Ethan's POVI just watched as Rachel handed herself over to the police. This was really happening?I thought Rachel would turn back, to at least take a last look at me or her friend but she didn't, until she was completely out of sight."What just happened?" Mark asked the question, which I could bet was on everyone else in this room's minds because it was on mine.Rachel just rejected her ticket to freedom just because of what, she thought I was with Lana? What kind of bullshit was that?" This is all your fault". Marina suddenly said I turned to face her. She nodded her head, wiping her tears with her hands before glaring at Mark who stood there surprised. "How is this my fault?" He asked as she shoved him off her. Mark, who had been hugging Marina all through, comforting her from Rachel's harsh words, was suddenly pushed away. " This is your fault". She said in a more stern voice before she looked at me. Why was she directing her gaze to me?"This is both of your faults. "I
Ethan's POVMark blinked as if taken aback by the question. Marina smiled taking a step towards Mark. "Yeah Mark, tell us. Do you really think would kill Lana?" then she shook her head." I phrased the question wrong because Rachel would kill Lana if she could; what I want to ask is, do you think Rachel killed Lana?" Her voice held so much emotion; I was so sure that if Mark said the wrong thing right now, he was going to lose the woman forever. Knowing how much he had feelings for her, I just couldn't allow him to do that to himself. "That's enough." My loud voice echoed around the room and I heard Mark release a thankful sigh."Whatever Mark thinks doesn't matter..." I looked at him before muttering a 'for now.'With the way he was acting, I was very sure he knew something more than he was letting out, and I had to find it out. "What matters right now is figuring the hell out how to get Rachel out of this mess she somehow got entangled with... ""What if she really was the one w
Marina's POVWhy was he just suspecting Rachel? I asked myself as I left the small visitors' room, or whatever they called it. I was starting to get suffocated in there, and with Mark who was constantly hinting that Rachel could possibly be the killer.What the hell?I was sure Rachel didn't kill Lana, and my resolve hardened even more after Rachel denied the accusation. Rachel was one of the smartest women I knew, only when it came to the matter of men that she constantly fucked up, but apart from that she was smart. There was no way in hell she would have killed Lana and not buried all evidence, even if the death was by accident.But just a few hours after the lady dies, the police immediately come for her. This was an obvious frame-up, but who was doing the framing and why?I would have still denied the fact that Lana was dead, but it seems like that was really the case. The gold-digging witch had finally died, yet Rachel was still suffering even after she had been put to rest
Marina's POVThere he was protecting me from Martha's venomous gaze and wayward hands like a knight in shining armor. I just looked up at him, mesmerized by his handsome yet stern face. "Stop that rubbish, woman; you're in a police station," Mark said to Marth as she struggled to get to me again. "How dare you... Thing good for nothing, let go of me." Martha said, struggling with Lana's cousin, Kila, who was holding her back. I snapped out of my daze before glaring at Martha from behind Mark. Just a few seconds ago, she was joining that old bitch to drag my hair; now she was holding her back...? It was definitely because of Mark's intervention. "Aunt, please calm down; people are looking, " She whispered harshly to Martha, who shook her head. " No, this bitch and that ungrateful brat must pay. " She said vehemently. "Imagine, Rachel killed my daughter and my grandchild, she has to pay, she just has to." She cried almost sounding delusional. I rolled my eyes at her pitiful anti
Ethan's POVI felt disgusted as Martha grabbed my hands. Looking up at me with joy. And the worst part she called herself my mother in law. Yes I would have gladly agreed to that statement a year ago, that was if Rachel was my wife, but now even if Rachel and I end up together, which I hoped, I would never give her that respect. I shook her hands off me, glaring at her in disgust. "Get your hands off me." I said and the older looking woman most did a double take. "What are you saying? You're here to make sure Lana gets the justice she deserves right? To make sure Rachel spends the rest of her life in jail?" No the only person who deserve to go to jail right now was Lana, and she was dead!I took a step back from her staring at her coldly while resisting the urge to just shut her up. Just one punch from me and she would be out on the floor, that was a bet. "No... " How can you do this to Lana!" She screamed. "You got her pregnant and now choose to turn your back on her now that
Rachel's POV After sitting on the floor for so long, my feet were starting to get numb but I just couldn't care. Marina, who I had thought was my friend, also went ahead to call Ethan to help. As in she called Ethan, so he would do what? Avenge his dead girlfriend and baby? I knew it was not her fault, but I just couldn't help blaming her. It was no secret that she liked Mark. But I thought since she already knew about everything that happened to Ethan, she would stay away from his assistant at least until I got over him, but no... She just rushed over to his side the next day. Was so a bad friend for wanting Marina not to get hurt like I was? Ethan acted like a good guy at first, ' helping me out ' and he also gave me a place to stay. He made me feel at home, he made me feel loved, but then what did he do... He stabbed me in the fucking back. And now Mark, Mark was his assistant and close friend, he must have known everything, there was no assurance that he wouldn't try
Rachel's POV I laughed again scornfully at the female officer whose face crumbled together after what I said. I was just making my case worse, and I knew it, but I was just too frustrated to give two shits about what was going to happen. " It really hurts, doesn't it? When you're treated like that, you must feel..."The sharp ringing sound in my ears made it impossible for me to complete my statement. My face flew to the other side and I coughed out blood. "Just how strong do you think you are huh?" The female officer shouted, her voice showing anger. She's angry? I was the one who was beaten up here. If there was anybody that ought to be angry it was me!" I'm going to teach you a lesson you will never forget. " She said in a sinister voice as she resumed tying my hands and feet on the chair. I couldn't even struggle to remove them. They were too tight and I was too weak. My entire body wanted to collapse. " All you fucking rich brats think you can just do anything you want
Rachel's POVJoyce had this frank air around her and it was impossible to miss, but that was exactly what I was looking for right now. A frank and honest person, not just to tell me the truth about how I looked but also in my life as well. One that wouldn't lie or betray me for any reason. " Joyce be frank, I can take it. How bad do I look?" Considering how many times that bitch of a warder slapped me, I was thinking eight or nine. "Well..." She clinked her tongue, examining my face a little bit. " Darling, you look just terrible". She said at last and I burst into laughter. She really was frank. But ouch, that was a terrible move. My headache intensified and so did my stomach ache, all because of one laughter. My laughter suddenly changed to a roll of cough, and before I knew it, I was sitting up on the bed coughing out blood with Joyce by my side, patting my back. "It's alright, relax". She said in a soothing voice which seemed to calm me down.After almost five minutes, the
Rachel's POV No words could explain how I was feeling right now, no words. After the kiss in the living room, I couldn't hold it any longer so I dragged Ethan up to my room, leaving the rest of my family members downstairs. We had a night... Well, morning of passion, and for the first time in a long time, I was felt at peace. Ethan and I lay on my bed, our bare bodies snuggled close to each other. "I never knew you were still a virgin." Ethan said calmly, his large hands stroking my long blonde hair. My lips pulled in a smile and I shrugged slightly. "There are still somethings you don't know about me". Ethan looked so shocked when he found out as if he had expected something different, while I was also shocked for another reason... Ethan was freaking good in bed! He had told me once before that he never had a girlfriend, so I thought I would be the one to lead since I had more experience. My lower body was a virgin but that didn't mean my mind or some parts of my body were
Rachel's POV As I shut my eyes, the sounds of the wind blowing on the windpipes I placed at the corner of my window became more prominent, the sound of the road, which was meters from here, but I could still here it. My chest heaved up and down simultaneously as I forced myself to only think of those sounds and nothing more. Three days ago, my parents came to Ethan's mansion and demanded I leave with them and since then, I had been in the Nielson's mansion. But that was three fucking days ago! When the first day passed, I was like... Maybe Olivia took harder to catch, that's why I haven't heard anything from them. When the second day passed, my resolve started to weaken, but I still trusted Ethan. He couldn't possibly leave me for Olivia right? The woman kidnapped his niece! And then that day passed. Now this was the third day, I have no idea what to think anymore.I've tried everything freaking possible; yelling, begging God, sobbing, I even swallowed up my ego and my anger I
Ethan's POVIn less than a few hours, my plan worked. Olivia took the bait. I was right, Olivia indeed had more spies in my house and they immediately went to tell her everything I had said. Olivia probably got agitated and evaded her previous hiding spot, but that was the one thing in her plan she did wrong. Right now, I was standing outside her new hiding spot with Mark and Detective Williams. After I told Mark my real plan, he insisted we involve the police, just to make sure that Rachel's name was completely cleared. She was in an abandoned building owned by the Sangria's a few miles away from town and figured, of course, she'd use an abandoned house. " Are we sure she's in there?" Detective Williams asked, bringing out his gun from his pocket and steading it in his hands. Yup, I was sure. I nodded. The main reason because, I had her trailed her by John. I had John fixed at the outskirts of town because I knew Olivia wouldn't dare stay here anymore if she thought I was comin
Ethan's POVAs I watched Rachel leave with her parents, I felt a piece of my entire being leaving with her. Was I making the right decision to let her leave? Maybe I should have fought her parents about their decision so she would stay. But what if things went sideways with Olivia and then the latter comes after her? " Ethan,". Hannah called me bringing me out of my thoughts. " What's going on? I thought we already knew where Olivia was. Why can't we just go there and demand my son back?" My sister asked with tears in her eyes. How was I going to say this?" I don't know where Olivia is. " Marina's eyes almost bulged out of her sockets. " You don't know what now?" She screamed. Hannah also had a look of surprise on her face. " Brother..."I ran my tongue over my patched lips. " I don't know where Olivia is right now, but..." I added before Mark would say something which he clearly looked like he wanted to. " ... I know where she will be in the next few hours". Hannah's brows fu
Rachel's POVAs we paced outside the room the maid was kept in my heart kept beating loudly in my chest. Marina, Hannah, Mark and I kept our eyes glued to the door waiting for Ethan to come out of the room. Ethan went in few minutes ago, after I told them about my decision to not leave until Olivia's location is found. I want to at least know that I didn't ruin a little boy's life and then disappeared. " What the hell is taking him so long?" Hannah groaned desperately itching her neck and hands in irritation and desperation. " All he had to do was to kindly ask the damn lady where her accomplice or even master is, come on, just how hard is that? "I inwardly snickered. To Ethan that was very hard. He was a kind man, but that was until he was messed with. Talking kindly to that lady was like the hardest thing for him to do right now, but he had no choice. It's either that or he loses both his nephew, and his sister. Even I wouldn't be able to fill that void. The creaking sound of
Rachel's POVThere was no room for any 'buts'. Even if it was my life, these three people right here had more say in it than I did. I just shook my head at them and began walking backward. " This isn't fair. "I wasn't a kid, I could make my own decisions. But apparently, these three people here care more about me than I did myself, so whatever decision they made for me was right, at least in their eyes."Rachel ".My parents called after me, but I turned a deaf ear as I ran up the stairs and into my room, shutting the door loudly as soon as I got him. "Dargh!!!" This was all just so frustrating. How could they ask me to leave?Oh yeah, they ain't even asking me! They were commanding me to and I was to obey?" This parents of mine are crossing the line. " I muttered angrily to myself getting hold of a pillow and throwing it towards the wall. The worst part was Ethan was in on this too. " I want to protect you; I love you, Rachel, all fucking bullshit!" If the guy loves me as he p
Rachel's POVEthan looked as guilty as ever, so when Si... I meant my dad kept blaming him, it both looked and sounded like it really was his fault. "I'm sorry." He apologized with his head down. No, I was the only one allowed to blame him for reasons best known to me, no one else. My chest tightened and I shook my head, slowly stepping away from my mother. "It's not his fault." "How is this not his fault? All because of him you were exposed to such a dangerous woman!" My father refused to budge on his accusation. He keep a stern look and a finger at Ethan.Just seeing the way he looked so guilty... For fuck sake you're a man, deny the darn things. It wouldn't really even be called denial since it was not true in the first place. Lenora must have noticed my discomfort because she left my side and went to stand beside her husband. "Honey, it's alright." "We can't keep blaming Ethan until we hear the entire story." She said calmly but then she turned towards Ethan and her calm smi
Rachel's POV"Just how mentally and physically strong can a lady be?" I complained for the tenth time I as I opened the fridge grabbing a bottle of water from it.It's been two hours. Two fucking hours of beating the shit of whatshername but yet she refused to say nothing. How could a person be so loyal to another? The only good part of all this was that I get to beat the bitch who was strapped in a chair, and I would have enjoyed it also if it wasn't for the fact that we were running out of time. "So how's is your plan going?" Hannah said from behind me in a mocking voice.I turned to look at her with a tight smile. " Why not you have a go at her? Oh, I forgot you just came out of the room where the maid's kept. I should be asking if you got anything". I snapped back at her. For the last few hours, Hannah has just been looking for ways to make me feel guilty for her son, and what I hated the most was that it was working. "Can you both please just cut it? " Marina walked up to th
Rachel's POVI winced softly in pain and I climbed back up there stairs with Ethan following behind me. That darn bitch. Did s!he think I was just going to let her little minion almost kill me and just get away with it? No freaking way I burst the door opened and walked towards Hannah, collecting the phone from her hands." Why ah..."" You better listen to me Olivia and listen good. I will find you you damn witch and when I do, all hell would fucking break lose. If you think what you did to Lana was bad, just you wait and see or better yet feel what I'm going to do to you." You're going to wish for death, you would beg for it but I sure as hell wouldn't grant your wish you psychotic bitch! "I cursed ranting into the phone. " Rachel? You're with Hannah? " Olivia asked sounding surprised, but then the surprise in her voice wore off. " I can see, good luck finding me ". She laughed maliciously before ending the phone call. "Hey Olivia, Olivia!!!" I yelled into the phone, but it wa