Semua Bab Twice Upon A Star: Bab 81 - Bab 90

ABIGEALMARCELLA WAS stunned into silence, same as Jasmine. But I wasn't. I stood there chest heaving and watched the information sink in. “There, are you happy now? Zeke's dead and he's been dead for years now. So drop the caring mother act and let me be.”She didn't drop the act. Instead, her face creased into lines of sorrow and she clutched her chest. “Oh, my poor baby. What happened?” She asked softly.Something in me snapped. “Are you out of your fucking mind?” I yelled. “You don't get to call him that. You don't get to ask about him. He wasn't your baby, he was mine!” Tears stung my eyes, but I didn't stop advancing on her.“I raised him, I watched over him, I taught him everything he knew, not you! Where were you when he scraped his knee learning how to ride a bike we'd stolen from the house down the street? Where were you when the boys at school teased him because he didn't have parents? Where were you when I was getting laughed out of a PTA meeting because a 14 year old obv

ABIGEAL“I DON'T think this is such a good idea.” I said, eyeing the building warily. “Why not?” Blaine asked, looking at the building as well. “I know you live in a different world, but here we can't just grab people in the middle of their workday without consequences. It could be really busy, Anna could lose her job.” I explained.He shrugged. “We're already here now, aren't we? It's going to be fine.” He got out of the car and I followed with a huge sigh. We walked into the restaurant where Anna worked and I surveyed the people most of whom were having late breakfasts or brunch. It wasn't too packed, but there were still a considerable amount of people to attend to.“I told you it would be busy.” I said out of the corner of my mouth. He gave me one reassuring pat and walked to the counter. I watched him ask for Anna and my mind wandered, remembering how tenderly he'd held me when I cried, the things he'd said, what he was planning to do for me.Killing him was going to be the h

ABIGEALI'D TAKEN a page from Blaine's book and was pacing around the apartment when he and Anna came back from meeting Christa. I'd refrained from calling because I didn't want to interrupt their conversation, but they were supposed to have been back an hour ago. I was starting to consider all sorts of possibilities- what if she'd set them up?- when they finally walked through the door with grim looks on their faces.“What took so long? Is everything okay?” I asked, my chest tightening. I didn't know what I'd do if the plan went to shit before it even started.“The meeting ran for longer than expected, because there were more difficulties than we thought. But do you want to hear the good news or the bad news first?” Anna asked, taking a seat.I'd take the one I was more familiar with. “Let's hear the bad.”“Right. So after I escaped, the colonel must have put together the reason why I left. Christa said she noticed an increase in the amount of guards. Not only that, but there are n

ABIGEALBLAINE HOVERED over me, supporting his body with his elbows as his hypnotic eyes stared into mine. He kissed me again, deep and tender, and I reached for him to pull him against me. My hands went around his back and travelled down again to the hem of his shirt. This time he obliged, breaking the kiss to drag the shirt over his head. My eyes feasted on his muscled body, dancing over his abs and going up his sides.“Like what you see?” He asked, his deep voice amused.I swallowed. “Very much.” I whispered, my voice not sounding like my own.“I'm glad.” He ran his hands down my arms and brought his head down to leave kisses under my jaw, making me tilt my head up. His hands glided up my torso to cup one breast and through the material of my shirt, I could feel the nipple harden.He brushed his lips over it and the warmth of the anticipation made my thighs clench. But he didn't take it into his mouth, shifting instead to my lips. I left out a little sound and felt his chest sha

ABIGEAL“I'VE SAID it before, and I'll say it again. I don't need another dress. Why can't I just wear one of what I've already got? God knows I have more than enough.”Anna shot me a look. “You have just three.”“Like I said, more than enough.”She shook her head at me as we walked into the high-end store. “You're something else. But you need something that speaks of power, that tells everyone you're in control and you won't be silenced anymore. I'm thinking a bold red, with gold highlights.”As she started to rifle through a rack, a store assistant walked up to us with what was clearly a fake smile. “Hi! I'm sorry, but you ladies seem to have gotten lost. Can I point you in the direction of the clearance aisle?”Neither of us blinked at the thinly veiled barb. Anna didn't even spare her a glance as she held up a black American Express card. I watched the lady's face light up. “Oh, my apologies. Will you be requiring any assistance today? I can show you our newest arrivals.”Anna s