Chapter Eleven

Keira's Point Of ViewMy eyes fluttered open, a kaleidoscope of blurry colors resolving into the familiar opulence of...wait, where the hell was I? Oh right. Back at Lorenzo's mansion.I stretched, groaning at the lingering ache in my muscles, memories of yesterday came back flooding in hot. Chased.Shot at by Lorenzo's mad uncle."Oh God, what have I gotten myself into?" I murmured as I rubbled my temple. My whole body ached, my head felt heavy and my brain seemed way to slow to even process a single thing. I stretched again, hoping to soothe my muscles on more time but I was confused when my fingers grazed against a warm, solid body.Wait what?I turned my head only to see Lorenzo sleeping beside me. I hate how to admit he looked like an angel- or a devil rather. All dark lashes, scupkted cheekbone..What am I thinking?As I attempted to wriggle free, his arm snaked around my waist, tightening with a possessive force, dragging me closer until I was against his chest. I swear, even

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Chapter Twelve

Ex-girlfriend? For some reason, the word twisted in my gut. Why was I feeling like this? Was it fear? Fear of being entangled in a deadly history, or was it something else, something far more unsettling? Perhaps jealously? The thought made my stomach churn, a toxic mix of confusion and indignation. No. Absolutely not. "Se-Keira," Lorenzo said, standing up from his desk. His voice sharper then usual. "That's not important. And you need to leave. Seth and I have something important to discuss." I looked up at Seth, who seemed to have a thousand words on the tip of his tongue but swallowed them all. There was a flicker of genuine concern in his eyes, a silent apology that I strangely appreciated. I nodded slowly and turned to leave, as I left the office, I stumbled, bumping into someone. I looked up to see Ice staring down at me. He immediately moved away from me, as if making contact with me might contaminate him. "I'm sorry," I blurted out before I could stop myself. "Sorry?" He l

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Chapter Thirteen

The next one week passed in the most dreadful manner. Lorenzo kept his distance, which, ironically. I appreciated. I needed him far away from me as possible. But what I didn't appreciate was him preventing me from seeing my kids and Clara.It was a cruel form of torture, a silent punishment."Lorenzo, it's been almost two weeks! I need to see them!" I yelled, storming into his office like a possessed woman. He was leaning back in his chair, a glass of wine in his hand, looking infuriatingly calm."I fucking told you, Selene. You aren't allowed to leave this mansion! Not until I say so!" He yelled, slamming the glass down onto the table with a loud crash, I watched as blood dripped from shattered shards, pooling onto the wood. I sucked in a deep breath and shook my head, I clenched my hands into fists by my sides and stormed towards him."Lorenzo-" my voice cracked. "Please..""No!" He roughly cuts me off."How the fuck am I supposed to sleep peacefully at night when I haven't laid ey

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Chapter Fourteen

Darkness.That was the first thing I saw when I opened my eyes. A suffocating, inky blackness that pressed in on me from all sides. The air was stale, laced with metallic tang of old blood and something acrid, like cheap disinfectant.Panic began to claw it's way up my throat. I tried to move, but couldn't, my hands were painfully bound behind the back of the chair I was trapped to. My mouth was clasped shut with a tape, making it almost impossible to even utter out a word, my legs were bound just like my hands.Where was I?How did I get here?The kids!Then hospital! I struggled, pulling against the restraints, the rough material digging into my wrists until they burned. But it was useless. The chair felt anchored to the floor, and the binds were impossibly strong.I was trapped."Help! Someone help me! Please!" I tried to scream, but my words were muffled by the tape that was around my mouth. I tried to use my tongue to wet it, but it wasn't of no use, the tape was bound tightly a

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Chapter Fifteen

He knew. The bastard knew my kids were Lorenzo's, and that was a huge problem, a life-threatening problem.I swallowed hard, the lump in my throat felt like a jagged stone, as I stood before Lorenzo's ostentatious mansion.Cael had freed me from that hellhole under one sickening impossible condition: I betray Lorenzo.The thought alone tasted like bile.I hated Lorenzo. That was what I was supposed to feel, right? Justification for all what he had done. But fuck, that was a lie. I did love him, all those years even though I hid away from him, I still loved him and sometimes- I even yearned for him. I loved him in a twisted, complicated way one could love a beautiful, dangerous storm meant to destroy.But I was terrified of him too. That cold, calculating look he had that could freeze hell over, his threats, his damn will to always keep to his words! More than that, he was the father of my children, those innocent little souls I swore to protect. How could I possibly harm him? He was

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Lahat ng Kabanata ng Between Secrets In The Dark: Kabanata 11 - Kabanata 15

Chapter Eleven

Chapter Twelve

Chapter Thirteen

Chapter Fourteen

Chapter Fifteen