Juss’s Pov Someone was trying to hurt me. As much as I wanted to blame it on the pregnancy hormones or my regular paranoia. I couldn’t shake the feeling off. Something was off, I could tell, I didn’t know what it was, but I knew something was off. And as a mother, my first instinct would always be to protect my child. I knew I could get dramatic, and a little jumpy as well. It was a naturally well-known characteristic of someone who was used to hiding and never being seen but it had seemed as if the time I had spent in his sight and the bump was doing something to me and making me more keen on my surroundings than usual. For example, I knew someone was following me a week ago, and I could sense that whatever feelings they held towards me wasn't exactly friendly. I had tried to brush it off at first. No one could have any angry or vengeful feelings against me and the only other person who had potentially any reasons to want to follow me around was Eggust, but somehow,
Juss’s Pov “You dare stalk your stupid ex online, while you’re carrying my fucking child?” My eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as I raised up my head to stare at Eggust, with rage visible in his eyes. My mind scrambled while l tried to comprehend what he was accusing me of, or what he felt he had the right to accuse me of. “Whatever do you mean?” I asked, my voice quivering slightly. “Don’t try to play dumb with me, Juss,” He shot back, his voiced laced with frustration. “I hate it when people try to downplay my intelligence. I saw you going through his Facebook.” “Firstly, you do not own me, Eggust Flemming. Secondly, I do not owe you any explanation, I am not your property, you cannot—-“ “You are carrying my fucking child, Juss. You belong to me, you and that baby in your womb belong to me. So think twice before you do something like that again.” He clamored, storming out of the room and slamming the door behind him. If I didn’t have any solid reason t
Eggust's POV “What do you mean she’s not in her class?” I hurled at Derek, one of my most experienced security guards, who was in charge of watching Juss. Without going to her office to confirm, I knew without a single doubt that Juss had not come to school today. When she was around, even the air was different. It smelt like Christmas and pure joy mixed together. But right now, the air smelt like despair and sadness. She still hadn't called me or reached out in anyway. But that had been acceptable because I could still see her at school, but now ........... Was she still so mad at me that she would skip work just to avoid me? She loved her job! It was all she ever talked about. Or maybe she was feeling ill due to my baby. The thought made me smile. I was going to have a baby with Juss Indigo! I had never imagined my life would turn out to be like this: having a child with the only woman I’ve ever loved. She was my soulmate. “Maybe my baby gave her severe mornin
Juss’s Pov After spending the last two days in a shitty hotel, I was glad to move into my new apartment, which was quite small. It wasn’t so different from the hotel I had been in, also might not be an ideal place to raise a child, but it was a little upgrade and would make do for now. I hadn't expected to get one so soon, before now, I hadn’t been to Manchester, I didn’t know what to expect. So when the agent called to say that there was a space available, I jumped at the offer. I tried my best to keep an open mind coming here, I just needed a fresh start. It didn't matter to me when he said it was small or not very upscale. I didn't mind. It was a place I could call home. It turned out that the previous owner had suddenly moved out due to an emergency so the place was available. My thoughts drifted to the apartment Eggust had gotten for me. The new owner would probably think he had struck gold because I suddenly moved out. That was if Eggust would agree to let someone e
Eggust’s Pov. It's been five days and I still had no lead on Juss' whereabouts. It was either my men were practically useless or Juss had gotten better with her hiding games. Either way, I was getting impatient, I needed her back here as soon as possible. She wasn’t safe out there by herself. Juss had no family besides my mum and I, she barely had friends too. I had a list of all her friends, it was just my mum and some woman in Mexico. Or did she go back to Mexico? That should have been on the top of their search list. I retrieved my phone from my pocket and dialed Mendez’s number. He’s a PI based in Mexico, I used his help earlier when I was searching for Juss. It didn’t take him long before he found her then. And soon enough, I had all the details on her. I paced nervously, phone gripped tightly in my hand as it rang. I had to find Juss, the only hope I had was Mendez, if she was in Mexico. He didn’t pick up after two rings, with shaky fingers, I dialed his numb
Juss’s Pov After my meal was delivered, I wasted no time in devouring it. There were no more growls from my stomach, which meant the baby had been satisfied. I didn’t know why, but the thought of it filled my heart with warmness. A wide grin suddenly formed on my face, this baby was growing on me and I couldn’t have it any other way. Having a child wasn’t a bad thing, yes I wasn’t prepared to have one, and I sure would have never wanted Eggust to be its father, but I had grown to love the baby. It was a part of me and something about that made it magical. I began to think, would the situation have been different if Marco was the father? Was I having second thoughts about having the baby solely because Eggust was responsible for it or was it because I was way older than him? Because now that we were here all by ourselves, it didn’t seem like a bad idea. I decided to let go of any thought that dwelled on the past, and to focus solely on the future. I took a quick show
Eggust’s Pov Between the day I got a call that Juss had a knife to her wrist and last night when Ezekiel told me that the new investigator had a lead on Juss, I didn't know which scared me more. I had a brief talk with Ezekiel that evening, he advised against going to meet her, as it might scare her off even more. But I didn’t care anymore, I just wanted to see her, to breathe the same air as her, to touch her even though it was just for a while. Why was no one seeing my side? I was only possessive in order to protect her. It didn’t mean she wasn’t free to do anything she wanted. Her safety as well as her happiness have always been my priority. I loved her for fuck sake, so much that I respected her decision and left when she asked me to. I gave her space even though it killed me to have her so close and yet so far away. I had always wanted Juss in my life even before I knew what love meant. When I found out she was pregnant with my child, I wanted her beside me even mo
Juss's Pov It was daylight when I woke up. The sun streamed down into my room in beautiful rays reflecting off my white vanity table. Wait, my white vanity table? I blinked and stared at it. As far I could remember, my vanity table was a dull faded blue with chips and signs of use along the edges. But this table looked.....brand new. Maybe I was imagining things. I felt so tired and worn out, like I had been unconscious for so long. I wondered how long I had slept for. The last thing I remembered was Eggust holding me when I felt like I was blacking out at the pharmacy. Speaking of Eggust, was he really here? It felt like I had woken up from a very long dream. I admired the sunlight for a while longer before my eyes skipped to the walls that were now painted a soft pink shade . Pink! What was going on? I sat up quickly and regretted it immediately. My head swam and tears rushed to my eyes as I battled the overwhelming urge to puke. I would probably have, if my stomach ha