Conrad's POVAs I kneel on the cold floor I now realized everything my father has said to me...love is indeed a weakness but I am not regretting anything.I held Atasha's hand tightly and look at her directly in the eyes desperate to convince her to keep our child."I already told you I don't want a child," she firmly said as if she already decided everything.I aggressively shake my head. Tears fell from my eyes. I feel like I am losing all my strength."How about me Atasha? That is also my child, you can take away my right," I said. Atasha looked at me coldly and those stares scared the hell out of me.This is the first time I hate looking into her eyes."You want this child to live?" she asked looking at me in disbelief."And then what? Teach him/her how to use guns? Force him/her to live in a world filled with cruelty? You can't even get me out of this life. Don't you think you are being selfish if you drag this child to this hellish world just to be with us?" those words slap me
Atasha's POVI looked at Conrad's face intently. He remained poker face refusing to show any kind of emotions which made everything even harder."Do you have a warrant?" he asked turning his head to the police I am with.The police fell silent. They looked at one another which simply implies that they don't have a warrant for arrest."You are the last person seen with Ruby Taylor which makes you the primary suspect. You have to come with us for further questioning," the police almost the same build as Conrad spoke.Conrad looked at me once again."I'm innocent," he coldly uttered not to defend himself from the police officer but from me.I looked away when I can no longer hold the intensity of his stare."The court will decide whether you are innocent or not Mr Sawyer," said the officer and after that it was followed by silence.When I turned my head on Conrad he is still looking at me intently and the way he stares made me even more nervous.After a while, he looked at the police off
Atasha's POVGrace let me spend a night in her unit but my body refuses to take a rest.Lots of questions runs through my head so I quietly stepped out of Grace's unit.I headed towards the parking lot and stepped inside my car. I have one place inside my mind, the morgue where Ruby's body was brought.Ruby's body was taken to Hudson Hospital so I won't have a hard time getting inside.When I reached the hospital I bumped into Sebastian in the hallway."What are you doing here?" he asked completely confused because my shift already ended."I need to see Ruby's body," I responded, straightforwardly.Sebastian looked at me intently then shook his head."Immediate family are the only people allowed to see Ruby's body, I am sorry but you can't step inside the morgue Atasha," he said and he was about to walk away when I held his arms firmly."I need to see Ruby's body Sebastian or at least let me see the bullet found in her body," I uttered firmly."Your husband asked you to do this?" he a
Conrad's POVI looked at her intently and when she nodded her head I was shattered into pieces.I smiled bitterly then looked away suppressing my tears. I don't want to beg again. I am tired of kneeling in front of her just to make her stay. I am tired of doing everything and then receiving rejection in the end."You will keep your promise right? You will keep our child?" I asked then looked her directly in the eyes.Atasha looked at me intently and then nod her head."I will," she said.I let out a deep breath to calm myself."Pack all your things. Don't leave anything. When I came back I hope you are already gone," I said then walked away and stepped out of my unit.I headed towards the parking lot and after stepping inside my unit the tears that I had been suppressing earlier fell like waterfalls.I punched the steering wheel to release my frustration and after a while, I started the engine and pulled my car from the parking lot and started driving without any direction inside my
Atasha's POVLoud knocks outside the door of my mother's room woke me up from deep sleep.I opened my eyes then walked towards the door and upon opening it I saw Sebastian wearing his lab coat."What are you doing here?" I asked completely confused because it is still early for him to be home, I doubt his duty already ended."You have to leave Atasha," my forehead creased when I heard those words from him.I stared at his face completely confused."Why?" I asked."Members of inexorable vis are looking for you and it won't take long before they discover that you are staying at this mansion so you have to leave...away from here," he said."Dad's chopper will land at the helipad in a few minutes. Pack everything that you need then head straight to the rooftop," Sebastian said.I did everything that he told me. When I am done packing all the things that I will be needing I followed him to the rooftop and when I arrived a chopper is already waiting for me."Dad is waiting for you at the se
Atasha's POVI stepped inside the chopper and I don't know what to feel.All I know is I am empty and maybe I got numb from everything that I had been through.I looked at Sebastian when the chopper started moving and in just a few minutes we are sailing in the sky and everything became small.Everything on the ground turns small and I can barely see them.I don't know what kind of life awaits on the island all I know is that I have to fulfil my promise to Conrad...I will keep our child safe and alive.I stared blankly in front with tears falling down my cheeks.I immediately wiped it and tried distracting myself with the view I am seeing but it was no use. The image of Conrad is still vivid in my mind. His touch. The sound of his voice. Everything about him inhabits my mind and it feels like he was tattooed in my system or maybe he is.I slowly caressed my belly and a genuine smile appeared on my lips.I didn't think that the man I hated the most will become part of me. He gave me th
Conrad's POVI squinted my eyes as I watch Atasha in the sniper scope.I clenched my jaw and swallowed hard when she started removing her clothes.The thought that some snipers must be seeing her body as well clouded my thoughts and it made me fucking mad.But I have to keep my cool because if I snapped they might find out my real identity.I focused my eyes on Atasha. She is smiling widely while her body is soaked in the water.She looks so happy and I now understand why she chose to leave, I can't give her this kind of life no matter how hard I try.I let out a deep breath and kept on watching her but after a while, she started drowning.Without any hesitation, I left my spot and run towards her. Fear consumed me when I saw her pale face and it looks like she fell unconscious."Atasha!" I called her name in panic as I carefully lay her on the sand. Atasha slowly opened her eyes. A tear fell on her cheeks then she slowly reached for my face."C-Conrad," she said my name weakly.I s
Conrad's POVWhen I gain consciousness I found out that I was locked in the dark room where my father used to throw me whenever I made a mistake.After a while, I heard footsteps then the light opened and it blinded my vision so I immediately covered my eyes until it adjusted to the brightness.I turned my head on my father who is looking at me intently."Your mother is being cremated as of this moment," he informed me. I closed my fist tightly and stood up to punch him in the face but upon walking towards him I fell on the cold floor and that is when I realized that I was chained."Fuck you!" I shouted as I lay on the cold floor.My father aggressively held my face and then looked me directly in the eyes."If you just follow my order that would not happen to your mother Conrad. You did that to your mother. You are the reason why she died," he uttered firmly trying to plant those words on my head so I would blame myself but I know better. I am done being manipulated by him. He can no