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Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 33
ABIGEALI MADE it through to the other side. As expected, my dress was torn to ribbons and there were bloody gashes where the thorns had bypassed the fabric and dug into my flesh. I didn't have time to dwell on it though, I still had to make my way around the guy so I could drop him. I started to move again, keeping my ears open for any change in Matt or Marissa's tones. I could see an opening in the hedges on the far end, and started to make my way towards that, hoping he couldn't hear the quiet sound of my dress slithering along the grass.Halfway to the opening, I heard Marissa's slight intake of breath and paused. I tried to see what was happening through the gaps in the brushes, but they were too small to make out anything. I calculated that I was near where they were standing so I couldn't risk looking over the hedge. All I could do was increase my pace and hope Marissa wasn't busy getting murdered on the other side. Matt started to laugh hysterically, then stopped just as s
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ABIGEAL“ARE YOU okay?” Blaine asked, skating a hand down my arm. He had finally managed to detangle himself from Marissa's clutches and was now hovering over me. He lifted my arms to inspect the scratches and I barely refrained from yanking it out of his grasp and instead removed it gently. “I'm fine.”He frowned. “You're scratched all over. We need to get that looked at. It could get infected.” He said, reaching for my arm again. I stepped back, out of his reach. “They're just scratches. I can treat them myself," I replied. We were waiting for the valet to bring the car around and watching people leave the event, but my mind wasn't here. There was a thought forming in my head and I didn't like it one bit.“Excuse me.” A male voice said. I looked in it's direction and found a familiar face staring at me. It was the guy who had been with the woman earlier when I'd told her to throw up her dress. The woman in question was standing a little distance away with a sulky look on her face.
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ABIGEALMY SENSES came back to me in bits and pieces. First my toes twitched, then I could hear the hissing of smoke from the engine and smell the metallic scent of blood. Then I blinked slowly as my vision returned. The last thing to come back was my hearing, and I heard shouting.“Abigeal? Abigeal!” Blaine's voice contained a healthy dose of panic. “Oh my God, are you okay?”My head felt fuzzy, like it was stuffed with cotton wool, but I still held up my left hand. It contained the key card I'd stolen from his jacket pocket. “I win.” I said with a groan, peeking at him from my left eye.He stared at me, speechless. Then all of a sudden, we began to laugh. Bone deep, hysterical, tears coming out of my eyes laughter that went on for a long time before I started to cough. I lifted my head from the airbag that had deployed on impact as Blaine patted me gently on the back before settling into his seat when the coughs subsided.“Man, that was crazy.” Blaine sighed. I settled back as wel
Huling Na-update : 2025-02-12Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 36
ABIGEALI CREPT into the house and closed the door slowly so I didn't wake anyone up. I let out a breath as the door shut without a sound and bent at the waist to take off my shoes so I could walk to my room soundlessly. I turned and looked directly at Blaine, sitting cross legged on the sofa with a glass of wine and staring at me.I swallowed and tried to banish the feeling that rose up in me, like I was a teenager getting caught sneaking in at midnight, and said casually. “I didn't know you'd still be up.”He took a sip from his wine then dropped it on a side table with a soft clink before standing up in one single motion. I'd never seen him move like this before; slow and deliberate, like a predator hunting his next meal. I'd also never felt danger around Blaine, but the air was charged with it now.“Didn't know, or hoped I wouldn't be?” He asked silkily as he took a few steps towards me. I fought the urge to increase the distance again. “What are you talking about?” My tone wave
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ABIGEALI WAS awoken by a cat.I opened my eyes, found it blinking bi-colored eyes at me slowly while sitting on my torso. I stared back at it in silence for a moment, not sure how I was supposed to react to a strange cat making itself comfortable on my chest. I was pretty certain there were no pets in this house.“Move.” I said finally. It didn't react apart from swishing its tail twice. I cocked a brow; I'd had many strange experiences, but I’d never been challenged by a feline before. “You have about three seconds before I throw you across the room and give your owner something to cry about.” I deadpanned.The cat must have heard the threat in my tone as it extended it's claws, but before we could do each other any damage, someone pushed my door fully open and poked her head in. It was Esme. “Soul? There you are, you beast. What did I tell you about sneaking away from me?”He mewled in response, got up, stretched and lazily walked down the length of my body. Esme picked him up an
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BLAINE“BRING ME a teddy.” Ella-Mae whispered in my ear as I hugged her. “I'll bring you the most handsome teddy.” I promised and watched the grin bloom on her face before she stepped back. I hugged the rest of the kids then moved on to my aunts. When I hugged Tia Gabriela, she held me extra tight. “Make sure you catch the bad guy, and give him a punch from me.” She whispered. Tia Gabriela was the only one who knew where I was actually going and why. The rest just thought it was another regular business trip.I smiled at her so nobody would suspect and nodded. I intended to do more than punch him in the face, but I was going to keep that to myself. I watched Esme approach Abigeal hesitantly where she stood ramrod straight with her arms folded looking like an impenetrable fortress. Esme looked like she wanted to hug her but changed her mind at the last minute and just laid a hand on her arm.“What is it with that girl? Yesterday I just went to get Soul from her room and chit chat
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ABIGEALMY FIRST experience in Puerto Rico was getting my bag snatched by a street thief. It wouldn't even happened if I wasn't distracted by Blaine charming the lady who'd wheeled our luggage out onto the sidewalk, making her giggle endlessly and bat her lashes at him. I don't even know why I was distracted by such, but it probably had something to do with the fact that we were standing under the harsh sun while he talked it up with a woman and didn't even get her number at the end of it all.Anyways, here I was chasing after a man who knew the streets more than I did and ignoring the searing pain in my leg. Per the doctor's orders, I wasn't supposed to be doing a hard run at this time. I guess we hadn't factored in a thief in what might as well be a different country making away with a bag full of weapons. And I didn't particularly feel like arming him with expensive weapons and upgrading his game to armed robbery, so I'd had to give pursuit.I swerved past pedestrians, hawkers
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ABIGEALI STOOD with my back against the wall in Jordan's study while we waited. Jordan was seated behind the desk having a conversation with Melanie who was on the table and Blaine was lying on the sofa doing something on his phone. Apart from their barely audible conversation, there was silence in the study, making the ticking of the clock much louder. Jordan had said we needed to wait for someone to get here and nothing else, so I couldn't do more than wonder who it was.Until I heard the familiar sound of boots hitting a hardwood floor and the door opened. In walked a well dressed man wearing spectacles and a half frown, but he wasn't the wearer of the boots. She came in shortly after, a tall, statuesque woman wearing a black jumpsuit that hugged her figure and chunky boots with chains hanging off them. She shook back her red hair and smiled at the people in the room like a shark might smile at a school of fish. “Sup guys. What'd I miss?”“Nice of you to join us, Katnissa.” Jor
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ABIGEALI HAD to admit, leaving the country wasn't such a bad idea. It had been an impulsive decision, sure, but as I sipped a cocktail on a balcony while gazing at the stars, I couldn't bring myself to regret it.I couldn't remember the last time I hadn't been weighted down by one obligation or another. Whether it was finding justice for my brother, or trying to assassinate Blaine without him catching a clue.No. We're not thinking about him. Not today, not ever.The one thing I regretted though, was letting Anna have her way when she insisted on helping me pack because I didn't have the energy to argue. She'd taken out all my usual everyday clothes and put in their place flirty sundresses and cocktail gowns and bikinis that left little to the imagination, with a little note that said ‘Now you're ready for the other kind of smashing’ with a little winky face.I shook my head as I recalled. Not that the new wardrobe had done me much good. Every man that had approached me so far either
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BLAINEEACH DAY, I wondered why I bothered coming into this office when all I did was drink and stare into space. I had a pounding headache and a hazy memory of the night before. Where had I gone?I remembered heading into a bar. I remembered talking to a blonde who looked vaguely like the girl I was trying to forget. It got hazy from there.Did I take her home? She wasn't there when I woke up and the disapproving glances from my aunts weren't more intense than usual, so no. I chugged Advil down with whiskey and almost laughed at the irony.I leaned back in my chair trying to piece my night together but I'd barely started when a voice interrupted me. “It’s a bit early for happy hour.”I tensed and tightened my grip on the glass. “It's happy hour somewhere,” I said casually.Footsteps walked further into the room. “I hear you've been terrorizing our employees in my absence," Jordan said.“If terrorizing means making sure they do their jobs and do it well, then yes, I've been terrorizin
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ABIGEALTHERE WAS a knock on my bedroom door, but I didn't move an inch from where I was and just hoped the noise would go away. But it didn't. Instead, the handle turned and the door opened. I still gave no reaction, as from the voices I knew it was Anna and Melanie standing in the doorway. Melanie took one look at my ramrod straight figure sitting in a chair close to the window and turned to Anna. “How long has she been like this?”“I don't know. Sometimes she'd be up and about and talking, then she'd be back here. I'm not sure what to do,” Anna whispered.“You realize I can hear every word, right?” I said without looking back.“You were meant to.” Melanie walked further into my room and stopped beside me. “What do you think you're doing?” She snapped.I looked up at her and smiled vaguely. “Hi. When did you get back? You look great.” She and Jordan had taken a vacation to a country I didn't remember, since things were still tense with Blaine.As soon as his name came up in my th
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BLAINE“WHAT IS wrong with you? What's wrong with all of you?” I snapped, flinging the pieces of paper that my employee just handed me in the air so they scattered and fluttered around. “All the fucking numbers are wrong. I do not pay you huge amounts of money to be met with such incompetence?”“But sir, we worked with the data you got from your office.” One of the workers squeaked, trying to hide behind the files she was holding. “I'm sorry sir, she's new to this department.” The one who was still trying to pick up the papers said. “We'll fix it, sir.”“Better do, if not you and Goldilocks over there are fired. In fact, all of you.” The whole department looked at me in shock before averting their eyes. None of them wanted to be the focus of my attention.I swiveled around and stalked away, my admin Chris walking behind me. “Did you get the analysis done for the Wexler acquisition?” I asked.“No sir, I-”“Damn it, Chris. When did everyone become so lazy? What kind of business are we
Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 111
ABIGEALTHIS PART was one of the hardest. Kat and Melanie had done most of the cleanup while Anna rested against a wall. I walked up to them and surveyed the space.“Is this everyone?” I asked.“Everyone who resisted. Under those cloaks, some of them were children, some barely old enough to drink. And one of them came at me with a knife.” Kat rubbed her eyes like doing so would erase the image.I looked at the bodies scattered around the floor. “Did you…?”“Of course not. Jesus, do I look like a monster?” Kat looked offended.I held up my hands, then let out a sigh. The plan was to wipe everyone out, but I couldn't do that with a clear conscience. The girl I'd seen was about Juan's age.Perhaps if they became problems a few years later, I could deal with them then. “Got the gasoline?” I asked.Melanie held up the two kegs. I took one and helped her spread it around while Kat supported Anna's weight and helped her outside. When we'd exhausted the kegs, we went out the back exit throug
Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 100
ABIGEALI WAS stripped of my weapons and pushed into the main hall. The red cloaked people formed a circle with me, Anna, Morgan and his father in the middle. I refused to call him my father, as he'd never been one to me.I knelt beside Anna and took out a strip of clothing, using it to bind her leg. “How did this go so wrong?” I whispered.Her face was pale from the blood loss. “They were on me so fast, I didn't see them coming?” She groaned as I tightened the bind. “The others are safe though.”“Then we might still have a chance," I said lowly. A gunshot made me flinch.“Any more whispering and I'll put the poor girl out of her misery," Soliz said. I glanced back to glare at him. “Stop threatening her. I already gave you what you wanted. I surrendered.”I squeezed her arm lightly and rose. “What exactly do you want from me?” I asked him.“I want you to join us.”I shook my head. “Not happening. Next.”“You are a Soliz, whether you like it or not. I am not leaving my organization in
Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 99
ABIGEALSOMETHING ABOUT the man standing in the doorway made me unsettled. Maybe it was the way the hooded people bowed out of the way reverently or the way Morgan's body language changed and he cast his eyes to the ground.Or maybe it was the pleasant smile on his face despite the situation.A thought niggled at the back of my head but I couldn't place it. I walked around until I was behind Morgan and held the knife to his throat. “Who are you?” I asked.His eyes slid to me. “Ah, Abigeal. It's always a pleasure.”The voice tickled my memory box. A sense of trepidation washed over me and I couldn't figure out why. “Have we met?”The man laughed easily. “You could say that. Although we met more recently, but I'm not surprised you don't remember.”It came to me suddenly. The only reason why I hadn't placed him immediately was because I'd only gotten a partial look at his face that day when Anna, Michael and I had bumped into Morgan at the restaurant.“I can see you remember. Now may I a
Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 98
ABIGEALEVERYTHING WAS set in place by the time the sun started to set. The ammunition we needed was delivered to the apartment. I was prepping all my knives while keeping an eye on the time. I had to be back at Blaine's house for dinner with the family, otherwise he'd start to ask questions. I'd already had to lie that Anna had called me over to help her with her application. I slid the bags under my bed when I was done and checked in with Anna before I left.When I got home, Blaine was standing in the living room with a smile on his face watching Juan practice a presentation for school. I stood just behind him and watched. When Juan was done, Blaine applauded. “Good job, but you'll have to work on not stuttering as much. And you don't have to look anyone in the eye, glance above their heads.”Juan nodded. “We'll practice again?”“Sure, buddy, but you need to go wash up for dinner now. And make sure the others do the same.” He replied. Juan waved at me before leaving the room.Blaine
Twice Upon A Star CHAPTER 97
ABIGEALTHE NEXT morning, I went to see Anna. If I was going to take on a mission of this size, I was going to need help. And she was the only person I trusted enough to take my side on this, and not turn me away because of what I did.She opened the door before I knocked and looked surprised to see me. “Abigeal? Hey. I was just going to have a fight with the landlord. He has cut down the hot water supply and it ran out halfway through my shower. Thank God there weren't hot showers in the military so I'm not spoiled.” She raved, stepping out with me and closing the door.“Of course you can't relate. I bet the water runs hot twenty four hours a day in Blaine's Palace," she said without heat.I pretended to consider it. “I think it does, actually. It's one of those things you don't really notice, you know, because it's right there.”She glared at me but could only hold it for a couple of seconds before we started to laugh. “You know what, I can go fight him later. It's not like he's goi
