Se connecterANA“Are you ready?” I watch her as she straightens up and shifts her gaze to the door when she hears my voice. She forces a smile and nods her head, trying to hide the fear that flashes past her eyes.“Yes,” she mutters.I narrow her eyes over her body, admiration swelling up in my eyes.“I'm sure their jaws will drop when they see you,” I mutter and she chuckles.“Stop flattering me. I need to get there alive,” Kaitlyn replies.I sigh loudly and drag my feet to where she is standing. She stiffens as I wrap my hands around her shoulders.“Just make sure you come back alive. If it gets too dangerous just take a life and get back here,” I warn her.I know what I am saying is outrageously absurd but I don't care anymore.At this point in life. I have to protect what I cherish even if it means becoming a murderer.Besides, lots of murderers are walking around free in the country with no fear or guilt.Why can't I do the same if Nikolai Rider is?“I need to find a way to get out first,”
KAITLYN My cup drops, my jaw falls open, and a sickening feeling grips me when the words leave her lips. I gasp loudly and drop into the chair while she stares at me with confusion scribbled across her face. “So… he's involved, isn't he?” She asks with so much disappointment in her voice. My throat clenches and I look down at the shattered glass on the ground.“I don't think so. I'm just shocked you mentioned him,” I murmur out a lie.I can feel her eyes on me as I bend down and begin to pick the splinters on the ground.Silence reigns in the room as I pick the glass pieces, while she stares at me. I don't know what the maid is doing and I don't care. I wonder what is going on in her mind as she sits there.Does she hate me? Does she know I'm lying? Is she cursing me out silently and regretting knowing me at all?What is going on in her mind?!I can't even look up at her because of the guilt eating me up.“How are you feeling?” She suddenly asks after a long stretch of uncomfortable
KAITLYN “What?” I gasp out in shock, my jaw dropping. She sighs and wipes another tear from her face. I stare at her with so much pity and helplessness. She looks so weak and pale and this is getting me upset. But there is nothing I can do or say to make her feel better. “Your brothers planned it, didn't they?” I ask and she nods her head. I sigh and squeeze her hand, whispering encouraging words that I didn't understand myself. “I hate them so much. I wish I could run away from them and start a new life with a new identity,” she sniffs. I want to agree with her but knowing the kind of person Ana is, I can't. She will never be able to survive for a week without her brothers. "Just calm down, okay? He might turn out to be a nice man in the end,” I try to convince her. She scoffs loudly, her lips twitching up in disgust. "I would have agreed if he were as handsome as your husband!” She spits out, rolling her eyes. My brows raise in amusement and annoyance. If only she knew th
KAITLYNI watch the new maid assigned to me as she packs up a bag for me. The first time I saw her, I was quite shocked to find someone who strikingly resembled me. I believe that was why Nikolai chose her. I still don't know her name, but she already knows everything about me. She doesn't behave like the cold, loyal dogs of Nikolai. She behaves quite differently.“What's your name?" I ask the tall, beautiful, black-haired lady. She straightens up and turns to face me with a pretty smile on her face."Diana, ma'am,” she bows.I sigh and lean back into the chair I am sitting in, watching her suspiciously.It is funny that this innocent-looking girl will turn out to be a vicious spy sent by Nikolai to watch every step I take around Ana’s house.I managed to convince the bastard that I won't need his bodyguard to come with me. I know he is setting a trap that he knows I'll fall into, but I don't care.I will see Giovanni tonight, no matter what it takes."Ma'am?” I look up at the maid, r
KAITLYNNikolai made everyone in the restaurant leave the moment we entered. Now we're the only ones in here.The place feels so suffocating that I can hardly breathe or eat the tasteless macaroni in front of me.My hands are clammy, and my belly won't stop churning whenever I hear his satisfied groan. I wish I could stab his neck with the fork in my hand and stop a single sound from escaping his lips.“You aren't eating, mi amor,” he mutters, and my heart drops.I tear my glare away from his face and slowly return to reality."I am,” I mumble and scoop some macaroni.He leans closer, narrowing his eyes over me in suspicion."You look sick,” he mutters.My chest tightens in rage, and I grip the fork tightly.He is acting like he isn't the reason why I'm looking this dead and pale.“I am fine," I mutter, not looking up.I can still feel his eyes on me, piercing through me to find out what the problem is.“You don't like the place?" he inquires and clicks his tongue.How does the devil
KAITLYN I slowly turn around, my eyes wide in horror and my belly clenching in pain and rage.“What?" I gasp.That sly smirk is tugged at the corner of his lips as always. He begins to descend the stairs, his hands stuck in his pants pockets.“You said you'd clear the debts if I married you!" I growl in anger.He straightens the cuffs of his shirt even though it doesn't need the effort. He looks up at me, shoulders shrugging.“I said I will clear the debts if you stay with me for a year, didn't you read the contracts well?" I scoff loudly, my chest tightening.He gets to where I am standing and grips my chin, earning a horrified gasp from me. My belly is in chaos and I am struggling to breathe with the way he is staring down at me with those devilish eyes."You will not just have those loan sharks after you, but your father's name will be ruined, and if there is anything left of the old man's wealth, it will be given to your stepmother and her daughter…” he pauses and lets the words
KAITLYN “Hey, Kaitlyn, wake up," I hear a voice whisper into my ear as I lie still and almost dead.Why did the voice sound so familiar? Why does it remind me of him?"Kaitlyn?” My eyes slowly open, not because I am strong enough but because I want to be sure it is who I think it is.And just lik
KAITLYNSilence reigns in the car as Philippe drives through the busy road.I glance at him for the sixth time, expecting him to speak and save me from tension, but he doesn't.Instead, he keeps his eyes on the road and grips the wheels tighter like it will break if he dare lets go.I can't take th
KAITLYNI stare at the tea the woman has made, my fist clenching. I haven't touched it since she dropped it and walked away. The only thing on my mind is Philippe's last words, and what gets me so worked up over it is the urgency in his tone.I sigh loudly and run my hand through my hair, then get
KAITLYNI feel horror clench my throat as I stare at the message that pops into my phone.I take a deep breath and shake my head, then drop the phone.Why will I join hands with the same man who tried to kill me?That is impossible! That will never happen!I spring up from the chair, still shaking







