Anushka’s P.O.V. While we’re looking at the room Dakota picked out for our future baby, the power suddenly goes off. She runs out of the room while Jordan, and I look outside. It’s not another blackout because we can see the stoplights are still working. It looks like it's either just this building or the penthouse. “I just approved the six security men. Three of them are on their way.” Jordan says as we walk out of the room. “Good, I’ll feel better having more security for now,” I tell him. “Let me go, you big ugly bad guy,” Dakota screams. Jordan and I run to the living room, and my heart drops. There’s a large man with thick black hair and an evil smile holding a struggling Dakota. In his other hand, he's holding a gun. “Who are you? Let my daughter go.” I scream at him. He raises the gun when we take a step toward them. “Don’t worry she’s not the one I want. I want you
Jordan’s P.O.V. Dakota continues to cry as I try to stop Anushka's bleeding. The three security men check to make sure the kidnapper is dead. One kicks his gun away and then comes to my side. One of the men was shot in the shoulder, and another was shot in the leg. “Here let me use this to help stop the bleeding.” The one who wasn’t shot says as he folds up his suit jacket and pushes it onto the wound. The elevator doors open, and police officers come out with their guns drawn. Some of them are the ones that were here earlier. “Please call an ambulance,” I tell them. “There’s one downstairs. The EMTs are on their way up.” One of the officers says as he kneels next to me. “What happened?” I really, don’t want to go into it now but I know they need to know. “Our power in the penthouse was shut off. That man somehow got inside and grabbed Dakota. He threatened to take her if Anushk
Jordan’s P.O.V. I don’t know how long Dakota and I are sitting on the floor when one of Todd’s men helps me to my feet and leads me to a chair in the waiting room. I feel like I can’t breathe. I can’t believe Anushka was shot. I replay everything in my head to see if there was anything I could have done differently. The one thing that sticks in my mind is that I should have contacted Todd sooner. I just never expected all of this to happen. We’re not in a movie or characters in a book. We’re real people. This stuff doesn’t happen to real people. “When is Mommy going to be done with the doctor?” Dakota asks. I swear if I didn’t have this little girl to think about I would have already broken completely. “I don’t know sweetheart. Hopefully, they come out and tell us something soon. Are you hungry?” I smooth her hair away from her face. She looks so much like her mom that it makes my heart ache even more. “N
Anushka's P.O.V. Why is it so dark? My body feels heavy like it has a ton of bricks on it. I don't understand what's going on. Where am I? I remember being at Jordan's penthouse and then the power went off. Oh no, the man who had Dakota, I went with him. When we got into the hallway, those other guys showed up and pulled out guns. I remember trying to move away from the man holding me when he started shooting, and then I felt a sharp pain and nothing else. Was I shot? Where are Jordan and Dakota? What if the man went back into the penthouse and killed them. I need to wake up. I need my family. I try to move but I can't. I'm screaming in my head for help, but nothing is coming out of my mouth. Please someone help me I need to check on my family. What's that? Someone's talking. I try to focus on the voice. "It's okay sweetheart we're right here. You can open your eyes whenever you're ready. We're not going to leave you." I want to weep with joy when I hear Jordan's voice. "Mommy,
Jordan's P.O.V. The last two days have been hell. The only thing that has kept me together is having Dakota here. Every second that Anushka didn't open her eyes, I began losing hope that she would wake up. The doctors and nurses have been incredible and haven't made a fuss about me and Dakota being in the room or the security men who have been rotating. I had planned on waiting until Anushka was at home to ask her to marry me, but Dakota kind of blew that out of the window. Now that the words are out of my mouth, I hope she says yes. My heart will break completely if she says no, even though I know it's way too fast. I look into her beautiful eyes and wait. "Yes." Tears run down my cheeks when she says the one word I had been hoping for. I kiss her forehead before placing a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you so much. A part of me thought you were going to say no or that it's too soon." I say as I stroke her face. "I almost died. Life is too short to wait for things that
Anushka's P.O.V. I don't know how long I've been sleeping when I wake up, but I can tell it's dark outside. I look over at Jordan and Dakota, and my heart melts. He's sitting on one chair with his feet up on the other one. He's tilted back slightly so Dakota can sleep comfortably on top of him. Someone has placed a blanket over them. "They're so cute together." I look at the door and see a nurse with long brown hair in a ponytail. I guess Laura's shift is over. "Yes, they are," I whisper. She walks over to my other side. "I'm Bonnie, your night nurse. I saw you were awake, so I wanted to check and see how you're feeling." She whispers as she begins to check my blood pressure. "I'm not feeling too bad right now," I reply quietly. She finishes checking my other vital signs before cleaning and re-bandaging my wound. "Everything looks good. I believe they're going to try to move you to one of the other units today. Do you need anything for pain?" Bonnie asks. "Not ri
Anushka's P.O.V. I smile at the nurse who walks into the room. She puts hand sanitizer on her hands and comes over to the side of the bed. I can't help noticing how nervous she seems. I look at her nametag. "Are you okay, Courtney?" I ask her. She looks away, and a tear runs down her cheek. "No. Someone asked me to do something, and I can't do it." She replies softly. "Was it something bad?" Dakota asks. Courtney bites her lip and won't meet any of our eyes. "Did someone get to you to come after one of us?" Jordan asks angrily. When she starts sobbing I know that's exactly what happened. "Who was it?" I ask her. "A man named Gregory." She answers softly, wiping her tears. "What does he want you to do?" Jordan asks, standing up. Courtney looks at him in fear. "He wanted to make sure Anushka never left the ICU." She answers, looking from me to Jordan. Why are so many people trying to hurt us? We're good people, we've never hurt anyone. "When did he tell you this?" Jo
Courtney's P.O.V. I can barely breathe as Bobby takes me home to get the kids and pack our things. How did I get into this mess? I thought being a nurse would be enough to pay the bills, but in New York, it's barely enough to keep food on the table. That's the only reason I even took Gregory's call. I didn't want to leave the city, but I may not have a choice. All of my memories with Danny are here, and I hate to let them slip away. I pay the babysitter and send her home as soon as we walk in. Tyler and Sarah look at the large man with me and hide behind my legs. "Mommy, who is that?" Tyler asks softly. Bobby doesn't seem mean or intimidating, but he's a giant compared to my two little ones. Before I can reply, the man himself squats down next to us. He's definitely ex-military with his super short brown hair and muscular physique. I'll admit I feel a lot safer with him around. "My name is Bobby. I'm here to take you an