All Chapters of THE BILLIONAIRE'S RELUCTANT BRIDE : Chapter 191 - Chapter 200

EVANGELINE“I’ll change that look sooner or later. You won’t see any man but me. Your heart won’t belong to anyone but me!”A sarcastic smile curved my mouth before turning into a laugh that made Thaddeus’s brows draw together.I looked at him through my tears. “But my heart already belongs to someone else. What can you do about that?”My words shattered whatever restraint he still had.He released my wrists only to grab my hair, and pain tore through my scalp as he pulled hard enough to drag a cry from me.“I’ll make you understand.” His breath struck my face, hot and furious. “I’ll prove that you won’t belong to anyone but me.”I hit his arm, screaming for him to let me go, but he dragged me toward the bedroom where I had woken up. I stumbled, tried to resist, tried to plant my feet against the floor, but he shoved me onto the bed.Before I could stand, he trapped my wrists and fastened them to the bedframe with cold metal cuffs.“No! Stay away from me! Don’t do this!”I pulled agai

EVANGELINEA painful pulse struck through me at the same moment my hands stopped moving.I stared at Seraphina’s face, unable to process the word she had thrown into the room.Dead.My breathing quickened until the air felt too thin to use. Every cell in my body rejected it, shrinking away from the sentence as if denial alone could keep it from becoming real.I stepped back once, then again, my eyes never leaving her face. My head moved from side to side while a trembling smile curved my mouth, one born from a shock too large for my soul to hold.“Liar.” The smile broke into loud, uneven laughter. “You’re a liar.”“Gael died!” Seraphina stepped closer and struck my stomach with cruel, deliberate force, aiming for the place where my surgery still haunted my body. “Because of you, Gael died! He’s gone, and he won’t come back!”Pain flashed through me, but the word hurt more.Gone.My gaze scattered around the room. My fingers dug into my hair, pulling at the strands harshly while the on

EVANGELINEI felt around desperately, searching for a latch, a gap, anything, but every attempt failed. The car started moving fast, making my body slide and hit the cramped walls of the trunk.I kicked the lid with every bit of strength left in me and kept screaming for help, but the small glimmer of hope inside me began to fade again.Darkness returned to its place in my chest.“Gael.”His name left me in a broken whisper.I closed my eyes when his face passed through my mind, and tears ran hot over my cheeks.Just thinking he might truly be gone made the weight of the world press onto my shoulders until I could barely breathe. I covered my face with both palms, trying to release the pressure building inside me.“I need you more than ever.”The car sped up.My body bounced when the tires hit rough ground, then slammed hard into the floor of the trunk. I clung to whatever I could find while Thaddeus cursed loudly from the front.Then the car swerved violently.Another engine roared n

EVANGELINEMy eyes widened, and I moved quickly, trying to stand, but Thaddeus pinned me down before I could get far.“Help me, Yara! Please save me!”I recognized the voice now.His sister.Was he hiding in her house?His palm covered my mouth, trapping my words, and he leaned close enough for his anger to scrape my skin. “If I hear your voice again, I swear I won’t have mercy on you.”I punched his arms and tilted my head away, still trying to scream. His balance slipped, and his body fell backward, giving me just enough room to stand.“Yara, please call the police!” I ran toward the door. “He’s keeping me here!”I almost passed him, but he grabbed my legs and pulled hard. My body hit the floor, pain shooting through my side. He dragged me back toward the corner despite my kicking and struggling, then forced me down again.“Don’t get too hopeful.” His breathing was uneven as he straightened. “We’ll leave soon, somewhere very far away. Until then, be an obedient girl.”He left before

EVANGELINEThe engine roared again, and I knew he had started driving.I remained trapped in that state for a long time. Every time I tried to open my eyes, I failed. My limbs felt distant, as if they belonged to someone else, and even my breathing had become slow and heavy.Eventually, the car stopped.I didn’t know where we were or what he intended to do. The driver’s window lowered with a soft mechanical sound, followed by a strange male voice.“The boat will arrive in an hour. Is the money ready?”Fear settled deep inside me.The worst possibility formed at once.He intended to smuggle me away.Some distant place.Some hidden corner of the world where no one would ever find me.“Everything’s ready,” Thaddeus answered. “The important thing is that we leave without problems.”I let out faint grunts, trying to show my rejection, and with great effort, forced my eyelids open enough to look at him.“Dear, are you awake?”His palm stroked my cheek, and if I’d had the strength, I would h