I watch as the door opens, moving out quickly. I feel the tears fall from my eyes. Dante stood before me, smiling. Screaming, I hit him with the roses, his eyes widening as I place the dagger against his neck.“Okay, so we weren’t expecting this reaction, was the day that bad?” He looks at me, amused.“It was great! Until you decide to send me fucking home! I should never have come back.” I shouldn’t have.“Sugar, you’re not getting sent home.” His hand grasps my chin to force me to look at him, moving forward slightly, so the knife pushes harder against his neck. “Your family is throwing a ball, and they requested your presence. So you are leaving here, Emmi, with us. I promise you that this is in no way us giving you back.” His eyes stay fixed on mine as my chest heaves. Slowly I lower my hand with the dagger in it. “I told him a dagger was the wrong gift.” He laughs slightly, his eyes glancing down at me.“Sorry.” I panicked.“I should have thought, don’t worry. Except you killed s
I stand shocked by Candice’s words. Turning, I watch as Emmi walks towards where Candice is stood, and Dante coming over, meeting us.“Do you know?” I ask.“No idea. I guess this is how she’ll tell us who she has chosen.” His words sound sour.“What's up, Dante?” Zane looks at him.“Nothing, I just thought she respected us a bit more to tell us in person before announcing it for her own mother’s gain. She should have told us first, we know she is picking you, Zane, but still, she could have told us first.”I listen to Dante, and I have to agree to some extent. I thought she would tell us.“So, as my lovely mother has said, I am here today to announce who I will be marrying.” I watch as she smiles at us, although Dante looks ready to kill her.“You see, this arrangement was created years ago. Many don’t understand that the Wolversons tried to cancel it and find a new way of clearing my family’s debt, my parents refused. Once the Wolversons had died, their sons also tried, to no avail.”
I walk into my room and sit down. Just how much of my life is a lie? Sure, twins fight, they fall out. But I hardly ever hear of one going crazy and happy to have the other one hurt. I thought they saw me as a burden, then found out my own mother wanted me hurt, was using me to take over the Wolverson City, lied about my dad, my brother, everything.I feel like I’m ready to break down, but breaking down is letting them win, and there is no way I will. So what’s the way forward now? That’s all I keep asking myself, and I have no idea.“I’m sorry.”I look up and see Dante stood at the end of my bed. I hadn’t even heard him come in.“I should have told you first. I guess part of me wanted to, in a way, hurt you because you honestly did that? I thought you respected us enough to tell us, Emmi!” He stands looking at me, and all I can do is laugh.“I’m sorry, I forgot when I was sent here for an arranged marriage, I should consider how you guys would feel.” Nothing is normal. Everything see
I watch as she storms out, but I don’t move. I know I fucked up. If there is one thing she hates, it’s being called Princess, well, in that way. Sure we have called her Princess before, but not in a way that belittles her. I just did, which was a big fuck-up on my side, so maybe I do need to sleep with an eye open tonight?Stepping out of her room, I walk through and see Zane and Bear sat together discussing business. I glance around, unable to see Emmi.“With Gunner. You best hope she survives.” Bear glances up at me from the laptop.“We heard. You actually called her Princess, Dante.” Zane looks at me in disappointment.“She will be fine. How's that going?” I point to the laptops.“Nothing yet. If they plan to make a move, we will know. They will. There is no way they will walk away quietly. They want both cities. They want the border down, which means this won’t go away,” Bear explains.“It had to be said.” It did.“No, you were just pissed off that Emmi told everyone together inst
I walk over to Gunner, Zane and Bear while smiling sweetly. However, they don’t look at me like I’m an angel. I can’t stop the smile, though, not after all that with Dante.“You stabbed him.” I laugh at Bear’s statement.“He enjoyed it, didn’t you, psycho?” I wink at Gunner.“Doesn’t mean I wanted you to, though. So you can fight, you could have said last night when I mentioned today's plan.” He looks at me, shocked but amazed, and it feels like he sees me as a new challenge in his mind.“I mentioned something about why you all assume I can’t fight. Anyway, let me fix you three.” I take my time cleaning each of their cuts, scrapes and other problems. Maybe I shouldn’t have fought like I was trying to survive?I listen as they talk, discussing things, but not fully paying attention. Finally, my head turns to Zane.“What about Jamie?” I heard him mention Jamie.“Disappeared. Well, kind of. Your mum is keeping it hidden where he is or what for. She got her guards around last night, so th
Dante's FallWe’d planned something for Emmi, something amazing to reassure her we aren’t just using her. Then we split up. I find myself stood beside the car, looking at the house as my guards sweep it, looking for Jamie or any of Solace guards.I know they’re hiding something. Jamie just disappeared, and no one has seen him in the city. I feel something connect with the back of my head, my body falling to the floor as everything goes black.When I wake, my eyes have to adjust to the darkness. I should have been more cautious, ensured I was checking around me. Groaning, I search my pockets, unable to find the phone. I feel a dagger in my pocket and hold it in my hand. Why did they leave me with a dagger? They cleared me of the guns and gave me a dagger?I reach out, feeling across the wall. Slowly I begin to see slightly, but now I wish I couldn’t. I find myself panicking. A fucking cupboard. I feel myself shaking as I try to find an escape, but there isn’t one. Everything, every mem
We rush through the entrance, and I fight my way through the guards to the back. Tim and a few others following me. I reach the stairs and slowly descend down them. We search one room at a time, slowly clearing them of guards. The further along that I get, the more worried I am that they aren’t here, and this really was a set-up. Tim and others scan the room after me as I push the door open.I freeze, seeing Bear barely even moving. A guard is stood next to him with a needle in his hand.“Get him free,” I say as I move towards the guard and pull out a dagger. He isn’t trained to fight, that much is clear. I swing while I duck his hit, plunging the dagger into his neck before slicing it across him, the blood squirting over my body as he collapses to the floor. Rushing to Bear, I watch as they release the final restraint. His eyes are on fire. He pushes Tim and the others out of the way. His eyes searching for something.I move to stand in front of him. “Bear, go home, get cleaned up.”
I rush home. I know Emmi will be fine, she has six more guys with her. I step inside and stop. Everyone is looking at me. “You’re alive.” Dante hugs me, but he looks a mess mentally. I glance at Bear, but he is hiding his face. “Yeah, how are you three?” I look between them. “Nothing that won’t heal with time.” His words are quiet as he glances at Bear. “He’s a mess. He feels more embarrassed than anything, though, with Emmi seeing him like this.” I nod and walk further in. “Where’s Emmi?” Gunner asks. He looks a mess as well. “Clearing up. She’ll be fine. I left six guys with her,” I say as I fall onto the sofa. “This is all her fault. She told her fucking mum everything,” Gunner states, and I nod. “Which she will regret,” Bear whispers and I want to ask how he is, but I know right now asking him won’t help. In his mind, he will want drugs, but he is fighting it. Sitting together, we discuss the way forward, but my mind keeps going to Emmi. “She will be fine,” Dante says. “Y