Semua Bab BOUND TO LOVE MY ENEMY: Bab 101 - Bab 110

(MARIANNA'S POV) My head felt like it was splitting apart, the pain so intense I could barely think straight. The world swayed around me, and I realized I was in a moving car. Where were they taking us?I blinked hard, trying to clear my vision, and my heart dropped. Sandra lay unconscious beside me, her face marked with dark bruises. Terror clawed at my chest.The memories crashed back, men forcing their way into the penthouse, my desperate attempt to stop them with the gun Vin had given me. But I wasn't strong enough. I'd failed at the most basic level of self-defense.I tried to move toward Sandra, to check if she was breathing, but rope bit into my wrists. That's when I saw Sophia, sitting across as she watched me carefully with a satisfied smile crawling at the edge of her lips."Welcome to the ride, sister," she said, her voice sickeningly sweet. "So nice of you to join me.""What's going on?" I whispered, my throat raw. "You can talk to me but please, let Sandra go. She has no

(MARIANNA'S POV) I pulled my shirt back on with shaking hands, my cheeks burning with humiliation. One moment, he was all over me and next he acted like I'm nothing more than a used tissue.The silence stretched between us, thick and suffocating. I couldn't understand how someone could switch from heated passion to cold indifference so quickly. My lips still tingled from what we'd just done, but apparently it meant nothing to him."Is that how you're going to treat me?" The words came out sharper than I intended. "Use and dump me?"He didn't even twitch as his broad shoulders rigid with dismissal."Answer me!" I demanded, my voice cracking. "You had a mouth to grunt while fucking my mouth, I'm sure answering me isn't difficult."Finally, he turned, but not toward me. His cold gaze fixed on Scott, who was still standing awkwardly by the door."Why did you let her in?" Vin's voice was flat, emotionless.Scott cleared his throat, looking anywhere but at my disheveled state. "Because

(MARIANNA'S POV) I stared at the GPS coordinates on my phone screen for the fifth time, then looked up at the unfamiliar landscape surrounding us. Nothing like what I'd expected."Alessandro, are you sure we're in the right place?" I asked, my voice tight with uncertainty.He pulled over to the side of the road and checked his own phone. "According to the GPS, we should be. But..." He gestured at the quaint countryside around us. "This looks almost like Portside. Maybe they chose somewhere close by for easier access."I read the cryptic message again, searching for any detail I might have missed. This didn't look like what they sent. "Let's ask someone," Alessandro suggested, spotting an elderly woman tending to a small garden in front of a cottage. "Excuse me, ma'am?"The woman looked up, her weathered face creasing into a friendly smile as Alessandro approached. She was probably in her seventies, with silver hair pulled back in a neat bun and dirt-stained gardening gloves on her

(CHARLOTTE'S POV) I spread the silk dresses across my bed, running my fingers over the emerald green one that hugged in all the right places. My mind raced with possibilities on which color would make Vin's eyes linger? Which neckline would remind him of what he was throwing away?The shrill ring of my phone shattered my focus. I glanced at the screen and recognized the number immediately."Well?" I answered, not bothering with pleasantries."We had a situation," the assassin's voice stammered through the speaker.My grip tightened on the phone. "I don't pay you to stammer. What happened?""She... she got away." My left eye twitched. "Meet me at the usual place." I hung up quickly. The phone flew across the room, hitting the wall with a crack. I clenched my teeth until my jaw ached. “Incompetent fools” I hissed, seeing how my plans to keep him on a leash came crashing down. I need that file as my one chance to have him again. To make sure his attention is fully on me. I turned

(MARIANNA'S POV) Throughout the dinner, I couldn't concentrate. I felt Vin's lingering eyes still on me. If only I'd known he would be present, I wouldn't have tagged along. And the worst part was that he was with Charlotte. He'd finally moved back to his first love.Alessandro did most of the talking as he pitched the narrative that I was the perfect client in need of their top-notch security services."She runs one of the most successful companies in the city," Alessandro complimented me. "She needs discreet, professional protection for someone of her stature.""What kind of threats are we talking about?" one asked, leaning forward with interest."Corporate spies, mainly from competitors" Alessandro replied smoothly. "These people don't play safe and fair."Once they were done discussing, I had to ask Alessandro if they'd consider rendering their services to me."It looks promising," he whispered to me. "Hopefully, they'll agree to it by the time the dinner is over."I squeezed h