LOGINKAITLYN “Another step closer and I'll slit my throat!” My threat echoes, forcing everyone to freeze. I glare at their pale faces until my gaze lands on Jesse.His jaw is on the floor, his hands are sweating, and his skin is so pale that he looks no different from a cold body.I can see fear and shock in his eyes as he stares at me, keeping a distance away like I asked.He slowly begins to raise his hand, his forehead covered with beads of sweat.“Kaitlyn, put down the blade, please,” he whispers in a voice full of horror and false concern.My eyes darken in rage, and I press the blade deeper into flesh.His eyes widen even more and his hand drops. He nods and takes a step back, narrowing his eyes as he grits his teeth.“No one will get in my way, is that understood?" I growl.They all exchange glances, confused and in fear.“Miss Peterson, please put the knife down. You're in front of an altar,” the fake priest blurts out in a quivering voice.I snap a glare at him, rage rushing thr
KAITLYN I grab the man's hand as he turns to leave, my eyes pleading."Does your boss plan to starve me to death too?” I whisper.I watch his eyes widen in surprise and his lips part and slam shut.“I will get you something to eat,” he blurts out before dashing out of the room.The moment the door slams shut, I let out a breath of relief and drop down to the bed.I need to get out of here. I don't mind risking it all. I don't mind leaving as a corpse.I grip the sheets, my heart racing in fear as I wait for a chance.The door pulls open and my head jerks up.I let out a breath of relief when the guard returns with a tray in hand.“The boss said you should eat quickly. He doesn't have much patience left,” he mutters as he drops the tray on the table.My eyes narrow to the cutlery in the tray, and I feel my throat knot.I look up at the guard, and my heart leaps when I find his eyes watching me.“What? Did he ask you to watch everything I do now?” I almost snap out in anger.His lips p
KAITLYN I jerk up, wincing as a splitting headache throbs in me.I rub my burning forehead and wince again in pain, then slowly look up.My chest tightens when I realize that I am not in my room or anywhere familiar. It looks like a cabin, and the room is so cramped.I can smell the sea whenever I turn towards the window, and my stomach won't stop churning in pain.My lips press together when flashes of what happened before I fell unconscious fill my head.“Jesse, that bastard!” I spit out in rage.I wonder what that crazy man is up to now. He tricked me and brought me to this place. What could he be up to?I turn and try to walk out of the room, but pain snaps through me, forcing me to drop back into the bed.I wince again and rub my aching legs.“What has he done to me?”The door pulls open and my head jerks up.My eyes dim with rage as they lock with his own.Irritation fills me up.“You bastard!" I spit out in rage.He lets out a dark chuckle, his head tilting to the side.“Get r
JESSE FLASHBACK (A WEEK AGO)“She won't come back to you.”I grip my fist in anger and groan out in pain as Estella blurts out carelessly.“Watch your tongue, Estella! "I spit out at her.Her lips twitch up and she raises her brows, mockery dancing in her eyes.My left eye is in so much pain under the bloody bandage.That bastard. I will kill him for what he has done.“I saw it in her eyes. She loves him,” Estella continues.I part my lips to curse at her but pause and let her words echo some sense into me.She is right. The way Kaitlyn looked at me that day we met, she has looked at me that way. Remembering it hurts even more than my burning eyes.She looked at me with irritation.“If Nikolai succeeds with his plan to eliminate Don Marco, he will take Kaitlyn back. The divorce? It's all a joke,” she mutters, hissing in rage.I grip my fist, clenching my jaw.“I need Kaitlyn,” I whisper.“I know,” she snickers.“I know you need her for your inheritance. Now that she has her father's
KAITLYN A loud gasp escapes my lips as my eyes pull open. I jerk up and wince, pain throbbing at my sides.As I sit there, scenes of everything that happened come rushing into my head.My chest tightens and my grip clenches.Diana. Nikolai.I don't know what has happened to them or where they are.I just hope, whatever is going on, everyone I love is fine.The doors pull open and my head jerks up.“You are awake!” Ana gasps when she walks into the room.I force a smile and nod my head.She grins widely and rushes to my side.Her hand brushes my hair back, and a sigh of relief escapes her lips.“I was afraid that something bad had happened to you, but thankfully they found you all,” she mutters, and my heart takes a leap.“How is everyone?” I ask.“Your maid is safe, but she is in the hospital as we speak. She is so brave. I never thought she would survive those bullets in her body,” Ana chuckles.I breathe out a sigh of relief that Diana is still alive. I will be forever guilty if an
KAITLYN “Nikolai!” I gasp loudly and lower the gun, a smile spreading over my face.The kind of sensation I feel in my body can't be described. I am so glad that he is still alive even though he is tied up in a chair with a cleaver just a few steps away from him.I smile widely and begin to walk towards him, my heart racing with each step I take forward.I can't wait to free him from those ropes and wrap my hands around him.Just as I am close to reaching him, the man jumps out in front of me, and my heart sinks.I stagger back, my heart still racing but in a bad way. Horror crawls up to my skin, and my toes curl as I stare up at the hardened face of the man that has been in the shadow—the patron they have been talking about.I shot him in the back. I made sure to aim well, but it seems he is not ready to give up yet.“Do you really think I will let you take him away so easily?” He chuckles, and my chest tightens.“Stay away from her, Marco,” Nikolai groans behind him.His evil smile
KAITLYN "What do you want me to do? Do you want me to kill the bastard?" She asks and I twitch my lips, narrowing my eyes in amusement. "Call Jesse and tell him to meet up at our favorite spot," I mutter and she huffs. "Is that what you want? You can call him up and meet him, besides—""Ana, jus
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
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







