"I am sorry Sir but Sir Vincent isn't around," the maid apologized but Aiden wasn't hearing any of it as he walked past her with Axel and his men, they walked into every room in the apartment looking for any sign of Vincent or Selena."Selena," Aiden yelled checking every single room as he came back to the living room running his hand through his head as his heart started to pound in his chest. "They are not here," Axel announced walking back into the living room. "For fuck sake what was she thinking," Aiden yelled. "I don't think they have gone far, Vincent wouldn't want to harm her.""I don't trust that bastard but we should check his other house, he can be stupid enough to move her there," Axel suggested. "Yeah, let's do that," Aiden agreed not able to think of anywhere Vincent would take Selena, he walked out of the apartment and got into his car quickly while Axel signaled his men to follow suit while he got into his car too. Aiden turned the car onto the main street heading
Aiden woke up, his vision a haze of unfamiliar surroundings. He looked around slowly as his mind cleared, and he realized he was in a hospital room. Groaning in pain, he instinctively reached for his head, only to feel the rough texture of bandages wrapped around it. Confusion washed over him, and a sense of disorientation settled in. Just then, the door swung open, and Axel, Mrs. Frazier, and Astrid entered, their faces filled with concern. They had come in just in time to see if he was up now and they were all glad to see him awake. Mrs Frazier had been upset and angry about her husband's death and her son's desire to act like nothing had happened but when she heard her son was rushed to the hospital, she panicked and came as soon as she could. However, Aiden's gaze did not focus on them, and he failed to recognize their presence as he tried to make sense of who they were, they didn't dress like the hospital nurses so who could they be, "Who are you?" He muttered trying to sit
"How is he?" Axel asked. They had left Aiden to rest for a bit and then the doctor had examined him privately, he had called them all to his office once he was done and they all couldn't wait to hear his feedback."He is fine and in good condition, but from my examination he seems to have gone back to his teenage years," the doctor announced as Mrs Frazier gasped placing her hand to her mouth in shock."What does that mean? Will he act like a child? Oh my goodness," she panicked, wondering what would happen to the Frazier company if Aiden wasn't going to be able to function in the right state of mind. She had been against him taking his father's company forcefully but there was no way she was going to go back to the streets, Aiden had to be in the right frame of mind to continue running the business. "He won't act like a child, he is in his natural state of mind but his memory is more aware of his teenage years than now," the doctor explained hoping his explanation was enough to cla
"Who is Natalia?" Aiden asked staring at his mother with a puzzled look. "She is a nobody," Axel chipped in as his mother rolled her eyes at him getting on her feet. "She isn't a nobody, she is his girlfriend and they were...""Enough mother," Astrid yelled. "One would expect that you would be concerned about his health but you are here talking about someone else." Mrs Frazier was stunned at how Astrid had spoken to her, Astrid had never raised her voice at her, she stared at her daughter not knowing if she should scold her for her attitude, "How dare you raise your voice at me?" "I am just...""We all know that Natalia brought out the best in your brother and if we...""Axel take me home," Aiden demanded feeling irritated by their voices. "Gladly," Axel nodded holding the wheelchair and wheeling him off quickly as Mrs Frazier and Astrid followed behind, Mrs Frazier continued her notion on Natalia and how good she was for Aiden but no one seemed to be paying any attention to her.
"Are you certain?" Axel asked staring at his brother still in doubt that his brother might be joking. "You always love to have your privacy and I don't think now is the right time to what to disrupt that for....""Have his things moved in immediately," Aiden ordered staring at Sofia and not paying attention to Axel's word. "Yes Sir," Sofia bowed her head immediately also surprised by the order. "Very well, I will be back here tonight then once I am done putting things in order," Axel accepted. He didn't want to argue with Aiden about him staying because he also wanted to be here for him, he didn't trust that his mother would do a good job watching over him now that he couldn't remember anything about her. "Good," Aiden said as Axel's phone vibrated in his pocket, he brought it out to see the caller as he picked it and placed it to his ear."Yes doc," Axel said over the phone. "Alright, thank you," he appreciated before disconnecting the call. "Is everything alright?" Aiden asked n
"I thought you said she was awake?" Axel asked and he and the doctor walked through the hallway leading to the room Selena was placed in, he had arrived only to be told by the doctor that there was a miscommunication between the nurse on who had woken up but he wanted to see for himself that she was alright. "I apologize for the mix-up, the nurse was referring to the patient in the other room and I got too excited by the good news that I failed to verify which room exactly," the doctor apologized. One would have expected Selena to wake up before Aiden since she didn't get shot or beaten up by Aiden but for unknown reasons she hadn't, it was all starting to feel suspicious to Axel that something was going on that he wasn't aware of."With Aiden's condition, it will be best she wakes up, wouldn't it?" "Of course," the doctor agreed. "She is responding properly to treatment, I am sure she will be awake soon," the doctor reassured Axel as they stopped in front of her room, Axel turned
Aiden's hands trembled by his side with anger as he felt Natalia's lips on his own. At that moment, all he wanted was to push her away, to distance himself from her. With a firm shove, he managed to free himself from her grasp, the force causing Natalia to stumble backward.Pressing the control on his wheelchair, he maneuvered himself away from her keeping his distance. It was painful enough that he couldn't remember a thing and now she had kissed him against his wish, one would think that the kiss would also bring some sort of memory but he felt disgusted by the taste of her lips on his. "Get her out of my house," he demanded, his voice heavy with a mixture of revulsion and disappointment.Sofia who had been standing by his side all along shocked by Natalia's behavior was glad to hear that order, "right this way Ma," Sofia said pointing to the door but Natalia paid no attention to her. As Aiden retreated, she chased after him embarrassed by his reaction, she had thought the kiss wo
Selena was dumbfounded at the sight of Aiden being kissed by another woman, she couldn’t believe her eyes, one hour ago she had woken up in the hospital to find Axel and the doctor discussing, she had been woken up by a nightmare of Vincent recording her half naked and when Axel had rushed to her side she realized that it was actually not just a dream but actually real.Vincent had not only recorded her half naked but she had found out from Axel that she had been in a state of coma for two months, she had stared at Axel in disbelief demanding to see Aiden immediately before she could hear anything he had to say but another news was delivered to her that Aiden had also been in a state of coma as a reason of a blow to his head and his memory was gone.She had hoped Axel would end up laughing in between his explanation but he didn’t, she had busted out in tears realizing what her actions had cost her yet again, why was all this happening to her, was she perhaps cursed? Why was it that an
~ TWO YEAR LATER ~ As the sun peeked through the stained glass windows of the quaint church, casting a warm glow on the pews and aisle, an air of excitement and anticipation filled the atmosphere. Today was a special day for Axel and Claire, as they were about to embark on a journey of love and commitment in front of family and friends. The delicate scent of flowers wafted through the air, adorning every corner of the church with their vibrant colors. The essence of love was palpable, adding an extra layer of magic to the already enchanting ambiance. Soft music played gently in the background, setting the perfect mood for the upcoming union. As the guests started to fill the pews, their eyes filled with joy and enthusiasm at the sight of loved ones coming together to celebrate the union of Axel and Claire. Aiden, Selena, and their son, Alex, and daughter Brianna alongside Astrid and her boyfriend Tom sat on one side, beaming with pride and excitement. Guests were the extended f
"Her water just broke," Aiden announced. They all got on their feet, Claire and Astrid rushed to her side helping her stand up as they could see the pain etched on her face, while the men ran to get the car ready. It didn't take long when they arrived at the hospital and she was taken to the theater in excruciating pain, Aiden remained outside the reception with Claire, Astrid, Axel, and Tom before the doctor informed him that he could join his wife."Everything is going to be alright," Aiden reassured her when he entered the ward to find her lying on the bed, her hand extended for him to come hold her. "It hurts so bad," Selena cried out. "Sorry," Aiden replied holding her hand in his firmly and planting a kiss on her forehead. He didn't know how else to comfort her, he could see the pain in her eyes and could only hope the delivery would happen sooner.After hours of labor pain, Aiden holding her hand and trying to soothe her pain with reassuring words, delivery began.Aiden had
"You are serious?" Claire asked just to be sure Axel wasn't joking around.He barely nodded his head to sign yes when she pulled him in for a hug, of course, she was going to move in with him and travel to another country if that was what he wanted.Everything seemed to be moving too fast when it came to how they felt for each other but for the first time in many years, she felt loved. She didn't feel like she was forcing herself on Axel like she had forced Luke to love her.Axel loved her and she could see it."I am happy for you guys," Astrid squeaked with joy, it had been a while since she last saw Axel looking at a woman the way he looked at Claire. It was like she and Selena weren't even in the room."By the way, there is something I was going to tell you, Axel, I hope I am not ruining the mood," Selena said. "I already told Claire and Astrid yesterday that -""Selena is pregnant," Astrid took the word right out of her mouth. "Are you sure you are not the one who is pregnant?" C
"Yeah, as friends. I think that would be better for both of us at the moment, I feel there are still a lot of things we don't know about each other and-""Are you joking?" Claire's eyes widened as she adjusted herself on the bed again, her face etched with confusion at Axel's words as her eyes darted from him to his hands on hers."Hey!" Axel placed his hand on her chin raising her head so he could see her face, was she crying? "Claire? I was joking," he laughed out. "I didn't find it funny," Claire smacked his hand off her chin. Axel chuckled at her reaction, "I am sorry, didn't know you were a crybaby.""What? I am not," Claire protested looking away from him. How could he tease her like that? It wasn't her fault that she had thought he was being serious about them being 'just friends' when she was attracted to him. "You look cute when you lie," Axel smirked, he placed his hand on her chin tilting her head gently to face him as he kissed her on the lips. "I will have them bring s
“Where the hell is she?” Axel yelled grabbing him by the collar, he didn’t want to believe that Claire was dead, the time period was too short for them to kill her and her clothes had no sign of blood stain when he pulled it out from the boot. “Let me off and I will tell you, lover boy,” Vincent laughed. Aiden reached for his phone immediately in his pocket, dialing one of the bodyguards who was back at Emily’s house, “Check around the house, she has to be hidden somewhere,” Aiden ordered on the first ring. “We found her boss. Was about to call you, she is unconscious,” the bodyguard replied. “Alright,” Aiden said disconnecting the call and staring at Axel who was holding back on punching Vincent in the face. “She is alright, we might just need to get her to the hospital, quickly.” “You should have stayed in jail,” Axel said to Vincent punching him in the face as Aiden held him by the waist pulling him back. “Let me go Aiden, we need to end him right now so he doesn’t come back t
“Claire,” Axel called out staring at Vincent on the laptop, his hand forming into a fist as he caused under his breath. He hadn’t anticipated seeing Vincent, wasn’t he supposed to be in jail awaiting his death sentence? This was the reason he had been against Claire going to see Emily, he reached for the door ready to hop out as Aiden grabbed him by the wrist.“Our men are already circling the building, he can’t get away with it,” Aiden said.“You want me to sit here and allow Vincent to kill her?” Axel asked shoving Aiden’s hand away, he stared at Selena and Astrid who were in disbelief at the sight of Vincent, he opened the van door and hopped out running down the street to Emily’s house.Axel ran down the street as quickly as his legs could take him, he couldn’t believe that Vincent had escaped from jail and worse Emily was working for him, what was she bound to gain from Vincent? That douchebag! He should have shot him dead a long time ago instead of hoping that the system would
THE NEXT MORNING, Aiden briefed everyone on the plan again in the van a street away from Emily's house, "If you feel uncomfortable at any moment, you just think of an excuse and leave," Aiden reminded Claire."Sure," Claire nodded. Axel walked up to her helping her put on the camera properly over her shirt button, the camera design looked like a button from afar, "this is a recording device," Axel said, placing a pen into the pocket of her shirt. "Axel, can we talk about…" Claire spoke in a low tone. She had been trying to speak to him all morning but he seemed to be avoiding the question, she didn't know why he would just listen to her so she could explain everything to him. "After," Axel cut her off. "Do you have your earbuds on?" He asked instead. "Yeah I do," she nodded, tucking her hair behind her ear so he could see it. "I was going to tell you, believe me," Claire whispered in a low voice. "What part of after don't you understand?"She bit the bottom of her lips, sad by hi
"I was just joking," Claire brushed it off at the puzzled look on Axel's face, she didn't know why she had blurted something out like that to him. Never in a million years had she asked any man that question, she smiled trying to make him see that she was bluffing."Yes.""What?" She gasped. "You… you will be my boyfriend?""Isn't that what you want? Yes, I will," Axel nodded, kissing her on the lips as her eyes widened in shock, unable to comprehend that Axel just agreed without any hint of hesitation in his voice.She watched him get out of bed and into the bathroom as she scratched the back of her head, playing back what had just happened in her head. She was about to get out of bed when the door opened with Astrid entering, she dashed out back at the sight of Claire lying naked on the bed."I am so sorry, please I didn't mean to badge in, I am so sorry," Astrid apologized. "Shit," Claire cursed, she could have sworn she used the key when locking the door or was it Axel who locked
"Don't start what you can't finish," Claire whispered. "What?" Axel chuckled. "Don't look at me like that, you just end up stealing kisses when you want to and I think that should stop," Claire said standing up but she soon came crashing into the bed as Axel grabbed her by her wrist. He grabbed her by the waist shoving her on the bed as he hovered over her, "What naughty ideas have you been thinking while I was away?" He asked with a smirk on his face. "Don't flatter yourself, mister.""So, you didn't think about my lips on yours while I was away?" Axel teased. Claire stared at him trying not to give him the benefit of the doubt but her face was suddenly turning red and she could tell from the smile on his face, darn her face.Maybe she had thought about him and she didn't know why exactly, it wasn't like Axel was laying claim on her but he had kissed her like he was, she didn't want to assume his feelings for her, it was best to stop him from kissing her any chance he got but now