Katherine's POVI take up a fighting stance but deep down I'm so scared out of my mind. My body is frozen solid and I'm sure if one of the masked figures approached me, I wouldn't be able to untangle my stiff limbs long enough for me to move.My thighs tremble and I have to blink rapidly behind my mask so I can keep my gaze focused on them.At first, none of the men moved, and then the one that caused a diversion looked up to the other one that blew the powder.It seems he's the leader.He gives an imperceptible nod, and they creep closer.Fear runs through my veins and I'm stuck between the fight or flight response when the leader does something that shocks me."Katherine, we don't want to hurt you." His gruff and scratchy voice echoed loudly in the small space.How the hell does he know my name??!I shift back a bit but they notice and creep closer. I study his build and height and mentally run it through the guards at Ethan's home or anyone but I seem to be drawing a blank.That's
Caleb’s POVI kick at my mask in anger, watching forlornly as it rolls on the ground gathering dust.I looked again in the direction Katherine took off in, and every cell in my body was protesting against me, urging me to go after her...I didn't dare to think…Not after I've experienced the level of hate she has for me. The pain wafting off her was more than enough to throw me on my ass ..it was that palpable.I turned to face Daniel who had now removed his mask, and was staring at me with an unreadable expression on his face."What?" I say."What in the goddess name did you do to that woman?" He asked me and I looked away."It's none of your business," I mutter. Like a bee to honey, I couldn't help but look in the direction Katherine went again.Daniel kept silent after that even though I knew he had more things to say. "So what do we do now?" He says instead, wisely closing down that topic."I don't know." I finger my chin. "She knows we're here and could easily expose us to them i
Katherine’s POVMy vigil gave way to an exhausted slumber, and I was jolted awake by the slamming of a door from downstairs.Ethan was home!I jerked up on the bed and wiped the drool that had stuck to my cheeks.I dashed into the bathroom, sprinkling water on my face to wake up, and righted my clothes properly before I headed downstairs.My eyes caught on the digital clock and I winced inwardly when I saw the time.It read 1:45 a.m.Why the hell was he home this late?I heard shouting, glass breaking, and then some loud cursing.I hurried downstairs, wondering what was going on.Rounding the staircase, I caught sight of blood and broken bottles on the floor.My eyes widened, and I gingerly stepped around them, conscious of the fact that I was barefoot."Ethan?" I called out shakily, not liking what was going on in the house anymore.The uncertainty was starting to wear on my nerves, which I didn't find funny anymore.The response I got to my call was a loud grunt, then more cursing.
Katherine’s POVI pressed my body so close to the wall, that I practically flattened myself against it. I stopped breathing unconsciously, anxiously waiting for Ethan's footsteps.It was scarily quiet but I waited a couple more beats before I started up the stairs.Unfortunately, I stepped on the creaky step that had a spring loose, the sound echoing loudly in the quiet space.Immediately, Ethan's lumbering form came around the corner and I squealed, bolting up the remaining stairs.I ran into the hallway, spying the door of our bedroom from here and I pumped my legs harder in a bid to get there on time."Katherine, wait!" Ethan bellowed behind me, his voice way too close for comfort.I ignored him of course and continued running, which fueled me to go further.Distantly, I wondered if the people around weren't woken up by all the commotion, because I was confused as to why no one was coming to help me.Then again...I'm not sure they'd dare to intervene.I get to the door in record ti
Caleb’s POV"Hey, have you seen anything yet?" I half yelled and half whispered. I paced back and forth on the ledge, half leery of the steep edge and half anxious as I waited for some news from above.And by above...I meant Daniel.Only the loon seemed to love me drowning in misery since he stubbornly refused to reply to any of my questions for the past ten minutes.His legs dangled from the small alcove a couple of feet above us, while the upper half of his body was somewhere I couldn't see.A couple of rocks skittered away from my feet and rolled down, down, down… into nothingness.The eerie silence following the rock's departure made me nervous, and I swallowed thickly.I inched closer to Daniel's legs and tapped his thigh.No response.So I shook the pant leg of his trousers"Daniel, anything?!" I squeaked out, andHe shook his behind in response and I moved back an inch, wary he was going to fart in my mouth.However, he wriggled some more, pulling his upper half slowly out of t
Ethan’s POVwung the huge door closed, the sound startling Roy and making him look up. A wide smile crossed his face when he saw me, and he jumped up happily running to hug me."Roy, don't-" Sheila spoke up when she saw him running towards me but I held up my hand, silencing her.His small, chubby hands wrapped around the back of my thighs and I placed my hand on his head cradling his small body close to me.I used to be quite upset a bit after he was born that he wasn't mine, and I tried to push him away. However, I couldn't stay away for long due to his childlike innocence.Keeping my distance didn't work, only hurting me in the process so I just decided to love him. Contrary to what Katherine thinks, I would never harm a hair on this boy's head.Surprisingly, Roy took the move and the absence of his mother quite well. That might have been attributed to the fact that I kept on promising him that was going to come around."How's my little man doing?" A twinge of guilt sprang up when
Katherine’s POVMy mind is made up.I licked my lips and bit the tips of my nails worriedly, thinking through what I was about to do.I rarely saw Ethan at home anymore and quite frankly, I don't even care anymore. All I wanted was my son and to get the hell out of here.I had been toying with the idea in my mind, but not until last night did I finally decide to go ahead with it.I was lying down, half asleep on the bed when I heard shuffling movements. Quickly, I shut my eyes and steadied my breathing, pretending to be asleep. Ethan stumbled into the room, smelling weird. The familiar smell of alcohol was wafting off him but that wasn't what caught my attention.It was the underlying scent of perfume.Not just any perfume, but a woman's. Sheila's.Horror clouded my mind for a moment as I pondered what Ethan might have done with her. I resisted the urge to vomit and in so doing my breathing changed, informing Ethan that I wasn't asleep anymore.Thankfully, he was too wasted to do anyt
Katherine’s POVThey got out of the car and I saw them round the side of the car over to the back where I lay, still half paralyzed.They jerked the back door open, allowing the sun to stream into the open space. Someone reached out and dragged me forward like a rag doll before clamping one hand around my thigh and a meaty hand grabbed both my arms.Together, they hoisted me up from the vehicle and carted me to an unmarked building.It wasn't familiar as I hadn't seen it before. I tried to crane my neck looking for Ethan, hoping I could appeal to his senses but he was nowhere to be found.My brows wrinkled because I was sure I had seen him earlier before I passed out.Anyway, I focused ahead and tried to get as much detail about where they were taking me but they walked so fast it was hard to.It was an ugly brown, brick building with slightly overgrown weeds at the sides. It seemed abandoned and my theory was proven to be right when one of the men went ahead to jerk the door open for