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CLAIRE The warmth engulfed me as I entered the house. It was good to be back. The familiarity hit me, and the warmth hit my belly as soon as Asher walked in behind me. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was utterly exhausted but at the same time. I was relieved that I was out of the hospital. Somehow I was able to make it out of there without losing my mind. That had to count for something. I paused in shock as I spotted Annabelle and Regal at the start of the staircase. Asher paused behind me, taking the sight in as well. What I wasn't anticipating was my stepsister's presence. Not here, not now. I wanted to ask what she was doing here. But after eating at the cafe and making conversation with Asher. I was spent. The anticipation that I had was making my way up to bed and falling asleep. Not this. Never this. “Is it me, or do you just have a thing for showing up in places that you're not wanted?” Asher growled. He didn't bother hiding his irritation. “Claire. I was so worried about
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CLAIRE I paused at the sight of everyone seated around the dining table. It was unusual to see everyone here. I took note of Liah's displeased expression, but then again, when was she ever happy to see me? I realized that there was a new face sitting next to hers. An older man who seemed to be bordering on middle age. My gaze lingered on his features, and I realized that they held a striking resemblance to Liah's. I paused, and my eyes widened slightly when I realized that he was Liah's father. I didn't exactly know what to make of his presence. This was the least place that I was expecting him to be. As if he could sense that he was being watched, he raised his head immediately, letting his gaze travel over to me. His eyes clouded with something that I couldn't entirely describe. His expression was neutral, but I noticed the way he watched me with interest. I watched as he leaned down to whisper something to Liah. I wished that I could catch what it was, but then again, it wasn't
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CLAIRE Dinner wasn't dramatic after Asher and I returned. I politely turned down Liah's father's offer. Why they suddenly picked an interest in my charity fundraiser was something I wasn't sure that I would've been able to understand. I was convinced that they weren't genuinely interested in helping out the people who needed help, the orphan kids. It was more for recognition and a rub of ego, which I wasn't interested in. It didn't align with what I really wanted, which was my genuine intentions to help the kids and the women in the cancer ward. Liah's father's demeanor never changed after I turned him down, although I noticed a bit of tightness around the corner of his eyes when he smiled at me. Liah shot him a look screaming, I told you so'. Asher said nothing throughout the dinner, but I could understand why. Gregory said nothing either; I noticed the reluctance in his movement when he picked up his fork to eat, and I wondered if Asher's words hurt him more intently than I thoug
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CLAIRE I noticed the way Asher stared at me as I sat at the vanity. I had just finished having a warm bath, and my face was bare and fresh from all the makeup that it had. I turned to the reflection in the mirror and I realized that one of my sleeves had rolled down by mistake, exposing my bare arm. I met Asher's gaze through the mirror. His eyes were dark and full of primal hunger, and for some reason, I didn't shift my eyes away because I wanted him to want me. I could see the struggle in his eyes. “What's wrong?” I decided to ask. I knew what was wrong, but I still had to ask nevertheless. “What are you talking about?”His voice sounded neutral, but I could tell that he was struggling to keep it together. A moment of tense silence lingered between the both of us. “You keep looking at me. So I'm just wondering if there's something on my face,” I said as I lifted my shoulder up into a casual shrug. “Don't be ridiculous; you know that I'm just trying to make sure you're okay,” h
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CLAIRE I shivered with delight as I felt a cold finger trail down my back. My eyes fluttered open almost immediately as I felt myself being pulled out of sleep. I don't know how long I allowed myself to bask in his body warmth. I noticed that his arms were still wound around me like he had no intention of letting me go. I closed my eyes and sighed as I shifted closer to him. If it were humanly possible, I would enter his skin. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was all kinds of exhausted, but in a good way. “I've been thinking,” he said as he continued to trail a finger down the length of my back. I raised my head up slightly to look at him when he paused halfway. He seemed to be lost in thought. I sighed. “What were you thinking about?” I decided to press further. I didn't want him to feel like he couldn't tell me anything. “Well. I've been thinking, and I just realized that we never really get to do anything fun. Together, I mean, he said. My eyes fluttered closed once more as a sm
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CLAIRE This wasn't the usual morning that I had expected to have, but somehow, it came out for the better. I don't know if I'll ever get used to the sight of Asher handling the wheel, but it was a very interesting sight. Asher had decided that he wanted us to have the morning to ourselves without the interference of the driver. I looked through the window; the small smile that I had on my face refused to fall off as I observed the passing trees through the window. I tried not to flutter as Asher placed a hand on my bare knee. I shivered as subtly as I could. I wondered why he found it difficult to keep his hands to himself. But it was Asher. He was always going to look for an excuse to touch me. And even if I wasn't going to admit it openly, I wanted it to be that way. I secretly loved it. “You should've given me a bit more time to pack some more things,” I pouted slightly as I shot him a look. I was only able to pack up a small foldable mat, some towels, my water bottle, and than
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CLAIRE I tried to refrain from being conscious as Asher stared at me over the table. I noticed that the corner of his lips was tilted in a small smile. With the way he was looking at me, you'd think that I was something that walked out of a dream. My lips parted slightly in surprise. My heart paused, and I didn't exactly know how to react to the way that he was looking at me. I paused and raised an eyebrow at him. “Is there something on my face?” I said, and he smiled, shaking his head silently in response. My gaze traveled down to his food. I noticed he hadn't exactly eaten much, and my brows furrowed as I wondered what could possibly be wrong. I closed my eyes.“You don't like the food. Am I being too much? Did I do something wrong?” I blurted. I was unable to keep the questions at bay anymore. “Don't think too much about it. You didn't do anything wrong,” he said. “Then why do you keep looking at me like I have something on my face?” I said. “You just look... different,’’ he
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CLAIREI stared at him breathless for a moment. I was almost sure that I had misheard him, but then a part of me knew that I didn't. This was really happening. “Wait, what?” I sounded more breathless than I would have liked. My eyes fluttered closed as I tried to piece together what he was saying. But a part of me knew what was happening already. Maybe it was the fact that I was in denial. Maybe it was the fact that I was secretly brimming with anticipation, or maybe it was the fact that I couldn't still get over the shock. I knew that Asher was full of surprises. I guess I wasn't just aware of the surprises that he decided to have to go sleeves. Like traveling to another country after informing me in the short space of an hour. “I was hoping for two reactions. A smile on your face and a kiss afterwards. I'm not really sure I know what to do with the reaction on your face right now, he said. I inhaled deeply. He was right. I should say something. “You just told me that I'm going
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ASHER “Who’s been kidnapped? Do you know the person personally?” She inquired.“It’s my wife, I’m going to get her now,” I answered. “Sir, I’d advise against that. Why don’t you let the police officers do their job,” she advised. I let out a slight laugh, “this is my wife we’re talking about, I can’t sit back and let some asshole take her so it’s either you guys arrive quickly or you’d have a dead body on your hand”. “A dead body?” I ended the call and increased the speed of the car till I arrived at Glory Avenue. I scanned the houses on the street, searching for a deep blue roof. On searching it, I swerved to the right, slowing down as I edged into the lawn of the house, unintentionally. I pulled out the key, wearing it in one finger, curling my fingers into a fist, letting the key rest against my knuckle. My heart raced with adrenaline, and my brows furrowed. I kept walking till I arrived at the front door. The windows were closed, and the lights were turned off. I stepped, tu
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ASHER'S P.O.VEverything happened in a blur. My father tried to reason with me, but I wasn’t interested in what he had to say. How could he take Regal as his son? Even after what he did to Claire. My Claire. Speaking of Claire, she must be waiting for me. She’s probably worried about me. I didn’t mean to leave her with Regal and Annabelle, the people who hurt her, but I couldn’t bear seeing their faces. If I stayed there any longer, I might have done something I’d regret. I excused myself. My father agreed with a nod, and I left the room. “Claire,” I called as I approached the living room. I received no answer in return. My eyebrows furrowed. Why wasn’t she saying anything? If it was any other scenario, I’d think she didn't hear me, but she was with the people who caused her harm, of course she’d want to leave. She’d rush towards me, and I’d be more than happy to welcome her into my arms. I quickened my pace, still calling for her, just in case she didn’t hear me the first time.
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CLAIRE“Unbearing?” I blinked. “Then your sister swooped in,” he kept pushing me down the street, until we arrived beside a car. With one hand on my waist, he pushed me towards the door, releasing his other hand from my arm and grabbing the knob of the back door. “Get in,” he demanded.I shook my head. “Get in, Claire. I don’t want to be violent towards you,” he advised. “You’re very important to me, I don’t want to do anything to hurt our child”.“Our child,” I was taken aback. “Get in,” he demanded, rasing his tone,not intending to correct himself any time soon.Did he really think he could ruin my life, kill our baby turn when his life doesn’t turn out the way he plans, he swoops on and tries to clam what’s not his.“Get in,” he pushed on my waist and I drop onto the seat. I lift my head up to find Liah sitting at the further end, her body resting against the car door, wearing all black. “What are you doing here?” I question. She didn’t say a thing. I turn to face Regald who
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CLAIRE I was amused, to say the least. I watched Regal stumble over words. Annabelle turned away from me, spinning her head towards Regal and grabbing his arm when he revealed her name. Her eyes grew wide, trying to silence him. He tore his arm away from her and began speaking, but she talked over him, causing chaos. I picked up a glass of wine from the table, raising it to my lips. I didn’t drink any, I just needed something to keep me busy and stop me from speaking. The air is thick with tension as Regal leans forward, his voice tight with frustration. Regal had everyone’s eyes on him, and he suddenly burst, words spewing out of his lips uncontrollably, “You all think I’m some heartless bastard for what I did, but you don’t understand, It wasn’t just me. Annabelle and I—she was the reason. She made me see that bringing a child into a relationship that was already dead was a mistake. We made the decision together.”I stiffen, gripping my wine glass, my knuckles turning white.
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CLAIRE Dinner. I dreaded it. We'd barely arrived home before Gregory began to interfere with our privacy again. We've barely settled back in and here we were at dinner, surrounded by the very people that I have sworn to avoid. But considering the miracle that had happened to Asher and I. It was almost impossible for anything to bother me. Not even Regal and Annabelle's presence was enough. I Blake my eyes and sighed. I was beginning to feel tired. It was always easy to feel so tired and worn out from the stress. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was exhausted as I leaned my head against Asher's shoulder and closed my eyes for a brief moment. Just a sliver of time to get it back together. “Are you alright?” Regal said and my eyes opened as my gaze met his. I wasn't even irritated, the hate that I felt for him that I had carried for him for years began to wear off. Not entirely. Buy maybe enough to fixate on what he had done to me years ago. His eyes were full of concern as he looked a
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CLAIRE I was glad she didn’t make mention of the pastAsher exhaled a laugh. “That’s the best news I’ve heard in a long time.”Dr. Patel went over a few more details. “We’ll schedule you for your next ultrasound around 20 weeks,” she said. “That’s when we can check for anatomy details—and if you want, find out the sex.”I exchanged a glance with Asher. “I think we want to wait,” she said.Dr. Patel smiled. “That’s great. Any questions for me?”I hesitated, then asked, “What are the chances of anything going wrong because of what i went through in the past?”Dr. Patel softened. “I understand the worry, but at this point, your risk of a miscarriage or any issue at all has dropped significantly. I’d say just enjoy the moment.”I squeezed Asher’s hand, feeling lighter than she had in weeks.We left her office with glee. My eyes still glanced around until the got glued to this particular lady who looked a lot like Liah. She turned and I could see her fully.I halted and so did Asher, alth
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CLAIRE The fluorescent lights glowed softly above as Asher and I. The air carried the faint familiar scent of disinfectant and that of hope. It ached to think about the possibility of not having a child but there was still I change i could have one. I took a deep breath, her fingers instantly tightening around Asher’s hand as we walked toward the receptionist’s desk. He moved his thumb gently against mine and when we arrived in front of the desk, I looked over at him and smiled. “Good morning,” the receptionist greeted, her fingers clicking across the keyboard. “You must be Claire Henshaw?”“Claire Henshaw,” I was slow to respond, turning away from Asher and facing the nurse. The surname still haunted me, like a roof over my head, something I couldn’t get rid off. Asher’s face said no less, his jaws clenched and his fingers folding as their slowly pulled away from my shoulder. The knots tightened and the tension grew. I could recall sitting here as well with an unresponsive Regal
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CLAIRE My body trembled slightly as I wretched into the toilet. Whatever was left of my dinner last night escaped my body as I threw up. Some strands of hair clung to my forehead because of the sweat that broke out and even if I didn't want to admit it. My body was heavy with exhaustion. I felt the breeze on my neck as my hair was being raised up gently. I could sense Asher behind me as he rubbed tender circles against my back. The movement was comforting. Everything about it was comforting. I closed my eyes and sighed. I was exhausted. Everything was exhausting. With my exhaustion, I also sensed fear. No matter how much I tried to force my mind not to linger on it, it was there regardless. As much as there was fear, there was hope. Or maybe I was afraid to hope. My eyes fluttered closed for a brief moment as I placed my hand gently against my belly. It couldn't be. There was no way that it was possible. It certainly wouldn't be possible. But each time I tried to deny it, my hope
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CLAIREWe made our way to the car and he helped me in. “I can walk,” I laughed lightly. He was treated me gently, way more than usual, like a fragile egg that was at risk of shattering. He looked amused, “I just don’t want anything to happen to you”. He stood between the door and I. “Is it because the doctor said I might ne pregnant?” I joked bit he took it more than just a joke. His straightened his face, his lips stretching into a thin line. He stepped closer and I blinked, staring at him confused. “I love you with or without the pregnancy,” he said in a stern tone. “A child won’t make me love you more or less, I love you just the way you are, you’re an amazing woman and I can’t imagine my life without you”. I blinked. “Understand?” He asked. I nodded, “I know, you’ve told me”. “Don’t you ever forget it,” he said, slamming thr door shut then walking towards his side of the car. He got in, placed his hand on the steering wheel, reached for his key, inserted it and started th
