A DROP OF BLOOD의 모든 챕터: 챕터 41 - 챕터 50

Chapter 43 Bells~Katherine Today was a free day for me, and I was on the couch, working on a case Reese sent me to help them with."Hi Katherine." Mariah sat in the other seat."Is there a problem?" I asked."Nothing at all. I was just thinking, and I asked Alexander about it, and he approved." "Okay." I waited for her to throw out the vomit and leave."Will you be my bridesmaids?""What?""Alexander promised to take out Thirty Thousand dollars from your debt if you agree to it." She said with a smile.He told her about my debt? And also agreed to remove Thirty Thousand dollars?"What do you think? It's a lot of money, yes?" She cocked a brow.There was nothing for me to lose. I've lost a lot.My dignity, myself, my heart... If he would take out Thirty Thousand dollars, then there was no fucking reason to say no."Okay." "Really. Thank you so much, Rose says the food is ready, I'll let the others know." She smiled

Chapter 45 Silence ~KatherineI woke to the sound of silence.That kind of silence that isn’t really quiet, but presses against your ears so heavily it feels like the ocean is holding its breath.It wasn't even up to forty minutes.The faint glow of the moon filtered through the blinds of my window. My pillow was still damp from the tears I had spilled hours ago, the salt of it clinging to my lips when I dragged my tongue across them. My chest ached so hard, I'm not sure there's a medicine for it.I sat up slowly, hugging my knees to my chest, staring at the faint steam curling from the abandoned mug of tea on my nightstand. It was cold now, forgotten, much like me.The thought made me smile sadly. Forgotten. Maybe that’s what I had been all along, just a thing until something better came along.A knock startled me. It was firm, like whoever was behind the door had been standing there for a while, debating whether to com

Chapter 47 Deal~Alexander The Irish bastards laughed too loudly. Their voices filled the private suite of my hotel, smoke curling in the air, whiskey glasses clinking against the polished mahogany table. The meeting was meant to be clean, business-only, but I’ve been in this game long enough to know: when the Irish gather, there’s always some filth clinging to the edges.I hate them, but this business is one I've been betting on for a long time, and I wouldn't let it slip away.I was already calculating the angles, weighing every word as Seamus O’Donovan droned on about percentages, shipments, the necessity of an “understanding” between his family and mine. My mind, as always, was five steps ahead. If this deal slipped, the Colombians would taste blood and demand a share in quarter four, something I would never bend for them.Three years, I reminded myself. Three years of this charade until the contract dissolved and s

Chapter 49 The City of New York ~Katherine Two weeks later, I was standing in front of Grandma, Enzo, and Dante as Cherry and Amy pushed my bag into the car.You'd be surprised to know that Luna is the pink van we'll be driving to the airport and she'll be transporting with us, I don't know how but Cherry and Amy got that covered. And Dexter is Amy's chihuahua. You heard me right, a chihuahua.God help me!"Don't forget to call and send me messages," Grandma said as she pulled me into a long hug.She looked so small in my arms and so tired, I felt like comforting her but I really needed to go. If I were to stay any minute, I'll damn everything and go back upstairs."And you can grow these on your farm." She said, dropping a small bag of seeds in Cherry's Van."It contains a seed of melon, maize, a seed of pawpaw, and also kiwi and many other things. I labelled them differently, you won't get confused. Take good care of Katherine for m

Chapter 51 Probably Not~Katherine The hospital was crowded and I hated the antiseptic floating through the air. It made me feel dizzy.Amy, Cherry, and I made small bottles of a nutritional smoothie drink made with different fruits and a mix of vegetables. Amy gave a few to the nurse, who sold them to patients, and now they want more.We made a hundred of it this morning, and now we were seated in the waiting room for the nurse."We're going to be big entrepreneurs soon," Amy said and I chuckled.Maybe."Each bottle should go for a hundred dollars, Amy. Do not reduce the price for any reason. We've done enough." Cherry said."But these people are sick and—""We didn't make them sick, Amy. I feel sorry for them but we do need money too." Of course, I would argue too but I couldn't. The smell of antiseptic was just too much for me. "Are you okay?" "No, I'm not. I feel sick, sleepy, and nauseous." I replied."Seems you have a fe