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Search for LoganJakob's POVLogan was gone. There one minute; gone the next. Not part of our lives; not there, period. He had disappeared as if the sun had suddenly dived behind an eclipse of sorts. I found myself looking at the clouded sky with foreboding lurking within my steps. All along, I thought, Where might he be? All they kept saying was that he was out of the country, but I knew well enough that's not where he's at. After Sean checked all the airlines, no one could confirm that he'd left. So where the hell was he?My mind turned to Selene, and I couldn't help but imagine what trouble she could be in. And then there were her parents.I was aware of how they would look at me. After all, everything that had happened to Logan-well, I felt some guilt for part of it. I knew how much they adored Selene, and seeing their daughter in this kind of situation must have been devastating.How could they let me take their trust again? Was I the one they would send to prison? I wasn't sure
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The EscapeSelene's POVI couldn't sit here anymore. The ropes wrapped around my wrists were biting into my skin and my hands were quickly going numb, but I would not just stay here and hope that someone was to find me.And no one would ever find me because I couldn't tell Jakob where I was going, there was no message or call; how the hell would he help? And my friend, help me. The latter only knows about the outing between me and Logan but I am afraid that's enough to help me. Something had to be done. I had to get out.I tried freeing myself again, this time tugging with all my might against the ropes. The knot was tight, and no amount of twisting my hands seemed to loosen it any.Sweat was dripping from my face and my heart was thumping in my chest. I was in such trouble it hit me as I tried harder.He had left the room some time back saying that he is going to return for me and complete what he said and God have mercy on me, I won't be here when he does come back; I couldn't bear
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Jakob's POV My phone was vibrating in my pocket. I pulled it out and didn't recognize the number calling. Something in my gut debated answering for half a second. Then that little something in the pit of my stomach yelled out loud and clear, Do it. I swiped my finger across the screen and hit the phone to my ear.Hello?" I said, trying to keep my voice from shaking. Already my heart was pounding, and I didn't have any idea why."Jakob…" A soft, shaking voice came through, and my heart stopped."Selene?" I asked, almost unbelieving. "Is it really you? Ohh my goodness, how are you doing; I have been worried sick about you.She sounded breathless, as though in a rush, but I could feel the relief in her voice. "Yes. Jakob, I need your help. I… I've been kidnapped by Logan."Those words struck me like a blow in the gut. Something had smelled wrong, but to hear her say it. was even worse than I could have imagined. My hands grasped the phone harder, my pulse quickening.Where is Selene, wh
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Selene's POV. I heard a bit of commotion downstairs and quickly rushed to see what was going on. Upon my arrival, I was shocked to see something beyond my imagination. I would never have imagined that my parents would be going head-to-head with Jakob all in the name of fighting for me. I didn't send them to do all of that, and if they felt it was right, then it was on them instead of me. "Mom, Dad, I am trying to get some sleep. Why are you yelling?""This man has refused to acknowledge his mistakes. I understand that it might be hard for people to go ahead with their words but this is even borderline worrisome. I don't mind whatever happens as long as I am sure that none of us are going to experience any kind of mishaps, then I don't have any problem." My mom said shooting me a wicked stare. Okay... I cocked my head, trying to understand where all of this was coming from because it was quite strange, to say the least. "I still do not understand what this means. Are you trying to
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Selene’s POV. I pulled away from him sharply with my heart pounding in my chest. It felt as if it was a scene out of a movie, only that this was real. Everything I felt was raw, and completely unexpected."Why didn’t you sue Logan?" I spoke out, the question coming out before I even had the chance to stop myself.Jakob froze for a second, his face hardening just a little bit, but then his expression softened, and I could see the uncertainty in his eyes. "It’s not that simple, Selene," he said slowly, his voice low, almost as if he didn’t want to talk. "I can’t just go around accusing people without proof. You know how it is."I stared at him, confused in my mind. "But you know what he did to you, Jakob. You know what he took from you." I wasn’t just talking about the betrayal, but the years of all the pain that came with it. Logan had cost him more than anyone could understand."I know," Jakob said, running a hand through his hair, his eyes staring at something far off. "But it’s not
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SeleneI closed the door behind me and slumped to the floor, the weight of my heart pressing down on me like a bag of cements. The room felt too small as if it was suffocating me, and the silence that surrounded me was even more than the one I felt in the room that time. I felt so ashamed and felt so stupid for putting myself out there in a way that felt so raw and vulnerable—ugh, I could barely breathe. I wasn’t proud of myself. Back in the room, I stood up and left him alone when he apologized for kissing me.The words I had said to him rang in my ears. ‘I love you’. So simple. So easy to say, but impossible to take back. And still, I said them. I meant them. I just didn’t know if I was ready for what came after.I buried my face in my hands, trying to dull the lump in my throat, the tears that threatened to fall over. Why did it feel like I had made the biggest mistake of my life? The last thing I wanted was to be a pathetic woman who hung around a man who was still grieving over
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Selene’s POVI didn’t know what I expected when I opened the door, but it certainly wasn’t this.Jakob sat there, looking calm as usual but also strangely unsettled. His eyes went from mine to the floor and back up again. He wasn’t angry. I could tell that from just looking at him. But there was something almost sad in the way his eyes moved, something I couldn’t quite place.Before I could say anything, he raised a hand to stop me from closing the door.“Wait, Selene. We need to talk,” he said, his voice firm but gentle.My heart skipped a beat. Talk? Right now? I had just confessed the most vulnerable part of myself, told him I loved him, and now he wanted to talk? I didn’t even know how to process it.I stood frozen, my hand still on the door, my heart racing a thousand miles per second. My mind was going in different directions, none of them good. Should I allow him to come in? Should I slam the door and hide under the bed until this all is over?And then, as if on cue, I heard Ju
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Jakob’s POVThe night after that conversation with Selene, I sat in my room, feeling as if the weight of the world was on my chest. Everything about the situation was wrong in a way that didn’t make sense.I could still hear her voice in my head, the way she had sounded so broken. She wasn’t mad, just disappointed. Hurt. And in that moment, I knew I had hurt her. And that hurt me more than I wanted to admit.I was an idiot. I had kissed her. I let myself get carried away by something so simple and raw, and then I tried to push her away when things started to get real. But what was I supposed to do? My heart still felt locked up.Mia. Mia.I released a shaky breath and ran my hands through my hair as I stared out the window. The lights below me blurred in my eyes as I looked from above, the world moving on while I stayed stuck in a place where I couldn’t even tell if I was moving forward or not. Physically and emotionally.I promised her. I promised Mia, my dead girlfriend, that I woul
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Author's POV. The courtroom air? Stale. Stiff. Like a morgue with better lighting. Dr. Fisher sits slumped. Tailored suit. Empty eyes. His lawyer, a slick weasel in pinstripes, adjusts his tie. 'Nervous'. Prosecutor Amelia Voss strides forward. Heels 'click-clack' like a ticking bomb. She slaps a file on the jury’s rail. Papers flutter. “Ladies. Gentlemen. This man”—she whirls, points at Fisher—“is no healer. He’s a 'chemist of death'.” The jury leans in. Fisher’s pen trembles. “Forged prescriptions. Falsified records. 'Profit over pulse'.” Voss tosses photos—bottles with smudged labels, scribbled dosages. “He didn’t 'mistreat' patients. He 'weaponized' them.” A juror gasps. Fisher’s lawyer stands. “Objection! Speculative—” “Overruled.” Judge Calloway’s voice grinds. Granite face. Ice-chip eyes. “Proceed, Ms. Voss.” She smiles. Feral. “Gladly.” ''' The witnesses come. A parade of ghosts. First: Mrs. Eliza Trent. Apron stained. Hands raw. “My husband… his arthritis
