The Ransom

Prologue

Nash's POV:

"Did you feel her kick?" Everly asked me as I lay beside her in bed with my hand over her small baby bump.

"Awww, I missed it again?" I sat up, pouting at her.

My wife Everly is 4 months pregnant with our first child, and I still haven't been able to feel her move. We recently had an ultrasound done and were able to find out that we were having a little girl. She already had her name picked out. She wanted to name her after her mother, Avah Mae. Her mother had passed away during childbirth when she was having Everly, and it meant the world to her to give our little girl her mother's name.

"Try putting your hand here."

She grabbed my hand and moved it to the other side, and I waited.

"Oh, she stopped," Everly said in a disappointed tone.

"It's okay. I'm sure I will get to feel and see her move soon!" I told her as I sat up and leaned into her for a kiss.

"You taste amazing today," I whispered to her as I turned her head to me and kissed her again.

I could hear her moan under my touch and it was getting me more excited. I got up on the bed and hovered over her and pulled away from her lips to travel down her jaw till I got to her sweet spot in her neck, right under her jaw. Always gets her going.

She let out a gasp as soon as I hit the spot and ran my tongue over her skin. I reached my hand down and started to lift her nightgown up and over her hips. Sliding my hand over her thigh till I reach her center. I pull away from her and look into her beautiful blue eyes.

"Not wearing anything underneath, I see. Were you planning this?" I asked her seductively as I started to run my fingers over her clit and she spread her legs even more for me to give me more access.

Instead of an answer, she moaned and closed her eyes. Her hands were running up and down my biceps, squeezing my muscles as I flicked and twirled my fingers over her. I pulled her strap down off of her shoulder with my fingers and released her perfect globe to me, enlarged from pregnancy. I nibbled on her n****e and sucked as I quickened my pace with my fingers till she screamed out my name as she came.

"Nash! AHHH!" She cried out as her body started to jerk and spasm underneath me.

I pulled my fingers up and pulled the other strap down, exposing her other breast to me. I attacked that one as well with my mouth. Making sure I gave both plenty of attention. Her hands traveled down my abs till she got to my underwear and she pulled them down, exposing my erection to her entrance.

"Please!" She whispered in the middle of a moan.

I reached down and guided myself into her and she gasped as she stretched to my size. I took it slow, just the way she likes it. I ran my hands through her silky blonde hair that barely went to her ears. I hated it when she came home and had all her hair cut into this short bob. I've grown to love it, though. I can easily run my fingers through her hair and feel the silky softness of it.

My other hand massaged her breast as I sucked and loved on her neck making her moan louder as she tightened around me as she released onto my shaft as I slid into her again, slowly and deep. Her breathing was heavy and quick. Her body was heating up and sweat started to bead on her forehead. I leaned back and brought her legs together and laid them over my shoulder.

I thrust into her with a slightly quicker speed, making her cry out in pleasure. I could feel my own building up and I knew soon I would be expelled into her. My own moans and grunts started to take over and my hand went to the softness of her butt and squeezed as I felt myself release deep into her.

I pulled out and laid down beside her. Both of us were out of breath. She rolled over and put her arm over my chest.

"I love you so much!" She whispered up to me and kissed me on my lips.

"I loved you first," I said, smiling down at her.

Everly and I met in high school. I was 18 at the time and she was 15. We started off as friends even though I wanted more even from the beginning. We didn't date at first because her dad hated that I was 3 years older than her at the time. We started dating the year after I graduated and started college. We dated the rest of her time in high school and once she graduated high school I took her out to the beach and knelt down on one knee. I had just graduated from college myself and was ready to take the next step with her. Telling her for the first time how much I loved her and how I wanted her to be my wife. She never did tell me she loved me until after we were wed 6 months later.

I like to remind her how I was the first one to say it. She has made me the happiest man in the entire world and now we are going to have our first child after 3 years of trying finally.

"I'm going to get a quick shower," I told her as I crawled out of bed.

"I still need to take my vitamins and I think I will get some ice cream. Would you like some?"

I turned before heading into the attached bath and watched her as she draped her robe over her body. That body I couldn't stop looking at. She made me wait till we were married before I could claim her and that was the best night of my life, other than the fact she was finally my wife.

"No, I'm good. " I told her and she looked over at me and smiled.

I walked in and turned the shower on and stepped into the hot water. I let the water run down my chest and the bathroom filled up with steam. I closed my eyes and relaxed for a little while before getting out of the shower and wrapping a towel around my waist. I walked out of the bathroom and through the bedroom to get to the closet and put on a pair of shorts for bed.

Once I was done, I walked back out and was going to get into bed but noticed that Everly wasn't back yet. I wonder what was taking her so long. She always eats her snacks up here in bed with me. She knows I hate that, but I could never tell her no. I walk out of the room and down the hall to the stairs. The lights were off which isn't like her. She's scared of the dark and always has lights on.

"Everly?" I call out as I walk down the stairs but get no response.

"Everly? Everything okay?" I call out again, but nothing.

I push open the swing door that leads into the kitchen only to be met with flashing lights and a pain in my head. I dropped to the floor onto my hands and knees and shook my head. I put my hand to the back of my head and I could feel the wetness of blood on my hand.

Someone grabbed my hair and pulled me up off of the floor and put a gun to my head. My eyes widened when I saw him standing there holding Everly around the chest, holding a knife to her throat. She was crying and holding onto his arm.

"Everly," I whispered as tears fell down my cheeks.

"Ah, Nash Graysen Hawkins. I finally have the pleasure. You sure have a beauty for a wife." He laughed and turned his face towards Everly, running his tongue over her cheek.

"You don't touch her!" I knew his voice.

It was Leo Oliver McLin. He's been a thorn in my foot since I was a kid when my father ran the business. Now, since my father's passing a year ago, I took it over. That also means I get all of his enemies, one of them being Leo from Manhattan, New York.

"You know, your father cheated me out of a lot of deals and money and he never did get what was coming to him. He had to go and die before I could get him. So you could imagine my thoughts when I found out that his only son had taken over the mafia and also happened to be married and expecting."

"You touch her Leo and I swear on my life I will hunt you down and kill you myself!" I shouted.

"Well, I guess you will have to catch me first, won't you." He laughed an evil laugh.

Before I could say or do anything, he slid the knife across Everly's throat, cutting her from one side to the other.

"NOOOO!" I screamed as he threw her lifeless body to the floor, laughing at the highest laugh he could laugh.

"Don't worry, Nash. I will let you live. So you can live with the pain of losing your wife and child for the rest of your life!"

The next thing I knew, I was hit hard in the back of the head and my body fell to the floor.