★★★★ Zac Bratva I wiped the blood from the corner of my mouth with the back of my hand and stood up from the ground. My anger overpowered my rational mind as I swung around and balled my knuckles tight. "Now I am making sure Marianne will get nightmares seeing your face," I said with a triumphant smile as I charged forward, swinging my fist on Harvey's face. I was sure he was going to dodge it. Hence, I raised my foot and kicked him in the chest, hard enough to make him fall behind. Without giving Harley a moment to reciprocate, I hovered over him and showered the punches on his face. Then.... Out of the blue, I heard a gunshot. Panic instantly crossed my brain. My sharp gaze looked up in Katherine's direction and found the man who was holding the gun on her head earlier was now lying dead, blood pooling beneath him. When my sight shifted a little away from her I saw a black car pulling up, his engine humming ominously. I gritted my teeth as I was not able to guess who w
★★★★Katherine"Ummm," I groaned, slowly opening my eyes. The dim room interrupted my sight to adjust. But when the sight cleared in front of my eyes, I got paralyzed by fear. The surroundings were unknown. As I looked down, the bed was unfamiliar. Panic settled in my heart quickly. I muttered to myself with urgency in my voice, "Where am I?"I tried to recall the events, and I remembered hearing bullets and blood beneath my feet. "Oh my god, I met him before losing consciousness. Was he the one who killed the man," I mumbled to myself and got down off the bed hurriedly as I rushed toward the door.But as soon as I twisted the door knob to open, a horrifying reality hit my core. I couldn't open the door.... fuck! "Hey, hey. Let me out!" I shouted, as my fist slammed on the door. "I know it is you! Let me out. I swear you are going to regret this." I kept banging on the door before coming to a halt as there was no response from the other end. Leaving the door I looked around the ro
★★★★★ Katherine "I am looking for a way to leave. Look, whatever you did, I do not care, nor am I going to tell anyone about it. So your secret is tightly buried in my head; hence, you do not need to target me," I said with a straightforward tone. "What did I do? I don't understand! It seems like you have to enlighten me," he said, stretching his legs further toward me. Meanwhile, I had nowhere to escape. "Don't play your trick, Pervert. You killed the man, then kidnapped me here. Now you are asking what you did?" I snapped, balling my fist to the sides. The man paused in his tracks. I noticed a big change in his eyes that gathered at the center of his eyes. The confidence I mustered flushed down by haunting thought. As a result, before he could do anything out of madness I spoke up. This time my tone was low and calm. "Let’s make a deal if you let me go, I will leave this town as soon as possible. You don't have to be threatened by me," I said, looking into his cold eyes. "You
★★★★Zac BratvaHer desperate fight to get away from me infused the anger further inside me, and I was driven by the urge to imprison her forever.Since she thought I was a murderer who could not have a family and a pervert who assaulted women, then yes, she was right.I grabbed her both feet in one hand while my other hand pushed the dress upward, as her porcelain skin appeared in front of my eyes. My gaze trailed upward to her waist then they moved further to her face."I offered you that most tempting piece of opportunity. You can be rich. Money will no longer be a problem instead....," I paused, keeping my gaze on her face. Her resistance to avoid me made me more drawn to her."You, let go of me. I may be poor, but I am not selling my body to you," She spat, throwing her tiny fist on my shoulder and I let her do that."Are you sure?" I asked with a doubtful tone, which made her fist pause as I watched horror brush past her eyes.I continued, "Have you not slept with men for money?
★★★★★ Katherine I inhaled a sharp breath, my gaze stared at the devil naked in front of my eyes. Such a sight didn't leave me shocked. Rather, I felt myself pushed into a pit of horror because I was so relieved when he moved away from me, but now his being naked made me consider if he wanted to start again. But the next second, I saw him walking toward the bathroom. “What a relief!” I exhaled a long breath as the pressing heaviness from my chest dropped lower. The anxiety that had been holding my throat had released its suffocating grip. As soon as I heard the click of the door I looked at my fingers that had touched the scar on the back of his ears. And I couldn't be so wrong. It was the same scar I touched that night. Although I knew I was drugged and my mind was out of place, I could never be wrong with my senses. "If this is the same man I had Run from, then I am doomed. Furthermore, what would happen when he gets to know about Liam? No... I can never let this happen,"
★★★★★KatherineI held my breath as I ambled forward. My heart was beating crazily in my chest. He was sitting at the edge of the bed; his head tilted a little behind. What left me more confused was that he ordered me to climb onto the bed. I mentioned the bruises on his forehead, not his back."I agree, it is definitely a treat to your eyes; hence, I'm allowing you to gawk as long as you want," he said, as the silence in the room cut through by it."I am not gawking, I am just confused," I replied, my tone was straight. I quit the thought of climbing on the bed. Rather, I made my way toward the front and came to a stop. "What confusion is now slowing down your pace? Though I don't mind your turtle walk, the moment you mentioned my bros was bleeding and you wanted to apply medicine on this thing," He paused, pointing his index finger on his forehead, and continued, "Throbbing really bad."I felt my ears heated up because of his absurd answers.Giving a diplomatic look toward me, he s
★★★★★ Zac Bratva Although I had my eyes closed, I was still able to explain the devastated expression on her face. "I don't believe women," I opened my eyes and looked into her eyes, as I felt her finger paused on the narrow edge of my right brow. I did not mistake noticing the guilt behind those hazel eyes. "I once helped a woman, and instead of being grateful she ran away thinking she could escape. You will be surprised knowing that I let her go." I paused, not allowing her to withdraw her gaze as I continued, "Obviously, because I am a kind man," I said with a smile on my face, "Your fingers are shaking! Are you cold?" "No...I am not cold. And I am done applying the medicine to the wound. I believe the doctor would give you more appropriate treatment for it," she said. I noticed how her fingers turned into a fist as she stepped back. "Hmm... A dress will be given to you soon!" I curtly announced as I got up from the bed, taking my steps toward the wardrobe. When suddenly,
★★★★★KatherineI glanced once at the dress and then at the door, pondering whether to run or not since I was sure he did not lock it. "I can't trust him. And the frequent changes in his thoughts are quite terrifying. Who knows what will happen to me at the dinner table?" I muttered to myself, going forward with the idea to check the door. And damn! It was unlocked.I stood at the door, wandering my eyes to the long corridor, and to end the corridor, I had to cross four other rooms. I couldn't imagine at this moment how big this place was. Every time I took a step forward I felt a fear-the fear of getting caught and ruining the small chance he had offered me. But then I did not know if there was a chance like he said. Therefore, I began walking with small steps as my gaze sauntered warily. At that moment, a servant walked out of the room, and she had a broom in her hand. I held my breath and stared at the servant with a stone gaze. " is there anything I can help you with, or do y
★★★★KatherineI literally felt like cursing my luck. The effort I put to escape from this man had gone in vain because my rotten luck threw me again in front of him."Please, you told me to come to your office tomorrow and I agree to it. Hence let me go now so I can find my sister, Juliana!" I requested, keeping my gaze locked on his. Though he spared my breath by not standing close to me, I still felt a suffocating aura around me."Kat!" I heard a familiar voice from the same room. A certain tug made me feel as if the woman on the floor called my name. At the time, the devil stepped aside, and my gaze landed on the woman, who pushed herself up from the ground. She was disheveled, and her clothes were torn apart as if she had been abused.But what hit me was that the woman was no one but Juliana. My heart instantly turned heavy as I rushed toward her, grabbing her by her arms. "Juliana, who did this to you?" I asked, my voice was trembling because I could feel the gravity of the situ
★★★★Zac Bratva "Juliana, let's go. They are kind to us, but cannot be long. So we should listen," from the group, another woman spoke, as she made an effort to pursue her crazy friend. I had watched the strong fear in their eyes as they all made sure they were standing close to the door so that if any mishap happened, they could escape easily. "No... I can't, you leave!" "Give me my gun!" I said, "I have killed numerous women. I don't mind adding a little more." Instantly all the women screamed at the top of their lungs and opened the door, running outside.Carlo, meanwhile, placed the gun on the table, scaring the woman, but she showed no fear. Rather she extended her hand and touched my face. With that, she crossed the line. I grabbed her by the throat and pulled her close. Staring down at her with disgust-filled eyes, I spat, "You are ugly. You shouldn't have touched me!" My grip around her throat tightened as I watched her struggle for breath.At the time, Kane came to me and
★★★★ Zac Bratva "I would rather get some sleep than be in this crap environment," I grumbled, pressing my forehead, which was throbbing badly. I was preparing for bed because I felt like sleeping so hard, but then these two morons called me here. When I refused, they told me they were in trouble because Harvey was there. 'All are bullshit!' I spat, shaking my head as I grabbed the whisky Glass that was placed on the lavish table in front of me. "WOh, Woh! What did we just hear?" Kane said, who was sitting with Carlo at the opposite side of the table, "You want to ditch the night for sleep. Oh, I feel like something has stuck in my ears." "Shut up. Your voice is far more irritating than the night," I spat. I couldn't tell what happened to me, but I didn't want to stay here. "Come on, I asked one night from you. It is not every day I get a free hour from my work. Meanwhile, you are having a tantrum. I heard you coming here every other day, so, suck it up. We are not going to slee
★★★★★Katherine"What is up with your expression? Shouldn't you show some joy? Don't worry I am not taking a penny from it," Jack chortled as a chuckle followed up from his lips."Actually..." before I could speak the rest, Jacky's phone started ringing."One minute!" He said and I nodded."Hello!"Meanwhile, I grabbed the glass and drank the water in one gulp."What? Where is she?" Jacky's voice was deep and strong. My sharp senses instantly cornered me to think something was wrong."Okay, I am coming!" He said and hung up. Rising from my seat I asked, "What happened? Is it Juliana?""Yes, she got herself into trouble. I can no longer control this girl. I don't know what got into your head to go to such a party," Jacky said, gnashing his teeth as he looked around to find something where he could vent his anger."What party?" I asked, feeling concerned for Juliana."Can I talk about this later? You stay here and take a rest," he said, putting his phone back in his pocket. He turned ar
★★★★ Katherine "I don't understand, Jack. Did you know anything about the insurance money," I asked, arching my brow up in curiosity, "You sound confident." "You forgot that your mails used to come to my mom's number after the accident happened with you," he said and I gave him the nod because it was me who changed the mail address with my aunt's. So she could take care of my account. "After you vanished into thin air, a letter came from the bank, and I found out you took a loan- the amount was 1100 dollars," Jacky said in a casual tone, wiping his lips with the cloth. "What?" My abrupt reaction startled him as he looked at me with confused Eyes. "I did not take any loan ever. There must have been a mistake from the bank. You had not paid it, have you?" I asked. "It was a warning letter after you failed to pay the EMI. It had been due for three months," Jacky said, "Don’t worry, I had paid it. I think you have forgotten about the loan, but it was definitely in your name, and the
★★★★Katherine"About what?" I asked Jacky, even though I knew what he was referring to. I watched him staring at me with a blank gaze as I waited for him to speak. Instead, he grabbed hold of my wrist and hauled me forward, leaving me confused."What are you doing, Jack?" I asked with a strong tone because I was not able to understand his intention.He pulled me right to the dining table and stopped right next to a chair. Letting go of my hand, he pulled the chair behind me and said, "Sit down first!""Oh, I am not in the mood to eat. Where is Juliana," I asked."I know," he replied and I raised my eyebrow, not getting what he meant, "I know, you have eaten before coming here."I looked at him with surprise trying to study if he was making guesses."Sit down, Kat," he said before I could ask him anything.I glanced to the side of the chair before sitting down. Jacky went over to the other chair on the opposite side of the table. He grabbed a bowl and opened the lid off it. At the ti
★★★★ Katherine "Well, Liz looked for me when she did not get through your number, then she found her car in front of a shop where...." Jacky said, "You know it." I exhaled a breath, giving him a slight nod before I asked, "Is Liz here?" My gaze flickered around the house, but I did not see her anywhere. "She left Mom, in the evening as soon as a call came. She sounded worried while talking on the phone, but when I asked, she brushed it off and told me she would return soon," Liam answered, grabbing hold of my finger as if he was scared I would leave him again. Consequently, I wrapped my hand around his neck, keeping him close to make him feel secure, and I muttered, "Let me call her first." "She said one of her colleagues got sick because of his upset stomach. So she left," Jacky said. Simultaneously, my hand paused in my bag as I looked up to Jacky, saying, "Still, I should call her." I took the phone out of the bag, unlocking the phone. But before I could able to make a call,
★★★★Katherine"You can stop the car here," I said to the driver as I looked at the central town. The bustling city and the people coming out of the bar were enough for me to camouflage. After that, I would take a cab to go home without fearing that man would find out about my son."Which one is your house here?" The driver asked, his tone was cold and flat."Don't worry, my house is on the right lane, and your car cannot fit in that lane. A little walk won’t hurt my feet. Tell your boss that I am very grateful for the ride," I smiled gently as I fluently said to the driver. Opening the car door, I was about to get out when he replied, "Alright, let me walk you home!""What?? Pffft.... no. Are you kidding? You don't have to. Besides, I know the youngsters hanging out in this area are nasty. Parking this car here will make you regret it," I tried to persuade the driver as I held the car door open. I could not let him know I was lying; otherwise, that devil would come to drop me home to
★★★★★ Katherine I could not believe how shameless this man was. On one hand, he was telling me my movement was causing trouble in him, yet I was forcefully held down when I tried to get up. "I have not enjoyed such an exciting dinner for a long time," he said, drawing his face closer to my neck. Instantly, the hair on my nape stood up, and I moved an inch away from him. "You use me to irk your family. I hope they won't come after me," I muttered with my eyes sharply looking at him. Those deep, controlled blue eyes had thrown me into deep thoughts about whether he was really that man. At the same time, I didn't think he would be so calm after finding me if he was really that guy. Furthermore, was not his name supposed to be Zac Bratva? "I believe in you!" He said with a knowing smile that scratched the surface of my heart as I felt my stomach drop lower, and I questioned, "What do you mean?" "If they reach for you, I know you can handle it," he said, his tone filled with mock. "I