LUKEThe moment I found her crying in her ward looking broken, my blood boiled. I didn’t know what happened or why she wanted to leave. Or why she didn’t want Marcus to know. That was not priority to me, I didn’t care about any of it either. I care so much about her though, my dear daughter has been
MARCUSIf I knew last night that today was going to be like this, I would have made better choices, done things differently and treated my wife better. In fact, I would redo the whole seven months if I could. I didn’t know how badly I have been treating my wife until she cried a few minutes ago whil
MARCUSI ran out of the hospital with Ethan following behind. I was like a crazy man outside looking around as if I was going to see her. “Come on, I will drive.” I didn’t know where he was driving me, I just followed, soon we were on the road heading towards Luke’s house. “Do you want to tell me wh
OLIVIAHaving my son with me, made me a little better. It got me angry at the same time. I lost months with him and for what? nothing. I made sacrifices for my marriage and what did I get in return? Nothing. I didn’t think it was fair at all. Investing in something and getting nothing in return. As
MARCUSI didn’t want to go back to the hospital, not until I found my wife and have spoken to her. I couldn’t just lose her too carelessly like that. I needed her now more than ever, she was my reason for waking up in the morning, the reason I look strong to everyone out there. She made me feel that
MARCUSI thought we were going to the hospital to see my daughter, but Nick led me to the psych ward where Sandra was. I didn’t know what he hoped to achieve by doing that, I didn’t think seeing her was going to change anything. Yes, I have not made the decision on what I was going to do with her. s
NICKI knew he was not going to be a good guy for long with Sandra, no one ever is. The woman had a way of making one so angry that they want to kill her with their bare hands. She did the same to me and to Luke. She was good at it. I didn’t know why she was not dead yet.I watched as Marcus choked
NICKI felt lighter after leaving that room, like a weight had been lifted and in a way it had. There was no more Sandra to worry about, no more looking over my shoulder, no more wondering what she is planning or what she would do next. All those worries were now gone. I felt like a new man, like I
NICKI thought I could wait. I thought I could keep my anger in check, let my thirst for revenge simmer beneath the surface until we found all of Xander's men. But that phone call with Olivia had shattered whatever thin restraint I had managed to hold onto. How was I supposed to stay composed, to fe
I wanted to believe him. I wanted to believe that this nightmare would end soon, that my family would be safe again. And in that moment, I allowed myself to hope for just a second. Because if I didn’t have hope, what did I have left?I glanced over at Samuel, curled up on the couch, his small body t
OLIVIAI couldn’t stand what was happening. My son, poor Samuel, was trying to sleep, but every time he would drift off, his small body would tense, and then he would wake up crying, his little chest heaving with fear. He was traumatized.I could see it in his eyes. He hadn’t done anything to deserv
NICKWhen I heard the news of the shootout at the house, my insides ran cold. I rushed out of the room and headed to where we kept Xander. I didn’t ask question when I got there. I woke him up with a kick on the ribs. He groaned in pained and his eyes flew open. Then I gave him a rain of punches unt
I had no choice now. The call had to be made, and I would be the one to make it. There was no turning back. The weight of the decision pressed down on me, but I didn’t hesitate. This was part of the job now, the hard part. And if I was going to carry the weight of this family, this operation, then I
ELODIE“How the hell did Luke train you? you are all such morons! How could you let them slip through your fingers like that, are you blind?” I was livid, they were supposed to be the best and yet I felt like I was dealing with armatures! When father was still alive, men like these died every day. T
And then, just when I thought I was losing my mind, I heard a voice. It came from behind me, faint but clear, cutting through the chaos.“Mam! We are here.”I whipped around, my heart leaping into my throat. There, partially hidden behind a large flowerpot near the entrance, I saw the guard, James.
Olivia“Olivia! Where are you going? Can’t you hear the gunshots outside?” Marcus's voice was frantic, laced with desperation as it cut through the tense silence that had gripped the house. I didn’t have time to stop. I didn’t have time to explain. I was already halfway to the door, driven by a sing
OliviaI kept the mask of a brave face firmly in place, hiding the storm of emotions brewing within me. I had to; for my husband, Nick, and for Ethan, who seemed so unaware of the deep fear clawing at me. The reality was, though, that I was crumbling on the inside.It wasn’t just the men Nick and Lu