LOGIN_ Harper's POV Klaus continued without looking at me. “I'm helping your mother to get rid of her pain.” My heart pounded. He slowly filled the syringe. "She must be thinking of harming herself now because of you, but as soon as you are dead, she wouldn't." I stared at him in horror. “You think killing me will make my mother happy?” Klaus finally looked at me. “She has always been happier when the people around her disappear.” The word always caught my attention. “What do you mean, always?” I asked. “Were you responsible for what happened to my stepdads and James's stepbrother?” Klaus's expression remained strangely calm. He stepped closer, brushing my hair backwards. “They weren't good enough for your mother and made her cry, so I did what I could to help her out." My body trembled in fear, and a horrified gasp escaped me. He turned toward my IV to inject whatever was in the syringe into it. Panic exploded through me, and I grabbed his arm to stop
_Harper's POV Jace squeezed my hand and called out for the doctor.Within seconds, two doctors entered the room, and one of them approached my bed while the other checked the monitors.The first doctor shone a small light into my eyes, moving it from one pupil to the other.“Harper, I want you to follow the light with your eyes.”I did as she asked.She asked me a few more questions, checking my memory, orientation, and ability to follow simple instructions.She also asked whether I was experiencing nausea, dizziness, blurred vision, severe headache, or unusual weakness.I admitted that I felt lightheaded and sore, but nothing felt unbearable.She checked my pupils again before finally stepping back and turning to Jace.“Everything looks good so far. We'll continue monitoring her.”A breath escaped me, and I whispered Jace's name again.He immediately moved closer.“I'm here.”My fingers curled around his.“You're really here?”He brought my hand to his lips and kissed my knuckles.
_ Jace's POVI stood outside the operating room with my hands clenched at my sides, staring at the closed doors as if they could somehow give me an answer.It's been an hour already since Harper was wheeled into the operating room.Harper's mom pressed a hand over her mouth as she paced a few steps before stopping again.Her face was swollen from crying, and every few seconds, her eyes returned to the operating room doors.A little farther away stood Clive.He looked nothing like the composed man I had always known him to be.His shirt was soaked with Harper's blood.There were dark red stains across his chest, his sleeves, and even his hands.His hair was disheveled, his face pale, and his entire body shook uncontrollably.I had never seen Clive look so terrified.But I couldn't bring myself to care.All I could see was Harper.I closed my eyes.Please.I didn't know who I was praying to anymore, but I prayed anyway.Please let her be okay.I had spent the last few hours on a flight
_Harper's POV "There's stuff about you too, you know," the other one added, arms crossed."Apparently the genius daughter's been helping mommy dearest kill off step dads." Her eyes narrowed.My jaw dropped."That's ridiculous.""Is that why you latched onto Clive the second you got here? Following in Mom's footsteps to steal from him, then get rid of him too?""That's not true," I snapped, my whole body flushing hot with anger."My mom hasn't done anything they're saying online, and neither have I."I turned to walk away.A hand shoved me hard from behind, and I hit the pavement, palms scraping against the concrete."Get a picture," one of them laughed with her phone already raised.Pain shot through my elbow."What the hell?""Let's see what the famous killer's daughter looks like up close.""Stop," I said, covering my face, humiliation and fear tangling together in my chest."Please, stop!"A coat dropped over my head from above, blocking me from the camera entirely."What exactly
_ Harper's POV cont. A knock came on the door at that moment, and I suddenly opened my eyes. “Harper?” Rita called. “Are you done in there?” I wiped my tears quickly and forced myself to stand. My legs felt weak. I unlocked the door and stepped out. Rita looked at me. “You okay?” I nodded. “Yeah. Sorry.” I walked past her and sat at my desk, placing both hands against my forehead. My mind was spinning. I picked up my phone again, and my thumb hovered over Mom's number, but then I wasn't sure what to say to her. What if she hasn't seen any of these yet? I decided not to scare her and first report the posts and comments. Once the police finds out the truth, everything would go back to normal. I told myself as I continued to make the reports and calls. _ Jace's POV I finally rounded off the last drill and stepped away from the ice, breathing heavily. I grabbed a towel and wiped it across my forehead as I caught my breath. Today's training had been brutal, but I fe
_Harper's POV I reached across the table again, assuring her that it's going to be fine.Mom shook her head, pulling her hands away, and stood up."But I'm scared," she muttered, and I stared at her.“What do you mean?”She looked at me with tears gathering in her eyes."I didn't want to believe it until now and thought it was impossible, but then I think it might be him."I stood up slowly, shocked."He used to stalk me back then and..."My eyes widened.“You have a stalker?”She nodded.“He stalked me for a few months when I first got married to your dad, but then he stopped, and I didn't think much about it."I took a long exhale, stunned that she would keep something like that to herself.But then, that was a long time ago. It's not likely he is still stalking her, but Mom wasn't done."I received a text whenever I got married from him and then whenever something happened, but Klaus told me not to make a big deal out of it."“Mom…”She wiped at her eyes."I know it's crazy, and
_Harper's POV I finally managed to push him off and put a good, long distance between us, my chest heaving."I would rather get on a roller coaster," I threw back.I tried to calm my nerves and turned to him boldly, ignoring his distracting abs."If you want to keep your dirty secret, then you ha
_Harper's POVI sat on the edge of the bed, completely still, staring at the floor.The hunger I felt earlier was gone, replaced with a hot and uncomfortable feeling.I grabbed my pillow and screamed into it.I took a few seconds to calm down.Then wondered when she had gotten there.Like the univ
_ Harper's POV "This looks amazing, Mr. Carter," I said quietly. "Thomas," he corrected, smiling. "We are family now." Jace snorted. I gripped my fork. Don't cuss him. Harvard. Harvard. "So," Thomas said, passing me the potatoes. "Maria tells me you are top of your class. Valedictorian track
_Harper’s POVMarla opened the door for me at a quarter past twelve and let me in.“I spoke with Jace after you left, and I assure you that you won’t have anything to worry about,” she said as she led me to the room I will be staying in.My room was next to Jace’s. I knew it the second Marla opene







