59|The Scheme

~Benny~

Klaus’ plan was simple, a game of cat and mouse, and I would be the bait.

I have to trust he knew what he was doing. He wasn’t named as the scheming mafia prince for no reason, was he? Besides, he cared too much to put me in danger, hence assigning Kai as my babysitter again.

I have very little understanding of this plan. My part in it was simple: live the life I used to have.

Easy peasy? I thought so too, but the moment the cool Paris spring air smacked me in the face on the tarmac, nostalgia had my eyes stinging, and my chest tightened.

To make this font believable, Kai and I will stay in my old place. Klaus sent a team to redecorate it to accommodate the two of us.

My landlady Josephine rented me the second floor of her home while she resided on the first, managing her own bakery.

It had only been a week since Melanie attempted to kill me, and Klaus’ team transformed my shabby one-bedroom apartment into a magazine-worthy two-bedroom flat. It now had two rooms, a shared ba