LOGINTHIRD PERSON’s POVTHE VANDERBILT ESTATEThe Vanderbilt estate had never felt particularly warm, but tonight, it was downright suffocating.An unsettling silence hung over the enormous mansion, broken only by the occasional sound of hurried footsteps, ringing phones, and angry voices echoing through its corridors.More than the past few days as it’s been weeks since she has been missing..The grand chandeliers illuminated the marble floors, the expensive paintings adorned the walls, and everything remained exactly as it had always been.Except the people.The entire estate was falling apart.Star was missing.And nobody had the slightest idea where she was.It hadn’t been hours but weeks now since anyone had last seen her, and the longer she remained unreachable, the uglier things became.Atlas Vanderbilt was practically tearing the estate apart.“Have you checked the fucking security footage again?”His voice thundered through the living room as he turned toward one of the security p
NOLAN'S POVI was so fucking mad.No.Mad wasn't even the right word to describe what I was feeling. I was furious.Ten years.For ten fucking years, this girl had carried the weight of something she hadn't even done. Ten years of guilt, pain, and accusations, and not a single person had bothered to listen to her. Not even once.She had been a child!A CHILD!She'd gotten into an argument with her twin brother, something that probably happened in countless households every single day. And when the accident happened, instead of comforting her, instead of asking her what she'd seen, they'd decided she was guilty.Just like that.They'd looked at a terrified little girl standing at the top of the stairs and decided she was a murderer.What the actual fuck was wrong with them?I clenched my jaw, fighting the urge to get up, find every single one of her brothers, and ask them what kind of fucking people they'd been to let their own sister suffer like that.And if they'd known the truth all
STAR'S POVA tear rolled down my cheek."I kept telling them I hadn't done it. I told them I tried to catch him. I told them he lost his balance, but nobody believed me."I wiped my cheek with the back of my hand."They all thought I was lying to save myself."My chest began to tighten again, but this time, I forced myself to keep breathing."After that, everything changed. The way they looked at me changed. The way they spoke to me changed. I couldn't even look at the stairs without remembering him falling."I paused, my vision blurring."And the worst part was that I couldn't stop thinking about what would have happened if I'd just agreed to play baseball with him."My voice dropped to a whisper."What if I'd said yes? What if we hadn't argued? What if I hadn't threatened to tell our brothers? What if I'd never tried to walk past him?"I pressed my trembling hands against my eyes."Maybe he'd still be here. "The words hung between us. For ten years, I'd carried those questions insi
STAR'S POVI was drenched and shaking from the cold... I don't know how that happened... I remembered coming in the room and having a panic attack... After that everything feels blur...I looked at the man in front of me who held me tightly... Nolan... My foggy brain can still remember his face... He was also drenched.. Not like me but enough.. He was sitting on the floor, holding me closer to him while the towel was wrapped around me...I realized that we were in the washroom which I don't remember entering... What was I doing here?" Are you okay, sweetheart? "I looked at him again... I felt my cheeks warming up... I nodded my head slightly..." I... I am okay... "He sighed in relief like a boulder was lifted off his chest... Was he so worried for me? He studied my face for a few more seconds before letting out a sigh."Come on, sweetheart. Let's get you out of here before you catch a cold."Before I could respond, he carefully loosened the towel around me and picked me up in his
NOLAN'S POVFor a moment, I could only stare at her.Star was sitting on the bathroom floor, fully clothed, with water drenching her from head to toe. Her hands were pressed tightly against her ears as she rocked back and forth, repeating the same words over and over again."No... no... no...""Star?"I quickly stepped inside, turning off the shower before crouching in front of her."Star, sweetheart, look at me. It's Nolan."She didn't even seem to hear me."No... no... no..."Her entire body was trembling, and her breathing was becoming increasingly uneven. I tried calling her name again, gently touching her shoulder, but she only flinched away from me and pressed her hands harder against her ears."Star, you're alright. You're safe. Look at me, please."Nothing.She was somewhere else entirely, trapped in a nightmare that I couldn't reach.My heart clenched painfully as I watched her shake."Star, that's enough. Come on, sweetheart. Look at me."I tried to get her attention, but sh
THIRD PERSON POVFranklin stood there frozen for a moment before letting out a scoff..." Give those threats to someone who will be scared, Mr Goldmann... I am not scared of you... If you have my secrets then don't forget that I have yours as well... "The line on the other side got quiet... " My secret only is that I work as a spy for you... Nothing else, nothing more... What will they do? Torture me? Kill me? But what about you? If my secret if out then I will put yours in front of them... Not only you will be a target of the Vanderbilt's but you won't even get the chance to hide behind your son... If your son gets to know about the truth then he will be the one to hunt you down first, Mr Goldmann... "Franklin stopped for a second, thinking the line got disconnected because of the silence from the other side..."You wouldn't dare.... "Franklin scoffed again..." Don't challange me... You don't know what I can dare or not... So be respectful to me the way I am to you... And rememb
STAR'S POV “I just lost my family… and now you’re forcing me out of town too?!” Tears streamed down my face as my voice cracked through the quiet cemetery. I was still wearing my white funeral dress. Only hours ago, I had stood there and watched the only person I had left be lowered into the gr
STAR'S POV "Tomorrow is your birthday... What do you want to to do? " Franklin asked as we walked deeper in the woods to collect mushrooms.. This is the same forest behind the estate, the one that divides two towns.. I sighed.. "There is a noodle shop.. Every year Gloria used to take me there
Star's POV After Aries left, I walked out of the library too.. I thought of walking back to my room until I heard some noises coming from down stairs.. I should just go back to my room but curiosity got the best of me.. As I walked towards the garden, I saw someone's back.. Probably smoking.
STAR'S POV By the time I stepped into the estate, night had already swallowed everything whole. But tonight- the house didn't feel like a home. It felt like a courtroom waiting to sentence me. Cold. Heavy. Suffocating. Every servant stood lined in the living room, heads lowered, shoulders s







