LOGIN“Maya! Are you in there?”Mr. Sebastian pulled back immediately. Too quickly.One second he was close enough to steal my breath.The next, he was stepping away as though nothing had happened.The door eased open and Luisa walked in.Her gaze landed on us first.Then on the shattered wine bottle by my feet.Her expression tightened.She looked at her father, waiting for an explanation.Mr. Sebastian’s jaw flexed.For a moment, I thought he might say something…Instead, he turned toward the door.“Someone will take care of the mess later,” he said calmly.His voice sounded perfectly normal.Too normal.“I’ll be by the helm if you need anything.”He didn’t look at me again.Then he walked out.The moment the door shut behind him, the room felt strangely empty.Luisa stared after him before turning back to me.“Maya… what happened?”I swallowed.My throat still burned from the alcohol…My head felt light…My thoughts felt even lighter.“I…” I struggled to find the words. “He caught me.”“What
SHIMMA’S POV.“Don’t you want me to?” Mattias asked, and I could hear the frustration in his voice, like he was trying not to let it take over his words.I hissed softly, my gaze drifting toward the ceiling.“I do,” I said, I honestly really wanted to see him……more than anything. “More than you can imagine.” But my thoughts wouldn’t stop circling the reason I’d been holding myself back.“My mum isn’t ready to accommodate all of us at the same time. She doesn’t need anything that would remind her of him… and us being together…….me, you, the kids……,” I swallowed. “She might freak out again. And I don’t want that. Not after how hard she’s been trying to stay calm.”There was a long pause on the line.When Mattias finally spoke, his voice softened, but the sigh sounded heavy.“I understand you, Shimma,” he said, and I could sense how frustrated he was…….how he hated distance the way I did.“I’ve missed you too,” I admitted quickly, because if I didn’t say it, I’d collapse. “I’ve missed y
MR. MATTIAS’S POVI laid in bed, staring at the printed photos of the car the police officer suspected to be the owner of the killer.The image was grainy, worse, the angle was so awful……only enough to see the shape of it: a dark sedan.I traced the outline with my eyes anyway.Even though I knew how useless it was..There are hundreds of this car. Maybe thousands.And they can’t know for sure who owned it…….because they couldn’t get the plate number. Not clearly. Not at the angle they had. Which meant all they had was a guess……a useless piece of evidence.I exhaled slowly through my nose, frustration building in my chest like it wanted to explode.Then my thought immediately went to my wife….Shimma..I didn’t even think. I just reached for my phone and called Shimma.We hadn’t spoken all day….and that yoo added to my stress.I needed to hear her voice……I needed it the way I needed air.The call rang once… twice… and then finally.“Hello?”Her voice came in soft……calm and so fucking s
MR. BEAU’S POV.I didn’t even realize I was still smiling……until Mattias turned away.His dismissal wasn’t just a command. It was the way he looked at me like I was furniture. Like I existed to be moved around whenever it pleased him. Murderfucker.“You can leave now…..”The words landed like a slap.I stood there for a moment, my jaw tight,my fists clenched so hard my nails bit into my palms. It wasn’t the fact that he told me to go. It was how he told me. Like I was some slave who didn’t deserve explanations.Like I didn’t matter……obviously i didn’t.(scoffs)For a second, anger flooded me.I should show him……I should deal with this bastard.But then I remembered why I was tolerating this at all.It was all for Shimma.I forced myself to breathe, slowly and controlled. His dismissal wasn’t about respect. It was about control. About keeping me away from whatever he didn’t want me to touch.And right now, I wasn’t going to let him win…..especially not if his games were meant to keep S
MATTIAS’S POV.I stood by the door, watching as Beau taught Noah and Nora…….both of them sitting with their backs straight, their eyes fixed on their books.And for the first time in weeks, even months, the house didn’t feel like it always does…..sad, quiet.Although the house was still a bit quiet…..it felt like things were starting to get back to normal. Well…… maybe.The moment Beau noticed my presence, his expression shifted instantly.His eyes widened for a second……hope flickering in them…….before the realization hit him that I wasn’t who he thought I was.Not that I was in support of Mrs. Anna’s condition, no.But Shimma being away while Beau was around?Ahhh.I couldn’t be happier with how the situation was playing out.Beau gave me a small smile. Controlled. Almost polite.Then he went back to his work, as if he could pretend the last time had never happened.I scoffed under my breath and started to turn away…….because I didn’t want to linger in that room any longer than neces
MR. BEAU’S POV.I stood by the mirror, brushing my hair as I stared at my reflection, a smile tugging at the corner of my lips.How could I contain my excitement when in a few hours……..I was going to be seeing her.Not just hearing her name. Not just reading her in memories…or staring endlessly at her pictures.But seeing her……..my Shimma.Mattias had texted me an hour ago. He told me I could come over and tutor the children since they got back last night.Although he didn’t mention Shimma… and that somehow made it worse. Like I was being handed the half of a gift and expected to act grateful.To him, I supposed my only business was the children.But to me?……..Shimma was my whole life. My reason. My oxygen. She had suddenly become the only thing that made sense in a world that kept trying to move without me.I blinked hard, like I could contain the excitement brewing inside of me..I think I’d started to forget what it was like when we were kids… the Nora I used to know. The version
MATTIAS’S POV. I woke up to Elara sleeping next to me, but Shimma wasn’t in bed. Did she wake up too early, or was I the one who woke up late? I leaned closer to my baby Elara, kissing her softly, she opened her eyes slowly, looking around begore looking back at me. She must have been surprised
As I pushed the door open, the laughter ceased instantaneously. My heart raced as a rush of disbelief coursed through me. There in Mr Mattias's office. Was a woman leaning casually against his desk, A woman I had never seen before. She had long, flowing black hair and wore a sleek, red dress that hu
I drove to the company, parking my car in the parking lot. I stepped out of my car when a white Mercedes Benz parked beside my car. I reached for my bag inside my car and took it out, shutting the door behind me, when I noticed someone stepping out of the car. I pressed the lock on my key fob, abou
Teasing me with his tongue until he lowered me to the bed. He leaned over me, gazing down at me with a smirk across his lips. “Shimma, have I ever told you how gorgeous you are?“ He whispered, I smiled, trying so hard to hide my blush, I looked away from him, he brought his hand to my chin, shifti







