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LIES OF THE HEART: Sequel to Fragile ties of love Chapter 18:
LAUREN/ZARA The first thing I felt was the ache. A deep, stabbing burn in my side that pulsed with every shallow breath I managed to take.The second was the silence. Too clean. Too sterile. Not the chaos of a fight. Not the ringing in my ears. Just the low hum of machines and the faint antiseptic sting in the air.I forced my eyes open. A blur at first,white ceiling, fluorescent light, shadows dancing at the edges of my vision. It took a moment for the pieces to settle, for the memory to slam into me like a fist.Nick.His gun.Liam.The shot—My hand twitched against the sheets, reaching instinctively for the mask that wasn't there. Panic flared. My face…..exposed. Vulnerable. Anyone could have seen.I struggled to sit up, a sharp cry breaking from my throat as pain ripped through my ribcage. My vision swam, but I gritted my teeth and forced myself upright.Focus. Breathe. Don't break now.Every movement felt heavy, like my body belonged to someone else, but the fear anchored me. I
LIES OF THE HEART: Sequel to Fragile ties of love Chapter 17
LIAMThe antiseptic stung as the doctor pressed a swab against my side. I clenched my jaw, fists gripping the edge of the cot, but it wasn't the pain that made me restless. It was the door. Every time it creaked open, my head snapped up, praying it was news about her.Instead, the last thing I wanted materialized.My father. And right behind him. Beatrice.My chest burned hotter than the wound."Liam," my father's deep voice carried that commanding weight he always used when he wanted me compliant. "You're injured, sit still.""I am sitting still," I muttered, refusing to meet his eyes. My glare stayed locked on the floor, because if I looked at him,or her,I wasn't sure I'd be able to hold back.Beatrice's heels clicked softly as she stepped further in. "You look terrible," she said, her tone coated in false sweetness, the kind that used to fool me. Not anymore."Get out," I rasped."Liam….."my father started, but I cut him off, my voice rising."I said get out!"The doctor flinched,
LIES OF THE HEART: Sequel to Fragile ties of love Chapter 16
LIAM: Her weight collapsed against me, heavy and unyielding, like she'd poured every last drop of strength into that final move."Lauren..." I shook her, too hard, my voice already breaking. Her head lolled against my arm, braid unraveling, strands of hair sticky with blood. My chest squeezed so violently I thought it would split open.Her body was going limp. Too limp."No, no, no...stay with me," I begged, my hands frantic, trying to press against the wound at her neck, my palms useless against the hot spill soaking through my fingers. Her blood. Her life. Right there, leaking away while she lay in my arms."Don't you dare..."My throat closed, the words half-choked, half-snarled. "Don't you dare leave me like this."Behind me, boots thundered into the room,Julian shouting orders, guards flooding the hideout,but they were ghosts at the edge of my vision. All I could see was her. All I could feel was her slipping away.I cradled her closer, rocking her like movement could anchor her
LIES OF THE HEART: Sequel to Fragile ties of love Chapter 15:
LAUREN/ZARAI had barely drawn in enough air to whisper his name when his boot slammed into my stomach.The impact tore the breath from me in one violent rush. Pain shot through me, colliding with the already burning wound in my side. I folded forward, the taste of blood sharp on my tongue, my palms smacking the concrete as I caught myself.The gun pressed harder to my forehead, forcing me down, keeping me low."You think you're tough?" Nick spat, his voice dripping venom. "Running around with your mask, acting like you can protect him. You think you're going to save him from me?"Every word was acid, corroding the fragile image I'd carried of him for years. My brother,the boy who used to fight for me, the boy who swore he'd never let anyone hurt me,was staring at me like I was nothing more than an obstacle to crush and worst part was I couldn't tell him I am his sister. "You're just another one of his pawns," Nick growled, shoving me with the barrel of the gun. "And pawns don't get
LIES OF THE HEART: Sequel to Fragile ties of love Chapter 14
LAUREN/ZARAThe stink hit me first—sweat, smoke, stale liquor, and the iron tang of blood.The hideout wasn't much more than a gutted warehouse, shadows stacked in the corners like predators. The flickering bulb overhead gave everything a sickly, yellow pallor, as if the walls themselves had rotted.Two men near the entrance straightened the second I stepped through. Tattoos climbed their necks like vines, their eyes narrowing beneath the brim of their caps. One flicked his cigarette to the floor, grinding it out with the heel of his boot."Who the hell are you?" the taller one demanded, shifting his weight forward like a dog about to lunge. His hand hovered near his belt, where the outline of a gun sat plain as day.My pulse skipped, but I forced my stride steady. No flinching. No hesitation. Lauren didn't hesitate."Courier," I said, voice flat, chin tilted just enough to imply authority I didn't have. I held up the burner phone like it was credentials, the screen still dark. "Your
LIES OF THE HEART: Sequel to Fragile ties of love Chapter 13:
LAUREN/ZARAThe notification came in sharp, slicing through the quiet of my room.Unknown number.I should have ignored it. I should have flagged it for security review, like protocol demanded. But something made my finger tremble and press play.The world tilted.Liam.He was strapped to a chair, wrists bound so tight the metal cut into his skin. His head hung forward, blood dripping sluggishly from a split above his brow. His breathing was ragged, shallow, as if every inhale threatened to be his last."No…" The word scraped out of me before I could stop it. My knees nearly buckled.Then a voice came through the static. Deep. Familiar. Too familiar."Tell his father this is just the beginning. His son pay for what he did to my sister."My body went cold, ice flooding every vein. I knew that voice. Even distorted, I'd know it anywhere.Nick.My brother.I pressed a trembling hand to my mouth, biting down hard to keep from crying out.Nick. Alive. Speaking. Sending this message like a
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