LOGINBLURD I never imagined my life could fall apart so suddenly. Not today, especially not on the day I was supposed to celebrate my engagement to my boyfriend. That night, I had a feeling that things might go wrong, but I chose to ignore it. After three years with Daniel, I thought I had it all figured out, of us having a perfect life and living happily ever after. But I was mistaken. I walked in on my fiancee and sister being intimate. It really broke me. They had no remorse, just justification. I didn’t scream or cry. I simply walked away. I don’t remember how I ended up at that club or how many drinks I had. All I recall is the burning anger heavy enough to suffocate my breath. And then… him. Older, calm, looking at me as if he understood every broken piece I was desperately hiding. I knew I should have walked away. But I stayed. One night. That’s all it was supposed to be. But there was a reckless mistake, a fleeting moment of weakness that I couldn't hide and forget. But the next morning, when I truly saw his face everything changed. Because the man I had just spent the night with… was my ex-boyfriend’s uncle. And that? That was just the beginning.
View MoreArielle’s POVOn hearing the strange women’s comment, my countenance changed as I kept wondering if she by chance knew about this place.“How well do you know this place?.” I asked.“I know enough.” She answered, stepping farther into the chamber and carefully pulling the heavy steel door shut without making a sound.When the metallic click echoed softly, only then did she look directly at me.“I was afraid someone would find it.” She said as her eyes immediately dropped to the journal I was clutching against my chest.“Do you know what this is?” I asked again.“I don’t but I know that people have died trying to protect.” She answered.“I’m not giving it to anyone.” My grip tightened instinctively.“I wasn’t asking for it either.” Her answer came so quickly that I almost believed her.“That’s also fair.” She sighed noticing my skepticism with her gaze drifting towards the collapsed ceiling high above us.“They’re still searching for it.” She said, alerting me.“Do you mean Viktor and
Arielle’s POVI was falling with the world spinning into a blur of darkness and flying stone. My scream was echoing through the collapsing chamber as chunks of rock were crashing around me. Dust filled my lungs thereby stealing every breath before I could take it.Then I hit something hard as wood splintered beneath my weight before giving way completely, making my shoulder slam against solid ground thereby sending a sharp pain through my entire body.For several long seconds, I couldn’t breathe, think or even open my eyes because every part of my body was hurting. When I remembered the journal, I sprang up to look for it only to see it lying meters away, the leather cover was scratched and coated in dust, but somehow I hadn’t let go of it.“You’re either incredibly brave or completely insane.” I whispered to myself laughing which sounded hysterical.“Arielle!” Viktor called out with his voice echoing through layers of stone.“I’m here!” I shouted. My voice disappeared into the darkn
Arielle’s POVThe pages of the book were fluttering beneath the overturned table and for one impossible second, everything else disappeared including the gunfire, armed men and suffocating tension.All I could see was the familiar signature with my dad’s name on it.“Sergei Volkov.”Viktor’s polished shoe had deliberately pinned the page beneath the edge of the table thereby hiding it from everyone else’s view. To my knowledge, he wasn’t protecting himself but the letter and I could not understand his reasons.The stranger in black was watching Viktor with quiet amusement.“You’ve always been quick.” The stranger remarked.“And you’ve always enjoyed making an entrance.” Viktor said, still holding up his weapon.“So you’ve heard of me.” Viktor retorted.“I’ve heard enough and you never disappoint me.” The stranger replied with his smile barely changing.“I’m getting tired of this, I don’t care who you work for. You have ten seconds to explain why you are here” Daniel’s patience finally
Arielle’s POVThe sound came again, it was a long, grinding metallic groan that vibrated through the stone beneath my feet like that of an old machine.The entire archive fell silent that even Daniel’s men lowered their rifles for a fraction of a second with their attention shifting towards the dark passage below the rising platform.“What the hell was that?” Daniel asked narrowing his eyes all over the place but no one answered.The elderly woman struggled to lift her head from the floor with a faint smile touching her lips despite the blood staining her shoulder.“It still works.” She whispered and Viktor heard her.“You knew this would happen?.” He asked as his eyes immediately darted towards the tunnel.“If anyone forced the second entrance...” She answered giving the smallest nod.Another deafening rumble interrupted her with dust cascading from the ceiling as the walls were trembling violently before settling again.“Move!!” Daniel ordered with a hardened expression.One of his
Arielle’s POVI knew for a fact that something was wrong the moment Viktor called my name because it was not soft and casual like before but more like a command.“Arielle.”He calledI looked up from my phone slowly. “What is it?” I asked“You’re coming with me for a dinner party.” He ordered while
Arielle’s POVI knew the moment I stepped into Viktor’s house that this is not just a house but a system because everything was too prim and proper.The doors opened before I reached them,the lights adjusted automatically and the staff moved like they’ve been trained not just to serve but to disap
Arielle’s POVI knew that men like this don't knock twice so I inhaled slowly, forcing my breathing to be steady before unlocking the door.As I opened the door, two men were standing on my doorway, they were dressed in suits with an expressionless face. I noticed that they were not security men or
Arielle’s POVI confidently rushed to the door, opened it to maybe have a clearer view of the black car or even the driver. I saw a man on dark suit on the driver’s seat and also close to him was another man on hoodie covering his face. I stood perplexed at the spot confused on the next action to
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