Rhea's Pov A few minutes later, Kevin woke up, his groan filled the room as his eyes fluttered open, glancing around. It was probably to figure out where he was. Then he shot up instantly and his eyes met mine. “Rhea!” He looked like he had finally seen his saviour the moment his eyes met mine, “You're here! I know that you wouldn't…” He trailed off as Alaric stepped right in front of me, blocking me from their view. Kevin's expression changed drastically; he glared at Kevin, his eyes quickly turning bloodshot. “What are you doing here? Get away from her!” Kevin yelled, struggling to get up from the bed fully, but he couldn't. Why? Alaric had him chained to the bed. Talk about over the top. “Rhea is my wife, why wouldn't I be here?” Alaric said loudly, his tone showing that he was trying to agitate Kevin more and it worked by the way. Kevin grew angrier when Alaric mentioned the word ‘wife’. He started spewing insults at Alaric. “You bastard! Rhea doesn't like you! She
Rhea's PovJust as I was catching my breath and limping toward the hallway, the door burst open and BAM! I smacked right into something solid.Correction: someone solid. Two strong arms caught me before I could hit the floor, and the moment I looked up, I saw a blur of familiar blue eyes and furrowed brows.“Rhea?” Alaric’s voice was low but frantic, his hands flying to my shoulders, then my waist, then my arms, then my face, as if trying to confirm I was still intact.“Are you okay? What happened?! Are you hurt? Where… Why are you…?”Laziel was behind him, wide-eyed and out of breath like they had sprinted the whole damn hospital floor.“I’m fine.” I muttered quickly, though my heart was still pounding in my ears, “Kevin… He was in my room.”At that, Alaric froze. His eyes sharpened like a blade pulled from its sheath. He gently cupped my cheek and frowned. Since that place he stared at was stinging a bit, and Kevin held my face so tightly earlier, there must be some sort of mark the
Rhea's Pov “K… Kevin…” My voice cracked, trembling along with my entire body. Somehow, I identified with this person more than what he was first trying to show me. This version of Kevin that was unhinged. His eyes gleamed with obsession. His lips twisted into a mockery of a smile as he stepped closer to the bed, his arms slowly rising like he thought we were in some kind of twisted reunion scene. It felt like I had seen it so many times that I wasn't surprised by it anymore. But I was still scared. “I… I need you to leave.” I stammered, inching back until my spine hit the cold metal bed rail behind me. I reached out toward the nurse call button, but he was faster. His hand slammed down on mine, pinning it to the bed. “You’re scared… of me?” He whispered, as though the idea itself was foreign and ridiculous, “No, no, no… Rhea, I’m not here to hurt you. I’m here to take back what belongs to me.” My blood ran cold. What belongs to him…? My heart was pounding against my ribs lik
Rhea's Pov It's already been three days since I woke up from my eight month coma. It hasn't been easy to adapt to the fact that I was unconscious for eight months but so far, so good. Alaric had stayed by my side all second throughout the three days. I had to force him to leave to go to work and when he didn't agree, I literally threatened him that if he didn't leave, I wasn't going to agree to see him for one whole week. Don't insult me, but that's what I could take and apparently, he couldn't so it worked either way. He would stop by later so I was alone and bored. I was staring at the window, my mind oddly quiet despite the whirlwind of thoughts that had been tormenting me all day. The steady beep of the machines, the soft murmur of the nurses outside, and the grey-blue sky beyond the window seemed to lull me into a strange sense of peace. But peace never lasted long for someone like me.A loud crash broke through the stillness like a thunderclap. I jolted, snapping my head arou
Alaric's Pov “So, that's what happened, isn't it?” I leaned back on my chair, watching the very clear footage on my laptop. “Sir, should we continue trailing her and intercept the servants from being killed?” “No. Don't do that. For now, just keep on watching her and Kevin. I want to see what the both of them will do next. However, if there is absolutely no chance that those servants will be spared, swoop in and save them. Make sure that they don't die. Also, the police who will come to arrest the other girl, make sure they understand that she's a person I planted into that house. It might have been a coincidence that she was picked to take the fall for Ginny's murder but I won't let her go to jail, she hasn't finished her job for me yet.” I said into the phone. “Okay Boss. As for Kevin…” “Leave Kevin alone for now but keep an eye on him. It seems his plan is to make Ginny fall more and more into a web of murder so he can use it against her whenever he wants to. Even wi
Ginny’s Pov “He… He told me I need to silence everyone who knows. All the servants. He said it’s the only way to cover it up.” I clutched my chest, “I didn’t agree! I said I couldn’t do it, I can’t do it! But he said… He said it was either that or wait for them to turn against me. I… I don’t know what to do anymore. What am I going to do, Dad? What am I supposed to do?!” Howard let out a heavy, guttural sigh. Then, SLAM! His fists crashed down onto the glass table, rattling everything on top, “You absolute idiot!” He roared, “You stupid, naive girl!” I flinched hard, choking on my own breath. “You’re telling me,” He growled, pointing a shaking finger at me, “That you discussed silencing people, killing people, in front of the same servants you want to silence?! Are you out of your mind?!” “I… He tricked me!” I cried, “He said it on purpose. He was manipulating me, he made it sound like it was the only way! And I… I was panicking, I couldn’t think.” “You let fear destr