登入Arielle's POV"Run now." The command barely left Viktor's mouth before another explosion came ripping through the front gates.The force of it shook the entire estate as glass were bursting from the mansion windows behind us and raining across the stone courtyard.I ran but Viktor never released my hand instead he was pulling me through the chaos with astonishing speed, weaving between guards who were already taking defensive positions. Controlled gunfire was erupting from beyond the walls."They're inside!" someone shouted as one of Viktor’s gaurd came crashing against one of the parked vehicles beside us with blood spreading rapidly across his black suit.I froze on the spot but Viktor didn't rather he stepped in front of me so naturally that I barely realized what he had done. His pistol appeared in his hand almost as if it had always been there.Three sharp shots cane echoing through the courtyard as three attackers dropped dead before I even located them."Keep moving." Viktor
Arielle’s POVThe crash of the vase came echoing through the mansion like a gunshot.And for one suspended heartbeat, nobody moved.Then Viktor’s cold eyes found mine. Roman’s hand stopped halfway to the pistol under his jacket before Viktor lifted one finger.“Leave us.” Viktor ordered.“But Sir” Roman muttered hesitating for a while.“I said leave!.” Viktor thundered.The room became empty within seconds as all the men obeyed without another word, the heavy office door came closing behind them until only Viktor and I remained. Silence settled between us and I wished it didn’t affect me the way it did.Viktor walked deliberately towards me as every step seemed calculated. When he finally stopped in front of me, he looked down at the shattered porcelain scattered across the marble floor before lifting his gaze back to mine.“You were eavesdropping to our conversation.” He said looking directly at me.“I was listening because I heard my name.” I replied.“You should’ve stayed upstairs.
Arielle’s POVThe silence inside the penthouse was louder than the gunfire from the warehouse and for three days, Viktor had barely spoken to me not because he was angry which would have been easier to understand but he has just kept his distance.He still made sure that there were guards outside my room, asked the house staff if I had eaten and still arranged for the doctor to check my shoulder every morning.But every time our eyes met, he looked away first which was quite infuriating and I never liked noticing that myself.The doctor had already cleared me to move around the house, but Viktor had forbidden me from leaving the estate until the current situation is settled.So the library has become my favorite place in the mansion, it was quite enormous, stretching across an entire wing and lined with dark shelves that reached the ceiling. Thousands of books filled every inch, yet somehow the room always feels cold but perfectly organized.I was running my fingers across the shel
Arielle’s POVThe scream upstairs cut through the darkness like a blade as every light inside the mansion had gone out completely, plunging the entire house into chaos. For one disorienting second, nobody moved.Then footsteps started thundering across the halls as voices were shouting over each other and somewhere nearby, glass shattered violently.Instinctively, I stepped backward, but Viktor’s hand closed around my wrist immediately.“Stay behind me,” he ordered. The darkness somehow made his voice more terrifying.“Sir the backup generator is down,” One of the guards announced, rushing towards us with his already drawn flashlight.“How is that possible?” Viktor snapped.“We don’t know yet.” The guard answered.Another scream started echoing upstairs that it made my stomach tighten painfully.Viktor released my wrist only to pull a gun from his jacket in one smooth movement. The sight of the gun sent a cold wave through my chest because of how natural it looked in his hand like viol
Arielle’s POVThe sound of rain hitting the windows woke me before dawn.I woke up to the sound of the rain, and for a few seconds the memory of last night came back in fragments, from the gunfire to the stranger and Viktor’s expression when he saw the symbol carved into that man’s wrist coupled with the way he refused to explain anything afterward.I pushed myself upright slowly, wincing when pain shot through my shoulder. My muscles still ached from everything that had happened over the past few days. It was insane how quickly chaos had become normal around him.The bedroom was quiet except for the storm outside. Pale morning light was filtering through the dark curtains, casting shadows across the expensive furniture.I climbed out of bed and walked towards the bathroom, on opening the bedroom door, I saw two armed guards standing outside immediately straightened.“Good morning, Miss Arielle.” One of them greeted lowering his head respectfully.“Why are you guarding the door?” I as
Arielle’s POVThe room was becoming unbearably still after the guard’s words. I could feel my heartbeat slow unnaturally, like my body was trying to protect itself from the meaning behind that sentence.Viktor’s expression was revealing nothing but the silence surrounding him was feeling dangerous enough to suffocate the entire room.“Where is Daniel now?” Viktor asked quietly.“He is in the main hall.” The gaurd answered.“Did you search him?.” He asked again.“ Yea, we already did but found no weapons in him.” The gaurd clarified.“Do not let him move till I get there.” Viktor ordered tightening his jaw slightly.The guard nodded and disappeared immediately.I was staring at Viktor as my thoughts were spiraling violently on what I heard about me being setup and what Daniel actually meant by that. The thoughts alone made my stomach to twist painfully.“Are you already suspecting someone?,” he asked moving his eyes towards me slowly.His question terrified me more because he was righ
Arielle’s POV“The Minister knows about the girl.”The words kept echoing through my head for a long even after Sofia stopped speaking. Silence swallowed the room whole.I was standing frozen near the window while Viktor was staring at Sofia with a cold expression“What exactly does he know?” Vikto
Arielle’s POVThe silence in the room was so heavy that it felt impossible to breathe through it.I could not stop staring at the photo of Daniel on Viktor’s phone. He was tied to a chair with blood running from the corner of his mouth while a masked man was standing behind him holding a gun agai
Arielle’s POVI could barely sleep because every time I closed my eyes, I would see Viktor standing in that underground room with blood on his knuckles and darkness in his expression like violence belonged to him more naturally than breathing. And worse of it all was that I keep his hearing his voi
Arielle’s POVI tightened my eyes shut the exact moment the gun was fired.The sound exploded through the warehouse like thunder and for one terrifying second, I thought Viktor had been shot.But instead of his body collapsing against mine, I felt him jerk violently as he dragged me sideways to the







