Do you think Lina is being a coward? Or is it Theon who's just not very understanding?
JENNAI can't get the thought of that God-awful meeting out of my head as the cab rolls down the streets towards my parents' mansion.My first day at work couldn't have gone any more badly. I think back to the incident with Eva and then the forced kiss with Mr. Evans and my body gives an involuntary shudder. Gross."We're here ma'am." The cab driver's voice cuts through the fog in my mind and I shake my head.Good thing my car was off the road, else I would have gotten into an accident with how lost I've been all day. I thank the driver, hand him a few bills and get out of the vehicle.I wipe my sweaty palms down my pants and walk up the lengthy driveway that leads to our house. Dad is relatively successful, with a flourishing company of his own and a chain of businesses that put him as one of the billionaires in the city, I can't say that I am lacking in the way of finance. But I need to get a headstart on my life without leaning on him all the time, hence my decision to apply to wor
THEONEverything in me told me something was wrong. I dialed Ava's phone a third time, and just like the other two times that I had, it rolled straight to voicemail. I gripped the steering wheel, regretting every single thing I had teased Alina with that made her restrict my accompanying them to waiting in the car.My fingers found a spot in my hair, and I tugged at the strands, feeling frustration start to trickle its way into my bloodstream.I tried to calm myself down, to talk me into believing that nothing could go wrong given the knowledge of how well Alina could defend herself - I mean, I had personally seen her do it, and...A sound popped in the air, too easy to identify that I couldn't mistake it for anything else.What the fuck was anyone doing shooting in such a public area of the city?I was out of the car before the sound even fully rang out, long strides leading me straight to the door of the boutique."Sir," the man at the door started as I pushed my way in. "You shoul
THEONEverything in me told me something was wrong. I dialed Ava's phone a third time, and just like the other two times that I had, it rolled straight to voicemail. I gripped the steering wheel, regretting every single thing I had teased Alina with that made her restrict my accompanying them to waiting in the car.My fingers found a spot in my hair, and I tugged at the strands, feeling frustration start to trickle its way into my bloodstream.I tried to calm myself down, to talk me into believing that nothing could go wrong given the knowledge of how well Alina could defend herself - I mean, I had personally seen her do it, and...A sound popped in the air, too easy to identify that I couldn't mistake it for anything else.What the fuck was anyone doing shooting in such a public area of the city?I was out of the car before the sound even fully rang out, long strides leading me straight to the door of the boutique."Sir," the man at the door started as I pushed my way in. "You shoul
THEON Everything in me told me something was wrong. I dialed Ava's phone a third time, and just like the other two times that I had, it rolled straight to voicemail. I gripped the steering wheel, regretting every single thing I had teased Alina with that made her restrict my accompanying them to waiting in the car. My fingers found a spot in my hair, and I tugged at the strands, feeling frustration start to trickle its way into my bloodstream. I tried to calm myself down, to talk me into believing that nothing could go wrong given the knowledge of how well Alina could defend herself - I mean, I had personally seen her do it, and... A sound popped in the air, too easy to identify that I couldn't mistake it for anything else. What the fuck was anyone doing shooting in such a public area of the city? I was out of the car before the sound even fully rang out, long strides leading me straight to the door of the boutique. "Sir," the man at the door started as I pushed my way in. "Y
THEONEverything in me told me something was wrong. I dialed Ava's phone a third time, and just like the other two times that I had, it rolled straight to voicemail. I gripped the steering wheel, regretting every single thing I had teased Alina with that made her restrict my accompanying them to waiting in the car.My fingers found a spot in my hair, and I tugged at the strands, feeling frustration start to trickle its way into my bloodstream.I tried to calm myself down, to talk me into believing that nothing could go wrong given the knowledge of how well Alina could defend herself - I mean, I had personally seen her do it, and...A sound popped in the air, too easy to identify that I couldn't mistake it for anything else.What the fuck was anyone doing shooting in such a public area of the city?I was out of the car before the sound even fully rang out, long strides leading me straight to the door of the boutique."Sir," the man at the door started as I pushed my way in. "You shoul
ALINAMy heart wasn't in my throat, no. It had dropped down to shatter between my parted feet like a wrongly placed glass vase from an extremely high shelf.I couldn't draw in a single breath, and it had more to do with the fear that was throwing a carnival inside of me than it did with the hand that gripped my throat. Although, that was a very helpful bonus.The tears that were camping behind my lashes started to make a descent, one salty stroll after another. "You don't have to do this," I whispered, my voice cracking on more than just a sob as I tried to make the osycho behind me see reason. "Just like your boyfriend didn't have to get involved and steal you away from me that night. Just like you didn't have to butt in and stop a family alliance from happening." He dragged his tongue over my right cheek, the act making me shiver with disgust that couldn't be hidden. "Do you see how many things didn't have to be done?"I wanted to tell him all about how he spiked my drink and how