My heart clenches and my voice softens. “Who’s blood is it?”He laughs then. A cruel, awful laugh.“On that bullet? Mine.”I’m taken aback but I do my best to maintain composure. “I thought you said your dad gave that to you? Why did your father have a bullet necklace with your blood on it?”His countenance softens, and a glint of vulnerability pierces through his tough exterior. “When I was fifteen, I accompanied my father on a business venture. It was meant to be a routine deal, but those other guys got too greedy. The moment we set foot on their turf, all hell broke loose. John Luciano himself shot me, right in the chest.”“Is that the reason your family unleashed a hail of bullets within the sanctum of his private mansion? I remember hearing all about that in the news and thought it was just awful.”“His family, and every last blood relation he had. He had a chance to snuff out my old man and me, and we weren’t about to let that slip away without a fight. We went at them with a ve
Surprisingly, Chantel nods like she understands.“You like her enough, though. Enough to parade her around like she’s yours. I wanted that so bad. I still want that,” she says softly.Ah, fuck.If I’m being honest, if Andrew and I had started our relationship in a normal fashion, we would have probably ended up here—with me having to break her heart because I just don’t see how I could trust anyone enough to give them my heart.But we didn’t. Our relationship’s backwards. She snuck inside my heart without me even realizing it and I can’t get her out.Cara was my friend. And we had a really good thing going, but I would have never let it go beyond that. I put up too many walls to allow it. There’s no way to explain it to her without making it all worse so I simply say I’m sorry.“I hate that I hurt you,” I tell her.She nods, hugging her arms around her body. “I’ll get over it. ”Sensing that she wants to be alone, I start walking for the door.“And Chantel,” she calls, “I’m happy fo
Chapter 1Mr Wood was in the ambulance, he was rushed to the hospital in a haste, he developed an heart attack immediately, he saw that his debt was increase by fifty percent, he was a rich man but became suddenly poor because his wife, Mrs Wood and her daughter Layla were living a luxury life, his second Chloe Wood lost her mother at birth, she has been the only daughter caring for her father after he ran into debt, her dream was to be a nurse, she search for a job so she can take of her father and also pay of his debt bit by bit but no one has decided to want to employ her because of her father’s debt, Chleo, Layla and Mrs Wood were nervous in the hospital why Mr Wood was in the emergency room, the doctor came out from the emergency room with a sad face, Chloe’s heart beat fast.“ Doc! How is my father doing?” Chleo asked.“ Mrs Wood! Can I please see you in my office?” The doctor asked.“ There is no problem. Of course you can” Mrs Wood replied, Mrs Wood went with the doctor to his
Chapter 2It’s the next day, Chleo already dressed up and was ready to go out of the house and Mrs Wood stopped her, Chleo turned back and stood.“ Where are you going?” Mrs Wood asked. “ Well going out to search for a job as usual” Chleo replied.“ No one will employ poor girl, your dad left a lot of debt behind and he was known so no one will want to employ a person who’s late father is having a lot of debt so stop troubling your self and go search for a maid job” Mrs Wood said and tears fell from Chleo eyes and she left the house in anger, Layla noticed that her mother was dressed up and she wonders where she was up to.“ Where are you going to mum?” Layla asked.“ I need ti look for a solution” she replied.“ From who, from where? Mum! No one is going to help us” Layla asked.“ From Mrs Thomas” Mrs Wood said.“ No mum, Mrs Thomas will only make a joke of us” Layla said.“ I know dear but only she can help us right now, we have not choice, we have to put our pride behind to searc
Chapter 3It’s already in the evening and Chleo got back home with the same result if not seeing a job, Mrs Wood already made the dinner and set the dinning, Layla pretended to be nice to her and she went to meet her when she was about to enter the room, Chleo though maybe, Layla wanted to argue with her.“ Layla! I am so tired and I am not ready to argue with you today” Chleo said.“ I am not arguing either but I just wanted to ask you how did it go, I mean your search for a job” Layla asked.“ I guess that is none of your business, I know you want to mock me “ She said in anger.“ I am not mocking you, I just want us to make peace and be one family, I know that I have offended you in many ways but can you please forgive me, I want us to live as one in this small tiny house, I also want to search for a job” Layla said and Mrs Wood walked closer to them.“ Yes Chleo! I want us to live as one family, I don’t want us to argue anymore, I don’t want to rest you bad or like an outsider any
Chapter 4Chleo serve Layla and Mrs Wood on the dining and she also serve herself, they eat and Chleo was happy as they eat together.“ Mrs Wood! I was thinking if I could refer to you as mum instead of Mrs Wood, i want to call someone mum, I want to fill motherly love” she said and Mrs Wood pull up her fake smiled.“ Why not dear, you can call me mum, we are now one family” Mrs Wood said and a help smiled.“ Thank you so much” Chleo said and Mrs Wood signal Layla so she can pass out, Layla nods her head while Chleo was concentrating on her food, Layla hold her head and she passed out, Mrs Wood stood up and Chleo.“ Layla! Are you ok?” Mrs Wood said and they took her to the room.“ What happened to her?” Chleo asked as they lay Layla on the bed and Mrs Wood pretended to be crying.“ I don’t know what happened to her but I call the doctor, I just hope everything is fine” Mrs Wood said and she called the fake doctor.“ I will try what I can as a nurse” Chleo said.“ I guess you can’t d
Chapter 5Mrs Wood, Chleo and Mrs Thomas got to Nathan Wilson house, they seated on the couch in the living room when Nathan walk down the stairs, Mrs Thomas and Mrs Wood saw him and they stood up while Chleo was lost in thought thinking.“ Good day Nathan” Mrs Thomas said and she smiled, Mrs Wood also smiled while Chleo was still seated.“ Mrs Wood this my foster nephew Nathan Wilson, Nathan this my friend Mrs Wood, the one whom I told you about that her husband ran into debt and she needs money but right now her daughter is ill and she needs money so sue brought her second daughter for money in exchange” Mrs Thomas said, Chleo noticed that, Mrs Thomas and Mrs Wood had already stood from the couch and she also stood up and their eyes both met and they recognize themselves.“ Nurse” He said.“ You” She said, Mrs Thomas and Mrs Wood were confused.“ What is going on here? Did both of you know each other?” Mrs Wood asked.“ Yes, she once helped me when I had a minor accident, she came t
Sir,sir,canyouhear me?” I call out to the man trapped inside the vehicle. The airbag had deployed. He’s restrained by his seatbelt and remains motionless covered in blood. Wearing gloves, I reach in and feel for a pulse. It’s faint but steady. “Can you hear me? You’ve been in a car accident, sir. We’re going to get you out of here and take good care of you. Can you tell me your name?” His lips quiver, but no sound emerges. Blood covers everything, so it’s difficult to determine the source of the bleeding. I push aside the deflated airbag to get a better look. That’s when I catch sight of a gun holstered at his side. I recoil at the sight of it, but then remember I’m here to perform myFrom above, I hear rustling and see Nathan, the EMT assigned for tonight’s ride along, making his descent. “What’ve we got here?” he asks, carrying a stretcher board and neck brace. “Are they alive?” “Yes, I’ve got a steady pulse on a white male, adult, early thirties. I can’t determine the extent of