Caroline pov:
My heart pounded as I looked at them, fear written all over my face. I couldn't help but wonder what they were planning to do with the video.
"Why did you record me?" I asked Nathaniel, trying to keep my voice steady.
"Do I need a reason?" he replied with a smirk.
My eyes darted to Grayson, who was standing beside him, also grinning.
"Is this some kind of sick joke?" I demanded.
Grayson's expression turned cold. "Does this look like a joke to you, Caroline?" he sneered.
Tears welled up in my eyes. "Please leave me alone. Please," I begged, feeling utterly helpless and alone.
My heart was pounding in my chest as Nathaniel approached me. I took a step back, fear creeping up my spine. Suddenly he grabbed my arm and pulled me closer to him. My hair fell across my face, but he quickly pushed it behind m
Caroline pov:I was completely entranced by his magic and didn't want it to end. I knew it was wrong, but the feeling was so deliciously addictive that I couldn't resist. My mind was telling me to put a stop to it, but my body was screaming for more. In the end, I gave in to my physical desires and let myself be carried away by the moment.I was completely lost in Nathan's touch. His hands moved down my body, caressing my hips before settling on my thighs. He pulled me closer, wrapping my legs around him as I clung to his neck for balance."Starting today, you're mine," he whispered, his eyes darkening as they met mine."Your body and soul belong to me. Everything," he said.I nodded, feeling the pressure. Little did I know that my mistake this day would turn my life upside down. If only I had listened to my heart instead of my body, maybe things would have been different.He led me to the bed and gently made me lie down. As he leaned over me, I could feel the intensity in his gaze.
Caroline pov:As I arrived home, I couldn't shake off the memory of his lips on mine. It was a brief kiss, but it left me feeling conflicted and confused. I knew I shouldn't have let him get that close, but I couldn't resist him. As I entered my house, I tried to be quiet, not wanting to wake up Linda. I hurried to my room and locked the door, feeling safe and alone at last.I undressed quickly, feeling the need to wash away his scent and the memory of his touch. As I stood under the shower, letting the water flow over my body, I couldn't help but cry. I felt disgusted with myself for enjoying his kiss, but at the same time, I couldn't deny the pleasure it brought me. It was a complicated mix of emotions, and I didn't know what to do about it.As soon as I stepped out of the shower, I reached for the towel and wrapped it around me. I then grabbed my brother's oversized shirt and put it on. The smell of his cologne immediately hit me, and suddenly I felt a wave of emotions. I wishe
Caroline pov:I just froze like a statue as Adam's question hit me like a ton of bricks. "Is he blackmailing you, Caroline?" Adam asked, his eyes fixed on my face. I tried to act normal, but my nerves betrayed me. How did he get that doubt? "Why would you say that?" I asked hesitantly, trying to hide my fear with a chuckle."Just because I know his character. I want to make sure that you are with him out of love and not because he's forcing you." Adam replied.I couldn't help but laugh. If only he knew the truth that I was with him against my will, but I couldn't tell Adam. If I did, everything would be ruined; my life, my dreams, and my dad's career.Adam looked at me with concern and said, "If he ever causes you any trouble, just say the word. I'll give him a piece of my mind.""Of course," I replied, trying to sound carefree.As we were about to enter the classroom, I heard a familiar voice calling out, "Cece…”I turned around to find Addison and Natasha staring at me as if the
Caroline pov:Nathaniel's eyes swept across the room, and just for a moment, I felt a surge of relief. But then his gaze fixed on me with a chilling smile, and Grayson, standing at his side, mirrored his expression. Dread settled in the pit of my stomach.Mr. Thompson, our teacher, interrupted the silent tension. "Gentlemen, please find your seats. We're in the middle of a lesson."Nathaniel and Grayson strolled to the back of the room, choosing the seats directly behind me. Their looming presence felt suffocating, like a dark cloud. Adam, noticing my unease, shot me a reassuring nod.As Mr. Thompson delved into his lecture, my attempt to focus was futile as my mind raced. What were Nathaniel and Grayson plotting, and why were they even here?After the class, I and Adam stepped out, only to see Nathaniel and Grayson brush past me without so much as a glance. I was relieved, yet a pang of disappointment lingered. Why did I want Nathaniel's attention when he was essentially blackmailin
Caroline pov:Yeah, he was right. I like what he's doing, but I can't admit it because I need to maintain my good-girl image. I have to figure out a way to resist, but now I have to deal with Adam."You have no right to say that to me!" I shouted at him, tears streaming down my face."Adam will tell everyone, then what will you do?" I screamed at him."He needs to know you're mine," he said, rising from the ground.He was absolutely insane. "I'm not yours!" I yelled at him. "I don't belong to you. If you think I do, then you're a fucking psychopath.”His face changed to cold look and hegrabbed my neck squeezing it hardenough for me to stop breathing."Remember who the fuck you'retalking to." He said choking me as Itried clawing his hands off my neck.He let me go and I sucked in a breathdramatically coughing. I held my neckknowing it would bruise. I had tears inmy eyes. He saw and his face softened."God, I'm so sorry, love," he said, pulling me close and placing light kisses
Caroline pov:"Thank you," he said to Natasha, leaving me completely puzzled. Why was he thanking her?She nodded at him, and they locked eyes for what seemed like forever before she casually said, "I have to get to class. I will call you tonight, Cece," and then she sauntered back into the school.I stood there, utterly bewildered. Did she know something I didn't? Why would she just leave like that, and what was with the unexpected thank you?I locked eyes with him, ready to confront him, but he shot me a steely gaze. "Get in the car," he commanded."What?" I questioned, determined not to ditch class with him."I need to go to class," I insisted, pulling away from him."Get in the car, Caroline. Don't make me ask again," he said with frustration.I grew tired of him constantly bossing me around."I'm not getting in your fucking car!" I yelled.He glanced around, probably checking if anyone heard me."Get in the car," he said softly but firmly, "or I will make you."I stood my groun
Caroline pov:"Take off your top." His voice sounded hoarse. I was nervous but I took it off. I didn't want him to get angry.I placed it on the counter as he looked at my breast. Before he started taking off his top. I haven't seen his body fully before. But I was surprised to see how muscly he was. He had a six-pack and huge arms. I could see little scars around his chest. They looked like little claw marks. I wanted to touch them, but I didn't. I wondered what happened to him."Take off the bra." He said as he buttoned his jeans making my heart pound.Was he going to have sex with me now?"Take off your bra, love." He said again when I didn't do it.I started taking it off slowly, pulling it off my body. He sucked in a breath as he looked at my hard nipple groaning."I love your tits." He said pulling his jeans off and standing t
Caroline pov:I opened my eyes, forgetting where I was. I felt someone beside me. Looking down to see Jungkook's hair. I was still at his house. We had fallen asleep on the couch. I felt something wet twitching on my skin. I pulled the cover away to see his mouth was still attached to my nipples. It would twitch every few seconds. I pulled it out of his mouth and he groaned, making me freeze. Thinking he was gonna wake up but he didn't. He sounds asleep. I got up slowly pulling away from the cover. The guy seemed pretty harmless. I looked for my phone, wondering what time it was. I hoped Linda wasn't freaking out. Releasing it was in his room. I glanced back at his sleeping body. He looked so peaceful, you wouldn't think someone as good-looking as him could be evil.I walked out and made my way upstairs to his room. The hallway was dark, so it was probably night. I'd climbed up some stairs, but I didn't recognize this floor. It was different from his usual one and kind of creepy. Th
Caroline pov:***One Week Later***“Thank you all for being here. I know Addison would have appreciated it,” Grayson said into the microphone.I couldn’t believe how calm he was. I was a mess, tears streaming down my face all day. I kept replaying the promise I made to Addison in my head. I was supposed to be there for her, but now she was gone, buried six feet under. They said it was a freak accident, but I know her parents were hiding the truth.Being back in Toronto brought back a lot of bad memories, but I knew I had to say goodbye to this life before starting a new one. I couldn’t leave without saying a proper goodbye to Addison.***Flashback to the Hospital***“I told you I’m here and I’m never leaving you,” I said, pulling him into a hug.“I forgive you. It wasn’t your fault. You were just a kid who had a terrible life,” I whispered into his neck.“I’m so sorry. I wanted to tell you. I regret everything I did. If I could go back and change it, I would,” he said.“I forgive you
Caroline pov:***AFTER ONE MONTH***The small hospital room was filled with the steady ticking of the clock, each tick a reminder of the day I had both dreaded and prepared for.It had been a month since I confronted Nathaniel about what he did to my mom and brother.A month filled with anxiety and fear as I prepared to bring a new life into this chaotic world. And now, the moment had finally come.The delivery room was bright and clean, I lay on the bed, feeling the weight of the baby inside me as contractions began to crash over me like waves.Each wave of pain was a reminder of the life I had created with the man I feared most.Nathaniel was just sitting there in the corner, constantly reminding me of my messed-up past.I wished he wasn't around. I felt stuck, like a bird locked up in a cage. It wasn't just a
Caroline pov:I stood at the edge of the lake, my heart racing with a mix of relief and dread. I was finally here, far away from that suffocating apartment, staring at the peaceful water.I had been waiting for this moment, waiting for the right time to confront him, but it never seemed to come.Weeks passed, and I kept trying to figure out how I felt, but the more I tried to convince myself things were fine, the more I knew they weren’t.I had lied to myself and pretended everything was okay. It was easier that way. But I couldn't keep doing it. I needed answers.“Did you kill my mother and brother?” I asked, my voice barely more than a whisper.I kept my eyes fixed on the water, afraid to look at him, afraid of what I might see in his expression.The air between us felt heavy, and I could sense his te
Nathaniel pov:I looked down at Caroline, her soft breaths brushing against my chest as she slept. There was so much I needed to take care of, so many problems waiting to be dealt with, but I couldn’t leave her right now. Not with everything she’d been through.Telling her about Addison was so hard. The way her face crumbled when I told her... it wrecked me. I didn’t want her to blame herself, but of course, she did. That’s just how she is. Addison was the only friend she had left, and now even that was gone. I prayed the memorial would give her some kind of peace, but Taehyung? He wasn’t going to let it slide. And neither was I. Adam would pay for what he did, and I wouldn’t stop until I found him.I glanced at Caroline’s bruised face, her fragile body curled up close to mine. Everything about her screamed broken, but there was still so much strength in her. Now, it was just us, me, Nari, and our baby. No one else mattered. Her mother, her brother... they’d always stood in our way
Caroline pov:I was curled up in bed, spooning tomato soup into my mouth, the warmth of it barely soothing the storm inside me.A few hours ago, I didn’t expect Nathaniel to bring me to a sleek penthouse in Berlin, Germany. Nor did I expect the sea of reporters waiting outside. He mumbled something about his father and the cult, but honestly, I was too drained to pay attention.My thoughts were louder. He killed my family. No matter how hard I tried to push that fact aside, every time I looked at him, the truth hit me harder.I vaguely remember him saying he’d been working with the FBL for some time, something about them trying to nail his father for years but never finding enough evidence. They finally caught him laundering money from investors.I was worried that they’d drag Nathaniel down with him, but he assured me he was an informant. Stil
Caroline pov:***NEXT DAY***Slowly opening my eyes, I felt a throbbing pain in my head. How long have I been asleep? The last thing I remembered was Nathaniel's eyes and the blood.Was he really there or was it just a dream? The smell of strong disinfectant confirmed I was in the hospital.I blinked slowly, trying to survey the room, but my neck was stiff. The oxygen mask on my face felt uncomfortable as if I had been hit by a car multiple times. My throat was as dry as a desert."Hey, don't move," a shadow loomed over me.He was here. I tried to speak, but my mouth was covered by the mask. I needed water, but I couldn't ask for it."I know you're in pain, Love, but you need the oxygen for the baby," he said, gently brushing my hair away from my face.The baby? Was the baby still alive? I was confus
Nathaniel's POV:"How is she?" The words left my mouth with a sense of urgency I couldn't hide, my heart pounding like a drum in my chest.The doctor smiled softly, "They both are stable right now."Both? Confusion hit me like a slap. The baby?"Wait... both?""The baby, sir."My heart stuttered."But she was bleeding... I thought..." I couldn't even finish the sentence.The blood, the chaos, I had been sure we had lost it. The baby couldn't have survived, right?"That was due to stress," the doctor explained patiently."It's not uncommon for some women to experience light bleeding. With everything she went through, it's expected."The relief that washed over me was almost too much to handle. I nodded, absorbing her words."The baby's
Nathaniel pov:"They'll be fine, boss," Theo said, his eyes meeting mine with a calmness I couldn't quite share."Just give me five more minutes."I glanced down at her still body, the oversized, tattered shirt hanging off her frame like she was disappearing into it.She looked so small, so fragile. I could barely recognize the girl I once knew. Her cheeks were hollow, and her eyes, though closed, seemed to carry the weight of everything she’d gone through.The image of her crumpled on the roadside was seared into my mind. If we hadn’t found her when we did, I don't think she would’ve survived. She was already halfway gone.When she first saw me, her eyes were wide, but it was like she didn’t even register who I was.I had to shake her gently, terrified that she might not recognize me at all. For a mome
Caroline pov:The night was eerily silent, like a graveyard. The sky was a deep, inky black, speckled with a million stars gazing down. But inside me, a storm raged as fierce as any thunder outside.Her hand gripped mine, pulling me toward the car that idled nearby, its engine humming like an anxious predator.“Come, Caroline. The car’s waiting,” she urged, her voice tense as angry shouts echoed behind us.Her face, a mask of concern, twisted in the dim light, but I couldn’t bring myself to trust her.For all I knew, she could be one of them. How could she claim to be my aunt when my mother never mentioned her? And why now, after all these years?Nathaniel, at least I knew he wasn’t with them. He had always wanted to protect me. But her? She was a stranger, and this was my one chance to break free.