At first, Anna thought it was a coincidence but as it maintained its tiny distance, she started to feel uneasy. Anna immediately increased the speed of her car and when the car behind her did the same, she held onto the steering wheel tighter and turned the car to the left, driving in a direction that didn’t lead to the hospital. Yet again, the black car took the same route as her. With her eyes half on the road and half on the car right behind her, she again increased her speed and drove through the road faster than she’d ever done before. She took a different route as again, the car did same. It seemed like the person found out that she caught him in their act and he increased his speed so that he moved right beside her, blocking her from turning in another direction. Anna’s heartbeat immediately increased as she realized that she was in trouble. She searched through the car for her phone and when she found it, she began to dial Caspian’s number, her hand trembling as hell. Just t
“I see you’re finally awake.” Anna froze at the voice that resounded behind her. She gasped in shock as her whole body stiffened, her head immediately becoming hazy. She wanted to look behind her and confirm her doubts but the ropes around her limited her movement. They’d tied the ropes on her like she was a goddamn dangerous criminal. “So it’s you?” She spoke. “How dare you.”She heard the click-click of heels in her direction and soon enough, the owner of the heels stood before her. Anna first looked at those familiar red heels before raising her head to stare at the owner. “You’ll never grow up, right Elle? You sent thugs to kidnap me?”“I didn’t, I swear. It wasn’t me.”“Then who?”“You’ll know soon.” That wasn’t from Elle. It was from a whole different voice behind her and just like Elle did, the owner of the familiar voice walked forward to stand beside Elle. “Jason?” Anna exclaimed. “It was you?”“Chill, babe. I said you’ll find out soon.”Anna couldn’t help the laughter tha
Ethan stretched his hand backward and the man behind him handed him a pistol. He brought the pistol to his lips and pressed a kiss on it. “And when he comes here, I’ll fucking blow his head off with this.” He had no intention of letting his brother go this time, not after he managed to ruin his fucking dream in a blink of an eye. The plans that he had for him, he wasn’t going to ever believe it. Ethan had thrown all humanity off his body the day that his brother ruined his dream. He’d vowed to make him pay even more for what he did. Anna’s eyes widened at the sight of the pistol, panic seeping Into her every being. She felt a cold shiver run down her spine as she remembered all that happened the last time and how Caspian had barely survived Ethan’s ploy. Her husband must not get hurt this time and she was ready to do anything to keep him safe. “I have a feeling that you’ll be in more trouble this time. You’re making a mistake, Ethan.”She flinched when he shoved the gun to her face
The pain that came from the fall and her knee colliding with the stone caused the tears that she’d been holding back to finally spill down her cheek. She let out a sharp cry as the pain spread from her knees down to her legs. She managed to push herself to sit up and held the hem of her jumpsuit before pulling the material that covered her right leg up, her eyes widening at the sight of the blood-covered knee. She gasped. Her knee was filled with blood and a wide injury sat still on it. She looked backward and saw the men so close to her. But before she could stand up and begin her race, their hands got to her and they pulled her backward. “Come here, you bitch,” one of them spat, his breath hot against her skin.She struggled from their hold, her fingers pinching at their skin to make them let go of her but they were way stronger than she was. “Let go of me. Leave me alone.”“You have to come with us.”“I asked you to let go of me, you don’t want to know what trouble you’re getting
Anna was sure it was one of Ethan’s best days from the smile that settled on his face as he watched the scene play out before him. With his gaze still fixated on Anna, he pulled Dali to his side by her hair, ignoring her groan of pain, and as she knelt by his side, he pulled her closer to him. “You did what I asked you to do, didn’t you?”Dali’s eyes burned with unshed tears that she couldn’t afford to let out. He’d warned her not to shed a single tear. She slowly nodded. He shoved her backward and she placed her hands on the floor to balance herself. Ethan’s smirk widened and he continued. “Want to know what she did?”“What?” Anna asked, glaring at him suspiciously. “Called your husband.” He stared at his wristwatch. “He’ll be here in no time. If I’d known that your cousin could be such a good puppet, I would have had her before now. She does exactly as she’s told. So submissive.”Anna clenched her fist tightly, her heart thumping even more at his words. She knew that if Caspian ar
In a blink of an eye, Caspian raced toward Ethan, grabbed him with his collar, and landed a punch on his face, his head falling to the side, the corner of his mouth immediately beginning to bleed. Caspian’s hold on his shirt became even stronger as he threw the next punch on the same spot, his ring scraping his cheek. How fucking dare he hurt his wife. Only he knew how scared he was when he received the news that Anna had been taken and not just by anyone but by his goddamn brother. He’d been scared to death and had driven through the road like a maniac. And he’d sworn not to let him go. Not this time. “You fucking bastard,” he yelled and shot the next punch, taking in the sight of Ethan bleeding with each punch that he threw. The men behind him all stormed toward Caspian to peel him away from their boss but Ethan raised his hand up to stop them, a smile settled on his lips even as Caspian delivered the next punch. “I’ll fucking kill you. How dare you fucking touch her.” He was fil
The sound of bullets reverberated in the entire building. Not once, not twice. And then abruptly, it stopped. The air hung heavily with a silence so thick. Caspian froze, his eyes on the woman that lay limply in his arms, weak and unresponsive. With racing heart and eyes that were wide open in disbelief, his gaze darted across the building, at the men that laid on the floor, at his brother sprawled on the floor with bullet holes all over his body and then and then the policemen that now surrounded the place, their weapons drawn. “Anna,” he called her name like a prayer, his eyes tracing over the blood that ran from her shoulder down to her legs, his hands trembling as they held her cheek. “Fuck, Anna. Open your eyes. Can you hear me, baby?” He cried, panic evident in his voice. His blood thumped loudly in his ears as he stared at his bloody palm from her shoulder. She’d fucking taken the bullet for him, she’d fucking jumped before him as Ethan fired the gun, and fuck, he had been un
“If you’re going to look for Ethan, the police called home.” Her head lowered as she readied herself for her next words. “He’s dead!” Silence enveloped the surroundings as Mrs Riordan finished her words. Caspian stared at the woman as if waiting for her to say anything else. When she said nothing, he nodded and asked. “And the body?” His voice was strained and thick. “At the morgue.” Caspian shifted backward and combed his hand through his hair, swiping his tongue across his lips. Although he was never on good terms with his brother, he was family after all and the mention of his death caused a shift in his heart. But it didn’t matter h to though. Because if he was still alive after those shots, he would have finished him himself. “It’s going to be fine,” Mrs Riordan encouraged. “Anna is a strong girl.” He ran his hand through his face and clamped his eyes shut. He only opened them again when he felt a warmth wrap around him. His mother wrapped her hands around his body and pat