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I WANT HIM OUT OF THE PICTURE
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2025-08-04 17:42:49
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ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me) MASK SHADOW
Drake’s POVThe room was too quiet.Too still. Like the calm that comes before everything shatters.I sat on the edge of the bed, elbows resting on my knees, fingers twitching with nerves I couldn't shake. My heart pounded like it was trying to warn me of something even before I understood what. In my palm lay the flash drive…cold, small, yet so heavy it felt like a ticking bomb.I stared at it, my jaw locked.I had already watched the footage three times. Each time, it hit me harder, like a punch to the gut that left me more nauseated than the last.Xavier.His face distorted with rage, lips twisted in a maniacal grin.The laugh. The whip.And her. That woman. Naked. Bruised. Crying.Begging.The room smelled of iron…blood..even though I wasn’t there. The footage was grainy, but nothing could blur the horror of what I’d seen.I still couldn’t make sense of it. The circumstances, the context. But I didn’t need context to know evil when I saw it.He did that.He enjoyed it.And I could
ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me) I WANT HIM OUT OF THE PICTURE
Xavier’s POVThe house was quiet. Too quiet.That kind of silence that wraps itself around your neck like a noose, tightening with every breath you take.I sat alone in the balcony, surrounded by shadows and whispers. The lights were dimmed, barely a flicker of warmth against the cold tension thick in the air. The breeze from the open window stirred the curtains gently, like ghosts passing through, brushing against the back of my neck like forgotten memories trying to crawl their way back into my head.On the table in front of me, my phone vibrated.A single message from Liam:“He’s seen the footage. He knows. I warned you”I didn’t move.Didn’t blink.Didn’t breathe.A hollow sensation opened up in my chest, swallowing everything. Slowly, deliberately, I leaned back into the chair and closed my eyes for a second, letting the truth sink in like poison.Damn it. Damn LiamThe video.That cursed footage.The one I thought I buried years ago.No..paid to have buried. Destroyed. Disintegr
ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me) PAST OR PRESENT
ISABELLA POV I turned slowly, dread tightening around my lungs like a noose.And there he was.Xavier stood a few feet away.The moonlight bathed him in a cold silver hue. His features were sculpted from stone…motionless, unreadable. His eyes weren’t wide with rage. No. They were narrowed. Focused. Calculated.His jaw was tight, clenched so hard I imagined it must hurt. But he didn’t flinch. Didn’t speak.That calm before a storm.His gaze never left me.He walked forward. Slowly. Deliberate. Each step he took echoed louder in my chest than the beat of my own heart.Then he reached out… and took my hand.Gently.As though I were glass.His fingers wrapped around mine with a softness that made my throat close. His touch burned…not from anger, but from something far more dangerous. Disappointment.Before I could even find words, Drake moved.He stepped between us…not to fight.To plead.His hand circled my other wrist. His grip trembled, desperate.“Bella, don’t go with him. Not until
ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me) THE DEVIL IN THE DARK
DRAKE’S POVI sat on the edge of the hotel bed, my knees trembling, laptop perched before me like a loaded weapon.My finger hovered over the spacebar.The flash drive Liam gave me blinked softly…one small light in the dim room.I took a breath.Then I pressed play.The screen flickered.Static. Then darkness. A faint hum of old security footage, and then…Laughter.Cold, cracked, animalistic.I flinched.There he was.Xavier.His face distorted slightly by the grainy feed, but that smirk was unmistakable. His hair was wet, slicked back. Shirtless. A long whip dangled from his hand, the end stained with something dark.He paced slowly in a dimly lit room..basement, maybe? Or a cellar? Stone walls lined with iron hooks and rusted chains.And on the floor…A woman.Naked.Her back was arched in pain, blood dripping down her spine in red rivulets. Her mouth opened and closed, trying to scream, but only a faint gurgle came out.Her lips were torn.Her body was covered in bruises, old and
ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me) THE TRUTH YOU DON'T WANT TO KNOW
DRAKE’S POVThe morning air clung to my skin, heavy and damp with sea mist.I stood at the edge of the old pier, watching the tide roll in slow, deliberate waves. My shoes creaked against the wooden planks as I shifted, glancing around again. No one.The sun hadn’t risen fully yet. The sky was pale, streaked with soft orange like someone had brushed it with dying embers. Everything was still, except the pounding of my heart.Was I being played?Probably.But I came anyway.Because what if… what if there was even a grain of truth behind that voice? Behind that promise?Eva. Bella.I’d risk anything.A footstep echoed behind me.I turned sharply, hands curled into fists before I even saw the face.And then I did.I froze.“Liam?”The man stepped closer, his face coming into focus under the faint light. A few years older than the last time I saw him, but still the same cocky eyes. Same build. Same bitter taste in my mouth at the memory of him.“Surprised?” he asked, casually slipping his
ISABELLA (The Night that ruined me) I LET GO OF HER
DRAKE’S POVShe took her.Right in front of me.I stood there, frozen, surrounded by stares and whispers, while the only person I wanted to hold was being carried away from me…again.Eva’s tiny fingers had slipped out of mine so fast. My hand still hovered above the table, the warmth of her touch lingering like a phantom.Caroline cleared her throat. “Drake, maybe we should…”“Don’t,” I said flatly.My voice came out rough, barely controlled. She flinched but said nothing else.Phones were still pointed in my direction. One girl zoomed in on my face, whispering something to her friend with a wicked little grin. I could already imagine the headlines:“Broken Family? Island Breakfast Drama: Drake Confronted by Ex-Lover”I didn’t care.I didn’t care about the cameras, or the damn media, or the staged smiles.All I cared about was the way Eva looked at me.Like she was begging me not to let go.And I did.I let her go.***************************The hallway felt like a tunnel, blurry and
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