Chaotic Resemblance

g over his face as his head was bent forward. Unmoving in that position. He had nothing else to live for, no fight left in him Everything he loved, c

roat. He needed to not feel, that was all he wanted now. He slammed the glass on the table just

g,” said Damien, with his voi

one “And even more” he completed. Damien’s b

t want to check those out,” Luke said, his voic

g else?” D

eath “It was Nathan that tried to kill you”

Damien asked again, disbel

the CCTV clip, you can

hey might not be friends anymore, but Nathan wouldn’t intent

e Jane had been staying for the weekend. He watched masked men go in after him and, in a few minutes, they were all out

was a picture of Lauren carrying a little boy with a smile on her face

d. It couldn’t be. Damien was peering down at a little version of him, this had to be some trick. He traced the boy’s face and saw the mark he currently possessed. It w

him dead, then there was no telling what he could do to his son that was under the same roof with him. Or to La

aying at his parent's condo and renting an apartment where he could keep an eye on them.

py, and Lauren was right there in his arms where she belonged. He thought of her jet-black str

ad been the worst day of his life. Lauren that loved and adored him so much had nothing but ha

as, get custody of his son and he would be out of her life, for good this time. He didn’t dream of coming back here since the last day he saw Lauren.

s parents were home from the country music that was faint in the air and the

other they didn’t notice Damien walk to the burner and put it off. It wasn’t until the song finished

but walked towards him anyway, engulfing him in a warm hug. Dami

his father in greeting. The old man smiled at him bu

mother said, still holding unto his hand like he was a l

imself. “Let’s have lunch first before I

aid, suddenly remembering she had been co

ut the stove back on. She laughed as she continued

n followed him obediently until they reached the gazebo, away from his m

cted shock, disbelief, anger on his father’s face but he got none. Instead, th

Of course, they would know, they lived in the same city as her.

and tears lacing his voice. He couldn’t believe hi

the child is yours

he not know? I wasn’t sure at first but, he has the same mark that I do, at the same

married to Nathan, something is wrong with

ien asked, fear suddenly

lating his answer “Physically…no. Mentally, I’m

m, they’re not safe

his fat

“He blew up my house thinking I was the

s father argued. “I’m sorry about J

g on his own. He also didn’t want to get his parents

ather pat his shoulder as he walked past him back into the house. Damien looked around the hous

e this house even if he tried to persuade them

Increase the security inside the house and always have men on standby” he said into the phone and hung up before he coul

his mother would not be suspicious. He sat at the table as she beg

you’re back here,

eared his throat “Just here to handle a few businesses,

tain her cheeks “You know I am. Why didn

swer the question. His mother had been fond o

. Always traveling…” He said, with

visit one of these days, I’ve not seen her bright face in a long

before stuffing food in his mouth s

nd somebody knocks making him alert. He saw his mother’s face freeze but pa

n eyes stared into his green ones. The air around him suddenly came to a standstill. H

e willed for the anger that he felt towards her to consume him but there was none. I

was carrying finally weighed in on her and she walked past him into the kitchen. S

itchen until she was done putting the grocery away. She turned then to face hi