Lahat ng Kabanata ng Claimed By My Boyfriend's Father : Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 20

The nurse looked between us, confused."I'm sorry, what?" she asked."This woman has been stalking me for weeks," Aiden said, voice trembling. "She shows up everywhere. My apartment. My father's office. Now here.""That's not true," I said."She threatened me two days ago. Said if I didn't drop the charges against her and my father, she'd finish what she started."The nurse backed toward the door. "I'll get security.""Wait." I stepped forward. "He's lying. I'm his father's—""Girlfriend. I know. That's what makes this so sick." Aiden looked at the nurse with tears in his eyes. "She convinced my father to choose her over me. And when I tried to stop them, they both turned on me.""Aiden, stop.""I tried to kill myself because of her. Because I couldn't take the harassment anymore." His voice broke. "And now she's here, probably to finish the job.""You're insane," I whispered."I'm traumatized. There's a difference." He pressed the call button again. "Please get security. I don't feel

Elena walked toward us slowly, savoring every step."Detective Chen has some questions for you both," she said. "About the recording device found in my son's hospital room.""We already explained that," Jamie said."You explained nothing. You threw money around and intimidated security guards." Elena stopped three feet away. "But you can't buy your way out of this one."Chen stepped forward. "Ms. Cole, Mr. Whitmore, you're both coming to the station. Now.""On what grounds?" I asked."Illegal surveillance. Witness intimidation. Violating hospital security protocols." Chen pulled out handcuffs. "And that's just for starters.""You have no evidence of intimidation," Jamie said."Actually, we do." Elena held up her phone. "Aiden recorded your entire conversation in his room. Including Ms. Cole threatening him.""I never threatened him.""Really? Because I have you on tape saying 'I'll prove what you're doing.' That sounds like a threat to me.""That's not—""And then there's the wire its

The van stopped at a warehouse twenty miles outside the city.Elena's men dragged us inside. The space was empty except for three chairs in the center and Aiden sitting in one of them.He looked healthier than he had in the hospital. Strong. Alert. No trace of the dying boy from yesterday."Thanks for coming," he said. "I know the invitation wasn't optional."Jamie lunged forward. Chen's men grabbed him before he reached Aiden."Easy, Dad. Violence won't help." Aiden gestured to the empty chairs. "Sit. Both of you. We're going to have a conversation.""We have nothing to say to you," I said."You will once you hear my offer." Aiden nodded to Chen, who forced us into the chairs. "Mom, you can go. This is between the three of us."Elena hesitated. "Aiden—""I said go."She left without another word. The door closed behind her.Aiden stood and walked toward us. "Here's how this works. You both have a choice to make. Right now. Tonight. And whatever you choose determines whether you leave

Aiden made it to the parking garage before they caught him.Jamie and I followed the agents outside, arriving just as they slammed him against a car."You can't prove anything," Aiden spat. "Those women left on their own. Chen's lying to save himself.""Chen gave us locations," Agent Torres said, cuffing him. "We're excavating three sites right now. If we find bodies, you're done."Aiden's face drained of color. "I want my lawyer.""You'll get one. At the station." Torres hauled him upright and stopped when she saw me. "Ms. Cole. Are you alright?""I'm fine.""We'll need a full statement. Everything Aiden and Elena did to coerce you.""She'll give it," Jamie said, his arm around my waist. "But not today. She needs time."Torres nodded. "Tomorrow then. My office. Nine AM." She looked at Aiden. "Anything you want to say to them?"Aiden stared at me. At Jamie. His expression cycled through rage, pain, something that might have been regret."I loved you," he said to me. "That was real. Ev

Sophie's hands shook as she pointed the gun at us."Don't move," she said.Torres kept her weapon trained on Sophie. "Put the gun down. Now.""I can't. Not until they understand.""Understand what?" I asked.Sophie's eyes were red from crying. "What he made me do. What I helped him do."My blood went cold. "You worked with Aiden?""Not at first. At first, I was his victim. Everything I told the FBI was true. He manipulated me, forced me to lie about Torres, threatened me when I tried to leave." She wiped her face with her free hand. "But then he found me. Two years after I disappeared. After I changed my name and moved across the country. He found me anyway.""How?" Jamie asked."Because he never stopped looking. Never stopped obsessing. He showed up at my apartment with photos of my family. My little sister. My parents." Sophie's voice broke. "He said if I didn't help him, they'd disappear. One by one. Until I had no one left.""Help him do what?" Torres demanded."Set up the women.