NICKAs if I wasn’t hurting enough, Olivia went and kicked me in the gut. I felt the air in my lungs left me and I was left gasping for air and struggling to breathe. My chest not only tightened but the pain in it made me feel like my world was spinning. Just how much did Olivia hate me?The ground
OLIVIATwo months have passed since the incident with Nick. He has not left New Village but also keeping his distance. The man has not asked to see his son after I accidentally told him. yes, Samuel was not around, but he could have asked when he was coming back but he has not. He has not even visit
JENNIFERI can’t believe how stupid I have been, I now regret forcing things with Marcus. It is now clear that everything I did to force him to take care of me, was not necessary. Marcus was now ignoring Olivia on his own and paying attention only to me. I should have trusted him; I should have know
OLIVIAWhen I came to, I was laying on a hospital bed. My arm on a cast and my dad sitting by my side. “You are wake, good. You gave me a scare. Don’t ever do something like that to me again.” What the hell was he talking about? “What am I doing here?” he frowned. “You were in an accident Olivia.” I
OLIVIAMy heart was breaking as John, the porter, pushed me to the elevator. I endured so much during the past months, taking Jennifer’s crap and having to watch my husband being nice to another woman in front of me. I thought it would all be worth it in the end. But I was wrong, there was no happy
OLIVIAI should have never gotten married again. I was too delusional and thought that this time, it would work out. That it would be different, that Nick was the problem and if I could just get rid of him, then I could get rid of Sandra and everything to do with the both of them.Little did I know
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 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,