OLIVIAI slept well that night, so well that I even slept in. I had no worry that it could be my last night as a free woman and sleeping on a comfortable bed. I didn’t sleep well since Nick disappeared because the detective was on my case threatening me about jail. I would stay up at night unable to
NICKI looked at the paper in front of me and I could not help the tear that fell and dropped on to it. it was official, final, finished. Whatever word was used for when things end. But the important thing was that my marriage with Olivia has come to an end. On my desk sat the paper attesting to tha
OLIVIAIt has been a month since my divorce finalized and a month since I last saw Nick. Marcus told me that he moved to Summer Strand. That was good that he told someone this time and didn’t just disappear. I didn’t want to be harassed by the police again over him disappearing without a word to any
OLIVIAI plastered my own smile not wanting to give anything away. It was clear the bastard only came to this wedding to warn me. I wondered what the hell he was talking about. “It would be nice if you told me what you are talking about.” He chuckled, but his grip on the glass tightened.“Don’t pret
NICK“Man, I think you have had enough now. You have been here since morning.” The bartender complained. I wanted to be numb, I didn’t want to think, and I didn’t want to feel anything. “Don’t worry, we are keeping an eye on him. give him whatever he wants.” Owen told the bartender. The man sighed.
OLIVIAWe were on the plane on our way to our honeymoon. I had just told Marcus everything his uncle said to me at the reception. He was currently mad and drinking too much whiskey. He was angry that his uncle said all those things, but I think he was angrier because I didn’t tell him sooner. He wan
NICKI stretched and turned, only for me to fall hard on the floor. I groaned still with my eyes close as I felt my head pounding like I was hit by a truck. “I knew I should have woken you up, look now you fell.” Who the fuck was that? I forced my eyes to open but the sun coming from the window blin
NICKI was busy working in my office when Luke suddenly budged in. I frowned placing the documents I was holding on the table. He looked worried and it was unlike him. My mind went to the one person that could get Luke looking like that and I stood now my own heart beating fast. “What is the matter?
NICKI needed to find Luke. There was no time to waste. The urgency was eating away at me, knowing that Xander’s men were still out there, a threat to everyone I cared about. I couldn’t take action against Xander just yet, not until we had all of them in custody. It was a dangerous game, but one tha
NICKHearing the details of what Xander had done to Olivia nearly shattered me. Every word Marcus spoke felt like a fresh wound cutting deeper into my chest. My breath caught in my throat, and I had to hold myself back from crumbling under the weight of it all. I couldn’t even let Marcus finish tell
OLIVIAWhen I stepped out of my therapy session, my husband was nowhere to be found. The weight of the session still lingered in my chest, but there was a subtle sense of relief, a lightness I hadn’t felt in weeks. I took a seat on the chair outside, the cool air on my face a stark contrast to the h
MARCUSI regret ever listening. I wish I had kept my distance, stayed out of it, and resisted the temptation to eavesdrop on Olivia’s therapy session. I only wanted to understand what that man, Xander, had done to her. I needed to know the depth of the damage he had inflicted upon my wife. Never in
LUKEI stood outside, listening to Nick as he worked on breaking Xander down. The boy was good, too good for my liking. I never intended for those boys to be involved in my line of work. Keeping Nick behind was never meant to have him do this, it was meant to keep him away from Olivia. Being around
NICK“Do your worst, Nick,” Xander sneered, blood dribbling from the corner of his mouth as he spat it onto the floor at my feet. “See now? You people shot me, and I haven’t been able to contact my guys. The alert is out. It’s no longer just about Olivia. Now, your whole circle is fair game.”I coul
MARCUS“Olivia, you’re still not well,” I said, my voice firm but laced with concern. “And yet, you want to know about that? I’m not telling you anything right now. Recover first if you want to be included. Until then, I’m not saying a word.”I could feel my frustration rising. We had just gotten ho
OLIVIABy the time we landed back at New Village, Luke’s men were already waiting for us at the airport. The moment we arrived, Marcus spoke with them outside the car, while I settled inside with the kids. My baby girl was still fast asleep in my arms, and her brother had just started to stir as the
Nick“Nick, calm down. There was nothing you were going to do there. You promised not to interfere with her anymore. She left with her husband and kids to fix herself, to fix her marriage. You don’t belong there.”I stopped, the words hitting me like a slap. I turned to glare at him, fury bubbling i