Lahat ng Kabanata ng Poison Vows: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

Chapter 11The silk sheets, cool against her skin, felt strangely alien in the opulent bedroom. Charlotte traced the intricate embroidery, the threads as fine as the lies her grandfather had woven around her. He’d lied to her countless times and she’d not once fallen for his sweet words. She’d known her grandfather for the snake he was.The room itself was a masterpiece of calculated extravagance, a gilded cage designed to lull her into a false sense of security. Crystal chandeliers cast a shimmering light on the polished mahogany furniture, reflecting in the vast mirrors that seemed to multiply the already overwhelming sense of luxury. But the beauty was superficial, a façade concealing the cold, hard reality of her situation. The air, thick with the scent of expensive perfume and something else something sharp and unsettling was heavy with unspoken tensions.Where was she? How did she get here? “Ah you’re awake Young Madam...” A woman with a tray walked into the room. She placed th

Chapter 13Selena wondered if Rosalie would cry when she discovered those women in her husband’s bed. She’d made sure Roman wasn’t home to explain. Selena laughed out at how perfect her plan was. She had more instore for Rosalie. She wouldn’t stop until Rosalie was dead. She didn’t contact those women personally. None of it would get back to her. Roman couldn’t even blame her for wanting to spend time with him. Her plan was so perfect that there was no way it could fail. She was going to die of jealousy, she’ll realize she’ll never be able to keep Roman happy and leave him.Selena sat on the sofa in her living room. Waiting for the fall out. She had a glass of red wine in her hand. She waited to hear from the guard she had sneak into Roman’s house. She wanted to know how Roman’s wife reacted to the woman in the his bedroom yesterday. She didn’t hear anything from Roman yesterday. So she got the guard last night but nothing. Not a peep out of either of them. {We interrupting the re

Chicago, the penthouse apartment on Grand Ave currently bustling with people.Charlotte stood under the chandelier by the window, wearing a black silk evening gown that hugged her curves. Her long, thin, straight blonde hair hung down to her upper thigh behind her back. Her pale skin almost most porcelain white under the light. Her light blue eyes were almond-shaped, they held a gentle yet immense amount of pain in them.Her eyes were focused on the people below, not the guests behind her. She was waiting for the guest to arrive. She didn’t want to waste her time with the rest of the crew. Her grandfather’s men could be waiting for her. She feared what he might do if he found her now.She didn’t want to be in this apartment. Or around any of these people. She’d left this world behind years ago. She should have left this world behind the day she stopped breathing.“Are you going to stand there all night?” Rosalie asks. She sneaked back into Chicago to help Charlotte but she’s been sta

Chapter 17Early the next morning, Charlotte woke up in a huge grey bed. She didn’t recognize the room. She had no idea where she was or how she got there. Panic set in. Frozen in fear. Oh God were they after her? She slowly stood from the bed.Her eyes dart around the room. Where the hell was she? Memories of the night before comes back in flashes. Did Amos really kidnap her? Or was it them? Did they find out about last night? Was it last night? How long was she out?He blamed her for what happened back then. She wasn’t responsible for what happened that night. A lot went down she didn’t think she’d make it out alive. If she could, she would have died with him that night. She’d go back to before it all happened. Leaving him? She would never even dream of it. But after knowing everything she does know she wished he had died that night. Him being dead was so much better than the agony of knowing she was played. She was a pawn in a game she didn’t know she was playing. She wanted

CHAPTER 19He might have made an enemy out of Nightshade, he hasn’t stopped looking for her, he’d been more quiet about his search. It doesn’t seem like she’s caught on to him yet.He considered having a mole in his family. Someone had to have been leaking information. Someone sneaked into his house poisoned him and put a letter in his room.He had many people depending on him for their livelihood, to protect their families. Getting into a full scale war with a poison queen wasn’t something he needed right now.He didn’t know what Nightshade would do if she was angry enough. She could poison his wife and there would be nothing he could do.Did he belief Nightshade wanted to protect his wife? Or if she was a man and wanted his wife. He’d considered all of his options and he came to the conclusion that there was no way his wife would know Nightshade.The man sitting in front of him was threatening that. Sharing information with the feds. He threatened the livelihood of all his men and t