Adam fixed his tie in front of the mirror. He wanted to be in good order. Anna had lived with Maxwell much longer than she had with him, and she must have gotten used to her brother's starchiness. He intended to surprise her with his ability to dress properly for a date. He could also be a social and elegant man. He would do it for her. He'd swap his jeans and T-shirt for a suit and tie, if that's the way she liked it. “Where are we going?” Bonnie asked in her pajamas, lying on the bed without looking at him, flipping through a magazine with a bored look on her face. Adam looked at her in the mirror and suddenly felt guilty. Bonnie had been a good companion for him. He shouldn't mistreat her when they were alone. “I'll take you to lunch tomorrow.” He promised, to see if it would cheer her up a bit. Bonnie stared at him in surprise. “That's... new...” “I can't treat you well around Anna, or she might think we're engaged. She's very jealous. I've already lost her to jea
Anna stared at Adam vacantly. Now she understood why he was so confident that she would return with him to the United States. She took a moment to think, while the waiter served the entrée. She would have to go back to the States to put an end to the Sarah issue once and for all, and she also remembered that she had to pay back the promise she had made to that woman, who had made her believe she was her friend, for a little while. She just didn't know how to do it, and then run away with Adam's family. “Adam... I don't need to go to your country. I can send Sarah a ticket and convince her right here to give me all the answers I'm looking for.” Adam stared at her with such a penetrating gaze that Anna felt naked. It was the look of someone who knew deep inside the other person. “She's my hostage, Anna. She's not going anywhere. She only leaves that house to be buried.” Adam said, chewing his food. “Then I'll need to find another way to find out about my mother, Adam.
Anna looked at him inquiringly. It seemed as if he had read her thoughts. This was her chance to confuse him, while her mother-in-law took her children out of the country. “You were right when you said I still loved you. I do love you, Adam. Not like before, but I do. Don't kill that love inside me. Don't try to hurt my family.” “That will depend only on you.” “Would you be satisfied if I went with you out of obligation and not of my own free will? Do you want me in your life, even if that's not what I want for my life? You've changed a lot. The Adam I knew was prouder. He had self-love.” “I'm going to teach you to love me again the way I once did. Just as you forgot me, you'll forget Maxwell, too.” “You're not thinking about my children. How can I be happy living away from them?” “When telephones were invented, this embarrassment ceased to be insurmountable.” He said, repeating almost the same words as her. “You can communicate via video calls. But you'll have to choose
Anna accepted her hand and they walked out of the restaurant hand in hand. She felt dirty and useless. There was nothing she could do to save Adam's life. Because she was sure that if her father couldn't, Maxwell would kill him. He wouldn't forgive someone who blackmailed him with the lives of his children. Adam was arrogant and didn't understand that his father was a man who knew how to act at the right time. He must have had a good reason for ordering the Costas guards home before she did. She got into the car and in a few minutes they arrived at the apartment. She rushed to the front and went straight to Ian's room, where he was asleep, with two trusted men watching over him. Then she went into the bedroom, where Maxwell was still sleeping, and his sleep was heavy. Anna took the jug of water from the bedside table and poured its contents into the bathroom sink. Then she went into the kitchen, poured more water into the jug and brought it back to the bedroom. She lay down ne
Adam struggled to free himself, but couldn't. At that moment, he realized something was wrong and looked at Henry. He was waving an empty vial in his hand. He took a deep breath. That's why he couldn't free himself from those fragile humans. That bastard, Henry, had poisoned his coffee. And he hated himself for not smelling it. He turned to his brother. “You'll be sorry Max! I'm going to kill you after I rip every bit of her body off in my teeth in front of you!” An awkward silence fell in the kitchen after Adam said those words and Anna looked around until she saw Ian, standing in the kitchen doorway, looking at Adam and Maxwell with a cutting gaze that didn't befit a child his age. “I won't let you go if you keep talking about my mom like she's an object.” Anna turned her eyes to her brothers. They were paralyzed. “You can kill each other and break the whole apartment, but solve your problems without insulting my mother, she's not a thing.” He said and when he saw
Maxwell exchanged a look with his father-in-law. It was all too obvious that Adam wasn't lying. He had done something, perhaps put poison in the children's food, or even hired someone from inside the house to inject his children with something that perhaps only he had the antidote for, since all of Maxwell's biological children were born like his kind, and Adam did know how to kill his children. They needed to get more information out of Adam, but Maxwell and Henry had no more doubts. Those children's lives were in danger. And all they could do, at that moment, was give in to their brother's wishes, because they knew that Adam would endure the cruelest of tortures, say nothing, and leave his revenge in place. They couldn't comfort that Alpha openly. Maxwell couldn't help thinking that not everything was really his brother's fault. Alphas were legendary and bloodthirsty creatures. They couldn't very well tell the difference between affection and a punch. Maxwell knew that Adam oft
Bonnie looked at her suspiciously. “Well then, I'll tell you what I want first. And then I'll give you some advice, followed by information about what you want, Adam.” “Please.” “All right. I want you to promise that you won't stand in the way of my relationship with Adam under any circumstances, and that you'll never demand that he stay only with you, as a condition of having a life and a family together.” “Bonnie, I have no interest...” “I know you don't yet, Anna.” Bonnie interrupted her. “But can you promise me that?” “Of course. I promise.” “Well then, here's my advice; do what Adam is demanding, now. Set your conditions. Negotiate with him, while he's willing to give in, and find a way to go with him to the United States.” “What kind of advice is that? Maw Maw didn't give me any information, Bonnie! I can't do that. I can't abandon my children and my husband to go back with Adam. My life is different now, and there's no room for him.” “Then your children a
Anna approached and stood next to Maxwell, who hugged her tightly, noticing that she was trembling. “Have you seen what I've brought for your family, Daddy? Are you satisfied?” Anna asked angrily. “I'm sorry, child.” Anna turned to Adam. “Adam, I'm coming with you. I have some conditions, but I want you to free my family first. Maxwell let go of Anna and stared at her as if he didn't know her. “That won't guarantee that they stay alive. Only after we reach the United States will I free them from any threat.” Adam said calmly. “Do it.” Anna said between breaths. Adam took out his cell phone and called someone. He put it on speaker. “You can release them and leave the room. But they must remain inside the house until I say they can be released. Leave them locked up in the living room. No one goes in and no one comes out.” Maxwell looked at Adam, as if he only just understood his wife's attitude. He closed his hand and was about to punch his brother again when An