All Chapters of Owned By The Enemy : Chapter 91 - Chapter 100

Nobody looked away from Sebastian.The silence dragged until Ivy gave a small, disbelieving laugh."You trusted him with your family..."She looked from Richard to Sebastian."...and now you can barely stand in the same room."Richard rested the photograph on his knee."It wasn't always like this.""What happened?"He opened his mouth.Sebastian spoke first."Richard."Just his name.Nothing more.Richard looked at him."You still think silence is protecting her.""It is.""No."Richard shook his head."It protected you."The words landed heavily.Lucien shifted his weight but stayed quiet.Rafael folded his arms.Jaxon stared at the floor.Nobody wanted to interrupt.Ivy stepped closer."Protected him from what?"Neither man answered.She looked at Sebastian."Is he lying?""No."The answer came without hesitation.She blinked."So he's telling the truth.""Part of it."She let out a breath through her nose."There are always parts."Lucien cleared his throat."We're forgetting why w

The rain had eased by the time they returned to the penthouse.No one spoke during the drive.Ivy sat in the back beside the window, Emily's message folded neatly in her pocket.Stop looking where they expect you to look.She had read it so many times the words no longer looked real.The elevator doors opened.Jaxon stepped out first, scanning the corridor before nodding once."Clear."Sebastian waited for Ivy to leave the elevator before following. He didn't rush her. He didn't touch her.That almost annoyed her more.Inside the penthouse, Lucien headed straight for the security room. Rafael disappeared into the kitchen.Richard stopped near the entrance."I've said what I came to say."Ivy looked at him."You're leaving?""For now."She frowned."You've only just found me.""I know.""You don't even know if I'm okay."Richard smiled, but it didn't reach his eyes."I've been asking myself that question for years."He took a step closer."Ivy."She waited."When you were little, every

The paper stayed between Ivy's fingers.Ask Dad.She read it again.Then she turned it over.Nothing.She held it closer to the lamp.Still nothing.Her eyes burned."Emily."She sat on the edge of the bed and pressed the paper against her knee.Why would Emily send her to Richard?After everything?After disappearing?After letting Ivy believe their father was dead?Her phone vibrated.She glanced at the screen.Sebastian.She stared at his name longer than she meant to.Then answered."Hello.""Where are you?""My room."A pause."You've been quiet.""I found something."His voice changed."What?""A note.""From Emily?""Yes."Another pause."What does it say?"Ivy looked at the paper."Ask Dad."Silence.She heard him breathe."Don't go to Richard alone.""I wasn't planning to.""Good.""I didn't say I'd take you.""I know."She frowned."Then why did you say good?""Because you're finally making decisions without running straight into danger.""I don't need your approval.""I kno

"Ivy..."She didn't breathe.The voice came again."Ivy."Her fingers curled around the strap of her bag."Emily?"Richard remained by the door."Go upstairs."Ivy looked at him."Why didn't you tell me she was here?""I wanted you to hear it from her.""How long?"Richard didn't answer.She moved toward the staircase."Ivy."She stopped."Whatever she tells you," Richard said, "remember that she's been frightened for a long time."Ivy turned slowly."What exactly are you warning me about?"Richard's expression softened."Nothing."That answer made her stomach tighten.She climbed the stairs.The house was too quiet.Every step echoed beneath her feet.At the top, she saw two guards standing at opposite ends of the hallway.Her eyes moved between them."Why are they here?""Security," Richard called from downstairs.Ivy didn't respond.She reached the bedroom at the end of the corridor.The door was slightly open.Her hand hovered over the handle."Emily?"A faint sound came from insi

Ivy stared at the photograph until the screen blurred.Sebastian beside the car.The driver's door open.The ring on his hand.And someone else standing behind him.The passenger.Her thumb hovered over the message.She typed.Who are you?The reply came almost immediately.You already know.Ivy's brows pulled together.No. I don't.Three dots appeared.Then disappeared.Another message arrived.Ask Sebastian.She locked the phone.That was exactly what they wanted.She wasn't going to play along.Not yet.She slipped the phone beneath her pillow and sat at the edge of the bed.Her mind returned to the photograph.If Sebastian had been there that night, why had he never told her?She remembered his answer.Because I had to be.Had to be.The words suddenly sounded different.A knock came at the door.Ivy stood."Who?""Emily."She opened it.Her sister looked exhausted."Did something happen?"Ivy hesitated.Then she showed her the photograph.Emily's face changed."Where did you get