OLIVIAThe past two weeks passed with Ethan and Marcus doing background checks on the young woman we chose, to be our surrogate. Marcus liked the young woman and so did I. But he had a feeling about her and didn’t want us to go ahead without checking her out. When Ethan heard about that, he offered
NICKI walked into Luke’s office, and he hid his phone, strange and it got me curious. What could he be hiding? He was a mafia boss and as much as we were in good terms. I didn’t ask about his business, and he didn’t talk about it with or in front of me. we had boundaries. Which was why his behaviou
NICKI stood and buttoned my suit jacket then turned to look at my uncle. “If that is what you have to do, then do it uncle. But until then, I will go after your daughter because it doesn’t matter what you think of me, what I have done. But I believe that I deserve happiness just like everyone else
OLIVIAI hummed as I moved around the room sweeping the tiled floor. Lupita walked in with a rug in hand. “I like seeing you this happy, but it doesn’t mean you should be cleaning her room yourself. I will do it. take a seat and watch.” Lupita must think I was born with a silver spoon in my mouth. I
MARCUSEthan, Samuel and I were coming back from buying somethings for the guest room that woman was going to be staying in. We still wanted to do more things, take Samuel to the park and play with him a little. The boy was warming up to me very well. He even started calling me dad as well. Ethan di
OLIVIAAt the moment, I was the happiest woman in the world. They say True happiness is not something to search for, something that money can buy, or something that is fixed. I was sure whomever said those words was someone who lived in the olden days of my grandmother. Because in our day and age.N
OLIVIAI didn’t know what had come over my husband, but he was ruining our day. Since when did he care about what Nick said? He knew the kind of person he was, so, why was he entertaining him. or did Nick’s confession bother him so much that he would act that way? I didn’t know what to think.“Babe,
NICK“You shouldn’t have done that man; it was wrong, and you know it.” Ethan tried to talk some sense into me but there was nothing wrong with me. I was just fighting for what was mine and Marcus was doing me a favour acting like a jerk. Getting her back was going to be easier than I thought. All 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
MARCUS“Home. I want to go home.”Those were the first words Olivia spoke when she finally woke up. The urgency and exhaustion in her voice were clear, and it broke something in me to hear it. Home. The place where she could feel safe again, where she could begin to heal. I didn’t hesitate for a sec
OLIVIAI couldn’t tell how long I had been unconscious or why I had lost consciousness in the first place. The confusion lingered in my mind, but when I finally opened my eyes, everything shifted. There, sitting quietly beside me, was Marcus, his head resting on the edge of my bed.His presence felt
MARCUSI trembled with fury as I watched my wife in such a state. The sight of her, broken and trembling, filled me with a rage that burned so intensely, I could barely contain it. The urge to scream, to shout, to lash out at everything and everyone was overwhelming. I wanted to destroy everything,