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VANESSA’S POV Two Days After Surgery The lights were too bright. Even with layers of gauze stitched over my eyes, I could feel the glare slicing into my skin. It burned. But I liked the burn. It reminded me I was alive. Reminded me that somewhere out there , she was still breathing. White walls. White sheets. White air. It all smelled like metal and cheap soap… and her absence. Nina. I exhaled slowly, my chest ached. Not from the surgery , that was nothing. The real pain sat deeper, in places medicine couldn’t reach. The kind of pain that builds slowly, like rot. The kind you grow used to. The kind that makes you dangerous. They told me not to move. Not to rush recovery. But what did they know about pain? Real pain wasn’t blood or scalpels or swollen tissue. Real pain was knowing she was still out there. Still alive. Still untouched by the full weight of what she deserved. That was pain. I tilted my head, careful of the pull on my stitches, and smiled through cracked lip
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AUTHOR POV … 3 A.M. The boat rocked gently against the dark waters, swallowed by night. The air was cold and thick with salt, carrying only the sound of waves and the hum of the engine somewhere below. At exactly three in the morning, the cabin door creaked open. The doctor stepped out, his face half-hidden in the dim light spilling from inside. His gloves were stained, his posture heavy with the weight of what had just been done. Charles was waiting, his back was against the railing. He straightened just as the doctor approached. “It’s done,” the doctor said, his voice flat, almost lifeless. The words cut through the silence like a blade. From inside the room, a faint, fragile sound came, the shallow breathing of someone barely clinging on. Nina. Covered by a thin sheet, she lay still, the only proof she was alive the soft rise and fall of her chest. Charles said nothing. He only gave a slow nod, his eyes dark, unreadable. The doctor removed his gloves with a snap, the
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Vanessa’s POV The stem of the glass brushed against my fingertips before Charles gently pressed it into my hand. I didn’t have to see it to know the wine inside swirled with a richness I hadn’t tasted in years. The faint scent of aged oak and ripe berries rose to me, mingling with the sharp salt of the sea air. I brought the glass close to my lips, tracing its rim for a moment. “Mmm,” I murmured under my breath, not for Charles, but for myself. The sound of the waves against the hull below was like music. Every ripple, every crash told me I was far from land, far from anyone who could hear Nina’s pitiful cries. How beautiful it all was, how perfectly it had worked. In my mind, I replayed the chain of events. The way I orchestrated everything. Kidnapping Nina hadn’t been the hard part; breaking her was. Drugging her, making her weak, helpless. Feeding her the perfect lie… that Elijah arranged it all, that the man she clung to for strength had abandoned her. I could almost t
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“Well… if you must know why you’re here,” she said softly, almost playfully, her head tilting as if she was speaking to a child. “Elijah made this arrangement. For you to be brought here.” My chest tightened. Her words dripped slowly, each one sinking like poison into my veins. “You know,” she continued with a smile I could feel, “I told him not to. I really did. I pleaded with him for you. But… you know Elijah. That’s the sweetest part of him. When he makes up his mind, he keeps to his word.” Brought me here? My throat burned as I forced the words out. “Brought me here? Why would Elijah bring me… here? Bring me to a boat?” She let out a small laugh, cold and sharp, the sound cutting through the quiet room. “Oh, Nina… you still think he’s yours, don’t you?” She took a step closer, the tap of her shoe soft against the wooden floor, and even though she couldn’t see me, I felt her gaze like knives on my skin. My voice shook, but I forced it louder, “You’re lying. Elijah would never…”
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…my hands gripped the thin sheet, knuckles white, as my breathing grew shallow. Then I heard muffled voices. They were close. So close. My heart jumped into my throat, my ears straining to catch what they were saying. But I couldn’t make out the words, but the tone chilled me. Calm, controlled, and almost… satisfied. The door creaked open slowly, the light from outside spilled into the room, cutting a sharp line across the floor. My breath caught as I squinted, trying to make out the figures moving toward me. My vision was still blurred, but I could see enough, one shadow leading, the other following carefully behind. Footsteps. Slow and steady, almost too calm for the fear curling inside me. Then I tried to lift myself, every muscle screaming in protest. My arms gave out, and I sank back into the thin mattress, weak and trembling. I couldn’t stay down, not now. I forced myself again, my fingers clutching the sheet, but my body refused to listen. The only thing that moved was my he
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I was drowning in my thoughts, begging the silence to answer me, when the door creaked. The sound was so soft at first, I thought I imagined it. But then it came again, slow, dragging, like someone was careful not to be heard. My heart leapt into my throat. I turned my head toward the sound, my weak eyes struggling to focus. The light from the window fell across the doorway, outlining a tall figure. The shadows hid his face, making him only a blur in my hazy vision. My breath hitched. Was it a doctor? A nurse? Someone who could help me? I blinked hard, forcing my eyes to make sense of the shape moving closer. Each step was unhurried, almost too calm, like he had all the time in the world. The floor groaned under his weight. I felt my fingers clutch the sheet. My chest tightened with every second that passed. When he reached the edge of the bed, the light finally caught his face but my sight was still blurred. I could only make out the outline of a jaw, the curve of a mouth, ey
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