All Chapters of TERMS OF AFFECTION: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

CHAPTER 131ANNIKAThe sound of the gunshot echoed, ringing in my head, over and over. I couldn’t hear anyone’s voice. Not Sophie, not Mirabel. Nothing.No.No.Every nerve of my body collapsed, like cold water was poured on my head, my body shivered.Sophie.Sophie.Sophie.I struggled, I jerked, I twisted my hands until I felt my bones crack, the pain traveling through every part of my body. The tears didn’t stop running, my hands didn’t stop trembling, my head didn’t stop ringing.Please Sophie…wait for me…please.Fuck!Fuck!I cried as I struggled, but no matter how much I moved, how hard I struggled, the rope wouldn’t break loose, it only caused more bruises, it only sent pain flowing through every corner of my body.I failed her. I failed my princess.The more I struggled to break free, the more the sound of the gunshot replayed in my head, the more memories of my little girl crossed my mind.Sophie is my precious baby girl. A child I never expected to come into my life. A child

Chapter 133 ISAIAH I stood outside my house, the place I had planned to bring Annika after our wedding. The place that was meant to be our home starting tonight. As I walked through the walkway, my mind played back how her things were moved in earlier this week. The home designer that came to set things in place, to make the necessary adjustments, but here I am, after doing everything, returning home alone. Not to the sound of my daughter who would have scolded me for working overtime and begged me to have dinner with her and not with my fiancé who would have begged Sophie to cut us some slack because we were both spent and the promise to take her to eat out to make up for it. The door creaked open before I could open it and standing by the door was Anna, hands clinging to her chest, eyes filled with tears. In her black nanny dress which was usually properly ironed or her bun which was always organized. Tonight, her dark circles were wide enough to create a black hole in the

Chapter 135ANNIKA My hands spread over Hazel and Sophie, keeping us low enough while the bullet flew across the car. Those bastards didn’t stop. And Jake didn’t stop moving the car either. He drove as fast as he could, rough, trying to ditch them but the more we drove, the more they came after us. “Annika, come take the wheel.” He yelled. “What?”“Come take the fucking wheel, Annika.” What are you trying to do? He bent over, reaching for something, and then he yanked out a gun. Jake had yanked the gun from the cop before kicking him out earlier. “Hazel, do you think you can take the wheel?” I asked, “Jake needs to distract the …” “Yes!” She yelled, crawling to the front seat, she switched places with Jake. As soon as Hazel took over the wheel, she hit the accelerator, driving faster than Jake initially drove. It was as if she unlocked some strange speed. But that didn’t stop those bastards from coming. Jake checked the bullets in the gun, working on it like a professional. W

CHAPTER 137 ANNIKA Once again we were in Mirabel’s hands, in the building we had seen earlier, hands tied. Except this time, we were surrounded by men, men who looked ready to kill if we twitched. Sophie clung to me, but this time she wasn’t hiding her face, this time, she was glaring at her mother and it wasn’t just her, Hazel was glaring as well. I want to cuss her out and tell her how much of a horrible person she was but a part of me feels like this situation is every shade different from the one earlier. Sophie, Hazel, and I could end up dead this time. The one person who helped us escape before, Jake, is being held, with a bullet in his leg. “Finally, we are together again.” Mirabel muffled, stepping closer, her eyes on me. “You…You have a way of charming people, you know that?” “I could have bet everything I had that this man would abandon you or even run away with you, leaving the kid but instead, he rescued all of you. Wow, is that the same charm you used on Isaiah?” She

Chapter 139 ANNIKA My head continued to ring, like a drum was being played very close to my ears. I could hear people shouting and moving around rapidly but more importantly, Isaiah looked ready to kill someone. Oh no…I think he misunderstood me.... Jake didn’t kidnap Sophie…he is protecting her. I have to tell him…I have to protect Jake. But my mouth won’t open, the words won’t come out. “Stay here, Annika, you inhaled too much. Stay here, I’ll join the guys and catch that bastard, he won’t get away with what he did.” Isaiah muffled, his hands gently stroking my hair. No! Isaiah, you’ve got it wrong. Wait…Jake is innocent….he is not going to harm Sophie. Ah fuck, why won’t the words come out? The smoke I had inhaled while yelling for help seemed to be affecting me now. Isaiah peeled away from me, I tried to grab him but I couldn’t. he slipped out of my hands and I watched him say something to a man who was just about his height, and his built. The guy sneered and called