登入LORRAINE"Fuck you!" I spat at him, hugging my belly tighter as I glared at the man I had never wanted to see again.And yet, there he was, standing right in front of me, filling the entire room with the thick smoke curling from the fat cigar trapped between his fingers.Douglas De Loughrey.He stood there with pride practically tattooed all over his face, that hideous smug grin refusing to leave his lips while he looked at me the way a creep admired something he believed already belonged to him. He must have been unbelievably proud of the stunt he had pulled.What an idiot.Didn't he realize he had just placed himself in even greater danger? And that danger had a name. Jack Winehouse. My husband.I trusted Jack with everything I had. By now, I knew he was turning the world upside down looking for me. It wasn't a matter of if he would come.Only when. And when he did... Douglas was finished."The Lorraine Winehouse your mother spoke about, I don't see her in you," he said, flicking th
JACKThe whole house was loudly quiet. The only sounds filling the room were the steady hum of the servers and the endless tapping of OTD Agent Davies' keyboard, that seemed to match the hard pounding of my heart.I stood before the glass wall, staring over the city skyline. Standing here alone.My reflection stared faintly back at me through the glass. My hair was a mess, yesterday's clothes still on my body, wrinkled, and the dark circles beneath my eyes looked deeper than they ever had before.I was thinking that rage had probably hollowed me out from the inside.Living without the person I loved most was hard enough. Knowing she was out there, terrified and in danger, made every passing second feel like torture to me.Goddamn Douglas De Loughrey didn't even bothered hiding his face.I bit my teeth until it ached as my gaze drifted to the collected evidence spread across the room.One CCTV capture froze him behind the wheel of his black Lexus, driving just behind the minivan that h
JACKThe first thing my hand touched flew across the room.It slammed against the wall of my office and shattered, fragments scattering all over the carpet.I barely heard the sound of shattering. The only thing I could hear was the news Arthur and my men delivered to me. The news I had spent months trying to prevent and the exact nightmare that had kept me awake at night."Remember that you're no use to this situation if you act like this, Jack."Dad's voice broke the ringing in my ears, but it sounded distant.My chest violently huffed as I struggled to properly breathe. My head felt like it was splitting apart as I tried to make sense of what had happened.In broad daylight. In the middle of the goddamn street. They took my wife."Calm down."I exhaled a bitter laugh."Calm down?" I repeated, turning to look at my father sitting in one of the guest chairs. "Dad, could you tell me exactly how I'm supposed to do that..." My voice cracked. "When my wife was just fucking kidnapped?"I
"Do you even know that they would stand by the bathroom door while I take a shower, a bath, or even just when I poo and pee?" Anna vented, readjusting the colorful scarf wrapped around her head before aggressively shoving a loose strand under it.This morning, Anna asked if I could meet her by the restaurant just across the street from the building, and I didn't even bother thinking twice.I knew very well that plenty of eyes would still be watching us for Jack.Crossing one street wouldn't hurt."I can't just live in peace," she exasperated, tossing the table napkin down after wiping the corners of her mouth. She sank deeper into her chair and crossed her arms tightly over her chest.Her glare shifted toward the glass wall.Outside, detective Oligarch sat with one of his men, a mug of coffee in hand. And despite having company, he still managed to keep his eyes glued to her.Anna immediately raised her middle finger at him then dragged her chair with an unpleasant screech, turning he
"Vitamins, oranges, and uh..."Jack pointed at the groceries spread across the kitchen island one by one while his men unloaded the last paper bags from the market."I bought more fruits. The doctor said not too much sweets from now on and less greasy food, so we'll consult your nutritionist about your balanced diet." He snapped his fingers as another thought hit him. "Oh. Right. Fresh milk."I sat on the stool beside the counter, gnawing on the apple slices he personally prepared for me while watching him move around the kitchen like someone rubbed chili powder on his asshole.One week since the whole family learned about my pregnancy, everyone had been making a huge deal out of it.But out of all of them, Jack had become the most restless.My stomach barely showed a small bump, and I could already feel my body slowly gaining weight. Stress, though? I think I forgot what that felt like the moment Jack decided to carry all of it himself."You know Ken and Jun are always around the hou
The sound of the beeping monitor came to my senses first, then the familiar smell of a hospital followed right after.I slowly opened my eyes, feeling like I had just woken up from the longest sleep after surviving an exhausting day.White walls greeted me first, but not just that. A face. That very face I always woke up to.His palm rested against my cheek, thumb brushing dearly against my skin like he needed to make sure I was really awake. He stared at me like he had almost lost me.But the second our eyes met, those ocean eyes smiled before his lips even could."Hey," he greeted softly, dipping his head to press a kiss against my forehead. "How are you feeling?""Surprisingly refreshed?" I answered uncertainly, letting out a small chortle. "What happened?""Aunt Helen said you suddenly looked dizzy, then you lost consciousness," he explained in a hushed tone, his thumb still tracing the line of my cheek. "You scared the shit out of me, baby."My hand flew to my forehead with a gro
"Seriously?" I chuckled, seeing where Jack parked the car."What? This place is very memorable. It's where I first saw you," he said with that flirty smirk, turning the engine off. "Red dress, beautiful face, same café. We're back... only now we're married."Cath's Café.It had been a long time sin
I was spraying water on the plants in his office, ignoring the glare being thrown at me from behind.But it had been like that since the moment we walked into his building.When I turned around, I instantly caught Jack throwing daggers at me.“What?” I asked innocently with a shrug.“Are you really
"We should probably go downstairs," I told Jack as we stood by the balcony, letting the afternoon air brush our skin, tousle our hair, while watching the sun dip on the horizon.He leaned on the banister, shaking his head. "I brought you here because I thought we would have peace. I wanted to make
Three days ago, Jack brought me to a place where his past happened, shared little stories with me, and… well, shared a bit of embarrassment too. But there was one thing that changed my usual boring, worthless days… A date with my husband. And the thing is, it doesn’t end with just one. "Sleepi







