Semua Bab Capitulate Into Sinful Desires : Bab 51 - Bab 58

Adrian’s POVSomething was wrong. I noticed it immediately the moment those words left Sister Selena’s mouth.He found you.The grip Elara had on the old woman’s hand tightened instantly after that. Her entire body went stiff beside me, and even though she tried hiding it, I saw the fear flash across her face before she quickly looked away.That wasn’t normal fear. It wasn’t the kind caused by seeing someone collapse. It was deeper than that. Personal and dangerous.I kept one hand tight on the steering wheel while rain slammed aggressively against the windshield. The wipers moved back and forth rapidly, barely keeping the road visible.“Elara.”She didn’t answer. Her attention remained fixed on Sister Selena lying weakly in the backseat.“Elara,” I repeated, firmer this time.“What?” she whispered distractedly.“What did she mean?”“Nothing.”A lie and a bad one too.I glanced at her briefly. Her fingers trembled slightly around the rosary beads hanging from her wrist.“You look terr

Elara's POV"My real name isn't Elara."The words left my mouth quietly, yet they seemed to echo throughout the entire room.Nobody spoke, including Adrian, Annette or even the frightened nurse standing near the doorway.The emergency lights flickered again, bathing the room in an eerie red glow before returning to dim white.Adrian stared at me as if waiting.I could see the questions in his eyes.The same questions I wasn't ready to answer, same ones I wasn't sure I even knew how to answer."Explain," he said finally, his voice wasn't loud but it was firm and dangerously calm.Slowly I lowered my gaze."I can't."The silence that followed felt worse than any argument.Adrian laughed once, a short bitter laugh."You can't?"I swallowed hard again."Not here.""Then where?"I didn't answer because there was no answer I could give him.At least not without dragging him into something I didn't fully understand myself and without exposing secrets I had spent years burying.I heard him ex

Adrian's POVThe first time Elara called, I ignored it. The second time, I stared at the screen until it stopped ringing.By the third call, I threw my phone onto the passenger seat and pressed harder on the accelerator.Rain hammered against the windshield, blurring the city lights into streaks of gold and white.I should have answered, I knew that.Every instinct inside me wanted to, but anger is a dangerous thing especially when it comes from disappointment and right now, disappointment was exactly what I felt.The hospital was already several minutes behind me, yet I could still hear her voice in my head."My real name isn't Elara."Then tell me who you are. Tell me why you're terrified. Tell me why some psychopath keeps calling you. Tell me why an old nun disappears during a blackout. Tell me something... anything.Instead, she gave me nothing.I tightened my grip on the steering wheel. The problem wasn't that she had secrets. Everyone had secrets. Hell, my entire life was built

Elara's POVThe first thing I became aware of was the cold. Not the kind that comes from rain or air conditioning.This cold felt deeper. It settled beneath my skin and wrapped itself around my bones.For several long seconds, I didn't open my eyes, I simply listened. A faint humming sound, the steady rhythm of an engine, the occasional splash of tires moving through water... A vehicle.I was inside a vehicle. My eyes flew open immediately. Darkness greeted me, not complete darkness. Just enough to make everything difficult to see.My heart started racing. I tried moving and immediately realized my wrists weren't tied. That should have made me feel relieved, instead it terrified me.Because people who wanted hostages usually tied them up. People who didn't bother... Usually weren't afraid of them escaping.I pushed myself upright slowly. The movement made my head ache. A sharp pain pulsed behind my eyes.I lifted a trembling hand and touched the side of my head. There was a small bump