Chapter Two 

Luke sat on the veranda in the villa in Greece looking at the sunset. He had 
spent a year traveling where and when Mrs. Cassadine wanted. The newness wore 
off months ago and he soon learned underneath those looks was a woman with no 
heart. He would have tried to get out of the deal a long time ago but Bobbie had 
been sick. He need to money to pay for the doctors and if he did leave now, 
Bobbie would lose the only nice home she had ever had. Ruby kept telling him 
that they could find a way to make it but he wasn’t ready to take that chance. 

Helena joined him on the veranda and placed a Cassadine medallion around his 
neck. Luke looked at the charm on the end and asked, “What is this for?” 

Helena moved in closer and started to run her lips up and down his neck. “You 
are now considered a paramount part of this family of mine. The only people who 
have one of those are family members or loyal servants,” Helena said as her 
hands moved under his shirt. 

Luke realized what she meant but he was smart enough to keep his mouth shut. 
Luke turned around and pulled her close. They kissed long and passionately then 
they headed to the bedroom. Luke and Helena spent the rest of the day in bed and 
part of the next. 

The day Luke was heading back to the states to see his family, he was about to 
climb into Helena’s limo when a strange man pulled up. Mikkos Cassadine didn’t 
even look in Luke’s direction. He just climbed out of the limo and walked into 
the house. Luke looked at Helena and asked, “Who is that?” 

“That is my husband and from the looks of him, he is not in a good mood. I will 
call you when you're needed next. I have placed the money in your account. If 
your sister gets sicker call me and I will arrange for the best doctors to tend 
to her. I can’t have you worried about her when you are with me,” Helena said 
and kissed him. Luke headed to the airport soon after that and Helena walked up 
to deal with Mikkos. 

“You have been spending too much of your time with that man,” Mikkos yelled. 

“I can do what I want. It isn’t my fault that your lover died giving birth to 
Stefan. She was weak but you never saw it. You have your playthings and flaunt 
them in front of the family. I have the decency to keep my play things hidden,” 
Helena yelled. 

“Don’t even think about her in that way or I will have your toy killed before he 
gets back to his family,” Mikkos threatened. 

“Do that and I will slit Stefan’s throat. I allowed you to pawn him off as my 
child, but don’t forget Mikkos, he won’t be the heir. You're not going to live 
forever and I can make sure your precious son pays for your mistakes,” Helena 
said to her husband and moved right into his face. 

Mikkos looked at Helena and realized she could do it. He was all ready 
protecting his other lover from her wrath. Stefan had to live with her. Mikkos 
said, “All right, I will allow you to have your distractions but you have to 
start treating Stefan better. Stop yelling at the boy every time he makes a 
mistake. You don’t have to love him like Stavros but at least treat him like a 
human being,” Mikkos said defeated and went to his bedroom. 

Helena watched him leave and put a hand on her stomach. The only reason she had 
kept the baby was because of Mikkos. His blood was weak and Stavros proved it. 
She only showed him any kind of affection because he was the key to the 
Cassadine fortune. Helena wondered if Luke’s child could be stronger than any of 
them. Helena had looked into Luke’s past before picking him as her lover. She 
learned that the boy's father walked out on him and his family, the day his 
mother had died. Most kids would have walked out on a ready-made family but not 
Luke. He had been fighting for years to keep them together. Helena respected 
that in him and with a little more training Luke could be the type of man that 
stood up to Mikkos. 

Helena did have one problem and that was hiding this baby from her husband. She 
wasn’t even sure she was going to tell Luke about the baby. Helena started up 
the stairs planning her next move. She decided to go to Victor. He was the only 
brother that she trusted. He hated Mikkos as much as she did. Victor could keep 
the other Cassadine’s busy for the next few months and Luke would be no problem. 
He would enjoy the extra time with his sister. Helena smiled a cold smile and 
was pleased with herself on how she handled boys like Luke and Victor. They were 
so easy to control and mold into the type of man she loved.