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ously, as my eyes drifted from my phone
was yet to arrive home. His phone switched off
stine and asked about his whereabouts and he gave me the same res
oicemail. I hissed and flung my phone o
ek.if something had come up, he would have told me. Always had. His
hed for my phone to dial 911 silently cursing myself for not doing it sooner, b
nown n
confused about if I shou
if this was a ransom call? I felt a l
it costs, I'll pay it, I
h anxiety and hurry said. "Am I s
you calling me?" My voice tre
Your husband was involved in a serious accident. W
en blinked back tears and found my voice. "I
ithout caring if I the were on right. My dog suki barked behind me as I rushe
ed as I kept on accelerating at a rapid speed. It w
my back pocket with one hand on the staring
answered br
" the voice s
t!" I shouted,
our husband... Has b
. My palms went c
ed, tears clou
espo
t I had just heard when I noticed
ime to see a jeep charging towards me. I didn't ev
le
le
she
de me regain consciousne
t drifted into my nose. I tried to stand, but something
eard rustling of leaves, lights coming from behind and hop
oice said and my eye
ding outside the shatter
hell?...I
red "Hell
be dead?" I muttere
ed in an accident? Looks like you're the one that
him. A voice I hadn't h
ep br
that cruel glint in his eyes. "Sur
I couldn't move. Fear surged through me
h the broken glasses c
ve just handed over the inheritance when I asked. Then I w
wound. It felt like I was stung by bees. I gasped for
nother
ty blood, son." Monica, my stepmother's voice so
ng, my body screamed in pain.
to Monica, as I felt a hot trial of fresh tea
an anything to Derek, my childhood crush turned lov
omplete facade planned by my step-family, who I thought I had esc
h
up my assets which I inherited from
because of my late mother, Mirabel. A werewolf who left her pack for reasons she
a scent blocker my mother gave me. Derek never knew
Come say goodbye to your best friend so she
d her hands around Derek's shoulder. The same shoulder I used to cl
mind lingered back. Was it her voice? The one that had said "Is
ach passing second, but the people that surrounded me cared les
't utter a word. Her silence sa
athetic," Jacob sneered. "You should have
grandpa gave to
my father even as a maid... You should never have existed. I
will die the same way," Monica ad
ll this while I'd belie
ed the job,"
arlotte whispered and the all moved away fro
fought to escape out of the driver's seat, but to no a
ng my own death as t
ithholding me captive in the car. I finally submitted to
this poor orphan a second chance bef