All Chapters of The Wife They Tried To Bury : Chapter 71 - Chapter 80

Nova's point of view "Elsa..." The name broke out of me like a sob. My arms wrapped around her so tightly I was afraid she would disappear if I loosened my grip.A sound tore from my throat, half laugh, half cry, I buried my face in her shoulder and broke apart. All the fear, panic, sleepless nights and terrible images my mind had created all poured out of me.Elsa cried too, her arms tightened around me as though she was afraid I would vanish too. "I'm sorry..." Her voice cracked. "I know you must have been scared."I shook my head violently."No ... .I'm the one sorry." My tears fell harder. I grabbed her face with shaking hands; I needed to see her, needed confirmation that it was really her. My fingers traced her face, God! It was really her.A faint smile trembled onto my lips, the first genuine smile I'd had in days. "You're really here."Elsa nodded. "I'm here."My knees nearly gave out from relief, I laughed through tears, then hugged her again and this time she laughed too

Reed's point of view "That... belongs to Nova." I felt Elsa's voice against my ear before I even registered the words, only then did I realize how close she was standing.I jerked away instinctively, taking several hurried steps into the kitchen. Damn it! How had she even found it? My mind raced so fast my head started pounding, forget the earring, how had my mother gotten in here without my men alerting me? Had she been watching me all along?A cold knot twisted inside my stomach. If she found Nova here.. everything would explode."Reed Alexander Cole!” My mother's voice rang through the house again, her heels clicked confidently against the marble floor. "I know you're hiding." She said, already climbing the stairs. "If I have to search every single room in this mansion, I will."Before I could think, my phone vibrated, a message from Damon appeared. “Come out now. If you don't, she'll search upstairs. You know who's there.”I closed my eyes for one second, took one deep breath, a

Nova's point of view Who says something like that after a hot kiss?.The thought came to the edge of my mind as I stared at Reed whose chest was still rising too fast, his lips still slightly parted, like he hadn’t quite recovered either. But it wasn’t the kiss that held me frozen. It was the lines of worry carved on his face. Without a word, I turned and walked into the kitchen, the storm building inside me gaining momentum with each step. My fingers found the glass before my mind caught up, and I poured water, watching it rise, without really seeing it. I held the glass, but didn’t drink immediately. Outside, the world moved like nothing had changed, but inside me, everything was turning into chaos.This was getting too far, the first kiss I told myself I was just being too emotional and needed a distraction, the second… The second had been a mistake, spur of the moment, but then it happened again. And now this time….. I wanted it. God help me, I wanted it just as much as he did.I

Nova's point of view "Who says the celebration has to end that quickly?" Mr. Charles looked at him and something changed in his face, almost immediately "Oh..." He smiled. "You're right. I suppose I can spare a few minutes."My eves moved from him to Reed and frowned. This was the second time I'd watched Reed speak......and Mr. Charles immediately changed his mind. For one ridiculous second...it almost looked as if Reed had authority over him.No…..Don't start again….I'd already asked Reed. I refused to create mysteries where none existed, so I stepped in with the others, only then did I realized I was still holding my flash-drive. I thought of the pain if walking back to my office and missing the initial fun, and decided to drop it in Mr Charle's table.Damon popped the Champagne, and laughter filled the office. People kept talking over one another, yet… no matter where I moved… I could feel a pair of eyes following me.Every single time I looked up… Reed was already looking, not

Nova's point of view Mr. Charles stood still for a second, from beneath the table, all I could see were his polished shoes. He stretched lazily, his shoes scraping lightly against the floor. For one terrifying second I thought he was about to bend down. Instead, he turned, the office door opened and then closed.I stayed exactly where I was for ten seconds before letting out the breath I'd been holding. "That was close..." My whisper barely reached my own ears. I slowly crawled out from beneath the desk, rubbing my sore ankle, then my eyes landed on the table.My stomach dropped. "No..." The flash drive was gone. "Oh, shit." That was the closest thing I had to proof, and now it had disappeared right in front of me.I closed my eyes and a voice within me whispered; Let it go. I almost listened…but then another voice answered. The voice that had stayed quiet for years, the one that watched people take everything from me, that voice said; No.So, I limped toward the door.The pain in my