All Chapters of Shadows Of Obsession: The Stalker's Prey: Chapter 171 - Chapter 180

It had been a week since Kai left, and I was bloody losing it. I hadn't even taken a fucking bath. Talk more of shaving. I only ate to stay strong enough to keep looking for him. I knew I looked hideous and all, but I didn't care. Kai was the only one that mattered to me. Without him, life was fucking meaningless. Scorpion still hadn't gotten a lead. I'd torn the entire city practically upside down to look for him. He hadn't used any of his cards, so it was hard to trace him that way. Wherever he was, it likely wasn't in the city, as he'd had to use the cards. Still, I couldn't think of anywhere else he would be. I had checked all of León's confiscated properties and his, but there was no sign of my husband.The longer it took to reach him, the more worried I became. What if something bad had happened to him while he was on the run? My phone sat on the nightstand, its screen dark and silent. It was as if it were mocking me because I hadn't touched it in hours. What was the point? E

I scoffed. “Do you think I bloody care about you, Stein? Aren't you goddamn delusional?” It was laughable how he thought he'd waltz in here and I'd fall back on his arms like I had done countless times in the past. Well, I'd been blind then, and let him gaslight me into apologising when he was the fucking one at fault. Back when I found those cameras, I'd been so guilty, thinking I accused him wrongly, not knowing I had all along been bloody right, and he was only faking those tears. “Schatz —”“Don't fucking call me that!” I screamed into his face. “And can you please step back? You fucking stink. When was the last time you had a fucking proper bath?”“I'm sorry.” He stepped back, gulping as he put enough distance between us. With him far from me, I drew in a deep breath. I didn't hold my breath, mainly because he stank. I didn't trust myself. My heart was thumping loudly in my chest for two different reasons. That fucking bastard. “Baby, I'm sorry,” he apologised, joining both

STEINIt freaking worked. I knew Kai wouldn't let me die. Even though he'd looked crazed when he dared me to slit my wrist, he still cared enough to take care of me before calling the hospital.It was as if he knew what I had planned. If he hadn't reached for me, I would have used my last strength to stab him before dying. I'd keep my words about not letting him live with me dead. I couldn't bear the thought of him being with another man when I'm gone.He passed the test. However, what I didn't expect was waking up alone in the hospital room and getting told by the doctor that I'd need a psychiatric evaluation because of my suicide attempt. I had to call Mary just to get bailed out, and now the issue was getting Kai. It seemed my darling disappeared after I got checked in at the hospital.Even though he cared, he didn't seem like he wanted to return to how things were between us before he discovered those fucking photos. “Sir, is there anything else you need my help with?” Mary aske

“Please,” Stein begged. “Just let me hold him. Please let me know he's safe. Then you can hate me. You can leave. I won't stop you.”Liar. He would stop me. He would move heaven and earth to stop me. But looking at him now, especially with that bandage and his face still pale from that amount of blood he lost, I felt the old sickness rise in my chest. I really hated that I still felt something for him. I looked down at Lukas. He was staring at me now, confused, with tears brimming in his eyes. “Daddy?”My throat closed. I had promised him we would be okay. I had promised him a life without this shadow hanging over us. But here we were, with the fucking shadow I wanted to outrun. “One minute,” I gritted out. I stepped forward and placed Lukas in Stein's arms. “And if you try anything—”Stein didn't let me finish. He gathered our son against his chest and buried his face in Lukas' hair. His shoulders shook with silent sobs. Lukas wrapped his arms around Stein's neck, giggling softly

STEINI held his hand as they rolled the gurney into the hospital. I really didn't intend to swerve the car. I'd been so pissed that he kept talking without shutting up and wanted to shush him. It had worked, but at what expense? Instead of the light scratch I wanted to give him, he sustained more injuries than I expected.Thankfully, Lukas was safe back there; Kai would have had my head. “Sir?”I blinked, tearing my eyes from Kai's pale face. A nurse stood beside me with a professional, pleasant smile on her face, which was utterly devoid of suspicion. Why would she suspect anything? I was a wealthy man in an expensive coat, holding my husband's hand. I'd told the police I saw a deer in the road, and none of them doubted me. Those things constantly happen, you see. “You'll need to fill out these forms,” she said, pressing a clipboard into my hands. “Standard procedure.”I nodded. The gurney disappeared through swinging doors, and I made to follow, but the nurse stepped into my pat