Chris’s POVI winced at the flick to my ear, rubbing it lightly as I watched Hunter walk away with a smirk on his face. Some things never change, I thought to myself, shaking my head in amusement. I was impressed. That was one of the best and most civil exchanges we had ever had, we usually were always bickering and fighting. So that…that felt refreshing. With Hunter’s assistance and his unexpected offer to accompany me, I felt a bit more at ease about the impending confrontation with Meghan. Having him by my side might actually prove to be helpful, despite his tendency to be a nuisance. As I made my way downstairs so I could get on my way to meet Lucy, I met my father. He seemed busy and I think was on a Facetime call with someone. He only nodded my way before peeling away his focus from me. The whole situation with Meghan felt like it was a ticking time bomb, threatening to unravel everything I had worked so hard to build. But I could not dwell on that now. I had to focus on th

Chris’s POVI was going to be a father, I was really going to be a father. The very thought scared me, but it also brought me a strange joy. If this was going to be with my wife, it would have been one of the best days of my life. But that was not the case and so it scared me. “I need to talk to you,” Meghan said, her eyes trained on me. “In private…we could find an empty room to do so.”Hunter looked at me, silently asking me if this was okay. I nodded and flashed a smile at Lucy before walking out of the room with Meghan. As she led me to a private room down the hall, my mind tried to think of what she was going to say. But of course, I was not going to be able to do that, I did not have superpowers. Uncertainty gnawed at me but I knew that I could not put this off nor could I escape it. Once we were alone in the room, she turned to face me, her expression unreadable. It bothered me that she was being so nonchalant. This was not how she usually was. “Chris,” She began, her voic

Linda’s POVFallon’s words sent a chill down my spine. What did she mean by “we finally got them”? And why did it feel like she was still playing this dangerous game, one that could cost me my life? “Fallon, I don’t care how close you think you are,” I said firmly, pushing through the pain in my ribs to maintain my resolve. “I’m not risking my life any longer. I need time to lay low, to figure things out.” There was a hint of desperation in her voice as she responded, “Linda…” She sighed. “Please, we are on the verge of finally exposing them. Just give me a little more time. A day?”But her pleas fell on deaf ears. I could not ignore the danger any longer, couldn’t pretend like everything was okay when it clearly wasn’t. This could be like the time when we went to that town, we had thought that we were so close to finally putting an end to all of this, but you know how that ended. I could not keep doing this. I did not think it was worth it for me to lose my life over Fallon getti

Linda’s POVChris’s words hung in the air, heavy with the weight of truth. I knew all too well the power and influence his family wielded, and I could not deny the fear they instilled in me.Still, he could have told me the truth. But I understood, considering my connection with Fallon, he was just being careful. “I understand,” I said softly, though a part of me wished I didn’t have to. “But still does not excuse what they have done. Your father is literally capable of murder, has that not dawn on you?” A weird feeling stirred in me once I said that. Was I not capable of murder too? I had killed two men already, and even though I told myself that I had no choice or my family would have been harmed, that still did not change the fact that I had done what I did. So I kind of felt like a hypocrite talking about Chris’s father in that light. “I know,” He sighed, the weariness evident in his voice. “And I promise you, I will do everything I can do to protect you from them. You are my

Chris’s POVI had ended the call with Linda and things were way better now. I liked how we were now, it made me feel really good. With her reassurance still echoing in my mind, I felt a weight lift off my shoulders. Despite the challenges we faced, knowing that she was safe and we were in this together brought me a sense of peace. After a few hours, I decided to go for a jog. I was not a big fan of cardio and that was Linda’s type of thing but I decided to try it out. I wanted to practice now so that when I went back to China, I would surprise her with a jog. She had been begging me for the longest so we could go on runs and jogs together, but I would turn her down every time because that was something that I was just not into. But as I said, I wanted to surprise her. We were getting back on the right track and it made me feel wonderful. But I could not ignore that I still had demons to fight, I still had things to deal with. One of them was that I had an unborn child with a perso