CAELAN Caelan could not believe that that shitty Leon Romano had gotten his hands on such precious prototype before he could even finish collecting his intel on it, and this shame on the Thorne clan could not be overlooked, hence why his older but illegitimate brother Mason was currently strapped to a chair before him.“You assured me that the prototype was still just a blueprint. Why did you lie?” Caelan asked him, his voice calm, light even, and many of the many guards standing around could probably have sworn that they saw a flash of affection cross his eyes as he regarded his brother, but that was the deceptive nature of Caelan, he was a fox through and through. But that fact did not bother him as he stood above his brother, because if Caelan was a fox, then his brother was definitely a snake; disloyal and brutal.“I had no idea, brother.” Mason swore, but his words caused a frisson of anger to run through Caelan, yet he refrained from showing it, showing emotions meant his brot
The heist was tonight, as Reena had been lovingly briefed by Caelan Thorne, who is also apparently her new owner, she was to attend the party on his arm, less a companion, and more of a beautiful piece of artifact to steal another priceless artifact, and to make him look good while doing it.If her glare could be weaponized, then Reena knew for a fact that Caelan would be laying by her feet in smithereens, and that thought was more comforting than expected.“I am sure you have been sufficiently briefed on what to do?” Caelan immediately asked the moment Reena arrived down the wide double doors with Beth clutching her arm exceptionally hard as she led her forward, but Reena clamped on her lips and refused to give her the satisfaction of a reaction.Yanking away from her grip, Reena raised one arm gently to rub at her gloved hand, her lips pursed stubbornly as she ignored Caelan’s and his icy questions, but the growing look of dark delight in his eyes at her disobedience was enough to s
Reena was only trying to survive at this point, she had no desire to die just yet after all. So she stood up slowly, her hips almost creaking from the pain as a result of her brawl; fucking hell! The bitch was good. Reena had to give her that at least. But her lips were set in a straight line as she padded to the bathroom to wash the now almost stale blood from her face.“Now you have to wear this.” The blonde sniffed, before depositing a gown of the deepest shade of blue on the bed, and Reena grimaced. The dress was already looking like the most expensive thing she had ever come in contact with, and that was doing a good job of freaking her out.“Look,” Reena started in her most amiable tone, the last thing she needed now was sounding bitchy and antagonizing the blonde even more than she already had. “I really do not wish to be strapped into this right now? Could I just go with this?”She gestured at her get_up, sure it was a little dusty, but it was the only familiar thing with h
Groaning, Reena raised a heavy hand to her head. She felt heavier than she had in awhile now. What the hell was happening? Why couldn't she move? “Good, you are awake.” A stiff voice interrupted her inner conflict, and Reena slowly opened her eyes as she observed her surroundings. Warm earthy tones of various shades of brown greeted her, the room was huge, and the thick curtains surrounding the bed she was currently laying on stretched to the ceiling in a majestic shade of rich espresso.“Ow!” Reena exclaimed as she sat up slowly, the sudden movement caused her head to spin and bile rose to her throat. Reaching beside her blindly, she touched a glass on the table close to the bed and brought it to her lips in a swift motion.“Slow down, the boss would not have you sick, he has a hatred for weak creatures.” The voice hissed angrily as the water was yanked from Reena, and she opened her eyes to glare at the intruder, but a pair of lovely aqua eyes greeted her instead.“Who on earth are
Stretching out her numb legs with a groan, Reena gasped awake. Her surroundings shimmered into focus as she blinked groggily. The room was in different shades of black, from the walls to the rich drapes to the expensive bed covers, black was all she could see. And if this was not enough to creep her out, the room had a strong smell of money as every surface glittered as if to mock her recent state of penury.The door sliding open finally shook Reena from her state of awe and she drew into herself subconsciously as her brain tried to remember how she ended up where she was but still came up blank.A tall man stepped in and Reena’s jaw dropped as she recognized the expensively tailored outfits, the midnight black hair and most of all, a shocking pair of silver eyes. Her eyes widened as her previously repressed memories shouldered through with brutal force.“Ah, welcome back.” The man mocked merrily and Reena frowned at the joker's smile on his lips. He was not fooling her one bit, the g
As She was dragged to the truck blindfolded, she knew that any attempt at fighting back would only backfire. And Reena knew her plans had failed, but it could only be because of two things, either Will chickened out of the mission she had sent him on which was highly unlikely, or he was gunned down like a dog on sight, which was frankly more believable. The previously damp and humid air began to lighten significantly, which told Reena that they were back on the highway, and she could not help but sigh in relief, afterall they were less likely to get rid of her body this way. The van finally jerked to a stop, and Reena was flung forward on her seat. The past few days without food or water had taken its tolls on her, mentally and physically. She felt weaker than ever, which increased her anxiety. “What’s going on?” She asked anxiously, the air was still light, meaning they were still above ground, and unless they had changed the location of the Fold, she knew that something was terri