Dean's POV:The moment Kiara got the message about me being at Tyler's when Tyler was with her, it was actually a coincidence for him to be there with her. In reality, I was simply stuck drinking my brains away, not being able to bear the distance I had to put between us. I knew I had to break up with her anyway to keep her safe until my master plan would have worked, but yet it was unbearable. Every thought was spiralling at the time and still is.Nadine was right when she said it had to happen. But I didn't want Kiara to really believe I was cheating on her. Because that is something I would have never done to her. I would have done anything to prevent her from hurting that bad. And yet Nadine set up her masterplan with that photo and the interview. She knew I was too in love to really break it up myself.So Nadine made sure we would break up with that fucking magazine idea. It was killing me so much, that I couldn't even bear to go into Kiara's bed that night, knowing how broken s
Kiara's POV:Mother in law? I only know Gale, who's his father's girlfriend. Could this be Dean's real mother? He never talked about her, and I've never seen a picture of her anywhere before. Somehow, I always presumed she might be dead, and it's something touchy for him. But obviously, she isn't. At least it explains why she seems so familiar to me.My eyes start clearing up more and more, which is also bringing back the pain even stronger."Please, I need something against the pain." I plead, trying to keep my tears back as I don't want to show too much weakness. Which obviously is ridiculous thinking about the state I'm in, not being able to move an inch by myself. So much for showing weakness."Oh, but where is the fun in that? I'm sorry, my dear, but the only way to make my son suffer is to make you suffer. This is the sole reason you're here. Do you have any idea how many years I've waited to see him suffer, the way he made me suffer?" Her voice is ever so soft, sweet, and overl
Kiara's POV:"Logan, why are you going along with all of this? I thought you liked me? I thought we were kinda friends?" This is the thing which shocks me the most, I guess. The second I recognized his voice earlier, I was shocked to the core."You chose the wrong brother, I'd say." I gasp at the word brother. "If you had been mine like I wanted, then none of this would have happened to you. You know I really liked you. You are different from all the other girls. But no, my little brother gets everything as usual. He had Nadine, ok I managed to take that away from him. He has all the money, the fame, the girls, the company and he's even my fucking boss. Taking you on top after all what he did to our mother was simply enough."For a moment I'm speechless and that's a new for me. "You're brother?" I ask in disbelief. Why did Dean never mention anything of this to me? It's not just because of Nadine cheating on him, he wanted me away from Logan. There was way more to it than I could have
Dean's POV:It's been three fucking days since Kiara has been abducted, without any kind of trace of her. Mr Cole apparently has been on a business trip for four days already. There's no trace of my fuck up of brother or my mother whatsoever.All along, I knew I couldn't trust Logan. My dad tried to take some sort of care fairly early of him as he felt bad for Logan. Yes, Logan's father was a loser, and we had a fucked-up mother, but the older we grew, the more Logan's hate towards me grew. My dad tried to give him everything, and yet he always envied what I had. He never saw how hard I worked for things. For him, I was just a lucky child who had everything and was someone who took his mother away.I knew he was involved in this somehow, I just didn't know to what extent. That's why I wanted Kiara to stay away from him even more, besides him wanting her anyway. And I knew someone was passing on information to Mr Cole, which I was quite sure to be him. Fuck, if I had done something aga
Dean's POV:Slowly approaching them, I try to take everything on. Logan is lying down on some sort of couch, while my mother is on her way to Kiara, who is lying on a stretcher from the ambulance."Stop!" I call out aiming the gun at her. If she gets any closer to Kiara, a knife would be enough to kill her before I would be able to shoot her."Oh, sweetheart, what a surprise." Her voice sounds so sickly sweet. "How nice that you've come to visit us. I knew you'd find a way sooner or later. Well, it seems it is sooner. Even sooner than I expected, I would have loved some more play time. Did you like the photos and videos I sent you? I bet they've been driving you insane. You want me to show you how nicely that knife fits into your girlfriend?""Don't you dare step any closer to her," I hiss with a clear threat in my voice, reaiming the gun at her."Or what? You want to kill your mum just like you killed your sister? What about your brother over there?""You're not my mum. You tried to
Dean's POV:*****5 weeks later*****The last five weeks have been hell of a rollercoaster for Kiara and me. After taking a week off from work after we found her, I had to pick up my work as CEO, within the company, again. Especially seeing as I hadn't spent my time there ever since the accident anyway.What didn't make things easier on either of us was the whole media attention picking up the story. Although I put up security so nobody could get to her, she caught on what was going on due to the TV, newspapers, magazines, and also through social media. Even if she couldn't use the mobile herself, Tyler and the others would show her if she requested it. Although I had explicitely told them to keep it away from her as it kept on triggering her.While she had her tough face during the day, she would wake up during the night screaming. And even with her being feisty beforehand, her mood swings, plus the anger and fears she was feeling, could make her unpredictable at times. Sometimes, she
Dean's POV:Entering her room, I'm welcomed by a warm smile and arms lifting up in my direction. It's next to her beautiful baby belly, the most wonderful thing I've seen in weeks."Your plasters are off your arms." I state with a huge smile myself and cross the room as fast as possible. My arms wrap around her, and even if her arms are obiously weak, she wraps her arms around me, too.It's the first proper hug since Russia, which seems like a lifetime ago. My heart is going into overdrive again, finally feeling her like this. And most of all, she's hugging me back. This feeling is so amazing, I don't think I ever want to let go of her again. Suddenly, I feel her body quaking in my arms, and her head burries into my chest while she starts sobbing uncontrolably. What happened? "Hey Kar, what's wrong?" She doesn't answer, just burries herself even more into me and sobs, even louder. "Honey, you're worrying me. Did something happen?" Is something wrong with the babies? Does she already
Dean's POV:It's Friday, and as promised, I've taken the day off. Right now, Kiara is back into surgery, but only a very small one to take all those wires out of her legs. Even if it's less than an hour for everything, the waiting is killing me. Knowing the narcotics again isn't good for the babies, and Kiara will be dealing some fresh pain again.On the other hand, she's been so excited about it, knowing she'll be able to leave the bed again and very slowly start training her legs. I use my waiting time to call the real estate, there are a couple of houses I would like to take a look at. With babies, my apartment won't be appropriate, and Kiara is going to take at least a couple of months until she will be able to walk.No one can tell us at this point how much she will be able to regain. Some nerves have been destroyed, and with all the bone crashes, we don't know how the pain will be even once it's fully healed. So what we need is a home where she can move around freely with her wh
****12 years later****Dean's POV:"Dad, why the fuck am I not allowed to go to the party?" Phoebe whines and there's no doubt where she's got her language from."Because I said no. You're seventeen. You're not going to some party where the guys are just waiting to get you drunk and do things with you." "Damn dad, I'm seventeen and a half, so in half a year, I'm legal and can do whatever I want. Besides, you know exactly I can't do shit. You'll know exactly what I'm doing anyway.""Yes, the last time I had to see you kiss some guy as newest tweet from some stupid tabloid. And I'm sure not having that again." For years, I hated the media showing so much interest in our kids. Now, for the first time, I can see the perks of it as our kids can't do shit without us not knowing. Or them at least being afraid of getting caught."Damn, it was just a kiss. I didn't fuck him or anything. He didn't even touch me.""If he had, he'd be a dead man by now." I grit out, not even wanting to think abou
**** 3,5 years later****Kiara's POV:From my shaded place at the pool, I take a glance over to my husband. The way his muscles flex along his broad worked out shoulders is ever so delicious. God, how can someone look so incredibly good and mouth-watering? He turns around, and his toned chest and abs are right on view for me. The way his wet shorts cling to his body showing every well-built leg muscle, too. It definitely has my heat rising.His hands run through his wet hair while he clears his throat once he's standing in front of me. Damn, the way the water is drizzling down every perfect shaped and toned muscle on his body. And those wet, full, soft lips which are now twisting into a crooked smirk."Honey, if you keep on looking at me like that, I'll never finish preparing for Wyatt's birthday party in two hours. Jeez, just the look on your face turns me on like hell.""It's not my fault you had to jump into the pool and look so incredible delicious," I defend myself."Sorry, I nee
Kiara's POV: ****nearly 1,5 years later****My dreamy eyes linger on my two toddlers in front of the Christmas tree, while Dean is trying to convince them to play with the toys he so proudly chose but now aren't of interest to any of them. Instead, they are having hell of a fun playing with the wrapping paper. "Why the hell did I spend so much money on toys if all they want is some stupid wrapping paper?" Dean complains while walking up to me. Dean is such an adorable dad, and my heart swells every time I see my three loved ones playing together."I told you they don't need all of this fancy stuff and the amount of toys you bought. You went a little crazy again, didn't you?""I just want them to be happy and have everything they wish for." The expression on his face is a little sulky while looking across the floor to Phoebe and Leo. Phoebe, in the meantime, finds it awfully funny to put the sticky ends on to her brother and hiding his face under the wrapping paper."They're not even
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Kiara's POV:Once I've made sure to show my appearance nearly everywhere once, I take my time to fully take in everything here. This place is a huge mansion, and the garden is amazing. I've never seen anything like it. It's like a huge sculptured park with all kinds of flowers everywhere. The air is filled with a sweet scent of the roses and lavender. I love lavender. There are secret hideouts, fountains, a lake, and huge old trees, giving this place a romantic look as if it were from another century. Nancy obviously went all out on the decorations, too. I can see fairy lights everywhere, which are probably meant to light up the garden in the evening. Flower bouquets are spread throughout the area, torches put up for the night, huge ribbons, and other kinds of decorations wherever you look. We're so lucky with the summer weather, making it perfect. It's warm, but the many old trees give us enough space for people being able to stand and sit in the shade.This looks like a fairy tale
Kiara's POV:,"You're so god damn beautiful, Mrs Arlington." Dean whispers full of awe against my lips before drawing fully back. I love the way that sounds.People around us start laughing and cheering even more at Dean's eager kiss. Neither of us wanted to break out of it. He noticed right away when my legs had reached their limit, and now I'm in his amazing, strong arms. Arms, which make me feel treasured and protected in every single way.Sean was the only one who knew about me wanting to walk down the aisle. He rushes down the other end, where I have left my wheelchair behind, and he gets it for me. Tyler uses his chance to squeeze us first, and I literally mean squeeze because what he's doing right now isn't hugging. He's squeezing the living shit out of us."Air, Tyler. I need air." I manage to get out totally breathless while being squashed between Dean and him. "We're not a hamburger, and I'm not the piece of meat in between.""Oh, beautiful, but I wouldn't mind you being the
Dean's POV:And then she appears with Sean at her side. My heart stops for a second, as I don't just see my absolutely stunning bride, but also see how she gets up out of her wheelchair. Oh my god, she starts walking towards me, secured by Sean's arm. Step by step, she comes closer.Everyone around us is gasping at her sight."Holy fuck!" Tyler exclaims.I feel the urge to rush up to her and carry her the rest of the way here. I can clearly see she is struggling, but also how determined she is to walk her way up to me. She must have trained more than I knew. I had no idea she was able to walk again at all. Tears start rolling down my cheeks at my incredible bride.She's so strong, and seeing her walk totally knocks the breath out of me. Besides, she is absolutely stunning. Beautiful, sexy all in all beyond imagination. The dress she is wearing is beautiful too. As soon as she's in front of me, I can't hold back and wrap my arms around her and cry. I don't care what the people think,
Dean's POV:The last couple of hours have been torture. No scratch that ever since she left the house yesterday at lunchtime has been a torture. Damn, it's only been a little over 24 hours, and I'm missing her like hell. At least I had Phoebe and Leo during the daytime yesterday, while Gale took Kiara for a spa. But since Gale picked up my babies last night, I missed them all so incredible much.Tyler and Chris wanted to go for a strip club. No way was I up for that. I don't want to see any other woman naked in front of me, other than my own girl. To my surprise, Tyler even wasn't too pushy about it and quickly understood. Of course, he had a remark about it."Honestly, man, if I had Kiara at home, I wouldn't want to see any other chick naked again either. She's the jackpot, and no sexy stripper could keep up to that. Fuck, I'd never let her out of the bed again and fuck her until she couldn't walk and keep it going." Yes, he did get a smack for that from me.The thing with Tyler is,
Kiara's POV:Only minutes later, I hear the knock at the door Nancy and Gale have arrived. Apparently, Nancy has already been to our location where we're marrying, making sure everything is being prepared as it should be. She scares the shit out of me when she yells through the phone because the wedding cake hasn't been delivered yet. And there was me thinking I could be a badass and impatient.Gale gives me a huge smile and hug. "How are you feeling, darling?""Excited and nervous," I lower my voice for only her to hear. "And a little scarred of Nancy, to be honest." Gale looks across to Nancy, who is still yelling orders through the phone and laughs."You should have heard her ramble away beforehand. She was beyond pissed because the table clothes apparently now are an off-white instead of an eggshell white like she had ordered. Honestly, I couldn't tell the difference, but for her, it was a huge disaster, and she's saying the whole colour scheme has been messed up through it. She's