SAMANTHA'S POV"I was too harsh on him wasn’t I?" I said as I paced the length of the bedroom after Manuel had walked out angrily.Martha was seated on the white love seatee located at the end of the room listening attentively."Ma'am,you shouldn't have done that.I saw his face and he looked so angry he walked right past me without saying anything even when I greeted him."Martha said.My face turned solemn at the thought that I might have let my emotions get the best of me which wasn't my intention."What are you going to do now ma'am?"Martha asked with concern laced in her voice.I paused in my tracks with my hands on my hips as I thought about the next step to take.I released a defeated sigh."You would have to think about how this whole situation will play out.And you have to trust that Manuel would not do a thing like that "She advisedI plopped unto the bed remaining a hand through my hair in fustration."I don’t know Martha.On one hand, there's him telling me that he is infalli
MANUEL'S POV"Then that is proof that the video was staged and this guy must be working with her. Has there been any luck in identifying who he is?""No, am still having trouble finding him.It’s like the man is a ghost. Coupled with the fact that he hardly shows his face.Almoat like he knew where all the camera's were and th he angle he neededto be sat to avoid being seen but I'll keep trying. Nobody is that good at hiding.Sooner or later he's bound to slip up. "he said munching down hard on the piece of fruit I was guessing was an apple."Okay.Just keep trying. Alert me whenever you find something new and...Let's keep this a secret for now.I can't seem to find Cris anywhere but once I find him I'll let him in"I said.With a fee more pleasantries and suggestions we ended the call.I keyed in my car and hit the pedal swerving out of the drive way.I was headed to cris’s to get some answers.My beta doesn't just disappear for no reason.Once I arrived at his house.It was a suburban dup
SAMANTHA'S POVMa'am are you okay?"Martha askedI feigned a smile.I couldn't let Maeve win."I’m okay Martha.I just needed to catch my breath.I think I may be catching something"I told her.From the corner of my eye I saw Maeve roll her eyes."I think ita best for you to leave"I told her ."No.I have to show Manuel this." she responded folding her arms across her breasts as she sat down on the couch close to her.I glared straight at her."Please leave" Martha said stepping in between the both of us."And I said am not going anywhere.I need to show Ma..." She began."...We'll make sure he gets your message don't worry"Martha cut her off stoically which I was grateful for."And how do I know that you would show it to him.For all I know you both could be planning to throw this paper away once I leave through those doors. "she said eyeing me skeptically."And how sure are you that I wouldn't still throw you out either way.So you have two choices, Leave willingly or I make you leave"Mart
MANUEL'S POVHours earlier...As I drove back from Micheal's house, my mind reeled with different scenarios that should have been able to explain cris’s discovery but none wa able to do justice to the confusion and mind boggling images that had popped through my head.Yes,Jonathan was burned at the stake but I was indeed present during his trial and his execution sanction by the elders.But how had he escaped?Was it when he was being transported or was he swapped during the execution.But I had watched burn severely. It had hurt me that he had been one of my friends from childhood. The four of us had grown up together,had trained together and we had known he was going to be the black sheep amongst us but we never imagined he would betray us that way."What the heck is going on?"I asked as I slammed the steering wheel.I pulled the car onto the Micheal's driveway. I had to get at least some what closer to solving this case.I was sick and tired of all the uncertainty surrounding fidelit
SAMANTHA'S POV"Please don't leave me Manuel.Please don't leave me, I'll do better.I promise that I won't Maeve get inbetween us anymore.I won't let her lies cause me to stop believing in you.Am so sorry, please don't leave me.Please don't.Am really sorry, please don't do this to me. "I said."I have to Samantha you're never going to believe me anyway so I have to do this.Its for the best.My children can see me anytime they choose to but you and I,we're over. I’m sorry I ever dragged you into my mess.i’m sorry I didn't let you decide but I knew I had to make the choice to let you go.Maybe out there you can find a much better man that truly deserves you "He said as he wheeled his bag out into the living room heading straight for the door."Please Manuel.Please!Don't do this me!Don't!"I cried.My heart broke at the thought of him leaving me.I couldn’t bear it.My memory drifted to the the night we had fought profusely. I had declared that I was going to sleep with another man and have a
SAMANTHA'S POVSlowly I pulled open my eyes, I was back in my room.I turned to the dip in the bed. It was Manuel who was sleeping so soundly beside me.I let out a sigh of relief."Thank Goodness it was just a dream."I whispered as I planted a soft kiss on his forehead.My hands came up to my belly and it was flat.A smile crept up on my face.How was I going to tell him?I didn't know but I knew that I was excited and Icouldn't wait to see my beautiful child.I sultan a hand along my flat belly.I didn't think I was pregnant yet but it I wasn't deterred. I knew I was gh going to meet my baby.Someday.I pulled the covers over me ,slowly getting out of bed I headed for the kitchen to get myself a glass of water being careful not to wake Manuel whohad turned to the other side.I tiptoed out of the room,closing the door quietly.i trudged down the stairs as quietly as I could.I didnt want to wake the kids who must have been sleeping so soundly. It would be a shame to wake them up.As I ap
MANUEL'S POVWhen I woke up to find the other side of the bed empty I had sensed instantly that something was wrong.I jumped out of bed as soon as I heard Samantha voice. I could hear her frantic heart beating. I ran downstairs to find a man swinging her across the room."Samantha!"I shouted. The man ran as I ran towards him.Damien was out and ready to kill.I sped across the room intercepting the masked man's escape.He swung a fist pathetically towards me but I dodged it way before he directed it to my face.I wing a punch to his belly sending him bending ove in pain.I saw the claw Mark's and imprint on his back.I smiled as I realised wilho could have caused such a damage.Judging by the depth and freshness of the scars. It was going to take an excruciating long time for it to heal.Trust me I knew.When I was so deep in the throes of passion with Samantha I don't feel the depth of her scratches until uts time to heal.My speed healing was one good thing but it wasnt painless.I dra
SAMANTHA'S POV"Mummy?"I turned away fearfully in the direction that Nora was going from.I ran to lift her lift her up into my arms, shielding her eyes from the scene as I took her back into the room exchanging galances with Manuel.Using the distraction as an opportunity,he barreled through Manuel who fell backwards on his back as ran for the window this time.He ran through the window flying into the air as the window shattered into his body. He fell with a massive hit from the window.It was two stored high and there was no way he was going to get through this fall unscathed, he heard his bone crack as he collided with the ground.Manuel ran towards the window chastising himself for losing focus.Mean while I put Nora back to slept as she dozed off as soon as she was in my arms."Is she alright?"he asked as I locked the bedroom door quietly behind me."She's alright, thankfully she didn't get to see or hear any of the rukus that had gone in here.Otherwise she would have been penali