Kol’s POVWe had our stalker, now we had to find her. She was going to regret ever laying hands on what was mine. She had managed to make her face so forgettable and unsuspecting that she never crossed my mind.“The police are on their way.” They’d better be. I wasn’t going to wait for them. I looked for our employee records. This wasn’t some other company. It was mine and I had the right to do whatever. I pulled up Dara Pears’ records.“Her address?” Josh sneered beside me. Josh was just as pissed as I was. She had been right under our noses all this while.“Got it.” I put in the location into our map and Josh drove us there.“I can’t believe that tiny, shy f*cker is a f*cking stalker and assaulter. Did you know she liked you?” Josh stared at me incredulously for a few seconds and looked back to the road.“No. Of course not. I mean, I knew she was weird around me but she was weird around everybody.” I shivered in disgust. I remembered the thousands of roses, how she stalked my house.
WARNING: VIOLENT SCENCESTori’s POVThe swelling around my head and jaw where I had been hit hurt like h*ll. My legs had turned numb and I was sure there was a purpling bruise around my ankles just like they were around my wrists. My vision kept going in and out of focus. I was already partially blind without my glasses, the dim lighting only worsened the situation.Dara had gone out again to receive some call and everytime she came back, her mood worsened. She became agitated. She’d given me two kicks in the ribs because I had breathed too loud, sending me sprawling on the floor. I was hurting everywhere but my survival was paramount. I wasn’t sure anyone was coming to save me so, I had to save myself, if there was even any chance at all that I was going to make it.I hurriedly slipped my house key from beneath my hips where I lay and prayed. It was rare that different keys worked for the same lock but the off chance that it could had me fumbling for the locks of my wrist. If my apart
Kol’s POVThe sun had set and we had to use our phone torches to light our path.“We’ve tried almost every building here. Kol, I don’t think she’s here.” Josh panted hard behind me as he exited another of the many buildings around.“No. I’m not giving up. I know she’s here.”“Kol, I’m not sa…”“You can go sit in the car if you want. I’m not leaving here until I scour every inch of this place.” My tone turned hard.“F*ck you. You know I will never leave Tori if she’s actually here but we don’t know that and I wou…” Both of us paused in our search.“Did you hear that?” My chest constricted as the noise only increased.The screams were louder west of us and we ran towards the building almost tripping in our steps. The rubble was too much and dust coated the environment as we approached the entrance.I inhaled and coughed, the dust entering our lungs. The noise from inside gave us ample coverage to show up unannounced and also allowed us to go straight to where they were without delay.Th
Kol’s POVCharlie had stood in the room with tears in her eyes just after her operation. Mr Rivers had left almost immediately after he donated the blood, barely sparing her bed a glance or two. I didn’t know whether to be angry or sad. The doctors had done the best they could.“The bullet barely missed her heart, severe trauma to the head, a couple of cracked ribs and pierced lungs. We’ve done all we can. It’d be a miracle if she wakes up at all. I wouldn’t want you to get your hopes up.” The doctor had patted down my shoulder, gave a little squeeze, feeling sorry for me and left me to stew in the atmosphere of trepidation and anxiety.We’d called in the best doctors, including my personal doctor who’d checked up on Tori before.Josh had gone back to the office so everything wouldn’t fall apart, because left to me, nothing else mattered. The world could burn for all I cared.“We’ll keep watching her for changes. Go home, get some sleep. It’s been four days Mr Drey.”I hadn’t gone for
Tori was awake. I couldn’t believe my eyes. The doctors couldn’t either.They were all shocked at her miraculous recovery. She could barely speak or move much. She still needed weeks of rest and medical care but she was awake. It was all that mattered.I watched her sleep and wake up, drink water when she was parched, cleaned her myself and then watched her some more for long hours.My phone rang, disrupting my new position as the room hawk and mother hen according to Thea who was asleep in a very uncomfortable position by the way.“How’s she?” Josh had also rushed over, dropping every other thing when he had heard she was awake but returned back to work shortly after.“She’s asleep.” He sighed deeply and then continued to talk some more about work. We were doing fine, thanks to Josh. The short period when Tori was almost lifeless, there were moments of reflection where I realised that not a lot actually mattered to me in the grand scheme of things. The grand scheme of things being sp
FIVE WEEKS LATERTori’s POV.“I swear, I’ll kill him if he tries to bring a spoon near me to feed me.” I hissed through my teeth.Thea chuckled beside me as she got the bath ready for me. I’d come back from the hospital and Kol had been treating me like I was made of glass, carrying me everywhere, spoon-feeding me, tucking me in bed.I was tired and he was slowly getting on my nerves. I’d thrown a fit when he’d demanded that I let him feed me. My arms were f*cking fine. I was fine. I still needed bed rest but I could do a few activities without groaning so loudly.“It is so weird to see Kol like this. I think it’s best if you just let him baby you. We don’t know when he’d go back to cold - no emotions Kol.” She was right but it was getting overbearing.I rolled my eyes at her.“I am serious about killing him though. He won’t go beyond holding my hands though.”“What else do you want him to do? He’s scared he might break you.” Her eyes glinted mischievously at me. I scrunched up my nos
I went up to the room and lay in bed, looking up at the ceiling but not noticing it.First I was shocked, then I was mad. Shortly after I was confused. Why?Kol walked on eggshells around me all night, not knowing how to handle the situation for once. I understood that there was no choice and he was the only option in that moment but why had he done it?I was under the impression that he hated me and that I should’ve died in place of his wife. He’d made that abundantly clear. If you asked me, I thought that was a very obvious opportunity for his wishes to be fulfilled.While I continued staring at the ceiling, Kol glanced at me surreptiously.“I’m sorry.” I turned my face to fully look at him.“I’m not mad at you. I would’ve done the same thing.” I would’ve. His life over any other thing. That would’ve been my choice too.“I’m just… honestly, I don’t really know how to feel.” I moved a lock of hair from his forehead and left my hand on his face, cupping his cheek.“That’s fine. If you
We sat inside David's study. A room with wood that looked richer than my bank account. It probably was richer. The shelf behind him held so many books that had been considered priceless or just lost to most of the world.His house looked just as elegant as it did outside on the inside. The couches smelled of expensive leather and one could smell a citrus-cinnamon scent everywhere else.We all sat in the living room just staring at one another until Gerald came in to ask for what we'd eat, his stare at me unwavering. I shifted uncomfortably in my seat.We'd all echoed the same thing."No, thank you. I'm fine."When he saw no need for his services, he calmly left the room, sparing me a final glance before exiting the door.I didn't know where to start or how to David's face wasn't welcoming. He looked angry but he hadn't thrown me out yet. So, that counted for something.Instead of leading with a 'why the f*ck did you help me?', I asked something entirely different. "How long have you