LOGINVERA'S POV I paced back and forth in the control room, biting my nails. Time was moving slowly, and my anxiety was reaching its peak."Shouldn't he be back yet?" I turned to Elias who was watching the surveillance screen."You should calm down Mrs. Gold, I'm sure he has everything under control." His words were supposed to calm me, but instead, they made things worse."What if that's not the case?" I argued.He turned his body fully to me. "I assure you that the boss is fine." I tried to believe him, I really did, but I couldn't shake off the feeling that something was wrong. It didn't help that the surveillance camera didn't cover that part of the estate. Why was that anyways? This was something I had to look into when all of this was over."Can't I just go and check the situation of things?" I asked after a while."No." He sighed. "It's dangerous. Besides, the boss asked me not to let you out of my sight.""But he won't come back, and I'm dying of anxiety!" "Lieutenant." Elias
CASSIAN'S POV I pressed the gun harder to Sylas's neck. It was funny how I could feel his body vibrating through the gun."Cassian.." He called rather calmly."What's with your voice?" I asked mockingly. "Where did all the courage from earlier go?""This is a fist fight, and you bring a weapon?""Come on." I chuckled. "There were no rules, you should have known better." He tried to turn but I moved the gun in his skin, as a reminder that any stupid bravery would send him to the grave."Don't move a muscle brother, or I'll shoot you without thinking twice.""Got it.""Now I want both your hands in the air." I ordered.He complied slowly and of course, he knew better than to try anything stupid.I took a step away from him."Turn around very slowly." I said. "Try anything funny and I'll pull the goddamn trigger."Sylas turned around with both hands in the air, his eyes would have set me on fire if that was possible."Easy brother." I laughed. "Don't act like a bad dog.""I'm not a dog
SYLA'S POV I knew Cassian had arrived the second the estate lights went out. It was no coincidence, it was just his strategy.Cassian was smart, and I would always give him credit for that. But there was something he was failing to understand, even with a killer brain like his, it's easy to predict him when his routine remains the same.I had been blind for a long time, but the blueprints were there all along and if I had focused on his movements instead of obsessing over the fact that he made good use of his brain, finding him would never have been a problem.Now we were both at the heart of the estate. No army between us, no lieutenants, no subordinates who carries out our every command. Just the two of us."You got me this time brother." Cassian took a few steps forward. "Should I applaud you for that?""Oh please." I rolled my eyes. "Save the sentiments, that is if you even mean them.""Does that matter to you?" Cassian's expression turned cold. "I've always been the bad brother,
CASSIAN'S POV I got into the Gold estate through the back gate, a place that only very few people knew existed. A man was waiting for me the second I got through the gate. He was one of my men who had impersonated Sylas's lieutenant. "Hello boss. Lt. Josh reporting." "You must really enjoy doing this." I chuckled. "I do." He smiled proudly."Updates?""Yes boss, someone informed them of your coming. So they're preparing."I frowned when he said this. "I've got a rat now?""But it wasn't me." He quickly added. "I swear on my mother's life."I took a few steps closer to him while he moved back, until his back was on the wall."I never accused you, soldier." I patted his shoulder. "Don't trip with guilt unless you're really guilty.""Yes sir!" He quickly stood straight."Let's get on with it, there's no time." We moved through the estate using small hideouts, and in no time, we had made our way to the opposite far end of the estate.The estate security system started blaring, they
VERA'S POV Sylas returned home just past kid afternoon, this was a surprise to me because he had never been home this early before."You're back already?" I stood up from the couch where I had been lying down. "Lunch isn't ready yet.""Vera." He turned to me, his eyes holding something I couldn't quite explain. "What's wrong?" I asked. "Did something happen?" "I met with Ella today...""What?" I didn't let him finish speaking. "Why on earth would you do that? After everything she has done to us.""She asked to meet, and explained some things to me." He continued."Okay." I pressed. "So what's the matter?""She has been working with Cassian all this time, and she told me his current location." He exhaled.I was confused for a moment because his words and expressions didn't correspond."If you round his location shouldn't that be a good thing? Why the long face?" "He's in Gold estate Vera." He said, breathing out slowly."What?" My eyes widened. "Why would he be in Gold estate?""Th
ELLA'S POV My hands played around my coffee mug as I sat across from Mr. Gold on the window side booth of a small restaurant."So?" His brows raised. "What's so important that you had to tell me in person.""...""It's important that you make this snappy." He glanced at his wristwatch. "I don't have all day.""Mr. Gold..." I paused for a moment, because what I was about to do now was something that would influence the condition of things, either positively or negatively."Your brother and I have been in touch for a long time now."His eyes narrowed. "What do you mean by that?" "I.. I knew that he was alive, even before you found out, because we communicated secretly.""You?" From the way his face contorted, I could tell he was getting angry. That terrified me, but I still continued anyway.This was my mess, I was a huge factor in how things played out and it was only right that I did what I should have done a long time ago. "He reached out to me when he first returned and I've pla
I stopped walking the moment I entered the restaurant. For a brief moment, I debated turning around and immediately walking out.The place was... intimidating. It was huge, had glowing crystal chandeliers, and the marble floors were so polished, it looked like glass.The air of the restaurant smell
The cold, icy night air bit into my skin the moment the door shut behind me.For a while, I did nothing else but stand there on the porch with my suitcase held tightly in my hands. My body trembled violently, whether from the pain in my cheek, or the sheer adrenaline rushing through my body, I didn
The pain from his betrayal was already wrecking me apart before the sound of the slap reached me,A sharp and completely brutal crack split the air apart, and for a full heartbeat, I stood there in confusion, not understanding what had just happened.My head snapped to the side, my vision blurred,
“I’m Vera Gold,” I said clearly and deliberately, “Your new CEO.”Silence descended around us. This was not the kid that lingered politely, this was the kind that cracked something open.For a moment, no one moved or even reacted to my words. Then, screams filled the lot.“That’s impossible.” The s







