All Chapters of Shadows Of Obsession: The Stalker's Prey: Chapter 181 - Chapter 190

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Why do I feel empty?

KAIIf there were an award for the world's greatest fool, I'd bag it without a competitor. I was a fool. A damned freaking fool. I knew I should run from him, and from everything, but I still came back to this place on both legs. I still let him manipulate me into thinking he had changed. I knew he hadn't. No one changes that fast. I watched him play with Lukas. Our son played a role in my decision to return to Stein. I'd seen how close they had gotten in that short time we spent at that lake house. Stein knew what he was doing. Not only did he turn docile, but he made sure our son became dependent on him. Lukas no longer slept without Stein reading to him, and each morning he called for his dad before me.Lukas giggled when Stein tickled him. Laughing, he fell on the floor, and Stein joined him. His laughter echoed off the wall as he played with our son. “Kai?”I blinked at the call. I didn't even realise they'd stopped playing until he called me. “What's wrong?”“Join us?”“No,

Burning the past

KAII didn't look at him when he came into the room. Sleep refused to come, so I spent the rest of the afternoon with my laptop, scrolling through emails. Stein knocked thrice on the door before he stepped in. “Kai.”I didn't look up. “What?”“I need you to come to the kitchen with me.”“Why?”He was quiet for a moment. “I have something to show you. Please come with me. It won't take time.” I looked up and raised my brows. “What are you planning this time?”“Nothing.”I studied him for a short while before I slowly nodded. “It better be worth my time.”“It will. I promise.”Frowning, I closed the laptop, stood and followed him out of the room to the kitchen. On the counter was a shoebox with a plain, unlabelled cardboard label. Stein picked up the box and set it on the stove before he opened the lid.“What's inside?” I raised a brow. “The photos,” he whispered. "I went back to my house to retrieve them." My hands went cold. “What are you doing?”“What I should have done months

Therapy

STEINI stared at the therapist, and she stared at me through my screen. Because of Kai's injury, we decided to start online therapy first before a physical one, which was why I was staring at my screen instead of sitting across from her in her office. “So, Mr Schmidt,” she started. “I'm Mrs Sturm, and I'll be taking you on this journey. I hope you're okay with any questions I might have for you?”I took my time before I nodded slowly. “Yes. You can ask away.”“Okay.” She scribbled something down on her notepad before looking up. “So, how are you feeling, Mr Schmidt?”“Honestly?”She nodded. I ran my fingers through my hair. “I'm not too sure.” I looked at the door, hoping Kai wasn't standing somewhere listening to me. “I have him back in my house, but I still don't feel happy. It still feels as if something is missing.”Nodding, she scribbled something down. “I assume you're talking about your husband, Mr Schwarz?”“Mm.” I joined my fingers and held her gaze. “I fucked up in the p

An old crush

KAIWe took Lukas out to the playground after weeks of promising to take him out. He had been on our neck this entire week because he was cooped up in the house. They had their mid-semester break, and he was bored staying home with us all week. My cast was removed last week. Though I hadn't started walking that well, I no longer limped. I had to resume work with Stein next week, since that bastard had made it clear he wouldn't go to work if I didn't. The afternoon sun hung low and golden over the little park, and Stein was practically glowing with it. He'd insisted on pushing Lukas on the swings, and I stood back with my hands in my pockets, watching him laugh loud enough to startle the pigeons.“Stein,” I called out when the pushing became too much. “You're going to launch him into orbit.”“He's an astronaut today, didn't you know?” Stein called back, making our son giggle louder. “Astronaut Lukas, reporting for duty!”Lukas squealed, kicking his little legs, and Stein caught him a

His biological son?

STEIN“So, you didn't lose your cool when your husband met his college roommate?” Mrs Sturm asked, raising an eyebrow, when I told her about Kai meeting a friend yesterday. I shook my head. “I didn't, even though I wanted to.” Only God knows the amount of self-control I had yesterday. I almost reached out and dragged Kai away from him. The way Adam looked at him made my hands itch to bash his head on the nearest wall. I knew he still liked Kai because of how he was looking at my husband, even though he was fucking married. I had to hold back because I knew Kai was watching me to see how I would react. I couldn't afford to waste a month of hard work. He still hadn't fully forgiven me, despite the photos I burned. God. I really didn't want to remember that day. He made me destroy my treasures. Thankfully, I'd stored some somewhere he wouldn't see. I just let him believe he had destroyed it all. This was part of my plans to win his heart. I just let him believe he'd gotten me where

A drunken mistake?

I froze in my seat when I heard those words. For a good few seconds, I didn't say a word until the security guard called my attention to him. Blinking, I looked towards Mrs Sturm. “I think we'll be stopping here today,” I said before I turned the laptop off and got to my feet. “Tell her I'll meet her downstairs,” I said to the security man and disconnected. Kai peered into the kitchen. “What's wrong?”I shook my head. “It's nothing. I need to check something downstairs real quick. I'll be back.”He frowned. “What is it?”“I...” I rubbed my hand on the back of my neck. “Someone is looking for me downstairs. I'll go check who the person is and come up.”He raised a brow. “Who's it?”“I don't know the person,” I answered truthfully. I really didn't know who the damned woman was, and how she would claim she had my son with her. His frown didn't ease at all. “Why don't you invite them up?”I paled. “Schatz, I doubt that's proper.” The last thing I wanted was for Kai to misunderstand. I n

She's lying

“It's not.” I shook my head. “I don't know what she's claiming, baby. I didn't do it. I don't know how that's possible,” I said, and my voice cracked despite my certainty. “I don't know who she is. I don't know who that boy is. But I know—I know—I never touched her. I never touched anyone.”I had never been attracted to anyone before Kai, so why would I sleep with her?“You were drunk,” Anna hissed. “Even if you don't remember, that doesn't mean it didn't happen.”“I wasn't drunk,” I snapped. I turned to Kai, pleading. “You know this. You've never seen me drunk. I've only ever drunk wine with you, and then, that one time when you left me, and I wanted to forget my pain.”Kai's expression didn't shift at all. “I know that's true, but...” He looked at Ethan and gulped, then shook his head.“Kai!” I reached for him, but he drew a step back and shook his head. Anna, seeing an opportunity, reached into her purse and pulled out a stack of photographs, which she placed on the coffee table.

A fool

KAI“Can I be formal with you?” Edward requested after I gave him details of what happened between Stein and me. I'd just started work this morning, but my secretary-turned-friend wasn't in any hurry to give me my work schedule because he wanted to know everything that had happened to me from the time I disappeared until now. It had been almost two months since we last saw each other. We had only ever spoken on the phone. I nodded. “Go ahead.”He drew in a breath and levelled a glare at me. “You're an idiot.”I blinked. “Pardon?”He nodded. “You're a fucking Idiot! Why the hell are you still living with Stein after everything he did to you? He practically caused the accident to keep you by his side!” He yelled. “I —”“I'm not done.” He raised his hand. “I really need to get this off my chest.” He sat on the chair opposite me and still kept his eyes on mine. “How the hell could someone change this drastically in just a few months of being married? This isn't the Kai I knew.”“I —”“I

Things falling back in place

STEIN Kai didn't even spare me a glance during breakfast this morning. He fussed over our son while he ate and ignored me when I asked how the meal was. It was as if I wasn't existing. He practically looked through me once when I said his name a little too loudly. To make matters worse, he drove his car to work instead of taking mine. I'd been looking forward to his first day back at the office, only for that damned bitch Anna to spoil it for me. Kai had left with our son after breakfast, without even a word to me, and when I went to his office, he'd ignored me too. It was obvious he wouldn't be giving me any attention until I'd sorted everything out with Anna. Talking about that bitch. I'd called Scorpion earlier this morning to ask about the progress, but none of them had any good news. “Damn it!” I hit my fist on the desk. “Why are things spiralling out of fucking control?!” I tugged hard on my hair and gritted my teeth. This wasn't how everything was supposed to be! I got

Do you think he would hurt you

KAIWhat was I doing here? I had asked myself this a few times in my car downstairs before I stepped out. I shouldn't be here. I shouldn't be concerned about Stein's affairs, yet here I was, standing in front of her door. I'd heard her give Stein the address because I was leaning against the door, eavesdropping. I wanted to know if Stein would change his attitude with me gone. He didn't, but that didn't ease my suspicion. Puffing out a breath, I knocked on the door. Anna took her time before she opened it without even asking who was on the other side of the door. Her brows shot up when she saw me, and her lips pulled up in a smile. “Well, well, well, who do we have here?” She folded her arms and leaned on the wall next to the door. “You know, I was expecting Stein, not you. What are you doing here?”“Can I have your son's hair for a DNA test?” I asked, going straight to the point. She pursed her lips. “Why should I give you that?”I frowned. “Don't you want to prove his paternity

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