Forbidden Obsession のすべてのチャプター: チャプター 31 - チャプター 40

Some prices are too high to pay, but when it is your father’s life on the line, you pay them anyway.I waited until the house was completely quiet. John had finally fallen asleep after hours of going over security plans and making calls. My heart felt like it was going to burst out of my chest as I slipped out of bed, grabbed my phone and a small bag with some cash and water, and crept toward the back door. Every step felt like betrayal, but Marcus was my father. Blood or not, I could not let Elena kill him.The mountain air was cold and sharp as I started the old truck John kept for emergencies. I left my main phone behind so he could not track me easily and used the burner phone Elena had sent instructions on earlier. The address was two hours away in an old industrial area. I drove fast down the winding mountain roads, tears blurring my vision the whole way as I whispered to my baby.“I am so sorry little one. I have to do this. Grandpa needs

Sometimes the only way to survive is to let them think they have already broken you.I sat on the edge of the silk-covered bed in my luxurious prison cell with tears streaming down my face. Elena watched me through the camera hidden in the ceiling. I made sure she saw every sob, every shaky breath. I had to sell this. I had to make her believe I was finally cracking.“Please Elena,” I whispered, my voice breaking on purpose. “I cannot do this anymore. The videos. The isolation. I just want it to stop. Tell me what you want me to do. I will do anything if you promise to keep my baby safe.”Elena’s voice came through the speaker, smooth and satisfied. “There we go. I knew you would come around eventually Liana. Smart girl. The first step is admitting John is not the hero you thought he was. He never was.”I wiped my eyes and looked up at the ceiling where I knew the camera was. “You are right. I have been so stupid. He has lied to me about

The past does not just haunt you. Sometimes it walks up and calls you family. We had barely slept after the rescue. The documents from Elena’s secondary compound sat spread across the dining table like poisonous snakes. John had been reading them for hours, his face growing paler with every page. I sat beside him with my hand on his back, feeling the tension in his muscles. “John talk to me,” I said softly. “You have not said a word in twenty minutes.” He finally looked up, his eyes haunted. “She has a daughter. Elena has a daughter my age. According to these records she was born the same year as you. And Elena raised her telling her that I was her father. That I abandoned them both. The girl grew up believing I was the monster who left her mother pregnant and alone.” I felt the air leave my lungs. “What? John that cannot be true. You would have known.” He shook his head slowly, running a hand

The final trap is always the most dangerous because you never really know who set it first.The abandoned Voss family estate sat dark and silent on the hill like a tomb waiting for bodies. We had chosen it carefully. It was isolated, familiar to Elena through family history, and perfect for an ambush. John, Mia, Sophia, and I stood in the overgrown courtyard as the sun dipped below the trees. Tension hung thick in the air. Everyone was armed. Everyone was scared.John checked his gun for the third time and looked at all of us. “We stick to the plan. Elena thinks she is coming to finish us. We let her believe that. Sophia, you stay close to Mia. Liana, you stay right beside me no matter what. No hero moves. We end this tonight.”Sophia nodded, her face pale but determined. “I am ready. She has controlled my life long enough. If this brings her down, I will do whatever it takes.”Mia gripped her handgun tightly. “I am not running this time

In the middle of a war, life has a way of demanding to be born whether the world is ready or not.Gunfire cracked through the old ballroom like thunder. Bullets shattered chandeliers and sent marble fragments flying across the floor. I was on my knees behind an overturned table, clutching my stomach as another contraction ripped through me. The pain was unlike anything I had ever felt. Sharp, deep, and relentless.John dropped beside me, his face streaked with blood and sweat, his gun still in his hand. “Liana stay with me. Breathe baby. Just breathe.”“I cannot,” I gasped, gripping his arm so hard my nails dug into his skin. “It is coming John. The baby is coming right now. I can feel it.”His eyes widened with panic and awe at the same time. “Here? Now? Okay. I am right here. I am not leaving you. Mia! Sophia! Cover us!”Mia and Sophia were across the room fighting back to back, taking down Elena’s remaining guards with determ