MasukAlina’s pov
“How was your trip? Hope you are enjoying DL city.” Hannah said.
I could not even answer her. I was trying to wrap my head around what was happening.
I hid my trembling hands under the table, and gave her a short nod, in reply.
“Are you okay? Do you need water?” she asked.
Fuck I was probably turning pale from all the mind tension.
Calm down Alina. She doesn’t even know who you are. She has no idea.
ANNA'S POVANNA'S POVHannah had called me that Edrick wanted to see me.She called me again after 5 minutes and told me to hurry up.I had asked her what the matter was. She said nothing, I should just come.I wish I did not listen. I wished I had run off to another state to start a new life.Because even though I tried to think of a thousand reasons why he wanted me home, I did not imagine what I met.Edrick was in the living room, yelling at Dad about something.I was asking what the matter was, but I could not even complete my sentence when Edrick turned to face me. A black nylon bag in his hand.At that moment, I knew exactly what the matter was.He just found my wraps.My wraps.I had no words.My mind was reeling. I was thinking of a thousand excuses.And what hurt me the most was the fact that I was going to lose this supply just like I had lost the last one to Adrian yesterday.I fought through life and death to get this much supply.Fuck. I am in debt because of it.Last nig
Edrick's POVI wasn't able to sleep well last night. Alina's words kept ringing in my head. Everything she said about Anna bothered me.What has she been up to? And I have been too busy to even notice my sister was going through something.I tried to make sense of the story, hoping I would be able to guess what was going on, but nothing came to my mind.Anna has never been a problematic kid, so why was she involved with weirdos now?I did not even bother eating breakfast. I just showered and got ready to move."I want to come with you," Alina said.Aria might be home, and I didn't want any drama, but I also did not have the strength to say no.We drove to the Vale mansion in silence, aside from the few "It's going to be alright," Alina threw in once in a while."Welcome, sir," the staff that opened the door said. Her eyes glanced between me and Alina, probably building up some juicy gossip. But we didn't mind her. I held Alina's hand even tighter and made my way upstairs."Edrick!" Ha
ALINA'S POV"Fuck! We lost her!" Lila gasped for air.I didn't want to give up, but she was right. Anna was far gone. It's like she's very familiar with the roads."What if she's in some kind of danger?" I asked, staring desperately at the direction she had gone through, as if she would pop out any second."I think she will be fine." Even as Lila said those words, uncertainty dripped from her tone.We started walking back to where we had left the car. Guess we cannot do anything to help her. What was she even doing with two weird-ass men? They looked dangerous. What were they fighting about?"Do you think we should tell Edrick?" I asked.I really was scared for her. Really. What was she up to? Why was she involved with people like that? The questions would not leave my head.Lila started the engine, and even as she drove off, we both looked around, hoping to see her."I think something is up with Anna," Lila said."Like?""I don't know. I just feel it. She isn't normal like before. Sh
ADRIAN'S POVADRIAN'S POVADRIAN'S POVEdrick had asked me to make sure the car was delivered to him early.I had just stepped out for 30 minutes. Just thirty minutes, and now, I am back to my front door wide open.I would have suspected daylight robbers, but I knew exactly who was behind this.Anna.I entered the house and went straight to my bedroom.She wasn't there anymore. But she sure did leave a sign. My room was turned upside down, wrecked.Every drawer was opened, clothes from my closet spilled on the floor, my side tables moved, my perfume collection all on the floor with a few broken glasses. Even my mini rug had been flung across the room.I knew what she was looking for. Her little bag filled with drugs. But I had taken it along with me, so this whole chaos was for nothing.I sat on the edge of the bed, hunched over, elbows on my knees, my hands clutching either side of my head. My eyes stayed fixed on the floor while my thoughts tore me apart. What should I do?What shou
ALINA'S POVEdrick was on the phone with Adrian.That, I knew.What I did not know was what they were talking about.Why was he being so fucking secretive? And why was I being so nosy?“Okay, it should be early tomorrow,” he whispered before ending the call.He entered the room, and I closed my eyes shut, pretending to sleep.I expected him to say something, to tease me for pretending to sleep, but instead, he lay beside me quietly and drifted off to sleep....I woke up the next morning to breakfast in bed.Edrick did not let his housekeeper prepare breakfast today. Instead, he did it himself."And where did the heir of the Vale family learn to cook?" I said, chewing on my perfectly prepared bacon.Edrick sat at the edge of the bed."You like the breakfast?" He stared at me like a little child waiting for approval."Hmm." I held my chin. "It could use a little more salt."He rolled his eyes, every innocence clearing off his face."Well, I think you have had enough."He grabbed the pl
ANNA'S POVANNA'S POVANNA'S POV"Well, well, well, if it isn't our loyal customer, Anna Vale," the short bastard said. What was even his name? I could not remember. All I knew was he was as short as a rat and skinnier than one.I wonder what he does with all his money."Just give me!" I bit out. My eyes scanned around the cold, quiet playground for a sign of anyone."I want 25 wraps." I shoved the cash into his hands. It was all rumpled from how I had put it in my pants pockets. But it should do."Uh, uh." The bastard said, giving me back my money."This would get you only two wraps."My eyes widened. I wanted to yell at him. But instead, I took a deep breath and asked,"How? It wasn't this expensive last time."He shook his head as if he was pitying me."Sorry, baby. Inflation." He raised his hands in the air."But this is all I have," I said. God, this lunatic has no idea how hard it was to steal this stash of cash from Dad's study. He has no idea how hard it is for me. He thinks b
Alina’s POVMorning came like punishment.I slowly peeled my eyes open, and they burned, swollen, hot, heavy from all the crying I’d done until my body just… gave out. I wasn’t even on my bed. I was lying on the cold floor, still in the same dress I wore to the dinner.The same dress I had been exc
CHAPTER 64 – EDRICKThree days.Three exhausting, miserable days of pretending I was fine. Three days of staying late at the office, drowning myself in work because the alternative was going home to a life that didn’t belong to me. Three days of dragging myself back to a mansion that felt wrong. Th
Alina’s POVI sit there, frozen. My body trembling so violently I can hear my own teeth clicking. Everything around me feels far away, like I’m underwater, sinking deeper and deeper, no air left to breathe.Edrick is staring at me.The same man who once looked at me with warmth, with love, with ten
Edrick’s POVI watch her walk away.Alina.The woman I held.The woman I kissed.The woman I touched like she was something precious.The woman whose body I memorized, whose laugh I carried in my chest, whose presence felt like oxygen after years of numbness.And now she’s walking out of the hall l







