Hold me, still

pte

o's

ghter, Echo?”

wn peacefully. Benji was annoyed and I h

someone else's dau

ow that he was controlling his anger. During the period we were together, Benji hardly ever got angry at me. He has anger issu

ou could have contacted me or

k with me and I had no idea I was even pregnan

something wrong somewhere. Well, there was something wrong but it had more to do with the fact that

out after you found out you were pregnant and the child

I shouldn't approach you for anything. How was I supposed to know

want you?” He asked me as he

yself if Benji got too close, there was no way I would be able to

ted it, Benji. You also s

d be able to control myself if you came looking for me. If you h

e now, Benji and I'm not in the mood for this game. The only thing I'm after right

tongue did things no man could ever do. How he whispered things into my ear to calm me down, to make me laugh. I remembered how life was when we were together and it hurt that I was still not over someone who was cl

was locked and I collapsed on the bed. Fuck, everything about this place smelled like Benji. His scent was a bit

be focused on doing something to find Lily but account to Benji, what could I possibly do? I was not a hacker. I did not interact or even have a connection

not for now. I just hope and also pray that we find Lily soon. She is my

place a call through to them. I had no idea if anyone would answer but it was best if I tried

e and then my father

swee

tears to my eyes. This was not my father bef

How is Mama?

n't know if the doctors would be able

asn't ready to leave my mother's side. I hated this for them. My mother should be awake now, giving me her famous smile as she told me ridiculous stories or tried to prank my father who would grumble like no tomorrow. She was the more

I know papa. I

ily?” He

ghter but my father was too tired for that. I have no

ing. She's t

her beauty sl

a fan of sleeping. Instead, she would climb onto my lap and request I read her a story and after the first one, request for an

ise this time. It was a loud grunt. I feared that something had happened to Benji so I ran downstairs without even

called ou

to bed the previous day so what was happening? There were no signs of a break-in. And I kne

again but there

n his home. Although similar to Alec’s home which by the way I

arest object I could find just to b

t!” I heard Carso

rso

guns, Echo, please pu

gym shorts and a polo that was drenched with what I was sure was sweat. But that wasn'

in or maybe Carson made me have a phobia also bu

ry,” I t

ou know how to use that thing?

lose although there was no need to think too much because he pushed

e asked but then I hear

e hurt?” I

if there was one thing I was sure of, it w