Chapter 11

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• THE REBORN HEIRESS STRIKES BACK    Chapter 23

  Susan’s POVMy breath caught.The screen glowed softly in the dim room, casting sharp light across my face. My eyes stayed locked on the message, my chest tightening with every word.“Now that you’ve met the devil,Are you ready to know the truth about your mother?”I blinked once, twice. My hand trembled slightly as I lowered the phone, but before I could even process the weight of those words, a second message flashed across the screen—faster, bolder, like it had been waiting for me to see the first:Don’t listen to him, Susan.Artemis is trying to bring you down. You’re stronger than your past. Don’t let him ruin what you’ve built.I stared at the words.For a second, everything went still.The room. The breath in my lungs. The quiet hum of the city outside.I felt Johnny stir beside me. He was still awake—his hand was warm and solid on my waist. When I turned to him, he was already watching me, eyes soft with concern.“Another message?” he asked quietly.I nodded and handed him th

• THE REBORN HEIRESS STRIKES BACK    Chapter 22

  Susan’s pov “I don’t want you to stop” I whispered breathlessly, my voice trembling between moans. “I want you to show me how much you love me” Johnny didn’t say anything, he didn’t need to, his eyes said everything— desire, hunger and devotion. In one swift move he unhooked my bra and it fell off exposing my hard nipples. His lips closed around one of my nipples, and the moment his warmth touched me there, a shiver shot down my spine. I gasped, my fingers tangling tighter in his hair as I ground against the hard length of him like my body was begging for more—like it needed him to survive.He grabbed my ass and squeezed it—gently, possessively—like he’d been dreaming of this moment for a long time. Then, without warning, he flipped me over and laid me down on the couch. His eyes locked with mine, like he was trying to memorize every part of me. Then he smiled— a slow, wicked smile that made my knees weak. He took off his shirt, revealing the chiseled perfection of his body. Hard a

• THE REBORN HEIRESS STRIKES BACK    Chapter 21

  Susan’s POV We didn’t stop running until the streets turned familiar again. Until the night lights of our neighborhood flickered above our heads like distant stars. My lungs burned, and my legs felt like they could collapse at any second, but Johnny never let go of my hand. We kept going, weaving through alleys and empty sidewalks, the city blurring around us as adrenaline dragged us home. By the time we reached the front door, sweat clung to our skin and our breaths came in ragged gasps. Johnny pushed it open, and we stumbled inside together, slamming it shut behind us. The silence that followed was thick and ringing. No more shouting. No more gunshots. Just the pounding of our hearts, still echoing from everything we had just survived. My heart hadn’t slowed since we ran—since the bullet missed me by inches, since Artemis screamed from the shadows, bleeding and furious. Even now that I was safe—if anywhere could still be called safe—I felt like I hadn’t stopped running. I fo

• THE REBORN HEIRESS STRIKES BACK    Chapter 20

  Susan’s POV The air outside hit me like ice, but I barely felt it. All I could focus on was the message on my phone—the numbers, the coordinates, the single demand: Come alone.I didn’t think. I just moved. Wrapped in my coat, hair pulled back, phone clutched tightly in my hand, I walked through streets that felt darker than usual. Every step further from home made me feel more exposed, more alone, like I was shedding parts of myself just to get there.I knew I shouldn’t be doing this.But I had to.The coordinates led me to Pier 9. The place looked like a ghost town—rusted gates, broken windows, silence thick in the air. A warehouse loomed ahead, old and cold and forgotten, except for the black van parked just outside it. Its engine was still ticking. That alone made my heart jump.I stopped at the door and looked at the screen again. The time read 10:50 p.m.I had ten minutes.I stepped inside.The air changed immediately. It was heavy, dusty, and it clung to my skin. My footsteps

• THE REBORN HEIRESS STRIKES BACK    Chapter 19

  Johnny’s POVI followed her.Quietly and carefully.I moved like she had—measured steps across the room, holding my breath between thoughts. I grabbed my jacket, pulled it on, and checked the table. Her phone was gone, while mine was cold in my hand. There were no messages, no missed calls, no trail.But I knew her. Knew how she moved, how she thought. And most of all—I knew that look in her eyes earlier wasn’t just fear. It was decision.She’d made up her mind before the phone even lit up.And I hated that I was just now realizing it.I walked into the hallway, ears straining for sound, for footsteps, for anything. But she was already out of the building.I took the stairs, two at a time. My heart pounded loudly in my chest. I got to the front door and turned the doorknob—it was already open.Outside, the night hit me like a wall. It was cold, damp, and worst of all, thick with silence.I scanned the street.Then I saw her.Susan.She was just ahead, walking fast down the sidewalk, w

• THE REBORN HEIRESS STRIKES BACK    Chapter 18

  Johnny’s pov She slammed the laptop shut so fast I almost dropped the water bottle.I had only just stepped into the room. My voice was still soft in my throat when it happened—like the words hadn’t finished forming before the energy in the room shifted. Like a storm had already been brewing before I opened the door.Her eyes were glassy, red-rimmed. Her fingers moved to her cheeks in a rush, wiping tears she hadn’t wanted me to see.I froze.Something was wrong.I could feel it in my bones, and still, I asked the stupid question.“Hey.”My voice cracked. I tried to smile, tried to pretend I hadn’t just walked in on a moment that felt like it wasn’t meant for me. But the look she gave me—it cut deep. Not with anger, but with silence.A silence that screamed.I closed the door behind me, slow and careful, as if sudden movement might make her disappear. My jacket felt heavy in my hand, like it didn’t belong here anymore. Like maybe I didn’t.“You okay?”She smiled. A lie, wrapped in th