"Cherry on top," Astrid muttered softly as she whipped some cream together.Rowan kissed her lightly on the lips and rested his head on her shoulder while his hands wrapped around her waist.He keenly watched her make their breakfast. "So when are you going to let me leave our little bird nest?" she asked. Not that she was getting bored of being locked up in a particular place with just the two of them.She needed to get back to work. Nelson would probably be preparing to eat her alive for abandoning him with so much responsibility on his shoulders."Why?""Don't ask me why. You know I was abducted by you. My parents will probably be raking through the city looking for me, I left my company without a trace and Rose will think that I abandoned her. I need to go back and you too. Noah needs you," she said, trying to convince him."It's going to be us. When we return, it's going to be the three of us and no one else." he said with a strong possessive tone.Astrid chuckled loving how ser
Astrid squeezed her left eye shut as she received a full scolding from Rose. Rowan finally let her make contact with the world by returning her phone."Do you know how many times I called you?!!!!!!!! Nelson has been doing your work for weeks! Your parents have been on a high train thinking you were kidnapped!" Rose nagged her.‘I was actually kidnapped.' Astrid muttered in her mind, throwing Rowan a side glance."So when are you coming back?! And why does it have to be him again? I don't like that ex-husband of yours. How can he steal you away from me for weeks?! Does he even know how important you are to me, to us. When you return, I am going to call the police and report him for abduction." Rose rumbled furiously and Astrid couldn't help but put her on a loud speaker just for Rowan to hear."I don't like your friend, Love. And if she thinks she can share you with me then I am going to keep you here," He grumbled, getting pissed off by Rose's words of possession."Did he just say th
The next day, on the east side facing the coast of the city, some men were brutally beaten up. The thugs Victoria had hired were energetically looking for their target.But what they didn't know was that their targets were not easy people to find. And when they failed to track even the easiest Intel about them, they took it out on innocent people."I will ask you one last time." the Big Boss leading the gang grumbled with a threatening voice, squatting down to look at the men his thugs had battered."Do you know this people?" he asked coldly.The tied up men trembled in fear for their life and had no other choice but to tell them what they knew."Yes...the woman by the left with a blonde hair is our boss and the man in the other picture is her ex-husband. I don't know anything about the kid, I swear." One of them revealed out of fear."I knew you were reliable." the boss grinned then signaled his men to take care of the rest.The factory men were roughly dragged back into the building
Hello everyone, hope your days are going well ☺️. The new year is chilly on my side but that's cool. Anyways, please don't forget to leave your comments and vote for the book. I don't know why my author's note is not showing at the end of the chapter. Happy reading.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••After getting Rowan to agree on her terms, they finally left for the city leaving their cozy love nest behind.They left first thing in the morning and by the time it was mid-day, they were in Los Angeles.Astrid was amazed that Rowan drove to such length just to get her out of the city. He literally, crossed the border of another town within its remote area just to hide her from the others.Once they arrived at her house where Rose and Nelson were already impatiently waiting, Astrid was snatched away from her possessive kidnapper."I am fucking going to call the cops!" Rose scowled, doing a quick recheck on Astrid's body to see if she was whole."Don't be silly.
Don't forget to vote and comment, happy reading 😘 . Don't forget to support the book.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Astrid and Rowan arrived at his grandma's place just before sunset. They had dropped Rose and Nelson off after they were done having lunch together, particularly because Rowan wanted them gone.Their arrival caught the attention of Grandma Wade and Noah who were outside gardening.When Astrid got out of the car, the little pumpkin's eyes lit up with delight."Mom!" he yelled, dashing down to her."Oh, my. Be careful while running. You might hurt yourself." Astrid ran over to him and embraced him like he was her real son."I missed you so much Mom," he mumbled with an adorable voice that struck Astrid's heart.The way the embraced and kissed each other made it impossible for anyone to believe that they were not related.Astrid loved him so much because he looked exactly like her current obsession. The man that caged her heart and tossed the
Noah slept in between his parents just for safety reasons. The little boy was not dumb and he did see his father clearly but pretended not to just to save his Mom from embarrassment.This was one of the reasons Rowan didn't want them to come down to the city. Not that he didn't care about he son, but wanted Astrid only to himself. This was the extent of his selfishness.Along the line, Noah fell asleep and this time, Rowan made sure he was in a deep slumber before he snuck Astrid out, replacing Noah's sides with pillows.He carried Astrid who was sleeping into another room, making sure to lock it before placing her on the soft bed.Rowan's movement stirred her awake and she groaned softly, rubbing her sleepy eyes."What time is it?" she yawned."Midnight.""And why are you still up? Get some sleep. Come here." She opened her arms gesturing for him to come over.He gladly fell into her embrace, laying his head on her soft breasts and using them as a pillow.To him, this was divine. A c
I would like to say thank you to all my readers who has been following me up on this journey. We have reached a word count of Sixty thousands and I am so proud that I remained constant with the update. Your comments encouraged me to write more and engage you all. Thank you 😊. And, I would be glad if you help me expose this story in the best way that you can. I am strongly hoping that DREAME promotion team would notice my book and give it the massive promotion it deserves. Thank you and have a happy reading 😘.Gerald's eyes lit up in a sparkle when he saw his dear cousin appear out of nowhere.The moment Rowan felt the absence of Astrid's warmth on his skin, he panicked and got up to look for her.He didn't even want to let her out of his sight for a second. And when he stumbled upon her in the kitchen, faced with his foolish cousin —That's how he likes to address him."My favorite cousin in the world!" Gerald dashed over to him, trying to hug him but Rowan murderously glared at him
Please don't forget to vote and leave your comments. Also, check out my other books and have a nice day. love you all.Rowan slammed his room door open with a force that matched his rapid heartbeat. He scanned the room for Astrid and found her at the balcony, holding her bleeding arm. His eyes dilated with fear as he rushed over to her."What happened?" he held onto her arm, putting pressure on her wound to stop the bleed.She looked at him, afraid of what she was about to tell him. Gerald who was behind them sensed that she wanted him to leave, and stepped out of the room giving them their space. He had followed Rowan up out of panic because he thought that something bad might have happened.Once Astrid was comfortable enough, she decided to explain what happened."I slipped and fell," she muttered nonchalantly and Rowan could tell she wasn't saying the truth.The way she was trying not to shake, avoiding his gaze while in shock was all he needed to know that she was lying to him.
I am sorry guys, I will be absent from 3rd to 13th March. My law exams are starting on Monday. Wish me luck.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••After Rowan and Noah returned to their units, Gilbert was relieved of the weight he had on his shoulder.Little Noah felt so sorry for causing him trouble and went on to apologize,“I am sorry Uncle Gil. I won't cause you any trouble anymore." Little Noah crossed his heart.“It's alright, Noah. You being safe is all that matters." He ruffled his hair gently then turned his attention to Rowan who has been brooding since he came into the room.“May I ask what is bothering you?" Gilbert moved over to his side while Noah sat in front of them, playing with his toys that were littered everywhere.“She doesn't remember him," Rowan said , his voice low and edgy.“It's not her fault. We don't know what must have happened to her over the years. She is just living her life as she believes it to be. The fact that she changed her name fro
Attention! Attention!! Attention!!!! read the author's note for vital information!!!!The next day, before Gilbert woke up, Noah had snuck out of their unit. Rowan had not come back to the unit last night and he found it difficult to sleep without his Dad.He strode down the hallway, hiding at a corner each time he saw a soldier. While roaming the long quiet hallway, he explored some units, checking to find his Dad in any of them. After he checked the rooms for an hour, he tiredly sat on the cold floor, his hands on his belly as it grumbled loud in the corridor.Noah hadn't eaten breakfast yet and all the walking around had drained his energy.He squat on the ground, hoping that his uncle, Gilbert will come find him anything soon.However, three hours went by and no one had found him.Unable to bear the pain that churned his stomach from the wickedness of starvation, he began to cry to alert others of his presence.Luckily for him, two female soldiers used the same corridor he wa
Luna gave him all her attention as he began to explain what had happened to her in the past. He started off by giving her a cup of black tea to calm her nerves down before he commenced his narration.“Seven years ago, you joined the military and got recruited to my team. Then I was your team leader. You were so eager about the military which wasn't something everyone looked forward to. I noticed how excited you got over a little mission and how you were determined to win every single one of them. You were like an untouchable star, Luna. However, things started to fall apart when you revealed your hacking skills to the military tech team. You were able to hack a strong firewall that they had been struggling for months to break. But just a simple click by you made everything we had planned possible. Everyone started to admire you. But things became worse for you. Each time there was a hacking task, you were called up to handle it. Then, there came the Rwanda rescue, the very mission t
Luna reluctantly stepped into her room. She ignored her husband's brooding anger and went into her bathroom for a quick shower.Scott waited even though he was angry, he gave her the respect and privacy she deserved.After a few minutes, she was done bathing. She came out in a white robe, her hair dripping wet against the marble floor.“You were saying something?" Luna dryly muttered. She was totally disinterested in what he wanted to say to her. She coldly stared at him, waiting for him to repeat his growling question.“Has something caught your tongue? speak up dear husband. What is your anger about?" She taunted him.Scott felt something was off with his wife's mannerisms. Naturally, she would have apologized to him and explained her whereabouts. But she did the exact opposite of what he expected.“Well, since you won't talk first, I will. My medicine, you had them altered, Why?" she asked.She went over to her drawer and pulled out the bottle of medicine he had altered.“You said
The next morning, Luna woke up late. She rushed out of her bed and dressed up for her morning run.Pulling her hair up in a loose ponytail, she began to jog through the morning cold dew.She ran towards the mountain road, determined to finish her run before breakfast.As she jogged up to a distance, she felt someone's presence behind her. She turned hoping to see who it was but found no one.“Good Morning, love." A male voice muttered, falling by her side as she jogged.Luna missed a foot, startled by his sudden appearance and almost hit the ground if he didn't catch her on time.“Be careful, missy. You might not be lucky next time," he said, holding tight with his strong hands.“Rowan? What are you doing here?" She asked, surprised to see him.“Came out for a run. I saw from the other side and decided to join you. Hope you don't mind me intruding your space," he said with a smile.“No, I don't. Us meeting out here is a coincidence." She detached herself from his grip that burned her
The night went slower than expected, Luna had to endure the long boring event while standing by her husband's side.Each time she looked up to the left side of the ballroom, she got a glimpse of the man she had talked to earlier.He had a woman by his side and she wondered if she was the person he had talked about.Whenever he noticed her gaze on him, she would quickly look away to avoid being caught.At midnight, the ball came to an end. Luna and Scott went back to their mansion located at the end of the military base. Since he was a General, A private house was gifted to him by his father.Once they got back to their house, Luna exited the car first and headed straight into the house. Scott followed her behind but stopped when she reached her room door. "Let's call it a night," she muttered, flashing a slight smile that didn't reach her eyes."Good night, agent Luna." He said, presuming that she was exhausted and decided to let her rest for the rest of the night.Luna entered her
Hi lovelies, I am so sick right now and barely able to do a thing. But I can't leave you guys hanging. Happy reading.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••Luna quickened her steps as she trudged through the hallway. She was aware of the person following her behind.Once she reached the end of the hall, she took a turn and waited for her stalker.The moment he cornered the same way she had gone through, Luna grabbed him by his shirt. But her stalker was swift enough to calculate her move, trapping against the wall.She gasped at the force he used to pin her on the wall.“Don't move, I won't hurt you," her stalker breathed against her ear. She jolted from his deep voice that sent a shiver down her spine.Just the touch of his strong hands made her feel weak on her knees. The hot feeling from before raptured inside her like a wild fire set ablaze.“What do you want from me?" she asked, getting overwhelmed by their position. Her back was pressed against his belt. Sh
Hi, everyone, I know you all have been waiting for an update. I have not been feeling too well and have been preoccupied with too much school work. I need to visit my doctor for a checkup and get treated. please I hope you all can bear with me. Thank you 🙏."Agent Luna, thank goodness you are finally here. We are in a tight situation right now. Please, we need you to dissolve the matter outside before the General arrives," a comrade from Luna's squad said.Luna strode over to the commotion happening outside."What is going on here?!" she yelled at the top of her voice and everyone went silent."You there," she pointed at one of them. "What's the problem?" she questioned, narrowing her eyes in an intimidating way.The comrade lady shuddered under her menacing gaze. Without hesitation, she narrated the situation to her."Ma, This woman keeps insisting to see the General. According to her, she has an affair with the General, which we all know is impossible!" Luna looked at the woman af
The General led Rowan into his office, offered him tea which refused because he never consumed anything not made by his wife, Astrid or chef Gladine."Let's make things clear before anything else," the general said, pouring himself a glass of wine. He didn't bother to offer some to Rowan since he refused his tea. The General was petty when it came to little things like this. But only to others except his beloved wife, Astrid's cousin."I only granted your enrollment because my wife wanted it. She is the only reason why I am being of help to you. However, if you make things get out of hand, I will not hesitate to send you our of the base. Avoid the General Scott at all cost. I am not a fan of his. So, try not to get caught while getting back your wife," he said with a stern voice.Rowan looked at him unbothered about what he had just told him. He readjusted his sleeves and snatched the General's bottle of wine."You have nothing to worry about in my business. As for the scum who kidna