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Chapter 38: Selfishness
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The Bride They Tried to Erase Chapter 38: Selfishness
Diana’s POV“Hmm, good catch. I never knew you were this smart.”“But why do you need me as a ballet teacher?” I asked, folding my arms.“Technically, I don't want you to be a ballet teacher. That will only be your cover job.”“Huh?” I stared at her, confused.“I want you to be my assistant. An assistant to the Crimson Crawler.”“Assistant to the head of the mafia?” My eyes widened.“Yes.”“But why me? There are many people who are trained and qualified for something like this.”“Because I honestly don't know how else to thank you.” Her expression softened. “You didn't make the same mistake I made years ago. I don't even know how I would have survived if I had lost my daughter, Emily.”“But I just did what anyone would have done. It's normal.”“It's not normal, Diana.” She shook her head. “Many people wouldn't have had the courage to do what you did. You saved my daughter, and I will forever be grateful for that. Besides, if you become my assistant, you'll earn ten thousand dollars ev
The Bride They Tried to Erase Chapter 37: The Crimson Crawler
Diana's POVThe maids kept looking at me. Not rudely. Carefully, the way people look at something they've been told not to break. It made my skin crawl.Two of them whispered behind a tray of silver spoons. When I turned, one glanced at me, then quickly dropped her eyes, like she was afraid of being caught. Whatever they knew, I wasn't supposed to."Miss Elizabeth, I forgot to say it earlier. Your house is beautiful."I turned towards Diana with a smile. "Awww, thank you. And please, call me Lizzy. Elizabeth is too long.""Okay, Mrs. Lizzy."We both chuckled."You're so lucky to have a husband who takes care of you like this. Not everyone gets to live in such a beautiful house."her smile slowly faded."Sorry. Did I say something wrong?" I asked."No, it's just that you didn't know." She paused for a moment. "My husband had a terrible accident last year. He didn't survive it.""Oh, I'm so sorry. I feel bad for even mentioning him. May his soul rest in peace.""Thank you."I ran my fin
The Bride They Tried to Erase Chapter 36: The Little Girl
I was walking through the alley a few blocks from my house when a sudden noise came from one of the trash bins.I stopped.My eyes shifted towards the bin just in time to see a man dressed in black, his face covered. Standing in front of him was a little girl, her screams echoing through the otherwise quiet alley.My heart skipped.Without thinking twice, I rushed towards them. My eyes caught sight of a stone lying on the ground. I quickly bent down, grabbed it and swung it at the man.He staggered.I didn't wait to see what he would do next. I grabbed the little girl's hand and pulled her away from him."Come on!"Her small fingers trembled in mine as I led her away.Once we were far enough, I crouched slightly to meet her eyes."Hey, are you okay? What are you doing here all alone?"She sniffled, rubbing her eyes with the back of her hand."I... I was looking for my cat."I stared at her.A cat?My gaze travelled over her little frame. She couldn't have been more than ten years old.
The Bride They Tried to Erase Chapter 35: Frenemies
Adrian's POVA year. Twelve months, actually, if I was being exact about it, and I'd gotten real good at being exact about it, counting the days the way some people count debts. Twelve months of checking every corner of this city, every contact, every lead anyone was willing to hand me for the right price, and still nothing. No trace of her. No sign she'd ever existed at all, like she'd dissolved straight into the streets the same way she'd dissolved into my life to begin with — quiet, sudden, impossible to hold onto once she'd decided to go.I sat in my office most nights now, long after everyone else in the house had gone to bed, staring at reports that said the same damn thing every single one of the last three hundred times I'd read them. Nothing. No sightings. No leads. Nothing that led anywhere except back to the same dead end I'd been circling for months. I told myself I'd stop eventually. That there'd come a point where continuing to search would stop making sense and start lo
The Bride They Tried to Erase Chapter 34: The Dish I Couldn't Explain
Diana's POVI started working, learning the rhythm of the restaurant one order at a time, one table at a time, my feet aching in ways I'd never had to think about before this job forced me to notice them. There was something almost grounding about it — the repetition of carrying trays and refilling water glasses and remembering who ordered what, like my body was relieved to have something simple to focus on for once, something that didn't require me to think about who I used to be or who might be looking for me.There was one dish, though, that caught something in me the first time I carried it out to a table. I couldn't explain it, not really, not in any way that made sense even to myself. It wasn't the smell exactly, or the way it looked on the plate, but something underneath all of that — a small, strange pull I couldn't name no matter how many times I turned it over in my head afterward. My hands slowed on their own as I set the plate down, like some part of me expected it to be h
The Bride They Tried to Erase Chapter 33: Hopscotch
Diana's POVI gave up on finding a forger the same afternoon I spotted that guard. Every hour I spent standing on some corner asking strangers about fake papers was another hour I was visible, another hour someone could clock my face and put a call through to the estate. It wasn't worth it. Not with how close that had been. So I scrapped the plan, got in the car and decided flying could wait. Driving didn't need an ID. Driving just needed gas money and somewhere to go.The highway blurred past for hours before I let myself breathe. I watched the city thin out in the rearview mirror — the skyline shrinking, the traffic thinning, the buildings giving way to long stretches of fields I didn't recognize and had no memory of ever seeing — until it finally disappeared altogether. Somewhere around the four-hour mark, my hands finally loosened on the wheel.I need to leave this fucking city, or everyone is going to find me. That thought had been circling since before sunrise, louder than every
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