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The Bargain You are breaking my heart
Racheal felt like her heart was about to burst. This was too much.The secrets, plotting, scheming. She just wanted peace. She wanted to go back to the resort when everything was great and easy. Or her house at the hilltop, or back to the time she was a little five years old girl. She was happy, and at peace.She soon felt Steffan lowering himself beside her on the floor, and wraping her in his arms. She struggled against him, pushing him away. She could not stop sobbing. But he held her tight, and slowly she let her head rest against his chest.He smoothed her back, and shushed her.But she could not stop the tears.“You are breaking my heart.” He said, and that seemd to intensify her tears.“I’m sorry.” he said, tightening his arms around her.“I’m sorry too.” She said finally, looking up at him. “I thought it would be quick. I needed Madame Dalloz’s advice.” She said.“It’s ok. You don’t have to talk about it if you do not want to.” He said, gently brushing her hair away from h
The Bargain Get the key
“You may find all I am about to tell you deeply upsetting.” Racheal said. Steffan looked up at her. He must have seen the serious look on her face because he closed the laptop, and placed it to his side.“Please promise to conrol your fury?” She asked. She saw a shift in his eyes, but they went back to normal, and he nodded.“Ok.” “When I was taken as a suspect for the vault robbery, the investigators said they found my hair samples at the crime scene, and since nobody had seen me for the whole of that night, because I locked myself in my room, I had no real alibi.”Steffan was watching her, and she could see that this was painful for him to digest.“Delbert saved me. He used his influence to get me out, and began to chase down the culprit. He found a member of the robbery gang that was willing to talk.”“Why?” Racheal shrugged, “I guess Ben liked me.” When she saw the look on his face she added, “No, no, no. Not that way. Ben is an old man.” “What did he say?”“Thalia runs an
The Bargain Malorie
Racheal looked at Steffan who was staring at her in disbelief.“Of course I believe him. Ben’s confession was what let me off the hook. I don’t know just how much he said in front of the cops, but Delbert has no reason to lie to me.”“You really defend this man hard.” She almost retorted that he had been no different in the past with the way he defended Thalia. But she said nothing. She forked a bite of egg into her mouth, and chewed so she would not be tempted to speak.“All these are more reasons why we need to speak with Delbert,” Steffan said.“He will not help you.” Racheal replied.“You are so certain.”“Delbert will not help you find answers. He refused to answer even my own questions. There is something bigger at play with all of you. The Dallozs, Sherrods, Sanders.” She was convinced of this now, especially while she had been talking to the old lady earlier today. There was something going on that she did not yet know. The three most important families in Yin had someth
The Bargain What next?
Racheal turned away, and went to sit on a chaise. She felt numb, and sad. Watching how wretchedly sorry Steffan was had dissipated her anger.Was this the secret Delbert had been talking about? “Don’t hate me.” She heard Steffan say, and she looked up at him. Her heart sank at the way he looked. She may not be sure of anything in this crazy country she lived in, but she believed he did not kill that girl. She had never seen a man look this shattered about an event from his teen years. Spencer Sherrod had a huge role in this. He was the adult. He should have made his son do the right thing.She stood up, and returned to sit beside him on the bed again. She took his large face in her hands.“I could never hate you.” She said, and leaned her face against his. Silent sobs raked his body as he placed his head against her chest, holding her like he feared she would stand up and bolt.She held him tightly to herself, his hurt state crushing her heart again and again. “Does your mot
The Bargain Hating Spencer Sherrod
The couple left for work the next morning with a plan on tackling their problems. Racheal would try to find out how Zuri was related to Malorie, and Steffan would try to find out what Ben knew about the Sanders.As Racheal walked down the stairs, her hand in Steffan's, her mind wandered to the globe. She wondered if it was right to not tell him. She dismissed the thought. She told him about her father already, and has made up her mind to destroy the globe. There was no need to talk about it. Now she knew her father had nothing to blackmail her with because Steffan would bear her witness.She would destroy the globe the first chance she got to be alone.“Your phone?” Steffan asked. They were now standing in front of their cars.“My purse.” She said with a smile. He had insisted on setting everything up before they went to bed last night. It still felt strange to have a smartphone.“Keep it close, baby. I want you within easy reach every minute.” She could not see his eyes behin
The Bargain Zuri loses her job
“You called me ma’am.” Zuri said.“Twenty minutes ago.” Racheal responded, looking up from the chart on her desktop. The chart showed all the expenditure from the visit to the camp. Supplies, and insurance. All a waste now. Zuri was frowning at her. “I had to finish up on one of your many assignments.” She said,“You do not even bother to hide it.” Racheal said, looking at the woman. Zuri’s anger and hate towards the Sherrod was so big she had difficulty pretending. Although she did not look like someone who could pretend anyway, she wore her heart on her sleeves.She reminded her of Jade. Maybe if they had met under different circumstances they would have got on well.Zuri said nothing. If she understood the meaning of what Racheal just said, she did not show it. Her face remained in a perpetual scowl.“Sit please.” Racheal said, watching her. The woman took one of the seats in front of her desk, and stared at her.“Sister or friend?”“What?” Zuri asked.“Was Mallorie your sis
The Bargain This is a genius idea
Racheal stepped out of the car.“I won’t be long.” She said to Isaac.He looked at her confusedly.“I told you we were going somewhere.” She said, stopping briefly to look at him. “And don’t let Steffan know. I mean it.”She went into their house, and hurried up the stairs to their bedroom closet. She noticed that Steffan had brought in even more of his clothes and other personal belongings now. She wondered what the other house he said he had been living in looked like as she scanned his side of the closet for the item she was looking for. She heard her phone beep, and slid the screen open.—--------------------SteffanWhere is this secret place you are headed again. 🤦♂️11:15—---------------------RachealDon’t ruin your own surprise 🙄🙄11:16—---------------------She sighed. She should have known that her guards would never keep their mouths shut. Everyone was scared to get in trouble with Steffan.She pulled out a drawer and picked one of his wrist watches carefully a
The Bargain A message from Skylar
Racheal stared at the glass-covered pool, thinking about Zuri. If Steffan was the one who wronged her, why was she transferring all the aggression to her?And that threat she had made? She had to tell Steffan about it.“Would you like lunch served?” Luna asked, standing behind her. The sun was beaming down brightly, and the air outside was hot.“Not yet.” Racheal said, turning back to look at them. “If someone tries to touch my stuff next time, please call me. If you cannot get to me, call Isaac.” Her maids bowed. She watched them leave, and stood on the balcony a few more minutes before returning to her bedroom, sliding the balcony door shut behind her. She dropped her phone on the bed, and went to the closet. She pulled the globe from the back of the closet, impressed at how her maids had put it in the same spot it had been in the old suite.She held the globe, looking at the pretty doll within. Her father was cunning, but such a cold-hearted man to use her favourite childhood
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