MIA“That’s the man who kidnapped me!” I cried out the moment I saw Leo enter my mom’s ward. I ran toward the policeman and held him, hiding behind his back, fear evident in my eyes. “Please, help me, he's the man who kidnapped me, he's going to hurt me,” I cried. A flash of the fire poker he wanted to use and brand me flashed in my mind's eye and goosebumps crawled up my arms. “Please, calm down, Miss, you're coming with us to the station,” the policeman said. Leo walked up to him and smiled, “That won't be necessary now, Officer, I will take her back.”“Are you sure because…” Leonard interrupted him sharply, “Yes. That will be all thanks to you for your help.”As he walked up to me I attempted to run but he whispered in my ears.“How many seconds do you reckon I could snap your mother’s neck faster than you'd run out of here or even faster than the police can pull their trigger?” he asked. His question scared me as I stared at my mom’s peaceful face. I didn't want to drag her
MIAI woke up with a gasp as I looked around my surroundings and realized I was back in that same basement Javier had rescued me from. “Mmff!” I mumbled. My eyes widened in horror as I realized I was gagged.I tried to move my legs and I found out I was chained but fortunately, I wasn't in a cage. The basement was dimly lit and my head hurt like hell. There wasn't any blood or pain on my face and I vividly recalled his cruel words from earlier. “I wouldn't want to ruin your face, slave, I want to watch you cry as I tame you,” he had said earlier before he knocked me hard over the head and I passed out. “Mfffk!” I tried to scream but the gag in my mouth restricted me. “Keep quiet, your voice will only attract him here and I'm sure you don't want that,” a voice said behind me. Startled, I whirled around and saw a girl sitting at the edge of the wall. She was a bit hidden as the light in the basement didn't reach her face. “Oh hi, you're not alone here,” she chuckled wryly. “Wifh
JAVIERI held Ivan back as he rushed toward the man standing in our sitting room, a sad smile playing on his lips. “Is that how you welcome your father, Ivan?” the man asked a twinge of sadness in his tone. “You're dead to me!” Ivan snarled at him. “That's not how you're supposed to address me, Ivan, control your temper,” he said. I scoffed, “You’ve got some nerve coming back here, old man, and who do you think you are to tell Ivan what he should feel and shouldn't?” “Let me go so he would know exactly how my temper is!” Ivan snarled, struggling in my grip. I refused to loosen my grip while our father stared at us with that sad smile. His blue eyes looked sharp and he still looked the same as he had looked three years ago.The day he walked away from us, I mused sadly. “Why did you come back here, huh?” I asked him, trying to calm my anger and hold Ivan. Ivan was the most upset and hurt by my father’s leaving. He left at the most crucial time of our life. He was the main reaso
MIA “You dare to raise your filthy hands on me?!” I thundered, fury flowing through my veins as I stared at the terrified man in front of me. I didn't know what made me feel this way but I could feel the power inside me. It felt like I was one with it and if I just reached inside to tap a little of it then I would be able to burn down his home. “What the hell are you?!” he gaped in horror. “She’s my ticket out of here and your doom,” Cassie’s voice sounded behind me. I stared at the terrified face of Leo and it gave me joy. The thought of seeing him suffer so fearfully when he made others feel the same was amazing it sickened me. “What are you?” he asked again, amazement, curiosity, and panic all in his eyes. ‘I believe Cassie said we are his doom,’ the familiar voice piqued up inside me. ‘What the hell are you and what the hell is going on?’ I asked in my mind even though I was still enjoying my power flowing through me. ‘It’s finally nice to meet you, Mia, I'm Lynn, your wo
BASTIEN“Are you sure about this, Sir?” Alfred had asked me three hours ago before I started coming here. “Yes,” I had answered with strong conviction. But now as I stood before the cold gaze of my two sons I couldn't help but wonder if perhaps I was making a mistake. ‘Maybe we should have stayed away,’ My wolf, Kol said sadly. ‘We didn't. There's no point crying over spilled milk,’ I snapped at him. Kol kept quiet and drifted away leaving me to face the scathing gaze of my children as they stared at me, wishing they could incinerate me with their stares. “What do you want?!” Ivan snarled at me. He was the most angry at me. He thought I had abandoned him and his mother and made him lose his mate but I had equally felt betrayed three years ago until I learned the truth. That truth is what I've come to reveal to them. “I present to you the new major shareholder of the Romania Enterprise and my boss, Mr. Bastien Romania,” Alfred announced. “What?!” Javier exclaimed, shocked. I
MIA“Is that how you acknowledge your rescue party?” I scoffed as I stared at Ivan who was sitting in the driver’s seat of the SUV, a crooked smile playing on his lips.“What are you doing here, Ivan?” I asked him, rolling my eyes.“Uh… Mia, do you know these people ’cause we could use some help right now,” Cassie stated in an alarming voice.Rolling my eyes at Ivan’s smirk, I opened the car door and entered with Cassie.“I thought you didn’t need my help,” Ivan smirked.“Get us out of here quickly,” I groaned.“What’s the magic word?” Ivan asked with a smirk.I could see Leo recovering from my assault on him. Gritting my teeth in annoyance I glared at him, “Please get us out of here!”“Good, Mia, that wasn’t so hard,” Ivan smirked before he drove off.“How did you know where I was?” I asked him.He shrugged, “We kinda realized you were in danger.”“Who’s we?” I asked.That’s when I noticed the person sitting behind us in the SUV. His face wasn’t familiar so I frowned.“Hello, I’m Al
MIA“Mom?!”I saw my mom sitting in a wheelchair just across the hospital road and a startled gasp left my lips.“No, Mia, you can't go there,” Ivan stated, blocking my path.A snarl left my lips as I glared at him, “That’s my mom! She's finally awake.”“But Leo will be looking for you in that hospital. We have to lay low here and wait for Javier to come get us,” Alfred said. “No! That's my mom who can explain everything that's happening to me,” I snapped. “But what about Leo?” Cassie squeaked out of fear. I felt a powerful feeling within me and I grinned, “I dare him to come find me.”Ivan looked startled as he glanced at me, “Oh dear.”Then I crossed the road just as the nurse was wheeling my mom back inside the hospital. “Mom!” I called out. The nurse stopped and my mom looked at me, a happy smile breaking on her face. “My little bird!” she exclaimed happily. I laughed, falling into her arms. I’d almost forgotten the name she normally calls me. “Mom, I missed you!” I cried.
MIA“Mia, come back!” my mom’s voice rang out in the hallway as I ran out of the room, my eyes filled with tears. “It can't be,” I kept muttering as I was running. Tears streamed down my cheeks as I blindly ran through the hallways, colliding with patients, doctors, and nurses. I didn't even care that Leo could be there or he could harm my mother – she just admitted that she wasn't, so what should I call her?‘You should have given her time to explain herself,’ Lynn whispered in my ears. ‘Shut up!’ I snapped at the voice in my mind.Tears streamed down my face, blurring my vision as I ran toward the small garden at the back of the hospital. If what my mom has just admitted to was correct then Javier and his brother were right and my entire existence has been a lie. I couldn't even begin to imagine where I would go from here. ‘Stop jumping to conclusions so quickly!’Lynn snapped in my head. I ignored her as I sat down on the bench, staring at the flowers around me. This was wher