Sorry I'm so late posting any updates. There was a lot of chaos going on in my house with family, holidays, and so much more. Hope everyone had wonderful holidays! Thank you for all of the continued support and reads! Much luv
Recap: “You’re right it’s not. It’s safer. It means I know my twin brother won’t ever leave me. It means that you also keep everyone else safe and aware using the God given skills that you have.” I felt the familiar stinging behind my eyes causing me to look down at my hands. The next thing I know, I was pulled into one of the tightest hugs that I had felt in a long time. I broke down then, bawling and gasping for breath while hiding my face into my twin brother’s shoulder. “I’m sorry E. I—I didn’t think of it like that…” I nodded at his hushed words while he slowly rubbed circles on my back. Once I was able to pull myself back together, I sat beside him on the cot until he fell asleep and Koa came to talk to me. —--------------------------- He motioned for me to follow him out of the room, which I agreed to. “He apparently went with Isaac and Landon to help on a recon mission. You can’t react if you want to know all of the details, do you understand?” I rolled my eyes at my husba
“Eira!” my twin brother, Ethan, shouted from outside my locked bedroom door. I groaned, rolled over and threw a pillow against the door which landed with a light thud. “We both know I can just kick this door down if you don’t get your hungover ass up.” He hissed angrily. “You’re the one that wanted to open that damn bar instead of joining the family bizz.” I climbed out of bed, running a quick hand through my long, dark tresses. “Yeah, yeah.” I replied knowing that he would in fact kick my door down if I didn’t get up. I took a quick shower then threw on some clothes. My outfit consisted of a black crop-top, black short-shorts, leather jacket and some stiletto heels. I sat at my vanity and began doing a smokey eye look leaving the rest of my makeup to look natural. Once I was pleased with how I looked, I grabbed my bag and phone, making my way down the grand staircase. “Hi Ma.” I greeted my mother, giving her a quick peck on her cheek. She took over the family business when my Dad d
“I told you that I know your family, Eira.” Koa smirked, knowingly. I shrugged Isaac’s arm off of my shoulders and glared at the three males. I groaned, frustrated and turned to walk home. “Where do you think you’re going this late?” He was taller than me so it didn’t take long for him to easily catch up to me, coming to a stop in front of me. I glared daggers up at him, crossing my arms defiantly. I chewed on my lower lip defiantly while angrily shifting my weight onto my right leg.“Come on Eira. Just get in the car. You know that Ma would kill us if we let you walk home, alone, at this hour.” Landon complained. I whipped around so that I could face him, growing angrier by the minute. I flipped him off causing him to sigh. “Do I look like I fucking care right now? I’m a grown ass woman and can take care of myself!” I declared, placing my hands on my hips. He looked at me pleadingly and I shook my head, then turned so that I could begin to walk home once more. Within seconds of turn
“What do you mean your father is in trouble? What kind of trouble exactly?” I looked up at him a little shocked. His eyebrows came together in a deep V shape. I could tell he was contemplating on telling me anything more. My hunch was proven right when he finally responded to my questions.“Just what I said. Why can’t you just leave it at that?” His voice was getting louder by the second. I was taken aback by his volume. “How can I help you if you won’t tell me what exactly is happening?” I demanded, crossing my arms in front of my chest. He scoffed in response. I didn’t like the way he was acting, especially since it reminded me of the hot-headed teenager he used to be. I was fighting every instinct to run.“How can a weak, naive girl help me with this?” He laughed dryly and ran his fingers through his already messy hair. I rolled my eyes and began chewing on my lower lip while I gathered up my purse and heels. “What do you think you are doing?” He asked, bewildered. This time I chu
“Koa...please listen to me when I say this…there was nothing that you could have done. I couldn’t leave the darkness that haunted me both during the day and at night.” I pleaded quietly with him. He slowly reached out his hands toward my face and using his thumbs, he wiped away my tears. I opened my mouth to speak again but couldn’t find the words that I desperately wanted to say. “Then stay. Stay here. Stay with me.” His voice broke as his eyes searched mine imploringly. I looked down, hesitating a moment too long because he took the opportunity to lift me up and place me onto his lap. I went to stand up when he firmly held me in place, straddling his lap. “I’ll do whatever you want and tell you everything you want to know. Just don’t leave…” I looked at him, my eyes widening slightly in shock. This was not the Koa that I remembered.“Koa…” I quietly began. He cut off what I was about to say as he crashed his lips desperately onto mine. I was caught up in the moment as I automatical
I finished the breakfast that he prepared, quickly changed into my clothes from the night before, cleaned the dishes and then paced around his sitting area. I was busy pushing some of the piano keys when there was a heavy knock at the door, causing me to startle. “Koa, you arse! Open the damn door!” A deep British voice shouted from beyond the door. I got up and wearily opened the door. “Koa’s left for work.” I answered bluntly. The guy looked me up and down while I lifted my right eyebrow up towards my hairline and crossed my arms defiantly. He smirked then held out a hand. “You must be Eira. Pleasure. I’m Thomas.” I nodded curtly. “Cool. What do you want with Koa and how exactly do you know my name?” I interrogated while looking at him skeptically.He chuckled, “Koa talked a lot about you. He never recovered from the heartbreak you caused. We were mates back in England.” He smirked while answering, unfazed by my stature and tone. “Okay. Well you missed him, he already left for t
I was pacing in my room, fully dressed and mentally was preparing myself for tonight’s activities. I was wearing a simple flowy dress, with thigh-high boots and my favorite hat. I heard the doorbell chime, and contemplated on just sneaking out my bedroom window. I groaned knowing that I wouldn’t do anything to upset Dom again, gathered up my purse then walked down to the foyer. Standing there was Koa, he had his black leather jacket flung over his shoulder and was dressed in a snug, white v-neck tee, dark jeans and black converse. He watched me closely as I descended the stairs, my brothers’ backs facing me. Dom followed Koa’s gaze and when his eyes fell on me, he smiled and gave a small nod before turning his attention back to Koa, “Take special care of my sister. I may have known you for a fairly long time, but I will not hesitate to kill you if something happens to her. Understand me?” Koa smiled, giving a small confidant nod and Dom chuckled before dragging the other two out of t
The rest of the date remained in small mindless chatter about what all is currently going on in our lives. He drove me home and calmly walked me up to the front door with his hand resting gently against the small of my back. I lingered a moment wondering if I would get a goodnight kiss and he looked like he was a million miles away, deep inside of his thoughts. “Koa?” My voice came out meekly but it was enough to snap him out of his thoughts as his eyes carefully met mine. “I will talk with my Mother and Dominick about helping out you and your Dad.” He gave a brief nod. I found my house key and was putting the key into the lock when he suddenly reached out and held my wrist lightly. I turned to face him, the confusion easily showing within my eyes. A confident smirk graced his lips as pulled me closer towards him. My heart began to race in excited anticipation but I quickly became confused when he pulled me into his chest for a tight embrace. His chin rested on the top of my head and
Recap: “You’re right it’s not. It’s safer. It means I know my twin brother won’t ever leave me. It means that you also keep everyone else safe and aware using the God given skills that you have.” I felt the familiar stinging behind my eyes causing me to look down at my hands. The next thing I know, I was pulled into one of the tightest hugs that I had felt in a long time. I broke down then, bawling and gasping for breath while hiding my face into my twin brother’s shoulder. “I’m sorry E. I—I didn’t think of it like that…” I nodded at his hushed words while he slowly rubbed circles on my back. Once I was able to pull myself back together, I sat beside him on the cot until he fell asleep and Koa came to talk to me. —--------------------------- He motioned for me to follow him out of the room, which I agreed to. “He apparently went with Isaac and Landon to help on a recon mission. You can’t react if you want to know all of the details, do you understand?” I rolled my eyes at my husba
Recap: “I can be okay with that.” I walked up to him so that I could wrap my arms around his waist and rest my head against his chest. He pulled me in closer while resting his cheek on the top of my head. “Thank you.” He whispered against my hair. I looked up at him with a mischievous grin causing him to look at me questioningly. “What are you thinking?” Instead of giving him a verbal response, I slid my hands to the buttons on his shirt before undoing them. He chuckled before lifting me and carrying me into a luxurious bedroom for our first time as a married couple. —------------------------------- Our honeymoon was filled with different adventures and experiences. On our last day of the honeymoon, I finally convinced him to go swimming in the ocean with me. “Babe, is this really necessary? You know I don’t care for swimming let alone for swimming with fish.” I chuckled at his panicked expression. “You’re the big bad hitman but afraid of fish?” I teased him, causing him to give a
Recap: “Let’s do it.” I grinned while standing on my tiptoes so that I could kiss his lips. Once everyone was done eating their food it was time to cut the cake. Koa and I grinned at each other as we were each handed a piece. Azzie was standing next to me and Ethan was standing next to Koa. We moved in like we were going to get each other with the pieces of cake, but at the last second I smashed my piece of wedding cake into Ethan’s face while Koa did Azzie’s. The room erupted into fits of laughter while our second hands looked shocked. The rest of the night was filled with laughter and dancing. Our DJ asked everyone to leave the room so that Koa and I could have one last dance before the wedding was completely finished, giving us a moment to catch our breath. —-------------------------- I was surprised when Koa did not go back to the penthouse or even stay at my family’s house but instead drove to the airport. “What are we doing here?” I turned in the front seat to get a better loo
Recap:Forming a cross over where my heart was located, I spoke, “I promise. I will do as I’m told just this once.” He chuckled while shaking his head. I tossed my head back as laughter slipped through my lips. “You know that’s one of the reasons that you love me.” I smirked as our eyes met, our expressions becoming more serious. He gave a wolfish grin while nodding slowly before pulling me into him.“That and so much more, little Dawn.” He chuckled, planting a swift kiss on my temple before holding me tightly. “I’m so sorry for all of this though.” I nodded while rubbing his back gently.“I know.” I whispered.—--------------------The day has finally come for the wedding. It has definitely been a stressful week leading up to this day but now here I am standing in front of the mirror taking in my reflection. I turned towards the door when a light tap sounded from the wood before my sister walked in. “You look amazing, E!” She gushed causing me to give a slight nod. “You doing okay?”
Recap: “Then do not ever, and I mean ever, lie to me again.” I warned before standing up to join the rest of my family. Before leaving the living room I turned back towards him, speaking up, “Now you can either come be a part of us or you can sit out here by yourself. If it were up to me though, I’d be making you get off your arse and follow me back to the rest of our families.” He nodded, standing up, quickly grabbing my hand in his. I nodded and began to walk, but he pulled me in closer to him. He brushed his thumb across my cheek before pulling me in for a brief but sweet kiss on the lips. —------------------------- The wedding was this next Saturday so there was a lot occurring at the family house at the moment. The setup for the celebration was looking gorgeous and the weather was fairly comfortable so that the wedding shouldn’t run into any hiccups since it was being held outside. I was startled when I heard a door slam behind me. Turning, I see that my little sister was the c
Recap: “Then do not ever, and I mean ever, lie to me again.” I warned before standing up to join the rest of my family. Before leaving the living room I turned back towards him, speaking up, “Now you can either come be a part of us or you can sit out here by yourself. If it were up to me though, I’d be making you get off your arse and follow me back to the rest of our families.” He nodded, standing up, quickly grabbing my hand in his. I nodded and began to walk, but he pulled me in closer to him. He brushed his thumb across my cheek before pulling me in for a brief but sweet kiss on the lips. —------------------------- The wedding was this next Saturday so there was a lot occurring at the family house at the moment. The setup for the celebration was looking gorgeous and the weather was fairly comfortable so that the wedding shouldn’t run into any hiccups since it was being held outside. I was startled when I heard a door slam behind me. Turning, I see that my little sister was the c
Recap:“You need to talk to him.” I gave him a skeptical glare. “Just listen to me for a minute. I think you do need to talk to him about this. Wait until you’ve calmed down and then talk to him. Be honest about all of it. You’re supposed to be marrying him in just a couple of weeks and you can’t start a marriage like this.” I nodded slowly as I took in his words, knowing deep down that he was right.—-----------------------After eating our food and continuing towards the lighter conversation topics, we paid the bill and left. We decided on picking up a few items at the local shop so that I could give the big surprise announcement to the rest of the family. Once we finished all of the rest of our errands, we made our way back home. I sighed in frustration when I saw Koa pacing back and forth on the front porch. “Talk to him.” My brother’s voice came out as a warning command causing me to nod.As we climbed out of my brother’s truck, Koa came around the corner of the house. “Where in
Recap:“What the hell is that thing?” I blurted out while watching the monitor.“That thing, would be your child.” Doctor Williamson chuckled, causing me to childishly stick out my tongue at him. “I’d say that you are only about a month and a half along. Placing your due date around late May or early June.”—--------I could hear the echoed voices around me as I became hyper aware of the heartbeat thumping throughout the small exam room. I was snapped out of my thoughts when I felt Koa grasp my hand. I looked from the little monitor up towards him just as he brought our hands up to his lips, placing a gentle kiss to my knuckles. I gave a small smile while he watched me closely.
Pregnant?!?!I stared down at the pregnancy test placed on my bathroom counter as the timer set on my phone chimed in the background. “Well are you gonna look at it?” Azzie asked me from her spot against the bathroom door frame. When I didn’t respond she walked over next to me, gathering the small test into her hands. “Holy crap!”I nodded meekly while feeling my hands beginning to shake. My breathing began to pick up speed in short huffs so she pulled me into her embrace.“Are you going to tell Koa?” I finally shifted to give her a skeptical look.“Of course I am! Why wouldn’t I?” I hissed. She shrugged while placing the test back onto the bathroom counter.“I