Emily p.o.v After my encounter with Raphael, I drove straight home. I could not let him find out where I lived. The road home seemed long and endless. I thought about the words that he had said earlier. Never in my life did I imagine hearing him state those words, usually he would have taken me against my own will back home. Raphael was a strong-willed man who took what belongs to him all of these years since I have known him, so why the change of heart now? I remembered those exact words that he had used minutes ago that I would have a choice next time which left me clueless. I entered the gate and parked the car in the garage only to hear a sweet voice yelling out: "Mommy!" As I heard that voice my car door flew open with Alexis hugging me tightly. "Hi baby, how are my big girl doing?

