All Chapters of BOUND TO KILL, BOUND TO LOVE : Chapter 41 - Chapter 50

Jonathan I returned to my room, sank into my chair and pulled open my laptop. No matter how much I tried to convince myself that the man I saw Mia with that night didn’t matter, I just could shake off the thought of someone else ruining something I’ve built just because my supposed wife can’t control herself. My fingers typed fast and my eyes scanned the screen, I dug deeper into Mia’s life to see the friends she had, maybe I would somehow stumble on something interesting. But as I scrolled further down, I noticed something wasn’t adding up about her life. She had no social media life beyond the start of this year. Everything about her only started early this year, as though she had no life before then. “Maybe her sisters might be of good use..” I muttered in a low voice as I jumped over to the older one’s account. But nothing changed here. Martha only started posting about her this year alone, same thing with Clara. I slowly sat up on my chair, my fingers caressing my chin as I

MiaWhile others woke up beside the love of their lives, I woke up to a throbbing headache and nausea. My head spun around in scattered circles as I tried to keep my eyes open but not only did it make my stomach churn, the heavy throbs in my head persisted even more. My door creaked open without a prior knock but I couldn’t lift my eyes to see who it was. “Ma’am… you’re awake already.” I knew that voice. It was Lydia. “Please whatever it is you came for, if it’s not going to be a remedy to my problem right now I’d rather you not bother me with it..” I nagged as my face dug deeper into my sheets. I heard the clatter of cups and her footsteps approached my bed. “Mr. Jonathan actually asked me to hand you this..” Lydia responded, holding out a card of pills. “They’re pills for your hangover. He believes you’re going to have a terrible headache because of how much alcohol you consumed last night..” I managed to lift my head fully Lydia placed the glass of water in my other hand. “

MiaCold liquid flowed down from my head and my eyes slowly peeled open. I struggled to sit up, the foul stench around me burning my nostrils. “What the heck…” I grumbled under my breath as I tried to stand up. “Rise and shine honey!” A very unfamiliar baritone echoed through the thick wall, and only then did I realize I didn’t know where I was or who had just emptied a bucket of cold water on me. “Took you long enough to wake up. I almost feared you were dead, you won’t be of any good use if you’re no longer living..” the man continued. I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand, wiping off water so I could see clearly. Even then, my vision still blurred and I could barely even keep my legs stable. “Who are you? What do you want with me?” I snapped loudly, fear gnawing at me from the inside. “That’s not necessary right now. You’ll get to know who I am in due time..” he responded. I grabbed the iron bars and pulled violently. “Help me!!” I cried but the strange man only laughed.

MiaBefore the lights drew closer, I dragged myself up one of the trees around. It was difficult, especially with my sprained ankle. But being more determined to leave here alive was far greater than the pain from my leg. It turned out that the car wasn’t heading my way, I was only able to see the headlights because the car was reversing on the other side of the bushes. “Ugh…” I grunted in frustration. It was getting darker and darker, I had no idea where I was or where to even run, I didn’t even know how to get out of here in the first place. But I knew one thing… I must get out of here. I took out the phone I had slipped out of that old lady’s pocket and tried dialing Jonathan’s number. I still knew it by heart, after all those years. “Answer the damn phone…” I grunted as I held it against my ear. Barely a few rings in, the phone tripped off. Anger surged through my blood as I tapped on the phone, tried to turn it on, yet nothing changed. “Useless!” I groaned, tossing the phone

Jonathan“Why did you let him in here?” I asked my assistant and he lowered his head. “He didn’t let me in… I found my way here because you weren’t at home when I arrived. So I just assumed you’d be here because mum and dad were so benevolent to have willed this house to you..” I pinched the space between my brows and inhaled deeply. “I’m sure you don’t want to make a fuss because your darling wife is asleep..” “George…” I groaned in frustration. “Now is really not the time to get on my nerves. Just get out of here and wait for me at home so we can discuss why you’re here all of a sudden..” “That’s no way to welcome your big brother, but I’ll let that slide..” George snorted and walked over to where Mia lay. “So this is the famous wife you’ve been hiding eh?” “Move away from her side..” I warned as I pulled him by the arm away from Mia. “Let her be, and I wasn’t hiding her. You were absent, that's all.” “Where’s the nurse?” I asked and my assistant left the room to go call her