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Selene's POV The moment the name Mia rolled out, everything changed in one swift second. Jakob's face fell as his gaze hit the floor; tension crept into his shoulders as if a million thoughts were suddenly dropped onto him.Something wasn't right; my gut feeling felt otherwise. I had to know this, yet I couldn't just stand there, acting normal when nothing was to begin with."Jakob," I said firmer. "What is this? You have been acting weird since that call has come in. Please, for heaven's sake, don't lie to me again."He said nothing for several moments, but I could tell the war was on behind his eyes, in the conflict as to whether to tell me the truth or further hide it. But I'd had enough of the silence, enough of the games. If he wasn't going to open up to me, then I had to make him."I am not going to stand here and make it seem like everything is okay, Jakob, whereas it is not," I continued, stepping closer to him. "If you do not tell me what is going on, I swear, I will just
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Jakob's POVThis had been a weird feeling waiting for Mia. I had said that I would meet her, but as the day approached, a sense of nervousness ascended. I didn't have a single idea how to behave or what to say. My head was on one of those cycle rides of questions, half of me too scared to ask. What if she suspected I didn't trust her? That I was only questioning her because I was still trying to figure out whether she was real?That is the truth-I did not know what I felt. I did not know whether to be happy that she was back or be confused by how to handle everything, having been so long since I saw her standing in front of me alive, breathing just like she used to. Yet again, there was so much that was not known, and many questions remain unanswered.She finally came through the door, and I was surprised to feel how nervous I was. I hadn't anticipated it. There Mia stood, like nothing was different, but all was. Now I was sitting in a wheelchair, and she was standing-healthy and
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Selene's POVThe next day, everything felt so different. Something inside me had shifted. I had tried so hard and put in so much effort, but it felt like I was the only one. Jakob did whatever he liked, and I felt like I was being left behind. Nobody took my feelings into consideration.I knew I needed to step back, to stop making so many efforts that weren't being returned. Now it was time for me to focus on myself, even if that meant distancing myself from him. So I decided not to check up on him anymore; I didn't even want to go out because every time I did, it would never end well, and I'd had enough of it.I didn't say anything as Martha came to call me down for breakfast. I didn't want to be bothered with anyone right now. I did not want to face them or put on a happy face while inside, I was empty.Martha," I called out from my room, my voice a little softer than I meant. "Tell everyone I won't be coming down. I don't want to see anybody today. Just leave me alone, okay?"S
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Jakob's POVI just couldn't sit around and do nothing. I had to take immediate action, so I called her parents straight away. They had to know, and maybe they could help me find her. I did not want things to get out of hand nor did they think that I wasn't doing enough. Her parents always had their opinions, and I knew they wouldn't take kindly to me not handling things properly.The response came in hoarse voices; their tone seemed to reflect alarm. "Jakob, where is our daughter? We have not seen her for quite some time now," her father grumbled over the line. "You better return her whole, or face all the full forces of our outrage."A wave of guilt hit me. How did things ever get this bad? Gone, and because of me-Selene's disappearance was now my fault, having allowed everything to deteriorate this far, now trying to pick up the pieces. And to make things worse, I couldn't even tell them the truth-I have no idea where she is, and it really feels like I am losing her for good."S
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Two weeks later, Selene's POV. I sat on the bar stool, staring at the bartender as he kept on mixing the drinks. "Some dirty martini on the house." He said with a smile, wiggling his eyebrows at me.Since I was not in the mood to entertain any advancement from any man, I remained cool, refusing to give him the attention he needed. The bartender swirled my drink, performing his theatrics, which annoyed me even further. So many things were on my mind and this made me pissed at him. "Can you just give me the drink and stop this nonsense?" I asked him, a step away from hissing.So many emotions failed my mind, but I decided to stick to one, which was deciding to take a long break from everything that resembles stress.His eyes kept being focused on something else and I found myself rolling my eyes at him. I turned, behold, Sean sat comfortably behind me, making me roll my eyes. I should have known that coming out was a bad idea. He was definitely going to track me down. I raised m
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Jakob's POV. "Things have not been the same again without you in my life and you of all people know this. I didn't know that it was going to be as bad as this and that's why I'm here without even caring about what this might seem like." "I know I'm probably the last person that you want to have a conversation with but how do we move on from this? Is there a way we can find a remedy? I mean I just want to focus on the things that matter and not things that do not. I know that I am probably the worst person that you want to talk to right now but, I still feel like we can work things out." I said, ignoring the fact that she looked like she was about to Stone me in the face. I might be a lot of things but naive and being heartless isn't one of my strongest suits. I kept on staring at her for a while not knowing what to do next. The fact that she wanted to be on her own didn't give me the license to treat her badly."Now that you have realized that I'm not going to always be here to run
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Selene's POV.The house was completely silent as soon as we walked in and I almost asked if this was a graveyard. It wasn't too late into the night so I expected to see Martha and probably Brenda walking around but that was not the case around here. I was feeling anxiety and at the same time also feeling like something was wrong somewhere. My suspicions were very true because the door opened behind us almost immediately making us turn. Mia. Mia stared at us suspiciously as my eyes ran down her length. She was making my head spin with what I saw her put on. How does she walk around the house looking so naked without feeling weird about it? I mean it was probably so much to ask of her to cover herself up. I decided that this is not my business because anything I say right now could be used against me. Mia and I had not had any conversation particular to this issue. I felt like there was more to it than she was willing to let on. One of the major reasons I would have allowed whate
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Selene's POV. I paced around my room as Julie's cell phone kept on ringing. "Pick up." I mutter to myself hoping that she instantly does and then I am able to tell her everything I feel.This was bad. I wasn't supposed to be caught in a mix of love triangles. This wasn't supposed to be happening to someone like me especially after I had been dealt with a heavy hand. Was I going to listen to sound correction? Of course not, I believed that everything was going on smoothly but I didn't know why it was taking me so long just to get rid of the emotions coursing through me. When would I ever learn how to separate my feelings from being with a man? I was supposed to have understood the handwriting on the wall but here I was still feeling like a fool.Jakob was probably laughing at me in his room and I still remained foolish. What if he tells Mia? That lady would mock me for eternity. Luckily, Julie picked up after so many rings. "Where have you been? I have been trying to call you the e
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Selene's POV.The sound of the alarm clock going off had me jumping out of bed. This wasn't supposed to be happening!I turned, seeing Jakob still snoring slightly in his naked glory! Shit! Julie freaking warned me yet I went ahead to do what I wanted and now I regretted it. I shouldn't have agreed to take that drink with him. Now here I was trying to struggle with my dignity. How were we supposed to look at each other tomorrow? I gathered my things frantically, rushing out while cussing myself for taking a wrong step. Everyone was going to blame me for this nonsense. I brought it all upon myself and no one could save me. I wished that he wouldn't come looking for me. I was going to chase him away and pretend like I wasn't with him the other night. Where to go! Where to go? If I decided to go home, I would need to board a taxi but that means that I was going to be late to the meeting I was supposed to have todayHoly shit! It was just two glasses of wine and here I was acting
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Selene's POVThere were too many things that I wanted to bring to the limelight almost immediately but I've decided to relax and wait a bit so that I didn't look like I was pushing too hard. If anyone had such a perception of me then it was going to ruin my mysticism. Annie played the dutiful friend by wiping my forehead with a napkin even though I didn't feel hot in any way That was just her way of supporting me and I was pretty impressed by the new development. After waiting for some time, I suddenly decided to take a deep breath and try to understand what the hell was going on.The room went silent on my grandmother walked in. "Don't tell me that he is still trying to come up? He is doing a lot more than I expected him to. Annie, what didn't you inform me when you arrived?" I rolled my eyes at her provocative tone. What the hell did she think she was doing to a girl who had no explanations to tender to her? It wasn't her fault in any way, shape, or form about whatever was going
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Selene's POV. The doctor might have agreed to keep his mouth shut for now. But I knew better than to rely on just one person to keep my secret. If I wanted to stay ahead I needed a backup plan. My mind searched through the people I knew trying to figure out who I knew could keep a secret or who I could trust but no one came up. They’re all fake and trusting them is like digging my own grave. I inhaled resting my head on the pillow when a mane struck my thought. Roslyn If I can at least give some 50% of my trust it should be Roslyn. She’s unpredictable sharp and good. I wasn’t sure if I could trust her but I also knew she was my best option. I picked up my phone and dialed her number. The phone rang twice before she picked up. “Jordan?” Her voice was steady but I could hear the sight edge of sorry beneath it. “Where the hell have you been?” “Worried about me?” I smirked. “This isn’t funny!” She snapped. “Do you have an idea of what’s happening? Your family is practically set
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Selene's POV The private suite was just as quiet now as when I arrived. The kind of silence that felt unnatural pressing down on me like a weight I couldn’t shake. The steady beep of the heart monitor and the occasional shuffle of the doctor moving around the room were the only sounds breaking the stillness. Pain throbbed through my ribs with every breath a dull ache reminded me of just how close I had come to losing everything. My libs were still sluggish from whatever medication they had pumped into me but my kind was clear too clear. I wasn’t supposed to be here I wasn’t supposed to be alive but somehow I managed to escape death. Maybe that was lucky or not. I was about to ask the doctor for water when he suddenly pulled out his phone his expression tight. He glanced at me before pressing a button putting the call on a speaker. “You need to hear this.” He muttered setting the phone down on the table beside me. I frowned but said nothing he must have something to show me s
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Selene's POV It felt like I was floating on my air, the world around me felt like it was spinning. I had never felt this type of hangover in a while, it must have been a crazy night… I thought as I tried to steady myself gripping the sheets of my bed wondering how I had been so careless when muffled voices reached my ears. Slowly I tried to focus on the voices when I heard a slight beeping machine, slowly my eyelids fluttered open and I was faced with a ceiling that was certainly strange making it clear I was not in my room. "You should have been here earlier." A soft feminine voice uttered, making me incline my head in the direction ignoring the throb in my head. I tried to focus on who was speaking. "Annie, don’t start." A familiar voice shot back laced with frustration. "Don’t start?" Annie retorted, scoffing. "He was bleeding out, Josh! Where were you?" Blood. The word sent a slow, crawling heat through my chest. My fingers twitched against stiff sheets, memories flickeri
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Selene's POV The beeping of the heart monitor filled the hospital room, the steady rhythmic sounds of my heartbeat had long since faded into the background of my mind. The scent of strong antiseptic clung to the air, sharp and sterile, an obvious and never ending reminder that I was still in this place— bedridden.I let out a little sigh—I had spent enough time on this bed to memorize the exact placement of every single object in the room. To anyone else that might have sounded a little funny.I noticed how the curtains danced in the breeze whenever wind came, it made me crave for the outside world and not the way the cold sheets felt against my skin. Or the numb ache at my sides.But none of these discomforts compared to the unease brewing within me as I turned my head toward my grandmother who sat silently on the cushioned chair next to me.No matter how many times I had tried to shrug the thoughts off, they just wouldn't budge.She had been acting strange for a while now—too stra
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Coming from someone who had waited so long to get answers I guess the taste of victory still lingard in my mouth as I tried to figure out what exactly the problem would be if I went on with my idea. Absolutely no one to support me besides myself and my persistent belief that I could do this. I didn't even bother about going on and on above the usual. I just waited and sealed deals from my office. Julie was my greatest supporter as she didn't miss a day to gas me up and tell me how amazing I was. This was the kind of person I wanted in my life who was going to always prove that there was a reason for me to always have sufficient people around. It wasn't going to change the fact that I was going to suffer to bring my vision to limelight even though I had a few agencies who wanted to mingle with me. I had to turn most of them down when I realized that their visions didn't tally with what they wanted me to do. It was always prohibited to mingle with such people as long as t
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Seline’s POV Yes! We did it. The joy of the victory I just got spread like wildfire in my body, I couldn’t contain it. The doors of the courtroom swung open and I stepped into the daylight. The sun, high in the sky, hit me with a blend of heat and severe brightness. I had to cover my eyes for a second to adjust to it. I opened my eyes to see a large number of crowd made up of people who Mr Fisher had unjustly robbed in the name of getting treatment in his hospital, and their families, journalists and news agencies all waiting patiently for the result. The moment they all sighted me, a sudden hush fell over them. Some had their palms joined together, mumbling words of prayers. Others simply held hands with or embraced their relatives in hope of good news. “We won!” I declared and the crowd erupted into cheers. Many couldn’t contain their tears and broke down. I held tightly unto the folder of legal documents close to my chest, an evidence of the justice I won for myself and ev
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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
