LOGINāYou tried to kidnap her,ā I murmur. āTried to take her, why?āMy voice stays calm, too calm for the storm I feel inside.He looks at me, as if challenging me. āI donāt know what youāre talking about.āI stop behind him and lean down close to his ear. āLie again, and you'll regret it.āI walk to the
I still canāt stop beating myself up for being so harsh towards her, even though I still canāt understand what is happening to me.Before I can think about it too much, I pull into the warehouse district, killing the headlights as I follow the pin location. Two large men stand by a metal door, and o
ā ļø Content Warning: [This chapter contains graphic violence and torture. Reader discretion is advised.]NOAH.Sierra walks away with her shoulders low, and the sound of her steps fading up the stairs feels like a punch straight to my chest.I shouldnāt have shouted at her. I shouldnāt have chastise
Inside, the living room lights are on and Noah is pacing. His jaw locked, shoulders tense and eyes angry. The moment he sees me, he freezes, then storms toward me with a glare so sharp it feels like a slap.āWhere the hell were you?āI blink, startled. āI was meetingāāHe doesnāt let me finish, his
SIERRA.I walk away from Adrian with a smile on my face⦠but the moment Iām away from him, my smile slips and my heart starts pounding again.Not from fear. Not from what happened. But from the possibility that he might look back and see the car waiting for me, sleek and black and unmistakably expen
The hot chocolate arrives. She wraps her hands around the cup⦠or tries to, but they still shake so badly she can barely hold it steady.āHere,ā I murmur, sliding closer.I cover her hands with mine just enough to hold the cup for her. Her breath hitches, and her shoulders drop a fraction.āItās oka







