Chapter Hundred-and-oneA New WaveOliviaThe crooking of the morning birds and the morning sun shining on my face woke me up.My whole body felt warm from the aftermath of our lovemaking, I moved my hands around the bed, hoping to come in contact with Sebastian’s body, but he wasn’t there. I opened my eyes widely and sat up from the bed, covering my naked body with the duvet. I felt so light and excited, unlike other days.All that happened the night before raced through my mind, his words echoed in my ears, that he loved me and he wanted to be with me.I screamed silently and covered my face with my palm, my cheeks burned from blushing, I really didn’t imagine that a day like this would come. I didn’t know that I would ever be loved by him, that he would ever give me a space in his life.I stood up from the bed, still covering myself with the duvet and dragging it with me. I walked to the small corridor and looked out into the heavens, everything felt so different, every singe thin

Chapter One Hundred and ThreeKarmaSebastianMy heart was filled with so much excitement. It had been over a month since I confessed my love to Olivia, and it really felt like the heavy burden and weight that were on my mind before had been replaced with joy and continuous excitement.Every single day was always filled with excitement. Seeing her and having her by my side filled my heart with happiness. Sometimes I wondered what took me so much time before getting to know how I felt and telling her because I have deprived myself of this happiness.It was her birthday, and I wanted to make it a very special one for her. I had asked her friend, Edie, and he was the one who told me about Olivia’s birthday and things she loved to do on that day. I promised him that I would make the day one of the best for her.“I got a really beautiful dress for you. I’ll go get it now, and you’ll go change into it and join us for the party later.”I smiled and kissed her softly on her forehead, my hand

Chapter One Hundred And FiveThe First TrialSebastianStepping out of the van and standing in front of the courtroom made my heart raced, it felt like I had seen this before, like I had seen this scene before, just like I saw it all coming but didn’t act well enough to avoid it.I knew there was no other way out now, I would have to face the truth and accept whatever punishment they give to me, because I deserve it all. I stared at my handcuffed hands, this was what I was scared of, this was the reason I tried to stay away from any other woman and even Olivia for those months after our marriage.Now, I was face to face with my fear, I was facing my reality and there was no escape for me. If only I had told everyone the truth about what happened then, if I had told them what happened that night, maybe it would have been easier to get away from this, but now, there was no way out.“Come on.” The cop said and grabbed my hand, dragging me into the courtroom.At the door, we met with Sop

Chapter One Hundred And SevenThe Truth Behind The Night 2OliviaGetting back to the quiet and empty home, I left Edie and Bert standing in the main room and rushed up, not considering my condition.There was no importance of my condition and life is Sebastian wasn’t there, I had grown too fond of him that living without him seemed so impossible, I couldn’t imagine that. After we made up and began to live a happy and fulfilling life, I never imagined staying without him, it never came to me that there might be a time I wouldn’t be able to be with him, I would have planned and thought about how to deal with it.But who would wish bad on themselves? I got to the room and stopped for some minutes, resting on the door as I tried to catch my breath. Even though my life or my baby would be of no importance if Sebastian wasn’t there because he was the one made me, I still had to look after myself and the baby.I knew I would get something that would help him out from there, I knew I would

Chapter One Hundred And NineSorrows. Prayers.SebastianI shook my head, struggled, and pinched myself. I closed and opened my eyes, blinked several times just to be sure that I wasn’t seeing and making up things, that what I watched was real, that what I heard was the truth, but it was hard.How could Sophia do this to me? I felt more miserable than before, I felt dumb and used. How could I have believed all that she showed me for love? I could remember how she was so persistent, how she kept on asking the pins and passcode of everything I possessed; I thought she was just curious.How could I have been so dumb? I hung my head; I thought I possessed so much authority, I thought I was a man people looked up to, but I was nothing. I was just an empty barrel, someone who would mistake obsession for love, one who could be easily manipulated.I had never felt vulnerable in my entire life, but watching all that, I realized that I had been more than vulnerable; I also played dumb. After I