Semua Bab Revenge is Best Served Cold: Bab 21 - Bab 30

Elena's POV The silence in my apartment was absolute. No more Sophia's fake tears, no more Isabella's condescending voice, no more pretending to be the devastated widow who needed their comfort and guidance. For the first time in a few days since Marcus supposedly died, I could breathe freely knowing that my plans and traps were working.I walked to the window and looked down at the street below, remembering as the black SUV disappeared around the corner with my enemies inside. A cold satisfaction settled in my chest, as warming as the finest wine. Isabella and Sophia were about to experience every single horror they had put me through in my previous life.And they deserved every second of it.I poured myself a glass of wine from Marcus' expensive collection, the same bottle Isabella had helped herself to earlier with such greedy enthusiasm. The irony wasn't lost on me. Everything they thought they were stealing from me, everything they believed they were entitled to, was actually ju

Isabella’s POV The pain in my leg was a constant, throbbing reminder of just how serious our situation had become. Victor had brought in someone who I assumed was supposed to be a nurse, though I seriously doubted she had any legitimate medical training, to bandage my wound and make sure I wouldn't bleed to death before paying his money. "Hold still," the woman muttered as she wrapped gauze around my thigh. Her hands were rough and efficient, like she had done this kind of field medicine many times before. "You're lucky it was just a flesh wound. Victor's men usually have better aim." I gritted my teeth against the pain and tried not to think about what she meant by that. Across the room, Sophia was holding an ice pack to the side of her face where Victor's man had struck her. The swelling was already visible, and I could see dried blood on her lip. "There," the nurse said, securing the bandage with medical tape. "Try not to move around too much, or you'll tear the wound open aga

Isabella's POV The throbbing in my leg made it hard to think clearly, but the implications of Mr. Chadwick's phone call cut through the pain like a knife. An autopsy. They were going to perform an autopsy on Marcus within two days, and when they did, they would discover that he wasn't actually dead.The guard had left again, leaving Sophia and me alone once more. Sophia was still holding the ice pack to her swollen face, but I could see the fear in her eyes. "They'll find the drug in his system," she said quietly. "They'll realize the death was faked.""Which means no insurance money," I continued. "Which means Victor kills us both when he realizes we've been lying about our ability to pay his debt.""Maybe the drug will have metabolized by now," Sophia suggested. "Maybe there won't be any trace of it left."I shook my head. "Come to think of it, Marcus should be awake by now, shouldn't he? Dr. Parker said the dose lasts twelve hours."Sophia set down the ice pack and stared at me

Isabella’s POV The painkillers the nurse Victor brought in to bandage my leg wound had given me were finally starting to work. My leg still throbbed with each step, but the sharp, stabbing pain had dulled to a manageable ache. Sophia had her arm around my waist, helping me stay upright as we made our way through the funeral home's back corridors."Are you sure this is going to work?" Sophia whispered as we approached a fresh set of doors requiring authorized personnel entry."It has to work," I replied, pulling the stolen keycard from my pocket. We had "borrowed" it from a security guard earlier this morning after Victor released us. A little flirting here and there and the guy was totally falling and giving us answers to our questions. "We don't have any other options."The locks on the doors opened with a soft ding, and we stepped inside. The walk to the part the security guard said Marcus was kept like it took forever. Each door we passed made my heart miss a beat like we were gon

Isabella's POV Dr. Parker and the funeral home staff had looked at Marcus' body and I could see the smile on Dr Parker's face. I could guess he was relieved that at least Marcus didn't wake up and run away without paying up the balance of his money. “Can I have some alone time with him?” Dr. Parker had asked the staff. “Well, it's kinda late, so please don't take long.” “I just need a minute. He was a friend as well as a patient.” The staff nodded and left. As soon as Dr. Parker was alone, he placed his hand on Marcus' head, “I'm sorry. I have no idea what went wrong. You're not supposed to actually be dead Marcus. I really don't know what happened. Goodbye my friend.” He then turned and left the room. “Can we come out now?” Sophia whispered to me. “Just a few more minutes. We need to be sure that the coast is clear and Dr Parker leaves this building. We wouldn't want to run into him here.” My leg was really cramping from standing for so long in the small closet. “Ok