All Chapters of Her Dark Obsession : Chapter 21 - Chapter 30

Bianca pushed open the wardrobe door with shaking hands and stepped out. Her legs were so cramped from being squeezed into that small space that she nearly fell. She caught herself on the edge of the wardrobe and stood there, unable to meet Anna's eyes. "I am sorry," Bianca said immediately, the words tumbling out in a rush. "I am so sorry. I should not have been in here. I know I should not have been going through your things." Anna did not respond. Just stood there watching Bianca with those dark, unreadable eyes. "I was looking for my phone," Bianca continued, still not looking up. "I just wanted to call my father. I needed to tell him about the debt being cleared. He is probably so worried about me and I just wanted to let him know everything is okay now." Still nothing from Anna. The silence was worse than yelling would have been. "I tried to open the safe," Bianca admitted, because what was the point in lying now? Anna already knew. "I tried different combinations but I coul

Bianca ran to the window the moment she heard Anna's footsteps fade down the hallway. She pressed her face against the glass, looking down at the driveway below, watching and waiting. There. Anna's black car appeared from under the covered entrance. Bianca watched it circle around the fountain, the headlights cutting through the early morning darkness. The car headed toward the gate at the end of the long driveway. The gate opened automatically. The car drove through. Disappeared down the road beyond. Anna was gone. Bianca's heart started pounding. She did not waste time thinking. Did not stop to consider if this was a good idea or a trap or another one of Anna's games. She just moved. She ran to her door and tried the handle even though she already knew it would be locked. It was. Marcus was still out there, probably standing right outside like Anna had instructed. But Anna had gone somewhere. Left the house. And that meant there was a chance, however small, that something had c

Anna sat in the back of her car, phone in hand, watching the live feed from the camera hidden in her bedroom. The image was crystal clear despite the early morning darkness. She could see everything. Bianca sitting on the bed, phone pressed to her ear, talking to her father with desperate intensity. Anna turned up the volume slightly. She could not hear what Bianca's father was saying on the other end, but she could hear every word that came out of Bianca's mouth. Every reassurance, every lie about being fine, every promise that six months would pass quickly. Anna smiled. Bianca was good at lying when she needed to be. Good at hiding the truth to protect the people she loved. That quality would serve her well over the next six months. The call timer on Anna's phone showed five minutes and thirty seconds. Almost time. Anna had programmed the phone to disconnect at exactly five minutes and forty-two seconds. Not five minutes even, because that would be too obvious. The extra forty-tw

Anna looked at the card in her hand for a moment, then pushed it back across the table toward Kane. "I am not interested." Kane did not pick up the card. Just left it sitting there between them. "Not interested in networking with the wealthiest and most powerful people in the city? That does not sound like you, Anna." "I said I am not interested." Anna's voice was firm. "I have other commitments tomorrow night. I cannot attend." "Other commitments?" Kane raised an eyebrow. "What could possibly be more important than making connections that could benefit our business?" "That is none of your concern." "Actually, it is my concern." Kane leaned forward, his expression serious now. "This deal we are putting together? It requires support from people in high places. Politicians who will look the other way. Businessmen who will provide cover for our operations. Law enforcement who will not ask too many questions." He tapped the card with his finger. "All of those people will be at this ga

Bianca woke up slowly, her body stiff and uncomfortable. For a moment she could not remember where she was. Then it all came rushing back. The phone call with her father. The broken phone. Crying herself to sleep. She opened her eyes and found herself staring at unfamiliar walls. This was not her room. She sat up quickly, looking around, and realized she was in Anna's bedroom. How had she ended up here? The last thing Bianca remembered was sitting on Anna's bed crying, and then nothing. She must have fallen asleep. Bianca looked around the room. Empty. Anna was not here. The blanket that had been covering her slipped down as she moved. Bianca did not remember pulling a blanket over herself. Had Anna done that? Had Anna come back and found her asleep in her bed? The thought made Bianca's stomach twist with embarrassment and something else she did not want to examine too closely. She swung her legs off the bed and stood up. The broken pieces of her phone were still scattered across