DELIA HERRERA POV I slapped Jason before I thought better of it. It was fucking impulsive and I regretted it. Taking a step back, I watched as Jason's hand traced his cheek where I'd hit. He smirked, his gaze meeting mine, an amused expression on his face."I take it you do not want clothes or food then. Try not to hit me next time though, my ear works just fine. All you have to do is use your words" he said and reached for my hand. "Where are you taking me" I asked, staring at his hand as if they were poisonous."Back to your room. Don't worry, it has been cleaned up in our absence. You won't be going back to the mess you made" I hesitated to take his hand because I knew going back into the room meant being chained up once more. "Are you going to keep me bound forever" He regarded me quietly, then rubbed at his chin. "Not forever, but for now. You see, I know how your mind works so I know you will try to escape. I can't take that chance, not after everything" He took my hand af
DELIA HERRERA POV Jason was really going to kill me. He'd almost choked me to death while fucking me and I could still feel the ghost of his hand around my neck.My throat hurt so bad that it was hard to swallow the small bowl of soup he'd given me. He was probably going to use food as an excuse to have me whenever he wanted because where the hell was a measly bowl of soup and two slices of bread going to get me? At this rate, I was going to stay here forever. Jason was deranged. I could see it in his eyes. He said he loved me, and that he wanted me, but all he did was hurt and humiliate me. He was obsessed with making me a version of myself that feared and needed him. I couldn't allow that to happen.He'd given me a shirt, only after I sucked him off. I could still feel the taste of his cum at the back of my throat. He'd told me to beg for it. My hands trembled as I remembered the way I'd begged for him to let me do it. It was beyond mortifying.All I wanted was Belshar. So why th
CELINE HERRERA POV I watched as the guard walked Julie toward me. She looked gaunt. Her eyes were sunken and they looked almost lifeless. I could also tell that she had lost weight. Hadn't they been feeding her well?As she got closer, I noticed that she had bruises and cuts all over her face, neck, and arms. They looked severe. Did she get into a fight with her inmate? But what could she possibly have done to warrant such an assault? Julie's gaze met mine and I took note of how her eyes showed a bit more life in them. It was as if just seeing me gave her hope. "You came" she exclaimed. "I'm so glad you are here Celine. I thought you had given up on me since I didn't hear from you for days now" she blurted as she came to stand in front of me."I told you I was going to help you with your case and that's exactly what I have been doing. You've been meeting the lawyer yeah""Well, yes, but I have to say, I do not understand a word that woman say... If I don't see you, I can't help but
BELSHAR NESSAR ABED POV "Do you really have to go, Belshar" Celine asked, the worry in her voice making me pause."I have a bad feeling about this Belshar. I don't want you to go" I turned to face her as I pushed the gun I held into the holster. "I wish I didn't have to stay apart from you for a second, princess, but I have to finish Xavier off myself. That's the only way I'll be sure that he is gone and gone for good... I don't want you to live in fear, Celine" I said then walked toward her. "Do you trust me" "I do, Belshar. I trust that you are going to come back to me. I am just a bit scared. It's going to be dangerous is it not? You could get hurt, Xavier is...""Hearing his name on your lips" I got out, my thumb caressing her cheek before pressing against her soft plump lips, "Makes me very jealous, Celine. Enough about him. All you need to do is focus on me. Do you understand" She nodded, her lips pursed cutely, it was hard to resist kissing her."As long as you stay here wh
XAVIER POV "What a fucking shit show" I roared as I clutched at my fingerless hand, then glared at Stone. "You fucking bastard. You had to take so long to keep to your part of the deal, didn't you, huh? Fuck, it fucking burns" I growled. Tearing off a piece of cloth, I tied it around my hand and once it was secure, I took in a deep breath and turned my attention to Belshar.He had fallen to his knee, his gun at my feet. I picked it up with my good hand and sneered down at him as my heartbeat got steadier, the fear I'd felt before slowly dissipating. For a minute there, I had thought Stone was going to go back on our deal. After stabbing Belshar, he shot down the rest of Belshar's men, so it was just us three and a few of my men who were guarding the door that was left.Belshar groaned, coughing out blood. Stone had stabbed him pretty deep and I wondered if he was going to survive long enough to watch me kill Celine. I watched as his blood dripped to the floor, staining it a dark red
CELINE HERRERA POV "I'm sorry about what happened earlier with the guard," I told Karen as I turned away from the mini bar, holding our drinks in my hand. "You don't have to apologize. Things have been crazy lately so I totally understand why Belshar tightened security.""Yeah it's been really hectic""I didn't see any paparazzi though. I thought they'd be flooding this place since most of the news is about your family at the moment, but then again, who wants to cross Belshar" she said then bobbed her head as if that explained everything."Belshar Is not that scary you know" I got out with a smile and her eyes widened comically, her hand coming up to her chest."Are you kidding me? Do you see how threatening he looks when he's just standing still and doing nothing? Well, I'm not surprised you don't see that, he's your husband and you're totally smitten"I laughed, then shook my head. It was good having conversations with Karen because it made me worry less about Belshar and what was
CELINE HERRERA POV "This place is huge" Karen exclaimed and I glanced up to see her through the glass. she took in the bathroom, her eyes widening with each new item she discovered. She paused at a corner, then squealed "Found it" she exclaimed, picked up the first aid box, and walked toward me. "Does it still hurt? To be honest, I thought it was going to take a while longer to find this without you to guide me, but would you look at that, I've got Spidey senses" She grinned as she came out of the bathroom to sit in front of me "How is your toe, is it throbbing?" "Just a bit. It wasn't that deep" I got out, my gaze dropping back to the phone in my hand. Belshar had given it to me to reach him if I got anxious, which I was at the moment, but it wasn't connecting and with each try, the feeling of suffocation just grew stronger.Karen took hold of my feet and my gaze jerked up to her in surprise. "Oh, I'm just checking to see just how bad the cut is" she explained as she examined my f
CELINE HERRERA POV.Belshar's car was back but I could tell something was wrong even as I walked toward the front door. The ominous dark clouds in the sky were foreboding. I stopped at the door, my eyes fixed on the car I knew Belshar went in. Inside, I said a prayer. I prayed for him to be alright. I prayed that all my fears were just due to paranoia. It had taken a while to get Christian and the rest of the soldiers guarding the mansion to listen to my plans but they did at the end.Right now, they were on standby, with their high-powered rifle aimed and ready, waiting for my signal. Karen was with them. I'd decided she'd be much safer under their watch. I didn't want her to be in the line of fire if my fears turned out to be true.More cars drove into the mansion, and as the men came out of them, I took a step back, the burning sensation in my chest intensifying. They were not Belshar's man and as all sought of different weapons got pointed in my direction, I had no choice but to
BELSHAR NESSAR ABED POV "We need to join them at the table," Celine murmured against my chest, where she had her face pressed against."But I quite like it here. Just the two of us, dancing under the moonlight"Her arms wrapped around me. "Me too," she sighed, then glanced up at me.Her eyes sparkled, reflecting the iridescent glow of the moon. I wanted to get lost in them."It feels so good to get away from everything, doesn't it""Yeah," I nodded, then caressed her cheek. "How are you feeling. Has it been difficult with Sadie""Not too hard since you help out a lot... Antonia has also been a good help to her. Thank you for getting her. You were right, she's really good at her job"I grinned. "I am happy to hear that. If it gets too hard, tell me okay"She nodded. "I will"Celine gaze darted to the hall as the music coming from inside changed."Do you think they'll notice that we've been gone for a while?" she asked, meeting my gaze."Kail is keeping them busy with his MC skills. We
CELINE HERRERA POV Giving birth was a nightmare, but as I stared at my beautiful baby girl's face, I couldn't help my heart filling up with joy and love. I glanced up at Belshar who was grinning down at the baby in my hand."She's so tiny" he got out, his voice filled with awe. "I know, right? After all that food, I thought she'd be a lot bigger"His grin stretched, his eyes crinkling at the side. "She's perfect," he said, then looked up at me. "Just like her mother"Color filled my cheek and I leaned toward him. "And she's strong just like her father," I said and pressed a kiss to his lips.His eyes were moist with tears when I pulled back.My heart squeezed; the feeling of too much happiness in my chest suffocating. But I loved it. I loved everything I felt when I was with Belshar."You're going to be a great father Belshar"He took my hand. "I promise to always be there for you and our daughter. And our other kids that we are going to have very soon," he grinned."Hey, what's tha
KAIL NESSAR ABED POV "Oh," Karen gasped, then pulled away from the kiss.I stared at her, my heart pounding as I took in her flushed face and swollen lips."What's wrong?" I asked as I watched her try and catch her breath."Celine. Celine and Belshar are here. They were the ones who told me about where you were. I was scared to come alone, so they came with me"I shook my head as I sucked in a deep breath. "I know," I said, then turned, and pointed to where Celine's phone was peaking through the hallway by the side of the wall.The phone soon disappeared and I chuckled. She probably noticed me staring and pointing at it."You two can come out now! Your cover has already been blown" I yelled and waited.Celine was the first to come out. She smiled as she gave a small wave. "Oh my God, Kail, it's been how long since you vanished," she said, The guilty smile on her lips stretching the closer she got to Karen and I. Belshar followed behind and stopped by Celine's side when they reached u
KAIL NESSAR ABED POV "What the hell do you want?" I groaned as I stumbled out of bed, my feet studding against the bedframe and jarring me awake as pain shot up my body. "God damn it"I grumbled as I walked out of the room. It was probably room service. My head throbbed and I barely managed to avoid tripping on the bottles that littered all over the floor. Just how much did I drink last night?"I told you not to fucking bother—" The words died on my lips as I yanked the door open and came face to face with Karen.I stared at her, my heart stopping for a beat."Karen—" her name escaped my lips as my heart kicked up in my chest, and then I clenched my eyes shut. "God, I am going crazy," I groaned, then chuckled under my breath as I rubbed my hand over my face. "I must be drunk out of my fucking mind. How long am I going to keep seeing your face, Karen," I muttered to myself, then pulled my hand away.My brows furrowed as I stared at her. Why was she still standing there? On a normal da
CELINE HERRERA POV "Absolutely not," Belshar said, then faced Victoria, who quickly looked away and shrugged. "You cannot travel in that condition""Why not? I already gave Karen my word that I was going to be her wingwoman," I pouted, and he scoffed."You are not going to be traveling, Celine, and that's final. Call Karen and tell her that you won't be able to go with her." He said then paced for a bit before turning to face me. "Did you forget what you went through in the past months? The doctor said no stress"I crossed my arms, my brows furrowing hard as I frowned. "Travelling is hardly any stress and you owe me this much after everything that happened"Belshar let out a sigh of frustration and then glanced at Victoria again. "Are you not going to say anything. Tell her just how dangerous traveling is in her condition" he said and I looked at her, my eyes daring her to say anything that was not in my favor She sighed as she dropped the towels she was folding. "If it's just for a
CELINE HERRERA POV THREE MONTHS LATER "What's wrong. You've been spacing off for a while now" Karen turned to face me and then shook her head, her eyes squinted to avoid the glare of the sun."Nothing's wrong," she answered, and I gave her a look because even a blind mind could tell by her aura that things were not right."You know you can always talk to me right"She forced a smile. "I know that"I couldn't help becoming more concerned. "If you're still traumatized about the whole thing you went through, I can fix you an appointment with the therapist that helped me when I experienced something similar"She sighed and came to sit beside me. "No, you don't have to do that at all. I promise I'm really fine."I nodded even though I wasn't convinced. There has been something off with her ever since the rescue and her refusal to talk to me was starting to make me worry.I already felt bad that she got dragged into our family's mess and had to go through something so horrible, so why wa
KAIL NESSAR ABED POV I watched as they wheeled her away, my heart burning in my chest.Belshar walked toward me; his face was grim and emotionless. He stopped in front of me and my jaws clenched, the anger in my chest poisoning my blood."You sure took your time, Belshar"He scoffed, his gaze moving over me. "That's what you think but I didn't take a rest for the ten days you both were captured, kail. I did everything possible to make sure you didn't have to die In this dump""If it was Celine, you would have made sure you rescued her in time" I roared and grabbed his shirt. "Do you have any idea what Karen went through in there? She's probably going to be traumatized after this" I gritted and saw red when he smirked."What the hell is so funny" I gritted out, the urge to punch him in the face becoming impossible to resist."I didn't think I'd see the day you would be concerned for someone else. I thought you were angry for yourself, but it turns out it's for Karen. You're down that
KAREN POV I started to get up and stopped when he reached out, his gaze intent on mine."Don't" he started, then swallowed, his gaze darting away from mine. "You don't have to get up"My face flushed and the prickly feeling in my neck intensified despite the frigid air. "Don't you like me anymore?" I asked and he shook his head, even though the action caused him a bit of discomfort."I like you a lot, Karen. You have no idea how hard it has been for me to have you so close and not be able to do anything" he said, his gaze pinning mine. "From the moment I laid eyes on you at the cafe, you consumed my thoughts. I couldn't help but watch you... I must have scared you"I bit down on my lips. "You did scare me at the start but I knew you weren't going to hurt me"A flicker of a smile ghosted across his lips, then he became serious. "You told me at the cafe before all of this happened that you loved Enoch. I told you how I felt about you and that was your reply"I twiddled with my thumb,
KAREN POV "I used to really hate Belshar, you know," Kail got out as he turned on his side to face me."Why?" I asked, staring into his grey eyes. "Because father and mother used to pay more attention to him than me. It was almost as if I didn't exist back then. They always had their eyes on him, so I had to go the extra mile just to get them to notice me."He paused, and I watched as a wry smile played on his lips. He looked so sad, it hurt my heart."I started to bully him because of that. I took pleasure in causing him pain since he took all my joy away. Father and mother soon noticed, and instead of getting in trouble, they told me that they were proud of me. So the pattern formed. It was only when I hurt him that Mother smiled at me, so I did it more times than often. But that feeling of finally being noticed soon faded because it was still because of him. I hated him so much all I thought about was killing him""And Belshar never fought back," I asked. It was a bit surprising