Darian couldn't take his eyes off his wife. She was curled up in the bed, sleeping peacefully with his hoodie wrapped around her body. He smiled, ambling over to the bedside. He dropped the keys atop the cabinet and went into the bathroom to have a quick bath. He had to be at the casino that morning. A lot of ammunition was delivered the night before, and Gaius had suggested that they meet up in the casino later in the morning to distribute to each member of the Dawson family and also to sort out the ones they wanted to sell out to other mafia families."Good morning," he walked closer to her side of the bed, placing a soft kiss on her cheeks.Lena moaned, rolling on the bed. "When did you get back?" She asked, carefully kneading her hand on her eyes."I just got back," he sat on the bed, looking at her as she stretched her arms. The hoodie she wore the night before was oversized, hiding her hands. She rolled the sleeves up and squinted her eyes as she stared at her husband. "Did you

Two weeks later, things had gotten better. Lena's dad was fine and she was back in the house; after the Doctors discovered that his sickness mildly resurfaced, leading to the cardiac arrest he experienced that caused him to pass out. She had stayed with him at the hospital for one week, never for once leaving his side. Darian had been an understanding husband, he visited them every day to check on her and made sure they were doing fine. They were discharged from the hospital after the Doctor assured them that Gavin was fine and could go home. Lisa had been supportive too, she took a break from writing her novels to stay with Lena the whole week. Lena was grateful for the gift of Darian and her best friend in her life, she couldn't ask for more, they were the absolute best.Darian had worked extremely hard the whole time Lena was at the hospital. He finally got information about the invisible man who was responsible for Lena's abduction and the atrocities that had been committed in

Readers' discretion is advised.Please do not read if you find explicit content offensive.Lena compelled Darian to see a movie with her after dinner. He did it to celebrate their anniversary. He played a scrabble game with her, all in the name of celebrating their wedding anniversary. Lena wasn't surprised he was so good at Chess, he beat her hands down, but she won in other games of scrabble and charades. It was fun all night for them—she made sure of that.It was almost midnight and they were back in the bedroom. He dragged her to stand in front of the full-length mirror, standing behind her."Let's spend many more years together, Darian. In happiness and good health." She leaned back in her chest.Darian smiled as he stared into the mirror. He gently arranged a ringlet of her hair, tucking it behind her ear, he bent a little to kiss her neck."Do you know what couples do on the night of their anniversary?" She clamoured, a sheepish grin plastering her face."What do they do?" He r

"What are you doing here?" Darian clamoured again, fury marring his facial expression. "I have seen the reason I am here." Thelma beamed with a sly smile. "You look great by the way." She said, shrugging her shoulders nonchalantly. That only worsened the anger that was surging through him as he glared at her."You have to leave now." He told her."I just arrived, why would you want me to leave now? I haven't seen you for days, you've not been picking up my calls and—""Jay, leave us," Darian commanded. Jay bowed his head, turning to leave them to talk. As he wandered away from them, he wondered what was happening between them."Darian, I have been calling you for days." She attempted to touch him, but he cringed, and she sneered. "And now you are acting up again, do I disgust you?""Yes, you do! What do you want from me and how did you even know that I'd be here?" He glared at her, his jaw clenching hard. His temples were starting to crease, he was tired of her."Er," Thelma smiled.

The members of the Dawson family were gathered around the large table in the almost dark room. It was their monthly meeting and Darian had ordered that they meet up in the secret chambers at Park Avenue to make plans. "We have restocked our warehouse with weapons, we will have something to fall back on whenever there is an attack," Judson said, his eyes dilating the dark room that was illuminated with a very dim light that shone from a tiny bulb. They always had their secret meeting there whenever crucial matters were to be discussed. "How much did we make from selling out guns to other families?" Darian asked the secretary. Adam quickly glanced through the files and looked back at Darian. "Fifty million dollars, boss. We made a lot of money." "Yes, we did. All thanks to Gunther, he works well for us in Dallas." Gaius chirped in, smiling heartily. Daria nodded his head, Gunther was smart, he wouldn't lie about that. He had impressed him since he started working as the boss of the