~~Victor ~~I look at him as he kept giving orders to everyone.How the hell did he turn from CEO to whatever this is.Fortunately I just need one of them or him to take his masks off, I have a camera hidden in the chandelier waiting to take a picture of him.Once I found out Thea had placed a Camera in my home, I had cameras placed in every house or storage space my family owns.So if a new camera is installed, I will get an alert immediately.“You need to tell us what you want.” My dad says.I looked at Greta and she was holding Edwardna while Mom held Edward. They were both scared and shaken up.“We don't have to tell you anything.” He says.“You and you three. Search the house, take anything of value and round up anyone that is supposed to be here.” He says I decided to bait him, “so who are you working for Leo.” Everyone looks at me immediately, “Our Mother or Thea.”He took off his mask, “got you.” I said to myself.“I woke for no one but myself.”“But this wasn't your idea, wa
~~Madison~~It's been four days since I heard someone of the most hurtful words someone has ever said to me.It's not like I haven't heard hurtful ones from anyone but not as much as the ones Victor said to me days ago.What hurts the most is that he said those words in front of Aiden and Caleb.I cried all the way home, I even forgot I promised them Ice cream but they didn't seem to care, it's like they understood what their dad had done and wanted me to feel better.“I can't believe he still hasn't called me back.” Meave threw her phone on the couch.“What do you mean?” Cynthia asks her “Mark hasn't picked up his phone for the past four days.”*What about you, Renee? Is it the same thing for Michael.” She asks“I wouldn't know, I haven't called him?” “Call him now.” “Why?” I asks Cynthia as I placed the orange juice on the table.“It's just a hunch, ever since the adjournment things have been quiet”“What do you mean?” Meave asks her.“I just think, Thea is planning something. Th
~~Madison~~“Look Madison—” Cynthia started, “I know you want to think Victor didn't come here on his own, but we all know he is not a straight shooter.“No, listen!” I screamed, “my baby daddy didn't come in here on his own. Something is going on!” “Okay, calm down.” Gina says, “how do you know?”“We have a shorthand, anything one is fine, anytime one is in trouble. You make a fist, then you release.”“Okay, I will use my credentials to get the camera footage of all the cameras in here. Someone must have gotten it.”“Then if she is right?” Renee asks“Then we are looking at a possible home invasion.”“Oh my God.” Cynthia held her tummy, “Greta is in there with her babies.”“Did you notice, Thea Moore isn't here today.”“So if everything doesn't go as planned, she can disappear, escape before we figure out what she has done.” I said.“So what are we going to do?” I asks and we all faced Gina.“I'm only here to see my niece and nephew, I'm not here for work.” She says.“Are you kiddin
~~Victor~~I sat at the backseat of the car as I was driven back to the house. Back to a house full of guns and nowhere out of it.I can't even think of escaping now, if I do that. I don't know what the others will face. Will they be killed or worse. I honestly can't believe how this happened or why Thea is doing thisFlashbacks★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★“What is the meaning of this Thea?” I ask her as she came on the screen.“What do you think it is, Victor?” She smirks“You need to let our sisters and mothers go. The rest of us will stay and do what you want.”“Is that so?” She says.“For Christ sake Thea, my sister just gave birth. You are putting her in a tremendous amount of stress. Let her go and you still have me.”“Do I look like I care about your sister or her babies?” She brought her face closer, “you brought this upon yourselves. You should have just taken the deal.”“You violated the rules that will both agreed on.”“Stupid rules, you placed that there because you were looking for c
~~Thea Moore~~I sat in my office as I watched Victor's testimony on the TV, I felt my lips move into a smile.This feels damn good. There is nothing stopping that Judge from doing exactly as I told her to do, except maybe she wants her child to be at the bottom of the ocean when I'm done with her.I could see Victor trying to maintain a bold composure like I asked him to, even though I had instilled some fear in him moments ago. It still feels good to be in control.He thought he could just cast by the side just like they did to my mother. No, not today, not ever.Himself and his baby mama will suffer for everything.“Is this for real?!” I heard Stephanie's voice as she stormed into my office.I heard Victor voice on her phone, “ she slept with me on the wedding night of myself and her sister. Just because she wanted to and caused her sister pain.”“You made him say this?” She asks me.“You ask me to.” I responded to her.“I know.” She said taking a seat, “but I didn't expect you to
~~Madison~~“Oh my goodness, we have to help them!” Cynthia screamed.“What is going on?” Renee asks, looking confused.We saw Leo Stone, Victor's step brother beating the hell out of Mark.“Wasn't their security alerted immediately?” Meave says she was almost in tears.“They probably wanted a quiet ceremony, which Thea Moore took advantage of.” Gina says.“You don't know that.” Meave said to her.“Of course, we do.” I looked at her, surprised she could say that.“If I didn't know better, I would think you are supporting her, Meave.” Renee said to her“I'm not supporting her, I just thought that we shouldn't speculate.” “This isn't speculation.” Cynthia chipped in, “Victor comes to court as a surprise witness and says terrible things about Madison to deliberately hurt her case. We all know that even without the makeup sex, Victor wouldn't do it on a bad day.”“I understand that.”“Clearly, you don't.” Renee said to her. “Do you have a problem with me?” Gina ask her, “because all thi
~~Madison~~It's been two days, two days the FBI and the police department has spent in looking for Victor and his Mum all to no avail.It's been a hell of a ride for me, I kept thinking maybe the day he said those hurtful words to me, he was actually telling me something like he couldn't have said those things.But I used the past to Judge and now he is missing. Somewhere in this all thing, I think I have a fault here but I know everything isn't about me.“Madison, the boys are asking of you.” Renee says, standing akimbo on the side of my door.“Tell them, I will be there in a second.” I said to her.She walks in and sat on my bed with me, adjusting the pieces of papers literally everywhere on my bed.“That's what you have been saying for the past two days. They haven't seen you.” She says.“I need to focus, Renee.” I said, staring her in the eye, “I really need to focus on this.” “It is not your fault or your Job to find them.” She says.“Yes it is!” I yelled at her, she looked stu
~~Madison~~“How!!” We all screamed at once. He took a deep breath, “they took my system, the ones that took Victor and Mum.”“Yeah, we know that.” Gina says.“And since we knew that, I have been trying to track the computer and I finally nailed it.”“Okay, how does it work?” I asked him.“Well that's a long process–”“Shorten it.” I said to him, Renee gave me a puzzled look.“They need to turn it on before I will be able to track it.” “Oh my goodness.”“Wow!” That was everyone's exclamation. I didn't say anything.“Hey, that's one step ahead from where we were a few minutes ago.”“Micheal is right. Now all you have to do is stay glued to that system and track the daughter of a bitch once she brings out her ugly head.” I didn't realize I was talking too fast and they were all looking at me.“I'm pretty sure it's, son of a bitch.” Renee says.“I need ice on this.” I said, referring to my hands.“Madison.” I heard Michael call my name, he followed me to the kitchen.“Why are you follo
~~Victor~~“Matthew! I'm right here.” As I said those words it felt like some sand particles were dropped into my throat.I kept walking deeper into the mall but I didn't see him, just some of his minions pointing guns at me from across the wall.“Well, well.” Matthew came out clapping his hands with a smirk on his face. It was taking everything in me not to run towards him and see if I could end this once and for all.But nope, I have to think of Madison and the kids.“Why are you doing this Mathew?” I asked him.He shrugged his shoulders and then stared at me. “How does it feel to be the lesser man right now?”“I don't understand you.” I said to him, trying not to jump out of my skin because of the weapons close to me.“Madison needs a bigger man and right that isn't you.” He said.“So you are the bigger man because you are holding a shopping mall hostage?” I asked him, sounding disgusted.He placed his two hands in front of him, “anything for a reunion with my girl and my boys.”“
~~Victor~~I stood in front of the giant window in my office. Marveling at the sight of the city from where I stood.This city has taken a lot from me. It has also given me plenty of reasons to keep on fighting.I took out my phone and opened it. My wallpaper showed Choice. Madison likes calling her Miranda.I know that's her name but I prefer, Choice. She makes me think of the different ways I will choose to protect my family even if it means giving my life for them.She looks so pretty in this picture and peaceful like she doesn't have any care in the world.“Turn on the TV!” Alex shot at me while he barged into my office.“Oh please, come in.” I said sarcastically.“Just turn on the TV!” He yelled“Okay.” I said softly. I turned on the TV and it was showing a mass shooting in a shopping mall.“Is this any of ours?” I asked him.“No, but Madison and the kids are in there.” He said.I felt numb and the whole world seemed to stop moving. The sound of the remote falling down brought me
~~Madison~~It feels like the world is finally in our favor. Our lives have been filled with so much joy and glamor that sometimes I begin to doubt that I went to some certain things in my life.Life has been good. My career has been flourishing and so has Victor's. He has opened fourteen more branches in different parts of the world.Mark and Meave left the country because Mark is overseeing some of the branches. That was after we found out his fiance wasn't a real fiance after all. She was fake and used to trick Meave.She nearly killed him when she found out but I'm happy she found someone to love her just the way I am loved.Cynthia is living her best life with my step brother, Philip, who is in the race for Mayor of the city. She has been helping him with his campaign and so have we in our free time.Renee and Michael are having a blast, especially with Isabella. They looked so lovely and happy. I'm so glad she found me and I found her because I wouldn't have made it out of some
~~Madison~~I froze as I felt water trail down my thighs. A gasp escaped my lips as I realized my water just broke. Panic swelled in my chest as the wetness clinged to my skin and I struggled to control my panic. “Vi–Victor.” I stammered, feeling the fear in my throat.“You are fine.” He said holding me. “Steven is outside, I will go get him.” He said, trying to leave.“No, no. Don't leave me alone.” I said to him. I held his arms.“Okay.” I took a sharp breath, taking in the pain hitting me every ten minutes and counting.“We are just going to the car.” He said.“I don't think I can!” I yelled at him, digging my fingers into his arms.“Yes, you can.” He said.Each step brought a sharp pain to my legs like I have ever felt before.It wasn't like this with Aiden and Caleb because it was a C-section.“We are almost to the door.” Victor said.“Go, get Steven.” I said to him.“Are you sure?” He asked, “it's just a few steps.”“Get him!” I yelled at him. I don't know if I meant too or did
~~Madison~~It's been a few months since my step sister kidnapped me and held me hostage for ransom money.These last few months I have been trying to heal and also grow a human being inside of me.Finding out I was pregnant came out with mixed reactions. I was glad I got to give my boys a baby sibling but on the other hand I was scared another enemy will come after us or maybe Stephanie will break out of prison.Holding this picture of myself and Stephanie in my hands reminds me of when we were little. How we did not have any evil in our mind. All we wanted was for our parents to give us sweets and treasure.“Hey, you have been staring at that picture for a while.” I heard Victor's voice behind me.“I know.” I said, putting it back in the box. “My Mom gave it to me during the trial.” I said to him.“She shouldn't have done that.” He said, sternly.“I know, but it's okay.”“No, it's not. They might be your family but all they have wanted to do was hurt you. The only person who made am
~~Victor~~I heard the door open and closed then I saw Renee walk towards me.She squatted the same way I did and placed her head on my shoulders.“When I found Madison. I thought she was going to be mean to me for having spent time with a dad that loved me. And I will be mean to her because she had our mom.” She said.“But even with all those thoughts in my head when I saw her it just flew away because she brings so much light out of her body. And maybe because her first reaction to seeing me was calling me mom.” We both laughed.She held my hands, “Madison is strong. With everything she has gone through. She is strong and capable of handling herself against that evil woman.”She scoffed, “I never understood why she still refers to Stephanie as her step sister but I see it now.” She said.“Why?” I asked her “Because she believes in love, you made her love. So you have to believe in her. Believe in her to survive.” She said.“Thanks Renee.” I said to her.“Don't just thank me. Get up
~~Victor~~It felt like the earth was spinning in different directions. How can one victory lead to another problem?“What–do you mean?’ I stammered, I could feel sweats on my forehead including on my eyes.Everything was in motion but I wasn't understanding it.“He needs to get his phone out.” I heard Renee's voice but it sounded so far away.I watched as Bethany was taken away by the police. Our eyes met and she seemed to be sympathetic.I turned my hands into a fist and released them. I did for about five minutes. It's a trick Edward taught me to do whenever I'm scared and right now I'm pretty scared.“Victor, we have to go.” I heard Alex say, loud and clear.“Yeah, yeah.” I got up and rushed out of the room with all of them racing behind me.There were a lot of reporters everywhere. My security spotted us and came to our rescue.“Mr. Reynolds, is Bethany behind this?” A reporter asked.“Have you seen the video, Victor?” Another one asked.“What video?” I blurted out.“Just let's g
~~Victor~~I buttoned up my tux as I got out of the car. Mark and Michael guarded me up to the inside of the court while my security helped Renee and Cynthia.My Mom had to excuse herself from the case because of her conflict of interest which is me. “Thanks guys.” I said to Mark and Michael.“Are you ready for this?” Alex asked me.I inhaled sharply, taking in as much air as I could.“Yes, I'm ready.” I tapped his shoulder.“Hmm, Victor.” Renee called me. I turned around to look at her.She and Cynthia were giving me the same expression they give to me before we entered the courtroom.“This is the most crucial part of this case. And it will be the end of you like I tell you to.” She said.“I will.” I said to her.“I don't need that. You have said that countless times and still misbehave. Today you are going to swear it.” She sounded serious.I laughed, so did the guys but their expressions didn't change.“Oh you are serious?” Michael asked.“I'm dead serious.” Renee said to him. “I
~~Madison~~It felt like we have been driving for hours. The van doesn't seem to stop at each checkpoint.It just drives away like a crazy person. The van, not who is driving it. Maybe who hmis driving it I could feel my wrist getting numb because of how tight the ropes are tied around my hands.I could breath because the bag over my head smells like feaces or something else. I don't know but if makes me choke and neousous.I didn't know if I should scream or kick the van until I'm able to get out. This isn't my first rodeo in getting kidnapped but have been dreaming everyday for the past week how Stephanie is going to make me suffer. Thinking straight has been thrown off the table.The van suddenly came to a stop. I heard people get down and the back of the van was opened.“Get down!” I heard a very deep voice say.Asking them for help will be a mockery to me. They are definitely going to laugh so there is no need.I struggled to lift myself up and I did. I got out of the van and th