CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT | THE CHASE VIVIAN ADDAMS The engine roars as we speed through the dimly lit city streets, the relentless chase of the assassins trailing dangerously close. AJ grips the wheel with determination, Sofia frantically scanning the rearview mirror from the back sit. My heart races, adrenaline pumping through my veins. "AJ, take the next turn!" I shout, the urgency in my voice echoing the danger that hides behind us.I am not going to die now, not until I reveal the truth about Mr Knight. Sofia lean's over the backseat, eyes wide. "They're gaining on us!"AJ skillfully manoeuvres the car, tires screeching against the pavement. My mind races, piecing together the parts of a plan."Head for the warehouse district. We might be able to lose them in the alleys."The car jolts as bullets pierces the air, sounding very close. Fear grips at my chest, but determination pushes me forward."Sofia, check the glove compartment for anything we can use! We have to lose them." S
CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE | THE DIVORCE RECAPShe is going to get us killed if she doesn't keep that mouth of hers shut. Unfortunately, the person finds a hiding place and points a flashlight at us. Slowly, I raise my head to behold our saviour...or would be a killer. “Ada?" We all exclaim at the same time in shock. LUCAS KNIGHT “Call that bastard would you." My Grandfather orders Vera. They both barged into my house today and have been eating and drinking with Bianca. Vera and Bianca can't stand each other, but they are both sucking their hatred up because of my Grandfather. I have been waiting for him to summon me before I join them. I am not in the mood for any problem with anyone today. Bianca had been staying with me since Vivian was arrested and honestly, since the night she started leaving here, I feel like my energy is being sucked out of me. The only reason allowed her to stay here in the first place is so that I can pacify her to let Vivian go. I don't want her to drag
CHAPTER THIRTY | THE REVELATION LUCAS KNIGHT“No, I won't do it. I won't do any of those things. Vivian Knight is my wife, and should be seen and respected as my wife. I don't want Bianca. Hell, I only manage to tolerate her as a friend. I won't marry her." I say firmly. My Grandfather laughs loudly like he is on crack. “I knew you would say something foolish, and that is why I found a solution. You don't have a choice in this matter Lucas Knight. Your precious Vivian Addams should be dead by now, her body thrown into the deep ocean where no one can ever find it. Along with the useless cop you call a friend and his deranged cousin." “What the hell did you do Grandpa?" I ask in fright.I have always feared my Grandfather, but the fear I feel around him is so much greater than any other. “I did what any sensible man would do, I got rid of every and any threat to my business. I won't sit back and let somebody tamper with something that took me so much time and effort to build. That wo
CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE | THE WARNING LUCAS KNIGHTI start getting dizzy and can barely hear anything over the sound the pounding in my head is making. I hold on to the couch in an attempt to stabilise myself and not fall off it. “I think you need time to digest. I will leave now." She attempts to leave but I stop her by holding her hand. “How did my father die?" “You don't have a father Luke boy, you are a fucking bastard." She says wryly.It takes all the fucking self control in my body for me not to rush over to her and strangle her until she gives me all the information I want.“What happened to my father? I ask no longer with sadness but aggression. “Your father...Mr Knight's only crime was falling in love with your mother. He was so in love with her that he couldn't concentrate on anything. After your mother was raped, he stopped going to the office, stopped participating in anything that doesn't involve your mother. He became extra protective of her and refused to leave her al
CHAPTER THIRTY-TWO | THE MISSIONLUCAS KNIGHT The mission is simple: kill Vera Knight and leave no traces behind. I never thought I would become a murderer but I have to do this to win my Grandfather's trust. I need him to hand over the ownership of the company to me. I knock on Vera's door but find it open. I walk in and slowly start searching for her. The house is a mess, everything is scattered. It looks like a hurricane hit here.“Vera!" I look around, wondering what could have caused the havoc when I notice blood on the ground. I trail the blood and it leads me to a badly bleeding Vera holding a knife in her throat. I don't even wait to check if she is alive or not before I rush out of there. I am a fucking coward.Looks like someone beat me to my mission, or this was all a plan of my Grandfather to pin her death on me.I run out of the premises and go back to the Knight's mansion.My Grandfather welcomes me with a smile when I get home. “Welcome boy, you did a good job. Word
CHAPTER THIRTY-THREE | AJ'S CRUSH VIVIAN ADDAMS “I can't believe you saved us, we would have died if not for you."I know you guys underestimated the length Mr Knight can go, so I secretly watched you to make sure you will be safe." Ada responds.“You talk like you know how awful Mr Knight is and what he is capable of. Seems like you experienced it first hand." Sofia points out.“Trust me, I know more about Mr Phoenix Knight than any of you in this room." “Yeah, about that, where is this place and why did you bring us here? And Mr Knight's name is Phoenix Knight? That's literally a gangster name." AJ says.Ada walks around classily, her heels clicking on the ground and making an annoyingly pleasant noise just like it did when she came to save us from the assassin's. The look on her eyes is extremely scary, she looks like she has had enough of everything and would prove to everyone that she knows what she is doing.In conclusion, right now, Ada looks like a badass boss bitch. Now I
CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR | THE EVIL REVEALED VIVIAN ADDAMS AJ's face turns beetroot red and he looks around hopelessly. I decided to help the poor guy and save him from embarrassment. “You still haven't told us why you locked us in for two days. And while you're at it, I will also like to know what you did in those two days you locked us up." I inform her. “I did that because...because I knew you guys won't understand anything and may want to leave and then get yourselves killed. I did that to protect you guys." She says so quietly that I almost didn't hear her.Honestly, she has a valid point, with the way she was acting the night she saved us, I would have found a way to leave this place immediately she dropped us here. She literally took us, no explanation, no assurance that she is with us and not against us, no nothing. She just dropped us in the house, locked us up and left. AJ tried multiple times to break the door but couldn't. Ada left us in a house that was fully stocked and d
CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE | EVIL EXPOSED VIVIAN ADDAMS So, show me what you got. We have to work fast before Mr Knight discovers that you guys are actually not dead. I managed to make him believe that you guys are dead." Ada informs.“How the fuck did you manage to do that?" Ada smiles and says, “There would be no need for any of you to know the details. Just trust me, I won't let you down. So...what is the plan?" “Well, we were able to gather some evidence. We got photos, video, documents that have some of the things we want." “How the fuck were you able to get them?" Ada asks in surprise. “Phoenix Knight's right hand man unfortunately lost his son. His son was a victim of cancer and Mr Knight promised to pay all the bills. He stopped paying his right hand claiming that he was using the money to sponsor his son's treatment. Unfortunately for the poor boy but fortunately for us, Mr Knight never paid the bills. He only paid a nurse to watch over the boy after lying that the boy was in