When Mogan arrived at the hospital, she waited outside the ward with Sapphire’s mother and was there for a while before she heard a scream from the room. They both turned to look at the door in a bit of panic and wondered if they should barge in.After a while, they heard the wailing again, followed by a faint sob and Mogan pushed the door open almost immediately.She entered the room with Charlotte and then the doctor who had just arrived in time.They stood still as they watched the couple hug each other like their life depended on it. She suddenly got teary at the scene and then shook her head.This was great news and she was so happy for her brother.When the hug was taking longer than expected, she hurried over to them and then patted Daniel’s back. “Logan, it’s okay.”Daniel hesitated for a while before he finally began to disentangle from her. He kissed her neck and then pulled away gently.“Amore,” he cupped her cheek and then bored his eyes on her.“Are you okay?” He asked
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel pulled the car into the basement and then exhaled before he turned the engine off. He had not seen Liam in a while and whenever they talked on the phone, he only told him that he was fine and nothing more.The Liam that he knew was not the type of person to not show up at his place unannounced almost every day.A bit worried, he made his way to his penthouse hoping he would find the man at home.It was Sunday, of course, he should be home.He got out of the car, walked to the elevator, and then entered it when it arrived.After he pressed the number button of where he was going, he smiled widely when a FaceTime video entered his phone and he hurriedly picked it up.“Where are you?” Sapphire asked with a slight frown.“You were sleeping so I did not want to disturb you. I’m at Liam's place,” he answered.“You should have woken me up. I looked everywhere for you,” she pouted.“I am sorry, sweetheart. Are you okay?”“Yes,” she said and she put a spoonful of something
WARNING! THIS CHAPTER CONTAINS SOME DISTURBING CONTENT. YOU MAY IGNORE.AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel’s brows stuttered at his father's word and he shook his head in disbelief.He was kidnapped as a child?How come he did not know of it?How come he never thought of it?“W… what are you saying? Kidnapped? That’s ridiculous!” “You were kidnapped by Baldwin, Daniel. The man you met at the gala. He is Baldwin and is my brother.”“Brother? Can you expatiate? I’m going crazy,” Daniel exhaled.Alice and Thomas exchanged glances for a while again and then nodded their heads.It has been twenty years, and they had made peace with it already, however, would Daniel do the same?If he regains his memory, will he let go again?“It was winter, January sixteen…” Alice began.==21 YEARS AGO.Alice returned home with panic all over her face and headed to their bedroom where Thomas was.When she entered, she collapsed on the floor and wailed.“What’s wrong, honey?”“Daniel… he’s missing!” She cried
AUTHOR’S POV.Daniel lay in bed in complete silence even when his parents entered to meet him. He did not say anything, and neither did he exchange looks with them.He did not hate them for what happened to him. Never.He just could not bring himself to tell them what happened to him while he was abducted by Baldwin.He lay there till Sapphire arrived.His mother had called Sapphire because he had fainted and she had gotten there, panicking like usual.She sat on the chair beside his bed and fondled his hand gently.Daniel stared at her and that was it. He did not say more.After a while of getting rid of the embarrassment he was feeling within him, he stood, raised his head from the bed, and then sat upright.“Daniel,” Sapphire called his name.He patted her cheek, moved his hand from her hand, and then stood up.“What are you doing? You should rest a bit more,” Alice hurried closer to him.“I’m fine. Let’s go home, Sapphire,” he said, walked to the chair and grabbed his coat.Sapphir
AUTHOR’S POV.Sapphire hurriedly wiped off the tears that fell off her face and sniffed hard.Daniel had just narrated everything that had happened to him and she could swear that she did not see it coming. She stood from where she sat, moved closer to her, and wrapped her arm around his neck.Daniel raised his head and then placed it on Sapphire’s naked stomach while he wrapped his arms around her waist. She was wearing only pants and a bra so he could feel the warmness of her body.He inhaled her strawberry scent as he closed his eyes.He thought it was going to weigh him down a lot but somehow, only the presence of his wife was enough to soothe him.When he felt her fingertips trailing through his hair, he groaned and pulled her closer to himself.He was glad for the gift of Sapphire.He was glad for the gift of this woman.Again, he was scared she had become his weakness… and strength.With her, he knew he could do anything. He knew he could overcome anything.Without her, Daniel
AUTHOR’S POV. “What’s wrong?” Hilda asked Sapphire after a while of totally spacing out. Sapphire jerked back and swallowed hard, “Ah… nothing,” she shook her head, pressed the home button of her phone, and then returned it to the nightstand. “Unless you want him dead, do not heed my instructions.” She had no idea why those words were bothering her and she could only imagine on her own. She soon let go of her thoughts and then returned to talking to Hilda. “What’s your plan for the weekend? Let’s hang out,” she said. “I am going to meet Liam's mum with him on Sunday.” “His mum?” “Her grave site. He said he wants to show me to her,” she grinned. Sapphire smiled and then nodded her head. “I’m glad your perspective about relationships has changed anyway.” “It’s always been the same. Nothing changed,” Hilda shook her head and Sapphire smacked her tongue. “Little liar.” After Hilda left, which remained only her in the room, she breathed out as boredom started to set in. The
AUTHOR’S POV.“It’s fine, I will go alone,” Sapphire said.The driver, John, shook his head and bowed gently, “I’m sorry ma’am, but I have to take you wherever you are going,” he said.Sapphire smacked her tongue, moved closer to him, and collected the key from him, “You know Daniel would not mind. I can always tell him it’s me who wanted it,” she said and moved to the car.She was bored at home and planned on going to Daniel’s company, and then probably get something at the mall later.That was enough to kill her boredom.==The man stared at the woman in the car before she rolled up the window of the car. He hurriedly picked up his phone and then beckoned to the other guys in the car.“She just left the house,” he announced.“Alone?” Emerald asked from the other end.“Yes, ma’am, she was in the driver’s seat,” he answered.“Good, proceed. Trail her carefully and don’t make any mistakes, okay?”The man dropped the call, ignited the engine, and then drove gently after her car.===Sap
AUTHOR’S POV.Emerald stared down at Sapphire in disgust after she had pulled off her clothes leaving only pants and a bra on her.She wished she could strangle her and put an end to everything, but she knew she dared not.Apart from fulfilling her part of the deal, it could get her in trouble too.Later, Aidan would come here and then do whatever he wanted with her too.Now, it was time she started her own business.She moved away from Sapphire, pulled off her clothes, and then proceeded to wear Sapphire’s.Deeply, Emerald thanked her stars that the dress had a rope for adjusting from behind, else, it would have been evident as the cloth looked a bit big for her.She adjusted the cloth to her size with the rope and when she was done, she removed the wipes from her bag and began to clean her makeup off.Sapphire was wearing no makeup and she needed to be her completely.When she was done, she applied the contact lenses in her eyes, took off Sapphire’s shoe, and then wore it.Now that