Chapter seventy one(The video)Sapphire's Point Of View:My jaw dropped at the number of people who were at the table.I thought they would fill the seats but they didn't only fill the seats, some of them were standing due to insufficient seats!“These are the important people in the empire, I couldn't invite everyone,” Dad whispered to me as he took my hand.We walked towards the dinner and all eyes were on me.I was led to my seat where I settled, looking at their faces nervously as they all waited for my words.I just felt like I should dig the ground and bury myself alive. Their gazes were mounting nothing but pressure on me.“I-" I stuttered before clearing my throat. I tried piecing words together but they didn't seem to come together.“Hey, everyone. It's really an honor to meet every one of you and be a part of this family and empire. I'm Sapphire, or should I say I've lived as Sapphire my whole life but I actually am Ekaterina. I've always lived as Sapphire Sage.”.When I sai
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Chapter seventy two(darkness)Anonymous’ Point Of View:I sat on the armchair, my elbow resting on the armrest with my cheek on my fist.I stared at my subjects who stood before me with their heads lowered and their hands at their backs in respect.I chuckled, my voice echoing in the dark warehouse.“So he's been busted huh?" I soliloquized."Yes, darkness,” one of my men responded."And she isn't the heir huh? But Landon had made her believe he wanted the heir while we only wanted her.”.I pulled out my phone from my pocket, searching for Landon's number.I gave him a ring and he answered the call immediately.Without letting him speak, I spoke first. “Get over here," I commanded in a low voice before hanging up.In a few minutes, Landon arrived. He walked into the warehouse, making light streak in from the door as he opened it.He halted and lowered his head when he got near.“Darkness, here I am," he said."What was the assignment given to you?” I asked."To bring the girl so we ca
Chapter seventy three(heartbreak)Aurora's / Tiara's Point Of View:I let out a sigh as I looked at the clouds.The atmosphere was cool and nice, even making my day better. A grin was plastered on my face as the cool breeze grazed against my delicate ivory skin.Today, I would be introduced to the mafia family as the mafia Queen. Finally, after all these years, this is the part where I succeed and get everything I want.The asset has been transferred. The assets were several copies of forged arts that could be sold for billions of dollars as there are a lot of them.I stood at the backyard at the edge of the swimming pool in my blue dress.The splashing sounds from the artificial waterfall were relaxing.Just as I got lost in the moment, smiling with my eyes closed, someone came from behind me, breaking the silence.“Darling, what are you doing here? You'll become the mafia Queen in an hour, let's get you inside, Queen,” Mum's voice echoed as her hands wrapped around me.I giggled as
Chapter seventy four(darkness and doom)Sapphire's Point Of View:I winced in pain, grabbing my ankle tightly.Landon stood there, glaring at me without an ounce of pity. Soon, he left the house.My eyes kept wavering, unable to stay open, yet unable to close from the banging pain that waved through me. I managed to reach for my phone but I didn't even know what to do. My hands were too shaky to even click the screen.Luckily, the door slammed open and some men whose face I recognized from the dinner last night came in, scooping me up from the floor.The tallest one among them threw me over his shoulder. My black hair poured forward, dangling and waving left and right as he walked.He took me outside into the car.~I sat in the backyard with my Father, Sergio, discussing.It's been two days since I got shot in the ankle.I had barely recovered yet but I could move my leg though I could barely walk but I was managing to keep up, at least. It was worth it anyway since Landon's reputat
Chapter seventy five(bomb blast)Sapphire's Point Of View:My hand shook as my heart pounded in my chest.Who is this man and why did he have Eric and Tyler's phone?What did he mean by everyone and everything I know would be doomed? What was he doing to Tyler and Eric? What's going on? What does he want?I let out a sigh, shaking off the thoughts from my head.I had no time to be shocked for now. I would figure it all out later but now, Scorpio needed to be saved.“I need you to get up. Let's get you to the hospital.” An inconsiderate thing to say to someone who was only halfway conscious but I couldn't take him to the car alone. I needed him to stand up and carry his legs at least.I grabbed his hand, pulling him up as I groaned.His legs were jelly as he managed to get up. Eyes closed, he followed me out of the backyard and went into the building with me.I took him outside, putting him in the back seat.I took his keys from his pocket, getting into the driver seat. I inserted the
Chapter seventy six(Scorpio as a leverage)Sapphire's Point Of View:The firefighters and ambulance arrived and the fire was extinguished immediately.Luckily, the cops arrived early enough and followed the directions I gave, catching the man successfully before he got away.Scorpio was being taken to the hospital and I went with them.As I squeezed his bloody, peeled hand in mine as we were in the ambulance bus, it reminded me of Tyler.It brought back the memories and I remembered how I felt that day. I remembered how I yelled at Landon. I remembered how he almost died from protecting me. I remembered how crazy in love I was with him those times.My heart still fluttered for him but in a painful way rather than ecstatic. I still loved Tyler but I guess he didn't belong to me in the first place anyway.To prove how much I loved him, I even went as far as volunteering to give him my heart just for him to live.That same heart, he had broken now.But I need not be told that I broke him
Chapter seventy seven(deal? Deal!!)Landon's Point Of View:How did my life turn out this way? From skyrocketing to hitting the bottom. Starting from scratch wasn't possible. Not on darkness's watch.He would make sure I never got successful anymore. He would watch me crumble and beg for mercy but he wouldn't spare me.I couldn't even step out of the mansion. I was only managing to hold up when I knew the worse was coming sooner.I had no money and I would end up selling my car and even my mansion just to survive.Survival was my top priority and nothing else.I brought this upon myself. I knew the consequences but I went on and did what I wanted anyway.I was sent to get Sapphire herself to get the code but I was more focused on the asset.I just wanted to get it for myself and it wasn't greed that caused it.It was because I knew that the trillions I had wasn't mine in the first place and darkness could take it anytime if he wanted to, so I wanted to get some money for myself and be
Hey there, darlings. We've come to the end of the journey for Tyler, Landon and Sapphire. It's been really eventful and if you made it to this point, I'd like to say a huge thank you. I kept going with your support everyday, making sure to upload every SINGLE DAY as much as I can. I really hope you enjoyed it and I would love to read your opinions in the review section. If you enjoyed the book, please leave a review, each review makes a book rank higher and I would appreciate it if my book becomes one of the best. Along the line, I must say Raphael/Eric is my BEST character. He might be a jerk to you, I understand, but he's an amazing character and he's really cool. My favourite line in the book; "Courage, gorgeous," still gives me the chills. But wait a minute, hold on! This isn't the end of BTL(Between Mafia Lines). BTL has another part, part two. Not about Sapphire this time but it's about... JASMINE ✨✨ Yes, that Jasmine that only showed up once, Sapphire's Twin Sister.
Chapter one hundred(Together Forever)Sapphire's Point Of View:It's been months since the incident and Mum died from the bomb blast. Dad managed to survive and everything has been going well since then.The government agencies never found anything suspicious in the company any longer and our company has been growing larger and larger, becoming an international clothing brand, collaborating with other well-known brands.Though my heart still hurts from losing Johnson, I felt a bit relieved as things got better since then and a good burial has been held for him.I understood that the pain of losing a child would never fade but I believed it was all fate.It was fate that made me go to Landon that day at the hotel. It was fate that made Tyler Landon's son. It was fate that did everything from the start.Fate was amazing and fascinating and I was glad it planned a nice ending for me and the love of my life.Even if fate didn't plan for us to be together forever, I knew I would overcome e
Chapter ninety nine(flames)Sapphire's Point Of View:I hopped out of the car, running into the hospital.This was uncalled for, I never expected that Tyler would regain his memory in no time and although I was just about to deal with Mum's ass but since I've not gotten her location yet, I needed to attend to Tyler in the meantime.My chest heaved up and down as I busted into the ward. I swallowed hard, staring at him.He sat there, wincing a little as he spread his arms for a hug.Roughly yet gently, I crashed into his warm embrace, praying for the moment to never melt away.“Tyler!" I cried as I felt his fingertips massage my scalp gently, pulling my head closer to make the hug more passionate.A soft smile crawled on my face as I pulled away from him, tears welling up in my eyes.I looked at his face, reaching to touch him to confirm it was my Tyler.“I'm fine now," his voice was soft just like it used to and he looked at me with the same adoration he always used to look at me. Ado
Chapter ninety eight(Realizing who the goldfish culprit is)Sapphire's Point Of View:I sped through the road, my engine roaring louder and louder.Finally, I arrived at Dad's mansion. Pulling up, I exited the car, running as fast as I could into the house.The security was nowhere to be found which was unusual but that made it faster for me to get in.I pushed the door open, parting my lips to speak, only to realize there was no one in the living room. It was all empty and scattered.Shattered glass lingered every here and there with some bullets.The couch wasn't in the proper spot anymore, it was already shifted to the front, closer to the TV.I walked in, watching my steps with my eyes scrolling through the whole house. The TV already fell over, damaged beyond repair.What the fuck happened here? That didn't bother me much until I spotted blood staining the white marble floors as if a dead body was pulled. Fear gripped me at the sight.“Hello?" My voice reverberated through the ma
Chapter ninety seven(the footage)Sapphire's Point Of View:It's been one and half week since I got that footage and I have been watching it closely for days, zooming in for details. I drew closer and closer to when box G/0/1/0- - 6/H would be delivered into the store room. I could have just fast forwarded the video to that part, but I wanted to monitor some other things to get clues.I managed to speak with the government agencies about demolishing the company and they agreed to give us about three weeks more to prove ourselves innocent or give it up for them.I have been traveling back and forth between New York City and New Jersey and the stress was a heavy burden to carry. The stress was weighing me down, but I couldn't neglect my responsibilities. I had to monitor Tyler and see if he was doing any better from the neurologist's treatments or not.At the same time, I had to return home to investigate my kid's kidnap and organize the company properly and also watch the footage.Wi
Chapter ninety six(60/40 chance)Sapphire's Point Of View:I remained still, trying to not process what he said but I had already processed it, I was only finding it challenging to digest it and comprehend properly.What did he just say? My Tyler has lost his memory? So he doesn't remember me anymore? He doesn't remember who the culprit was anymore? He doesn't remember anything? Or what?!No, there's no way this is possible.I still remained immobile, not blinking as tears clouded my vision, stinging my eyes as they threatened to spill.There was this silent prayer I said in my mind for him to just laugh out loud and smack me on my shoulder gently then tell me it's a prank or a silly joke, but his face didn't seem like it was fake.His face was heavy with pity and regret.I still didn't blink my eyes and finally, the tears spilled.The only part of my body that moved was my heart and I didn't know why. I didn't know why it didn't just stop beating and let me get buried at this moment.
Chapter ninety five(adoration turned uncertainty)Sapphire's Point Of View:“Who?" I asked, waiting patiently for his words.As his lips parted for him to speak, he jerked instead as he began to cough profusely. I placed my hand on his chest, trying to calm him down but he didn't stop.“Calm down. Easy there, sweetie,” I said, rubbing his chest gently as he coughed.His arm began to shake since he was using them to brace his body.“Lay down." I suggested but he seemed as if he was battling with the cough instead so he didn't hear me.I let out a sigh, not knowing what to do to calm him down.His shaking arm collapsed, leaving him to slam his head against the metal design below him.He stopped coughing immediately, lying there immobile.“Are you okay now?" I asked, only to realize his eyes were closed. A gasp escaped my lips as my eyes widened. “Tyler!!" I shouted, gently tapping him but he didn't budge.My hand cupped my mouth. “Oh shit!" I whispered, turning away and running out of
Chapter ninety four(golden opportunity)Sapphire's Point Of View:My eyes narrowed, my gaze focusing on the kids for a while.They were my kids. Jackson and Jason.Without second thoughts, I dropped the apples in my hand, shoving the passersby aside as I made it through them, making sure I didn't take my eyes off my kids who walked sheepishly with the man who was holding their wrists tightly. From the way he held them, I could tell he was forcefully taking them and he had probably threatened them beforehand.Oh, my poor kids. They were threatened.I would make sure he pays for this! I should have known he had something to hide when he was glancing at me like a mother fucking freak in the plane.“Sorry!" I shouted, separating a couple and running by without looking back.I still had my gaze planted on my kids. I drew closer and closer as the man approached the exit of the airport which wasn't really flooded with people.Suddenly, I felt my left knee bend and I fell to the floor like a
Chapter ninety three(The First Lady)Sergio's Point Of View:I groaned, holding tight onto my thigh as I watched sapphire walk away. I wanted to stop her but I couldn't as she was already far away. I squeezed my eyes shut, pain banging through me.The next thing I heard was the door slamming.Then silence followed. I have been left alone to cry and groan in pain. Left alone to sort myself. I could tell sapphire was feeling betrayed but I was the one who was supposed to feel betrayed instead.I lied to her about doing it for the Empire. Even if I was it for the Empire, she wasn't supposed to react this way as she knew our top rule that we don't sell each other out and we will do anything to protect each other at all cost.I understood that she loved that family but she knew the rules. Also, I only lied to her about saving the Empire. I was saving her instead. I was saving her from emotional distress and getting her reputation ruined.~FLASHBACK~“I'm risking five million dollars." Luca