로그인Chapter 118Julian Cross ~•~ When I opened my eyes, I found myself in a hospital. I looked around and saw Aria and Cole sitting on the couch. They were discussing but I couldn’t quite hear or understand what they were saying. How did I end up in the hospital? The last thing I remembered was being at the abandoned warehouse with Daniel when he threatened to kill both of us. Or was I dead? I slapped my leg to check if I could feel pain. The sound made Cole and Aria look in my direction. “You’re awake.” Aria was the first to speak, and she looked as if a heavy weight had been lifted off her shoulders. “Finally.” Both of them stood up at the same time and moved closer to the bed. “Am I dead?” I asked, blinking multiple times. Cole laughed. “You’re being so dramatic. I’m so glad to have you back,” he answered, placing a hand on my forehead. “How do you feel?” “Weird,” I answered without hesitation. “What happened?” “It’s a long story.” I tilted my head. “Tell me, I have time
Chapter 117Julian Cross ~•~ I spent about thirty minutes making the recording Daniel wanted. He even had a written script that he wanted me to follow. For the sake of peace, I did exactly as he asked. When I was done, I let out a sharp exhale. A part of me didn’t even blame Daniel for what he was doing. If I were in his shoes, I would have wanted revenge. But he had put me through so much and I expected him to let me go. However, However, Daniel didn’t plan to let me leave the warehouse.I begged him, and even offered to give him whatever he wanted. He refused and told me that money wasn’t the answer to everything. “Okay, can I call Aria and ask her if she has picked up the kids yet?” Daniel scoffed bitterly, his voice echoing through the quiet place. “You don’t trust me? You think everyone is a liar like you?” I rubbed my temple. “I just want to be sure.” It took a while before I was able to convince him to call her. He dialed her number with his phone because he had confi
Chapter 116Aria Blake ~•~ Claire’s calls had been making my phone buzz nonstop, so I had to go to a quiet corner to answer her. We had already talked a while ago and I filled her in on everything that was happening. But since Harper confessed, we hadn’t spoken. “What’s going on, Aria,” she asked with a concerned voice. But she also sounded anxious at the same time. “Is everything okay now?”“No…” My voice broke. “It has gotten even more complicated. Harper claims not to know where the kids are. She said she was only following instructions.” I still hadn’t processed the fact that she only got close to me because she had a mission. Harper was sick and I shouldn’t have gotten involved with her. But thinking about that part at the moment would be like crying over spilled milk. I decided not to bring it up.“Do you believe that she doesn’t know where the kids are?” Claire asked, her voice low. “I mean, did she sound genuine?” I sighed. “The last thing I would do is give Harper th
Chapter 115Julian Cross ~•~ Daniel asked me to follow him into an abandoned warehouse in the deserted area. For a moment, I hesitated because I was scared of what he might do. At the same time, my kids would be there. Before I could make a decision, he grabbed my arm and forcefully dragged me in the opposite direction. I yanked his hand away. “Stop… you don’t have to use force.” He glared at me. “Don’t you understand what is happening right now? You’re my captive and you would do whatever I say,” he said in a cold tone. “If you don’t listen to me, you’ll only be endangering the lives of your kids.” I took a slow breath. “Fine. I’ll follow you.” He stood beside me, his gun placed on the back of my head as he directed me to walk forward. “And I want you to know that if you lied about the police, I’ll kill you and your kids.” If I had known I was walking into a trap, I would have made better decisions. I wouldn’t have shown up at the location alone. In no time, we got into t
Chapter 114Julian Cross ~•~ My palms grew moist and slick as I looked around. I pulled my phone out of my pocket and checked the location. I was at the place where they’d asked me to meet, but I couldn’t see anybody. Letting out a frustrated sigh, I dialed the number. I gritted my teeth in annoyance when the call was unreachable. My mind started racing with different thoughts. What if someone was just playing a sick prank on me? But I saw a picture of the twins. Or did I waste too much time and they decided to change their minds? God. I was exhausted and scared at the same time. The place was a deserted area. There was nobody I could even ask questions to. After a while, I decided to text the number. [ I am at the location. Where are my kids?] I stared at my phone for a few minutes, but I didn’t get any response. It took everything in me to hold myself back from punching my car’s steering wheel. A few moments later, my phone started buzzing. I hoped it was the kidnappers, b
Chapter 113Aria Blake ~•~ “Ma’am, where is your husband?” As I heard the officer’s voice, I stood up from the chair immediately. I didn’t bother correcting the officer about Julian not being my husband. “He went out to talk to one of you,” I answered, forcing my voice to sound steady. I had no idea what Julian had told the cops, so I didn’t want them to know that something else was happening. “One of us?” The officer asked, his brows slightly furrowed. “We haven’t seen him.” My lips parted. I instantly knew that Julian had deceived me. He didn’t go outside to talk to the officers, he probably went to the location the kidnappers had sent to him. What was he thinking? “There are a lot of cops here, maybe he talked to someone else,” I lied through my teeth, covering up for him. “I’ll call him and see.” “Sure. Do that. We need to talk to him.” With that, the officer left. I didn’t bother asking him what he wanted to tell Julian. The only thing I was interested in was knowing
Chapter 4Julian Cross ~•~ As I stood there looking at her, I couldn’t help but wonder how we got to this point. Everything was perfect between us. I loved her genuinely and I thought she felt the same way about me but I was wrong. Aria was talking like she was innocent. Of course, she would pa
Chapter 3Aria Blake ~•~ “Divorce papers… they’re divorce papers,” Julian replied as he took off his tie. “This isn’t working anymore and it’s best that we go our separate ways.” My eyelids twitched. “This isn’t working anymore?” I repeated with a hint of amusement and confusion in my voice. “Is
Chapter 2Aria Blake ~•~ Tears rolled down my face as I scrolled away and dialed his number. This time it didn’t go to voicemail, the phone was ringing. But Julian was ignoring me intentionally. My chest was tight. After everything we had been through, I couldn’t believe that he would do somet
Chapter 1 Aria Blake ~•~ “He’s not coming back… should I just refrigerate the food for you?” The maid’s voice dragged me out of my thoughts. It was two days after my husband and I’s wedding anniversary. We had been married for three years. Initially, things were going great between us, but all







