WRITER'S POVJack knew there was a time in his life when he faced loneliness. That time he was sleeping peacefully at the hospital while fighting for his life.There was also the time he woke up and there was no one beside him, expecting him to wake up and never fall asleep again if possible.He thought that was the kind of loneliness that was heart ripping until the past few days. Time they say waits for nobody, but Jack noticed that time was going slower than before.It seemed to be intentionally irritating him and mocking him for letting his life shatter again because of one single mistake that he could have avoided if he hadn't been too considerate.Going to work, trying to read, jogging and visiting the plantation were all measures to get over Vera. There was a vast emptiness in his heart that he felt it would burst one day and he would go back to sleep.He has never spent a New Year's night alone. No matter what happened, someone would come or call, and there's Tim who has alway

VERA'S POVI was dreaming about myself being chained up and thrown into a very deep hole when I sprang up, panting and sweating.I looked around and saw that I wasn't in my house. I'm in a familiar bed and the awful aura of the place I was has never left me ever since my last experience with the boss of the house and that made me become afraid.I rushed to the door and pushed it open. I still didn't feel a sense of freedom at all when I saw that nothing had changed about Kenneth's house.The memories of what happened last night came, but I don't remember what happened next after the person bent closer to me or how I ended up inside Ken's house.I concluded that they must've found me this morning and had given me first aid which seemed too generous for a man like Ken who doesn't care about anyone else's welfare.I knew better than to make the guards look at me with their horrible and scrutinizing eyes. I sneaked back inside, but left the door slightly open so I could see whoever decide

VERA'S POVI believed that Jack would comply with Kenneth to see that I am safe and sound, but I didn't know that he would actually appear in front of me.When I heard voices from the room I was locked in, I stood up and went to see what was going on outside through the keyhole.It took me a great deal to realize that Jack was the one pushing through over sixty armed men and yelling at them. My heart raced. What exactly was he thinking when he made the decision to come to the house of the prince of Wales, unarmed, reckless and untamed? For Pete's sake, it doesn't even look like he came with someone! Does he have plans to live again? Does he think that he could buy his life if he loses it or what? I did not realize I was crying until Monica opened the back door and came in to talk to me."What did you do to Jack? He's…" her voice trailed off as she shook her head in disbelief."He shouldn't have come here! He shouldn't comply so easily with Ken! He should be looking for us and not y

VERA'S POVI knew he was waiting for me to talk to him, but I wasn't ready to say anything. I was wrong, I should have waited for him to help me like he promised.I complicated everything by leaving the hospital and ending up in the net of the enemy. Now Ken used me to cut his hard work off. He could have easily gotten a witness and defeated Ken in court and Malone would be with me.I lost again. I made the wrong decision again and I'm a liability to him. After all, he didn't push me intentionally and he was ready and willing to help me solve some of the problems in my life.I placed my head on his chest and laid down beside him. I knew that he wanted to hold me, touch me and caress my hair, but he's restraining because he's not sure about what I want.I closed my eyes and enjoyed the sound of swooshing wind, clapping waves of the water, the beat of his heart as his chest rose and fell against my cheek, and the silence of the night.I wouldn't mind if we stayed like that for the rest

VERA'S POVI watched Jack as he hastily ran towards his car and I knew he would go looking for me outside, so I intentionally opened and shut the bedroom door to get his attention back to the house.I'm sure that he heard the noise and that's why he suddenly ran back inside and upstairs to the bedroom where I stood laughing.He ran to me immediately and hugged me. I just stepped out of the shower so I was dripping wet, but he didn't mind that he's fully dressed."Fûck! Vera, don't do this again!" He swore, kissing my lips wildly."Easy, babe! I was just pulling your legs. I was in the shower when I heard you drive in and I decided to stay quietly in there and see what you would do! You didn't think about the bathroom?" I laughed throatily as I broke the kiss."Gosh! I didn't think about anything else but you… leaving… fûck it! I don't want you to ever prank me like this or leave again! Please?!" He pleaded, holding my hands."I will never do that again, I promise," I sealed the vow wi