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2025-02-06 16:13:37Katy's Point of View
"You have a child? How's that even possible?" I echoed, wondering to myself. In return, Jackson passed me a dubious look.
"Is that supposed to be an insult or a question?" He asked. I knew he was angry and when I saw him walking out of the garden in terrifying steps, I knew I had to follow him. He looked like a man who would baby his head against the wall until there was nothing left of it anymore.
Carefully, I decided I would pick my words. He didn't beg for my companion, but I was determined to give it anyway. I heard Mrs Smith right and clear when she'd spoken earlier. And she was right too. There was every possibility that we would do a wonderful job together as a team,&
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Betrayal's Embrace Cracks Beneath the Surface
Carson's Point of ViewMorris wouldn't stop pacing.Nomatter howmany timeshe'd eventually bumped his littletoeinto the stool."Youknow, if theidea is tokeep her here forquestioning, maybeyoushould trybeing a little bit calm sothat you can keep her calm enough toanswerall ourquestions.""That's a verycrazyideology.""Never mind theideology, youare sure you want tohandle this? Like,you're sure you want tobehere whilewe ask somequestions. Youcan pass,I'll be here.I'll do the questioning."I suggested and he passed me a look."I'm aspy, Carson. I know how tofake emotions.That's kinda one of thereasonsoutof manyIgot selected to jointheagency.
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-07Betrayal's Embrace Revelations and Regrets
Carson's Point of View.Charmaineentered theoffice, herhandswrappedaround herself, her face wasstainedwithtears andhernose waspink. Morris stoodimmediately, momentarilyforgetting his own problem.Sheoffered him a sad smile andshook herhead."Don't worry. Ifyou'reworriedthat tears will fall, you havenothing to worry about.IthinkI'vecriedenough forone day."Shecarefully satdown inthechairthat wasbehind her."Areyoualright?""I'm okay. Everyone saysthat, don'tthey?" She asked, herface stillholding onto thatsmilethatI was surehurtlike hell. "Evenwhen theyare not.""You'rescaring me.Saysomething.Hassomethinghappened?&nbs
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-08Betrayal's Embrace Love in the Shadows
Katy's Point of ViewMyeyes were shut butIwanted to look.Ihatedblindfolds. Ihad thisstrange feelingthatI might benudged off a cliff. Maybe it was the tedious trainingIhadpartakenin formonths, butleaving myfree willto someone likethat bugged me. WasIbeing too much? Ididn't think so."We have been walkingfor hours now,you'resure we areheadedtoan areain this house?You'remaking meallnervouswith allthis walking." Icomplained andhe chuckledsoftly. Hedidn'tstop walkingthough."Mostgirlsaredelightedwiththeidea ofbeingblindfolded. Itusuallycomeswith asurprise.You knowthat, don't you?" He sounded amused."Well,I&
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Katy's Point of ViewIsmiled andnodded. I knew it wasn't what hewanted to say. ButI was safe.I was savedfrom lying to himagain and again.Saved from my own deceptionagainst theprotestsof my heart."Iwould lovenothing more.It's notquite dark yet." Ipointed out and he wrapped hishandsaround me,bringing usbothdown safely."Well...We'll have thatcrazytalk until we can seethe moon. Ifthat's okaywithyou.""I'd lovenothing more," I said,tryingnot tosound asgiddy asIfelt. Iwas also trying not toburymyface on hisshoulder.I loved hislavenderperfume."Tell me about your family." He said after a long comfortable silence.Um...Did&nb
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Morris's Point of ViewEverything was blank.After therough questioning sessionI'd hadwithAdelaide,everything seemed a little bit blurry. I made myway outside, acan of water in my hand. Ihad stayedinside for too long. Andstaying inhere just reminded memore that mycousin wasouttheresomewherewithJosie. AndI was here, holding onto the regretIgot hard and strong.IwishedthatI had been braveenough to just tell her howI felt insteadofmakingher feel uncomfortablethrough myquestioning. I knewshe had atwinsister.Iknew her twin sister wasverydaring, sowhywouldI thinkitwas her? IwishedI could erase thelast five hours. Iwish
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-11Betrayal's Embrace A Taste of Apology
Morris's POVShe was there. Standing at her kitchen, her back to me, her have moving as she stirred stew. It smelt lovely in there. My heart thudded though. And my stomach grumbled loudly in fear. I wasn't sure I had ever felt that way since my first mission as a spy."Hey." I said and she whirled around, her hand on her chest. Oh, look, I'd startled her. I reprimanded myself mentally, tempted to slap myself silly."For crying out loud, you startled me, Morris." She sounded... Confused. Maybe, confused to see me there."I'm sorry. I didn't mean to scare you. I just... Well, nevermind..." I said and she stared at me closely, then went back to her stew. She was mad. She was definitely mad at me. And who could blame her. I had called her a liar and had let my anxiety and curiosity get the best of me. I hadn't intended to but I still did. How on Earth was I supposed to fix this?"If you're looking for Josie, she's not here." I thought
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-12Betrayal's Embrace Thin Line Between Secrets and Lies
Katy's POVI didn't want the evening to end, but it was late and to be honest, my bag was beginning to ache from laying down at the ground for a long time. It had been six hours."You're okay?" Carson asked as he neatly folded the blanket."Yes. I'm fine. After a night here with you, why wouldn't I be? It's just that... Well, like anyone in the right state if mind, after a beautiful date like this, I really don't want it to end. If turning the clock backwards was a thing, I would do just that." I said and immediately felt my cheeks redden. "I couldn't believe I just said that to you.""Hey, we've been here all evening talking about our lives honestly, you think they tops the list?" He asked with laughing voice. I chuckled."Well, not exactly.""Glad you think so.""Do you think we can continue like this? Like, do you think we could really pull this off? I know it sounds crazy of me to think that but I'm curious and I
Terakhir Diperbarui : 2025-02-13Betrayal's Embrace Confessions, Choices, and Crossroads
Katy's POV"Okay, so... What is it you wanted to ask about?" I asked and he inhaled deeply."Look, I don't... I don't want it to seem like I don't have any respect for things that I care about or is supposed to be committed to but I want to talk to someone. I hope you don't judge me for choosing you to talk to. You're not going to do that, are you?""No, no I won't. Morris everyone has problems and if you're willing to share it with me then I feel honored. I like that you're talking to me about it. I like to think that we're friends. And this is what friends do, right?""Right, sure.""Then, tell me already. What's the problem?""Carson is not my boss." He said. Wait. What did they even mean? Did this mean there was someone else Carson was working for? You know what? On a second thought, I was actually happy that Adelaide was inside the bathroom. She could see for herself how unready we were."Okay, so what is he to y
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Betrayal's Embrace Yes, But First the Truth
Kathy's POVThe fireplace had been on all the while as we lay down on his office floor. It was almost... Magical. But my bones were starting to ache. Regardless, all these was perfect. Well... Almost. I turned to look at him. I knew he was staring at me. Like a little child that thought... Not expected to lose something. We never got the chance to talk. Maybe we'd do it now before we made our way to the plane."You love me, don't you?" I whispered and he rolled his eyes, smiling."I thought you were going to start with something a little bit more scary." He said, chuckling and pressing a light kiss on my temple. His eyes were calm and frantic at the same time. Perhaps I was just seeing things."Love is not scary to you? Well, you're who I want to be when I grow up." I said, and he laughed. It sounded forced. He knew."You know, come to think of it. Yesterday night you almost gave me a heart attack.""How?""When you almost walked out
Betrayal's Embrace The Supervisor from Hell
Charmaine's POV"What in the heck?" The woman who was just threatening me, exclaimed and slowly lowered her gun."Well... I would have said that but wouldn't be nearly as cool since you've already said it." Jack said and shrugged, he put his own gun down too. And I just stood there, grasping to understand what in the heck was going on. The woman rolled her eyes and walked around me, just as her hands started sticking the gun in its place in the holster."Optics said you were kidnapped." She said as she came to stand in front of him. His eyes studied the wound that had started bleeding again. "And shot.""They said I was shot?" Jackson's eyebrow shot up."Well, no. But I can see that for myself now. You were supposed to duck, you know." She said, and he scoffed."I was not given that luxury. This is not training. I'm in the field and I'm being an agent. Do try not to judge me already.""Yes, well. It's kinda my job. So... But don't wor
Betrayal's Embrace Laddertown Promises
Charmaine's POVI raced to his side the minute his eyelids fluttered, breathing thanks to God as he'd been unconscious for hours since we landed in the middle of a small town called Laddertown. Thankfully, he hadn't noticed the disturbing odour of chicken, cow, and goat feces."Where are we?" He asked, trying to get up but only wincing and falling back on the hay that I'd laid him on with the help of the kind farmer that owned the property we'd landed on. Other than the fact that we had almost given his wife a small heart attack and had fallen on his freshly planted corn, I was certain he had nothing else against us."You have to rest, my love. Oh, I'm so glad you're up. What were you thinking, scaring me like that!" I scolded, angry at him like it was his fault he got shot. Like he was the one who pulled Jessica's bullet to his belly."From the look of things, I don't think I'm going to die." He joked, laughing.I gently nudged his shoulder. "Quit
Betrayal's Embrace Lines Crossed, Hearts Tested
Kathy's POV"You have to understand, Carson. If you were standing there long enough, you'd know that it had been him who'd been kissing me. I didn't kiss him." I said, following him into the office and shutting the door after me. The last thing I wanted was for Morris and, especially, Annabel to be dragged into this."So I didn't just see you locking lips with him?" Carson asked, his eyes more deadly than I had ever seen."For crying out loud, no! You have to believe me. He kissed me, and I was pushing him when I heard you step into the office.""You were pushing him, but not hard enough to let him get away from you. Am I supposed to believe that a field agent who had been trained to protect herself above every other thing couldn't fend a man off herself?""There was no way I could do that without hurting him, you know that.""Yes, I do. If you don't mind, I'd really love to be alone right now." He said, then turned his back to me.I
Betrayal's Embrace Where I Stand
Kathy's POV"Hey," Abel said, smiling brightly as he saw that I was the one behind his door. He immediately stepped aside, and I entered. My heart was beating so loudly. Not from fear but from the uncertainty of what was going to happen next. He had to know that my mind was made up. Perhaps that would cause him to stop... Whatever plan I knew for sure that he was hatching. "I thought you would be sleeping by now, Kate."I exhaled slowly, refusing to let that old name he used to call me get in the way. "Well, I couldn't sleep. Besides, there was something that I had to tell you. Something you have to know. It can't wait till morning.""It's more important than sleep?""Well, it definitely is if I'm standing here with you now," I said, trying to place a kind smile on my face. I forgot how good he was at reading me."Are you okay?""I'm great," I said, my voice high-pitched. Of course, I wasn't okay. I was about to be as blunt as I could to Abe
Betrayal's Embrace Before Tomorrow Comes
Annabel's POVThe door banged again, and this time it made me more annoyed rather than laugh. With sleepy rage, I made my way out of the bed and rushed to the door, prepared to scratch the Intruder's face off if I had to. But as I opened the door and found Morris staring back at me, the angry words that had once resided at the tip of my tongue fled.He smiled lightly... At me? I was tempted to look behind me just to be sure. But I didn't do that. "Hey." He said."Hey," I repeated, wondering what to say next. I was afraid to talk again. Morris could barely look at me and the last thing I needed was to say anything that would make the situation worst than it already was."Hi." He said."Hi." I repeated. Again. He chuckled softly and studied me for a while, the laughter still hovering around the corner of his eyes."Are you going to let me in or...?" He trailed, and I frowned slightly. He must have seen the look on my face because he rushed to
Betrayal's Embrace The Choice We Make
Kathy's POV"You don't have to be in here, you know," Carson said quietly as I cleaned his wounds. His eyes wouldn't leave his fists, which were still clenched, regardless of the pain he must have been feeling as it was bleeding."I want to be in here," I said, maybe a bit more forcefully than I intended. He looked up at me but only briefly before he lowered his eyes again. Even without him speaking, I knew what he was doing. He was shutting me out. He was closing his heart just in case..."Hey," I called to him, placing my palm over his roughened jaw. He still didn't look up. "You remember what you said in that garden, right?" I asked and I saw a ghost smile. Perhaps it was just my imagination."I do." He said, the smile was in his voice. I wasn't just imagining it. "How could I forget it. It had to have been one of the best, if not the best, moments of my life."Suddenly in the moods to play games, I said: "you mean when you said you loved me?"
Betrayal's Embrace The Cost of Loving Katherine
Carson's POVMorris sighed as Abel stepped into the office. The tension could have been sliced in half. I hated the situation we were in. Abel and I had always loved to joke around. Morris had always been the quiet one. Now, it was obvious that Morris was doing all he could to fill in the space, and even he was uncomfortable."I want you to know that this meeting will be civil. Neither of you will talk stupidly to each other. Neither of you will make this a wrestling ground. You will be respectful, and we will both act like nothing but adults, do you understand?""Yes," Abel said, nodding. I shrugged."Okay, good. Now, Abel, I don't understand what you said in the living room. Do you mind elaborating further?" Morris said, chuckling. "I do not mean to laugh, but this situation is very complicated. Funny too.""Katherine and I used to love each other." Abel began, and I felt anger rise within me."But that's not the case anymore, is it?" I said, and Abel stared at me for a while, then
Betrayal's Embrace Between Love and Danger
Charmaine's POV"How are we going to do that without dying? I don't know if you have realized this yet, but we are in a plane.""Jet.""Same thing! They both hover in the sky and falling from both of them could give us both broken spines.""I know you're scared, my love—" he began. Oh, he'd called me his love! I would have shot up from my chair and done my crazy happy dance had it not been that he was making a crazy suggestion. And even crazier because it honestly sounded like the best we had so far."It's not about being scared, Jack. It's about being careful. I don't want to fall off from the sky.""You're not going to. I'm going to hold on tight to you and protect you fiercely, you have my word.""Then you'll be doing all the work?" I asked and he nodded his head. He looked happy that I had finally gotten him."No! Absolutely not. Jack, we are parents now. We can't go making crazy decisions. We have a daughter to consi
