INICIAR SESIÓNVera’s POVPain was the very first thing I felt when I woke up. It slammed into me with the force of a truck. The moment I regained consciousness.The pain that assaulted my senses was sharp and completely unforgiving. Even seconds after I realized I had regained consciousness, my skull felt like it had been split into two and crudely sewn back together.A groan slipped past my lips as I tried to move, but even that small motion made the world spin violently around me.“Ah,” a voice drawled, smooth and amused, “There she is.”My eyes snapped open, and that was the biggest mistake I could make.The light around me was no longer kind, it stabbed into my vision and I winced, both in shock and confusion. With a grunt, I squeezed shut my eyes, took a couple of seconds to regain my bearings before opening them again.And that was when I saw him, Cassian. He was leaning casually against the wall, with his arms crossed, and with a gaze that showed he enjoyed watching me.“You hit me,” I raspe
Cassian’s POV Cassian didn’t rush. He made it a point to never ever rush. Besides, he wasn’t going to do that when everything was going the way he wanted it to. His boots echoed loudly against the concrete floor as he walked through the warehouse, the faint scent of oil and iron was thick in the air. His men moved around him with urgency in their steps. Some of them were loading crates, others were speaking in low tone, none of them dared to even look up and stare into his eyes. They all knew better. By the time he finally reached the small room he considered as his office, his expression had long since settled into something calm. He pushed the door open and stepped inside, shrugging off his jacket as he moved toward the desk. The only light in the room was coming from a small window at the extreme edge of the office. This was his place of inffluence. With a slow smile spreading across his face, Cassian leaned back against his desk, pulling out his phone which he had placed o
I blinked, the words that had just left his lips did not make sense in any way. That was not Sylas. A mafia boss was not the man who held my hand in the garden, it was not the man who watched me eat as though it was the most fascinating thing in the world.“No,” I whispered, shaking my head. “That’s not true. You are lying.”Cassian’s lips curved into something that felt dangerously close to a smile,“I’m not shocked that you don’t believe me,” he paused, and leaned towards me, “But I have a question for you. Why would I lie?” he asked softly.“I don’t believe you,” I shot back. I tried to keep my tone even, but my voice lacked the conviction I wanted it to have. “I know you’re lying. Why else would you kidnap me? All of this is just some ploy to mess with my head.”“Is it?” He tilted his head slightly, and began to study me like a puzzle he wanted to solve. “If this was all just a kidnapping. Why do you think I haven’t asked for a ransom for you? Why haven’t I used you against him ye
Vera’s POV:Not for one second did I trust him, but I still decided to follow him anyway. The moment I stepped out of the white room, the air changed.The air was no longer as clean as it was inside the room, it now smelled like rust, oil and something else, something stale. That immediately told me we were probably in the industrial district of town.Cassian walked ahead of me with casual strides like he had all the time in the world. He was acting like I was not a hostage and like this was a tour between friends. Even though I had not taken his hand, I still stayed a couple of feet behind him while my eyes moved constantly and began to note the hallways, corners, or anything that could be a possible way out.We walked through a long corridor that was dimly lit. The flickering lights above were so dim that it cast everything in shadows that just felt wrong.“This place,” I finally spoke as I glanced around, “What is this?” The question I really wanted to ask was ‘where’, but I did no
Sylas’ POVThe meeting was dragging, not because it wasn’t important, it was, but it was dragging because my mind really wasn’t in it. Loud voices filled the boardroom and I occasionally glanced up when projections, numbers and strategies were brought up.But none of them mattered or were important enough to grab my attention. My mind was only focused on my wife, Vera.I could still recall the way she had smiled this morning when I had woken up by her side. I only snapped out of my thoughts when I noticed that all the directors were staring at me.“Chairman,” the speaker called out, “I asked what you thought about the new acquisition,”I nodded, “You all can proceed,”“Okay, good,” the speaker said as he turned around to face the boardroom and continued speaking, “-with the acquisition now approved, we can expect—”The door burst open and everyone turned to face the door. My assistant stood there with a face so pale, it immediately sent me on high alert. His eyes locked onto mine imme
Cassian’s POV:“And yes, I am your brother-in-law.”For a moment, nothing happened. Vera just stared at him with a blank, frozen gaze, like her mind was trying to process what she had just heard.Cassian watched it happen with a smirk. He watched as the denial first flickered past her expression before quickly turning into confusion, and then slowly, becoming realization.Her breathing changed and her eyes widened,“No…” she whispered, shaking her head in disbelief, “No, that’s not possible, he wouldn’t.”Cassian smiled, this was all it took, this was what he wanted.When she was finally done speaking, she looked up into his eyes and froze.Her lips parted, but no words came out, and then, finally, she took a deep breath and spoke up,“How?” she demanded. He was impressed with how sharp her voice was despite how nervous she was. “I didn’t even know Sylas had a brother.”Cassian’s smile didn’t falter, this was exactly what he wanted,“Of course you didn’t,” he replied smoothly. “He wou







