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Chapter 50: Good bye
Karl did not tell her immediately.When he returned to the penthouse that evening, he found Anna already waiting in the same room he had last seen her in, seated by the window with the city stretched behind her.She wrapped her arms across her chest, her hair pulled out of its usual ponytail and flowing in the wind. God, she was beautiful. Why didn't he notice that before? Karl paused at the entrance.There was still a quiet heaviness in her expression, the residue of everything she had been forced through in the past forty-eight hours. Even with safety around her now, her body had not fully accepted that she was no longer in danger.Karl covered the distance between them.“Hey.” He said quitely. “You’re back,” she said simply.He nodded once, pulling a stop right next to her as she turned fully to face him.“I went to see my brother,” she said. “He’s stable. They told me he’ll be moved soon like you said.”Karl gave a slight nod. “Good.”For a moment, neither of them spoke. Karl wa
Chapter 49: Solution
Karl stepped out of his bedroom and nearly walked straight into her. He stopped abruptly. Anna froze too. For a second neither of them moved. Morning sunlight spilled through the floor-to-ceiling windows, casting pale gold across the penthouse, and in the middle of it stood Anna wearing one of his shirts. The oversized white fabric hung loosely over her frame, the sleeves rolled twice at the wrists. Her dark hair was still slightly damp from her shower, falling over one shoulder. Karl forgot whatever he had been about to say. Anna looked equally uncomfortable. "Sorry," she blurted. Karl blinked. "What?" "I wasn't paying attention." He blinked again and soon looked away, catching himself before he muttered something he would definitely regret. “It's fine.” The silence that followed was awkward. It was painfully awkward. After everything that had happened over the past few days, neither of them seemed to know what to say or how to say anything.. Like hell, what could
Chapter 48 : The Deal
The door had barely opened before she crashed into him. Karl staggered half a step backward before he found his balance again. Anna's fingers fisted the front of his shirt as though she was afraid the ground would disappear beneath her feet if she let go. Her entire body trembled violently against him. For a second, he simply stood there. Then his arms came around her. "Hey." The single word was enough. Whatever fragile control she'd been holding onto shattered. A sob escaped her. Karl closed his eyes briefly, thank goodness she was safe. Her face disappeared against his chest while tears soaked through the fabric of his shirt. "They came into my house." Her voice cracked. Karl tightened his hold on her. "I know." "They broke the door and…and..." His jaw clenched. His security chief had sent pictures of the damaged lock, the broken furniture… Everything. He will be dealing with those bastards later. Karl had spent the last thirty minutes trying very hard not to dri
Chapter 47: The Rescue
Anna had just finished rinsing the last of the dishes when the knock came. The sound made her pause mid-motion, her hands still submerged in the sink as water continued to run over her fingers. She turned her head slightly, listening. She wasn't expecting any visitors. Hell, she never got any visitors. Another knock followed, rattling the door on its hinges. Anna frowned, who was it at this hour?! It was freaking late at night. She dried her hands slowly on a towel and walked toward the door. Her mind ran through the handful of people in her life who could show up at her place uninvited and she found none. “Who is it?” she asked, stopping just short of the handle. There was no response. Her fingers hovered over the lock for a moment before she leaned closer, pressing her ear slightly toward the door. Silence. Anna’s chest tightened, that's odd. She took a small step back, refusing to open the door until the person at the other end said something. “I said who is it
Chapter 46: The Attack
Karl stood near the wide glass wall of his loft, his phone rested against his ear. It's been two days since he went to the hospital and he'd been restless ever since. “I have already stationed two men outside the hospital,” Reed said from the other end of the call. “They will rotate in shifts to ensure her brother remains safe.” Karl’s gaze remained fixed on the glass, though his mind was elsewhere. He could ask Zach to do this for him. His friend would simply remind him what he'd said that last time. “And Anna?” he asked. “She returned home earlier this evening,” Reed replied. “One of our men followed at a distance. She is inside. There have been no unusual movements in the area.” Karl exhaled quietly, the tension in his shoulders easing just slightly. He might not be able to jump in the way he wanted but this was reassuring enough. “Make sure it stays that way,” he said. “Of course, Mr Karl.” Reed assured. Karl lowered his phone and ended the call. He exhaled deepl
Chapter 45: The Monster She made.
The sound of kisses echoed through the wall of the office. Caden's grip on his phone together as he watched Melody, his own Melody, wrapped in the arms of another man. Caden sat alone in his office with the blinds drawn halfway. The door had been locked from the inside for the past one hour, and his phone remained in his hands. The video had already replayed more times than he could count. His thumb hovered over the screen again before pressing play. It was the same thing he'd watched before; Melody was wrapped in Karl's arms like he was the only important thing in the world. Caden’s jaw tightened as his eyes remained fixed on the screen. He watched the moment she fell into the pool, the way Karl moved toward her, the way his hands wrapped around her. He watched the closeness that followed. The way she didn’t pull away, the way she smiled. His grip on the phone tightened unconsciously. Then came the part that made him mad. The kiss. Karl had kissed her and instead of
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