POV EMILY"She has to be here."I had heard that phrase before, several times. Ethan spared no effort in looking for me; I think five of his men had come here in just one week. I'm thankful I managed to hide every time.My home. It was abandoned now. But this would be the only place in the world where I could feel safe, where all the best memories of my life were.I tried to leave, tried to go back to my family, but I could barely speak to anyone on the street, let alone return to Tyler and talk to my children."We've searched everywhere, she's not here," another voice sounded, tinged with sadness.I knew that voice."From what I know about her, I can assure you she's here, yes. This place is full of emotions that she'll need to find courage."I remained hidden. That's exactly what I was doing. Trying to find courage.There were two women, I could tell. One of them had a younger voice, I was almost certain I had heard it somewhere before.I heard a sob and then silence, broken only by
POV EMILYI couldn't sleep; I hadn't seen Tyler yet. Olivia hadn't left my side since we reunited. I was so happy. But I felt insecure. I'd been gone for ten years and didn't know how to handle my own daughter. Not seeing Tyler made me even more anxious. It was a whirlwind of emotions. Despite the shower I took and the new clothes, I wasn't the same young, beautiful woman he married. What if he doesn't want me anymore? I couldn't bear to lose my family, not now that I've just regained them. And my son, Louis. He doesn't even know me. What will this be like for him? I can't just think about myself; I can't be selfish. But I also can't miss out on any more moments of my life when they're with me. And as if the rollercoaster of emotions wasn't enough, there was still a twin sister I never knew existed who helped Olivia in the search for me but hadn't yet told Tyler. Why hide from him? I kept thinking about so many things that I didn't even notice the hours passing. I was eager to see the
POV Emily**Flashback On**"I'm tired, Tyler," I complain."The doctor clearly said you can't go a day without exercising," he persists."He said exercises, not a marathon," I stop and place my hands on my knees.He turns around instantly with a concerned look."What's wrong? Are you feeling something?" he asks."Relax, your son doesn't want to come out yet," I laugh."Haha, funny. Let's go already, stop fussing. Olivia must be driving Justin crazy."I completely ignore what he says and feel like I'm on a fallen tree trunk.Tyler scans my eyes, takes the water bottle from the backpack, and hands it to me already open. I drink the water quickly and sigh when I finish. Tyler sits beside me and strokes my belly."Come on, daddy wants to teach you a bunch of things.""Let Olivia hear that, she'll get jealous," I tease."Takes after her mom.""Atta boy."He smiles and kisses me."I don't know how to thank you for giving me everything I have, for giving me a family.""Just say you love me."
Ethan's POV"How did you manage to lose that boy, Ethan?" Jade shouts, stressed."Oh, I don't know. The same way you managed to lose our son inside our own house," I throw at her."You have to figure out soon who's behind all this, we already know it's not Tyler or his friends.""And you think I'm not trying to do that? It's all I've been doing, even giving up Emily I did, all to find out who's been messing with our family."I leave the room slamming the door.As expected, she wouldn't let this argument end like this, I hear the door open and her heavy steps coming towards me."Ethan!"I turn around."What do you want me to do? What could I do, I did it as quickly as possible. I made those idiots think the lovely Peter is dead.""Don't forget the person behind all this seems to be playing for Mitchell's team, even handed Lucca over to Josh. What makes you think they won't do it again?""I don't think otherwise, I think this bastard will obviously do that," I slump onto the couch."May
Olivia Mitchell's POVDevastated.Crushed.Groundless.That's how I was feeling.Peter couldn't be dead.He couldn't have simply been murdered by that scumbag.The message Uncle Luke received was enough to convince everyone, it seems there was a photo but they didn't want to let me see it.I can't believe Peter would leave like this. "Are you okay?" David approaches, handing me a cup of coffee. "Do I look okay?" I cross my arms nervously, trying to calm down. "Olivia... I know you like him but... he's gone..." "Don't you dare say that," I interrupt him before he finishes the sentence. "Sorry, but... I just don't want to see you suffer, your mom's back Olivia, go enjoy that." "I don't want to face my dad's questions about how I managed to find mommy, I'll stay out here for a while," I insist on staying in the garden. "We all want to know that," he responds curiously. "And they'll keep wanting to." "Aunt Ingrid and my dad are staying at Uncle Josh's house for a while," he says,
Emily's POVHe was there. Finally, I could hug him, my husband, but at the same time, I couldn't exude that excitement. I was happy and at the same time, I wasn't, or rather, we weren't. There was so much suffering in that room that I couldn't contain myself and had to get away from it. I couldn't stay near all of that without feeling guilty. I thought it best to stay in one of the guest rooms. Of course, I didn't feel comfortable entering Tyler's or Olivia's room, let alone muster the courage to enter Louis's room. I couldn't believe Peter was dead, actually, it's impossible. Ethan isn't the type to kill; he would use the boy for some kind of blackmail or something like that. I know Tyler doesn't accept this story, but I also know he wants to give his friend all the support now; Luke doesn't deserve to go through this alone. Nobody does. I was staring at the trees through the windows when someone entered the room, catching my attention. It was Olivia. "Peter isn't dead," she says, he
**Alana Hudson's POV**"Are you finally going to explain why you helped her?" Anthony asks, pacing back and forth across the room."Of course, Olivia has to repay the favor I did for her," I reply, shrugging and finishing dressing in the clothes scattered on the floor."Will it be quick?" he asks, rolling his eyes in anger."Oh dear, you really love my niece, don't you? God! What does that girl have?" I laugh to myself as I button my bra.Anthony was good in bed, but extremely unbearable outside of it. Our relationship was purely casual; we got together whenever I felt like being with a man, but deep down, he was in love with my bratty niece. I can't deny she inherited the Parker family women's beauty."She has a heart, unlike you, Alana," he says, crossing his arms in anger."The women in this family are like wolves in sheep's clothing. Be careful, especially with Olivia; she's young, has an adventurous spirit, and a desire to know the forbidden, a desire to have the world at her fee
**Olivia's POV**"We shouldn't have told him that way," Peter sighs. "Uncle Justin isn't doing well with all this.""And who is?""Olivia, you understand me. It's his father.""Peter..." I place the bandage over the wound, finishing the little treatment I did on him. "We did the right thing.""I thought I'd never see you again," he says, holding me close."Spare me the details of how scared you were."We laugh."But tell me one thing," I begin, "How did you manage to escape?""It was like I told my dad and the others. There was an infiltrator inside, I don't really know. It happened very quickly. He drugged me, and when I woke up, I was in a car coming home.""If you remember anything, let me know, okay?""Okay."I get up from the bed and start putting away the scattered first aid supplies. I was embarrassed in front of Peter. My cheeks were hot, and while I wanted to look him in the eyes, I felt I shouldn't. The silence in that room was unbearable; neither of us dared to say a word.