The moment Owen heard the line go dead, a sense of dread filled him. He quickly tried to recall her, but much for his dismay, his call went to voice mail.“The user you’re trying to reach is currently not available. Please try again-“ He ended the call before the automated voice could complete it’s words.He had a very bad feeling.He tried calling her once more, but his call went to voicemail again.The next time he tried to make a call, he called Cassandra instead. Steading his voice as he heard the phone ring, Owen reminded himself to be as subtle and calm as possible. Because for all he knew, Leonica could have possibly butt texted him her location and then ended up dropping her phone, cracking the entire thing.Yeah, that sounded like it, he thought, but deep down, he knew Leonica’s voice when she wa relaxed and when she was anxious and on edge and her voice a few minutes ago had clearly sounded like she was anxious and on edge.“Hello?” The sound of Cassandra’s voice pulled him

During Leonica’s final moments, when the world was fading into the blurry water blue background of the sea and everything becoming noiseless, she found herself thinking of two things.The first one happened to be the time she had just given birth to Ashley. He was tiny, fragile, and the moment the nurse had handed her over, Leonica was scared, not because she didn’t want him, but because she was afraid of not being able to provide him with the life he deserved. Money wise she was stable, but emotional support wise, she lacked, greatly. Her fear had bloomed even more when Ashley was about a month old and he seemed to hate everything she did. He seemed to hate her. That was the first time Leonica ever considered death. Ashley didn’t need her, Gabriel didn’t need her, so why be alive, she had thought.What was the point?But then she heard Leonardo’s voice mail and realized that she couldn’t run away and Leave Ashley all alone. She had brought him into this world and so she was going to

Leonica had her eyes closed, peacefully sleeping when a single snowdrop from outside found it’s way through the window of her hospital room. It landed in the tip of her nose, melting almost instantly.The cold liquidly sensation had her finger twitching, one, twice and then her eyes fluttered open.At first, her sight was blurred. Everything seemed distorted and unfamiliar. Her eyes wandered around the room, taking in her surroundings and her head spun.‘What happened? Where am I?’These were the questions that raced through her mind, the feeling of dizziness and confusion clouding her brain and then the entire thing came flooding back Into her mind.Irene kidnapping her, pushing her into the water, Owen coming to her rescue and the last thing she heard, the sound of him begging her to stay awake.All that, had happened how long ago? She thought as she sat up, looking around the room to assess the situation of where she was.It was neither heaven not hell, but a hospital room.‘How lo

Seating in front of her vanity mirror, Leonica watched Grace’s reflection diligently as the elderly woman worked on her hair, trimming it short enough for the surgery.A whole week had gone by since she woke up and five days since she had been discharged and today was the big day, the day where she’d donate her bone marrow for Ashley’s transplant.She could already imagine how happy Ashley would be once the surgery was done and over with and how the treatment would start to work immediately.It would only take a matter of a week or two for the boy to become healthy again and the thought of that excited her.“All done, Ms. Romero.” Grace stepped away, giving Leonica the opportunity to admire her hair.Her hair once long before was now cut short, the ends stopping a little above her shoulder.“I think this is the perfect length.” Leonica muttered. “Thank you, Grace.”“You’re welcome.” Grace gathered her things and was about to excuse herself when there was a knock on the door.“Come in.

Standing in front of the mirror, Anastasia sighed, a frown etched onto her face as she checked herself. For a second, she debated whether or not she could pull off the outfit she was wearing.Her usual dress code, always having had the mindset of a lawyer and boss woman, was a simple jumpsuit or trousers and a blouse. But tonight, she had decided to switch things up.Tonight, she was wearing a knee length, skin tight dress, a dress that was cut at the front, revealing the bare skin of her thigh. Her hair, usually held up in a messy bun, was free flowing down her back, her lips a deep shade of red and her eyelashes long and luscious.As she stood there, checking herself, her mind began running wild.Why had she agreed to a date with Lloyd? What the fuck was she thinking?She shook her head, this for sure, was going to turn out to be chaos.Being ripped away from her thought by the sound of her door bell ringing, Anastasia decided to lock up her worries in the back of her mind and appro