JaydenShould I give her a call or just let it be? That thought kept swirling in my head as I stepped outside. Today’s the big day for the DNA test, and I’m really torn about whether to reach out to Danielle. After what Derrick told me, I’ve been doing my best to keep her at home. But now, with t
Danielle's POV.After four long days of waiting for the results, Jayden and I were on our way to get it after getting a call from the hospital that it was ready when this happened. Everything going on in the past few days has been very fishy. The daily groceries and meals from my landlord to keep m
Katherine's POV."I don't want to be as involved with this as you want to make me." I tried to sound serious because I Indeed was. I was also anxious. "I had no idea you were involved with something like this." I was trembling slightly. "I saw the sign. It was just too scary to be true.""Hush, Kath
Chapter 84.Jayden's POV.Why did I leave her by herself? Even though it was for a while, I shouldn't have. I couldn't stop blaming myself for what happened. I had Derick and his men combing the city in search of her. I contacted the police as well.I was home later that evening, distraught. "My man
Danielle's POVI woke up with a splitting headache. The room was pitch black but I was sentient enough to know that I was fully awake. My hand moved to my head, feeling for any trace of blood or a gash. There was none. I didn't also feel pain anywhere else. Well, except on my wrist that were now
Jayden's POV Charles and I were already on the move when traffic came to a sudden halt, and I couldn’t help but feel a sense of dread creeping in. Danielle was out there, taken by Katherine, and every second we lost could mean trouble. I’d called the police, but Charles insisted we couldn’t just wa
Danielle's POV I hated that the ropes that Katherine had ties my hands with rubbed my wrists sore. More than anything, I wanted to be cut free. Katherine kept her eyes on the road, her lips pressed into a firm line as she drove, and I knew from the cold look on her face that she didn’t plan to tak
Danielle's POV The pain in my leg was unbearable, each step sending sharp, searing jolts through my body. Blood trickled from a deep gash on my forehead, the sticky warmth blurring my vision. I crouched low behind a cluster of bushes in the dense woods, my breath coming in short, ragged gasps. My c
Katherine's POV*Two Years Later*The air felt thick and heavy as I stood by the window of the rundown motel. The curtains were thin, barely hiding me from the outside world. Every sound made me jump—a car door slamming, the shuffle of footsteps on the gravel outside. My world had come crashing down
Danielle's POV The day started like any other. I was sitting in the living room, flipping through some documents for work, when my phone buzzed on the coffee table. I reached for it, not thinking much of it, but when I saw the name on the screen, my heart stopped for a moment.It was my adoptive mo
Jayden's POVThe house was finally quiet. The chaos of the last few weeks was settling down, and for the first time in a long time, I felt like I could breathe. Danielle had put our son to bed, and now we were alone. Just the two of us. It felt like the right moment—no interruptions, no lingering da
Danielle's POVLucas asked to meet up after work so we could have a drink or two and talk about ‘Stuff’ he didn't bother to explain. When I arrived, Lucas was already sitting by the window, his profile outlined by the soft glow of the street lights outside. He wasn’t drinking his coffee—he just sta
Katherine's POV I sat in the corner of a damp, crumbling room, listening to the faint hum of the city outside. My crew—what little of it remained—was scattered, arrested, or hiding like rats in the walls. Everything I’d built was gone, torn apart piece by piece by Danielle’s real parents.I had not
Katherine's POV I sat in front of the mirror, the harsh lighting of the room illuminating every detail of my face. It had been a long time since I’d looked at myself this closely, and the reflection staring back at me no longer seemed like my own. I had to do this. I had to be unrecognizable when
Katherine's POV Danielle found her real parents. Billionaire philanthropists. Nothing stung more than this new revelation.I was still going to strike. It wasn’t just about getting Jayden back. That ship had sailed a long time ago. It was making them see what they thought they had and losing it.Ze
Danielle's POV had been waiting for this moment for so long that it almost didn’t feel real. The text from Daniel earlier that day had confirmed everything I’d been hoping for: my biological parents had agreed to meet with me. They’d found me, after all these years, and now, everything was about to
Danielle's POVI was sitting at the kitchen table, trying to focus on the stack of paperwork in front of me. It had been a long, exhausting day, and there was still so much to get through. The files I was sorting through seemed to blur together, all the words merging into one long, unending line of