Eggust’s Pov. It's been five days and I still had no lead on Juss' whereabouts. It was either my men were practically useless or Juss had gotten better with her hiding games. Either way, I was getting impatient, I needed her back here as soon as possible. She wasn’t safe out there by herself. Juss had no family besides my mum and I, she barely had friends too. I had a list of all her friends, it was just my mum and some woman in Mexico. Or did she go back to Mexico? That should have been on the top of their search list. I retrieved my phone from my pocket and dialed Mendez’s number. He’s a PI based in Mexico, I used his help earlier when I was searching for Juss. It didn’t take him long before he found her then. And soon enough, I had all the details on her. I paced nervously, phone gripped tightly in my hand as it rang. I had to find Juss, the only hope I had was Mendez, if she was in Mexico. He didn’t pick up after two rings, with shaky fingers, I dialed his numb
Juss’s Pov After my meal was delivered, I wasted no time in devouring it. There were no more growls from my stomach, which meant the baby had been satisfied. I didn’t know why, but the thought of it filled my heart with warmness. A wide grin suddenly formed on my face, this baby was growing on me and I couldn’t have it any other way. Having a child wasn’t a bad thing, yes I wasn’t prepared to have one, and I sure would have never wanted Eggust to be its father, but I had grown to love the baby. It was a part of me and something about that made it magical. I began to think, would the situation have been different if Marco was the father? Was I having second thoughts about having the baby solely because Eggust was responsible for it or was it because I was way older than him? Because now that we were here all by ourselves, it didn’t seem like a bad idea. I decided to let go of any thought that dwelled on the past, and to focus solely on the future. I took a quick show
Eggust’s Pov Between the day I got a call that Juss had a knife to her wrist and last night when Ezekiel told me that the new investigator had a lead on Juss, I didn't know which scared me more. I had a brief talk with Ezekiel that evening, he advised against going to meet her, as it might scare her off even more. But I didn’t care anymore, I just wanted to see her, to breathe the same air as her, to touch her even though it was just for a while. Why was no one seeing my side? I was only possessive in order to protect her. It didn’t mean she wasn’t free to do anything she wanted. Her safety as well as her happiness have always been my priority. I loved her for fuck sake, so much that I respected her decision and left when she asked me to. I gave her space even though it killed me to have her so close and yet so far away. I had always wanted Juss in my life even before I knew what love meant. When I found out she was pregnant with my child, I wanted her beside me even mo
Juss's Pov It was daylight when I woke up. The sun streamed down into my room in beautiful rays reflecting off my white vanity table. Wait, my white vanity table? I blinked and stared at it. As far I could remember, my vanity table was a dull faded blue with chips and signs of use along the edges. But this table looked.....brand new. Maybe I was imagining things. I felt so tired and worn out, like I had been unconscious for so long. I wondered how long I had slept for. The last thing I remembered was Eggust holding me when I felt like I was blacking out at the pharmacy. Speaking of Eggust, was he really here? It felt like I had woken up from a very long dream. I admired the sunlight for a while longer before my eyes skipped to the walls that were now painted a soft pink shade . Pink! What was going on? I sat up quickly and regretted it immediately. My head swam and tears rushed to my eyes as I battled the overwhelming urge to puke. I would probably have, if my stomach ha
Hera’s Pov “He didn’t recognize me,” Isla said from the corner of the room where she sat, folding her clothes. “Huh?” “Eggust, he definitely didn’t recognize me. I saw him going to Ms. Indigo’s office. I figured it was because she had been absent for two days. I followed him there, hoping he would recognize me and I would ask him why he abandoned us. But he didn’t even recognize me.” I immediately understood what lsla was talking about, she was a student of Juss, the bitch Eggust was obsessed with. After I sent her those threatening mails, I passed by her house to see if my threats had worked. Apparently, it didn’t for the first few times I sent them, she seemed to be unaffected. But after I threatened to expose her to the whole school, Isla told me she suddenly just stopped coming to class. We went to her apartment to check for ourselves, and her neighbor informed us she had left abruptly with her things. Now, all I had to do was wait for Eggust to come back to me,
Hera’s Pov After much persuasion, I was able to convince my boss to give me a few days off from work, which he grumpily agreed to. It was so freeing being away from the bar for a while. Accommodation would not be a problem since I already informed my grand aunt there that I'll be staying with her and she was happy to have me. I finally got to the train station after much deliberation. Isla had tried to talk me out of it, “I don’t think you should go after him, I’m certain if we continue to threaten Juss she will fold and leave him eventually. When that happens, he'll come back to us.” Those were her words. However, I knew better than to wait until something I want finds its way to my hands. I’d never been the one to sit idle in hope that things would fall in place, rather I work towards it. So against Isla’s judgment, I embarked on my journey to Manchester. It had been a long ride because of traffic, even though I had woken up early to beat it.
Juss' POV I stirred slightly in my sleep, unsure if the constant buzz I heard was from my dreams or in reality. I barely got some sleep last night due to the nausea I had. There were some days I was comfortable with being pregnant, and some days I completely hated it. Last night was one of those awful nights. The sound from the doorbell continued, I realized there was someone at the door, I took a quick glance at the bedside clock. It was almost 8:am. The morning sun was already up as it's golden rays illuminated my room. Waking up to this sight every morning was heavenly. One of the reasons I loved the apartment. Choosing to ignore the intruder, I rolled over to the other end of the bed and slowly drifted back to sleep. Then the buzzer came again. It was getting increasingly annoying and so I got up from the bed to check who was at the door. It was still too early to disturb one’s sleep, I thought sourly. I wasn't half surprised to see Ezekiel at the door,
Eggust POV I adjusted the duvet for the tenth time again, peering at her face to make sure she was still breathing. I couldn't understand exactly why I was scared, but I was. I had the fear that something might have gotten terribly wrong. She had been sleeping for way too long for me to be comfortable with. Seeing her chest heave up and down, telling me that she was still breathing, was a relief to me. My movements made her stir in her sleep as she turned her head the other way and soon enough, I heard her snoring softly. Juss had fallen asleep just as we were watching TV. While she slept, I decided to make us brunch, as it was the first time we would be eating today. I took a step back and just stood there watching her. She was so fucking beautiful. I found myself being more relaxed now, even though she still wasn't awake. She looked almost angelic and the little noises she made in her sleep went straight to my groin. I couldn't help but laugh at the thought. It was