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JEWEL's POV

After our wedding, we went to our honeymoon in Finland. Because we couldn't leave Camila, we didn't have a choice other than let her come with us.

After what happened to her, I couldn't take the risk of leaving her. We also brought Rita so that someone would take care of Camila whenever we would go out together, just the two of us.

We planned to spend two weeks exploring Finland. Camila and I were so excited because this would be our first trip together as a family.

At first, I thought we would just spend our honeymoon in the USA but I was so surprised after the wedding. He surprised me when we finally got to be alone together.

I squealed when Zander suddenly scooped me up onto his arms, in a bridal style, when we finally arrived home. Home. Yes, it's officially my home now that we are already married.

After the wedding ceremony, we dined together with the visitors. The reception was so cozy and all the food they prepared were all delicious. I was so surprised when they played a video where a lot of our pictures together were showed.

It started with our very first picture together years ago up until the present. I couldn't help being emotional when I saw our old pictures together. We've been through a lot. We got separated, wounded and hurt but who would have thought that we would still end up together?

When I was in high school, I believed that Zander was my destiny. My one true love. But because of how hurt I was when I thought he abandoned me, I threw that belief and tried to forget about him.

I really thought, he was just the man I've loved from my past and I thought, it would remain that way but destiny led us to one another again. And now, we're finally married.

I'm so happy that I can't even put it in words!

After the short video, we finally cut the cake. It was spectacular and tasted heavenly. I couldn't imagine how hard they prepared all that in such a short period of time. I was curious of who made that beautiful cake and I was surprised when Zander told me that it was made by a famous baker, Astrid Ziva Montecillo.

I was surprise that Zander managed to order a cake to her in such a brief period of time. As far as I know, it was hard to order from her because she has a lot of clients. But then Zander told me that Astrid is a daughter of one of his business associates and a good friend of his.

"Oh my God! What are you doing, love?" I asked Zander as I held onto him tightly while he ascended on the stairs.

"Doing the tradition" He answered simply. I sighed in relief when we finally reached the top landing without falling. Well, I knew Zander was careful enough not to trip because he was walking slowly and surely like he was holding a very fragile thing in his arms.

When we reached our room, he carefully deposited me on the bed. I thought, he was going to start devouring me right there and then but he turned his back on me and went to the walk-in closet.

Even though I was curious why he left me, I remained on my spot and waited for him. 2 minutes have past and he still haven't returned yet so a naughty idea came into my mind. I removed all the articles of clothing I was wearing then went under the cover and waited for him with a playful grin.

After a minute or so, I heard his footsteps coming closer to me.

"I have a surprise for you, love" He said huskily as he stared at my body which was covered with the blanket. He eyed my dress which I just took off a while ago before he stared back at me. I could see the desire that's flaring in those beautiful orbs of his. I saw him gulped.

"What is your surprise for me?" I asked with a sultry voice. I deliberately focused my gaze on the bulge in his pants. I saw him swallowed hard again before he sat down next to me and handed me a rectangular shaped envelope.

I gingerly took it with questioning eyes but he remained silent and pecked me on the lips.

"Open it" He then whispered to me. I slowly opened it and my eye brows knitted together when a picture of the aurora borealis came into view. I took it out and stared at Zander quizzically.

"What's this, love?"

"Hmmm...Why don't you try and guess it" I rolled my eyes but he just chuckled softly. I tried my best to think and after a minute or so, an idea rushed in my head which made my eyes widened with total excitement.

"D-Don't tell me, we're going to see the northern lights?" I asked with an utter excitement I couldn't hide. He grinned from ear to ear.

"Well, you guessed it right, love. We're going to Finland for our honeymoon. I know that it's one of your dreams to see the aurora borealis, well, it was mine too and I want us to fulfill that" I got teary-eyed because of overwhelming joy.

I already gave up my dream of going there with him one day but now that we're married, I didn't expect him to bring me there and fulfill his promise that we would be going there together someday.

I reached for him and then hugged him tightly.

"So you haven't forgotten about that, huh?" I asked as I discreetly wiped the lone tear that fell from my eye.

"Of course. When we talked about this the other day, I already planned to take you there. Now, we can finally go there together" He whispered.

"Thank you" I whispered to his ear and then pulled away from our embrace. I looked at him and was about to kiss him when I noticed him staring intently on my chest. I followed his gaze and my eyes widened when I noticed that the blanket I used to cover my body fell down to my lap.

"Beautiful"

"You're staring at them like it's your first time seeing them" I teased him. He swallowed hard. His eyes darkened with lust.

"That's right. Everytime I see your naked body, it always feels the first time and I would never get tired of it. You're the most beautiful woman in my eyes, love, and I am lucky to have you in my life. You and Camila are my life" he declared full of emotion before he crushed his lips on mine...

"Mommy, why am I going with you and daddy? Nanny's with us too. It's you're honeymoon right?" Camila asked curiously which made me snap out of my reverie. I couldn't help but to laugh because of her question. She sounded like she already understood what honeymoon was.

"Baby, do you know what honeymoon is?" I asked gently while tucking some strands of stray hair to the back of her ear. We're currently on the plane going to Finland.

"Of course, mommy. I heard it from one of my classmates. He told me that a honeymoon was for married couples. They go to a certain place to make a baby. You're going on a honeymoon because you plan on giving me a younger sibling, right mommy, daddy?" Zander laughed amusedly when he heard what our daughter just said. He was quietly drinking a coffee while watching us.

I discreetly elbowed Zander's side while giving him a look. He then gave me a questioning look, like he was asking me what he did wrong, but his eyes were dancing with mischief.

I then stared back at Camila and started speaking awkwardly. I couldn't form the right sentence to start explaining things with her, so I decided to play safe.

"Ahm...Maybe, we shouldn't talk about these kind of things now because you're still too young to understand" Camila's little eyebrows creased confusedly.

"But mommy, I'm already a big girl" I chuckled softly because of her expression. She looked like she didn't like the fact that she was still a little girl. She even pouted which entertained me even more.

I ruffled her hair.

"Where do you want to visit when we get to Finland, baby?" I asked her, deliberately changing the topic. She furrowed at me.

"I don't know anything about Finland, mommy"

"Hmmm...Don't worry, baby. We'll be going to every tourist spots in there" I said and looked at Zander who just nodded his head and smiled.

"Have you been to Finland before, mommy?"

"No, baby. One of my college friends was from there and she asked me to have a vacation in their country but I couldn't go" I answered.

"Why didn't you go, mommy?" This is just one of those times that I enjoyed the most. She asks a lot of questions which I gladly answer patiently.

"Because I had something more important to do" I answered her. She nodded her head like a grown up before she threw me another question. Her questions continued until she finally fell asleep.

"She finally gave in. I knew that she was already sleepy a while ago but she was obviously fighting it and just kept on talking" Zander said as he carefully reclined the seat in order to make Camila comfortable. He then put a blanket on her.

"Yes but I enjoy it whenever she's asking many questions. It makes me happy" I admitted as I stared at Camila adoringly.

Zander sat back on his seat and made my head rest on his shoulder.

"Why didn't you accept your friend's invitation?" he asked. He obviously didn't believe my answer to Camilla's question a while ago.

"I don't know, really. Maybe, deep in my heart, I was still hoping that you would come back to me and we would go there together, like we planned in the past" I felt him kissed the top of my head.

"Hmm...I don't know what to say but honestly, I am glad that you didn't go because I want to see your expression the moment you finally see the northern lights. I'm excited to explore Finland with you two and I am also excited about our alone time" He playfully whispered the last two words sexily which made my body tingle with anticipation. Darn! Just hearing his sensual voice makes me wet down there already!

****

When we arrived in Finland, I was surprised when a driver in black suit picked us up. I kept on asking Zander where we're heading but he would just smile at me without answering me. I rolled my eyes and kept my mouth shut when I finally got tired of asking.

When we arrived at our destination, I was surprised when the car stopped in front of a beautiful two-storey log house.

"Wow! What a beautiful house!" Camila exclaimed. Rita looked impressed of the house too.

"Did you rent this place, love?" I asked out of curiosity. Zander shook his head as an answer while he was staring at me, grinning from ear to ear. I cupped his face and looked into his eyes intently.

"C'mon! You haven't been answering any of my questions" I pouted which made him laugh.

"Okay. I bought this house" My eyes widened in surprise.

"What?! Why?"

"I'll answer that later. C'mon. Let's enter the house. I'm already cold" He said before he took Camila's hand and pulled me by the waist with his other arm.

When we entered inside the log house, I was even more amazed. The interior design was really amazing and it has the homey feeling.

"Do you like it? I bought this for you" He whispered in my ear.

"For me? Why?" He laughed heartily.

"You've been saying 'why' since a while ago, love" he said amusedly before he continued his sentence.

"This is our dream place to visit so might as well have a house here so that whenever we come here, we have a house to come home to" I faced him and wrapped my arms around his waist.

"Thank you, love, but you didn't have to buy a house here. We could've stayed at a hotel"

"We can do whatever we want if the place is ours. Anyway, you look gorgeous in your outfit" I rolled my eyes.

"I've been wearing these for hours already and you just noticed it right now" I pouted.

"I already noticed it when I saw you this morning but I failed to compliment you because Camila was there and bombarded me with a lot of questions about our trip"

"Whatever, Mr. Montealegre" he snickered

"Where is our room?" I then inquired because I felt the need to freshen up.

"Why? Do you want to be alone with me that much, Mrs. Montealegre?" I discreetly looked at Camila and Rita and when I saw them busy searching for something to watch on the TV, I stepped closer to him.

"What if I say yes?" I tiptoed and whispered my dare to his ear in a seductive voice. I could feel his body stiffened. I smiled triumphantly when I heard his muffled groan when I deliberately rubbed my belly against his front, particular on his now raging hard on.

I could clearly see the growing desire and need on his face which made me feel proud of myself.

I then gently bit his ear before I pulled away from him with a smirk. His eyes darkened with lust with a mixture of irritation because I suddenly stopped what I was doing to him.

"You'll pay for that, love" He promised. I just shrugged my shoulders and was about to respond when Camila suddenly spoke.

"Does mommy owe you something, daddy?" Zander looked like he didn't expect that Camila heard what he just said.

He ran his hand through his hair as he stared at me. I wanted to laugh at his reaction.

"N-Nothing, sweetie. I was just teasing your mommy" He explained lamely. Camila's eyebrows were creased and she looked like she didn't buy her father's explanation.

"Anyway, our dinner is already prepared. C'mon, let's eat"

"Who prepared the food?" I asked curiously.

"The helper I hired. She's the daughter of the caretaker of this house. She already left because it's already late. You'll meet her tomorrow"

"Okay. C'mon, let's eat then. I am already starving" I said and forgot about my plan of freshening up before meal.

****

The next days were very precious and memorable for me because I was so happy. I couldn't ask for more. We explored Finland with a tourist guide whom Zander hired to exclusively tour us around the area.

We also went to kakslauttanen arctic resort and rented an igloo home. We waited and hoped to see the aurora borealis and we didn't get disappointed because it appeared.

"Under this beautiful view, I swear that I'll cherish and love you forever, love. I promise you that" Zander said as he held my hand. My heart celebrated by beating erratically. I caressed his cheek.

"Me too, love. I'll love you 'till the day I die" I promised and kissed him with all the love I have for him.

****

Days passed by like a blink of an eye. Two more days and we would go back home in the USA. We were busy eating at a restaurant when I suddenly received a call.

I had a second thought if I would answer it or not because it was an unknown number. But then I decided to answer it.

"Hello?"

"Jewel, it's me, Daniel. Your father is in a critical condition right now. You need to come here right now. We're at the Peterson memorial hospital in Los Angeles. You----" I didn't hear the rest of it because I suddenly felt numbed all over that all I could feel was my heart beating painfully. Even though I hated him because of what he did to me and Zander, he was still my father and nothing could change that.

I need to go see him before it's too late...  

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A calm before before the storm...

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