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Shadows of Deception Not the man she expected…
Rebecca came a few minutes late and to God, my time with her was the best I’ve had for months. She demanded to know where I had been, and I told her I was with Daniel, my brother. I wasn’t comfortable sharing the details of Sinister and his people with her. I would rather not get her involved.I didn’t know why I was feeling that way. All that happened so far, it was catching up to me. The worst part about it was that I couldn’t tell anyone about it. I couldn’t be confronted by anyone about it without putting their lives at risk. I don’t want that. Rebecca deserves her happiness without having to worry about me. We talked a lot about plenty of things, her new job, her new boyfriend, and everything in between. “So, you met him a few days after I was gone?” I asked, again, to be sure of every detail.“Hm, hm, and he has been the sweetest oh my God!” She beamed with joy as she grabbed my arm. “Beck, don’t you think it’s time you find someone? I mean, I’m not trying to push you or anyth
Last Updated : 2024-05-05Shadows of Deception Not the man she expected II…
Her hair was tousled, her makeup smudged and she wore a long white shirt.Vitaly’s shirt.“Call the police, Becky.” Her voice wavered.“What?”“You were right. That man, he’s different.”“You need to breathe first.” I tried to calm her.“ I can’t calm down, Beck!” She scolded softly, “He has a gun in his jacket. At first, I thought he was an officer, or maybe he just had a license for the gun. But then I saw something really strange. Beck- I just don’t understand—““Understand what?”“He has a picture of you in his wallet.” Rebecca trembled.Fear perfumed poisonously within me. No, why would a man I don’t even know have that?Unless…Oh my God!Another Russian with a gun who might potentially want to kill me?I breathed painfully and swallowed the lump in my throat, “He’s in the Mafia.”“What?”“Sinister,” I breathlessly grabbed my phone, but there was no service still, “Give me your phone, Becca.”Within a second, she gave it to me.No signal.“We have to get out of here,” I panicked
Last Updated : 2024-05-05Shadows of Deception Not the timid Woman he expected…
In a swift second, I smashed the mushroom can to his face.“Fuck!” He hissed, staggering a bit back while straightening his nose.Grabbing the knife by the counter, I pushed him against the refrigerator and pressed it daringly to his throat.“What the hell do you want?” I seethed angrily.He looked at me almost surprised and suddenly began to chuckle, “I’m impressed with your baby face.”I frowned.Vitaly abruptly flipped me around and pushed me vigorously against the counter. My stomach hit the edge and ached in pain.“Ooh, sorry there, kiddo.” He laughed and pressed my front on the top of the counter while his hand grazed over my behind.“Don’t touch me!” I hissed, struggling to move, but he was too strong.“What a cute little ass you have.”“Let go of me!” I tried to kick but again, it was useless.Before I could have said another word, I yelped as I felt a sharp, sudden slap on my ass.“So, that’s how I shut you up.” He chuckled and did it again.This time it was worse.“S-stop!”
Last Updated : 2024-05-05Shadows of Deception Escape, or not.
I stood up in shock as my heart raced a thousand times per second.“Rebecca!” I caught her attention and pointed to our answer.She gave a soft happy sob and jumped from the sofa.The only problem was that the vent was high up. “Doesn’t the vent also lead out to the front lobby?” I asked, hoping that she’d say yes.“I believe it does.”That was good enough.With a sigh of relief, we pushed the sofa closer to reach the vent, but it was too high for us to reach.“It’s no use.” She frowned.“Get on my back, you’ll be able to reach it.”“Are you crazy? I’ll trample you!”“I’m not as weak as you think,” I scoffed, “Just hop on.”“And what about you?”“At least we know one of us would get out alive.”“Becky!” She scolded, “Don’t joke like that!”“Becca, I’m not joking. This is my fight, not yours. I don’t want you involved with this. The last person I got involved— I regret it every second.”“Becky Mia Grey, I’m not freaking leaving you! You said it yourself, we are not best friends, we’re
Last Updated : 2024-05-07Shadows of Deception Gut-wrenching feeling…
I thought about what he said for a moment and I felt guilty, but then again, I was in this mess because of him as well. So basically, we’re in this crap together. “Fine.” I pouted and hugged the clothes to my chest with a sigh as I stood up. Walking towards the bathroom, I stopped in place and frowned. “What’s wrong?” Sinister asked in that warm winter voice of his. “Sinister,” I breathed turning back at him, “This place, Vitaly, those people… they’re-“ He looked at me almost in a challenge to continue. “They’re Rosalie’s family, aren’t they?” When he didn’t answer, my fear was confirmed. “They want to kill me, don’t they?” My panic flared once again. “They’ll do no such thing.” He scowled, “ Not as long as I’m alive.” Somehow that seemed to comfort me yet worry me at the same time. Not for my life, but for his. “Now go.” He finished, “I’ll be here when you’re done.” Nodding in agreement, I headed to the shower and quickly got dressed in the soft clothes I was given. I bru
Last Updated : 2024-05-08Shadows of Deception A long fucking night.
~*~“You filthy bastard!” I spat.“Becky!” Sinister’s cold voice perfumed through the air.“How dare you?!” Diana scowled at me as she ran towards her brother’s side.I ignored the little girl and locked my eyes dangerously with Vitaly as I clutched his shirt vigorously, “Where is she? Tell me! What the hell did you do to her? Vitaly!”“Becky,” Sinister’s voice was suddenly near me and I felt his presence at my side trying to calm me, although it was futile.“Sin - he… he has Rebecca. He has her, Sinister.” I frantically replied in frustration, “He has Rebecca.”“Calm down.”“I can’t calm down! Oh God, I can’t! He has my best friend, who knows what he did to her!”“I have no idea what you’re talking about.” Vitaly chuckled.“You’re a liar!” I exclaimed.“Vitaly,” Amala began calmly as she walked towards us with Veronica at her side, “Do you have anything to do with what the girl is saying?”“Me, mother?” He scoffed, “No.”“There. My son has given his words.”Was she serious?“Your son
Last Updated : 2024-05-20Shadows of Deception ‘Stay in the car.’
~*~ "Fuck, woman. I'm right here. I can hear you. No need to scream in my ear." He answered obviously pissed. "I'm sorry, I just..." *Nothing would happen to your friend. I assure you of that. If Vitaly got a hold of her then she not too long arrived at the trap house." "Well, good." "The level of trust you have in me is beyond words, sweetheart." He chuckled. *Well, men are men. You can't trust them, period." Vitaly laughed and for some odd reason made me suddenly get these pleasing goosebumps. Rubbing my arms back to normal, he glimpsed at me. “Are you cold?” "No." I shrugged. "Oh," he smiled wickedly, "You're just turned on, I see.'" “Excuse me?" I scowled, feeling pissed at his bluntness. "You know, I find it hard to believe that you're single." "Really? And why is that so hard to believe?" I teased. “No reason." "Well of course there's none because you say things without making any sense." I smiled. *But really, I'm curious about you. Don't you wa
Last Updated : 2024-05-30Shadows of Deception Pulled the trigger.
~*~ With a sigh, he looked at me almost tiredly and undid my seatbelt, “Just please for God's sake listen to me when I tell you what to do inside there." “Absolutely!" I smiled and got out of the vehicle. The place was cold, dark, and smoky. Of course, it was from the heavy smokers that loitered around. I walked closely next to Sinister as he instructed and followed him to the receptionist. Now that I looked around the place a bit more, it seemed like a five-story motel. Although, it was quite eerie for my taste. A strange man with the most crooked teeth bedazzled with silver and gold grinned at me as he walked past us and I grabbed Sinister’s hand unconsciously. A few seconds passed and Salvatore shrugged away from my contact. "Don't do that here, Grey. People will think I've gone soft. The last thing I need is that reputation." He stated, his voice filled with irritation. Upon arriving at the receptionist, Sinister frowned. “Archer. Where is he?" "I believe Mr. Devereux h
Last Updated : 2024-05-30
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