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Chapter 19
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2024-01-14 07:00:31«Layla»
“I'll tell you what's wrong with me, you!”
Ethan's words hunted me as I ran. I tried to stop the tears from flowing to no avail. What had I done? Was I so wrong in conceding to this marriage?
Was I so unbearable? So disgusting?
This isn't working I thought. And Ethan had spelt it out crystal clear. Why did I push him... Why did I so desperately want to get hurt.
I fled blindly, running away from everything I knew. I needed a safe space to think and clear my head. I definitely couldn't see Drake at this state.
Turning onto a dark alley, away from the prying eyes of passers-by, I sat on the concrete ground shaking.
“Breathe... Breathe Layla,” I strayed my self as best as I could and pulled out a cloth to clean my already stuffy nose.
He didn't even hit me but now
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«Nicole»The car was parked and I felt someone carry me down. I was made to move through a winding path and up and down some stairs and around passages before finally my hands were untied and the polythene bag was removed from my head.I stood face to face with Sedar Maxwell, a slight glint in his eyes as well as a smirk at the edges of his lips.He spread out his hands. “Welcome to my humble abode. Sorry for the inconvenience.”His chest bulged out of the thin black that he wore as usual, blinding me once again with his unimaginable number of gold chains. How did someone even manage to wear two belts just to prove he had a thousand gold belts?I glared at him. Heck next up he'll show up with diamond teeth. “You better have a damn good reason.”“Please, make yourself at home.” He smiled fully now, revealing sparkling diamond false teeth that made a one-two-three pattern with his normal teeth. What the fuck... This was oppression!“This is the dark side.”I looked around and sat down
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«Nicole» “It's yours to choose,” His grin widened. “And mine to watch.”I nodded checking the time. I had to get home on time so my parents wouldn't start asking me stupid questions.“I'll notify you once the target is within Killing range. Three men will do the job.” He snapped his fingers.A man walked in dressed in a leather jacket and ragged fashionable jeans. He nearly tripped over the shackles that were still on the ground as he stumbled into place in front of us.I gave Sedar the, “seriously him??” look.“It had been completely coincidental,” Sedar's smiling eyes replied.“Ring leader Jacob,” The man reported standing straight. “Two of my men and I would be avaliable from noon to late in the middle of the night. We're well trained in kidnapping and assassination.”“He's the most ordinary looking killer I know.” Sedar testified walking closer to me. He held out a hand and led me to the door. “Could lend right in amongst innocent two year olds without problems anytime.”I could
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«Ethan»Jonas looked a little more than terrified but followed my lead as I pulled the trigger. The look on his face was resigned. There was no going back now.I'm glad he understood. Since we had already gone against the law, we were going to see it through to the end.“Who's there, show yourself!” One of the kidnappers yelled pointing in all directions. Layla had already taken the initiative to flee and take shelter behind a ledge. I heaved a sigh. It would really be troublesome if the criminal still held on to her and used her to threaten us. “You know what to do now.” I nodded at Jonas.“Y-yes master,” He said no doubt remembering my instructions. No matter what happened, he was to take Layla, get into the car and leave.I stepped out of the shadows and addressed the man.“I'm sorry but you have something that's mine.” My voice was cold and deadly, plunging the already cool atmosphere to another freaking hundred degrees.Out of the corner of my eyes, I sighted Jonas sprinting a
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Layla's POV "What do you want me to say. Oh hey don't date whoever that creep is. I love you. Is that it?" I just stared at him, what the heck was that? So what he loved her now?. He stared back at me like a moron and then his expression softened and I took as a sign he realized he'd just lashed out at the wrong person."I am sorry." He did his puppy dog eyes look."I'd love to say it's fine but it's nothing, you two really need to take a minute and sit down to talk." The rest of the ride was absolutely silence, he walked me to the door and kept apologizing for the way he acted but all I did was nod. "What happened between you two?" Ethan saw the look on my face when I stepped in."More like what the heck is happening between two of them" I threw my bag on the couch and fell into his arms "Who are we talking about right now?" "Derek and Annabeth." "Oh, those two. Wait, they're still at it? I thought it would be over by now. Aren't they taken it a bit too far?" Even Ethan notice
