It was morning but somehow bringing her eyes to open was the hardest battle she faced. It was almost impossible but that's what happens when they have been closed for three weeks.Patricia laid flatlined across the bed with the incessant beeps of her heart monitor ringing into her ears, slowly but surely her eyes open and she darted a confusing glare around the room. There was a huge light just above her and then the next second, a face popped out. "She's awake!"Startled, she turned away but then the curtain drew open and it was a frenzy of unfamiliar faces. "Where am i?" She whispered softly from her lips and even trying to talk seemed painful. "I'm Doctor Emerson, okay, can you tell me your name?" There was a man that inched close to her, and using his fingers, he examined her eyes and the back of her wrists."What?" A crinkle came between her eyes and Patricia tried to sit up."Can you tell me your name?" Instead of answering the very question, Pat looked out through the doors and
"You're not pregnant."In that moment, a breath of relief escaped her sour lips and Kayla pushed a hard lump down her throat. It was a sunny morning in Arlingtons Height and that day marked a month since what happened to her husband, Colton.Call it paranoia but the few days leading to this one, she had felt the hunch that she might have been pregnant because they’d been trying months ago—months before she realized the atrocious monster that he was. Slowly, she’d met her peace during these four weeks but his mother seemed to still blame her for his disappearance.As she sat in that chair, it was not as if she didn’t miss him.Because she did, on top of that she wished things might have been different. She’d wanted to get pregnant for the longest time but sitting there again, she wasn’t sure what she wanted. Wasn’t sure if that breath was one of worry or of relief.Her family planning doctor sat forward in his chair but he still held the results on a thin sheet of paper in his hands. K
Once the evening winds had breezed into his face, Colton was face with the dawn of realization that was his freedom. With a smirk across his lips, he slipped the phone into his pockets after the call with Kayla and he looked to the man before him who was all but pleased.And that man so happened to be Isabella’s father—Gerald Evans.“It’s a pleasure to have worked with you again” Colton croaked in the dead of the night as his hands went into his deep pockets. He cleared his throat and Gerald ran his fingers through his hair. “This is the last time” He gritted through sour teeth.“This is the last time you ever drag me into your messes, the last time i help you” He raised his voice and Colton cackled. “I doubt, Mr Evans. Because as long as i still keep your secrets, even decades after, you will always be indebted to me” He replied and Gerald inched close enough to bury his hands into his chest.“Not the cost of betraying my own daughter” He grunted.“The daughter who doesn’t want anyth
“Isabella.”Resting his head against her door, he called her name. Leonardo knocked a million times but there was no response and then his hands fell around the door knob and it lightly gave way. There was a creaking steady noise but that wasn’t what scared him.It was the fact that he stood face to face with an empty room——the kind that resonated a disturbing energy, neatly tidied bed and dusted shelves, barely any piece of clothing around nor personal belongings. Isabella’s bag was gone and so was she and when Leonardo halted, his heart shuddered in his chest.“Sir” Catching his breath, he turned around to where Tessa called him and he pointed behind him with an arch between his brows. “Where is she—i was about to call her for dinner and i walked in and it’s empty” He tried to calm his shaky voice and he pushed a hard lump down his throat.“Did you not see my calls?” Tessa whispered, a crack in hers and he pulled out his phone to shake his head. “She left a few hours ago with a bag
“Oh my God”Joan walked through the front door in a bid to fill her lungs with fresh air. Her hands ran through her hair the moment Leonardo had broken the news to her and it was as though all of a sudden she was short of breath.“Hold on, for how long has this been going on?” Her voice was shaken, ridden with guilt as her arms fell to her hips. “It’s been three weeks” He replied. “Do you have any idea where she could have gone?” He asked and she humphed, needing more than a few minutes to process what she had just been told.“If she’s with you Joan just tell me” Leonardo felt because of her silence, perhaps she was hiding something but she shook her head. “She can’t be with me, Leonardo” She gritted, the winds drying the tears that wanted to fall from her eyes and she heaved a deep breath.“Where are you?”Joan pushed a hard lump down her throat before she replied. “I’m very far away, Leonardo” Turning her head to the door she’d walked from, she continued and even Leonardo didn’t hav
Jazzlyn’s sight was set upon the swaying transparent curtains as they drifted against the winds that flushed through the cabin windows. She was lying across the bed when the morning shore scent breezed through her nose mixed with the chef’s early breakfast aroma.Los Angeles was as different to Norman as it could possibly be. The breeze from the sea was cold and often times the sight, more beautiful. There was a traditional bustling vibe you would get but with a mix of strong community—that was only when you did dive further into the city. Having spent a majority of their vacation days on the beach however, Daniel and Jazzy had accustomed themselves to the diversity and enchante of the place.Enchante, because most people would argue that LA was just as much as a city of love as Paris was.She parted her eyes open after an adrenaline-filled night and her hands softly toiled the edges of his moist skin. When Jazzy lifted her gaze, they were immediately met by his eyes that were alread
"Oh my God."In front of him, a metal door to a cold-shut chamber pulled open with a thunderous noise. The air from within burst into his face as Leonardo shut his eyes for a second. "Oh my God" Was the next he'd heard and Harold's footsteps drifting further away from him. They were accompanied by the safe's manager who had the key to this century old chamber that was to bear the largest fortune. The scent of cash and wealth filled the air as Harold's pupils dilated at the sight of freshly printed money and minted coins piled upon one another. He turned back to Leonardo who had tried to conceal a shock of his own.His father was this rich.Rich enough to leave all of this behind. "This could be at least a couple million dollars, don't you think?" Harold grasped a bundle, fluttering the edges with his fingers and he tossed it to Leonardo who caught it in the glimpse of an eye. "It doesn't make any sense" He seemed to have a crinkle come between his eyes. His voice was low and his cou
“There’s an opening, Daniel”An arch came between his brows at those words and Dan took a seat in one of the two chairs that were set aside for his date with Jazzy. “What?” He was a little confused but who could blame him actually.“There’s an opening at Marriott, and you’ve already made it clear you want to come back. I want you to as well but not as a supervisor, i want you back as a manager. There’s a recent opening for someone to head the hotel for the time being and i wouldn’t like anyone but you to do it. I wouldn’t trust anyone really” Leonardo’s tone was smooth going and his words were concise, however Daniel was struck by awe as he flattered his lashes to collect the news for a second.“I’m sorry what—head the hotel?” He stuttered.“Yes, for the time being. You’ve stated your intentions to do so for the longest i’ve known you” Leonardo replied but he scoffed. “But i never thought—i mean if i’m heading the hotel, then where would you be?” Dan asked, throwing a look at Jazzlyn