POV: Ethan “Enough questions for now. She needs to rest.” Justin told me sternly. His stern warning cut through my anger, making me realize just how insensitive and selfish I was acting. I took one look at her and I felt my heart hurting on her behalf. I guess Just is right to call me a mean bastard. I’m being selfish and senseless, I should not treat her this way. I just need a few minutes alone to calm down and then I’ll talk to her. The intensity of the moment burnt in the air between us. I could still feel the heat of anger boiling inside me, but nothing could replace the overwhelming fear I had for everyone’s safety. I wanted to shake Emma, to make her see how reckless her decisions were, how they had tied us into a chaos that felt inescapable. But then I thought about it and realized that it’s not really her fault to begin with. If we are apportioning blame, there is definitely enough to go around. “I’m so sorry, Emma. I didn’t mean to break your heart all those years ago, an
POV: Ethan I woke up the next morning with my heart in my stomach and my head aching so bad. I reached out for Harper, but as usual, her side of the bed was cold and empty and I felt my heart hurting even more. How can she leave without a word, how can she move on without me so quickly?It seems like she never loved me, like she has been looking for an excuse to leave me and I just gave her one by not listening to her and sending Serena to jail. Each time I think about her, I recall the last time I’d seen her shopping for my baby’s things with her friend, Liam. I have murderous thought each time I think of the way he made her laugh, making her happy while I stood far away and just watched in silence. I was hiding from my wife while he had fun with her and makes her happy.It hurts to think about it, it hurts to realize that I still can’t go after her yet because I haven’t gotten rid of the problem. As long as I haven’t gotten rid of Serena, I can’t go after Harper. I can’t bring her
POV: Ethan I picked Emma up from the hospital, her smile brightening my bleak thoughts. She looks so much better today, there was no traces of fatigue and paleness on her face. You would never know that she was so close to dying just yesterday, you would never know that she tried to take her own life just to kill her sister.“Hey,” I said, trying to sound normal, hiding the storm swirling in my chest. She looked fragile yet strong, and I wanted to wrap her in a protective bubble. I want to tell her that it’s okay to make mistakes and I totally understand. As a matter of fact, I have forgiven her for the part she played in ruining my life and my happiness.“Ready for breakfast?” she asked, trying to make small talk, smiling so beautifully, making her look even more like my wife Harper.“Absolutely,” I replied, forcing a smile. We hopped in my car, the engine humming as we drove towards the café. She looks nervous, she kept looking out the window, smiling as we passed so many buildings
POV: Ethan “Seize that fool, take off her damn plastic mask and lock her up in my basement.” I told my guards firmly, glaring at the lady that was staring at me as if I were an idiot, laughing at no one in particular. The mask was taken off and I saw that she looked just like Serena, Eve without the cosmetics mask she was wearing. The lookalike was seized and locked in my basement, waiting to be questioned. A similar mask was found in the car that Justin and the other guard were chasing. I guess she knew we were going to try to find her, or maybe she just wanted to rest our ability and see what we are capable of. She wants to know how desperate we are to find her. So she did this to make us look like fools.She is smart, I have to give it to her. She must have sat down on her high and mighty chair, watching us run around like headless chickens in a bid to frustrate me. She knew we are after her and she put this plan together just to mess with us. She is just messing with our head, t
POV: Ethan “Where is she, Tanya, what is she planning now?” I asked her furiously when we exhausted all our resources and still couldn’t find her. She keeps toying with me and I’m tired of running around the city, looking for her. “I need her location and I need it now!” I told her firmly, leaving no room for arguments. She looks at me, scoffing at my words as if she thought i was bloody joking. “For the one hundredth time, I said I don’t know where she is, I have no idea where she lives or where she is hiding. A friend introduced me to her and I got paid for this job and this is it.” She told me, sounding tired. “If you doubt me, ask Catty about it. She would tell you exactly what I just said. I don’t know Serena, we are not friends, I’ve never seen her before Catty introduced us yesterday.” She confessed. I don’t know if she is saying the truth but I know Serena will not send someone this cute to come after me without keeping tabs on her. “You will take me to Serena, Tanya. I w
POV: Ethan As I walked deeper into the house, I could see that she is trying to remove anything that would remind her of her sister and her family. I kept walking towards the only room that seemed to look okay in this building, and that is her room. I could hear the soft music coming out of her room and I knew she was in there. I don’t want to announce my presence yet, I don’t want her to know that I have discovered her hideout and I know what she did to her family’s house.She has been hiding this house to keep me from finding out what she did to this building. She must know that seeing this house would give me a clue on how she is on the inside. Seeing this house will expose the darkness in her heart and I would see the hate and evil in her heart. Seeing this just proves what I have always known in my heart that Serena is beyond redemption.I tiptoed past her room, I don’t want her to notice that an intruder is here. I need to get a good look of the house and see if anyone else is
POV: Ethan “Why do you always let her get into your head, Ethan?The plan was simple, shoot the bitch on sight and get it over it. Why is she still alive?” Justin asks me, glaring dangerously at Serena.“Well, since you asked so nicely, let me explain.” Serena responded, placing her hand on my chest and pushing me back slowly, her eyes fixed on me as she smiled seductively at me. “You see, Ethan cannot shot me on sight because he is so damn smart. He is sure smarter than you, that’s for sure.” She smirked, caressing my chest. Justin turned off the safety pin on his gun and aimed it at her, ready to shoot. “Shoot me, Justin and we all die. Including Harper and Emma.” She let out excitedly, smiling at us. I squinted my eyes in thought, wondering what she was talking about. I’m pretty sure that she doesn’t know where Harper is, so why is she lying?“Stop bluffing, Serena and just come with us before you get shot in the fucking head. No one knows where Harper is right now, so shut the
POV: EthanShe had every opportunity to zoom off into the distance, but she didn’t. She drove slowly, looking at us through the rear view mirror and smiling mischievously. I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me that she is up to something. It seems she is waiting for a signal or waiting for someone. I don’t know what she is doing, but I’m not comfortable with her movement.“Watch her!She is up to something, don’t take your eyes off her!” I told my boys as she parked her car at the gate and came stepped down to chitchat with us as if she was our bestie, smiling like a fucking lunatic.“I have one more surprise for you guys,” she told us, smiling excitedly, almost jumping in excitement as if we are truly playing a fun game.“There are twelve bombs in this building and have been waiting for the right time to tell you about it. I have set the timer, my love, and you have ten minutes to turn them off remotely before they go off and destroy your precious Emma’s house and all the good memorie
POV: Justin Seeing that no one was here when Serena tried to seduce me today, it’s Safe to say that it’s all part of Serena’s big plan. I’m guessing that is the reason why she wanted me to stay here longer. She must be having such a good time toying with me and messing up my life. “Where the fuck is she, where is she?”I asked Carl as I called him to confirm that he received the phone I sent him. The cars he sent have gotten here and I was on my way home to meet with Emma and Carl. But I’m restless and furious, I couldn’t even show my face anywhere without having people pointing at me, calling me a player. I tried so hard to get over it, but I just couldn’t. “Boss, she is heading to the airport now. I hacked into the security cameras at the restaurant. I saw her go into the bathroom and came out dressed like a guy. She got into a cab right in front of the restaurant. I tracked the cab to the airport a few minutes ago. I guess she decided to skip town after all.” Carl explained, sig
POV: EthanShe had every opportunity to zoom off into the distance, but she didn’t. She drove slowly, looking at us through the rear view mirror and smiling mischievously. I don’t need a soothsayer to tell me that she is up to something. It seems she is waiting for a signal or waiting for someone. I don’t know what she is doing, but I’m not comfortable with her movement.“Watch her!She is up to something, don’t take your eyes off her!” I told my boys as she parked her car at the gate and came stepped down to chitchat with us as if she was our bestie, smiling like a fucking lunatic.“I have one more surprise for you guys,” she told us, smiling excitedly, almost jumping in excitement as if we are truly playing a fun game.“There are twelve bombs in this building and have been waiting for the right time to tell you about it. I have set the timer, my love, and you have ten minutes to turn them off remotely before they go off and destroy your precious Emma’s house and all the good memorie
POV: Ethan “Why do you always let her get into your head, Ethan?The plan was simple, shoot the bitch on sight and get it over it. Why is she still alive?” Justin asks me, glaring dangerously at Serena.“Well, since you asked so nicely, let me explain.” Serena responded, placing her hand on my chest and pushing me back slowly, her eyes fixed on me as she smiled seductively at me. “You see, Ethan cannot shot me on sight because he is so damn smart. He is sure smarter than you, that’s for sure.” She smirked, caressing my chest. Justin turned off the safety pin on his gun and aimed it at her, ready to shoot. “Shoot me, Justin and we all die. Including Harper and Emma.” She let out excitedly, smiling at us. I squinted my eyes in thought, wondering what she was talking about. I’m pretty sure that she doesn’t know where Harper is, so why is she lying?“Stop bluffing, Serena and just come with us before you get shot in the fucking head. No one knows where Harper is right now, so shut the
POV: Ethan As I walked deeper into the house, I could see that she is trying to remove anything that would remind her of her sister and her family. I kept walking towards the only room that seemed to look okay in this building, and that is her room. I could hear the soft music coming out of her room and I knew she was in there. I don’t want to announce my presence yet, I don’t want her to know that I have discovered her hideout and I know what she did to her family’s house.She has been hiding this house to keep me from finding out what she did to this building. She must know that seeing this house would give me a clue on how she is on the inside. Seeing this house will expose the darkness in her heart and I would see the hate and evil in her heart. Seeing this just proves what I have always known in my heart that Serena is beyond redemption.I tiptoed past her room, I don’t want her to notice that an intruder is here. I need to get a good look of the house and see if anyone else is
POV: Ethan “Where is she, Tanya, what is she planning now?” I asked her furiously when we exhausted all our resources and still couldn’t find her. She keeps toying with me and I’m tired of running around the city, looking for her. “I need her location and I need it now!” I told her firmly, leaving no room for arguments. She looks at me, scoffing at my words as if she thought i was bloody joking. “For the one hundredth time, I said I don’t know where she is, I have no idea where she lives or where she is hiding. A friend introduced me to her and I got paid for this job and this is it.” She told me, sounding tired. “If you doubt me, ask Catty about it. She would tell you exactly what I just said. I don’t know Serena, we are not friends, I’ve never seen her before Catty introduced us yesterday.” She confessed. I don’t know if she is saying the truth but I know Serena will not send someone this cute to come after me without keeping tabs on her. “You will take me to Serena, Tanya. I w
POV: Ethan “Seize that fool, take off her damn plastic mask and lock her up in my basement.” I told my guards firmly, glaring at the lady that was staring at me as if I were an idiot, laughing at no one in particular. The mask was taken off and I saw that she looked just like Serena, Eve without the cosmetics mask she was wearing. The lookalike was seized and locked in my basement, waiting to be questioned. A similar mask was found in the car that Justin and the other guard were chasing. I guess she knew we were going to try to find her, or maybe she just wanted to rest our ability and see what we are capable of. She wants to know how desperate we are to find her. So she did this to make us look like fools.She is smart, I have to give it to her. She must have sat down on her high and mighty chair, watching us run around like headless chickens in a bid to frustrate me. She knew we are after her and she put this plan together just to mess with us. She is just messing with our head, t
POV: Ethan I picked Emma up from the hospital, her smile brightening my bleak thoughts. She looks so much better today, there was no traces of fatigue and paleness on her face. You would never know that she was so close to dying just yesterday, you would never know that she tried to take her own life just to kill her sister.“Hey,” I said, trying to sound normal, hiding the storm swirling in my chest. She looked fragile yet strong, and I wanted to wrap her in a protective bubble. I want to tell her that it’s okay to make mistakes and I totally understand. As a matter of fact, I have forgiven her for the part she played in ruining my life and my happiness.“Ready for breakfast?” she asked, trying to make small talk, smiling so beautifully, making her look even more like my wife Harper.“Absolutely,” I replied, forcing a smile. We hopped in my car, the engine humming as we drove towards the café. She looks nervous, she kept looking out the window, smiling as we passed so many buildings
POV: Ethan I woke up the next morning with my heart in my stomach and my head aching so bad. I reached out for Harper, but as usual, her side of the bed was cold and empty and I felt my heart hurting even more. How can she leave without a word, how can she move on without me so quickly?It seems like she never loved me, like she has been looking for an excuse to leave me and I just gave her one by not listening to her and sending Serena to jail. Each time I think about her, I recall the last time I’d seen her shopping for my baby’s things with her friend, Liam. I have murderous thought each time I think of the way he made her laugh, making her happy while I stood far away and just watched in silence. I was hiding from my wife while he had fun with her and makes her happy.It hurts to think about it, it hurts to realize that I still can’t go after her yet because I haven’t gotten rid of the problem. As long as I haven’t gotten rid of Serena, I can’t go after Harper. I can’t bring her
POV: Ethan “Enough questions for now. She needs to rest.” Justin told me sternly. His stern warning cut through my anger, making me realize just how insensitive and selfish I was acting. I took one look at her and I felt my heart hurting on her behalf. I guess Just is right to call me a mean bastard. I’m being selfish and senseless, I should not treat her this way. I just need a few minutes alone to calm down and then I’ll talk to her. The intensity of the moment burnt in the air between us. I could still feel the heat of anger boiling inside me, but nothing could replace the overwhelming fear I had for everyone’s safety. I wanted to shake Emma, to make her see how reckless her decisions were, how they had tied us into a chaos that felt inescapable. But then I thought about it and realized that it’s not really her fault to begin with. If we are apportioning blame, there is definitely enough to go around. “I’m so sorry, Emma. I didn’t mean to break your heart all those years ago, an