Novel-novel oleh Omachi

Selena’s POV You must think of me as the bad guy, don't you?A thin dry smile settled on my face while i watched Ethan's breath rise and fall on the hospital bed. His body, for the first time today, wasn't moving. My fingers clicked as I stared at the reflection of the moonlight on his body. How did we even end up here? I sniffed and tried leaning back on the hospital's chair but a light creaking sound from behind forced me to jump on my feet almost immediately. My face scrunched up in disgust. How could a hospital's VIP ward be so tacky and unkempt? I glanced at the beeping machine he was connected to and for a split second, my chest rose with the overwhelming urge to pull the plug and just end his life right here. But of course, that would be a death sentence. He had the liberty of life while mine was constantly being haunted and tortured. Just as that thought crossed my mind, my phone buzzed with a notification sound. I glanced down and it was a text message from an unknown n

Piper's POV The minute I returned to my room, my knees crumbled as my body slowly slid down the locked door. “I'm so fucking stupid.” I whimpered. Tears rolled down my eyes like water from a fountain. Back there, Jace had technically admitted that he had everything planned out. His stuttered responses, his fleeting eye contacts, the look of frustration in his eyes. I was way too familiar with that look. It was the same look I saw in Ethan's eyes, the first day I found out he was cheating on me eith Selena. That broken, yet unremorseful look. I wrapped my hands tightly sround my mouth to avoid breaking out in tears but I still managed to let it slip. My chest ached like I had something heavy sitting on it and the more my hands rubbed my chest to soothe the pain, the harder it burned. How did I miss all of this from the start? How did I get fooled by Ethan only to get treated by an idiot by Jace? Tears filled my eyes as my thoughts slowly relived the moments I thought I was gr

Piper's POV How long will he take to get here? I had started pacing around the living room while my heart thumped hard in my chest. It had been twenty minutes since Lucille told me he was at the gate, yet he was nowhere to be found. “Did she say that to make me leave my room?” I wondered in my head. But I knew she wouldn't do that. It didn't help that the security men were no longer in the house. I figured they must've left because he was here. I bit my lips and cracked my knuckles nervously. I tried to think of what I'd say to him, how I’d act when I saw him. I didn't have to think for longer because the door knob soon started turning from outside. My breath hitched as I watched the door being slowly pushed in. My eyes, for a weird reason, remained glued to the door even after I saw his black, shiny Doctor Martens. My legs faltered a bit as I took a step back, still keeping my eyes on his shoes as they approached until he was standing right on the other side of the center tabl

Piper's POV It's been three days since I last heard from him. Three days since I watched him get shot during a live broadcast. The house is still being guarded to the teeth. Every corner literally breathes a hive of armed men and for weird reasons, they've managed to confine me to my bedroom. I stared at the plate of food on my bedside table and a small hiss just slipped out of my mouth. My hands folded right under my breasts as I threw my face away from it. For the past three days, Lucille has resorted to trying to force food down my throat instead of letting me out like I'd been asking. I couldn't stop thinking about him. About everything I saw on that broadcast. The trifling war between Ethan and Jace. The way both men stared at each other like they were one bullet each, away from killing each other. But nothing beats the chilling shudder that ran down my spine after I had a nightmare about Ethan. He was going to come after me…not just me but my baby too. My hands instinc

Ethan's POV “And you had to shoot him to prove your fucking point?” “So what if he got in the way of the shot, why didn't you call a fucking ceasefire?” Those were the first words I heard the minute my head started to rise about the dark water I was in. My eyes were closed but I felt a sharp pain stinging through my back so I kept them shut. My heart slammed against my chest. I couldn't make out the voice of who was speaking because for some reason, my ears kept echoing in my head. At first, I tried lifting my fingers but I couldn't feel it. Or maybe I didn't have them anymore. It wasn't until then that I realised I couldn't feel the rest of my body. Except for the pain that was almost tearing my back apart. I bit my lips and grunted whilst attempting to force my body back to life but it was to no avail. My hands tightened around the piece of clothing beside me. The more I tried, the more my body sank deeper and I felt my muscle strength slowly weaning away. Just as I started to

Jace's POV “Oh shit! That stings!” I hissed as pain shot through my shoulder. The doctor tilted slightly before gripping my arms a little less tighter. I pursed my lips when he grazed my bullet wound with a cotton wool. Just a couple of minutes ago, I was addressing a crowd and now, I was in an abandoned warehouse, treating a bullet wound. I sucked in my breath and bit my lips hard as the pain in my arm spiked up. For a second, I dabbled with the thought of leaving the wound untreated. My hands pulled my tie until it was loose around my neck. In my head, my thoughts were spiraling. I couldn't stop thinking about the second I sighted the sniper across the balcony, the red dot of his target on my shoulder. Someone in the council was really out for my head. My fists wrapped tightly into a punch. Whoever was behind this whole thing must've planned it really well, even I almost missed it. I tried to think of what would've happened if Ethan hadn't gotten up in time to take the hit in