THIRTY-THREEConnected To EmilyAs I walked home, the weight of my thoughts seemed to drag me down. My mind was consumed with the hopelessness of my situation. I felt trapped, suffocated by the life I had been forced into.My whole life seemed hopeless and worthless. I didn't know what to do to get out of the mess I was in. I was going to get married to someone I didn't love, someone who had made my life a hell. I was going to get married to a man I didn't love, a man who made my life a living hell. He owned me, controlled me, and had more say over my life than I did. I had no other choice, because he owned me, and he had more say over my life than I ever did.Tears streamed down my face, as I walked down the deserted street. The sound of my sobs was the only thing that filled the air. My heart felt heavy, and I couldn't breathe. I felt like I was suffocating in my own life.I had dreams, aspirations, and a future that I wanted to build for myself, but it all seemed so far away now. I
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOURAn IntruderEliza's POVAs I rummaged through Alex's belongings, my heart racing with anticipation, I suddenly noticed a picture frame lying on the floor. I picked it up absentmindedly, intending to set it aside so that I could continue my search.But as I looked closer at the picture in the frame, my breath caught in my throat. It was a picture of Alex and Emily, their faces beaming with joy as they stood arm in arm.My suspicions had been right all along. Alex knew my sister, and they had a relationship of some kind. A relationship which I didn't know about. But I was right, I was right when I thought that Alex knew something about Emily, something which was hurting him deep down and something he was trying his best to hide from me.Whenever I call Emily's name, he would shout and tell at me, and he wouldn't even let me say anything about her. Also, when he saw the same necklace I shared with Emily, he was so angry that he took the chain from my neck forcefully,
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVEThe Father Of Her ChildAlexander's POVKasy stood up from where she was sitting across me and walked to me, she leaned closer to me, "I would have left but this has gotten bigger than you expect." She stated.I squinted my eyes, finding it so difficult to understand what she was saying, I still couldn't get why she had to come back after I had paid her off and she wasn't making things less difficult for me, "What do you mean Kasy? How has it gotten bigger than what it was before? I really can't understand you."She took few steps away from me and sighed, her head bent as she murmured some words to herself. Then she turned back and closed the gap between us, she smiled as she leaned in, "I am pregnant Alex. For you!" She brought her hand to her stomach and rubbed it, "I have your baby growing inside of me."I couldn't believe what Kasy had just told me. Pregnant? With my child? I was in shock, my mind racing with questions and doubts. How was this even possible? I
CHAPTER THIRTY-SIXEmilyEliza's POVI watched as Alex quickly made his way up the stairs, leaving the food untouched on his plate. Something was definitely wrong with him, but I couldn't quite tell what it was. I had hoped that cooking Emily's favorite meal would bring back some memories for him and maybe even get him to talk about her, but it seemed to have the opposite effect.I knew Alex had something to do with Emily's disappearance, I knew he had an idea about where Emily was, where she had been in the last two years. The framed picture in his room couldn't be a coincidence, that was impossible. Alex knew Emily, and they were more than ordinary friends, because that was the only thing that could explain what was happening and why he was acting do strange.Whenever I mention Emily's name, he would tell at me and glare at me like he wanted to make me forget the name, he had warned me several times not to ever mention Emily's name, but how? How was that going to be possible? How wo
CHAPTER THIRTY-SEVENEmily 2Eliza's POV"Who are you talking about?" I asked Kasy, hoping it would he who I was thinking."Emily. Are you related to her?"I gasped at the sound of 'Emily' Does she know my sister too?I felt a wave of confusion and fear wash over me, does she know Emily? Is she related or connected to her disappearance? Was Emily her friend?I was confused, I dropped what I was doing slowly and motioned for where she was standing. I murmured a silent prayer that I get a positive answer to my question, the questions that had been ringing through my head since Emily left."D..Do you know my sister?" I stuttered.She gazed at me, her eyes scrutinizing my whole body, she made sure that she looked at me from my head and on to my feet, "You? You are Emily's sister?" She asked, she sounded like I wasn't worth it."Yes." I confirmed and moved more close to her, "Do you know where she is? Have you seen my sister?" I asked, tears almost rolling down my eyes, "Please do you have
CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHTThe One ResponsibleAlexander's POVI just couldn't hide my anger at Eliza anymore. How could she have done this to Emily? She was the one responsible for Emily's present condition, she is to be held responsible. She killed my son and put Emily in a situation where she her to battle for her life everyday. And now she comes here asking about her? No, I would never let her see Emily. I would do anything to keep her away from my Emily.I snatched the picture frame from her hands, the one with the picture of Emily and I together. I couldn't stand the sight of her. It only reminded me of what she had done."You will never see Emily," I yelled at her. "You are the reason she's in this situation in the first place. You are the one who put her in danger. I can't forgive you for that."She looked at me with her face furrowed, like she wasn't understanding what I was saying, "What are you talking about? What danger? Please just tell me where my sister is."I looked at her a
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINEWhere Is My Sister?Eliza's POVAs I rushed out of Alex's room, I could feel my heart pounding heavily in my chest. I could hardly breathe, and my eyes were blurred with tears. I had always suspected that Alex knew something about my sister's whereabouts, but hearing him say it out loud was like a stab in the heart.I knew my instincts would never let me down, he had an idea about Emily's whereabout, he was the one behind everything.I knew it right from the moment he started acting strange. From not allowing me to mention Emily's name, to yelling at me whenever I talk about her. I knew there was something up with that.Now that he has admitted to knowing about Emily's disappearance, he admitted to knowing where Emily was and he didn't even want to tell me where that was, he was keeping my sister away from me. I just couldn't understand what was going on, why does he keep hiding my sister away from me, he was acting like I was evil and I would hurt my sister when
CHAPTER FORTYFound HerEliza's POVI opened my eyes one after the other and looked around, I rubbed my eyes to clear my blurry vision. I stood up from the floor, my muscles and bones cracking like I did a very tough work.Even at our lowest, I never got to sleep in on the floor. I could remember when Emily and I were chased from our parents house and we had to stay out on the streets for some days before we got our place back, Emily tried her best to find me a place to sleep, I never slept on the fall but it was different here.Even if different beds in the house, be preferred making me sleep on the floor because that was the way to punish me for whatever crime he said I had committed.He called me a murderer and had counted many crimes that I did, but I didn't even remember doing any of them, I didn't know why he was saying all that to me, it was like he was just doing them to torture me.He was doing them so I would blame myself and leave with the guilt, but that would never happen