"If you think that it's over, then you got it all wrong." Are you ready to feel the last beat?
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The delicious smell of my favorite mac and cheese tingled my nose when I entered the kitchen.
My eyes automatically looked for my husband and there I saw him preparing our dinner table.
Aside from mac and cheese, I can see that he also made my favorite steak and other delicious foods for our 11th year anniversary.
And I can't help but smile as I crossed my arms against my chest while leaning at the doorframe and just watched my wonderful wife do all the work.
Life with Gabriel was, is and I am sure will always be beyond wonderful.
We have our ups and downs as a couple but that didn't make me love him less. In fact, I loved him even more as years passed by and he showed me how wonderful it is to have someone like him in my life.
I honestly think that I'm the luckiest man on earth as I'm able to get myself a very good-looking and the best husband I could ever wish for and also a wonderful son that makes life brighter for the both of us.
It's also exactly two years ago when we welcomed a five year old sweet boy into our home and I can really say that Nathaniel made the house more livelier.
There are days that I actually don't want to go to work and just spend the rest of the day with Gabriel and our son. And that's the best feeling ever.
Knowing that in the morning, I'll wake up and get to see their beautiful faces and they would bid me goodbye and wish me luck every time I went off for work. And it makes me more happy knowing that I'll go home at night and they will both welcome me with a warm hug and tell me how much they miss me the whole day.
They made me feel like I was never from a broken family.
And Nathan never failed to let Gabriel know that he's the best dad he could ever have.
I can still remember how he hesitated upon my request to adopt a child but now he's the one who never wants Nathan out of his sight.
I'm not complaining, though. Cause that's what I wanted. For him to love and cherish our son just like his own. Our own. And he never once failed doing so.
One thing I love the most about Gabriel is he never made me feel envious about the attention he's giving to our son.
He never made me feel deprived of his affection even when he had to take care of Nathaniel while I manage our business.
And I am utterly proud of what he had become.
From a very impatient dork1 to a very loving dad.
It's really lovely.
He's lovely.
It was then, I couldn't take it anymore and I walked towards him with long strides just so I could reach him as soon as possible.
He jumped slightly when I wrapped my arms around his waist and he turned to look at me while I buried my face on the side of his neck. Sniffing his scent.
I'm not looking at him but I know that he's smiling when he hummed and patted my hands just above his tummy.
"Welcome home." He said sweetly and I can't help but smile as I continued sniffing and feeling his hot and soft skin.
It was then I raised my head and put my lips against his ear. I can feel how he stiffened just by the mere gesture and it made me grin to no end.
"Happy anniversary, my lovely husband." I whispered against his ear and I heard him gasp. So I turned him around so that he'll be facing me and he invited my lips to touch his and so I did.
It was a long and passionate one.
The same kiss we shared all throughout the years.
It never changed.
We were both gasping for air when we pulled away from each other and I can't help but smile as I leaned my forehead against his.
His hot breath fanning my cheeks as I stare at his lovely orbs.
Who would've thought that I'll end up with the one I used to hate, right?
But I can never regret anything that has happened.
Not when it all led to this beautiful life I have now with him and our son.
"Happy anniversary too, my cocky husband." He smirked at me and I couldn't help but chuckle as I pulled him closer.
"Cocky, huh? You wanna know how cocky I am later tonight?" I said and he smiled while raising both of his eyebrows pretending to be clueless and I still find him cute when he does that.
So I showered him light kisses all around his face and he accepted all that while giggling.
We were both smiling happily when I stopped and we stared at each other for a while.
Indulging the silence as we show how much we love each other through gazes.
It was then I realized that something's missing, or someone perhaps.
"Where's Nathan?" I asked him and he patted my shoulder.
"He's with Tim and Top. They are out to buy some wine while the others are on their way here to celebrate with us." He said and I nodded. "I actually don't want him to go but I can't manage to see him sulking the whole night so I just let him be." He said before pouting, prolly castigating himself for being not able to resist his son's cuteness.
And I laughed at him.
He had really took a whole turn from being a dork to a very considerate dad.
I can't blame him, though. Cause even I can't resist pur son's cuteness.
And we both promised that as long as it's not bad for Nathan, we would never deny him anything in this world cause he deserves nothing but the best.
And I smiled as I pat his head for doing the right thing. It's not as if Top would let anything bad happen to our son. After all, he's one of the most trusted people in our life.
It was then my phone rang so I fished it from my coat's pocket only to see an unregistered caller ID.
I don't know but my heart started beating abnormally just by staring at the caller's number.
I have a bad feeling about this.
But then, I decided to take the call, thinking that I'm just over thinking and that everything's fine.
I looked at Gabriel as I placed the phone against my ear and I can see that he's also curious about who the caller is.
"Hello?" I asked on the other line. Few seconds and the caller didn't say anything yet. "Hello? Who's this?" I asked once again. Louder this time as nervousness started to creep in my whole system.
"It's been a while since I last heard your voice, Maze. And I missed it. Don't you miss me too?" My whole body turned rigid as I recognized the familiar voice from the other line.
This can't be happening.
But I can't also be wrong.
I know very well who the owner of the voice is.
And I can't help but to grip tightly on my phone while frowning deeply.
I can see Gabriel's worried expression while he's looking at me.
"Who are you?" I asked through gritted teeth, pretending to not know him.
"C'mon, Maze. I'm the only person you can never forget for the rest of your life." He even laughed when he said that and it triggered my anger to no end. "I'm back. And I'll be taking what is supposed to be mine with a bonus." He added and I frowned at what he said.
"What do you mean?" I asked him, raising my voice cause I know for a fact that he can't mean any good.
"You made the right decision to get yourself an heir, Maze. And I'm willing to do everything this time just to have the both of you."
I feel like my heart stopped beating when I heard what he said.
I can't help but to feel nervous not only for myself but for Gabriel and our son as well.
I've never seen this coming.
I thought, I was already able to end it there.
But it seems like, I got it all wrong.
It's not yet over.
"Are you ready to crawl back to my mercy, my Son?"
"Maze, the love of my life. I know we had gone through a lot and I've witnessed how you doubted yourself about being a good partner to me and a dad to our son, Nathaniel. But I want you to know that no one can ever replace you.You will always be my person.The one that I trust the most.The one who made me feel like I was never broken.The one who made me realize that I can be someone's home.You made me feel needed.And my life before you, that's all I ever wanted.To be needed and to be loved.And you did all that.You took away all my traumas and tried your best to protect me and our son.And I want you to know that I'm still keeping my promise, Maze.That if there come a time that you wanted to weep and slack off, you can always look for me and I'll be there. Always.I am your home.And at times when you're too weak, I'll be your strength.We're a team. You need not to face a storm alone cause I'll always be with you.I love you with extreme certainty, Maze Johnson-Thornton.We
"I may have kept some things from you, Gabriel. Some things that even I, myself, hated about me. But I will never forget how you made me realize that I can be the most hideous person I think I am, and you'd still love me with every beat of your heart.I will never forget how you managed to bring light in my darkness and how you filled the void in my life with your mere existence.And it was then I realized that I don't really believe in love.I only believed in you.And I can never love somebody else as much as I love you.Cause my love is no one but you.You are my home that I'll always try to protect.The home that I'll always get excited to run to after a tiring day.The arms that I'd love to wrap around me as I sleep.The owner of the lips that I'll forever long to kiss.You're my constant reminder that I am loved.And this heart of mine, my love.It beats for you.I love you Gabriel Thornton-Johnson."
Maze'sI felt my tears streaming down my cheeks as I look at the love of my life, looking as beautiful as ever, whilst he walks towards the predella where I'm standing. I can also see the reactions among our guests and I can really see that they are happy for the both of us. I looked at our friends and can't help but to cry even more because of how thankful I am to them for staying with us and for fighting with us amidst of the danger. I looked at Gabriel's mom and she smiled at me. And I uttered 'thank you' but I know that that's not enough. Those words can't really express how grateful I am to her for bringing Gab to life and for making him such a strong person that I can lean on whenever I'm weak and vulnerable. I looked at my wife again as he reached the predella and he looked at me with nothing but love in his eyes. We were to drawn with each other's orbs and we didn't notice that our son is standing between us. If Nathan hadn't taken my hand to intertwine it with Gabriel
SAVEDGabriel'sMy world's in a blur once I opened my eyes and I was welcomed by a bright light conquering the room. On a split second, I really thought that I was dead and this was already Nirvana. But as soon as I've felt the pain on my chest, I knew for sure that I'm alive and I'm probably in a hospital.I dared to get up but one was quick to stop me and firmly held me back from getting up.It's Michael.He smiled at me softly as if he's consoling me and I couldn't help but frown.The first person that comes through my mind was my husband.And after remembering what happened before I passed out, I went hysterical before frantically looking around."Where's Maze? Where's my husband?" I asked Mike as tears started streaming down my face with the immense fear I'm feeling.That aside from the physical pain I'm feeling from the wound on my chest, the pain I'm feeling within whilst thinking what could possibly be the reason why my husband is not around is much more bigger than any phys
Hitting HomeGabriel's I stared at my own reflection in the vanity mirror whilst fixing the collar of my suit. I took a couple of deep breath as I feel extremely nervous about what's about to happen. And as I stare at myself, I can't help but cry again as I remembered everything that we've been through.I cried even more when the image of Maze lying bloodied in my arms while I called his name nonstop flashed through my mind. I feel like it all just happened yesterday and yet here I am. About to hit home. It was then the door opened and my mom came in. She gave me a warm smile when she saw me crying as she walked towards me. I also smiled at her but then started crying again like a baby when she pulled me in for a hug without saying anything. She just stood and hugged me as if that can soothe me from having all these feelings. And it somehow helped to calm me down.She then pulled away to look at my face and she smiled as she stared at me lovingly.She fixed my hy hair and pa
The Last BeatGabriel'sMy eyes widened when Maze suddenly jumped in front of me to catch the bullet that was meant for me. "Maze!""Daddy!"We both stared at each other's eyes as he fell on his knees while still being tied up on that chair.I feel like I've been stabbed just by seeing him in pain and I couldn't do anything to ease it.It was then another gunshots followed and it wasn't from Mr. King's gun.He frantically looked around only to see some of his men lying on the ground.Suddenly, three figures showed up from the dark part of the building followed by two more.And I almost cried upon recognising who they are.Jake, First and Heine went on full alert while holding their guns firmly. They showed no fear as they went to deal with Mr. King's men. Heather and Royce didn't waste any time and used the three's cover to run towards Becka, Nathan and Crimson. From the other side, there goes Mark, Top, Barry and Marvin. Mark is also holding a gun whilst the other three held a m
LA VERDADMaze'sI woke up with nagging headache. I frowned and grunted as I blink a couple of times wondering why my head hurts so much. It was then I remembered that my fucking estranged father just hit me with a gun causing me to fell unconscious. With that, I immediately went on full alert and tried my best to move. But apparently, Mr. King, being such a fucking coward, had tied me down in a chair. "Maze." I heard a familiar voice calling my name and my eyes widened as my heart started beating painfully upon recognising the owner of that voice. It's my person. I looked up and saw him standing in front of me."Gabriel!" My voice turned hoarse and I felt my throat being dry. "Gab!" I called him again when I saw who was the one standing behind him."Daddy!" I looked at the direction where that little cry came from and saw my son together with Crimson and Becka being tied up together. Crimson and Becka looked at me apologetically and their weak appearance made me more enraged.
Maze'sI frowned upon hearing what he said and even if I don't want to, perturbation suddenly creeped my whole system as I try to register and understand what he just said. "Cause by then, your beloved husband and son's head would be blown cause there's a gun pointed at their heads as we speak."I tried my best to apprehend what he said but God knows how much I wished I didn't. My hands started to shiver but then, I remained aiming the gun at him. To show him that I don't believe him. He's just stalling. But then he let out a dry laugh that seems to painful to hear before he looked at me again. "We may think alike but you should know by now that I am still more cunning than you." He said before fishing out his phone and I went on full alert. I looked closely with every move he makes. Even the way he dialed on his phone makes my heart beat painfully. The way that the dialing tone resonates inside the room just added to the tension I'm feeling. I feel like once the other line
Maze'sWe didn't waste any time at the cemetery since Mr. Alba's subordinates are on their way already.I know that I still have to attend some interrogation but since I've already made a pact with Mr. Alba that I'll help him capture one of most famous dealer in the grey market which is my Dad, there's no need for that cause I've already given him the evidences I've gathered about all the illegal businesses of Mr. King.Mr. King thinks that he's the only one who can control this game.But I when I said that I'll never be his thrall, I mean it.Mr. Alba suggested that we can just perform a sting operation with me as their bait since I'm the one he wants to have in the first place but I know that that's not possible and he can easily get away with it. I know for a fact that he also have connections inside the police forces. In fact, he even tried to bribe Mr. Alba and the Director General not knowing that we have long agreed with each other that we'll catch him no matter what. The Di
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