Tyler's POVBack in Atlanta.Somehow, I thank God that the trip is over. Driving while listening to Olivia complain that she needed to go to the bathroom and Emily complaining that we never arrived was kind of torture. The other part of me still wanted to be in New York; you know, I just wanted to be able to take a whole month off. But I have a newly graduated pediatrician at home who was eager to get back to taking care of sick kids.I just want to say that my wife is running out of family time since she started working at that hospital. She could very well open her own practice, but Emily is too stubborn and decided she needs to learn from others."Dad?" I hear Olivia's voice behind me.My little one, as always, interrupting my moment of rest."Dad? Are you listening to me?" She just entered the office and ran to stand in front of me."Young lady, how about addressing me with more respect?" I said in a playful tone.She pauses for a second, sits in the chair, and stares at me with t
**Emily's POV**"How come I have to stay in the emergency room?" I repeat the same question to my boss. "Or better, how come I have to replace the emergency room pediatrician?""You graduated to be a doctor, so be one," the old woman stands up and points to the door."But I'm a resident; I can't do this.""I'm sure you'll do fine. Now, I believe you have patients to attend to," she insists on my leaving once again, and so I do."Okay, Emily. No stress. It's just an emergency. Parents going crazy for not being attended to promptly. Kids vomiting from eating something past its expiration date. Kids with something stuck in their noses. Wait, it's Olivia who sticks things up her nose. Every child is like that, I guess. Okay. Nothing to worry about.""Lola? Anything for me?" I ask the nurse who was handling the records."To your delight, we only have a six-year-old boy with a nanny. She says he just stopped breathing normally. Blood pressure is high, and heart rate too, bed five.""Medical
**Tyler POV**"Mom arrived!"The sharp scream of the little one passed through us, and she ran to the door, opening it. Someone needs to teach this girl that she doesn't need to shout; I still need my hearing.From the sofa, I see Emily parking the car and coming towards us. Even before she reaches the door, Olivia runs to her."I thought you were the favorite," Justin comments, holding back laughter at my possible look of discontent."They argued after practically eating my entire cake," Jade says, throwing a pillow at me."Who ate a whole cake around here?" Emily enters."Not me, not even a piece, Mom," Olivia speaks up."Imagine," I grumble.I look at my wife, and it's clear that something is bothering her. Something must have definitely happened at work."Daughter, why don't you go upstairs for a bath? Mom will prepare spaghetti for you," as Clarke closes her mouth, the girl runs up the stairs. She never resisted spaghetti."What's going on?" Josh asks when he sees her sitting in
Tyler POV:"ETHAN?"The sound from my mouth came out almost inaudible. My desire was to scream, hit, hug, and do various other things; it was impossible to define the feeling that overcame me at that moment. It was ETHAN. I was seeing with my own eyes my friend who was supposed to be dead."TYLER..." HE TRIED to speak, but I interrupted him, incredulous."You're alive," I say, perplexed. Olivia moves away from him and hides behind my legs."Tyler, I want to explain everything. Don't freak out. The only thing I ask is for you to listen to me." He takes a step closer."It can't be you. I buried you. You were dead," I said, frightened."Dad?" Olivia draws my attention to something, but I ignore her."I don't know if there's an easier way to make you understand everything that's happening than to tell you what really happened, but for that, you need to listen to me.""So, you've been with Caroline all this time. What kind of friend are you?" I spit with anger on his face."Tyler, you have
pov tyler.My hands run up her thighs and reach her buttocks, making a point of squeeze them."I think I've been missing you too, your body," she says quietly.I spread kisses all over her neck and direct my hands to her sexstill covered by the red cloth, I pull the bikini aside a little and caress her labia, making her gasp.- I still remember when you felt ashamed when I touched you - I say, intensifying the work with my thumb, which is now squeezing the spot.Emily lets out a weak moan and wriggles her waist, I thinkinvoluntarily. With my free hand I release her breasts, undoing the bikini tie, and with the other I insert a finger. I start sucking on one of her breasts and see her clench her lower lip against her teeth. I free my hands to take off my shorts and then use one of my hands to pushhands to pull the cloth away from her intimacy again, after which I slowly penetrate her."Faster," she whispers, giving me a mischievous smile.I obey her, intensifying the penetration, no
Clarke Bieber POV:"You're not going to tell me why we're heading home early, are you?" I ask, observing Tyler drive attentively without paying the slightest attention to me."They'll need me for some things at the company, that's all," he says seriously."Tyler, I've been married to you for almost seven years; I know you very well," I pause, "Is it about the situation with Ethan, right?" I ask, trying to figure out why he's acting strange."It's business, Emily. I've told you," he responds curtly."Are you guys fighting?" Olivia's sweet voice catches our attention.I look back and smile at her."No, my love, we're just clarifying things," I say thoughtfully."I have nothing to clarify, Emily. I hope you don't either," he says with an arrogant tone.I understand that all this with Ethan is a big bomb for him, but why treat me like this? Just because of what I had complained about?I understand that she wants to have a child, but there are things that complicate that desire a lot. I kn
JUSTIN POV:"LOVE, SOMETHING ARRIVED FOR YOU!" I shout, holding the paper that the mail had just delivered.I hear her steps coming towards me quickly."Oh my God," she grabs the paper and starts removing the fragile packaging that guarded it."Can I know why all this excitement?" I ask."It's the response to the dance contest I entered for the orphanage kids.""The orphanage that Jason took you to? You didn't tell me you kept going to that place.""First: Show some respect, and second, if you paid more attention to me, you would know where I am every Friday afternoon.""With Jason?""No, JUSTIN!" she huffed irritably."So you're not going to see him there?" I ask suspiciously."Justin, he's friends with the kids. I can't stop him from seeing them," Jade shrugged, unconcerned about my jealousy.I say nothing more and watch her read the paper excitedly."THEY GOT ACCEPTED, THEY CAN COMPETE!" Jade shouts excitedly, jumping."Are you going to be their teacher?" I ask curiously."Are you
Two days later**Emily POV**"Mom, what are we doing here?" Olivia asks as she gets out of the car."I've told you, came to visit someone, don't leave near the house, okay? I'll be back in a second," I say, moving away.I know this is not right, and I also know that Tyler probably saw the message on my phone, and he would find out soon, but I couldn't stop now; at the right time, I would tell him.Tyler is cold with me; today is New Year's Eve, and he still hadn't started talking to me properly. He went to meet Ethan, but he didn't tell me anything, just that he wouldn't be a danger to us. I turn once again to make sure no one is watching and also to see Olivia. I hold the envelope in my hand and ring the doorbell with the other. I did this two more times, but no one answered. Strange. Connor said I should bring the results to his house since I couldn't stop by the hospital today; he would have called to cancel.I turn the doorknob, and it's unlocked; I enter the house."Connor?" I ca
### Pov Olivia"Are you ready, my daughter?" my mother asked, gently tapping on the door.I finished putting on my hat and nodded. She took my hand and led me to the car, where my father was already waiting in the driver's seat. We arrived early at the cemetery, and for now, only Justin and Ingrid were there, both with expressions heavy with sorrow as they gazed at the coffin.We approached slowly, and they greeted us with somber looks."We're burying him in an hour... you didn't have to come so early," Uncle Justin said sternly, trying to hide the anger and pain in his voice."She wanted to come say goodbye," my mother replied, looking at me with an encouraging glance. She signaled for me to approach the coffin.With a heavy heart, I took a few steps toward David's coffin. Each step felt heavier than the last. Ingrid placed her hand on my shoulder and tried to muster a smile. "He would have liked to see you one last time. He loved you, Olivia," she said, her voice trembling but since
### POV Olivia"Antony..." I murmured nervously, looking at his body lying in front of me. Tears blurred my vision, but I couldn't waste any time."Come on, Olivia, we don't have much time. Forget about Antony, he's gone now. You need to live!" David said, gripping my arm tightly and dragging me towards the trees."How did you find me?" I asked in surprise, hearing footsteps of people running after us."I tracked your phone," he said seriously, looking for a place for us to hide."But it's turned off. They removed the SIM... and there's no internet signal here..." I grumbled, confused."I put a tracker on your phone," he replied."Oh my God, you creep, why did you do that?" I let go of his hand, stepping back in fear.David took a deep breath for a moment and looked at me seriously. "Olivia, I did it because I love you. I couldn't stand seeing you pining over Peter. That day, when I saw you kissing him at your father's house, since that day I felt hatred, resentment. I wanted to kill
### POV Tyler"Are you crazy? That man is a scumbag! How can you do business with him?" Emily nearly vomited with indignation when I told her who my new ally was."I know," I replied, trying to stay calm. "But if we want to get our daughter back, he's the only person who knows Ethan's location. Remember when I asked Antony to check all the warehouses in the city? We found out that guy was the only one Ethan was doing business with. The frequency and his employees were so discreet it was almost imperceptible." I shrugged and collapsed onto the bed, exhausted. "Any news from Josh and Justin?" I asked, noticing the worried look on Emily's face. She shook her head, confirming there wasn't."Anne can't stop crying. She's having to deal with everything alone. To make matters worse, Noah keeps saying Ethan is his father. She's devastated, and Ingrid can't stop looking for her kidnapped niece," she replied sadly, the pain evident in her voice."That's all the more reason I need to rip the hea
### POV Tyler"So, what do you intend to give me in exchange for this information?" the fat man with his cane asked suspiciously, his small, calculating eyes fixed on me."I'll release some of your men I've captured and stay away from your business for at least three months. You'll have carte blanche to do whatever you want during that time," I replied seriously, taking a sip of the whiskey on the table."Tyler... Tyler... who would have thought that after all this time, you'd come to me proposing a deal..." He laughed cynically, his eyes gleaming with malice. "What do you want with Ethan?" He raised an eyebrow, clearly suspicious."That's none of your business! It's personal... I want to know if you accept my deal," I responded curtly, shrugging, not caring about his suspicions."Tyler... Tyler... you’re as arrogant as ever!" He shook his head, thoughtful. "Do you think I'll let you come into my house and deceive me? Have you and that worthless Ethan made some kind of deal to take me
**POV Olivia**I woke up again feeling dizzy, with lapses of memory, alternating between waking and falling asleep without being able to keep my eyes open for long."Look, the little princess is awake!" Alana entered the room with a cynical look, while my hands and feet were tied to the chair, preventing me from escaping."This won't end like this. What have you done to me? Why do I feel so..." I couldn't finish the sentence. My lips were numb, and my mouth tingled."Sedated? Perhaps because you're under the effect of sedatives. We already know you're a match, but we had to run a lot of tests to check if your bone marrow is in good condition, considering the amount of alcohol you consume at your father's parties. We'll need at least two more days to detox you from all the medications. Don't worry, this is the last sedative!" She winked, applying that greenish liquid into my bloodstream again."My bone marrow? What do you want with it?" I asked, trying not to succumb to the anesthesia c
**POV Tyler**"Tyler... Tyler, wake up!" I heard a female voice beside me, shaking my body. The voice seemed distant, and I felt weak. After much insistence, I slowly opened my eyes. The brightness hurt my retinas. The room was all white, filled with equipment. I tried to move, but felt something attached to my arm. Then, a gentle touch on my face and a tight hug."Tyler... I thought you were dead. I'm so happy you're alive!"I opened my eyes and saw Emily in tears, her face red and swollen, looking like she had been crying for hours. I looked around and realized I was strapped to a hospital bed, with various machines monitoring my vital signs."What happened? How long have I been here?" I asked desperately. Emily stepped back, swallowing hard."Seven days. You've been in a coma for seven days. Josh and Justin still haven't woken up. The doctor said they're in critical condition, worse than you... we don't know when they'll wake up," Emily replied, lowering her head."No... that's imp
**POV Tyler**With my heart racing, I got into the car and started the engine. As I drove through the nearly deserted streets, a fierce determination took hold of me. No matter what it took, I would bring Sara back safely. Josh and Justin were my closest friends, and I knew I could count on them.When I arrived at the meeting point, I saw Josh and Justin already waiting. They looked at me seriously, ready for what was to come."We're going to get Sara and make sure she comes home safely," I said, looking at both of them."We're with you, Tyler," Josh replied firmly. Justin nodded, the same determination reflected in his eyes.We arrived near the warehouse, having meticulously planned every detail. There were a few men at the back of the building, and I had positioned some patrol cars at key points on the streets to prevent possible escapes. After rescuing Sara, the plan was to interrogate one of Ethan's men and find out what he was planning and why he was so fixated on Noah."Let's go
**POV Olivia**"It's better this way, honey. We need to trust your father. He wants the best for us," my mother said, smiling and stroking my hair as I lay on the bed, crying in anger.She wiped away one of the tears running down my face and suggested, "How about we watch a movie together? It's been a while since I arrived, but we haven't had time to do normal mother-daughter things. We've been apart for so long... I want to know more about you," she smiled, excited."Thank you, Mom... I would love that," I replied, a slight smile forming on my lips, and she nodded.As soon as she left the room, I sent a message to Peter, asking if he knew anything. I fiddled with my phone to pass the time while my mother made popcorn in the microwave. Finally, I received a message."Do you want to find that bitch Sarah? And your dear friend David, who betrayed you? Come to Xavier Marques Street, near the dark alley. I'll be there and take you to them..."There was no sender. It was another one of tho
**POV Tyler**"Okay... Does Emily have a twin sister that her father sold to a couple when she was born?" I asked again, shaking my head, unable to believe my own words."Yes, Alana Parker was a victim of human trafficking..." Olivia replied seriously, while Emily swallowed hard. "She helped me find my mom, but now it seems like she wants some kind of payment for her help..." Olivia finished her sentence."What does this crazy woman want? Money? Could she be working for Ethan?" I stood up from the table nervously, unable to stay still."I don't know... I didn't go with her... but she really wanted me to," Olivia muttered, hugging Emily, who didn't want to let go of her."Alana is dangerous. I always suspected her and doubted she was on our side. I don't know what she wants, but we have to protect our daughter, Tyler!" Emily said nervously.The anguish in Emily's eyes was evident. She clearly didn't want to lose Olivia after already losing so many years of raising her."Emily, we will