Alle Kapitel von Contractually Yours: Kapitel 11 – Kapitel 20

Jem's POV I felt it first in my head—that strange spinning sensation, like the world was moving slowly around me while I was somehow stuck in one place. My breathing came out uneven and shallow, like my body didn't fully belong to me yet. "Mm…" A weak sound slipped from my lips as my head tilted to the side, and for a moment, I didn't even know where I was. I forced my eyes open completely, and as my vision slowly cleared, what I saw didn't make sense at all. The room around me was too clean. The walls were smooth and polished—the kind that looked expensive just from breathing in the air. The bed I was lying on felt too soft compared to the flat, worn-out mattress I usually slept on in the laundry room at the restaurant where I work. I pressed my hands against the bed slowly and managed to sit up against the headboard. And just as I was about to properly look around, a voice suddenly came from nowhere in particular; "You know… you look pretty when you snore." I fr

Jem's POV I forced myself to stand quickly from where I was sitting by the edge of the bed, my mind scrambling for something—anything that would buy me time. A fake smile spread across my face, as I began to speak, "It's probably the network," I said quickly, trying to sound casual. "The signal must be bad… maybe I should just go to the hospital myself and pick up the serum." I watched Dante carefully as I spoke. He didn't respond immediately. His expression remained unchanged, like he was weighing my words, deciding whether or not to believe me. For a moment, I thought he would stop me. But then, slowly, he gave a slight nod. Almost immediately after, he reached for a small remote resting on the table beside him and pressed a button without even looking at it. In that same instant, a sharp click suddenly echoed through the room. And just like that, the door that had been locked all this while clicked open. I froze, amused. My eyes snapped quickly toward the d

Mara's POV "What…the…fuck—" One of Mara's hired men suddenly shouted, his voice breaking as he staggered back in fear the moment his eyes landed on Jem. Blood was pouring heavily from Jem's head, spreading across the ground beneath him, and his body had gone completely still in a way that didn't feel normal anymore. "Wait… wait! I think he's dead!" another one screamed, panic rising in his voice as he quickly backed away, his hands trembling. And as for me, I didn't move. I just stood there, staring down at Jem's motionless body like it was normal. There was no expression on my face, no shock, no concern. Nothing—just silence. But behind me, the men I hired were already starting to lose control. "This wasn't part of the plan!" one of them shouted suddenly, his voice shaking. "You said we were just going to teach him a lesson, not kill him!" Another stepped back so fast he nearly tripped over himself. "He's not even moving… look at him! He's barely breathing!" "Shit

Mara's POV After Dante said that, my entire body froze. I couldn’t move, no matter how hard I tried. Dante's eyes stayed on me. Not blinking. Not shifting. Just steady and patient in that terrifying way of his, like he already had all the time in the world to watch me fall apart. "That's… strange," I managed finally, forcing the words out with a casualness I absolutely did not feel. "Maybe it's a technical issue. These things happen, don't they?" Dante said nothing. He just looked at me. Then slowly, almost too calmly, the corner of his lips moved into something that wasn't quite a smile. "Maybe," he said quietly. Then without another word, he shifted slightly aside and walked past me like nothing had happened at all. I didn't breathe until his footsteps had completely faded down the hallway. Then everything inside me collapsed at once. I stood frozen in the hallway, my mind completely blank and my heart still pounding painfully in my chest. It felt like my bod

Dante's POV For a moment, I just stood there, staring at Mara. Then my gaze dropped slightly as my mind raced. "Then who was in your trunk, Mara?" I asked coldly, disbelief rising in my voice. "Tell me you didn't carry him to the hospital inside your trunk." She cried harder at that, shaking her head again as if she was falling apart completely. "Which hospital is he in right now?" I asked calmly. "Charity Sake Hospital…" she stammered between sobs. "He's at Charity Sake…" That was all I needed. I didn't wait for another word. I turned sharply and stormed out of the house, my movements fast and controlled, but my mind was already spinning out of control. I got into my car immediately and started the engine, not wasting even a second. I drove like nothing else mattered, my grip tight on the steering wheel as I sped through the roads toward the hospital. In just a few minutes, I arrived at Charity Sake Hospital. I stepped out of the car quickly and rushed straight