LOGINANIKA’S POVI was nervous, and not the good kind of nervous.And what made this feel so much worse was the fact that I had never had to feel this kind of nervousness around Liam before, even when we were not together yet, and the fact that this much of a strain in our relationship was caused because of my actions, it was a hard pill to swallow.He nodded once “yeah, we can talk”I kept on picking at my nails, over and over again, until Liam grabbed my hands and caressed it so tenderly.“Stop doing that Princess, you are going to hurt yourself” he said it so softly.My mouth opened and no words came out of my mouth.He called me Princess again.Was it weird how much that I missed hearing that?I nibbled on my lips and he put his thumb in my mind, stopping my movements “don’t do that either” he said, his gaze totally focused on me.I cleared my throat “w-where should we go talk?” I asked.“Should we go home Princess?” he asked.I nodded “yeah, home is good” I said immediately.He smiled
LIAM’S POV“Get up!”Sure enough I had been awake for over the past hour just staring at the celling and replaying yesterday’s events over and over again like some kind of horror movie that just would not leave my brain, but that did not mean that I was in the mood for this shit.Not this early in the morning, and definitely not when I was in the kind of headspace that I was in at the moment.All I wanted was to just be left alone.I looked up with an annoyed look on my face only to see Jonathan staring down at me with the exact same facial expression as me.“What do you want?” I drawled my voice sounding incredibly salty.“How long are you going to keep this up for Liam?” he asked.I scoffed “what, you can’t wait to kick me out?”He rolled his eyes at me “yesterday you were all in your feels Liam, and I get it, trust me I do. But hiding out of here forever is going to do nothing except make you a coward.”I sat upright “so, what do you expect me to do now?” I asked.He folded his arm
ANIKA’S POVWow Anika, you have really done it this time, even Liam is finally tired of your bullshit.That thought refused to leave my mind.It had been hours since Liam walked out of the door, and I had not moved an inch.I was still staring at the door.For what?Even I had no idea.Maybe I was still waiting for him to change his mind and walk back in here. For me to hear his footsteps walking up the stairs, and then his soft expression the moment he set his eyes on me… I just wanted him to tell me that everything was okay.He didn't.And with every second that passed, I was being pushed deeper and deeper into a dark corner of my mind, and it was so fucking scary.What if he was finally feeling that loving me was no longer worth it?I wrapped my arms around myself, trying to stop the violent shaking that had started somewhere deep inside me, but it was useless. My chest hurt so badly that every breath felt like I was inhaling broken glass.I picked up my phone with trembling finger
LIAM’S POVI had never been this angry in my entire life.My chest was heaving in rapid succession, every breath feeling like it was tearing through my lungs, and the veins in my neck strained painfully when I looked at Anika.She shakily wrapped a towel around herself, her fingers trembling so badly that it nearly slipped from her grasp. Her eyes were glossy with tears, fixed on me like she was terrified of what I was about to say."Liam... I—""What were you planning on doing, Anika?" I asked.She shook her head rapidly. "It is not what you think..."I scoffed, the sound coming out colder than I had intended."Really?""It wasn't. I was not planning on doing that!"I pointed straight at her, my voice carrying such malice that even I was terrified of it."All the things that have happened over the past few days, Anika... I was willing to ignore them. I was willing to forgive the fact that you fucking lied to me!"She flinched when I shouted."But this..." My voice caught in my throat
ANIKA’S POV“Hey, Princess?”Liam looked surprised that I was actually waiting for him at the door. I told him I was going to work today. I did, but I just happened to come back early so that I could surprise him.I walked up to him and wrapped my hand around his neck “hey there baby”His eyes darkened immediately once I used that pet name that I knew was his weakness…“Babe, what is…?”I stood on my tippy toes and planted my lips on his silencing whatever I have to say next. He did not waste any time, his hands settled on my hips, pulling me in, impossibly closer while deepening the kiss, tracing every nook and cranny of my mouth.We pulled away, with a sting of saliva still connecting us together while he looked down at me with heated eyes.“What was that for?” he asked.“I want you”Three words, and I had set off a monster.Liam lifted me up and I whelped, wrapping my legs around his waist while he carried me into the room, not stooping for anything,When he finally put me down, he
ANIKA’S POV“I can’t eat anymore Liam, I am going to burst,” I said, pushing the spoon away with a dramatic sigh.It had been more than a week since we were back from the hospital, and Liam had dedicated every waking moment to being my personal nurse, caretaker, and all-in-one man.If I was hungry, he was there.If I needed a drink, there he was.If I wanted another blanket, he already had one draped over me before I could even ask.Sometimes I was convinced he could somehow read my mind because every single time I thought about needing something, Liam would appear with it before the words even left my mouth.It was nice. The way he fussed over me and ran around like a little puppy doing everything in his power to make me feel as comfortable as possible made my heart ache in the sweetest way.But...As adorable as it was, I was slowly beginning to lose my mind. “Are you sure?” he asked, still holding the spoon hopefully.I nodded.“Definitely.”“One more bite.”I groaned dramatically
BREE’S POVSimon was usually so easy.I mean he was prone to drink all the time since I had been here, a very nasty attitude by the way, but now it was a bit beneficial to me today… i did not even have to do anything and he damn near drank himself to stupor.I walked into Anika’s room and opened up
LIAM’S POV“You didn’t!”My heart warmed the second I saw the absolute surprise on her face.Such a nice feeling to know that my efforts did mean something.It had taken a lot out of me to pull this off, to keep this secret, more than I would ever admit out loud, but standing there in front of her
ANIKA’S POVNow trust me I know that Liam wasn’t one to keep malicious secrets.He was not Simon.I mean the first indication was that Liam couldn’t even keep secrets from shit. I mean for about a week now, whenever I saw him, it was like h was about to explode and finally tell me what the secret w
ANIKA’S POV“You really did your big one, huh?”I asked Liam the moment he came out from his room. He was wearing just a pair of grey sweatpants that hung dangerously low on his waist exposing his delicious looking V-line and that trail of hair that led down to his-God help meI had to force my ey







