All Chapters of BOUND TO KILL, BOUND TO LOVE : Chapter 31 - Chapter 40

MiaGetting myself to stop loving Jonathan is a big deal, especially since we’re under the same roof. And if I’m being honest with myself, he really doesn’t want to have anything to do with any other woman that isn’t Sophie..But now is not the time to start daydreaming and waiting for him to ease into my presence in his life. If I can’t get him to love me, I can get my father to finally set me free from this bondage. I scrolled through my phone for a few more minutes and my mind went back to the anonymous files I was sent the day before. My fingers went fast and I clicked it open, Jonathan’s face was boldly on display. It was the set up article that was orchestrated to paint him as the bad guy before I finally end his life and the longer I stared at it, the more my heart conflicted. A sigh of exasperation tumbled through my lips and my nostrils as I put the phone down and went in for a bath. It was almost time for breakfast by the time I got dressed but I knew I didn’t want Jonath

MiaI crouched by the foot of an oak tree, my knees pressing against my chest as I let the tears pour freely. “Why does he even speak to me like that?” I cried into the field of flowers, my voice bouncing back to me in a soft echo and no response to my question. The wind blew harshly, the birds chirped above me and I sobbed into my palms until I had no strength left anymore to cry. My chest rose and fell slowly, my heart beat raced like I had just ran a marathon and no matter how many times I wiped my face, the tears didn’t stop streaming down. Finally, I stopped. I took a deep breath and slowly let it flow out. Then I repeated the process again until I regained control of my breathing. That didn’t stop the sniffles but at least my heart was no longer pounding in my ears like war drums. Looking around, I was all alone here with a lot of animals and I slowly got up from the floor, dusted my butt and strolled into the field of dandelions. “I feel like Snow White..” the words tumbl

MiaI felt my confidence flicker like a weak bulb as Martha smiled wickedly at me. “Oh hey there Jonathan!” Clara giggled and sprang up from the couch, adjusting her dress to show off her curves. She brushed past me, tossed her hair around and held her arms open to embrace Jonathan like he was her old time friend. “Mia..” Jonathan’s voice rang through the thick air, ignoring Clara’s advances as though she barely even existed at all. “Is everything alright?” He asked as he held my arm and pulled me close to himself. “You should be resting your leg not dragging it around when it’s not even healed properly..” I forced a smile and swallowed the lump in my throat. His grip around me tightened, but not in a rough way. He rubbed my arm gently and then turned to face Martha who was visibly fuming. “You didn’t inform anyone about your visit..” Jonathan snarled, his voice low and commanding. “It’s our sister’s house. I’m sure she doesn’t mind us showing up whenever we feel the need to..”

Jonathan After Mia left, I wanted to follow her to her room and listen to whoever she was speaking on the phone with. But I didn’t want to give off a stalker impression, so I just let her be. “Whatever this madness is, it had better not affect my name or my empire..” I grunted and hid the picture of the gun in a private folder on my phone. A notification popped up on my phone and I immediately hurried up to my room, slammed the door and picked up my laptop from the bed. Flipping it open, I moved the file to my laptop and opened it immediately. My eyes scanned the contents, each sentence and each attached photo made my eyes nearly pop out of my face. “Mhhh..” I groaned as a smile crept on my face. A cold sinister laughter burst through my stomach as I scrolled through the attachments, rage simmering beneath the sound of my amusement. “These people must take me for a fool to have thought I’d fall into this shell company trap.” I muttered under my breath. I picked up my phone and c

Mia“Pick the damn phone!” My voice twisted as I panicked. My grip around my phone tightened as I tried calling Collins over and over again, yet there was no response. “Call me immediately you get this.” I said into the phone and sent the voicemail. My heart thumped so loudly, I feared it’d jump right out of my chest. “I warned that bastard!” I cried into empty space, pulling my hair as I paced back and forth from one end of my room to the other. I tried to stay calm.. to relax and wait for Collins to return my call and then we’d figure out a way to settle this storm. But the more I tried to quiet the turmoil in my head, the worse it became. Finally, my phone rang and I immediately answered it. “Where the hell have you been, young man?” I barked into the phone. “Well good evening to you too, Mia. I want to believe you’ve been blowing up my phone because you wanted to make sure I got home safe, right?” He teased but I didn’t have the patience for his silly games. “Cut that crap C