MaddieIt's been weeks since the kidnapping, and I haven't stepped outside my home.Maeve kind of moved into the house because I didn't step out of my room. I hardly ate, and the kids saw me frequently.“Aiden and Caleb asked about you again. They know you are here. Just come out to see them.” Maeve said, dropping a plate of food on my table.“I can't let them see me like this. I have to be strong for them. And right now, I'm not strong.” I told her.“People break down; they have also known that.” She said she was trying to convince me.“But I didn't just break down Meave; I was kidnapped and tortured." I said“And because of what? The kidnappers wanted the name of their father."Maeve sat down beside me, her gaze sympathetic. "I know it's been incredibly tough, Maddie. But hiding away won't make it any easier. Aiden and Caleb need their mom, and they'll understand if you're not okay all the time."I sighed, staring at the untouched food on the plate. "I just don't want them to see me
~~Victor~~I held the door handle for a moment, unable to comprehend what I had just heard. "What did you say?" I asked her again."I didn't tell you because I felt I needed to protect them from you," she said. "Mama..." The little one called out to her, crying."Get in," I instructed her. "I'm going to make a phone call. Be right back.""What phone call?" She asked suspiciously.I hesitated before responding, "The police, because you are insane.""What do you mean by that?" she asked."You've been back for how long, hmm? Ten months? And all this time, you never thought to tell me they were my kids. How am I supposed to believe you?" I questioned her."How am I supposed to tell you, after I was humiliated?" I interrupted."Humiliated?" I asked, laughing."You were moaning to me on my wedding night, a wedding with your sister. So how were you humiliated?"With her face flushed, she responded, "And you, drunk? I mean, who doesn't recognize his own wife on his wedding bed? If you don't w
~~Maddie~~It's been two days of silence because whoever kidnapped my son knows our every move."Hi, this is Mike Chandler. Please leave a message." Chandler's phone has been on voicemail since the kidnapping.I paced nervously in the dimly lit room, unable to shake the feeling of helplessness. A commotion outside the house caught my attention.Ever since I brought Caleb to Victor's house and shared everything, he hasn't left our side. Round-the-clock security, CCTV cameras everywhere—it felt like a fortress compared to my own home."You need to let me in," Maeve shouted by the door."Ma'am, I was given strict instructions not to let anyone in," the security guard explained."Ma'am, you call me that and still disrespect me." "Ma'am, I didn't mean any disrespect, I…""Let them in," I told the guard. "But, ma'am?" he tried to dismiss me."My friends won't hurt me, will they? And even if they do, you're here to protect me, aren't you?"He nodded, allowing them in, and Maeve immediately
~~Victor~~It has been an incredibly stressful two days, the longest of my life.Ever since Maddie revealed that I am the father of her kids, I haven't been able to think straight.With Aiden kidnapped, I feel like I'm losing my mind. Just a week ago, I was lying in the hospital poisoned; now I have twins, and one of them is missing.I could feel the world falling apart around me, and there was nothing I could do but wait for the investigation to unfold.I made calls to all my contacts in the FBI and police. We didn't go through the usual channels because Maddie believes there is a mole in the city police department."Any news?" Alex and our friend Mark entered the office."No, there isn't a lot of ground to cover.""I still think it was a wrong call not to involve the police. Greta thinks so too," Alex said."Yeah, but Madison doesn't trust the police," I replied. "Madison, huh? We on a first-name basis now?""Stop it, Alex. A child is missing. His child," Mark said, pointing at me.
~~Chandler~~"Everything is under control," I asserted confidently."Yes, I have established contact. She needs to be managed and guided. Maddie requires a paternal presence, and I believe I can fulfill that role."I entered the car and departed from the restaurant where I had recently met Stephanie, extending her assistance in strategizing against Victor Reynolds.It is all part of a plan I have meticulously devised since Maddie's return to town.On the day following Victor's wedding, he slept with my sister.My sister works in one of his popular clubs, making ends meet for herself and to complete her college degree.A few months later, she discovered she was pregnant. He callously dismissed her, instructing her never to approach him again.Three days later, my sister succumbed to an overdose. Since then, I made a solemn vow to avenge my sister and her child. Victor has taken everything from me, and I am determined to extract even more from him.I commenced an investigation into Vict
Maddie:It has been weeks since Aiden's kidnapping, and I'm trying to move forward, attempting to be there for Aiden.After he rested, he kept asking where we were and why we weren't at our house.I tried explaining whose house we were in, but he wasn't having it.“I don't want to stay here; I want to go to our house,” he said one morning as I made them breakfast.“We can't go now, baby; it isn't safe yet.” I tried to explain.He took the news of Victor being his father harder and wouldn't speak to him, unlike Caleb, who cherished Victor, and they were both getting along.“I'm not like Caleb; I didn't like it here.”“I know, baby; don't worry; we will soon leave.”That's what I keep telling him, but leaving isn't in Victor’s preview any moment from now.I remember the night I asked him, or rather told him, the time for us to go back to our house.“You spent six years with them; let me be there for them. For you too.”I pulled my hands away from it because of the tension I was feeling.
~~Maddie~~By the time I got home, the boys were already asleep. I went into their rooms and gave them a goodnight kiss.Aiden mumbled, “I love you,” in his sleep. I smiled.I changed from my office wear, took a hot bath, and wore a bum short and a see-through singlet.According to the time, Victor would be home for a while, and by the time he gets home, I will be asleep.I got downstairs and saw a sidelight on; I didn't remember putting it on.I got closer, searching the dining room.“You look nice.” I startled at the sound of the voice.“Victor.” You scared me.“What are you doing in the dark?” I asked him.“Not in the dark.” He said sarcastically.“Dark enough.” I replied sarcastically. I looked at his face, and there was sadness written all over it.“What's going on?”“What makes you think something is going on?” He answered rudely.“I will just go.” I said.“Don't leave, Madison.” His voice sent shivers like cold streams into my body. I found myself moving closer to him.I sat on
~~Victor~~“What the hell, man? You just froze up,” Mark said, hitting me.“I didn't freeze up,” I said, glaring at him.“You better put your eyes on the road, freezer boy,” he said, laughing hard.I put on a cold face as I watched him laugh.“I didn't mean to freeze up; I just didn't know what to say,” I told him.“So you agree you did freeze up?” He asked, laughing.I rolled my eyes at him and faced the road. My mind went back to the previous night.Her lips were quite softer than I remember, and her ass, god, it grew bigger.I wasn't going to sleep with her without earning her trust. I need her to give herself to me because she's in love with me as I am.I can't count how many times I walked back to her room. I was so turned on and aroused, but I needed her to feel me the same way I want to feel her.“Lover boy, you just missed the checkpoint,” Mark said laughing, as I came back to reality.We got to the venue for our presentation. The deal entails the building of many buildings an