(Author’s POV).He wanted to kiss her long and hard until they were out of breath and lips went numb. It was as if his life depended on it. Whispering her name, his heart felt an excitement when he felt her arms wrapped around his neck pulling his body closer to her.A deep moan escaped his mouth as his fingers grazed the back of her bare waist. Her knees buckled on his waist, giving him a hint that she was all ready for him, “You want this, Laura?”She neared her lips close to his and stopped until there were just an inch apart, “Do you truly love me, Vincent?”He nodded, “With all my heart. There is no other. You need to start trusting me, sweetheart”She ran her fingers on his bare chest as his lips were kept busy on her neck. She gasped as she felt him biting her neck which she knew would leave a mark, “Vincent”Heat rose from her stomach to her chest when she saw him removing the rest of his clothes while keeping her close to him, “Don’t be shy, Laura. You have seen all of me be
(Vincent’s POV).I knew it was not the right time to tell her the truth on what was going on. But, the last time I held secrets from her, she left me to be with Calvin. I could not risk losing her like that again.I did not think I could ever see her with another man ever again.“Vincent, what is it that you wanted to say?” she looked at me with a look of concern. I could feel her being anxious to know what was bothering me. I sighed and gave her a kiss on her soft cheeks.Holding her hand, I caressed it before sharing her the news that would break her heart, “Sweetheart, something did happen. I received a call from Ray, your bodyguard, when we got out from Calvin’s house. You were in the car. It was a quick and short call that was confusing at first. He said your brothers want me to protect you for a couple of days. I need to keep you safe and away from the public’s eyes for a few days. They did not want you to return to Bloom City”“What? Why?” she held my hand and looked at me wit
(Author’s POV).Liam moved to stand at the door to Sarah’s room blocking Eric’s path to enter, “I don’t know you. Never heard of Eric West before. So, why don’t you just turn around and leave, before I punch your pretty face”Eric who was almost as tall as Liam, chuckled. “You would not want to do that”“Are you challenging me?” Liam then cracked his knucles and ready to fight, “I warned you, Mister West”Standing infront of Liam, Eric was not affected by Liam’s threats. He took one step forward which caused Liam to push him back.“Liam!” Henry called his brother with gritted teeth, “Calm yourself, Liam. This is a hospital. Mister West, this is a family matter. Not your concern. Please leave”Before Eric opened his mouth to talk, everyone’s attention moved to a woman walking fast towards them. The sound of her high heels would be heard clearly getting faster and louder, “Hey boys, what’s going on here?”“Marie? Are you not supposed to be in New York?” Henry asked with a frown. He loo
(Vincent’s POV).I opened the door to the car and helped my sweet Laura to exit. She was looking nervous and was at times afraid to look at me. I wondered why. Her mood could change so fast in seconds.She could be happy at one time and suddenly she would hit me with her soft hands for some silly things I accidentally said or do. It would take quite some time to calm her mood.Never met someone like her before. At times, she scared the sh*t out of me.I closed the door behind her and held her hand, linking our fingers, “Are you alright, sweetheart? You look tired”I tuck a strand of her hair behind her ears. She blushed and nodded, “Maybe a little. I just don’t feel good today”“You want me to take you to see a doctor?” she did look tired and a little pale. Perhaps due to our time together last night that made her exhausted. I smiled to that. I could not get enough of her body. I wanted more of her.She shook her head and smiled back at me, “I’m fine. Let’s go in, Vincent”I paused f
(Laura’s POV).I held my hand up to stop him from coming closer to me. I was afraid that Calvin would hurt me physically. He had already hurt emotionally. I could not bear to look at him any longer. I was so angry at him lying to me.“Laura, I’m not going to hurt you. I just need you to listen to me” Calvin took few steps towards me which I tried to move further away from him.“Stop! I’ll scream. Everyone would hear me” I could feel my back touching the wall. My eyes were scanning the washroom. There was nothing I could use as a weapon except for throwing toilet paper and perhaps the bottle of handwash.Urgghh! I wished I had some weapon for protection.Calvin stopped his tracks and raised both hands in a surrender gesture. “I just need ten minutes. I’ll explain it all to you. Please, Laura. It was all a misunderstanding”“Why would I believe you? You lied to me. You knew what kind of woman your sister is” I took a breath and exhaled, “Was it all a lie? Did you pretend to like me to
(Author’s POV).An hour later, they were all seated at the large private room at the Hospital. There were positive signs that Sarah Knight was responding to the treatment. She was then requested to be transferred to a more comfortable room for her family to stay close to her.Raya too was given a better treatment. They were both unconscious but with stable vital signs.“I can’t believe Leroy Knight had the audacity to show his face here” Liam said to his brother Henry who was seated next to him. Henry shook his head and emptied his can of cola water.Henry’s eyes were glued to the couple seated at the next sofa. He did not like seeing Marie getting close with a man she seemed to be dating. With his eyes still looking at Marie giggled at what Eric West said to her, Henry asked Liam, “What do you think of Eric?”Liam shrugged his shoulders and was looking at the opposite sofa with his sister Laura resting her head on Vincent’s shoulders. Vincent was whispering something in Laura’s ears
(Author’s POV).“Cherry?” Eric chuckled and shook his head, “She is a nut job. Has been like that since she believed that her biological father is Lucas Knight”Laura held Vincent’s hand tighter while looking at Eric, “So, she is not?”“I don’t know. Lucas was not interested to know. He just wants to be with your mother Helen, and you of course” Eric then turned to look at both Henry and Liam, “Lucas loved you both like his own sons. He always talked about how proud he was with the three of you. You meant the world to him”A tear escaped Laura’s eyes which she tried to hide them. Vincent raised his finger to wipe them away, “Hey, it’s going to be fine, sweetheart”Laura turned to look at Vincent and nodded, “What if she is really my half sister?”“She would want to have a claim on Lucas’ assets and wealth” Henry said and clenched his fist, “I’m not going to let that happen. She is not a Knight”Liam sighed and looked at Laura who was rested on Vincent’s strong looking arms, “Don’t wo
(Author’s POV).Sarah was whispering words that none of them understood. They all stood near the bed that was close enough to hear her soft whispering voice.“What did she say?” Laura asked Vincent who stood next to her with his hand rested on her back.“Bomb.. she.. Fred?” Vincent whispered the words that he heard coming from Sarah’s mouth. He sighed looking at Sarah with bandages wrapped around her face, arms and feet. “I’ll get the best doctor to fly here to Bloom City to look at her condition. And Raya too”Laura smiled at him, “Thanks, Vincent”“Anything for you, sweetheart” he kissed her head and held her closer to his body.Standing next to Laura, Henry cleared his throat and glared at her. He shook his head as a signal of him not approving her relationship with Vincent.As much as she could, she chose to ignore her brothers. She loved having Vincent to care for her.“Please step back. We need to assess the patient” a pretty nurse walked in with three other staff and gestured
(Laura’s POV).Several years had gone by. I was happily married with Vincent keeping his wedding vow to love me and stay loyal to me as long as his heart was still beating.His wedding vow for me was what the press stated as something they never expected coming from a well known feared man would ever say to a woman. He poured his heart out to me in his vow. I recalled myself in tears, and of course with abundance of joy.The wedding was held at Tuscany with a garden theme filled with fresh flowers and nature. He kept to his words making it my dream wedding. I had to thank both my mother in laws who had helped me to prepare it. I loved them both and I was happy to have both of them to fill the void in my heart that was empty since my own mother passed away.Life was perfect and having three children with him made it more exciting.Three boys, who would have thought I could go through that at such a young age! This was not what I had planned in my life after the death of my parents.I
(Vincent’s POV).I was looking around. Mostly to find a way to exit the crowded little ice cream parlour filled with mostly people from Laura’s side. The look of her angry eyes at me after knowing I had read her diary was piercing my soul. Her beautiful blue eyes were on fire.I raised both of my hands in a surrender mode and said, “I can explain. You need to calm down. Not good for our babies that you are carrying. Your stress level needs to be managed”What the hell was I rambling about? It was not going to help me save myself from her wrath that was coming to me.“You did read my diary! How could you do such thing” She said before her face was turning red. She was blushing and for a moment I thought I was wrong. She was not angry, she was embarrassed.Then, I recalled on what I read in her diary. I was pretty embarrassing. She wroter things about me and how she adored me all those years. There was even a picture of my younger self kept in her pink shimmering diary.“I hate you!” L
(Laura’s POV).A month has passed. Time had moved so swiftly and my pregnant belly was starting to show.Vincent was true to his words, being by my side taking care of me and my constant need of attention. I blamed it on my pregnancy hormones. I was never like this, wanting him by my side most of the time.It had been a challenging process with me having nausea and sensitivity of things around me. I had even lost some weight as my body was rejecting some food, even those that I used to like to eat.“How are you feeling, sweetheart?” Vincent said and lifted my chin to give me a brief kiss on my lips. We were walking towards the place where we first met. A little ice cream shop in Tuscany where I had first saved him from being hit by a motorcycle.The place where I fell in a nearby ditch, stuck for almost an hour until my brother, Henry came to the rescue. I smiled to that thought as he moved to caress my cheeks, smiling at me. “What’s so funny?”I laughed softly and pointed to the exa
(Author’s POV).At the same time, seated in a rented car, Marie was looking out of the window not wanting to start any conversation with the man who was seated next to her. He was driving with his focus on the road.At times she knew, he was taking few glances at her, hoping that she would start the conversation.After a few minutes, the silence was getting weird.“Are you happy with him?” Henry wished he could take that questions back. His words slipped his tongue as they waited in the car being stuck in traffic.“It is none of your concern. Please focus on your driving” Marie said while pretending to look outside the window. There was nothing else to see except for the cars on the road stuck with them in the traffic.“Do you love him? Why.. him?” Henry exhaled his breath and gripped the sterring wheel hard while controlling his anger, “I don’t get it, Marie. At one point, you did not believe in marriage. Now, you are engaged with a man I know you are definitely not in love with”Hi
(Laura’s POV).I came out from the cold waters while pulling Vincent’s unconscious body with me. He was heavy and I struggled to pull him further.I needed to check on his breathing so I placed my ear next to Vincent’s mouth and nose. I smiled after feeling some air from his mouth warming my cheeks. “Vincent? Wake up” I said while caressing his cheeks.He did not respond to me calling him several times. I then placed my finger to check on his pulse. It was getting weaker. That made me panic for a moment.I felt his body getting cold and that frightened me further, “Vincent, please. Wake up”There was no response.I then whispered to his ears while placing my hand on his cheeks, “I know you can hear me. Please don’t leave me alone in this cold place. Please don’t leave us alone. I want our baby to grow up with a father. The father that I love very much”I then cried and rested my head on his shoulders as I let out my sadness and tiredness on his body. I was tired. I did not sleep well
(Author’s POV).Out from the busy current of Rivera river, Cherry managed to hold on to a large tree trunk and held on it with her trembling hands. She was panting out of air and was choking out water stuck in her throat.After a few minutes, she took one deep breath before climbing on the tree to get out from the cold waters. She knew if Vincent had arrived, it would mean he would have by then blocked her way out from Rivera. There would be no way out using the normal route.It was time for her to execute her contingency plan.But first, Cherry needed to locate an acquaintance who she knew could get her new identification card and passport to escape from the country. She knew Vincent was not going to make it easy for her. She knew she needed him to think that she was dead.Smiling to that thought, she was ready to fight him.As Cherry reached the shore, she walked slowly towards what looked like houses built near the river. They were local folks living in Rivera. A signage was seen
(Vincent’s POV).I was running fast leaving the rest behind. The woods were thick with many trees blocking my way.I heard her. And I knew that voice was her pleading for help. She was in trouble.Jumping over branches of trees and pushing aside any obstacle that was blocking my way, I felt no pain. All I had in mind was to save my Laura. I hope I was not going to be too late for that.I wanted to call her name and assured her everything was going to be fine. I was closeby and I knew all this drama would end soon. But, calling her name would alert the attacker. I needed to be careful.I knew who it was. The crazy woman who was obsessed with me, Cherry, was to be blamed for all that had happened to Laura. I was going to end it. Tonight, it would be over.Cherry would be placed behind bars.Standing behind a tree, I then saw her. My Laura.She was looking weak and shaken.Laura was standing too close to the edge of the cliff while Cherry was pointing a gun at her. They were arguing and
(Laura’s POV).I took steps slowly back as I saw Cherry coming closer to me. There was blood on her clothes which I thought most likely may not be hers. She looked fine, or was she pretending to look fine?I did not know her well. A deceiving woman who seemed to fight for what she believed in. And I knew all that she believed in was her being the daughter of Lucas Knight and my half-sister.“Do you realised we kind of look alike?” she said with a smile showing her perfectly shaped teeth. It was kind of scary with her eyes looking at me as if I was an object of her admiration.“We have the same eyes. Different colour though. And your hair, look” she touched her hair with one hand, “It is the same colour as mine. Do you think people would believe we are actually related?”Was she kidding me? I knew Cherry made herself look like me. She was obsessed to be me.I opened my mouth to say something but she cut me off with her words, “Laura. You want to know the truth?” Cherry smiled and sang
(Vincent’s POV).I got up from a short nap that I took without even realising it. Pieces of papers were scattered on the chair I was seated on. A large map of Rivera was spread on the table where I had marked on the potential places that Laura could be at.Something was not right. I felt a pain inside my chest. Was it Laura? Was she in trouble?I got up from my chair and walked to the drinking cabinet in my room to get a drink. A strong one I hoped to find.I hoped I could find Laura soon. Calvin and Cherry had already arrived in Rivera and I knew it would not be long until they move Laura again. I needed to be fast.My men were following Cherry and two hours ago I was informed that they had lost track of Cherry who went into the dark woods of Rivera. One thing for sure, both Cherry and Calvin were still in town. I would make sure they will never leave Rivera until I found my Laura.I rubbed my temple and walked to the bathroom to do my business. Taking a glance at the mirror in the