocks something loose in my chest.This isn’t fair.He doesn’t get to look like that—soft and careful—as if he hasn’t shown me the worst side of himself. As if he hasn’t been cruel and thoughtless and so arrogant in the past. As if he didn’
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[Caden]For a minute, a long silence follows after what Vivienne just said.And I don’t blame either one of us for it.How can I, when no matter how many times I try to wrap my head around what she just told me, I still fail to do so?How am I supposed to believe that someone wanted my child gone? And who was that woman? What was she trying to achieve with that accident? Was getting my unborn child killed the only thing she was after, or was there something else in the picture? And once again, who the hell was that woman, anyway?I’ll be honest with you. This all feels like a convenient story my ex-wife cooked up just to get me off her back. It very well sounds like one. Too bizarre. Too unpredictable. Too… impossible.But the way she’s looking at me—so tense, so worried, and damn frustrated—something stops me from calling her out on the lie.Because what if she’s telling the truth? What if everything she just said actually happened? There was an accident—that I know for sure. And the
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[Vivienne]A week later, we are on my private jet to Japan.I can hardly believe we’re doing this together—or the fact that Axel might actually see with his own eyes.I know, I know. I might be overzealous at the prospect of my son being able to see again, but can you really blame me? What mother wouldn’t want her child to live a normal life? What mother wouldn’t want what’s best for her child? And this—this opportunity—might be the best of all, after everything my son has gone through at such a young and tender age.I run my fingers through his soft, short hair as he babbles about the things he learned from Ana about Japan. Ever since they found out we’d be heading to the country, they’ve both been sitting in front of the computer and browsing the internet like crazy.Axel even learned some odd facts that he’s excited to share with Ben and Caden.“Do you know, Mommy, that in Japan, they have square watermelons?” he says, his little hands flailing excitedly in the air as he leans agai
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[Caden]I don’t take her threat lightly for even a second.But even then, my lips manage to pull up a small smile.Her being so close—willingly or not—does some weird shit to my hormones. All I want right now is to grab her, kiss her, sprawl her over this damn table, and fuck her until one of us passes out.But obviously, that’s not why I’m here. So maybe it’s time I get my head out of the gutter and focus on what really matters.“Got it,” I say to her, trying to look as serious as I can manage, which, considering my personality, shouldn’t be hard. “Now, can we get back to the business at hand, or do you want to stay here and sit on my lap instead?”That gets her attention just fine. And before I know it, she’s loosening her grip on my shirt, taking a deep breath, and moving away.“Whatever,” she tosses the single word over her shoulder and walks back to her chair. “Speak.”I look around one more time, realizing her office is much more spacious and elegant than anything I have ever se
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[Alexander]She thinks I don’t know.But she couldn’t be more wrong.The very first thing I noticed when she stepped out of that car was the glaring absence of the solitaire on her ring finger. Big. Bright. Gone.And then… that red mark on her shoulder.She probably thought she’d hidden it well—but she didn’t. Not even close.Everything was clear. Everything was obvious.And no matter how much she tried to play it off, saying all she and Caden did at her grandparents’ estate was talk…Yeah. I highly doubt that.A part of me is mad—furious—because she let it happen. Because even after everything she went through because of that one man she was supposed to hate… she still allowed him to touch her. To put his mouth on her. To run his hands over her.Shit. I can’t think like that. I can’t let those images crawl into my head. Because if I do, someone might lose their life. And I can’t kill my mother’s actual son. Not so soon anyway.I never planned to fall for Vivienne. It wasn’t suppose
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[Vivienne]Kind of.That’s what he said. That’s what he wants me to believe.I mean, really?What kind of answer is that even? Is that a yes, or a no, or a maybe?I shake my head. Not that I got the chance to ask him anything further.The kids started getting rowdy outside, and we realized it was time to head back home.We both needed time to process everything that had happened in the last 24 hours anyway.So, while Caden drove home with Benjamin, I took the estate car—mine, always parked and ready—and drove home with Axel.While during most of the ride, Axel remained animatic, talking on and on about Benjamin and what they planned to do on this so-called vacation Caden suggested without ever discussing with me, during the rest, he slept peacefully.By the time we made it home, he was still asleep.But that’s not what turns the smile off my face.It’s the man standing in my driveway.I get out of the car and smile at Xander. “Hey! How long have you been here?”“Not very long,” he say
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[Caden]“Daddy! Daddy! Why can’t we stay here one more day? It’s so cool around here. So many places to run and play!”Benjamin hops around me, trying to convince me in his cute little voice to do something that feels kind of impossible. I mean, I’d love to stay—don’t get me wrong. After what happened last night, I understand this might be my only chance to make things right between Vivienne and me. Maybe everything happened for the best. Maybe this is why destiny brought us back together, giving us this one shot to fix what we broke.Sure, Vivienne might not actually believe in my so-called theory, but I know in my heart I’m right. I just know it. I can feel it in my gut.Besides, knowing my son is alive and kicking, I can’t think of a single excuse to part with him. I want us to spend as much time together as possible. I want to take him home with me and show the world that my son—my blood—didn’t die in that accident. In fact, he’s very much alive. And even though I’ve only known fo
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[Vivienne]Something is up with me.Because God knows, no matter how many times—or how hard—I try to understand what’s coming out of Caden’s mouth, I just can’t.It all sounds ridiculous at first. And second. And third.But deep down, even I know there’s some truth to what he’s saying.Not because I believe what he just confessed, but because knowing my son, and knowing how serious and unpredictable his condition is, I know at least one of these two isn’t lying.For me, it’s Axel, of course.I shake my head, trying to process too much information at the same time I’m trying to pretend nothing sexual happened between the two of us last night.Good Lord, I wanted to kill myself the moment I realized what happened the second he stepped into my room.Well, ultimate chaos happened. That’s what happened.But thankfully, we are not talking about THAT, are we?“You can’t be—how can you—why am I? Are you seriously—no! You know what? Why should I believe you? You could be lying through your fuck
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I don’t want to get ahead of myself and give false hope to anyone. So I just smile and pinch his cheeks. “We’ll see. But for now, this will be our secret. Okay? You can’t tell anything to Axel. Not if you want him to get better.”Benjamin doesn’t need any more encouragement. He simply grins and makes a promise not to say a word.Once that’s settled, we head to where Vivienne and Axel are still sitting.When we reach them, I lean down and tip my head to the side. “Good morning, bud. How are you doing today?”Axel turns his head slightly toward the sound of my voice, his small hands still gently brushing over the grass. “Morning,” he says with a shy smile. “I’m good. Benjamin was telling me about some cool game… he made it sound really fun.”“I bet it is,” I say, crouching down so I’m level with him. “You know, if you ever want, I could maybe help set up a way for you to try it out.”Axel’s brows lift a little, curious. “Even if I can’t see?”“Even then,” I nod. “There’s always a way.”
