I stared at my phone screen seeing Nikolas's name flash through it, I couldn't help the way my stomach tightened in knots.
I swallowed hard and debated myself whether I should answer it or not-
Roman said that he left, he doesn't know i am here, he thinks i am at the hotel, right ?
I think i should answer, for him not to get suspicious. I took in a deep breath and pressed the answer button. I placed the phone to my ear and no words were able to form out of my mouth.
I heard his low breath before he lowly said, "Hey."
My eyes closed, my other hand fisted around the blanket.
Cara's POV"- But you'll never be able to heal the scars over my arm."His words hit me hard, so hard. My eyes traveled to his arm and my chest tightened.I saw them before, i did.They are clearly craved over his skin making it hard to ignore and not observe. Not one or two, much more, way more.I saw them but I didn't think it through. I saw them but i ignored them too.Because it kills me, it rips me apart knowing that this time, i am the reason behin
Cara's POV"Are you scared ?" I asked Lilly as I crouched down in front of her and buckled her seatbelt.Her wide eyes looked at me and she nodded, her fingers wrapped tightly around the belt. Her small knuckles turning white from her very tight hold.I gave her a smile trying to sooth her, "It's okay, i am sitting beside you, don't worry." I said as i stroked her cheek before i stood up and sat down beside her. I buckled my seatbelt as well, then took her small hand in mine.She looked around the plane in fear, her eyes glistened with tears, her lips pressed in a pout, she sniffled and one tear trickled down her cheek.When we came from London, she was so scared as
Alex's POVI had this very little small hope.That things would be fixed, that we can get back together again. That the past can be forgotten and moving on is a real thing.But now, now her very few words smashed that hope into very tiny pieces.I had this hope, that they didn't-That he didn't-Fuck- the thought alone kills me.This burn in my chest, when will it stop ?For god's sake, i thought he didn't touch her.
Cara's POVI didn't know how the words escaped my mouth. How did i even let myself to-No, i should've not - noI covered my mouth with my hand as i immediately ran away, ignoring the shocked look on Katherine's face, ignoring as she called my name as i entered the bathroom and slammed the door behind.With my shaking hand i locked it.I pressed my back against the door as the tears kept their flow.The tightness over my chest increased, my lungs contracted painfully, it felt so painful to even breath.My b
Alex's POVI am probably committing the worst mistake of my life.The door I locked in my head and threw the key away, now I just tore it upart with my own hands.It's a big risk that i am taking.I simply came back to what I ran away from.I am going to ruin myself again.But that doesn't matter. I don't matter. She does, and for her I am ready to do more.My dear father went back to his seat, the smile still not leaving his lips. He is grinning, the old fool, he is actually grinning.
Cara's POV"Come with me please." The nurse said with a smile. I nodded in return and followed her.I wrapped my arms around myself as i felt a wave of coldness sweep over me. My steps heavy as i walked further inside as if some force is trying to pull me backwards.It's for the best. I kept saying.Things will be better after.It's the only way.It's for the best.I kept on repeating.I will be okay.I am trying to stay calm. I am trying to catch a glimps
Cara's POVIt was perfect.No, it was more. Much more.It was like kissing him for the very first time.Life fire exploding within my bones. Like my soul had finally found its peace. And that every part of me that was dead, came back to life again.The movement of our lips took a short pause, our eyes connected, no words were uttered, yet our eyes were lost in a deep,very deepconversation.His were darker, full with need, full with so many unsaid emotions while mine was melting due to his intense gaze.
Cara's POV"What ?" I asked, my eyes wide as i tried to let it all in.He just shrugged in return.I almost chocked on my saliva.Oh god.I took in a deep gulp of air, "Please tell me this is one of your jokes." I said.He shook his head with a smile, "Sadly, no."I removed his arms from around me as i sat straight facing him, i shook my head, "You can't be serious, like you can't Alex, what the hell, this is -" i pressed my palm over my forehead, his words made no sense to me, "It's dangerous." It's way more than just dangerous.Theywill ruin him.
Katherine's POV"Here is number one," Alex said as he handed me Lilly.I gave her to Ashton before I turned around and received the second package, "And here is number two," He added as he handed me Max and his bag. The little boy settled between my arms without making any noise. He rested his cheek over my chest as he played with the piece of bread in his tiny hands, chewing on it and making a mess over my clothes and his."Is that all?" I asked, my eyebrow raising and Alex nodded, "As far as I know, I have only two kids," He said, his eyebrows pulling closer in utter terror, "I hope there isn't more of them out there.""We all have our doubts about that," I said and he shot me a glare.His eyes flickered to Max in my arms and they softened right away before he inched closer and kissed his cheek. He ran his hand over the boy's soft hair and Max looked back at him, smiling as he let out that happy baby noise that makes my ovaries explode.I pouted at his cuteness and tightened my arms
Five months later...Cara's POVI pressed my palm over my bump when I felt my belly tightening and my muscles stiffening. I walked forward shaking that uncomfortable feeling away.My stomach and back muscles contracted painfully and I slammed my eyes shut.Breathe in. Breathe out.Phew.If you think that I am gonna have the baby right now, well I hate to burst your bubble, but you're wrong. I've been having these amazing false alarms all over the past week.I lost count over how many times I dragged Alex to the hospital. Poor thing, I gave him way too many unnecessary heart attacks.Five days has passed since my due date and my baby is not planning on coming out. WHY? Just why?I've never felt more uncomfortable.I walked into the kitchen and my eyes fell on Katherine preparing the meal with Ashton assisting her. She's so lucky, Alex never helps me. Sigh.Ashton's gaze went to me and he smiled, "You're still pregnant?" He asked amused.Is he making fun of me?He is, isn't he?That son
Cara's POVLove is a pretty powerful drug. When you feel it, you really feel it.It can suspend time, making the whole world seem still except for you two.My mother once told me that there's a vast difference between love and true love. I never understood it, not until now.True love knows no depth. It's an endless tunnel that sweeps you up in the whirlwind and you're never quite free from it. It stays with you and it gets you addicted like nothing else. There is no breaking free after, no moving on.True love isn't ordinary. It doesn't come around often and that's how you'll know it's genuine.I thought I knew what love is when I first met Alex, when he took my hand in his and I fell into his arms, like I was always waiting for it. It felt like a fairy tale at the moment, it was magical..in a way.We had our ups and downs back then, but it was simple. We were just two lost people, learning how to fall in love. It was new for us, to open up and let our guard down, we weren't used to
Alex's POVI never believed in fate or destiny.All the soulmates and meant to be crap, they never made sense to me. The concept that no matter what we do, the outcome is sealed, that we are just puppets in the grand scheme of things...That concept is ill.But what is scarier is that people actually believe in it.They say what's meant to be, will be.That in the end, everything unfolds the way it's supposed to. As if destiny is not the choices we make.I just don't believe in that.Yeah, I believe that I fell in love, but I believe that I chose her, I believe that it was my choice...not something written in the stars all those years ago.It was my choice.Like I chose to be with her; now, I am choosing to leave her behind.I am choosing to move on.For the very first time, I am choosing to be selfish.On a heavy exhale, I stood up, for a moment I gazed at her. I couldn't help but think that what we had was so beautiful, it was everything I ever wanted. She was my everything. But all
At the day of the incident...PART TWO05:30 amEmma's POVFear.Fear is shackles, it is a knife in the gut slowly twisted, it is a constant hammer on the head.Yet fear is also just an illusion, but not an amusing one brought about by a conjuring trick. It's like the ghosts of a child's nightmare - a fragment of our own imagination. A lie.Whenever fear and I crossed paths, I walked with confidence right past it.For years and years, I didn't feel it because I believed that there is nothing to fear but fear itself.But all of that changed now.All my defenses evaporated as my eyes locked down with his. They were a deep, earthy brown - the color of the earth after torrential rains.He smiles at me. It is soft, so soft, a contradiction with the cruelty in his eyes."Emma," He whispers, my name parts his lips ever so gently. He was never gentle.The fear sits quietly, eroding the person I was born to be. What starts as a contortion of my stomach becomes a feeling of being smothered by a
ONE YEAR LATER...NEW YORKCara's POVLoving someone is one of the biggest chances we ever take.I consider it unfair, because it's rarely a conscious decision we make. It's something beyond our control.That love, it either blossoms slowly and gradually grows, or it hits us hard, shocking us with its sudden intensity.Sometimes it's a cure.And other times it's a curse.In my case, it was both.It was the one thing missing from my life, the thing I needed the most but when I finally had it, like a drug, I couldn't live without it.Falling in love, it was inevitable.This...all of this was inevitable.It was bound to happen. I couldn't avoid it, no matter what, I couldn't run from it.It's weird, but I always had a feeling that something this bad would happen one day. I always sensed a storm brewing at a distance, waiting for the best moment to strike and ruin us in its wake...and the sad thing, it actually did.The storm wrecked us. Took parts of us. Changed us.That storm, it broke
Alex's POV"Can I ask something?"Oh, it speaks.I didn't answer right away, I can feel her eyes on me as I drove us to our destination. Without turning, I nodded my head, ushering her to carry on, although, I would've preferred this drive to be silent."Would you...Would you really do what you said on the phone?" The amount of fear in her voice almost made my chest tighten, "Would you hand me over to your father like that?"I turned to look at her, my brow arched as I asked, "Do you want the truth?" She immediately nodded her head, eager to hear the answer.I looked back at the road ahead of us, "Yeah, I would." I honestly said, "If it wasn't for Nikolas, who I am pretty sure will literally kill me if I did it, but if it wasn't for him, I would've just handed you to him in exchange for my daughter."I felt her shift in her seat uncomfortably, her voice shook a little, "Are you going to do that now?"I turned to her, to see the lone tear streaming down her cheek and I shook my head, "
Alex's POV"Hel...Help?" She stuttered, conflict reigned in her gaze, questions, worry, and blatant confusion. Her eyes drifted between us, trying to take it in, her hand plastered against her chest as she asked again, "You...you want my help?"See, even she is surprised."It's Frank," Nikolas said, her wide eyes went to him, "This is gonna include him knowing that you're still alive, but don't worry, it's safe, I wouldn't do anything that would put you in danger."Her legs moved her backward, the force of the news hit her a little bit. She seemed to regain control when she looked at me and lightly shook her head, "I still don't understand."I found my voice again and said, "He has my daughter," I swallowed hard, "And we can't find him, we think...well, Nikolas thinks that if he knew you're alive, he'll show up and that will take us one step closer into finding her." I explained, emotions pushed at my chest and I carried on, "If you don't wanna do this, no one is gonna force you, we-"
Alex's POVFlames of fear licked through my body, kindling the madness the thought of losing her created in me, and my gut twisted into the tightest knot.What does he want from my little girl?If he wants the baby dead, then what does Lilly have to do in the middle of all of this?"Who did this?" Liam asked the guy, but the young man was already slipping away, the liquid oozing down his shirt took a darker color. Liam shook him, "I said, who did this?" His voice bellowed in the hallway, slamming against the walls and returning back as an echo."Who else do you think?" My voice didn't sound familiar to my own ears; Liam turned to me, his gaze drifting from the dead guy, "It's my dear father, who else would do something like this?"His brow raised before he got to his feet, "Well, I can think of one other person who would do something exactly like this." The words harshly tumbled out, his hand curling into a fist, anger taking over his eyes. It's weird, seconds ago he was the one tryin