Alicia’s POVThe deep bass in the underground club hits my ears harshly while I move around, working. Among the strobe lights were tons of bare skin, especially among the other girls working. I was thankful that I stuck to the outfit I chose; a black T-shirt and matching denim shorts. When I arrived I was offered the sparkly bikini outfit the other girls wore. The sight of it alone made me feel uncomfortable and I declined it several times over before I was finally allowed to wear my comfortable clothes.On the other hand, for my refusal I had to deal with the standoffish attitude of the bartender, Carla. From the moment I began working she looked over me with a scowl. “Hey! Bring more bottles from the store room. We still have other customers to serve.” She called out to me, glaring my way with scowl clearly shown. I had to grit my teeth to bear it.Shortly after she turned away to the nearest customer with a pleasant smile. It was obvious she was out of me. Several hours had pass

Alicia’s POVIt was like getting doused with icy cold water. My gut clenched for a completely different reason.Pregnant?“No.” I denied, “I'm not pregnant. It's just a bug or something.”It could be stress. I was kidnapped a mere days ago and found out about Acker and Mikael. Of course I wasn't able to keep anything down.That was all there was to it. There was no way I could be pregnant.Andy shook her head, “I could tell that something was off about you. Even before, but I couldn't put my mind to it. I know the signs Alicia. I worked as a health assistant in a gynecologist's office before my father sold me to Cross to pay off his debts.”I was stricken from her words, but there wasn't any time to think as she stood up.“Wait here.” She patted my shoulder before turning away. I watched her pull out a bag from her bed and rummage through it before returning while gripping an object.“Here, you can check it yourself.” She passed the object to me. I looked down numbly before realizing w

Mikael’s POVI followed behind Acker, but instead went through the front door. So by the time I reached the other building, it was already over. The lights were sun and I took in the entire tension of the environment, barely resisting the urge to have a smoke. Madden didn’t seem too happy and I doubted the smell of cigarettes would help my case any.“Who were you sending these to?” Acker held the front of the man’s shirt and I cocked a brow at the loss of control from him. Acker was filled with fury, and i watched the encounter for a bit, from the sidelines.“N-no one!” The man we had caught had sweat on his brows, and shook his head eagerly. I raised a brow, as Acker swiftly grabbed the man’s head and pressed the sole of his boot on the man’s hand with hard force that I heard a crunch.The man screamed, the sound echoing through the seemingly empty and quiet building and I thought this might be a little too open for us to have this sort of interrogation. On a normal day i wouldn’t m

Alicia’s POVMy dreams weren’t pleasant at all. Instead I felt trapped. Each time an apparition would appear to me and I found I couldn’t escape. My sleep was fragmented, borne by the fears of what would happen to me if Cross discovered my pregnancy… of what if I couldn’t escape… or many other possibilities, and many other regrets…When I slowly began to drift off fire sure, it was hours after I’d already laid my head in the pillow and I wasn’t sure if I had the strength to stand up afterwards.“Alicia...Alicia wake up.”A heavy sensation threw me out if my dream. My eyes creaked open to meet a shadow under dim lighting. As my vision got clearer I recognized her, and I raised my hand to wipe the sleep from my eyes and get rid of the clearly feeling.Andy was standing over me under the dim lighting of the bedroom. I sat up, all traces of sleep leaving me.What was going on? I opened my mouth but she immediately pressed her hand against my lips, and my words stayed stuck in my throat. I

Alicia’s POVI woke up to the feeling of touches and prodding on my arm. I shut my eyes tighter to shake it off without thinking, embracing the draw of sleep-“Alicia!”I jolted at the call, alertness seeping into my bones. The call for sleep drifted away as I heard the call several more times, an urgent whisper. It took me some more time to recognize the voice as Andy's.I opened my eyes, blinking blearily to see her face in the dim lights. She ushered me to sit up and I did without thinking.What was she doing here? Why did she sound so urgent? The confusion finally hit me. Before I could ask, her voice cut me off.“Get ready. We have to go now. It's time.”That was the last straw that drew me out of my sleepy haze. Any lethargy was replaced with shock and panic. All feelings of sleep left me. What did she mean now?“Now?” I asked incredulously, “What do you mean now?”It was only yesterday that I agreed to the plan and even then she said there was more time. What happened so sudden