LOGINReed's point of view The Governor kept talking, I stood by the window with one hand in my pocket and the phone pressed against my ear, staring into the darkness beyond the glass."I understand your concern, Mr Alexander Cole, and I assure you, we are going to look into the matter personally.""Don't just look into it." My voice came out flat. "Investigate every officer involved."My jaw tightened. " And if I find out someone buried evidence, took a bribe, or helped whoever did this, I want them gone."The governor cleared his throat. "I'll do my best."I stared at my reflection. "You'll do more than your best Mr Governor, you do not want the Moretti and Cole family withdrawing their support…. would you?"The line went quiet, then eventually he answered, assuring me of a clean job….a few minutes later, the call ended. The moment the screen went dark, my mind went right back to Nova again. What if she really had been the one kidnapped? The thought slammed into me so hard my fingers ti
Nova's point of view "Elsa..." The name broke out of me like a sob. My arms wrapped around her so tightly I was afraid she would disappear if I loosened my grip.A sound tore from my throat, half laugh, half cry, I buried my face in her shoulder and broke apart. All the fear, panic, sleepless nights and terrible images my mind had created all poured out of me.Elsa cried too, her arms tightened around me as though she was afraid I would vanish too. "I'm sorry..." Her voice cracked. "I know you must have been scared."I shook my head violently."No ... .I'm the one sorry." My tears fell harder. I grabbed her face with shaking hands; I needed to see her, needed confirmation that it was really her. My fingers traced her face, God! It was really her.A faint smile trembled onto my lips, the first genuine smile I'd had in days. "You're really here."Elsa nodded. "I'm here."My knees nearly gave out from relief, I laughed through tears, then hugged her again and this time she laughed too
Nova's point of view When I was sure I didn't have the energy to cry anymore, I stumbled to my car, locked the door, then my phone began to ring. I scrabbled for it in my bag, the caller ID flashed Damon's name and I sighed loudly. My head hit the steering wheel, my finger roving around the end button. After the fourth ring, I eventually hit the receive button."Nova."His voice cut through the panic. "Where are you?"Words tumbled out, I wasn't even sure what I was saying. “Nova… calm the fuck down!” Damon yelled, and the shock really shut me up.Damon swore softly, then his voice suddenly hardened. "Get in your car and come to Reed's apartment… ..Now."Forty minutes later I stood outside Reed’s door. Damon took one look at me,then immediately pulled me into a hug."Damn."His voice softened. "You look awful."Fresh tears burned my eyes. "I need Elsa." My voice cracked. "I need to find her."Damon guided me inside, sat me down, handed me water, then finally spoke. "We know the polic
Nova's point of view My hand flew into my hair, I scratched at my scalp so hard it hurt."No. No. No." I sucked in a breath, my lungs burned."You don't understand." My voice came out shaking and I forced myself to calm down.I pointed toward the entrance."The officer came here, I saw him. I made called to make a report, he came to my house few minutes later, arrested my sister without any reasonable explanation and I followed the vehicle here. I watched him drive into this station."The woman exchanged a glance with another officer, that stupid look that said they didn't believe me. Heat rushed through my body. "I am not crazy."The woman immediately lifted her hands."I didn't say you were.""You don't have to."I laughed again."You people are looking at me like I've lost my mind."The woman sighed."You know what, describe him."I blinked."What?""Describe the officer that came to your house."I immediately began talking, I gave her his height, his face…everything. The woman listene
Nova's point of view The moment the door of my car slammed shut, my body broke. A sob ripped out of me so violently my chest folded inward and I hit the steering wheel repeatedly."Stupid." My voice cracked. "You are so stupid Nova." Tears blurred everything…God…what was I thinking? What exactly had I expected? That I would walk into Kael's office, demand Elsa's release, and he'd suddenly discover a conscience?A broken laugh escaped me and I pressed my forehead against the steering wheel. My shoulders shook. What if Margaret hadn't walked in? The thought alone made my stomach twist.I squeezed my eyes shut, refusing to think about it, but my mind kept dragging me back to the disgusting look in his eyes……and it made me sick.I grabbed a scarf from the back seat and wrapped it around myself with trembling fingers. My clothes felt wrong, everything felt wrong. I wanted to peel myself apart and start over, instead, I started the car and drove, not to the house, not to Reed aunt's mansi
Nova's point of view "You really haven't changed, you’re still the demented arrogant fool who thinks everything revolves round him."Kael's eyebrow lifted and I pointed one finger at him. "No…. pardon me.." I shook my head."Let me rephrase that correctly, you are still the demented, arrogant infertile fool who makes himself feel superior to others just to feel alive instead of realizing that his complete existence is a waste."Something flashed across Kael's face but it vanished almost immediately, I heard the door close behind me, probably the receptionist tryimg to save her head, I didn't turn, I didn't care."Finished?" Kael asked calmly even though the edges of his voice were rough.I laughed again. "Not even close."The years crashed into me all at once. Five years ... .five years of admiring him, five years of believing every word that came out of his mouth…. of thinking confidence and arrogance were the same thing. How stupid had I been?I remembered the way I used to sit du
Reed’s first person point of view.The moment Damon said her name, I knew my life had just become complicated. Out of all the women in the world, it had to be Nova. For a second, I couldn't hear anything else, the sounds around me faded until all I could hear was my own pulse hammering in my ears.
Nova's point of view “Damon. Outside. Now!” Reed's voice was sharp at all edges, even Damon froze from a second, before excusing himself. Two hours, Damon walked back into my office and I immediately noticed the difference.His expression wasn't angry exactly, but it wasn't relaxed either. His jaw
Reed's point of view “Young master, your Mom has really fainted,” I heard the head maid cry, but I didn't stop. I'd fallen for that trick too many times. My mother always knew exactly when to collapse, exactly when to cry, exactly when to make me feel guilty, but not tonight. Tonight I kept walkin
Reed's point of view I did not know what shocked me more, the fact that my mother had just announced my wedding to Lisa without my consent, or the fact that everyone at the table looked perfectly comfortable with it. For a moment, all I heard was the pounding of blood inside my ears, then a violen







