Becca.Of course there dramas had not stopped me from doing my thing, though after then I tried to limit the heavy stuff. At least when we are outside in the presence of others.“I will do what I feel is necessary, son.” I replied stubbornly at the moment and they groaned loudly and simultaneously as they followed me into the big mall where we usually come to do our once a month shopping spree.Walking down the aisle with my excited kids besides me, I ignored their loud whispers as they both planned the best way to push their interests.Pretending not to see their signs, I picked a favourite brand of cereal as I read the label, making sure it was the correct one.“What do you guys think? Should we pick a few cans of these or would you prefer to go for another type of cereal?” Knowing it’s possible they were tired of a particular flavour, I pushed the decision to them.“Hmm, this is okay Mum, let us go for it.” My son suggested and I could see they were too distracted to care at the mo

Becca.After a long minute of quietness that seemed like hours, I raised my head to give them a stern look. Never will I bow to their demands in this way. Else, they will always use this emotional tool every time I refuse to grant their request.Opening my mouth to tell them outright that there shall be no sleepover, not at Christos Fernandez’s house anyways, I saw a flash of colour from the corner of my eyes and I turned to it distractedly.Was that not the same person I thought I saw earlier? Turning more fully to confirm my suspicion, I raised my head and my gaze clashed hotly and directly with a familiar eyes.I could feel the shock from the other person even as the same shock went through my own heart and brain.Never would I have thought it would happen this way.That the place I would meet this person is in a mall of all places. With my kids beside me, probably wondering what was going on.Raising my hand weakly to my forehead in an effort to keep from fainting, I staggered sli

Becca. It was a long time later that I saw the reddish colour on the floor of the bath and I stared at the reddish flow blankly in confusion. It took another long moment before I saw the bruises on my knuckles and it occurred to me that in my misery, I had injured myself and that was my blood mixed with the water coming from the shower. It finally dawned on me that I am more emotionally damaged than I thought and I know getting over this might take a long time. Raising myself unsteadily from the floor of the bathtub, I closed the shower tap before stepping outside the tub. Running my body briskly with the big towel, I stared blankly at the blood stains on it before dropping it in the laundry basket. Knowing I had to stop the flow of blood before I faint from loss of so much blood, I moved to the first aid cabinets and sluggishly, I brought out the white bandages and with more of doggedness than finesse, I soon had the bandages wrapped around both palms and knuckles. Moving to my

Christos.Sending my Gamma a glare, I warned him off my woman with my cold eyes and the idiot had the audacity to smile wryly.“Don’t even try to use your sweet ways on her, else I will set Lightning loose on you to rip out your gory soul.” I told him softly in a menacing voice and his eyes immediately went blank with astonishment.I could feel the waves of surprise coming from others but I didn’t care.“Easy, Boss. No one is going to poach on your territory.” Gabriel drawled and I snorted in disgust.“Just remember what I said.” I insisted before returning my gaze back to the woman on my side.“I am sure Gabriel did not mean anything by it, Boss. He is just paying an impersonal compliment on your beautiful Mate, I am sure.” Frank pacified slowly and it did not escape my notice that coming from him, a compliment about my future bride does not sound so threatening.‘Frank is a married man, anyway. Happily married and devoted. Unlike that scoundrel.’ I qualified quietly.“Scoundrel? I a

Christos.“Tell me what exactly happened, little Princess.” I implored the little Erica, knowing that might help to explain the situation.“Well, we really don’t know exactly, but we went with Mum to the downtown mall for shopping and that was where she started behaving strangely. And Eric and I don’t think it was because we asked for a sleepover at your place.” She stopped and it was obvious she was trying to gather her breath.‘The kids had asked for a sleepover at my place?’ Wishing there was a way to ask about their Mum's response to that particular request but knowing now was not the right time, I continued with the other issue and pressed for more details.“So what do you think happened to make her that way, little Princess?” From her explanation though, it is clear something had happened at the mall to make Becca react violently. What could it be? Could it be that she saw her supposed fiancé who got her pregnant and suddenly remembered everything? But wouldn’t she be happy rath