CHAPTER FORTY TWO**Sterling's eyes flickered open when a knock sounded, followed by the sound of the door being nudged open. A scowled passed across his features, he'd specifically requested that he didn't want to be disturbed.For a blink of a second, he had even hoped that__"Thank you, Nora." Sterling's grimace deepened as he watched Rex wink at the nurse who was smiling way too wide, she walked away, closing the door behind her as she did. "Why is it you again? I don't want to see anyone, you may leave!" Sterling gritted, a look of irritation flaring in his eyes. His whole body felt itchy. His head ached terribly. He despised the sound of the heart monitor and the sickening smell of antiseptic, each movement hurt and he was left with no choice but to be confined to the bloody bed! That was not even half of everything he was feeling!Why didn't they understand that the best thing they could do was fucking leave me alone? His glare followed Rex as he casually relaxed on t

CHAPTER FORTY FOUR**Faith hurried out of the grocery store, casting a worried glance above, the sky which was blue a few minutes ago has now been surrounded by thick angry grey clouds. She instinctively wrapped her arms around herself as a cold wind swept by, luckily, it didn't take long for the taxi to stop in front of her. She muttered the directions to the driver who sped off. Faith heard the screams of confrontations before she even stepped into the living room. Her eyes scanned the messy living room which smelled like cigarettes and alcohol. Scrunching her nostrils, her body stiffened when she heard the soft muffled sounds. Her eyes quickly located the source and her heart jumped in her throat, amidst the seas of clothes gathered on the old-looking sofa was the baby! Anger pierced through her heart as she snatched the clothes covering almost half of his face, his little face was red and the cries were louder. God! He'd been suffocating!Carrying him in her arms, she

CHAPTER FORTY SIX**"Ma'am, are you okay? Do you need help?" The taxi driver was kind enough to offer. Faith's expression was distressed as she got out of the car and into the house.Perhaps Rex wouldn't recognize her? She dared to hope but the reality was certain.Who was she kidding?!Why would he come to the hospital in the first place?! What if Sterling got to know that__A sudden pain in her abdomen tore a gasp out of her mouth. Her palms grabbed her stomach when the pain hit stronger. She had experienced contractions before, but they had never felt so intense as it was at this moment And it didn't seem to be stopping. Maybe if she sat down__That thought was put on hold when her cellphone vibrated. Relief hit when she saw it was Julian. "Julian, I think I__""Faith, are you there? I think we might return a little late, the traffic is crazy__ What's wrong? Are you okay?" His tone instantly changed to one of worry, probably hearing her heavy pants. "Julian! Where are you

CHAPTER FORTY EIGHT**Faith lowered her eyes back to the ground, her chest tight with dread. She didn't want to acknowledge the possibility that her thoughts were probably right. She took a halting breath against the nervousness that seemed to choke her and keep her body paralyzed.It had to be Sterling Hunter! The man she had tried too hard to forget even though each moment of her pregnancy had reminded her of him. The same man who had carved his very path into her life and soul, then destroyed what she had once thought to be pure. Her idea had been pretty simple. She would hide from him forever and continue to gather the broken pieces of her life back together. She simply wanted a comfortable and happy life with the baby he had wanted so badly. The child she had been manipulated to bear but had managed to become the most important aspect of her life.She loved her child with her whole heart even though she couldn't forget the things her father did.Now, he took Maya away f

CHAPTER FIFTY**"Why do I need to tell you anything? Maya is not your child! You are not her father!!"Sterling's eyes flashed furiously even though he was certain that the words that left her mouth were all fucking lies. The anxious glances she was casting, her nervous stutter, and her pale complexion easily gave it all away. The thought maddened him even more. Why was she was still lying to him even now?She had never wanted him to know, if he hadn't found out, she would never have told him! Maya. That was his child's name! It was a beautiful name just like the little angel.His heart throbbed in a way he'd never felt, it was a different kind of sensation, it was foreign but he welcomed it wholeheartedly. She had existed. The little life he had created. He watched the mother of his child, she was fucking more beautiful than he remembered, the dull ache he had felt in his chest when she had first stormed inside only fueled the rage boiling inside of him. She had fucking d