登入KAITLYN I slowly get down from the bed and begin to walk softly to the door.My heart is slamming hard in my chest, and my mind is screaming that I stay put, but I can't.I need to find a way to get out of here as soon as possible.I creep around to the door and stare out through the peephole.All I can find is a long, well-lit hallway.If I can find the key, then I'll be able to leave.As I stand there, thinking of what to do, a thought snaps into my head.I remember Nikolai using my hairpin to open a locked door once back in the house.I don't know if he lost the key to the room, but he used my hairpin to open it, and he made me watch him do it.Now that I think about it, it seems like he was teaching me how to survive in such situations.I walk to the table and begin to search for any hairpins. I know damn well that I was wearing two when I went to that traitor's place.I finally find one of my hairpins lying almost hidden beside a make-up box.I pick it up, along with a perfume b
NIKOLAI My eyes are fixed on the grandfather clock, watching its pendulum swing from side to side.This is one of the things that always keeps me calm.The chilling silence and sudden thud that accompany each pass of the pendulum through the center never fail to calm my raging nerves.The door opens, and I hear Tom's footsteps shuffle in.“The gift has been sent to the pakhan,” Tom says when he walks closer to the table.My lips twitch up at the news, and I let out a chuckle.I wonder what he will look like when he opens that box and finds the fresh head of Giovanni tucked in carefully.“Prepare the men we have for any attack,” I say.From the corner of my eye, I can see fear flash across Tom's face.“Yes, boss,” he replies after some hesitation.I cast a cold glance at him and chuckled.“Are you afraid of losing your mother?” I ask.His head jerks up, and his eyes widen in surprise.“No! No! Not at all!” He blurts out while shaking his head.I chuckle again and shake my head.“Get e
KAITLYNA cold splash on my face forces my head to jerk up.I let out a hoarse gasp, gripping my dress as my heart clenches.A shrill, low ring fills my head, and my throat is burning so bad that I can barely swallow my saliva down.“Wake up!” I hear a voice growl, and my eyes slowly pull open.My heart drops into the bottom of my belly when I see a tightened face of a woman hovering over me and eyes that can pierce anything with their blackness staring down at me.I draw back, my heart racing in fear and alarm.“Who… who are you?” I whisper in a voice that sounds like it isn't even above a whisper.Her lips twitch up as disgust darts across her dim eyes.She scoffs at me with disgust and turns away, staring at me like I had some contagious disease.My gaze lowers to my body, and my throat knots when I notice that I am not in the dress that I wore earlier.I am in nightwear. A black nightwear that stops at my thighs. My feet are covered with thick black socks, and a bracelet that does
NIKOLAI “Hello Giovanni,” I blurt out, my voice echoing across the woods.Giovanni stops dead, then slowly raises his head in my direction.My lips twitch in a smirk when I see a horrified look dart across his face.His eyes are wide in dread as he stares at me.I know damn well he doesn't believe who he is seeing. He must have been planning to throw a celebration over my death.“You bastard!” he spits out.I chuckle and begin to walk towards him with slow strides.“I told you I'll come for you, didn't I?” I mutter, my lips slanting to the side.Dismay flashes past his eyes, and he staggers back.His hair is damp and sticking to his forehead, and his white, transparent shirt glues to his body. His chest is rising and falling in fear, and the grave look on his face is almost making me laugh.“You will dare not disrespect the Patrón!” he grumbles, shaking his finger at me.His shaking voice is almost making me burst into laughter.“Patrón? Don Marco?” I huff loudly, shaking my head.I
NIKOLAI Just as I have predicted, gut-wrenching screams of despair have filled the large hallway. Blood is splattered all over the white walls, and even pools have formed on the ground. Ironically, Giovanni sent men to my base to eliminate me and everyone under me, but here I am, still standing with a loaded gun, a blade dripping in blood, and my men. “Ah!” My head jerks up as a scream pierces the hallway and a boy rushes towards me, swinging an axe in the air. I stand still. A smile is on my face as I watch his feet hit the puddle of blood around. He is closer to me now, the axe hanging in the air and his lips stretching out in rage. “I'm gonna kill you!” He growls and swings his hand to bring the axe down to my neck. I jerk my hand up at that moment and sink the blade into his throat, then draw it out effortlessly. His body stops moving, his eyes widen in dismay, and his skin slowly begins to turn pale as blood gushes out of the hole in his neck. I grab the axe still hang
KAITLYN “Forgive me for lying on you, Ana,” I mutter under my breath.The driver is silent and heading in the direction that leads to Ana's house as he was instructed.I bite my lips and lean close, gripping his headrest.“Uhm… can you change directions? I want to go see someone else,” I mutter.The car jerks to a violent stop and my hand snaps away from the headrest as the force of the unexpected stop throws me back to my seat.I curse loudly and grip my banging head.“Are you okay, ma'am?” The driver swings his head back as he asks.I narrow my eyes at him and sit up, rubbing my neck.“I’m fine!” I snap.The driver sighs and turns to face the road again.“I'm sorry ma'am, but I was instructed to take you to Miss Lopez's residence,” he replies coldly.I gulp hard as I glare at the back of his head.He is going to be another obstacle that I'll have to go through to get to Sam.I am not going to back down until I have gotten what I want.I can't let anyone know where I am, not even An
NIKOLAIMy lips stretch into a smirk as I watch her shiver under the blankets.My hand drops from her shoulder, and I lean forward to her ears, the smirk never leaving my face.“Hope you have a bad night, mi amor,” I whisper, and she stiffens. She slowly cranes her neck back, and her eyes widen.“Y
NIKOLAIThe man's head drops, and she lowers the gun pointed at my face while breathing heavily. She staggers back, and her brows raise as she peers intently at me, surprise darting across her eyes. “How are you still standing?” She whispers, looking mortified. Did she think for a moment that she
KAITLYN I can feel my heart sink into the pit of my belly as the door pulls open and his footsteps fill the living room I am in.I pull my legs together and rub my trembling hands, daring not to look up. The choking scent of his cologne, the eerie sound of his footsteps, and the irritating yet co
KAITLYNMy eyes widen, and a horrified gasp escapes my lips as the lights in the dimly lit hall come on. The things that are hanging on the wall have turned out to be butchered bodies of people, and the walls are stained with blood. Freaking real blood! I feel something crawl on my skin, and my thr







