Masuk“I want you to go undercover.”
The moment the words left Christian’s mouth, Daniella genuinely thought she had heard him wrongly. She stared at him from across the office, her brows slowly pulling together in confusion while her brain tried to process what he had just said. “What?” Christian remained calm, almost too calm, as he walked back toward his desk. He picked up a thick file and tossed it toward her casually. Daniella caught it against her chest before opDaniella froze completely after hearing the man’s words. For a few seconds, she simply stared at him like her brain had stopped functioning properly. Her breathing slowly became uneven while her fingers tightened against the ropes tied around her wrists. The room suddenly felt too small. Too cold. Too heavy.“W… what?” she whispered weakly.The man stood quietly in front of her, his expression unreadable. “You heard me.”Daniella shook her head slowly as tears instantly gathered inside her eyes again. “No… no, you’re lying.”The man sighed softly before walking toward the small table standing beside the wall. He picked up a thick brown file and dropped it heavily onto the table in front of her.“Do you think I would kidnap you just to tell you stories?” he asked calmly.Daniella stared at him silently.“How do you know about my father?” she finally asked shakily. “How exactly do you know what happened to him?”The man slowly pulled a chair and sat dow
The SUV crashed violently into the ditch with a deafening sound that shook the entire road. Metal twisted painfully against metal while shattered glass exploded everywhere inside the vehicle. The car flipped once before landing upside down with terrifying force.For a few long seconds, everything became silent.Then came the smell of smoke.Daniella coughed violently as blood trickled slowly from the side of her forehead down her cheek. Her ears rang painfully while her entire body screamed in agony from the impact. Every part of her hurt. Her ribs burned. Her ankle felt broken. Even breathing felt painful.She groaned softly and forced her eyes open properly.The car was upside down.The driver sat motionless in front, blood covering part of the windshield. The man beside her was unconscious, his head hanging awkwardly against the broken window.Smoke slowly filled the car.Panic gripped Daniella immediately.The vehicle could explode at any mome
Blood. Everywhere. The second the woman dragged the penknife hard across her own throat, blood splattered violently against the wall and floor instantly. Daniella froze. Her entire body locked in place as the cleaner collapsed heavily onto the ground in front of her, choking violently on her own blood. The horrifying sound echoed through the empty hallway while red spread rapidly beneath the woman’s trembling body. For one terrifying second, Daniella could not breathe. Her brain completely stopped working. “Oh my God…” The whisper escaped her lips shakily. The woman’s body twitched again. Blood bubbled out from her throat. The woman grabbed Daniella’s wrist tightly. Daniella gasped loudly in shock. “Run…” the woman choked weakly. “Run before….” Her words cut off completely. Her hand dropped lifelessly onto the floor. And just
Daniella’s heartbeat pounded violently inside her chest the moment Christian pulled her into his arms. For one long second, she completely froze beneath his touch. His warmth wrapped around her carefully while his hand rested firmly against her back, holding her close enough for her to hear the slow rhythm of his breathing.And somehow…That terrified her.Because nothing about this was fake.Nothing about this felt like part of some operation anymore.Quickly, Daniella pulled away from the hug almost immediately like she had just remembered something dangerous. Her breathing came out uneven as she stepped backward slightly, her fingers tightening around the ice pack still resting in her hand.Christian blinked once slowly.For the first time in a very long time, he genuinely looked unsure of himself.His jaw tightened slightly before he looked away briefly. “Are you okay?”Daniella quickly nodded even though she clearly was not okay at all. “Yeah
The restaurant glowed beneath warm golden lights while soft piano music floated quietly through the air, creating the perfect atmosphere for a peaceful evening. Expensive wine glasses clinked softly across nearby tables while waiters moved around calmly serving meals to wealthy guests dressed in luxury. Everything about the place felt calm. Elegant. Safe.But the moment Daniella lifted her eyes toward the entrance of the restaurant, her entire body went cold instantly.Her breathing stopped.Fear crashed violently into her chest.Standing near the entrance was her uncle.He looked furious.Even from across the room, Daniella could feel the anger radiating off him heavily. His dark eyes locked directly onto hers without blinking once. He did not walk toward her. He simply stood there staring at her before slowly lifting two fingers, signaling her to come outside immediately.Daniella’s heartbeat became uneven instantly.Christian noticed the change in
The ride back home was painfully quiet. The soft sound of the car tires against the empty road filled the silence while city lights flashed faintly through the windows beside them. Christian sat quietly on one side of the backseat, occasionally glancing toward Daniella, but she never looked back at him once. Not once. She kept her eyes fixed outside the window the entire ride home, her fingers clenched tightly together on her lap while her thoughts spiraled violently inside her head. Her uncle’s words refused to stop echoing repeatedly inside her mind. “Are you trying to gain his trust… or are you falling in love with the man who killed your father?” Every single time the sentence replayed inside her head, her chest tightened painfully because honestly, she no longer understood what was happening to her anymore. The kiss. The way Christian touched her. The way her body reacted to him. None of it made sense. And the worst part was the fact that a small part of her hated herself for n







