[ Evangeline ]The day had rolled on a very dull pace. I didn't know but I felt a little impatient. Everytime the door opened, my heart started beating faster hoping it would be someone who promised to come back. The long sedimentated feelings were coming on surface with a full force."Hey, where have you been lost?" Kate's voice snapped me out of my thoughts.I looked at her. She was giving me a weird look."Sorry, I was just thinking about the ongoing mess." I rubbed my temples and tried to avoid her suspicious eyes."I'd buy it if you want me but my guts are saying otherwise. Anyways, I want to show you something. It's really interesting." She grinned and played a video on her phone. My eyes widened as I watched the unexpected happening. I saw my father beating the pulp out of Dominic who might be trying to trespass into my parents' house."Is it true?" I asked her."Happened an hour ago. I must say that Mr. Parker is still a wrestling champion." She said with amusement."But I don
[ Colton ]Excruciating silence wrapped the air as I waited for Brandon to speak who had been searching something on his laptop with great concern."Why couldn't you ready it before I come here, Brand?" I asked him as I was getting annoyed with passing seconds. I promised Evangeline to revisit the hospital and I couldn't break my promise again."Wait a sec, Col. I can't keep a very confidential file open for anyone to break and find. Relax and give me a sec-" He replied,"Here you go." He turned the screen to me and what I read, it slipped the earth beneath my feet."It's not true! Tell me, Brand!" I yelled and sprang up from my seat. I couldn't decide whether to feel happy or plan my next move. I just hit a jackpot."Well, according to my legal sources it's 100% authentic and if you want, I can ask a government law officer to authenticate it for you." He said with folded hands.A winning smile played on my lips as I imagine my enemies' face when I'd surprise them in the court. They wi
[ Evangeline ]"What is it, Brandon?" I pressed him as he remained silent after increasing my curiosity."Chase is here, I don't think it will be appropriate to talk about serious stuffs in front of him. I got to know that he is a genius boy who catches everything very quickly." He said."Yeah, I agree but your face is telling me that something is off with you and that's the reason why Colton isn't here, am I right?" I tried to scratch his shell."Partially, yes, you're right but he is actually gone to shift Mia to a safe place. Her own mother has become her enemy. I pity the poor child who is totally oblivious to a vile mother. She will be heart broken when she learns about her mother's true nature." Brandon said with a sigh at last.He was right. I too felt bad for the small girl who is very full of life."Then let's wait for my parents. They will be here anytime. I will send Chase with them then we can talk." I suggested."Yeah, that would be better. Colton will also be here by the
[ Evangeline ]The ghostly silence lurking in the air of my father's study room could be felt in the bones. No one dared to break the silence after what Colton told us. It was very hard to believe, specially for my parents whose other daughter was blind in vengeance. She could even destroy them."So, you said that Evanca, Dominic and Francis are together in this?" Dad finally broke the heaviness of the air by asking Colton a very simple question."Yes, Sir. We have a plenty of proofs to solidate our allegations. Dominic and Evanca, who have been lovers for years actually married secretly in a country church. I showed you the marriage certificate, if you want you can ask your own lawyer to test it. I am sure they'll say the same." Colton replied with confidence whreas my head started spinning.All these years, I had been living in a dense web of lies and deception. The more I tried to come out of it, the more it pulled me deeper into it."Oh Evanca, why are you doing all this?" Mom sni
[ Third Person's POV ]"How dare she? How dare she leave with that bastard? I am going to kill him and her little puppy. Yes, I will kill them to teach her a lesson." Dominic screamed like a maniac and threw a vase off the table which shattered with resonating sound."Easy you savage beast. That vase cost me 5 million dollars!" Evanca sneered at him who saw her antique piece lying in a heap of shards."You care for a fucking piece of art than our fucked up lives, Evanca. Colton took my wife with him and her father, just look at my face. He beats a shit out of me." He showed her his face which had many bruises."Come on, Dominic, you got thrashed by an old man. You could have killed him on the spot." Francis, who had been watching the destruction created by Dominic said with disinterest."You're talking of killing my father, Francis. I hope you don't forget your limits. I may hate Evangeline but I don't dislike my parents. They are only blinded by Evangeline's good face act." She glare
[ Evangeline ]I didn't see anyone. After spending a good time with Chase in his room, I slept beside him not realizing how mentally exhausted I was after all the revelations. Next day, I woke up with a mild headache which I thought I had due to the uncomfortable sleeping position.Chase wasn't in the bed. He is an early riser but nowdays, my lifestyle had turned irregular and chaotic.I lazily stretched my arms and made my way to my old room which my Mom arranged for me to stay. Nostalgia hit me as soon as I step inside my room where I spent nineteen years of my life. Mom hadn't changed it much except a new closet and a bigger bed. I stared at my old photographs from my childhood to the day I graduated but one picture caught my attention which brought a flood of memories.My engagement photo with Colton. I remembered the photographer asking us to pose as a romantic couple. He had his hand on the lower of my waist and I had my hand which had his ring on his chest. I was blushing prof
[ Colton ]My heart had been uneasy since I dropped Mia off at her school. I could had stopped her from attending school for a few days but I didn't want her normalcy to be eclipsed by the mayhem of my life. It was the hardest decision for me to leave her on the trust of my guards.She wasn't my blood. The test I had done just after Evanca told me the truth proved it but she's my daughter and I loved her more than anything in the world. She's the center of my happiness along with Chase now.After dropping her at the school, I decided to visit Evangeline whom I didn't meet the last night as her mother told me that she fell asleep. I didn't want to disturb them so we left."Everything will be fine, Col. You're over thinking. Our team has been working on them and I am sure that we'll soon get their tails under our feet."Brandon, who was driving the car, said to me but even his words couldn't comfort me."I don't know, Brand but I have a strong feeling that something is going to happen, s
[ Evangeline ]My heart broke seeing Colton in a devasted state. He looked defeated and lost as he sat across me with his cup of tea, his eyes were staring blankly at the plain wall in front of him. His daughter was taken away. I could feel his pain. I went through the same phase when Chase was abducted.The air in the living room was getting heavier with tension. I couldn't take it anymore so I decided to break it."Colton, nothing is going to happen to Mia. Please don't stress yourself or how will you fight them. I know they have an upper hand on us but we can't loose our hopes this easily. We'd find them soon." I tried to divert his mind but all the efforts seemed to go in vein as tears rolled down from his eyes and fell on his lap.He was crying for his daughter and it forced me to reevaluate my perspective about him as a father. Undoubtedly, he proved himself an ideal father figure for Mia who isn't his blood.The truth came like a big shock to me when Colton told me. Evanca is a
[ Brandon ]I groaned in annoyance as the sunrays falling on my face forced me to wake up. I hardly got time to rest during week days and the day was the only day when I could get some sleep and spend time with my family.I patted the space beside me to pull Emma closer to me but much to my dismay, the space was cold and empty. She had already woken up."I hate mornings." I sat straight on my bed and ran my fingers through my messy hairs. I winced when I felt pain on my back."Emma Black, you're totally a vixen." I muttered as they were scratches given by her last night.I glanced at the time, it showed seven fifteen in the morning. I didn't intend to wake up this early but I wasn't going to catch sleep again. So, I dragged my body out of the bed and rushed to bathroom to do my mornings business before I search for my lovely wife and my bundle of joy, our son. Who was quite a naughty boy for his two years old age.I felt my muscles relaxing under the luke warm water. After fifteen min
[ Emma ]I had no words to describe how those three seconds felt when the obsessive woman shot the gun and the sound resonated in the air.My ear begun to ring and vision got blurred for a moment."Emma!"Brandon's ear deafening scream followed breaking the silence and I found myself pressed to his chest."You're okay?" He asked checking my face and body for any possible sign of injury."Yes..yess."I somehow whispered and buried my face more on his chest. I could practically count his heartbeats. I was still shaking in the trauma. If I wasn't hurt, Brandon looked fine then who was the victim?"I was scared to death but thank god you're fine, love." He showered my face with kisses."Ahh, you..you son of a bi..bitch ahh." A painful whimper forced us to follow the voice and I felt bile rising in my throat when I saw blood on the floor and a wounded Fiona shooting daggers at us."Thank God, I walked in at the right moment. This bitch has always gotten into my nerves." Mrs. Black's voice e
[ Brandon ]Emma's courageous come back on Fiona left me in complete shock and it resulted in every single fibre in my body to drown in guilt. I indeed took her as damsel in distress unintentionally. I actually never tried to see through her.There was a tigress in a fawn's skin. Emma didn't flinch or intimidated by Fiona, the woman who could bring the universe down just by a single glare of her cunning eyes.Emma faced her with no fear and actually warned her to stay out of our lives. Well, I wanted it to be like this way but I had a feeling that the storm was approaching us.A week had passed since our meeting with Fiona at the restaurant. Our life fell back on normal routine and luckily we got a Sunday together to relax at home."Umm..yeah, just like this." She moaned sweetly, her head dropping back while I moved inside her on a very slow pace.Her pregnancy hormones turned her into a wild vixen, nowadays she wanted sex more than I did and currently we were having sex in the music
[ Emma ]"Emma Black?" The beautiful woman smiled at me like she knew me for years."Do I know you?" I asked her straight. I might had sounded rude but one thing I learnt from Brandon, being too polite or good to others may backfire sometimes."No, you don't." She shook her head slightly, her smile not leaving her plum lips,"But you're the woman who changed Don. He's a complete opposite person than I knew him once. I like this version of him." She talked in riddles."Don? Who is Don?" I frowned and honestly she started getting into my nerves. I wanted to walk away as the earlier encounter with Brandon was taking a toll over me but her magnetic personality caught me there."Oh sorry, I thought he told you-" She started but her rest of the words died down in her throat when we felt the intimidating presence of Brandon.He snaked his arm around my waist and I felt thankul that he came on mean time. She was giving me a creepy vibe."Don, you're here. What a pleasant surprise!" She exclaim
[ Emma ]"This dress is looking pretty on you, Ma'am. Black is your color." Rachel, who was assisting me to get ready for my date and after trying half dozen dresses, she approved the black bodycon dress with a sweetheart neck and quarter sleeve."You sure?" I glanced at her and again checked my reflection in the mirror. The dress fit me perfectly."Yes, Ma'am, this one is perfect for your dinner date. Mr. Black won't be able to take his eyes off you." She said in a teasing way."My husband can't ever keep his hands and eyes off from me, it really doesn't matter what I wear or how I look, Rachel." I said."That's, true. We have never seen him this happy before. You changed him." She replied while doing my hairs."You shouldn't tie your hairs, they look more prettier when you leave them open, Ma'am. She commented."You have a good knowledge of hair and styling. You should had persue your career in that." I said to her.A sad smile appeared on her face,"I thought about it but sometimes o
[ Brandon ]It had been three days since we returned from Seattle. We stayed there for two days as Emma too wanted to visit the famous places of the city. It was a memorable trip. We had a lot of fun and for a brief time, I forgot about Fiona and other problems in my life until the present time.I had to tell her. Although, I hadn't seen Fiona or received any threats from the sender, I had to tell her anyways before she got to know this from a third person."May I come in, Boss?"I tore my eyes from the computer screen to my beautiful wife who had the pregnancy glow on her face. She was leaning on the door."Yes, you may, Mrs. Black." I leaned back on my chair.She walked leisurely towards me. Her red skirt and white blouse. She could kill a man by the red shade of her lipstick. I should ban her from applying it because I was having a boner just by looking at her luscious lips and cute bangs.Yes, Elle forced her for a new haircut and I must admit, it gave her a combination of innocen
[ Emma ]"I can't believe whatever doctor said. We're having a baby." She whispered. Tears welled up in our eyes."Yes, we're having a baby, Emma. It's a shock for me as well but I'm feeling on the top of the world. I am going to be a Dad soon and you're a Mom." I kissed her forehead. In that moment, we forgot everything that had been going in our lives."Mr. Black, we'll discharge Mrs. Black by nine in the morning. She has just a cut on her forehead, nothing serious but you must consult a gynecologist for the pregnancy monitoring. Otherwise she is fit to travel."The doctor told us."Thanks, Doctor but please keep it confidential. We'd be very grateful if this news doesn't come out. Our child's life can be on stake. I hope you understand." I requested the doctor.He gave me a reassuring nod,"Don't worry, Mr. Black. We keep our patient's profile confidential. We're leaving for now. A nurse will keep a check on Mrsm Black until she's here." He said and left with the other medical staff.
[ Brandon ]The night turned out to be the dawn of my painful memories surging back on the canvass of my present. The encounter with Fiona after a decade brought back the agony, pain and cut open the deep wounds of the past.I hadn't told Colton about the encounter with Fiona. He was having a great time with his family and it'd be selfish of me to but a brake on his happiness.She was my demon to deal with.The clock stuck nine in the night, I hadn't talked with Emma throughout the day as it was one of the busiest days. We had a brief conversation twenty-four hours ago. I couldn't gather the courage to tell her that my past was back to haunt me in the present.The loud blaring of my phone diverted my attention from my laptop to my phone screen. It was flashing Damien, my head of security and most trusted man whom I sent after Emma and Elle.I wasted no time in swiping the green button and place the phone near my ear."What's it, Damien?" I asked him before he could say a word."Boss,
[ Emma ]"Are you serious? I mean you ripped that man off his reputation in front of everyone even his own subordinates like a total badass?" Elle exclaimed in disbelief when I narrated her everything that happened at the office.It was hell of a dramatic day. When I returned to my hotel room, I was completely exhausted."Yes, he seemed ready to eat me alive if he was given a chance. I felt bad for the others though, they acted upon his orders to save their jobs but they cheated the company. I had to remove them. If they could be bought once, they'd do it again." I sighed and rubbed my aching head."You need rest, Emma. I am observing you since yesterday. You don't look quite good. I think you should visit your doctor for a routine check-up." Elle said with concern."I am fine, Elle. It just the tension and over workload I have been taking for a long time or I say since I was promoted."I tried to assure her but deep down I knew that I wasn't fine."Emma, don't torture yourself. If you